Buschke-Löwenstein Tumour: Successful Treatment with Minimally Invasive Techniques by Estefânia Correia, António Santos

“…Histologic findings revealed a moderate degree of dysplasia of the epithelium with koilocytosis atypia, acanthosis, and parakeratosis, features that are consistent with Buschke-Löwenstein tumour. Polymerase-chain-reaction assay for human papillomavirus (HPV) showed an infection with HPV type 11. …”
Get full text

Etiopathogenesis, diagnostic evaluation, and management of ovarian tuberculosis: A systematic review by Ashutosh Nagpal, Poras Chaudhary

“…Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is the study of choice and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay increases its sensitivity. …”
Get full text

Prevalence of Campylobacter Species on Cattle Breeding Farms in Zimbabwe by Precious Mahlangu, Stephen T. Marambe, Iredale K. Mutengwa, Bamusi Saidi, Pious V. Makaya, John Kagira

“…The samples were submitted to the Central Veterinary Laboratory, Zimbabwe, for screening of Campylobacter species using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Based on the PCR results, the animal-level prevalence was 25.96% (range 0–73.98%) and all the positive samples came from four (57.14%) of the 7 herds tested. …”
Get full text

Varicella-Zoster Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Male without Fever or Rash by Raju Raghunathan, Qasim Khalil, Mohamad Mooty

“…The diagnosis was established by a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) performed on cerebrospinal fluid samples. …”
Get full text

Woman with a Painful Rash by Leyan Shalabi, Wesley Eilbert

“…The patient was treated empirically with intravenous acyclovir for eczema herpeticum with improvement. Polymerase chain reaction testing of the fluid obtained from the rash vesicles later confirmed the presence of herpes simplex virus-1. …”
Get full text

Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 in Neonates and Infants Younger Than 3 Months by Fatemeh Varshoei, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Roya Farhadi, Azin Hajialibeig, Saeid Mohammadi, Masoud Moradi, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh

“…COVID-19 reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test was positive in 65 children (42.8%) (P=0.022), and 3 (2%) expired. …”
Get full text

First Molecular Identification and Whole Genome Sequencing of Listeria monocytogenes Isolated From an African Lion by Ping Xu, Xinyong Qi, Xiaoxu Wang, Feng Xu, Hongjin Zhao, Liping Shen, Yujie Zhang, Shixin Huang, Jian Wang

“…LM infection was suspected on the basis of the clinical symptoms and pathological changes and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction, whole genome sequencing and phylogenetic analysis. …”
Get full text

Vitreous Analysis in the Management of Uveitis by Erika M. Damato, Martina Angi, Mario R. Romano, Francesco Semeraro, Ciro Costagliola

“…We describe the principal tests carried out on vitreous samples, including cultures, polymerase chain reaction-based testing, and cytokine analysis. …”
Get full text

Is It Stevens–Johnson Syndrome or MIS-C with Mucocutaneous Involvement? by Abdollah Karimi, Elham Pourbakhtiaran, Mazdak Fallahi, Fereshteh karbasian, Shahnaz Armin, Delara Babaie

“…This was followed by a positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test for COVID-19. In addition to receiving initial care for SJS, he was treated for MIS-C, which led to his recovery after four days. …”
Get full text

Morphological and molecular characterization of Stenocranus pacificus (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) on maize plants by Anivea Fachmi, Dita Megasari, Ramadhani Mahendra Kusuma

“…Molecular testing through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using mitochondrial Cytochrome Oxidase I deoxyribonucleic acid (mtCOI DNA) showed that the S. pacificus from Lamongan is 99.53% similar to S. pacificus WRJJ_UNILA and WRJB_UNILA. …”
Get full text

Association Study between BGLAP Gene HindIII Polymorphism and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Development in Ukrainian Population by Yaroslav D. Chumachenko, Viktoriia Yu. Harbuzova, Alexander V. Ataman

“…The genotyping was performed using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method. …”
Get full text

