Marjorie,

          Do a both a Giemsa and a Giemenez for comparision.  Rickettsia 
stains with both.

Rena Fail AS,HT(ASCP)
SS/IHC
Medical University of SC
Charleston,SC

At 09:28 AM 3/22/01 -0800, you wrote:
>What would you recommend as the best and easiest stain for Rickettsia?
>
>Thanks!
>Marg
>
>Marjorie Hagerty H.T. (ASCP) H.T.L., Q IHC
>Supervisor, Anatomic Pathology
>Eisenhower Medical Center
>39-000 Bob Hope Drive
>Rancho Mirage, CA 92270