Role of Immunological Method of Fecal Occult Blood Test for Screening Colorectal Diseases [PDF]
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Journal, 2011 Background: Colorectal diseases specially colorectal carcinoma is one of the major health problems throughout the world. Therefore, early diagnosis of these diseases is mandatory.
Farida Yeasmin +6 more
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FECAL OCCULT BLOOD: A COMPARISON OF CHEMICAL AND IMMUNOCHEMICAL TESTS [PDF]
Arquivos de GastroenterologiaBACKGROUND: Colorectal bleeding is a warning sign that may be identified by fecal occult blood testing. A positive fecal occult blood test result requires a subsequent colonoscopy, a costly and invasive examination.
Luana Vilarinho BORGES +5 more
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Fecal Occult Blood Test and Gastrointestinal Parasitic Infection [PDF]
Journal of Parasitology Research, 2010 Stool specimens of 1238 workers in western region of Saudi Arabia were examined for infection with intestinal parasites and for fecal occult blood (FOB) to investigate the possibility that enteroparasites correlate to occult intestinal bleeding.
Majed H. Wakid
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Absence of occult hepatitis B among blood donors in southern Brazil [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2011 BACKGROUND: Occult hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is characterized by the detection of HBV DNA in serum and/or in liver in the absence of detectable hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg).
Fernando Herz Wolff +2 more
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Occult Hbv Infection in Hbsag Negative and Anti-Hbc Positive Blood Donors. [PDF]
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2007 Introduction: In recent years with introduction of better screening tests, the risk of infection with transfusion-transmitted viruses has been reduced remarkably, although obtaining a zero-risk blood supply still remains international blood transfusion ...
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Patient factors associated with non-attendance at colonoscopy after a positive screening faecal occult blood test [PDF]
Journal of Medical Screening, 2017 BACKGROUND: Screening participants with abnormal faecal occult blood test results who do not attend further testing are at high risk of colorectal cancer, yet little is known about their reasons for non-attendance.
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Frequency of Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test in Patients with Cirrhosis [PDF]
Journal of Gandhara Medical and Dental SciencesOBJECTIVES The objective of this study is to determine the frequency of positive fecal occult blood tests in patients with cirrhosis. METHODOLOGY This descriptive cross-sectional study had a total of 154 patients observed for six months i.e., from
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Pretreatment Blood Markers in the Prediction of Occult Neck Metastasis: A 10-Year Retrospective Study [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction The purpose of this study was to clarify the role of inflammatory blood markers in the management of early-stage (T1-T2) oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) of the tongue in patients with a clinically negative neck.
Salgado, Inês +6 more
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The Use of M2-Pyruvate Kinase as a Stool Biomarker for Detection of Colorectal Cancer in Tertiary Teaching Hospital: A Comparative Study [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2020 Purpose Guaiac fecal occult blood test (gFOBT) has been the standard for colorectal screening but it has low sensitivity and specificity. This study evaluated the use of fecal tumor M2-pyruvate kinase (M2-PK) for detection of colorectal cancer and to ...
Shahidah Che Alhadi +7 more
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Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 2020 Background: Food protein-induced allergic proctocolitis (FPIAP) is an early and common manifestation of food allergy, yet its epidemiology and relationship to other allergic diseases remain unclear.
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