In our clinic, quantitative serologic tests are taken routinely on all patients with early syphilis, but these have proved to be of the greatest value in the cases with negative dark-field lesions ...

Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), Canadian Guideline on HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis and Non-occupational Post-exposure Prophylaxis Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange (CATIE) ...

New recommendations address advances in immunosuppressive therapies and highlight antiviral prophylaxis for high-risk patients. Study: AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Prevention and ...

Methods: An aptamer-based (7,289 marker) proteomic assay coupled with traditional serology was leveraged to generate a comprehensive evaluation of systemic responsiveness in 64 and 68 healthy ...

Gregory Hislop Liver cancer control programs for Chinese immigrant communities should include HBV serologic testing to identify chronically infected individuals (who may benefit from monitoring ...

Hepatitis B (sometimes referred to as hep B) is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It typically causes symptoms like stomach pain, dark urine, fatigue, fever, jaundice (yellowing ...

ANA, SMA, or anti-LKM1 ≥ 1:80 in adults and ≥ 1:20 in children; no AMA Hypergammaglobulinemia of any degree ANA, SMA or anti-LKM1 ≥ 1:40 in adults; other autoantibodies Interface hepatitis ...

Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood that carries the virus comes into contact with the blood of someone who does not have the virus. This can occur if people share needles or personal care ...

Six additional women in Group C1 were selected because of infectious hepatitis that required hospitalization. Five women in Group C1 were not hospitalized. The distribution of elevated individual ...

That warning is part of new guidance from the AMA on serological testing for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies that outlines three major limitations to the tests that physicians must understand to properly order ...