Difficulties in confirming and discriminating human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and HTLV-2 infections by serological Western blot (WB) assays (HTLV Blot 2.4; MP Biomedicals) have been reported in Brazil, mainly in HIV/AIDS patients, with a large number of WB-indeterminate and WB-positive bu...
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the concordance between CT and nucleic acid testing in diagnosing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outside its district of origin (Wuhan, China). METHODS: Twenty-three consecutive patients with COVID-19, confirmed by nucleic acid testing, were enrolled from two de...
Betacoronavirus,
COVID-19,
Prueba de COVID-19,
China/epidemiología,
Técnicas de Laboratorio Clínico/métodos,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/diagnóstico,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/diagnóstico por imagen,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/epidemiología,
Coronavirus/genética,
Coronavirus/aislamiento & purificación,
Pandemias,
Neumonía Viral/diagnóstico,
Neumonía Viral/diagnóstico por imagen,
Neumonía Viral/epidemiología,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa de Transcriptasa Inversa,
SARS-CoV-2,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X/métodos
Pereira, Renato de Oliveira;
Luz, Larissa Almondes da;
Chagas, Diego Cipriano;
Amorim, Jefferson Rodrigues;
Nery-Júnior, Elmo de Jesus;
Alves, Araci Castelo Branco Rodrigues;
Abreu-Neto, Flávio Teixeira de;
Oliveira, Maria da Conceição Barros;
Silva, Danylo Rafhael Costa;
Soares-Júnior, José Maria;
Silva, Benedito Borges da.
OBJECTIVES: In breast cancer diagnosis, mammography (MMG), ultrasonography (USG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are the imaging methods most used. There is a scarcity of comparative studies that evaluate the accuracy of these methods in the diagnosis of breast cancer. METHODS: A cross-sectional st...
OBJECTIVE: Fine-needle aspiration cytology is the risk stratification tool for thyroid nodules, and ultrasound elastography is not routinely used for the differential diagnosis of thyroid cancer. The current study aimed to compare the diagnostic parameters of ultrasound elastography and fine-needle aspir...
Biopsia con Aguja Fina/métodos,
Diagnóstico Diferencial,
Diagnóstico por Imagen de Elasticidad/métodos,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Glándula Tiroides/diagnóstico por imagen,
Glándula Tiroides/patología,
Neoplasias de la Tiroides/diagnóstico,
Neoplasias de la Tiroides/patología,
Nódulo Tiroideo/diagnóstico por imagen,
Nódulo Tiroideo/patología,
Tirotropina/sangre
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to determine the accuracy of the Breath-Alert™ portable breath meter (BA) for the detection of halitosis in children and adolescents, considering the organoleptic test (OT) as the gold standard in this assessment. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 150 c...
OBJECTIVE: Imaging diagnosis of cervical lymphadenopathy has conventionally used ultrasonography. Shear wave elastography (SWE) is a recent ultrasound technological advancement that has shown promise in the important medical problem of differentiating between benign and malignant cervical lymph nodes bas...
Betacoronavirus/genética,
Betacoronavirus/inmunología,
COVID-19,
Prueba de COVID-19,
Técnicas de Laboratorio Clínico/métodos,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/diagnóstico,
Inmunoensayo,
Inmunoglobulina G/sangre,
Pandemias,
Neumonía Viral/diagnóstico,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
SARS-CoV-2,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
OBJECTIVES: Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography, the aspartate aminotransferase-to-alanine aminotransferase ratio (AAR), aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), and the fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index are widely used to assess liver fibrosis. However, efficacies of these meth...
Acústica,
Alanina Transaminasa/sangre,
Aspartato Aminotransferasas/sangre,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Biopsia,
Diagnóstico por Imagen de Elasticidad/métodos,
Hígado/patología,
Cirrosis Hepática/sangre,
Cirrosis Hepática/diagnóstico por imagen,
Cirrosis Hepática/patología,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Curva ROC,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
OBJECTIVES: Ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsies are recommended for the detection of suspicious thyroid nodules. However, the best approach regarding suspicious ultrasound features for thyroid nodules is still unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of location and size of thyroid ...
Moura, Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de;
McCarty, Thomas R;
Ribeiro, Igor Braga;
Funari, Mateus Pereira;
Oliveira, Pedro Victor Aniz Gomes de;
Miranda Neto, Antonio Afonso de;
Monte Júnior, Epifânio Silvino do;
Tustumi, Francisco;
Bernardo, Wanderley Marques;
Moura, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de;
Thompson, Christopher C.
Serologic testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) promises to assist in assessing exposure to and confirming the diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and to provide a roadmap for reopening countries worldwide. Considering this, a proper understanding of serol...
Anticuerpos Antivirales/sangre,
Betacoronavirus,
COVID-19,
Prueba de COVID-19,
Técnicas de Laboratorio Clínico,
Infecciones por Coronavirus/diagnóstico,
Inmunoglobulina G/sangre,
Inmunoglobulina M/sangre,
Pandemias,
Neumonía Viral/diagnóstico,
SARS-CoV-2,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Pruebas Serológicas
