Rapid detection of Pneumocystis carinii in bronchoalveolar lavage samples by using Cellufluor staining.

Cellufluor (Calcofluor white) has been found to be a useful, rapid chemofluorescent stain for detection of Pneumocystis carinii cysts in bronchoalveolar lavage samples. When compared with toluidine blue O and Giemsa stains on 45 specimens (22 positive and 23 negative), the sensitivity and specificit...

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Main Authors: Baselski, V S, Robison, M K, Pifer, L W, Woods, D R
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1990
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC269620/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1690218
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