Contents: May 2000, Volume 7, Issue 3        Minireviews        Guest Commentary        Cellular Immunology        Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders        Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity        Microbial Immunology        Veterinary Immunology Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Monitoring of Antigen-Specific Cytolytic T Lymphocytes in Cancer Patients Receiving Immunotherapy Theresa L. Whiteside Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 327-332; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Guest Commentary:

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Adoption of Single-Platform Technologies for Enumeration of Absolute T-Lymphocyte Subsets in Peripheral Blood Maurice R. G. O'Gorman and Janet K. A. Nicholson Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 333-335; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Immunology:

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Evaluation of TruCount Absolute-Count Tubes for Determining CD4 and CD8 Cell Numbers in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adults Carol T. Schnizlein-Bick, John Spritzler, Cynthia L. Wilkening, Janet K. A. Nicholson, Maurice R. G. O'Gorman, Site Investigators, and The NIAID DAIDS New Technologies Evaluation Group Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 336-343; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multisite Comparison of CD4 and CD8 T-Lymphocyte Counting by Single- versus Multiple-Platform Methodologies: Evaluation of Beckman Coulter Flow-Count Fluorospheres and the tetraONE System Keith A. Reimann, Maurice R. G. O'Gorman, John Spritzler, Cynthia L. Wilkening, Daniel E. Sabath, Karen Helm, Donald E. Campbell, and The NIAID DAIDS New Technologies Evaluation Group Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 344-351; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Preservation of Lymphocyte Immunophenotype and Proliferative Responses in Cryopreserved Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Donors: Implications for Multicenter Clinical Trials Keith A. Reimann, Miriam Chernoff, Cynthia L. Wilkening, Christine E. Nickerson, Alan L. Landay, and The ACTG Immunology Advanced Technology Laboratories Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 352-359; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relevance of the Viral RAK Alpha Gene in Diagnosis of Malignant Versus Nonmalignant Tumors of the Ovary and Uterus Eva M. Rakowicz-Szulczynska Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 360-365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clonal Analysis of the Human B-Cell Repertoire Using a Heteromobility Assay Deepanker Tewari Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 507-509; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Apoptosis of Primary-Culture Rat Microglial Cells Induced by Pathogenic Acanthamoeba spp. Ho-Joon Shin, Myung-Soo Cho, Hyung-Il Kim, Millina Lee, Sun Park, Seonghyang Sohn, and Kyung-Il Im Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 510-514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Secretory Leukocyte Protease Inhibitor Inhibits Infection of Monocytes and Lymphocytes with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 but Does Not Interfere with Transcytosis of Cell-Associated Virus across Tight Epithelial Barriers Hakim Hocini, Pierre Becquart, Hicham Bouhlal, Homa Adle-Biassette, Michel D. Kazatchkine, and Laurent Bélec Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 515-518; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders:

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Induction of Hypergammaglobulinemia and Macrophage Activation by Silicone Gels and Oils in Female A.SW Mice J. O. Naim, M. Satoh, N. A. Buehner, K. M. L. Ippolito, H. Yoshida, D. Nusz, L. Kurtelawicz, S. F. Cramer, and W. H. Reeves Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 366-370; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variability and Immunogenicity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 p24 Gene Quasispecies Johanna Iroegbu, Markus Birk, Una Lazdina, Anders Sönnerborg, and Matti Sällberg Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 377-383; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity:

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Differential Expression of Neurokinin-1 Receptor by Human Mucosal and Peripheral Lymphoid Cells Triona Goode, Joe O'Connell, Wen-Zhe Ho, Gerald C. O'Sullivan, J. Kevin Collins, Steven D. Douglas, and Fergus Shanahan Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 371-376; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of the Antinuclear and Anticytoplasmic Antibody Consensus Panel by the Association of Medical Laboratory Immunologists Karen James, A. Betts Carpenter, Linda Cook, Richard Marchand, and Robert M. Nakamura Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 436-443; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunology:

