PathologybioRxiv
A novel and simple heat-based method eliminates the highly detrimental effect of xylene deparaffinization on acid-fast stains.
P. F. Marinho, S. L. Vieira, T. G. Carvalho…·T. Hanscheid
This paper introduces a heat-based method to improve acid-fast stain detection by eliminating xylene deparaffinization, which damages mycobacterial cell walls.
DOI 10.1093/ajcp/aqad016