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A multiplexed microfluidic platform for antibiotic susceptibility testing
Antibiotic susceptibility testing represents a key first step for determining therapeutic regimens to treat bacterial infections. Current technologies are slow and cumbersome, require large sample volumes for analysis, have poor detection sensitivity and limited combinatorial capabilities. These …
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Characterising antibiotic susceptibility and resistance in human commensal gut bacteria
… name: Lindsay Pike Thesis title: Characterising antibiotic susceptibility and resistance in human commensal gut bacteria The human commensal gut microbiota can act as a reservoir of antimicrobial resistance genes that can persist and spread to pathogens. However, the extent and diversity of …
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A Novel High Throughput Platform for Assessing Bacterial Growth and Morphology Enables Rapid Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing
The alarming rise in antibiotic resistance necessitates a better understanding of the mechanisms of antibiotic action and calls for tools that enable rapid antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST). This thesis introduces the Multipad Agarose Plate (MAP): an innovative platform that can perform rapid …
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Developing a microfluidic-microwave platform for real-time, non-invasive and sensitive monitoring of pathogens and antibiotic susceptibility testing
… quality of service is infection diagnosis and antibiotic susceptibility testing. Due to issues with infection diagnosis and outdated antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST) methods, physicians are over-prescribing broad-spectrum antibiotics. This coupled with patients’ non-compliance in …
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A survey of antibiotic prescribing patterns and in-vitro antibiotic susceptibility patterns at the University Teaching Hosptal, Lusaka,Zambia ,1998
… in the medical community. The absence of an antibiotic policy at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), has resulted in a high frequency of antibiotic prescription and probable inappropriate use. This may have contributed to the increase in antibiotic resistance at the institution. The …
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A survey of antibiotic prescribing patterns and in-vitro antibiotic susceptibility patterns at the University Teaching Hosptal, Lusaka,Zambia ,1998
… in the medical community. The absence of an antibiotic policy at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), has resulted in a high frequency of antibiotic prescription and probable inappropriate use. This may have contributed to the increase in antibiotic resistance at the institution. The …
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Assessment of antibiotic resistance phenotypic patern in some commensal bacteria isolated from meat and dairy products
This study investigated the pattern of antibiotic resistance in some commensal bacteria isolated from meat and dairy products. This study is important because, antibiotics resistance has become a serious public health concern with economic and social implications throughout the world. The use of …
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Food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of food handlers at the university teaching hospital in Lusaka.
… (39) S. aureus isolateswere then subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing. The antibiotic susceptibility test revealed that the isolates had high resistance to antibiotics commonly used in both human and animal medicine especially to nalidixic acid and chloramphenicol. The study …
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Food safety knowledge, attitude and practices of food handlers at the university teaching hospital in Lusaka.
… (39) S. aureus isolateswere then subjected to antibiotic susceptibility testing. The antibiotic susceptibility test revealed that the isolates had high resistance to antibiotics commonly used in both human and animal medicine especially to nalidixic acid and chloramphenicol. The study …
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Urinary tract infection in children at Victoria Hospital, a district hospital in Cape Town, South Africa
… 24-48 hours, necessitating initiation of empiric antibiotic therapy. Recent data on the epidemiology and antibiotic susceptibility profile of community-acquired bacterial UTI in children in Cape Town is lacking. Objectives: To describe the clinical profile and organisms including antibiotic …
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Susceptibility Testing of Pathogenic Fungi With a Radiometric System
A radiomethric method was used to determine the susceptibility of clinical isolates of dimorphic fungi (Histoplasma capsulatum, Blastomyces dermatitidis, Sporothrix schenckii) to selected antifungal agents. Antifungal agents evaluated were Amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, Nystatin, Ketoconazole, …
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Development of Novel Synergistic Therapeutic Strategies to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance: Critical Roles for Natural Products
… of pathogens and can synergistically enhance the antibiotic susceptibility of AMR bacteria, indicating that EO-antibiotic combinations could extend the utility of antibiotics. The antimicrobial activity of cumin, oregano and rosewood EOs was determined against Enterococcus faecium, Escherichia …
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Induction of metronidazole and clindamycin resistance in gardnerella vaginalis
… of adverse health outcomes. Understanding the susceptibility and resistance mechanisms of G. vaginalis is crucial in reducing the number of recurrent infections and treatment failures. Ten commercially acquired G. vaginalis type strains were tested in this study. The Kirby-Bauer and E-Test …
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Epidemiology of extended spectrum beta-lactamase and carbapenemase-producing bacteria in stool from apparently healthy children, South Africa
… ESBL/carbapenemase-producing isolates and antibiotic susceptibility were determined using the Vitek 2 system. ESBL production was confirmed using the combination disc test, and that of carbapenemase using the modified hodge test. Selected ESBL and carbapenemase genes were evaluated by the …
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Effects of environmental and physiological stress on the functionality of probiotic microorganisms
… activity, biofilm formation capacity and antibiotic susceptibility profiles were assessed. The conditions to generate acid stress in the organisms were chosen as pH 3 for one hour, for both B. animalis ssp. lactis strains, and pH 4 for one hour, for B. breve and B. longum. Conditions for …
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Identification of potential pathogens of pneumonia in sputum samples from adult patients at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka
… pneumonia in adult patients and determine their antibiotic susceptibility patterns at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out from March 2014 to August 2014. A total of 312 sputum samples from adults suspected of pneumonia …
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Identification of potential pathogens of pneumonia in sputum samples from adult patients at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka
… pneumonia in adult patients and determine their antibiotic susceptibility patterns at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out from March 2014 to August 2014. A total of 312 sputum samples from adults suspected of pneumonia …
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Ornithobacterium hominis isolates from a South African birth cohort
… African O. hominis isolates were determined and antibiotic susceptibility determined. For whole genome sequencing, DNA was extracted, assessed for quality, and sequenced using the Oxford Nanopore technologies platform. Genomes were assembled using an in-house bioinformatic pipeline. Genomes were …
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Evaluation of HB&L Automated System for Rapid Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections // Оценка на автоматизираната система HB&L за бърза диагностика на инфекции на уринарния тракт
… time in Bulgaria, a parallel study of residual antibiotic activity was performed to improve the clinical interpretation of the test. Patients were recruited based on clinical symptomatology, chemical examination of urine and sediment, and a completed medical questionnaire. Antibiotic …
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Characterization of Antibiotic Resistance in <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> Isolated From Ships' Ballast and Other Environmental Sources
… are the genes encoding for various forms of antibiotic resistance, many of which are carried on mobile genetic elements. A four-year sampling effort has yielded over 300 putative isolates of <em>Vibrio cholerae</em> from ships' ballast tanks and various environmental sources, of which 208 …
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