A comparison of thiomersal and 50% alcohol as preservatives in urinary cytology. | Zendy

Mathilde E. Beyer-Boon | Zendy; P. W. Arentz | Zendy; Raymond S. Kirk | Zendy

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A comparison of thiomersal and 50% alcohol as preservatives in urinary cytology.

Author(s) -

Mathilde E. Beyer-Boon,

P. W. Arentz,

Raymond S. Kirk

Publication year - 1979

Publication title -

journal of clinical pathology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1

H-Index - 127

eISSN - 1472-4146

pISSN - 0021-9746

DOI - 10.1136/jcp.32.2.168

Subject(s) - thiomersal , preservative , cytology , medicine , urinary system , alcohol , pathology , chemistry , food science , biochemistry

The efficacy of 50% ethyl alcohol and of thiomersal as preservatives in urinary cytology were compared. In both methods over 80% of the cells were sufficiently well preserved after three days to allow cytomorphological evaluation, and over 50% on the seventh day. In the specimens without preservative, only 54% and 28% were intact after the same time intervals. In contrast with 50% ethyl alchohol, thiomersal is a more effective bactericide, it does not increase the volume of the sample, it is cheaper, and it does not affect the cytomorphology.

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