Four methods of detecting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) from clinical specimens were evaluated. A total of 410 specimens consisting of nasopharyngeal washes, aspirates, and swabs were simultaneously tested for the presence of RSV by direct immunofluorescence assay (DFA), enzyme immunoassay (EIA) (Kallestad Pathfinder), shell vial centrifugation culture (SVC), and conventional culture. DFA i...

The results obtained in a multicentre clinical trial of an enzyme immunoassay (FIA) method for hepatitis В surface antigen (HB.sAg) (65,451 sera tested) have demonstrated that (his new lest has a significantly higher sensitivity than a reversed haemagglutination test (rHA). In a part of the trial, EIA was also compared with radioimmunoassay (RIA). Only a small number of discrepant results was o...

Many truly human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody-negative serum samples may be unnecessarily subjected to costly and time-consuming Western blots (immunoblots). An investigation was undertaken to evaluate the efficiency of using a recombinant protein-based enzyme immunosorbent assay (EIA; Cambridge BioScience [CBC] Recombigen HIV EIA) as an adjunct to whole viral lysate EIA. A total of 2,...

We have recently observed an increasing number of patients presenting very high serum levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] (> 150 ng/mL), which, in all cases, had been measured with the IDS EIA kit adapted on different "open" automated platforms. We performed a comparison between the IDS EIA kit adapted on two different "open"automated platforms and the DiaSorin RIA. We found a systematic bi...

Salient features in the environmental impact assessment (EIA) process in Sri Lanka have proven to be the provision for public participation, the requirement of alternative proposals, and the use of a prescribed list to identify projects that must undergo review. While EIA has been successfully introduced and over 500 projects have been reviewed, some significant shortcomings remain. Integrated ...

It has long been recognized, even during biblical times, that physical exercise may induce asthma symptoms in susceptible individuals. Nevertheless, the term exerciseinduced asthma (EIA) only became popular in the 1960s and 1970s when several reports addressed the pattern of airway response to exercise and the influence of drugs on EIA, particularly in children. Subsequently, reports of studies...

Transparency in decision-making, involving the establishment of explicit goals and objectives combined with open, facilitative procedures, has recently been advocated as an important principle for effective environmental impact assessment (EIA). This paper examines recent changes to EIA practice in Western Australia that emphasise clear procedures for decision-making. Current practices focus on...

Exercise-induced bronchospasm, exercise-induced bronchoconstriction, and exercise-induced asthma (EIA) are all terms used to describe the phenomenon of transient airflow obstruction associated with physical exertion. It is a prominent finding in children and young adults because of their greater participation in vigorous activities. The symptoms shortness of breath, cough, chest tightness, and ...

This paper unpacks the environmental justice concerns of rural migrants in relation to land tenure and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) processes. We explore “geography recognition”, whereby sense community, identity place interact produce unequal experiences recognitional EIA process. develop our argument by using qualitative research a village case study East Kalimantan, Indonesia, invol...