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. 1990 Feb;28(2):393-4.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.28.2.393-394.1990.

Rapid detection of Pneumocystis carinii in bronchoalveolar lavage samples by using Cellufluor staining

V S Baselski  1 , M K Robison, L W Pifer, D R Woods
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Rapid detection of Pneumocystis carinii in bronchoalveolar lavage samples by using Cellufluor staining

V S Baselski et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1990 Feb.

Abstract

Cellufluor (Calcofluor white) has been found to be a useful, rapid chemofluorescent stain for detection of Pneumocystis carinii cysts in bronchoalveolar lavage samples. When compared with toluidine blue O and Giemsa stains on 45 specimens (22 positive and 23 negative), the sensitivity and specificity of the Cellufluor stain were 95 and 100%, respectively.

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