the main objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary inclusion of wheat or corn as the main source of starch in prepartum diets on colostrum composition, colostrum igg1 and igg2 concentrations, serum igg1 and igg2 concentrations of calves and efficiency of igg1, igg2 and total ig absorption. for this purpose, thirty primiparous and twenty multiparous holstein cows were used in...

In a previous study on children with Down's syndrome a reduced rate of infections was reported by their parents after the children had received six months' treatment with selenium supplements. In the present study the concentrations of the four IgG subclasses were measured in 29 of these children in samples of serum obtained before and immediately after the period of supplementation and one yea...

background: frequent infections is among the most frequent clinical dilemmas for primary care physicians. immunodeficiency disorders are a heterogeneous group of illnesses that predispose patients to the recurrent infections, autoimmunity and malignancies. the aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and laboratory data collected for the final diagnosis of patients referred with recurrent...

An IgG subclass deficiency is often associated with bacterial infections. We studied four pediatric patients suffering from meningoencephalitis, two of them due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and two due to Haemophilus influenzae type b. Simultaneous diagnostic serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples were taken during income. The four subclasses of IgG and albumin were quantified in both biologic fl...

Diarrhoea is one of the top five causes death among paediatric and geriatric population in India. Bacterial, viral protozoal pathogens contaminating food water, or even opportunistic commensal microbes can lead to diarrhoeal infections. A number anti- infective antiparasitic agents are available for treating these However, they come along with their distinct side effects. Alternative systems me...

common variable immunodeficiency (cvid) is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia and an increased susceptibility to recurrent infections as well as autoimmunity and malignancies. idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (itp) and autoimmune hemolytic anemia (aiha) are two autoimmune disorders which may be seen in association with cvid. among 85 cvid patients, seve...

BACKGROUND It remains controversial whether pediatric adenotonsillectomy ultimately results in decreased serum immunoglobulin levels and if so whether such a decrease is associated with increased susceptibility to upper respiratory tract infections (URIs). OBJECTIVE To evaluate changes in serum immunoglobulin levels in relation to occurrence of URIs in children participating in a randomized c...

Introduction Respiratory disorders are usually considered as a major health issue in cattle, particularly in young calves [1, 8, 13]. Among the great number of viruses and bacteria potentially involved, the Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus (BRSV) appears to be the most common and significant aetiological agent of respiratory disorders [8, 9, 13]. Oubreaks of BRSV infection mostly occur in non...