The changes of antifungal susceptibilities caused by the phenotypic switching of Candida species in 229 patients with vulvovaginal candidiasis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:To study the role of toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and MicroRNA-155 (miR-155) in the peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)-mediated inflammation in coronary slow flow (CSF) and coronary arteriosclerosis. METHODS:Patients were divided into acute coronary syndrome (ACS), stable angina pectoris (SAP), CSF, an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Huang J,Yang Q,He L,Huang J

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Platelet-reactive antibodies lead to thrombocytopenia and bleeding disorders, and diverse assays are used for their detection. In this retrospective analysis, the applicability of three different test systems was compared and antibody specificities were assessed. METHODS:Sera of 1,234 patients were tested w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Sareban N,Macher S,Drexler C,Posch U,Lanzer G,Schallmoser K

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a common cardiac defect found in infants and children. Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, our understanding of the causative mechanism and etiology of CHD is limited. To determine the genetic etiology of CHD, we selected 11 consecutive short tandem-repeat polymorphic (STRP) ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Shi YR,Hsieh KS,Wu JY,Lee CC,Tsai CH,Yu MT,Chang JS,Tsai FJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial cells are typically connected through different types of cell junctions that are localized from the apical membrane to the basal surface. In this way, epithelium cells form the first barrier against pathogenic microorganisms and prevent their entry into internal organs and the circulatory system. Recent stu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zheng M,Sun S,Zhou J,Liu M

更新日期：2020-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of IgA and low-avidity IgG and antibodies in serum is a potentially useful marker of recent infection by a microorganism. We studied the reliability of IgG avidity and presence of IgA for the diagnosis of recent acute infection by rubella virus. Low-avidity IgG (Avy-EIA test) was determined with a modifi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Gutiérrez J,Rodríguez MJ,De Ory F,Piédrola G,Maroto MC

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the effect of the synthetic glucocorticoid hormone dexamethasone (DXM) on HSV replication was studied in a DXM receptor-positive mouse neuroblastoma (NB) cell line. In cells treated with 10(-7) M DXM and then infected with HSV, there was a statistically significant 9-18-fold increase in the amount of vi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Sawiris GP,Sydiskis RJ,Bashirelahi N

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A common problem in clinical laboratories is maintaining the stability of analytes during pre-analytical processes. The aim of this study was to systematically summarize the results of a set of studies about the biochemical analytes stability. METHODS:A literature search was performed on the Advanced search ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Hedayati M,Razavi SA,Boroomand S,Kheradmand Kia S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Salmonella is an important foodborne pathogen that causes acute diarrhea in humans worldwide. This study analyzed the relationships of serotypes and antibiotic resistance with virulence genes of Salmonella isolated from children with salmonellosis. METHODS:Serological typing was performed using the slide-ag...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yue M,Li X,Liu D,Hu X

更新日期：2020-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A flow cytometric method for quantitation of glutathione (GSH) was applied to simultaneous analysis of the major leukocyte types in peripheral blood. Cellular thiols (predominantly GSH) were stained with monochlorobimane (MCIB), and thiol fluorescence was measured with a flow cytometer. The fluorescence of the thiols ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Scott RB,Collins JM,Matin S,White F,Swerdlow PS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA by nucleic acid amplification techniques is the method of choice to differentiate between ongoing and past infection, and can be used to monitor the course of HCV infection. In this study, we evaluated the performance characteristics of a newly developed transcription-media...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Ross RS,Viazov SO,Hoffmann S,Roggendorf M

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Positive predictive values for the diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) were determined for two antinative DNA assays: a Farr-type radioimmunoassay (RIA) and a solid-phase enzyme immunoassay (EIA). The study population consisted of all patients whose EIA anti-DNA results were positive (greater than 250 IU) ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Clough JD,Chang RK

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although recent studies have indicated that gut microbiome dysbiosis was significantly associated with the onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), information on the role of blood microbiome in T2DM development is scarce. METHODS:Fifty incident T2DM cases and 100 matched non-T2DM controls were selected fr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Qiu J,Zhou H,Jing Y,Dong C

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most significant achievements of the biochemist during the past two decades is the use to which immunologically based assays have been put in clinical diagnosis (Hood et al.: Immunology, 1984). The problem faced and surmounted by immunologists in effecting the transition from research tool to routine clinic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Nicholls PJ,Malcolm AD

更新日期：1989-01-01 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：BACKGROUND:Gastrin-17 (G-17) and Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) antibody are widely used in the screening of gastric diseases, especially in gastric cancer. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the value of G-17 and H pylori antibody in gastric disease screening. METHODS:Healthy males and females (1368 and 1212, respec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu W,Sun Y,Yuan Y

更新日期：2020-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acute aortic dissection (AOD) is associated with high mortality and early diagnosis and treatment are essential. Ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is a marker of myocardial ischemia whereas cardiac enzymes are released when myocardial necrosis occurs. We investigated, for the first time, whether IMA increases ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Sbarouni E,Georgiadou P,Marathias A,Panagiotakos D,Geroulanos S,Voudris V

