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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Comparison of boiling versus magnetic bead techniques in nucleic acid extraction for human papillomavirus detection: evidence based 17,179 cases.

Bai M, Li Y, Gao Q et al. · 2025 · Virology journal

Purpose Present study aimed to compare the boiling and magnetic bead nucleic acid extraction method for HPV genotypes detection. Methods By mixing hemoglobin with HPV positive quality control products, the anti-interference ability of two…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Cytomegalovirus (CMV)-Specific Cell-Mediated Immunity for Prediction of Postprophylaxis CMV Disease in a Phase 3 Trial of Letermovir Versus Valganciclovir Prophylaxis in Donor CMV-Seropositive/Recipient CMV-Seronegative Kidney Transplant Recipients.

Limaye AP, Crespo M, Kamar N et al. · 2026 · Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Background QuantiFERON-cytomegalovirus (QFT-CMV) is a standardized assay for the evaluation of cytomegalovirus-specific cell-mediated immunity (CMV-CMI). Objectives The purpose of this study was to assess the evolution of CMV-CMI…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Identification of Factors Predicting False-Negative Results in Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Breast Cancer: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.

Bölük S, Bölük S · 2025 · Cureus

Background In breast cancer surgery, sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is routinely utilized for axillary assessment. Frozen section examination of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) is used to guide the decision for axillary dissection.…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Addition of Clomiphene Citrate to a Low-Dose Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)-Antagonist Protocol in Poor Responders: A Prospective Cohort Study.

Triantafyllidou O, Panagodimou E, Chasiakou S et al. · 2026 · Cureus

Objective To evaluate whether the addition of clomiphene citrate (CC) to a low-dose recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) (r-FSH) gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-antagonist protocol improves clinical outcomes in women with…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Effect of [<sup>68</sup>Ga]Ga-PSMA-11 PET-CT in the diagnosis of prostate cancer in men with equivocal or clinically high-risk non-suspicious findings on multiparametric MRI (PRIMARY2): a multicentre, non-inferiority, phase 3, randomised controlled trial.

Buteau JP, Moon D, Fahey MT et al. · 2026 · The Lancet. Oncology

Background MRI is recommended for men with clinical suspicion of significant prostate cancer. Those with high clinical risk but non-suspicious or equivocal MRI often undergo prostate biopsy, but have a low likelihood of clinically…

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Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Use of MALDI-TOF VITEK MS for rapid and efficient identification of KPC-type carbapenemases in Enterobacterales carrying the Tn4401a transposon.

Montaño AM, Robledo C, Galvis-Ayala JC et al. · 2025 · European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology

Purpose To determine diagnostic validity of MALDI-TOF MS (VITEK MS) system for detecting Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC)-type carbapenemases by identifying the 11,109 Da peak in the mass spectrum generated for species…

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Replication FailureMedicine

An open label, single-centric, post market clinical study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new antimicrobial wound dressing (VELVERT) as an adjuvant therapy in the treatment of venous leg ulcer.

Kumar S, Sahu S, Sharma S · 2025 · Phlebology

ObjectivesAn open label, single-centric, post market clinical study was undertaken to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a new antimicrobial wound dressing (VELVERT) as an adjuvant therapy in the treatment of venous leg ulcer…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

A Novel BCR::ABL1 Variant Detected with Multiple Testing Modalities.

Jean J, Sukhanova M, Dittmann D et al. · 2024 · Case reports in hematology

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is associated with several breakpoint regions that result in different BCR::ABL1 fusion transcripts. These include the major breakpoint region (M-BCR), minor breakpoint region (m-BCR), and mu breakpoint…

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Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Prospective evaluation of the Moleculight i:X™ in the early detection of driveline infections.

Olbrich A, Motekallemi A, Deschka H et al. · 2025 · Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery

Objectives Driveline infection (DLI) is a common complication in patients with left ventricular assist devices. This complication can seriously undermine quality of life while on left ventricular assist devices. Current diagnosis of a DLI…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Optimizing HIV testing: Comparing diagnostic signatures and assay performance in ART-treated and general screening populations.

Liu Q, Liu X, Chang L et al. · 2025 · Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry

Introduction Accurate and early HIV detection is crucial for improving outcomes and controlling transmission. This study compares HIV marker patterns and evaluates detection assay performance in general screening and ART-treated…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Polygenic risk scores in routine genetic diagnostics: what lies ahead?

Lauffer P, van Weelden W, van Haelst MM et al. · 2025 · Journal of community genetics

Polygenic risk scores (PRS) have emerged as a potential tool for predicting complex genetic traits and disorders, which may complement traditional rare variant testing. As genome-wide association studies (GWAS) expand, PRS predictive…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Effect of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Sacroiliac Joint Inflammation, as Seen on Magnetic Resonance Imaging, in Axial Spondyloarthritis.

Jones GT, Bennett AN, Sengupta R et al. · 2025 · Arthritis care & research

Objective Imaging evidence of active sacroiliitis is important for diagnosis, classification, and monitoring of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). However, there is no consistent guidance on whether patients should temporarily stop…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Outcomes Related to Bacterial Co-Infection and Antibiotic Use in Adults Hospitalized With Respiratory Syncytial Virus Compared with Influenza.

Karlsen KL, Clausen CL, Kahiyah RAS et al. · 2026 · Open forum infectious diseases

Background Adults hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) face mortality risks comparable to or higher than those with influenza A or B. However, studies on the impact of bacterial co-infections on mortality are inconsistent.…

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Methods Dead-EndOpen accessMedicine

A drug-based model to predict hyponatremia in outpatients of a geriatric clinic.

van Orten-Luiten ACB, Brouwer-Brolsma EM, Janse A et al. · 2025 · European journal of clinical pharmacology

Purpose Chronic hyponatremia in older people is associated with adverse outcomes including gait disturbances, falls, osteoporosis, fractures, cognitive impairment, and cardiovascular disease. Diagnosis in outpatient settings is challenging…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Presence of Merkel cell polyomavirus DNA and large-T antigen in keratinocyte carcinomas and its correlation with immunohistochemical markers p16, p53 and ki67.

Bellott TR, Luz FB, Fausto da Silva AK et al. · 2024 · Anais brasileiros de dermatologia

Background Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV), a human polyomavirus that is unequivocally linked to merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), has been found in association with keratinocytes carcinomas (KC), especially basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and…

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