Typing early Australian healthcare-associated MRSA: confirmation of major clones and emergence of ST1-MRSA-IV and novel ST2249-MRSA-III.

abstract：:In 2004, the diagnosis of established human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection can be made with close to 100% assurity. The extraordinarily engineered performances of HIV-screening assays are unprecedented. The well-established confirmatory tests performed by well-versed laboratories using criteria that are well u...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Dax EM,Arnott A

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from 82 patients with acute or chronic hepatitis and 40 chronic carriers of hepatitis B were examined by ELISA and immunoblotting for reactivity with the glycolytic enzyme aldolase. The results of the ELISA tests, expressed as a percentage of a positive control, were compared to those obtained with sera from 39 p...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Brown C,Toh BH,Pedersen JS,Clarke FM,Mackay IR,Gust I

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Hepcidin, a recently identified peptide, acts as a central regulator of iron metabolism. It is regarded as a factor regulating the uptake of dietary iron and its mobilisation from macrophages and hepatic stores. It is considered as a mediator of anaemia of inflammation. The aim of this study was to assess whether s...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Jayaranee S,Sthaneshwar P,Sokkalingam S

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a patient with unusual venous and arterial thromboses in association with the common thermolabile methyltetrahydrofolate (MTHFR) variant. The patient responded directly to folate supplementation. To our knowledge, this is the first report describing hyperhomocysteinemia in association with this type of throm...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Hall TN,Ramakrishnan LL,Leahy MF

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel grading system based on the counting of poorly differentiated clusters (PDC) of neoplastic cells at the invasive margin and in the tumour stroma was recently introduced among the histological parameters predictive of adverse clinical outcome in colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of this study was to correlate th...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Barresi V,Bonetti LR,Bettelli S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to assess the value of specimen radiographs of stereotactic core biopsy, the usefulness of measuring size of calcifications on tissue sections, whether demonstration of calcifications in tissue sections alters the pathological diagnosis when specimen radiograph demonstrates calcifications, ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Dahlstrom JE,Jain S

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight histologically-confirmed cases of clear cell sarcoma of the kidney (CCSK) were studied for possible mutations in the p53 tumor suppressor gene by the immunohistochemical demonstration of mutant p53 proteins using a monoclonal (DO7: Dako) and a polyclonal (AB565: Chemicon) antibody to p53 protein. All cases exhib...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Cheah PL,Looi LM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most significant task of the pathologist examining a fetal death is, if possible, the provision of an explanation for the event, which will allow the clinical attendants to counsel the family in an informed and relevant manner. In some cases, no adequate explanation will be possible, though many conditions will be...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Smith NM

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes and pathogenesis of severe childhood pneumonia in a developing country were studied in lungs removed at autopsy from 119 Bangladeshi children who presented with pneumonia and/or diarrhea. Pneumonia was observed in 93 patients. Morphologic features included acute alveolar exudate in 51% (of the 93 patients),...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Tomashefski JF Jr,Butler T,Islam M

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here on the usefulness of the 14C-serotonin release assay for the laboratory confirmation of the clinical diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia syndrome (HITS). Over the past 3 yrs, some 140 individual serum samples have been tested in our laboratory for heparin-associated anti-platelet activity ('he...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Favaloro EJ,Bernal-Hoyos E,Exner T,Koutts J

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serial bone marrow aspirates were obtained from 16 adults with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) before and after a single infusion of cytarabine (5.0 mg/kg i.v. over 30 min). Changes in the proliferative activity of the leukaemic myeloblasts were monitored by determination of the labelling index (LI) and the mitotic inde...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Buchanan JG,Matthews JR,Postlewaight BF,Upsdell M

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 50 necropsies on leukaemic children, the major cause of death was infection. In patients dying during therapy for induction or reinduction of remission, the most frequent infection was a distinctive neutropenic enterocolitis or typhlitis. This was seen in 46% of the whole series and was a major factor in the death ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Moir DH,Bale PM

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty four ventilated premature infants from three Neonatal Intensive Care Units around Melbourne were evaluated prospectively for evidence of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Chlamydia trachomatis infection in the respiratory tract. No C. trachomatis was found and this probably reflects the low prevalence of genital carria...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Garland SM,Bowman ED

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of this study were to investigate the immunohistochemical expression and potential prognostic significance of putative cancer stems cell markers ALDH1, EZH2 and SOX2 in prostate cancer.A total of 142 consecutive radical prostatectomies submitted to one laboratory with a diagnosis of prostatic adenocarcinoma b...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Matsika A,Srinivasan B,Day C,Mader SA,Kiernan DM,Broomfield A,Fu J,Hooper JD,Kench JG,Samaratunga H

