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PERMANENT
STAINED SMEAR: Review
(cont.)
| Topic |
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Comments |
| Reagents |
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Trichrome,
iron-hematoxylin, modified iron-hematoxylin, polychrome
IV, or chlorazol black E stains and their associated
solutions; dehydrating solutions (alcohols and xylenes);
mounting fluid optional. |
| Examination |
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Oil
immersion examination of at least 300 fields; additional
fields may be required if suspect organisms have been
seen in the wet preparations from the concentrated specimen. |
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