Limitations of Serological Diagnosis of Typical Cat Scratch Disease and Recommendations for the Diagnostic Procedure. [PDF]
Can J Infect Dis Med Microbiol, 2023 Introduction Cat scratch disease (CSD) is the most common cause of bacterial infectious lymphadenopathy, especially in children, but its diagnosis still remains challenging.
Koutantou M +5 more
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Etiology, Predisposing Factors, Clinical Features and Diagnostic Procedure of Otomycosis: A Literature Review [PDF]
Journal of Fungi, 2023 Otomycosis (OM) is a superficial fungal infection of the external auditory canal (EAC) with a worldwide prevalence ranging from 9% to 30%. Commonly, otomycoses are caused by Aspergillus (A.) niger complex and Candida spp.
Mila Bojanović +9 more
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What is the Preferred Screening Tool for COVID-19 in Asymptomatic Patients Undergoing a Surgical or Diagnostic Procedure? [PDF]
World J Surg, 2020 Since the outbreak of COVID-19, measures were taken to protect healthcare staff from infection, to prevent infection of patients admitted to the hospital and to distribute PPE according to need.
Huybens EM +8 more
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Bronchoalveolar lavage as a diagnostic procedure: a review of known cellular and molecular findings in various lung diseases. [PDF]
J Thorac Dis, 2020 Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a commonly used procedure in the evaluation of lung disease as it allows for sampling of the lower respiratory tract. In many circumstances, BAL differential cell counts have been reported to be typical of specific lung ...
Davidson KR, Ha DM, Schwarz MI, Chan ED.
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Computed-Tomography as First-line Diagnostic Procedure in Patients With Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest [PDF]
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2022 BackgroundMortality after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) with return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) remains high despite numerous efforts to improve outcome. For patients with suspected coronary cause of arrest, coronary angiography is crucial.
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A complete molecular diagnostic procedure for applications in surveillance and subtyping of avian influenza virus. [PDF]
Biomed Res Int, 2014 Introduction. The following complete molecular diagnostic procedure we developed, based on real-time quantitative PCR and traditional PCR, is effective for avian influenza surveillance, virus subtyping, and viral genome sequencing. Method.
Tseng CH, Tsai HJ, Chang CM.
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The role of a labial salivary gland biopsy in the diagnostic procedure for Sjögren's syndrome; a study of 94 cases. [PDF]
Med Oral Patol Oral Cir Bucal, 2014 Objectives: The purpose of the present study is to examine the role of the outcome of the labial salivary gland biopsy (LSGB) in the diagnostic procedure of patients suspected of suffering from Sjögren’s syndrome (SS).
van Stein-Callenfels D +6 more
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Diagnostic procedure for idiopathic eosinophilic pleural effusion: a single-center experience [PDF]
BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2020 Background Eosinophilic pleural effusion (EPE) is attributed to several well-recognised causes. However, some patients remain idiopathic, even after thorough clinical work-up.
Weizhan Luo +4 more
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Endosc Ultrasound, 2017 Background and Objectives: Selecting the diagnostic procedure for mediastinal restaging after chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy in Stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients remains a problem.
Cetinkaya E +6 more
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Complex karyotype in myelodysplastic syndromes: Diagnostic procedure and prognostic susceptibility [PDF]
Oncology Reviews, 2019 Complex karyotype (CK) is a poor prognosis factor in hematological malignancies. Studies have shown that the presence of CK in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) can be associated with MDS progression to acute myeloid leukemia. The goal of this review was to
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