Chronic granulomatous disease with leukocytic glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency in a 28-month-old girl.

abstract：:We evaluated the performance (ie, imprecision, inaccuracy, and analytic sensitivity) of the Sysmex SE-9000 commercial hematology analyzer (TOA Medical Electronics, Kobe, Japan) on differential leukocyte counts according to the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards H20-A protocol. The results obtained we...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Buttarello M,Bulian P,Temporin V,Rizzotti P

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish the feasibility of immunotyping specimens transported over great distance, the University of Arizona and the Cleveland Clinic exchanged 39 lymphoma cases (26 B-cell, 13 T-cell cases) via air express for phenotyping. They were exchanged with the use of glass slides with adherent snap-frozen sections. The m...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Grogan TM,Tubbs RR

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:To examine the relationship between the recently defined Gleason grade groups and prostate cancer-specific mortality. Methods:If the probability of prostate cancer-specific death is symbolized as P(PSD), the probability of biochemical failure is symbolized as P(BF), and the probability of prostate cancer-sp...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Vollmer RT

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet function testing is important for the diagnostic evaluation of common and rare bleeding disorders. Our study goals were to promote best practices and reduce unnecessary testing variances by developing North American guidelines on platelet function testing. Guidelines were developed by consensus for expert rec...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hayward CP,Moffat KA,Raby A,Israels S,Plumhoff E,Flynn G,Zehnder JL

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve the positive predictive value (PPV) for high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) in primary screening, DNA ploidy was measured on the same liquid-based sample by image cytometry in 984 cases showing discrepancies between cytology and HR-HPV testing. Of the conflicting results, 14.5% corresponded to a cytolog...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lorenzato M,Bory JP,Cucherousset J,Nou JM,Bouttens D,Thil C,Dez F,Evrard G,Quereux C,Birembaut P,Clavel C

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Acute myeloid leukemia with myelodysplasia-related changes (AML-MRC) is a heterogeneous disorder defined by morphologic, genetic, or clinical features. Genetic abnormalities associated with AML-MRC are often associated with adverse prognostic features, and many cases are preceded by a myelodysplastic syndrom...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Vardiman J,Reichard K

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 14-year period (1959-1972), 3,600 endometrial suction biopsies were performed in the office for specific indications in selected patients. Three hundred seventy-seven biopsies (10.5%) revealed abnormal findings. Of these, 233 showed endometritis, 96 associated with necrotic decidual or placental tissue, or bo...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Baitlon D,Hadley JO

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We evaluated efficacy of two dual immunohistochemistry (IHC) staining assays in assessing hairy cell leukemia (HCL) involvement in core biopsies and compared the results with concurrently collected flow cytometric data. METHODS:Overall, 148 patients with HCL (123 male, 25 female; mean age: 59.8 years; range...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gupta GK,Sun X,Yuan CM,Stetler-Stevenson M,Kreitman RJ,Maric I

更新日期：2020-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and immunohistochemical analysis for assessment of HER-2 status in breast carcinomas are discordant in a significant proportion of cases with equivocal (2+) immunostaining. To evaluate the role of intratumoral heterogeneity and degree of amplification, we performed additional ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lewis JT,Ketterling RP,Halling KC,Reynolds C,Jenkins RB,Visscher DW

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen cases of disseminated Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI), representing a total of 27 bone marrow specimens, were studied. The patients ranged from 25 to 46 years of age and included ten immunocompromised and three immunocompetent hosts. Peripheral blood findings included anemia in all patients, leukopen...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Farhi DC,Mason UG 3rd,Horsburgh CR Jr

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venous thromboembolism (VTE) results from the interaction of the Virchow triad (venous stasis, endothelial injury, and hypercoagulability). Risk factors for increased hypercoagulability, or thrombophilia, include activated protein C resistance/factor V Leiden, the prothrombin G20210A mutation, deficiencies of the natu...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ballard RB,Marques MB,Education Committee of the Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists.

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in the role of mononuclear phagocytes in glomerulonephritis (GN) and in defining markers of renal neoplasms led the authors to study alpha-naphthyl acetate/butyrate esterase (ANAE/ANBE), alkaline phosphatase (AlkP), acid phosphatase (AcP), 5'-nucleotidase (5'N), and ATPase (ATP) activity in paraformaldehyde-f...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Alpers CE,Beckstead JH

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Stat tests are one of the most important features of clinical laboratory performance, the indexed literature is devoid of significant discussion of the subject. The authors, undertook a study by querying hospital laboratories about their current practices and received 38 useable answers dealing with the types...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barnett RN,McIver DD,Gorton WL

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To verify their clinical usefulness in diagnosis and early response to therapy of sideropenic anemia, we compared the behavior of the reticulocyte parameter (RET-Y), a raw measure dependent on size and content of the cell, generated by the Sysmex XE 2100, with the mean reticulocyte volume (MCVr) and mean reticulocyte ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Buttarello M,Temporin V,Ceravolo R,Farina G,Bulian P

