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Diagnosis of Salmonella typhi by Culture of Duodenal String Capsule
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 1981)
To the Editor: The present outbreak of typhoid fever in the city of Lima has made it imperative for us to improve the bacteriologic diagnosis of this disease. On the assumption that duodenal secretions might contain ...
Potential sources of bacteriological pollution for two bays with marinas in Trinidad
(Universidad de Costa Rica, 2005)
Laboratory evaluation of a dual rapid immunodiagnostic test for HIV and syphilis infection
(American Society for Microbiology, 2015)
New dual tests for HIV and syphilis have been developed. Our study aimed to evaluate the laboratory performance of a dual rapid immunodiagnostic test for HIV and syphilis. Our evaluation showed high performance of this ...
A clinical approach to determine false positive findings of clinical endometritis by vaginoscopy by the use of uterine bacteriology and cytology in dairy cows
(Elsevier, 2010-10-15)
Clinical endometritis in dairy cows is defined as mucopurulent or purulent vulvar discharge 21 days or more after parturition. The diagnosis of clinical endometritis is commonly based on vaginal examination. Techniques to ...
Bedside diagnostics in dermatology: Viral, bacterial, and fungal infections
(Elsevier, 2017)
Viral, bacterial, and fungal infections are frequently encountered in clinical practice, resulting in numerous cutaneous manifestations. Although diagnosis of these infections has changed over time because of technological ...
Dried blood spots for qPCR diagnosis of acute Bartonella bacilliformis infection
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2013)
Bartonella bacilliformis is the etiological agent of a life-threatening illness. Thin blood smear is the most common diagnostic Method: for acute infection in endemic areas of Peru but remains of limited value because of ...
Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility Assay for Rapid Diagnosis of Lymph Node Tuberculosis and Detection of Drug Resistance
(American Society for Microbiology, 2015)
In this study, 132 patients with lymphadenopathy were investigated. Fifty-two (39.4%) were diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB). The microscopic observation drug susceptibility (MODS) assay provided rapid (13 days), accurate ...
Multiplex real-time PCR for detection of Campylobacter, Salmonella, and Shigella
(American Society for Microbiology, 2013)
Infectious diarrhea can be classified based on its clinical presentation as noninflammatory or inflammatory disease. In developing countries, among inflammatory diarrhea cases, Shigella is the most common cause, followed ...
Manual MGIT system for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: insights from a high TB burden setting
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2016)
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of manual MGIT (MMGIT) compared to the gold standard, Lowenstein-Jensen (LJ), in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in a high-burden setting. METHODS: Individuals ...
Whole Genome Shotgun Sequencing Shows Selection on Leptospira Regulatory Proteins During in vitro Culture Attenuation
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2016)
Leptospirosis is the most common zoonotic disease worldwide with an estimated 500,000 severe cases reported annually, and case fatality rates of 12-25%, due primarily to acute kidney and lung injuries. Despite its prevalence, ...