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QC Slides Stain Kits Gram and AFB Gram and AFB Stain Kits QC Slides Combines decolorization and Available with Stabilized/ counterstaining into one step. Unstabilized Iodine. This technology offers ease-of- use and reduces turn-around time by 25%. All stain solutions are available in our economical one-gallon container. BD continually renews its commitment to Now there’s a safe, convenient and providing laboratories with the highest quality cost-effective method for performing quality stain products. Within our new, state-of- control of Gram, acid-fast and fluorescent the-art ISO 9000 manufacturing centers of staining procedures. BD BBL Gram QC Slides For “keep clean” excellence is a dedicated production area built and BD BBL AFB QC Slides eliminate the need controllable dispensing. around consistent process control. For example, for the laboratory staff to maintain stock QC a unique BD manufacturing process reduces cultures and prepare QC slides. In addition, these The TB Quick Stain Kit is a The AFB Staining product line the presence of artifacts—a chemical precipitate rapid 2-step modification of includes the traditional Kinyoun slides help standardize laboratory procedures. the Ziehl-Neelsen and Kinyoun or Ziehl-Neelsen Stains. Either stain sometimes mistaken for microorganisms in Gram techniques. No heating, no enables the detection of acid-fast stain preparations. The end result is easier-to-read separate decolorization steps microorganisms without the use and no filtering required. of a fluorescent microscope. and accurate staining. Gram QC Slides AFB QC Slides An innovative closure allowing • Conventional 1" x 3" microscope slides • Conventional 1" x 3" microscope slides All BBL/Difco stain kits are conveniently for regulated flow preventing imprinted with 10 squares. imprinted with two circles. spots and spills and minimiz- packaged in a compact tray and feature no-drip • One square contains control organisms • First circle is an acid-fast positive control with ing evaporation. “keep clean” cap spouts, both on 250 mL bot- Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis plus inactivated Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra. tles and economical gallon containers, offering • Remaining nine squares are available for staining test isolates. • Second circle is a negative control with an ease-of-use. unstained mixture of non-acid-fast cocci BD advanced fluorescent stains Acridine Orange Stain is used (Staphylococcus aureus) and bacilli are available in either the TB for detecting microorganisms in (Bacillus subtilis). Fluorescent Kit M or our most direct smears by fluorescence. It’s popular TB Fluorescent Kit T, especially beneficial in screening containing the Auramine- normally sterile specimens where Rhodamine Stain. Rhodamine few organisms may be present. offers the benefit of reducing Bacteria stain bright orange; non-specific background fluo- human cells, tissue debris and rescence that may be present proteinaceous material stain pale in either culture or clinical green to yellow. specimens. 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