"At least several hours before her death she was not receiving oxygen," Dr. Sampson said, describing a microscopic exam of the girl's brain cells.
The microscopic exam displayed two patterns: the solid one, predominant, made of mild atypical clear cells, and the cystic one.
Moreover, these methods were significantly more frequently concordant (p = 0.01), with a higher rate of both negative microscopic exam and culture when compared to the no antibiotic group (76%, n = 33 vs 38%, n = 18).
In 7 instances, the grade of severity changed by one between the gross and microscopic exam.
Sentinel mice exposed repetitively to dirty bedding from the mice used in this study were negative for parasites by microscopic exam, negative for Citrobacter rodentium by fecal culture, and negative by serology for a panel of 22 murine protozoal, bacterial, and viral pathogens, including murine parvovirus, murine hepatitis virus, and murine norovirus.
In one, no gross stone was extracted during ERCP procedure, and no stone crystal was found in the aspirated bile under the microscopic exam.
Patients (pts) having THA or TKA were screened preoperatively (preop) and postoperatively (postop) for UTI with urinalysis (UA) and microscopic exam (micro), regardless of symptoms (sx).
As defined by Amsel and colleagues [ 15] a correct diagnosis of BV should comprise at least three of the following criteria: a thin homogeneous white discharge, the presence of "clue cells" on microscopic exam, a pH > 4.5 of vaginal fluid and fishy odour before or after adding 10% KOH (whiff test).
The technique amplifies a range of Chikungunya genes present in the blood, highlighting them during the microscopic exam.
Consenting women underwent eligibility confirmation and then pregnancy testing; rapid HIV testing with pre- and post-test counseling; physical and pelvic exams; tests for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis; and microscopic examination of vaginal specimens for trichomoniasis, candidiasis, and bacterial vaginosis.
