Exoplanets: Possible Biosignatures
, 2017 The ancestor philosophers' dream of thousands of new worlds is finally realised: about 3500 extrasolar planets have been discovered in the neighborhood of our Sun. Most of them are very different from those we used to know in our Solar System.
Claudi, R.
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Five Serologic Tests for Strongyloides stercoralis Infection [PDF]
, 2014 Background:The diagnosis of Strongyloides stercoralis (S. stercoralis) infection is hampered by the suboptimal sensitivity of fecal-based tests. Serological methods are believed to be more sensitive, although assessing their accuracy is difficult because
Albonico, Marco +12 more
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False-Positive Serologic Reactions for Syphilis
, 2023 The epidemiologic situation of syphilitic infection warrants attention to diagnostic methods. Nontreponemal tests (rapid plasma regain, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory) are less reliable, as there are certain situations when false-positive reactions for syphilis antibodies may appear.
Nikolay, Potekaev, +2 more
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Molecular analysis of PKU-associated PAH mutations: a fast and simple genotyping test [PDF]
, 2018 : Neonatal screening for phenylketonuria (PKU, OMIM: 261600) was introduced at the end of the 1960s. We developed a rapid and simple molecular test for the most frequent phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH, Gene ID: 5053) mutations.
Antonio Angeloni +9 more
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False-positive results of galactomannan assays in patients administered glucose-containing solutions
Scientific ReportsGalactomannan (GM) is a polysaccharide cell wall component released by Aspergillus spp., and an immunoenzymatic GM assay is used for the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. We evaluated the cause of strong positivity for GM in patients with no
Dong Woo Shin +12 more
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Looking at the Lanham Act: Images in Trademark and Advertising Law [PDF]
, 2011 Words are the prototypical regulatory subjects for trademark and advertising law, despite our increasingly audiovisual economy. This word-focused baseline means that the Lanham Act often misconceives its object, resulting in confusion and incoherence ...
Tushnet, Rebecca
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False positive for hepatitis C virus by rapid test in a patient with Salmonella Typhi infection
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2023 Andrés Eduardo Prieto Torres +3 more
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Эпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика, 2015 The features of development of IgM or IgG immune responses to Borrelia antigens (C6, OspC and VlsE) were studied in 155 patients with localized and disseminated stages of disease with Ixodid Tick-borne Borrelioses (ITBB), the cases of mixed infection ...
V. G. Pomelova +3 more
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Seroprevalence of syphilis by venereal disease research laboratory test and biological false positive reactions in different patient populations: Is it alarming? Our experience from a tertiary care center in India, 2020;41:43-46. [PDF]
Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS, 2022 Sethi S, Gupta P, Kumar B.
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Molecular genetic analysis for malignant hyperthermia : a thesis presented to Massey University in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Biochemistry [PDF]
, 2004 Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare pharmacogenetic disorder in humans caused by inhalational general anaesthetics and depolarising muscle relaxants. An MH reaction shows abnormal calcium homeostasis in skeletal muscle leading to a hypermetabolic state
Sato, Keisaku
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