Detection of IgG and IgA antibodies specific for parvovirus B19 among Egyptian healthy girls

Serum and saliva samples collected from 40 normal female medical students were tested for IgG and IgA antibodies to parvovirus B19 by capture immunoassay. Serum IgG antibodies were detected in 18 [45%] subjects with 8, having antibodies both in serum and saliva. Serum and saliva IgA antibodies were found in 17 [42.5%] and 12 [30%] subjects respectively. All those with salivary IgA antibodies also had serum IgA antibodies

Asymptomatic bacteriuria in school children in a rural area, Egypt

Forty hundred and fifty urine samples collected from school children in a rural area were screened for the presence of significant bacteriuria. The incidence of asymptomatic bacteriuria was found to be 7% with Predominance in females [11%] than in males [3.6%]. From the total bacterial isolates E. coli were isolated in 18% of cases, Co-agulase positive stahylococci in 30%, co-agulase negative staphylococci in 15%, streptococcus pyogenes in 6%, Kiebsiella species in 9% and enterococci in 21% of cases. There was no difference between the incidence of asymptomatic becteriuria [ABU] in younger children than in older ones. We recommended a routine screening for ABU among school children for the early diagnosis and management of such cases