Journal:

Article Title: Radioimmunotherapy is More Effective than Antifungal Treatment in Experimental Cryptococcal Infection

doi: 10.1086/654813

Figure Lengend Snippet: RIT of mice infected with non-melanized or melanized CN. AJ/Cr mice were infected IV with 3 × 105 CN cells and 24 hr later either given 100 μCi 213Bi-18B7 RIT or amphotericin B at 1 μg/g body weight on Days 1, 2 and 3 post-infection or combined treatment or left untreated. (a, b) body weights of mice infected with: a) non-melanized CN; b) melanized CN; (c, d) CFUs in the lungs and brains of treated and control mice: c) non-melanized CN; d) melanized CN. Detection limit of the method was 50 CFUs. No CFUs were found in the brains and lungs of mice infected with melanized CN cells and treated with RIT which are presented in the graph as 40 CFUs/organ; e) CFUs in the brain and lungs of mice infected with 3 × 105 melanized (M) or non-melanized (NM) CN cells and treated with amphotericin B at 1 μg/g body weight for 14 days. Mice were sacrificed at days 7 and 14 post-treatment (f–i) histology of consecutive slides of the lungs of the treated and control mice sacrificed on Day 60 post-infection: f) untreated mice; g) RIT; h) amphotericin B alone; i) combination of RIT and amphotericin B. Left panels are H&E staining; right panels – GMS staining. CN cells appear black on GMS-stained slides. Original magnification 200.

Article Snippet: Staining with H&E and GMS (Gomori-Grocott methenamine silver stain, ScyTek, Logan, Utah) was performed to detect inflammation and CN, respectively.

Techniques: Infection, Control, Staining

Journal: BMC Dermatology

Article Title: Exploring the association between Morgellons disease and Lyme disease: identification of Borrelia burgdorferi in Morgellons disease patients

doi: 10.1186/s12895-015-0023-0

Figure Lengend Snippet: Evaluation of skin samples from Morgellons disease patients. A , Dieterle silver stain of skin sample from MD Patient 15 showing dark-staining spirochetes (1000x). B , Immunostaining of spirochete with anti-Bb antibody in skin sample from MD Patient 4 (1000x). C , Scanning electron micrograph of skin culture sample from MD Patient 6 showing wavy spirochetes (arrows). D , Hybridization of Bb-specific molecular beacon FlaB with spirochetes in skin sample from MD Patient 3 (400x).

Article Snippet: Dermatological specimens and/or culture pellets from patients were processed for specialized staining at either McClain Laboratories LLC, Smithtown, NY; Interscope Laboratories, Interscope Pathology Medical Group, Canoga Park, CA; or the University of New Haven, West Haven, CT. Dieterle silver-nitrate staining was performed at either Interscope Laboratories or McClain Laboratories.

Techniques: Silver Staining, Staining, Immunostaining, Hybridization

Journal: BMC Dermatology

Article Title: Exploring the association between Morgellons disease and Lyme disease: identification of Borrelia burgdorferi in Morgellons disease patients

doi: 10.1186/s12895-015-0023-0

Figure Lengend Snippet: Microscopic examination of sectioned culture pellets with Dieterle or Warthin Starry silver nitrate stain and anti-Bb polyclonal immunostain

Article Snippet: Dermatological specimens and/or culture pellets from patients were processed for specialized staining at either McClain Laboratories LLC, Smithtown, NY; Interscope Laboratories, Interscope Pathology Medical Group, Canoga Park, CA; or the University of New Haven, West Haven, CT. Dieterle silver-nitrate staining was performed at either Interscope Laboratories or McClain Laboratories.

Techniques: Staining, Bacteria

Journal: BMC Dermatology

Article Title: Exploring the association between Morgellons disease and Lyme disease: identification of Borrelia burgdorferi in Morgellons disease patients

doi: 10.1186/s12895-015-0023-0

Figure Lengend Snippet: Microscopic examination of dermatological tissue sections with Dieterle or Warthin Starry silver nitrate stain and anti-Bb polyclonal immunostain

Article Snippet: Dermatological specimens and/or culture pellets from patients were processed for specialized staining at either McClain Laboratories LLC, Smithtown, NY; Interscope Laboratories, Interscope Pathology Medical Group, Canoga Park, CA; or the University of New Haven, West Haven, CT. Dieterle silver-nitrate staining was performed at either Interscope Laboratories or McClain Laboratories.

Techniques: Staining