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Minireviews:

Gabriel Virella and Maria F. Lopes-Virella

Lipoprotein Autoantibodies: Measurement and Significance
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 499-505. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Harwood Peruski and Leonard F. Peruski, Jr.

Immunological Methods for Detection and Identification of Infectious Disease and Biological Warfare Agents
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 506-513. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine M. Wernette, Carl E. Frasch, Dace Madore, George Carlone, David Goldblatt, Brian Plikaytis, William Benjamin, Sally A. Quataert, Steve Hildreth, Daniel J. Sikkema, Helena Käyhty, Ingileif Jonsdottir, and Moon H. Nahm

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Quantitation of Human Antibodies to Pneumococcal Polysaccharides
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 514-519. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Veterinary Immunology:

Tamece T. Knowles, A. Rick Alleman, Heather L. Sorenson, David C. Marciano, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Shimon Harrus, Anthony F. Barbet, and Myriam Bélanger

Characterization of the Major Antigenic Protein 2 of Ehrlichia canis and Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Its Application for Serodiagnosis of Ehrlichiosis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 520-524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Snorre Stuen, Karin Bergström, Miroslav Petrovec, Ingrid Van de Pol, and Leo M. Schouls

Differences in Clinical Manifestations and Hematological and Serological Responses after Experimental Infection with Genetic Variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Sheep
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 692-695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janchivdorj Erdenebaatar, Balgan Bayarsaikhan, Masahisa Watarai, Sou-ichi Makino, and Toshikazu Shirahata

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay To Differentiate the Antibody Responses of Animals Infected with Brucella Species from Those of Animals Infected with Yersinia enterocolitica O9
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 710-714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Experimental Clinical Investigation:

Hans F. Berg, Boulos Maraha, Gert-Jan Scheffer, Marcel F. Peeters, and Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans

Effect of Clarithromycin on Inflammatory Markers in Patients with Atherosclerosis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 525-528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sacha Zeerleder, Christoph Caliezi, Gerard van Mierlo, Anke Eerenberg-Belmer, Irmela Sulzer, C. Erik Hack, and Walter A. Wuillemin

Administration of C1 Inhibitor Reduces Neutrophil Activation in Patients with Sepsis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 529-535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Immunology:

Kakuturu V. N. Rao, Yi-Xun He, and Ramaswamy Kalyanasundaram

Expression of a 28-Kilodalton Glutathione S-Transferase Antigen of Schistosoma mansoni on the Surface of Filamentous Phages and Evaluation of Its Vaccine Potential
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 536-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peer R. E. Mittl, Lucas Lüthy, Christoph Reinhardt, and Hellen Joller

Detection of High Titers of Antibody against Helicobacter Cysteine-Rich Proteins A, B, C, and E in Helicobacter pylori-Infected Individuals
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 542-545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetsuro Ikegami, Masahiro Niikura, Masayuki Saijo, Mary E. Miranda, Alan B. Calaor, Marvin Hernandez, Luz P. Acosta, Daria L. Manalo, Ichiro Kurane, Yasuhiro Yoshikawa, and Shigeru Morikawa

Antigen Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Specific Detection of Reston Ebola Virus Nucleoprotein
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 552-557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dean A. Jobe, Steven D. Lovrich, Ronald F. Schell, and Steven M. Callister

C-Terminal Region of Outer Surface Protein C Binds Borreliacidal Antibodies in Sera from Patients with Lyme Disease
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 573-578. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiao K. Deng, Lance A. Nesbit, and K. John Morrow, Jr.

