Comprehensive Screening for COVID-19 at St. Petersburg Oncology Centre
Background. Clinical reports on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) suggest its higher incidence and worse outcomes in cancer patients. Considering a rapid pace of the severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic ...
N. M. Volkov +12 more
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Mass screening of asymptomatic persons for SARS-CoV-2 using saliva
Background COVID-19 has rapidly evolved to become a global pandemic due largely to the transmission of its causative virus through asymptomatic carriers.
I. Yokota +12 more
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Body Mass Index (BMI): A Screening Tool Analysis
Body mass index (BMI), a measurement based on a person’s height and weight, allows the classification of individuals into categories such as obese or overweight.
D. Khanna +3 more
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Expanded Newborn Screening in Italy Using Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Two Years of National Experience
Newborn screening (NBS) for inborn errors of metabolism is one of the most advanced tools for secondary prevention in medicine, as it allows early diagnosis and prompt treatment initiation.
M. Ruoppolo +49 more
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COVID-19 in seniors: Findings and lessons from mass screening in a nursing home
Background/objective The COVID-19 epidemic is particularly serious in older adults. The symptomatology and epidemic profile remain little known in this population, especially in disabled oldest-old people with chronic diseases living in nursing homes ...
G. Sacco +3 more
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Understanding molecular level interactions between the metabolome and proteome, two of the most important classes of molecules in biology, will generate deeper insight into the function of metabolites (natural products) which have a central role in ...
Liu, Miaomiao +2 more
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Mass screening vs lockdown vs combination of both to control COVID-19: A systematic review
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a global pandemic. Non-pharmacological interventions, such as lockdown and mass testing, remain as the mainstay of control measures for the outbreak.
Nadya Johanna +2 more
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Pubo-Femoral Distances Measured Reliably by Midwives in Hip Dysplasia Ultrasound
The pubo-femoral distance (PFD) has been suggested as an ultrasound screening tool for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). The aim of this study was to examine if midwives undergoing minimal training could reliably perform pediatric hip ultrasound ...
Hans-Christen Husum +6 more
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Association of the FRAIL Scale with Geriatric Syndromes and Health-Related Outcomes in Korean Older Adults [PDF]
Background Owing to the growing older population, appropriate tools are needed for frailty screening in community-dwelling older people. We investigated the association between geriatric conditions and health-related outcomes using the five-item Fatigue,
Heayon Lee +5 more
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Final follow-up of the Multicentre Aneurysm Screening Study (MASS) randomized trial of abdominal aortic aneurysm screening [PDF]
Background: The long-term effects of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening were investigated in extended follow-up from the UK Multicentre Aneurysm Screening Study (MASS) randomized trial.
Gao, L +4 more
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