Diagnosis of Rickettsial Diseases Using Samples Dried on Blotting PaperAmerican Society for Microbiology - Tập 6 Số 4 - Trang 483-488 - 1999
Didier Raoult
ABSTRACTThe use of filter paper is an inexpensive and convenient method for collecting, storing, and transporting blood samples for serological studies. In addition, samples occupy little space and can be readily transported without refrigeration. Rickettsial diseases often evolve according to an epidemic mode and are now considered reemerging diseases, especially ...... hiện toàn bộ
A New Method with General Diagnostic Utility for the Calculation of Immunoglobulin G AvidityAmerican Society for Microbiology - Tập 6 Số 5 - Trang 725-728 - 1999
Maria H. Korhonen, John Brunstein, Heikki Haario, Alexei Katnikov, R Rescaldani, Klaus Hedman
ABSTRACT
The reference method for immunoglobulin G (IgG) avidity determination includes reagent-consuming serum titration. Aiming at better IgG avidity diagnostics, we applied a logistic model for the reproduction of antibody titration curves. This method was tested with well-characterized serum panels for cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus,...... hiện toàn bộ
Quantitative Fluorogenic PCR Assay for Measuring Ovine Herpesvirus 2 Replication in SheepAmerican Society for Microbiology - Tập 8 Số 1 - Trang 123-128 - 2001
D. Hüssy, Norbert Stäuber, Christian M. Leutenegger, Stefan Rieder, Mathias Ackermann
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A fluorogenic PCR specific for ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2) DNA was developed and compared to a previously established conventional seminested PCR. Testing of a total of 152 blood samples from both positive and negative animals revealed that the results of both assays corresponded to each other in 100% of the cases. A second fluorogenic PCR for g...... hiện toàn bộ
Will immunogenicity limit the use, efficacy, and future development of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies?American Society for Microbiology - Tập 1 Số 4 - Trang 365-372 - 1994
Kristine Kuus-Reichel, Lana S. Grauer, Linda M. Karavodin, Christine Knott, M Krusemeier, Neil E. Kay
While monoclonal antibodies show promise for use in the treatment of a variety of disease states, including cancer, autoimmune disease, and allograft rejection, generation of anti-antibody responses still remains a problem. For example, 50% of the patients who receive OKT3 produce blocking antibodies that interfere with its binding to T cells, thus decreasing the therapeutic effect (51). H...... hiện toàn bộ
Antigenic Properties and Diagnostic Potential of Baculovirus-Expressed Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Proteins VPX and VP3American Society for Microbiology - Tập 7 Số 4 - Trang 645-651 - 2000
Jorge L. Martı́nez-Torrecuadrada, Beatriz Lázaro, José F. Rodrígúez, J. Ignacio Casal
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The routine technique for detecting antibodies specific to infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) is a serological evaluation by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with preparations of whole virions as the antigens. To avoid using complete virus in the standard technique, we have developed two new antigens through the expression of the VPX...... hiện toàn bộ
Determination of CD4 and CD8 lymphocyte subsets by a new alternative fluorescence immunoassayAmerican Society for Microbiology - Tập 2 Số 3 - Trang 330-336 - 1995
Thomas N. Denny, Bruce D. Jensen, E I Gavin, A G Louzao, Francis Vella, James M. Oleske, Wai-Man Wong
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a new alternative fluorescence immunoassay method (Zymmune CD4/CD8 Cell Monitoring Kit; Zynaxis, Inc., Malvern, Pa.) for determining the absolute CD4+ and CD8+ T-lymphocyte concentrations in whole blood. The investigation was performed as a two-site comparison of the reference whole blood flow cytometric method with the Zymmune method. In this inve...... hiện toàn bộ