Prevention of Contrast-Induced Nephropathy through a Knowledge of Its Pathogenesis and Risk Factors by Michele Andreucci, Teresa Faga, Antonio Pisani, Massimo Sabbatini, Domenico Russo, Ashour Michael

“…During the past several years, in many patients undergoing computed tomography, iodinated contrast media have not been used for the fear of ARF, thereby compromising the diagnostic procedure. But recent studies have demonstrated that CIN is rarely occurring in patients with normal renal function and that preexisting chronic renal failure and/or diabetes mellitus represent(s) predisposing condition(s) for its occurrence. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Polyethylene-Based Long Lasting Treated Bed Net Netprotect on Anopheles Mosquitoes, Malaria Incidence, and Net Longivity in Western Kenya by M. T. O. Odhiambo, O. Skovmand, J. M. Vulule, E. D. Kokwaro

“…Indoor resting densities were monitored by pyrethrum spray catch and malaria cases by passive detection using clinical manifestations and rapid diagnostic test. The probability of finding An. arabiensis in the control area was 2.6 times higher than that in intervention area during the first 6 months. …”
Get full text

Psychological distress during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador: Cross-sectional study. by Juan Gómez-Salgado, Ingrid Adanaque-Bravo, Mónica Ortega-Moreno, Regina Allande-Cussó, Cristian Arturo Arias-Ulloa, Carlos Ruiz-Frutos

“…Differences have been observed with European studies regarding common symptoms, preventive measures to avoid contagion, percentage of infected relatives, or diagnostic tests performed.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The use of the same research instrument, validated in Europe and adapted to Ecuador, has facilitated the comparison of the found results and differences, which can be explained by socio-economic or cultural variables, the health system, level of information, or by preventive measures put in place to prevent the pandemic.…”
Get full text

Design and application of a puncture needle support (一种穿刺针支架的设计与应用) by WEI An (魏安), SUN Xiumei (孙秀梅), DU Chunliu (杜春柳)

“…Puncture examination is a medical diagnostic technique in which a fine needle penetrates the skin and tissue to extract samples for laboratory analysis, so as to clarify the nature of the lesion, determine the pathogen, extract fluid or gas to relieve symptoms. …”
Get full text

Morphological features of rye grain with low pentosan content by V. D. Kobylyansky, O. V. Solodukhina, I. M. Nikonorova

“…Grain coat thinness is a diagnostic trait for low WSP (arabinoxylans) content. …”
Get full text

Pancreatic Perivascular Epithelial Cell Tumor (PEComa) with Liver Metastasis: a Case Report and Literature Review by Yu. A. Stepanova, Kh. A. Ayvazyan, D. V. Kalinin, O. I. Zhavoronkova, V. S. Shirokov, A. V. Zhao

“…Aim: to present a clinical case of pancreatic PEComa with liver metastases with an emphasis on morphological features, radiology diagnostic methods and features of treatment tactics, allowing practitioners to get an idea about this rare mesenchymal tumors composed of “perivascular epithelioid cells”, and a review of literature data on pancreatic PEComa, including 32 author's cases.General statements. …”
Get full text

Case Report: Pediatric pontine abscess and ecthyma gangrenosum due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa septicemia by Jonathan Theros, Madison Wolfe, Larry Kociolek, Larry Kociolek, Irini N. Kolaitis, Irini N. Kolaitis

“…Prompt action through interdisciplinary care meetings and avoidance of early diagnostic closure resulted in an excellent neurological outcome for this patient with this rare case of a P. aeruginosa brainstem abscess.…”
Get full text

Syncope with Surprise: An Unexpected Finding of Huge Gastric Diverticulum by Mauro Podda, Jenny Atzeni, Antonio Messina Campanella, Alessandra Saba, Adolfo Pisanu

“…The vague long clinical history ranging between dyspepsia, postprandial fullness, and upper gastrointestinal bleeding makes this condition a diagnostic challenge. We present a case of large gastric diverticulum that has been diagnosed during clinical investigations for suspected cardiovascular issues in a patient admitted at the medical ward for syncope. …”
Get full text

Key Insights into Respiratory Virus Testing: Sensitivity and Clinical Implications by Julio Garcia-Rodriguez, Frédéric Janvier, Clemens Kill

“…Viruses are the most common etiology and the overlapping symptomatology among major respiratory viruses, such as influenza, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and respiratory syncytial virus, requires the use of diagnostic tests that deliver early and accurate results. …”
Get full text

A Profile and Three-Year Follow-Up of Patients with Basal Cell Carcinoma in the Western Cape, South Africa by J. C. Gallo, J. W. Schneider, J. de Wet, K. Moxley, H. F. Jordaan, W. I. Visser, B. Tod

“…In most patients (72.0%), a diagnostic punch biopsy confirmed BCC. Plastic surgeons subsequently excised the BCC lesions in 74.0% of these patients. …”
Get full text

Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria by Alkali, Bashir, Garba, Iliyasu, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Abdurrazak, Kibiya, Muhammad, Hassan Abubakar, Ibrahim, Ntulume, Faruku, Sarkinfada, Ezera, Agwu

