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Evaluation of Urine Dipstick For Leukocyte Esterase Test For Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection

Diyala Journal of Medicine, 2020
Background:General urine examination (GUE) and urine culture are the most requested tests by clinicians for patients with symptoms suggestive  of  urinary tract infections (UTI). However, they are laborious methods.
Shaima'a Rahem Al-Salihy
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Methods of Urine Culture [PDF]

BMJ, 1963
P J, LITTLE, H E, DE WARDENER
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Predicting urine culture results in candidates for lithotripsy

Current Urology, 2023
. Background. Urological guidelines assert that “urine culture should be obtained” before surgical management of ureteral or kidney stones. Thus, many surgeries are delayed by 1–3 days until the results of urine culture are available.
Ofer N. Gofrit, Roey Abudi, Amitay Lorber, Mordechai Duvdevani   +3 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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Utility of urine as a clinical specimen for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in people living with HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Journal of Clinical Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases, 2019
Background: Tuberculosis is a common cause of mortality and morbidity among people living with HIV/AIDS. Despite the increased prognosis of tuberculosis among HIV infected patients, diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) smear microscopy has a low ...
Alemu Chemeda, Tamrat Abebe, Gobena Ameni, Adane Worku, Adane Mihret   +4 more
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Cellular Responses to Mechanical Cues Across Scales: From Fundamental Insights to Translational Potential

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines how cellular behavior is regulated by mechanical cues transmitted through soft biomaterials, from single‐cell mechanosensing to tissue‐level adaptation. It highlights why physiological relevance, rather than model complexity alone, is critical for translational mechanobiology and introduces a scoring framework linking material ...
Mathias Polz, Manuel P. Kainz, Niklas Haider, Theresa Rienmüller, Kerstin Lenk, Rupert Kargl, Michele Terzano, Gerhard Sommer, Gerhard A. Holzapfel, Julia Fuchs   +9 more
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Positive Culture Prior to Transperineal Prostate Biopsy Was Not Associated with Post-Biopsy Febrile Urinary Tract Infection Development

Research and Reports in Urology, 2021
Yoichiro Tohi, Kengo Fujiwara, Satoshi Harada, Iori Matsuda, Ayako Ito, Mari Yamasaki, Yasuyuki Miyauchi, Yuki Matsuoka, Takuma Kato, Rikiya Taoka, Hiroyuki Tsunemori, Nobufumi Ueda, Mikio Sugimoto Department of Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa ...
Tohi Y, Fujiwara K, Harada S, Matsuda I, Ito A, Yamasaki M, Miyauchi Y, Matsuoka Y, Kato T, Taoka R, Tsunemori H, Ueda N, Sugimoto M   +12 more
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Conjugated Porphyrin Polymer With Superior Charge Transfer for Photodynamic‐Immunomodulatory Prevention of CIED Infection in Diabetes

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Under NIR irradiation, PTCPP generates ROS to eliminate MRSA biofilms and promote M1 macrophage polarization for phagocytosis. After bacterial clearance, the material is phagocytosed by macrophages, shifting their polarization to M2 phenotype via metabolic reprogramming, which synergistically enhances anti‐infection therapy and wound healing.
Honghao Ma, Jinguo Xu, Rongrong Gu, Chuanhui Dong, Te Chen, Yi Mu, Jing Zhu, Yating Wang, Wen Wang, Yingying Zhang, Hongyu Ma, Xiaochen Wang, Sheng Ye, Cheng Cheng   +13 more
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Moving Beyond the Reflex: Effect of a Clinical Decision Support Tool on Urine Culture Ordering Practices

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Background: Interventions targeting urine culture stewardship can improve diagnostic accuracy for urinary tract infections (UTI) and decrease inappropriate antibiotic treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria.
Elizabeth Kim, Julianne Kubes, Shanza Ashraf, Krystle Johnson, Lisa Reif, Kathryn Garcia, Jesse Jacob, Jessica Howard-Anderson   +7 more
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Bacteria‐Responsive Nanostructured Drug Delivery Systems for Targeted Antimicrobial Therapy

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Bacteria‐responsive nanocarriers are designed to release antimicrobials only in the presence of infection‐specific cues. This selective activation ensures drug release precisely at the site of infection, avoiding premature or indiscriminate release, and enhancing efficacy.
Guillermo Landa, Gracia Mendoza, Silvia Irusta, Manuel Arruebo   +3 more
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