RE: [Histonet] gram stain controls

2008-11-26 Thread Walzer Susan
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rene J Buesa Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 3:40 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; Fischer, R. B Cc: Delcambre, Linda V Subject: Re: [Histonet] gram stain controls I always used actual tissues with gram +/- bacteria because it is not the

Re: [Histonet] gram stain controls

2008-11-25 Thread Rene J Buesa
t: [Histonet] gram stain controls To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Cc: "Delcambre, Linda V" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 3:29 PM My pathologist has made a gram neg/pos control block for us to use. He made this by taking separate cultures of each and

[Histonet] gram stain controls

2008-11-25 Thread Fischer, R. B
My pathologist has made a gram neg/pos control block for us to use. He made this by taking separate cultures of each and suspended them in histo gel. The control stains well. My question is: Since we are performing gram stain on tissues exclusively, will this cultured control be an accepted me