We evaluated the Binax NOW rapid immunochromatographic membrane test (ICT) for detection
of Streptococcus pneumoniae urinary antigen in a population-based prospective study …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the population-based incidence of community-acquired
pneumonia (CAP) in adults and to assess the relative importance of age and gender on the …

Aims The purpose of the current work was to study the pattern and dynamics of biofilm
formation in clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis in the …

The aim of this study was to determine the diagnostic usefulness of quantification of the H.
pylori genome in detection of infection in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGB). …

The emergence of new massive sequencing methods has proved revolutionary for the study
of complex microbial populations such as the microbiota of the respiratory tract in patients …

Objective In this study we aim to demonstrate that robot-assisted laparoscopic (RAL) reoperative
repair is safe and effective and even less technically demanding than open repair for …

The objective of this study was to identify mutations in the Quinolone Resistance Determining
sources Regions (QRDR) of the gyrA, gyrB, parC, and parE genes and to determine if any …

Background Blood infections are serious complex conditions that generally require rapid
diagnosis and treatment. The big challenge is to reduce the time necessary to make a …

There is an unambiguous association of Streptococcus gallolyticus infection with colorectal
cancer, although there is limited information about epidemiology or interaction between …

Several studies have been conducted in recent years to elucidate the structure, function and
significance of AcrB, MarA, SoxS and RamA in Salmonella enterica. In this study, the …