Diagnostic Accuracy of Routine Laboratory Tests for COVID-19
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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Value of Routine Dengue Diagnostic Tests in Urine and Saliva Specimens.
BackgroundDengue laboratory diagnosis is essentially based on detection of the virus, its components or antibodies directed against the virus in blood samples.
Anne-Claire Andries +13 more
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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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Acute brainstem encephalitis associated with in an adult: a case report [PDF]
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]
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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Inappropriate screening of obstructive coronary artery disease during pre-anesthesia assessment of candidates for non-cardiac surgery [PDF]
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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Comparative Analysis of Routine Laboratory Diagnostic Tests for Rabies [PDF]
Present study was undertaken to compare various routine laboratory diagnostic tests for rabies detection. Seller's staining, mouse inoculation test (MIT), Dot-ELISA, Agar gel precipitation test (AGPT) and counter immunoelectrophoresis test (CIET) were the main basic tests performed in the laboratory for the rabies diagnosis. Out of 200 brain specimens,
KADAM, S, SHERIKAR, A, PINGALE, V
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APPLICATION EFFECT OF SPUTUM INDUCTION BY ACETYLCYSTEINE AEROSOL INHALATION IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS IN CHILDREN [PDF]
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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Routine blood tests as a potential diagnostic tool for COVID-19 [PDF]
Abstract Objectives The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) to date, the epidemic has gradually spread to 209 countries worldwide with more than 1.5 million infected people and 100,000 deaths.
Ferrari D. +5 more
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Introduction: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (SBP) as a monomicrobial infection of ascites fluid is one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in cirrhotic patients. This study was aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of ascites
Hamed Aminiahidashti +6 more
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