Special Staining of the Liquid-Based Cytopathology Test in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis with Nonneutropenic Patients

<div>Morphological characteristics of <i>Aspergillus</i> in the BAL fluid sample prepared by LCT, followed by special staining. Typical cytological characteristics of aspergillus filament include filament separation, uniform in size, and parallel in wall, with dichotomous branching at acute angles. Magnification, 40x. (a) Magenta filament of LCT in the BAL fluid sample by PAS. (b) Brown-black filament of LCT in the BAL fluid sample by GMS. BAL: bronchoalveolar lavage; LCT: liquid-based cytopathology; PAS: periodic acid-schiff; GMS: grocott’s methenamine sliver.</div>

Canadian Respiratory Journal

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Figure 2: Special Staining of the Liquid-Based Cytopathology Test in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis with Nonneutropenic Patients 

Figure 2 | Special Staining of the Liquid-Based Cytopathology Test in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis with Nonneutropenic Patients 