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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
doaj  

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
doaj   +1 more source

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

BACTERIAL PROFILE IN SPONDYLODISCITIS: COMPARING BIOPSY, BLOOD CULTURE AND UROCULTURE [PDF]

Coluna/Columna
Objective: To evaluate and correlate the bacterial profile identified in blood cultures, urine cultures and vertebral biopsies in patients at Hospital Santa Marcelina in São Paulo - SP.
MORGANA MARQUES MELLO VIEIRA, FERNANDA ANDREA MINUTTI NAVARRO, RODRIGO YUITI NAKAO, LUIZ CLAUDIO LACERDA RODRIGUES   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use and quality of point-of-care microscopy, urine culture and susceptibility testing for urinalysis in general practice

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care, 2022
Objective: To describe the use and quality of point-of-care (POC) microscopy, urine culture and susceptibility testing performed in general practice in Northern Denmark from 2013 to 2018.
Ida Kollerup, Anne Kathrine Aagaard Thomsen, Jette Brommann Kornum, Kirsten Inger Paulsen, Lars Bjerrum, Malene Plejdrup Hansen   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of urine storage methods on the results of quantitative bacterial culture in dog and cat

Veterinární Medicína, 2023
Quantitative bacterial culture (QBC) is the gold standard for determining urinary tract infections. However, the majority of urine samples were sent to a lab for further bacterial culture.
CJ Lien, SL Wang
doaj   +1 more source

Metabolomic profiles are gender, disease and time specific in the interleukin-10 gene-deficient mouse model of inflammatory bowel disease. [PDF]

, 2013
Metabolomic profiling can be used to study disease-induced changes in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). The aim of this study was to investigate the difference in the metabolomic profile of males and females as they developed IBD.
Churchill, Thomas A, Doyle, Jason, Fedorak, Richard N, Foshaug, Rae R, Slupsky, Carolyn M, Sydora, Beate C, Tso, Victor K   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Development of a SimpleProbe real-Time PCR Assay for rapid detection and identification of the US novel urethrotropic clade of Neisseria meningitidis ST-11 (US_NmUC) [PDF]

, 2020
Urethritis, or inflammation of the urethra, is one of the most common reasons men seek clinical care. Sexually transmitted pathogens including Neisseria gonorrhoeae are responsible for over half of the symptomatic urethritis cases in U.S. men.
Ermel, Aaron, Nelson, David E., Qadadri, Brahim, Toh, Evelyn, Williams, James A.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Media Optimization, Strain Compatibility, and Low-Shear Modeled Microgravity Exposure of Synthetic Microbial Communities for Urine Nitrification in Regenerative Life-Support Systems

, 2019
Urine is a major waste product of human metabolism and contains essential macro- and micronutrients to produce edible microorganisms and crops. Its biological conversion into a stable form can be obtained through urea hydrolysis, subsequent nitrification,
Boon, Nico, Clauwaert, Peter, Defoirdt, Tom, Ilgrande, Chiara, Vlaeminck, Siegfried   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Effect of changing urine testing orderables and clinician order sets on inpatient urine culture testing: Analysis from a large academic medical center

Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 2019
Objective: To evaluate the impact of changes to urine testing orderables in computerized physician order entry (CPOE) system on urine culturing practices. Design: Retrospective before-and-after study.
S. Munigala, Rebecca P. Rojek, Helen Wood, M. Yarbrough, R. Jackups, C. Burnham, D. Warren   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source