Diagnostic Value of Lactoferrin in Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections in Children
مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2018 Background: Urinary tract infections is a common disease, especially in children, and is diagnosed through urine culture. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of lactoferrin in the diagnosis of urinary tract infections. Methods: In
Alireza Merrikhi, Zahra Parsapour
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Phototrophs evolved light‐harvesting systems adapted for efficient photon capture in habitats enriched in far‐red radiation. A subset of eukaryotic pigment‐binding proteins can absorb far‐red photons via low‐energy chlorophyll states known as red forms.
Antonello Amelii +8 more
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Discriminating active from latent tuberculosis in patients presenting to community clinics. [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Because of the high global prevalence of latent TB infection (LTBI), a key challenge in endemic settings is distinguishing patients with active TB from patients with overlapping clinical symptoms without active TB but with co-existing LTBI ...
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Eye and Brain, 2013 Catherine Awad,1 Samantha Slotnick,2,3 Sanjeev Nath,4 Jerome Sherman2–41Nova Southeastern College of Optometry, Fort Lauderdale-Davie, FL, 2SUNY State College of Optometry, 3SUNY Eye Institute, 4Eye Institute and Laser Center, New York, NY ...
Awad C, Slotnick S, Nath S, Sherman J
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Optimal search strategies for identifying sound clinical prediction studies in EMBASE [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: Clinical prediction guides assist clinicians by pointing to specific elements of the patient's clinical presentation that should be considered when forming a diagnosis, prognosis or judgment regarding treatment outcome.
A Laupacis +25 more
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Sensitivity and Specificity [PDF]
Clinical Medicine & Research, 2005 Editor – In the Authors’ Reply to the letter “Sensitivity and Specificity of Tests of Liver Injury”1 in the November 2004 issue of Clinical Medicine & Research, the statement “It is true that no single test of liver injury is either highly sensitive or specific” would be more accurate if it read “It is true that no single test of liver injury is both ...
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Sensitivity and specificity of meningeal signs in patients with meningitis
Journal of general and family medicine, 2019 Several types of physical examinations are used in the diagnosis of meningitis, including nuchal rigidity, jolt accentuation, Kernig's sign, and Brudzinski's sign.
T. Akaishi +6 more
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Rad27/FEN1 prevents accumulation of Okazaki fragments and ribosomal DNA copy number changes
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The budding yeast Rad27 is a structure‐specific endonuclease. Here, the authors reveal that Rad27 is crucial for maintaining the stability of the ribosomal RNA gene (rDNA) region. Rad27 deficiency leads to the accumulation of Okazaki fragments and changes in rDNA copy number.
Tsugumi Yamaji +3 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of the Ottawa 3DY and Short Blessed Test to detect cognitive dysfunction in geriatric patients presenting to the emergency department [PDF]
, 2018 ObjectivesCognitive dysfunction (CD) is a common finding in geriatric patients presenting to the emergency department (ED). Our primary objective was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of the Ottawa 3DY (O3DY) and Short Blessed Test (SBT) as screening ...
Barbic, David +5 more
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Distribution and specificity of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T in older adults without acute cardiac conditions: cross-sectional results from the population-based AugUR study [PDF]
, 2021 Alexander Dietl +8 more
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