[Histonet] Chlamydia testing

[Richard Cartun]

I spoke with a patient recently who wanted his prostate biopsy tissue (from 2 years ago) tested for Chlamydia.  Is anyone doing PCR for Chlamydia on formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue?  I am reluctant to do IHC testing because my assay is not validated for prostate tissue.  Thank you.

Richard

Richard W. Cartun, Ph.D.
Director, Histology & Immunopathology
Director, Biospecimen Collection Programs
Assistant Director, Anatomic Pathology
Hartford Hospital
80 Seymour Street
Hartford, CT  06102
(860) 545-1596 Office
(860) 545-2204 Fax