Cytomegalovirus infections in heart and heart and lung transplant recipients.

abstract：AIM:To compare the histological characteristics of Helicobacter pylori positive chronic gastritis in patients with and without associated duodenitis. METHODS:Gastric mucosal biopsy specimens were obtained from patients undergoing endoscopy for dyspepsia. Severity of gastritis and density of H pylori infection were gra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Phull PS,Price AB,Stephens J,Rathbone BJ,Jacyna MR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case records and pathology of all children with kidney tumours treated in the West Midlands Health Authority Region (WMHAR) from 1957 to 1986 were reviewed. The histology was reviewed by a panel of three paediatric pathologists. Thirteen (6%) out of 211 cases were considered to have congenital mesoblastic nephroma...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barrantes JC,Toyn C,Muir KR,Parkes SE,Raafat F,Cameron AH,Marsden HB,Mann JR

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the reliability of international normalised ratio (INR) measurement in primary care by practice nurses using near patient testing (NPT), in comparison with results obtained within hospital laboratories by varied methods. METHODS:As part of an MRC funded study into primary care oral anticoagulation man...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hobbs FD,Fitzmaurice DA,Murray ET,Holder R,Rose PE,Roper JL

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Primary cilia play an important role in the regulation of cell signalling pathways and are thought to have a role in cancer but have seldom been studied in human cancer samples. METHODS:Primary cilia were visualised by dual immunofluorescence for anti-CROCC (ciliary rootlet coiled-coil) and anti-tubulin in a rang...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Yasar B,Linton K,Slater C,Byers R

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To validate a method of assessment of low hepatic iron concentration based on a biochemical colorimetric assay plus histological scoring. METHODS:The within-day and day to day precision of the iron colorimetric assay was determined on frozen rat liver. The coefficient of variation (CV) of iron measurement in two ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Imbert-Bismut F,Charlotte F,Turlin B,Khalil L,Piton A,Brissot P,Le Charpentier Y,Delattre J,Opolon P,Deugnier Y,Poynard T

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight strains of Moraxella phenylpyruvica have been isolated from clinical material in the United Kingdom, the first to be reported from this country. They were characterized, together with three strains of M. phenylpyruvica of the National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC), and compared with NCTC strains of eight ot...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Snell JJ,Hill LR,Lapage SP

更新日期：1972-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) is a myelodysplastic syndrome with a diverse clinical spectrum. A case of a 60 year old man with CMML who developed cardiac tamponade is reported. Cytological examination of the pericardial effusion fluid showed extramedullary haemopoiesis. Serous effusions are well recognised i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bradford CR,Smith SR,Wallis JP

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In the gastric antrum and body, foveolar hyperplasia is a feature of reactive gastritis resulting from--for example, duodenogastric bile reflux and the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The aim of this study was to examine the occurrence and clinical relevance of gastric cardiac foveolar hyper...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Voutilainen M,Juhola M,Färkkilä M,Sipponen P

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Use of the polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB PCR) as a basis for making clinical decisions on the initiation of antituberculosis treatment was studied. METHODS:A retrospective study involving a cohort of 155 patients being investigated for tuberculosis in an infectious ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cheng VC,Yam WC,Hung IF,Woo PC,Lau SK,Tang BS,Yuen KY

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Heart failure (HF) affects millions of older individuals in both developed and low/middle-income countries. Serum galectin-3 levels have been shown to have prognostic value. However, its use as a diagnostic biomarker has not been explored. The aim was to establish a saliva galectin-3 reference range and to demonstr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Zhang X,Wan Y,Chata R,Brazzale A,Atherton JJ,Kostner K,Dimeski G,Punyadeera C

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To institute recommendations from a laboratory turnround time study; to evaluate audit methods; and to quantify improvements achieved. METHODS:Changes to result report distribution and specimen delivery were affected by posting results directly from the laboratory followed by the introduction of a twice daily cou...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Smellie WS,Galloway PJ,Johnston JI

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In situ hybridisation, immunohistochemistry, and morphological analysis for the detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) were compared in routinely processed tissue sections from a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and widespread CMV infection. Both in situ hybridisation and immunohistochemistry with t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Niedobitek G,Finn T,Herbst H,Gerdes J,Grillner L,Landqvist M,Wirgart BZ,Stein H

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the efficacy of biochemical parameters in different fluids in the diagnosis of myocardial infarction of different causes, analysed after death. METHODS:The myoglobin concentration and total creatine kinase (CK) and creatine kinase MB isoenzyme (CK-MB) activities were measured in serum, pericardial flu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Perez-Cárceles MD,Osuna E,Vieira DN,Martínez A,Luna A

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cryptococcal meningo-encephalitis is described. Treatment with the fungicidal agent amphotericin B resulted in temporary improvement, but the patient relapsed and died 17 months after diagnosis. The pathology and treatment of the disease are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： RIPPEY JJ,ROPER WA,JEANES AL,BRIGHT MV

更新日期：1965-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate a new enzyme immunoassay (EIA) method for detection of Clostridium difficile toxin by comparing it to cytotoxicity assay. To investigate the nature of false negative and false positive EIA results by evaluating clinical and therapeutic parameters. METHODS:737 consecutive diarrhoeal specimens collected ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Vargas SO,Horensky D,Onderdonk AB

