Sensitivity and Specificity of a Urine Circulating Anodic Antigen Test for the Diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium in Low Endemic Settings. [PDF]
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+10 more
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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+4 more
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Development of a portable toolkit to diagnose coral thermal stress
Coral bleaching, precipitated by the expulsion of the algal symbionts that provide colonies with fixed carbon is a global threat to reef survival. To protect corals from anthropogenic stress, portable tools are needed to detect and diagnose stress ...
Zhuolun Meng+8 more
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Utility of Urine Reagent Strips for Analysis of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Emergency Settings: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]
Introduction: Meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges which covers brain and spinal cord, which if not identified on time will result in permanent neurological deficit or death.
MR Manjunath+3 more
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Centrifugation techniques and reagent strips in the assessment of microhaematuria. [PDF]
During a survey for bladder cancer in a healthy male population a surprisingly high incidence of significant microhaematuria was found and no urinary sample was completely free of blood. A study of the sensitivity of the different techniques for assessing microhaematuria seemed necessary.
S C Freni, G J Heederik, C Hol
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Evidence for the involvement of lipid rafts localized at the ER-mitochondria associated membranes in autophagosome formation [PDF]
Mitochondria-associated membranes (MAMs) are subdomains of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) that interact with mitochondria. This membrane scrambling between ER and mitochondria appears to play a critical role in the earliest steps of autophagy.
Faggioni, Alberto+9 more
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COMPARISON OF METHODS FOR ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE AND PEROXIDASE DETECTION IN MILK
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+5 more
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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+2 more
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Reliability of Blood Sugar Reagent Strips [PDF]
Two cases of severe hypoglycaemia following the use of insulin after blood sugar reagent strips indicated an erroneously high value, precipitated an investigation into the reliability of all reagent strips currently being used at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
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Diagnostic accuracy of urine dipstick for proteinuria in older outpatients
Background: The urine dipstick is widely used as an initial screening tool for the evaluation of proteinuria; however, its diagnostic accuracy has not yet been sufficiently evaluated.
Dongmin Lim+9 more
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