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UND 363 Steiner & St
UND 363 Steiner and Steiner
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| purpose for Steiner and Steiner | Demo spirochetes, H pylori or legionella organisims |
| Principle | argyrophil method (ability to bind or be impregnated with silver ions but require reducing agent) - spirochetes can bind silver but need hydroquinone to reduce to visible |
| fix | NBF give best results, DO NOT USE MERCURIAL (zenker, helly, B5) AND CHROMATE FIXATIVES (Zenker, helly, Orth) |
| QC | tissue with spirochets, H pylori, Legionella orgn's, chem cleaned glassware and non metallic foreceps. |
| micron | 4-5 |
| reagents in order for Steiner and Steiner | Uranyl nitrate - sensitizer, silver nitrate - impregnation, alcholic gum mastic (K.H. not sure of purpose), reducer/developer (gum mastic, hydroquinone, silver nitrate) |
| results | Spirochetes, legionella, campylobactor - black, background - yellow |
| if only a few organisms are present what MUST be done with this stain | removal of calcium and formalin pigment IS ESSENTIAL |
| what will occur if xylene substitutes are used | they will cause rapid fading of silver stains of microorganisms. |