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Staphylococcus aureus in the oral cavity: a three-year retrospective analysis of clinical laboratory data [PDF]

, 2003
OBJECTIVE: A retrospective analysis of laboratory data to investigate the isolation of Staphylococcus aureus from the oral cavity and facial area in specimens submitted to a regional diagnostic oral microbiology laboratory.
A J Smith, AJ Smith, AP Fraise, D MacKenzie, D Robertson, E Theilade, G Dahlen, J Bagg, J Bagg, JJ Jacobson, JM Jobbins, LP Samaranayake, M K Tang, M S Jackson, MH Goldberg, MK Owen, MS Jackson, MV Martin, P Rousseau, PA Kondell, RS Percival, T Rossi, TW MacFarlane, Y Miyake, Y Tawara   +24 more
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Presumptive bacteriological diagnosis of spondylodiscitis in infants less than 4 years by detecting K. kingae DNA in their oropharynx: Data from a preliminar two centers study

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Background and ObjectivesMost cases of spondylodiscitis in children aged between 6 and 48 months old could be caused primarily by K. kingae. The present prospective study aimed to determine whether an innovative and indirect diagnosis approach - based on
Moez Chargui, Andrzej Krzysztofiak, Paola Bernaschi, Giacomo De Marco, Benoit Coulin, Christina Steiger, Romain Dayer, Dimitri Ceroni   +7 more
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Development of a Microneedle Swab for Acquisition of Genomic DNA From Buccal Cells

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
A swab is a tool for obtaining buccal DNA from buccal mucus for biological analysis. The acquisition of a sufficient amount and high quality of DNA is an important factor in determining the accuracy of a diagnosis.
Yun-Seo Kim, JeongHyeon Kim, Woonsung Na, Gil-Hwan Sung, Seung-Ki Baek, Yun Kyoung Kim, Gyeong Ryeong Kim, Hae-Jin Hu, Jung-Hwan Park   +8 more
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Prevalence of Group A Streptococcal Carriage Rate in Asymptomatic Children [PDF]

National Journal of Laboratory Medicine, 2019
Introduction: Streptococcus pyogenes is a Gram positive cocci causing respiratory infections commonly in children. Throat carriers are children in whom the organism is isolated from throat swab specimens in the absence of symptoms.
Krishnarao Arthi, S Geetha Banu
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National survey of colistin resistance among carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae and outbreak caused by colistin-resistant OXA-48-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae, France, 2014 [PDF]

, 2016
From January 2014 to December 2014, 972 consecutive non-replicate carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates from colonised or infected patients were collected at the Associated French National Reference Centre as part of the French national ...
Dortet, L, Jayol, A, Nordmann, P, Poirel, L   +3 more
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A Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 detection method based on nasal and nasopharyngeal lavage fluid: A pilot feasibility study

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2021
Objective Nose and nasopharyngeal swab is the preferred and worldwide‐accepted method to detect the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) within the nose and nasopharynx.
Daniele Frezza, Cristoforo Fabbris, Leonardo Franz, Elisa Vian, Roberto Rigoli, Rosalba De Siati, Enzo Emanuelli, Luigi Bertinato, Paolo Boscolo‐Rizzo, Giacomo Spinato   +9 more
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Targeted Swabbing of Implant-Associated Biofilm Formation—A Staining-Guided Sampling Approach for Optimizing Routine Microbiological Diagnostics

Diagnostics, 2021
Background: Swabbing of implants removed from potentially infected sites represents a time saving and ubiquitously applicable alternative to sonication approaches.
Sylvio Redanz, Andreas Enz, Andreas Podbielski, Philipp Warnke   +3 more
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Screening fungi isolated from historic Discovery Hut on Ross Island, Antarctica for cellulose degradation [PDF]

, 2008
To survive in Antarctica, early explorers of Antarctica's Heroic Age erected wooden buildings and brought in large quantities of supplies. The introduction of wood and other organic materials may have provided new nutrient sources for fungi that were ...
Arenz, Brett E., Blanchette, Robert A., Duncan, Shona Margaret, Farrell, Roberta L., Held, Benjamin W., Jurgens, Joel Allan, Minasaki, Ryuji, Thwaites, Joanne M.   +7 more
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Ropivacaine vs tetracaine in topical anesthesia for intravitreal injection [PDF]

, 2015
Aim: The object of the study was to evaluate the long term efficacy and safety of ropivacaine 0,5% vs tetracaine 0,5% for topical anesthesia in intravitreal injection of dexamethasone in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) and anti-vascular ...
COLLINI, Saul, PACELLA, Elena, PACELLA, FERNANDA, SALDUCCI, Mauro, SMALDONE, GIANPAOLO, Troisi, Fabiana, TURCHETTI, PAOLO   +6 more
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Strong correlation between urine and vaginal swab samples for bacterial vaginosis

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background: Vaginal swabs have been traditionally used for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV). Currently, there are limited studies that have investigated the use of other sample types other than vaginal swabs for the detection of BV from South ...
Deshanta Naicker, Veron Ramsuran, Meleshni Naicker, Fazana Dessai, Jennifer Giandhari, Partson Tinarwo, Nathlee Abbai   +6 more
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