Re: Is it time for an evidence based uniform for doctors?
It is stated in [1]: “It was not shown - never - that silver impregnation works.”
In fact, silver impregnation (e.g. methenamine silver stain) is one of the most valuable stains in nephropathology. Unfortunately, renal biopsies have been rarely stained by silver impregnation in the former Soviet Union [2,3].
2. Jargin SV. Renal biopsy research with implications for therapy of glomerulonephritis. Current Drug Therapy 2012;7(4): 263-7.
3. Jargin SV. Renal Biopsy Research in the Former Soviet Union: Prevention of a Negligent Custom. ISRN Nephrology 2013, Article ID 980859 http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2013/980859
Rapid Response:
Re: Is it time for an evidence based uniform for doctors?
It is stated in [1]: “It was not shown - never - that silver impregnation works.”
In fact, silver impregnation (e.g. methenamine silver stain) is one of the most valuable stains in nephropathology. Unfortunately, renal biopsies have been rarely stained by silver impregnation in the former Soviet Union [2,3].
1. Vlassov V. Nano or not. BMJ Rapid Response 23 December 2012 http://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e8286/rr/621426
2. Jargin SV. Renal biopsy research with implications for therapy of glomerulonephritis. Current Drug Therapy 2012;7(4): 263-7.
3. Jargin SV. Renal Biopsy Research in the Former Soviet Union: Prevention of a Negligent Custom. ISRN Nephrology 2013, Article ID 980859 http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2013/980859
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