Karakteristike i prednosti
- Volu-Sol’s Acid Fast Stain is used for staining immature red blood cells
- It is an effective solution used as a blood and reticulocyte staining solution
- Positive smears should be reported according to established recommendations
- Typical acid fast bacilli will be red, slender, slightly curved, long or short rods, and sometimes beaded or granular
- Atypical forms are usually thick or diptherial
- Background material and other organisms will stain light green with the brilliant green counterstain or light blue with the methylene blue counterstain