Comparative analysis of selected methods of carbapenemase determination among clinical Klebsiella pneumoniae. by Agata Pruss, Alicja Skierska, Paweł Kwiatkowski, Helena Masiuk, Joanna Jursa-Kulesza, Stefania Giedrys-Kalemba, Iwona Bilska, Monika Sienkiewicz, Maria V Melnyk, Barbara Dołęgowska

“…Therefore, in routine microbiological diagnoses, it is crucial to confirm antibiotic-resistant strains, including carbapenemase-producing bacteria strains, isolated from patients. …”
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Designing a Registration System for Kidney Transplant Patients with BK Virus Infection in the Transplant Centers of Isfahan Province: Objectives, Design, and Introducing Under Stud... by Mojgan Mortazavi, Firouzeh Moinzadeh, Shahrzad Shahidi, Shiva Seyrafian, Shahram Taheri, Mehdi Khajeh Azad

“…Results: The checklist was finalized in three sections: 1) demographic variables (age, gender, education,…), 2) clinical variables (primary cause of kidney failure, disease history, history of kidney disease in the family, laboratory and diagnostic parameters, clinical manifestations…), and 3) microbiologic information of BK virus infection. This information can be used for the diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up of the patient. …”
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Molecular detection of <i>Streptococcus agalactiae</i> in pregnant women and percentage of vertical transmission to their neonates in Babylon province by Ali D. Marhash, Zainab N. Nabat, Nawras A. Abbas

“…The gynaecologist collected 300 vaginal swabs from all participants in this study and followed up on all GBS-positive pregnant women after delivery to take swabs from their neonates. Traditional microbiological and molecular approaches were used to study isolated bacteria. …”
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Contamination Potentials of Household Water Handling and Storage Practices in Kirundo Subcounty, Kisoro District, Uganda by Alexander, Agensi, Julius, Tibyangye, Andrew, Tamale, Ezera, Agwu, Christine, Amongi

“…*e overall results indicated that there is a strong linkage between microbiological water quality and water source sanitation; hence, the protected water source was safer than unprotected water sources. …”
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Estimation of respiratory syncytial virus-associated hospital admissions in five European countries: a modelling studyResearch in context by Caroline Klint Johannesen, David Gideonse, Richard Osei-Yeboah, Toni Lehtonen, Ombeline Jollivet, Rachel A. Cohen, Arantxa Urchueguía-Fornes, María Herrero-Silvestre, Mónica López-Lacort, Rolf Kramer, Thea K. Fischer, Terho Heikkinen, Harish Nair, Harry Campbell, Michiel van Boven, Harish Nair, Hanna Nohynek, Anne Teirlinck, Louis Bont, Peter Openshaw, Andrew Pollard, Veena Kumar, Elizabeth Begier, Jim Janimak, Jenny Hendrix, Rolf Kramer, Alejandro Orrico Sánchez, Eva Molero

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Contribución de las prácticas de producción de cultivos y las condiciones climáticas a la seguridad microbiológica de los tomates y pimientos by Massimiliano Marvasi, Max Teplitski, George Hochmuth

“…This 4-page fact sheet is the Spanish-language version of SL415/SS628: The Role of Crop Production Practices and Weather Conditions in Microbiological Safety of Tomatoes and Peppers. It was written by Massimiliano Marvasi, Max Teplitski, and George Hochmuth, and published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, February 2015.  …”
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Construction of a pathogenic microorganism detection method based on third-generation nanopore sequencing data by Guoqin Mai, Jiayi Chen, Min Zhang, Wanyue Zhang, Yuting Luo, Ying Dai

“…., pathogen identification via microbiological culture or a previously reported metagenomic pipeline, pathogens were detected in 23 out of the 40 samples using our method, with the same results as those of the previous two methods. …”
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Limited transmission of avian influenza viruses, avulaviruses, coronaviruses and Chlamydia sp. at the interface between wild birds and a free-range duck farm by Chloé Le Gall-Ladevèze, Benjamin Vollot, Julien Hirschinger, Laëtitia Lèbre, Rachid Aaziz, Karine Laroucau, Jean-Luc Guérin, Mathilde Paul, Julien Cappelle, Guillaume Le Loc’h

