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Diagnostics, Volume 13, Issue 16

August-2 2023 - 104 articles

Cover Story: In medical mycology, the diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients is crucial, since most clinical signs are not specific for invasive fungal infections. For microbiological diagnostics, different methods are available. In addition to the conventional culture-based approaches like staining and culture, non-culture-based methods can increase test sensitivity and improve the time-to-result. In this review, we evaluate and discuss the value of non-culture-based methods (galactomannan, (1→3)-β-D-glucan, Aspergillus PCR, new biomarker/targets) for diagnosing IPA in ICU patients. The combination of non-culture-based methods and the investigation of different respiratory specimens seem to be the best diagnostic pathway to detect IPA in ICU patients. View this paper
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Articles (104)

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,448 Views
13 Pages

20 August 2023

Odontogenic sinusitis is a common maxillary sinus disease. It develops due to the violation of the Schneiderian membrane due to pathological, iatrogenic, or traumatic causes from dental and dentoalveolar structures. The aim of this cohort study was t...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,004 Views
17 Pages

Screening and Management of Coronary Artery Disease in Kidney Transplant Candidates

  • Giuseppe Vadalà,
  • Chiara Alaimo,
  • Giancarlo Buccheri,
  • Luca Di Fazio,
  • Leandro Di Caccamo,
  • Vincenzo Sucato,
  • Manlio Cipriani and
  • Alfredo Ruggero Galassi

20 August 2023

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients and during the first year after transplantation. For these reasons, and due...

  • Review
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,652 Views
29 Pages

19 August 2023

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV), a member of the Nairoviridae family and Bunyavirales order, is transmitted to humans via tick bites or contact with the blood of infected animals. It can cause severe symptoms, including hemorrhagi...

  • Brief Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,343 Views
8 Pages

19 August 2023

Background: We evaluated the performance of the Abbott thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibody chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) on the Alinity i. Methods: Verification studies for precision, linearity, analytical measuring rang...

  • Interesting Images
  • Open Access
1,492 Views
4 Pages

The Fast Growth and Quick Spread of Synchronous Tumors

  • Li-Yu Chen,
  • Yu-Hung Chen and
  • Yen-Kung Chen

19 August 2023

A 47-year-old man was diagnosed with left buccal squamous cell carcinoma using FDG PET/CT, by which focal lesions in the left buccal and left neck lymph node were found. Three months after the operation, CT images revealed a left lower lung lesion. P...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,211 Views
13 Pages

19 August 2023

Recurrent oral ulcers, which are the first and most common manifestation of Behçet’s disease (BD), have several etiological causes but are often idiopathic and known as recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS). In recent years, publications h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,688 Views
11 Pages

Long-Term Outcomes of Endovascular Embolization in a Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformation: A Single-Center Experience

  • Chingiz Nurimanov,
  • Yerbol Makhambetov,
  • Karashash Menlibayeva,
  • Nurtay Nurakay,
  • Nursultan Makhambetov,
  • Elena Zholdybayeva and
  • Serik Akshulakov

18 August 2023

Background: A vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) is a rare congenital cerebral vascular condition with a high mortality rate if left untreated. This study describes the long-term outcomes of patients with VGAM, who were treated with endovas...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,337 Views
11 Pages

18 August 2023

(1) Background: Percutaneous microwave ablation (MWA) is an accepted treatment of non-operative liver cancer. This study compares the ablation zones of four commercially available 2.45 GHz MWA systems (Emprint, Eco, Neuwave, and Solero) in an ex vivo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,123 Views
14 Pages

Investigation of Cognitive Impairment in the Course of Post-COVID Syndrome

  • Milena Dimitrova,
  • Yoanna Marinova and
  • Dancho Dilkov

18 August 2023

(1) Background: The study presents results from an investigation of cognitive impairment in patients hospitalized in the first psychiatric clinic in Bulgaria to treat patients with COVID-19 during the pandemic period between 2020 and 2022. One hundre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
2,032 Views
15 Pages

The Translational Impact of Plant-Derived Xeno-miRNA miR-168 in Gastrointestinal Cancers and Preneoplastic Conditions

  • Jastin Link,
  • Cosima Thon,
  • Vytenis Petkevicius,
  • Ruta Steponaitiene,
  • Peter Malfertheiner,
  • Juozas Kupcinskas and
  • Alexander Link

18 August 2023

Introduction: Diet is one of the most important factors contributing to the multistep process of carcinogenesis. The clinical relevance of exogenous food-derived xeno-microRNAs (miRNAs) in human diseases is poorly understood. In this study, we aimed...

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Diagnostics - ISSN 2075-4418