Artificial intelligence: a useful tool in active tuberculosis screening among vulnerable groups in Romania - advantages and limitations by Beatrice Mahler, Beatrice Mahler, Beatrice Mahler, Alexandru Stoichiță, Alexandru Stoichiță, Alexandru Stoichiță, Dragoș Băiceanu, Dragoș Băiceanu, Traian-Constantin Panciu, Traian-Constantin Panciu, Dragoș Dendrino, Dragoș Dendrino, Mihaela Mihai, Mihaela Mihai, Raluca Bobocea, Elmira Ibraim, Elmira Ibraim, Mara Bălteanu, Mara Bălteanu, Oana Popescu, Oana Popescu, Mădălina Oana Burecu, Mădălina Oana Burecu, Ioana Mădălina Moșteanu, Ioana Mădălina Moșteanu, Vanessa Veronese, Radu Matache, Radu Matache, Ioana Munteanu, Ioana Munteanu, Ioana Munteanu, Cristina Popa, Cristina Popa, Justina Antonela Dragomir, Justina Antonela Dragomir, Justina Antonela Dragomir

“…The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into imaging modalities has been anticipated to assume a pivotal position in conjunction with traditional bacteriological diagnostic approaches, especially in the active diagnosis of vulnerable groups.MethodsThe study was conducted as a prospective investigation spanning from November 2019 to October 2023, in Romania’s national TB screening project. …”
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Tuberculosis screening among cough suppressant buyers in pharmacies and drug outlets in Guinea: a cross-sectional study by Jonathon R Campbell, Vanessa Veronese, Aboubacar Sidiki Magassouba, Almamy Amara Toure, Boubacar Djelo Diallo, Gnoume Camara, Desire Lucien Dahourou, Aly Badara Nabe, Souleymane Camara, Adama Marie Bangoura, Hugues Asken Traore, Corinne Simone Collette Merle

“…Overall, 126 (14%) had bacteriologically confirmed TB. Odds of TB diagnosis were significantly lower with increasing age (adjusted OR (aOR) per additional year=0.98; 95% CI 0.97 to 0.99) and higher among males (aOR=1.57; 95% CI 1.04 to 2.39) and those with symptoms. …”
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Microbiological and Physicochemical Characterization of Hospital Effluents before and after Treatment with Two Types of Sawdust by Rabea Elmountassir, Bahia Bennani, Youssef Miyah, Ahlam Fegousse, Ghita El Mouhri, Bouchra Oumokhtar, Mohammed Khatouf, Karima Elkarrach, Ghita Benjelloun Touimi, Anissa Lahrichi

“…Physicochemical parameters such as chemical oxygen demand, biological oxygen demand, nitrate, ammonia, phosphorus, electrical conductivity and the bacteriological parameters like fecal coliforms, Streptococci, and Staphylococci have been measured. …”
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Incidence and pathology of liver abscesses in beef cattle by M. Kemal Çiftçi, Şenay Berkin, S. Serap Türkütanıt

“…But any lesions were not observed in other 5 (16.7%) cases.<p> 3- Bacteriological examinations were not conducted. However, the histological appearences of liver absceeses were similar to those developed due to F. necrophorum.…”
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Physicochemical properties of water quality of Imeh, Edegelem and Chokocho communities located along Otamiri-oche River in Etche Ethnic Nationality of Rivers State, Nigeria by BM Onyegeme-Okerenta, C Obia, MO Wegwu

“…Samples were stored in ice packs and immediately taken to the laboratory to investigate some selected physico-chemical characteristics. Also, bacteriological study was carried out on the samples. …”
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From Benign to Malign in a Case of Cervical Adenopathy in a 17-Year-Old Adolescent: Diagnostic Traps by Simona Dumitra, Maria Trailescu, Amelia Burlea, Claudia Covaci, Ozana Balan, Adrian Pavel, Carmen Crișan

“…Initially the adenopathy was considered to be secondary to a coinfection with Streptococcus B-hemolytic and Epstein-Barr virus, as suggested by the positive bacteriological and serological tests. The onset of the adenopathy before the episode and the ultrasound modifications raised the suspicion of a malignancy, later confirmed by the histopathologic examination of the lymph node excision. …”
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COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH PROSTATITIS FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF MODERN REQUIREMENTS by H.V. Bachurin

“…In addition to common clinical examinations, bacteriological investigations were conducted to determine microorganisms in urine. …”
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Comparative Study of 5-Day and 10-Day Cefditoren Pivoxil Treatments for Recurrent Group A β-Hemolytic Streptococcus pharyngitis in Children by Hideaki Kikuta, Mutsuo Shibata, Shuji Nakata, Tatsuru Yamanaka, Hiroshi Sakata, Kouji Akizawa, Kunihiko Kobayashi

