Objective: To report the first case of human infection (infective endocarditis [IE]) caused by Pasteurella gallinarum and to review the literature regarding IE caused by the genus Pasteurella.
Setting: University hospital based.
Patient: An adolescent boy who underwent successful correction for truncus arteriosus 10 years before the present illness.
Allerg Immunol (Paris)
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A total of 68 patients' records visiting the Allergy Clinic of King Fahd Hospital of the University (KFHU) in Al-Khobar were reviewed. All patients were above the age of 15 years. Out of the 68 patients 37 were females while 30 were males.
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December 1988
A total of 403 vaginal discharge specimens were investigated for Trichomonas vaginalis using fresh wet-mounts, culture and Papanicolaou staining. By fresh wet-mounts, 58 specimens (14.4%) were found harbouring the parasite.
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View Article and Find Full Text PDFWest Afr J Pharmacol Drug Res
December 1974
The extraction of group A streptococcal antigens by group C phage-associated lysin has been confirmed. In addition to the T antigen the extract contained M-protein, group-specific polysaccharide and mucopeptide antigen which was difficult to remove. This method of extraction of the T antigen was compared with the trypsin method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVaccination against cerebrospinal meningitis (CSM) has regained interest with the use of capsular polysaccharides (or polyosides) of the meningococcus as specific immunizing agents. These compounds proved to be effective in the USA against meningitis caused by Neisseria meningitidis serotype C. This study considers whether the polysaccharides of the serotype A meningococcus, which is prevalent in the African CSM belt, could be protective in epidemic conditions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGroup-specific polysaccharides of streptococci, extracted with formamide and purified by various methods, were adsorbed onto polystyrene latex particles, causing them to be agglutinated specifically by homologous antisera. This method was used to determine the group-specific antibody titres of hyperimmune rabbit sera.
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