laboratory diagnosis of acute measles is usually achieved by serology assays for measle-specific igm antibody. for comparison of measle-specific igm antibody in saliva and serum, 95 paired blood and saliva samples were collected 1-14 days after the onset of rash. the specimens were tested for specific igm antibody by an igm antibody-capture enzyme immunoassay (eia). measles igm antibody was det...

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...

background helicobacter pylori (h. pylori) infection is common among humans and plays a major role in the etiology of peptic ulcer disease with significant morbidity in patients with hiv-1 on antiretroviral therapy. there are conflicting prevalence patterns of h. pylori in hiv-1 infected patients using various methods of detection. the noninvasive technique used for detection of h. pylori infec...