Visualization of Legionella Pneumophila in Paraffin Sections using Hexamine Silver |
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Authors: | Kenneth H. Roy |
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Affiliation: | a Histopathology Department, Llandough Hospital, Penarth, South Wales, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | A modification of Gomori's hexamine silver technique is given as a simple, reliable method for the nonspecific demonstration of Legionella pneumophila in paraffin sections. When tested against serogroups I to VI it was found that pretreatment with potassium dichromate rendered L. pneumophila demonstrable by the Gomori-Burtner hexamine silver solution when buffered to pH 7.8. Tissue was fixed in 10% buffered formalin and sections were cut at 3-5 μm. After treatment with 10% potassium dichromate for 1 hour at room temperature, sections are placed in the silver solution at 56 C until they develop a pale golden yellow color, at which point they are checked periodically under the microscope for optimal staining (approximately 3-4 hours). Sections are then toned, fixed and counterstained in 1% neutral red. The L. pneumophila coccobacilli stain black against a clear background, while nuclei stain red/black. |
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