[Histonet] Positive Controls - IHC

[Burger, MC <14558580 <@t> sun.ac.za>]

Good day,

I am desperately looking for positive controls for Immunohistochemistry testing. I am testing lung tissue for Adenovirus and RSV, but I need a positive control to be able to do this. Since it's not something easily obtained, I tried making cell blocks by using the pellet from a known positive cell culture, but this didn't work.

Is it possible to buy known positive blocks and if so, where can I do this? I am new in the field of histology, so I don't know enough to find this out!

Thank you in advance!

Kind regards,
Marilize Burger

MScMedSc in Medical Virology
Department of Pathology
Stellenbosch University
Faculty of Health Sciences
PO Box 19063
Tygerberg Campus
7505
Cape Town
South Africa