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Impact of Multidisciplinary Collaboration on Microbiological Specimen Submission and Appropriate Use of Carbapenems: A Pre-Post Cohort Study [PDF]

Infection and Drug Resistance
Qi Zou,1 Yatong Zhang,2 Xiaoman Ai,3 Xiaoming Tan,4 Xia Wang,5 Ji Luo,6 Meng Cai1 1Department of Infection Control, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s ...
Zou Q, Zhang Y, Ai X, Tan X, Wang X, Luo J, Cai M   +6 more
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Investigating the Effect of Hospital Infection Control Informatization on Optimizing Microbiological Specimen Submission Before Antibiotic Therapy: Failure Mode and Effects Analysis [PDF]

Journal of Medical Internet Research
BackgroundAntimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a critical global health threat, with inappropriate antibiotic use being a major driver. Timely microbiological specimen submission before initiating antibiotic therapy is a cornerstone of antimicrobial ...
Jianxiong Wu, Weijiang Zhan, Jun Hua, Qinling Ge, Yuexian Zhu, Huixian Yu, Min Zhao, Xiaoyan Zhan, Bingwei Zhu, Tongqi Xiang, Longxi Lu, Tieying Dai   +11 more
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Diagnostic Advances in Childhood Tuberculosis—Improving Specimen Collection and Yield of Microbiological Diagnosis for Intrathoracic Tuberculosis

Pathogens, 2022
There is no microbiological gold standard for childhood tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis. The paucibacillary nature of the disease, challenges in sample collection in young children, and the limitations of currently available microbiological tests restrict ...
Maryline Bonnet, Mark P Nicol, Olivier Marcy   +2 more
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Performance of microbiological tests for tuberculosis diagnostic according to the type of respiratory specimen: A 10-year retrospective study

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023
BackgroundThe microbial diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) remains challenging and relies on multiple microbiological tests performed on different clinical specimens.
Gilbert Greub, Onya Opota
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Microbiological Profile of Ocular Infection: A Large Retrospective Study

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2022
Background: We aimed to elucidate the pathogenic bacterial and fungal profiles of specimens obtained from suspected ocular infections at Farabi Eye Tertiary Referral Hospital, Tehran, Iran.
Fahimeh Asadi-Amoli, Zohreh Abedinifar, Zohreh Nozarian, Fatemeh Heidary, Mahsa Haji Safar Ali Memar, Athena Nezamabadi, Reza Gharebaghi, Narges Roustaei, Maryam Parvizi   +8 more
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Microbiological study on foreign body and vitreous samples of patients with intraocular foreign body

Journal of International Medical Research, 2022
Objective To evaluate the relationship between the microbiological results of the vitreous humor and those of foreign body specimens in patients with intraocular foreign body (IOFB).
Seyed Ali Tabatabaei, Kazhaal Sheikhi, Reza Ghaffari, Mohammad Soleimani, Mansoor Shahriari, Kosar Esmaili, Sara Hobaby, Kasra Cheraqpour   +7 more
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Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra and mycobacterial culture in routine clinical care at a paediatric hospital

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
Background: Microbiological confirmation of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children is a well-documented challenge. This study evaluated Xpert Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (MTB)/Rifampicin (RIF) Ultra (Ultra) and mycobacterial cultures in routine clinical
Anthony K. Enimil, James J.C. Nuttall, Chad M. Centner, Natalie Beylis, Brian S. Eley   +4 more
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BURDEN OF MULTI - DRUG RESISTANT, EXTENSIVELY -DRUG RESISTANT AND PAN - DRUG RESISTANT SUPERBUGS ISOLATED FROM VARIOUS INDOOR MICROBIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS AT TERTIARY CARE CENTERS RAWALPINDI

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To estimate burden of multi drug resistant, extensively drug resistant and pan drug resistant superbugs isolated from various indoor microbiological specimen at tertiary care centers Rawalpindi. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place
Nargis Sabir, Wajid Hussain, Abeera Ahmed, Gohar Zaman, Irfan Ali Mirza, Aamer Ikram   +5 more
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The Historical Development of Cultivation Techniques for Methanogens and Other Strict Anaerobes and Their Application in Modern Microbiology

Microorganisms, 2022
The cultivation and investigation of strictly anaerobic microorganisms belong to the fields of anaerobic microbial physiology, microbiology, and biotechnology.
Nikola Hanišáková, Monika Vítězová, Simon K. -M. R. Rittmann   +2 more
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A Biaxial Fatigue Specimen for Uniaxial Loading [PDF]

, 2011
The aim of this paper is to present a novel un-notched fatigue test specimen in which a biaxial stress state is achieved using a uniaxial loading condition.
LEBRUN, Jean-Lou, MOREL, Franck, BELLETT, Daniel, MOREL, Anne   +3 more
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