“…As the superbug family increases, the need for appropriate diagnostic, treatment, prevention and control strategies cannot be over emphasized. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda by Aziz, Katabazi, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…Polymerase reaction amplification was the most reliable diagnostic method due to its high sensitivity and specificity as compared to the conventional microscopic method. …”
Get full text

Clostridioides difficile infection and recurrence in cancer patients (CIRCA): A multicentre, international study by Pedro Puerta-Alcalde, Jessica O'Keefe, Rachel Woolstencroft, Shipraa Kaul, Néstor López, Katie Cronin, Andrew Lim, Nicole Garcia-Pouton, Míriam Álvarez, Lynette Chee, Mateu Espasa, Ignacio Grafia, Maria Suárez-Lledó, Olivia Smibert, Carolina Garcia-Vidal, Monica A. Slavin, Michelle K. Yong, Alex Soriano, Leon J. Worth

Get full text

Global insights into MRSA bacteremia: a bibliometric analysis and future outlook by Jia-Yi Lin, Jia-Yi Lin, Jia-Kai Lai, Jia-Kai Lai, Jian-Yi Chen, Jian-Yi Chen, Jia-Yu Cai, Jia-Yu Cai, Zhan-Dong Yang, Zhan-Dong Yang, Liu-Qingqing Yang, Liu-Qingqing Yang, Liu-Qingqing Yang, Ze-Tao Zheng, Ze-Tao Zheng, Xu-Guang Guo, Xu-Guang Guo, Xu-Guang Guo

“…Although progress has been made in new treatments and diagnostic technologies, further validation is required. …”
Get full text

New Parameters for Impedance–pH Monitoring in Diagnosing Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Predicting its Severity by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Makushina, A. V. Paraskevova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The authors set out to assess the values of MNBI and the PSPW index as additional criteria improving the diagnostic efficacy of impedance-pH monitoring, the completeness of clinical phenotyping of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), as well as determining the probability of a more severe disease course. …”
Get full text

β-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid as a potential biomarker for distinguishing human prion diseases from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease by Bing Xu, Kang Xiao, Xiaoxi Jia, Rundong Cao, Donglin Liang, Ruhan A, Weiwei Zhang, Chunjie Li, Liping Gao, Cao Chen, Qi Shi, Xiaoping Dong

“…Receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curves and area under the curve (AUC) values were used to assess the diagnostic performance of β-syn. Results The median of β-syn levels (2074 pg/ml; IQR: 691 to 4332) of all PrDs was significantly higher than that of non-PrDs group (504 pg/ml; IQR: 126 to 3374). …”
Get full text

Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome: Clinical, Endoscopic, and Radiological Findings by Emanuele Sinagra, Dario Raimondo, Domenico Albano, Valentina Guarnotta, Melania Blasco, Sergio Testai, Marta Marasà, Vincenzo Mastrella, Valerio Alaimo, Valentina Bova, Giovanni Albano, Dario Sorrentino, Giovanni Tomasello, Francesco Cappello, Angelo Leone, Francesca Rossi, Massimo Galia, Roberto Lagalla, Federico Midiri, Gaetano Cristian Morreale, Georgios Amvrosiadis, Guido Martorana, Marcello Giuseppe Spampinato, Vittorio Virgilio, Massimo Midiri

“…SMA syndrome represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Our results show the following findings: the importance of the endoscopic suspicion of SMA syndrome; the preponderance of a long-standing and chronic onset; a female preponderance; the importance of the nutritional counseling for the treatment; no need of surgical intervention; and better diagnostic accuracy of the narrowing of the aorta-SMA distance. …”
Get full text

Role of Neuron-Specific Enolase in the Diagnosis and Disease Monitoring of Sarcoidosis by Noriaki Sunaga, Yasuhiko Koga, Yoshimasa Hachisu, Koichi Yamaguchi, Masaki Aikawa, Norimitsu Kasahara, Yosuke Miura, Hiroaki Tsurumaki, Masakiyo Yatomi, Reiko Sakurai, Toshitaka Maeno, Takeshi Hisada

“…Although angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and soluble interleukin 2 receptor (sIL-2R) are traditionally used for the diagnosis of sarcoidosis, specific diagnostic markers remain to be determined. In the current study, we found that serum neuron-specific enolase (NSE) levels were elevated in patients with sarcoidosis. …”
Get full text

Comprehensive Screening and Identification of Phillyrin Metabolites in Rats Based on UHPLC-Q-Exactive Mass Spectrometry Combined with Multi-Channel Data Mining by Beibei Ma, Jiameng Li, Tianyu Lou, Yaoyue Liang, Chenxiao Wang, Ruiji Li, Tingting Wang, Jinhui Liu, Yudong Guo, Zhibin Wang, Jing Wang

“…Among them, the generation of data sets was mainly due to multichannel data mining methods, such as high extracted ion chromatogram (HEIC), diagnostic product ion (DPI), and neutral loss filtering (NLF). …”
Get full text

Predictive Value of Novel Inflammation-Based Biomarkers for Pulmonary Hypertension in the Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Huanhuan Zuo, Xiaochen Xie, Jiahuan Peng, Lixin Wang, Rong Zhu

“…Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and area under the curve (AUC) were used to evaluate the clinical significance of these biomarkers to predict PH in patients with AECOPD. According to the diagnostic criterion for PH by Doppler echocardiography, the patients were stratified into two groups. …”
Get full text