Susceptibility testing with anaerobic blood culture isolates. Comparison of a rapid, direct methods with standardized method.

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：:The development of a consistent strategy for the analysis of oncogene expression at the cellular level is essential for understanding the roles of these genes in the development and progression of human neoplasia. Detection of the neu oncogene products in breast carcinoma was selected as a model for analysis of oncoge...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Naber SP,Tsutsumi Y,Yin S,Zolnay SA,Mobtaker H,Marks PJ,McKenzie SJ,DeLellis RA,Wolfe HJ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The participant performances on the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Urine Survey specimens distributed during 1979 and 1980 for pregnancy testing are reviewed. Almost all the reagent methods used by the participants performed well on the negative specimens. Prominent differences in results on the positive speci...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Biesecker JL,Rippey JH

更新日期：1981-10-01 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：:The expression of bcl-2, CD10, and CD20 was examined by multicolor flow cytometry in 78 samples including lymph node or other tissue biopsy specimens containing follicular lymphoma (FL; n = 17), reactive hyperplasia (RH; n = 28), or other malignant lymphomas (n = 20), as well as bone marrow aspirates (n = 13). The pre...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cook JR,Craig FE,Swerdlow SH

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Bone marrow (BM) biopsy specimens involved by systemic mastocytosis (SM) typically show multifocal, compact, dense aggregates of spindled mast cells (MCs). However, some cases lack aggregate formation and fulfill the World Health Organization 2008 criteria for SM, based on minor criteria. METHODS:We identif...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Reichard KK,Chen D,Pardanani A,McClure RF,Howard MT,Kurtin PJ,Wood AJ,Ketterling RP,King RL,He R,Morice WG,Hanson CA

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To correlate human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) viral load with pathologic features in graft acute hepatitis of unknown origin. METHODS:Liver frozen samples from 26 patients with graft hepatitis of unknown origin were available for HHV-6 DNA quantification. RESULTS:In 10 (38.5%) of 26 liver samples, HHV-6 DNA was...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Buyse S,Roque-Afonso AM,Vaghefi P,Gigou M,Dussaix E,Duclos-Vallée JC,Samuel D,Guettier C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RhD determination in pregnant women is critical to facilitate Rh immune globulin prophylaxis for RhD-negative women. A single amino acid change in the RhD antigen can cause epitope loss, giving rise to "partial D" variants. Women with some partial D variants may develop anti-D against the missing epitope after pregnan...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wang D,Lane C,Quillen K

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear DNA content of 20 cases of primary differentiated thyroid carcinoma, 27 corresponding cervical lymph node metastases, and 2 local recurrent tumors was determined by flow cytometry. Evidence of DNA aneuploidy was found in either the primary tumor or in the corresponding metastases in 10 (63%) of the 16 papillar...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Joensuu H,Klemi PJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of the Coulter STKS (Coulter, Hialeah, FL) was evaluated in a busy computerized teaching hospital laboratory. The STKS was compared with a Coulter S Plus IV and manually performed 400 white blood-cell differentials. The measured blood-count parameters (i.e., white blood cells [WBCs], red blood cells [R...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Warner BA,Reardon DM

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathologic rupture of the spleen is a rare phenomenon in acute lymphocytic leukemia, and its mechanism is unknown. This complication has been seen almost exclusively in men, and at ages much older than those of the majority of patients who have this leukemia; these unusual features are also unexplained. A case of acut...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Johnson CS,Rosen PJ,Sheehan WW

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the specificity of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) as a marker for lymphoblastic lymphoma in the non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, the authors assayed malignant cells from 142 patients with non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphoma, as well as cells from normal lymphoid tissue controls. Neoplastic cells from ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Braziel RM,Keneklis T,Donlon JA,Hsu SM,Cossman J,Bollum FJ,Jaffe ES

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The p63 gene, a member of the p53 family, is an epithelial marker expressed in embryonic ectoderm, breast myoepithelium, prostate, oral epithelium, epidermis, and urothelium. The DeltaN-p63 isoforms of p63, which are believed to behave as oncogenes, are expressed in squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and t...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Dotto J,Pelosi G,Rosai J

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report on the cytologic features of six cases of poorly differentiated "insular" carcinoma (IC) of the thyroid, a recently described variety of thyroid tumor intermediate between well-differentiated and anaplastic neoplasms. It is characterized by trabecular and/or alveolar growth patterns, merging with fo...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pietribiasi F,Sapino A,Papotti M,Bussolati G

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the diagnostic accuracy of margin evaluation of melanocytic lesions using en face frozen sections compared with standard paraffin-embedded sections, we studied 2 sets of lesions in which en face frozen sections were used for analysis of surgical margins (13 from malignant melanomas [MMs] and 10 from nonmelan...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Prieto VG,Argenyi ZB,Barnhill RL,Duray PH,Elenitsas R,From L,Guitart J,Horenstein MG,Ming ME,Piepkorn MW,Rabkin MS,Reed JA,Selim MA,Trotter MJ,Johnson MM,Shea CR

