This research aimed to determine the accuracy of progesterone test kit for milk and blood as means early pregnancy diagnosis in Ettawa cross goats (PE). Five lactating PE were used this study synchronized with PGF2α intramuscularly. The result is that all showed a sigh estrus. Four mated naturally, while one other was not mated. determination day-0 when females standing heat. Early using dairy ...

BACKGROUND Dengue is associated with explosive urban epidemics and has become a major public health problem in many tropical developing countries, including Brazil. The laboratory diagnosis of dengue can be carried out using several approaches, however sensitive and specific assays useful to diagnose in the early stage of fever are desirable. The flavivirus non-structural protein NS1, a highly ...

BACKGROUND Diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is difficult. The usefulness of high-sensitivity procalcitonin (ProCa-S) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (CRPH) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid and serum in the prediction of VAP was determined. METHODS The study was conducted over a 28-month period (November 1999-June 2002) at the University Hospital Maastricht. BAL ...

BACKGROUND Recently, two excellent methods have been used for the diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease: urinary antigen detection and PCR. The purpose of the present study is to analyze and evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of three different urinary antigen detection kits as well as PCR. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 148 samples were collected from 33 patients between 1993 and 2004. ...

BACKGROUND The diagnosis of bacterium-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and extra-pulmonary TB is challenging clinically. The detection of the anti-TB antibody has an important, auxiliary, clinical diagnostic value. Therefore, TB antibody detection kits should be screened and evaluated, and the reagents with the highest sensitivity and specificity should be chosen and used clinically. METH...