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Yield, Efficiency and Costs of Mass Screening Algorithms for Tuberculosis in Brazilian Prisons.
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020 BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among incarcerated populations globally. We performed mass tuberculosis screening in three prisons and assessed yield, efficiency, and costs associated with various screening algorithms.
A. Santos +10 more
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Europace, 2019 Aims To study the prevalence of unknown atrial fibrillation (AF) in a high-risk, 75/76-year-old, population using N-terminal B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) and handheld electrocardiogram (ECG) recordings in a stepwise screening procedure. Methods
K. Kemp Gudmundsdottir +8 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of colorectal cancer screening with stool DNA testing in intermediate-incidence countries [PDF]
, 2006 Background: The aim of this study is to compare the cost-effectiveness of screening with stool DNA testing with that of screening with other tools (annual fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years, and colonoscopy every 10 years ...
Chen, Tony +13 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 This study aims to propose a pooling approach to simulate the compulsory universal RT-PCR test in Hong Kong and explore the feasibility of implementing the pooling method on a household basis.
Kei Shing Ng +8 more
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Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry - Application in the clinical laboratory [PDF]
, 2003 This review provides a concise survey of liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LCTMS) as an emerging technology in clinical chemistry. The combination of two mass spectrometers with an interposed collision cell characterizes LCTMS as an ...
Michael Vogeser, Vogeser, Michael
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Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2016 Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) were conventionally determined by enzyme immunoassays. We aimed to apply a rapid, simple, and accurate method to detect HBsAg and its antibody.
Fu-Yu Wu +6 more
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대한영상의학회지, 2021 Purpose Although chest CT has been discussed as a first-line test for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), little research has explored the implications of CT exposure in the population.
Jong Hyuk Lee +5 more
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Cut‐offs for calf circumference as a screening tool for low muscle mass: WASEDA'S Health Study
Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 2020 To re‐evaluate the suitability of calf circumference as a surrogate marker of low muscle mass measured by both bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) and dual‐energy X‐ray absorptiometry (DXA).
Ryoko Kawakami +13 more
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Impact of mass-screening on tuberculosis incidence in a prospective cohort of Brazilian prisoners
BMC Infectious Diseases, 2016 BackgroundGlobally, prison inmates are a high-risk population for tuberculosis (TB), but the specific drivers of disease and impact of mass screening interventions are poorly understood.MethodsWe performed a prospective cohort study to characterize the ...
Dayse Sanchez Guimarães Paião +15 more
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BJGP Open, 2022 Background: Systolic inter-arm differences (IAD) in blood pressure (BP) contribute independently to cardiovascular risk estimates. This can be used to refine predicted risk and guide personalised interventions.
Sinead T J McDonagh +6 more
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