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Minireviews:

Albrecht Leo and Susanne Winteroll

Laboratory Diagnosis of Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Monitoring of Alternative Anticoagulants
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 731-740. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders:

Denise Bertulucci Rocha-Rodrigues, Giovana Paschoini, Sanivia Aparecida Lima Pereira, Marlene Antonia dos Reis, Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira, and Virmondes Rodrigues, Jr.

High Levels of Interleukin-1 in Patients with Endemic Pemphigus Foliaceus
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 741-743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mårten Segelmark, Brian D. Phillips, Susan L. Hogan, Ronald J. Falk, and J. Charles Jennette

Monitoring Proteinase 3 Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies for Detection of Relapses in Small Vessel Vasculitis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 769-774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity:

Raymond E. Biagini, Sonela A. Schlottmann, Deborah L. Sammons, Jerome P. Smith, John C. Snawder, Cynthia A. F. Striley, Barbara A. MacKenzie, and David N. Weissman

Method for Simultaneous Measurement of Antibodies to 23 Pneumococcal Capsular Polysaccharides
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 744-750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MariCarmen Colomar, Irene Puga, Maite López, Marta Massot, Juan I. Jorquera, Manuel Reina, Senen Vilaró, and Enric Espel

Neutralization of Measles Virus Infectivity and Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity Activity against an Epstein-Barr Virus-Infected Cell Line by Intravenous Administration of Immunoglobulin G
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 751-756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Guénolée Prioult, Ismail Fliss, and Sophie Pecquet

Effect of Probiotic Bacteria on Induction and Maintenance of Oral Tolerance to ß-Lactoglobulin in Gnotobiotic Mice
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 787-792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Silvia Fernández-Serrano, Jordi Dorca, Mercè Coromines, Jordi Carratalà, Francesc Gudiol, and Frederic Manresa

Molecular Inflammatory Responses Measured in Blood of Patients with Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 813-820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Barbara Meckelein, Dörthe Externest, M. Alexander Schmidt, and Andreas Frey

Contribution of Serum Immunoglobulin Transudate to the Antibody Immune Status of Murine Intestinal Secretions: Influence of Different Sampling Procedures
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 831-834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Joanne L. Maki and Harry W. Dickerson

Systemic and Cutaneous Mucus Antibody Responses of Channel Catfish Immunized against the Protozoan Parasite Ichthyophthirius multifiliis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 876-881. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Keith J. Sumption, Edith A. Paxton, and Lesley Bell-Sakyi

Development of a Polyclonal Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Antibodies to Ehrlichia ruminantium
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 910-916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lesley Bell-Sakyi, Enoch B. M. Koney, Otilia Dogbey, Keith J. Sumption, Alan R. Walker, Alasdair Bath, and Frans Jongejan

Detection by Two Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays of Antibodies to Ehrlichia ruminantium in Field Sera Collected from Sheep and Cattle in Ghana
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 917-925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christian Drouet, Marie-France Nissou, Denise Ponard, Josiane Arvieux, Chantal Dumestre-Pérard, Philippe Gaudin, Bernard Imbert, Christian Massot, and Françoise Sarrot-Reynauld

Detection of Antiendothelial Cell Antibodies by an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Antigens from Cell Lysate: Minimal Interference with Antinuclear Antibodies and Rheumatoid Factors
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 934-939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

W. R. Waters, M. V. Palmer, D. L. Whipple, M. P. Carlson, and B. J. Nonnecke

Diagnostic Implications of Antigen-Induced Gamma Interferon, Nitric Oxide, and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Production by Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Mycobacterium bovis-Infected Cattle
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 960-966. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cellular Immunology:

Michael A. Kolber and Maria O. Saenz

Antigen-Presenting Cell Modulation Induces a Memory Response to p24 in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 757-763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lakshmi Jayashankar, Kathleen M. Brasky, John A. Ward, and Roberta Attanasio

Lymphocyte Modulation in a Baboon Model of Immunosenescence
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 870-875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Microbial Immunology:

