A 10-year review of isoniazid-resistant TB management in Uzbekistan 2009-2020 by M.L. Rekart, P. Thit, M. Oluya, S. Moe, T. Hasan, N. Parpieva, K. Safaev, A. Khristusev, T. Zinaida, J. Singh, S. Allamuratova, I. Azamat, C.G. Restrepo, N. Sitali, J. Achar, J.L. Alvaraez, A. Sinha

“…METHODS: We conducted a retrospective, descriptive study of microbiologically confirmed HRRS-TB using routinely collected programmatic data from 2009 to 2020. …”
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Performance of Household Water Treatment Methods for Microbial Removal under Household Conditions in Kabale District, Uganda by Alex, Saturday, George Lukoye Makokha, Anthony Macharia

“…In addition, mean log10 Escherichia coli removal were 0.7 log10 (-22.6) for boiling method, 0.3log10 (37.5%) for biosand filtration method, -0.4 log10 (-200%) for let it stand and settle method and 0.6 log10 (50%) for application of aqua safe. The microbiological quality of stored treated drinking water was significantly low. …”
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Study on association of nuclear factor kappa B gene polymorphism with bacterial load in pulmonary tuberculosis by Pallavi Baliarsingh, Pratima Kumari Sahu, Paresh Nath Mohanty, Roma Rattan, Monalisa Mohapatro

“…Methodology: One hundred two diagnosed and microbiologically confirmed cases of PTB patients between 18 and 69 years of age and 102 healthy age, sex, and socioeconomic status–matched volunteers were taken as controls. …”
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BROILER CARCASS QUALITY AND SLAUGHTERHOUSE HYGIENE ASSESSMENT IN BLIDA (ALGÉRIA) by Djamila Baazize-Ammi, Redha Djezzar, Karima Benamirouche-Harbi, Nadia Hezil, Seddik Kebbal, Ismail Gharbi, Djamel Guetarni

“…The present study is a contribution to the evaluation of the hygienic quality of broiler carcasses by evaluating the hygienic state of a modern slaughterhouse (SM) and two traditional slaughterhouses (TS1, ST2) and the impact of good hygiene practices related to premises and slaughtering processes. To do this, a microbiological analysis was carried out by counting total germs, total coliforms and fecal coliforms on 156 surface samples and 30 neck skin samples from chicken carcasses. …”
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Osteomyelitis in Cat-Scratch Disease: A Never-Ending Dilemma—A Case Report and Literature Review by D. Donà, L. Nai Fovino, E. Mozzo, G. Cabrelle, G. Bordin, R. Lundin, C. Giaquinto, T. Zangardi, O. Rampon

“…MRI (50%) and bone scintigraphy (48.1%) were favored to confirm osteomyelitis, while serology was the preferred microbiological diagnostic. Various antibiotics were prescribed in combined or sequential regimens, with median duration of therapy of 23 days. …”
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Assessment of technogenic pollution by silver compounds on the biological properties of the soil (model experiment) by Tatiana Minnikova, Natalia Tsepina, Sergey Kolesnikov, Natalia Evstegneeva, Anna Kusina

“…Ecotoxicity was assessed by the degree of changes in the indicators of enzymatic activity, microbiological and phytotoxic indicators of soils 10, 30 and 90 days after contamination. …”
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Probiotic Therapy as an Adjuvant in the Treatment of Periodontal Disease: An Innovative Approach by Liliana Sachelarie, Ioana Scrobota, Ioana Romanul, Raluca Iurcov, Georgiana Ioana Potra Cicalau, Liana Todor

“…Group A received standard periodontal therapy (non-surgical periodontal therapy (NSPT)) with probiotic supplementation (<i>Lactobacillus reuteri</i>, 2 × 10⁹ CFU daily for 8 weeks), and Group B received standard treatment with a placebo. Microbiological changes were assessed via quantitative PCR, while inflammatory markers (IL-1β, TNF-α) were analyzed using ELISA. …”
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Photocatalytic Degradation of E.Coli Bacteria by Graphitic Carbon Nitride Photocatalysts under Visible Light Irradiation by Zahra Ahmadi Panah, Reyhaneh Dehghan, Mehran Bijari, Afsaneh Shahbazi

“…Also, the luminescence intensity of this sample was significantly lower, indicating an improvement in photocatalytic performance. The results of microbiological tests showed that the CN-CO2 sample completely inactivated E.Coli bacteria with an initial concentration of 107 CFU/mL when exposed to an effective dose of 0.2 g/L within 180 minutes under visible light irradiation. …”
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Contributing factors to postoperative surgical site infections in pituitary neuroendocrine tumors undergoing endonasal transsphenoidal resection by Lei Wang, Shanxian Liu, Jie Zheng, Rui Li, Zhenyi Xing

“…Diagnostic criteria for intracranial infections were based on clinical, hematological, cerebrospinal fluid, radiological, and microbiological findings. Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS, focusing on univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. …”
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Harnessing new mHealth technologies to Strengthen the Management of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Vietnam (V-SMART trial): a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Ben J Marais, Joel Negin, James Johnston, Virginia Wiseman, Greg J Fox, Thu Anh Nguyen, Binh Hoa Nguyen, Viet Nhung Nguyen, Justin Beardsley, Guy Barrington Marks, Kavindhran Velen, Tho Dang, Hoang Anh Nguyen, Dinh Hoa Vu, Thu Thuong Do, Cuong Pham Duc, Huu Lan Nguyen, Huu Thuong Pham, Warwick Britton