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine laser microdissection and mass spectrometry (LMD-MS), which has emerged as a new tool to aid in typing amyloid proteins. RESULTS:ALECT-2 is a potential cause of hepatic amyloidosis best detected by LMD-MS. METHODS:One of the more recently reported proteins is ALECT-2 (leukocyte cell-derived chem...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Damlaj M,Amre R,Wong P,How J

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new blood culture medium (16B) containing adsorbent and cationic exchange resins has become available for use with the BACTEC instrument (Johnston Laboratories, Towson, MD). Its purpose is to enhance the detection of bacteremia through binding of antimicrobials. The performance of the BACTEC 16B resin medium was com...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： DeGirolami PC,Eichelberger K,Siegel J

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This, to authors' knowledge, is the first report in the United States of Tinea pedis caused by Trichophyton violaceum in a recent Southeast Asian immigrant. Because of the recent entry into this country of refugees from an area of the world where T. violaceum is endemic, this anthropophilic dermatophyte may become a s...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Fusaro RM,Miller NG,Kelly D

更新日期：1983-07-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Assess support for the effectiveness of two separate practices, restrictive transfusion strategy and computerized physician order entry/clinical decision support (CPOE/CDS) tools, in decreasing RBC transfusions in adult surgical and nonsurgical patients. METHODS:Following the Centers for Disease Control and...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Derzon JH,Clarke N,Alford A,Gross I,Shander A,Thurer R

更新日期：2019-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Chicken pox, although common, is rarely associated with autoimmune hemolytic anemia. Reported here is the case of an 8-year-old boy who was found to have cold agglutinin disease and severe anemia several days after he contracted chicken pox. The cold agglutinin appeared to be a polyclonal immunoglobulin M antibody wit...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Friedman HD,Dracker RA

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:To analyze the economic impact of testing for activated protein C resistance (APC-R) due to factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation with APC-R with reflexive FVL genotyping (algorithmic approach) or genotyping alone. Methods:OptumLabs Data Warehouse (OLDW) data were used to assess testing approaches. Insurance claim...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Perez Botero J,Majerus JA,Strege AK,Johnson RD,Chen D,Pruthi RK

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucocele-like lesion (MLL) is a rare mucinous lesion of the breast with highly variable upgrade rates to atypia or malignancy on excision. This spectrum of data has led to differing opinions on the need for surgical excision. We evaluated 50 core biopsy specimens diagnosed as having MLLs and correlated the findings wi...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sutton B,Davion S,Feldman M,Siziopikou K,Mendelson E,Sullivan M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A critical limit protocol requiring that all point of care glucose meter readings > 22.2 mmol/L (400 mg/dL) and < 2.2 mmol/L (40 mg/dL) be immediately confirmed by the laboratory was assessed. A total of 193 (2%) of 9,523 glucose meter determinations (63 patients) were > 22.2 or < 2.2 mmol/L. One hundred twenty-two (6...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lum G

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitroglycerin has been reported to reduce activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) values in patients treated with concurrent heparin and nitroglycerin. However, in vivo studies have yielded conflicting results. In this in vitro evaluation, nitroglycerin was added to samples of pooled plasma from normal volunteers...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barnes AD,Horn JR,Wittkowsky AK

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We optimized fluorogenic thrombin-generation assays with regard to sample volume, calibration, analytic corrections, and activation reagents. Lower sample volumes (40 vs 80 microL) were associated with better recovery of thrombin activity, lower interference due to absorbance of light, and higher total thrombin genera...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chandler WL,Roshal M

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 127 renal specimens reflecting a wide spectrum of renal pathology was evaluated with a direct immunoperoxidase technic in which frozen tissue was first reacted with anti-Ig(G,A,M) and anti-C3-peroxidase conjugates and subsequently counterstained with periodic acid-Schiff-hematoxylin (IMPAS). This technic p...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Tubbs RR,Gephardt G,Valenzuela R,Deodhar S

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Actinomyces viscosus infection of the lungs were seen in nonimmunosuppressed patients. One patient had a peripheral actinomycotic lung mass resembling a tumor. Both patients responded to a long course of penicillin therapy. Reports of A. viscosus infections are rare, although the organism colonizes the mo...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Eng RH,Corrado ML,Cleri D,Cherubin C,Goldstein EJ

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess physicians' and nurses' satisfaction with the service provided by the laboratory at Gondar University Hospital. METHODS:We conducted a cross-sectional study involving 196 nurses and physicians. RESULTS:Overall level of satisfaction was 51.1% for nurses and 51.5% for physicians. Lack of consistenc...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Addis Z,Birhan W,Derseh D,Sahle B,Gizaw N

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fourteen patients treated by allogeneic bone marrow transplantation for chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) were evaluated by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for bcr-abl-specific transcripts. Nine patients were transplanted in the first chronic phase, three in the second chronic phase, and two in the accelerated ph...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Okamoto R,Harano H,Matsuzaki M,Motomura S,Maruta A,Kodama F,Mohri H,Okubo T

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00