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***Histoplasma = black, round balls.
***Histoplasma = black, round balls.


Notes: ''GMS'' is "Grocott's methenamine Silver" according to WMSP.<ref>WMSP P.682.</ref>
Notes: ''GMS'' is "Grocott's methenamine Silver" according to WMSP.<ref name=Ref_WMSP682>{{Ref WMSP|682}}</ref>


==Acid-fast bacilli stains==
==Acid-fast bacilli stains==
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===Interpretation===  
===Interpretation===  
*Carmine with metanil yellow and Weigert's Hematoxylin:<ref>WMSP P.678.</ref>
*Carmine with metanil yellow and Weigert's Hematoxylin:<ref name=Ref_WMSP678>{{Ref WMSP|678}}</ref>
**Blue/black = nucleus.
**Blue/black = nucleus.
**Yellow = background.
**Yellow = background.
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===General===
===General===
*Stains acidic mucin (pH=2.5); '''A'''lcian blue = '''A'''cidic.
*Stains acidic mucin (pH=2.5); '''A'''lcian blue = '''A'''cidic.
**A variant uses pH=1.0.<ref>WMSP P.682.</ref>
**A variant uses pH=1.0.<ref name=Ref_WMSP682>{{Ref WMSP|682}}</ref>


===Use===
===Use===
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===Interpretation===
===Interpretation===
*Blue is positive.<ref name=Ref_WMSP>{{Ref WMSP|682}}</ref>
*Blue is positive.<ref name=Ref_WMSP682>{{Ref WMSP|682}}</ref>


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===Interpretation===
===Interpretation===
*Black = calcium.<ref>WMSP P.682.</ref>
*Black = calcium.<ref name=Ref_WMSP682>{{Ref WMSP|682}}</ref>


==Toluidine blue==
==Toluidine blue==
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