Wright's stain in rapid diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii.
The conventional Hematology Wright's stain has been used in touch preparation from open lung biopsies to identify Pneumocystis carinii. A 100% positive correlation has been found using this rapid and readily available technique when compared to the conventional silver stain and permanent histologic sections.
D006801:Humans; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013997:Time Factors