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The determination of the concentration of procalcitonin (PCT) in blood serum and other biological fluids is used for the diagnosis and monitoring of the course of sepsis and the syndrome of a systemic inflammatory reaction.
D. Yu. Sosnin, K. R. Gal’kovich
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Contamination rates of three urine-sampling methods to assess bacteriuria in pregnant women [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To estimate and compare contamination rates of three different urine-sampling methods in pregnant women to assess bacteriuria. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 113 pregnant women collected three different midstream urine samples ...
Visser, C.E. +13 more
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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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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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Development and characterization of a pseudo multiple reaction monitoring method for the quantification of human uromodulin in urine. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Uromodulin is the most abundant protein in healthy human urine. Recently it has been suggested as a specific biomarker of renal tubular damage.
Hammond, Thomas G. +7 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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Folate catabolites in spot urine as non-invasive biomarkers of folate status during habitual intake and folic acid supplementation. [PDF]
Folate status, as reflected by red blood cell (RCF) and plasma folates (PF), is related to health and disease risk. Folate degradation products para-aminobenzoylglutamate (pABG) and para-acetamidobenzoylglutamate (apABG) in 24 hour urine have recently ...
Berthold Koletzko (144194) +36 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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