Cytogenetically cryptic PML::RARA fusion in acute promyelocytic leukemia: Testing strategies in the modern era by Kirill Karlin, Christine Bryke, Ajoy Dias, Phillip Michaels

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Novel rapid identification of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by real-time RT-PCR using BD Max Open System in Taiwan by Cherng-Lih Perng, Ming-Jr Jian, Chih-Kai Chang, Jung-Chung Lin, Kuo-Ming Yeh, Chien-Wen Chen, Sheng-Kang Chiu, Hsing-Yi Chung, Yi-Hui Wang, Shu-Jung Liao, Shih-Yi Li, Shan-Shan Hsieh, Shih-Hung Tsai, Feng-Yee Chang, Hung-Sheng Shang

“…In this study, we developed and validated a rapid total nucleic acid extraction method based on real‐time RT-PCR for reliable, high‐throughput identification of SARS-CoV-2 using the BD MAX platform. …”
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Association of pre-treatment lymphocyte-monocyte ratio with survival outcome in patients with head and neck cancer treated with chemoradiation by Brian Yu, Sung Jun Ma, Michael Khan, Jasmin Gill, Austin Iovoli, Fatemeh Fekrmandi, Mark K. Farrugia, Kimberly Wooten, Vishal Gupta, Ryan McSpadden, Moni A. Kuriakose, Michael R. Markiewicz, Ayham Al-Afif, Wesley L. Hicks, Mukund Seshadri, Andrew D. Ray, Elizabeth A. Repasky, Anurag K. Singh

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Diagnosis and Prevalence of Chagas Disease in an Indigenous Population of Colombia by Simone Kann, Juan Carlos Dib, Andrés Aristizabal, Gustavo Concha Mendoza, Hugo Dario Soto Lacouture, Maria Hartmann, Hagen Frickmann, Lothar Kreienbrock

“…Chagas disease (CD) is one of the leading neglected tropical diseases. In the Americas, CD is endemic in about 21 countries, but only less than 1% of the patients have access to medical treatment. …”
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Epidemiological, virological and clinical characterization of a Dengue/Zika outbreak in the Caribbean region of Costa Rica 2017–2018 by Claudio Soto-Garita, Claudio Soto-Garita, Tatiana Murillo, Ileana Chávez-Peraza, Josué Campos-Ávila, Grace Prado-Hidalgo, Jan Felix Drexler, Jan Felix Drexler, Andres Moreira-Soto, Eugenia Corrales-Aguilar

“…RT-PCR for other alphaviruses and flaviviruses, and PCR for Leptospira sp were negative. …”
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Smartphone screen testing, a novel pre-diagnostic method to identify SARS-CoV-2 infectious individuals by Rodrigo M Young, Camila J Solis, Andres Barriga-Fehrman, Carlos Abogabir, Alvaro R Thadani, Mariana Labarca, Eva Bustamante, Cecilia V Tapia, Antonia G Sarda, Francisca Sepulveda, Nadia Pozas, Leslie C Cerpa, María A Lavanderos, Nelson M Varela, Alvaro Santibañez, Ana M Sandino, Felipe Reyes-Lopez, Garth Dixon, Luis A Quiñones

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Emergence of a New Strain of DENV-2 in South America: Introduction of the Cosmopolitan Genotype through the Brazilian-Peruvian Border by Murilo Tavares Amorim, Leonardo H. Almeida Hernández, Felipe Gomes Naveca, Ivy Tsuya Essashika Prazeres, Ana Lucia Monteiro Wanzeller, Eliana Vieira Pinto da Silva, Livia M. Neves Casseb, Fábio Silva da Silva, Sandro Patroca da Silva, Bruno Tardelli Diniz Nunes, Ana Cecília Ribeiro Cruz

“…It includes five nonsylvatic genotypes, with cosmopolitan being the most widespread with a significant contribution to the total number of DENV-2 cases globally. In South America, the cosmopolitan genotype was first recorded in 2019 in Madre de Dios, Peru, and then in Goiás (Midwest Brazil) in November 2021. …”
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A molecular beacon real-time polymerase chain reaction assay for the identification of M. chitwoodi, M. fallax, and M. minor by Scott D. Anderson, Cynthia A. Gleason

