Viruses, 2023 Introduction. MicroRNA (miR) 155 has been implicated in the regulation of innate and adaptive immunity as well as antiviral responses, but its role during respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections is not known.
Francesco Savino +7 more
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Saving Resources: SARS-CoV-2 Diagnostics by Real-Time RT-PCR Using Reduced Reaction Volumes
Diseases, 2021 Since the beginning of 2020, the betacoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is causing a global pandemic of an acute respiratory disease termed COVID-19. The diagnostics of the novel disease is primarily based on direct virus detection by RT-PCR; however, the ...
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Antibiotics for sore throat [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Sore throat is a common reason for people to present for medical care. Although it remits spontaneously, primary care doctors commonly prescribe antibiotics for it.
Del Mar, Chris B. +2 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. +7 more
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Perpendicular Swab Insertion in Nasal Cavity for Viral Tests
COVIDAlthough self-administered antigen tests are widely available, anatomical knowledge of nasal anatomy in the general population is limited. Cerebrospinal fluid leakage has been reported in multiple cases following damage to the roof of the nasal cavity ...
Anna Puigdellívol-Sánchez
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The Appropriate Use of Testing for COVID-19 [PDF]
, 2020 Many public officials are calling for increased testing for the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and some governments have taken extraordinary measures to increase the availability of testing.
Zitek, Tony
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Molecular detection and phylogenetic analysis of Peste des petits ruminants virus circulating in small ruminants in eastern Amhara region, Ethiopia [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a severe, highly infectious and fatal viral disease of small ruminants. Four lineages of PPR virus have been identified globally based on sequence analysis of the nucleoprotein (N) and fusion (F) gene.
Abdi, Reta D. +9 more
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Fungi Assessment in Indoor and Outdoor Environment of Four Selected Hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia
Journal of FungiHospital buildings require special attention to protect patients and healthcare workers from hospital-acquired infections and sick building illnesses.
Nurul Izzah Ahmad +7 more
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Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy Antibiotic Prophylaxis: Standard vs. Augmented Antibiotic Regimens, and the Role for Pre-Biopsy Rectal Swab Cultures [PDF]
, 2017 Objectives: To evaluate peri-procedural antibiotic prophylaxis regimens based on pre-procedural rectal swab cultures. To evaluate infection rates between transrectalbiopsy patients receiving FQs alone and those receiving ceftriaxone or gentamicin in ...
Caputo, MD, Christopher +3 more
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International Journal of Technology, 2020 The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused an international shortage of nasopharyngeal flocked swabs, which are one of the main supplies for diagnostic testing.
Narottama Tunjung +8 more
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