Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Giemsa muette
English translation:
negative for Helicobacter with Giemsa stain
Added to glossary by
Drmanu49
Apr 23, 2009 04:02
15 yrs ago
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French term
Giemsa muette
French to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Service d'Anatomie Pathologique
Estomac :
Muqueuse corporéale non inflammatoire, dans les limites histologiques de la normale, et muqueuse antrale d'aspect légèrement irritatif, ne présentant que de minimes lésions de gastrite superficielle gade I.
La recherche d'hélicobacter reste négative (coloration au Giemsa muette).
I understand that "coloration au Giemsa" refers to "Giemsa stain"...but "muette" - how does that fit in? TIA
Muqueuse corporéale non inflammatoire, dans les limites histologiques de la normale, et muqueuse antrale d'aspect légèrement irritatif, ne présentant que de minimes lésions de gastrite superficielle gade I.
La recherche d'hélicobacter reste négative (coloration au Giemsa muette).
I understand that "coloration au Giemsa" refers to "Giemsa stain"...but "muette" - how does that fit in? TIA
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | negative for Helicobacter with Giemsa stain |
Drmanu49
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| 4 +6 | Giemsa stain unrevealing |
SJLD
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| 2 | dark Giemsa (staining) |
Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
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Apr 28, 2009 16:59: Drmanu49 Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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negative for Helicobacter with Giemsa stain
Of the 60 "gold standard" positive and negative cases, 30 were positive by the modified Giemsa stain, 29 by the McMullen's method, 29 by HpSS, ...
jcp.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/53/10/756
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... Giemsa stains for demonstration of Helicobacter pylori infection in an ... The objective was to ascertain the efficacy of modified Giemsa stain in an ... Giemsa stain was 93% CI 75 - 98.8%) while the negative predictive value was ...
www.popline.org/docs/1684/301589.html - 4k
jcp.bmjjournals.com/cgi/content/full/53/10/756
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... Giemsa stains for demonstration of Helicobacter pylori infection in an ... The objective was to ascertain the efficacy of modified Giemsa stain in an ... Giemsa stain was 93% CI 75 - 98.8%) while the negative predictive value was ...
www.popline.org/docs/1684/301589.html - 4k
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Lionel_M (X)
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Thank you.
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cezara lucas
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Thank you Cezara.
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dark Giemsa (staining)
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Giemsa stain unrevealing
The Giemsa stain is used to look for Helicobacter. Here, the stain failed to demonstrate the presence of the bug (recherche d'hélicobacter reste négative), i.e. the tissue did not take up the stain.
Biliary Giardiasis in a Patient With Human Immunodeficiency ...Studies for Microsporidia and Cryptosporidia, as well as a Giemsa stain, were also unrevealing. Gradually, during the postoperative period, the patient's ...
journals.lww.com/jcge/Fulltext/2001/08000/Biliary_Giardiasis_in_a_Patient_With_Human.18.aspx - Similar pages
Mosby's color atlas and text of gastroenterology and liver disease - Google Books Resultby Richard J. Aspinall, Simon D. Taylor-Robinson ... - 2002 - Medical - 384 pages
Light microscopy of biopsy specimens may also be unrevealing, although certain stains such as PAS or Giemsa may visualise the organisms better (Fig. 2.30). ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0723431035...
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Obviously, if the tissue doesn't take up the stain, the result is negative. The author probably didn't want to repeat the word "négative".
Biliary Giardiasis in a Patient With Human Immunodeficiency ...Studies for Microsporidia and Cryptosporidia, as well as a Giemsa stain, were also unrevealing. Gradually, during the postoperative period, the patient's ...
journals.lww.com/jcge/Fulltext/2001/08000/Biliary_Giardiasis_in_a_Patient_With_Human.18.aspx - Similar pages
Mosby's color atlas and text of gastroenterology and liver disease - Google Books Resultby Richard J. Aspinall, Simon D. Taylor-Robinson ... - 2002 - Medical - 384 pages
Light microscopy of biopsy specimens may also be unrevealing, although certain stains such as PAS or Giemsa may visualise the organisms better (Fig. 2.30). ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0723431035...
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Obviously, if the tissue doesn't take up the stain, the result is negative. The author probably didn't want to repeat the word "négative".
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Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
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thanks :-)
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Anne C
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thanks :-)
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Gabrielle Leyden
: The staining says/reveals nothing about the presence of Helicobacter
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thanks :-)
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cjohnstone
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thanks :-)
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Jean-Louis S.
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thanks :-)
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cezara lucas
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