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Value of Routine Dengue Diagnostic Tests in Urine and Saliva Specimens. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
BACKGROUND:Dengue laboratory diagnosis is essentially based on detection of the virus, its components or antibodies directed against the virus in blood samples.
Anne-Claire Andries, Veasna Duong, Sowath Ly, Julien Cappelle, Kim Srorn Kim, Patrich Lorn Try, Sopheaktra Ros, Sivuth Ong, Rekol Huy, Paul Horwood, Marie Flamand, Anavaj Sakuntabhai, Arnaud Tarantola, Philippe Buchy   +13 more
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Clinical comparison of three SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification tests for routine diagnostic testing

Heliyon, 2023
Background: Cycle threshold (Ct) values from SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification tests have been used to estimate viral load for treatment decisions.
Tetiana Garmatiuk, Christine Gränitz-Trisko, Charlotte Sochor-Geischläger, Theresa Polsterer, Francesca Caselotto, Lukas Willitsch, Birgit Reinhardt, Wolfgang Huf   +7 more
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The Effect of Mycobacterium avium Complex Infections on Routine Mycobacterium bovis Diagnostic Tests [PDF]

Veterinary Medicine International, 2011
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is diagnosed in naturally infected populations exposed to a wide variety of other pathogens. This study describes the cell-mediated immune responses of cattle exposed to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) and ...
Claire Barry, David Corbett, Douwe Bakker, Peter Andersen, Jim McNair, Sam Strain   +5 more
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Bisulfite profiling of the MGMT promoter and comparison with routine testing in glioblastoma diagnostics [PDF]

Clinical Epigenetics, 2022
Abstract Background Promoter methylation of the DNA repair gene O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) is an acknowledged predictive epigenetic marker in glioblastoma multiforme and anaplastic astrocytoma. Patients with methylated CpGs in the MGMT promoter benefit from treatment with alkylating agents, such as ...
Sascha Tierling, Wiebke M. Jürgens-Wemheuer, Alea Leismann, Julia Becker-Kettern, Michael Scherer, Arne Wrede, David Breuskin, Steffi Urbschat, Christoph Sippl, Joachim Oertel, Walter J. Schulz-Schaeffer, Jörn Walter   +11 more
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Routine blood tests as a potential diagnostic tool for COVID-19 [PDF]

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM), 2020
Abstract Objectives The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to date, the epidemic has gradually spread to 209 countries worldwide with more than 1.5 million infected people and 100,000 deaths.
Ferrari D., Ferrari D., Motta A., Strollo M., Banfi G., Locatelli M.   +5 more
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To Test or Not to Test: Routine Thrombophilia Diagnostic Screening of Women with Reproductive Failures

Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023
Background: Recurrent reproductive failure is a global health issue affecting a significant number of women. Thrombophilias have been implicated as a possible cause. Inherited thrombophilias include a single nucleotide variant on factor V Leiden and prothrombin.
Urszula Wysocka, Kinga Sałacińska, Iwona Pinkier, Łukasz Kępczyński, Wojciech Ałaszewski, Lech Dudarewicz, Agnieszka Gach   +6 more
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Comparative Analysis of Routine Laboratory Diagnostic Tests for Rabies [PDF]

Indian Journal of Virology, 2011
Present study was undertaken to compare various routine laboratory diagnostic tests for rabies detection. Seller's staining, mouse inoculation test (MIT), Dot-ELISA, Agar gel precipitation test (AGPT) and counter immunoelectrophoresis test (CIET) were the main basic tests performed in the laboratory for the rabies diagnosis. Out of 200 brain specimens,
KADAM, S, SHERIKAR, A, PINGALE, V
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Diagnostic Value of Routine Liver Tests

Clinical Chemistry, 1975
Abstract In 131 patients on a medical service and 97 patients on a surgical service, in whom a diagnosis of hepatobiliary disease was verified in the hospital, the diagnostic value of routine liver tests performed soon after admission was evaluated by stepwise discriminant analysis.
Per Winkel, Niels Tygstrup, Klavs Ramsøe, Jørgen Lyngbye   +3 more
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Performance of the 2007 WHO Algorithm to diagnose Smear-negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a HIV prevalent setting [PDF]

, 2012
The 2007 WHO algorithm for diagnosis of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) including Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) culture was evaluated in a HIV prevalent area of ...
A Cattamanchi, A Martin, A Martin, A Soto, A Soto, A Tamhane, B Bah, CC Boehme, D Wilkinson, D Wilson, Delia Goletti, DH Mueller, Elisa Ardizzoni, Eric Okwaro, F Nackers, Francis Varaine, GI Mejia, GI Mejía, H Getahun, Helena Huerga, HF Swai, J Walley, JA Robledo, Jeremiah Chakaya, JL Davis, Joseph Sitienei, JR Landis, K Siddiqi, KP Cain, L Satti, LE Kivihya-Ndugga, M Pardini, Maryline Bonnet, Mathieu Bastard, MR van Cleef, O Koole, P Hepple, P Saranchuk, R Colebunders, S Rishi, VN Chihota, Y Kudjawu   +41 more
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Expanding Access to Malaria Diagnosis through Retail Shops in Western Kenya: What Do Shop Workers Think? [PDF]

, 2013
Background. The common symptoms of malaria reduce the specificity of clinical diagnosis. Presumptive treatment is conventional but can lead to overdiagnosis of malaria, delay of appropriate treatment, overprescription of antimalarials, and drug ...
Goodman, Catherine, Koech, Beatrice, Naanyu, Violet, O'Meara, Wendy Prudhomme, Obala, Andrew, Rusk, Andria   +5 more
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