<html><div>mucicarmine for cryptosporidia......? sure you don't mean for
cryptococcus...?</div>
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<div>At 04:57 PM 7/20/99 -0700, you wrote:</div>
<div>>Try a mucicarmine.</div>
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<div>>On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 marilyn.johnson@agric.gov.ab.ca
wrote:</div>
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<div>>> Does anyone have a special stain to demonstrate
cryptosporidia ?</div>
<div>>> I have tried PAS, Grocott and Kinyoun's Acid Fast. The
Parasitology Lab. got</div>
<div>>> very good results on smears but it's difficult to stain
them after routine</div>
<div>>> processing.</div>
<div>>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated !!</div>
<div>>> Thanks.</div>
<div>>> </div>
<div>>> Marilyn Johnson</div>
<div>>> Animal Health Labs.</div>
<div>>> Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.</div>
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<div>>Victor Tobias</div>
<div>>Manager Tissue Processing Lab</div>
<div>>Washington Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab</div>
<div>>Washington State University</div>
<div>>Pullman Washington 99164-7034</div>
<div>>(509) 335-5590</div>
<div>>(509) 335-7424 fax</div>
<div>>tobiasv@vetmed.wsu.edu</div>
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Robert S. Geske<br>
Research Associate<br>
Center for Comparative Medicine and Department of Pediatrics<br>
Baylor College of Medicine</font></i></html>