       Document 0095
 DOCN  M9620095
 TI    Comparison of histologic stains in the diagnosis of Pneumocystis
       carinii.
 DT    9602
 AU    Naimey GL; Wuerker RB; Veterans Affairs Medical Center Long Beach, CA
       90822, USA.
 SO    Acta Cytol. 1995 Nov-Dec;39(6):1124-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/96074707
 AB    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate commonly used histologic stains used to detect
       Pneumocystis, including Diff-Quik (DQ), Grocott's Gomori methenamine
       silver (GMS), Papanicolaou, and hematoxylin and eosin (H&E). STUDY
       DESIGN: The study compared the ability of these stains to detect
       alveolar casts. RESULTS: Although there was a slightly higher average
       number of casts detected with DQ, the difference between this stain and
       GMS was not significant. Both Papanicolaou stain and H&E showed
       significantly lower averages. Some differences in H&E may be related to
       differences in preparation. CONCLUSION: Similar results were obtained
       with DQ and GMS, but DQ offered the advantage of ease of preparation,
       rapidity and cost-effectiveness.
 DE    AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/*DIAGNOSIS/MICROBIOLOGY
       Comparative Study  Dyes  Histological Techniques  Human  Pneumocystis
       carinii/*ISOLATION & PURIF  Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
       carinii/*DIAGNOSIS/MICROBIOLOGY  Staining  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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