1/16. campylobacter jejuni enteritis.We report the development of campylobacter jejuni enteritis in a patient with preexisting humoral and cellular immune recognition of C. jejuni antigens. This is one of few studies in which the immunologic status of a person with regard to C. jejuni before and after C. jejuni infection is directly compared, and it is the only study of which we are aware that includes measurements of cellular immunity. The findings may be important to Campylobacter vaccine development efforts.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = antigen (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/16. Inflammatory bowel disease in all three members of one family.The occurrence of inflammatory bowel disease in all three members of one family is described. Studies of white blood cell chromosomes, histocompatibility antigens, and cellular and humoral immunity failed to explain this unusual phenomenon. However, the appearance of inflammatory bowel disease in an entire family reemphasizes the potential role of genetic and environmental influences in the pathogenesis of some cases of ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = antigen (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/16. Fatal cytomegalovirus necrotising enteritis in a small bowel transplantation adult recipient with low pp65 antigenaemia levels.Although advances in immunosuppressive therapy have led to increased survival of solid organ transplantation recipients, it is well established that current protocols have been associated with an increased risk of developing tissue-invasive infections. In particular, cytomegalovirus still represents an important cause of morbidity. We report a case of cytomegalovirus infection involving the graft ileum with documented necrotising enteritis that developed after small bowel transplantation. The patient, a 56-year-old Caucasian female with a postsurgery short bowel syndrome, underwent a small bowel transplantation. immunosuppression was maintained by combination of tacrolimus, steroids and daclizumab. Both the donor and the recipient were serologically negative for cytomegalovirus IgG. Nevertheless, ganciclovir prophylaxis was given for 21 days after surgery, as standard procedure. On hospital day 174, routine pp65 antigenaemia resulted positive (14/200,000 peripheral blood leukocytes). The patient was asymptomatic and preemptive ganciclovir therapy was instituted. In the following 3 days, due to a cytomegalovirus antigenaemia increase, ganciclovir was changed to foscarnet with subsequent virological response (7/200,000 peripheral blood leukocytes, on day 181). Two days later, the patient complained of acute abdominal pain and she underwent surgery for the diagnosis. Since the intraoperative findings consisted of a diffuse acute purulent peritonitis, the intestinal graft, together with native rectum, was removed. biopsy specimens showed evidence of tissue-invasive cytomegalovirus infection. Postsurgery, the patient developed septic shock and died on day 198 as a consequence of multiple organ failure.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 6keywords = antigen (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/16. An abnormal accumulation of fluorine-18-FDG PET in cytomegalovirus enteritis--a case report.The source of a fever of unknown origin (FUO) and watery diarrhea in a 63-yr-old female with a history of disturbance of consciousness due to moyamoya disease was examined. fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), colonoscopy, blood analysis, and determination of cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia were performed. FDG was found to be accumulated in the wall of a dilated colon, and extended from the transverse to sigmoid colon. colonoscopy revealed edematous, inflammatory, and punched out lesions in accordance with the areas of abnormal FDG uptake. A biopsy specimen showed the antibody of CMV in the colonic mucosa, and CMV antigenemia was detected by an immunohistochemical assay using a monoclonal antibody for CMV pp65 antigen. From these findings, we strongly suspected CMV enteritis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 3keywords = antigen (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/16. Identification of a new enteroinvasive escherichia coli strain.We isolated an enteroinvasive escherichia coli strain which did not react with antisera raised against all known E. coli serogroups, shigella groups A, B, C and D or provisional shigella serotypes. We propose the provisional designation of escherichia coli MG for this strain, until the identification of its O antigen is established.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = antigen (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/16. Investigation of zoonotically acquired campylobacter jejuni enteritis with serotyping and restriction endonuclease dna analysis.Five strains of campylobacter jejuni were isolated from asymptomatic coyotes being maintained in a vivarium. According to the results of serotyping with thermostable antigens and of bacterial chromosomal restriction endonuclease analysis, one of the C. jejuni strains isolated from the coyotes was responsible for enteritis in a laboratory animal technician providing husbandry for the laboratory-maintained coyotes.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = antigen (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/16. Reactive arthritis associated with clostridium difficile enteritis.Reactive arthritis of one or more peripheral joints developed after an enteric infection with clostridium difficile in 2 adult patients. Other reactive signs such as conjunctivitis, mucous membrane lesions and urethritis were absent. One patient had the hla-b27 antigen. Short term followup showed a benign course of the arthritis. Three other cases of arthritis associated with C. difficile were reviewed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = antigen (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/16. Eosinophilic enteritis with perforation.A case of eosinophilic granuloma of the gastrointestinal tract with free perforation is described. The authors believe this is the first such case to be published. The patient, a 60-year-old woman, had no history of allergy. At laparotomy, 100 ml of pus was aspirated. A 42-cm section of small bowel, containing multiple punched-out ulcers, was excised. The mucosa and submucosa of the operative specimen were edematous; there was a moderate inflammatory infiltrate containing numerous eosinophils and neutrophils. The lesion appeared to represent a local reaction to some antigen with resultant eosinophilic infiltration.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = antigen (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/16. eosinophilia, elevated immunoglobulin e level and chronic enteritis due to intestinal helminthiasis.Recurrent urticaria, abdominal pain, peripheral eosinophilia, hyperimmunoglobulin E and small bowel abnormalities on roentgenograms prompted evaluation of a 36 year old man for intestinal parasitism. Evidence for helminthiasis as the cause of his symptoms included changing antibody titers to helminth antigens and a dramatic response to therapy. Helminth larvae or eggs were not recovered. diagnosis of strongyloidiasis, the most likely cause of the illness, is discussed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = antigen (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/16. Severe polyarthritis following Campylobacter enteritis in a 12-year-old boy.A severe attack of acute polyarthritis following a verified campylobacter jejuni enteritis is described in a 12-year-old boy. The patient possesses the hla-b27 antigen--often found in postinfectious arthritis following acute enteric infections. The ASO titre showed a significant rise, but other serological findings and the clinical course made streptococcal infection unlikely. Investigations to elucidate cross-reactivity between the two micro-organisms turned out negative.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = antigen (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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