the measurement of anti-streptokinase antibodies can distinguish the patients who may benefit from streptokinase and those who should be treated with some other thrombolytic regimen. neutralising titration test is a commonly used classical assay for measuring anti-streptokinase antibodies and in this assay the ability of anti-streptokinase antibodies in patients' sera in preventing the lytic ef...

results 12 (14.8%) patients had positive results for both hdv rna and anti-hdv. the mean alt level was higher in hdv positive patients (75.9 u/ml) than hbv-mono-infected individuals; however, the mean hbv viral load was lower in coinfected patients than hbv-mono-infected patients. phylogenetically, genotype i was the only detected genotype, and the most closely related isolates were of turkish,...

studies have shown that patients who do not produce donor specific and / or panel reactive anti-hla antibodies have a longer graft survival. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the posttransplant humoral immune response towards hla-class i antigens and the measurement of the serum creatinine levels which are used in monitoring posttransplant function of kidney. serum samples from 132 rena...

the objective of this study was to assess the seroprevalence of varicella antibodies in healthcare workers and students of healthcare professions and to determine the validity of the self-reported varicella and zona history for detecting susceptible subjects. personnel of imam reza hospital (kermanshah-iran) and students were recruited and a 5 ml blood sample was obtained from all participants....

results implementation of modern techniques of immune monitoring, allograft function, awareness about the specific infectious and non-infectious disease in each region improves the quality of renal transplantation. conclusions we need to combine the advance scientific vision with local vigilance to achieve the best outcome in renal allograft recipients evidence acquisitions in this process we s...

Objective(s): Detection of circulating Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) antigens is promising in Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. However, not a single antigen marker has been found to be widely expressed in all TB patients. This study is aimed to prepare broadly reactive polyclonal antibodies targeting multiple antigen markers (multi-target antibodies) and evaluate their efficacies in ...

background and objective: celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder, characterized by inflammation, villous atrophy, and crypt hyperplasia of the small bowel mucosa. in this study we considered and compared sensitivity and specificity of serological tests in patients with celiac disease. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study we prospectively recruited children with suspected celia...

abstract background and objective: helicobacterpylori(hp) is the most common bacterial infection in the world and it may be associated with chronic gastritis, pepticulcer disease, and gastricadenocarcinoma. the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hp in student of golestan university of medical sciences (goums). material and methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on s...