Annals ofImmunoinfectology

Volume: 3 - Number: 17 - March 15, 2003

Outstanding

Elevated Levels of Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein and Soluble CD14 in Plasma in Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis

Invasive Pneumococcal Infections in Denmark from 1995 to 1999: Epidemiology, Serotypes, and Resistance

Potential Benefit of Plasma Exchange in Treatment of Severe Icteric Leptospirosis Complicated by Acute Renal Failure

PrPSc Is Not Detected in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes of Scrapie-Infected Sheep: Determining the Limit of Sensitivity by Immunohistochemistry

Antibodies and Mediators of the Immunity

Opsonophagocytosis of Fluorescent Polystyrene Beads Coupled to Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup A, C, Y, or W135 Polysaccharide Correlates with Serum Bactericidal Activity

Clinical and Experimental Investigation

Systemic Inflammation in Cardiovascular and Periodontal Disease: Comparative Study

Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor Improves Deficient In Vitro Neutrophil Transendothelial Migration in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease

Preconception Seroconversion and Maternal Seronegativity at Delivery Do Not Rule Out the Risk of Congenital Toxoplasmosis

Microbial Immunology

Increased Levels of Inflammatory Mediators in Children and Adults Infected with Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139

Isolation and Characterization of Two European Strains of Ehrlichia phagocytophila of Equine Origin

Immunocytochemical Method for Early Laboratory Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis

Role of Th1 and Th2 Cytokines in Immune Response to Uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum Malaria

Relevance of Dietary Lipids as Modulators of Immune Functions in Cells Infected with Listeria monocytogenes

Invasive Pneumococcal Infections in Denmark from 1995 to 1999: Epidemiology, Serotypes, and Resistance

Diagnostic Usefulness of Antibodies against Ribosome Recycling Factor from Brucella melitensis in Human or Canine Brucellosis

Evaluation of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis with Crude or Recombinant k39 Antigen

Heterologous Expression, Purification, and Immunological Reactivity of a Recombinant HSP60 from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Development and Evaluation of an In-House Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Early Diagnosis and Monitoring of Human Pythiosis

Sensitive Microplate Assay for Detection of Bactericidal Antibodies to Vibrio cholerae O139

Neutralizing Antibody Responses to Human Herpesviruses 6 and 7 Do Not Cross-React with Each Other, and Maternal Neutralizing Antibodies Contribute to Sequential Infection with These Viruses in Childhood

Dependence of Bacterial Protein Adhesins on Toll-Like Receptors for Proinflammatory Cytokine Induction

Reliability of Helicobacter pylori and CagA Serological Assays

Newly Characterized Species-Specific Immunogenic Chlamydophila pneumoniae Peptide Reactive with Murine Monoclonal and Human Serum Antibodies

Detection of Cryptococcus neoformans DNA in Tissue Samples by Nested and Real-Time PCR Assays

Potential Benefit of Plasma Exchange in Treatment of Severe Icteric Leptospirosis Complicated by Acute Renal Failure

Effect of Exogenous Interleukin-18 (IL-18) and IL-12 in the Course of Brucella abortus 2308 Infection in Mice

Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children: Comparison of a Salivary Immunoglobulin G Antibody Test with the [13C]Urea Breath Test

PrPSc Is Not Detected in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes of Scrapie-Infected Sheep: Determining the Limit of Sensitivity by Immunohistochemistry

Response Immunomediate and Diseases

Depletion of Human NK and CD8 Cells prior to In Vitro H1N1 Flu Vaccine Stimulation Increases the Number of Gamma Interferon-Secreting Cells Compared to the Initial Undepleted Population in an ELISPOT Assay

Treatment with Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonist Reduces Severity of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Induced by Cryptosporidium parvum

Elucidation of the Cross-Reactive Immunoglobulin M Response to Human Herpesviruses 6 and 7 on the Basis of Neutralizing Antibodies

Elevated Levels of Lipopolysaccharide-Binding Protein and Soluble CD14 in Plasma in Neonatal Early-Onset Sepsis