OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate the Bjork and Jabarak cephalometric analysis generated from cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) synthesized lateral cephalograms in adults with different sagittal ...

Even though hemolytic anemias (HAs) are not very common, their diagnosis remains a big challenge for hematologists and clinicians. We hope that this summary will contribute with valuable information about a subject that ...

BACKGROUND: Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) catalyses the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandin, and its overexpression has been demonstrated in different malignant tumors, including cutaneous melanoma. However, no data ...

A key component of any health system is the capacity to accurately diagnose individuals. One of the six building blocks of a health system as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) includes diagnostic tools. The ...

Even though the WHO Essential Medicines List has been published and updated for the last 40 years, diagnostics only got their due recognition in the last two years. WHO published the first Essential Diagnostics List (EDL) ...

In the letter “Reproducibility of Diagnostic Criteria for Ventricular Neurocysticercosis,” the authors manifest their unhappiness with the results of the systematic review we conducted to assess reliability of the revised ...

The diagnostic efficacy of bone-marrow culture, serial blood cultures and agglutination tests was compared in a prospective study of 60 patients with typhoid fever, two thirds of whom had received prior antibacterial ...

We appreciate the interest of Drs. Garg and Malhotra in our work, but do not share their views on the importance of having a well-defined set of diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis (NCC). The previous version of ...

Background: In the Peruvian Amazon, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria are endemic in rural areas, where microscopy is not available. Malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) provide quick and accurate diagnosis. ...