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Comparing sputum, nasopharyngeal swabs, and combined samples for respiratory bacterial detection using multiplex PCR

Microbiology Spectrum
Respiratory tract infections are major global health issues that require rapid and accurate diagnostic methods. Multiplex quantitative PCR (qPCR) is commonly used for pathogen detection in respiratory samples.
Keun Ju Kim, Seung Gyu Yun, Myung-Hyun Nam, Chang Kyu Lee, Yunjung Cho   +4 more
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Identification of blaOXA-23 gene in resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from cows and humans in Basra province, Iraq [PDF]

Veterinary World
Background and Aim: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an infectious agent of great importance for animals and humans. It causes serious infections that show high resistance to antibiotics.
Alyaa Sabti Jasim, Abeer Laily Mohammed, Wameedh Hashim Abbas, Hanaa Khaleel Ibraheim, Hasanain A.J. Gharban   +4 more
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Research Progress on Upper Airway Cough Syndrome

World Journal of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Upper airway cough syndrome (UACS) has been identified as a significant contributor to chronic cough in various national guidelines. However, the complexity of its pathogenesis, the lack of clarity surrounding its diagnostic criteria, and its overlap with other etiologies of chronic cough present considerable challenges in both diagnosis and ...
Wan‐Ting Huang, Jia Chen
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Optimization of rTDMH as a Reagent Toward Improving the Sensitivity of the RT-PCR Based Diagnosis for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis [PDF]

, 2012
Current diagnostic tools being used for tuberculosis lack the speed and sensitivity necessary to successfully combat the current tuberculosis epidemic.
Bhatti, Alexandra
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Tissue‐retained needles in people who inject drugs: A systematic review of case reports and series on clinical presentations, complications and management

Addiction, EarlyView.
Abstract Background and aims Tissue‐retained needles from intravenous drug use can cause rare but severe complications, ranging from local to systemic infections to needle embolization. Due to the limited evidence and the lack of epidemiological studies on the issue, we systematically reviewed the literature focusing on case reports and case series on ...
Heidi Laukkala, Anna Nevalainen, Irina Rinta‐Kiikka, Samuel Heikkilä, Sisu Kiuru, Markku Sumanen, Otso Arponen, Olli Nevalainen   +7 more
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Norman and Nietzsche: The Political Project of Lindsay's The Magic Pudding

Australian Journal of Politics &History, EarlyView.
Australian artist and writer Norman Lindsay (1879–1969) wrote 11 novels and two children's books, one of which—The Magic Pudding first published in 1918—remains a national classic. This article argues that readers and critics have long misunderstood Lindsay's intention in writing this lengthy cartoon‐story about the adventures of Bunyip Bluegum in ...
John Uhr
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A cross-sectional study of isolates from sputum samples from bacterial pneumonia patients in Trinidad

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
We determined the frequency of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, and Gram-negative enteric bacteria (GNEB) in pneumonia patients, determined the antibiograms of these pathogens, and investigated the relationship ...
Nabeetha A. Nagalingam, Abiodun A. Adesiyun, William H. Swanston, Maria Bartholomew   +3 more
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Assessment of Knowledge and Practices of Referring Private Practitioners Regarding Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme in Nagpur City - A Cross Sectional Study [PDF]

, 2012
Objectives: To assess knowledge, diagnostic and treatment practices of the referring private practitioners of Nagpur city regarding Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP).
Bhardwaj, SD, Khadse, J, Ruikar, M
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Role for Complement C5 in Eosinophilic Inflammation of Severe Asthma

