Mean platelet volume and serum uric acid in neonatal sepsis: A case-control study.

Background: Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a measure of platelet volume. It reveals the presence of inflammatory burden and disease activity in many diseases. Serum uric acid (SUA) is one of the most important antioxidants in human biological fluids and is responsible for neutralizing > 50% of the free radicals in the human blood.

Detection of altered secondary lymphoid-tissue chemkine responsiveness in Balb/c mice infected with Schistosoma mansoni.

To determine the extent to which Balb/c mice splenic T cells were affected by S. mansoni infection, this study aims to investigate the ability of the T cells to produce interferon (IFN)-&, and their chemotactic ability at 7 weeks post-infection. The splenic T cells were capable of producing levels of IFN-& comparable with splenic T cells from naive mice.

Detection of DNA of W. bancrofti in blood samples by QC-PCR-ELISA-based.

An internal control was used in a polymerase chain reaction PCR-ELISA-based technique to detect the DNA repeat of the filarial parasite W. bancrofti. The sensitivity of the test could detect as low as one single microfilaria added to 200 ul of blood.

Low avidity IgG antibodies in diagnosis of recent human schistosomiasis.

One hundred thirty school children from a schistosomiasis endemic area in Sharkia Governorate, were selected on parasitological findings. Seventy persons were negative on the first screen and turned positive after 3 months of the screening (recently infected). Stool examination, ELISA (IgG & IgM), low avid IgG, and circulating antigens were performed for all patients and controls.