Giemsa stain (/ˈɡiːmzə/), named after German chemist and bacteriologist Gustav Giemsa, is a nucleic acid stain used in cytogenetics and for the histopathological diagnosis of malaria and other parasites.[1]
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Giemsastain (/ˈɡiːmzə/), named after German chemist and bacteriologist Gustav Giemsa, is a nucleic acid stain used in cytogenetics and for the histopathological...
potential for use as a blood stain. Stains that are related to or derived from the Romanowsky-type stains include Giemsa, Jenner, Wright, Field, May–Grünwald...
to and partially replaceable by Giemsastain, Jenner's stain, and Wright's stain. Many companies sell Leishman Stain in the form of a dry powder, which...
G-banding, G banding or Giemsa banding is a technique used in cytogenetics to produce a visible karyotype by staining condensed chromosomes. It is the...
nuclei. Common variants include Wright's stain, Jenner's stain, May-Grunwald stain, Leishman stain and Giemsastain. All are used to examine blood or bone...
usually in metaphase or prometaphase when most condensed. In order for the Giemsastain to adhere correctly, all chromosomal proteins must be digested and removed...
best known for creating a dye solution commonly known as "Giemsastain" which is used in staining for use in the histopathological diagnosis of malaria and...
Gram stain (Gram staining or Gram's method), is a method of staining used to classify bacterial species into two large groups: gram-positive bacteria...
performed on blood films stained with Romanowsky stains such as Wright's stain, Giemsastain, or Diff-Quik. Wright-Giemsa combination stain is also a popular...
showed inclusions when stained with Giemsastain or Wright's stain. Pappenheimer bodies are visible with a Wright and/or Giemsastain. Confirmation of non-heme...
spectrum of Romanowski-Giemsa effect. If only synthetic Azure B and Eosin Y is used, it may serve as a standardized Giemsastain; but, without methylene...
test can be increased when samples are taken between 10 am and 2 pm. A Giemsastain is the most commonly used diagnostic test that uses a thick blood smear...
'old red blood cells'. Giemsastain is used to distinguish all three types of blood smears. The young cells will generally stain gray or blue in the cytoplasm...
techniques like Giemsastaining, the Gimenez technique may be valuable for detecting certain slow-growing or fastidious bacteria. Basic fuchsin stain in aqueous...
lactophenol cotton blue stain can be added. The slide is gently heated to speed up the action of the KOH. Adding calcofluor-white stain to the slide will cause...
hematopoietic cells are shown as seen in a Wright's stain, May-Giemsastain or May-Grünwald-Giemsastain. Alternative names of certain cells are indicated...
allow the organisms to multiply. If microbial growth is detected, a Gram stain is conducted from the culture bottle to confirm that organisms are present...
malariae is through the examination of peripheral blood films stained with Giemsastain. PCR techniques are also commonly used for diagnoses confirmation...
Inclusions (morulae) are visualized in granulocytes on Wright- or Giemsa- stained blood smears. Polymerase chain reaction assays are used to detect A...
rearrangements. One such example is G banding, otherwise known as Giemsastaining where euchromatin appears lighter than heterochromatin. Euchromatin...
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