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Critical values notification: A nationwide survey of practices among clinical laboratories across Nigeria

African Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2023
Background: Critical value notification (CVN) entails notifying doctors or other laboratory users of aberrant laboratory results that threaten the patient’s life and of any values for which reporting delays could negatively impact the patient’s health ...
Lucius C. Imoh, Idris Y. Mohammed, Ifeyinwa D. Nnakenyi, Ephraim U. Egbuagha, Tomisin M. Adaja, Chinelo P. Onyenekwu   +5 more
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HOSPITAL AND WARD CLINICAL LABORATORIES. [PDF]

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1900
When I was given the opportunity some months ago by the chairman of this Section to present a paper before the Association, I was and am still interested in the subject expressed in the title of this paper—"Hospital and Ward Clinical Laboratories." I hesitated, however, in bringing such a subject before you, as I felt that a report upon work done along
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Characterization of Hospital Laboratories Effluents

Journal of Environmental Science
Wastewater from hospital laboratories carries a complex mixture of contaminants, including organic matter, nutrients, traces of pharmaceuticals, antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, and potentially harmful viruses.
MANAR MOHAMED OMAR
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Evaluation of prostate-specific antigen testing: An empirical survey of laboratories in Nigerian tertiary care centers

International Journal of Medicine and Health Development, 2022
Background: Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing has been recommended for prostate cancer screening by the World Health Organization. The combined use of total and free PSA and digital rectal examination is said to improve the sensitivity and ...
Ijeoma A Meka, Chika J Okwor, Ekene J Arum, Michael I Ogamba, Babatunde I Omotowo, Okezie O Kanu   +5 more
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The good, the bad, and the unknown: quality of clinical laboratories in Kampala, Uganda.

PLoS ONE, 2013
BackgroundClinical laboratories are crucial in addressing the high rates of communicable and non-communicable diseases seen in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
Ali M Elbireer, J Brooks Jackson, Hakim Sendagire, Alex Opio, Danstan Bagenda, Timothy K Amukele   +5 more
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Proficiency of Clinical Laboratories in and near Monterrey, Mexico, To Detect Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 1999
Early detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci is important for preventing its spread among hospitalized patients. We surveyed the ability of eight hospital laboratories in and near Monterrey, Mexico, to detect vancomycin resistance in Enterococcus ...
L. Clifford McDonald, Luis R. Garza, William R. Jarvis   +2 more
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European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline and EXPeRT Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Management of Gastroenteropancreatic Neuroendocrine Neoplasms in Children and Adolescents

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (GEP‐NENs) are extremely rare and clinically heterogeneous. Management has largely been extrapolated from adult practice. This European Standard Clinical Practice Guideline (ESCP), developed by the EXPeRT network in collaboration with adult NEN experts, provides (adult) evidence ...
Michaela Kuhlen, Calogero Virgone, Antje Redlich, Michael Abele, Ricardo Lopez‐Almaraz, Tal Ben‐Ami, Ewa Bien, Gianni Bisogno, Maja Mazic Cesen, Andrea Ferrari, Malgorzata A. Krawczyk, Yves Reguerre, Dominik T. Schneider, Ines B. Brecht, Charlotte Rigaud, Bilgehan Yalcin, Rainer Claus, Christian Vokuhl, Constantin Lapa, Jörg Fuchs, Segolene Hescot, Thomas Walter, Julien Hadoux, Daniel Orbach   +23 more
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Genomic Diversity and Clinical Variability in Pediatric Primary Cutaneous Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: A Case Series

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Primary cutaneous anaplastic large cell lymphoma (pcALCL) is a rare pediatric CD30‐positive T‐cell lymphoproliferative disorder with an excellent prognosis, but its genomic drivers are poorly defined. We report three children with skin‐limited disease demonstrating striking molecular heterogeneity, including NPM::ALK, NUP214::FRK, and a novel ...
Shoshana Greenberger, Efrat Bar‐Ilan, Victoria Marcu, Evgeny Grishin, Rinat Yacobi, Aviv Barzilai, Hana Golan, Assaf Arie Barg   +7 more
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Prevalence of 21 Physician‐Defined Severe Toxicities Following Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment: Australian Retrospective Cohort Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with an overall survival now surpassing 90% in developed countries. However, treatments are not without adverse effects. In this study, we apply the severe toxicity‐free survival (STFS) framework to determine the prevalence of 21 physician‐defined severe ...
Lane Collier, Brittany Grantham, Camilla Grud Nielsen, Louise Lundgren, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Chris Selman, Gareth Ball, Elyse Passmore, David A. Elliott, Rachel Conyers   +10 more
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Novel approach to adherence assessment based on parent drug and metabolite pharmacokinetics: pilot study with spironolactone

Biomedical Papers
Aim. The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence to spironolactone in a group of unselected patients with arterial hypertension by analysis of measured serum spironolactone and canrenone concentrations according to a proposed two-step decision scheme
Alena Pilkova, Martin Sima, Jan Miroslav Hartinger, Thi Minh Phuong Nikrynova Nguyen, Vera Maresova, Ivana Kurcova, Ondrej Slanar, Jiri Widimsky   +7 more
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