Diff Quik staining method for detection and identification of monosodium urate and calcium pyrophosphate crystals in synovial fluids

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 194-198

  Selvi, E ^a   Manganelli, S ^a   Catenaccio, M ^a   De Stefano, R ^a   Frati, E ^a   Cucini, S ^a   Marcolongo, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; URATE;

ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GOUT; HUMAN; JOINT EFFUSION; KNEE ARTHRITIS; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; SYNOVIAL FLUID LEVEL;

BENCHMARKING; CALCIUM PYROPHOSPHATE; CHONDROCALCINOSIS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING AND LABELING; SYNOVIAL FLUID; URIC ACID;

EID: 0035096523     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.60.3.194     Document Type: Article

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