Cytologic detection of Pneumocystis carinii by ultraviolet light examination of Papanicolaou-stained sputum specimens
Markowitz, S.; Leiman, G.
Acta Cytologica 30(1): 79-80
1986
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5547 PMID: 2418614 Document Number: 283174
Sputum samples obtained on 4 occasions prior to death from an AIDS patient in whom Pneumocystis pneumonia was found only at autopsy on examination of lung sections using a modified Grocott's stain, were stained by the Papanicolaou method and viewed under ultraviolet light. This simple technique revealed the presence of a group of yellow, brilliantly fluorescing Pneumocystis on one of 8 slides and is recommended as a screening test in any case in which Pneumocystis pneumonitis is clinically suspected.
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