[Histonet] Fite Stain

[Rene J Buesa]

Yes, it is probably ruined. The "wax" cover of M.leprae is much more delicate than the one in M. tuberculosis and that is why dewaxing should be done with a mixture of xylene and some oil (I always used peanut oil, until I changes to mineral oil).
They are probably ruined.
René J.

--- On Thu, 7/24/08, Mitchell, Jeannette M. <Jeannette.Mitchell <@t> vtmednet.org> wrote:

Jeannette Mitchell, BS, HTL(ASCP), QIHC
R&D Histotechnologist
EP1-119
Fletcher Allen Health Care
Burlington, VT 05401

Phone # 802-847-3096
                       &
             802-847-5362



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