ALLMedicine™ Antibody Screening Center

Aug 28th, 2021 - Circulating donor-specific antibodies (DSA) do not necessarily indicate antibody-mediated rejection (ABMR). Here, we evaluated the diagnostic value of donor-derived cell-free DNA (dd-cfDNA) as an add-on to DSA detection. The study included two ind...

Aug 21st, 2021 - The burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in people who use drugs (PWUD) is significant. We aimed to screen HIV infection among PWUD and describe their retention in HIV care. Besides, we also screen for hepatitis C virus (HCV) inf...

Aug 12th, 2021 - Women with advanced lung disease, particularly Black and Hispanic women, are more likely than other patients to have anti-human leukocyte (HLA) antibodies against potential donors. Sensitized patients, especially those who are highly sensitized, a...

Aug 11th, 2021 - Recently, two fully automated immunoassays for antinuclear antibody (ANA) screening were introduced: EliA CTD Screen (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Freiburg, Germany) and QUANTA Flash CTD Screen Plus (Inova Diagnostics, San Diego, USA). We evaluated t...

Aug 5th, 2021 - The diagnosis of systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD) is based on the detection of serum antinuclear antibodies (ANA) for which indirect immunofluorescence (IIF) is the golden standard. New solid-phase immunoassays have been developed to ...

May 6th, 2017 - Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is rare in children, and evidence-based guidelines are sparse. Consequently, management is mostly based on observational studies and physician's experience, and treatment regimens differ widely. The Single Hub and A...

Mar 7th, 2019 - Sensitization in heart transplantation — the expression of circulating antibodies against a potential donor — presents challenges for heart transplant recipients and physicians, concludes a scientific statement from the American Heart Association ...

Apr 5th, 2017 - SAN ANTONIO – It was safe to skip preoperative blood type and antibody screening before vaginal and robotic apical prolapse surgeries at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, so long as the women didn’t have hemorrhage risk factors. The r.

Dec 16th, 2016 - The American Diabetes Association's 2017 Standards of Medical Care include a new focus on assessment of the social, psychological, and financial circumstances in patients' lives that affect their ability to self-manage their diabetes, with the emp...

Jul 1st, 2015 - I am Paul Auwaerter with the Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Babesiosis is an infection that few people have encountered unless they happen to live in the coastal areas of New England where the disea...

May 27th, 2015 - New guidelines for HIV testing in pregnancy recognize that early detection and treatment can benefit the mother and her sexual partners, as well as the infant. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published the updated guideline...