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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Potential for Misinterpretation in the Laboratory Diagnosis of

Alexandra Kalacheva, Metodi Popov, Valeri Velev, Rositsa Stoyanova, Yordanka Mitova-Mineva, Tsvetelina Velikova, Maria Pavlova

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Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Alexandra Kalacheva"Ajibadem City Clinic-Tokuda" University General Hospital, 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Metodi PopovGeneral Hospital "St. Ivan Rilski", 1233 Dupnica, Bulgaria.
Valeri VelevDepartment of Epidemiology and Hygiene, Medical University of Sofia, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Rositsa StoyanovaNational Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Department of Microbiology, The National Reference Laboratory for Enteric Diseases, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Yordanka Mitova-MinevaDepartment of Epidemiology and Hygiene, Medical University of Sofia, 1431 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Tsvetelina VelikovaMedical Faculty, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, 1 Kozyak Str., 1407 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-0593-1272
Maria PavlovaNational Center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Department of Microbiology, The National Reference Laboratory for Enteric Diseases, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-2116-6264

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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PMID40361984
PMCPMC12072154

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