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Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on the Nasopharyngeal Microbiota of Children and Adults Self-Confined at Home

Viruses, 2022
The increased incidence of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Spain in March 2020 led to the declaration by the Spanish government of a state of emergency imposing strict confinement measures on the population.
Muntsa Rocafort, Desiree Henares, Pedro Brotons, Cristian Launes, Mariona Fernandez de Sevilla, Victoria Fumado, Irene Barrabeig, Sara Arias, Alba Redin, Julia Ponomarenko, Maria Mele, Pere Millat-Martinez, Joana Claverol, Nuria Balanza, Alex Mira, Juan J. Garcia-Garcia, Quique Bassat, Iolanda Jordan, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro   +18 more
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Sonication versus the conventional method for evaluation of the dental microbiome: a prospective pilot study

BMC Oral Health, 2022
Objectives To investigate sonication as a new tool in microbiological probing of dental infections. Methods Comparison of a standard probing method: intraoperative swab, with sonication, and vortex of the removed tooth, was performed on 20 carious ...
Oliver Wagendorf, Peter Menzel, Rolf Schwarzer, Norbert Neckel, Saskia Preissner, Max Heiland, Susanne Nahles   +6 more
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Species diversity among the genus Streptomyces members isolated from clinical material

Инфекция и иммунитет, 2022
Recently, both in Russia and around the world, the number of cases detecting acid-fast microbial members from the order Actinomycetales while developing human bacterial infections has been increased.
Artem V. Lyamin, V. S. Tereshchenko, A. V. Zhestkov, D. D. Ismatullin   +3 more
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Endocarditis by Kocuria rosea in an immunocompetent child

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2015
Kocuria rosea belongs to genus Kocuria (Micrococcaceae family, suborder Micrococcineae, order Actinomycetales) that includes about 11 species of bacteria.
Jorge Salomão Moreira, Adriana Gut Lopes Riccetto, Marcos Tadeu Nolasco da Silva, Maria Marluce dos Santos Vilela   +3 more
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Therapeutic effect of a novel oxazolidinone, DA-7867, in BALB/c mice infected with Nocardia brasiliensis. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2008
BACKGROUND: Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease of tropical and subtropical countries. It is produced by true fungi and actinobacteria. In México, Nocardia brasiliensis is the main causative agent of mycetoma, producing about 86% of the cases; the ...
Lucio Vera-Cabrera, Alejandra Daw-Garza, Salvador Said-Fernández, Hector Gerardo Lozano-Garza, Noemi Waksman de Torres, Norma Cavazos Rocha, Jorge Ocampo-Candiani, Sung-Hak Choi, Oliverio Welsh   +8 more
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Infections due to Cellulosimicrobium species: case report and literature review

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Cellulosimicrobium species, formely known as Oerskovia species, are gram-positive bacilli belonging to the order Actinomycetales. They rarely cause human infections. The genus comprises two pathogenic species in humans: C.
María Rivero, Javier Alonso, María Fernanda Ramón, Nancy Gonzales, Ana Pozo, Itxaso Marín, Ana Navascués, Regina Juanbeltz   +7 more
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Isolation, biochemical and molecular identification of Nocardia species among TB suspects in northeastern, Tanzania; a forgotten or neglected threat?

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2017
Background Pulmonary nocardiosis mimic pulmonary tuberculosis in most clinical and radiological manifestations. In Tanzania, where tuberculosis is one of the major public health threat clinical impact of nocardiosis as the cause of the human disease ...
Abubakar S. Hoza, Sayoki G.S. Mfinanga, Irmgard Moser, Brigitte König   +3 more
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Microbiome Analysis for Assessments of Treatment Response and Salvage Prognosis in Infected Diabetic Foot Ulcers

Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics, 2017
Category: Basic Sciences/Biologics, Diabetes Introduction/Purpose: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) contribute to 80% of non-traumatic lower-extremity amputations.
Ashlee MacDonald MD, BS, Irvin Oh MD, Alex Grier MSc, Benjamin Smith BS, John Daiss PhD, Steven Gill PhD   +5 more
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Infecção pulmonar pelo Rhodococcus equi na síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida: Aspectos na tomografia computadorizada Rhodococcus equi infection in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome: Computed tomography aspects

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia, 2006
OBJETIVO: Apresentar os aspectos na tomografia computadorizada da pneumonia pelo Rhodococcus equi em sete pacientes com síndrome da imunodeficiência adquirida.
Edson Marchiori, Renato Gonçalves de Mendonça, Domenico Capone, Elza Maria de Cerqueira, Arthur Soares Souza Júnior, Gláucia Zanetti, Dante Escuissato, Emerson Gasparetto   +7 more
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Microbiome of Invasive Tick Species Haemaphysalis Longicornis in North Carolina, USA

Insects
Ticks are one of the most important vectors of human and animal disease worldwide. In addition to pathogens, ticks carry a diverse microbiota of symbiotic and commensal microorganisms. In this study, we used next-generation sequencing (NGS) to survey the
Loganathan Ponnusamy, Nicholas V. Travanty, D. Wes Watson, Steven W. Seagle, Ross M. Boyce, Michael H. Reiskind   +5 more
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