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Antibiotic Screening of Urine Culture for Internal Quality Audit at Amrita Hospital, Kochi [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: Urine antimicrobial activity is a seldom analysed laboratory test which greatly impacts the quantification of urine specimens. Presence of antimicrobial activity in the urine reduces the bacterial load in these specimens.
Aswathy Suresh, Anusha Gopinathan, Kavitha R Dinesh, Anil Kumar   +3 more
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Digital Cognitive Phenotyping for Differential Diagnosis and Monitoring in Neurological Conditions

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To assess the utility, accessibility, and equivalence to supervised scales of online cognitive assessment in older individuals with cognitive impairment. Methods Patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD, n = 31), idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH, n = 26), and traumatic brain injury (TBI, n = 23) completed online cognitive ...
Martina Del Giovane, Valentina Giunchiglia, Michael C. B. David, Magdalena A. Kolanko, William R. Trender, Peter J. Hellyer, Harmeena Kaur, David J. Sharp, Christopher Carswell, Paresh A. Malhotra, Adam Hampshire   +10 more
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Urinary ATP as an indicator of infection and inflammation of the urinary tract in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms [PDF]

, 2015
BACKGROUND: Adenosine-5'-triphosphate (ATP) is a neurotransmitter and inflammatory cytokine implicated in the pathophysiology of lower urinary tract disease. ATP additionally reflects microbial biomass thus has potential as a surrogate marker of urinary
Baio, Gianluca, Malone-Lee, James, De Iorio, Maria, Sathiananamoorthy, Sanchutha, Horsley, Harry, Wildman, Scott S.P., Rohn, Jennifer L, Gill, Kiren, Khasriya, Rajvinder, Wildman, Scott, Kupelian, Anthony S   +10 more
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Impact of urine diversion on Biological Nutrients Removal Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Plant (BNRAS WWTP) [PDF]

, 2011
This experimental investigation was started to study the impacts urine separated WW [Wastewater] can have on BNRAS WWTPs [Biological Nutrient Removal Activated Sludge Wastewater Treatment Plants] with a UCT and a JHB ...
Mbaya, Andre MK
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Total Knee Arthroplasty in Women with Asymptomatic Urinary Tract Infection

