Báo cáo y học: " Early detection of Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV)-specific T-cells before seroconversion in primary varicella infection: case report" potx

... CAS E REP O R T Open Access Early detection of Varicella- Zoster Virus (VZV)-specific T-cells before seroconversion in primary varicella infection: case report Armin Baiker 1* , Rudolf Haase 1 , ... the detection of VZV-specific T-cells may under certain circumstances support the diagnosis of a primary varicella infection, as for example in cases...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 04:20

... situation may appear to the emergency physician. The clinical presentation in this case was rather unusual. A patient with a cord injury typically has pain at the site of the spinal injury. This may not ... importance of MRI as an adjunct becomes apparent in our case. In the light of different available imaging methods, this case also shows how clinical presentation and exten...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 23:20

... pg/ml of IL-2) detected using antibody array. In this study, antibody arrays findings suggested significantly increased expression of IL-6 and -13 and L-selectin pro- teins and significantly decreased ... measurement of multiple cytokines in rat serum and brain tissue by suspension bead array have been optimized [5,6]. Methods for antibody array analysis of peripheral and blood cy...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 08:21

... underlying type of infection. These results may have a major impact on therapeutics so that the strategy of therapeutic immunointervention may be directed by the type of underlying infection. Key ... rate of apoptosis of mono- cytes and the rate of apoptosis of NKT cells decrease; in CAP absolute counts of NK cells, CD4-lymphocytes, CD8-lymphocytes and B-lymphocytes decrease...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:22

... indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO). This activates the kynurenine pathway, thus chan- neling the available tryptophan to form kynurenine (Kyn), 3-hydroxykynurenine (3HK), and quinolinic acid (QUIN), rather ... 5:112 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/5/1/112 Page 2 of 5 Inflammation activates the kynurenine pathway Some evidence su ggests that proinflammatory cytokines, including TNF...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:23

... considered if a high level of competency in radi- ological interventions is locally available. Conclusion Surgery is mandatory for patients with continuous pain and/or signs of intestinal ischemia on CT. ... (transient or ongoing pain), treatment is mandatory [17] even if pain may only be related to inflammation around the dissecting SMA and does not necessari ly correspond to acute int...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 12:20

... sledding. Case presentation A healthy 19-year-old male college student presented to the emergency department with acute pain in the left foot after sustaining a sledding injury. While sledding in ... testing are required to identify the injury properly. Computed tomography imaging is often recommended to aid in diagnosis. Treatment of severe cases may require immediate open reductio...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 21:22

... mandibular canines (Figure 3). The incisional biopsy specimen was sent to the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry Oral Pathology Biopsy Service for pathologic examination. Hematoxylin ... ProMax; Planmeca Oy, Helsinki, Finland) were made. The panto- mog raph showed impacted mandibular cani nes, both of which were inclined mesially in a nearly horizontal posi- ti...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 23:21

... PVL gene in Trinidad and Tobago Drug MIC (μ/mL) Interpretation Ampicillin > 8 R Amoxycilin/Clavulanic < 4/2 S Cefazolin < 2 S Ciprofloxacin < 1 S Clindamycin < 1 S Erythromycin > ... details 1 Microbiology/Pathology Unit, Department of Para-Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad. 2 Institute for Medical M...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:23

... Bastacky S, Ibrahim S, Wlczynski SP, Murphy WM: The accuracy of urinary cytology in daily practice. Cancer 1999, 87:118-128. 9. Kriegmair M, Knuchel R, Stepp H, Hofstaedter F, Hofstetter A: Detection ... for detecting superficial surgical transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder by light-induced fluorescence of protoporphyrin IX following the topical application of 5-aminolevuli...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 16:20