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies suggested that adiponectin (APN) could ameliorate ischemia/reperfusion injury and endothelial dysfunction in patients with acute myocardial infarction. However, the relationship between serum APN level and coronary flow after primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) in patients with...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liang S,Li H,Shen X,Liu R

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Brazilian External Quality Assessment Program in Immunohematology (BEQAPI) was introduced with the objective of evaluating the quality of diagnosis in immunohematology. From 1992 to 2003, proficiency tests for ABO grouping, Rh (D, C, c, E, e), K phenotyping, direct antiglobulin testing (DAT), antibody screening (A...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Melo L,Pellegrino J Jr,Bianco C,Castilho L

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Central nervous system (CNS) abnormalities are a group of serious birth defects associated with high rates of stillbirths, infant death, or abnormal development, and various disease-causing copy number variations play a much more important role in the etiology of CNS abnormalities. This study intends to pres...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Song T,Xu Y,Li Y,Jia L,Zheng J,Dang Y,Wan S,Zheng Y,Zhang J,Yang H

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A convenient biosensor for real-time measurement of biomarkers for in-field psychophysiological stress research and military operations is desirable. We evaluated a hand-held device for measuring salivary amylase as a stress marker in medical technicians undergoing combat casualty care training using two dif...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Peng HT,Savage E,Vartanian O,Smith S,Rhind SG,Tenn C,Bjamason S

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary heart disease (CHD) is primarily caused by atherosclerosis of coronary arteries. It is largely an inflammatory disease of the vascular wall. The inflammation is related to DNA methylation. Angiopoietin-like protein 2 (ANGPTL2) has various functions in several chronic inflammatory diseases. Macrophag...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhou J,Chen L,Yang X,Huang X,Wang Z,Peng P,Lian J

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital disorders of glycosylation are a rapidly growing group of inherited (neuro)metabolic disorders characterized by defects in glycosylation of proteins and lipids. This study discusses an analytical problem in the differentiation between hypoglycosylation and transferrin (Tf) protein variants. Analysis of seru...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Marklová E,Albahri Z

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For the forensic aim, a sensitive and specific method using headspace gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry (GC/MS) has been developed for the quantitative determination of ethanol in blood using n-propanol as internal standard. GC was performed in isothermal mode with a GC run-time of 5.0 min. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Xiao HT,He L,Tong RS,Yu JY,Chen L,Zou J,Li JQ,Bian Y,Zhang Y

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:After hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), early detection of engraftment would be of critical value for clinicians. The aim of this study was to identify faster parameters for engraftment. METHODS:We evaluated blood cell parameters including complete blood count (CBC), differential counts, and v...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Yahng SA,Lee JW,Kim Y,Kim M,Oh EJ,Park YJ,Lee JW,Cho B,Han K

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Essential hypertension (EH) is an inflammatory disease, and endothelial dysfunction induced by chronic inflammation is one of the pathogeneses of EH. The expression of some inflammatory mediators may be regulated by the interaction of circular RNAs (circRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs). METHODS:An Agilent human...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： He X,Bao X,Tao Z,Sun J,Zheng S,Zhong F,Zhang L

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Liver biopsy is recommended in the majority of patients with chronic viral hepatitis for fibrosis evaluation. Because of the potential risks of liver biopsy, many studies related to non-invasive biomarkers of hepatic fibrosis have been performed. We aimed to assess the diagnostic value of serum biglycan as a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Ciftciler R,Ozenirler S,Yucel AA,Cengiz M,Erkan G,Buyukdemirci E,Sönmez C,Esendaglı GY

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:So far, there has been no tool to estimate activity at diagnosis and predict all-cause mortality in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). Hence, we determined the initial predictors of them in patients with AAV. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 182 patients with AAV. Seve...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Kim MK,Choi H,Kim JY,Song JJ,Park YB,Lee SW

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nager syndrome is a rare genetic syndrome characterized by craniofacial and preaxial limb anomalies. Haploinsufficiency of the SF3B4 gene has been identified as a significant reason for Nager syndrome. Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) has similar facial features; however, the TCOF1, POLR1D, and POLR1C genes h...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Zhao J,Yang L

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To determine the metabolic characteristics of patients with colon cancer (CC) and rectal cancer (RC) using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)-based metabolomics. METHODS:In this study, serum samples were collected from 22 CC patients and 23 RC patients preoperatively and postoperatively and 45 hea...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Wu J,Wu M,Wu Q

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contradictory results have been reported previously in the analyses of cross-reactivity among Blomia tropicalis (Blo t), Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der p), and Dermatophagoides farinae (Der f). This study aims to investigate the characteristics of co-sensitization and the IgE cross-reactivity among them...

journal_title：Journal of clinical laboratory analysis

authors： Liu X,Zheng P,Zheng SG,Zhai Y,Zhao X,Chen Y,Cai C,Wu Z,Huang Z,Zou X,Liao C,Sun B

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00