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2015
Purpose. To compare early outcome after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in women with a positive or negative urine culture. Methods. 128 women underwent bilateral (n=89) or unilateral (n=39) primary TKA. Diabetes mellitus was present in 38%, obesity in 53%,
Harjoban Singh, Simon Thomas, Shekhar Agarwal, Subhash C Arya, Shekhar Srivastav, Naresh Agarwal   +5 more
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A urine-based DNA methylation assay, ProCUrE, to identify clinically significant prostate cancer [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Prevention of unnecessary biopsies and overtreatment of indolent disease remains a challenge in the management of prostate cancer. Novel non-invasive tests that can identify clinically significant (intermediate-risk and high-risk) diseases ...
Mills, R., Bapat, Bharati, Tuzova, Alexandra V, Whitaker, Hayley, Kamdar, S., Alexandra V. Tuzova, Hanna, M.Y., Rachel Hurst (227017), Neil Fleshner (361896), Fleshner, N, Bapat, B, Zhao, F, O’Reilly, Eve, Clark, Jeremy, Garcia, J., Bapat, B., Renu Jeyapala, Perry, Antoinette S., Brewer, D, Colin Cooper, Hurst, R, Fleshner, N., Eve O’Reilly, Colin Cooper (239930), Fang Zhao (11980), Olivan, Mireia, Jeremy Clark (120973), Olkhov-Mitsel, E., O'Reilly, E., Robert Mills (6005816), Brewer, D., Movember Urine Biomarker Consortium, Sanda, Martin, Garcia, Julia, Kelly, S., Tuzova, Alexandra V., Kamdar, Shivani, Shivani Kamdar, Jeyapala, R, Cooper, C., Fang Zhao, Marcelino Yazbek Hanna, Zhao, F., Julia Garcia, Neal, David, Antoinette Perry (6005825), Antoinette S. Perry, Parker, Chris, Cooper, C, Robert Mills, Pandha, Hardev, Perry, A.S., Alexandra Tuzova (6005819), Perry, Antoinette, Leung, Hing, Kelly, S, Cooper, Colin, Bristow, Rob, Shivani Kamdar (3423416), Neil Fleshner, Clark, J, Schalken, J.A., Daniel Brewer, Ekaterina Olkhov-Mitsel, Daniel Brewer (21016), Hanna, Marcelino Y, Tuzova, AV, Kelly, Sarah, Tuzova, A.V., Tuzova, Alexandra, Perry, AS, Hanna, Marcelino Yazbek, Kamdar, S, Sarah Kelly (573743), Schalken, Jack, Eve O’Reilly (6005870), Olkhov-Mitsel, E, Bharati Bapat, Renu Jeyapala (6005801), Marcelino Hanna (6005813), Rachel Hurst, Garcia, J, O'Reilly, Eve, Hurst, Rachel, O’Reilly, E, Yazbek Hanna, Marcelino, Perry, Antoinette S, Mills, R, Mills, Robert, Jeyapala, Renu, Fleshner, Neil, Julia Garcia (6005807), The Movember Urine Biomarker Consortium, Ekaterina Olkhov-Mitsel (1975102), Mills, Ian, Brewer, Daniel, Clark, J., Bharati Bapat (112041), Olkhov-Mitsel, Ekaterina, Sarah Kelly, Jeremy Clark, Hurst, R., Jeyapala, R., Zhao, Fang, Hanna, Y   +104 more
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Biodegradable and Biocompatible Functional Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Biodegradable and biocompatible functional polymers integrate electrical, mechanical, and stimuli‐responsive functionalities while enabling programmed degradation under physiological conditions. This review introduces recent advances in conductive, shape‐memory, self‐healing, photocurable, and adhesive polymer systems, emphasizing material design ...
Won Bae Han, Shuvra Mondal, Sungkeun Han, Chan‐Hwi Eom, Venkata Ramesh Naganaboina, Suk‐Won Hwang   +5 more
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A stepwise antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship intervention for ordering urine cultures in Saudi Arabia: a quasi-experimental study

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
IntroductionInappropriate ordering of urine culture tests can lead to unnecessary antibiotic use and antimicrobial resistance. We evaluated the implementation of a stepwise stewardship intervention, with a focus on the appropriateness of urine culture ...
Ahlam Alghamdi, Mohammad Aatif Khan, Mohammed Alraey, Mohammed Alaboud, Isra Farooqi, Asem Allam, Linah Alghamdi, Abdulrahman Alissa, Amani Bahdailah, Mercy Joseph, Thamer A Almangour, Muneerah M Aleissa   +11 more
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Optimal perioperative antibiotic strategy for kidney stone patients treated with percutaneous nephrolithotomy

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2020
Objective: To assess the relevance of urine test (UT), urine culture (UC) and stone culture (SC) for postoperative infections and to investigate the optimal perioperative antibiotic treatment strategy in association with percutaneous nephrolithotomy ...
Tao Zeng, Dong Chen, Weizhou Wu, Yapeng Huang, Shike Zhang, Zhijian Zhao, Xiaolu Duan, Yang Liu, Hans-Göran Tiselius, Aisha Khan, Guohua Zeng, Wenqi Wu   +11 more
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Dynamically Actuated Reconfigurable Topographical Surface Enables Active Control of Implant‐Associated Infections

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A dynamically actuated reconfigurable topographical surface (DARTS) integrates contact‐mediated bactericidal nanotopography with programmable mechanical actuation to actively disrupt bacterial biofilms. Dynamic surface reconfiguration enhances bacterial killing and suppresses implant‐associated infections in vivo, providing a new strategy for active ...
Mohammad Asadi Tokmedash, Jihun Lee, J. Scott VanEpps, Sungmin Nam, Jouha Min   +4 more
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