Performance measures for Australian laboratories reporting cervical cytology: a decade of data 1998-2008.

abstract：:The cell surface markers of 75 cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were studied on cryostat sections using a panel of monoclonal antibodies. Forty-nine cases (65.3%) were found to express a B-cell phenotype, 23 cases (30.7%) a T-cell phenotype, 1 case (1.3%) a histiocytic phenotype and 2 cases (2.7%) no demonstrable surfa...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Ng CS,Chan JK,Lo ST,Poon YF

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigating fever in the returned traveller can be difficult and costly. Dengue is one of the most frequently reported aetiologies. NS1 is a non-structural dengue virus protein detectable during acute infection. The aim of this report is to describe the utility of the Platelia Dengue NS1 antigen enzyme immunoassay (...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Foley DA,Yeoh DK,Karapanagiotidis T,Nhindri T,Catton M

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme-immunoassay has been developed for rapid isotyping of murine monoclonal antibodies. This assay has several advantages over the commonly used typing methods. It does not require the presence of specific antigen. Typing plates can be prepared in advance and stored frozen. Unequivocal results can be obtained in...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Gardner ID

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variant of gelatinous transformation of marrow was described in leukemic patients post-chemotherapy. This lesion was found in 8 out of 1833 post-chemotherapy bone marrows from 429 patients with leukemia. Histologically, this variant form was identical to the classical gelatinous transformation except for the absence...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Feng CS

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of azthreonam, a novel monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotic, was investigated for Gram negative urinary pathogens by determining the susceptibilities of 105 consecutive isolates from specimens submitted to the Auckland Hospital microbiology laboratory. All were sensitive or of intermediate sensitivi...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Lang SD,McKenzie D

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current public health emergency surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, that is the illness caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has resulted in thousands of cases in Australia since 25 January 2020 when the first case was diagnosed. This emerging virus presents particular hazards to ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Kaufer AM,Theis T,Lau KA,Gray JL,Rawlinson WD

更新日期：2020-12-01 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：:Plexiform leiomyomas of the uterus are incidental findings in hysterectomy specimens. Histogenetically, these rare tumors are classified as a variant of epithelioid leiomyomas. Most of the plexiform leiomyomas reported range in size from microscopically small lesions to less than 1 cm in largest diameter, and they mac...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Nagel H,Brinck U,Lüthje D,Füzesi L

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proliferation of isolated hepatocytes in long-term splenic implants was assessed by flash labelling with a 1 pulse of tritiated thymidine (3H TdR). Cell kinetics showed that the basal labelling index was 0.9% which was greater than normal non-regenerating liver. Twenty four hours following partial hepatectomy the labe...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Gupta S,Johnstone R,Darby H,Selden C,Price Y,Hodgson HJ

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal diagnoses of the genetic disorders alpha, beta thalassemia, HbS, Hb Lepore, hemophilia and cystic fibrosis were sought in 88 cases. Six unsuccessful attempts at diagnosis resulted from DNA polymorphisms which were only 50% informative (four cases) and prenatal diagnoses which had been undertaken before it was...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Trent RJ,Volpato F,Wallace RC,Lindeman R,Yakas J

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of simultaneous infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis in men and women in Eastern Sydney was examined prospectively over a 21 month period in patients from whom appropriate specimens were obtained. In men gonococcal disease (113 cases) and chlamydial infections (124 cases) occurr...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Tapsall JW,Kinchington M

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From August 1976 to July 1977, all faecal specimens (3298) sent to the Enteric Department of the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide were selectively cultured for Yersinia enterocolitica. Yersinia enterocolitica was isolated from three patients with diarrhoea, one of whom acquired her infection overs...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Steele TW,McDermott SN

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A screening method is described for urinary 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy mandelic acid using an initial ion exchange procedure, vanillin formation and extraction into toluene. The technique, is simple, rapid and specific, with a reference value up to 35 mumol (7.0 mg)/day established on 92 normal human subjects. Over 200 patie...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Rumble BA,Dick M

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TGF-β induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), which is involved in tumour progression. This study aims to identify and characterise novel factors potentially related to TGF-β-mediated tumour aggression in breast cancer. We treated the human mammary epithelial cell line MCF10A with TGF-β and observed TGF-β-dep...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Lien HC,Lee YH,Juang YL,Lu YT

