background and aims: infectious mononucleosis (im)is the clinical manifestation of primary infection with epstein-barr virus (ebv). humans are the only known reservoir of ebv. regarding the problems in diagnosis of the disease, the purpose of this study was to assess enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) and nested polymerase chain reaction (pcr) as a diagnostic tool for this disease. mater...

objective(s) the purpose of this study was assessment of the influence of acute manic phase on the steady state pharmacokinetics of valproic acid (vpa) in bipolar patients in comparison with those of epileptic patients. materials and methods ninteen acutely manic and 25 epileptic patients who fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria were entered in this prospective study. blood samples were c...

a dot immunobinding assay ( dia) was used for a quantitative and qualitative assay of rubella antibody. purified antigen and conjugated anti-human immunoglobulin (rahlg) were prepared. nitrocellulose paper dotted with the antigen was added to serially diluted sera or blood samples. the reacting antibodies were visualized by a peroxidase system. development of a colored insoluble substrate was t...

ferritin is a macromolecule and is responsible for the long term iron storage function in human serum and plasma. recent studies have highlighted the role of cell phone exposure on central nervous system, immune function and reproduction. the aim of this study was to investigate whether the human serum ferritin level could be interfered by the exposure to the 900 mhz gsm cell phones. fifty huma...

background: chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen worldwide. early detection and treatment of c.trachomatis genital infection prevent serious reproductive complications.objective: performances of enzyme immunoassay (eia) and major outer membrane protein (momp)-polymerase chain reaction (pcr) for diagnosis of genital c.trachomatis infection in women wer...

The purpose of the study: to establish clinical and prognostic value fibronectin circulating immune complexes blood in children with viral meningitis, depending on period, severity, course outcome disease. Material methods.The concentration plasma total amount were determined by enzyme immunoassay 167 patients meningitis various etiologies. etiology was confirmed positive results PCR reaction i...