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Feng Q, Liu B, Liu H et al. · 2025 · Frontiers in microbiology
Background Accurately diagnosing central nervous system (CNS) infections remains challenging. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) in diagnosing suspected CNS infections and its…
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Patterson KN, Reynolds MM, Lueder GT · 2026 · American journal of ophthalmology case reports
Purpose To report our findings in a patient with an atypical case of supertemporal iris and retinal coloboma, and to assess its systemic associations and potential genetic causes. Observations A premature female infant born at 31 weeks…
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Tsutsumi Y, Nagasaki T, Muraki M et al. · 2026 · Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Rapid molecular and immunological assays for tuberculosis, including loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and T-SPOT.TB assays, may yield false-negative results. We herein report a 62-year-old immunocompetent man with a productive…
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Novy E, Schaeffer A, Nguyen M et al. · 2026 · Critical care (London, England)
BACKGROUND: Intra-abdominal candidiasis (IAC) is a severe form of invasive candidiasis that affects critically ill patients and is associated with a high mortality rate and persistent diagnostic delays. Conventional fungal culture from…
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Tomlinson J, Roberson E, Klee V et al. · 2026 · Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis & frontotemporal degeneration
Objective: Assess the accuracy of ALS patient recall of genetic testing results and evaluate comprehension of key implications of results. Methods: Participants were recruited from the Center for Disease Control's National ALS Registry. A…
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Alvarez Mulett S, Molina Garcia S, Abu Saleh O et al. · 2026 · Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Background Central nervous system (CNS) infections are significant causes of morbidity and mortality, especially when diagnosis is delayed. Traditional cerebrospinal fluid diagnostic methods for CNS infections have limited sensitivity.…
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Lükewille L, Wiegand S, Fazel A et al. · 2026 · Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology
Purpose Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a standard procedure for nodal staging in cutaneous melanoma. However, its diagnostic performance in the head and neck region remains limited due to complex lymphatic drainage patterns. This…
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Zhang J, Su M, Zhang Y et al. · 2025 · Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics
Objective To explore the reasons for false negative results by Optical genome mapping (OGM) analysis of three cases and propose strategies for handling them. Methods Three patients presented at the Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University…
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Pantazis JC, Palmer AC · 2026 · Molecular cancer therapeutics
The phase III study of romidepsin plus CHOP for peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) yielded negative results in the overall analysis and showed that outcomes were only improved in the T follicular helper (TFH) subgroup of PTCL, with no…
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Kwatra D, Wakeford W, Ally M et al. · 2026 · BMC endocrine disorders
BACKGROUND: To evaluate the concordance of the NBCL CONNECT Point-of-Care (POC) Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone (IOPTH) assay with a Central Laboratory standard, with a focus on percentage drops and the usefulness of POC testing in…
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Saucedo M, Chamorro MF, Passler T et al. · 2026 · Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
Objective This study aimed to compare the most accurate sample type, test, and timing for detecting bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) in persistently infected (PI) calves at different time points following birth and colostrum intake.…
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Badelita SN, Sandu HM, Coriu D et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in oncology
Bone marrow hemodilution could compromise next generation flow cytometry based measurable residual disease evaluation in multiple myeloma and may cause false negative results. This review summarizes definitions, markers, indices,…
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Behjatnia H, Couto P, Castillo Y et al. · 2026 · The American journal of case reports
BACKGROUND Fungal endocarditis constitutes up to 3% of diagnosed infective endocarditis cases, and Histoplasma spp. cause approximately 10% of fungal endocarditis cases. Histoplasma infection occurs through inhalation of spores typically…
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Shi H, Li W, Guo L et al. · 2025 · Journal of thoracic disease
Background Both amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (ARMS-PCR) and next-generation sequencing (NGS) are able to identify sensitizing epidermal growth factor receptor ( EGFR ) mutations of non-small cell lung…
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Ceran Serdar C · 2026 · The Turkish journal of pediatrics
Background Biotinidase deficiency is a core condition in newborn screening programs worldwide. While fluorometric enzyme activity assays from dried blood spots (DBS) are the standard first-tier test, their accuracy can be susceptible to…
