Bacterial vaginosis: risk factors and vaginal lavage cytokines IL-1b, IL-1ra

Volume 21, Number 6(78) (2011)

Daiva Bartkevičienė Abstract Background: To analyse risk factors for bacterial vaginosis (BV); to evaluate concentrations of cytokines IL-1ß and IL-1ra in vaginal lavage of pregnant women and analyze their relation with BV. Materials and methods: Vaginal lavage samples were obtained from 81 women who were between the 18th and 22nd week of an uncomplicated singleton pregnancy.…

Role of laboratory tests in theraphy of allergic children in Public institution „Centro poliklinika“

Volume 21, Number 6(78) (2011)

Laima Skrickienė Abstract Summary Over the last few decades, in vitro diagnosis of allergic diseases has become an important corner stone. We have learned in recent years that the evaluation of patient’s sensitization pattern is a useful and reproducible tool both clinically and in practice. It has also been found to be particularly useful for…