Abstract Introduction: Many studies have been done on proteomics, genomics, epigenetic, immunogenetics in many body fluids. Among these, circulating cell-free DNA (ccfDNA) entered the literature in 1948, but it has not been studied for many years due to technological deficiencies. Following recent advan...
Abstract. Mini-Cog and Codex (cognitive disorders examination) are brief cognitive screening tests incorporating word-recall and clock drawing tests. Objective: To assess and compare the screening accuracy of Mini-Cog and Codex for diagnosis of dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in patients at...
Abstract Introduction: Bilirubin levels have been associated with risk of several malignancies. The association between pretreatment serum bilirubin levels and overall survival of patients with parotid gland carcinoma is unclear. Objectives: In this study, we assessed the effect of serum bilirubin leve...
Objective: To translate, establish the diagnostic accuracy, and standardize the Brazilian Portuguese version of the European Cross-Cultural Neuropsychological Test Battery (CNTB) considering schooling level. Methods: We first completed an English-Brazilian Portuguese translation and back-translation of ...
Enfermedad de Alzheimer/diagnóstico,
Brasil,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Comparación Transcultural,
Escolaridad,
Función Ejecutiva,
Recuerdo Mental,
Pruebas Neuropsicológicas/normas,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Traducciones
Caurio, Cássia F.B.;
Allende, Odelta S.;
Kist, Roger;
Vasconcellos, Izadora C.S.;
Rozales, Francieli P.;
Reck-Kortmann, Maikel;
Dalla Lana, Daiane F.;
Alegretti, Ana Paula;
Neto, Giácomo B.;
Pasqualotto, Alessandro C..
ABSTRACT Introduction: Cytomegalovirus may cause severe disease in immunocompromised patients. Nowadays, quantitative polymerase chain reaction is the gold-standard for both diagnosis and monitoring of cytomegalovirus infection. Most of these assays use cytomegalovirus automated molecular kits which are...
Abstract Objective To evaluate the performance of the hybrid capture 2 (HC2) high-risk papillomavirus (hrHPV) assay and cytological test in women with previous abnormalities, to detect cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (≥ CIN 2). Methods A cytological test and HC2 (Qiagen, Gai...
Células Escamosas Atípicas del Cuello del Útero/patología,
Brasil,
31574/diagnóstico,
31574/patología,
Estudios Transversales,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Papillomaviridae/aislamiento & purificación,
Infecciones por Papillomavirus/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Papillomavirus/patología,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Triaje,
Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/diagnóstico,
Neoplasias del Cuello Uterino/patología,
Frotis Vaginal
Vidal-Anzardo, Margot;
Solis, Gilmer;
Solari, Lely;
Minaya, Gabriela;
Ayala-Quintanilla, Beatriz;
Astete-Cornejo, Jonh;
Luque-Aguilar, Amparo;
Jorge, Ana;
Rojas, Nancy;
Cardenas, Fanny;
Soto, Alonso.
RESUMEN Objetivos: Determinar el rendimiento diagnóstico adicional de una prueba serológica rápida que detecta anticuerpos IgM e IgG contra SARS-CoV-2 en relación a la reacción en cadena de polimerasa reversa en tiempo real (RT-PCR). Materiales y métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal inclu...
SARS-CoV-2,
Anticuerpos,
Inmunoglobulina G,
Inmunoglobulina M,
COVID-19,
Estudios Transversales,
Pacientes Ambulatorios,
Betacoronavirus/aislamiento & purificación,
Técnicas de Laboratorio Clínico,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/diagnóstico,
Inmunoglobulina GSangre,
Inmunoglobulina MSangre,
Neumonía Viral/diagnóstico,
Prueba de COVID-19,
Vacunas contra la COVID-19,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/inmunología,
Pandemias,
Neumonía Viral/inmunología,
Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la PolimerasaMétodos,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Pruebas SerológicasMétodos
RESUMO Introdução: Diariamente o cirurgião dentista se depara com diversos casos que exigem acurácia no diagnóstico inicial e atenção para o tratamento que irá ser proposto, uma dessas é a amelogênese imperfeita, que é uma rara alteração dentária de caráter hereditário. As característi...
RESUMEN El síndrome de persona rígida afecta el sistema nervioso central. Los signos clínicos relevantes son la rigidez, los espasmos musculares y sensibilidad incrementada a los estímulos externos, que inducen las contracciones musculares. Las mujeres son afectadas de 2 a 3 veces más con relación ...
Abstract Objective To investigate the accuracy of the applied kinesiology muscle strength test for sacroiliac dysfunction and compared it with four validated orthopedic tests. Methods This is a cross-sectional accuracy survey developed at a private practice in the city of Manaus, Brazil, during Februar...
