introduction: determination of the efficacy of crude entamoeba histolytica extract and its fractions (fi,fii & fiii) in antiamoebic antibody detection by elisa. material and methods: entamoeba histolytica nih:200 was cultured axenically and different fractionsof its crude amoebic extract, i.e. fi, fii & fiii, were obtained by column chromatography. efficacy of crudeand fractioned antigens for a...

The present study highlights the Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in treatment of Autoimmune Encephalitis. Due to similarities clinical, imaging, and laboratory findings many forms autoimmune infectious encephalitis, encephalitis is frequently a difficult clinical diagnosis. Diagnosis based on course, serological evidence autoimmunity, EEG changes, intrathecal inflammation cerebrospinal fluid neuroi...

We evaluated the effectiveness of serological and parasitological methods for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) diagnosis in patients from the central region of Paraná state, southern Brazil. Five groups were compared: clinical diagnosis, parasitological diagnosis, communicants, inhabitants of a non-endemic area and carriers of other etiologies. Two antigens were prepared from promastigotes of Leish...

The author describes the case of a 3-year-old boy presenting with cough and fever that had been persisting for seven days not respondent to amoxicillin. Neutrophilic leukocytosis diarrhoea were also present. diagnosis adenovirus infection was finally made, confirmed by serological test.