| bartonella spp. seroprevalence in healthy swedish blood donors. | serum samples were collected from healthy blood donors in 5 regions in sweden in 1999, i.e. from the local blood centres (collecting facilities) in boden, jönköping, lund, skövde, and uppsala. in total, 498 serum samples (63% males, 37% females) were received and tested by immunofluorescence assay for antibodies against b. elizabethae, b. grahamii, b. henselae (houston-1), b. henselae (marseille), b. quintana, and b. vinsonii subsp. vinsonii. an overall bartonella spp. seroprevalence of 16.1% wa ... | 2005 | 16191889 |
| multiple sclerosis and exposure to solvents, ionizing radiation and animals. | earlier studies have indicated an association between multiple sclerosis and environmental factors, especially occupational exposure to solvents. the present study examined such relationships further. from medical files of hospitals in kalmar and jönköping, 91 cases of multiple sclerosis, diagnosed in 1983-1988, were identified from population registers corresponding to the catchment areas of the hospitals, and 348 referents were randomly drawn. the cases and referents answered a questionnaire c ... | 1993 | 8153592 |