[Histonet] AFB contaminant

[Kienitz, Kari]

most likely a fungus ball, confirm with a PAS


Kari Kienitz HT, (ASCP)
Histology Laboratory
Gastroenterology-EAST
The Oregon Clinic
1111 NE 99th Ave
Portland, OR  97220
503.935.8311
kkienitz at orclinic.com




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From: Abbott, Tanya [TanyaAbbott at catholichealth.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 12:09 PM
To: histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] AFB contaminant

Has anyone ever had a problem with a possible contaminant in their AFB hand stain? If so, how did you deal with it? Any suggestions?
Ours actually looked like an AFB like organism, which we later determined to be negative.
Thanks!

Tanya G. Abbott
Manager Technologist
Histology/Cytology
St Joseph Medical Center
(phone) 610-378-2635

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