Contents: November 1999, Volume 6, Issue 6        Minireviews        Articles Other Issues

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Testing for and Clinical Significance of Anticardiolipin Antibodies Stephen W. Reddel and Steven A. Krilis Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 775-782; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antibody to Human Endogenous Retrovirus Peptide in Urine of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Positive Patients Roy W. Stevens, Aldona L. Baltch, Raymond P. Smith, Bruce J. McCreedy, Phyllis B. Michelsen, Lawrence H. Bopp, and Howard B. Urnovitz Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 783-786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Complement Fixation Test To Assess Humoral Immunity in Cattle and Sheep Vaccinated with Brucella abortus RB51 Rosanna Adone and Franco Ciuchini Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 787-790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inducible and Constitutive In Vitro Neutrophil Chemokine Expression by Mammary Epithelial and Myoepithelial Cells Michele R. Barber, Alexander G. Pantschenko, Lynn S. Hinckley, and T. J. Yang Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 791-798; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Orally Administered Viable Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG and Propionibacterium freudenreichii subsp. shermanii JS on Mouse Lymphocyte Proliferation Pirkka V. Kirjavainen, Hani S. ElNezami, Seppo J. Salminen, Jorma T. Ahokas, and Paul F. A. Wright Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 799-802; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Validation of a Gastrointestinal Explant System for Measurement of Mucosal Antibody Production Genevieve A. Losonsky, George T. Fantry, Mardi Reymann, and Yu Lim Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 803-807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients A. A. M. A. Baqui, Timothy F. Meiller, and William A. Falkler, Jr. Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 808-811; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipopolysaccharide- and Cholera Toxin-Specific Subclass Distribution of B-Cell Responses in Cholera Firdausi Qadri, Firoz Ahmed, M. Manjurul Karim, Christine Wenneras, Yasmin Ara Begum, Mohammad Abdus Salam, M. John Albert, and Jerry R. McGhee Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 812-818; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Humoral Immune Response to Chlamydia pneumoniae by Immunoblotting and Immunoprecipitation Andreas Essig, Ulrike Simnacher, Milorad Susa, and Reinhard Marre Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 819-825; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variability of the Glycoprotein G Gene in Clinical Isolates of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Elham Rekabdar, Petra Tunbäck, Jan-Åke Liljeqvist, and Tomas Bergström Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 826-831; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibiotics Modulate Vaccine-Induced Humoral Immune Response Patrick C. Y. Woo, Hoi-Wah Tsoi, Lei-Po Wong, Harry C. H. Leung, and Kwok-Yung Yuen Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 832-837; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Analysis of Two Meningococcal Immunotyping Monoclonal Antibodies by Resonant Mirror Biosensor and Antibody Gene Sequencing Bambos M. Charalambous, Janet Evans, Ian M. Feavers, and Martin C. J. Maiden Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 838-843; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Endotoxin-Binding Proteins during Major Elective Surgery: Important Role for Soluble CD14 in Regulation of Biological Activity of Systemic Endotoxin Naoki Hiki, Dieter Berger, Mieke A. Dentener, Yoshikazu Mimura, Wim A. Buurman, Claus Prigl, Manuela Seidelmann, Eiichi Tsuji, Michio Kaminishi, and Hans G. Beger Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 844-850; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Further Characterization of Human Salivary Anticandidal Activities in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Cohort by Use of Microassays Alan L. Lin, Qinghong Shi, Dorthea A. Johnson, Thomas F. Patterson, Michael G. Rinaldi, and Chih-Ko Yeh Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 851-855; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Subset of Common Variable Immunodeficiency Patients with Impaired B-Cell Protein Tyrosine Phosphorylation Rivka Schwartz, Yael Ben-Anat Porat, Zeev Handzel, Zeev Sthoeger, Ben-Zion Garty, Ronit Confino-Cohen, Jacov Levy, and Israel Zan-Bar Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 856-860; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Recombinant Antigen for Antibody-Based Diagnosis of Mycoplasma bovis Infection in Cattle Marion Brank, Dominique Le Grand, François Poumarat, Pierre Bezille, Renate Rosengarten, and Christine Citti Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 861-867; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Decay of Passively Acquired Maternal Antibodies against Measles, Mumps, and Rubella Viruses Corina Nicoara, Kristina Zäch, Daniel Trachsel, Daniel Germann, and Lukas Matter Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 868-871; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regeneration and Tolerance Factor: a Correlate of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated T-Cell Activation Tara S. Givens, Brian K. DuChateau, Jonathan S. Boomer, Maxwell P. Westerman, Alice Gilman-Sachs, and Kenneth D. Beaman Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 872-877; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Role of p38 in the Priming of Human Neutrophils by Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent Ian Daniels, John Fletcher, and Andrew Paul Haynes Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 878-884; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Exogenous Cyclic