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Color Blindness Defect and Medical Laboratory Technologists: Unnoticed Problems and the Care for Screening [PDF]

Acta Medica Iranica, 2010
"nColor -blindness is the inability to perceive differences between some color that other people can distinguish. Using a literature search , the results indicate the prevalence of color vision deficiency in the medical profession and its on medical
Hossein Dargahi, Nahid Einollahi, Nasrin Dashti   +2 more
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Misdiagnosis of Clostridioides difficile Infections by Standard-of-Care Specimen Collection and Testing among Hospitalized Adults, Louisville, Kentucky, USA, 2019–2020

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023
Although Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) incidence is high in the United States, standard-of-care (SOC) stool collection and testing practices might result in incidence overestimation or underestimation. We conducted diarrhea surveillance among
Julio A. Ramirez, Frederick J. Angulo, Ruth M. Carrico, Stephen Furmanek, Senén Peña Oliva, Joann M. Zamparo, Elisa Gonzalez, Pingping Zhang, Leslie A. Wolf Parrish, Subathra Marimuthu, Michael W. Pride, Sharon Gray, Cátia S. Matos Ferreira, Forest W. Arnold, Raul E. Istúriz, Nadia Minarovic, Jennifer C. Moïsi, Luis Jodar   +17 more
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A modified standardized nine hole peg test for valid and reliable kinematic assessment of dexterity post-stroke

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation, 2019
Background Impairments in dexterity after stroke are commonly assessed by the Nine Hole Peg Test (NHPT), where the only outcome variable is the time taken to complete the test.
Gudrun M Johansson, Charlotte K Häger
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Shorter laboratory turnaround time is associated with shorter emergency department length of stay: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Emergency Medicine, 2022
Background A longer emergency department length of stay (EDLOS) is associated with poor outcomes. Shortening EDLOS is difficult, due to its multifactorial nature. A potential way to improve EDLOS is through shorter turnaround times for diagnostic testing.
Bram E. L. Vrijsen, Saskia Haitjema, Jan Westerink, Cornelia A. R. Hulsbergen-Veelken, Wouter W. van Solinge, Maarten J. ten Berg   +5 more
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Prevalence and Correlates of Zinc Deficiency Among Vietnamese Women of Reproductive Age in Ho Chi Minh City: A Single Hospital-Based Survey

Frontiers in Global Women's Health, 2021
Background and Objectives: Zinc is a micronutrient that plays an important role in metabolism, cell growth regulation, and differentiation. Vietnam has many population groups living in poverty.
Vinh Quang Nguyen, Phong Van Lam, Aya Goto, Tu Van T. Nguyen, Thanh Nhan T. Vuong, Tien Minh Nguyen, Minh Ha Nguyen, Anh Tuyet T. Truong, Truc Phuong T. Tran, Chien Duc Vo   +9 more
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Diabetes Mellitus among new tuberculosis patients in Bamako, Mali

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2019
Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) increases worldwide, mostly in low- and middle-income countries. In Mali, the prevalence in the adult population is estimated at 1.8%, but tuberculosis (TB) patients are not systematically screened.
B. Diarra, M. Tolofoudie, Y.S. Sarro, A.C.G. Togo, S. Bane, I. Nientao, A.B. Cisse, M. Kone, A. Somboro, B. Degoga, F. Diallo, G. Coulibaly, O. Kodio, M. Sanogo, B. Kone, S. Diabate, B. Baya, A. Kone, D. Dabitao, M. Maiga, M. Belson, S. Dao, I.I. Maiga, R.L. Murphy, S. Siddiqui, Y. Toloba, B. Konate, S. Doumbia, B.C. de Jong, S. Diallo   +29 more
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Evaluation of consistency rate between clinical and histopathological diagnosis of oral soft tissue lesions

Chronic Diseases Journal, 2019
BACKGROUND: Some of the oral lesions including malignant tumors of mesenchymal and epithelial origin have same clinical features. Most of them are white or red patches with undermined edge.
Negin Ronasi, Shokoofeh Jamshidi
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Large scale use of SARS-CoV-2 antigen-based detection tests: a three-month experience in Guatemala, June-August 2020

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2023
Objectives. To measure protocol adherence and antigen-based detection tests (AgDT) negative predictive value after 3 months of massive use as a diagnostic tool for COVID-19 in Guatemala. Methods.
Lorena Gobern, Liz Parra, Antonio A. Paredes, Rafael A. León, Jairo Mendez-Rico, Marc Rondy   +5 more
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The smartphone, new mental health challenge: Prevalence of addiction and usage practices among Moroccan nursing students [PDF]

BIO Web of Conferences
Smartphones are now omnipresent in the daily lives of young people, particularly university students. However, excessive use of smartphones could create an addiction.
Archou Rachida, Touil Driss, Ait Moulay Safia, Ouadrhiri Meriem, Lamsyah Rajae, Housni Abdelkhalek, Aalouane Rachid, Amazian Kamelia   +7 more
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Nutritional and Behavioral Intervention for Long‐Term Childhood Acute Leukemia Survivors With Metabolic Syndrome

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a common complication in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic and myeloid leukemia (AL), and a major risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease, type‐2‐diabetes, and metabolic dysfunction‐associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD).
Visentin Sandrine, Béliard Sophie, Renard Cécile, Caussy Cyrielle, Hamidou Zeinab, Romano David, Gacem Mélanie, Petit Arnaud, Saultier Paul, Borentain Patrick, Michel Gérard   +10 more
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