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Clinical Application of Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System for Characterizing Liver Neoplasms: A Meta-Analysis

Diagnostics, 2021
The Liver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) is a comprehensive system for standardizing liver imaging in patients at risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We aimed to determine the diagnostic performance of LI-RADS category 5 (LR5)
Lingling Li, Yixin Hu, Jing Han, Qing Li, Chuan Peng, Jianhua Zhou   +5 more
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Chromoblastomycosis: an etiological, epidemiological, clinical, diagnostic, and treatment update [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2018
: Chromoblastomycosis is a chronic, granulomatous, suppurative mycosis of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by traumatic inoculation of dematiaceous fungi of the family Herpotrichiellaceae.
Arival Cardoso de Brito, Maraya de Jesus Semblano Bittencourt   +1 more
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Recent Progress in the Development of Diagnostic Tests for Malaria

Diagnostics, 2017
The impact of malaria on global health has continually prompted the need to develop effective diagnostic strategies. In malaria endemic regions, routine diagnosis is hampered by technical and infrastructural challenges to laboratories. These laboratories
Francis D. Krampa, Yaw Aniweh, G. Awandare, Prosper Kanyong   +3 more
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Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19: accuracy of signs and symptoms; molecular, antigen, and antibody tests; and routine laboratory markers

, 2020
Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (diagnostic). The objectives are as follows:. To assess the diagnostic accuracy of laboratory real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and other laboratory molecular tests to determine if a person ...
J. Deeks, J. Dinnes, Y. Takwoingi, C. Davenport, M. Leeflang, R. Spijker, L. Hooft, A. Bruel, Devy M. Emperador, S. Dittrich   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Tuberculosis diagnostics and biomarkers: needs, challenges, recent advances, and opportunities [PDF]

, 2012
Tuberculosis is unique among the major infectious diseases in that it lacks accurate rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests. Failure to control the spread of tuberculosis is largely due to our inability to detect and treat all infectious cases of pulmonary
Alexandre Harari, Alimuddin Zumla, Armand, Axelsson-Robertson, Banada, Ben Marais, Betsou, Blakemore, Boehme, Boehme, Cattamanchi, Chow, Cuevas, Cuevas, Cuevas, Cuevas, Diel, Dowdy, Dye, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Ferrara, Giovanni-Batista Migliori, Giuseppe Pantaleo, Green, Harari, Helb, Helen Cox, Hillemann, Hohn, Ibrahim Abubakar, Jeremiah Chakaya, John, Justin O’Grady, Karin Weyer, Keeler, Kemp, Kunnath-Velayudhan, Lawn, Lawn, Lawn, Lawn, Lawn, Lemaire, Lin, Ling, Liu, Long, Lucica Ditui, Lynn Zijenah, Mann, Marais, Marais, Marais, Marais, Marco Schito, Markus Maeurer, Marlowe, Martin P. Grobusch, Martina Casenghi, Matthew Bates, McNerney, Michael Hoelscher, Michel Pletschette, Minion, Moore, Morris, Mwaba, Nathan Ford, Nathanson, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, Nicol, Nicol, Oberhelman, O’Grady, Peter, Peter Mwaba, Peter S. Kim, Rifat Atun, Rose, Ruth McNerney, S. Bertel Squire, Samana Schwank, Sester, Shah, Soumya Swaminathan, Squire, Squire, Steingart, Steingart, Steingart, Steve Lawn, Storla, Temple, Theron, Timothy D. Mchugh, Treatment Action Group, Tully, Vadwai, Van Rie, van Wyk, Wallis, Walzl, Weyer, Wilson, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, Wright, Wright, Zar, Ziad Memish, Zumla, Zumla   +118 more
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Preanalytical issues related to routine and diagnostic glucose tests: Results from a survey in Spain [PDF]

Biochemia medica, 2020
Introduction: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide. The objective of this study was to find out under what preanalytical conditions routine and diagnostic glucose tests are performed across Spanish laboratories; and also what criteria are used for DM diagnosis.
García-del-Pino, Isabel, Bauça, Josep M., Gómez, Carolina, Caballero, Andrea, Llopis, María Antonia, Ibarz, Mercedes, Martínez, Débora, Ventura, Montserrat, Marzana, Itziar, Puente, Juan J., Segovia, Marta, Salas, Paloma, Gómez-Rioja, Rubén   +12 more
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Evaluation of the Performance of Five Diagnostic Tests for Fasciola hepatica Infection in Naturally Infected Cattle Using a Bayesian No Gold Standard Approach

PLoS ONE, 2016
The clinical and economic importance of fasciolosis has been recognised for centuries, yet diagnostic tests available for cattle are far from perfect.
S. Mazeri, N. Sargison, R. Kelly, B. Bronsvoort, I. Handel   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Accuracy of Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Tests in Community Studies and their Impact on Treatment of Malaria in an Area with Declining Malaria Burden in North-Eastern Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2011
Despite some problems related to accuracy and applicability of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs), they are currently the best option in areas with limited laboratory services for improving case management through parasitological diagnosis and ...
A Enevold, A Laurent, A Moody, AB Ly, BP Mmbando, BP Mmbando, Bruno P Mmbando, C Sayang, CA Petti, CI Chandler, CK Murray, CM Zikusooka, D Bell, D Bell, D Bell, Deus S Ishengoma, DJ Kyabayinze, DJ Kyabayinze, DR Ishengoma, DR Ishengoma, EK Ansah, Filbert Francis, H Hopkins, H Reyburn, H Reyburn, I Bates, Ib C Bygbjerg, J Bendezu, J Chinkhumba, John PA Lusingu, JP Lusingu, JP Lusingu, M Alifrangis, Martha M Lemnge, MI Msellem, Michael Alifrangis, Ministry of Health, ML McMorrow, ML McMorrow, MM Lemnge, N Singh, P Mens, Pamela Magistrado, R Development Core Team. R, RN Bronzan, S Gerstl, TA Abeku, Thor G Theander, V Batwala, V D'Acremont, WHO, WHO, WP O'Meara, Z Bisoffi, Z Bisoffi   +54 more
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Empiric treatment of pulmonary TB in the Xpert era: Correspondence of sputum culture, Xpert MTB/RIF, and clinical diagnoses. [PDF]

, 2019
BackgroundClinical tuberculosis diagnosis and empiric treatment have traditionally been common among patients with negative bacteriologic test results. Increasing availability of rapid molecular diagnostic tests, including Xpert MTB/RIF and the new Xpert
Cattamanchi, Adithya, Dowdy, David W, Isooba, David, Kamoga, Caleb, Katamba, Achilles, Kato-Maeda, Midori, Kendall, Emily A, Kitonsa, Peter J, Mukiibi, James, Nakasolya, Olga, Nalutaaya, Annet, Robsky, Katherine, Salvatore, Phillip P   +12 more
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meta4diag: Bayesian Bivariate Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Studies for Routine Practice [PDF]

Journal of Statistical Software, 2018
This paper introduces the \proglang{R} package \pkg{meta4diag} for implementing Bayesian bivariate meta-analyses of diagnostic test studies. Our package \pkg{meta4diag} is a purpose-built front end of the \proglang{R} package \pkg{INLA}. While \pkg{INLA} offers full Bayesian inference for the large set of latent Gaussian models using integrated nested ...
Guo, Jingyi, Riebler, Andrea Ingeborg
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