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We have studied the effects on interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) production of pertussigen, a protein toxin from Bordetella pertussis that augments and prolongs delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions. Lymphoid cell suspensions from immunized mice were incubated with antigen or mitogen, and the

Amoeboma was diagnosed in three patients: a Bengal seaman aged 40 and two Dutch citizens who had lived in the tropics, a man aged 41 and a woman aged 56. The first-mentioned patient had a rectal tumour easily inspected by sigmoidoscopy; a biopsy sample contained Entamoeba histolytica. The faeces

The main line of defense now available against parasitic protozoa--which are responsible for major diseases of humans and domestic animals--is chemotherapy. This defense is being eroded by drug resistance and, with few new drugs in the pipeline, prevention and circumvention of resistance are medical