title: "A Defective and Imperfect" Method: H. Christian Gram and the History of the Gram Stain.
authors.affiliation: From the *Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas; and †Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia.
authors.forename: Joseph B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Cantey
authors.forename: Christopher D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Doern
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000266:history*; D003718:Denmark; D005840:Gentian Violet / Q000737:chemistry / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010619:Phenazines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000266:history / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: C035863:Gram's stain; D010619:Phenazines; D005840:Gentian Violet