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Interpreting ambiguous ‘trace’ results in Schistosoma mansoni CCA Tests: Estimating sensitivity and specificity of ambiguous results with no gold standard [PDF]

, 2017
Background The development of new diagnostics is an important tool in the fight against disease. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) is used to estimate the sensitivity and specificity of tests in the absence of a gold standard.
A Beltrame, A Gelman, A Koukounari, Aboulaye Meité, Alan Fenwick, Anna E. Phillips, B Erko, CH King, CH King, Christl A. Donnelly, D Limmathurotsakul, DG Colley, DG Colley, DG Colley, DJ Lunn, EA Ochodo, Edridah Muheki Tukahebwa, Eliézer K. N'Goran, Fiona M. Fleming, FT Ferreira, HL Shane, J Collins, Jennifer Keiser, KT Foo, KT Foo, L Gonçalves, LA Stringer, LM Assefa, M Adriko, M Booth, Michelle N. Clements, N Berhe, N Dendukuri, N Katz, N Kittur, Narcis B. Kabatereine, NC Lo, PN Mwinzi, S Sturtz, Sarah C. L. Knowles, Sarah Nogaro, V Feigin, Y-S Lai, Yolisa Nalule, Z Wang   +44 more
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From thread to yarn, and yarn to thread: a complex case of persistent left superior vena cava

Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis
Introduction: Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a rare venous anomaly, occurring in 0.3–0.5% of the general population and up to 4.3% of patients with heart defects. It forms from the junction of the left subclavian and internal jugular veins,
Julia Dołęga, Natalia Lekston, Karolina Krzywiecka, Aleksandra Machnik, Katarzyna Mizia-Stec   +4 more
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Patient-derived stem cell line UKMi005-A (hiPSC) harboring a non-synonymous heterozygous KCNJ5 gene variant

Stem Cell Research, 2023
A published heterozygous gain-of-function variant in the KCNJ5 gene (p.Trp101Cys) encoding the G-protein-activated inward-rectifier potassium channel 4 subunit of the IK,ACh channel is associated with human sinus node dysfunction (SND).
Anne Kayser, Sven Dittmann, Andreas van Impel, Tomo Šarić, Eric Schulze-Bahr   +4 more
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Prevalence and co-infection of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in Apodemus sylvaticus in an area relatively free of cats [PDF]

, 2011
The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is prevalent worldwide and can infect a remarkably wide range of hosts despite felids being the only definitive host.
A. P. COX, D. THOMASSON, Dubey, Dubey, E. A. WRIGHT, Franti, G. HIDE, Hejlicek, Hide, J. M. HUGHES, Jacobs, K. BOYCE, M. ABUSHAHMA, M. T. ROGAN, N. S. DODD, O. GERWASH, R. G. MURPHY, Z.-R. LUN   +17 more
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Prevalence of non-aureus Staphylococcus species causing intramammary infections in Canadian dairy herds [PDF]

, 2017
Non-aureus staphylococci (NAS), the microorganisms most frequently isolated from bovine milk worldwide, are a heterogeneous group of numerous species. To establish their importance as a group, the distribution of individual species needs to be determined.
Barkema, Herman W., Carson, Domonique A., Condas, Larissa A.Z., De Buck, Jeroen, De Vliegher, Sarne, Dufour, Simon, Kastelic, John P., Middleton, John R., Naushad, Sohail, Nobrega, Diego B., Zadoks, Ruth N.   +10 more
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Global Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease – A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

PLoS ONE, 2016
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a global health burden with a high economic cost to health systems and is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD).
N. Hill, Samuel T. Fatoba, J. Oke, J. Hirst, C. O'Callaghan, D. Lasserson, F. R. Hobbs   +6 more
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Prognostic role of exercise intensity in familial Filamin C truncating variants

Open Heart
Background Truncating variants in the Filamin C (FLNCtv) gene are causative of highly arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies. Guidelines remain controversial concerning competitive and high-intensity sports for FLNCtv carriers.
Flavio Luciano Ribichini, Marta Gigli, Marco Merlo, Gianfranco Sinagra, Luisa Mestroni, Matteo Dal Ferro, Maria Perotto, Irena Tavčar, Martina Setti, Giulio Savonitto, Alessia Paldino, Samuel Furlan   +11 more
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The prevalence of domestic violence among pregnant women in Nigeria: a systematic review. [PDF]

, 2017
To identify, appraise, and synthesize research evidence on the prevalence of domestic violence (DV) among pregnant women in Nigeria. We conducted a systematic review of all published studies between April 2004 and June 2016.
Alo A. O., Ameh N., Ameh N., Ameh N., Ansari U., Arisi R. O., Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, Chris Papadopoulos, Envuladu E. A., Fawole I. O., Gyuse A. N. I., Joy Orpin, Makama G. A., Matseke G., Shilubane H. N., Shuby Puthussery   +15 more
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Is the HCV-HIV co-infection prevalence amongst injecting drug users a marker for the level of sexual and injection related HIV transmission?

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Amongst injecting drug users (IDUs), HIV is transmitted sexually and parenterally, but HCV is transmitted primarily parenterally. We assess and model the antibody prevalence of HCV amongst HIV-infected IDUs (denoted as HCV-HIV co-infection ...
Beattie, Tara, EMCDDA Collaborative Group, Hickman, Matthew, Jarlais, Don Des, Martin, Natasha K, Roy, Anuradha, Strathdee, Steffanie, Vickerman, Peter, Wiessing, Lucas   +8 more
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The epidemiology of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in rural East Africa: A population-based study. [PDF]

, 2020
BackgroundChronic kidney disease (CKD) may be common among individuals living in sub-Saharan Africa due to the confluence of CKD risk factors and genetic predisposition.MethodsWe ascertained the prevalence of CKD and its risk factors among a sample of 3 ...
Atukunda, Mucunguzi, Balzer, Laura B, Black, Doug, Charlebois, Edwin D, Elly, Assurah, Estrella, Michelle M, Havlir, Diane, Hsu, Chi-Yuan, Kabami, Jane, Kamya, Moses, Kwarisiima, Dalsone, Muiru, Anthony N, Okiror, Samuel, Petersen, Maya, Snyman, Katherine   +14 more
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