A SIMPLE STAIN FOR BLOOD SMEARS (TIEDEMANN)

Introducing a combined Leishman-Giemsa stain as a new staining technique for avian blood smears

Background: The use of conventional stains including Giemsa, Wright and Leishman have become an essential tool for differential diagnosis of cells in peripheral blood. Aims: The aim of the study was to develop a new combination of Leishman-Giemsa (L&G;) stain for avian blood smears and to compare its efficacy with conventional staining methods. Methods:<...

A modified Sandiford's counter stain for smears of blood cultures.

Methyl-green-pyronin as a differential nucleic acid stain for peripheral blood smears.

Simple Stain for Helicobacter Pylori

INTRODUCTION Helicobacter pylori is an important pathogen in humans causing chronic gastritis & playing a major role in the development of peptic ulcers & gastric cancer [1]. The present study was undertaken to find out the presence of H.pylori in various gastroduodenal diseases & to evaluate the advantages of Loeffler’s methylene blue (LMB) stain for crushed biopsy smears. The study was conduc...

A new, simple myelin stain.

A new and convenient myelin stain is described. Paraformaldehyde fixed tissue is serially immersed in a nitroblue tetrazolium solution and then in a diaminobenzidine solution. The result is distinct blue staining of myelinated fiber tracts. This technique has advantages over presently used myelin stains.