Parasites transmitted to human by ingestion of different types of meat, El-Minia City, El-Minia Governorate, Egypt

Meat-borne parasites are Sarcocystis species, Toxoplasma gondii, Taenia saginata, Taenia solium and Trichinella spiralis. A total of 300 animals including 100 cattle, 100 goat, and 100 pigs, slaughtered in El-Minia governmental slaughterhouses. From each animal, five samples were taken from different muscles [esophageal, tongue and cardiac] and different organs [liver and brain]. Meat samples were examined macroscopic and microscopic [direct, homogenization and H and E staining] for detection of the above-mentioned parasites. Serum samples were subjected to IHA for detection of T. gondii specific antibodies. This study revealed that Sarcocystis species were the highest parasites that could be detected, with overall prevalence of 80%, which was statistically significant [P

Sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, percentage and error percentage of prostatic specific antigen [PSA] in diagnosis of cancer prostate

Prostatic Specific Antigen [PSA] have been estimated in 20 normal males above fifty [control group] and 22 patients with cancer prostate [cases]. Detection of antigen by immunoassay method and diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology, sensitivity, and specificity Accuracy percentage and error percentage of PSA in diagnosis of cancer prostate in patients with metastasis were [95.2 percent, 100 percent, 95.5 percent and 4.5 percent respectively] and in patients without metastasis [85.7 percent, 100 percent, 86.4 percent and 13.6 respectively]. PSA detection is recommended for early detection and screening of any suspected prostatic swelling

Lysozymuria could be a marker for early aminoglycoside snephrotoxicity

This work was designed to study the urinary lysozyme as a marker for early detection of aminoglycosides nephrotoxicity. 15 patients were selected to be the subject of this study and 11 normal individuals were included for comparison. For each subject the following were done: blood glucose, BUN, creatinine urine creatinine, creatinine clearance, serum and urinary lysozyme. These tests were done before treatment, two days after the start of treatment and two days after the end of treatment with aminoglycosides. This study revealed that aminoglycosides have reversible nephrotoxicity as indicated by the significant rise in the urinary lysozyme during aminoglycosides therapy with its subsequent fall to baseline values 48 hours after stopping the treatment. Aminoglycosides nephrotoxicity is tubular and not glomerular in origin as indicated by normal creatinine clearance value through the entire period of treatment. Therefore serum creatinine and creatinine clearance should not be used to monitor aminoglycosides nephrotoxicity