Contribution of paranasal sinus, chest, and abdomen/pelvis computed tomography in patients with febrile neutropenia. by Charles Tran, Éric de Kerviler, Anne Bergeron, Emmanuel Raffoux, Aliénor Xhaard, Cédric de Bazelaire, Constance de Margerie-Mellon

“…<h4>Results</h4>Overall, 188 patients (61.4%) had at least one positive CT finding on paranasal sinus, chest and/or abdomen/pelvis regions, and 153 patients (50.0%) received a final clinical diagnosis of infection, based on microbiological and/or radiological findings. There were more chest and abdomen/pelvis CT positive findings in patients with specific clinical signs than in patients without (65.7% vs. 25.8%, and 59.0% vs. 22.7% respectively, p <0.001), with a higher frequency of therapeutic modifications in positive CTs. …”
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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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Microbial Quality and Production Methods of Traditional Fermented Cheeses in Lebanon by Mabelle Chedid, Houssam Shaib, Lina Jaber, Youmna El Iskandarani, Shady Kamal Hamadeh

“…They represent the two production levels within the identified value chains in the Shouf and West Bekaa regions. Microbiological analyses revealed that all samples were free of Escherichia coli, while Staphylococcus aureus was found in all of them with significantly higher levels of contamination in wet Kishk, indicating poor hygienic practices at the different production levels. …”
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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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Navigating Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: A Case Series from a Tertiary Care Facility Highlighting Rare Presentations, Diagnostic Challenges, Drug Resistance, and Therapeutic Complex... by Megha R. Pathak, Karan Jaykrushna Pandya, Surabhi P. Ramwani, Anil Pingalsur, Shifa Karatela, Jitendra A. Sisodia, Amit R. Dedun

“…Patient outcomes were evaluated based on clinicoradiological improvement and microbiological clearance determined in follow-up. Results: Out of six cases (four males and two females; age range: 14–62 years), pleural linings, kidneys, brain and its lining, skin, and axial skeleton were directly affected, while superior mesenteric artery (SMA) syndrome was an indirect consequence of infection. …”
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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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Potato Peels Waste Extract as Natural Antioxidant and Antimicrobial in Lemon Carbonated Soft Drink by Mohamed Mahmoud Helal, Tarek Ahmed El-Adawy, Alaa Ahmed El-Beltagy, Aboelfateh Abdelkader El-Bedawey, Saad Michael Youssef

“…The soft drink category with lemon made up 85% of all bacterial contamination and was considered microbiologically unsafe due to a lack of preservatives. …”
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Clinical Predictors of Hospital-acquired Pneumonia Associated with Acute Ischemic by Alexis Suárez Quesada, Ezequiel López Espinosa, Noelsis García Verdecia, Miguel Ángel Serra Valdés

“…<strong>Background:</strong> hospital-acquired pneumonia is a constant challenge given the current microbiological spectrum, antimicrobial resistance together with its high mortality, morbidity and hospital costs. …”
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Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia with a Rare Radiographic Presentation of a Diffuse Micronodular Pattern Mimicking Miliary Lung Infiltration: A Case Report and Review of the Litera... by Jakrin Kewcharoen, Kittika Poonsombudlert, Sakda Sathirareuangchai, Wichit Sae-Ow, Hanh La, Narin Sriratanaviriyakul

“…His final culture results, microbiological data and serology workup for autoimmune disease were all unremarkable. …”
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High-speed centrifugation reduces immune rejection by removing bone marrow elements from fresh osteochondral allografts by Yongsheng Ma, Wenming Yang, Qitai Lin, Meiming Li, Zehao Li, Yugang Xing, Lei Wei, Wangping Duan, Xiaochun Wei

“…The effect of HSC on OCAs preservation was determined in vitro using microbiological testing, live/dead cell staining, and histological staining. …”
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Early T-Cell Precursor Leukemia Has a Higher Risk of Induction-Related Infection among T-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Adult by Kangyu Huang, Min Dai, Qiuli Li, Nannan Liu, Dainan Lin, Qiang Wang, Xuan Zhou, Zhixiang Wang, Ya Gao, Hua Jin, Xiaoli Liu, Qifa Liu, Hongsheng Zhou

“…Notably, the ETP cohort experienced higher cumulative incidence of clinically documented infections (CDI; 33.33%, P=0.001), microbiologically documented infections (MDI; 45.24%, P=0.006), resistant infection (11.9%, P=0.013), and mixed infection (21.43%, P=0.003), respectively, than those of the non-ETP cohort. …”
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Optimization and Evaluation of <i>Cannabis</i>-Based Magistral Formulations: A Path to Personalized Therapy by Bożena Grimling, Magdalena Fast, Magdalena Okoniewska, Artur Owczarek, Bożena Karolewicz

“…Furthermore, the water content of the extract, the ethanol residue, and the microbiological purity were determined. The pharmaceutical properties of CEX-incorporated suppositories, namely content uniformity, hardness, softening time, total deformation time, disintegration time, and the release profile of ∆-9-THC, CBD, and CBN, were evaluated in order to develop optimal preparation procedures for pharmacists. …”
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Unveiling the Antibacterial Properties of Statins: An In Vitro Study on Helicobacter pylori by Manijeh Ebrahimzadeh, Fariba Asgharpour, Javad Shokri Shirvani, Sohrab Kazemi, Ali Akbar Moghadamnia

“…H. pylori strains were isolated from gastric biopsies of dyspeptic patients and identified by microbiological techniques. The minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of statins were determined using the agar dilution method, and their antimicrobial activity was evaluated by the disc diffusion method using different concentrations of simvastatin, atorvastatin, rosuvastatin, tetracycline, and amoxicillin. …”
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