Multicenter Evaluation of the QIAstat-Dx Respiratory Panel for the Detection of Viruses and Bacteria in Nasopharyngeal Swab Specimens [PDF]
The QIAstat-Dx Respiratory Panel (QIAstat-Dx RP) is a multiplex in vitro diagnostic test for the qualitative detection of 20 pathogens directly from nasopharyngeal swab (NPS) specimens. The assay is performed using a simple sample-to-answer platform with
Granato, Paul +8 more
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Antimicrobial use Guidelines for Treatment of Respiratory Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats: Antimicrobial Guidelines Working Group of the International Society for Companion Animal Infectious Diseases [PDF]
Respiratory tract disease can be associated with primary or secondary bacterial infections in dogs and cats and is a common reason for use and potential misuse, improper use, and overuse of antimicrobials.
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Novel hemotropic mycoplasmas are widespread and genetically diverse in vampire bats [PDF]
Bats (Order: Chiroptera) have been widely studied as reservoir hosts for viruses of concern for human and animal health. However, whether bats are equally competent hosts of non-viral pathogens such as bacteria remains an important open question. Here,
Altizer, S.M. +7 more
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Interaction between alveolar macrophages and epithelial cells during Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection
Mycoplasma pneumoniae, as one of the most common pathogens, usually causes upper respiratory tract infections and pneumonia in humans and animals. It accounts for 10% to 40% of community-acquired pneumonia in children. The alveolar epithelial cells (AECs)
Yazhi Xue, Mengyao Wang, Hongbing Han
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'The difference in determinants of Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium in a sample of young Australian women.' [PDF]
BACKGROUND Differences in the determinants of Chlamydia trachomatis ('chlamydia') and Mycoplasma genitalium (MG) genital infection in women are not well understood.
Birden, Hudson +20 more
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Effect of antibiotics against Mycoplasma sp. on human embryonic stem cells undifferentiated status, pluripotency, cell viability and growth [PDF]
Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) are self-renewing pluripotent cells that can differentiate into specialized cells and hold great promise as models for human development and disease studies, cell-replacement therapies, drug discovery and in vitro ...
Bluguermann, Carolina +6 more
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Atypical Pneumonia - Screening in a Tertiary Care Centre [PDF]
Introduction: Pneumonia is one of the leading infectious causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Atypical respiratory pathogens account for 30 – 40% of these infections.
Aruna Dorairaj +2 more
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Treatment of the Mycobacterium chelonae Infection after Fat Injection
For recent years, use of autologous fat injection has increased significantly in facial contouring surgery. Along with such increase in use, complications like atypical mycoplasma infection have been also on the increasing trend.
Seok-Kwun Kim +4 more
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Extracellular Actin Is a Receptor for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, an agriculturally important porcine pathogen, disrupts the mucociliary escalator causing ciliostasis, loss of cilial function, and epithelial cell death within the porcine lung.
Benjamin B. A. Raymond +10 more
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Mycoplasma genitaliuminfection [PDF]
### What you need to know Mycoplasma genitalium has been dubbed the latest superbug by the media.1 While the inference that this sexually transmitted infection is untreatable is incorrect, the relative ease by which M genitalium develops resistance is of great concern and presents challenges in treatment.
Nicolas, Pinto-Sander, Suneeta, Soni
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