The routine interpretation of clinical and laboratory parameters is generally of little help in distinguishing between patients infected with antibiotic resistant and susceptible microorganisms.
A biochemical marker that indicates the progress of the disease would thus help identify those for whom early action would be advisable, and might help to distinguish people with Alzheimer's from those with the less hostile forms of forgetfulness that tend to come with old age.
Our data suggest that the response to local heating could help to distinguish patients with secondary RP among those presenting with RP.
The T-SPOT.TB assay can help to distinguish subjects with latent TB infection (LTBI) from those vaccinated with Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) [ 5, 6], but cannot directly distinguish between subjects with active TB and LTBI [ 7, 8].
We show that local excitatory connections facilitate synchronization, while local inhibitory connections help distinguishing between two groups of peripheral neurons with similar intrinsic frequencies.
Cross-sectional imaging techniques help to distinguish intussusceptions with and without a lead point; however, exact determination of the underlying disease may remain challenging in some cases, including for MRI.
Additionally, FDG-PET may help to distinguish patients with favorable outcome, who might benefit from a de-escalation of treatment intensity resulting in a reduction of treatment-related toxicity.
Studying the relationships of arsenic metabolism with other measures of adiposity and body composition, such as waist circumference (a measure of central adiposity), body fat and fat free mass, might help to distinguish whether associations are with adiposity or with fat free body mass.
At the very least, says O'Connor, scientists may now have a clinical marker that can help them distinguish among women with complicated and noncomplicated grief.
