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Practical Comparison of the BioFire FilmArray Pneumonia Panel to Routine Diagnostic Methods and Potential Impact on Antimicrobial Stewardship in Adult Hospitalized Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 2020
Lower respiratory tract infections, including hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated pneumonia, are common in hospitalized patient populations. Standard methods frequently fail to identify the infectious etiology due to the polymicrobial nature of ...
B. Buchan   +28 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Diagnostic Accuracy of Ascites Fluid Gross Appearance in Detection of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

open access: yesEmergency, 2014
Introduction: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) as a monomicrobial infection of ascites fluid is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in cirrhotic patients. This study was aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of ascites
Hamed Aminiahidashti   +6 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Deficiência de Lipase Ácida Lisossômica (LAL): análise enzimática em papel-filtro como ferramenta diagnóstica em paciente com diagnóstico prévio de doença de Niemann-Pick tipo C

open access: yesResidência Pediátrica, 2023
INTRODUCTION: Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL-D) is a lysosomal storage disorder involved in cholesterol ester metabolism. It is a poorly understood genetic cause of cirrhosis, dyslipidemia and premature atherosclerotic disease in children and ...
Marcella Borges   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The use of rapid dengue diagnostic tests in a routine clinical setting in a dengue-endemic area of Colombia

open access: yesMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2015
There is insufficient evidence of the usefulness of dengue diagnostic tests under routine conditions. We sought to analyse how physicians are using dengue diagnostics to inform research and development.
L. Osorio   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effect of rapid influenza diagnostic tests on patient management in an emergency department [PDF]

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2019
Objective We evaluated the effect of rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDTs) on patient management in an emergency department for 3 years after 2009, and also identified factors associated with the choice of treatment for patients with influenza-like ...
Jong-Hak Park   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Routine laboratory blood tests predict SARS-CoV-2 infection using machine learning

open access: yesmedRxiv, 2020
Accurate diagnostic strategies to rapidly identify SARS-CoV-2 positive individuals for management of patient care and protection of health care personnel are urgently needed.
He S. Yang   +11 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Further investigation of confirmed urinary tract infection (UTI) in children under five years: a systematic review. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Background: Further investigation of confirmed UTI in children aims to prevent renal scarring and future complications. Methods: We conducted a systematic review to determine the most effective approach to the further investigation of confirmed urinary ...
A Biggi   +100 more
core   +3 more sources

Application of Ultrasonography and Radiography in Detection of Hemothorax: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

open access: yesArchives of Academic Emergency Medicine, 2018
Introduction: Hemothorax is one of the most prevalent injuries caused by thoracic traumas. Early detection and treatment of this injury is of utmost importance in prognosis of the patient, but there are still controversial debates on the diagnostic ...
Vafa Rahimi-Movaghar   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of activity and attention (QbTest) on diagnostic and treatment decision-making in children and young people with ADHD--'Assessing QbTest Utility in ADHD'(AQUA): a randomised controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Introduction: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) state that young people need to have access to the best evidence-based care to improve outcome.
Beecham   +42 more
core   +4 more sources

Exome sequencing in routine diagnostics: a generic test for 254 patients with primary immunodeficiencies [PDF]

open access: yesGenome Medicine, 2019
Diagnosis of primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) is complex and cumbersome yet important for the clinical management of the disease. Exome sequencing may provide a genetic diagnosis in a significant number of patients in a single genetic test.In May 2013, we implemented exome sequencing in routine diagnostics for patients suffering from PIDs.
Maaike Vreeburg   +57 more
openaire   +10 more sources

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