En el presente estudio determinamos la actividad hemolítica del complemento (CH50) en 180 pacientes de ambos sexos remitidos al laboratorio de Inmunología Humoral con sospecha clinica y y/o diagnóstico de LES u otra patología autoinmune. Treinta de los 180 pacientes presentaron, además, pedido médi...
Blood samplens from 300 soldiers were examined for specific IgG antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii (strain RH) by Elisa. Out of the 300 samples studies, 136 yielded positive serology results, Which represents 45.33 precent of the total. The samples showing a titer greater than 160 UI were considered as...
The prevalence of Trypanosoma cruzi infection was studied in a population of 158 children, which ages ranged from 4 months to thirteen years, from Guazú-Cuá department of Paraguarí, which is an isolated community within the endemic area for Chagas'disease. Twelve out of 158 ( 7.6 percent) children yie...
A serological survey for Chagas' diseases has been performed in 300 conscripts belonging to there branches of service of the Armed Forces of Paraguay, in military barracks located in Asunción. An Elisa kit, the Chagas'test kit, developed at IICS, has been used in this study, which revealed 7 percent of ...
