A comparative study of the efficiency of acridine orange and some Romanowsky staining procedures in the demonstration of Haemobartonella felis in feline blood

P A Bobade; A S Nash

doi:10.1016/0304-4017(87)90087-2

A comparative study of the efficiency of acridine orange and some Romanowsky staining procedures in the demonstration of Haemobartonella felis in feline blood

Vet Parasitol. 1987 Dec;26(1-2):169-72. doi: 10.1016/0304-4017(87)90087-2.

Authors

P A Bobade¹, A S Nash

Affiliation

¹ Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Glasgow Veterinary School, Gt. Britain.

PMID: 2449760
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(87)90087-2

Abstract

A comparison of the relative efficiency of acridine orange with some Romanowsky staining procedures indicated that acridine orange is superior in demonstrating the presence of Haemobartonella felis in feline blood. Of the Romanowsky staining procedures, that of May-Grunwald-Giemsa was at least one and a half and about twice as efficient as the Giemsa and Leishman methods, respectively.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acridine Orange*
Anaplasmataceae / isolation & purification*
Anaplasmataceae Infections / diagnosis
Anaplasmataceae Infections / veterinary*
Animals
Blood / microbiology
Cat Diseases / diagnosis*
Cats
Staining and Labeling

Substances

Acridine Orange