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Levels of prolactinaemia, IgA and transferrin and the ratio between the two latter were measured in 20 male chronic alcoholics and a second group of controls in order to verify the diagnostic importance of such measurements. In partial conflict with reports in the literature, it is concluded that prolactinaemia measurement is not particularly important. The evaluation of the IgA-transferrin ratio, on the other hand, is judged to be useful for the diagnosis of alcohol-induced hepatopathologies.
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Alcoholismo/sangre , Inmunoglobulina A/análisis , Hepatopatías Alcohólicas/sangre , Prolactina/sangre , Transferrina/análisis , Adulto , Anciano , Femenino , Humanos , Hepatopatías Alcohólicas/diagnóstico , Masculino , Persona de Mediana EdadRESUMEN
The Authors have tested the significance of the correlation of the mean total IgM concentration, the IgG: IgM ratio and the presence of specific anti-Toxoplasma gondii IgM, determined with different serological reactions. The piece of research has been carried out on 72 samples of subjects with active toxoplasmic infections.
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Inmunoglobulina G/análisis , Inmunoglobulina M/análisis , Toxoplasma/inmunología , Animales , Anticuerpos/análisis , Humanos , Toxoplasmosis/inmunologíaRESUMEN
285 sera from parturient patients have been tested for the presence of anti-toxoplasma antibodies by the direct Agglutination test and for Immunoglobulins by the immunochemical turbidimetric determination. 17 sera showed a significant increase in the titre of anti-toxoplasma antibodies; 5 of these 17 presented a simultaneous IgM level increase, subsequently confirmed by a 2 Mercaptoethanol pretreatment, this fact suggesting the presence of active infectious disease. The authors think it can be useful in the diagnostic assessment of active toxoplasmic infectious disease the simultaneous screening of sera by the two described methods: the direct Agglutination test and the immunochemical turbidimetric determination.