QC SLIDE AFB: Q-Slide™ AFB, a prepared control slide for QC of the AFB (acid fast) stain, contains a mycobacterium and corynebacteruim sp., 5 slides per box.
A convenient ready-to-stain control slide that will test both your stain solutions and your staining techniques. Positive and negative stain control organisms are affixed to the circles in each Q-Slide™. Up to four patient specimens (in the squares) may be processed at the same time as the QC organisms.
• Q-Slide™ AFB - For your Acid Fast Bacillus Stain QC; either Kinyoun or Ziehl Neelson. Contains Mycobacterium gordonae as a positive control and a Corynebacterium spp. as a negative control.
• Q-Slide™ Gram - For your Gram Stain QC. Contains E.coli as a gram-negative control, and a Staphylococcus aureus as a gram-positive control.
Hardy’s new Q-Slide™ is a quick and effective way to ensure the quality of reagents used as well as the proficiency of staining technique by laboratory personnel.
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