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Validation of microscopic observation drug susceptibility testing for rapid, direct rifampicin and isoniazid drug susceptibility testing in patients receiving tuberculosis treatment
(Elsevier, 2014)
Drug susceptibility testing (DST) is often needed in patients clinically failing tuberculosis (TB) therapy. Most studies of phenotypic direct drug susceptibility tests, such as microscopic observation drug susceptibility ...
Cost avoidance and outcome improvement by implementing a test utilization strategy for molecular microbiology tests
(Elsevier, 2014)
Test utilization is an essential strategy in the clinical laboratory, especially with increasing numbers of tests and health care costs. We designed a triage system for molecular microbiology tests ordered from 2007 through ...
Systemic lupus erythematosus: A therapeutic challenge for the XXI century
(Springer Verlag, 2014)
Despite significant advances in our understanding of the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), there are only a few drugs approved by the regulatory agencies across the world for the treatment of these patients; ...
Daily smoking and 4-year caries increment in Finnish adults
(Wiley, 2014)
Objectives: Although the harmful effects of smoking on periodontal disease and oral cancer are now indisputable, its effect on dental caries is less well known. This study assessed whether daily smoking predicts caries ...
Multiple norovirus infections in a birth cohort in a peruvian periurban community
(Oxford University Press, 2014)
Human noroviruses are among the most common enteropathogens globally, and are a leading cause of infant diarrhea in developing countries. However, data measuring the impact of norovirus at the community level are sparse.
Björk-Jarabak cephalometric analysis on CBCT synthesized cephalograms with different dentofacial sagittal skeletal patterns
(Dental Press Editora, 2014)
OBJECTIVE: The Objetive: of this study was to evaluate the Björk and Jabarak cephalometric analysis generated from cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) synthesized lateral cephalograms in adults with different sagittal ...
Infection and Hyperinfection with Strongyloides stercoralis: Clinical Presentation, Etiology of Disease, and Treatment Options
(Springer, 2014)
Human strongyloidiasis is a neglected global parasitic disease that affects large populations, especially in poorer regions of the world. Improved diagnostic tools, including serology and molecular tests, are demonstrating ...
The Memory Alteration Test Discriminates between Cognitively Healthy Status, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
(Karger Publishers, 2014)
Background/Aims: Dementia is a worldwide public health problem and there are several diagnostic tools for its assessment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of the Memory Alteration Test (M@T) to ...
Obesity Prevention in Latin America
(Springer, 2014)
In Latin American countries, obesity prevalence has increased significantly as a Results: of rapid urbanization and an improvement in socioeconomic conditions. We report the prevalence of overweight and/or obesity and ...
Associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and diabetes mellitus: A role for impulse control disorders and depression
(Springer Verlag, 2014)
No studies have evaluated whether the frequently observed associations between depression and diabetes could reflect the presence of comorbid psychiatric conditions and their associations with diabetes. We therefore examined ...