An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to detect antibodies to Schistosoma japonicum soluble egg antigens (SEA) in un-concentrated urine was developed. The urine ELISA was applied to samples collected in a schistosomiasis-endemic village in China. The levels of anti-SEA antibodies detected in urine correlated well with those obtained with paired serum samples (r = 0.694, p<0.0001). Among ...

INTRODUCTION It is imperative that laboratories receive uncontaminated urine samples to avoid giving false-positive results and reduce antimicrobial use. AIM The aim of the study was to investigate a novel urine collection device (Peezy) in a renal outpatient clinic to determine whether it reduced contamination of urine samples. METHODS The novel device was used in 420 renal transplant reci...

during 1979-77 a large number of kurdish populations in northern part of iraq temporarily immigrated to iran and settled in dezful area of khuzestan province, south-west iran. faecal examination of 3,263 samples for intestinal metazoan parasites and 1,154 urine samples for detecting schistosoma haematobium, infection were performed in different sex and age groups. the percentages of prevalent i...

The compliance of 581 drug addicts attending six methadone substitution outpatient clinics was determined over a period of 18 months. Urine from these patients was labeled following oral administration of low molecular weight polyethylene glycols as marker substances. These substances were measured in approx. 5800 urine samples. A protocol for applying marker substances and ways to prevent subs...

Testing for serum galactomannan (GM) has been established as an important method for diagnosing invasive aspergillosis (IA); however, limited data exist regarding the application of urine GM testing. The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of GM screening of urine specimens and to compare results with serum GM. The study was performed between July 2012 and March 2013 in adul...

introduction: water is an essential nutrient for life. it comprises 75% of total body weight in infants,60% in adult males and 50% in adult females. decrease in body water is commonly known as dehydration. acute or chronic dehydration is a common condition in some population groups, especialy the elderly and those who participate in physical activity in warm enviroments. potential consequences ...

Animals obtained for this study were euthanized under anesthesia with xylazine and ketamine by cardiac exsanguination. Tissue samples were extracted by using the NucleoSpin RNA II Kit (Macherey-Nagel, Düren, Germany); throat swab specimens were dissolved in 500 μL of phosphate-buffered saline and extracted by using the QIAamp Viral RNA Mini Kit (QIAGEN, Hilden, Germany). The same kit was utiliz...