[Histonet] AFB contaminant

[Abbott, Tanya]

Has anyone ever had a problem with a possible contaminant in their AFB hand stain? If so, how did you deal with it? Any suggestions?
Ours actually looked like an AFB like organism, which we later determined to be negative.
Thanks!

Tanya G. Abbott
Manager Technologist
Histology/Cytology
St Joseph Medical Center
(phone) 610-378-2635

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[Kienitz, Kari]

most likely a fungus ball, confirm with a PAS


Kari Kienitz HT, (ASCP)
Histology Laboratory
Gastroenterology-EAST
The Oregon Clinic
1111 NE 99th Ave
Portland, OR 97220
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From: Abbott, Tanya [***@catholichealth.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 12:09 PM
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Subject: [Histonet] AFB contaminant

Has anyone ever had a problem with a possible contaminant in their AFB hand stain? If so, how did you deal with it? Any suggestions?
Ours actually looked like an AFB like organism, which we later determined to be negative.
Thanks!

Tanya G. Abbott
Manager Technologist
Histology/Cytology
St Joseph Medical Center
(phone) 610-378-2635

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[Bryan Llewellyn]

Hi,
This may be AFB contamination from tap water. The organisms grow in the
end of cold water taps. You should take the taps apart and thoroughly
descale and scrub out. The organisms may be somewhat longer and thicker
than TB, and may be quite distinctly beaded.

Bryan Llewellyn

Post by Abbott, Tanya
Has anyone ever had a problem with a possible contaminant in their AFB hand stain? If so, how did you deal with it? Any suggestions?
Ours actually looked like an AFB like organism, which we later determined to be negative.
Thanks!
Tanya G. Abbott
Manager Technologist
Histology/Cytology
St Joseph Medical Center
(phone) 610-378-2635
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[Morken, Timothy]

We had some a few years ago and thought it was contaminating bacteria, but turned out to be dirty water from the di tap. We had our plumbers take it apart and clean everything.


Tim Morken
Pathology Site Manager, Parnassus
Supervisor, Electron Microscopy/Neuromuscular Special Studies
Department of Pathology
UC San Francisco Medical Center



-----Original Message-----
From: Abbott, Tanya [mailto:***@catholichealth.net]
Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 12:10 PM
To: ***@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [Histonet] AFB contaminant

Has anyone ever had a problem with a possible contaminant in their AFB hand stain? If so, how did you deal with it? Any suggestions?
Ours actually looked like an AFB like organism, which we later determined to be negative.
Thanks!

Tanya G. Abbott
Manager Technologist
Histology/Cytology
St Joseph Medical Center
(phone) 610-378-2635

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