BACKGROUND In many countries, low Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) screening rates among young people in primary-care have encouraged screening programs outside of clinics. Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) make it possible to screen people in homes with self-collected specimens. We systematically reviewed the strategies and outcomes of home-based CT/NG screening...

Accurate quantification of mycobacterial load is important to evaluate disease severity and to monitor the course of treatment in tuberculosis (TB). We evaluated the quantitative capability of the AdvanSure TB/NTM real-time PCR kit (LG Life Science, Korea) to determine the cycle threshold (Ct) for mycobacterial burden. We retrospectively analyzed data from 108 patients whose respiratory specime...

OBJECTIVES Phase-contrast imaging is a novel X-ray based technique that provides enhanced soft tissue contrast. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of visualizing human carotid arteries by grating-based phase-contrast tomography (PC-CT) at two different experimental set-ups: (i) applying synchrotron radiation and (ii) using a conventional X-ray tube. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fi...

This research work presents the study on fracture behavior of Al6061 with graphite particulate composite produced by the stir casting technique. The materials selected for the proposed work is Al6061 and graphite particles. Compact tension (CT) specimens were utilized to determine fracture toughness for different thickness of composite. In the present work, optimizing the parameters of the comp...

The commercial COBAS Amplicor CT/NG test (Roche Diagnostic Systems, Meylan, France) is a sensitive and specific method for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infections. This test currently consists of using a nucleic acid amplification method to detect C. trachomatis in first-void urine specimens and in endocervical swabs collected in 2-sucrose-phosphate (2SP) transport medium. We conducted a ...

Objective Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) is the most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) and can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, and chronic pelvic pain in women and increased risk of vertical transmission, conjunctivitis, and pnuemonitis in infants. It may also be a co-factor along with HPV in cervical cancer progression. The current study aimed to determine the prevalenc...

Background/Aim: Anatomical variations of the gastric vessels during laparoscopic surgeries stomach and related viscera frequently impair surgeon's judgment, extend duration surgery sometimes can lead to accidental surgical injuries, rendering it not possible assure safety effectiveness treatment. This research paper aimed examine left artery (LGA), which could have implications for intervention...

Material and Methods: In this study, thirty-five cases of laryngeal cancer with deeply invading up to the limits of larynx or extralaryngeal extension were studied. Each patient had a history, clinical evaluation (including microlaryngoscopy and biopsy), and CT examination. The surgical specimens were cut in whole-organ slices parallel to the plane of the axial CT images. The histological findi...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is an important etiologic factor in cervical carcinogenesis. Various HPV DNA detection methods have been evaluated for clinicopathological level. For the specimens with normal cytological finding, discrepancies among the detection methods were frequently found and adequate interpretation can be difficult. 6,322 clinical specimens were submitted and evaluated...

PURPOSE Recent studies have shown promising results of neoadjuvant therapy in prostate cancer (PC). The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential of [11C]Choline PET/CT in therapy response monitoring after combined neoadjuvant docetaxel chemotherapy and complete androgen blockade in locally advanced and high risk PC patients. RESULTS In [11C]Choline PET/CT there was a significant decrea...