Evaluation of serum calcitonin gene related peptide (CGRP) Level in HIV infected patients as an indicator of disease activity.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is under global attention due to its rapid spread and high rate of morbidity and mortality. HIV gets an access into the mucosa of genital epithelium through binding to Langerhans cells. While viral load and CD4+ cell count are the main parameters to detect disease activity, new biomarkers are introduced as a potential parameter for monitoring of disease activity in HIV infected patients.

The combined antimicrobial activity of citrus honey and fosfomycin on multidrug resistant isolates.

Infections with () have become a real fear in hospital-acquired infections, especially in critically ill and immunocompromised patients. Thus, advance of novel anti-infectives is currently pursued. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antibacterial effect of each of citrus honey and fosfomycin in comparison to the combined effect of both of them on multidrug resistant (MDR) .

Coagulation, thrombophilia and patency of arteriovenous fistula in children undergoing haemodialysis compared with healthy volunteers: a prospective analysis.

Unlabelled: This study aimed to assess whether markers of coagulation, fibrinolysis or thrombophilia are increased in children on haemodialysis compared with controls and whether measurement of any of these factors could help to identify patients at an increased risk of arteriovenous fistula (AVF) occlusion. Blood samples were taken from 55 children immediately before a session of haemodialysis and from 20 healthy volunteers. Thrombin-antithrombin (TAT), D-dimer, plasmin-antiplasmin (PAP) and anticardiolipin immunoglobulin G (ACA-Ig G) were measured by ELISA.

CD4+CD28null T cells in acute coronary syndrome: lower with ST-elevation myocardial infarction.

Objectives: We explored any possible difference in the percentage of CD4 + CD28null T cells between patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and those with non-ST-segment-elevation acute coronary syndrome.

Design: We enrolled 55 consecutive patients admitted with acute coronary syndrome, and 16 healthy control subjects. CD4 + CD28null T cell percentage was assayed by flow cytometry from blood samples withdrawn at the time of enrollment.