sera from 495 pregnant women were examined for toxoplasma antibodies by indirect fluorescent antibody testing (ifat). antibodies were positive in 32.7%. seropositivity was not increased significantly with age but showed a statistically significant rise in accordance with frequency of parity, abortion and contact with cats. the high rate of seronegativity (67.3%) observed in pregnant women repre...

In a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), we considered the diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in view of raised serum aminotransferases, hypergammaglobulinaemia, antinuclear antibodies (titre 1:10,240), seronegativity of markers for viral hepatitis and absence of recent hepatotoxic drug usage. The diagnosis of AIH was supported by using the scoring system, recently developed b...

We analyzed engraftment of unrelateddonor (URD) bone marrow in 5246 patients who received transplants facilitated by the National Marrow Donor Program between August 1991 and June 1999. Among patients surviving at least 28 days, 4% had primary graft failure (failure to achieve an absolute neutrophil count > 5 3 108/L before death or second stem-cell infusion). Multivariate logistic regression a...

Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), a clinical entity originally described in East Asia and more recently recognized in the United States and Europe, poses a diagnostic conundrum for clinicians in the West due to immunoglobulin G4 seronegativity. Although expert panels classify this disease into 2 types, it remains difficult to stratify the disease given that both types share most clinical, biochemi...

Background: Not much is known about correlates of HIV-related self-stigma among female sex workers. Using the theory of planned behavior in the Malaysian context, this study investigated the relationships of HIV knowledge, attitudes towards HIV, attitudes towards people living with HIV, perceived social support, self-esteem, and age with HIV-related self-stigma, also how much of the variance in...

The frequency of antibodies to herpesvirus type 2 early antigen (AG-4) is significantly greater in women with carcinoma of the cervix than in matched cancer controls. The present study was designed to determine whether AG-4 seronegativity in a minority of women with cervical carcinoma is dependent on time or method of treatment and whether or not the serological profile is correlated with progn...

The frequency of antibodies to herpesvirus type 2 early antigen (AG-4) is significantly greater in women with carcinoma of the cervix than in matched cancer controls. The present study was designed to determine whether AG-4 seronegativity in a minority of women with cervical carcinoma is dependent on time or method of treatment and whether or not the serological profile is correlated with progn...