[Histonet] Leica Multistainer use for routine Giemsas

[Jeffrey Robinson]

Good Morning-  I have a Leica Multistainer that I currently use only as an overflow H & E stainer.  I had high hopes when we purchased the instrument that it would prove to be very useful in automating some of our Special Stains.  It ended up just being easier to continue running those stains  manually.  I now have a request to automate (on the Multistainer) the routine Giemsas that we run for H. pylori screening (we use DiffQuik reagents).  Has anyone been successful in running Giemsas on this stainer?  My main concern is the slow "arm" speed and I wonder if it will be fast enough to achieve proper differentiation when running the slides down through the alcohols.  Any feedback would be greatly appreciated!

Jeff Robinson HT, HTL, Senior Histotechnologist, Sierra Pathology Lab, Clovis, CA.


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