“…These results suggest a low transmissibility of the avian pathogens tested in our study at the wild‒domestic interface and highlight the limited contribution of commensal wild birds in comparison with free-range poultry to the global microbiological pressure on the environment.…”
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Contribución de las prácticas de producción de cultivos y las condiciones climáticas a la seguridad microbiológica de los tomates y pimientos by Massimiliano Marvasi, Max Teplitski, George Hochmuth

“…This 4-page fact sheet is the Spanish-language version of SL415/SS628: The Role of Crop Production Practices and Weather Conditions in Microbiological Safety of Tomatoes and Peppers. It was written by Massimiliano Marvasi, Max Teplitski, and George Hochmuth, and published by the UF Department of Soil and Water Science, February 2015.  …”
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Superbugs-related prolonged admissions in three tertiary hospitals, Kano State, Nigeria by Alkali, Bashir, Garba, Iliyasu, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Abdurrazak, Kibiya, Muhammad, Hassan Abubakar, Ibrahim, Ntulume, Faruku, Sarkinfada, Ezera, Agwu

“…A sample collected comprises wound/pus, urine, urine catheter and nasal intubation and were analysed using standard microbiological methods for Acinetobacter spp and other related nosocomial bacterial pathogens. …”
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Incidence of Rod Shaped Gramnegative Hospital Acquired Bacterial Infection and Antibiotic Resistance: A Retrospective Based Population Study by Kamal Jalal Rashid

“…This study included 735 patients who underwent surgical and wound treatment admitted to the hospital. A microbiological standard technique was used for Identification, isolation and antimicrobial susceptibility. …”
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Efficacy of Adjunctive Antiseptic Lavage Solution in Managing Acute Hip/Knee Prosthetic Joint Infection: A Comparative Study in a Tertiary Revision Center by Jonathan Quinn, FRACS, Bernard H. van Duren, DPhil, FRCS, Reshid Berber, PhD, FRCS, Mark Higgins, FRCS, Hosam E. Matar, FRCS, Andrew R. Manktelow, FRCS, Benjamin V. Bloch, FRCS

“…Patient, surgical, microbiological, and postoperative data (minimum 12 months) was reviewed. …”
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Shift in the profile and prognostic implications in invasive fungal rhinosinusitis: experience of 10 years in a tertiary center by Raúl Mellidez-Acosta, Lidia Torres-García, Miguel Saro-Buendía, Natalia Jaramillo-Ángel, Javier Cabrera-Guijo, Catalina Bancalari-Díaz, Noelia Muñoz-Fernández, Lucas Fito-Martorell, Miguel Armengot-Carceller, Alfonso García-Piñero

“…The following variables were analyzed: gender, age, underlying conditions, symptoms, histological study outcomes, microbiological study outcomes, administered antifungal treatment, surgical interventions, and survival following diagnosis. …”
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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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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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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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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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Spatial and temporal variations of faecal indicator bacteria in Lake Bunyonyi, South‑Western Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Thomas, J. Lyimo, John, Machiwa, Siajali, Pamba

“…Nevertheless, little is known about the microbiological characteristics of water in Lake Bunyonyi. …”
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Combined use of respiratory multiplex PCR and procalcitonin to reduce antibiotic exposure in sickle-cell adult patients with acute chest syndrome (The ANTIBIO-STA study): a randomi... by Alexandre Sabaté-Elabbadi, Armand Mekontso-Dessap, François Lionnet, Aline Santin, Charlotte Verdet, Paul-Louis Woerther, Julien Lopinto, Matthieu Turpin, Alexandra Rousseau, Romane Lacoste-Badie, Keyvan Razazi, Guillaume Voiriot, Muriel Fartoukh

“…Despite a higher rate of microbiological documentation with the intervention (n = 25; 67.6% versus n = 13; 37.1%; difference, 30.4%; 95% CI 6.7%–51.5%), antibiotic exposure at D28 was similar between the two strategies (6 days [4.0–8.0] versus 6 days [5.0–9.0], respectively; difference, 0.0 day; 95% CI, −2.1 to 2.1). …”
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Characterization of Vaginitis Among Women Complaining of Genital Tract Symptoms by Hemin Muheddin Kareem, Muhammed Saed Qadir, Safa Bakr Karim, Solaf Jawhar Ali

“…Samples were examined microbiologically and causative agents were isolated. All relevant clinical information such as patient demographic profiles, socioeconomic variables, risk factors and symptoms have been collected by questionnaire based study. …”
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