Analysis of bacterial detection in whole blood-derived platelets by quantitative glucose testing at a university medical center.

abstract：:The volume of data contained in a data warehouse represents a potential resource to provide the basis for detailed and specific reference intervals. Routine chemistry panel testing data were derived from an outreach laboratory patient population of 438,180 people and then screened by multiple data filters to identify ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bock BJ,Dolan CT,Miller GC,Fitter WF,Hartsell BD,Crowson AN,Sheehan WW,Williams JD

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Free testosterone (FT) measurement by equilibrium dialysis and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectroscopy (LCMS/MS) is the "gold standard." We hypothesized that calculated FT values could substitute for measured values; compared FT results reported by Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC), Washington, DC, with r...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： DeVan ML,Bankson DD,Abadie JM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (EIAs) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigens were evaluated for sensitivity and reproducibility by use of supernatant fluid from cell cultures of peripheral mononuclear cells of 18 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and 12 asymptomatic HI...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jackson JB,Sannerud K,Rhame FS,Balfour HH Jr

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In normal subjects, mean platelet volume (MPV) has an inverse, nonlinear relation with platelet count, while platelet volume heterogeneity has a direct, nonlinear relation with MPV. Compared with the reference range established for normal subjects, patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, atherosclerotic heart dise...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bessman JD,Williams LJ,Gilmer PR Jr

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The thickness of eosinophilic band in collagenous colitis (CC) was assessed by 3 methods: histologic estimates (22 observers), conventional measurements using a calibrated micrometric scale (1 observer), and semiautomatic micrometric measurements (1 observer). By the histologic estimate technique, 7.4% of the results ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rubio CA,Orrego A,Höög A,Porwitz A,Petersson F,Elmberger G,Glaessgen A,Eriksson E,Kanter L,Jaremko G,Egevad L,Laforga J,Liljefors M,Löfdahl B,Norman P,Larsson O,Wanat R,Wejde J,Zickert P,Björk J,Caini S,Palli D

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two separate courses in clinical pathology were presented to two groups of second-year medical students. The first (large) group was taught by the conventional lecture method; the other (small) group, by a self-instructional method for roughly half of the course, followed by the conventional lecture method for the sec...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kao YS,Beeler MF,Strong JP

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 30-year-old previously healthy man developed cervical adenopathy associated with mild constitutional symptoms. Corynebacterium ovis was isolated in pure culture from lymph node tissue on two separate occasions, and small gram positive organisms were identified in both lymph nodes with tissue gram stain. Histopatholo...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Goldberger AC,Lipsky BA,Plorde JJ

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We aimed to find descriptors to identify chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), Sézary, granular, and villous lymphocytes among normal and abnormal lymphocytes in peripheral blood. METHODS:Image analysis was applied to 768 images from 15 different types of lymphoid cells and monocytes to determine four discrim...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Puigví L,Merino A,Alférez S,Boldú L,Acevedo A,Rodellar J

更新日期：2019-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is believed to develop from histologically identifiable intraductal lesions known as pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasias (PanINs) that undergo a series of architectural, cytologic, and genetic changes, a progression model similar to the adenoma-carcinoma sequence in the colon. The apomucin ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Swartz MJ,Batra SK,Varshney GC,Hollingsworth MA,Yeo CJ,Cameron JL,Wilentz RE,Hruban RH,Argani P

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied whether laboratory confirmation of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) can be improved after antigen clearance by determining free antibody and combining the results of an antigenic and a biologic assay. Blood samples taken over 40 days in 14 patients with HIT with thromboembolism underwent fluorescence-...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Harenberg J,Wang L,Hoffmann U,Huhle G,Feuring M

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize error rates for genetic test orders between medical specialties and in different settings by examining detailed order information. METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of a detailed utilization management case database, comprising 2.5 years of data and almost 1,400 genetic test orde...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mathias PC,Conta JH,Konnick EQ,Sternen DL,Stasi SM,Cole BL,Astion ML,Dickerson JA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new hemolytic plate method for the functional assessment of alternative-pathway complement activity is described. The plates are easy to prepare and the method simple to perform. Analysis of 23 normal serum samples showed a mean lysis diameter of 4.1 +/- 0.2 mm (1 standard deviation). ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Fong JS,Renaud L

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the current frequency of discovering important diagnoses at autopsy, the diagnoses made in all complete or "no head" autopsies during 1994 at a major tertiary care transplantation referral center were retrospectively compared with the diagnoses made antemortem. Of 176 autopsies, 79 (44.9%) revealed 1 or m...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nichols L,Aronica P,Babe C

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of pulmonary squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) are described displaying a prominent microcystic pattern closely resembling microcystic adnexal carcinoma of the skin (MAC). The patients were 2 women and 1 man aged 72 to 83 years. Histologically, in addition to conventional SCC, all tumors showed striking microc...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Weissferdt A,Moran CA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the hematopoietic origin of mast cells is very probable, the cell from which they originate is still a matter of speculation. The description of "transitional basophil/mast cells" in myeloproliferative disorders has suggested a common origin for basophils and mast cells. In a case of mast cell transformation ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gabriel LC,Escribano LM,Marie JP,Zittoun R,Navarro JL

