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False-positive HIV and viral hepatitis serologic test results in a cluster of pork processing plant workers

Journal of Clinical Virology Plus, 2022
Background: Accuracy of screening tests is vital in the diagnosis of HIV, hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Objective: Our goal is to report false-positive serologic tests secondary to heterophile antibodies in a group of ...
Don Bambino Geno S. Tai, Maryam Mahmood, Joseph D. Yao, John D. Zeuli, Ahmed Hamdi, Edison J. Cano Cevallos, Mary Jo Kasten   +6 more
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Comparison of two rapid tests for anti-phenolic glycolipid-I serology in Brazil and Nepal

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2012
The diagnosis of leprosy continues to be based on clinical symptoms and early diagnosis and treatment are critical to preventing disability and transmission. Sensitive and specific laboratory tests are not available for diagnosing leprosy.
Mariane Martins de Araújo Stefani, Adriano Badotti Grassi, Lucas Henrique Sampaio, Ana Lúcia Osório Maroclo de Sousa, Maurício Barcelos Costa, Pauline Scheelbeek, Kapil D Neupane, Deanna A Hagge, Murdo Macdonald, Sang-Nae Cho, Linda Oskam, Samira Bührer-Sékula   +11 more
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Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidelines on the Diagnosis of COVID-19:Serologic Testing

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background The availability of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) serologic testing has rapidly increased. Current assays use a variety of technologies, measure different classes of immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin combinations ...
Kimberly E Hanson, A. M. Caliendo, Cesar A. Arias, Janet A Englund, Mary K. Hayden, Mark J. Lee, M. Loeb, Robin Patel, Osama Altayar, Abdallah El Alayli, S. Sultan, Y. Falck-Ytter, V. Lavergne, Rebecca L. Morgan, M. H. Murad, A. Bhimraj, Reem A. Mustafa   +16 more
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Brucellaspondylodiscitis and Paravertebral Abscess with Negative Serology: A Case Report [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2012
Background and Objectives: Brucellosis is a common zoonosis which still remains as a major health problem in certain parts of the world. Osteoarticular involvement is the most frequent complication of brucellosis, in which the diagnosis of ...
Farazi A.A., Didgar F., Ghandi A.R., Soofian M.   +3 more
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Prospects for new leprosy diagnostic tools, a narrative review considering ELISA and PCR assays

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2020
Slit skin smear and histopathological examinations are currently the main laboratory tools used to aid the diagnosis of leprosy. However, their sensitivity is low, and many cases are not detected.
Rafael Silva Gama, Lázaro Azevedo Leite, Lívia Tavares Colombo, Lúcia Alves de Oliveira Fraga   +3 more
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Assessment of the hematologic factors as a prognostic factor in COVID-19 patients [PDF]

Journal of Research in Clinical Medicine
Introduction: Identifying laboratory predictors of disease progression should be a priority in current COVID-19 studies, which leads to an appropriate treatment for patients and reduce the risk of severe or critical illness.
Arezoo Fathalizadeh, Aysa Rezabakhsh, Fateme Tahmasbi, Jalal Farshbafi Nezhad Zoghi, Pinar Safari, Samad Shams Vahdati   +5 more
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Leprosy: prevalence and factors associated with seropositivity for anti-NDO-LID antibodies in children under 15 years of age [PDF]

Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2019
: Background: A high prevalence of leprosy among children under 15 years of age indicates the need to implement actions to prevent new cases of the disease.
Luciane Cardoso Gomes, Denise da Costa Boamorte Cortela, Eliane Aparecida Silva, Ageo Mário Cândido da Silva, Silvana Margarida Benevides Ferreira   +4 more
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Seroepidemiologic Study Designs for Determining SARS-COV-2 Transmission and Immunity

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2020
Serologic studies are crucial for clarifying dynamics of the coronavirus disease pandemic. Past work on serologic studies (e.g., during influenza pandemics) has made relevant contributions, but specific conditions of the current situation require ...
Hannah Clapham, James Hay, Isobel Routledge, Saki Takahashi, Marc Choisy, Derek Cummings, Bryan Grenfell, C. Jessica E. Metcalf, Michael Mina, Isabel Rodriguez Barraquer, Henrik Salje, Clarence C. Tam   +11 more
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Evaluation of nine serological rapid tests for the detection of SARS-CoV-2

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2020
Objective. To evaluate the operative capacity of nine serological rapid tests to detect the IgM/IgG antibodies response in serum from patients with SARS-CoV-2 in different clinical stages. Methods.
Marcela Mercado, Jeadran Malagón-Rojas, Gabriela Delgado, Vivian Vanesa Rubio, Lida Muñoz Galindo, Eliana L. Parra Barrera, Paula Gaviria, Gabriela Zabaleta, Zonia Alarcon, Adriana Arévalo, Helly Casallas Cifuentes, Kelly Estrada, Gloria Puerto, María T. Herrera Sepúlveda, Helena Rodríguez, Marisol Galindo, Martha Lucía Ospina Ramírez   +16 more
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Antibody False Positivity Among COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Donors: A Comparative Study from the Turkish Red Crescent Blood Center

Haseki Tıp Bülteni, 2021
Aim:During our routine work at the Turkish Red Crescent (TRC) laboratories, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) 1/2 antibody false-positive results were observed among Coronavirus disease-2019 convalescent plasma (CP) donors more frequently than healthy ...
Levent Hayat, Can Murat Beker, Aziz Karaca, Nurettin Hafizoglu, Kerem Kinik, Fatma Meric Yilmaz   +5 more
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