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Showing 1 to 16 of 16 for “"Oral Fluid"”.
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Drugs in oral fluid – an evaluation of the release of cocaine and cocaine derivatives from oral drug depots into oral fluid.
Oral fluid (OF) drug testing has been implemented in several countries including the UK for the screening and confirmatory analysis of drugs of abuse (Wille et al. 2009, Chu et al. 2012, Vindenes et al. 2012, UK Goverment 2014). OF testing offers advantages of being non-invasive, less infectious, …
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Validation of oral fluid as a matrix for drug detection
… a move to employing less invasive testing using oral fluid. Whilst it is now widely accepted that drugs can be detected in oral fluid and devices are now available to facilitate analysis of drugs in this matrix, our understanding of the behaviour of drugs in the mouth and oral secretions is far …
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Development of a Fluorescence Microsphere Immunoassay for Detection of PRRSV Infection Using Oral Fluid Samples as an Alternative to Serum-based Assays
… for detection of PRRSV specific antibodies in oral fluid and serum samples. Recombinant nucleocapsid protein (N) and nonstructural protein 7 (nsp7) from both PRRSV genotypes (Type I and Type II) were used as antigen and covalently coupled to Luminex fluorescent microspheres. Based on an …
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Development Of Novel Analytical Methods For Detection And Determination Of Tamoxifen In Oral Fluid And Discrimination Between Regioisomeric Aromatase Inhibitors For Doping Control Purposes
… the detection and determination of Tamoxifen in oral fluid (OF) for drug testing purposes using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS) that could be utilized to supplement WADA’s current testing protocol which uses blood and urine specimens. Because method development for analysis of oral …
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Surveillance in contemporary swine herds - the case of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV)
… addressed in this dissertation is whether oral fluid specimens could be used to surveillance and monitor individually-based and pen-based for porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) infection. In particular, but not exclusively, the aim of this research was to evaluate …
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Study of SERS for the detection of drugs of abuse
… (SERS) for the detection of illicit drugs in oral fluid using metal enhancement mechanisms was undertaken. Initial work investigated ecstasy tablet composition using Raman to identify what drugs and excipients might be present in oral fluid samples obtained from users. Overall, it is possible …
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Immunity surveillance of mumps and rubella: improved methods for the detection of virus-specific antibody
… In facilitating antibody surveillance, oral fluid has advantages as a sample compared with blood. It is simple, safe and cheap to collect and being non-invasive encourages subject recruitment. In this study, an ‘IgG’ antibody capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (GACELISA) was …
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Enhancing recovery in non-critical care emergency bowel resection
… nasogastric (NG) decompression and early oral fluids and diet when compared to traditional care in non-critical care (Level 0/1) patients following emergency bowel resection.<br/><br/>Method: A single centre comparative observational study was used to compare outcomes between two existing …
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Active Thermography Using Cellphone Attachment Infrared Camera
… photothermal responses of commercially available oral fluid lateral flow immunoassays (LFIAs) with the developed system. The results of our low-cost setup represent that it can reliably detect THC concentrations as low as 2ng/ml in oral fluid with 95% accuracy. (ii) To demonstrate ability of the …
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A study of the immune response to human papillomavirus types causing cervical cancer
… some women. Anti-VLP-16 IgA antibody levels in oral fluid of women with CIN and CaCx were compared with those of normal healthy control individuals. Prevalence rates were 55.7% compared with 8% in the controls (P = 0.000002). A group of 26 women with CIN 2 or CIN 3 (CIN2/3) were examined for IgA …
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The status of protective measles antibodies in HIV-1 positive and negative infants aged 6 and 9 months in urban Lusaka,Zambia
… were screened for measles antibodies in their oral fluid. The study was carried out at the under 5 clinics at Kanyama and Chilenje health centres in urban Lusaka, Zambia from October 2014 to December 2014. Demographic and clinical data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Measles …
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The status of protective measles antibodies in HIV-1 positive and negative infants aged 6 and 9 months in urban Lusaka,Zambia
… were screened for measles antibodies in their oral fluid. The study was carried out at the under 5 clinics at Kanyama and Chilenje health centres in urban Lusaka, Zambia from October 2014 to December 2014. Demographic and clinical data were collected using a structured questionnaire. Measles …
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Senecavirus A: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis and Infection Dynamics
… SVA infected animals shed virus in feces, oral and nasal secretions and viable virus was isolated from oral fluid for up to 21 days postinoculation (pi). SVA RNA was detected in multiple tissues during the acute stage of infection, while it was detected in the tonsil of all infected animals …
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Audit Of Peri-Operative Care As Part Of The Enhanced Recovery Model For Caesarean Delivery
… with more variation in the dosing of simple oral analgesics and no use of NSAIDs. It showed that 85% of patients had high pain scores (3 or more out of 5) in the first 24 hours post caesarean section but 85% also reported they were mildly or very happy with their pain management …
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Towards A Comprehensive Evaluation of Driving Impairment and Assessment Technologies
… investigations focus on vehicle control, behavioral adaptations, and, in the case of alcohol, the potential value of physiological signals as early indicators of impairment. The first study analyzed over two years of naturalistic driving data from 41 participants. Trip-level substance use was …
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Immune response to and pathogenesis of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
… pigs had detectable antibodies in serum and oral fluid at the time of re-exposure, suggesting that prior infection can provide clinical protection against a homologous virus challenge but not sterile immunity. As antibody profiling of oral fluids demonstrated that a relatively high level of …