Harry E. Prince and Wayne R. Hogrefe

Detection of West Nile Virus (WNV)-Specific Immunoglobulin M in a Reference Laboratory Setting during the 2002 WNV Season in the United States
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 764-768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Miguel Angel Chiurillo, Gladys Crisante, Agustina Rojas, Andreina Peralta, Manuel Dias, Palmira Guevara, Néstor Añez, and José Luis Ramírez

Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi and Trypanosoma rangeli Infection by Duplex PCR Assay Based on Telomeric Sequences
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 775-779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hélène Yera, Shakir Andiva, Catherine Perret, Denis Limonne, Pascal Boireau, and Jean Dupouy-Camet

Development and Evaluation of a Western Blot Kit for Diagnosis of Human Trichinellosis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 793-796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Armando Navarro, Carlos Eslava, Ulises Hernandez, Jose Luis Navarro-Henze, Magali Aviles, Guadalupe Garcia-de la Torre, and Alejandro Cravioto

Antibody Responses to Escherichia coli O157 and Other Lipopolysaccharides in Healthy Children and Adults
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 797-801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Andréia R. Neves, Ronei L. Mamoni, Cláudio L. Rossi, Zoilo P. de Camargo, and Maria Heloísa S. L. Blotta

Negative Immunodiffusion Test Results Obtained with Sera of Paracoccidioidomycosis Patients May Be Related to Low-Avidity Immunoglobulin G2 Antibodies Directed against Carbohydrate Epitopes
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 802-807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, Takako Osaki, Haruhiko Taguchi, Noriko Sato, Atushi Toyoda, Motomichi Takahashi, Masanori Kai, Noboru Nakata, Akio Komatsu, Yutaka Atomi, and Shigeru Kamiya

Effect of Bacterial Flora on Postimmunization Gastritis following Oral Vaccination of Mice with Helicobacter pylori Heat Shock Protein 60
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 808-812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola, Abilio Augusto Fragata-Filho, Antonio Marcos de Apparecida Levy, Mauricio M. Rodrigues, and Sergio Schenkman

Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay Using Recombinant trans-Sialidase of Trypanosoma cruzi Can Be Employed for Monitoring of Patients with Chagas' Disease after Drug Treatment
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 826-830. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christine J. Morrison, Steven F. Hurst, and Errol Reiss

Competitive Binding Inhibition Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay That Uses the Secreted Aspartyl Proteinase of Candida albicans as an Antigenic Marker for Diagnosis of Disseminated Candidiasis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 835-848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nobuhide Oshitani, Fumihiko Hato, Seiichi Kitagawa, Kenji Watanabe, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Kazuhide Higuchi, Takayuki Matsumoto, and Tetsuo Arakawa

Distinct Elevation of Levels of Anti-Caenorhabditis elegans Antibody in Sera of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 856-861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bee Ling Ng, Seng Hock Quak, Marion Aw, Kee Tai Goh, and Bow Ho

Immune Responses to Differentiated Forms of Helicobacter pylori in Children with Epigastric Pain
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 866-869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Justin Digby, John Kalbfleisch, Andy Glenn, Angie Larsen, William Browder, and David Williams

Serum Glucan Levels Are Not Specific for Presence of Fungal Infections in Intensive Care Unit Patients
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 882-885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Elia M. Ayoub, Beverly Nelson, Stanford T. Shulman, Douglas J. Barrett, J. Douglas Campbell, George Armstrong, John Lovejoy, Gerald H. Angoff, and Sol Rockenmacher

Group A Streptococcal Antibodies in Subjects with or without Rheumatic Fever in Areas with High or Low Incidences of Rheumatic Fever
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 886-890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Juan P. Olano, Wayne Hogrefe, Brent Seaton, and David H. Walker

Clinical Manifestations, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Diagnosis of Human Monocytotropic Ehrlichiosis in a Commercial Laboratory Setting
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 891-896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Suzanne Brandt, Peter Thorkildson, and Thomas R. Kozel

