Factors interfering with the accuracy of five blood glucose meters used in Chinese hospitals.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The GABA-A receptor signaling pathway regulates proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, and responses to overt DNA damage during embryonic development. METHODS:To analyze the gene expression after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and in in vivo mouse embryos, the global pattern of gene expression ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhang Z,Wang T,Huang J,Huang Y,Zhang Q

更新日期：2020-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The Mindray CAL 8000 is a cellular analysis line that consists of the BC-6800, an automated hematology analyzer, and the SC-120, an automated slidemaker/stainer. We evaluated the performances of the BC-6800 and the SC-120. METHODS:Four hundred and eight normal and abnormal samples were analyzed. The perfo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lee HT,Park PW,Seo YH,Kim KH,Seo JY,Jeong JH,Kim MJ,Ahn JY

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cognitive impairment, significantly reducing processing speed and executive function, is the critical consequence of cerebral small vessel disease (SVD), in which genetic variations have been studied. In this study, we explore the role of SNP43 (G/A) and SNP63 (C/T) polymorphism in the CAPN10 on cognitive im...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wu K,Cai Y

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed at exploring the correlation of microRNA (miR)-497/fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF-23) axis with major adverse cardiac and cerebral event (MACCE) occurrence in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients who underwent continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). METHODS:Totally, 360 ESRD p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu D,Zhou S,Mao H

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To evaluate clinical features, bacterial characteristics, and risk factors for shock and mortality of immunocompromised patients with Escherichia coli bacteremia. METHODS:A nearly 6-year retrospective study of E coli bacteremia in 188 immunocompromised patients at Xiangya Hospital was conducted. Demographic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tao X,Wang H,Min C,Yu T,Luo Y,Li J,Hu Y,Yan Q,Liu WE,Zou M

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Automated cell counters have become more and more sophisticated with passing years. The numerical and graphic data both provide useful clues for suspecting a diagnosis especially when the workload is very high. AIM:We present our experience of useful information provided by graphic displays of an automated ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Gupta M,Chauhan K,Singhvi T,Kumari M,Grover RK

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p21, an important regulator of the cell cycle, acts as a mediator of the growth-suppressing and -promoting functions of p53. We aimed to investigate the association between codon 31 polymorphisms of p21 gene and endometriosis. Women were divided into two groups: endometriosis (n = 102) and nonendometriosis (n = 119). ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hsieh YY,Tsai FJ,Chang CC,Chen WC,Tsai CH,Tsai HD,Lin CC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Donor-specific anti-human leukocyte antigen (HLA) antibodies (DSAs) in recipients is a risk factor for donor stem cell graft failure in haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT), and the treatment to reduce the levels of DSAs is not unanimous. This study was to analysis the role of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhang R,He Y,Yang D,Jiang E,Ma Q,Pang A,Zhai W,Wei J,Feng S,Han M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Delta neutrophil index (DNI) is a new inflammatory marker and the present study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of the DNI for the presence of a perforation in elderly with acute appendicitis. METHODS:This retrospective observational study was conducted on 108 consecutive elderly patients (≥65 years ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Shin DH,Cho YS,Kim YS,Ahn HC,Oh YT,Park SO,Won MH,Cho JH,Kim YM,Seo JY,Lee YH

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of microRNA-146b (miR-146b) on acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) risk, and the correlation of miR-146b with disease severity and 28-day mortality in sepsis patients. METHODS:A total of 104 sepsis patients and 100 healthy controls (HCs) were consec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Chen W,Liu L,Yang J,Wang Y

更新日期：2020-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between the levels of serum cystatin C and the prognostic stages of IgA nephropathy was determined in a multicenter trial in Japan. The levels of serum cystatin C in patients with IgA nephropathy were measured using the Dade Behring N Latex Cystain C assay. In 1995, the Joint Committee of the Special ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Tomino Y,Suzuki S,Gohda T,Kobayashi M,Horikoshi S,Imai H,Saito T,Kawamura T,Yorioka N,Harada T,Yasumoto Y,Kida H,Kobayashi Y,Endoh M,Sato H,Saito K

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Risperidone (RIS) is a widely used atypical antipsychotic drug. We developed and validated a sensitive and accurate LC-MS/MS method, which requires a small-volume of plasma and small-volume injection for measurement of RIS levels in ASD pediatric patients. We also investigated the relationship between RIS le...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Vanwong N,Prommas S,Puangpetch A,Hongkaew Y,Nuntamool N,Nakorn CN,Ngamsamut N,Limsila P,Sukasem C

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An immunoenzymometric assay (IEMA) for a new CA125-like antigen, CA602, was developed. Five monoclonal antibodies raised against a human ovarian carcinoma cell line could detect their respective antigens in the sera of ovarian carcinoma patients. The antigen levels detected in serum by the various antibodies correlate...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Mochizuki H,Sato I,Nagoya K,Furusako S,Yamauchi T,Masuko H,Sato H,Morishita H,Yajima M,Sasaki H

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown that neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a strong indicator in determining inflammation in cardiac and non-cardiac diseases. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between proteinuria and NLR in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients without diabetes mellitus (DM). METHODS:Between 2...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Binnetoğlu E,Şengül E,Halhallı G,Dindar S,Şen H

