Workplace drug urinalysis protocols include an initial immunoassay followed by a confirmatory gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) test of immunoassaypositive samples. (Drug categories that are commonly tested include: amphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabis, cocaine, lysergic acid diethylamide, methadone, methaqualone, opiates, phencyclidine, and propoxyphene. Not all dru...

Antigen from purified Mycoplasma pneumoniae organisms treated with Tween-80-ether was used in a solid phase enzyme immunoassay and compared with the conventional lipid containing complement fixation antigen for measuring antibodies in sera from patients with aseptic or bacterial meningitis or with apparent M pneumoniae infection. In immunoblotting of the enzyme immunoassay antigen, enzyme immun...

a dot immunobinding assay ( dia) was used for a quantitative and qualitative assay of rubella antibody. purified antigen and conjugated anti-human immunoglobulin (rahlg) were prepared. nitrocellulose paper dotted with the antigen was added to serially diluted sera or blood samples. the reacting antibodies were visualized by a peroxidase system. development of a colored insoluble substrate was t...

ferritin is a macromolecule and is responsible for the long term iron storage function in human serum and plasma. recent studies have highlighted the role of cell phone exposure on central nervous system, immune function and reproduction. the aim of this study was to investigate whether the human serum ferritin level could be interfered by the exposure to the 900 mhz gsm cell phones. fifty huma...

background: chlamydia trachomatis is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen worldwide. early detection and treatment of c.trachomatis genital infection prevent serious reproductive complications.objective: performances of enzyme immunoassay (eia) and major outer membrane protein (momp)-polymerase chain reaction (pcr) for diagnosis of genital c.trachomatis infection in women wer...

background: the knowledge in blood constituents isimportant for assessing the physiological status and the health ofanimals. only a limited number of two-humped camels (camelusbactrianus) were reared in ardabil province, northwest of iran.objectives:the present study was carried out to find out whetherthe sex and pregnancy affect thyroid hormones, lipid andlipoprotein profile, and selected bioc...