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Tocilizumab provides a potential therapeutic option for the management of hyperhaemolysis syndrome in sickle cell disease: A case series and brief narrative overview of the literature

Transfusion Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and Objectives Hyperhaemolysis syndrome is a life‐threatening complication of transfusion, potentially triggered by macrophage activation, with limited treatment options. Tocilizumab, an anti‐IL6 monoclonal antibody, has mechanistic rationale for use and has been shown to be effective in a small number of cases.
S. Wolf, B. Singh, A. Zaidi, P. Greaves, F. Oyesanya, S. Bennett, B. Kaya, F. Barroso, P. Telfer   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perinatal clinical management of a rare ABh variant blood group

Transfusion Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The H antigen, precursor of the A and B blood groups, is a high‐prevalence antigen. Very few H antigen‐negative (H−) blood donors are available in the United Kingdom. Case Presentation We present the case of a second pregnancy in a 28‐year‐old woman with the very rare ABh phenotype, and the presence of anti‐H, anti‐A and anti‐B ...
Aritri Mandal, Laura Eastwood, Shane Grimsley, Louise Tilley, Clare Samuelson   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

New immunolatex spheres: visual markers of antigens on lymphocytes for scanning electron microscopy [PDF]

, 1975
New immunochemical reagents consisting of antibodies bound to small latex spheres were used as visual markers for the detection and localization of cell surface antigens by scanning electron microscopy.
Dreyer, William J., Molday, Robert S., Rembaum, Alan, Yen, S. P. S.   +3 more
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Prevalence of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Antibiotic Susceptibility in Paediatric Patients With Sore Throats in Gaborone, Botswana

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Group A β‐haemolytic Streptococcus, also known as Streptococcus pyogenes, commonly causes childhood pharyngitis and can lead to severe complications like acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease. Timely penicillin treatment is vital in preventing these issues.
Julius Chacha Mwita, Souda Sajini, Kélin Engel, Tichaona Bernard Machiya, Mark E. Engel   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of a New Recombinant K39 Rapid Diagnostic Test for Sudanese Visceral Leishmaniasis. [PDF]

, 2006
A new rK39 rapid diagnostic dipstick test (DiaMed-IT-Leish) was compared with aspiration and a direct agglutination test (DAT) for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in 201 parasitologically confirmed cases, 133 endemic controls, and in 356 ...
Davidson, R N, Kipngetich, S, Melaku, Y, Mueller, M, O'keeffe, C, Ritmeijer, K   +5 more
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Serological and Molecular Identification of Brucella spp. in Pigs from Cairo and Giza Governorates, Egypt [PDF]

, 2019
Brucellosis is considered as endemic disease of animals and humans since thousands of years in Egypt. However, brucellosis in pigs has never been reported in Egypt.
El-Adawy, Hosny, El-Soally, Sherif Abdel Ghafar Elsayed, Elschner, Mandy C., Khan, Aman Ullah, Melzer, Falk, Mohamed, Shereen Aziz, Neubauer, Heinrich, Roesler, Uwe, Sayed Ahmed, Mohamed Abdelmonem   +8 more
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Fucosylation limits ADCC in clinically used anti‐RhD monoclonal antibodies

Transfusion, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Haemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn (HDFN) is caused by maternal alloantibodies, often targeting the D antigen on fetal red blood cells. Maternal immunization is preventable with timely administration of anti‐D polyclonal antibodies (pAbs).
Gabriela Koike, Albert Bondt, Douwe Schulte, Rien Leuvenink, Dirk Jan Mons, Peter C. Ligthart, E. Joanne T. Verweij, AFRICARhE Consortium, Enrico Lopriore, E. J. T. Joanne Verweij, Tienke Vermeiden, Thomas van den Akker, C. Ellen van der Schoot, Derek P. de Winter, Renske van Oever, Abera Kenay Tura, Tadesse Gure, Assefa Desalew, Tewodros Tesfa, Konjit Eshetu, Jeremia Pyuza, Rafiki N. Mjema, Priscus John Mapendo, Jeremiah John Hhera, Bariki Mchome, Patricia Swai, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Aisa Shayo, Peter Moons, Kondwani Kawaza, Luis Gadama, Albert J. R. Heck, C. Ellen van der Schoot, Gestur Vidarsson   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seroprevalence Survey of Visceral Leishmaniasis among Children up to 12 Years old and Domestic Dogs in Rural Areas of Dehloran District, Ilam Province of West Part of Iran, 2014

Novelty in Biomedicine, 2017
Background: Visceral leishmaniasis (VL), caused by Leishmania infantum (L. infantum), is a life-threatening vector-borne parasitic disease is distributed in some parts of the world. The disease is endemic in some parts of Iran.
Sasan Khazaei, Mehdi Mohebali, Behnaz Akhoundi, Belal Armand, Bahram Kazemi, Mohammad Gorgipour, Eznollah Azargashsb, Hooshang Khazan   +7 more
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A comparative study of nested-PCR and direct agglutination test (DAT) for the detection of Leishmania infantum infection in symptomatic and asymptomatic domestic dogs. [PDF]

BMC Res Notes, 2021
Yimam Ayene Y, Mohebali M, Hajjaran H, Akhoundi B, Shojaee S, Rahimi-Foroushani A, Afshar MJA, Zarei Z.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparison of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test, and Direct Agglutination Test for DetectingToxoplasma GondiiAntibodies in Naturally Aborted Ovine Fetuses [PDF]

, 1989
Sheryl Lynn Seefeldt, C. A. Kirkbride, J. P. Dubey   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source