The Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 156, No. 4 (Oct., 1987), pp. 575-581 (7 pages) We determined the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of a direct fluorescence test for Chlamydia ...

Three groups of patients were admitted to this study. The first group consisted of 42 patients from the greater Kansas City area who had an illness diagnosed clinically as measles. The ages of this ...

Since its original discovery in 1942, immunofluorescence staining has remained a highly reliable and powerful technique for a wide range of research and diagnostic purposes. Leukemia cells labeled ...

THE production of S and V antigens of influenza virus has been widely studied 1–6. We have investigated the accumulation of influenza virus in susceptible tissue cultures by both the direct and ...

SEVERAL factors inherent in the natural history of gonorrhea have prevented successful control. The short incubation period, the lack of natural or acquired resistance, decreasing sensitivity to ...

Antibodies serve as foundational tools across a broad range of research fields from immunology to oncology and infectious ...

A new rapid rabies test for animals could revolutionize screening and spare humans unnecessary painful treatment, according to researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The ...

The ability to simultaneously visualize the presence, abundance, location and functional state of many targets in cells and tissues has been described as a true next-generation approach in ...

Background. Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIVs) are among the most common causes of respiratory tract infections in children. Little is known about the epidemiology and clinical presentation of HPIV ...