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    Evaluation of three serological tests for detection of anti-candidal antibodies in diagnosis of invasive candidiasis (1994)
    Springer
    Mycopathologia 126 (1994), S. 3-7 
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    ISSN: 1573-0832
    Keywords: Antibody ; Diagnosis ; Invasive candidiasis ; Serology
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Immunoblot detection of antibody against 47 KD cytoplasmic antigen ofCandida albicans was evaluated in diagnosis of invasive candidiasis and compared to whole cell agglutination and gel diffusion tests for detection of anticandidal antibody in 64 patients. The patients included 17 with culture proved candidemia, 34 with significant candiduria (more than 10,000 colony forming units per ml of urine) and 13 with nonsignificant candiduria. Antibody against 47 KD antigen was found to be the best indicator for diagnosis of invasive candidiasis even in patients with malignancy. The sensitivity of this procedure was 82.4%, specificity 86.7%, positive predictive value 77.8%, negative predictive value 89.7% and efficacy 85.1%. The gel diffusion procedure lacked in sensitivity whereas whole cell agglutination lacked in specificity. Detection of antibody against 47 KD antigen proved to be a valuable adjunct in the diagnosis of invasive candidiasis.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01371166
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    Takayasu arteritis in India (1992)
    Springer
    Heart and vessels 7 (1992), S. 37-43 
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    ISSN: 1615-2573
    Keywords: Takayasu Arteritis ; Hypertension ; Retinopathy ; Renal artery stenosis
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Summary Takayasu arteritis is the commonest cause of renovascular hypertension in India. The clinical and radiological features, complications and course of 83 patients (51 females, 32 males) seen during the period from 1972–1990 are described in this study. The age of the patients ranged from 5 to 53 years with the mean ±SD of 26.9 ± 9.7. Hypertension (n = 50) and the related symptom of headache (n = 40), dyspnea (n = 24), and giddiness (n = 20) were common at presentation. Twelve patients were in congestive cardiac failure. The symptoms of activitly with fever and arthralgia were present in only 16% contrary to reports from Japan and Mexico. Abnormal arterial pulses and bruit over abdominal (37%) or extra abdominal great arteries (25%) were useful clinical clues to suspect Takayasu arteritis. Rapid sequence intravenous urography was a sensitive screening procedure and predicted correctly the presence of renovascular disease in 80% of the patients. The diagnosis was confirmed on aortography in 72. In the rest, the clinical features and autopsy findings confirmed the same. The four patterns of the disease based on the anatomical extent of involvement were recognised. These were: type I (n = 8) with involvement of aortic arch and its branches, type II (n = 25) descending thoracic and abdominal aorta type III (n = 46) combination of I and II and type IV (n = 4) pulmonary artery in addition to any of the above. Antihypertensive drug therapy was the mainstay of treatment, but surgery in carefully selected patients was rewarding. Eleven patients died during 6 years after the initial diagnosis mainly due to cardiac, renal and cerebro-vascular complications. The course of the disease seems to be slowly progressive and in many patients becomes static for long periods.
    Type of Medium: Electronic Resource
    URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01744542
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