SERODIAGNOSIS OF RABIES

Serodiagnosis of rabies by dot immunobinding assay.

A dot immunobinding assay that uses inactivated antigen for the detection of rabies viral antibodies was compared with the rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test. Results of testing pre- and postvaccination sera from humans (n = 33) and canines (n = 22) were identical for both tests. Endpoint titers of positive sera also were approximately the same by both methods. When a mouse monoclonal anti...

Light microscopical diagnosis of rabies

Serodiagnosis of tuberculosis.

In the developing countries, which have the majority of the world's population, tuberculosis is one of the most important infectious diseases, causing illness and death on a very large scale. In these counlries there ha<; been little or no decline of this disease during recent years and improved conlrol programmes and case identification are therefore imperative. In the developed countries tube...

Serodiagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis

A case of visceral leishmaniasis in a young American Peace Corps volunteer is reported. Both clinical and epidemiologic evidence strongly supported the diagnosis; however, hepatic and splenic aspirates for the causative organism were negative. The diagnosis was eventually confirmed through serology, employing indirect immunofluorescence and complement fixation testing of serum. The patient clin...

The Serodiagnosis of Moniliasis

Soon after broad spectrum antibiotic drugs became available for therapy, reports appeared in the literature describing moniial infections of the anogenital area and oral mucosa. Cannon (1) reported on the considerable amount of attention being centered upon the problem of the rising frequency of monilial infections in relation to antibiotic therapy. Loh and Baker (2) studied the fecal flora of ...