abstract：:Two diabetic patients with symptomatic urinary tract infection by Torulopsis glabrata were successfully treated with two-week courses of 5-fluorocytosine. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Speller DC

更新日期：1974-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A system using totally disposable self-supporting bedpans requiring no carrier was examined in use in two hospitals. The bedpans and their contents were disposed of by destruction and flushing to waste carried out in a modified Haigh Sluicemaster disposal unit. This incorporates a positively closing and locking lid wi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gibson GL

更新日期：1973-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reticulin antibodies have been classified by immunofluorescence into five types reacting with distinct antigens of intra- and extracellular components in mesenchyme. Two types of fibrillar antigens can be distinguished on the basis of the staining patterns, anatomical distribution, and species specificity. A third ant...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rizzetto M,Doniach D

更新日期：1973-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of the plasma proteins in the sol phase of sputum was carried out using quantitative cross immunoelectrophoresis. The average concentrations of nine plasma proteins were estimated in the sol phase of sputum specimens from 30 patients with chronic bronchitis and the values were compared with the concentrati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ryley HC,Brogan TD

更新日期：1973-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine the interrelations between clinico-biochemical parameters and hepatic morphology in markedly obese patients. One hundred and sixty-six women and 52 men comprise this series. There was a statistically significant association of carbohydrate metabolism disturbance with increasing a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Manes JL,Taylor HB,Starkloff GB

更新日期：1973-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the intensity of the delayed hypersensitivity reaction and the dose of antigen used for its elicitation change with time after sensitization. At three weeks the reactions to 100 mug of egg albumen were little different from those to 1 mug but at 14 weeks 100 mug gave much stronger reactions. T...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jokipii AM,Jokipii L

更新日期：1973-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automation in clinical chemistry is a powerful tool. Like most innovations it is posing many questions as well as resolving some. Its use in population screening has led to questioning the validity of the old system of ;normal values' and to the search for better methods of indicating the significance of laboratory te...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wilson JM

更新日期：1973-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience gained in the last four years concerning the capabilities and limitations of an 8K Elliott 903 (18-bit word) computer with magnetic tape backing store in the routine operation of a clinical chemistry laboratory is described. Designed as a total system, routine operation has latterly had to be confined to da...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Whitby LG,Simpson D

更新日期：1973-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An automated method for the microbiological assay of vitamin B(12) is described. A chloramphenicol-resistant strain of Lactobacillus leichmannii is used as the test organism and this eliminates the need for sterilization or aseptic addition. Precipitation of the serum protein is avoided by dilution of the serum with a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Davis RE,Moulton J,Kelly A

更新日期：1973-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The laboratory findings in seven cases of endocarditis caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci are presented. The usefulness of biochemical characterization of the strains in diagnosis and the selection of antibiotics for prophylaxis and treatment are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Speller DC,Mitchell RG

更新日期：1973-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods of speciating Candida isolates from clinical specimens are described and the necessity of speciation is emphasized. Differences in susceptibility of C. albicans and C. tropicalis to amphotericin B were observed and the implications of this in relation to treatment with amphotericin B and the development of res...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Stieritz DD,Law EJ,Holder IA

更新日期：1973-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1971 and 1972, 71 cultures of neisseriae that attacked lactose were received by this laboratory. All strains except one from an eye swab were from the nasopharynx of healthy subjects. Nineteen similar strains from the nasopharynx were isolated in this laboratory. The characteristics of these strains were compar...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pykett AH

更新日期：1973-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chemical test for the detection of bacteriuria-Uriglox-has been compared with the results obtained on culturing urine obtained by suprapubic aspiration in 351 pregnant or puerperal women. The results of this comparison show a correlation of 96.9%, both false positive and false negative results occurring. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Paterson L,Miller AW

更新日期：1973-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) was infused intravenously to eight women for the termination of pregnancy and tests of platelet function: coagulation and fibrinolysis were studied before and during the infusion.Platelet adhesiveness, as measured by a cellophane membrane test-cell system, was significantly diminished by PG...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Howie PW,Calder AA,Forbes CD,Prentice CR

