Contents: September 2001, Volume 8, Issue 5        Minireviews        Guest Commentary        Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders        Microbial Immunology        Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity        Cellular Immunology        Veterinary Immunology        Experimental Clinical Investigation Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Retinopathies Associated with Antiretinal Antibodies John J. Hooks, Mark O. M. Tso, and Barbara Detrick Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 853-858; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Intravenous Immunoglobulins for Prophylaxis or Treatment of Infectious Diseases Val G. Hemming Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 859-863; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Guest Commentary:

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African Enigma: Key Player in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pathogenesis in Developing Countries? Mario Clerici, Silvia Declich, and Giuliano Rizzardini Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 864-866; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reciprocal Interaction of Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Hepatitis C Virus Infections Kenrad E. Nelson and David L. Thomas Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 867-870; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders:

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Development and Validation of a Gamma Interferon ELISPOT Assay for Quantitation of Cellular Immune Responses to Varicella-Zoster Virus Jeffrey G. Smith, Xu Liu, Robin M. Kaufhold, James Clair, and Michael J. Caulfield Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 871-879; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Lymphocyte Proliferation Responses following Primary Immunization with Rabies Vaccine as Neoantigen Guity Ghaffari, Dominick J. Passalacqua, Bradley S. Bender, Debora J. Briggs, Maureen M. Goodenow, and John W. Sleasman Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 880-883; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the psaA Gene, Coding for Pneumococcal Surface Adhesin A, in Viridans Group Streptococci other than Streptococcus pneumoniae Isabel Jado, Asunción Fenoll, Julio Casal, and Amalia Pérez Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 895-898; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Presence of Oligoclonal T Cells in Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Child with Multiphasic Disseminated Encephalomyelitis following Hepatitis A Virus Infection Emilia L. Oleszak, Wan Lu Lin, Agustin Legido, Joseph Melvin, Huntley Hardison, Brad E. Hoffman, Christos D. Katsetos, and Chris D. Platsoucas Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 984-992; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment of Human Herpesvirus 8-Associated, Body Cavity-Based Lymphoma with an Unusual Phenotype in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patient Celeste L. Pérez and Silvia Rudoy Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 993-996; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Significant Role of Interleukin-8 in Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Disease Due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection Mitsuo Narita, Hiroshi Tanaka, Satoshi Yamada, Shosaku Abe, Tadashi Ariga, and Yukio Sakiyama Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 1028-1030; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Microbial Immunology:

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Molecular Investigation of Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in a Criminal Case Roberto Machuca, Louise B. Jørgensen, Peter Theilade, and Claus Nielsen Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 884-890; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Plasmodium vivax Polymorphism in a Clinical Drug Trial T. Adak, Neena Valecha, and V. P. Sharma Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 891-894; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical and Serological Follow-Up of Patients with Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Slovenia Stanka Lotric-Furlan, T. Avsic-Zupanc, M. Petrovec, W. L. Nicholson, J. W. Sumner, J. E. Childs, and F. Strle Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 899-903; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simplified Assay for Measuring Toxoplasma gondii Immunoglobulin G Avidity Harry E. Prince and Marianna Wilson Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 904-908; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Chemicon SimulFluor Direct Fluorescent Antibody Staining with Cell Culture and Shell Vial Direct Immunoperoxidase Staining for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus and with Cytospin Direct Immunofluorescence Staining for Detection of Varicella-Zoster Virus Edward L. Chan, Ken Brandt, and Greg B. Horsman Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 909-912; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Serologic Assays for Detection of Antibodies against Human Herpesvirus 8 Jose L. Corchero, Eng-Chun Mar, Thomas J. Spira, Philip E. Pellett, and Naoki Inoue Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 913-921; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Slow Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infectivity Correlated with Low HIV Coreceptor Levels Cynthia L. Bristow Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 932-936; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Self Antigen Prognostic for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Progression Cynthia L. Bristow, Hirenkumar Patel, and Roland R. Arnold Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 937-942; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

V9V2 T Cells in Human Legionellosis Michal Kroca, Anders Johansson, Anders Sjöstedt, and Arne Tärnvik Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 949-954; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Excretory-Secretory Antigens of Trypanosoma cruzi Are Potentially Useful for Serodiagnosis of Chronic Chagas' Disease Mineo Nakazawa, Daniela S. Rosa, Valéria R. A. Pereira, Milena O. Moura, Veridiana C. Furtado, Wayner V. Souza, Maria Das Neves D. S. Barros, Frederico G. C. Abath, and Yara M. Gomes Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 1024-1027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reactivity of MEST-1 (Antigalactofuranose) with Trypanosoma cruzi Glycosylinositol Phosphorylceramides (GIPCs): Immunolocalization of GIPCs in Acidic Vesicles of Epimastigotes Erika Suzuki, Renato A. Mortara, Helio K. Takahashi, and Anita H. Straus Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 1031-1035; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity:

