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Rapid Detection of PBP2a in Staphylococci from Shortly Incubated Subcultures of Positive Blood Cultures by an Immunochromatographic Assay

Microbiology Spectrum, 2021
Staphylococcus aureus, as well as coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS), can cause a wide range of human infections both in nosocomial and community settings.
Natalia Kolesnik-Goldmann, Elias Bodendoerfer, Kim Röthlin, Sebastian Herren, Frank Imkamp, Martina Marchesi, Stefano Mancini   +6 more
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Understanding Laboratory Methods and Their Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance, at Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2014
The study sought to describe laboratory methods and blood culture procedures and their impact on antimicro-bial resistance surveillance among nosocomial bacteria.
Boniface, Respicious, Kasubi, Mabula, Murray, Jill, Nyasulu, Peter   +3 more
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Tenofovir and fibrosis improvement in chronic hepatitis B: insights from a case series

The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Background Tenofovir is a primary treatment for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) infections. While hepatic fibrosis regression during antiviral therapy has been documented, data on the effects of prolonged tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) treatment on ...
Hamid Ghorbani, Saina Adib Amin, Reza Jafarzadeh Esfehani, Mohammad Reza Hadizadeh, Raheleh Miri, Sanaz Ahmadi Ghezeldasht   +5 more
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Accuracy of Broad-Panel PCR-Based Bacterial Identification for Blood Cultures in a Pediatric Oncology Population

Microbiology Spectrum, 2021
Bloodstream infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality and result in significant costs to health care systems. Rapid identification of the causative agent of bloodstream infections is critical for patient treatment and improved outcomes ...
C. D. Garner, J. Brazelton de Cardenas, S. Suganda, R. T. Hayden   +3 more
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Metabolomics guides rational development of a simplified cell culture medium for drug screening against Trypanosoma brucei [PDF]

, 2013
n vitro culture methods underpin many experimental approaches to biology and drug discovery. The modification of established cell culture methods to make them more biologically relevant or to optimize growth is traditionally a laborious task.
Alsford, Alsford, Baltz, Barrett, Berger, Berger, Bitonti, Bowling, Bradley, Breitling, Brun, Brunda Nijagal, Creek, Creek, Creek, Darren J. Creek, de Koning, Dong-Hyun Kim, Drexler, Duszenko, Duszenko, Federico Rojas, Geary, Haanstra, Hasne, Hirumi, Hirumi, Hirumi, Jacobs, Keith R. Matthews, Kuettel, Kwon, Lanteri, Lanteri, Mashego, Michael P. Barrett, Mäser, Räz, Saunders, Scalbert, Scheltema, Scheltema, Seed, Sienkiewicz, Smith, Sumner, Sykes, t'Kindt, Tautenhahn, Vincent, Wang, Ward, Wilson, Winder, Wishart, Wu, Zaboikin, Zang, Zhang   +58 more
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PCR for the detection of pathogens in neonatal early onset sepsis. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND: A large proportion of neonates are treated for presumed bacterial sepsis with broad spectrum antibiotics even though their blood cultures subsequently show no growth. This study aimed to investigate PCR-based methods to identify pathogens not
Bedford Russell, A, Butcher, P, Harris, K, Heath, PT, Henneke, P, Laing, K, Oeser, C, Planche, T, Pond, M   +8 more
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‘They Need to Hear You Say It’: Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Barriers and Enablers to End‐of‐Life Discussions With Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT End‐of‐life conversations with adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer rarely occur without the guidance of healthcare professionals. As a part of the ‘Difficult Discussions’ study, focused on palliative care and advance care planning discussions with AYAs with cancer, we investigated the factors that healthcare professionals identify ...
Justine Lee, Holly Evans, Claire E. Wakefield, Antoinette Anazodo, Richard J. Cohn, Brittany C. McGill, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Lori Wiener, Madeleine L. Juhrmann, Ursula M. Sansom‐Daly   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of Clinical Blood Culture Isolates Not Identified by a Rapid Microarray Diagnostic System

Microbiology Spectrum, 2021
The use of molecular-based diagnostic testing, such as the Luminex Verigene system, to rapidly identify the most common bacterial isolates from blood cultures is an important tool that reduces the duration of inappropriate antibiotics and decreases ...
Jeffrey A. Freiberg, Connor R. Deri, Whitney J. Nesbitt, Romney M. Humphries, George E. Nelson   +4 more
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Adoption, Blood and Culture in the Middle East [PDF]

, 2012
This is an unpublished presentation given at the 1998 annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association (Panel on Fictive Kinship).
Lindholm, Charles
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Correlation between mass and volume of collected blood with positivity of blood cultures [PDF]

, 2015
Background The collection of blood cultures is an extremely important method in the management of patients with suspected infection. Microbiology laboratories should monitor blood culture collection.
da Silva Victor, Elivane, da Silva, Patrícia Candido, de Moura, Natália Ariede, dos Santos, Maura Cristina, Edmond, Michael B., Marra, Alexandre Rodrigues, Neves, Lariessa, Pasternak, Jacyr, Pavão dos Santos, Oscar Fernando, Sampaio Camargo, Thiago Zinsly, Valle Martino, Marines Dalla, Zulin, Flávia   +11 more
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