Contents: September 1999, Volume 6, Issue 5        Minireviews        Guest Commentary        Articles        Letters Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Clinical Utility of Testing for Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies Dimitrios Vassilopoulos and Gary S. Hoffman Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 645-651; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proposed Mechanisms of Transfusion-Induced Immunomodulation Scott A. Kirkley Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 652-657; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Guest Commentary:

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Interleukin 4 in Systemic Sclerosis: Not Just an Increase Sergei P. Atamas and Barbara White Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 658-659; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Articles:

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Increased Levels of Alternatively Spliced Interleukin 4 (IL-42) Transcripts in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Patients with Systemic Sclerosis Lazaros I. Sakkas, Charles Tourtellotte, Steve Berney, Allen R. Myers, and Chris D. Platsoucas Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 660-664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Low Levels of Antigenic Variability in Fluconazole-Susceptible and -Resistant Candida albicans Isolates from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Jose L. Lopez-Ribot, Robert K. McAtee, William R. Kirkpatrick, Roberto La Valle, and Thomas F. Patterson Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 665-670; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mastitis and Immunological Factors in Breast Milk of Lactating Women in Malawi Richard D. Semba, Newton Kumwenda, Taha E. Taha, Donald R. Hoover, Yin Lan, Ward Eisinger, Laban Mtimavalye, Robin Broadhead, Paolo G. Miotti, Len Van Der Hoeven, and John D. Chiphangwi Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 671-674; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Diagnostic Reagents To Differentiate between Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination and M. bovis Infection in Cattle H. M. Vordermeier, P. C. Cockle, A. Whelan, S. Rhodes, N. Palmer, D. Bakker, and R. G. Hewinson Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 675-682; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Urinary Excretion of Thiol Compounds in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Bernadette Rojkovich, Eszter Nagy, Tamás Pröhle, Gyula Poór, and Péter Gergely Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 683-685; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dot Blot Assay for Detection of Antidiacyltrehalose Antibodies in Tuberculous Patients Lucio Vera-Cabrera, Adrian Rendon, Manuel Diaz-Rodriguez, Vera Handzel, and Adalbert Laszlo Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 686-689; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immune Response of Children Who Develop Persistent Diarrhea following Rotavirus Infection Tasnim Azim, S. Meshbahuddin Ahmad, Sefat-e- Khuda, M. Safiullah Sarker, Leanne E. Unicomb, Soma De, Jena D. Hamadani, Mohammed A. Salam, M. A. Wahed, and M. John Albert Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 690-695; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Borna Disease Virus-Reactive Antibodies from Patients with Psychiatric Disorders and from Horses by Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay Kazunari Yamaguchi, Takashi Sawada, Tohru Naraki, Ruriko Igata-Yi, Hiroshi Shiraki, Yoichiro Horii, Toshinori Ishii, Kazuhiko Ikeda, Norio Asou, Hiroaki Okabe, Manabu Mochizuki, Kazuo Takahashi, Shogo Yamada, Kaori Kubo, Shinji Yashiki, Royce W. Waltrip, II, and Kathryn M. Carbone Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 696-700; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Reverse-Sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Verocytotoxin 1 and 2 Antibodies in Human and Bovine Sera H. Miyazawa, H. Bannai, T. Yanase, C. Morita, S. Satoh, J. Sugiyama, S. Taniguchi, and S. Inouye Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 701-704; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of PanBio Dengue Duo Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and MRL Dengue Fever Virus Immunoglobulin M Capture ELISA for Diagnosis of Dengue Virus Infections in Southeast Asia Andrea J. Cuzzubbo, David W. Vaughn, Ananda Nisalak, Tom Solomon, Siripen Kalayanarooj, John Aaskov, Nguyen Minh Dung, and Peter L. Devine Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 705-712; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modulation of T-Cell Responses to a Recall Antigen in Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1-Infected Individuals Muneou Suzuki, Charlene S. Dezzutti, Akihiko Okayama, Nobuyoshi Tachibana, Hirohito Tsubouchi, Nancy Mueller, and Renu B. Lal Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 713-717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Deficient Antibody-Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Expressing Target Cells in Perinatal HIV Infection Ulrike Ziegner, Donald Campbell, Kent Weinhold, Ian Frank, Richard Rutstein, and Stuart E. Starr Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 718-724; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Method with General Diagnostic Utility for the Calculation of Immunoglobulin G Avidity Maria H. Korhonen, John Brunstein, Heikki Haario, Alexei Katnikov, Roberto Rescaldani, and Klaus Hedman Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 725-728; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cell Culture of Sporadic Hepatitis E Virus in China Rutong Huang, Derong Li, Shaojing Wei, Qinghong Li, Xitong Yuan, Liqing Geng, Xiaoyu Li, and Minxia Liu Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 729-733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A New Sensitive Serological Assay for Detection of Lentivirus Infections in Small Ruminants Eric Saman, Geertrui Van Eynde, Luis Lujan, Belén Extramiana, Gordon Harkiss, Francesco Tolari, Lorenzo Gonzàlez, Beatriz Amorena, Neil Watt, and Juan Badiola Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 734-740; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Commercially Available Immunoglobulin M Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Kit for Diagnosing Acute Dengue Infections Kevin R. Porter, Susana Widjaja, Handinata Darmawan, Lohita, Sri Hartati Hadiwijaya, Chairin Nisa Maroef, Wuryadi Suharyono, and Ratna Tan Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 741-744; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Expression of an Immunogenic Membrane-Associated Protein of Helicobacter hepaticus for Use in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Robert S. Livingston, Lela K. Riley, Reuel R. Hook, Jr., Cynthia L. Besch-Williford, and Craig L. Franklin Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 745-750; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Th1 Cytokine Patterns in Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection Mark Scott, Daniel P. Stites, and Anna-Barbara Moscicki Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 751-755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Antibodies to Brucella Cytoplasmic Proteins in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Neurobrucellosis Pablo C. Baldi, George F. Araj, Graciela C. Racaro, Jorge C. Wallach, and Carlos A. Fossati Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 756-759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of an IS711 Element Interrupting the wboA Gene of Brucella abortus Vaccine Strain RB51 and a PCR Assay To Distinguish Strain RB51 from Other Brucella Species and Strains Ramesh Vemulapalli, John R. McQuiston, Gerhardt G. Schurig, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, Shirley M. Halling, and Stephen M. Boyle Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 760-764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serological Evidence of Human Infection with the Protozoan Neospora caninum Jennifer Tranas, Robert A. Heinzen, Louis M. Weiss, and Milton M. McAllister Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 765-767; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hepatitis B Virus DNA in Blood Samples Positive for Antibodies to Core Antigen and Negative for Surface Antigen C. Gutiérrez, G. León, C. L. Loureiro, N. Uzcátegui, F. Liprandi, and F. H. Pujol Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 768-770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Neisseria meningitidis Subtype Nomenclature Martin C. J. Maiden, Joanne Russell, Janet Suker, Ian M. Feavers;, Claudio T. Sacchi, Mary E. Brandt, Anne M. Whitney, Leonard W. Mayer, Ana P. S. Lemos, Carmo E. A. Melles, Claude A. Solari, and Carl E. Frasch Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 771-772; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Circulating Levels of Lipopolysaccharide Binding Protein in Children with Escherichia coli O157:H7 Hemorrhagic Colitis and Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome François Proulx, Ernest Seidman, Michelle M. Mariscalco, Kelly Lee, and Stephen Caroll Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 1999 6: 773 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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