Periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) stain is a common stain used in the diagnosis of fungi, typically highlighting fungal cell walls, but also staining other polysaccharides and mucins.
Nov 18, 2020
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Background: Periodic acid-Shiff (PAS) stain may help to diagnose fungal infection in biopsies from dermatoses of the palms and soles. It is questionable whether ...
Pathologists utilize periodic acid schiff (PAS) and/or Gomori methenamine silver (GMS) stains to highlight fungi within the nail plate. In a recent study of 51 ...
PAS and GMS utility in dermatopathology: Review of the ...
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Jun 8, 2020 · The drawback of the PAS stain in comparison to GMS is that it may not visualize all fungal species well, and non-viable organisms are usually ...