A report on experience with an automatic blood counting machine.

abstract：:In two cases of infected total hip replacements, Peptococcus magnus was isolated in pure culture from the implant when it was removed. Fluorescent antibody and ELISA studies have shown that both patients developed an antibody response to this anaerobic coccus soon after the replacement operation. These results suggest...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Taylor AG,Fincham WJ,Golding MA,Cook J

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epithelium of the human fallopian tube (oviduct) and cervix were studied by histological, immunohistological, and ultrastructural methods with a view to establishing the nature of the so called "basal" and "reserve" cells. The results indicated that the "basal" cells of the oviductal epithelia were T lymphocytes, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Peters WM

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and evaluation of a new selective medium for Streptococcus pneumoniae is described. It is shown that the new medium (crystal violet-nalidixic acid-gentamicin agar:CVNG) is highly selective for Strep. pneumoniae in sputum specimens containing other organisms and is also sensitive, being only marginally ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nichols T,Freeman R

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case is described in which marked hepatic fibrosis probably resulted from the prolonged treatment of acute leukaemia with methotrexate. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Talerman A,Thompson RB

更新日期：1966-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The cell block technique for assessing endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) specimens from pancreatic mucinous cystic lesions (MCLs) was systematically evaluated for the first time, including comparisons with three traditional methods of assessing such specimens. METHODS:The prospective a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wong NACS,Gwiti P,Murigu T,Melegh Z,Beavers S,Gordon F,Alexandridis E,Norton S

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteroviruses are rare causes of acute focal encephalitis. A fatal case of echovirus type 9 infection is reported in a 9 month old boy who presented with a fever and a macular rash followed by two focal seizures. Echovirus type 9 was isolated from lung tissue after seven days. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Zuckerman MA,Sheaff M,Martin JE,Gabriel CM

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasingly in the field of medicine, new therapeutic modalities, both surgical and non-surgical, are being introduced. Some of these may significantly alter the pathological appearance of normal and neoplastic tissue and result in problems for the pathologist. In this review, iatrogenic pathology within the female g...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Clarke B,McCluggage WG

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commercial latex slide test (Oxoid DR 620) for the identification of Escherichia coli O157 was compared with a standard tube agglutination method using E coli O157 antiserum (Difco). Thirty isolates previously confirmed as E coli O157 were positive by both methods: 30 isolates of E coli of serogroups other than O157...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chapman PA

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of three commercial products of papain were compared as supplied and after activation, and when used in the enzyme-serum method for rhesus (D) grouping. Certain dangers in activation became apparent, and accurate determination of the proportions of papain to anti-D appeared more important than indiscrim...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： WINTER GC,WRATTEN BE

更新日期：1962-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of digestion of fibrin was measured in vitro by an isotopic technique in 140 blood samples of differing fibrinogen concentration; the assessment of fibrinolytic activity thus obtained was compared with a standard method of measurement, the dilute whole blood lysis time. The lysis time was related exponentiall...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hickman JA,Gordon-Smith IC,Whitfield PF,Godfrey SJ

更新日期：1973-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an ovarian serous epithelial neoplasm of borderline type admixed with sarcomatous elements is reported. This combination seems to be extremely rare with only four cases previously reported. It may represent a type of collision tumour or the development of a sarcoma in a growth with borderline differentiation...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Allen C,Stephens M,Williams J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recently developed procedure, that has been shown to be suitable for detailed immunohistological analysis, has been used to prepare cryostat sections of bone marrow to investigate whether enzyme-histochemical techniques are also feasible on such material. A selected group of enzymes, some of which are inhibited or d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chilosi M,Pizzolo G,Janossy G,Bofill M,Fiore-Donati L

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To establish a mechanism to examine the components of turnaround time in a representative cross-section of laboratory users; and to identify potential areas for improvement. METHODS:Information was collected manually from result reports received by eight laboratory users: three wards in the main hospital, four GP...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Smellie WS,Johnston J,Galloway PJ

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Sinusoidal dilatation and congestion (SDC) in liver biopsy may be obstructive (due to venous outflow impairment) or non-obstructive in nature. The significance of this finding in the post-liver transplant setting remains unexplored. METHODS:We herein retrospectively analysed all post-transplant liver biopsies sho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bakshi N,Rastogi A,Pamecha V,Bihari C

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of jaundice and of abnormal liver function tests has been assessed in 91 multitransfused patients with severe haemophilia A and B. Tests of hepatocyte function were within the normal range in the majority of patients. On the contrary, tests of biliary cell function, liver cell damage, and bromsulphthalei...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mannucci PM,Capitanio A,Del Ninno E,Colombo M,Pareti F,Ruggeri ZM