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a patient with a gastric biopsy specimen showing histomorphological and immunohistochemical appearances indistinguishable from those usually present in lymphocytic gastritis, a rare condition of unknown aetiology with a distinctive phenotype. The patient had a history of a biopsy confirmed T cell...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nga ME,Tan SH,Teh M,Koay ES,Chong SM,Putti TC,Salto-Tellez M

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains isolated in Tawam Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in the United Arab Emirates, were examined in order to understand the reasons for a doubling of its incidence between 2003 and 2008 while maintaining the same infection control measures. METHODS:All cons...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sonnevend Á,Blair I,Alkaabi M,Jumaa P,Al Haj M,Ghazawi A,Akawi N,Jouhar FS,Hamadeh MB,Pál T

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary low grade marginal zone B cell lymphoma (MZL) of the breast and localised mammary amyloidosis are exceedingly rare entities. This report describes the case of a woman with long standing Sjögren's syndrome presenting with asymptomatic MZL of the breast showing plasmacytic differentiation, associated with local ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kambouchner M,Godmer P,Guillevin L,Raphaël M,Droz D,Martin A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liver copper concentrations in percutaneous biopsy specimens were measured by neutron activation analysis and compared with histological staining for copper by rubeanic acid and rhodanine, and with copper-associated protein stained by orcein. Liver copper concentrations were elevated in 31 of 35 biopsies from patients...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jain S,Scheuer PJ,Archer B,Newman SP,Sherlock S

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Optical microscopic (OM) evaluation of peripheral blood (PB) cells is still a crucial step of the laboratory haematological workflow. The morphological cell analysis is time-consuming and expensive and it requires skilled operator. To address these challenges, automated image-processing systems, as digital morphol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Da Rin G,Benegiamo A,Di Fabio AM,Dima F,Francione S,Fanelli A,Germagnoli L,Lorubbio M,Marzoni A,Pajola R,Pipitone S,Rolla R,Seghezzi M,Baigorria Vaca MDC,Bartolini A,Buoro S

更新日期：2020-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a radioimmunoassay technique serum alpha-fetoprotein could be detected in healthy adults in concentrations of less than 20 microgram/l. Of patients with acute, viral hepatitis 43% exhibited a transient rise of serum alpha-fetoprotein, the peak occurring eight to nine days after the maximum recorded serum asparta...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Eleftheriou N,Heathcote J,Thomas HC,Sherlock S

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the pattern and severity of liver disease in patients who had undergone jejuno-ileal bypass for the treatment of morbid obesity, 23 patients were biopsied, all of whom had had intact bypasses for more than 10 years. These were examined by light and electron microscopy. Previous biopsy specimens from each pat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Boon AP,Thompson H,Baddeley RM

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The macroH2A histone variants are epigenetic marks for inactivated chromatin. In this study, we examined the expression of macroH2A2 in anal neoplasm from anal intraepithelial neoplasia (AIN) to anal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). METHODS:AIN and anal SCC samples were analysed for macroH2A2 expression, HIV and hu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hu WH,Miyai K,Sporn JC,Luo L,Wang JY,Cosman B,Ramamoorthy S

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme linked immunoadsorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect IgG, IgM, and IgA antibody in urine to a crude antigenic mixture prepared from six arbitrarily chosen strains of common coliform urinary pathogens. In a group of patients with symptoms of urinary tract infection 24 of 80 (30%) urine samples were positiv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： McKenzie H,Young DN

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and pathological features of a case of malakoplakia of the adrenal gland occurring in a woman with Escherichia coli infection are described. This lesion mimicked a neoplasm, the true diagnosis only being revealed by histological examination. The light and electron microscopic features are described and it...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Benjamin E,Fox H

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two newborn babies with an intact atrial septum are described. In one, the two components of the atrial septum appeared to have become fused after relatively normal initial development; the left side of this heart was hypoplastic. In the other baby the formation of the atrial septum appeared to have been completely an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Shortland-Webb WR,Tozer RA,Cameron AH

更新日期：1966-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rocket-line immunoelectrophoresis (R-LIE) with antigen containing intermediate gel, and co-agglutination utilising protein A-containing staphylococci coated with specific antibodies, were adapted for serotyping the prototypes of group B meningococci. Both were found to have the same specificity as agar gel double diff...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Danielsson D,Olcén P

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Bulgaria has one of the highest rates of cervical cancer incidence and mortality in the EU, data on HPV type distribution are limited. AIM:To determine the prevalence of HPV types 16 and 18 in archival specimens from cervical cancer cases from Bulgaria. METHODS:A total of 145 formalin-fixed, paraf...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Todorova I,Ganchev G,Shikova E

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe osteomalacia (confirmed by the examination of thin undecalcified bone biopsy sections) associated with hypophosphataemia developed in a 60 year old woman. A skeletal x-ray survey showed a lytic lesion in the right proximal femur, and this was curetted, showing a vascular tumour. The patient's symptoms improved ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： McClure J,Smith PS

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An increase in intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) is mandatory for the histological diagnosis of coeliac disease (CD). Currently, duodenal biopsies are used almost exclusively to establish the diagnosis, yet published work continues to cite an upper limit of 40 lymphocytes/100 epithelial cells, a figure deri...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hayat M,Cairns A,Dixon MF,O'Mahony S

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00