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1. Laboratory Tests | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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2. Chronic-Kidney-Disease-Anemia-2011 Executive (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2011 - Though widely used, classical laboratory biomarkers of iron status are not without drawbacks when used … Key Question 1 What is the impact on patient-centered outcomes of using newer laboratory biomarkersa … biomarkers either alone or in addition to older laboratory biomarkers on intermediate outcomes (e.g … in addition to older laboratory biomarkers on intermediate outcomes? … in addition to older laboratory biomarkers on intermediate outcomes?

3. Rapid Evidence Product: Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings Version 2 (pdf file)
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   December 01, 2021 - This report does not include laboratory or animal studies or modeling studies, which may also inform … For laboratory-confirmed viral respiratory infections, one trial24 that did not require HCWs to have … in risk for influenzalike illness, laboratory- confirmed viral respiratory illness or laboratory … influenzalike illness, and laboratory-confirmed viral respiratory illness. … Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. medRxiv: The Preprint Server of Health Sciences.

4. Masks for Prevention of COVID-19 in Community and Healthcare Settings (pdf file)
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   December 01, 2021 - For laboratory-confirmed viral respiratory infections, one trial24 that did not require HCWs to have … One trial reported no difference in the subgroup of laboratory-confirmed (not necessarily symptomatic … Direct Imprecise (for influenzalike illness, laboratory- confirmed viral respiratory illness, … influenzalike illness, and laboratory-confirmed viral respiratory illness. … Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. medRxiv: The Preprint Server of Health Sciences.

5. Biomarkers for Assessing and Managing Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late-Stage Chronic Kidney Disease: Future Research Needs (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2013 - addition to older laboratory biomarkers on intermediate outcomes? … in addition to older laboratory biomarkers on intermediate outcomes? … addition to older laboratory biomarkers on intermediate outcomes? … Laboratory diagnosis of iron-deficiency anemia: an overview. … International Journal of Laboratory Hematology 2010 Apr;32(2):248-55.

6. Febrile-Infants-Diagnosis-Management Executive (pdf file)
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   March 01, 2012 - These criteria are comprised of clinical (appearance, past medical history) and laboratory features … criteria, (2) clinical criteria alone, and (3) laboratory criteria alone. … values WBC, LE/nitrites) or the combination of infant sex and laboratory values (WBC, CRP). … For the majority of the criteria (combined clinical and laboratory, clinical only, and laboratory only … (one missed case), clinical only (one missed case), and a laboratory test (two missed cases).

7. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2011 - Online: August 29, 2011 1 Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol Project Title: Laboratory … biomarkers as a replacement for or an add-on to the older laboratory biomarkers of iron status for … biomarkers either alone or in addition to older laboratory biomarkers on intermediate outcomes (e.g … biomarkers  Comparators: o Older laboratory biomarkers of iron status (i.e., bone marrow … biomarker alone or in combination with older laboratory biomarkers of iron status ○ Newer laboratory

8. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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   January 01, 2009 - referrals (i.e., to pediatric rheumatologists)  Additional diagnostic testing (e.g., radiologic studies, laboratory … Laboratory and radiological studies may help to support a diagnosis in a child with a high likelihood …  Although immunologic laboratory tests can have great utility in the diagnosis and management of

9. Layout 1 (pdf file)
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   September 01, 2011 - In children with JIA, what are the comparative effects of DMARDse on laboratory markers of inflammation … Improve laboratory measures of Low Trials of DMARDs usually report changes in inflammation? … laboratory measures of inflammation (e.g., ESR—erthrocyte sedimentation rate). … Laboratory measures of inflammation? … Low Trials of DMARDs usually report changes in laboratory measures of inflammation (e.g., ESR—erthrocyte

10. Effective Health Care (pdf file)
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    January 01, 2008 - What are the impacts of the biological variation or analytical variation for laboratory markers of iron … What laboratory markers or marker combinations are associated with optimal outcomes (maintenance of … Although both tests are easy to perform, there are some limitations to using these traditional laboratory

