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Seroprevalence of Brucellosis among high risk individuals in Guilan, Iran

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2011
Background: Brucellosis is a major public health problem in developing countries and has remained endemic in Iran. The aim of this study was to investigate the Seroprevalence of Brucellosis among high risk individuals in Guilan, Iran.
Iraj Nikokar, Mojtaba Hosseinpour, Medhi Asmar, Shirin pirmohbatei, Faheqheh Hakeimei, Mohmed Taqhei Razavei   +5 more
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Application of alternative identification methods for live tularaemia and brucellosis vaccines

Биопрепараты: Профилактика, диагностика, лечение
SCIENTIFIC RELEVANCE. The sanctions currently imposed on the Russian Federation requireusing Russian diagnostic products in vaccine quality assessments, as well as searching for alternative testing methods, in particular, serological ones.AIM. This study
I. V. Kasina, S. A. Alekseeva, T. I. Nemirovskaya   +2 more
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Comparison of two column agglutination tests for red blood cell antibody testing.

PLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundSeveral sensitive methods are available for red blood cell (RBC) antibody screening. Among these, gel and glass card systems have demonstrated comparably good performance in retrospective studies and are widely used in routine patient ...
Jonas Sawierucha, Marion Posset, Viola Hähnel, Christian L Johnson, James A Hutchinson, Norbert Ahrens   +5 more
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The Mutable Original: How Chinese Counterfeits Become Nigerian Originals in African Markets

American Anthropologist, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Affordable Chinese copies of Western brands are ubiquitous in African markets. Despite democratizing consumer access, these goods appear to cement hegemonic value hierarchies that rank Chinese or local products as inferior to Western goods.
Jing Jing Liu
wiley   +1 more source

An Interesting Case of Childhood Brucellosis with Unusual Features

Acta Clinica Croatica, 2015
Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection, which is still a major public health concern worldwide. Common clinical findings are usually nonspecific involving fever, arthralgia, myalgia, weakness and malaise.
Sevil Bilir Goksugur, Mervan Bekdas, Safiye Gurel, Tekin Tas, Esma Gokcen Sarac, Fatih Demircioglu, Erol Kismet   +6 more
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Circular Business Models in Luxury: Impacts on Consumer Perceptions

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates how the adoption of circular business models impacts consumer perceptions of luxury companies. Through two factorial scenario‐based experiments applied to a total sample of 736 participants from the UK, we analyse how the introduction of circular initiatives may impact corporate credibility (expertise and ...
Camila Lee Park, Mauro Fracarolli Nunes, Hyunju Shin, Jose A. D. Machuca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparison of three column agglutination tests for red blood cell alloantibody identification

BMC Research Notes, 2020
Objective Commercial kits of column tests for pre-transfusion testing have progressively replaced conventional tube tests in most laboratories. Aim of this study was to compare three commercial test cell panels for the identification of irregular red ...
Siska Blomme, Emilie De Maertelaere, Eline Verhoye   +2 more
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Phenotype‐specific immune profiles and outcomes in childhood autoimmune neutropenia: A 20‐year cohort study

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Summary Childhood autoimmune neutropenia (AIN) encompasses heterogeneous entities; phenotype‐specific immunological profiles and their relationship to infection outcomes remain incompletely defined. To characterise clinical, immunological and long‐term outcomes across distinct phenotypes of childhood AIN.
Ioanna Saougou, Chrysoula Kosmeri, Nikolaos Chaliasos, Irene Mavroudi, Charalampos Pontikoglou, Alexandros Makis   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative evaluation of the Brucella Coombs gel test in laboratory diagnosis of human brucellosis

Biotechnology & Biotechnological Equipment, 2016
Brucellosis is widespread among humans and animals. Diagnosis of brucellosis mostly depends on serological methods. Serological tests are preferred over time-consuming and hazardous bacterial cultures in routine laboratory practice.
Mehmet Koroglu, Ozlem Akkaya Aydemir, Tayfur Demiray, Unal Erkorkmaz, Ahmet Ozbek, Mustafa Altindis   +5 more
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From haemostasis to immunity: The expanding frontiers of platelet biology

British Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.
Platelets are versatile cells whose functions extend far beyond haemostasis and thrombosis, actively regulating innate and adaptive immunity, angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, liver regeneration, atherosclerosis and tumour metastasis. This demonstrates their central role in various physiological processes and multiple life‐threatening diseases ...
Xun Grace Wu, Nicole Tomei, Heyu Ni
wiley   +1 more source