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THE PRECIPITIN TEST FOR BLOOD [PDF]

open access: yesJAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1918
The study of immunity as manifested by the reactions of the animal body to microbes, toxins and protein materials in general has given us many tests of great value. The phenomena of agglutination, of complement fixation, of altered reactivity, of opsonification and of serum precipitation have all been put to practical use in tests, some of which are ...
openaire   +1 more source

Coccidioidomycosis Prophylaxis in Liver, Kidney, and Heart Transplant Recipients Residing in Endemic Areas Within the United States

open access: yesTransplant Infectious Disease, Volume 27, Issue 2, March/April 2025.
Our data suggests that abdominal organ transplant recipients residing in CM‐endemic areas with no prior CM exposure may not require CM prophylaxis. Therefore, we recommend implementing a shared decision‐making model among healthcare providers and patients for this lower‐risk patient population.
Faiza Morado   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of anti-Schistosoma mansoni igG antibodies in patients with chronic schistosomiasis mansoni before and after specific treatment

open access: yesRevista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2001
The circumoval precipitin test (COPT), enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the immunoblotting anti-adult worm antigen (AWA) and soluble egg antigen (SEA) tests were applied to 17 chronically schistosome-infected patients for the detection of ...
Célia Maria V. VENDRAME   +5 more
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The precipitin test in human systemic aspergillosis [PDF]

open access: yesMycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata, 1963
The sera of healthy women and of adult men either with chest disease or some other condition associated with a mycosis have been tested for precipitins against Aspergillus extracts. Although these precipitins have been demonstrated in the serum of patients suffering from systemic aspergillosis, they have also been detected in antenatal sera and in the ...
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Diagnosis and management of hypersensitivity pneumonitis in adults: A position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand

open access: yesRespirology, Volume 29, Issue 12, Page 1023-1046, December 2024.
Abstract Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an immune‐mediated interstitial lung disease (ILD) relating to specific occupational, environmental or medication exposures. Disease behaviour is influenced by the nature of exposure and the host response, with varying degrees of lung inflammation and fibrosis seen within individuals. The differentiation of
Hayley Barnes   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Local TSH/TSHR signaling promotes CD8+ T cell exhaustion and immune evasion in colorectal carcinoma

open access: yesCancer Communications, Volume 44, Issue 11, Page 1287-1310, November 2024.
Abstract Background Dysfunction of CD8+ T cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) contributes to tumor immune escape and immunotherapy tolerance. The effects of hormones such as leptin, steroid hormones, and glucocorticoids on T cell function have been reported previously.
Sisi Zeng   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: A review of 42 patients from a tertiary care center in India

open access: yesLung India, 2009
Objective: To study the clinical, radiological, and laboratory profile in patients of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). Materials and Methods: Retrospective analysis of 42 cases of ABPA, diagnosed over a period of 10 years from 1995 to ...
Prasad R, Garg R, Sanjay, Shukla A
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A Rapid Virus‐Free Method for Producing Influenza HA Immunogen Needed for Preparation of Influenza Vaccine Potency Antisera Reagents

open access: yesInfluenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, Volume 18, Issue 10, October 2024.
ABSTRACT Background The potency of inactivated and recombinant influenza vaccines is measured using the single‐radial immunodiffusion (SRID) assay. The strain‐specific antigen and antibody potency reagents required for the assay are prepared and distributed by regulatory agencies to ensure vaccine standardization, but timely reagent production is ...
Marcus Odin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estudo comparativo do ciclo evolutivo de Rhodnius neglectus alimentados em pombos ou camundongos

open access: yesRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 1987
Baseados no encontro de 77,2% de reação de precipitina positiva para soro antiave de R. neglectus capturados em palmeiras da periferia de Belo Horizonte, estudamos o ciclo evolutivo de uma colonia recém-estabelecida no laboratório alimentada com sangue ...
Liléia Diotaiuti   +1 more
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Clinical significance of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in lung cancer patients undergoing anticancer drug therapy

open access: yesThoracic Cancer, Volume 15, Issue 26, Page 1882-1888, September 2024.
We investigated the clinical impact of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) in patients with lung cancer (LC) receiving anticancer drug treatment in a real‐world setting. The cause of death in LC patients with concomitant CPA who received anticancer drug treatments and effective antifungal treatment was LC progression.
Kenji Morimoto   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

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