title: The usefulness of the acridine-orange stain in identifying Helicobacter pylori in gastric biopsies.
abstract: The efficacy of the Acridine-orange stain (AOS) in identifying Helicobacter pylori (HP)-like organisms in biopsy smears from adults with gastroduodenal disease was studied. The results obtained indicate that AOS can replace Gram Stain in HP organism identification in gastroduodenal mucosa specimen.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Malattie Infettive, Università di Siena, Mattioli, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Guglielmetti
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Figura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rossolini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quaranta
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fanteria
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Signori
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Camarri
mesh_terms: D000165:Acridine Orange; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004386:Duodenum / Q000382:microbiology; D004415:Dyspepsia / Q000382:microbiology*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D005840:Gentian Violet; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000382:microbiology*; D010619:Phenazines; D013194:Staining and Labeling
chemical_list: C035863:Gram's stain; D010619:Phenazines; D000165:Acridine Orange; D005840:Gentian Violet