Title: [Calcofluor-white staining in the identification of Pneumocystis carinii].
Abstract:Calcofluor white stain is widely used as a fluorescent stain in mycology. Recently, it was found that by calcofluor white staining Pneumocystis carinii cysts exert a highly characteristic staining pat...Calcofluor white stain is widely used as a fluorescent stain in mycology. Recently, it was found that by calcofluor white staining Pneumocystis carinii cysts exert a highly characteristic staining pattern. We retested fifteen clinical specimens which were known to be positive for Pneumocystis carinii (diagnosis made by a methenamine silver stain). Calcofluor white stain proved to be a simple, rapid, and inexpensive method for detecting Pneumocystis carinii in clinical specimens.Read More
Publication Year: 1992
Publication Date: 1992-04-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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