Abstract Background There are limited data on the analytical concordance of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) T and hs-cTnI assays. The goal this study was to evaluate one hs-cTnT assay relative each assay’s limit quantitation (LoQ) 99th percentile upper reference (URL). Methods Comparison Troponin I Assays Trial (CONTRAST) NCT03214029 is an observational that evaluated two FDA-cleared...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of bacterial and fungal contamination in anaesthetic and vasopressor drugs before and after use in operating theatres. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in the operating theatres of a university hospital. We collected 945 samples of three different drugs, namely, propofol, vecuronium and ephedrine, from 20 operating ro...

The vaccinia virus hemagglutinin (HA) is a glycoprotein found on the plasma membrane of infected cells and the envelope of extracellular virus. Two forms of HA (85 and 68 kDa) are detected by immunoblot analysis. Although hemagglutination activity is only readily detectable late in infection, the 85-kDa HA appears early and accumulates throughout infection, whereas the 68-kDa form appears only ...

AIM The Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire (PIDAQ) is a valid tool aiming to evaluate the self-reported influence of dental aesthetics on quality of life. This questionnaire was developed in English for young adults, and later translated and validated with an Italian population. A new version of the questionnaire was recently introduced to be used in adolescents (11-17 years...

I n underdeveloped countries, laboratory faci l i ties for the bacterio­ logical d iagnosis of tubercu losis are, at present , very l imited . Cultural methods are un l i kely to be used on a large scale for many years to come. It is , therefore, important to investigate the most economical method of examin ing smears for tubercle baci l l i . Fluorescence microscopy was introduced by H agemann...

This article deals with the influence of mold material on segregation process in selected Al-Si alloys. Three types alloys were chosen order to compare while congealing. AlSi7Mg0.3, AlSi7Cu4 and AlSi10.5Cu1.2Mn0.8Ni1.2Pb0.5 cast by gravity casting a metal sand molds. Macroscopic microscopic analysis internal structure each was also studied. The chemical composition within lower, middle upper pa...

Kinetics of the oxidation of tris(2,2′-bipyridine)iron(II) sulfate by ceric sulfate was spectrophotometrically studied in an aqueous sulfuric acid medium. Different methods, including isolation, integration and half-life, were employed to determine the reaction order. The redox reaction was found to be first-order with respect to the reductant, tris(2,2′-bipyridine)iron(II) sulfate, and the oxi...