Lower respiratory tract specimens
Rapid Detection and Identification of Aspergillus from Lower Respiratory Tract Specimens by Use of a Combined Probe–High Resolution Melting Analysis
... 52 lower respiratory tract specimens from 44 patients (nonin- duced sputum [n ⫽ 24], bronchoalveolar lavage [BAL] fluid [n ⫽ 11], and bronchial aspirate [BAS; n ⫽ ...the respiratory ...
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Evaluation of Performance Characteristics of Panther Fusion Assays for Detection of Respiratory Viruses from Nasopharyngeal and Lower Respiratory Tract Specimens
... multiplexed respiratory assays currently available for the detection of respiratory viruses, such as Biofire Filmarray (BioFire Diagnostics, LLC, Salt Lake City, UT), Luminex NxTAG (Luminex Corporation, ...
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Improved detection of Pneumocystis jirovecii in upper and lower respiratory tract specimens from children with suspected pneumocystis pneumonia using real time PCR: a prospective study
... a respiratory illness, presence of age-specific tachypnoea and hypoxia, bilateral lung disease (not associated with wheezing) and a risk factor for PCP (HIV-infected, HIV-exposed, mal- nourished, receiving ...
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Diagnostic Performance of Multiplex Nucleic Acid Testing of Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Bronchial Wash Specimens for Respiratory Viral Pathogens
... multiple lower respiratory tract specimens from a single pa- tient with a single instance of ...(BW) specimens to detect respiratory ...BW specimens were compared to ...
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Association between ward-specific antimicrobial use density and methicillin-resistant <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> surveillance: a 60-month study
... Factors associated with increased inpatient MRSA ratio included the averaged AUDs, half intervals, the annual ratios of the lower respiratory tract specimens, and the respiratory care ...
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Multiplex PCR point of care testing versus routine, laboratory based testing in the treatment of adults with respiratory tract infections: a quasi randomised study assessing impact on length of stay and antimicrobial use
... of lower RTI would probably have identified more pathogens in this ...in lower respiratory tract specimens from 81% of patients with pneumonia ...
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Microbial dysbiosis and mortality during mechanical ventilation: a prospective observational study
... GI tract and lower re- spiratory ...with lower respiratory tract specimens to compare our findings with those of healthy individuals, and by including additional gastric samples ...
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Development and Evaluation of a Quantitative, Touch Down, Real Time PCR Assay for Diagnosing Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
... invasive lower respiratory tract speci- mens: bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), lung biopsy, or induced sputum specimens, the latter being the least sensitive, with reports of sensitivity varying ...
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Respiratory viruses in children hospitalized for acute lower respiratory tract infection in Ghana
... Five (5 ml) of blood sample was then taken into 25 ml of Brain Heart Infusion Broth (BHIB) and quickly sent to the bacteriological laboratory for culture. Nasopharyngeal specimens were also taken using the ...
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Sputum screening by Nomarski interference contrast microscopy
... b Percentage of specimens from each class that provided: true-positive results, potential pathogen isolated and evidence of lower-respiratory tract infection; true-negative results, no p[r] ...
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Bacterial Topography of the Healthy Human Lower Respiratory Tract
... control specimens (including a dedicated postlaryngeal lumenal brush), demonstrated that the microbial signal detected in airway and alveolar specimens is not an artifact of pharyngeal ...control ...
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Direct Immunofluorescence Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus among Egyptian Infants under Two Years of Age with Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
... Nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) were collected from participants within 5 days of illness using mucous extractor connected to suction apparatus with the patient head was extended back as far as possible while drops of ...
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Influenza virus related critical illness: prevention, diagnosis, treatment
... and respiratory failure during influenza sea- ...upper respiratory tract specimens in patients without signs of lower respiratory tract ...with lower ...
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Effects of smoking on the lower respiratory tract microbiome in mice
... upper respiratory tract (URT), including the oral and nasal cavities, and colonize the LRT by air inhalation of air, microaspiration, and direct dispersion along mucosal surfaces [11 – ...
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Pneumocystis pneumonia in South African children diagnosed by molecular methods
... Results: 202 children [median (interquartile range, IQR) age 3.2 (2.1 – 4.6) months] were enrolled; 124 (61.4%) were HIV infected. PCP was identified in 109 (54%) children using PCR, compared to 43 (21%) using IF and ...
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Respiratory syncytial virus detection by immunofluorescence in nasal secretions with monoclonal antibodies against selected surface and internal proteins
... Specimens containing respiratory tract epithelial cells from infants and children with acute respiratory disease were evaluated by using an indirect immunofluorescence technique with two[r] ...
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Detection of a novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in humans by multiplex one step real time RT PCR assay
... clinical specimens (including throat swab [135 specimens], sputum or tracheal aspirates [160 specimens], ...(30 specimens), cerebrospinal fluid (one spe- cimen), pleural fluid (one specimen) ...
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Infection biomarkers in primary care patients with acute respiratory tract infections–comparison of Procalcitonin and C-reactive protein
... To investigate associations between initial biomarker levels and endpoints, we used linear and logistic regres- sion analysis. We adjusted for sociodemographic charac- teristics (age, gender, existence of comorbidities ...
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Respiratory Syncityal Virus A and B: three bronchiolitis seasons in a third level hospital in Italy
... Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the main cause of hospitalization for bronchiolitis among infants. RSV is classified into two subtypes, A and B, whose predominance alternates during different ...
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Epidemiology of acute respiratory infections in children preliminary results of a cohort in a rural north Indian community
... Abbreviations AIIMS: All India Institute of Medical Sciences; ANM: Auxillary Nurrse Midwife; ARI: Acute Respiratory Tract Infection; ALRI: Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection; AURI: [r] ...
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