Time course of exercise capacity in patients recovering from COVID-19-associated pneumonia.

Objective: High prevalences of muscle weakness and impaired physical performance in hospitalized patients recovering from COVID-19-associated pneumonia have been reported. Our objective was to determine whether the level of exercise capacity after discharge would affect long-term functional outcomes in these patients.

Methods: From three to five weeks after discharge from acute care hospitals (T0), patients underwent a six-minute walk test (6MWT) and were divided into two groups according to the distance walked in percentage of predicted values: <75% group and ≥75% group.

Performance Evaluation of a New Generation of Automated Analyzer for Pleural and Peritoneal Fluids Cytology.

Background: Hematologic counters with dedicated body fluids mode allows these samples to be analyzed in an automated manner. Our aim was to evaluate the performance of the Sysmex XN-3000 and compare it with the Sysmex XE-5000, in use in our laboratory for cytological analysis of body fluids.

Methods: We studied 108 pleural and peritoneal fluids.

UriSed as an Alternative to Phase-Contrast Microscopy in the Differentiation between Glomerular and Non-Glomerular Hematuria.

Background: Differentiation between glomerular and non-glomerular hematuria by observation of the erythrocyte morphology using phase-contrast is a time-consuming and labor-intensive procedure that requires skilled personnel. This paper has the purpose to evaluate the performance of UriSed (also called sediMAX in some countries) as an alternative to the phase-contrast microscopic analysis of erythrocyte morphology.

Methods: 312 urine samples with hematuria were analyzed by UriSed and by phase-contrast microscopy.