The response of mice to type II interferon inducers such as purified protein derivative of tuberculin or OK-432 was significantly impaired after either the implantation of tumor cells or the injection of cell-free tumor ascitic fluids. Complete inhibition of type II interferon induction occurred in 3 to 5 days. This inhibitory effect persisted until the death of mice implanted with tumors or fo...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the effect of low dose Albumin i.e. 4 grams per litre of ascitic fluid after large volume paracentesis (LVP) for the prevention of paracentesis induced circulatory dysfunction (PICD) related renal impairment in cirrhosis. METHODS Case records of all patients with cirrhosis who underwent LVP from January 12(th), 2011 till December 29(th), 2013 were reviewed. Patients wer...

Background: Cytological analyses of effusions or body fluids play an important role in the diagnosis of various lesions. Most importantly it gives a significant contribution in cancer research and staging of various tumors. Most commonly analysed fluids are pleural, ascitic, pericardial and occasionally peritoneal fluid/wash. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study for one year duration fr...

Spontaneous peritonitis (SP) is the most common infection among decompensated end-stage liver disease patients. SP is the infection of ascitic fluid (neutrophil ascitic count ≥250/mL) without an alternative focus of abdominal infection. According to the causative agent, clinicians can make the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis or spontaneous fungal peritonitis. The mortality rate i...

Introduction: Body fluid (BF) analysis is critical to the diagnosis and monitoring of several pathological conditions. The limitations of manual cell counts have led to greater interest in the development of automated BF analysis. Objective: To evaluate the analytical performance of the Sysmex XE-5000 hematology analyzer in the analysis of pleural and ascitic fluids in the laboratory routine of...

Salmonella typhimurium, a non-typhoidal salmonella, is an unusual cause of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP). It is usually reported in asymptomatic patients with normal or high ascitic fluid protein levels with underlying immunosuppression, as high opsonic activity in the ascitic fluid of these patients protects them from the usual organisms causing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, unl...

The method of cultivation most spirochaetes is not yet generally available to every bacteriological laboratory; associated with considerable, sometimes even insurmountable difficulties, both in relations preparation nutrient media and technique itself, especially terms obtaining pure cultures. For one usually needs blood serum human, horse, rabbit, ram or guinea pig, ascitic fluid hydrocele flu...

In the present study sera from twelve species have been compared to rat serum and ascitic fluid for their ability to support the growth of post-implantation rat embryos. No alternative to rat serum or rat ascitic fluid was found. The basis for this apparent species specificity was further analysed. A marked improvement in embryonic growth was seen when rat serum was added to the heterologous se...