Diff-Quik® staining method for detection and identification of monosodium urate and calcium pyrophosphate crystals in synovial fluids

• Autores principales: S. Manganelli (Autor), E. Selvi (Autor), M. Catenaccio (Autor), S. Cucini (Autor), R. De Stefano (Autor), E. Frati (Autor), M. Hammoud (Autor), R. Marcolongo (Autor)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: PAGEPress Publications, 2001-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Materias: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate whether DQ could prove useful to identify monosodium urate (MSU) and calcium pyrophosphate dehydrate (CPPD) crystals on permanent mounted stained slides. To this end, we studied 27 synovial fluid (SF) samples obtained from the knees of patients with the pseudogo...