Affordable Fungi-fluor® Pneumocystis Kit (for European Orders Only) Fast Dispatch [7WuNrvLh]

Pneumocystis jiroveci (previously named P. carinii) is an organism that can cause Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) in immunocompromised patients. PCP, long associated with morbidity and mortality with HIV-infected (AIDS) patients, is now increasing in prevalence among the non-HIV infected immunosuppressed population. Early detection allows the introduction of appropriate treatment and may improve chances of patient survival. The Fungi Fluor^® Pneumocystis kit offers a fast, fluorescent staining procedure for Pneumocystis jiroveci in bronchial specimens.

Advantages:

• Direct fluorescent stain for Pneumocystis jiroveci (previously named P. carinii) cyst
• Unique fluorescent morphology (”double parenthesis” structure) is easy to identify
• Rapid 3 minutes to stain and read
• Minimal prep and clean-up
• Better results than with methenamine silver staining
• Less costly than time-consuming than immunofluorescent assays
• Permanent slides - slides can be reactivated if fluorescence dims

Specimen Types:

• Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)
• Bronchial brush or wash
• Touch prep of fresh tissue
• Paraffin section and frozen sections

Fungi-Fluor ^® Pneumocystis Kit contains: 10ml of Fungi-Fluor Pneumocystis solution and 10 control slides.

Up to 100 tests per kit

Product is for research use only in Europe.