title: Detection of microorganisms in clinical specimens using slides prestained with acridine orange (AOS).
abstract: Slides prestained with acridine orange (AOS) were used for direct examination of microorganisms in clinical specimens. The method is simpler than a commonly used acridine orange stain (AO) and has the advantage of being a supravital stain. Results indicate that the AOS method is sensitive, and allows rapid detection of microorganisms, even in the specimens containing few microorganisms, e.g. cerebrospinal fluid. Moreover AOS may be the choice method for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis.
authors: Istituto di Ricerche Biologiche F. Redi, Avellino, Italy.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Giorgio
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Rambaldi
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Maccario
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Ambrosone
authors: D A
authors: DA
authors: Moles
mesh_terms: D000165:Acridine Orange; D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002175:Candida / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008856:Microscopy, Fluorescence; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014621:Vagina / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000165:Acridine Orange