The clinical spectrum of severe malaria in children in the east provincial hospital of Bertoua, Cameroon.

Severe malaria claims 1.5 to 2.7 million lives annually most of which are young children in rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa.

Value of whole-cell antigen extracts for serologic detection of Helicobacter pylori.

Whole-cell protein extracts of Helicobacter pylori strains were evaluated by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect immunoglobulin G antibody against H. pylori in 113 patients with upper gastrointestinal complaints. These antigen preparations were of value for detecting infection by H.

Serum cytidine deaminase as a measure of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.

Serum cytidine deaminase (CD) as a marker of disease activity was assessed in 100 patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and in 102 assessments of 85 patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). In RA CD levels correlated well with clinical assessment of disease activity, but were not influenced by varying dosages of ibuprofen as therapy. In SLE significant correlations were found between CD and anti-DNA antibody titers, as well as C3 complement levels.