Allergy, EarlyView.
Complement activation module, particularly C5, is positively associated with eosinophilic inflammation in severe asthma cohorts. Elevated C5 expression correlates with poor lung function improvement and persistent eosinophilic inflammation. Mouse model studies confirm that C5 exacerbates eosinophilic inflammation, highlighting its potential as a ...
Cong Dong, Shaohua Lu, Zhenan Deng, Xuliang Cai, Huahao Shen, Guochao Shi, Changxing Ou, Zuofu Peng, Wei Jiang, Xiuhua Fu, Changzheng Wang, Meiling Jin, Zhongmin Qiu, Xiaoyang Wei, Wei Gu, Kewu Huang, Qiang Li, Xiangyan Zhang, Nanshan Zhong, Kian Fan Chung, Qingling Zhang, on behalf of C‐BIOPRED Consortium, Jiangtao Lin, Yongming Zhang, Nan Su, Xiaoyan Zhang, Qing Zhao, Ying Nong, Ping Chen, Tianyi Zhu, Binbin Ji, Yan Wang, Haitao Zhao, Jinbao Wang, Zhiyuan Zhang, Xiaona Yang, Chunhua Wei, Jing Han, Nong Yu, Qiang Li, Zhifu Yang, Yanhong Liu, Guohua Li, Huadong Guan, Shuping Zhang, Xiuhua Fu, Lihong Wang, Lingxin Meng, Zhenting Sun, Guangqin Cao, Lei Zhao, Kewu Huang, Hong Zhang, Wen Wang, Li An, Yangyu Chen, Yanli Gao, Xiaoxia Liu, Huifen Zhai, Fang Lin, Zhaohui Zhong, Zhongguang Wen, Yan Xiao, Jian Kang, Linfei Kong, Xinming Su, Xue Yan, Dijia Zhou, Huaping Tang, Wei Han, Yi Shu, Tintian Li, Lixin Xie, Hong Hu, Bo Liu, Yuzhu Li, Longmei Fan, Yue Zhang, Shifeng Zhao, Xiaofang Liu, Yuhong Wang, Xichun Zhang, Xinmao Wang, Pen Bai, Guangfa Wang, Yan Hu, Zhanwei Hu, Ju Cao, Bei He, Rui Wu, Xiaoyan Gai, Hong Zhu, Zhihai Han, Jiyi Meng, Wei Chen, Li Ma, Zhenqian Liu, Chunyang Zhang, Yan Zhang, Huahao Shen, Fugui Yan, Bin Shen, Xinghong Wang, Hao Zhang, Yinghua Yin, Jinkai Liu, Yanxiong Mao, Mao Huang, Xin Yao, Mao Huang, Ji Zhou, Zhenzhen Wu, Ping Yan, Yujie Zhang, Xinling Yang, Ningfei Ji, Fan Fei, Wanzhen Fu, Yi Yang, Yuting Shi, Wangjian Cha, Guochao Shi, Min Zhou, Wei Tang, Wei Chen, Jun Zhou, Wenjie Yang, Lei Zhu, Meiling Jin, Liping Xue, Li Li, Chun Li, Yin Gong, Qiang Li, Guogang Xie, Luhong Bao, Wuping Bao, Nianyun Li, Fengming Ding, Min Zhang, Zhongmin Qiu, Li Yu, Jungang Xie, Lingling Yi, Xianghuai Xu, Qiang Chen, Junjun Tang, Jinfu Xu, Xiaobing Ji, Jingyun Shi, Bo Su, Xiaojun Yang, Jiuwen Bai, Shuo Liang, Kebing Cheng, Wei Gu, Jiyong Ma, Yun Liu, Jun Ren, Shan Mao, Qingling Zhang, Baoqing Sun, Jiaxing Xie, Rihuang Qiu, Zhiqiang Wang, Peiyan Zhen, Wenting Luo, Changgao Zhong, Wei Luo, Yanqing Xie, Xinxin Yu, Wenting Yu, Wei He, Changzheng Wang, Qianli Ma, Min Wan, Mingzhou Zhang, Haining Li, Shaoxi Cai, Haijin Zhao, Yanmei Ye, Fang Zhou, Laiyu Liu, Guohua Huang, Jianpeng Liang, Jianping Zhao, Jungang Xie, Qiongjie Hu, Kaiyan Li, Wang Ni, Guohua Zheng, Weining Xiong, Lingling Yi, Xihu Du, Yunhui Zhang, Zhi Li, Xiaoqiong Tan, Feng Liao, Shenglan Wang, Yijiang Huang, Xinjun Cai, Kai Liu, Shaojing Sheng, Yihui Fu, Shenghua Sun, Qiang Zhang, Jinweng Cai, Ye Ling, Pin Chen, Hong Luo, Lv Liu, Zhijun Liu, Yuling Tang, Yusheng Yan, Guiyan Mo, Long Wen, Yinqun Zhu, Du Fan   +217 more
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Symptom-related sputum microbiota in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

International Journal of COPD, 2018
Wenqi Diao,1,* Ning Shen,1,* Yipeng Du,1,* John R Erb-Downward,2 Xiaoyan Sun,1 Chenxia Guo,1 Qian Ke,1 Gary B Huffnagle,2,3 Margaret R Gyetko,2 Bei He1 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China ...
Diao W, Shen N, Du Y, Erb-Downward JR, Sun X, Guo C, Ke Q, Huffnagle GB, Gyetko MR, He B   +9 more
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