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine (NE) tumours are uncommon in the gynecological tract. In addition to their histological features, what defines NE carcinoma is the expression of markers such as chromogranin, synaptophysin and neural cell adhesion molecule (CD56) by immunohistochemistry (IHC). Although limited data have demonstrated tha...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Moritz AW,Schlumbrecht MP,Nadji M,Pinto A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethanol in blood was assayed by 2 currently available procedures: a commercial kit enzymatic assay and a gas chromatographic procedure. Both methods were performed with commercially available materials and equipment. Results by the 2 procedures agreed well. For the 192 specimens studied, the correlation coefficient wa...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Taylor GF,Turrill GH,Carter NG

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birth defects of the brain result from malformation and disruptions. They remain an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Effective treatments are scarce and prevention strategies limited. As aetiological screening is costly and uncertain, genetic counselling remains empirical in most cases. A patholog...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Encha-Razavi F,Gonzalès M,Laquerrière A,Martinovic J,Sinico M,Allias F,Bonnière M,Esculpavit C,Gerard M,Attié-Bitach T,Vekemans M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60 year old white male presented with atypical chest pain and exercise-induced myalgia. Physical examination revealed slight proximal limb muscle weakness and wasting. Serum creatine phosphokinase levels were persistently elevated and electromyography showed changes consistent with a mild myopathy. Light microscopic...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Byard RW,Lach B,Preston DN

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rare tumours are a heterogeneous group of conditions that encompass benign to malignant lesions both of stromal and epithelial origin. Here some of these tumours are described, in which the authors have most familiarity. An outline of medullary carcinoma is also presented. ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Foschini MP,Eusebi V

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of prognostic factors in 4000 patients with cutaneous malignant melanoma at the Sydney Melanoma Unit and the University of Alabama in Birmingham has demonstrated that the histological features of the primary melanoma become less predictive of survival the more advanced the disease becomes. Thus, whilst 4 f...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Shaw HM,Balch CM,Soong SJ,Milton GW,McCarthy WH

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 44-year-old female with a known history of a solitary osteochondroma of the scapula followed on X-ray for five years. She then presented with a rapidly growing lump. Imaging studies confirmed the presence of an aggressive looking lesion. Excision was performed and pathology showed a dedifferentiated chon...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Radhi JM,Loewy J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of semi-solid cultures of fresh biopsy material from 86 primary human melanomas are reported. Detailed histological assessments by Professor McGovern were available for 80 of the 86 melanomas, and these were compared with the growth characteristics of each specimen. Significant correlations were found betw...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Vincent PC,Joyce RM,Croaker G,Young GA,Milton GW,McCarthy WH

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exfoliative, abrasive and aspiration cytology were increasingly relied upon for tissue diagnosis of tumours. The established histological stains for the differentiation of mucin and non-mucin-secreting tumours are not ideal for alcohol-fixed cytology smears and a more reliable cytological technique for the preservatio...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Nathan NA,van Deth AG

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rare case of bilateral primary seminal vesicle carcinoma in a 73 yr old Australian man. To our knowledge this case report is the 48th histologically confirmed case of primary seminal vesicle neoplasia and only the fourth reported case of primary bilateral seminal vesicle carcinoma. Macroscopically the tumo...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Ormsby AH,Haskell R,Ruthven SE,Mylne GE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypercalcemia is a common biochemical abnormality. It is usually possible to make a presumptive diagnosis of its cause by relatively simple means. In a large majority of cases this involves differentiating between primary hyperparathyroidism and malignancy-associated hypercalcemia. Clinical evaluation and parathyroid ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Mason RS

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) synovial membranes were examined by single and dual immunohistological techniques with a number of monoclonal antibodies against lymphocyte and macrophage related antigens. CD4 positive T lymphocytes frequently expressed MHC Class II antigens and were found in sublining collections in close a...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Smith MD,O'Donnell J,Highton J,Palmer DG,Rozenbilds M,Roberts-Thomson PJ

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of cellular products for therapeutic purposes has predominantly been unregulated in Australia until recently. Transplant of haemopoietic progenitor cells (HPC) for bone marrow regeneration is now a routine treatment for many disorders with an established mechanism of facility accreditation. However, other cellular...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Trickett AE,Wall DM

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytological examination of the pleural effusion fluid obtained from a 66-yr-old Chinese lady showed numerous intra- and extracytoplasmic colourless refractile non-birefringent crystals. X-ray analysis of the crystals identified barium salts. On further inquiry, it was learnt that the fluid obtained had been placed in ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Chan AC,Collins RJ,Cheung TK

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulomatous (lobular) mastitis is a rare inflammatory breast disease affecting parous reproductive-aged women. Once considered idiopathic, there is growing evidence of an association with corynebacteria infection, especially in the setting of a distinct histological pattern termed cystic neutrophilic granulomatous m...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Johnstone KJ,Robson J,Cherian SG,Wan Sai Cheong J,Kerr K,Bligh JF

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in the contracture and stiffness of ventricular walls during ischemia and their effect on vascular reperfusion were studied in isolated rat hearts. Global ischemia was induced by stopping the flow of oxygenated perfusate for 60 min. Contracture pressures generated against water-filled left ventricular balloons...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Humphrey SM,Gavin JB

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00