PRIMARY SLX TEST USING REAL-TIME PCR BASED ON HIGH RESOLUTION MELTING (HRM) ON MICROFILARIA EXAMINATION by Bagus Muhammad Ihsan, Cecep Dani Sucipto, Khayan Khayan

“…Background: Filariasis patients can be a source of transmission if their blood still contains microfilariae. One of the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) methods used is High Resolution Melting (HRM), using primary specificity testing. …”
Get full text

Synchronous Collagenous Sprue and Enteropathy-Type T Cell Lymphoma: Variants of the Same Disease by SAC Medlicott, PL Beck, S Loken, T Crabtree

“…He was diagnosed with a perforated mid-jejunum due to an ulcerated enteropathy-type T cell lymphoma (ETL), complicating collagenous sprue and cryptic celiac disease. Polymerase chain reaction verified monoclonal g- and b-T cell receptor gene rearrangements in the neoplasm. …”
Get full text

Two Mixed-Ligand Cu(II) Polymers: Treatment Activity on Acute Cerebral Infarction Combined with Alteplase by Wen-Ping Liu, Tao Xue, Yangchun Li, Ruoyu Cui

“…In addition to this, the real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay was conducted, and the inflammatory response in the brain was also determined.…”
Get full text

Genotoxicity Biomarkers Study in Agricultural Workers Exposed to Pesticides: a Systematic Review by Edisson Vladimir Maldonado Mariño, Darío Orlando Siza Saquinga, Diego Eduardo Guato Canchinia, Alexander Javier Ramos Velastegui

“…Among the most commonly used biomarkers to determine the impact are: the comet assay and the cytokinesis blocking micronucleus assay, in addition, some specific ones at the genetic level were used, such as the polymerase chain reaction. The importance of developing policies and programs that promote the prevention of exposure to pesticides in order to protect the health of agricultural workers and the general population was highlighted.…”
Get full text

Challenges of Diagnosing Severe Ehrlichiosis in Orthotopic Liver Transplant Recipients by Melissa Parkinson, Spandana Vuyyuru, Jay Patel, Chinelo Animalu

“…Subsequently, E. chaffeensis polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was positive, and the antibiotic regimen was de-escalated to only doxycycline with complete resolution of his symptoms and progressive improvement in previously abnormal biochemical indices.…”
Get full text

Extended-Interval Gentamicin Dosing for Pulmonic Tularemia by Tyson Dietrich, Katelynn Garcia, Joe Strain, John Ashurst

“…Diagnosis is achieved through serological testing or polymerase chain reaction assays. Although historically the treatment of choice was streptomycin, gentamicin is now preferred due to its availability and relatively safer side effect profile with extended-interval dosing. …”
Get full text

Primary Intraocular Lymphoma in a Patient with Bilateral Epstein-Barr Virus Panuveitis by Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini, Mojtaba Abrishami, Elham Barashki, Ghodsieh Zamani

“…A month later, the right eye was also involved. Polymerase chain reaction-based analysis of the vitreous sample was positive for EBV, and cytological evaluation was compatible with the diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma. …”
Get full text

The presence of disease in growing spiny lobster Panulirus spp. in floating net cages at Tanjung Putus Island, Lampung by Sukenda, Mira Lastriliah, Widanarni Widanarni, Irzal Effendi, Dendi Hidayatullah

“…The research method involved sampling five spiny lobsters in floating net cages, observation of clinical symptoms, bacterial isolation, identification of bacteria, detection of Milky Hemolymph Disease of Spiny Lobster (MHD-SL) through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis and histopathology. …”
Get full text

Investigation of virulence factors in resistance and sensitive pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates by Zeinab Waheed kadim, Hala Mouayed Radif

“…From 102 clinical specimens, only 33 isolates (32.35%) of P. aeruginosa were identified by Phenotypic characteristics, a biochemical test, the Vitek-2 compact system, and confirmed by Conventional Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). The antibiotic susceptibility test AST was done by the Vitek 2-Compact system. …”
Get full text