Stain used in staining fungal elements: (A) Acid fast stain, (B) Gram stain, (C) Methenamine silver, (D) All of the above
Answer is C. Fungal stains - LPCB (lactophenol cotton blue) GMS (Gomorii Methanamine silver) Calcofluor white (Fluorescent stain) Mucicarmine stain (used for capsule of cryptocus neoformans ) Indian ink staining ( used for capsule of cryptocus neoformans ) H&E (haematoxylin/eosin stain) PAS - Periodic acid Schiff.