更新日期：1973-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This memorandum proposes a standardized system of reporting the histology of human lymph nodes based on commonly used simple staining techniques. The purpose is to provide a uniform, internationally acceptable system by which the histological structure of lymph nodes can be correlated with other parameters of immunolo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cottier H,Turk J,Sobin L

更新日期：1973-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid diagnoses were made on 510 breast lumps by three methods in sequence and the results compared with those obtained by paraffin histology.Naked-eye examination of the excised lumps correctly distinguished between benign and malignant tumours in 95.1% of cases with 23 (4.5%) false negative and two (0.4%) false posi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Tribe CR

更新日期：1973-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of digestion of fibrin was measured in vitro by an isotopic technique in 140 blood samples of differing fibrinogen concentration; the assessment of fibrinolytic activity thus obtained was compared with a standard method of measurement, the dilute whole blood lysis time. The lysis time was related exponentiall...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hickman JA,Gordon-Smith IC,Whitfield PF,Godfrey SJ

更新日期：1973-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified nitroblue tetrazolium test (NBT) is described which is suitable for routine application in the haematology or bacteriology laboratory and which provides a rapid aid to the diagnosis of bacterial infection. Hitherto published methods have recommended the use of heparinized whole blood samples for the perform...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gordon AM,Rowan RM,Brown T,Carson HG

更新日期：1973-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, randomized trial is described in which the usefulness of two tests in the control of anticoagulant therapy is compared. Fifty-two patients were controlled by the one-stage prothrombin time and 55 by the activated partial thromboplastin time. There was no significant difference in the incidence of bleedi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pearce SJ,Sekar AS

更新日期：1973-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group-specific polysaccharides of Neisseria meningitidis groups A and C have been demonstrated by means of a rapid, sensitive slide agglutination test with latex particles coated with antibodies. In this manner, the diagnosis can be made from the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with meningococcal meningitis caused by ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Severin WP

更新日期：1972-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory studies on clotrimazole showed that it had marked activity in vitro against all the Candida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. tested, against almost all strains of dermatophytes, and against Aspergillus spp and other fungal genera responsible for systemic mycoses; it had limited activity towards Gram-positive bact...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Holt RJ,Newman RL

更新日期：1972-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two isolates of Proteus mirabilis and four of Esch. coli which would not grow on commonly used commercial sensitivity test media are reported. These organisms appear to be resistant to co-trimoxazole, are exacting towards thymidine, and five of six were isolated from patients who had been treated with co-trimoxazole. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barker J,Healing D,Hutchison JG

更新日期：1972-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight strains of Moraxella phenylpyruvica have been isolated from clinical material in the United Kingdom, the first to be reported from this country. They were characterized, together with three strains of M. phenylpyruvica of the National Collection of Type Cultures (NCTC), and compared with NCTC strains of eight ot...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Snell JJ,Hill LR,Lapage SP

更新日期：1972-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of streptolysin O activity by cholesterol depends on the latter being in free form. The normal esterified and protein-bound cholesterol fractions in serum do not influence streptolysin O activity. However, high cholesterol levels in rabbits fed cholesterol with cholic acid were associated with an increased ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Watson KC,Rose TP,Kerr EJ

更新日期：1972-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A radioimmunoassay for human growth hormone using activated charcoal is described and its precision, accuracy, and sensitivity are defined. Results are presented for growth hormone measurements in plasma obtained during hypoglycaemia induced with insulin in patients of short stature and during glucose tolerance tests ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Thomas FJ,Lloyd HM,Thomas MJ

更新日期：1972-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the modification of a commercially available rapid slide screening test(1) for anti-streptolysin O to give quantitative results. The modified technique is compared with the long-established haemolytic technique of Rantz and Randall (1945). The quantitative results for both techniques are shown to ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ingram GB,Hughes JE

更新日期：1972-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 44 spleens removed from patients with Hodgkin's disease before treatment has been reviewed. The difficulties encountered in detecting foci of Hodgkin's tissue and the histological features and characteristics of early invasion are described. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Farrer-Brown G,Bennett MH,Harrison CV,Millett Y,Jelliffe AM

