In order to develop novel antlstaphylococcal strategies, understanding the determinants of
carriage and how humans respond to Staphylococcus aureus exposure is essential. Here …

Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an autoimmune disease occurring in individuals following
untreated group A streptococcal infection believed to be triggered by antibodies to bacterial …

Vibrio parahaemolyticus (VP), as a kind of harmful bacterium to human beings, its rapid and
accurate detection is particularly important. Herein, we developed a simple and efficient dual …

Because vaccine co-administration can affect elicited immune responses, it is important to
evaluate new vaccines in the context of pre-existing vaccination schedules. This is …

Saliva has an important advantage over serum as a medium for antibody detection due to
non-invasive sampling, which is critical for community-based epidemiological surveys. The …

Currently, there is no animal model known that mimics natural nasal colonization by
Staphylococcus aureus in humans. We investigated whether rhesus macaques are natural …

ABSTRACT A fluorescent-particle-based multiplex flow cytometric immunoassay (MIA) for
the detection of serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) and two IgG subclasses, IgG1 and IgG2 …

IgG4 responses are considered indicative for long-term or repeated exposure to particular
antigens. Therefore, studying IgG4-specific antibody responses against Staphylococcus …

The Luminex system is a flow cytometry based tool that permits the simultaneous
measurement of many analytes from just a single serum sample. The technology uses …

Objective Cytokines play important roles in mediating inflammation in autoimmunity. Several
cytokines are elevated in serum and synovial fluid samples from children with Juvenile …