INTRODUCTION: Delayed graft function and acute rejection have negative impact on graft survival. AIM: To asses the predictive value of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, which has been found to be a ...

BACKGROUND: Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is endemic throughout the world, affecting most of the population, but the seroprevalence of CMV is known to vary among countries. CMV causes a mild infection in persons with intact immunity; ...

We demonstrate the first application of a nuclease resistant aptamer, the so-called Spiegelmer, in a sandwich-type affinity assay by quantitative assessment of cardiac Troponin I (cTnI) in blood serum samples. To ...