Serum Calprotectin: An Antimicrobial Peptide as a New Marker For the Diagnosis of Sepsis in Very Low Birth Weight Newborns by Gianluca Terrin, Annalisa Passariello, Francesco Manguso, Gennaro Salvia, Luciano Rapacciuolo, Francesco Messina, Francesco Raimondi, Roberto Berni Canani

“…To determine the diagnostic utility of serum calprotectin, a mediator of innate immune response against infections, we performed a multicenter study involving newborns with a birth weight <1500 g and a postnatal age >72 hours of life. …”
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Vibration Based Diagnosis for Planetary Gearboxes Using an Analytical Model by Liu Hong, Yongzhi Qu, Yuegang Tan, Mingyao Liu, Zude Zhou

“…Afterwards, an automated diagnostic scheme is proposed to cope with the challenges associated with the characteristic configuration of planetary gearboxes. …”
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Immune Response to Mycobacterial Infection: Lessons from Flow Cytometry by Nikoletta Rovina, Marios Panagiotou, Konstantinos Pontikis, Magdalini Kyriakopoulou, Nikolaos G. Koulouris, Antonia Koutsoukou

“…Detecting and treating active and latent tuberculosis are pivotal elements for effective infection control; yet, due to their significant inherent limitations, the diagnostic means for these two stages of tuberculosis (TB) to date remain suboptimal. …”
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Exploring the clinical value of procalcitonin, c-reactive protein, white blood cell count, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the early diagnosis of bloodstream infections in ch... by Yadong Li, Mingjie Li, Chenye Lin, Wentao Tang, Qiuyu Tang, Feng Cheng

“…Combined use of serum PCT, CRP, WBC, and NLR testing can improve the diagnostic sensitivity of pediatric BSI, reducing the risk of missed diagnoses, thereby enhancing the early diagnostic value of pediatric BSI.…”
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Increasing brain half-life of antibodies by additional binding to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein, a CNS specific protein by Marie-Lynn Cuypers, Tom Jaspers, Jarne Clerckx, Simon Leekens, Christopher Cawthorne, Guy Bormans, Frederik Cleeren, Nick Geukens, Bart De Strooper, Maarten Dewilde

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Thyrotoxicosis Associated with a Hypopharyngeal Toxic Nodular Thyroid by S. Ali Imran, Adam Hinchey, Rob Hart, Martin Bullock, Andrew Ross, Steven Burrell

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Primary splenic diffuse large B-cell lymphoma presenting with a gastrosplenic fistula: Case report by Hurerah Nawaz, Josh Greaser, Irfan Amir Kazi, Ayesha Nasrullah

“…Additionally, a gastrosplenic fistula at initial presentation is even more rare and poses a diagnostic challenge for the radiologist. The clinical and imaging picture can be identical to a splenic abscess with a secondary gastrosplenic fistula formation (GSF), leading to a diagnostic conundrum. …”
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Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis as a cause of systemic embolism by N.D. Oryshchyn

“…Laboratory work-up (blood culture, serological examination) excluded infective endocarditis as a cause of vegetations. Diagnostic work-up with computed tomography showed lung tumor with metastatic foci in bones. …”
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Iatrogenic Severe Splenic Injury after Colonoscopy by Ikponmwosa Enofe, Jacob Burch, Julie Yam, Manoj Rai

“…Colonoscopy is a low-risk procedure performed for screening and diagnostic purposes. About 15 million colonoscopies were carried out in the United States in 2012 with this number projected to increase. …”
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Severe acute pulmonary embolism in pregnancy by Bhaskar Narayan

“…The criteria for defining high-risk PE can be used unmodified in pregnancy. Diagnostic imaging should not be delayed due to pregnancy. …”
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Frontotemporal dementia: peculiarities of clinical variants by B. Klimbytė, A. Vaitkus

“…The heterogeneous clinical manifestations of FTD lead to diagnostic challenges in day-to-day clinical practice. …”
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Psychogenic Nonepileptic Seizures (PNES) in the Setting of Trauma and Schizophrenia by Sikander Chohan, Ali Chohan, Muhamid Asif

“…Our case report illustrates the diagnostic journey of a young female with a history of schizophrenia and childhood trauma who had an initial misdiagnosis of epilepsy. …”
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CANDLE syndrome – a narrative review by Aleksandra Snopkowska, Joanna Gołda, Julia Mężyk, Piotr Gacka, Marcin Dołęga

“…This narrative review provides an extensive overview of CANDLE syndrome, including its epidemiology, aetiology, clinical manifestations, diagnostic challenges, and current treatment options. …”
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma: The Past, the Present, and the Future by Inamaria Erovic, Boban M. Erovic

“…Moreover, we will highlight the beginning of adjuvant therapeutic regimens with radiotherapy and chemotherapy and discuss the diagnostic work-up including imaging and histology of patients with Merkel cell carcinoma. …”
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Assessing Variances in Dentist’s Interpretations of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guidelines: A Survey of Dental School Faculty by Jennifer Bereckis, Susan Rowan, Danny Hanna, Aniruddh Narvekar, Anne Koerber

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MAML2-Rearranged Primary Central Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Mandible as an Incidental Finding: A Case Report and Review of the Literature of Molecularly Confirmed Cases by Sarah E. Aguirre, Donald Tyler, Adepitan A. Owosho

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Implications and Considerations of Dental Materials in MRI: A Case Report and Literature Review by Brenton J. Wilson, Phoebe E. O’hare, John Zacariah

“…Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has an increasing role as a diagnostic imaging modality. Dental materials have important implications on the use of MRI as a diagnostic imaging modality. …”
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BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER – A NARRATIVE REVIEW by JOHN J. SÖDERHOLM

“…On a symptomatic level, BPD patients have a strong tendency toward remission (not meeting diagnostic criteria) over several years, however, functional impairments are often quite persistent. …”
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The Clinical Impact and Cost Implications of Endoscopic Ultrasound on the Use of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in a Canadian University Hospital by Nassir Alhayaf, Eoin Lalor, Vincent Bain, John McKaigney, Gurpal Singh Sandha

“…BACKGROUND: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) is a safe alternative to endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) for diagnostic biliary imaging in choledocholithiasis. Evidence linking a decline in diagnostic ERCP with the introduction of EUS in clinical practice is limited.…”
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Calcium Apatite Deposition Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment by Nicholas M. Beckmann

“…When CADD presents in an unexpected location it can pose a diagnostic challenge, particularly when associated with pain or swelling, and can be confused with other pathologic processes, such as infection or malignancy. …”
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