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giemsa stain

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chlamydia, borrelia, rickettsia, trypanosomes, plasmodium

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PAS (periodic acid-Schiff)

*what is it used to diagnose?

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stains glycogen and mucopolysaccharides

*used to diagnose whipple disease

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Ziehl-Neelsen (carbol fuchsin)

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acid fast bacteria (nocardia, mycobacteria), protozoa (cryptosporidium oocysts)

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india ink

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cryptococcus neoformans

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mucicarmine

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can stain thick polysaccharide capsule of cryptococcus red

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silver stain

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fungi (pneumocystis), legionella, h pylori

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