Search Results - "Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease"

Clinical, molecular, and epidemiological characterization of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), a comprehensive literature review by Ortiz-Prado, Esteban, Simbaña-Rivera, Katherine, Gómez- Barreno, Lenin, Rubio-Neira, Mario, Guaman, Linda P., Kyriakidis, Nikolaos C, Muslin, Claire, Jaramillo, Ana María Gómez, Barba-Ostria, Carlos, Cevallos-Robalino, Doménica, Sanches-SanMiguel, Hugo, Unigarro, Luis, Zalakeviciute, Rasa, Gadian, Naomi, López-Cortés, Andrés

“…Coronaviruses are an extensive family of viruses that can cause disease in both animals and humans. The current classification of coronaviruses recognizes 39…”
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Liquid biopsy for infectious diseases: sequencing of cell-free plasma to detect pathogen DNA in patients with invasive fungal disease by Hong, David K., Blauwkamp, Timothy A., Kertesz, Mickey, Bercovici, Sivan, Truong, Cynthia, Banaei, Niaz

“…Diagnosis of life-threatening deep-seated infections currently requires invasive sampling of the infected tissue to provide a microbiologic diagnosis. These…”
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Multiplex PCR for detection of acquired carbapenemase genes by Poirel, Laurent, Walsh, Timothy R, Cuvillier, Vincent, Nordmann, Patrice

“…Abstract A rapid and reliable PCR-based technique was developed for detection of genes encoding carbapenemases belonging to different classes. Primers were…”
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MERS coronavirus outbreak: Implications for emerging viral infections by Al-Omari, Awad, Rabaan, Ali A., Salih, Samer, Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Memish, Ziad A.

“…In September 2012, a novel coronavirus was isolated from a patient who died in Saudi Arabia after presenting with acute respiratory distress and acute kidney…”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) among healthcare workers in Saudi Arabia: comparing case and control hospitals by Alserehi, Haleema Ali, Alqunaibet, Ada Mohammed, Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar A., Alharbi, Naif Khalaf, Alshukairi, Abeer Nizar, Alanazi, Khalid Hamdan, Bin Saleh, Ghada Mohammed, Alshehri, Amer Mohammed, Almasoud, Abdulrahman, Hashem, Anwar M., Alruwaily, Amaal Rabie, Alaswad, Rehab Habeeb, Al-Mutlaq, Hind Mohammed, Almudaiheem, Abdulllah Ali, Othman, Fatmah Mahmoud, Aldakeel, Sumyah Abdullah, Abu Ghararah, Mouath Rashid, Jokhdar, Hani Abdulaziz, Algwizani, Abdullah Rshoud, Almudarra, Sami Saeed, Albarrag, Ahmed Mohammed

“…Healthcare workers (HCWs) stand at the frontline for fighting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This puts them at higher risk of acquiring the…”
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The use of copper to help prevent transmission of SARS-coronavirus and influenza viruses. A general review by Cortes, Aaron A., Zuñiga, Jorge M.

“…The SARS-CoV-2 is the causative agent of the COVID-19 disease, a severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Its main transmission pathway is…”
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Recombinase polymerase amplification assay for rapid detection of Monkeypox virus by Davi, Saskia Dede, Kissenkötter, Jonas, Faye, Martin, Böhlken-Fascher, Susanne, Stahl-Hennig, Christiane, Faye, Oumar, Faye, Ousmane, Sall, Amadou A., Weidmann, Manfred, Ademowo, Olusegun George, Hufert, Frank T., Czerny, Claus-Peter, Abd El Wahed, Ahmed

“…In this study, a rapid method for the detection of Central and West Africa clades of Monkeypox virus (MPXV) using recombinase polymerase amplification (RPA)…”
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Lower persistence of anti-nucleocapsid compared to anti-spike antibodies up to one year after SARS-CoV-2 infection by Van Elslande, Jan, Oyaert, Matthijs, Lorent, Natalie, Vande Weygaerde, Yannick, Van Pottelbergh, Gijs, Godderis, Lode, Van Ranst, Marc, André, Emmanuel, Padalko, Elizaveta, Lagrou, Katrien, Vandendriessche, Stien, Vermeersch, Pieter

“…We retrospectively compared the long-term evolution of IgG anti-spike (S) and anti-nucleocapsid (N) levels (Abbott immunoassays) in 116 non-severe and 115…”
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Evaluation of a commercially-available surrogate virus neutralization test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) by Valcourt, Emelissa J., Manguiat, Kathy, Robinson, Alyssia, Chen, Julie Chih-Yu, Dimitrova, Kristina, Philipson, Clark, Lamoureux, Lise, McLachlan, Elizabeth, Schiffman, Zachary, Drebot, Michael A., Wood, Heidi

