Bacterial meningitis is a medical emergency requiring immediate diagnosis and immediate
treatment. Streptococcus pneumoniae and Neisseria meningitidis are the most common and …

Acute bacterial meningitis is more common in resource-poor than resource-rich settings.
Survival is dependent on rapid diagnosis and early treatment, both of which are difficult to …

Whilst it is clear that technology is crucial to advance healthcare: innovation in medicine is
not just about high-tech tools, new procedures or genome discoveries. In constrained …

Recent studies have shown that the diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) can
be rapidly obtained using leukocyte esterase reagent strips. However, published studies …

We studied the use of reagent strips for diagnosis of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP)
in cirrhotic patients with ascites. A reagent strip for leukocyte esterase designed for the …

Periodontitis is a common immune-inflammatory oral disease. Early detection plays an
important role in its prevention and progression. Saliva is a reliable medium that mirrors …

Background The diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in children is difficult in sub-
Saharan Africa, because the clinical features overlap with those of other common diseases …

Background Mortality from severe pediatric falciparum malaria appears low in Oceania but
Plasmodium vivax is increasingly recognized as a cause of complications and death. The …

This is the second in the series of historical articles dealing with developments in clinical
pathology. As one of the most commonly measured analytes in pathology, the assessment of …

Aliment Pharmacol Ther 28, 282–288 Summary Background Spontaneous bacterial
peritonitis (SBP) can be diagnosed via leucocyte esterase reagent strips, although …