11. genetic-testing-developmental-disabilities-protocol-140930 (pdf file)
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    September 30, 2014 - These test kits can be used in multiple laboratories. … LDTs are developed in laboratories using either FDA-regulated or self-developed analyte-specific reagents … Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regulates laboratories that perform LDTs under the Clinical … Laboratories offering LDTs must be licensed as a high-complexity clinical laboratory under CLIA regulations … information resource including a directory of international laboratories

12. Methods Guide for Medical Test Reviews Chapter 11 (pdf file)
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    July 01, 2012 - (CMS) under Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) regulations for clinical laboratories. … What is the within-and between-laboratory precision? 14. … How similar are results obtained in multiple laboratories using the same, or different technology? … (ACMG) and the College of American Pathologists (CAP) can be useful in establishing the degree of laboratory-to-laboratory … How reproducible is the test from laboratory to laboratory?

13. EHC Protocol: Addressing Social Isolation To Improve Health of Older Adults: A Rapid Evidence Review (Amended) (pdf file)
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    July 02, 2020 - shortages in the United States and worldwide.3 Reuse of N95 and similar respirators has been tested in laboratory … one mask type versus another for prevention of COVID-19, SARS-1, MERS, influenza-like illness, and laboratory … inform indirect comparisons) for prevention of COVID-19, SARS-1, MERS, influenza-like illness, and laboratory-confirmed

14. Laboratory Biomarkers for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Late Stage Chronic Kidney Disease | Effective Health Care (EHC) Program
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15. Masks-Surveillance-2-Appendix-Table-A-2 (xls file)
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    March 01, 2020 - family contacts Among index cases, 51% SARS-CoV-2 infection meeting clinical, epidemiological and laboratory … Retrospective cohort February to April 2003 Vietnam Community Household and close community contacts of laboratory-confirmed

16. Masks-Appendix-Table-B-2-Surveillance-Report (xls file)
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    March 01, 2020 - family contacts Among index cases, 51% SARS-CoV-2 infection meeting clinical, epidemiological and laboratory … Retrospective cohort February to April 2003 Vietnam Community Household and close community contacts of laboratory-confirmed

17. Appendicitis Executive (pdf file)
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    December 01, 2015 - Laboratory evaluations potentially useful for the diagnosis of appendicitis include the white blood … Test Performance of Laboratory Tests (in Isolation) Table B presents key test performance results for … selected laboratory tests. … There was substantial heterogeneity in sensitivity and specificity for most laboratory tests. … Meta-analysis of the clinical and laboratory diagnosis of appendicitis.

18. Juvenile-Arthritis-Dmards Surveillance (pdf file)
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    March 14, 2013 - with JIA, does treatment with DMARDs, compared to conventional treatment: Key Question 1a: Improve laboratory … Trials of DMARDs usually report changes in laboratory measures of inflammation (e.g., ESR—erthrocyte … Trials of DMARDs usually report changes in laboratory measures of inflammation (e.g., ESR—erthrocyte … Trials of DMARDs usually report changes in laboratory measures of inflammation (e.g., New Evidence: … Do Not Know with higher rates of laboratory abnormalities (35% vs. 13%).

19. Juvenile-Arthritis-Dmards Surveillance (pdf file)
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    March 14, 2013 - with JIA, does treatment with DMARDs, compared to conventional treatment: Key Question 1a: Improve laboratory … Trials of DMARDs usually report changes in laboratory measures of inflammation (e.g., ESR—erthrocyte … Trials of DMARDs usually report changes in laboratory measures of inflammation (e.g., ESR—erthrocyte … Trials of DMARDs usually report changes in laboratory measures of inflammation (e.g., New Evidence: … Do Not Know with higher rates of laboratory abnormalities (35% vs. 13%).

20. Topic Coming Back CER 28 DMARDs in Children with JIA NSD _SJ Clean (pdf file)
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    March 27, 2014 - conventional treatment (i.e., NSAIDs or corticosteroids) with or without methotrexate,d improve laboratory … In children with JIA, what are the comparative effects of DMARDse on laboratory markers of inflammation