The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019 Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are common. The diagnosis is confirmed by urine culture which is costly and takes at least 24 hours before results are known.
Foued Bellazreg +5 more
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The urine dipstick test useful to rule out infections. A meta-analysis of the accuracy
BMC Urology, 2004 Background Many studies have evaluated the accuracy of dipstick tests as rapid detectors of bacteriuria and urinary tract infections (UTI). The lack of an adequate explanation for the heterogeneity of the dipstick accuracy stimulates an ongoing debate ...
Devillé Walter LJM +5 more
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Changes in epithelial secretory cells and potentiation of neurogenic inflammation in the trachea of rats with respiratory tract infections. [PDF]
, 1989 In rats respiratory tract infections due to Sendai virus and coronavirus usually are transient, but they can have long-lasting consequences when accompanied by Mycoplasma pulmonis infections.
Haskell, A, Huang, HT, McDonald, DM
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The efficiency of urine dipsticks for the diagnosis of urinary tract infection [PDF]
, 2015 Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most prevalent pathologies in developed countries, particularly in women, characterized by the presence of bacterial growth in any part of the urinary system.
Abreu, Renato +7 more
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The association between benign prostatic hyperplasia and chronic kidney disease in community-dwelling men [PDF]
, 1982 The association between benign prostatic hyperplasia and chronic kidney disease in community-dwelling men.BackgroundBenign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and chronic kidney disease are important public health problems in older men.
Rule, Andrew D. +6 more
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Pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia with bulk extramedullary disease and chromosome 22 (EWSR1) rearrangement masquerading as Ewing sarcoma [PDF]
, 2010 We report a 2-year-old female with a subcutaneous tumor who was initially misdiagnosed as suffering from Ewing sarcoma with a positive EWSR1 rearrangement and EWS/FLI1 transcript.
Jakovljević, Gordana +6 more
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مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2008 Asymptomatic bacteriuria (ABU) is one of the most common problems during pregnancy. In our public health system, screening of ABU by urinalysis (UA) is free for all pregnant women but urine culture (UC) is more sensitive and specific than UA ...
Ziba Farajzadegan +2 more
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Journal of Rawalpindi Medical CollegeObjective: To assess the diagnosing utility of the leukocyte esterase dipstick test by determining the association of a positive leukocyte esterase dipstick test with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) in patients suffering from liver cirrhosis ...
Sumbul Shahzadi +5 more
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Management of periprosthetic joint infection: the current knowledge: AAOS exhibit selection. [PDF]
, 2012 Periprosthetic joint infection continues to frustrate the medical community. Although the demand for total joint arthroplasty is increasing, the burden of such infections is increasing even more rapidly, and they pose a unique challenge because their ...
Adeli, Bahar +4 more
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Inhibitor of Apoptosis Proteins as Novel Targets in Inflammatory Processes [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: Inhibitor of apoptosis proteins (IAPs), such as X-linked or cellular IAP 1/2 (XIAP, cIAP1/2), are important regulators of apoptosis. IAP antagonists are currently under clinical investigation as anticancer agents.
Erhardt, Annette +10 more
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