For easy QC of your stain and staining technique.

The Hardy Q-Slide™ is a convenient ready-to-stain control that will test both your stain solutions and your staining techniques. Positive and negative stain control organisms are affixed to the circles in each Q-Slide™. Up to four patient specimens (in the squares) may be processed at the same time as the QC organisms.

• Q-Slide™ AFB - For your Acid Fast Bacillus Stain QC; either Kinyoun or Ziehl Neelsen. Contains Mycobacterium gordoni as a positive control and a Corynebacterium spp. as a negative control.
• Q-Slide™ Gram - For your gram stain. Contains E. coli as a gram-negative control, and a Staphylococcus aureus as a gram-positive control.

Benefits of Hardy's Q-Slides™

• A convenient, easy to-use-format.
• Good dispersion of cells that stain deeply with excellent contrast.
• Large number of cells per viewing area at 1000X.
• Large area for patient specimens contained by hydrophobic lines.
• Plastic container protects and allows for easy manipulation of slides.
• White labeling area for patient identification.