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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks for your answers.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Although I have some difficulties about the
different names and abbreviations of the specialstains, I see that the most
important are used all over the world.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After contacting other pathologies in Austria, I
found out, that no one works with the same procedures, although the names are
similar. And the pathologists are satisfied.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Are there better standards in your country? Or is
it the same, that each lab "cooks its own soup"?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I made a list of the answer-stains. I made
questionmarks to those, I never heard bevore. Perhaps someone is so friendly and
explain the english terms to me.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>greetings from Austria</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gundi</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>general hospital, Linz,
Austria</FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Synonym</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Substrat</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>German</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>unknown for me</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>ABPAS</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>?</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Alcian blue</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>acid mucopolysaccharides</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Alzianblau</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Auramin Rhodamine</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>?</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Bielshowsky</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>?</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Congo Red</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>amyloid</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Kongorot</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Diazo</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>?</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>D-PAS</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Diastase-PAS</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Diastase-PAS</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>EVG</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Elastica-Van-Gieson</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>elastic fibers</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>EVG</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Fite’s</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>?</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Giemsa</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>blood cells, helicobacter pylori</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Giemsa</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>GMS</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Grocott, Methenamin Silver</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>fungus, pneumocystis</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Grocott</FONT></P></TD>
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<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Gordon and Sweets Reticulin</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>reticular fibers</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Gomori (Gitterfasern)</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Gram</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>bacteria</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Gram</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Gram’s Twort</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>?</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Grimelius</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>HVG</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>hematoxylin van gieson </FONT></P></TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Iron</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Perls prussian blue</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Iron, Fe</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Jones’s</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Methenamin Silver</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>basement membrans</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Methenamin</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Kinyoun’s</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>?</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Masson Fontana</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Melanin</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Masson Fontana</FONT></P></TD>
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<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Masson Trichrome</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>connective tissue</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Masson Trichrom</FONT></P></TD>
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<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Movat’s pentachrom</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>connective tissue</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>MSB</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>?</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Mucin</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Orcein</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
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<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>PAS</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Perjod-acid-schiff</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>glycogen, carbohydrates</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>PAS</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>PTAH</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>?</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Reticulum</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>?</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Steiner</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>?</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Toluidin Blue</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Toluidinblau</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>WG</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"> </TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>?</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>ZN</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Ziehl-Neelsen /AFB</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>bacteria, acid fast bacteria</FONT></P></TD>
<TD vAlign=top width="20%"><FONT size=2>
<P>Ziehl-Neelsen</FONT></P></TD>
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