Repeating an endoscopy with biopsy to test for Helicobacter pylori infection after a previous negative result is relatively common but may not provide much benefit, a Cleveland Clinic study suggests.
Read MoreFollow-Up Blood Cultures Often Needed After Bacteremia
Although patients with gram-negative bacteremia may not routinely need follow-up blood cultures, patients with gram-positive organisms, especially Staphylococcus aureus, most likely do.
Diagnosing Intrapulmonary Lesions: Utility of Endobronchial Ultrasound-Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
Researchers believe these findings will lead to more extensive application of EBUS-TBNA as a single technique for concomitant use in lung cancer diagnosis and staging.
FDA Recognizes PTEN Variant Criteria
For the first time, the FDA has formally recognized the process that led to curation of a public database containing information about genes, gene variants (including PTEN) and their relationship to disease as a source of scientific evidence that can be used to support clinical validity in pre-market submissions.
Donor-Derived, Cell-Free DNA: A New Biomarker for Detecting Renal Transplant Rejection
Levels of circulating, donor-derived cfDNA act as a marker of rejection and can help distinguish antibody-mediated rejection from nonantibody-mediated rejection.
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When to Suspect Cystic Neutrophilic Granulomatous Mastitis
Learn how to recognize and treat this rare form of mastitis not caused by breastfeeding.
Infectious Disease Pathology: When To Use Molecular Diagnostics
Metagenomic next-generation sequencing holds great promise as well as great danger and necessitates the most judicious use by providers who thoroughly understand the strengths and limitations of this technology.
Pleural Fluid: Cyto-Histo Correlation (Video)
A cytopathologist and a thoracic pathologist discuss their diagnostic approach on a case involving pleural fluid cytology and a concurrent pleural biopsy.
Lung Granulomas Caused by Fungal Infection (Video)
In this video, a staff pathologist compares two cases of lung granulomas caused by fungal infection.
Cytogenomics: Techniques, Challenges, Clinical Advantages
Caroline Astbury, PhD, FACMG, discusses the disruptive and ever-changing field of cytogenomics.
Investigating Melanoma’s Molecular Driver Mutation Signature
Investigating tumor mutational burden, specific driver mutations, immune-related RNA expression data and various clinicopathologic features from 479 tumors to find correlations with clinical characteristics and outcomes.