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Delayed hypersensitivity skin tests (DHST) with recall antigens were investigated as prognostic markers in five different approaches. In the first study, 42 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients (IVb, IVcl, IVd, and IVe; MMWR 35:334-339, 1986) 26 AIDS-related complex (ARC) patients (IVa
OBJECTIVE
This study's objective was to investigate whether candidin or trichophytin elicit recall immune responses that could potentially inhibit a Th2 response.
METHODS
Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from nine allergic and seven nonallergic individuals were cultivated in vitro in the presence
Twenty two adult male patients of psoriasis and 100 normal Volunteers Were skin-tested ' with DNC-B, mumps skin antigen, candidin coccidiodin, PPD, croton Oil and histamine hate Except for 'decreased mine phosphate sensitization seen: with DNCB, the response of psoriabics to, skin testing was
Zinc is known to have beneficial effects on the immune response. In an attempt to modify age-associated immune dysfunction, supplemental zinc was administered to 15 subjects over 70 years of age (220 mg zinc sulfate twice daily for a month). As compared to 15 controls, matched for age and sex, there
The cellular immune system was tested in nine patients with Whipples' disease. Three patients had active disease, and six had been in remission for up to 10 years. Intradermal delayed hypersensitivity reactions to candidin, trichophytin, tuberculin and varidase, T-cell counts as determined by
Four patients with chronic mucocutaneous candidosis from early infancy were treated successfully with ketoconazole given orally. All thrush lesions were clinically and mycologically cured within a few days of treatment with 100-400 micrograms of ketoconazole daily; skin lesions were cured within a
To assess cell-mediated immunity in depression and anxiety disorders and to elucidate whether immunodysfunction might be related to a high opioid activity, a prospective study of patients with major depression (n = 34) or anxiety disorders (n = 21) was performed. Cellular immunity tests, the in
Delayed hypersensitivity was evaluated by means of skin testing with ubiquitous antigens (Candidin, Tricophytin, Varidase and PPD) in a population of 233 young subjects (mean age 21 years, range 19-24) referred to the Army Hospital of Milan for minor pathologies. The results show a high incidence of
A 4-year-old girl presented with recurrent infections. Immunoglobulin deficiency (serum and secretory IgA, serum IgG3) neutropenia and neutrophil dysfunction (defective spontaneous migration and chemotaxis) were found. T-lymphocyte counts were normal and they responded to phytohaemagglutinin but
The effects of administration of phenformin and clofibrate to 32 breast cancer patients who underwent radical mastectomy and suffered from hormonal metabolic disturbances involving a decline in immunologic response were investigated. It was demonstrated that treatment with these drugs during 2--7
Plasma proteins, triglyceridemia, body composition and delayed hypersensitivity were determined in 154 critically ill patients after admission. Plasma proteins levels were significantly increased in patients that were subsequently discharged vs. those that died: albumin: 33 +/- 6 g/l vs 28 +/- 6 g/l
BACKGROUND
Tuberculosis has again emerged as a growing public health concern in the United States. Among the homeless population, increased risk factors contribute to immunodeficiency, which can cause false-negative results on purified protein derivative (tuberculin) (PPD) skin testing, the standard
The hypothesis of the role of Candida in the gut for provoking psoriasis was tested by treating 9 males and 6 females having stable psoriasis with 200,000 units of nystatin orally 4 times a day for a minimum of 6 weeks. Intradermal candidin test and throat swab and stool samples for culture of