[Histonet] HELICOBACTER CONTROLS

Bill Blank bill501 <@t> mindspring.com
Wed Nov 12 08:42:37 CST 2003


We use colon controls for the same reason. There is always some fecal 
matter on the surface and bacteria are numerous. Colon is very easy 
to get.

Bill

At 8:09 AM -0500 11/12/03, Rebecca Barnhart wrote:
>The reason we are using e coli for a helicobacter positive control is
>just to show the stain is working.  If it is positive for e coli it will
>be positive for helicobacter.  Our pathologist does know the difference
>between helicobacter and e coli, he is the one that has decided to get a
>positive control this way.  We do not do IHC stains, just a geimsa
>stain.

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Bill Blank, MD
Heartland Lab, Inc




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