Distinct clinical phenotype and genetic testing strategy for Lynch syndrome in China based on a large colorectal cancer cohort
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DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32914
Abstract: Lynch syndrome (LS) is the most common hereditary colorectal cancer (CRC) predisposition syndrome. We performed a large‐scale study to assess a screening strategy for identifying LS in Chinese CRC patients in routine clinical testing. A… read more here.
Keywords: colorectal cancer; cohort; testing strategy; cancer ... See more keywords
India’s COVID-19 Testing Strategy: Why Pediatric Hospitals Need to Focus More on ILI than SARI?
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DOI: 10.1007/s12098-020-03373-1
Abstract: To the Editor: India reports total and state wise tally of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases daily, but epidemiology and clinical characteristics in children remain unclear. Revised testing strategy (ICMR_v5) emphasized on influenza like illness (ILI)… read more here.
Keywords: testing strategy; india covid; india; illness ... See more keywords
Oscillatory hydraulic testing as a strategy for NAPL source zone monitoring: Laboratory experiments.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2017.03.005
Abstract: Non-aqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) have a complex mode of transport in heterogeneous aquifers, which can result in pools and lenses of NAPLs (the "source zone") that are difficult to detect and can cause long-term contamination… read more here.
Keywords: strategy; testing strategy; hydraulic testing; source zone ... See more keywords
A pooled testing strategy for identifying SARS-CoV-2 at low prevalence
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DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2885-5
Abstract: Suppressing infections of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) will probably require the rapid identification and isolation of individuals infected with the virus on an ongoing basis. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT–PCR) tests are… read more here.
Keywords: low prevalence; pooled testing; prevalence; individuals infected ... See more keywords
Evaluation of the hepatitis C testing strategy for HIV-positive men who have sex with men at the sexually transmitted infections outpatient clinic of Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001223
Abstract: INTRODUCTION As the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections remains high among HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) an HCV testing strategy was introduced at the sexually transmitted infections (STI) clinic in… read more here.
Keywords: testing strategy; hcv infections; hiv positive; hcv ... See more keywords
Patient, physician and geographic predictors of cardiac stress testing strategy in Ontario, Canada: a population-based study
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-059199
Abstract: Objectives To identify patient, physician and geographic level factors that are associated with variation in initial stress testing strategy in patients evaluated for chest pain. Design Retrospective cohort study. Setting Population-based study of patients undergoing… read more here.
Keywords: testing strategy; patient physician; stress; physician geographic ... See more keywords
Preprocedural Pool Testing Strategy for Dentistry during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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DOI: 10.1177/2380084421989693
Abstract: Introduction: Aerosol-generating procedures (AGPs) put the dental health care professionals (DHCPs) at a greater risk for acquiring severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. In late June 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and… read more here.
Keywords: pool testing; pool; preprocedural pool; testing strategy ... See more keywords
Group testing as a strategy for COVID-19 epidemiological monitoring and community surveillance
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1008726
Abstract: We propose an analysis and applications of sample pooling to the epidemiologic monitoring of COVID-19. We first introduce a model of the RT-qPCR process used to test for the presence of virus in a sample… read more here.
Keywords: covid epidemiological; strategy covid; group testing; group ... See more keywords
On an optimal testing strategy for workplace settings operating during the COVID-19 pandemic
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264060
Abstract: High quality daily testing for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 in workplace settings has become part of the standard and mandatory protection measures implemented widely in response to the current pandemic. Such tests are often… read more here.
Keywords: optimal testing; testing strategy; workplace settings; settings operating ... See more keywords
Optimal COVID-19 testing strategy on limited resources
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281319
Abstract: The last three years have been spent combating COVID-19, and governments have been seeking optimal solutions to minimize the negative impacts on societies. Although two types of testing have been performed for this—follow-up testing for… read more here.
Keywords: testing strategy; infection; mass testing; model ... See more keywords
SkinSensPred as a Promising in Silico Tool for Integrated Testing Strategy on Skin Sensitization
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191912856
Abstract: Skin sensitization is an important regulatory endpoint associated with allergic contact dermatitis. Recently, several adverse outcome pathway (AOP)-based alternative methods were developed to replace animal testing for evaluating skin sensitizers. The AOP-based assays were further… read more here.
Keywords: testing strategy; sensitization; integrated testing; skin sensitization ... See more keywords