Diabetic Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Insulin autoantibodies (IAA) are key predictors of type 1 diabetes, particularly in young children. Micro‐radiobinding assays (RBA) are the gold standard for IAA measurement but have limitations. We assessed whether a luciferase immunoprecipitation system (LIPS) assay improved diabetes risk assessment.
Rebecca C. Wyatt +38 more
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Evaluation of serological diagnostic tests for human Brucellosis in an endemic area [PDF]
Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2012 Objectives: The clinical utility of complementary tests for brucellosis are not clear in many situation. This study aimed toevaluate value of these tests for brucellosis in an endemic area in Turkey.Materials and methods: This study was performed at ...
Filiz Arabacı, Mehmet Oldacay
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2005 This study was conducted to compare among the most recent generation of five screening tests licensed in Argentina, in order to evaluate which of the tests has the best sensitivity for detection of antibodies against hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Viviana Ré +7 more
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Response to letter regarding "Effect of dilution of canine blood samples on the specificity of saline agglutination tests for immune-mediated hemolysis". [PDF]
J Vet Intern Med, 2021 Sun P, Jeffery U.
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The use of K39 test in the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis [PDF]
, 2007 From time to time patients admitted with fever of unknown origin prove to be a diagnostic dilemma. While textbooks describe typical symptoms and signs, and also diagnostic tests, these are not always helpful.
Sciberras, Robert
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Risk factors for human acute leptospirosis in northern Tanzania [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction: Leptospirosis is a major cause of febrile illness in Africa but little is known about risk factors for human infection. We conducted a cross-sectional study to investigate risk factors for acute leptospirosis and Leptospira ...
Allan, Kathryn J. +16 more
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Bone Marrow Pathology in Cold Agglutinin‐Mediated Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: A Study of 56 Cases
European Journal of Haematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Cold agglutinin disease (CAD) is a rare form of autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA). CAD occurs in the context of a small clonal B‐cell lymphoproliferation restricted to blood and/or bone marrow (BM), without overt or extramedullary lymphoma. The WHO‐HAEM5 introduced a description of the CAD‐associated lymphoproliferative disorder (CAD‐LPD) in ...
Anne‐Marie L. Becking +6 more
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Sperm viability, serological, molecular, and modified seminal plasma agglutination tests in the diagnosis of Leptospira in the semen and serum of bovine bulls. [PDF]
Braz J Microbiol, 2021 Maiolino SR +14 more
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International Journal of Laboratory Hematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Inherited platelet disorders (IPDs) are rare hematologic conditions encompassing a heterogeneous spectrum of quantitative and qualitative platelet defects, frequently associated with variable clinical phenotypes and comorbidities. Accurate diagnosis necessitates comprehensive genetic characterization, detailed clinical and bleeding ...
Silvia Ferrari +6 more
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A new high-sensitive nephelometric method for assaying serum C-reactive protein based on phosphocholine interaction [PDF]
, 2014 Background: The measurement of C-reactive protein (CRP) concentrations has been of interest as a classical marker of acute phase response; in addition, it has been of particular interest in cardiovascular risk stratification where high-sensitive ...
Alsaadi, Hani +3 more
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