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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

18F choline PET/MR to assess clinically significant disease in prostate cancer: correlation with maximum and total cancer core length obtained via template mapping biopsies.

Haroon A, Almuhaideb A, Adeleke S et al. · 2026 · Nuclear medicine communications

Objective To assess the accuracy of 18F choline PET/magnetic resonance (MR) when compared with the reference standard MRI-guided template mapping (TPM) biopsies for evaluation of biochemical relapse of prostate cancer in patients with…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

The sonographic Murphy sign: does analgesia matter?

Goldstein EL, Marcelo KR, Harjes WR et al. · 2025 · Emergency radiology

Purpose Controversy exists regarding analgesia premedication prior to right upper quadrant ultrasound (RUQUS) in the setting of abdominal pain when evaluating for acute cholecystitis (AC). The purpose of this study was to examine the…

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Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Comprehensive Cytogenetic Analysis Reveals Mosaicism in Newborn with Negative Prenatal Down Syndrome Screening: A Case Report.

Puppo I, Vardanyan A, Shahsuvaryan G et al. · 2025 · The American journal of case reports

BACKGROUND Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, is one of the most common chromosomal disorders associated with intellectual disability. Prenatal screening is a proactive approach to identify fetuses with common chromosomal abnormalities.…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Interpreting the drop: concordance and disparity between a new point-of-care assay and laboratory intraoperative parathyroid hormone testing in parathyroid surgery.

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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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Colostrum-derived immunity reduces detection of calves persistently infected with bovine viral diarrhea virus by common diagnostic tests.

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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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Disseminated Histoplasmosis and Aortic Valve Infective Endocarditis in a Patient With Recent Aortobifemoral Bypass.

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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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Concurrent <i>EGFR</i> L858R and K860I mutations: PCR-negative but NGS-positive alterations that respond to <i>EGFR</i> inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer.

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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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Pegbelfermin in Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Stage 3 Fibrosis (FALCON 1): A Randomized Phase 2b Study.

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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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Underutilization of fentanyl testing masks substantial fentanyl exposure in routine urine drug screens in Indiana.

Olaniyan H, Beckman J, Crosby E et al. · 2026 · Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry

Objectives Timely and locally relevant drug testing is helpful for overdose assessment; however, immunoassay (IA)-based urine drug screens (UDS) often fail to detect emerging substances. This study assesses fentanyl screen utilization and…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Clinical significance of negative BioFire® pneumonia panel in ICU: Diagnosis, management, and outcomes.

Nardy T, Rondinaud E, Dessajan J et al. · 2026 · International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases

Objectives This study assessed the clinical significance of negative BioFire® FilmArray® Pneumonia Panel (FA-PP) results in ICU patients with suspected hospital-acquired (HAP) or ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), evaluating its impact…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

A critical review of styrene and styrene-7,8-oxide genotoxicity literature: an update.

Pottenger LH, Banton M, Barranco WT et al. · 2026 · Journal of environmental science and health. Part C, Toxicology and carcinogenesis

Recent studies investigating mutagenic/cytogenetic effects of styrene and styrene-7,8-oxide (SO) were reviewed to update published critical evaluations of these data from 2019. Transcriptomics studies relevant to styrene/SO genotoxicity…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Accuracy of Digital Radiography and Cone Beam Computed Tomography in Assessing Filling Material Extrusion Using Micro-Computed Tomography as Gold Standard: A Study in Human Cadavers.

Monteiro T, Romeiro K, Brisson-Suárez K et al. · 2026 · European endodontic journal

Objective This study compared the accuracy of digital periapical radiography (DPR) and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in detecting extruded filling material, using a human cadaver model. Micro-computed tomography (Micro-CT) served as…

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Null DatasetOpen accessMedicine

The unsung hero: <i>ntnh</i> gene as complementary botulism marker.

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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Null DatasetOpen accessMedicine

Diagnostic performance of the Sepsis qPCR MX-30<sup>®</sup> panel compared with conventional blood culture in pediatric febrile neutropenia: a single-center retrospective study.

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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Replication FailureMedicine

The Limited Utility of Synovial C-Reactive Protein in the Diagnosis of Knee and Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Proposed New Diagnostic Cutoffs.

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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Replication FailureMedicine

Case report: false-negative Xpert MRSA/SA BC result due to spa gene deletion in a patient with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.

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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