[Histonet] ] Dako Artisan special stainer

[Mayer,Toysha N]

I have used the older Dako Artisan and loved it.  It is easy to adapt to you lab protocols and if it goes down, you can easily pick up from where you left off.  The customer service was great (it has been a while since I had an instrument), and replacement kits and labels were easy to get.  The stains are easy to read and the pathologists like them. Warthin Starry used to be only 7 min and very clean.  Multiple stains can be performed at once, including AFB and GMS.   

Sincerely,

Toysha N. Mayer, D.H.Sc., MBA, HT (ASCP)
Instructor/Education Coordinator
Program in Histotechnology
School of Health Professions
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
713.563-3481


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Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 08:44:34 -0700
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Dear all,
We are looking at another vendor for special stains. Any input or feedback on Dako special stainer will be much appreciated. 
Thanks and have great weekend. 
Kiran 

> On Jul 23, 2015, at 7:41 AM, Manahil via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:
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> Does anyone have processing and H&E auto stainer machines validation procedure they would like to share?
> If our lab would like to change the bluing and differentiation reagent from in house to commercial, do we need to revalidate the stain?
> Thanks and appreciate your input.
> Manahil
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Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 16:05:52 +0000
From: "Sanders, Jeanine (CDC/OID/NCEZID)" <jqb7 at cdc.gov>
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We love our Artisan! We use it for Warthin-Starry, Gram, AFB and GMS staining. There are many more stains for the Artisan...these are just the ones we use.

Jeanine Sanders
CDC
Atlanta