Recombinant Single-Chain Variable Fragment Antibodies Directed against Clostridium difficile Toxin B Produced by Use of an Optimized Phage Display System
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 587-595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinya Fukumoto, Xuenan Xuan, Kimie Kadota, Ikuo Igarashi, Chihiro Sugimoto, Kozo Fujisaki, Hideyuki Nagasawa, Takeshi Mikami, and Hiroshi Suzuki

High-Level Expression of Truncated Surface Antigen P50 of Babesia gibsoni in Insect Cells by Baculovirus and Evaluation of Its Immunogenicity and Antigenicity
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 596-601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gillian F. Black, Rosemary E. Weir, Steven D. Chaguluka, David Warndorff, Amelia C. Crampin, Lorren Mwaungulu, Lifted Sichali, Sian Floyd, Lyn Bliss, Elizabeth Jarman, Linda Donovan, Peter Andersen, Warwick Britton, Glyn Hewinson, Kris Huygen, Jens Paulsen, Mahavir Singh, Ross Prestidge, Paul E. M. Fine, and Hazel M. Dockrell

Gamma Interferon Responses Induced by a Panel of Recombinant and Purified Mycobacterial Antigens in Healthy, Non-Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Vaccinated Malawian Young Adults
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 602-611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Encarnación Clavijo, Ramón Díaz, Ángel Anguita, Antonio García, Alfonso Pinedo, and Henk L. Smits

Comparison of a Dipstick Assay for Detection of Brucella-Specific Immunoglobulin M Antibodies with Other Tests for Serodiagnosis of Human Brucellosis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 612-615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pei-Yun Shu, Li-Kuang Chen, Shu-Fen Chang, Yi-Yun Yueh, Ling Chow, Li-Jung Chien, Chuan Chin, Ting-Hsiang Lin, and Jyh-Hsiung Huang

Comparison of Capture Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and Nonstructural Protein NS1 Serotype-Specific IgG ELISA for Differentiation of Primary and Secondary Dengue Virus Infections
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 622-630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sujittra Chaisavaneeyakorn, Julie M. Moore, Lisa Mirel, Caroline Othoro, Juliana Otieno, Sansanee C. Chaiyaroj, Ya Ping Shi, Bernard L. Nahlen, Altaf A. Lal, and Venkatachalam Udhayakumar

Levels of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein 1 (MIP-1) and MIP-1ß in Intervillous Blood Plasma Samples from Women with Placental Malaria and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 631-636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arthur C. Ouwehand, Seppo Salminen, Peter J. Roberts, Jari Ovaska, and Eeva Salminen

Disease-Dependent Adhesion of Lactic Acid Bacteria to the Human Intestinal Mucosa
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 643-646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia Seco-Mediavilla, Jean-Michel Verger, Maggy Grayon, Axel Cloeckaert, Clara M. Marín, Michel S. Zygmunt, Luis Fernández-Lago, and Nieves Vizcaíno

Epitope Mapping of the Brucella melitensis BP26 Immunogenic Protein: Usefulness for Diagnosis of Sheep Brucellosis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 647-651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Billecocq, D. Coudrier, F. Boué, B. Combes, H. Zeller, M. Artois, and M. Bouloy

Expression of the Nucleoprotein of the Puumala Virus from the Recombinant Semliki Forest Virus Replicon: Characterization and Use as a Potential Diagnostic Tool
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 658-663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Rohan Jeyarajah, Mariusz L. Kielar, Nicole Frantz, Guy Lindberg, and Christopher Y. Lu

Infection by Gram-Negative Organisms via the Biliary Route Results in Greater Mortality than Portal Venous Infection
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 664-669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruby R. Sheela, Uma Babu, Jie Mu, Subbiah Elankumaran, Daniel A. Bautista, Richard B. Raybourne, Robert A. Heckert, and Wenxia Song

Immune Responses against Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Infection in Virally Immunosuppressed Chickens
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 670-679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandra Desogus, Roberto Burioni, Angela Ingianni, Francesca Bugli, Raffaello Pompei, and Giovanni Fadda

Production and Characterization of a Human Recombinant Monoclonal Fab Fragment Specific for Influenza A Viruses
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 680-685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. M. Rolain, F. Gouriet, M. Enea, M. Aboud, and D. Raoult

Detection by Immunofluorescence Assay of Bartonella henselae in Lymph Nodes from Patients with Cat Scratch Disease
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 686-691. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sonia Pavan, Pierre Desreumaux, and Annick Mercenier

