Browsing by Subject "laboratory diagnosis"

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    • Laboratory diagnosis of toluene-based inhalants abuse 

      Thiesen, Flavia Valladao; Noto, Ana Regina; Barros, Helena M. T. (Taylor & Francis Inc, 2007-06-01)
      Toluene is the main substance contained in products used as inhalants. the frequent abuse of toluene-based inhalants requires the definition of a simple laboratory parameter that allows acute exposure assessment. This study ...

    • Mites in clinical stool specimens: potential misidentification as helminth eggs 

      Werneck, Jessica Sanchez; Carniato, Telma; Gabriel, Alexandre; Tufik, Sergio [UNIFESP]; Andrade, Soraya Sgambatti (Elsevier B.V., 2007-11-01)
      We report the finding of unexpected microscopic oval structures in clinical stool samples processed by AFIP/Medicina Laboratorial, a laboratory performing routine clinical analysis in São Paulo, Brazil. Surprisingly, these ...