更新日期：1972-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An automated technique is described which is capable of detecting sickle-cell haemoglobin and differentiating the sickle-cell trait from sickle-cell anaemia. The method is based upon the Itano solubility test and utilizes Technicon equipment. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Canning DM,Crane RS,Huntsman RG,Yawson GI

更新日期：1972-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a histological study of normal osteoid tissue in man, the monkey, the dog, and the rat, using thin microtome sections of plastic-embedded undecalcified bone, are described. Osteoid tissue covers the entire bone surface, except for areas of active resorption, although the thickness of the layer of osteoi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Raina V

更新日期：1972-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The T(4)-free thyroxine index was used as the thyroid function test of first choice in a district general hospital for one year. Ninety-two patients were assessed both initially and at follow up by a single physician. The index agreed with clinical assessment in 69 out of 74 patients in whom diagnosis was unequivocal....

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Howorth PJ,Ward RL

更新日期：1972-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histological appearances of the breast in a patient with mucoviscidosis are those of complete lobular agenesis. Ducts and ductules are well developed, and there is abundant fibrous tissue giving the breast a normal contour. The appearances are contrasted with those of gynaecomastia, and the aetiology is discussed....

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ward AM

更新日期：1972-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and twenty-one rectal biopsies from 99 patients with carcinoma of the rectum or lower sigmoid colon were investigated using a high iron-diamine-Alcian blue technique for sulphated and non-sulphated acid mucins. It was found that in normal rectal mucosa sulphomucins are the main carbohydrate component of th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Filipe MI

更新日期：1972-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and pathological findings in 23 patients with ischaemic lesions of the alimentary tract (ischaemic enterocolitis) are described. These are compared with findings in 13 patients with occlusive thrombosis of the superior mesenteric artery. The pathological features distinguishing the two conditions are disc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： McDonald GS,Hourihane DO

更新日期：1972-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with hyperparathyroidism due to a parathyroid adenoma was found to have metastatic medullary carcinoma in lymph nodes close to the thyroid gland. The finding of normal calcitonin and parathormone concentrations after removal of the adenoma suggested that the parathyroid lesion was not the result of the hypoc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： MacGillivray JB,Anderson CJ

更新日期：1971-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cytochemical study of the lysosomal enzyme beta-glucuronidase in 60 cases of acute leukaemia has shown a qualitative difference in the cytoplasmic distribution of the enzyme between blast cells of the lymphoid and myeloid cell series. This difference provides a useful additional method for cytochemical classificatio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mann JR,Simpson JS,Munkley RM,Stuart J

更新日期：1971-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas cepacia (Ps. multivorans) can become adapted to a 1 in 30 dilution of Savlon hospital concentrate in distilled water, and can multiply in it. The organism so adapted did not survive in Savlon of the same strength made with hard tap water (pH 7.2). This effect was due to the difference of pH between the two...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bassett DC

更新日期：1971-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chemical method for the sterilization of pancreatin and trypsin is given. Evidence is presented to show that this treatment does not diminish the specific activity of the enzymes and has some advantages in microbiological techniques. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Stokes KJ

更新日期：1971-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum labelled with (59)Fe for ferrokinetic studies should contain only [(59)Fe] transferrin. [(59)Fe] ferric citrate was incubated at 37 degrees C for up to 24 hours with sera having an excess latent iron-binding capacity. The results showed that unbound [(59)Fe] ferric citrate may be present for several hours. An an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cavill I

更新日期：1971-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Wegener's granulomatosis are described in which the early and predominating lesions were found in the breast. The histological features of breast necrosis with granulomatous inflammation and widespread vasculitis in the breast in the absence of any demonstrable pathogens enabled a presumptive diagnosis to...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pambakian H,Tighe JR

更新日期：1971-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunofluorescent examination of nasopharyngeal secretions has been compared with conventional cell culture for the diagnosis of respiratory syncytial (RS) virus infection in children under the age of 2 years in Newcastle upon Tyne and Manchester. Two hundred and sixty-eight identifications of RS virus were made b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cradock-Watson JE,McQuillin J,Gardner PS

更新日期：1971-05-01 00:00:00