Primary sensitivity tests were done on 90 specimens of infected urine, and the results were compared with those of secondary tests on pure cultures done by three diffusion methods. There was good correlation between the four methods. In a second study, the reliability of primary tests prepared in the clinical laboratory on specimens of pus was assessed, and the frequency with which a definitive...

ABSTRACTIntroductionEmpyema is an accumulation of pus in the pleural space. Empyema necessitans occurs when pus extends through the parietal pleura into the surrounding tissues.Case ReportWe present here a 4 month old babywith severe respiratory distress and anassociated huge boggy swelling over the left side of his chest and back. Evaluation revealed pus accumulated in the pleural space which ...

Five hundred specimens of pus or pus swabs, from various wards of Mayo Hospital, were studied in the Pathology Department of King Edward Medical College, during the period ranging from 1-1-1979 to 17-1979. The incidence of various organisms along with their anti-biogram was studied. The common organisms were Straph. aureus (28.64%), E. coli (24.73%), Pseudomonas (23.69%) and B. Proteus (10.41%)...