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Molecular Markers in Acute and Chronic Phases of Human Toxoplasmosis: Determination of Immunoglobulin G Avidity by Western Blotting P. T. Marcolino, D. A. O. Silva, P. G. Leser, M. E. Camargo, and J. R. Mineo Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 384-389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Variation in the porA Gene of a Clone of Neisseria meningitidis during Epidemic Spread J. Jelfs, R. Munro, E. Wedege, and D. A. Caugant Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 390-395; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Monoclonal Antibodies for Rapid Diagnosis of Respiratory Viruses in a Community Hospital Kenneth E. Irmen and James J. Kelleher Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 396-403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Neutralization Profiles of Sera from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected Individuals: Relationship to HIV Viral Load and CD4 Cell Count Mostafa Nokta, Patricia Turk, Kimberly Loesch, and Richard B. Pollard Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 412-416; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Treponema pallidum Surface Immunofluorescence Assay for Serologic Diagnosis of Syphilis Antonella Marangoni, Vittorio Sambri, Elisa Storni, Antonietta D'Antuono, Massimo Negosanti, and Roberto Cevenini Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 417-421; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Five Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Detection of Antibodies to Bordetella pertussis Katrin Kösters, Marion Riffelmann, Brigitte Dohrn, and Carl Heinz Wirsing von König Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 422-426; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Immunofluorescence Assays for Detection of Human Herpesvirus 8-Specific Antibodies Naoki Inoue, Eng-Chun Mar, Sheila C. Dollard, Chou-Pong Pau, Qi Zheng, and Philip E. Pellett Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 427-435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Susceptibility of Vibrio cholerae O139 to Antibody-Dependent, Complement-Mediated Bacteriolysis Stephen R. Attridge, Firdausi Qadri, M. John Albert, and Paul A. Manning Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 444-450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of 12 Commercial Tests for Detection of Epstein-Barr Virus-Specific and Heterophile Antibodies Anne-Lise Bruu, Reidar Hjetland, Ellen Holter, Liisa Mortensen, Olav Natås, Wenche Petterson, Anne Grete Skar, Tone Skarpaas, Trygve Tjade, and Birgitta Åsjø Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 451-456; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Conjugation of Hydroxyethyl Starch to Desferrioxamine (DFO) Modulates the Dual Role of DFO in Yersinia enterocolitica Infection Sören Schubert and Ingo B. Autenrieth Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 457-462; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody Response of Patients with Helicobacter pylori-Related Gastric Adenocarcinoma: Significance of Anti-CagA Antibodies Christine Vaucher, Blandine Janvier, Jean-Baptiste Nousbaum, Bernadette Grignon, Leon Pezennec, Michel Robaszkiewicz, Herve Gouerou, Bertrand Picard, and Jean-Louis Fauchere Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 463-467; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Are the Enzyme Immunoassays for Antibodies to Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharides Serotype Specific? Anu Soininen, Germie van den Dobbelsteen, Lukas Oomen, and Helena Käyhty Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 468-476; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Commercial Latex Agglutination and Sandwich Enzyme Immunoassays with a Competitive Binding Inhibition Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection of Antigenemia and Antigenuria in a Rabbit Model of Invasive Aspergillosis Steven F. Hurst, Guadalupe H. Reyes, David W. McLaughlin, Errol Reiss, and Christine J. Morrison Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 477-485; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Latex Bead-Based Flow Cytometric Immunoassay Capable of Simultaneous Typing of Multiple Pneumococcal Serotypes (Multibead Assay) M. K. Park, D. E. Briles, and M. H. Nahm Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 486-489; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Humoral Immune Response in Chromoblastomycosis during and after Therapy P. Esterre, M. Jahevitra, and A. Andriantsimahavandy Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 497-500; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intestinal Secretory Immunoglobulin A Response to Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli in Travelers with Diarrhea Made Sutjita, Alain R. Bouckenooghe, Javier A. Adachi, Zhi Dong Jiang, John J. Mathewson, Charles D. Ericsson, and Herbert L. DuPont Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 501-503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnosis of Enterocytozoon bieneusi by PCR in Stool Samples Eluted from Filter Paper Disks Silvana Carnevale, Jorge N. Velásquez, Jorge H. Labbé, Agustín Chertcoff, Marta G. Cabrera, and Mónica I. Rodríguez Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 504-506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Monoclonal Antibody Differentiation of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. mycoides Small-Colony Strains Causing Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia from Less Important Large-Colony Strains Fred R. Rurangirwa, Patrick S. Shompole, Anderson N. Wambugu, and Travis C. McGuire Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 519-521; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Veterinary Immunology:

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Development of an Indirect Tams1 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Theileria annulata Infection in Cattle Marc-Jan Gubbels, Christine d'Oliveira, and Frans Jongejan Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 404-411; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specificity and Prevalence of Natural Bovine Anti-Alpha Galactosyl (Gal1-6Glc or Gal1-6Gal) Antibodies Yawei Ni, Robert Powell, Debra D. Turner, and Ian Tizard Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. May 2000 7: 490-496; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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