A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has introduced a virtual Gram staining technique that could transform how microbiologists stain and classify bacteria ...

Among the skills that McDonough teaches is Gram staining, named for Danish bacteriologist Hans Christian Gram, who developed the technique in 1884. Assistant in Instruction Amy McDonough helps Allison ...

Published by Hans Christian Gram in 1884, gram staining distinguishes gram-positive bacteria (purple) from gram-negative bacteria (pink). Gram-positive critters, such as staph, have a thick ...

If they’re positive, it means bacteria were present. Because of the staining technique used, gram-positive bacteria will appear purple under a microscope and gram-negative bacteria will appear pink.

Correspondence Archive Staining Bacteria upon the Slide without Using a Cover-Glass Published December 7, 1893 Boston Med Surg J 1893;129: 579 DOI: 10.1056/NEJM189312071292324 ...

The Gram Staining kit is the newest addition to the Ventana product offerings on the highly successful, fully automated BenchMark Special Stains platform launched in mid-2012. The kit offers two ...

Use of Gram stains to select antibiotics for ventilator-associated pneumonia offers similar clinical outcomes as guideline-based broad-spectrum treatment, study reports.

To determine the effectiveness of Gram staining of tracheal aspirates for predicting causative microorganisms and guiding appropriate initial antibiotic therapy to treat ventilator-associated ...