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Comparison of Bordetella species identification among differing rt-PCR assays in the United States

Microbiology Spectrum
In the United States, the general laboratory method for diagnosing pertussis, caused by Bordetella pertussis, is real-time PCR (rt-PCR) targeting insertion sequence 481 (IS481).
Matthew Cole, Ashley K. Simon, Amanda Faulkner, Tami Skoff, Maria L. Tondella, Clemente Montero, Melinda B. Nye, Margaret Williams   +7 more
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Validation of multiplex PCR for the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in culture negative cerebrospinal fluid

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2019
This study evaluated the operational characteristics of the multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with cellular and biochemical characteristics of acute bacterial meningitis and positive or negative CSF ...
Sérgio Monteiro de Almeida, Libera Maria Dalla Costa, Christian Siebra, Lavinia Nery Villa Stangler Arend, Keite da Silva Nogueira   +4 more
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Phosphatidylcholine PC ae C44:6 in cerebrospinal fluid is a sensitive biomarker for bacterial meningitis

Journal of Translational Medicine, 2020
Background The timely diagnosis of bacterial meningitis is of utmost importance due to the need to institute antibiotic treatment as early as possible.
Leonardo Silva de Araujo, Kevin Pessler, Kurt-Wolfram Sühs, Natalia Novoselova, Frank Klawonn, Maike Kuhn, Volkhard Kaever, Kirsten Müller-Vahl, Corinna Trebst, Thomas Skripuletz, Martin Stangel, Frank Pessler   +11 more
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Invasive meningococcal disease in the Veneto region of Italy: A capture-recapture analysis for assessing the effectiveness of an integrated surveillance system [PDF]

, 2017
open8noBACKGROUND: Epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis has been changing since the introduction of universal vaccination programmes against meningococcal serogroup C (MenC) and meningococcal serogroup B (MenB) has now become dominant.
Baldo, Vincenzo, Baldovin, Tatjana, Bertoncello, Chiara, Cocchio, Silvia, Furlan, Patrizia, Lazzari, Roberta, Russo, Francesca, Saia, Mario   +7 more
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Diagnosis and analysis of a case of cat scratch disease combined with bacterial meningitis in a child [PDF]

, 2022
Jin Li, Yang Wen, Yanjing Wang, Yiyuan Li   +3 more
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Bacterial outer membrane vesicles and vaccine applications [PDF]

, 2014
Vaccines based on outer membrane vesicles (OMV) were developed more than 20 years ago against Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B. These nano-sized structures exhibit remarkable potential for immunomodulation of immune responses and delivery of “self ...
Acevedo, Reinaldo, Acosta, Armando, Campa, Concepcion, Cardoso, Daniel, Fernandez, Sonsire, Ferro, Valerie, Garcia, Luis, Perez, Jose Luis, Rosenqvist, Einar, Sarmiento, Maria Elena, Zayas, Caridad   +10 more
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Infection Risk From Humans and Animals in the Anatomy Laboratory: A Scoping Review

Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Whole‐body dissection is a cornerstone of anatomy education. During and following the COVID‐19 pandemic, exposure to infectious agents and other risks of dissection were highlighted. To identify potential risks, one must have the data outlining these risks in specific situations.
Margaret A. McNulty, Elizabeth R. Agosto
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease-causing lineages among South African children

Nature Communications
Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) due to non-vaccine serotypes after the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) remains a global concern.
Cebile Lekhuleni, Kedibone Ndlangisa, Rebecca A. Gladstone, Sopio Chochua, Benjamin J. Metcalf, Yuan Li, Jackie Kleynhans, Linda de Gouveia, Scott Hazelhurst, Ana D. S. Ferreira, Happy Skosana, Sibongile Walaza, Vanessa Quan, Susan Meiring, Paulina A. Hawkins, Lesley McGee, Stephen D. Bentley, Cheryl Cohen, Stephanie W. Lo, Anne von Gottberg, Mignon du Plessis   +20 more
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Comparison of enterovirus detection in cerebrospinal fluid with Bacterial Meningitis Score in children

Einstein (São Paulo)
Objective To measure the role of enterovirus detection in cerebrospinal fluid compared with the Bacterial Meningitis Score in children with meningitis. Methods A retrospective cohort based on analysis of medical records of pediatric patients diagnosed
Frederico Ribeiro Pires, Andréia Christine Bonotto Farias Franco, Alfredo Elias Gilio, Eduardo Juan Troster   +3 more
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FilmArray Meningitis/Encephalitis (ME) panel in the diagnosis of bacterial meningitis

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
The precise diagnosis of bacterial meningitis is essential. Cytological and biochemical examination of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) are not specific.
Renan Barros Domingues, Márcio Vega dos Santos, Fernando Brunale Vilela de Moura Leite, Carlos Senne   +3 more
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