Antuitrin S Intradermal Pregnancy Test

Evaluation of Gruskin's Intradermal Test for Pregnancy

The need for a satisfactory test for pregnancy has long been felt, and numerous tests have been evolved for this purpose. A few of these may be mentioned. The Aschheim-Zondek (1928) test or its modifications depend on the demonstration of the anterior-pituitary-like hormone in the urine of pregnant women. Though this is widely accepted as the most accurate and certain test, it has several disad...

Admission Test and Pregnancy Outcome

Background: The admission test (AT) has been carried out for many years, but there are still debates about the prognostic value of the test. Therefore, we aimed to examine the value of the AT in predicting the adverse outcome in neonates.Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 425 pregnant women with normal vaginal delivery were studied between2009 and 2014at Vali-e-Asr Hospital. Based on the r...

The Intradermal Test as an Index of Vitamin-C Nutrition

An intradermal skin test for determination of immunity to varicella.

AIMS To evaluate the usefulness of a diluted, inactivated solution of attenuated varicella vaccine in predicting susceptibility to varicella and its correlation with specific antibody titre to varicella. METHODS In a prospective blinded study, 63 healthy subjects (aged 2-43 years) were studied. Skin test solution was prepared from vials of OKA strain virus which was inactivated by exposure of...

EVALUATION OF ISOMETRIC EXERCISE TEST AND ROLL-OVER TEST AS METHODS OF PREGNANCY

 ABSTRACT Background: The incidence of pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) which is one of the three main causes of maternal-neonatal morbidity and mortality is 5-7%, and prediction of this disorder is very important in maternal and neonatal health. Methods: The type of this study is analytical (comparative-prospective) and its purpose is to evaluate the isometric exercise test (lET) and roll-...