A gamma-globulin factor in the serum of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus that reacts with isolated cell nuclei 1 or nucleoprotein 2,3 has been detected in many ways. 4 The standard method of ...

Anthrax is a zoonotic disease with an almost worldwide distribution, with prevalence in tropical and sub-tropical countries (Biswas et al., 2011). The causative agent is Bacillus anthracis, a ...

The sensitivity of indirect agglutination tests for the diagnosis of human hydatid disease, although high, is not sufficient. Furthermore, the general use of hydatid fluid as antigen is responsible ...

MULTIPLE sclerosis was recognized as a clinical entity early in the nineteenth century by Charcot. Since then its pathology and clinical symptomatology have been defined, but the etiology of this ...

DURING both research and routine complement fixation tests with foot-and-mouth disease virus, we attempted to develop a similar test for the condition known as contagious ecthyma of the lips, ...

A complement blood test measures how well complement proteins in your blood support immune defense. The complement system helps antibodies fight germs and clear foreign substances. Complement testing ...