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Green Urine Due to Propofol: A Case Report with Review of Literature [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2015
The change in the colour of urine is a known occurrence in an intensive care setting and is always a cause of concern to the clinicians who have to differentiate between benign and pathological causes.
Gautam Rawal, Sankalp Yadav
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Accuracy of the urine point-of-care circulating cathodic antigen assay for diagnosing Schistosomiasis mansoni infection in Brazil: A multicenter study [PDF]

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2023
Background: The World Health Organization recommends a market-ready, urine-based point-of-care diagnostic test for circulating cathodic antigens (CCA) to determine the prevalence of S. mansoni.
Otavio Sarmento Pieri, Fernando Schemelzer Moraes Bezerra, Paulo Marcos Zech Coelho, Martin Johannes Enk, Tereza Cristina Favre, Carlos Graeff-Teixeira, Ricardo Riccio Oliveira, Mitermayer Galvão dos Reis, Lee Senhorinha de Almeida Andrade, Lilian Christina Nóbrega Holsbach Beck, Vivian Favero, Thainá Rodrigues de Souza Fialho, Ricardo José de Paula Souza e Guimarães, Bruna Souza Santos Oliveira, Vanessa Fey Pascoal, Marta Cristhiany Cunha Pinheiro, Ronald Alves dos Santos, Luciano Kalabric Silva, Isadora Cristina de Siqueira, Renata Perotto de Souza, Naftale Katz   +20 more
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Evaluation of Loopamp™ Leishmania Detection Kit and Leishmania Antigen ELISA for Post-Elimination Detection and Management of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Bangladesh

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2021
With reduced prevalence of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the Indian subcontinent (ISC), direct and field deployable diagnostic tests are needed to implement an effective diagnostic and surveillance algorithm for post-elimination VL control.
Faria Hossain, Albert Picado, Sophie I. Owen, Prakash Ghosh, Rajashree Chowdhury, Shomik Maruf, Md. Anik Ashfaq Khan, Md. Utba Rashid, Rupen Nath, James Baker, Debashis Ghosh, Emily R. Adams, Malcolm S. Duthie, Md. Sakhawat Hossain, Ariful Basher, Proggananda Nath, Fatima Aktar, Israel Cruz, Israel Cruz, Dinesh Mondal   +19 more
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Presence of benznidazole conjugated metabolites in urine identified by β-glucuronidase treatment

Brazilian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2020
Chagas disease is a serious public health problem in Latin America and, due to migration, in other non-endemic regions. Benznidazole (BNZ) is first choice drug in pediatric therapeutics. However, little is known regarding its metabolism in humans.
María Elena Marson, Facundo García Bournissen, Jaime Altcheh, Guillermo Moscatelli, Samantha Moroni, Guido Enrique Mastrantonio   +5 more
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Biomonitoring of concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in blood and urine of children at playgrounds within Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria [PDF]

Environmental Health and Toxicology, 2019
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) exposure is among the leading air pollutants associated with diverse adverse health effects due to their persistent, bio-accumulative and toxic characteristics.
Verla Andrew Wirnkor, Verla Evelyn Ngozi, Chigbo Medo Ajero, Lele Kelechi Charity, Okechukwu StellaMaris Ngozi, Enyoh Christian Ebere, Amaobi Collins Emeka   +6 more
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Performance of a real-time PCR approach for diagnosing Schistosoma haematobium infections of different intensity in urine samples from Zanzibar

Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 2020
Background Efforts to control and eliminate schistosomiasis have accelerated over the past decade. As parasite burden, associated morbidity and egg excretion decrease, diagnosis with standard parasitological methods becomes harder.
Dominique Keller, Julian Rothen, Jean-Pierre Dangy, Corina Saner, Claudia Daubenberger, Fiona Allan, Shaali M. Ame, Said M. Ali, Fatma Kabole, Jan Hattendorf, David Rollinson, Ralf Seyfarth, Stefanie Knopp   +12 more
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Diabetes is a risk factor for high-dose methotrexate-associated AKI in lymphoma patients

Renal Failure, 2020
Purpose The aim of the study was to investigate the incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) occurring after high-dose methotrexate (HDMTX) administration and the role of type 2 diabetes (T2D) playing in the occurrence of AKI.
Yujia Wang, Li Wei, Yi Guan, Qian Wang, Qionghong Xie, Chuanming Hao   +5 more
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Human In Vivo Metabolism and Elimination Behavior of Micro-Dosed Selective Androgen Receptor Modulator RAD140 for Doping Control Purposes

Metabolites, 2022
RAD140 is a selective androgen receptor modulator which has been abused in sporting competitions. Its use is prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for athletes at all times.
Felicitas Wagener, Luisa Euler, Christian Görgens, Sven Guddat, Mario Thevis   +4 more
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Eliminating Unnecessary Urine Cultures To Reduce Costs [PDF]

Laboratory Medicine, 1996
In a retrospective study of urine cultures performed during a 1-year period, we found that 14.64% of the tests requested and performed were inappropriate according to literature-based exclusion criteria. Specimens obtained twice on the same day, twice on two consecutive days, or more than six times per month were considered unnecessary.
Andrew B. Onderdonk, James W. Winkelman, Ruth Orni-Wasserlauf   +2 more
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Case report on a swift shift in uropathogens from Shigella flexneri to Escherichia coli: a thin line between bacterial persistence and reinfection

Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2020
Background Urinary tract infections (UTI) are mostly caused by bacteria. Urine cultures are usually a definitive measure to select the appropriate antibiotics for the elimination of a uropathogen and subsequent recovery from the infection.
Kukwah Anthony Tufon, Djike Puepi Yolande Fokam, Youmbi Sylvain Kouanou, Henry Dilonga Meriki   +3 more
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