Gas-liquid chromatography in the diagnosis of anaerobic infections: a three year experience.

abstract：:Neisseria gonorrhoeae is one of the most important causes of sexually transmitted disease. We do not fully understand the pathogenesis of infection with this organism, although recent improvements in immunological and molecular techniques have brought us closer to an answer. These techniques are now also being used to...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Easmon CS,Ison CA

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastroblastoma is a rare gastric epitheliomesenchymal biphasic tumour composed of spindle and epithelial cells, reported by Miettinen et al in a series of three cases in 2009. All those cases arose in stomachs of young adults. Neither the epithelial nor the mesenchymal component displayed sufficient atypia to diagnose...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Shin DH,Lee JH,Kang HJ,Choi KU,Kim JY,Park DY,Lee CH,Sol MY,Park JH,Kim HY,Montgomery E

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system is described for the maintenance of cumulative haematology records for selected patients using a laboratory minicomputer with limited storage capacity. Records are indexed by the patient's name and location since, as in the majority of hospital laboratories, there is no unique numbering scheme which covers al...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Alexander MK,Corbett MT,Reed RW

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The placenta is the fetal organ providing the interchange between mother and fetus. This organ needs to provide its function such as transport and secretion even during its development and thus all developmental changes need to be in accordance with its function. This review describes development of the placenta durin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Huppertz B

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight isolates of C. albicans were used to determine the frequency with which germ tube formation occurred: on rice extract -Tween 80 agar, on its components, and on 1% bactopeptone agar after three hr at 37 degrees C; in 0.5% aqueous solution of various carbohydrates; in various concentrations of glucose; on 0.5 and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Joshi KR,Bremner DA,Parr DN,Gavin JB

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To audit the cellular expression of the innate antibacterial enzyme lysozyme in colonic biopsies from a cohort of patients having microscopic colitis (MC-collagenous colitis (CC) or lymphocytic colitis (LC)). Results were compared with those recorded in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of the colon (...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rubio CA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine whether the pattern of involvement of the gastric mucosa in lymphocytic gastritis is predictive of the presence or absence of duodenal pathology. METHODS:50 cases (M:F, 26:24; median age 57 years) diagnosed as lymphocytic gastritis between 1986 and 1998 with concurrent duodenal (D2) biopsies were iden...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hayat M,Arora DS,Wyatt JI,O'Mahony S,Dixon MF

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Sysmex XN haematology instrument performs automatic reflex testing, depending on sample results. A nucleated red blood cell (NRBC) count is provided on all samples. The instrument has a smaller footprint (34%) than previous Sysmex XE analysers. METHODS:An evaluation comparing all results to the Sysmex X...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Briggs C,Longair I,Kumar P,Singh D,Machin SJ

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 72 year old woman presented with a suspected myocardial infarction. An echocardiograph showed no acute changes but her plasma creatine kinase (CK) activity was increased at 343 U/l (< 175 normal range). The apparent creatine kinase-MB activity by a CK-M subunit immunoinhibition assay was 350 U/l. In view of the disc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Crook M,Williams A,Sankaralingam A,Tutt P

更新日期：1994-06-01 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：AIMS:To analyse the expression of proteins involved in DNA double strand break detection and repair in the luminal and myoepithelial compartments of benign breast lesions and malignant breast tumours with myoepithelial differentiation. METHODS:Expression of the ataxia telangiectasia (ATM) and p53 proteins was immunohi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Angèle S,Jones C,Reis Filho JS,Fulford LG,Treilleux I,Lakhani SR,Hall J

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether the monoclonal antibody (MoAb) 83D4, previously shown to be highly specific for carcinoma cells, can be used as an immunocytological marker to discriminate between benign and malignant cells in serous effusions; and to test for a correlation between expression of the antigen reacting with MoAb...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Beuzelin-Yvraut M,Bourguignat A,Phillips E,Roseto A,Osinaga E

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four cases of human infection with Achromobacter anitratus, one of which was fatal, are described. They all occurred at one hospital within a period of two months. The bacteriology, antibiotic sensitivity, and pathogenicity of the organisms are discussed. One of the strains was found to differ from the other three. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： ASHLEY DJ,KWANTES W

更新日期：1961-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sellar region is the site of a large number of pathological entities arising from the pituitary and adjacent anatomical structures, including brain, blood vessels, nerves and meninges. The surgical pathology of this area requires the accurate identification of neoplastic lesions, including pituitary adenoma and ca...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Al-Brahim NY,Asa SL

更新日期：2006-12-01 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

abstract：AIMS:Our laboratory is a centralised centre receiving routine non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) samples for programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) immunohistochemical (IHC) evaluation. Since literature data are not concordant here we review our clinical records to assess the rate of PD-L1 positive and negative NSCLC cases ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Vigliar E,Malapelle U,Iaccarino A,Acanfora G,Pisapia P,Clery E,De Luca C,Bellevicine C,Troncone G

