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Majid GS, Abdulamir AS, Aufi IM · 2026 · Preprint
Background: The problem of transmissible human herpesvirus infections through blood donation has not been completely resolved by serological testing due to issues such as delayed in seroconversion or false-negative results. This study…
View details →Andronache J, Cichna-Markl M, Dobrovolny S et al. · 2026 · NPJ science of food
Food fraud through species substitution has been reported for edible gastropods, particularly in processed products where morphological identification is not feasible. DNA-based methods have been used to identify gastropod species in food…
View details →Alger JR, Gupta I, Farkouh L et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Background Prior neuroimaging suggests brain differences between children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder due to prenatal alcohol exposure (ADHD+PAE) and non-exposed children with ADHD due to other, e.g., familial, causes…
View details →Dellbrügge F, Schaumann N, Kruppa M et al. · 2026 · Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany)
Abstract We present the case of a 39-year-old Indian female patient diagnosed with tuberculous mastitis and lymph node tuberculosis. The patient had a history of tuberculosis infection treatment as a newborn. She initially presented with…
View details →Li X, Huang Y, Hao J et al. · 2026 · Current HIV research
Background Married Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) constitute a bridge population for HIV diffusion into low-risk groups, with spousal non-disclosure rates exceeding 60% in China. It will increase the risk of secondary transmission within…
View details →Tsang SM, Merino Gutierrez V, Yu J et al. · 2026 · Veterinary sciences
Canine babesiosis caused by Babesia gibsoni is prevalent in Hong Kong. While molecular diagnosis via PCR is highly sensitive, it typically requires reference laboratory access, delaying clinical decisions. This study evaluated the…
View details →Hijaze E, Razi T, Arbel R et al. · 2026 · Journal of clinical rheumatology : practical reports on rheumatic & musculoskeletal diseases
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic performance of BioPlex 2200 multiplex immunoassay (BI) for detecting antinuclear antibodies (ANA), compared with the gold standard, the indirect immunofluorescence assay (IIF), as a screening…
View details →Tri PM, Hung NT, Liet DH et al. · 2026 · Emergency radiology
Purpose To assess the diagnostic performance of computed tomography (CT) for predicting main pancreatic duct injury in surgically explored patients with distal pancreatic trauma. Methods We conducted a prospective single-center diagnostic…
View details →Wei XT, Zhu LY, Wu YL et al. · 2026 · Zhonghua liu xing bing xue za zhi = Zhonghua liuxingbingxue zazhi
Objective: To evaluate the screening performance and related factors of ultrasound for hepatic steatosis in community-based elderly populations using controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) measured by transient elastography as the…
View details →TEZCE A, DURMUŞ E · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract Purpose The objective of this study is to compare the diagnostic efficacy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT) in detecting lumbar spondylolysis among patients presenting with chronic low back pain, and…
View details →Livorsi DJ, Ritter S, Lund BC et al. · 2026 · Preprint
Abstract Background: The pneumococcal urinary antigen test can help rapidly identify Streptococcus pneumoniae as the cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). In this study, we assessed the utility of this test across an integrated…
View details →Zorlutuna Kaymak N, Pekel İ, Demir Tekol S et al. · 2026 · BMC ophthalmology
Purpose To evaluate the diagnostic utility and real-world clinical impact of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of aqueous humor (AH) and vitreous samples in patients with uveitis including suspected infectious and mixed…
View details →Genetic And Metabolic Disorders Screening Subgroup Of The Birth Defects Prevention And Control Committee Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, Rare Diseases Branch Of Shandong Medical Association, Genetic Metabolism Branch Of Shandong Provincial Rare Disease Association et al. · 2026 · Zhonghua yi xue yi chuan xue za zhi = Zhonghua yixue yichuanxue zazhi = Chinese journal of medical genetics
High-throughput sequencing technology has recently been used in neonatal disease screening. To address the issues related to the screening process, interpretation of screening results, and recall of positive cases in neonatal genetic…
View details →Inácio ML, Rusinque L, Nóbrega F et al. · 2026 · Plant disease
Aphelenchoides besseyi , the causal agent of the white-tip disease, is a quarantine nematode known to affect rice ( Oryza sativa ) by colonizing leaf tips and panicles. In January 2021, A. besseyi was detected in Portugal in imported…
View details →Goren T, Vashdi DR, Beeri I · 2026 · Social science & medicine (1982)
Political trust is considered crucial for enhancing civic compliance with government policies and instructions, particularly during a health crisis. However, evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic, a major global health crisis, suggest a more…
View details →Mohanta S, Tye KM · 2025 · Neuron
In this issue of Neuron, Biane et al. 1 used cellular-resolution recordings in ventral CA1 (vCA1) to comprehensively establish that it encodes stimulus features and identity, but not a generalized abstraction of valence. This suggests a…
View details →Zhou G, Dael N, Verweij S et al. · 2026 · Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
Background: The rapid emergence of immune-evasive SARS-CoV-2 variants necessitates the identification of accessible, low-cost prophylactic strategies. While drug repurposing offers a time-efficient alternative to novel drug development,…
View details →Brent DA · 2026 · Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
In this issue of JAACAP, Asarnow and colleagues report the results of their innovative, elegantly conducted clinical trial that assessed the added value of stratified, stepped care (SSC) for youth at risk for suicidal behavior in a health…
View details →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…
View details →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…
View details →Bafaraj SM · 2025 · Current problems in diagnostic radiology
The primary aim of this study is to assess how well ultrasonography and 99mTc-sestamibi scintigraphy perform as diagnostic tools for hyperparathyroidism (HPT) when compared to the clinical measurements of parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels.…
View details →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.…
View details →Bedia-Tanoh VA, Konaté-Touré A, Kouakou OMK et al. · 2025 · Preprint
Abstract Background Accurate malaria diagnosis and reporting are critical for effective case management and surveillance. In sub-Saharan Africa, rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) are widely used to support clinical decision-making. However,…
View details →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,…
View details →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…
View details →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…
View details →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…
View details →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…
View details →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…
View details →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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