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Fecal colonization of VIM-1–producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and in vivo transfer of multidrug-resistant IncN plasmid in a renal transplant patient
02 February 2012
Umaer Naseer, Bjørn Odvar Eriksen, Arnfinn Sundsfjord, Ørjan Samuelsen
Abstract: We report a case of long-term colonization of a carbapenemase (VIM)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clone in a renal transplant patient and demonstrate the in vivo transmission of a broad-ho...
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Evaluation of the PrimerDesign™ genesig real-time reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction assay and the INFINITI® Respiratory Viral Panel Plus assay for the detection of human metapneumovirus in Kuwait
02 February 2012
Mariam Al-Turab, Wassim Chehadeh, Fahd Al-Mulla, Widad Al-Nakib
Abstract: Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) is a respiratory pathogen that was discovered in 2001 and is considered a major cause of both upper and lower respiratory tract infections. A sensitive, fast, an...
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The presence of genes encoding for different virulence factors in clonally related Escherichia coli that produce CTX-Ms
02 February 2012
Akke K. Van der Bij, Gisele Peirano, André Pitondo-Silva, Johann D.D. Pitout
Abstract: Successful international clones have recently emerged among Escherichia coli that produce CTX-M β-lactamases as important causes of community-onset urinary tract and bloodstream infections. ...
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Galactomannan testing might be useful for early diagnosis of fusariosis
27 January 2012
Małgorzata Mikulska, Elisa Furfaro, Valerio Del Bono, Francesca Gualandi, Anna Maria Raiola, Maria Pia Molinari, Paola Gritti, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Andrea Bacigalupo, Claudio Viscoli
Abstract: Galactomannan (GM) is used to diagnose aspergillosis. We present a case of a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient with fusariosis who received early antifungal treatment based o...
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Direct identification of mycobacteria from smear-positive sputum samples using an improved multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay
27 January 2012
Ju-Hsin Chia, Tsu-Lan Wu, Lin-Hui Su, An-Jing Kuo, Hsin-Chih Lai
Abstract: The rapid identification of mycobacteria from smear-positive sputum samples is very important. To identify the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and frequently isolated nontuberculou...
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