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🧫 Micro Stain of the Week with Dede
Stain #4: India Ink
🔬 Purpose: Detect encapsulated organisms
🎯 Primary Use: Cryptococcus neoformans (CSF)
🧪 Principle: Capsule excludes ink
👀 Results:
- Clear halo around yeast cell
⚠️ Limitation: Low sensitivity
📝 ASCP Tip: India Ink + CSF = Crypto
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