It's just a thought, can't you get the control from your Microbiology Lab? You just need to make a cell block out of the bacteria that they've grown; I'm not aware that Hpylori has to go through a human system before you can demonstrate it.
Kemlo Rogerson e-mail kemloroger...@nhs.net if not at work. DD 01934 647057 or extension 3311 Mob 07749 754194; Embrace uncertainty. Hard problems rarely have easy solutions. --Jonah Lehrer This e-mail is confidential and privileged. If you are not the intended recipient please accept my apologies; please do not disclose, copy or distribute information in this e-mail or take any action in reliance on its contents: to do so is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. Please inform me that this message has gone astray before deleting it. Thank you for your co-operation -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Hofecker, Jennifer L Sent: 08 April 2009 13:14 To: Knutson, Deanne; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: RE: [Histonet] Controls needed! Hi Deanne, Have you checked with the NSH Control Tissue Bank? The form to request tissue is online on the NSH web page (www.nsh.org). The bank is run by the Quality Control committee in conjunction with the IHCRG. It is a free service to NSH members. You may contact the committee chair, William DeSalvo at wdesalvo....@hotmail.com with any specific questions. Have a great week. Jennifer L. Hofecker HT(ASCP) Vanderbilt University Medical Center Division of Neuropathology Nashville, TN ph 615.343.0083 fax 615.343.7089 -----Original Message----- From: Knutson, Deanne [mailto:dknut...@primecare.org] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 3:06 PM To: 'histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu' Subject: [Histonet] Controls needed! We are looking for H. Pylori control tissue and also GMS/fungus control tissue. Is there anyone out there that might have extra to share? We have good GRAM control blocks that we would be happy to exchange. Please let me know if you can help us out. Thank you! Deanne Knutson Anatomic Pathology Supervisor St. Alexius Medical Center Bismarck, N. Dak. 58506 701-530-6730 Fax 701-530-6735 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet