I always wondered what made them so good.

On Thu, 13 Mar 2003, Weems, Joyce wrote:

> It's already there.
>
>
> Joyce Weems
> Pathology Manager
> Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta
> 404-851-7376
> 404-851-7831 - fax
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Horn, Hazel V [mailto:HornHV@archildrens.org]
> Sent:	Thursday, March 13, 2003 3:29 PM
> To:	'Ross Stapf'; Stephen.J.Scholz@osfhealthcare.org;
> histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject:	RE: gram controls
>
> mmmm......is the gram +/- already there??   or do you innoculate it??
> Hazel
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:	Ross Stapf [SMTP:rstapf@adventisthealthcare.com]
> > Sent:	Thursday, March 13, 2003 1:35 PM
> > To:	Stephen.J.Scholz@osfhealthcare.org; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> > Subject:	Re: gram controls
> >
> > Try cutting up a Slim Jim meat snack and processing it.  That is what we
> > use.  1 Slim Jim can give you a lifetime of controls.  We got this from
> > some folks who moonlight at the AFIP.
> >
> > Ross Stapf
> > Histology Supervisor
> > Washington Adventist Hospital
> > Takoma Park MD
> >
> > >>> "Scholz, Stephen J."  03/13/03
> > 12:15PM >>>
> > Hello Histonetters:
> >
> > Does anybody have a good source for purchasing gram +/- controls.
> >
> > Our last real good gram control was from some road kill that we worked up.
> > Obviously that method is very hit and miss. (pun)
> > Thank you in advance.
> >
> > Stephen J. Scholz HT(ASCP)
> > OSF St. Anthony Medical Center
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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