Despite the fact that CHIKV resurgence is associated with epidemics of unprecedented magnitude, only a few specific serological and molecular diagnostic tools are available. A definitive diagnosis ...

However, few studies have examined the pathogenesis of this condition in children. Serologic assays and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of paired sera and saliva samples were used here to ...

FC can be measured in stool by ELISA methods and requires less than 5 g of stool for reliable assay. FC is resistant to enzymatic ... 13 In children with low clinical suspicion of IBD and normal ...

A HITHERTO infrequently recognized abnormality in patients with osteoblastic metastases is the occurrence of hypocalcemia. It has usually been held that calcium levels are normal in this situation.

The scleroderma dot-blot assay was negative. He was the third patient with positive criteria of MCTD by Kasukawa and Sharp, and the only patient with sclerodactyly; 9 years later, on the last ...