“…Recurrence within the follow-up period (3 weeks after initiation of therapy) occurred in 7 of the 77 children in the 5-day treatment group and in 1 of the 149 children in the 10-day treatment group; the incidence of recurrence being significantly higher in the 5-day treatment group. Bacteriologic treatment failure (GABHS isolation without overt pharyngitis) at follow-up culture was observed in 7 of the 77 children in the 5-day treatment group and 17 of the 149 children in the 10-day treatment group. …”
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Dual M. tuberculosis/M. bovis Infection as the Cause of Tuberculosis in a Gorilla and a Lioness, Respectively, in Ibadan Zoo, Nigeria by Aina Adeogun, Olutayo Omobowale, Chiaka Owuamanam, Olugbenga Alaka, Victor Taiwo, Dick van Soolingen, Simeon Cadmus

“…These cases were confirmed after bacteriological examinations and DNA from granulomatous lesions of the animals’ carcasses were subjected to the Hain and spoligotyping techniques. …”
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Extrapulmonary, bone and intestinal tuberculosis. Case report by Dianelí Lorely Reyes Hernández, Francisco Rey Mérida López

“…Although it is diagnosed clinically and confirmed by bacteriological studies, these, in some cases, are not possible. …”
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Uji Bakteriologis Es Batu Rumah Tangga yang digunakan Penjual Minuman di Pasar Lubuk Buaya Kota Padang by Basri Hadi, Elizabeth Bahar, Rima Semiarti

“…This study is aimed to determine the bacteriological qualiti of Ice cube were use by seller drinks at the pasar Lubuk Buaya kota Padang. …”
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Chromobacterium violaceum Isolated from a Wound Sepsis: A Case Study from Nepal by Shamshul Ansari, Pramod Paudel, Kishor Gautam, Sony Shrestha, Sangita Thapa, Rajendra Gautam

“…In this study, a pus sample from the infection of a prick injury in the left middle finger was collected from the patient admitted to the intensive care unit. Bacteriological investigations of the pus sample revealed the causative organism to be Chromobacterium violaceum. …”
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ANALYSIS OF PNEUMONIAASSOCIATED MORTALITY OF MONKEYS IN CAPTIVITY AND THE ROLE OF METHICILLIN-SENSITIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) IN THE RECOVERED MICROFLORA SPECTRUM by V. A. Kalashnikova, A. V. Demerchyan

“…During performance of bacteriological tests of autopsy material the lung tissue samples can get contaminated with the foreign flora that’s why it’s quite difficult to speak about the role of these and those microorganisms as major disease agents.…”
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Cerebral nocardiosis: case report and literature review by L. Šalaševičius, R. Kvaščevičius

“…Diagnosis is difficult, because nocardiosis is insidious in its clinical course, there are no specific laboratory or clinical findings, and the complete diagnosis is often reached only after bacteriological culture tests of the pus obtained during surgical excision. …”
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Application of a Chairside Anaerobic Culture Test for Endodontic Treatment by Masahiro Yoneda, Seidai Kita, Nao Suzuki, Sonia M. Macedo, Kosaku Iha, Takao Hirofuji

“…These tests, however, require specific apparatuses and bacteriological techniques. Here, we report a chairside anaerobic culture test that does not require any specialized apparatuses or techniques. …”
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Effects of Bacterial-Fungal Coinfection on Biochemical Parameters and Organ Structure in African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) by Alexander Atanasoff, Dimitrinka Zapryanova, Atanas Bozhkov, Çiğdem Ürkü

“…Samples from the lesions were cultured on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA), and the fungus was identified as Rhizopus sp. based on colony morphology and microscopy. Bacteriological samples from the kidney, spleen, liver, and blood were cultured on Tryptic Soy Agar (TSA) and Brain Heart Infusion Agar (BHIA), revealing the presence of Yersinia ruckeri, Aeromonas hydrophila, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa based on their physiological, morphological, and biochemical traits. …”
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Water Quality of The Karedok Weir in Kecamatan Jatigede, Kabupaten Sumedang, West Java Province as a Source of Raw Water for Drinking Water by Aris Wulandani, Nurhasanah Nurhasanah, Sherly Ridhowati

“…The research tested physical, chemical and bacteriological parameters in 4 locations, namely upstream of the Cimanuk River, downstream of the Cimanuk River, Karedok Weir 1 and Karedok Weir 2. …”
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Antimicrobial Evaluation of Bacterial Isolates from Urine Specimen of Patients with Complaints of Urinary Tract Infections in Awka, Nigeria by Perpetua A. Ekwealor, Malachy C. Ugwu, Ifeanyi Ezeobi, George Amalukwe, Belinda C. Ugwu, Ugochukwu Okezie, Catherine Stanley, Charles Esimone

“…Clean catch urine samples of inpatient and outpatient cases of UTI were collected and bacteriologically analyzed using standard microbiological procedures. …”
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Current Perspectives on Mycobacterium farcinogenes and Mycobacterium senegalense, the Causal Agents of Bovine Farcy by Mohamed E. Hamid

“…Some aspects of the disease have been investigated during the last five decades but the major development had been in the bacteriological, chemotaxonomic, and phylogenetic aspects. …”
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Enhanced Duration of Truffle Sauce Preservation due to Addition of Linoleic Acid by Bruno Tirillini, Filippo Maggi, Roberto Venanzoni, Paola Angelini

“…An increase in temperature leads to the transformation of an important fraction of total alcohol into total aldehydes. Bacteriological tests were performed on total aerobic bacteria and Clostridium spp. …”
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