Annals of clinical and laboratory science
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Ann. Clin. Lab. Sci. · Jan 2015
Diagnostic Accuracy of a New Urinalysis System, DongJiu, for Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection.
The microscopic and chemical analysis of urine is essential for the diagnosis of patients with urinary tract infections (UTI). Quantitative urine culture is the 'gold standard' method for the diagnosis of UTI, but it is labour-intensive and time consuming. The DongJiu 8602 is a new automated urinalysis system with dipstick and microscopy testing. The aim of this study was to evaluate the analytical and diagnostic performance of DongJiu 8602 in comparison to urine culture as the reference method. ⋯ According to our data, performances of microscopic and dipstick parameters of DongJiu 8602 were not satisfactory. Although, analytical sensitivity was improved slightly with combined assessment of microscopic and dipstick results for the lack of UTI, it did not achieve expected levels.
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Ann. Clin. Lab. Sci. · Jan 2015
Cyclophosphamide Combined with Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Protects against Bleomycin-induced Lung Fibrosis in Mice.
To examine the effects and possible mechanism of the immunosuppressant agent cyclophosphamide (CP) combined with bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells (BM-MSCs) on bleomycin induced lung fibrosis in mice. ⋯ It was concluded that CP alone does not improve PF and may be harmful. In contrast, combined application of BM-MSCs with CP provided better protection against PF and may serve as an effective therapy.