Sputum sampling was found to be a valuable method for diagnosing and monitoring patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), according to a recent systematic review and meta-analysis published ...

Early and accurate detection is critical for preventing the spread of COVID-19 and providing appropriate care for patients. Nasopharyngeal (NP) swabs, which require inserting a long shaft into the ...

In a meta-analysis, researchers found that sputum was more accurate than nasopharyngeal or oropharyngeal swabs. The study also shows early testing increased rates of COVID-19 diagnosis. Early and ...

Among popcorn production workers mean FEV 1 percentage of predicted and mean FEV 1 /FVC percentage of predicted were both > 95% ( Table 1). Obstruction was present in 4 of 59 high-exposure workers and ...

Clinical relevance of cyclin D1 protein overexpression in laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Kirsten ras (K-ras) point mutations are found in 30% to 56% of pulmonary adenocarcinomas by means of highly ...