Theory & Practices of Clinical Laboratory
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Amebic colitis, amebic dysentery, and extraintestinal amebiasis are some of the common diseases caused by Entamoeba histolytica. By infecting the mucosa of the colon, this ameba infect people, causing flask-shaped lesions and bloody diarrhea.The trophozoite secretes lyticenzymes, which can spread to other tissues, including the liver, resulting in amebic ulceration. …
Pelger-Huët anomaly (PHA), also known as true or congenital PHA, is an autosomal dominant condition marked by reduced nuclear segmentation (bilobed, unilobed) and a distinctive coarse chromatin clumping pattern that can involve any leukocyte, while morphologic differences are more noticeable in mature neutrophils. A mutation in the lamin β-receptor gene …
Introduction The Catalase test is a simple and quick method to detect whether the enzyme catalase is present in a bacterial sample. Catalase is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) decompose into water and oxygen. Since some bacteria release catalase and some don’t, the test is used in …