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C Bengtsson

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Capture EIA for determination of IgE to diphtheria and tetanus toxins in comparison to RIA.

A capture IgE assay in EIA with diphtheria toxin and tetanus toxoid as model systems was developed and evaluated in relation to RIA in a DT booster study. The EIA and the RIA gave very similar results, although the EIA determined IgE over a wider range of concentrations, without interference by other subclasses. The comparison to the capture EIA indicated that the RIA gave more reliable results when a toxin as antigen. Weak correlations between local side effects and IgE responses and differences between vaccine groups were noted by RIA but not by EIA, which correlated better with the clinical findings.

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Alcohol habits in Swedish women: observations from the population study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden 1968-1993.

In a prospective population study of women in Gothenburg, Sweden, three examinations were conducted with 12-year intervals between 1968-1969 and 1992-1993. There were 1462 participants aged 38-60 years in the baseline study in 1968-1969, with a participation rate of 90.1%. This paper describes longitudinal changes and secular trends with respect to women's alcohol habits. An alcohol frequency questionnaire was validated at baseline and was re-administered at all examinations. Between 1968-1969 and 1980-1981, the proportion of alcohol abstainers decreased significantly both in 38-year-old and 50-year-old women. Women reporting alcohol intake at least once per week had higher socio-economic status and higher education than other women. Serum gamma-glutamyl transpepsidase concentration was higher in women with the heavier alcohol intake, while a number of potential cardiovascular risk indicators were higher in women with the lower intake. Daily intake of wine and spirits was about as common at all three examinations, whereas moderate intake of wine and spirits was more common in 1980-1981 and 1992-1993 than in 1968-1969. There seemed to be an increase in overall consumption of alcohol, mainly due to the increase in moderate drinking, but there was no indication of a large increase in heavy consumption of alcohol.

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