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New Coupled-Particle Light-Scattering Assay for Detection of Ro/SSA (52 and 60 Kilodaltons) and La/SSB Autoantibodies in Connective Tissue Diseases Nicola Bizzaro, Fabrizio Bonelli, Elio Tonutti, Renato Tozzoli, and Danilo Villalta Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 922-925; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Y Chromosome DNA as Evidence of Semen in Cervicovaginal Secretions of Sexually Active Women Nicolas Chomont, Gérard Grésenguet, Michel Lévy, Hakim Hocini, Pierre Becquart, Mathieu Matta, Juliette Tranchot-Diallo, Laurent Andreoletti, Marie-Paule Carreno, Michel D. Kazatchkine, and Laurent Bélec Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 955-958; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lipoteichoic Acid Inhibits Interleukin-2 (IL-2) Function by Direct Binding to IL-2 Lisa M. Plitnick, Robert A. Jordan, Jeffrey A. Banas, Dawn M. Jelley-Gibbs, Mary C. Walsh, Mark T. Preissler, and Edmund J. Gosselin Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 972-979; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Microorganisms Known To Cause Arterial and Myocardial Damage in Patients with or without Coronary Stenosis C. Stöllberger, G. Mölzer, and J. Finsterer Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 997-1002; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serum Antibody Response to Polysaccharides in Children with Recurrent Respiratory Tract Infections Alberto López-Yap, Arturo Abdelnour, Bruno Lomonte, and Oscar Porras Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 1012-1014; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serum Immunoglobulin G Antibody Responses to Bordetella pertussis Lipooligosaccharide and B. parapertussis Lipopolysaccharide in Children with Pertussis and Parapertussis Birger Trollfors, Teresa Lagergård, John Taranger, Elisabet Bergfors, Rachel Schneerson, and John B. Robbins Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 1015-1017; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Serum Interleukin-10 and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Levels in Chronic Paracoccidioidomycosis M. C. Fornari, A. J. Bava, M. T. Guereño, V. E. Berardi, M. R. Silaf, R. Negroni, and R. A. Diez Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 1036-1038; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Cellular Immunology:

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Maturational Changes in Peripheral Lymphocyte Subsets Pertinent to Monitoring Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Chinese Pediatric Patients Kai Man Kam, Wai Lin Leung, Ka Hing Wong, Shui Shan Lee, Mi Yim Hung, and Mei Yee Kwok Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 926-931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Children: Analysis of Cellular Immune Responses Vesna Blazevic, Shirley Jankelevich, Seth M. Steinberg, Freda Jacobsen, Robert Yarchoan, and Gene M. Shearer Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 943-948; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Veterinary Immunology:

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Toxin Genes and Other Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Milk of Cows with Mastitis Ö. Akineden, C. Annemüller, A. A. Hassan, C. Lämmler, W. Wolter, and M. Zschöck Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 959-964; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Experimental Clinical Investigation:

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Chemokine Receptor CCR5 32 Genetic Analysis Using Multiple Specimen Types and the NucliSens Basic Kit Suryakumari Tetali, Eun Mi Lee, Mark H. Kaplan, Joseph W. Romano, and Christine C. Ginocchio Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 965-971; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Late Hematogenous Infection of Subcutaneous Implants in Rats B. Gottenbos, F. Klatter, H. C. Van Der Mei, H. J. Busscher, and P. Nieuwenhuis Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 980-983; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Calorie Restriction on Polymicrobial Peritonitis Induced by Cecum Ligation and Puncture in Young C57BL/6 Mice Dongxu Sun, Alagar Raju Muthukumar, Richard A. Lawrence, and Gabriel Fernandes Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 1003-1011; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtypes by a Rapid Method Useful for the Routine Diagnostic Laboratory Harald H. Kessler, Doris Deuretzbacher, Evelyn Stelzl, Elisabeth Daghofer, Brigitte I. Santner, and Egon Marth Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 1018-1020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Natural Peptide Antibiotics in Human Articular Cartilage and Synovial Membrane Friedrich Paulsen, Thomas Pufe, Wolf Petersen, and Bernhard Tillmann Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. September 2001 8: 1021-1023; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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