ABSTRACT
Four hundred isolates of Gram Negative bacilli from different samples were tested by three tube method and conventional tests. An overall agreement between the two methods was 89.5%. Non-agreement was in respect of less stable tests like gas production and motility. This does not reflect adversely on the efficacy and suitability of the method. The three tube method is simple, rapid, economical and accurate, saving both time and material.
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Bacteriological Techniques , Colorimetry , Enterobacteriaceae/isolation & purification , Fermentation , Glucose/metabolism , Mannitol/metabolism , Urease/chemistryABSTRACT
Forty preterm [14 small for gestational age (SGA), 26 average for gestational age (AGA)] and 40 term (10 SGA and 30 AGA) babies were tested for immunoglobulins (Ig), G, M and A levels. IgG levels increased with gestational age from 922.00 +/- 14.00 mg/dl at 34 weeks to 1827.33 +/- 184.09 mg/dl at 40 weeks. Mean immunoglobulins were lower in SGA babies. IgG was 1029.59 +/- 122.80 mg/dl in SGA preterm babies and increased to 1262.00 +/- 200.0 mg/dl in 2 kg babies. IgM and IgA although increased with higher birth weight but rise was not statistically significant. More care to avoid infections in preterm and SGA babies, with lower immunoglobulin levels and less resistance, is recommended.