- Interferon-gamma Release Assay Using Pericardial Fluid and Peripheral Blood for the Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pericarditis: A Case Report
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Park KS, Park HD, Ki CS, Lee NY, Chang SA, Kang ES
- KMID: 2312252
- Lab Med Online.
- 2014 Apr;4(2):116-121.
Here, we report a case in which the rapid diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis was made using Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)-specific interferon-gamma release assay on peripheral blood and pericardial effusion. Acid-fast bacilli... -
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- Acute Megakaryoblastic Leukemia with CD41a-/CD61-/CD42a+ Blasts in an Infant with Down Syndrome
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Ko K, Kwon MJ, Jang MA, Lee ST, Woo HY, Park H, Kim SH
- KMID: 2312251
- Lab Med Online.
- 2014 Apr;4(2):112-115.
Infants with Down syndrome have increased incidences of transient abnormal myelopoiesis (TAM) and acute leukemia, which are usually associated with acute megakaryoblastic leukemia (AMKL). A 5-day-old girl with Down syndrome... -
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- Interpretation of Papanicolaou Smear Test and Gram Stain Results for the Diagnosis of Infectious Vaginitis is Affected by Knowledge of Additional Related Test Results
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Kim BH, Lee JH, Kweon OJ, Yu N, Lee MK
- KMID: 2312250
- Lab Med Online.
- 2014 Apr;4(2):105-111.
BACKGROUND: Infectious vaginitis is a common gynecologic disease that is primarily caused by three pathogens (Trichomonas vaginalis, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Candida species). The aim of this study was to confirm... -
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- Evaluation of Automated Assays for Measuring Serum Hyaluronic Acid: For the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Han MS, Park Y, Kim HS
- KMID: 2312249
- Lab Med Online.
- 2014 Apr;4(2):98-104.
BACKGROUND: Hyaluronic acid (HA) is present in the connective tissues wherein it functions as a lubricant. HA is known to be increased in both synovial fluid and serum when inflammation... -
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- A Comparative Evaluation of the Performances of Anti-MIT3, Anti-gp210, and Anti-sp100 Antibodies for the Diagnosis of Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
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Jo YA, Kim MY, Kim HS, Lee YK, Kang HJ, Kim JH
- KMID: 2312248
- Lab Med Online.
- 2014 Apr;4(2):91-97.
BACKGROUND: Anti-mitochondrial antibody (AMA) is a serological hallmark of primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC). AMAs are detected by an immunofluorescence assay (IF), which is subject to errors. We evaluated the diagnostic... -
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- Usefulness of Procalcitonin in the Diagnosis of Early Neonatal Bacterial Infection
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Kim J, Jang M, Koo SH, Kwon KC
- KMID: 2312247
- Lab Med Online.
- 2014 Apr;4(2):85-90.
BACKGROUND: The use of several biochemical markers has improved the diagnosis of neonatal bacterial infection, which remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Recently, serum procalcitonin (PCT) has been... -
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- Performance Evaluation of Beckman Coulter AU5822 Automated Clinical Chemistry Analyzer
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Kim SK, Jeong TD, Lee W, Chun S, Min WK
- KMID: 2312246
- Lab Med Online.
- 2014 Apr;4(2):77-84.
BACKGROUND: AU5822 Automated Clinical Chemistry Analyzer (Beckman Coulter, USA) is a fully automated analytical platform designed for the analysis of general chemistry, specific serologic proteins, therapeutic drug monitoring, and drug... -
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- Comparison of the Characteristics of Patients with diabetes as Diagnosed Using Three Different Tests
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Choi J, Park IK
- KMID: 2312245
- Lab Med Online.
- 2014 Apr;4(2):71-76.
BACKGROUND: Diabetes diagnosis can be made using different laboratory tests, including the fasting plasma glucose (FPG) test, 75-g 2-h oral glucose tolerance test (2-h OGTT), and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test;... -
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- Verification of Comparability among Quantitative Results Obtained Using Multiple Instruments within a Health Care System
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Kim BH, Cha YJ
- KMID: 2312244
- Lab Med Online.
- 2014 Apr;4(2):65-70.
BACKGROUND: The comparability of results obtained for the same analyte using more than 1 instrument should be evaluated periodically. We used a standardized guideline (C54-A) proposed by the Clinical and... -
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