Summary Objective: To examine the diagnostic and prognostic performances of serum procalcitonin (PCT) in adult and elderly patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs). Method: A total of 176 patients with culture-proven BSIs and 200 healthy counterparts were studied prospectively. Participants were stu...
Bacteriemia/sangre,
Biomarcadores/sangre,
Calcitonina/sangre,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Ensayo de Inmunoadsorción Enzimática,
Persona de Mediana Edad,
Pronóstico,
Estudios Prospectivos,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Sepsis/sangre,
Sepsis/diagnóstico
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Molecular techniques have been shown to be alternative methods for the accurate detection of infectious and parasitic diseases, such as the leishmaniases. The present study describes the optimization and evaluation of a duplex real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) protocol developed f...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Kato-Katz technique is the standard diagnostic test for Schistosoma mansoni infection in rural areas. However, the utility of this method is severely limited by the day-to-day variability in host egg excretion in the stool. In high-transmission areas, the point-of-care circula...
Abstract Introduction: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is the most common peripheral vestibular disorder. The Dix-Hallpike and Roll maneuvers are used to diagnose BPPV. Objective: This study aims to investigate the diagnostic value of repeated Dix-Hallpike and Roll maneuvers in BPPV. Metho...
Infurnari, Laura;
Galli, Laura;
Bigoloni, Alba;
Carbone, Alessia;
Chiappetta, Stefania;
Sala, Angelo;
Ceserani, Norberto;
Lazzarin, Adriano;
Castagna, Antonella;
Gaiera/, Giovanni.
ABSTRACT Diagnosis of schistosomiasis in migrants coming from endemic areas can be difficult, especially in asymptomatic subjects. Light-intensity disease, in fact, may be missed due to the low sensitivity of the stool microscopy and serologic testing cannot distinguish between a resolved infection and a...
El cuestionario STOP-BANG, del acrónimo en inglés S snore (ronquido), T tired (cansancio), Oobserved apneas (apneas observadas), P pressure (hipertensión arterial), B BMI (índice de masa corporal >35 kg/m2), A age (edad > 50 años), N neck (circunferencia del cuello > 40 cm) y G gender (sexo masculin...
Abstract Introduction: The diagnosis of pleural tuberculosis requires an invasive and time-consuming reference method. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is rapid, but validation in pleural tuberculosis is still weak. Objective: To establish the operating characteristics of real-time polymerase chain re...
Derrame Pleural/diagnóstico,
Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la PolimerasaMétodos,
Tuberculosis Pleural/diagnóstico,
Colombia,
Estudios Transversales,
Hospitales Universitarios,
Mesotelioma/diagnóstico,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/aislamiento & purificación,
Pleuresia/diagnóstico,
Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad
OBJETIVO Analizar las características poblacionales y los métodos diagnósticos de patología cervical para la prevención del cáncer de cérvix de tres hospitales españoles para mejorar y unificar los programas de cribado y prevención. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS Estudio retrospectivo de las característ...
ABSTRACT Objective The aim of this study was to describe the ultrasound features of benign and malignant thyroid nodules and evaluate the likelihood of malignancy associated with each feature according to the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology and histopathology. With this analysis, we...
Biopsia con Aguja Fina,
Análisis Multivariante,
Clasificación del Tumor,
Estándares de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Estudios Retrospectivos,
Medición de Riesgo,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad,
Glándula Tiroides/diagnóstico por imagen,
Glándula Tiroides/patología,
Nódulo Tiroideo/clasificación,
Nódulo Tiroideo/diagnóstico por imagen,
Nódulo Tiroideo/patología,
Carga Tumoral,
Ultrasonografía/métodos
ABSTRACT Objectives Advanced glycation end products (AGEs) are involved in the pathogenesis and complications of diabetes mellitus (DM). Gestational DM (GDM) is characterized by increased glycemia and oxidative stress, which are factors associated with high serum AGE concentrations. The aim of this stu...
Análisis de Varianza,
Antropometría,
Glucemia/análisis,
Estudios de Casos y Controles,
Creatinina/sangre,
Diabetes Gestacional/sangre,
Diabetes Gestacional/diagnóstico,
Fluorometría/métodos,
Edad Gestacional,
Productos Finales de Glicación Avanzada/sangre,
Tamizaje Masivo/métodos,
Valores de Referencia,
Reproducibilidad de los Resultados,
Sensibilidad y Especificidad,
Estadísticas no Paramétricas
