Methods The study group included 106 HIV positive patients with history of heterosexual contact and the control group included 30 asymptomatic healthy individuals. The sera of patients were tested for HBsAg and antiHCV using third generation ELISA kits. The samples positive for first kit were retested for confirmation of results. The sera of control group were simultaneously screened for HIV, H...

Background: Blood transfusion improves health and saves lives. Safe blood must be ensured for our populations. Quality assurance is a process that includes set of coordinated activities in order to achieve the quality objective. Compliance with management rules medical biology laboratories requires verification methods prior their use. This study aimed verify on-site performance Enzyme Linked I...

Introduction: Leptospirosis is a zoonotic infection affecting humans. The main sources of are animal reservoir hosts and man the accidental host in disease transmission process. diagnosis usually made by microscopy, culture, molecular techniques, serological tests like ELISA, MAT (Microscopic Agglutination Test) MSAT (Macroscopic Slide Test). ELISA method to detect IgM antibodies used as good c...

“K2-spice” is a term representing a new group of designer drugs that contain synthetic cannabinoids, which are incorporated into herbal products. These synthetic cannabinoids bind the same receptors as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active ingredient in marijuana, but with greater affinity. Unfortunately, people that intentionally abuse K2-spice experience clinical signs that are more adverse ...