Use of Mouse Models To Evaluate the Persistence, Safety, and Immune Modulation Capacities of Lactic Acid Bacteria
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 696-701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charlene S. Dezzutti, Patricia C. Guenthner, Sylvester Daniel, Ursula Utz, Thania Cabrera, James H. Marshall, Celso Bianco, Renu B. Lal, and Elliot P. Cowan

Detection of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) tax Sequences in New York City Blood Donors Seronegative for HTLV Types 1 and 2
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 715-717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fernando Lopes Gonçales, Jr., Josiane Silveira Felix Pereira, Claudia da Silva, Glaucimari Roberto Thomaz, Maria Helena Postal Pavan, Viviane Cristina Fais, Luis Alberto Magna, and Neiva Sellan Lopes Gonçales

Hepatitis B Virus DNA in Sera of Blood Donors and of Patients Infected with Hepatitis C Virus and Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 718-720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ken-Ichiro Yamada, Tomohiko Takasaki, Masaru Nawa, Sadao Yabe, and Ichiro Kurane

Antibody Responses Determined for Japanese Dengue Fever Patients by Neutralization and Hemagglutination Inhibition Assays Demonstrate Cross-Reactivity between Dengue and Japanese Encephalitis Viruses
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 725-728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity:

Robert P. Allaker and Supriya Kapas

Adrenomedullin Expression by Gastric Epithelial Cells in Response to Infection
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 546-551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Yu, R. E. Engle, J. P. Bryan, S. U. Emerson, and R. H. Purcell

Detection of Immunoglobulin M Antibodies to Hepatitis E Virus by Class Capture Enzyme Immunoassay
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 579-586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyung Hyo Kim, Jigui Yu, and Moon H. Nahm

Efficiency of a Pneumococcal Opsonophagocytic Killing Assay Improved by Multiplexing and by Coloring Colonies
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 616-621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. M. Ausiello, R. Lande, P. Stefanelli, C. Fazio, G. Fedele, R. Palazzo, F. Urbani, and P. Mastrantonio

T-Cell Immune Response Assessment as a Complement to Serology and Intranasal Protection Assays in Determining the Protective Immunity Induced by Acellular Pertussis Vaccines in Mice
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 637-642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Najib Aziz, John L. Fahey, Roger Detels, and Anthony W. Butch

Analytical Performance of a Highly Sensitive C-Reactive Protein-Based Immunoassay and the Effects of Laboratory Variables on Levels of Protein in Blood
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 652-657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lenka M. Pereira Arias-Bouda, Sjoukje Kuijper, Anouk Van Der Werf, Lan N. Nguyen, Henk M. Jansen, and Arend H. J. Kolk

Changes in Avidity and Level of Immunoglobulin G Antibodies to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sera of Patients Undergoing Treatment for Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 702-709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gunter Scharer, Frank Zaldivar, Guillermo Gonzalez, Ofelia Vargas-Shiraishi, Jasjit Singh, and Antonio Arrieta

Systemic Inflammatory Responses in Children with Acute Otitis Media Due to Streptococcus pneumoniae and the Impact of Treatment with Clarithromycin
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 721-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cellular Immunology:

C. S. M. Oude Nijhuis, E. Vellenga, S. M. G. J. Daenen, W. A. Kamps, and E. S. J. M. de Bont

Endothelial Cells Are Main Producers of Interleukin 8 through Toll-Like Receptor 2 and 4 Signaling during Bacterial Infection in Leukopenic Cancer Patients
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 558-563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diane L. Sewell, Emily K. Reinke, Dominic O. Co, Laura H. Hogan, Robert B. Fritz, Matyas Sandor, and Zsuzsa Fabry

Infection with Mycobacterium bovis BCG Diverts Traffic of Myelin Oligodendroglial Glycoprotein Autoantigen-Specific T Cells Away from the Central Nervous System and Ameliorates Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 564-572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Alecia Larew Naugle, William P. Shulaw, William J. A. Saville, Thomas E. Wittum, Beverly Byrum, and M. T. Collins

Calculation Method for Likelihood Ratios Dictates Interpretation
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2003 10: 729-730. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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