Annals ofClinical Microbiology

Volume: 3 - Number: 23 - December 15, 2003

Outstanding

Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Urine Samples

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

Cytokine Responses to Group B Streptococci Induce Nitric Oxide Production in Respiratory Epithelial Cells

Development and Use of Multimeric Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules

Antibodies and Mediators of the Immunity

Comparison of Immunoglobulin G Subclass Profiles Induced by Measles Virus in Vaccinated and Naturally Infected Individuals

Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Urine Samples

Cellular Immunology

Comparison of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antigens as Stimulants for Lymphocyte Proliferation Assays

Differential Modulation of Surface and Intracellular Protein Expression by T Cells after Stimulation in the Presence of Monensin or Brefeldin A

Effect of Contaminating Red Blood Cells on OKT3-Mediated Polyclonal Activation of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells

Inflammation and Host Response

CpG Oligodeoxynucleotides Enhance Host Defense during Murine Tuberculosis

Cytokine Responses to Group B Streptococci Induce Nitric Oxide Production in Respiratory Epithelial Cells

Microbial Immunology

Comparison of a Multiplex Flow Cytometric Assay with Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Quantitation of Antibodies to Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Haemophilus influenzae Type b

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

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

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

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

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

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

Molecular Pathogenesis

Contribution of Choline-Binding Proteins to Cell Surface Properties of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Cytotoxic Activities of Leptospira interrogans Hemolysin SphH as a Pore-Forming Protein on Mammalian Cells

Dependence of Mycobacterium bovis BCG on Anaerobic Nitrate Reductase for Persistence Is Tissue Specific

Mycological and Parasitology Infections

Deficient Humoral Responses Underlie Susceptibility to Toxoplasma gondii in CD4-Deficient Mice

During Trypanosoma cruzi Infection CD1d-Restricted NK T Cells Limit Parasitemia and Augment the Antibody Response to a Glycophosphoinositol-Modified Surface Protein

Reviews

Development and Use of Multimeric Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules

Veterinary Immunology

Development, Evaluation, and Application of Lateral-Flow Immunoassay (Immunochromatography) for Detection of Rotavirus in Bovine Fecal Samples