Using real-time polymerase chain reaction as an alternative rapid method for enumeration of colony count in live Brucella vaccines [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2017 Aim: Brucellosis is a major bacterial zoonosis of global importance affecting a range of animal species and man worldwide. It has economic, public health, and bio-risk importance.
Waleed S. Shell +5 more
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Comparison between adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence and aerobic colony count to assess surface sanitation in the hospital environment [PDF]
Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health, 2022 Background: Adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence produced by the firefly luciferase has been successfully introduced to verify cleaning procedures in the food industry according to the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point program.
Daniele Domenico Raia +8 more
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Reduced bacterial colony count of anaerobic bacteria is associated with a worsening in lung clearance index and inflammation in cystic fibrosis. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Anaerobic bacteria have been identified in abundance in the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) subjects. The impact their presence and abundance has on lung function and inflammation is unclear.
Katherine O'Neill +10 more
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In Vitro Effect of a High-Intensity Laser on Candida albicans Colony Count. [PDF]
J Lasers Med Sci, 2022 Introduction: This study assessed the effect of a high-intensity laser on Candida albicans colony count. Methods: This in vitro, experimental study was conducted on standard-strain C. albicans (ATCC18804).
Momeni E +3 more
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Method-Dependent Implications in Foodborne Pathogen Quantification: The Case of Campylobacter coli Survival on Meat as Comparatively Assessed by Colony Count and Viability PCR. [PDF]
Front Microbiol, 2021 The aim of the present study was to address method-dependent implications during the quantification of viable Campylobacter coli cells on meat over time.
Lazou TP +4 more
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WikiJournal of Science, 2020 Virtual colony count (VCC) is a kinetic, 96-well microbiological assay originally developed to measure the activity of defensins.[1] It has since been applied to other antimicrobial peptides including LL-37.[2] It utilizes a method of enumerating ...
Bryan Ericksen
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JAMA Intern Med, 2019 LESS IS MORE Association of Increased Colony-Count Threshold for Urinary Pathogens in Hospitalized Patients With Antimicrobial Treatment Treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria and candiduria (ASB/C) remains a leading reason for unnecessary antimicrobial ...
Smith MA +5 more
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Efficacy of Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy Compared to Nystatin Therapy in reducing Candida Colony Count in Patients with Candida-Associated Denture Stomatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis [PDF]
Evidence-Based Dentistry, 2021 Purpose This meta-analysis assessed the efficacy of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) compared to conventional nystatin therapy (NYT) in reducing Candida colony count in patients with Candida-associated denture stomatitis (CADS) and critically ...
Parsa Firoozi +2 more
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The Diagnosis of UTI: Colony Count Criteria Revisited [PDF]
Pediatrics, 2018 * Abbreviations: AAP — : American Academy of Pediatrics CFU — : colony-forming unit SPA — : suprapubic aspiration UA — : urinalysis UTI — : urinary tract infection Urinalysis (UA) is valuable in allowing clinicians to make a presumptive diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI) and initiate ...
Kenneth B, Roberts, Ellen R, Wald
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Using CFD simulations to investigate the shear stress in hydrodynamic cavitation reactors coupled with experimental validation using colony count measurements. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2022 Polgár M +4 more
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