The Prevalence of Genital Mycoplasmas and Coinfection with in Female Patients in Vienna, Austria.

causes trichomoniasis, the most recurrent sexually transmitted infection (STI) worldwide. Genital mycoplasmas, not considered STI agents, are frequently isolated from the female genital tract. A symbiosis between species and has been described.

Complex IgE sensitization patterns in ragweed allergic patients: Implications for diagnosis and specific immunotherapy.

Background: Ragweed () is one of the most important allergen sources, worldwide, causing severe respiratory allergic reactions in late summer and fall, in sensitized patients. Amb a 1 has been considered as the most important allergen in ragweed but 12 ragweed pollen allergens are known. The aim of our study was to investigate IgE reactivity profiles of ragweed allergic patients and to associate them with clinical symptoms.

Microarchitecture of historic bone samples with tuberculosis.

Tuberculosis is among the leading causes of death from infectious diseases and affects many organ systems, including the skeleton. Skeletal tuberculosis is an extrapulmonary stage of tuberculosis, which occurs after the early and post-primary pulmonary stages of the disease. The aim of our study was to assess the microarchitecture of historic dry bone samples of subjects who have died of tuberculosis documented by post-mortem examinations.

Quantification of human diamine oxidase.

Objectives: Diamine oxidase (DAO) is essential for extracellular degradation of histamine. For decades activity assays with inherent limitations were used to quantify the relative amounts of DAO. No reference DAO standard is available.