Collection of cervical secretions for local immunological assessment requires that the secretions be collected prior to the Pap smear to avoid contamination with blood. The objective of the present study was to determine whether gentle collection of cervical secretions prior to a Pap smear collection influences the quality of the Pap smear. A total of 266 women were recruited. Half of the parti...

Total count and differential count of leukocytes or white blood cells (WBC) in blood samples are very important pathological factors for diagnosing a disease. There are not enough pathological infrastructures in the remote places of India and other developing countries. The objective of this work is to design a system, compatible with telemedicine, for automatic calculation of the total count a...

Assessment of platelet count is an important diagnostic parameter in haematology. Automated blood cell counters have largely replaced the manual method. However, all abnormal platelet counts are verified in Leishman's stained peripheral blood smear. Platelets also can be identified in the unstained blood smears. The objective of this study is to compare the unstained peripheral blood smears wit...

Erythrophagocytosis refers to the removal of old and damaged red blood cells by leukocytes and macrophages. Observation of erythrophagocytosis in peripheral blood smear is a rare phenomenon that is mostly observed in paroxysmal cold hemoglobinuria and sporadically in some other pathological conditions. Here, we report a case of erythrophagocytosis by monocyte in peripheral blood of a patient wi...

Malaria is an urgent public health priority and has resulted families in a cycle of illness, suffering and poverty. This study was tending to determine the prevalence of malaria infection within gender, age of the children and in relation to socio demographic characteristics of parents/guardians. The study was hospital based and considered only out-patient children attending Specialist Hospital...

Malaria has long been known as one of the major public health problems in West Sumba District, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. To obtain baseline data for establishment of a suitable malaria control program in the area, malariometric surveys were conducted in two sub-districts, Wanokaka and Loli, during the periods of January, May, and August 2005. The survey included three selected vil...

Sepsis remains relevant especially among people with immunodeficiency. The article presents a case of sepsis rapid fatal outcome in an immunodeficient patient. diagnosis was promptly confirmed by detecting bacteremia microscopy stained smear the patient’s peripheral blood. publication discusses problems lifetime based on results general blood test. data need for correct assessment 5-diff hemato...

The aim of this research was to investigate the number prevalence Trypanosomiasis wild rats in Banyuwangi District. Sixty were trapped from 4 sub-districts, Banyuwangi, Srono, Songgon, and Tegaldlimo human residence, markets rice fields March until June 2017. Blood taken after anaesthetized using ether. examination parasite used blood smear Giemsa staining. result show that just 1 60 sample app...

Most of the erythrocyte related diseases are detectable by hematology images analysis. At the first step of this analysis, segmentation and detection of blood cells are inevitable. In this study, a novel method using a line operator and watershed algorithm is rendered for erythrocyte detection and segmentation in blood smear images, as well as reducing over-segmentation in watershed algorithm t...