- Levaditi method
- a method for demonstrating Treponema pallidum in sections, employing reduced silver.
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Levaditi method
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Levaditi stain — Lev·a·di·ti stain or Lev·a·di·ti s stain .lev ə dē .tē(z) n a silver nitrate stain used to demonstrate in section the spirochete of the genus Treponema (T. pallidum) that causes syphilis Lev·a·di·ti le vȧ dē tē Constantin (1874 1935) French… … Medical dictionary
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