OBJECTIVE To determine the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis in hydrocele fluid. METHODS 90 male patients with hydrocele of tunica vaginalis from an endemic area for bancroftian filariasis were investigated for the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis in their hydrocele fluids. C trachomatis antigen detection tests-a direct immunofluorescence assay and an enzyme immunoassay along with polymerase...

substrates' concentration profile was studied in a porous matrix containing immobilized amyloglucosidase for glucose production. this analysis was performed by using an analytical method called least square method, and the results were compared with numerical solution. effects of effective diffusivity, michael's constant, maximum reaction rate and initial substrate concentration were studied on...

indoor radon concentration (irc) is among the emerging environmental and health issues in republic of korea. due to lack of epidemiological studies and insufficient public awareness about radon, effective parameter ranking system is required to establish protocols for future field sampling and settlement construction. this research propose the irc parameter ranking system based on field measure...

Dear Editor, Filariasis is a parasitic disorder and is endemic in many parts of the world especially in the tropical countries including India. The disease presents itsel predominantly in lymphatic and cutaneous forms and caused by Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi The adult worms can be demonstrated in a variety of aspiration cytology smears. Previously rare associations have also been re...

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and distribution of canine dirofilariosis from different districts of the Mazovian Province in central-eastern Poland. 462 dogs aged from 1.5-14 years were examined for dirofilariosis. Blood samples were examined for the presence of microfilariae using the Knott method, as well as the method of Kingston and Morton, after centrifugation in ha...

Dirofilaria immitis was diagnosed in 4 of 13 indigenous dogs from the Province of Zambézia, Mozambique, by acid phosphatase staining of microfilariae. The finding reconfirms the occurrence of the parasite in Mozambique after 3 decades and emphasises the need for extensive surveys. Additionally, in 1 of the infected dogs, microfilariae of Dipetalonema reconditum were detected, which is the 1st r...