| dc.contributor.author | Kyomuhangi, Annet | |
| dc.description.abstract | Study 1: HIV patients with chronic HBV and/or HCV are more likely to die of liver disease and have a more rapid progression to Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) than patients solely infected with HIV. Blood samples were assayed for the presence of HIV 1/2 antibodies, Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) and Hepatitis C antibodies (HCVab). The prevalence of HBV and HCV among HIV patients was 13% and 10%, respectively. This calls for integration of HBV and HCV prevention, and treatment into HIV programs.
Study 2: The current techniques used to diagnose EPM have low sensitivities and some are expensive. To improve serologic diagnosis of EPM, a trivalent antigen (rSAG2/4D1/3D2) was expressed, purified and later incorporated into indirect ELISAs. rSAG2 and rSAG4D1/3D2 reported two and one false negative (s), respectively while rSAG2/4D1/3D2 reported none at a cut off of 15% positivity. rSAG2/4D1/3D2 could be more accurate and reliable than rSAG2 and rSAG4D1/3D2. | en_US |
| dc.publisher | North Dakota State University | en_US |
| dc.rights | NDSU policy 190.6.2 | |
| dc.title | Hepatitis Virus B and Hepatitis Virus C Co-Infection Among HIV Patients and Development of an Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for Diagnosis of Equine Protozoa Myeloencephalitis | en_US |
| dc.type | Master's paper | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-13T16:47:40Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2012-11-13T16:47:40Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2012 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10365/22229 | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Sarcocystis. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Veterinary protozoology. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Hepatitis B. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Hepatitis C. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | HIV (Viruses) | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Horses -- Diseases -- Diagnosis. | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Equine encephalomyelitis. | en_US |
| dc.rights.uri | https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf | |
| ndsu.degree | Master of Science (MS) | en_US |
| ndsu.college | Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources | en_US |
| ndsu.department | Microbiological Sciences | en_US |
| ndsu.advisor | Gibbs, Penelope | |
