Kim, Dong Woo Chun, Hyeong Jin Kim, Jae-Ho Yoon, Hyunjin Yoon, Hyun C.
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Nano Convergence
The detection of foodborne pathogenic microorganisms is an essential issue in molecular diagnostics. Fluorescence-based assays have been widely utilized in molecular diagnostics because of their ability to detect and measure low analyte concentrations. However, conventional fluorescence-based assays require sophisticated optics systems, such as a s...
Jousset, Agnès B Bernabeu, Sandrine Bonnin, Remy A Creton, Elodie Cotellon, Garance Sauvadet, Aimie Naas, Thierry Dortet, Laurent
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International journal of antimicrobial agents
Plasmid-mediated colistin resistance is increasingly described worldwide in Enterobacteriaceae from animal and human isolates. Diffusion of these resistance traits among carbapenem-resistant enterobacterial isolates is of particular concern as colistin has become the last resort antibiotic for treating human infections with these organisms. Therefo...
Batista-dos-Santos, Sérgio Antônio Freitas, Daniel Roberto C. Raiol, Milene Cabral, Gleyce F. Feio, Ana Cecília Póvoa, Marinete M. Cunha, Maristela G. Ribeiro-dos-Santos, Ândrea
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Malaria Journal
BackgroundMalaria can be transmitted by blood transfusion through donations collected from asymptomatic or parasitic donors. The parasites are released into the bloodstream during its life cycle and will therefore be present in donated blood by infected individuals. All cases of transfusion-transmitted malaria (TTM) notified since 2005 in Brazil we...
Murphy, Sean C. Ishizuka, Andrew S. Billman, Zachary P. Olsen, Tayla M. Seilie, Annette M. Chang, Ming Smith, Nahum Chuenchob, Vorada Chakravarty, Sumana Sim, B. Kim Lee
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Malaria Journal
BackgroundPlasmodium 18S rRNA is a biomarker used to monitor blood-stage infections in malaria clinical trials. Plasmodium sporozoites also express this biomarker, and there is conflicting evidence about how long sporozoite-derived 18S rRNA persists in peripheral blood. If present in blood for an extended timeframe, sporozoite-derived 18S rRNA coul...
Carrillo-Ávila, J. A. Gutiérrez-Fernández, J. González-Espín, A. I. García-Triviño, E. Giménez-Lirola, L. G.
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BMC Infectious Diseases
BackgroundStreptococcus Group B (GBS) colonization in pregnant women is the most important risk factor for newborn disease due to vertical transmission during delivery. GBS colonization during pregnancy has been implicated as a leading cause of perinatal infections. Traditionally, pregnant women are screened for GBS between 35 and 37 weeks of gesta...
Mazivele, M. O. M. Nuaila, Valter Durante, M. Colombo, M. M. Taviani, E.
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Phytoparasitica
Coconut is one of the main cash crop in Mozambique, which occupied the second position after Tanzania in coconut production in Africa. Coconut production was drastically affected by the occurrence of a devastating Coconut Lethal Yellowing Disease (CLYD) epidemics, which reduced significantly the coconut yields. CLYD symptoms triggered upon phytopla...
Castellanos-Gonzalez, A White, A C Jr Melby, P Travi, B
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Acta tropica
Infections caused by protozoan parasites affect millions of people around the world. Traditionally, diagnosis was made by microscopy, which is insensitive and in some cases not specific. Molecular methods are highly sensitive and specific, but equipment costs and personnel training limit its availability only to specialized centers, usually far fro...
James, Ameh S. Todd, Shawn Pollak, Nina M. Marsh, Glenn A. Macdonald, Joanne
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Virology Journal
BackgroundThe 2014/2015 Ebolavirus outbreak resulted in more than 28,000 cases and 11,323 reported deaths, as of March 2016. Domestic transmission of the Guinea strain associated with the outbreak occurred mainly in six African countries, and international transmission was reported in four countries. Outbreak management was limited by the inability...
Lough, Tony Luo, Qingyang O’Sullivan, Paul Chemaslé, Christophe Stotzer, Michael Suttie, James Darling, David
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Oncology and Therapy
IntroductionInternational guidelines advocate regular surveillance of patients following urothelial carcinoma (UC). A validated molecular diagnostic non-invasive urine test, Cxbladder Monitor, correctly identifies patients with a UC history who have low-probability of recurrence. The present study assesses the clinical utility of Cxbladder Monitor ...
Lough, Tony Luo, Qingyang Luxmanan, Carthika Anderson, Alastair Suttie, Jimmy O’Sullivan, Paul Darling, David
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BMC Urology
BackgroundThe non-invasive Cxbladder urine test system has demonstrated clinical utility in ruling out urothelial carcinoma (UC) in patients with asymptomatic microscopic hematuria (AMH), suggesting that the number of invasive diagnostic tests, including cystoscopy, used in this patient population may be reduced by Cxbladder testing prior to conduc...