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The determination of tumor cell estrogen receptor (ER) expression status by immunohistochemical analysis has become standard practice, yet assay reproducibility has not been assessed adequately. By using a breast cancer tissue microarray, we examined interlaboratory variability in ER reporting. A 2-fold redundant tiss...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Parker RL,Huntsman DG,Lesack DW,Cupples JB,Grant DR,Akbari M,Gilks CB

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timely communication of significant or unexpected findings in surgical pathology can significantly improve patient care. Although surgical pathology critical values have been published, no systematic assessment in pediatric surgical pathology has been published. We surveyed pediatric pathologists and pediatric subspec...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Coffin CM,Spilker K,Lowichik A,Zhou H,Nielson K,Erickson L,Pysher TJ

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transbronchoscopic biopsies of lung (transbronchial) or bronchus (endobronchial) have a high diagnostic of yield when performed by a single expert bronchoscopist or a small group of expert bronchoscopists. This procedure's diagnostic yield was evaluated in a general hospital where biopsies are performed by a diverse g...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jenkins R,Myerowitz RL,Kavic T,Slasky S

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:To curtail inappropriate plasma transfusions, we instituted clinical decision support as an alert upon order entry if the patient's recent international normalized ratio (INR) was 1.7 or less. Methods:The alert was suppressed for massive transfusion and within operative or apheresis settings. The plasma ord...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Shah N,Baker SA,Spain D,Shieh L,Shepard J,Hadhazy E,Maggio P,Goodnough LT

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood glucose results for 2,601 specimens obtained at multiphasic health examination, divided into three age groups, were analyzed using probability plot paper. Two straight lines could be fitted to each distribution. The assumption was made that the lower lines correspond to "normal-healthy" persons, whereas the uppe...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Morgenstern NL,Shearn MA

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:The plasma-thrombin method is commonly used to make cell blocks from fine-needle aspiration (FNA) samples but requires centrifugation. We describe a modification to this method that does not require centrifugation for use in resource-limited settings. Methods:Pooled fresh plasma is aliquoted into 2-mL Eppen...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Aisagbonhi O,Birungi A,Atwine R,Behayo P,Ayebaziwe B,Roberts D,Tambouret R

更新日期：2018-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Although red blood cell (RBC) antigen typing by agglutination is generally useful, several situations exist where this approach is difficult or impossible. For example, following a massive transfusion, a patient's residual RBCs are mixed with transfused normal donor RBCs. In this case, typing by hemagglutination prima...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Eshleman JR,Shakin-Eshleman SH,Church A,Kant JA,Spitalnik SL

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the observation that blood type B might be a marker for longevity, we reviewed the records and determined the ABO blood types of all patients who died in our hospital in 2004. Age was stratified by decade of death, and linear regressions were calculated by ABO percentage. ABO survival curves were compared. I...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Brecher ME,Hay SN

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because T-regulatory cells (Tregs) can harmfully impair HIV-specific responses or beneficially limit immune activation, we compared the number of Tregs in lymph nodes from 48 HIV+ patients and 106 HIV- subjects. By using a microscope counting grid, we found that the mean ± SD number of Tregs in lymph nodes was 3 times...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Arce J,Levin M,Xie Q,Albanese J,Ratech H

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was made of quantitative urine cultures in bacteremic patients with urinary tract infection as the only identifiable source. These patients represent the most serious form of urinary tract infection and should be recognized as significant by the criteria used for interpreting quantitative urine cultures. In 83...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Roberts FJ

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five cases of tubal or tubo-endometrioid metaplasia that occurred in patients from 21 to 51 years of age (mean 39 years) are described. The majority of the cases were seen in consultation. They were referred because of diagnostic problems resulting from features that have received little emphasis. The metaplasi...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Oliva E,Clement PB,Young RH

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A test for the detection of antibodies to HTLV-III is available and will be widely used to screen donated blood to prevent transfusion-associated acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Based upon the sensitivity and specificity, the authors calculated the expected predictive values for different groups of asymptom...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sivak SL,Wormser GP

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical microscopy (fluids) laboratory evaluates almost every body fluid that is obtained in the hospital. Because the fluids laboratory functions at all hours, it is often the first laboratory to receive a body fluid. In addition to its primary purpose of quantitating categories of cells, the medical technologis...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ben-Ezra J,Stastny JF,Harris AC,Bork L,Frable WJ

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant B-cell lymphomas represent a heterogenous group of lymphoreticular disorders that involve the skin in about 20% of reported cases. Skin involvement may be primary or secondary (ie, the result of hematogenous spread). Primary cutaneous B-cell lymphomas (PCBCLs) are thought to take a comparatively favorable co...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sepp N,Weyer K,Haun M,Zelger B,Thaler J,Faber V,Fritsch P,Grünewald K

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Laboratory Proficiency Testing Program has been in effect for 20 years. During the past 6 years, samples were distributed for screening, investigation, and identification of hemoglobinopathies to test laboratory proficiency. Six samples for hemoglobin (Hb) S screening were distributed to from 37 to 163 laboratorie...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lafferty J,Ali MA,Carstairs K,Crawford L

更新日期：1997-05-01 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