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High diagnostic yield of tuberculosis from screening urine samples from HIV-infected patients with advanced immunodeficiency using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay. [PDF]
: ABSTRACT:: We determined the diagnostic yield of the Xpert MTB/RIF assay for tuberculosis (TB) when testing small volumes of urine from ambulatory HIV-infected patients prior to starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in South Africa.
Vogt, M, Kerkhoff, AD, Wood, R, Lawn, SD
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The aim of this study was to characterize the urinary excretion of the BK (BKV) and JC (JCV) human polyomaviruses in a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected children and adolescents. One hundred and fifty-six patients were enrolled: Group
Daisy Maria Machado +10 more
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Collagen-Derived Peptides in CKD: A Link to Fibrosis
Collagen is a major component of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and has an imminent role in fibrosis, in, among others, chronic kidney disease (CKD). Collagen alpha-1(I) (col1a1) is the most abundant collagen type and has previously been underlined for ...
Emmanouil Mavrogeorgis +8 more
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Optimising storage conditions and processing of sheep urine for nitrogen cycle and gaseous emission measurements from urine patches [PDF]
In grazing systems, urine patches deposited by livestock are hotspots of nutrient cycling and the most important source of nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions.
Harry A. Barrat +28 more
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Urinary-Based Markers for Bladder Cancer Detection
BackgroundThe use of urine markers for diagnosis and surveillance has been a topic of broad interest and ongoing controversies in the management of patients with bladder cancer.
Tilman Todenhöfer, Michele Lodde, Kim van Kessel, Renate Pichler, Antonia Vlahou, Yair Lotan
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The Urinary Resistome of Clinically Healthy Companion Dogs: Potential One Health Implications
An interdisciplinary approach to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is essential to effectively address what is projected to soon become a public health disaster.
Tonatiuh Melgarejo +5 more
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Human biomonitoring constitutes a suitable tool to assess exposure to toxins overcoming the disadvantages of traditional methods. Urine constitutes an accessible biological matrix in biomonitoring studies.
Noelia Pallarés +4 more
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A four-group urine risk classifier for predicting outcome in prostate cancer patients [PDF]
Objectives: To develop a risk classifier using urine-derived extracellular vesicle RNA (UEV-RNA) capable of providing diagnostic information of disease status prior to biopsy, and prognostic information for men on active surveillance (AS).
Stuttle, C +115 more
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Metabolite identification in non-targeted NMR-based metabolomics remains a challenge. While many peaks of frequently occurring metabolites are assigned, there is a high number of unknowns in high-resolution NMR spectra, hampering biological conclusions ...
Silke S. Heinzmann +3 more
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Clinical Utility of a Commercial LAM-ELISA Assay for TB Diagnosis in HIV-Infected Patients Using Urine and Sputum Samples [PDF]
Background: The accurate diagnosis of TB in HIV-infected patients, particularly with advanced immunosuppression, is difficult. Recent studies indicate that a lipoarabinomannan (LAM) assay (Clearview-TB (R)-ELISA) may have some utility for the diagnosis ...
Peter, J +78 more
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