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Guerrero-Tánori DM, Martínez-Guerrero A, Müller MF et al. · 2026 · MethodsX
The Mozart effect has been the subject of lively but also controversial debate in literature during the last decades. Positive as well as negative results have been reported, using different musical stimuli as well as cognitive tasks. In…
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Fauny M, Fresse A, Loeuille D et al. · 2026 · Journal of medical case reports
Background Intra-articular corticosteroid injections represent a therapeutic option for the management of various pain conditions; however, they are not devoid of the potential for adverse drug reactions. In this study, we present a rare…
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Loomba R, Sanyal AJ, Nakajima A et al. · 2024 · Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association
Background & aims Pegbelfermin is a polyethlene glycol-conjugated analog of human fibroblast growth factor 21, a nonmitogenic hormone that regulates energy metabolism. This phase 2b study evaluated 48-week pegbelfermin treatment in…
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Feldmeier JJ, Gesell LB · 2026 · Undersea & hyperbaric medicine : journal of the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society, Inc
The application of hyperbaric oxygen (HBO₂) to the treatment and prevention of late radiation injury (LRTI) is the focus for this chapter. Additional miscellaneous topics related to radiation exposure and HBO₂ will also be explored,…
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Valdezate S, Valiente M, Díaz-Ramón S et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology
Botulism is a rare but severe neurological disease caused by botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs). Standard diagnostic methods including the mouse bioassay (SMB) and bont gene type-specific PCR, are often limited by the high genetic diversity…
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Kurtipek FB, Yozgat AK, Gökçek E et al. · 2026 · BMC infectious diseases
Background Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a frequent and potentially life-threatening complication in patients with hematologic malignancies. Prompt and accurate identification of bloodstream pathogens is essential to optimize antimicrobial…
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McCavitt DG, Culler MW, Palmer RC et al. · 2026 · The Journal of arthroplasty
Background The utility of synovial C-reactive protein (CRP) in diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains controversial. This study examined the performance of synovial CRP for PJI diagnosis following total knee arthroplasty…
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Koh SJ, Liou WL, Gan S et al. · 2026 · Cureus
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening is routinely performed in patients undergoing haemodialysis (HD) to detect incident infections. Currently, patients undergoing HD are screened using enzyme immunoassays (EIA) that detect hepatitis C…
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Mura T, Aso M, Kawamura K et al. · 2025 · Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy
Rapid diagnostic tests like the Xpert MRSA/SA BC assay are valuable for the early detection of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) in positive blood cultures. However, genetic variations in target regions…
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Li X, Ou X, Liu X et al. · 2025 · BMC infectious diseases
BACKGROUND: In China, most health facilities for Tuberculosis(TB) prevention and treatment are not TB-designated. Underdiagnosis in non-TB-designated health facilities(NTDHFs) is a major cause of under-detection and underdiagnosis of…
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Guleria S, Dutta U, Mewara A et al. · 2026 · Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
Background Giardia duodenalis is globally distributed intestinal protozoan parasite responsible for giardiasis causing various clinical manifestations ranging from asymptomatic to chronic diarrhea and malabsorption. Accurate diagnosis is…
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Yang YJ, Lee MR, Chung CL et al. · 2026 · International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Objectives Despite the availability of rapid tuberculosis (TB) nucleic acid amplification (NAA) testing, prevention of TB transmission within healthcare facilities remains a challenge due to ongoing difficulties in promptly isolating…
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Wu M, Bukowski BR, Hickman JA et al. · 2026 · The Journal of arthroplasty
Background Accurate diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains suboptimal. Of the tests used, one is the alpha defensin lateral flow assay (ADLFA). This study assessed ADLFA for the diagnosis of PJI in total hip…
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Ismail A, Abunasser S, Salameh IM et al. · 2026 · Microorganisms
Fourth-generation immunoassays are widely used for HIV and syphilis screening; however, false-reactive results may increase confirmatory testing and operational burden in high-throughput laboratories. This study evaluated the comparative…
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Kaya B, Can E, Karakurt Y et al. · 2026 · Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses
Background Early-onset neonatal sepsis (EOS) remains a diagnostic challenge because clinical signs are nonspecific and blood cultures, although the diagnostic gold standard may yield false-negative results due to low blood volumes or…
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