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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
possibility that subsequent specimens also may be contaminated and that care should be used in interpreting any findings on culture. Respectfully, Roger Hole North Ormesby Hospital Middlesbrough Cleveland TS3 6HJ, England
To the Editor. I found this article noteworthy and interesting but I have 2 critical comments. by the authors. They indicate tho.t uinitial vvere collected by the to the routine :i:nessenge:r They do not :ceve;:;l the collection for these ,spe,,w.u,:w, the ir,.terva1 between collection and technologist or ce 10" (202 patients) the correlation fo, per cent and for the stained smear it was 90 pe, ,;,h colony counts of 104 (34 patients) the resp";,,ih· cent for the dipslide and 56 cent fer vvith colony counts cf no < Hf '~A.2 v,,ras approximately 93 per cent £~3r for the stained smeaT. must question 'Nhethe:r indicated in :routine scr-eeniEg or evaluaticr:., e"l,rcn if it vi/ere to be 10 per cent m_0re accurate_ Si:ice most infections respond to 3,hnost all anti .. rnedical dollars could be sa-vcd by sirnpl21 sn excellent inex.pensiv2_ the diagnosis of infection. l1ow·faet th.at. the stained s:11.ez_:r) ODo''90 per cent. We agree that more of these prospective :radiological-surgical studies are required. However, we believe that CT scanning has been demonstrated to be a safe, easily tolerated technique for the evaluation of pelvic and renal disease. 2
Respectfully, Sanford P. Temes Section of Urology, Department of Surgery Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland 20331 1. Bonney, W. W., Chiu, L. C. and Culp, D. A.: Computed tomography of the pelvis. J, Urol., 120: 457, 1978. 2. Seidelmann, F. E., Cohen, W. N., Bryan, P. J., Ternes, S. P., Kraus, D. and Schoenrock, G.: Accuracy of CT staging of bladder neoplasms using the gas-filled method: report of 21 patients with surgical confirmation. Amer. J. Roentgen., 130: 735, 1978.
CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM
To the Editor. One condyloma acuminatum, two condylomata acuminata but not, please, condyloma acuminata. Yours in the lonely battle for avoidance of elementary errors m the plural of Greek nouns. Respectfully, Fl. de Glanville PD. Box 30125 1-Jairobi, Kenya
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
possibility that subsequent specimens also may be contaminated and that care should be used in interpreting any findings on culture. Respectfully, Roger Hole North Ormesby Hospital Middlesbrough Cleveland TS3 6HJ, England
To the Editor. I found this article noteworthy and interesting but I have 2 critical comments. by the authors. They indicate tho.t uinitial vvere collected by the to the routine :i:nessenge:r They do not :ceve;:;l the collection for these ,spe,,w.u,:w, the ir,.terva1 between collection and technologist or ce 10" (202 patients) the correlation fo, per cent and for the stained smear it was 90 pe, ,;,h colony counts of 104 (34 patients) the resp";,,ih· cent for the dipslide and 56 cent fer vvith colony counts cf no < Hf '~A.2 v,,ras approximately 93 per cent £~3r for the stained smeaT. must question 'Nhethe:r indicated in :routine scr-eeniEg or evaluaticr:., e"l,rcn if it vi/ere to be 10 per cent m_0re accurate_ Si:ice most infections respond to 3,hnost all anti .. rnedical dollars could be sa-vcd by sirnpl21 sn excellent inex.pensiv2_ the diagnosis of infection. l1ow·faet th.at. the stained s:11.ez_:r) ODo''90 per cent. We agree that more of these prospective :radiological-surgical studies are required. However, we believe that CT scanning has been demonstrated to be a safe, easily tolerated technique for the evaluation of pelvic and renal disease. 2
Respectfully, Sanford P. Temes Section of Urology, Department of Surgery Malcolm Grow USAF Medical Center Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland 20331 1. Bonney, W. W., Chiu, L. C. and Culp, D. A.: Computed tomography of the pelvis. J, Urol., 120: 457, 1978. 2. Seidelmann, F. E., Cohen, W. N., Bryan, P. J., Ternes, S. P., Kraus, D. and Schoenrock, G.: Accuracy of CT staging of bladder neoplasms using the gas-filled method: report of 21 patients with surgical confirmation. Amer. J. Roentgen., 130: 735, 1978.
CONDYLOMA ACUMINATUM
To the Editor. One condyloma acuminatum, two condylomata acuminata but not, please, condyloma acuminata. Yours in the lonely battle for avoidance of elementary errors m the plural of Greek nouns. Respectfully, Fl. de Glanville PD. Box 30125 1-Jairobi, Kenya
