The conventional anti-Bartonella henselaeIgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (IgM-ELISA) methods for diagnosing cat scratch disease (CSD) remain poor in both sensitivity and specificity. We sought to develop an IgM-ELISA with improved accuracy in the serodiagnosis of CSD by exploring the antigens that are most suitable for an ELISA. We prepared 5 different protein antigens: antigen I (sonicat...

Antigen-induced eosinophil recruitment into the airways of sensitized mice is mediated by CD41 T cells and their cytokines, especially IL-5. In this study, we found that the antigen-induced airway eosinophilia was diminished in Stat5adeficient (Stat5a2/2) mice and Stat5bdeficient (Stat5b2/2) mice. We also found that antigen-induced CD41 T-cell infiltration and IL-5 production in the airways wer...

Rotavirus is a major cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in infants and young children worldwide. It responsible for 40% childhood hospitalization. has been estimated that about 23% diarrhoeal death occurs due to the rotavirus infection India. To study epidemiology less than 5 years age at tertiary care teaching hospital. A total 240 stool samples were collected from <5 suffering diarrhea ...

The aim of the present study was to provide a national estimate for transmission COVID-19 Cases in public and private schools Benghazi city Eastern region Libya. A multistage procedure followed obtain representative sample students teaching staffs at randomly selected across resultant consisted 101 schools, 808 students, 202 staff members. Data were collected on age, sex, class, symptoms COVID1...

the protective capacity of the crude extracts from larval and nymphal stages of hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum was examined in the new zealand white rabbits. the rabbits were randomly divided into 3 groups of five animals. the rabbits in groups 1 and 2 were immunized with crude extracts of larval and nymphal antigens, respectively and group 3 was served as control. following challenge of each r...

The interaction of a high-molecular-weight salivary glycoprotein (agglutinin) with Streptococcus sanguis M5 leads to the formation of bacterial aggregates. We have previously shown that the SSP-5 surface antigen from S. sanguis M5 binds the salivary agglutinin and therefore may be involved in the aggregation process. Here we report the transformation of a nonaggregating Enterococcus faecalis st...