The Fite's Stain Kit (For Leprosy) is intended for use in the histological visualization of mycobacterium leprae (leprosy) and Nocardia.
Lepra bacillus: Red
Nocardia: Red
Background: Blue
Echeverri, C., et al. Fite Stain Positivity in Rhodococcus equi: Yet Another Acid-Fast Organism in Respiratory Cytology – A Case Report. Diagnostic Cytopathology; April 2001, Volume 24, Issue 4, pages 244-246.
Crowder, C., Taylor, HW., Modified Fite Stain for Demonstration of Mycobacterium Species in Tissue Sections; Journal of Histotechnology; 1996, Volume 19; 2: pages 133-134.
Mallory, Pathological Technique; page 275.
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