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Revisiting rhinoscleroma microbiology: a case with concordant dual-specimen bacterial isolation [PDF]

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
BackgroundRhinoscleroma is a chronic granulomatous infection of the upper airway traditionally considered a monomicrobial disease caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. rhinoscleromatis.
Lorenzo Drago, Lorenzo Drago, Nikolaos Papanikolau, Andrea Preti, Francesco Mozzanica, Francesco Mozzanica, Luigi Regenburgh De La Motte, Giuseppe Pelosi, Giuseppe Pelosi, Loredana Deflorio   +9 more
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EXTENDED CULTIVATION TIME BEYOND 7 DAYS ENHANCES PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES ISOLATION IN SUSPECTED BONE AND JOINT INFECTIONS: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY.

Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023
Background  Diagnosing bone and joint infections caused by Propionibacterium acnes is challenging due to the lengthy cultivation period, which can extend to 14 days. This study explored the potential of a 7-day cultivation period for precise diagnosis
Deepti Kiran, Shambhu Prasad
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Microbiological effectiveness of disinfecting water by boiling in rural Guatemala. [PDF]

, 2010
Boiling is the most common means of treating water in the home and the benchmark against which alternative point-of-use water treatment options must be compared.
Clasen, Thomas, Rosa, Ghislaine, Miller, Laura   +2 more
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Strategies for preventing group B streptococcal infections in newborns: a nation-wide survey of Italian policies

Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2017
Background There are no Italian data regarding the strategies for preventing neonatal group B streptococcal (GBS) infection. We conducted a national survey in order to explore obstetrical, neonatal and microbiological practices for the GBS prevention ...
Chryssoula Tzialla, Alberto Berardi, Claudio Farina, Pierangelo Clerici, Alessandro Borghesi, Elsa Viora, Paolo Scollo, Mauro Stronati, Task Force for group B streptococcal infections for the Italian Society of Neonatology, Italian Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Italian Association of Clinical Microbiologists   +10 more
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Transportation protocols for accurate assessment of microbial burden classification using molecular methods

Scientific Reports, 2021
Point-of-care testing is cost-effective, rapid, and could assist in avoiding hospital visits during a pandemic. However, they present some significant risks that current technologies cannot fully address.
Amelia Kung, Jade Chen, Michael Tomasek, Dakai Liu, William Rodgers, Vincent Gau   +5 more
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Relation of pathoanatomic substrate and incidence of bacterial infection in the acute biliary pathology [PDF]

Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2005
Acute biliary diseases have become the most common indication for major abdominal surgery. We investigated 60 patients who underwent surgery for the acute biliary diseases, within 48 hours from the onset of the illness (group I), and over longer ...
Karamarković Aleksandar R., Popović Nada, Bajec Đorđe, Jeremić Vasilije, Đukić Vladimir, Radenković Dejan, Bumbaširević Vesna, Gregorić Pavle   +7 more
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Haematogenous Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infection Caused by Salmonella May Be Paucisymptomatic: A Report of 2 Cases

Case Reports in Orthopedic Research, 2022
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) with Salmonella is rare. We therefore describe two cases of PJI with Salmonella spp. Case one is a 79-year-old female that presented with fever and acute left hip pain 16 months after revision total hip arthroplasty ...
Lara Pozzi, Corina Dommann-Scherrer, Christoph Meier, Peter Wahl   +3 more
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Antibiotic Susceptibility of Bacteria Isolated from Open Fracture Grade III Presenting to Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital Surabaya

Journal Orthopaedi and Traumatology Surabaya, 2021
Background: Open fractures are a typical case in the orthopedics field. Infection in an open fracture can cause osteomyelitis. An antibiotic susceptibility testing of patient specimen bacteria with open fractures aimed to determine suitable antibiotic ...
Raden Taufan Mulyo Wibisono, Dwikora Novembri Utomo, Agung Dwi Wahyu Widodo   +2 more
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Occurrence of Cryptosporidial Oocysts and Giardia Cysts in Bottled Mineral Water Commercialized in the City of Campinas, State of São Paulo, Brazil

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2002
The consumption of bottled mineral water has significantly increased in Brazil so that it is in the interest of public health to determine the parasitological and microbiological status of some brands of Brazilian mineral water available in the town of ...
RMB Franco, R Cantusio Neto
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Assessment of Two Alternative Sample Transport and Fixation Methods in the Microbiological Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2003
BACKGROUND: The standard method for specimen collection and transport for microbiological diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis is an air-dried smear of vaginal secretions, promptly heat- or alcohol-fixed, Gram-stained and scored by Nugent's criteria.
Erica Eason, Baldwin Toye, George A Wells, Mary Senterman   +3 more
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