ABSTRACT Objective This cross sectional study intended to evaluate two bedside tests (Neuropad and VibraTip) as screening tools for distal symmetrical polyneuropathy (DSPN) in Latin American patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). Subjects and methods Ninety-three Colombian patients diagnosed w...
In this study we developed an indirect ELISA to detect antibodies against Minute Virus of Mice (MVM) using an antigen produced from BHK-21 cells infected with a prototype strain of the virus. The optimal antigen concentration and serum dilutions were established. In order to analyze variability in the la...
ABSTRACT Introduction: Standard anthropometric measures used to diagnose obesity in the general population may not have the same performance in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Objective: To determine cutoff points for body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) for detecting obesity in women...
ABSTRACT Objective MRI of the prostate improves diagnostic accuracy of prostate cancer. Different fusion approaches with transrectal ultrasound images are employed. Objective To determine detection rate of prostate cancer in men undergoing transperineal MRI-based cognitive fusion biopsy. Materials a...
Abstract INTRODUCTION The control of reservoirs for Leishmania infantum -induced zoonotic visceral leishmaniasis requires the identification of dogs posing a population risk. Here, we assessed the performance of several assays to identify Lutzomyia longipalpis infectious dogs. METHODS We evaluated 99...
Anticuerpos Antiprotozoarios/sangre,
Enfermedades de los Perros/diagnóstico,
Enfermedades de los Perros/parasitología,
Enfermedades de los Perros/transmisión,
Leishmania infantum,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/diagnóstico,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/parasitología,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/transmisión,
Leishmaniasis Visceral/veterinaria,
Mosquitos Vectores/parasitología,
Psychodidae/parasitología,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Pruebas Serológicas/métodos,
Pruebas Serológicas/veterinaria
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Chikungunya fever is a condition resulting from infection by chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an Aedes sp.-transmitted virus. This disease has been diagnosed in thousands of cases in the Americas, particularly in Brazil, in recent years, and there is an ongoing epidemic of chikungunya ...
Abstract INTRODUCTION In order to detect Trypanosoma cruzi and determine the genetic profiles of the parasite during the chronic phase of Chagas disease (ChD), parasitological and molecular diagnostic methods were used to assess the blood of 91 patients without specific prior treatment. METHODS Blood s...
Cultivo de Sangre,
Enfermedad de Chagas/sangre,
Enfermedad de Chagas/diagnóstico,
Enfermedad Crónica,
ADN Protozoario/genética,
Genotipo,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Trypanosoma cruzi/genética,
Trypanosoma cruzi/aislamiento & purificación
Abstract Objective: In this study, the efficacy of thoracic ultrasonography during echocardiography was evaluated in newborns. Methods: Sixty newborns who had undergone pediatric cardiac surgery were successively evaluated between March 1, 2015, and September 1, 2015. Patients were evaluated for effusi...
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Cardíacos/efectos adversos,
Ecocardiografía/métodos,
Síndrome del Corazón Izquierdo Hipoplásico/cirugía,
Derrame Pleural/diagnóstico por imagen,
Complicaciones Posoperatorias/diagnóstico por imagen,
Atelectasia Pulmonar/diagnóstico por imagen,
Atelectasia Pulmonar/etiología,
Radiografía Torácica/métodos,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Transposición de los Grandes Vasos/cirugía,
Ultrasonografía/métodos
Resumo: Objetivou-se investigar a validade da autopercepção da presença da cárie dentária e fatores associados, mediante estudo com 795 adultos (35-44 anos). A variável dependente foi autopercepção da presença da cárie dentária, as independentes reunidas em blocos. Três modelos logísticos fo...
Brasil,
Estudios Transversales,
Exactitud de los Datos,
Caries Dental/diagnóstico,
Pruebas Diagnósticas de Rutina,
Salud Bucal,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Factores de Riesgo,
Autoimagen,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Factores Socioeconómicos
Koc, Gonca;
Doganay, Selim;
Sevinc, Eylem;
Deniz, Kemal;
Chavhan, Govind;
Gorkem, Sureyya B;
Karacabey, Neslihan;
Dogan, Mehmet S;
Coskun, Abdulhakim;
Aslan, Duran.
Abstract Objective: To assess if magnetic resonance enterography is capable of showing evidence/extent of disease in pediatric patients with biopsy-proven celiac disease by comparing with a control group, and to correlate the magnetic resonance enterography findings with anti-endomysial antibody level, ...
