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The phenomenon of multidrug. resistance of bacteria is a serious problem of modern medicine. This resistance largely is a consequence of abuse and improper use of antibacterial substances, especially antibiotics and chemotherapeutics in hospital settings. Multidrug resistance is caused by a number of interacting mechanisms of resistance. Recent stu...
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There are some C. difficile strains forming colorless colonies on ChromID C.difficile Agar. This appearance is important in routine diagnostic use this chromogenic culture medium.
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Lactoferrin an intestinal inflammatory biomarker may be a useful tool in distinguishing between C. difficile infection and colonization. More studies including clinical observations are needed.
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Because of IVD certification lack, the CTS test could not be recommended to clinical laboratories. AOAC-RI and OIE certification for test cause, that CTS could be used in most food, environmental and veterinary laboratories with the condition, that all unrecognized strains should be sent to a reference laboratory, to type according to EN ISO 6579:2...
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of the most common causes of community-acquired pneumonia in children and adults. Correct and rapid laboratory diagnosis of M pneumoniae infections is important to introduce appropriate antibiotic treatment. Diagnosis for M. pneumoniae usually relies on serological tests and/or molecular investigations. Both methods hav...
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High susceptibility of the investigated strains to spectinomycin suggests that the drug can be used in the therapy of the resistant gonorrhoea in monotherapy or combined with other drugs.
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The assay developed in this study was two-stage/two-step molecular test efficiently distinguishing wild-type and the epidemic Y. enterocolitica 1B/O8 strain. Such test can be a useful screening tool for clinical, veterinary and food diagnostics, as well as for the purposes of epidemiological investigation.
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Human digestive system is colonized by a large number of bacteria, estimated to 10(6) - 10(12) per one gram. Those bacteria through a network of interactions and interdependencies, are integrated superorganism. The intestinal flora is a very important element in host's defense against infections of the gastrointestinal tract, caused by for example ...
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Cold atmospheric plasma generated by the plasma razor turns out to be a very effective tool for the killing of pathogenic fungi. Although the presented studies are only the initial stage of work on the effects of cold atmospheric microplasma on fungal cells, they provide hope for the possibility of using this technique as a method of eradication of...
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DNA of HSV-1, VZV, HHV-6 and EBV in serum samples was detected using molecular biology techniques. Viral level of HSV-1 and VZV was constantly increasing despite routine applied oral acyclovir therapy. These findings underline the value of real-time PCR technique used in current therapeutic procedures and for monitoring of antiviral therapy with nu...
