Evaluation of a new sensitive nitrite test as a reliable screening tool for bacteriuria.

abstract：:Serial dilutions of Clostridium difficile culture filtrates were incubated overnight with HeLa cell monolayers. Cells were fixed in formalin, stained with crystal violet, rinsed, and drained. Cell rounding could be observed microscopically in the stained monolayers. Absorbance of the retained dye on monolayers in the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rothman SW

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apocrine morphology is a common phenomenon encountered in everyday breast pathology practice, and is defined as cuboidal or columnar cells exhibiting abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm, prominent apical granules, a low nuclear-cytoplasmic ratio, and round nuclei with pale chromatin and prominent nucleoli. Apocri...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： D'Arcy C,Quinn C

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of cirrhosis of the liver, associated with false-positive serological tests for syphilis and an antibody active against stored red cells, is presented. Methods used in the identification of the ;stored red cell' antibody are described. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： EASTON JA,PRIEST CJ,GILES CM

更新日期：1965-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The principles which should govern the planning of benching and services for new laboratories are enumerated. These include the necessity for long-term planning, flexibility, and economy. The ;Cardiff benching system' where the benches are composed of units that consist of an independent movable table base, a removabl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： LAURENCE KM

更新日期：1963-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody, produced by peptide immunisation was used to detect the distribution of p62c/myc by immunohistology in normal and coeliac small intestinal mucosa. The effect of gluten in four treated coeliac patients was investigated by taking serial jejunal biopsy specimens for six hours after a 10 g oral glut...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ciclitira PJ,Stewart J,Evan G,Wight DG,Sikora K

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred specimens of oesophagus obtained at necropsy from infants and children aged from 0 to 14 years, dying from a variety of causes, were examined prospectively for evidence of gastric heterotopia. Gastric heterotopia was observed in 63 (21%) of the whole series, representing a much higher incidence than repo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Variend S,Howat AJ

更新日期：1988-07-01 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：:Gonococcal isolates resistant to ciprofloxacin collected from 2004 to 2005, in the Pretoria region, were characterised using Neisseria gonorrhoeae multi-antigen sequence typing (NG-MAST). The isolates were obtained from men presenting with urethritis to primary healthcare clinics and general practitioners. All isolate...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： De Jongh M,Dangor Y,Ison CA,Hoosen AA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorigenic substrates prepared from 4-methylumbelliferone provide a simple, convenient method for detecting and assaying group-specific hydrolase activity in small quantities of whole mycobacteria. Physico-chemical properties of the enzymes such as pH dependence and heat stability may also be studied. A technique is ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Grange JM

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid technique using a non-radioactive receptor molecule (digoxigenin) for intrahepatic hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA detection using in situ hybridisation was developed. It can be adapted for use in combination with standard immunohistochemistry for simultaneous detection of both HBV DNA and HBV antigens. The total ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lau JY,Naoumov NV,Alexander GJ,Williams R

更新日期：1991-11-01 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：:A biochemical typing method is described for Klebsiella pneumoniae (sensu lato) and Enterobacter aerogenes. The technique depends on differences in metabolism of five carbon substrates--glycerol, inositol, lactose, glucose, and xylose--at two concentrations. Reproducibility is satisfactory and is monitored by the inco...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barr JG,Hogg GM

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The urinary excretion of the renal proximal tubular enzyme, gamma-glutamyltransferase (gamma-GT), has been studied in 41 patients receiving tobramycin, gentamicin or streptomycin for a variety of infections. All patients receiving tobramycin or gentamicin have shown increased excretion of gamma-GT in the urine. Only 4...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Beck PR,Thomson RB,Chaudhuri AK

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a short series of biochemical tests already in use in many routine laboratories, it is possible to identify strains of the genus Klebsiella and to differentiate K. aerogenes from other types. Marked production of slime is not peculiar to the group and colonial appearance alone is not a satisfactory basis for ide...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： DARRELL JH,HURDLE AD