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of myelofibrosis presenting as spinal cord compression on account of extramedullary haemopoietic tissue encroaching upon the spinal cord from a large pelvic mass. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Horwood E,Dowson H,Gupta R,Kaczmarski R,Williamson M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Routine endometrial cytology was used instead of curettage as the first step in a morphological investigation of the endometrium in patients with postmenopausal bleeding. Premenopausal women with symptoms or signs indicative of premalignant or malignant disease were also studied using this method. Patients with alarmi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Skaarland E

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The API 20 STREP system was used to identify 146 known strains from seven species of the genus Listeria, including both pathogenic and environmental strains. The gallery was easy to use and tests, with the exception of leucine arylamidase (LAP) and starch fermentation (AMD), were simple to interpret. Identification to...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： MacGowan AP,Marshall RJ,Reeves DS

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The possible use of sodium hypochlorite solution buffered to pH 7.6 and containing 100 ppm available chlorine (avCl) for disinfecting fibrescopes was investigated. A flexible fibrescope experimentally contaminated with Pseudomonas putida, Mycobacterium fortuitum, or Bacillus subtilis spores was effectively disinfected...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Coates D,Death JE

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Ultraviolet light (UV) is known to cause DNA damage in the epidermis. The damaged DNA is repaired or deleted by apoptosis to prevent the generation of cancer. It has been suggested that a deficient apoptotic mechanism may predispose individuals to skin cancer. Therefore, the response of normal controls and patients...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Murphy M,Mabruk MJ,Lenane P,Liew A,McCann P,Buckley A,O Flatharta C,Hevey D,Billet P,Robertson W,Javed S,Leader M,Kay E,Murphy GM

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two aspects of handwashing in hospital were considered. A study was carried out to examine the contamination of bar soap and containers, and the use of antiseptic soaps in reducing the resident flora of the skin. Swabs were collected from soap dishes on six wards and from a bacteriology laboratory on four consecutive ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jarvis JD,Wynne CD,Enwright L,Williams JD

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four assays for the detection of alphafetoprotein (AFP) in the diagnosis of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were evaluated. The frequency of AFP detection was compared in 89 HCC patients and in 71 patients with chronic active hepatitis/cirrhosis. Of the four assays, immunodiffusion, counterimmunoelectrophoresis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chan SH,Heng SH,Yo SL,Oon CJ

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The development of a technique for simultaneous in situ hybridisation for native mRNA and conventional immunofluorescence for cytoplasmic antigens in routine pathology specimens. METHODS:Cocktails of synthetic deoxyoligonucleotides coding for immunoglobulin J chain and kappa light chain were 3' end labelled enzym...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Harper SJ,Pringle JH,Gillies A,Allen AC,Layward L,Feehally J,Lauder I

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sections of tissue embedded in paraffin wax from 18 selected odontogenic cysts were studied both histologically and immunohistochemically with antibodies to cytokeratins using the indirect peroxidase technique. The cysts were divided on a clinical and histological basis into two equal groups comprising dentigerous cys...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： MacDonald AW,Fletcher A

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The titre of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii was compared in 1985 sera by use of an indirect haemagglutination test (ToxHA test--Wellcome Reagents Ltd) and the dye test. Sera from 42 patients with clinical or serological indications of recent toxoplasmosis were also examined to determine if the ToxHA test would be of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Balfour AH,Bridges JB,Harford JP

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cervical cytology biobanking is a feasible concept in cervical pathology and could be an indispensable tool for fundamental and applied molecular biological research. PCR is a powerful molecular technique that can be performed on a variety of cervical sample types including Pap-stained cervical smears. However, si...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Boulet GA,Horvath CA,Berghmans S,Moeneclaey LM,Duys IS,Arbyn M,Depuydt CE,Vereecken AJ,Sahebali S,Bogers JJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many patients with advanced cancer are malnourished. Anorexia is common, as is the use of chemotherapy, which may cause nausea and poor appetite. Ten per cent of these patients experience haemorrhagic events. AIM:Since vitamin K deficiency (VKD) causes bleeding, to establish the prevalence of VKD in patient...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Harrington DJ,Western H,Seton-Jones C,Rangarajan S,Beynon T,Shearer MJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In the time of COVID-19, predictive molecular pathology laboratories must still timely select oncological patients for targeted treatments. However, the need to respect social distancing measures may delay results generated by laboratory-developed tests based on sequential steps a long hands-on time. Laboratory wo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Malapelle U,De Luca C,Iaccarino A,Pepe F,Pisapia P,Russo M,Sgariglia R,Nacchio M,Vigliar E,Bellevicine C,Schmitt FC,Troncone G

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To report the clinicopathological characteristics of patients with ocular adnexal marginal zone B cell lymphoma (MZBL) with IgG4-positive plasma cells. METHODS:114 biopsy samples of ocular adnexal MZBLs were analysed. MZBLs with IgG4-positive plasma cells were included when the IgG4:IgG ratio was >40% (IgG4-relat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kubota T,Moritani S,Yoshino T,Nagai H,Terasaki H

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00