Basement membrane components

Best Practice No 174: Best practice guidelines for the examination of specimens for the diagnosis of parasitic infections in routine diagnostic laboratories

Although most routine microbiology diagnostic laboratories process specimens for the diagnosis of parasitic infections, there are no best practice guidelines either for processing or for referral to specialist centres. M...

Mannan binding lectin in febrile adults: no correlation with microbial infection and complement activation

Data were summarised as median/range, and χ2 and Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance tests were used to compare groups. Backward logistic regression was used to find the smallest set of variables predictive for b...

Thymidine phosphorylase expression and stromal vascularity in ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast

Records from 355 patients with DCIS in the Merseyside region were examined. Thirty two patients were identified who were known to have subsequently developed recurrent disease, 20 as recurrent DCIS and 12 as recurrent in...

Role of microbiological investigations in the management of non-perineal cutaneous abscesses