Background: In settings with high tuberculosis (TB) prevalence, 15–30% of HIV-infected
individuals initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) have undiagnosed TB. Such patients are …

Background & Aims Several non‐invasive tests (NITs) have been developed to diagnose
oesophageal varices (EV), including the recent Baveno VI criteria to rule out high‐risk varices (…

Pathologists are responsible for rapidly providing a diagnosis on critical health issues.
Challenging cases benefit from additional opinions of pathologist colleagues. In addition to on-…

Purpose Clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH) is responsible for most of the
complications in patients with cirrhosis. Liver stiffness (LS) measurement by vibration-controlled …

Background. In resource-limited settings, genotype testing at virologic failure on first-line
antiretroviral therapy (ART) may identify patients with wild-type (WT) virus. After adherence …

Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is a papulosquamous disorder of unknown etiology. Most cases
are sporadic, but there are also familial forms caused by mutations in the CARD14 gene. 1 …

Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infectious disease caused by the bacterium Treponema
pallidum and can cause a wide variety of cutaneous manifestations, most commonly, a …

Demographic trends play an important role in the development of workforce diversity.
Population expansion and immigration are two examples of demographic changes that have …

The quality of services should be treated as a resultant derived from the satisfaction of the
costumers participating in the service consumption, which requires prior knowledge on the …

Pre-reading and early childhood literacy skills are important for brain development and
fundamental to a child’s long-term cognitive and social well-being. As such, the fostering of these …