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the management of rheumatic diseases, peptic ulceration associated with anti-inflammatory drug therapy is a major problem and seriously limits the usefulness of these agents. In acute experiments with a guinea pig total gastric pouch preparation, gastric damage induced by the prostaglandin synthetase inhibitor indo...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Maclaurin BP,Watts C,Palmer DG

更新日期：1985-07-01 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：AIM:It is routine practice to prolong the incubation period of blood cultures from patients with suspected subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) or fungal infection. The protocol in this laboratory required 28 days incubation with weekly subcultures. Following the introduction of automated continuously monitored blood ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Varettas K,Taylor PC,Mukerjee C

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichostrongylus infection, an uncommonly reported zoonosis in Australia, is common in parts of the world where there is close human contact with herbivorous animals. We report 5 cases diagnosed in our laboratory since 1992. Over this period the laboratory has conducted over 46,000 parasitological examinations on fece...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Boreham RE,McCowan MJ,Ryan AE,Allworth AM,Robson JM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An epidemiological study of childhood cancer in New Zealand identified 409 children aged 0 to 14 years with malignant neoplasms newly diagnosed between 1990 and 1993 inclusive. The original microscopic material on which the diagnoses were based was reviewed in 398 cases and the neoplasms were allocated into the 12 maj...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Becroft DM,Dockerty JD,Berkeley BB,Chan YF,Lewis ME,Skeen JE,Synek BJ,Teague LR

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

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：:One thousand sera shown to be reactive by one of two commercial enzyme linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for antibodies to the AIDS virus were referred to the NSW State Reference Laboratory for confirmatory assays. Each serum was retested by two commercial ELISA systems (Abbott and ENI), the ENI exclusionary H9 ELIS...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Imrie AA,Kehrer S,Smith GW,Penny R,Cooper DA

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen patients with Aeromonas species septicemia were seen at Westmead Hospital between 1983 and 1987. In 10 patients (77%) septicemia was caused by A. sobria, and in 3 (23%) by A. hydrophila, A. caviae was not isolated. Chronic underlying illness was present in 10 patients (77%), hematological malignancy being the...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Dryden M,Munro R

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age-specific paediatric reference intervals are used in interpretation of laboratory results. However, interpretation may be problematic when a child just crosses an age bracket and the difference between the original and the subsequent age-specific reference interval is large. Moreover, details about the physiologica...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Loh TP,Antoniou G,Baghurst P,Metz MP

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the use of 2 independent techniques, circulating monomeric and oligomeric IgM were detected in the majority of 29 patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). In contrast it was detected only in trace quantities in a minority of healthy subjects. In the CLL group no significant correlation was observed betwe...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Xu HJ,Roberts-Thomson PJ

更新日期：1993-01-01 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：:A unique complication of florid xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis with cholecystoduodenal fistula formation is described in a 6 yr old male. The patient, who had a short gut syndrome, had been maintained on lifelong total parenteral nutrition (TPN) following extensive neonatal ischemic bowel necrosis secondary to gast...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Byard RW,Thorner PS,Cutz E,Filler RM,Durie P

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of lower respiratory tract infection due to Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum are described. Lower respiratory tract infections with C. pseudodiphtheriticum in immunocompetent patients are usually associated with pre-existing chronic pulmonary disease, and are sometimes associated with endotracheal intu...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Freeman JD,Smith HJ,Haines HG,Hellyar AG

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiplex immunofluorescence (mIF) allows simultaneous antibody-based detection and quantification of the expression of up to six markers, plus a nuclear counterstain, on a single tissue section. Recent studies have shown the potential for mIF to advance our understanding of complex disease processes, including cancer...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Lim JCT,Yeong JPS,Lim CJ,Ong CCH,Wong SC,Chew VSP,Ahmed SS,Tan PH,Iqbal J

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In various tumor types dentritic cell, infiltration and the presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes have been associated with an improved clinical outcome. In the uterine cervix these immunocompetent cells have been associated with improved prognosis in high stage disease. The current study examines the significanc...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Bethwaite PB,Holloway LJ,Thornton A,Delahunt B

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the clinicopathological features of eight cases of large cell undifferentiated bladder carcinoma not otherwise specified (LCUBC). LCUBC was characterised by sheets of large polygonal or round cells with moderate to abundant cytoplasm and distinct cell borders. The LCUBC component varied from 90 to 100% of t...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Lopez-Beltran A,Cheng L,Comperat E,Rouprêt M,Blanca A,Menendez CL,Montironi R

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00