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First Detection of <i>Alphacoronavirus</i> in Bats from the World’s Largest Wetland, the Pantanal, Brazil by Tayane B. S. Magalhães, Amanda de O. Viana, Thiago B. F. Semedo, Juliane S. Saldanha, Nicole A. dos Reis, Nathalia de A. Pereira, Rachel V. P. de Barros, Hannah R. Miranda, Gabriella C. Almeida, Desyrée Y. S. R. Ozaki, Giovana S. Caleiro, Gustavo O. Fenner, Fernanda P. Vizu, Theo Kraiser, Thais P. Carvalho, Luciano M. Thomazelli, Erick G. Dorlass, Clarice W. Arns, Helena L. Ferreira, Erika Hingst-Zaher, Rogério Vieira Rossi, Guilherme S. T. Garbino, Edison L. Durigon, Jansen de Araujo, Daniel M. de Aguiar

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First Report on the Molecular Detection of Canine Astrovirus (CaAstV) in Dogs with Gastrointestinal Disease in Ecuador Using a Fast and Sensitive RT-qPCR Assay Based on SYBR Green<... by Anthony Loor-Giler, Sara Castillo-Reyes, Silvana Santander-Parra, Martín Campos, Renán Mena-Pérez, Santiago Prado-Chiriboga, Luis Nuñez

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O protagonismo do Consejo Mexicano de Fotografia no processo de decolonização da fotografia latino-americana by Fábio Luiz Conterno, Acir Dias da Silva

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Decoupling between SARS-CoV-2 transmissibility and population mobility associated with increasing immunity from vaccination and infection in South America by Marcelo Fiori, Gonzalo Bello, Nicolás Wschebor, Federico Lecumberry, Andrés Ferragut, Ernesto Mordecki

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Specific and reliable detection of Myosin 1C isoform A by RTqPCR in prostate cancer cells by Aleena A. Saidova, Daria M. Potashnikova, Anna V. Tvorogova, Ivan V. Maly, Wilma A. Hofmann, Ivan A. Vorobjev

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Rapid Intervention of Chlorpromazine and Promethazine for Hibernation-Like Effect in Stroke: Rationale, Design, and Protocol for a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial by Shuyu Lv, Shuyu Lv, Wenbo Zhao, Gary B. Rajah, Gary B. Rajah, Chaitu Dandu, Lipeng Cai, Zhe Cheng, Honglian Duan, Qingqing Dai, Xiaokun Geng, Xiaokun Geng, Xiaokun Geng, Xiaokun Geng, Yuchuan Ding, Yuchuan Ding

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Molecular Detection and Associated Risk Factors of <i>Brucella melitensis</i> in Aborted Sheep and Goats in Duhok Province, Iraq by Alind M. Ameen, Nadhim S. Abdulaziz, Nacheervan M. Ghaffar

“…A total of 681 blood samples from aborted sheep and goats were collected from different flocks in seven districts of Duhok and tested using real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Logistic regression was used for the analysis of the potential risk factors associated with RT-PCR positivity. …”
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Comparison of Radiological Imaging and Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Test in Preoperative Screening for Detection of COVID-19 by Güler Özgül, Efsun Gonca Uğur Chousein

“…Their demographic data were evaluated along with RT-PCR test results, chest X-rays and CCTs defined according to the Radiological Society of North America expert consensus on COVID-19.Results:Chest X-rays were performed in 55 (51.4%) cases, and CCT in 52 (48.6%) patients. …”
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Averting an Outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 in a University Residence Hall through Wastewater Surveillance by Ryland Corchis-Scott, Qiudi Geng, Rajesh Seth, Rajan Ray, Mohsan Beg, Nihar Biswas, Lynn Charron, Kenneth D. Drouillard, Ramsey D’Souza, Daniel D. Heath, Chris Houser, Felicia Lawal, James McGinlay, Sherri Lynne Menard, Lisa A. Porter, Diane Rawlings, Matthew L. Scholl, K. W. Michael Siu, Yufeng Tong, Christopher G. Weisener, Steven W. Wilhelm, R. Michael L. McKay

“…During this time, there was no detection of SARS-CoV-2 by reverse transcriptase quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) in the residence hall wastewater stream. …”
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A utilização do termo clave rítmica em relação aos padrões percussivos brasileiros: (des)conexões musicais na América Latina by Rogério Ribeiro das Chagas Leitão

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In response to: 'Diagnostic evaluation of nCoV-QS, nCoV-QM-N, and nCoV-OM detection kits based on rRT-PCR for detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Ecuador' by Miguel Angel Garcia-Bereguiain

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A fieldable process for sensitive detection of airborne viruses via electrophoresis-based RNA enrichment by Huifeng Du, Simone Bruno, Kalon J. Overholt, Sebastian Palacios, Hsin-Ho Huang, Carlos Barajas, Ben Gross, Cindy Lee, Haley K. Evile, Nuno Rufino de Sousa, Antonio Gigliotti Rothfuchs, Domitilla Del Vecchio

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