Neutrophile Alkaline Phosphatase Changes in Tularemia, Sandfly Fever, Q Fever and Noninfectious Fevers

Neutrophile alkaline phosphatase changes in tularemia, sandfly fever, Q fever and noninfectious fevers.

Neutrophile Alkaline Phosphatase Changes in Tularemia , Sandfly Fever , Q Fever

With the technical assistance of Sophie Shepel and Ray F. Long T DECADES AGO, Wachstein’ called attention to an increase in alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity of human neutrophilic leukocytes during bacterial infections. Enzyme activity within individual cells as well as the number of cells with detectable enzyme were markedly increased, an observation confirmed by others.27 Infection-induced r...

Neutrophile Alkaline Phosphatase Changes in Tularemia

With the technical assistance of Sophie Shepel and Ray F. Long T DECADES AGO, Wachstein’ called attention to an increase in alkaline phosphatase (AP) activity of human neutrophilic leukocytes during bacterial infections. Enzyme activity within individual cells as well as the number of cells with detectable enzyme were markedly increased, an observation confirmed by others.27 Infection-induced r...

Sandfly Fever

Sik,?My thanks are due to Lieutenant Stott and Major Rogers for their criticisms of my paper published in the " Gazette " for August last. Since its publication, Lieutenant-Colonel Birt, K. A.M.C., has very kindly sent me reprints of his recent articles in the Journal of the R. A. M. C. on " Phlebotomus Fever in Malta and Crete" and " Sandfly Fever in India." His clinical description of the fev...

Sandfly Fever