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In October 1859, 'The Queen of Hearts' was published by Wilkie Collins. This book is a collection of 10 short stories written by the protagonists (three retired brothers), in order to keep their niece (aka the queen of hearts) entertained, until the arrival of her fiancé-to-be. The second story of the book, titled 'Br...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Fernandez-Flores A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electron microscopy od duodenal mucosa from children with acute non-bacterial enteritis has shown virus particles in epithelial cells. Indirect immunofluorescent techniques applied to the same tissue showed virus antigen localized in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells of the villi. Specific IgM antibody was present in ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Davidson GP,Goller I,Bishop RF,Townley RR,Holmes IH,Ruck BJ

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid diagnoses were made on 510 breast lumps by three methods in sequence and the results compared with those obtained by paraffin histology.Naked-eye examination of the excised lumps correctly distinguished between benign and malignant tumours in 95.1% of cases with 23 (4.5%) false negative and two (0.4%) false posi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Tribe CR

更新日期：1973-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The only method currently available to perform Neisseria gonorrhoeae antimicrobial susceptibility testing (Ng-AST) requires a viable organism obtained by culture. Reports of in vitro resistance to extended-spectrum cephalosporins, the treatment of choice for gonorrhoea, coupled with increasing gonorrhoea diagnoses is ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jain A,Cole MJ,Planche T,Ison CA

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone marrow infiltrates taken from 11 patients with peripheral T cell lymphoma were immunophenotyped as T cell lymphoma using monoclonal antibodies on frozen bone marrow trephine biopsy specimens. In nine these were taken at diagnosis and in two after failure of treatment to eradicate lymphoma in the marrow. Patterns ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： White DM,Smith AG,Whitehouse JM,Smith JL

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracts of the seeds of Vicia cretica (NO Leguminosae) strongly agglutinate T- Th- but not Tk- or other polyagglutinable red cells. The V. cretica lectin is therefore a very useful laboratory reagent in the elucidation of erythrocyte polyagglutination due to T-like erythrocyte cryptantigens. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bird GW,Wingham J

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate whether there is loss of the p27Kip1 protein in developing cervical cancer and whether p27Kip1 immunoreactivity has any relation to the proliferative indicator Ki-67. METHODS:The expression of p27Kip1 and Ki-67 was assessed by immunohistochemistry in serial sections from normal epithelium (13), low ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Troncone G,Vetrani A,de Rosa G,Gerbasio D,Palombini L

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of anticonvulsant megaloblastic anaemia are described, showing features of unusual interest. Though both cases were apparently deficient in folic acid, the Figlu tests were negative. One patient had an extremely low serum B(12) concentration apparently associated with defective B(12) absorption due to defici...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Reynolds EH,Hallpike JF,Phillips BM,Matthews DM

更新日期：1965-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) has been shown to be useful for ruling out heart failure in primary care. In this study, we examined the accuracy of the Cobas h232 point-of-care (POC) instrument in primary care compared with an in-hospital measurement. Furthermore, we investigated the user-fr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hex C,Smeets M,Penders J,Van Hoof V,Verbakel J,Buntinx F,Vaes B

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hepatic fibrosis is one of the main consequences of liver disease. Both fibrosis and steatosis may be seen in some patients with chronic hepatitis C and alcoholic liver disease (ALD). AIMS:To quantitate fibrosis and steatosis by stereological and morphometric techniques in patients with chronic hepatitis C ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Zaitoun AM,Al Mardini H,Awad S,Ukabam S,Makadisi S,Record CO

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:This cross-sectional study investigated the association between eight herpesviruses and the bacterial community profiles from the oral cavity of children with and without leukaemia. METHODS:Sixty participants (aged 3-13), divided into the leukaemia group (LG) and healthy group (HG), were evaluated. Collection of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bezerra TM,Ferreira DC,Carmo FL,Pinheiro R,Leite DC,Cavalcante FS,Belinho RA,Peixoto RS,Rosado AS,dos Santos KR,Castro GF

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To develop a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the specific detection of the C protein gene in strains of group B Streptococcus. METHODS:A single primer pair derived from the nucleotide sequence of the IgA binding beta antigen of the C protein complex permitted the specific amplification of a 592 base pair DNA f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mawn JA,Simpson AJ,Heard SR

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether Ki-67 immunoexpression in penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) has a prognostic value and correlates with lymph node metastasis, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and patient survival. METHODS:148 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded PSCC samples were tissue-microarrayed, including 97 usual-t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Stankiewicz E,Ng M,Cuzick J,Mesher D,Watkin N,Lam W,Corbishley C,Berney DM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the occurrence of diagnostic delay in primary antibody deficiency in the period 1989-2002, since a similar study in 1989, and to assess the impact of UK national guidelines communicated in 1995. METHODS:A retrospective case note review was performed of 89 consecutive patients with antibody deficiency re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Seymour B,Miles J,Haeney M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of malignant melanoma has increased steadily over the past 30 years and this type of malignancy is the leading cause of death from cutaneous malignant disease. Cutaneous malignancies, including melanoma, can be detected at a very early stage and a cure is possible with prompt detection and treatment. In ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Calonje E

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00