Detecting presence of cardiovascular disease through mitochondria respiration as depicted through biophotonic emission by Nancy R. Rizzo, Nicole C. Hank, Jian Zhang

“…Aims: Increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in mitochondria, play an important role in the cardiovascular system. …”
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Detection and identification of Chlamydophila psittaci from wild spotted doves in the Klang Valley in Malaysia by Phong , Su Fun, Ideris, Aini, Salim, Nadzri, Al-Ajeeli, Karim Sadun Ali

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The Dose Optimization and Evaluation of Image Quality in the Adult Brain Protocols of Multi-Slice Computed Tomography: A Phantom Study by Thawatchai Prabsattroo, Kanokpat Wachirasirikul, Prasit Tansangworn, Puengjai Punikhom, Waraporn Sudchai

“…Computed tomography examinations have caused high radiation doses for patients, especially for CT scans of the brain. This study aimed to optimize the radiation dose and image quality in adult brain CT protocols. …”
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Chromatographic immunoassays for Helicobacter pylori detection , are they reliable in Mali, West Africa? by Ingvild Austarheim, Kari Tvete Inngjerdingen, Berit Smestad Paulsen, Adiaratou Togola, Chiaka Diakite, Drissa Diallo

“…RESULTS: A Helicobacter pylori prevalence of 21% was found among the individuals with confirmed gastric ulcer, 44% among the randomly selected volunteers and 14% in individuals with gastrointestinal related ailments. CONCLUSIONS: According to what is already known about the aetiology of gastric ailments and the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in neighboring countries, the infection rates in our study appear strikingly low. …”
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The diagnostic accuracy of urine-based Xpert MTB/RIF in HIV-infected hospitalized patients who are smear-negative or sputum scarce. by Jonathan G Peter, Grant Theron, Tapuwa E Muchinga, Ureshnie Govender, Keertan Dheda

“…CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: This preliminary study indicates that urine-based MTB/RIF, alone or in combination with LAM antigen detection, may potentially aid the diagnosis of TB in HIV-infected patients with advanced immunosuppression when sputum-based diagnosis is not possible. …”
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Performance evaluation of the FAST™ System and the FAST-PBC Prep™ cartridges for speeded-up positive blood culture testing by Alexia Verroken, Chaima Hajji, Florian Bressant, Jonathan Couvreur, Ahalieyah Anantharajah, Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos

“…The LC can be used as equivalent of an overnight subcultured colony for downstream testing. We aimed to evaluate the performances of the FAST™ System and FAST-PBC Prep™ cartridges by testing the resulting LC for direct ID, AST and rapid resistance detection.Materials and methodsProspectively, FAST™ System testing was carried out on each patient’s first PBC with a monomicrobial Gram-stain result. …”
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