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis was used to detect Cryptococcus neoformans capsular polysaccharide in the body fluids of infected patients. Using rabbit anti-C. neoformans A15 globulin, counterimmunoelectrophoresis detected 1.25 microgram of purified cryptococcal polysaccharide per ml of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or urin...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Maccani JE

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Lymphoid enhancer binding factor 1 (LEF1) is expressed in most cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) and has shown utility in distinguishing CLL/SLL from other small B-cell lymphomas. LEF1 expression has not been systematically studied in CD5-positive marginal zone lympho...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Patel N,Durkin L,Bodo J,Hsi ED

更新日期：2020-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of papillary cystic tumor (PCT) of the pancreas were investigated for the presence of estrogen receptors (ERs) and progesterone receptors (PgRs). Both PCT and normal pancreas are able to specifically bind 3H-estradiol. This binding almost exclusively results from the presence of high levels of type II ER, wh...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Carbone A,Ranelletti FO,Rinelli A,Vecchio FM,Lauriola L,Piantelli M,Capelli A

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clonality of dendritic cell proliferations arising in patients with previously diagnosed B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma has not been determined. The highly polymorphic human androgen receptor gene (HUMARA) can be used to assess the pattern of X-chromosome inactivation and, hence, the clonality of tumors in female pat...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wu CD,Wickert RS,Williamson JE,Sun NC,Brynes RK,Chan WC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Overuse of laboratory tests is a persistent issue. We examined the use and overuse of serum immunofixation electrophoresis and serum free light chain assays to develop an algorithm for optimizing utilization. METHODS:A retrospective review of all tests, for investigation of monoclonal gammopathies, for all ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Heaton C,Vyas SG,Singh G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from the 1978 CAP Hematology Survey were analyzed for the effect of sodium and calcium salts of heparin on the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT). The results indicate that the sodium salt of heparin prolongs the APTT more than the calcium salt at a heparin concentration of 0.2 units/ml. Furthermore, th...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Banez EI,Triplett DA,Koepke J

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In lung transplant recipients, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is mainly performed to detect infectious agents. However, in addition to microorganisms, epithelial cell atypia may be identified, and determination of its significance is necessary. Specimens obtained at BAL in lung and heart-lung transplant recipients (LTRs...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ohori NP

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine whether a group of cases that was relatively high in disagreements and subsequent amendments could be identified and targeted for blinded review. During a 4-year period, 8,916 surgical pathology and nongynecologic cytology cases were subjected to blinded review; of these, there were 616 disagree...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Renshaw AA,Gould EW

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the diagnostic role of claudins in effusion cytology in 325 effusions, including 218 ovarian, 49 breast, 15 cervical or endometrial, 10 gastrointestinal, and 8 lung adenocarcinomas and 25 malignant mesotheliomas (MMs). Specimens were analyzed for claudin-1 and claudin-3 expression using immunohistochemical...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kleinberg L,Holth A,Fridman E,Schwartz I,Shih IeM,Davidson B

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HER2 overexpression and amplification have been studied as a therapeutic and prognostic target in a number of human cancers, including esophageal, gastric, and colorectal adenocarcinomas. However, HER2 status has not been well investigated in primary small intestinal adenocarcinoma, probably because of its rarity. In ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chan OT,Chen ZM,Chung F,Kawachi K,Phan DC,Himmelfarb E,Lin F,Perry A,Wang HL

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to study the expression and localization of the molecular components of enterocyte junctions in celiac disease together with the level of tyrosine phosphorylation, a phenomenon known to affect their cellular distribution and function, and to explore the influence of proinflammatory cytokines. Duodenal biopsy ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ciccocioppo R,Finamore A,Ara C,Di Sabatino A,Mengheri E,Corazza GR

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a patient with large granular lymphocytosis who presented with fever of unknown origin and jaundice. Immunophenotyping showed that most of the large granular lymphocytes (LGLs) were CD3-, CD16-, and NKH-1 (Leu-19)+ lymphocytes. Lymphocytosis of this subset of LGLs has not been reported. Analysis o...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lin CK,Liu HW,Tse PW,Lai CL,Chan GT

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 35 peripheral lymph nodes classified as mantle cell/marginal zone B-cell hyperplasia with clear cells using morphologic and immunologic findings. For the purpose of this study, we obtained clinical follow-up information and performed immunoglobulin gene rearrangement studies on paraffin sections by polymer...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hunt JP,Chan JA,Samoszuk M,Brynes RK,Hernandez AM,Bass R,Weisenburger DD,Müller-Hermelink K,Nathwani BN

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marfan syndrome is one of the most common connective tissue diseases and may manifest with a range of symptoms and pathologic changes. We present a retrospective series of 5 cases of patients with Marfan syndrome and pulmonary pathology. Patients were young to middle-aged adults with absent or minimal smoking historie...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Dyhdalo K,Farver C

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ATHENA (Addressing THE Need for Advanced HPV Diagnostics) HPV study evaluated the clinical usefulness of the cobas HPV Test (Roche Molecular Systems, Pleasanton, CA) for high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) testing (14 HR types) and individual HPV-16/HPV-18 genotyping in women undergoing routine cervical cytolo...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wright TC Jr,Stoler MH,Sharma A,Zhang G,Behrens C,Wright TL,ATHENA (Addressing THE Need for Advanced HPV Diagnostics) Study Group.

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00