The aim of this work was to study the clinical disorders and risk factors of canine ehrlichiosis in Ilhéus and Itabuna, Bahia, and compare different diagnostic methods. Blood samples were collected from 200 dogs. Each dog was clinically examined. A questionnaire was used to evaluate the risk factors. The blood samples were analyzed using the Dot-ELISA test; hematometry, platelet counts and sear...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the immature neutrophil (band) count in the peripheral blood smear helps to distinguish young febrile children with bacterial or respiratory viral infections. DESIGN AND SETTING A prospective cohort study in 3 pediatric emergency departments. PATIENTS A convenience sample of 100 febrile children aged 2 years or younger with either laboratory-documented bacteri...

Light microscopy of blood smears for diagnosis of malaria in the field has several limitations, notably delays in diagnosis. This study in Ahmedabad in Gujarat State, India, evaluated the diagnostic performance of a rapid diagnostic test for malaria (SD Bioline Malaria Ag P.f/Pan) versus blood smear examination as the gold standard. All fever cases presenting at 13 urban health centres were sub...

In this paper we have applied a known algorithm; Granulometry, to evaluate and classify blood smear elements. The aim of current work is to analyze Granulometry output in hematology science, furthermore, the accuracy of Granulometry based on medical knowledge and intrinsic characters of particles such as agglutination, edge fracture side effects are discussed and finally we have tried to reach ...

Claudia Regina Bonini-Domingos Acid phosphatases belong to the hydrolases class of enzymes; they act on organic esters, releasing phosphate ions in acidic conditions. These enzymes are found in lysosomes and secretory vacuoles. They are important for tissue autolysis and proliferation and differentiation and cell transformation processes, but also indicate possible tumors. Deficiency may limit ...

Case report A 66-year-old female presented with a 3 years history of multiple ulcerations on the lower extremities of both legs. The diagnosis of necrotic angiodermitis had been previously proposed. The skin lesions were numerous (6 on right side and 7 on left side), purpuric, evolutive and painful, with width ranging from 0.5 to 4.5 centimeters. No adenopathy, neither liver or spleen enlargeme...

equine piroplasmosis is a severe disease of horses caused by the intra-erythrocyte protozoan, theileria equi and babesia caballi. the aim of this study was to identify equine piroplasmosis based on molecular and morphometrical features in horses in suburb of urmia, west azerbaijan province, iran. from april to september 2011, a total number of 240 blood samples were collected randomly from hors...

equine piroplasmosis is a tickborne disease of equids with worldwide distribution, caused by theileria equi and babesia caballi. the aim of this study was molecular detection of t. equi and b. caballi in donkeys in northeastern iran and investigate the association between positivity of piroplasm infection and host-related factors. in the present study, blood samples were collected from 106 appa...

a molecular survey was performed for identification theileria spp in sheep and ticks during from 2010-2011 in fasa and kazeroun areas, fars province, iran. a total of 100 sheep from different flocks were clinically examined and blood samples with ixodid ticks collected. the prepared blood smears from capillary vein of ear were stained with giemsa methods and examined by using light microscope. ...

P.C. Sen Gupta, S.P. Ghosal, A.K. Mukherjee, T.R. Maity, Departments of Pathology and Paediatrics, Institute of Child Health, Vivekananda Institute of Medical Sciences, 11 ‚ Dr. Biresh Guha Street, Calcutta 700017 (India) A few investigations were carried out following the observation of yellow rhomboidal crystals within neutrophiis in a severely jaundiced 2-month-old infant suffering from Pseu...