“…Patients commencing therapy for microbiologically confirmed rifampicin-resistant or multidrug-resistant tuberculosis within the past 30 days will be recruited to the study. …”
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Effect of Moringa oleifera, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, and Their Combination on Growth Performance, Digestive Enzymes, Immunity, and Microbiota in Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloti... by Mingxuan Guan, Junfeng Guan, Haotian Zhang, Dikuang Peng, Xiaotong Wen, Xiaoyong Zhang, Qing Pan

“…MO significantly upregulated the gene expression of TNF-α, IL-6, IL-10, and C3 in the spleen of Nile tilapia (P<0.05), while Ba significantly upregulated the gene expression of IL-6 and C3 (P<0.05). The microbiological analyses showed that the abundances of beneficial bacteria increased, and the relative abundances of pathogenic bacteria decreased in fish-fed MO. …”
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Determinants of Microbial Contamination of Street-Vended Chicken Products Sold in Nairobi County, Kenya by Beatrice J. Birgen, Lucy G. Njue, Dasel M. Kaindi, Fredrick O. Ogutu, Joshua O. Owade

“…The study investigated the microbiological recovery of work surfaces and chicken sold in Korogocho and Kariobangi North slums in Nairobi County as well as evaluating vendors’ hygiene and food safety practices. …”
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Comparative Bioavailability of Four Marketed Sparfloxacin Formulations in Healthy Human Volunteers by K. Ravindra Rao, J. Vijaya Ratna, T. Manikya Rao

“…The serum concentrations of the drug were determined by microbiological assay. The pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated from the plasma concentration of sparfloxacin versus time data. …”
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Biofilm Formation and blaOXA Genes Detection Among Acinetobacter baumannii from Clinical Isolates in a Tertiary Care Kirtipur Hospital, Nepal by Upasana Ghimire, Rupesh Kandel, Mary Neupane, Sanjit Shrestha, Sudeep K C, Santosh Khanal, Dev Raj Joshi

“…This study was carried to associate the biofilm formation with the drug resistance pattern of A. baumannii and to detect blaOXA-23, blaOXA-24, and blaOXA-51 from carbapenem resistance isolates. (2) Methods: Among different clinical samples, a total of 19 Acinetobacter spp. were identified with conventional microbiological procedures. The biofilm production was determined by a quantitative adherence assay. …”
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Predictive Factors, Treatment, and Outcomes of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Peritonitis in Malaysian Peritoneal Dialysis Patients: A Single-Center Study by Siew Yan Lau, Boon Cheak Bee, Hin-Seng Wong, Marhanis Salihah Omar, Norazlah Bahari

“…Hence, this study aimed to describe the clinical and microbiologic characteristics of CoNS peritonitis in a PD center and determine predictive factors influencing the outcomes. …”
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Plant Growth Promoting and Abiotic Stress Tolerant Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) Rhizobial Isolates from Some Areas of South Wollo Zone, Ethiopia by Asmamaw Menelih, Faris Hailu, Mussa Adal

“…The nodules were crushed, and the rhizobia were isolated and characterized by using standard microbiological procedures. Based on the presumptive tests conducted, 103 (68.7%) of the rhizobial isolates were tentatively categorized as Rhizobium species. …”
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Evaluation of california mastitis test (cmt) for diagnosis of subclinical mastitis in hair goats by İbrahim Aydın, H. Hüseyin Hadimli, H. Ahmet Çelik, Zafer Sayın

“…All CMT positive milk samples and a number of 50 negative milk samples (as a control) were used for microbiological analyses. According to CMT results, 11.7% of goats and 7,9% of mammary glands were classified to htve subclinical mastitis. …”
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New Evidence for <i>Cotinus coggygria</i> Scop. Extracts Application in Gastrointestinal Ailments by Dejan Stojković, Nina Dragičević, Marija Ivanov, Nevena Gajović, Milena Jurišević, Ivan Jovanović, Marina Tomović, Jelena Živković

“…<i>Micrococcus luteus</i>, <i>Streptococcus parasanguinis</i>, and <i>Candida tropicalis</i> were the most sensitive microbiological species, with MICs of 0.12 mg/mL for the most effective extracts. …”
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Neutralizing antibody responses to three XBB protein vaccines in older adults by Guo-Jian Yang, Mei Lu, Rui-Rui Chen, Shuang-Qing Wang, Sheng Wan, Xue-Dong Song, Guo-Ping Cao, Lei Lv, Xue-Juan He, Bing-Dong Zhan, Mai-Juan Ma

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Extracellular electron shuttles induced transformation and mobilization of Fe/As with the occurrence of biogenic vivianite by Jia Wang, Mengna Chen, Yalong Li, Yang Yang, Zuoming Xie

“…This study highlights the effects of phosphate, As doping methods, and pH levels on As migration and transformation and refines theories on microbiologically induced high-As groundwater formation.…”
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