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Giemsa stain

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Giemsa stain
n.
A mixture of glycerin, methanol, methylene azure, and eosin used to stain chromosomes, blood cell producing tissues, and certain species of spirochetes and protozoans.
Giemsa stain
a solution containing azure II-eosin, azure II, glycerin and methanol; used for staining protozoan parasites, Leptospira, Borrelia, viral inclusion bodies and Rickettsia.
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In the laboratory, a Giemsa stain of a smear prepared from the patient's blood showed activated lymphocytes.
Rickettsia mongolotimonae infection in South Africa by Birtles, Richard J. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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