Rare appendiceal escapades in childhood: the Grande experience!

Acute appendicitis in children is known to present in two broad forms: (1) uncomplicated and (2) complicated. Apart from this, a variety of atypical presentations can occur that may pose difficulty in diagnosis or treatment approach. We hereby present a series of such rare experiences namely appendiceal oxyuriasis, sub-hepatic appendicitis and appendiceal mucocele that were encountered and managed accordingly.

Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 prototype serologic test in hospitalized patients.

Objectives: Humoral immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection has been reported in several patient cohorts with results that vary by method and population studied due to the lack of reliable commercial assays available as the pandemic initially spread. We sought to clinically assess commercial prototype SARS-CoV-2 IgG and IgA assays for use in screening for prior infection and convalescent plasma donation.

Design And Methods: Prototype SARS-CoV-2 IgG and IgA assays from Euroimmun were assessed utilizing remnant specimens.

Blood Component Separation Service: A New Experience in an Institution.

Introduction: Blood component separation facility began dispatching its blood component units from 21st April 2013 at the new blood component separation service complex at B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences.