Laboratory and Clinical Evaluation of Assays for β-Hydroxybutyrate

Calibration of 3-hydroxybutyrate assays.

Application of the Taguchi Design for Production of Poly(β-hydroxybutyrate) by Ralstonia eutropha

The Taguchi design of experiments was used to test the relative importance of medium components and environmental factors on poly(β-hydroxybutyrate)(PHB) production by Ralstonia eutropha. The optimum condition was obtained as: fructose concentration, 15 g/L; C/N ratio, 7.4; agitation speed 200 rpm; culture time, 40 h; temperature, 25 ° C; seed age, 15 h. At optimu...

A review on the latest clinical and laboratory criteria for clinical diagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune disease with various organs involvement which early diagnosis of disease is critical for successful treatment. The subjects with the possibility of SLE who visit by physician, their full medical history and specific immunological tests should investigate precisely in order to subsequently asses their hematological and renal parameters t...

Evaluation of Clinical and Laboratory Data in Patients with Recurrent Infections and Suspected Immunodeficiency

Background: Frequent infections is among the most frequent clinical dilemmas for primary care physicians. Immunodeficiency disorders are a heterogeneous group of illnesses that predispose patients to the recurrent infections, autoimmunity and malignancies. The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical and laboratory data collected for the final diagnosis of patients referred with recurrent...

Evaluation of clinical and laboratory symptoms of children with idiopathic arthritis treated with methylprednisolone pulse

Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common rheumatic disease in children, which includes a group of disorders that all have a common clinical manifestation of arthritis. The aim of this study was evaluation of the clinical and laboratory symptoms of children with idiopathic arthritis who treated with intravenous methylprednisolone pulse. Methods: This study is a descriptive c...