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Correction for 'An impedimetric immunosensor for diagnosis of Brazilian spotted fever in blood plasma' by Marx Osório Araújo Pereira et al., Anal. Methods, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ay01308a.
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Brazilian spotted fever (BSF) is a serious disease of medical importance due to its rapid evolution and high lethality. The effectiveness of the treatment mainly depends on the rapid diagnosis, which is currently performed by indirect immunofluorescence and PCR tests, which require high costs and laboratory structure. In order to propose an alternative methodology, we sought to develop an impedimetric immunosensor (IM) based on the immobilization of specific IgY antibodies for IgG anti Rickettsia rickettsii, using blood plasma from capybara (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris), for characterization, validation and applications of the ready IM. IM selectivity was observed when comparing capybara reagent IgG (IgGcr) readings with non-reagent IgG (IgGnr). A reagent IgG calibration curve was obtained, from which the limits of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ) of 1.3 ng mL-1 and 4.4 ng mL-1 were calculated, respectively. The accuracy tests showed that different concentrations of IgGcr showed a maximum deviation of 20.0%, with CI between 90.00% and 95.00%. Intermediate precision tests showed a relative standard deviation of 2.09% for researcher 1 and 2.61% for researcher 2, and the F test showed no significant difference between the recovery values found between the two analysts, since Fcal 1.56 < 5.05 and P-value 0.48 > 0, 05. Therefore, an impedimetric immunosensor was developed to detect anti BSF IgG in capybara blood plasma, which greatly contributes to the improvement of diagnostic tests, cost reduction and ease of execution.
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Técnicas Biossensoriais , Febre Maculosa das Montanhas Rochosas , Animais , Febre Maculosa das Montanhas Rochosas/diagnóstico , Febre Maculosa das Montanhas Rochosas/microbiologia , Imunoensaio , Roedores/microbiologia , Imunoglobulina GRESUMO
INTRODUÇÃO E OBJETIVOS: Determinar a associação entre alterações mamográficas classificadas na categoria BI-RADS® 5 (lesões altamente suspeitas de malignidade) e diagnóstico histopatológico em material obtido por core biopsy estereotáxica e estabelecer o valor preditivo positivo dessa categoria mamográfica para o diagnóstico de câncer. MÉTODOS: Por meio de estudo retrospectivo, transversal, analítico, de comparação entre métodos diagnósticos, foram analisadas 70 core biopsies de lesões mamárias impalpáveis, classificadas como BI-RADS® 5, de 70 pacientes, atendidas em serviços privados de Anatomia Patológica e Radiologia em Recife, Brasil, entre 2001 e 2006. RESULTADOS: Foram mais acometidos: sexo feminino (97,1 por cento), mama esquerda (60 por cento) e quadrante superior externo (62,9 por cento). Os nódulos irregulares espiculados constituíram 70 por cento da amostra e as microcalcificações estavam presentes em 44,3 por cento. O número médio de fragmentos obtidos foi 6 ± 2. Os diagnósticos histopatológicos foram: carcinoma (59 casos; 84,3 por cento); lesões benignas (sete casos; 10 por cento) e hiperplasia ductal atípica ou lesão suspeita de malignidade (quatro casos; 5,7 por cento). Os nódulos irregulares espiculados corresponderam significantemente a carcinoma invasivo (p = 0,005). O carcinoma ductal in situ (CDIS) padrão comedônico puro associou-se mais frequentemente às microcalcificações na histologia. Os valores preditivos positivos foram: 84,3 por cento para a categoria mamográfica BI-RADS® 5 como um todo; 100 por cento para nódulo irregular espiculado com microcalcificações; 87,8 por cento para nódulo irregular espiculado com ou sem microcalcificações; 84,2 por cento para nódulo irregular espiculado sem microcalcificações; e 75 por cento para microcalcificações sem nódulos. CONCLUSÃO: Lesões mamárias impalpáveis da categoria mamográfica BI-RADS® 5 são de alto valor preditivo para carcinoma, particularmente os nódulos irregulares ...
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between mammographic alterations classified as BI-RADS® 5 category (lesions highly suggestive of malignancy) and the corresponding histopathological diagnoses of samples obtained by stereotactic core biopsy; to establish the positive predictive value of this mammographic category for the diagnosis of cancer. METHODS: By means of retrospective cross sectional analytical study comparing diagnostic methods, we investigated seventy stereotactic core biopsies of nonpalpable breast lesions classified as BI-RADS® 5 from 70 patients seen at private Anatomic Pathology and Radiology services in Recife (Pernambuco state, Brazil) from 2001 to 2006. RESULTS: Female patients (97.1 percent) were predominantly affected. The left breast (60 percent) and upper outer quadrant (62.9 percent) were more commonly involved. Irregular spiculated nodules corresponded to 70 percent of the cases, and microcalcifications to 44.3 percent. The mean number of core fragments was 6 ± 2. The histopathological diagnoses were: carcinoma (59 cases; 84.3 percent), benign lesions (seven cases; 10 percent) and atypical ductal hyperplasia or lesion suspected of malignancy (four cases; 5.7 percent). Invasive carcinoma was significantly associated with irregular spiculated nodules (p = 0.005). Pure comedo DCIS was more frequently associated with microcalcifications on histology. The positive predictive values were: 84.3 percent for BI-RADS® 5 category as a whole, 100 percent for irregular spiculated nodules with microcalcifications, 87.8 percent for irregular spiculated nodules with or without calcifications, 84.2 percent for irregular spiculated nodules without microcalcifications and 75 percent for microcalcifications without nodes. CONCLUSION: Breast lesions classified as BI-RADS® 5 have a high positive predictive value for carcinoma, particularly irregular spiculated nodules with microcalcifications.