background : this study aimed to compare three staining methods including: calcofluor white, chromotrope and quick hot gram chromotrope used in diagnosis of intestinal microsporidial spores . methods : one hundred and seventy five stool specimens were collected from patients referred to laboratory of intestinal protozoology at the school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences d...

A 58-year-old paraplegic male, with long-term indwelling urethral catheter, developed catheter block. The catheter was changed, but blood-stained urine was drained intermittently. A long segment of the catheter was seen lying outside his penis, which indicated that the balloon of Foley catheter had been inflated in urethra. The misplaced catheter was removed and a new catheter was inserted corr...

OBJECTIVE To estimate and compare contamination rates of three different urine-sampling methods in pregnant women to assess bacteriuria. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, 113 pregnant women collected three different midstream urine samples consecutively: morning (first void); midstream (void without further instructions); and clean-catch sample (void after cleaning). The following end po...

The urine sediments of 18 patients with multiple myeloma were stained with tetrachrome stain and examined by light microscopy. Eleven of the eighteen sediments contained cells with the morphologic characteristics of plasma cells. When stained with fluoroscein conjugated rabbit immune globulin prepared against k and A light chains, eight of these sediments contained fluorescent staining plasma c...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a viral infection typically transmitted by tick bite. This study is to define the level of heparan sulphate (HS) in serum/urine since HS may play a role in the pathogenesis of hemorrhagic events in the patients with CCHF. METHODS In this study, the patient group consisted of 79 cases with a positive diagnosis of CCHF according ...

OBJECTIVE This study was designed to determine the frequency and causative agent(s) of urinary tract infections (UTIs) in individuals with symptoms of urinary tract infections in Enugu State of Southeast Nigeria, and to determine the antibiotic susceptibility pattern of microbial agents isolated from urine culture. METHODS The study involved 211 individuals (149 females and 62 males) clinical...

During the last few years the use of fluorochemicals to provide stain repellency and/or stain release properties to apparel goods has rapidly grown. The use of fluorochemicals as well as durable press resins, however, has a detrimental effect on the fabric softness. Providing premium softness is key to satisfy the highly demanding aesthetic requirements of many of today’s apparel products. Alth...