Step I Staining in histology

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Lothric

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Hey,

If no information is told regarding the stain in FA histological specimens, is it safe to assume that the stain used for a specimen is always H&E?
 
Hey,

If no information is told regarding the stain in FA histological specimens, is it safe to assume that the stain used for a specimen is always H&E?

Depends on what you're looking at. Crypto is acid-fast stain, for instance, as is mycobacterium (blue background with red-staining organism). Silver stain is HY for pneumocystis pneumonia. Prussian blue (Perl) is for iron/asbestos. Giemsa does a lot of stuff, including Histo.