[Histonet] Giemsa vs Diff Quik

[Mike Toole]

I ordered this a few weeks ago:       http://www.labsco.com/items/EKI2295 

STAIN BRI KT 16OZ KT 16OZ / 500ML DIFFERENTIAL RAPID BLOOD STAIN SOLUTION KIT, FOR DIFFERENTIAL STAINING OF BLOOD SMEARS, INCLUDES: XANTHENE DYE SOLUTION (A), THIAZINE DYE SOLUTION (B), FIXATIVE SOLUTION (C), 3 X 16OZ HAZMAT Item Id: EKI2295 

Supplier Part Number 2295-500ML Supplier Name E K INDUSTRIES, INC. Stock 14 Availability Item in stock. Ships within one business day.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Laurie Colbert via Histonet [mailto:histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu] 
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2018 10:01 AM
To: JosephE at mcclainlab.com; histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Histonet] Giemsa vs Diff Quik

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


-----Original Message-----
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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