The Treponema pallidum specific IgM haemagglutination (TP-IgM-HA) test uses erythrocytes sensitised with antiserum to human IgM to separate IgM from IgG in serum. Specific antitreponemal IgM captured in this way is detected by adding a second reagent comprising erythrocytes sensitised with T pallidum antigen. Eighty two serum samples from 82 patients with untreated syphilis, 521 samples from 73...

ReUirns to seniority account for a subslantial share of public K-12 expenditures. Over the first ten to 15 years of a career, public school teachers enjoy average wa^e growth al least equivalent to that of other white-coltar workers. ELxplanatians for Ihis structure in terms of human capital or costly monitoring tack theoretical and empirical support. A steeper wageleniire profile reduces tumov...

Mehmet Halil Celiksoy1, Stephan Borte2, Aydan İkincioğulları3, Meltem Ceyhan Bilgici4, Filiz Karagöz5, Ayhan Gazi Kalaycı6, Alişan Yıldıran3 1Ondokuz Mayıs University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Samsun, Turkey 2Leipzig University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Clinical Immunolgy, Leipzig, Germany 3Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of ...

antibody detection is the most versatile and commonly used method for measles diagnosis. detection of specific igm antibodies in a single serum specimen collected within the appropriate time after rash onset can provide a good presumptive diagnosis of current or recent measles infection and is the test of choice for rapid diagnosis of measles cases. so, optimal timing for collection of a single...