Fig. 11.1
Diff-Quik® staining kit
A bottle of tap water
Bottles with fixing alcohol and staining solutions
Dryer
Microscope
Rapid Papanicolaou stain (Fig. 11.2):
Fig. 11.2
A portion of the rapid Papanicolaou staining set
Ninety-five percent ethanol
One-hundred percent ethanol
Hydrochloric acid
Gill’s hematoxylin
OG-6
EA50
Xylene
Mounting medium
Cover glasses
Microscope
11.3 Procedure for ROSE
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Diff-Quik® stain (Fig. 11.3):
Fig. 11.3
Slide preparation stained by Diff-Quik®
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Use cold air to dry the glass slides that contain the brush smears or imprints of specimens.
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Dip the sample on the glass slide in the fixing alcohol of the staining kit for 10 s.
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Stain for 20 s in solution I of the staining kit.
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Stain for 20 s in solution II of the staining kit.
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Rinse the stained slide preparation with water, and apply hot air to dry.
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Observe by microscopy.
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Rapid Papanicolaou stain (Fig. 11.4):
Fig. 11.4
Slide preparation stained by rapid Papanicolaou
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Fix the slide preparation in 95 % ethanol for 1 min or more.Stay updated, free articles. Join our Telegram channel
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