[Histonet] Giemsa vs Diff Quik

[Laurie Colbert]

We use the Diff Quik in place of the Giemsa stain for H. Pylori on gastric bx's.  I believe you can use the Diff Quik for FNA's, especially if it is just for a preliminary diagnosis and you will be staining with H&E or a cytology stain later.  We get our Diff Quik from Medical Chemical Corporation.

Laurie Redmond


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From: Joseph Esposito via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
To: histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu>
Sent: Thu, Sep 6, 2018 7:42 am
Subject: [Histonet] Giemsa vs Diff Quik

The laboratory I work at has been using the Diff Quik for years now as a stain for fine needle aspirates. Recently, when we tried to reorder a Diff Quik stain kit from our usual suppliers, we have found it to be on backorder. This has caused us to begin to consider the Giemsa stain as an alternative to the Diff Quik. Does anyone have any experience with using both stains and how they compare to each other? Would the Giemsa be a suitable alternative to replace the Diff Quik?


Joseph A. Esposito
McClain Laboratories, LLC.
(631) 361- 4000


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