Monoclonal Antibodies Reactive with Immunorecessive Epitopes of Glucuronoxylomannan, the Major Capsular Polysaccharide of Cryptococcus neoformans
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 903-909. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hiroshi Bannai, Tatsuya Sakurai, Noboru Inoue, Chihiro Sugimoto, and Ikuo Igarashi

Cloning and Expression of Mitochondrial Heat Shock Protein 70 of Trypanosoma congolense and Potential Use as a Diagnostic Antigen
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 926-933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Takumi Taniguchi, Hiroko Kanakura, Yasuhiro Takemoto, and Ken Yamamoto

Effects of Hypothermia on Mortality and Inflammatory Responses to Endotoxin-Induced Shock in Rats
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 940-943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Fabien X. Lü, Zhongmin Ma, Susie Moser, Thomas G. Evans, and Christopher J. Miller

Effects of Ovarian Steroids on Immunoglobulin-Secreting Cell Function in Healthy Women
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 944-949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jaklien C. Leemans, Mirjam Heikens, Kok P. M. van Kessel, Sandrine Florquin, and Tom van der Poll

Lipoteichoic Acid and Peptidoglycan from Staphylococcus aureus Synergistically Induce Neutrophil Influx into the Lungs of Mice
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 950-953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Myoung-Soo Cho, Suk-Yul Jung, Sun Park, Kyongmin Hwang Kim, Hyung-Il Kim, Seonghyang Sohn, Han-Jip Kim, Kyung-Il Im, and Ho-Joon Shin

Immunological Characterizations of a Cloned 13.1-Kilodalton Protein from Pathogenic Naegleria fowleri
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 954-959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P. Gómez-Ochoa, J. A. Castillo, J. Lucientes, M. Gascón, J. J. Zarate, J. I. Arbea, V. Larraga, and C. Rodriguez

Modified Direct Agglutination Test for Simplified Serologic Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 967-968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hisashi Inokuma, Philippe Brouqui, J. Stephen Dumler, and Didier Raoult

Serotyping Isolates of Anaplasma phagocytophilum by Using Monoclonal Antibodies
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 969-972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kelly A. Kanunfre, Fabiana M. S. Leoratti, Erika H. E. Hoffmann, Rui R. Durlacher, Antônio W. Ferreira, Sandra L. Moraes-Ávila, and Marcelo U. Ferreira

Differential Recognition of Plasmodium falciparum Merozoite Surface Protein 2 Variants by Antibodies from Malaria Patients in Brazil
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 973-976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Experimental Clinical Investigation:

Nick Andrews, Ray Borrow, and Elizabeth Miller

Validation of Serological Correlate of Protection for Meningococcal C Conjugate Vaccine by Using Efficacy Estimates from Postlicensure Surveillance in England
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 780-786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Adriana Weinberg and Gregory B. Pott

Immunity to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Children with Chronic HIV Infection Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 821-825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pirkko J. Pussinen, Tiina Laatikainen, Georg Alfthan, Sirkka Asikainen, and Pekka Jousilahti

Periodontitis Is Associated with a Low Concentration of Vitamin C in Plasma
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 897-902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Veterinary Immunology:

L. Solano-Gallego, A. Rodríguez, L. Iniesta, M. Arboix, M. Portús, and J. Alberola

Detection of Anti-Leishmania Immunoglobulin G Antibodies in Urine Specimens of Dogs with Leishmaniasis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 849-855. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lynn M. Herrmann, William P. Cheevers, Katherine L. Marshall, Travis C. McGuire, Melinda M. Hutton, Gregory S. Lewis, and Donald P. Knowles

Detection of Serum Antibodies to Ovine Progressive Pneumonia Virus in Sheep by Using a Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus Competitive-Inhibition Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 862-865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Maria Lucia C. Tondella, Geethani Galagoda, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Jens Boman, Subramaniam Sriram, Songyi Yao, Charles S. Stratton, William Mitchell, and Yoshimasa Yamamoto

Is Chlamydia pneumoniae Present in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Multiple Sclerosis Patients?
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 977-978. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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