Gomori’s Ammoniacal Silver – Microwave for Fungus and PCP with Hematoxylin

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  • PowerPath Code
  • Schedule Monday - Friday
  • Turn Around Time Within 1-2 business days of receipt
  • Methodology Special Stains

Specimen Requirements

Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue block or cell block, or 1 unstained charged slide for each test requested plus 3-4 additional unstained slides cut at 4 microns. Adequate space on each slide for control tissue is required.

Diagnostic Utility

Gomori's Ammoniacal Silver is useful in staining carbohydrates and basement membranes. It can be used to identify the fungus that causes PCP, or pneumocystosis. Hematoxylin is used to stain nuclei.