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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Polymerase chain reaction fails to detect mixed malaria infections in siblings from Ethiopia.

Hall AD, Whitehurst DA, Mortensen JE et al. · 2025 · Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy

Malaria remains a significant public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Ethiopia where Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are co-endemic. Most cases in the United States are acquired abroad and imported.…

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Real-time PCR versus culture of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for detecting Bordetella bronchiseptica in dogs with persistent lower respiratory signs: a retrospective study of 23 cases.

Atencia S, Mateu N, Rodríguez-Cobos A et al. · 2025 · Veterinary research communications

Bordetella bronchiseptica (Bb) is a frequent pathogen in dogs and a component of the Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease Complex (CIRDC). However, it can also be detected in the lower respiratory tract of healthy animals, complicating…

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Detection of cross-reactivity of antibodies to the N proteins of feline morbillivirus and canine distemper virus in Japanese cat plasma samples.

Khin STMM, Jafar SM, Ju M et al. · 2025 · Journal of virological methods

Feline morbillivirus (FeMV) is a globally emerging virus that has been linked to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in infected cats. Immunological assays, such as enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), are important for studying the virus…

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Review and practical excursus on the comparison between traditional statics methods and Classification And Regression Tree (CART) in real-life data: Low protein diet compared to Mediterranean diet in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Calabrese V, Metro D, Alibrandi A et al. · 2025 · Nefrologia

The Classification and Regression Tree (CART) is a supervised learning approach useful used to segment the space of and the predictors/features space into smaller homogeneous regions that are, represented in a decision tree. It computes…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Platelet antibody detection assays: a single-laboratory comparison of MAIPA, PIFT, and microsphere-based multiplex assays Pak-Lx.

Costa TH, Bonet-Bub C, Kutner JM · 2024 · Hematology, transfusion and cell therapy

Background and objectives The identification of platelet antibodies is essential for diagnosing and managing conditions such as fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, post-transfusion purpura, and immune platelet…

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Comparative efficacy of pre-moistened sponges and E-swabs for active surveillance of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii carriage.

Epchtien RE, Temkin E, Masarwa S et al. · 2025 · European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

We evaluated whether skin sampling with E-swabs is an effective alternative to pre-moistened sponges for detecting carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) carriage. Skin samples were collected by sponges with enrichment and…

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Skeletal muscle protein turnover and mitochondrial responses to omega-3 fatty acid supplementation: an update.

Hayden JE, Deane CS · 2026 · Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care

Purpose of review To critically review recent findings related to the effects of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on skeletal muscle, with a particular focus on skeletal muscle protein turnover and mitochondrial function. Recent findings…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Left Lower Lobectomy and Bronchial Foreign Body Removal for Treating a Rare Occult Bronchial Foreign Body in an Adult.

Shi Q, Bao J, Li J et al. · 2025 · Respirology case reports

Occult bronchial foreign bodies are extremely rare in adults. Affected patients typically lack a clear history of aspiration, exhibit no characteristic clinical signs and present with unremarkable chest imaging, often leading to…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Identifying a Critical Blind Spot: How Commercial AI (CAD) Systems Fail to Detect Faint Ground-Glass Opacities at -730 HU on Low-Dose CT.

Liang S, Wang J, Fu W et al. · 2026 · Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)

Objective: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into computer-aided detection (CAD) is a major innovation in lung cancer diagnosis. However, its reliability in detecting the earliest radiographic sign-faint ground-glass…

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Sentinel Lymph Node Detection Using SPECT and Gamma Probe in Low-Risk Endometrial Cancer: Efficacy and Factors Associated With Detection Failure.

Asanoma K, Yahata H, Kodama K et al. · 2025 · Asian journal of endoscopic surgery

Introduction This study examined factors that affected sentinel lymph node (SLN) identification of patients with endometrial cancer having a preoperative estimation of low recurrent risk. Methods This study included 97 patients with…

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[Application of optical genome mapping technology for the detection of chromosomal structural variations].

Zhang Z, He S, Li X et al. · 2024 · Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics

Objective To assess the value of optical genome mapping (OGM) for the detection of chromosomal structural abnormalities including ring chromosomes, balanced translocations, and insertional translocations. Methods Clinical data of four…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Pipeline evaluation of a state-of-the-art AI algorithm for detection of focal cortical dysplasia: insights into potential failure sources.

Esmeraldo MA, Chambers S, Kravutske Y et al. · 2026 · Brain informatics

Purpose MELD Graph is a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence (AI) model for automated detection of focal cortical dysplasia (FCD), but its performance remains limited, highlighting the need to investigate which aspects of the pipeline…

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Establishing population-specific gestational weight gain ranges for twin pregnancies and comparing their performance with IOM recommendations: a retrospective cohort study from central China.

Yang R, Wang Y, Fu Q et al. · 2026 · BMJ open

Objectives To establish optimal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI)-specific gestational weight gain (GWG) ranges for twin pregnancies and compare their association with maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes against Institute of Medicine…

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Measured and Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate to Evaluate Rapid Progression and Changes over Time in Autosomal Polycystic Kidney Disease: Potential Impact on Therapeutic Decision-Making.

Miquel-Rodríguez R, González-Toledo B, Pérez-Gómez MV et al. · 2024 · International journal of molecular sciences

Autosomal polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is the most common genetic form of kidney failure, reflecting unmet needs in management. Prescription of the only approved treatment (tolvaptan) is limited to persons with rapidly progressing…

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