Serologic tests

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis) infection is hampered by the suboptimal sensitivity of… (More)

BACKGROUND Tests to determine serum antibody levels-the 2-tier sonicate immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) enzyme… (More)

BACKGROUND Estimates of the diagnostic performance of serologic testing and HLA-DQ typing for detecting celiac disease have… (More)

Four rapid tests for the serologic diagnosis of leptospirosis were evaluated, and the performance of each was compared with that… (More)

BACKGROUND Knowledge of the outcome of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is limited. OBJECTIVE To determine the… (More)

OBJECTIVE Since modern treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is shifting toward aggressive antirheumatic therapy in an early… (More)

BACKGROUND & AIMS Multiple tests are available for determining Helicobacter pylori infection. Our aim was to compare the… (More)

BACKGROUND Type II cryoglobulinemia is a vasculitis characterized by cryoglobulins consisting of complexes of polyclonal IgG and… (More)

Campylobacter pylori has been associated with gastritis, duodenal ulcer, gastric ulcer, and nonulcer dyspepsia. Evidence that C… (More)

The chronic Epstein-Barr virus syndrome is a poorly defined symptom complex characterized primarily by chronic or recurrent… (More)