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Guest Commentary:

Gadi Borkow and Zvi Bentwich

Host Background Immunity and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Protective Vaccines, a Major Consideration for Vaccine Efficacy in Africa and in Developing Countries
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 505-507. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minireviews:

Yoshimasa Yamamoto

PCR in Diagnosis of Infection: Detection of Bacteria in Cerebrospinal Fluids
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 508-514. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chadd E. Nesbit and Stanley A. Schwartz

In Vitro and Animal Models of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection of the Central Nervous System
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 515-524. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cellular Immunology:

John L. Schmitz, Thomas N. Denny, Ambrosia Garcia, and Janet L. Lathey

Comparison of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antigens as Stimulants for Lymphocyte Proliferation Assays
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 525-529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naoto Itoh, Hitoshi Nishimura, Tetsuya Matsuguchi, Toshiki Yajima, Yasuji Mokuno, Takashi Hiromatsu, Yuji Nimura, and Yasunobu Yoshikai

CD8-Deficient Mice Are Highly Susceptible to 5-Fluorouracil-Induced Lethality
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 550-557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nikolaos V. Sipsas, Petros P. Sfikakis, Athanasios Kontos, and Theodore Kordossis

Levels of Soluble CD40 Ligand (CD154) in Serum Are Increased in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients and Correlate with CD4⁺ T-Cell Counts
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 558-561. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Haller, P. Serrant, D. Granato, E. J. Schiffrin, and S. Blum

Activation of Human NK Cells by Staphylococci and Lactobacilli Requires Cell Contact-Dependent Costimulation by Autologous Monocytes
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 649-657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samuel Song, Joseph Goodwin, Jenny Zhang, Bruce Babbitt, and Janet L. Lathey

Effect of Contaminating Red Blood Cells on OKT3-Mediated Polyclonal Activation of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 708-712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. S. Krabbe, H. Bruunsgaard, J. Qvist, L. Fonsmark, K. Møller, C. M. Hansen, P. Skinhøj, and B. K. Pedersen

Activated T Lymphocytes Disappear from Circulation during Endotoxemia in Humans
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 731-735. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antibodies and Mediators Of Immunity:

Tushar K. Varma, Cheng Y. Lin, Tracy E. Toliver-Kinsky, and Edward R. Sherwood

Endotoxin-Induced Gamma Interferon Production: Contributing Cell Types and Key Regulatory Factors
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 530-543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María Beatríz Isa, Laura Martínez, Miguel Giordano, Carlos Passeggi, María Cristina de Wolff, and Silvia Nates

Comparison of Immunoglobulin G Subclass Profiles Induced by Measles Virus in Vaccinated and Naturally Infected Individuals
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 693-697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Microbial Immunology:

Denise A. Martin, Brad J. Biggerstaff, Becky Allen, Alison J. Johnson, Robert S. Lanciotti, and John T. Roehrig

Use of Immunoglobulin M Cross-Reactions in Differential Diagnosis of Human Flaviviral Encephalitis Infections in the United States
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 544-549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olga Tapia, Anatoly Slepenkin, Evgueni Sevrioukov, Kathi Hamor, Luis M. de la Maza, and Ellena M. Peterson

Inclusion Fluorescent-Antibody Test as a Screening Assay for Detection of Antibodies to Chlamydia pneumoniae
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 562-567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarman Singh, Veena Kumari, and Niti Singh

Predicting Kala-Azar Disease Manifestations in Asymptomatic Patients with Latent Leishmania donovani Infection by Detection of Antibody against Recombinant K39 Antigen
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 568-572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wulamu Mamuti, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Yasuhito Sako, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Minoru Nakao, Marshall W. Lightowlers, and Akira Ito

Usefulness of Hydatid Cyst Fluid of Echinococcus granulosus Developed in Mice with Secondary Infection for Serodiagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis in Humans
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 573-576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin L. Karem, Alysia C. Poon, Cynthia Bierl, Rosane Nisenbaum, and Elizabeth Unger

Optimization of a Human Papillomavirus-Specific Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 577-582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kirsten Visoná, Fulgencio Baez, Lizeth Taylor, René Berríos, Bernal León, Carlos Pacheco, Roberto Jirón, Ronald B. Luftig, and M. Mercedes Somarriba

Impact of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Virus Infections in a Hematology-Oncology Unit at a Children's Hospital in Nicaragua, 1997 to 1999
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 622-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sunlian Feng, Emir Hodzic, Lon V. Kendall, Amy Smith, Kimberly Freet, and Stephen W. Barthold

Cloning and Expression of a Helicobacter bilis Immunoreactive Protein
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 627-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Les P. Jones, Hao-Qiang Zheng, Ruth A. Karron, Teresa C. T. Peret, Cecelia Tsou, and Larry J. Anderson

Multiplex Assay for Detection of Strain-Specific Antibodies against the Two Variable Regions of the G Protein of Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 633-638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruce L. Innis, Jitvimol Seriwatana, Robin A. Robinson, Mrigendra P. Shrestha, Patrice O. Yarbough, Charles F. Longer, Robert M. Scott, David W. Vaughn, and Khin Saw Aye Myint

Quantitation of Immunoglobulin to Hepatitis E Virus by Enzyme Immunoassay
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 639-648. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masayuki Hayakawa, Haruhiko Taguchi, Shigeru Kamiya, Yasunori Fujioka, Hidehiro Watanabe, Shin Kawai, and Hiroyuki Kobayashi

Animal Model of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection Using Germfree Mice
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 669-676. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. H. M. Leung, J. S. M. Peiris, W. W. S. Ng, and W. C. Yam

