[Histonet] Controls:

[Jim Burchette]

So do onions!

On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:06 PM, Cooper, Brian <bcooper <@t> chla.usc.edu> wrote:

> I've used moldy orange peels as a GMS/PAS-F control in the past.  Just
> saved the peels in a plastic bag over the weekend, then processed as
> usual.  They worked beautifully!
>
> Brian D. Cooper, HT (ASCP)CM | Histology Supervisor
> Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
> Children's Hospital Los Angeles
> 4650 Sunset Blvd MS#43- Los Angeles, CA 90027
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:
> histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Robinson
> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2015 7:21 AM
> To: Jb; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] Controls:
>
> We have successfully used hamburger meat to make Gram controls.  As far as
> GMS controls go, we ran across a post from someone smearing cream cheese
> onto lung tissue and letting it sit for a couple of days, fixed and
> processed it and were able to demonstrate Aspergillus by GMS.  My fungus
> control stocks are low so I was actually planning to try this with some
> beef lung.  I haven't heard of the Slim Jim method before.
>
> Jeff Robinson, Senior Histotechnologist, Sierra Pathology Lab, Clovis, CA.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:
> histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Jb
> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 1:05 PM
> To: Histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] Controls:
>
> Off the wall question, I have been told that slim jims (pepperoni stick)
> at the gas station can be processed and used as good gram controls. Has
> anyone done this and do they work for GMS also?
>
> Thank you,
>
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