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Time to blood, respiratory and urine culture positivity in the intensive care unit: Implications for de-escalation

SAGE Open Medicine, 2021
Objectives: Concern for late detection of bacterial pathogens is a barrier to early de-escalation efforts. The purpose of this study was to assess blood, respiratory and urine culture results at 72 h to test the hypothesis that early negative culture ...
Lindsey A Sellers, Kathryn M Fitton, Margaret F Segovia, Christy C Forehand, Kevin K Dobbin, Andrea Sikora Newsome   +5 more
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Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) in a Patient With Compound Heterozygous OPA1 Variants: Case Report and Literature Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi, Lara Basovic, Christopher Michael McGraw   +2 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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Prevalence and Predictors of Urinary Tract Infection and Severe Malaria Among Febrile Children Attending Makongoro Health Centre in Mwanza City, North-Western Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2012
In malaria endemic areas, fever has been used as an entry point for presumptive treatment of malaria. At present, the decrease in malaria transmission in Africa implies an increase in febrile illnesses related to other causes among underfives.
A Dzeing-Ella, A Rougemont, B Murray, BHM Wolf, BO Olaleye, CA Guerra, CLSI, D Chandramohan, D De Savigny, E Festo, F Font, FN Okwara, G Raso, GO Akpede, HD Mazigo, J Berkley, J Prada, J Richens, K Kallander, K Panaretto, L Kish, M Gorelick, MF Cotton, N Kayange, P Bahwere, P Bouvier, PW Gething, Q Bassat, RA Hoddon, Roll Back Malaria, S Gove, TJ O'Dempsey, V Batwala, V D'Acremont, World Health Organization, World Health Organization, WP O'Meara, Y Panahi   +37 more
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Spinal Cord Infarction Versus Idiopathic Transverse Myelitis: Clinical, Radiological, and Functional Insights From a Retrospective Cohort Study

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Spinal cord infarction (SCI) is a rare but devastating myelopathy, characterized by a high disability rate and an unfavorable prognosis. It has often been underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed as idiopathic transverse myelitis (ITM). This study aimed to describe the clinical features, radiological biomarkers, treatments, and functional ...
Zeqiang Ji, Jianlong Zhang, Yiming Shi, Shiyu Shan, Yang Du, Guangshuo Li, Ying Jin, Yani Zhang, Chuanying Wang, Yijun Lin, Yuhao Guo, Decai Tian, Xingquan Zhao, Tian Song   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reliability of dipstick assay in predicting urinary tract infection

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2015
Aims: Urine dipstick analysis is a quick, cheap and a useful test in predicting Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) in hospitalized patients. Our aim is to evaluate the reliability (sensitivity) of urine dipstick analysis against urine culture in the diagnosis
Anith Kumar Mambatta, Jayalakshmi Jayarajan, Vinitha L Rashme, Sanchitha Harini, Sujaya Menon, Jayachandran Kuppusamy   +5 more
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Direct susceptibility testing by disk diffusion on clinical samples : a rapid and accurate tool for antibiotic stewardship [PDF]

, 2015
We compared the accuracy of direct susceptibility testing (DST) with conventional antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST), both using disk diffusion, on clinical samples.
Boelens, Jerina, Claeys, Geert, Coorevits, Liselotte   +2 more
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A Qualitative Analysis of Patient Perspectives and Preferences in Lupus Management to Guide Lupus Guidelines Development

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A patient‐centered approach for chronic disease management, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), aligns treatment with patients’ values and preferences, leading to improved outcomes. This paper summarizes how patient experiences, perspectives, and priorities informed the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2024 Lupus Nephritis (LN)
Shivani Garg, Izzy Hartel, Lisa R. Sammaritano, Anca Askanase, Bonnie L. Bermas, Maria Dall'Era, Alí Duarte‐García, Victoria P. Werth, Brad Rovin, Reem A. Mustafa, Amy S. Turner, Bené Williams, Brian L. Ung, Hiya Bhavsar, Monique C. Gore‐Massy, Nahirannette Pulido, Natacha Guerrero, Natalie M. Smith, Wambui Machua, Linda T. Hiraki, Mary Beth Son   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of Three Different Techniques Used for the Detection of Asymptomatic Bacteriuria/Pyuria in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus

Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2023
Objective: To compare sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive values of three different techniques such as, urine culture, urinary heparin binding protein assay by ELISA and identification of pathogens by multiplex PCR
Usha Adiga, Nandit PB, Sachidananda Adiga, Asha Pai, Lakshmi Manjeera, Akhila HS   +5 more
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Rapid Bacterial Detection in Urine Using Laser Scattering and Deep Learning Analysis

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
Images of laser scattering patterns generated by bacteria in urine are promising resources for deep learning. However, floating bacteria in urine produce dynamic scattering patterns and require deep learning of spatial and temporal features.
Kwang Seob Lee, Hyung Jae Lim, Kyungnam Kim, Yeon-Gyeong Park, Jae-Woo Yoo, Dongeun Yong   +5 more
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