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Enhancing clinical microbiology for genomic surveillance of antimicrobial resistance implementation in Africa

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Surveillance is essential in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR), to monitor the extent of resistance, inform prevention, control measures, and evaluate intervention progress.
Henry M Kajumbula, Daniel Gyamfi Amoako, Sofonias K Tessema, Mabel Kamweli Aworh, Francis Chikuse, Iruka N Okeke, Uduak Okomo, Sabelle Jallow, Beverly Egyir, Aquillah M Kanzi, Abdul Karim Sesay, Yewande Habibat Alimi, Kwabena O Duedu, Olga Perovic   +13 more
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ComX-Induced Exoproteases Degrade ComX in Bacillus subtilis PS-216

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2018
Gram-positive bacteria use peptides as auto-inducing (AI) signals to regulate the production of extracellular enzymes (e.g., proteases). ComX is an AI peptide, mostly known for its role in the regulation of bacterial competence and surfactant production ...
Mihael Špacapan, T. Danevčič, I. Mandić-Mulec   +2 more
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Mining the secreted and membrane transcriptome of Hyalomma dromedarii ticks for identification of potential protective antigens

Parasites & Vectors
Background Members belonging to the tick genus Hyalomma function as a multi-host reservoir for several pathogens and important parasites infesting large animals, such as camels, goats, cattle and sheep.
Nahla A. Hussein, Asmaa S. El-Shershaby, Shaimaa Abdel-Moez, Amr E. El-Hakim, Yasser E. Shahein   +4 more
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Epidemiology of respiratory viruses before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in a tertiary care hospital in Southern Brazil

Journal of Clinical Virology Plus
Background: Respiratory viral infections affect millions of people worldwide and are life threatening for many of them. The viral seasonality leads to changes in the dynamics of respiratory infections and the importance of monitoring and surveillance of ...
Veridiana Piva Richter, Fernanda de-Paris, Márcia Rosane Pires, Hugo Bock   +3 more
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Validation of Vetscan Imagyst®, a diagnostic test utilizing an artificial intelligence deep learning algorithm, for detecting strongyles and Parascaris spp. in equine fecal samples

Parasites & Vectors
Background Current methods for obtaining fecal egg counts in horses are often inaccurate and variable depending on the analyst’s skill and experience.
Ashley Steuer, Jason Fritzler, SaraBeth Boggan, Ian Daniel, Bobby Cowles, Cory Penn, Richard Goldstein, Dan Lin   +7 more
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HAART treatment with free provided medications for people living with HIV in Huzhou, China

Journal of Clinical Virology Plus
Background: For antiretroviral therapy (ART), drug combinations have been freely provided to people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) for treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)in China.
Xiaofeng Li, Zhaowei Tong, Qingqiu Zeng, Meiling Xu, Bin Shen, Wei Zhang, Yan Zhang, Weihong Wang, Kefeng Qin   +8 more
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Reliability of Droplet Digital PCR Alone and in Combination with Interleukin-6 and Procalcitonin for Prognosis of Bloodstream Infection

Infection and Drug Resistance
Sheng Yin,1 YingRui Lin,1 Bingqi Wang,1 Yizhi Peng,2 Zeyou Wang,1 Xiaolin Zhu,1 Hao Liang,1 Xianping Li,1 Min Wang1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, People’s Republic of ...
Yin S, Lin Y, Wang B, Peng Y, Wang Z, Zhu X, Liang H, Li X, Wang M   +8 more
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Prevalence of intestinal parasitic helminths and its associated risk factors in Mekaneselam Town, South Wollo, Ethiopia

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Intestinal parasitic (IP) infections caused by helminths are among the most significant public health concerns that mainly affect deprived people in Sub-Sahara African countries.
Moges Kibret Wondimagegn, Lulit Tegegne Hailu   +1 more
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Performance evaluation of four kits for the detection of neutralizing antibody against SARS-CoV-2 in human serum

Journal of Clinical Virology Plus
To evaluate four novel SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibody assay kits' application in neutralizing antibodies of population. Questionnaires from the voluntary participating researchers and selected the qualified questionnaires to analyse.
Hui Zhen, Ya Cheng, Qimeng Sun, Ying Zheng, Lili Tian, Chao Shen, Li Li, Jie Gong, Yonggang Chen, Hongping Ba   +9 more
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End-point diagnostics of Giardia duodenalis assemblages A and B by combining RPA with CRISPR/Cas12a from human fecal samples

Parasites & Vectors
Background Giardia duodenalis is a common enteric protozoan parasite that is categorized into eight assemblages (A–H). In particular, assemblages A and B are zoonotic, capable of infecting both humans and animals worldwide, resulting in significant ...
Yilin Wang, Fuchang Yu, Yin Fu, Qian Zhang, Jinfeng Zhao, Ziyang Qin, Ke Shi, Yayun Wu, Junqiang Li, Xiaoying Li, Longxian Zhang   +10 more
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