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Use of an HRP2-based rapid diagnostic test to guide treatment of children admitted to hospital in a malaria-endemic area of north-east Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
OBJECTIVE: To compare the performance of the Paracheck™ rapid diagnostic test (RDT) with microscopy for diagnosing malaria in hospitalised children. METHODS: Children aged between 2 months and 13 years with fever were enrolled in the study over 1 year. A
Florida Muro, Ilse C. E. Hendriksen, Behzad Nadjm, Muro, Florida, Nadjm, Behzad, Hendriksen, Ilse CE, Hugh Reyburn, Mtove, George, Amos, Ben, George Mtove, Reyburn, Hugh, Ben Amos   +11 more
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Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment Practices following Introduction of Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Kibaha District, Coast Region, Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2013
The success of the universal parasite-based malaria testing policy for fever patients attending primary health care (PHC) facilities in Tanzania will depend highly on health workers' perceptions and practices.
Zul Premji, Mårtensson, Andreas, Bjorkman, A., Martensson, A., Ngasala, B., Martensson, Andreas,, Kakoko, Deodatus, Mubi, M., Peterson, Stefan,, Peterson, S., Deodatus Kakoko, Bjorkman, Anders,, Premji, Z., Björkman, Anders, Marycelina Mubi, Premji, Zul, Stefan Peterson, Andreas Mårtensson, Mubi, Marycelina,, Mubi, Marycelina, Anders Björkman, Kakoko, Deodatus,, Ngasala, Billy,, Ngasala, Billy, Billy Ngasala, Kakoko, D., Peterson, Stefan, Premji, Zul,   +27 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of the alpha-defensin lateral flow test in periprosthetic shoulder infection: a retrospective study [PDF]

Clinics in Shoulder and Elbow
Background The aim of this study is to assess the diagnostic value of the alpha-defensin lateral flow (ADLF) test in a group of patients with suspected shoulder periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs) and its usefulness and correlation with other ...
Giuseppe Niccoli, Luca Andriollo, Alberto Polizzi, Flavio Terragnoli, Guido Zattoni, Vincenzo Morea   +5 more
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Glial autoantibody prevalence in Chinese optic neuritis with onset after age 45: clinical factors for diagnosis

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
PurposeAs glial autoantibody testing is not yet available in some areas of the world, an alternative approach is to use clinical indicators to predict which subtypes of middle-aged and elderly-onset optic neuritis (ON) have manifested.MethodThis study ...
Honglu Song, Honglu Song, Yucai Chuai, Mo Yang, Huanfen Zhou, Mingming Sun, Quangang Xu, Shihui Wei   +7 more
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Avtomatizirovannyy elektrokhemilyuminestsentnyy metod opredeleniya kortizola v slyune dlya diagnostiki endogennogo giperkortitsizma sredi patsientov s ozhireniem

Ожирение и метаболизм, 2011
Nighttime salivary cortisol (NSC) has been suggested to be a useful diagnostic test for Cushings syndrome (CS). However, the reference range and cut-off value are assay-specific and discordant.

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"Even if the test result is negative, they should be able to tell us what is wrong with us": a qualitative study of patient expectations of rapid diagnostic tests for malaria. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: The debate on rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) for malaria has begun to shift from whether RDTs should be used, to how and under what circumstances their use can be optimized.
Akanpigbiam, Samson, Ansah, Evelyn K, Chandler, C.I.R., Chandler, Clare IR, Whitty, Christopher JM, Whitty, C.J.M., Reynolds, Joanna, Ansah, E.K., Akanpigbiam, S.   +8 more
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Systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy

, 2008
More and more systematic reviews of diagnostic test accuracy studies are being published, but they can be methodologically challenging. In this paper, the authors present some of the recent developments in the methodology for conducting systematic ...
JJ Deeks, Cochrane Diagnostic Test Accuracy Working Group, C. Gatsonis, RUTJES, ANNE WILHELMINA SASKIA, D'AMICO, Roberto, MM Leeflang, PM Bossuyt   +6 more
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Genome drafting of nosocomial infection CRE Klebsiella pneumoniae confirming resistance to colistin and eravacycline, carrying blaNDM-1, mcr-1, and blaKPC-2, in neonatology from November to December 2023

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
BackgroundCarbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) is a critical pathogen in healthcare settings, associated with high mortality due to its extensive antibiotic resistance.
Xinlong Zhou, Kailash Wagh, Guizhen Lv, Devender Sharma, Wei Lei   +4 more
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A Low-Cost FPGA-Based Test and Diagnosis Architecture for SRAMs [PDF]

, 2009
The continues improvement of manufacturing technologies allows the realization of integrated circuits containing an ever increasing number of transistors. A major part of these devices is devoted to realize SRAM blocks.
Salvador Manich, Stefano Di Carlo, Figueras, J., Alberto Scionti, Di Carlo, Stefano, Joan Figueras, Rodriguez-Montanes, R., Scionti, A., Rodriguez Montanes, R., Paolo Prinetto, Prinetto, Paolo Ernesto, Manch, S., Rosa Rodriguez-Montanes   +12 more
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Research progress in mechanism of anticancer action of shikonin targeting reactive oxygen species

Frontiers in Pharmacology
Excessive buildup of highly reactive molecules can occur due to the generation and dysregulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and their associated signaling pathways.
Ke Qi, Jiayi Li, Yang Hu, Yiyun Qiao, Yongping Mu   +4 more
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