The ability of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) to decrease transmission by blocking the acquisition of colonization has been attributed to herd immunity. We describe the role of mucosal ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract 1. A method of microscopic agglutination is described in which the organisms are smeared with the serum on a slide, allowed to dry rapidly, ...

A serological study of candidiasis was conducted with use of (1) sera sent to the laboratory by clinicians who suspected infections due to various organisms including Candida species, and (2) sera ...

From the Pathology Laboratories of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Read before the Boston Pathological Society, May 7, 1934. Van Ravenswaay, A. C. — Assistant in Medicine, Washington University ...

The evaluated parameters were analytic specificity (cross-reactions) and clinical sensitivity and specificity. The detection limit used was 10 6 cells/mL for Trichomonas vaginalis and 10 6 ...

It takes at least seven years to make a doctor—two years of premedical courses (many medical schools demand four), four years in a medical school, one to three years of interning. Thus most physicians ...

Rheumatoid factor (RF) is an antibody present in blood. The rheumatoid factor test checks for the presence of this antibody. The test is performed using a reagent kit. A blood sample is drawn from the ...

Immunologic tests, on the other hand, are simple to perform, generate immediate results, and should be useful for prevalence studies because of the homogeneity of the method. The objective of this ...