[Contamination of urine collected for cytobacteriological examination: situation in a university hospital in Morocco].

Unlabelled: The pre-analytical step of the cytobacteriological examination of urine (CBEU) is one of the most critical in microbiology. The objectives of our study were to determine the rate of urinary contamination and to analyze the factors that would facilitate this in order to propose solutions to this problem.

Method: This is a 26-month descriptive study including all CBEU requests to our laboratory.

[A flowchart is always useful: application to the interpretation of the cytobacteriological examination of urine].

The cytobacteriological examination of urine (CBEU) is the most prescribed test in a microbiology laboratory. The objectives of this work were to present our experience in carrying out the CBEU and to share one of the means that we consider very useful in the daily practice of this crucial analysis. This is a 28-month prospective study (March 2016 to June 2018).

[Serum protein electrophoresis: study of 410 electrophoretic profiles].

Serum protein electrophoresis (SPE) is a routine analysis in the daily practice of a medical biology laboratory. This study aimed to analyze the different electrophoretic profiles seen in our current practice. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 410 serum samples collected during the routine analyses in the Laboratory of Biochemistry at the University Hospital Mohammed VI in Oujda.

[Comparative study of the serum measurement of PTH on Roche Cobas e411 versus the Abbott Architect ci8200].

Parathormone (PTH) is the main hormone of phosphocalcic homeostasis. It is synthesized and secreted by the parathyroid glands. PTH has become a routine test in the medical biology laboratory.