Comparison of Giemsa and acridine orange stains for the diagnosis of Leishmania donovani in biopsies of infected hamsters
Afr. j. health sci
; 2(1): 228-231, 1995.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Identical impression smears of spleen; liver and bone marrow biopsy materials from Leishmania donovani-infected hamsters were stained using either acridine orange or Giemsa. Spleen parasite-loads calculated from the two stains for identical biopsy material were significantly different from each other. However; liver and bone marrow parasite-loads calculated from either Giemsa-stained or acridine orange-stained biopsies were not significantly different from each other. This study has shown that acridine orange; which is a quick and simple technique; has great potential in the diagnosis of kala-azar when liver and bone marrow biopsies are used
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Main subject:
Azure Stains
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Acridine Orange
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Biopsy
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Mesocricetus
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Leishmania
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Animals
Language:
English
Journal:
Afr. j. health sci
Year:
1995
Type:
Article
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