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001, p less then .001 respectively). No statistical differences were found between two BMI's groups. TT decreased in acute period after the procedure, whereas the increase of LH levels was observed after 24th hour.Serologic assays have been developed to detect infection with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study was conducted to evaluate the diagnostic performance of an immunochromatography-based assay of human serum for COVID-19. The present study enrolled 149 subjects who had been tested by real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for COVID-19 and were classified into two groups 70 who were positive for COVID-19 and 79 who were negative for COVID-19 based on RT-PCR. An immunochromatography-based COVID-19 immunoglobulin G (IgG)/immunoglobulin M (IgM) rapid test on the sera of the study population was applied to measure the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve compared to RT-PCR, with a 95% confidence interval (CI). IgM or IgG antibodies were detected in 65 subjects (92.9%) classified as positive for COVID-19 and in three subjects (3.8%) classified as negative for COVID-19. The sensitivity and specificity percentages for IgM or IgG antibodies were 92.9% (95% CI 84.1-97.6) and 96.2% (95% CI 89.3-99.2), respectively, with 95.6% PPV and 93.8% NPV. The PPV rapidly improved with increasing disease prevalence from 19.8% to 96.1% in the presence of either IgM or IgG, while the NPV remained high with a change from 99.9% to 93.1%. NADPH-oxidase inhibitor The area under the ROC curve was 0.945 (95% CI 0.903-0.988) for subjects with either IgM or IgG positivity. In conclusion, the immunochromatography-based COVID-19 IgG/IgM rapid test is a useful and practical diagnostic assay for detection of COVID-19, especially in the presence of IgM or IgG antibodies.Background Refeeding syndrome (RS) following preterm birth has been linked to high intravenous (IV) protein intake in the presence of low electrolyte supply. In extremely low birthweight (ELBW) babies, we aimed to determine the incidence of RS in the 5 days after birth and associations with clinical outcomes, birth characteristics, growth and nutrition. Method We conducted a prospective cohort study of ELBW ProVIDe Trial participants in 6 New Zealand NICUs. RS was defined as serum phosphate 2.8 mmol.L-1. Relationships between RS and other factors were explored using two-sample tests and logistic regression adjusted for sex, gestation and birthweight z-score. Results Results were available for 338 babies, mean (SD) birthweight 780 (134) g, gestational age 25.9 (1.7) weeks, of whom 68 (20%) met the RS criterion. Mortality was greater in babies with RS (32% vs. 11%, p less then 0.0001). More small- than appropriate-for-gestational-age babies developed RS (22 vs. 8%, p = 0.001). There were no differences in growth from birth to 36 weeks corrected age between babies who did and did not have RS. In logistic regression, the odds of RS decreased by 70% for each 1 mmol per Kg-1.d-1 higher IV phosphate intake (OR 0.3, CI 0.1-0.6, p = 0.002) and increased by 80% for each 1 g.Kg-1.d-1 higher IV protein intake (OR 1.8, CI 1.3-2.7, p = 0.002). Conclusions Neonatal RS is common in this cohort of ELBW babies, and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Optimising phosphate and calcium intakes in IV nutrition solutions may reduce RS and its consequences. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.The degree of intervertebral disc (IVD) degeneration is qualitatively evaluated on T2-weighted imaging (T2WI). However, it is difficult to assess subtle changes in IVD degeneration using T2WI. Q-space imaging (QSI) is a quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging modality used to detect subtle changes in microenvironments. This study aimed to evaluate whether QSI can detect the inhibitory effects of the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in IVD degeneration. We classified female Wistar rats into control, puncture, and NAC groups (n = 5 per group). In the puncture and NAC groups, IVDs were punctured using a needle. The antioxidant NAC, which suppresses the progression of IVD degeneration, was orally administered in the NAC group 1 week prior to puncture. The progression and inhibitory effect of NAC in IVD degeneration were assessed using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) IVD height, T2 mapping, apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), and QSI. MRI was performed using a 7-Tesla system with a conventional probe (20 IVDs in each group). QSI parameters that were assessed included Kurtosis, the probability at zero displacement (ZDP), and full width at half maximum (FWHM). IVD degeneration by puncture was confirmed by histology, IVD height, T2 mapping, ADC, and all QSI parameters (P less then .001); however, the inhibitory effect of NAC was confirmed only by QSI parameters (Kurtosis and ZDP both P less then .001; FWHM P less then .01). Kurtosis had the largest effect size (Kurtosis 1.13, ZDP 1.06, and FWHM 1.02) when puncture and NAC groups were compared. QSI has a higher sensitivity than conventional quantitative methods for detecting the progressive change and inhibitory effect of NAC in IVD degeneration.Lichen planus follicularis tumidus (LPFT) is a rare clinico-pathological variant of lichen planus (LP), clinically presenting with red-to-violaceous plaques studded with comedo-like lesions and keratin-filled milia-like cysts. Histopathologically, LPFT is characterized by cystically dilated follicular infundibula in the dermis, surrounded by a dense lichenoid lymphoid infiltrate with an associated interface reaction. We describe the clinico-pathological features of an additional case of LPFT, focusing on number and distribution of CD123(+) TCF4(+) plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs). In our case pDCs represented approximately 5% of the total inflammatory infiltrate, predominantly exhibiting a lichenoid distribution around the infundibula with no evidence of cluster formation, thus ruling out cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Our report is the first to describe the number and distribution of pDCs in LPFT. The results of our immunohistochemical analysis corroborate the notion that LPFT should be regarded as a rare variant of LP.
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