Tissue section Donovan bodies--identification through slow-Giemsa (overnight) technique.
Slow-Giemsa (overnight) tissue section staining technique is described. It was found to be 100% successful in different variants of donovanosis. This method, though time-consuming, is much superior to often used tissue smears, and should be employed for its ultimate confirmation.
D001399:Azure Stains; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000473:pathology*; D002157:Calymmatobacterium / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*
D001399:Azure Stains