We see gastric biopsies quite often and do use them for controls, but I hate
to use up all of the patient tissue...just in case it's needed in the
future.
Sue Kapoor HT (ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
Kenosha Medical Center
Kenosha, WI

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Cartun [mailto:Rcartun@harthosp.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 12:18 PM
To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu; RBARNHART@summithealth.org
Subject: Re: [Histonet] HELICOBACTER CONTROLS


I don't understand why labs can't get positive tissue for control
purposes from their own lab.  Do you not see many gastric biopsies?

Richard Cartun 

>>> "Rebecca Barnhart"  11/11/03 12:28PM
>>>
We were having trouble finding a positive control also.  So we had our
micro department grow e-coli.  We then smeared it on a piece of colon,
processed, embedded, cut, stained and picked the best section.

Becky

>>> Tasha Bourm  11/11 12:00 PM >>>
Does anyone have a good source for helicobacter QC cut slides or
blocks?

Tasha R. Bourm
Olympic Medical Center
Histology Department
939 Caroline Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
tbourm@olympicmedical.org 


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