Legionella Pneumophila and TATLOCK Bacterium: Simple, Effective Giemsa Stain

A Giemsa stain technique for demonstrating L. pneumophila and Legionella-like organisms in culture or tissue impression smears and scrapings is described which is simple, rapid and effective. It is recommended for routine staining of cultures, and suggested for staining impression smears and scrapin...

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Main Authors: Janssen,Werner, Hedlund,Kenneth W
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
BACTERIA
BIOLOGICAL STAINS
Legionella pneumophila
Medicine and Medical Research
MICROBIOLOGICAL TESTS
Microbiology
Pittsburgh pneumonia
PNEUMONIA
Tatlock bacterium
TISSUE CULTURE
TISSUES(BIOLOGY)
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Summary:A Giemsa stain technique for demonstrating L. pneumophila and Legionella-like organisms in culture or tissue impression smears and scrapings is described which is simple, rapid and effective. It is recommended for routine staining of cultures, and suggested for staining impression smears and scrapings of human long tissue samples as a potential method for early presumptive diagnosis of Legionnaires' Disease and Pittsburgh Pneumonia. (Author)