Rapid diagnosis of beta-haemolytic streptococcus group B endocarditis by buffy-coat examination and gas-liquid chromatography.

Effect of Staphylococcus Aureus and Streptococcus beta-haemolytic Supernatants’ on Leishmania Major Promastigotes Viability: An In Vitro Study

Background and Aims: Leishmaniasis is an intracellular protozoan- parasitic disease, the common vector of transmission. Both zoonotic and anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) are endemic in different foci. With regard to the cutaneous form, 1.0-1.5 million cases were reported annually with 90% of the cases. Although antimony-containing compounds that are the main drugs used to treat Leish...

Comparison of multiplex and ordinary PCR for diagnosis of paratuberculosis and tuberculosis in blood samples (buffy coat) of cattle and buffaloes

Background: Paratuberculosis and tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium avium paratuberculosis (MAP) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC), respectively are economically important, chronic debilitating diseases affecting the dairy herds and are also potential zoonotic threats. Aims: Differential diagnosis of paratuberculosis and TB i...

Rapid diagnosis of neonatal septicemia by buffy coat smear examination and C-reactive protein test in correlation with blood culture

Extensive incorporation of (2-14C) mevalonic acid into cholesterol precursors by human platelets in vitro.

Human platelets convert [l-W]or [2J4C]acetate to labeled CO2 and fatty acids; the latter, in turn, become esterified to acylglycerols and phospholipids. However, acetate apparently does not reach mevalonate in the sterol pathway. By contrast, with [2J4C]mevalonate as substrate, there is labeling of farnesol, farnesoic acid, squalene, lanosterol, and dihydrolanosterol in the chloroform-soluble f...

Pakistan prevalence survey in acute pharyngitis.

OBJECTIVE To study the prevalence of Group A beta haemolytic Streptococcus in patients with acute pharyngitis and correlation of Modified Centor Score and Rapid Antigen Detection Test. METHODS The multi-centre, prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted in 8 major cities of Pakistan between June 2012 and February 2013, and comprised patients presenting with acute pharyngitis. The subjec...