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Platelet to lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in missed abortion

Abstract Objective Missed abortion occurs in ~ 15% of all clinical pregnancies. The pathogenesis is not clearly known. However, defective placentation resulting in maternal systemic inflammatory response is considered responsible for missed abortion. Platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil lympho...

Expression and significance of CK5/6, P63, P40, CK7, TTF-1, NapsinA, CD56, Syn and CgA in biopsy specimen of squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and small cell lung carcinoma

Int. j. morphol; 38 (2), 2020
Nine tumor and various potential biomarkers were measured and combined the information to diagnose disease, all patients accepted fiber bronchoscopy brush liquid based cytologyand histopathology examination in order to reliably detect lung cancer. The samples from 314 Chinese lung cancer patients were ob...

Diagnostic value of urinary luteinizing hormone levels in the monitoring of precocious puberty treatment

ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether first-voided urinary LH (FV-ULH) - level measurement can adequately assess pubertal suppression as much as standard tests can. Subjects and methods The study group included patients with central precocious puberty and rapidly progressing early puberty who recei...

Tri-ponderal mass index and body mass index in prediction of pediatric metabolic syndrome: the CASPIAN-V study

ABSTRACT Objective Body mass index (BMI) and tri-ponderal mass index (TMI) are anthropometric measures to evaluate body adiposity in the various age groups. The present study aims to compare the predictive value of TMI and BMI for metabolic syndrome (Mets) in children and adolescents of both genders. ...

Evaluation of perioperative high-sensitive cardiac troponin i as a predictive biomarker of major adverse cardiovascular events after noncardiac surgery

Rev. invest. clín; 72 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Background: Various studies suggest that perioperative concentrations of high-sensitivity troponins are incremental and predictive factors of a major adverse cardiac event (MACE) and all-cause mortality. Objective: The objective of the study was to evaluate the predictive value of high-sensiti...

Diagnóstico de la Tricomonas vaginalis en la mujer

OBJETIVO: revisar los diferentes métodos de diagnóstico de la tricomoniasis vaginal disponibles hasta el presente. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: se revisó la bibliografía latinoamericano e internacional a través de los sitios electrónicos de Pub-Med y Scielo. RESULTADOS: la Tricomonas vaginalis es consi...

Ultrasonography guided fine needle aspiration cytology in patients with laryngo-hypopharyngeal lesions

Abstract Introduction: Laryngeal lesions are usually evaluated by microlaryngoscopy/direct laryngoscopy under anaesthesia for disease mapping and tissue diagnosis. However patients with anticipated airway compromise due to laryngeal mass may require either a protective tracheotomy or emergency tracheoto...

Performance of rapid tests for canine visceral leishmaniasis diagnosis in Argentina

Medicina (B.Aires); 80 (2), 2020
To diagnose dogs infected by Leishmania infantum rK39 rapid diagnosis test is widely used in the Americas, while dual path platform (DPP) was recently adopted by Brazil. In this study we assessed the performance of rK39-RDT and DPP tests in recent urban transmission scenarios of Argentina. The sensitivit...

Utilidad de los parámetros clínicos y de laboratorio básicos para predecir infección bacteriana seria en menores de 3 meses que se hospitalizan por síndrome febril sin foco

Rev. chil. pediatr; 91 (2), 2020
Resumen: Introducción: Un 20% de los niños con síndrome febril se presenta como síndrome febril sin foco (SFSF). Las es trategias de manejo en este grupo presentan alta sensibilidad, pero baja especificidad. Objetivos: Ca racterizar las infecciones bacterianas serias (IBS) en menores de 3 meses h...

COVID-19: a meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy of commercial assays registered in Brazil

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT The accuracy of commercially available tests for COVID-19 in Brazil remains unclear. We aimed to perform a meta-analysis to describe the accuracy of available tests to detect COVID-19 in Brazil. We searched at the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) online platform to describe the pooled...