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Chapter 1 | Introduction to Special Stains - Dako

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<strong>Introduction</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Stains</strong> <strong>Introduction</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Stains</strong><br />

Figure 7. Methenamine Silver Stain.<br />

His<strong>to</strong>pathologic changes seen in his<strong>to</strong>plasmosis<br />

due <strong>to</strong> His<strong>to</strong>plasma capsulatum<br />

var. duboisii. Note the presence of typical<br />

yeast cells, some of which are undergoing<br />

replication by “budding”. Courtesy of Libero<br />

Ajello, PhD, The Centers for Disease Control<br />

and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA/Wikimedia.<br />

Figure 8. Grocott’s Methenamine Silver<br />

(GMS) staining of fungi.<br />

Figure 9. His<strong>to</strong>pathology of Treponema<br />

pallidum spirochetes using a modified<br />

Steiner Silver Stain. Image credit: Dr.<br />

Edwin P. Ewing, Jr., The Centers for<br />

Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta,<br />

GA, USA/Wikimedia.<br />

Figure 10. Helicobacter stained with<br />

Warthin-Starry, <strong>Dako</strong> Code AR181. The<br />

arrow points <strong>to</strong> some black H. pylori<br />

organisms in yellow mucus.<br />

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