Table 1. Comparison of cost and time for pathology stains.

	Proflavine	Giemsa	Diff-Quik	H&E
Cost/Slide (materials only)	Estimated $0.50	Estimated $1.00†	$1.50 [25]	$3.39 [26]
Time/Slide Unit Value*	Estimated 1 min	14 min [27]	10–30min [25]	1.5 min‡ [27]

*Not including time required to examine a slide to reach a diagnosis.

^†Based on an average yield of 1000 slides/L

^‡H&E performed with an autostainer.