“…There remains an urgent need for assays to quantify humoral protective immunity to SARS-CoV-2 to understand the immune responses of COVID-19 patients, evaluate…”
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Microbiology of polymicrobial prosthetic joint infection by Flurin, Laure, Greenwood-Quaintance, Kerryl E., Patel, Robin

“…Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare but challenging complication of arthroplasty. Herein, we describe the epidemiology and microbiology of PJI, with a…”
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Human infections due to Staphylococcus pseudintermedius, an emerging zoonosis of canine origin: report of 24 cases by Somayaji, R., Priyantha, M.A.R., Rubin, J.E., Church, D.

“…Staphylococcus pseudintermedius has been recently identified as a novel species within the genus Staphylococcus, and is commonly associated with infections in…”
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Serological diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection: Recommendations from the French National Reference Center for Toxoplasmosis by Villard, O, Cimon, B, L'Ollivier, C, Fricker-Hidalgo, H, Godineau, N, Houze, S, Paris, L, Pelloux, H, Villena, I, Candolfi, E

“…Toxoplasmosis manifests no clinical signs in 80% of cases in immunocompetent patient, causing immunization characterized by the persistence of cysts,…”
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Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae: a review of treatment and outcomes by van Duin, David, Kaye, Keith S, Neuner, Elizabeth A, Bonomo, Robert A

“…Abstract The emergence of carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae is an important threat to global health. Reported outcomes of infections with…”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from United States Medical Centers Stratified by Infection Type: Results from the International Network for Optimal Resistance Monitoring (INFORM) Surveillance Program, 2015–2016 by Sader, Helio S., Castanheira, Mariana, Duncan, Leonard R., Flamm, Robert K.

“…A total of 18,656 Enterobacteriaceae and 4,175 Pseudomonas aeruginosa were consecutively collected from 85 US hospitals and tested for susceptibility by broth…”
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Epidemiology and outcomes of candidemia in 3648 patients: data from the Prospective Antifungal Therapy (PATH Alliance®) registry, 2004–2008 by Pfaller, Michael, Neofytos, Dionissios, Diekema, Daniel, Azie, Nkechi, Meier-Kriesche, Herwig-Ulf, Quan, Shun-Ping, Horn, David

“…Abstract This analysis describes the epidemiology and outcomes of candidemia in patients enrolled in the Prospective Antifungal Therapy Alliance (PATH…”
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Synovial fluid multiplex PCR is superior to culture for detection of low-virulent pathogens causing periprosthetic joint infection by Morgenstern, Christian, Cabric, Sabrina, Perka, Carsten, Trampuz, Andrej, Renz, Nora

“…Analysis of joint aspirate is the standard preoperative investigation for diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). We compared the diagnostic…”
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Monitoring antibody response following SARS-CoV-2 infection: diagnostic efficiency of 4 automated immunoassays by Wolff, Fleur, Dahma, Hafid, Duterme, Cécile, Van den Wijngaert, Sigi, Vandenberg, Olivier, Cotton, Frédéric, Montesinos, Isabel

“…SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion is important for epidemiological studies as well as contact tracing. The antibody response against SARS-CoV-2 was examined in 111…”
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Clinical features, identification, antimicrobial resistance patterns of Nocardia species in China: 2009–2017 by Huang, Lei, Chen, Xingchun, Xu, Heping, Sun, Liying, Li, Chen, Guo, Wenchen, Xiang, Lili, Luo, Guolan, Cui, Yancao, Lu, Binghuai

“…Nocardia spp. is a pathogen responsible for a variety of clinical infections, ranging from skin and soft tissue infections, to the respiratory tract and…”
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Antifungal susceptibility patterns of a global collection of fungal isolates: Results of the SENTRY Antifungal Surveillance Program (2013) by Castanheira, Mariana, Messer, Shawn A, Rhomberg, Paul R, Pfaller, Michael A

“…Abstract Among 1,846 fungal clinical isolates from 31 countries, echinocandin-resistance in Candida species ranged from 0.0 to 2.8% (highest for anidulafungin…”
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Susceptibility patterns and ESBL rates of Escherichia coli from urinary tract infections in Canada and the United States, SMART 2010–2014 by Lob, Sibylle H, Nicolle, Lindsay E, Hoban, Daryl J, Kazmierczak, Krystyna M, Badal, Robert E, Sahm, Daniel F

“…Abstract Increasing antimicrobial resistance in urinary tract infections (UTI) is a concern. To evaluate resistance trends, 3498 Escherichia coli UTI isolates…”
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