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Immunohematology
December 2024
Versiti, Milwaukee, WI.
Variant D antigens can cause variable serologic results when typing with Anti-D reagents. There is limited information regarding the ability of Anti-D reagents to differentiate between D variants defined by genotyping. This study was performed to determine if a panel of 20 U.
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December 2024
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Centre for Infectious Diseases Research, Diagnostics and Laboratory Surveillance, Bilthoven, NLD.
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, diagnostic testing was not accessible for mildly ill or asymptomatic individuals. Military operational circumstances exclude the usage of reference laboratory tests. For that reason, at the beginning of the pandemic alternative test methods were needed in order to gain insight into the SARS-CoV-2 status of military personnel.
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December 2024
Pasteur Institute of Novi Sad, Hajduk Veljkova 1, 21101 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Constant antigenic changes, new variants and easy transmission of SARS-CoV-2 virus should acquire greater zoonotic attention and need to remain alert. In this retrospective study the aim was to analyze seropositivity to SARS-CoV-2 in dogs by commercial ELISA. The Virus neutralization test (VNT) was modified for the purpose of confirmation of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in ELISA-positive dog sera.
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November 2024
Hematology and Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, JPN.
A 40-year-old man presented to our hospital with subacute progressive muscle weakness in the limbs and leukocytosis. Subsequently, the patient was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) complicated by peripheral motor neuron neuropathy (axonopathy). Serology test for anti-ganglioside GM2 IgG antibody was positive, whereas paraneoplastic syndrome-related and anti-myelin-associated glycoprotein antibodies were not detected.
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December 2024
College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Background: Visceral leishmaniosis (VL) is the most severe form of human leishmaniosis, with an estimated 95% case fatality if left untreated. Dogs act as peridomestic reservoir hosts for the protozoan parasite Leishmania infantum, a causative agent for human leishmaniosis, endemic throughout the Mediterranean basin. To assure consistent and accurate surveillance of canine infection and prevent transmission to people, consistent diagnosis of canine L.
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