Polyclonal Antibodies to Glutathione S-Transferase- Verotoxin Subunit A Fusion Proteins Neutralize Verotoxins
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 687-692. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. F. Fatoohi, G. J. N. Cozon, T. Greenland, J. Ferrandiz, J. Bienvenu, S. Picot, and F. Peyron

Cellular Immune Responses to Recombinant Antigens in Pregnant Women Chronically Infected with Toxoplasma gondii
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 704-707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Makoto Hirano, Shin Nakamura, Fusako Mitsunaga, Maki Okada, Shuya Shirahama, and Richard Eberle

One-Step PCR To Distinguish B Virus from Related Primate Alphaherpesviruses
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 716-719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cheryl M. Elie, Patricia K. Holder, Sandra Romero-Steiner, and George M. Carlone

Assignment of Additional Anticapsular Antibody Concentrations to the Neisseria meningitidis Group A, C, Y, and W-135 Meningococcal Standard Reference Serum CDC1992
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 725-726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Klaus J. Erb, Claudia Trujillo, Mike Fugate, and Heidrun Moll

Infection with the Helminth Nippostrongylus brasiliensis Does Not Interfere with Efficient Elimination of Mycobacterium bovis BCG from the Lungs of Mice
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 727-730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Kalach, J. Desramé, C. Bonnet, P. Commegeille, D. Couturier, S. Chaussade, P. Hance, C. Dupont, and J. Raymond

Helicobacter pylori Seroprevalence in Asymptomatic Pregnant Women in France
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 736-737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders:

Francisco Gomez, Pedro Ruiz, Rafaela Lopez, and Consuelo Rivera

Treatment with Megestrol Acetate Improves Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Immune Thrombocytopenia
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 583-587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yukari Nakagawa, Hideko Maeda, and Toshimi Murai

Evaluation of the In Vitro Pyrogen Test System Based on Proinflammatory Cytokine Release from Human Monocytes: Comparison with a Human Whole Blood Culture Test System and with the Rabbit Pyrogen Test
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 588-597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Østergaard, Julia S. Johansen, Thomas Benfield, Paul A. Price, and Jens D. Lundgren

YKL-40 Is Elevated in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Purulent Meningitis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 598-604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noor Mohammad Khaskhely, Motoyoshi Maruno, Hiroshi Uezato, Atsushi Takamiyagi, Saeef Taher Ramzi, Khan Mohammad Al Kasem, Ken-ichi Kariya, Takayoshi Toda, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi, Eduardo A. Gomez Landires, and Shigeo Nonaka

Low-Dose UVB Contributes to Host Resistance against Leishmania amazonensis Infection in Mice through Induction of Gamma Interferon and Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Cytokines
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 677-686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kåre Kemp, Jørgen A. L. Kurtzhals, Bartholomew D. Akanmori, Victoria Adabayeri, Bamenla Q. Goka, Charlotte Behr, and Lars Hviid

Increased Levels of Soluble CD30 in Plasma of Patients with Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 720-722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Veterinary Immunology:

Chinedu J. Njoku, William J. A. Saville, Stephen M. Reed, Michael J. Oglesbee, Päivi J. Rajala-Schultz, and Roger W. Stich

Reduced Levels of Nitric Oxide Metabolites in Cerebrospinal Fluid Are Associated with Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 605-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel K. Howe, Keliang Tang, Patricia A. Conrad, Karen Sverlow, J. P. Dubey, and L. David Sibley

Sensitive and Specific Identification of Neospora caninum Infection of Cattle Based on Detection of Serum Antibodies to Recombinant Ncp29
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 611-615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José de la Fuente, Jose C. Garcia-Garcia, Edmour F. Blouin, Jeremiah T. Saliki, and Katherine M. Kocan

Infection of Tick Cells and Bovine Erythrocytes with One Genotype of the Intracellular Ehrlichia Anaplasma marginale Excludes Infection with Other Genotypes
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 658-668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Célia Jeronimo and Denis Archambault

Importance of M-Protein C Terminus as Substrate Antigen for Serodetection of Equine Arteritis Virus Infection
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 698-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yousif Al-Yousif, Joe Anderson, Cindy Chard-Bergstrom, and Sanjay Kapil

Development, Evaluation, and Application of Lateral-Flow Immunoassay (Immunochromatography) for Detection of Rotavirus in Bovine Fecal Samples
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 723-725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Experimental Clinical Investigation:

Janine Jason, Lennox K. Archibald, Okey C. Nwanyanwu, Anne L. Sowell, Ian Buchanan, Joshua Larned, Michael Bell, Peter N. Kazembe, Hamish Dobbie, and William R. Jarvis

Vitamin A Levels and Immunity in Humans
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 616-621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. A. Sall, E. A. Macondo, O. K. Sène, M. Diagne, R. Sylla, M. Mondo, L. Girault, L. Marrama, A. Spiegel, M. Diallo, M. Bouloy, and C. Mathiot

Use of Reverse Transcriptase PCR in Early Diagnosis of Rift Valley Fever
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 713-715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Mariko Yoshida, Sadayoshi Torigoe, and Masao Yamada

Elucidation of the Cross-Reactive Immunoglobulin M Response to Human Herpesviruses 6 and 7 on the Basis of Neutralizing Antibodies
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 738. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Schultz, Christina Rott, Petra Temming, Julia von Puttkammer, and Peter Bucsky

Influence of Specimen Age and Use of Different Negative Controls in Determination of Intracytoplasmic Levels of Cytokines after Whole-Blood Culture Assay
Clin. Diagn. Lab. Immunol. 2002 9: 738. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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