BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE A reliable and reproducible report from a laboratory needs internal quality control within the laboratory and participation in external proficiency testing programmes (EPTP). This study conducted at the Department of Haematology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, which has been conducting an EPTP since 1992, was undertaken to assess the efficacy ...

The costs of three types of malaria clinics in Maesot District, north-west Thailand, for a one-year period in 1985-86 were compared from the institutional, community and social (institutional plus community) perspectives. The greatest number of patients at the lowest average institutional cost per smear and per positive case diagnosed (US$ 0.82) were seen at the large central clinic in Maesot t...

We present a case of isolated congenital hyposplenism that was discovered after the peripheral smear revealed Howell-Jolly bodies. This case serves as the basis for a review of hyposplenism for the general practitioner.

Mediastinal Myeloid Sarcoma is a rare entity. Here we present case of 28-year-old gentleman, who first presented with mediastinal mass and was clinically considered lymphoblastic lymphoma. He diagnosed initially as having T lymphoma on trucut biopsy. After one month patient Acute myeloid leukemia peripheral smear bone marrow examination confirmed the help flow cytometry. The biopsy slides from ...

We studied the immunological and histopathological factors that affect the prognosis of chronic rhinosinusitis under long-term low-dose macrolide therapy. Sixteen patients with chronic rhinosinusitis were given 200 mg clarithromycin or 150 mg roxithromycin orally once a day without other concurrent treatments for 2-3 months. Measurement of the serum IgE level, blood cell count and differential ...

BACKGROUND Because of its propensity to sequester in the placental intervillous space, Plasmodium falciparum can evade detection by peripheral smear in women with placental malaria (PM). We evaluated host biomarkers as potential indicators of occult PM infections. METHODS AND FINDINGS Using a case-control design, we evaluated the ability of biomarkers to identify PM in the absence of circulat...

a case control study was performed in three districts in hormozgan province in 2001 to assess how different determinants affect on malaria morbidity. it assume that results will help the decision makers in all levels of national development program. a total of 384 febrile patients with positive peripheral blood smear were selected as case group, and 753 people with negative peripheral blood sme...

Pregnant women have an increased susceptibility to infection by Plasmodium falciparum. Parasites may be present in the placenta yet not detectable in peripheral blood smears by routine light microscopy. In order to determine how frequently misdiagnosis occurs, peripheral blood and placental samples were collected from 1,077 Cameroonian women at the time of giving birth and examined for the pres...

Candida spp are the fourth most common group of nosocomial pathogens isolated from patients on medical, surgical, and intensive care wards. Polymicrobial candidaemia has rarely been described. The diagnosis of candidaemia from peripheral blood smears has not been widely reported. This report describes the case of a young woman suffering from Ewing's sarcoma who developed a syndrome of septic sh...