Near-fatal anaphylaxis to topical bacitracin ointment.
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D Woodmansee
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Experimental cryptosporidiosis in fetal lambs.
Fetal lambs were infected in utero with purified sporulated oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum in order to study pathogenesis and host cellular response to the enteropathogen. Ileal loops (IL) of fetuses, 124-130 days of gestation, were inoculated with 1-4 x 10(6) oocysts usually via cannulae in the abdominal wall of the ewe. Oocysts, both free and phagocytosed, were observed in the IL content as early as day 1 post-inoculation (PI). The percentage of oocysts phagocytosed by the host's polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN's) and mononuclear cells remained high up to day 13, the last day of examination. Numerous parasites were observed at days 6, 7, and 12 PI in the microvilli of the ileum with hypercellularity of the lamina propria, which consisted of a mixed infiltration of PMN's, mononuclear cells, including lymphoid cells, and a few eosinophils. Cytolysis and extrusion of epithelial cells, often heavily parasitized by various stages of the parasite, as well as inflammatory cells, were prominent in luminal contents. Germinal centers were prominent in mesenteric lymph nodes draining the infected loops by day 12 PI. Depletion of lymphoid cells was already present in Peyer's patches by day 4 PI.
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Characterization of the Cryptosporidium antigens from sporulated oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum.
The antigenic constituents of sporulated Cryptosporidium parvum oocyst antigens were characterized with antisera from mice immunized against C. parvum. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by silver staining defined the major proteins. Six of seven lectins used recognized as many as 15 bands. The lectins concanavalin A, Dolichos biflorus, and wheat germ agglutinin showed strong activity against the same eight bands with molecular weights ranging from 72,000 to greater than 100,000. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect antibody to C. parvum. Antibody binding was significantly decreased by heat and enzymatic treatment with trypsin, protease, and mixed glycosidases. C. parvum antigens were further defined by the reactivity of immune sera with a C. parvum sonicate preparation separated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and electrophoretically transferred to nitrocellulose paper. Antisera from orally infected mice consistently recognized four antigens with molecular weights ranging from 72,000 to greater than 100,000. These antigens also bound concanavalin A. Treatment of the antigen preparation with mixed glycosidases reduced the reactivity of antisera with most antigens with molecular weights greater than 60,000. The data suggest that the antigenic composition of C. parvum is complex and that carbohydrates alone or in association with lipids or proteins may be important in the immune response to C. parvum.
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IgG subtype abnormalities with normal total IgG in a clinical allergy practice.
Thirty-one of 75 patients with recurrent upper respiratory infections were found to have immunoglobulin G subclass deficiencies with normal levels of total immunoglobulin G in a clinical allergy and asthma practice. Sixteen were IgG3 deficient, thirteen IgG2 deficient, and two were IgG1 deficient. Only one patient had an IgA deficiency. Two patients have normal IgG with decreased PRP titers. Serum antibody titers to the capsular polysaccharide of Haemophilus influenzae type B (HibCP) were found to be low in seven patients. Other investigators have established relationships between these deficiencies and recurrent infections. When investigating patients with recurrent infections, it seems prudent to look beyond simple quantitative immunoglobulins.
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