Recently added articles from New Zealand Journal of Medical Laboratory Science:
A new graduate's experience: the challenges and advantages.(Essay)
Apr 01, 2008; ... For me, choosing to study the Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science programme at AUT felt almost like a natural choice. After speaking with my guidance councillor this was the course she most recommended, taking into account my love of science, hospitals and shift work options. She was ...
Accurate diagnosis of high-affinity vWF-platelet disorders: a case study of pseudo von Willebrand disease.(von Willebrand Factor)(Case study)(Clinical report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Abstract A pregnant woman with a family history of abnormal bleeding was referred to our laboratory for investigation. Abnormal PFA-100 results were initially found and von Willebrand Factor (vWF) studies indicated a functional discordance (ie functional assays of vWF being ...
Comparison of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage rate in the general population with the health-worker population.(Clinical report)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Abstract The emergence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is becoming a widespread problem and a major health issue. Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is becoming increasingly frequent in hospitals. In this study we compared the carriage rate of MRSA in 100 ...
Authorship (and non-authorship) criteria and new author requirement.(Editorial)
Apr 01, 2008; ... Recent studies have shown that many scientists are unaware of what criteria constitutes authorship of articles submitted to peer reviewed biomedical journals. For instance, Dhaliwal et al found that, although 65% of academics were aware that authorship criteria existed, only 44% correctly ...
Is chicken meat the most important source of human Campylobacter infection in New Zealand?
Aug 01, 2007; ... It is undisputed that chicken meat plays a role in human campylobacteriosis. However, the claim that "there is overwhelming epidemiological and laboratory evidence that fresh chicken is the dominant source of human infection" (1) is open to question. For chicken as the prime source theory ...
Chicken meat is clearly the most important source of human Campylobacter infection in New Zealand.(New Zealand Food Safety Authority )
Aug 01, 2007; ... Abstract Chicken meat is clearly the most important source of human Campylobacter infection in New Zealand. This source explains most cases and also provides the best opportunity for controlling our severe epidemic. The dominant importance of chicken me at as a source of human ...
Serial serum prostate specific antigen measurements over time in a patient presenting with a metastatic adenocarcinoma of unknown origin.(Case study)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Abstract A 60-year male presented with a mass in the lower abdomen and was referred to the Biochemistry department, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India for serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) estimation. The referring physician had made the following ...
The diagnostic footprints--a case study.(multiple myeloma)(Case study)
Aug 01, 2007; ... Abstract The only significant laboratory finding in a 64-year old male was an artefactually low HDL cholesterol. Laboratory protocols were followed step by step, leading to a diagnosis of advanced multiple myeloma. In this case study, where no laboratory tests were initially ...