Abstract Objectives This study aims to detect the SARS-CoV-2 infection prevalence in asymptomatic pregnant women. Methods A group of 195 women who attended prenatal care outclinic and obstetric emergency department was tested concomitantly for by RT-PCR serological tests. Results The virus detected two (1.02%) cases 17 (8.71%) patients had antibodies immunochromatographic Conclusions Due high r...

Serological tests are frequently used to diagnosis paracoccidioidomycosis. A glycoprotein of 43 kDa is considered to be the main diagnostic antigen, being recognized by virtually all patients' sera. A case of atypical serological response, consisting of a lack of detectable anti-gp43 antibodies, in a patient with disseminated paracoccidioidomycosis is presented.

A total of 165 strains of Streptococcus sanguis and Str mitior were selected on the basis of their biochemical reactions using established identification procedures. These strains were also classified using API Database and were then screened against five candidate grouping sera. Biochemical tests and serological identification were in general complementary, but no regular associations between ...

As there was not any previous comprehensive study on the serological tests for hepatic amebiasis in Iran, the indirect hemagglutination (IHA), indirect fluorescent antibody (IF A), and biocolored latex agglutination (BLA) tests were evaluated in the serodiagnosis of amebic liver abscess(ALA). For this purpose a total of 165 serum samples 18 of which were obtained from patients known to have...

Neonatal diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis is based on a combination serological and molecular tests. Maternal screening treatment differ according to national policies may impact the sensitivity diagnostic methods in infants at birth.

One hundred and twenty-seven (0.3%) reactive serological tests for syphilis were obtained by routine examination of sera from 35,912 antenatal patients.Forty-eight (38%) of these reactive sera were associated with reactive fluorescent treponemal antibody and Treponema pallidum immobilization results and these patients were therefore considered to show serological evidence of treponemal infectio...

In Europe, many flaviviruses are endemic (West Nile, Usutu, tick-borne encephalitis viruses) or occasionally imported (dengue, yellow fever viruses). Due to the temporal and geographical co-circulation of flaviviruses in Europe, flavivirus differentiation by diagnostic tests is crucial in the adaptation of surveillance and control efforts. Serological diagnosis of flavivirus infections is compl...

Received: Revised: Accepted: November 16, 2013 May 11, 2014 May 30, 2014 The canine is regarded as a reservoir host for human visceral leishmaniasis in the Mediterranean regions. Ten golden jackals were captured from villages that belong to Basrah province, south of Iraq. The animals were inoculated experimentally with human case Leishmania donovani promastigotes, and then the jackals were diag...