Twenty-four patients who were clinically suspected of having leptospirosis were subjected to 7 simple commonly available laboratory tests. The 21 patients who had 3 or more positive tests were confirmed serologically to have leptospirosis. The high frequency of acute abdominal pain (71.4%) as a major presenting symptom and the laboratory findings of raised serum amylase levels in a high percentage of patients (84.2%) were especially noteworthy.

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Comparison of three assays to detect enterotoxigenicity of Aeromonas isolates from patients with diarrhoea in Vellore, south India.

Fifty strains of Aeromonas spp, isolated from patients with diarrhoea, were tested by three different assays to detect their enterotoxigenicity. Culture filtrates of the isolates were tested for their ability to produce haemolysin and to produce cytopathic changes in Vero cells and for their effects in the suckling mouse assay. The data indicated that biotypes alone are not adequate indicators of pathogenicity of different groups of Aeromonas isolated from patients with diarrhoea. No significant differences were observed in the results of the three assays for the detection of enterotoxigenicity.

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Bacterial and mycotic agents of corneal ulcers in Vellore.

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Aspergillus terreus, an uncommon fungus causing aortic root abscess and pseudoaneurysm.

Aspergillus Terreus is a rare fungus which can cause opportunistic infection in humans. A fifteen year old girl had undergone open aortic valvotomy for aortic stenosis and post-stenotic dilatation of the ascending aorta. She was discharged after an uneventful post-operative period. She was reoperated later for para-aortic abscess. The pus on culture yielded pure growth of Aspergillus Terreus from multiple media. To our knowledge, this is the first report from India of Aspergillus Terreus causing human infection. Clinical awareness of the rising importance of fungal infections is alerted.

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