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Evaluation of a rapid dipstick test (Crystal Vc®) for the diagnosis of cholera in Maiduguri, Northeastern Nigeria

Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2018
Background: Cholera is a preventable diarrheal disease associated with rapidly progressing dehydration. Early detection of the causative agent, Vibrio cholerae (VC) among symptomatic patients is a key step in cholera outbreak management to minimize ...
Ballah Akawu Denue
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Spot Urine Protein-to-Creatinine Ratio Compared with Dipstick Proteinuria as a Primary Screening Tool for Renal Disease in a Community Setting

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2021
The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) advocates the use of dipstick proteinuria as a primary screening tool. However, the performance of dipstick urinary for proteinuria has been adjudged to be weak, unreliable with poor predictive value.
Michael Abel Alao, O. A. Asinobi, O. R. Ibrahim, I. A. Lagunju   +3 more
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Single and dual RPA‐CRISPR/Cas assays for point‐of‐need detection of Stewart's wilt pathogen (Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii) of corn and Maize dwarf mosaic virus

Pest Management Science, Volume 81, Issue 4, Page 1988-1999, April 2025.
Schematic diagram of the single and dual RPA‐CRISPR/Cas12a/13a diagnostic assays for the detection of Pantoea stewartii subsp. stewartii and Maize dwarf mosaic virus. The validated assays provide a useful and sensitive molecular tool for detecting two quarantine pathogens of maize within a minimal resource framework suitable for fast‐tracking the ...
Qian Tian, Hua Zhou, Zhenxing Zhao, Yongjiang Zhang, Wenjun Zhao, Lulu Cai, Tao Guo   +6 more
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Evaluation of reagent strips for ascitic fluid leukocyte determination: is it a possible alternative for spontaneous bacterial peritonitis rapid diagnosis?

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
In order to evaluate the accuracy of a urine reagent dipstick (Multistix 10SG®) to determine ascitic fluid leukocyte count, we prospectively studied 106 cirrhotic patients from April 2003 to December 2004, in two different centers (Federal University of ...
Tarsila C.R. Ribeiro, Mario Kondo, Ana Cristina C. Amaral, Edson Roberto Parise, Maurício A. Bragagnolo Júnior, Aécio Flávio Meirelles de Souza   +5 more
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Portable multimodal sensing system for screening of diabetes mellitus from human urine

VIEW, EarlyView.
A compact multimodal sensing device was developed for the simultaneous detection of glucose and acetone from urine samples. Combining electrochemical and gas sensors, the device demonstrates reliable performance within clinically relevant ranges. This portable system offers a holistic metabolic assessment, supporting early screening of diabetes and ...
Mario Soto Martinez, Yurii Tsyban, Alexander Przybysz, Abdullah Bukhamsin, Yuvaraj Sivalingam, Khaled Nabil Salama   +5 more
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A persistent hymen resulting in an open cervix but closed pyometra and pyocolpos in a mixed‐breed female domestic dog

Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract A rescued mixed‐breed (Africanis type), entire, female dog, approximately 2 years old, with an unknown history, presented with a prominent perineal swelling between the anus and vulva. Ultrasound identified it as a fluid‐filled structure, and an aspirate revealed an exudate consisting of degenerate neutrophils, bacterial cocci and rods.
Taylor June Kruger, Adriaan Kitshoff, Johan P. Schoeman, Sara Nicolene Hoepner, Josef Hanekom   +4 more
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Evaluation of the rapid diagnostic test OptiMAL for diagnosis of malaria due to Plasmodium vivax

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
OBJECTIVE: To determine the sensitivity and specificity of the rapid diagnostic test OptiMAL® for diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax malaria. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We included all the patients who sought medical attention in the San Martin Pangoa Hospital ...
Alonso Soto Tarazona, Lely Solari Zerpa, Daniel Mendoza Requena, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas, Allan Magill   +4 more
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Urinary abnormalities in asymptomatic secondary school children in Calabar, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, 2023
Introduction: Many patients with kidney disease are asymptomatic but may have abnormalities in urine. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of urinary abnormalities (UA) in asymptomatic secondary school children in Calabar, Nigeria and ...
Uzomba CI , Nsa EI , Eyong ME, Ezeh NI , Etuk IS, Uzomba AE   +5 more
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From the manager's point of view: work intensification, posthuman ethnography, and healthcare in England Du point de vue des managers : intensification du travail, ethnographie post‐humaine et soins de santé en Angleterre

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
Drawing on fieldwork conducted in a hospital in Greater Manchester, England in 2016–17, we describe how a set of national health priorities were translated into work for hospital managers and clinicians during a period of significant organizational pressure.
Adam Brisley, Simon Bailey, Thomas Blakeman   +2 more
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Using Environmental DNA Sampling for Simultaneous Detection of Hosts and Their Pathogens: A Case Study With the Critically Endangered Frog Genus Atelopus

Animal Conservation, EarlyView.
Environmental DNA is a powerful tool for simultaneous detection of rare species and their pathogens. We confirmed the presence of Atelopus at multiple sampling locations and found that the concentration of the amphibian pathogen Bd in eDNA samples was correlated with stream characteristics and the pathogen load of the amphibian community.
Jamie Voyles, Corinne L. Richards‐Zawacki, Allison Q. Byrne, Angie Estrada, Roberto Ibáñez, Keely M. Rodriguez, Caren S. Goldberg   +6 more
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