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CD4(+) cell count, the common HIV infection screening test, is costly and unable to differentiate HIV monoinfection from its concurrent infection with hepatitis B or C virus. We aimed to ascertain diagnostic value of serum adenosine deaminase (ADA) activity as a useful tool to differentiate HIV mono- and co-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Abdi M,Rahbari R,Khatooni Z,Naseri N,Najafi A,Khodadadi I

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The direct agglutination test (DAT) and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used for serodiagnosis of parasitologically confirmed Indian visceral leishmaniasis (VL) cases. All the sera of VL cases were positive by both the methods. DAT titres of VL cases were greater than or equal to 1:3,200, and ELISA ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Pal A,Mukerji K,Basu D,Naskar K,Mallick KK,Ghosh DK

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have demonstrated that dysfunctional regulatory T cells (Tregs) may be associated with Graves' disease (GD). In this study, we evaluated four serum Treg-associated miRNAs (miR-210, miR-182, miR-155, and miR-146a) expressions and assessed the potential of serum miRNAs as biomarkers of GD. ME...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zheng L,Zhuang C,Wang X,Ming L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Standards play an important role in detection of the BCR-ABL1 fusion gene (FG) transcript. However, the standards widely used in laboratories are mainly based on plasmids or cDNA, which cannot accurately reflect the process of RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis. Therefore, we aimed to develop armored RNA-base...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Fu Y,Zhang R,Wu Q,Zhang J,Bao L,Li J

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Though recent reports have indicated a higher prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) in laboratory personnel than in other healthcare workers, these studies included only a limited number of laboratory personnel. METHODS:We have thus focused on the laboratory personnel, who had a high level of e...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Moon HW,Kim H,Hur M,Yun YM,Lee A

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary artery disease (CAD) was the second leading cause of death for the past 3 years in Taiwan. The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system is considered a new risk factor of CAD because investigations show that the levels and bioactivity of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 (where IGFBP is insulin-like growth factor-bi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Lin HL,Ueng KC,Wang HL,Chen TP,Yang SF,Chu SC,Hsieh YS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate whether a PEG-IAT method, modified for gel technique, could replace the two-stage enzyme method for routine identification of red blood cell (RBC) antibodies.A total of 161 selected patient samples were analyzed with the two-stage enzyme tube technique and the PEG-IAT in gel techniques. In 65 samp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Gustafsson L,Wikman A,Lundahl J

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore relationships between immunological status, clinical features, radiographic damage, disease activity, and functional disability in Tunisian patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). MATERIALS AND METHODS:The study was carried out in 112 patients with RA. Demographic characteristics, disease duratio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hamad MB,Marzouk S,Kaddour N,Masmoudi H,Fakhfakh F,Rebai A,Bahloul Z,Maalej A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Adiponectin, an adipocyte-derived protein, is known to play a key role in the processes leading to atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease (CAD) through its anti-atherogenic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidative, and anti-apoptotic properties. In the current study, we have studied the association of two sing...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Ghazouani L,Elmufti A,Baaziz I,Chaabane I,Ben Mansour H

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic basis of infertility has received increasing recognition in recent years, particularly with the advent of assisted reproductive technology. It is now becoming obvious that genetic etiology for infertility is an important cause of disrupted spermatogenesis. Y-chromosome microdeletions and abnormal karyotype...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Abid S,Maitra A,Meherji P,Patel Z,Kadam S,Shah J,Shah R,Kulkarni V,Baburao V,Gokral J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T-lymphocyte function was investigated in a group of eight patients with polycythemia vera (PV) and 13 normals. Responsiveness of T-cells to stimulation by mitogen was significantly impaired in the PV patients (p = .02). Analysis of immune cell subpopulation composition by assessment of cell surface phenotype did not ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Paul CC,Baumann MA

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Neurofilaments are the major cytoskeletal components of neurons, and cell injury leads to their release into the surrounding area. The aim of this study was to compare the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum (S) concentrations of neurofilament light chains (NFLs) and phosphorylated neurofilament heavy chains...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kušnierová P,Zeman D,Hradílek P,Čábal M,Zapletalová O

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to detect reliability of Brucella Coombs gel test (BCGT) by comparing with with ELISA (IgG + IgM), Standard agglutination test, and Brucella immunocapture agglutination methods in serological diagnosis of brucellosis. METHODS:Brucella Coombs gel test (BCGT), Brucella ELISA (IgG + I...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kalem F,Ergün AG,Durmaz S,Doğan M,Ertuğrul Ö,Gündem S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated a new latex nephelometric test for the quantitation of myoglobin in human serum. The assay consists of incubating the diluted serum sample (20-fold) for 12 min at room temperature with latex particles covalently coated with anti-myoglobin antibodies and then quantifying the change of light-scatter pr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Borque L,Rus A,Ruiz R

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By using commercially available ELISA kits, serum IL-6 and TNF-alpha levels in healthy adults, and the levels of various cytokines in patients with primary biliary cirrhosis or chronic viral liver diseases, were investigated. IL-6 levels of healthy subjects were distributed in a wide range, and the distribution patter...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yamashiki M,Kosaka Y,Nishimura A,Watanabe S,Nomoto M,Ichida F

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Blood gas analysis and blood lactate measurement have important roles in patient management. Point-of-care (POC) testing simplifies and provides rapid blood gas and lactate measurements. This study aimed to compare pH, pCO2 , pO2 , and lactate measurements between a POC device and a benchtop blood gas analyz...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Indrasari ND,Wonohutomo JP,Sukartini N

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00