Contents: February 2006, Volume 13, Issue 2        Minireviews        Microbial Immunology        Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology        Cellular Immunology, Antibodies, and Mediators Of Immunity        Vaccine Research        Veterinary Immunology        Letters to the Editor        Author's Correction Other Issues

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[Index by Author]

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Minireviews:

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Use of Opsonophagocytosis for Serological Evaluation of Pneumococcal Vaccines Sandra Romero-Steiner, Carl E. Frasch, George Carlone, Roland A. Fleck, David Goldblatt, and Moon H. Nahm Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 165-169; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Whipple's Disease: a Macrophage Disease Benoît Desnues, Melanie Ihrig, Didier Raoult, and Jean-Louis Mege Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 170-178; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunology:

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Recognition of Stage-Specific Mycobacterial Antigens Differentiates between Acute and Latent Infections with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Abebech Demissie, Eliane M. S. Leyten, Markos Abebe, Liya Wassie, Abraham Aseffa, Getahun Abate, Helen Fletcher, Patrick Owiafe, Philip C. Hill, Roger Brookes, Graham Rook, Alimuddin Zumla, Sandra M. Arend, Michel Klein, Tom H. M. Ottenhoff, Peter Andersen, T. Mark Doherty, and the VACSEL Study Group Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 179-186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combination Exposure to Zidovudine plus Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim Diminishes B-Lymphocyte Immune Responses to Pneumocystis murina Infection in Healthy Mice David J. Feola and Beth A. Garvy Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 193-201; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Probiotic Bacterium Lactobacillus casei Induces Activation of the Gut Mucosal Immune System through Innate Immunity C. Maldonado Galdeano and G. Perdigón Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 219-226; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Performance of the TruGene Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Genotyping Kit and OpenGene DNA Sequencing System on Clinical Samples Diluted to Approximately 100 Copies per Milliliter Howard B. Gale, Virginia L. Kan, and Rebecca C. Shinol Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 235-238; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gamma Interferon Production in Response to Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigens in Infants Born to Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Mothers Annelies Van Rie, Shabir A. Madhi, Jayvant R. Heera, Stephen Meddows-Taylor, Aaron M. Wendelboe, Fiona Anthony, Avy Violari, and Caroline T. Tiemessen Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 246-252; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anti-Interleukin-15 Prevents Arthritis in Borrelia-Vaccinated and -Infected Mice Corey A. Amlong, Dean T. Nardelli, Sara Heil Peterson, Thomas F. Warner, Steven M. Callister, and Ronald F. Schell Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 289-296; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology:

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Performance of Antibodies against Tissue Transglutaminase for the Diagnosis of Celiac Disease: Meta-Analysis Elias Zintzaras and Anastasios E. Germenis Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 187-192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Performance of a Time-Resolved Fluorescence Immunoassay for Measuring Varicella-Zoster Virus Immunoglobulin G Levels in Adults and Comparison with Commercial Enzyme Immunoassays and Merck Glycoprotein Enzyme Immunoassay P. A. C. Maple, J. Gray, J. Breuer, G. Kafatos, S. Parker, and D. Brown Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 214-218; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Tetraplex Microsphere Assay for Bordetella pertussis Antibodies Harry E. Prince, Mary Lapé-Nixon, and Jose Matud Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 266-270; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of and Light Chain Monoclonal Proteins in Human Serum: Automated Immunoassay versus Immunofixation Electrophoresis Troy D. Jaskowski, Christine M. Litwin, and Harry R. Hill Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 277-280; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Immunology, Antibodies, and Mediators Of Immunity:

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Influence of Exogenous Reproductive Hormones on Specific Antibody Production in Genital Secretions after Vaginal Vaccination with Recombinant Cholera Toxin B Subunit in Humans Lotta Wassen and Marianne Jertborn Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 202-207; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Interleukin-15 Improves Engraftment of Human T Cells in NOD-SCID Mice Anyuan Sun, Haiming Wei, Rui Sun, Weihua Xiao, Yongguang Yang, and Zhigang Tian Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 227-234; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of Immunity-Related Gene Expression in Small Intestines of Mice by Oral Administration of Lactoferrin Hiroyuki Wakabayashi, Natsuko Takakura, Koji Yamauchi, and Yoshitaka Tamura Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 239-245; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cytokine Response to Antigen Stimulation of Whole Blood from Patients with Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease Compared to That from Patients with Tuberculosis R. Phillips, C. Horsfield, S. Kuijper, S. F. Sarfo, J. Obeng-Baah, S. Etuaful, B. Nyamekye, P. Awuah, K. M. Nyarko, F. Osei-Sarpong, S. Lucas, A. H. J. Kolk, and M. Wansbrough-Jones Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 253-257; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of CYP2E1 Immunoglobulin G4 Subclass Antibodies and Complement in Pathogenesis of Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Hepatitis Dolores B. Njoku, Jenelle L. Mellerson, Monica V. Talor, Douglas R. Kerr, Nauder R. Faraday, Ingrid Outschoorn, and Noel R. Rose Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 258-265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Vaccine Research:

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Neutralizing Antibodies and Persistence of Immunity following Anthrax Vaccination James F. Hanson, Sarah C. Taft, and Alison A. Weiss Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 208-213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Veterinary Immunology:

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Kinetics and Diagnostic and Prognostic Potential of Quantitative Western Blot Analysis and Antigen-Specific Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay in Experimental Canine Leishmaniasis D. Talmi-Frank, D. Strauss-Ayali, C. L. Jaffe, and G. Baneth Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 271-276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

General Anesthesia Delays the Inflammatory Response and Increases Survival for Mice with Endotoxic Shock Joseph M. Fuentes, Mark A. Talamini, William B. Fulton, Eric J. Hanly, Alexander R. Aurora, and Antonio De Maio Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 281-288; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Specific Immunoglobulin Ga (IgGa) and IgGb Antibodies Correlates with Control of Parasitemia in Babesia equi Infection Cristina W. Cunha, Travis C. McGuire, Lowell S. Kappmeyer, Stephen A. Hines, A. Marianela Lopez, Odir A. Dellagostin, and Donald P. Knowles Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 297-300; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters to the Editor:

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Evaluation of Sedimentation Rate, Rheumatoid Factor, C-Reactive Protein, and Tumor Necrosis Factor for the Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis Frédérique Gouriet, Elisabeth Bothelo-Nevers, Bema Coulibaly, Didier Raoult, and Jean-Paul Casalta Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 301 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Different Positive Predictive Values of Commercially Available Human Immunodeficiency Virus Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays Jesse L. Clark, Thomas J. Coates, Andres G. Lescano, Rosa Castillo, Rina Meza, Franca R. Jones, Segundo Leon, Jose Pajuelo, Carlos F. Caceres, and Jeffrey D. Klausner Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 302-303; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Report Refuting Value of Immune Complexes To Diagnose Lyme Disease Is Invalid Michael Brunner, Adriana R. Marques, and Ronald L. Hornung Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 304-306; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Detection of Immune Complexes Is Not Independent of Detection of Antibodies in Lyme Disease Patients and Does Not Confirm Active Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi Adriana R. Marques, Ronald L. Hornung, Len Dally, and Mario T. Philipp Clin. Vaccine Immunol. February 2006 13: 307 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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