Diagnostic Accuracy of Routine Laboratory Tests for COVID-19 [PDF]
Reports, 2022 Objectives: COVID-19 has ravaged healthcare systems across the globe. Availability of and timely results for PCR testing have made diagnosis in the Emergency Department challenging.
Joshua Davis, Gina Gilderman
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Clinical comparison of three SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification tests for routine diagnostic testing [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 Background: Cycle threshold (Ct) values from SARS-CoV-2 nucleic acid amplification tests have been used to estimate viral load for treatment decisions.
Tetiana Garmatiuk +7 more
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The Effect of Mycobacterium avium Complex Infections on Routine Mycobacterium bovis Diagnostic Tests [PDF]
Veterinary Medicine International, 2011 Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is diagnosed in naturally infected populations exposed to a wide variety of other pathogens. This study describes the cell-mediated immune responses of cattle exposed to Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (Map) and ...
Claire Barry +5 more
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Reduced amplification efficiency of the RNA-dependent-RNA-polymerase target enables tracking of the Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant using routine diagnostic tests. [PDF]
J Virol Methods, 2022 Valley-Omar Z +23 more
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Reduced amplification efficiency of the RNA-dependent-RNA-polymerase (RdRp) target enables tracking of the Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant using routine diagnostic tests [PDF]
, 2021 Valley-Omar Z +21 more
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Acute brainstem encephalitis associated with in an adult: a case report [PDF]
Encephalitis, 2021 Brainstem encephalitis (BE) associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae in adults is rare, and the diagnosis is challenging. We describe an uncommon case of BE in an immunocompetent patient.
Min-Hee Woo, Jung-Won Shin
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Onychomycosis: clinical, mycological and in vitro susceptibility testing of isolates of Trichophyton rubrum [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2014 BACKGROUND: Onychomycosis or nail fungal infection is the most common nail disease. Despite the wide range of studies on this condition, it remains difficult to establish the correct diagnosis and effective treatment.
Christiane Venske de Almeida Azambuja +3 more
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Quality and diagnostic perspectives in laboratory diagnostics [PDF]
, 1970 Laboratory diagnostics is a medical discipline playing an important part in patient management. In laboratory medicine meaningful, accurate and precise routine measurements are essential for diagnosis, risk assessment, treatment and follow-up of patients.
Müller, Mathias M.
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Inappropriate screening of obstructive coronary artery disease during pre-anesthesia assessment of candidates for non-cardiac surgery [PDF]
Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2021 Preoperative evaluation in elective surgeries has been associated with successful surgical treatment. However, there is no solid scientific evidence that screening for coronary artery disease (CAD) reduces surgical risk.
A.C.C. Oliveira +5 more
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APPLICATION EFFECT OF SPUTUM INDUCTION BY ACETYLCYSTEINE AEROSOL INHALATION IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN [PDF]
精准医学杂志, 2023 Objective To investigate the application effect of aerosol inhalation of acetylcysteine in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in children. Methods A total of 180 children suspected of pulmonary tuberculosis who were admitted to Qingdao Chest ...
JI Xueqin, CHU Yan, JI Hailing, LI Tongxia
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