Sample Taking and Direct Examination in Dermatomycoses

Examination of PbCO3 solubility using direct and competitive chelation methods

Clotrimazole in treatment of dermatomycoses and vaginitis.

62 patients with dermatomycoses and 39 patients suffering from vaginitis were treated with topical application (1 X ) of clotrimazole (Canesten) cream and vaginal tablets (100 mg) respectively. A majority of the patients (44) of dermatophytoses were completely cured in 3 to 6 weeks and all cases (11) of cutaneous candidiasis in 1 to 2 weeks. 14 cases of candida vaginitis were cured in 2 weeks a...

The Comparison of Direct Microscopic Examination and Culture Results in Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis

Abstract Background and Objectives: one of the endemic foci for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran is Mashhad in which limited outbreak have recently been reported. The commonly used method for diagnosis is the clinical features confirmed by direct microspic examination and culture or biopsy. We compared these two tests to determine the level of their sensitivity, specificity and positive predicti...

Inadequacies in History Taking and Clinical Examination by the Dentists

History taking and clinical examination are the most important steps in the diagnosis and hence overall patient management in medicine, surgery and dentistry. The purpose of this study was to determine the history taking and clinical examination practices of dentists. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed among two hundred randomly selected dentists of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The ...

Gambling and health risk-taking behavior in a military sample.

This study examined the gambling of a cohort of U.S. Air Force recruits (N = 31,104) and the relationship between their gambling and health-risk behaviors. Participants provided self-report data regarding gambling and health-related behaviors. Results suggest that 10.4% of participants gambled weekly or more often, 6.2% reported gambling problems, and 1.9% acknowledged loss of control over gamb...