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Diagnosis of meningitis with reagent strips [PDF]

Jornal de Pediatria, 2001
OBJECTIVE: To determine the usefulness of reagent strips in the evaluation of pleocytosis, cerebrospinal fluid glucose and protein levels for early and rapid diagnosis of meningitis in children. METHODS: We included cerebrospinal fluid samples of 164 children admitted to the outpatient clinic of Communicable Diseases of the General Pediatric Center ...
R M, Romanelli, E E, Thome, F M, Duarte, R S, Gomes, P A, Camargos, H B, Freire   +5 more
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Effect of tear fluid sampling and processing on total protein quantity and electrophoretic pattern

Taiwan Journal of Ophthalmology, 2022
Human tears contain more than 1500 proteins that could be diagnostically relevant. To date, numerous candidates on a biomarker of protein origin were identified for ocular and systemic diseases.
Kristina Krajcikova, Gabriela Glinska, Vladimira Tomeckova   +2 more
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The usefulness of indirect diagnostic tests for Schistosoma haematobium infection after repeated rounds of mass treatment with praziquantel in Mpwapwa and Chakechake districts in Tanzania

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background: Indirect diagnostic tests are used to assess the disease burden and to monitor the impact of different interventions in areas endemic for urinary schistosomiasis.
Billy Ngasala, Hamza Juma, Richard O. Mwaiswelo   +2 more
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Simple Detection of Pigment Red 53 as a Hazardous Substance in Cosmetic Preparation Using a Polymer Combination of Polystyrene (PS) and Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)

Molecules, 2022
Pigment red 53 is a synthetic dye that has been banned in cosmetic products due to the possibility of causing blood disorders and spleen sarcoma. The indicator strip employs qualitative analysis methods that are simpler, easier, and quicker than an ...
Rimadani Pratiwi, Syifa Amanda, Aliya Nur Hasanah   +2 more
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The Validity of Haematuria and Proteinuria by chemical reagent strip for diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium infection [PDF]

Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, 2017
Background: Urinary schistosomiasis is a chronic water-borne disease that affects the lives of millions of people globally especially the rural areas of developing countries, Microscopic examination can quantify the intensity of the S.haematobium ...
Ahmed Yameny
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Prevalence of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Al-Rusafah Regions of Baghdad governarate

مجلة بغداد للعلوم, 2016
Urinary Schistosomiasis is one of important diseases that cause irritation and damage of urinary tract and other systems and tissues and can not be expected by doctors when diagnosing urinary tract diseases.The current study is conducted to investigate ...
Baghdad Science Journal
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Reliability of Reagent Strips for Semi-quantitative Measurement of Glucosuria in a Neonatal Intensive Care Setting

Pediatrics and Neonatology, 2014
Glucosuria in preterm infants is often measured using a visually readable reagent strip, e.g., when monitoring total parenteral nutrition or during sepsis or when treating with corticosteroids.
Jolita Bekhof, Boudewijn J. Kollen, Sjef van de Leur, Joke H. Kok, Irma H.L.M. van Straaten   +4 more
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COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE AND PEROXIDASE DETECTION IN MILK

Revista do Instituto de Latícinios Cândido Tostes, 2014
This study evaluated the performance of strips for colorimetric detection of alkaline phosphatase and peroxidase in milk, comparing them with a kit of reagents for alkaline phosphatase and the official methodology for peroxidase.
felipe Nael Seixas, Rafael Fagnani, Edson Antônio Rios, Juliana Ramos Pereira, Ronaldo Tamanini, Vanerli Beloti   +5 more
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Utility of urine reagent strips in cerebrospinal fluid analysis: An aid to bedside diagnosis of meningitis

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, 2018
Context: The provision of initial treatment to a patient with suspected meningitis depends greatly on early recognition and rapid diagnostic evaluation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leukocytes, proteins, and glucose.
Sujaya Mazumder, B S Ramya, Dayananda S Biligi   +2 more
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Sensitivity and Specificity of a Urine Circulating Anodic Antigen Test for the Diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium in Low Endemic Settings. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015
BACKGROUND:Elimination of schistosomiasis as a public health problem and interruption of transmission in selected areas are key goals of the World Health Organization for 2025.
Stefanie Knopp, Paul L A M Corstjens, Artemis Koukounari, Colin I Cercamondi, Shaali M Ame, Said M Ali, Claudia J de Dood, Khalfan A Mohammed, Jürg Utzinger, David Rollinson, Govert J van Dam   +10 more
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