更新日期：1964-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are first-line molecularly targeted therapies in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who carry sensitising EGFR mutations, due to its superior survival outcomes compared with conventional chemotherapy regimens. In this study, we sought to identify clinic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ng IK,Kumarakulasinghe NB,Syn NL,Soo RA

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical assay for the oestrogen receptor has shown the clinical value of knowing the concentration of the receptor within tissue. The immunohistochemical assay is rapidly taking over from the biochemical assay. Therefore, it is vital to have an equivalent scoring system that will have the same predictive value...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Leake R,Barnes D,Pinder S,Ellis I,Anderson L,Anderson T,Adamson R,Rhodes T,Miller K,Walker R

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient complained of severe diarrhoea for about four years. About 2.5 m of the jejunum was resected and duodenal polyps were also removed at laparotomy. Histologically, they were tubular or tubulovillus adenomas, which closely resembled colonic adenomas. No malignant change was detected in these adenomas. Severe in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nakamura T,Kimura H,Nakano G

更新日期：1986-09-01 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：:Staining with naphthol AS phosphate and Fast Blue BB salt has been used for the estimation of neutrophil alkaline phosphatase (NAP) scores in patients with chronic granulocytic leukaemia (CGL). The very low scores found at diagnosis rise when the disease is treated, and there is some inverse correlation between the NA...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Spiers AS,Liew A,Baikie AG

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RCAS1 (receptor binding cancer antigen expressed on SiSo cells) is a tumour associated antigen. It is involved in immune evasion by tumour cells, by binding to receptors on cells involved in the immune response, such as T cells and natural killer cells, and inducing apoptosis. High expression of RCAS1 has be...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Leelawat K,Watanabe T,Nakajima M,Tujinda S,Suthipintawong C,Leardkamolkarn V

更新日期：2003-10-01 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:Glypican 3 (GPC3) is a heparan sulphate proteoglycan that shows elevated levels in the serum of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), but not in healthy blood donors or patients with benign liver disease. This study explores the value of GPC3 expression for diagnosis of HCC by immunohistochemistry in liver...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wang FH,Yip YC,Zhang M,Vong HT,Chan KI,Wai KC,Wen JM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an attempt to confirm the presence or absence of central nervous tissue in commercially prepared beefburgers, four burgers were processed and stained using routine histological laboratory techniques. Constituent parts of the burgers could be identified readily. In this small sample no central nervous tissue was fou...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Carr NJ,Machin LG

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A panel of three monoclonal antibodies were used in an immunoalkaline phosphatase staining method on a series of serous effusion samples from cases of mesothelioma, lung carcinoma, and benign disease. The antibodies used were anti-carcinoembryonic (CEA) antigen, Ca, and anti-human milk fat globule membrane antigen. An...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ghosh AK,Butler EB

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an investigation of the in vitro phagocytic and microbicidal function of granulocytes collected by filtration leucapheresis (FL) from 18 donors and by discontinuous flow centrifugation leucapheresis (DFC) from six donors, comparison was made with the function of granulocytes obtained from the same donors by venepun...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Martin S,Ghoneim AT,Robinson EA,Child JA

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In decalcified (5% nitric acid) and undecalcified (glycol-methacrylate or resin embedded) routinely processed bone specimens osteoclasts against resorbing surfaces were identified with monoclonal antibodies directed against leucocyte common antigen (LCA) (PD7/26, 2B11), CD68 (KP1), and gpIIIa (Y2/51) but not against H...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Athanasou NA,Puddle B,Quinn J,Woods CG

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six fetal and 10 neonatal rat or mouse stomachs and a 14-week human fetal stomach were examined for immunofluorescence reactivity with four sera containing parietal cell antibody (PCA) and four other sera containing smooth muscle antibody (SMA). In rat and mouse stomachs, parietal cells first reacted with PCA in 19-da...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ceredig R,Toh BH

更新日期：1978-06-01 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：: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：:One hundred sera from 49 patients with glandular toxoplasmosis were examined by a latex agglutination test, the dye test, an indirect haemagglutination test, and a double antibody sandwich enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for antitoxoplasma IgM. The results support previous findings that the dye test, indirec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Payne RA,Francis JM,Kwantes W

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00