Letter: l

An infection that recurs to cause disease in opportune conditions; in particular, viruses such as the chickenpox or herpes virus that remain in the body for a lifetime.

Away from, or further from, the midsagittal plane. SEE midline.

The technical term refers to a colloidal substance in an aqueous solution. Thus, there are lots of things that are latex. Practically, health care uses the term for products that contain natural rubber latex originating from the rubber tree, Hevea braziliensis. Approximately 16 of the over 250 proteins from the Hevea latex are allergenic proteins (allergens). Note most prone to latex allergy are spinabifida and other patients with surgeries within a few weeks of birth with multiple latex contact procedures there after.

An ELISA utilizing rabbit IgG antibodies made to latex proteins. The advantages include specific for latex proteins, that the assay is very sensitive and is specific to latex protein where the Lowry Test measures total protein of any kind.

Washing out.

Must meet at least one of the following criteria: Criterion 1: Patient has a recognized pathogen cultured from one or more blood cultures which is not related to an infection at another site. Criterion 2: Patient has at least one of the following signs or symptoms: fever (>100.4?F [>38?C]), chills, or hypotension, AND signs and symptoms and positive laboratory results are not related to an infection at another site, AND at least one of the following: 1. Common skin contaminant (e.g., diphtheroids, Bacillus sp., Propionibacterium sp., coagulase-negative Staphylococci, or micrococci) cultured from two or more blood cultures drawn on separate occasions. 2. Common skin contaminant (noted above) cultured from at least one blood culture from a patient with an intravascular line, and the physician institutes appropriate antimicrobial therapy. 3. Positive antigen (specific markers unique to that pathogen) test on blood (e.g., H. influenzae, S. pneumoniae, N. meningitidis, or Group B streptococcus).