DIAGNOSTIC COMPARISON BETWEEN FECPAKG2 AND THE KATO-KATZ METHOD FOR ANALYZING SOIL-TRANSMITTED HELMINTH EGGS IN STOOL.

Diagnostic comparison between FECPAKG2 and the Kato-Katz method for analyzing soil-transmitted helminth eggs in stool.

BackgroundOver one billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH), i.e.Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm and Trichuris trichiura.For estimating drug efficacy and monitoring anthelminthic drug resistance, accurate diagnostic methods are critical.FECPAKG2 is a new remote-diagnostic tool used in veterinary medicine, which produces an i

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The role of percutaneous tricuspid regurgitation interventions in the current clinical practice: tackling a heterogenous disease

Severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is known to be independently associated with adverse prognosis.1 Its importance is further emphasized by the prevalence of this entity, particularly in the aging population.2 Until the past few years, surgical management was the only available effective treatment for isolated severe TR.Operative mortality, noneth

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An unusual congenital hepatic cyst in an adolescent and review of differential diagnoses of complex liver cysts

The diagnosis of a simple hepatic cyst is not bilstein shocks jeep xj difficult, but diagnostic confusion occurs when atypical features such as intracystic debris or extremely large size are present.In children, simple liver cysts are described as small, asymptomatic, and rarely hemorrhagic.We report an adolescent male presenting with an unusually

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