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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Nosocomial tuberculosis exposure events in the era of nucleic acid amplification testing: A root cause analysis.

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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Failed Experiment ReportMedicine

Melatonin as a Supportive Biomarker in Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis: A Prospective Study.

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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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Toxicological evaluation and risk assessment of Cyclo-di-Badge, a non-intentionally added substance (NIAS), found in epoxy based coatings of food cans.

Burleigh-Flayer H, Canatsey R, Jean PA et al. · 2026 · Food and chemical toxicology : an international journal published for the British Industrial Biological Research Association

Cyclo-di-Badge (CdB) is a by-product of epoxy resin coatings applied to the inside of food cans. By-products are non-intentionally added substances (NIAS) with potential to migrate into food. Due to the lack of data on CdB, studies were…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Paucibacillary Pleural Tuberculosis Presenting as Subpleural Nodules: A Diagnostic Challenge With Negative PCR and Smear Tests.

Al Ayoubi O, Aldakak MA, Ibrahim B et al. · 2026 · Clinical case reports

Pleural tuberculosis is a common manifestation of extrapulmonary tuberculosis; however, its diagnosis remains challenging in paucibacillary disease, where clinical presentation may be atypical and microbiological tests frequently yield…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Utilization of Cancer Screening, Prevention, and Treatment in Women With Variants of Uncertain Significance in Breast Cancer Susceptibility Genes.

Nielsen SM, Russell EM, Ellsworth RE et al. · 2025 · Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN

Background The presence of variants of uncertain significance (VUS) should not influence clinical management; however, prior studies on breast cancer-related health care utilization in women with VUS versus negative germline genetic test…

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Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Evaluation of pediatric patients with drug allergy confirmed by in vivo diagnostic tests.

İpek Demir K, Yılmaz D, Güvenir FA et al. · 2026 · Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Background and objective Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a serious public health problem. This study aimed to evaluate reaction characteristics and diagnostic test results in pediatric patients in whom suspected drug allergy was…

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Failed Experiment ReportOpen accessMedicine

Decline of PD-L1 Immunoreactivity with Storage Duration in Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Breast Cancer Specimens: Implications for Diagnostic Accuracy and Immunotherapy Eligibility in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.

Yanagihara K, Nagata K, Yamakawa T et al. · 2025 · Cancers

Backgrounds : Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) immunohistochemistry (IHC) is a critical predictive biomarker for immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, prolonged storage of…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Preliminary Validation of a Colorimetric Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification (c-LAMP) Assay for Detection of <i>Pythium insidiosum</i> in Clinical Specimens.

Sridapan T, Jaturapaktrarak C, Rujirawat T et al. · 2026 · Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

Pythiosis is an emerging infectious disease caused by the oomycete Pythium insidiosum , affecting humans and animals primarily in subtropical and tropical regions. The pathogen is commonly found in swampy environments, and exposure can…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Efficacy and Safety of Azacitidine Combined With Lisaftoclax in the Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome With Increased Blasts.

Meng S, Zhao W, Zhang H et al. · 2026 · EJHaem

Objective To retrospectively analyze the early efficacy and safety of azacitidine plus lisaftoclax in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndrome with increased blasts (MDS-IB), providing a reliable clinical…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Impact of repeatedly screening negative on cervical cancer risk.

Castle PE, Befano B, Hyer M et al. · 2026 · Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Background We demonstrated that cervical cancer risk following any screening result is lower if there is a known prior negative screening history vs an unknown screening history. We extended these findings to look at how screening performs…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Diagnostic utility of urinalysis parameters in predicting urine culture positivity: A gender-stratified evaluation.

Çubuk F, Öksüz C, Öz M · 2026 · Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy

Objective A substantial proportion of urine cultures in patients with suspected urinary tract infections (UTIs) yield negative results. This study aimed to evaluate whether parameters from automated urinalysis could predict the likelihood…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Association between the extent of intrapulmonary spread on chest CT and false-negative results of T-SPOT.TB in pulmonary tuberculosis: a retrospective study.

Sato R, Takasaka N, Hosaka Y et al. · 2025 · BMC infectious diseases

Background The T-SPOT.TB assay is widely used for the adjunctive diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). However, clinicians often encounter false-negative T-SPOT.TB results. The extent of TB spread may influence host immune functions, which can…

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Negative / Null Result ReportOpen accessMedicine

Enhanced serodiagnosis of opisthorchiasis using a multi-epitope dot-ELISA: comparative evaluation of visual and imageJ-assisted analysis of IgG and IgM responses.

Sripa J, Suebsamran P, Pangjit K · 2026 · BMC infectious diseases

Background Opisthorchiasis remains an important public health problem in Southeast Asia and is strongly associated with cholangiocarcinoma. Although stool-based diagnosis is widely used, its sensitivity is limited in light infections,…

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Failed Experiment ReportMedicine

Pegbelfermin in Patients With Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Compensated Cirrhosis (FALCON 2): A Randomized Phase 2b Study.

Abdelmalek MF, 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 polyethylene 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 ReportOpen accessMedicine

Trifluridine/Tipiracil and Oxaliplatin as Induction Chemotherapy in Resectable Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma: A Phase II Study.

Mukherjee S, Fujiwara Y, Fountzilas C et al. · 2025 · Cancer medicine

Background Preoperative chemoradiation (CRT) followed by surgery for localized esophageal and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (EGAC) is a standard of care with a pathologic complete response (pCR) rate of 20%. We evaluated a novel…

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Negative / Null Result ReportMedicine

Phase 2 Single-arm Trial of Primary Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection in Patients with Seminomatous Testicular Germ Cell Tumors with Clinical Stage IIA/B (PRIMETEST).

Hiester A, Che Y, Lusch A et al. · 2023 · European urology

Background Primary retroperitoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) for clinical stage (CS) IIA/B seminoma without adjuvant treatment is an experimental treatment to avoid radiotherapy- or chemotherapy-related toxicity from standard…

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Methods Dead-EndMedicine

Hepatocyte proliferation assessed by proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) in relation to age and chemical exposure: Comparison with Ki-67 and mitotic index in the liver micronucleus assay.

Hamada S, Satomoto K, Goto K et al. · 2026 · Mutation research. Genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis

Objective The liver micronucleus (MN) assay is useful for detecting genotoxic hepatocarcinogens that may be missed by the erythrocyte MN assay. Because micronuclei form only in dividing cells, evaluating hepatocyte proliferation is…

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