GABBETT'S SOLUTION
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A solution consisting of methylene blue 2 gms., sulphuric acid C. P. 25 c.c., and water 75 c.c. It is used for decolorizing all bacteria and cells in tuberculous sputum except the tubercle bacillus which retains the red stain from the carbolfuchsin solution.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