AMP, Cholera Toxin, and Endotoxin Induce Expression of the Lipopolysaccharide Receptor CD14 in Murine Bone Marrow Cells: Role of Purinoreceptors Thierry Pedron, Robert Girard, and Richard Chaby Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 885-890; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Can an Antibiotic (Macrolide) Prevent Chlamydia pneumoniae-Induced Atherosclerosis in a Rabbit Model? Ignatius W. Fong, Brian Chiu, Esther Viira, Dan Jang, Michael W. Fong, Rosanna Peeling, and James B. Mahony Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 891-894; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sézary T-Cell Activating Factor Is a Chlamydia pneumoniae-Associated Protein J. Todd Abrams, Eric C. Vonderheid, Sonya Kolbe, Denah M. Appelt, E. James Arking, and Brian J. Balin Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 895-905; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Longitudinal Analysis of Lymphocyte Function and Numbers in the First Year of Life in Chromosome 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome (DiGeorge Syndrome/Velocardiofacial Syndrome) Kathleen E. Sullivan, Donna McDonald-McGinn, Deborah A. Driscoll, Beverly S. Emanuel, Elaine H. Zackai, and Abbas F. Jawad Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 906-911; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Expression of a DNA Sequence Encoding a 41-Kilodalton Cryptosporidium parvum Oocyst Wall Protein Mark C. Jenkins, Jim Trout, Charles Murphy, James A. Harp, Jim Higgins, William Wergin, and Ron Fayer Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 912-920; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Successful Treatment of Fluconazole-Resistant Oropharyngeal Candidiasis by a Combination of Fluconazole and Terbinafine Mahmoud A. Ghannoum and Boni Elewski Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 921-923; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Monoclonal Antibody in Diagnosis of Candidiasis Caused by Candida albicans: Detection of Circulating Aspartyl Proteinase Antigen Byoung-Kuk Na and Chul-Yong Song Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 924-929; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Borreliacidal Antibodies in Lyme Borreliosis Patient Sera Containing Antimicrobial Agents Dean A. Jobe, Nenoo Rawal, Ronald F. Schell, and Steven M. Callister Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 930-933; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tuberculin-Purified Protein Derivative-, MPT-64-, and ESAT-6-Stimulated Gamma Interferon Responses in Medical Students before and after Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination and in Patients with Tuberculosis P. D. R. Johnson, R. L. Stuart, M. L. Grayson, D. Olden, A. Clancy, P. Ravn, P. Andersen, W. J. Britton, and J. S. Rothel Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 934-937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hemoglobin Toxicity in Experimental Bacterial Peritonitis Is Due to Production of Reactive Oxygen Species Yeong-Min Yoo, Ki-Mo Kim, Sung-Soo Kim, Jeong-A Han, Ho-Zoo Lea, and Young-Myeong Kim Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 938-945; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specificity and Prevalence of Natural Bovine Antimannan Antibodies Abhay Srinivasan, Yawei Ni, and Ian Tizard Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 946-952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison and Characterization of Immunoglobulin G Subclasses among Primate Species Michael H. Shearer, Robyn D. Dark, James Chodosh, and Ronald C. Kennedy Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 953-958; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotyping of the CCR5 Chemokine Receptor by Isothermal NASBA Amplification and Differential Probe Hybridization Joseph W. Romano, Surya Tetali, Eun Mi Lee, Roxanne N. Shurtliff, Xue Ping Wang, Savita Pahwa, Mark H. Kaplan, and Christine C. Ginocchio Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 959-965; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigenic Homology of the Inducible Ferric Citrate Receptor (FecA) of Coliform Bacteria Isolated from Herds with Naturally Occurring Bovine Intramammary Infections Jun Lin, Joseph S. Hogan, and K. Larry Smith Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 966-969; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sterols of Pneumocystis carinii hominis Organisms Isolated from Human Lungs Edna S. Kaneshiro, Zunika Amit, Jyotsna Chandra, Robert P. Baughman, Carlo Contini, and Bettina Lundgren Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 970-976; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relative Avidities of Human Immunoglobulin G Antibodies for Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxins A and B Ellen M. Mascini, Margriet Jansze, Jan Verhoef, and Hans van Dijk Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 977-980; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Declining Immunoglobulin A Production in Prostates of Men with AIDS Henry J. Carson and Nathan E. Lueck Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 981-982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Levels of  and  Isoforms of 14-3-3 Proteins in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Hidehiro Takahashi, Toshinari Iwata, Yoshinori Kitagawa, Reisuke H. Takahashi, Yuko Sato, Hideki Wakabayashi, Miwa Takashima, Hiroshi Kido, Kazuo Nagashima, Kimbra Kenney, Clarence J. Gibbs, Jr., and Takeshi Kurata Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 983-985; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

bca, Beta Gene, and Gene Product Divergency in Reference and Prototype Strains of Streptococcus agalactiae Johan A. Maeland, Lars Bevanger, Grethe Iversen, and Randi Valsoe Lyng Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. November 1999 6: 986-988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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