Modification of allograft survival in rats by blood transfusion to the donor.

In the BN/Ro-to-WAG/Ro rat donor-host combination, third-party blood transfusions given to the donor shortly before transplantation can markedly influence heart allograft survival if the immune response of the recipient has been modulated. The WAG recipients were either transfused with BN donor blood, which leads to a permanent graft survival, or postoperatively treated with a single i.m.

Tuberculosis case-finding in Eastern Nepal.

Two methods of case-finding used in Eastern Nepal have been compared. The differences in terms of outcome and patient compliance in one district have been examined in detail and compared with results in 4 other neighbouring districts. The 2 methods compared were active case-finding (ACF) carried out by mobile teams and self referral (SR) of patients to the existing services.