Effect of bile acids on digestion by O. O. Stremoukhov

“…However, in a few seconds instability of the emulsion was detected. In the second and third series of tubes formation of stable emulsions which are stable for about 1 minute was observed. …”
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Penicillin remains an effective agent against Group A Streptococcus in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis of antibiotic resistance and associat... by K Rampersadh, T Salie, K Engel, C Moodley, M Engel

“…A range of phenotypic resistance testing methods was employed across the studies, the most common being disc diffusion. Three studies exclusively used molecular testing. …”
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Hepatitis E virus genotypes and subgenotypes causing acute hepatitis, Bulgaria, 2013-2015. by Roberto Bruni, Umbertina Villano, Michele Equestre, Paola Chionne, Elisabetta Madonna, Dilyana Trandeva-Bankova, Maria Peleva-Pishmisheva, Tencho Tenev, Eleonora Cella, Massimo Ciccozzi, Giulio Pisani, Elitsa Golkocheva-Markova, Anna Rita Ciccaglione

“…Circulation of 3e appears quite different from 3f and 3c, with 3e restricted to the South-West area while 3f and 3c diffused over the country. The factors underlying the observed molecular and geographical differences remain to be investigated.…”
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How to measure functional connectivity using resting-state fMRI? A comprehensive empirical exploration of different connectivity metrics by Lukas Roell, Stephan Wunderlich, David Roell, Florian Raabe, Elias Wagner, Zhuanghua Shi, Andrea Schmitt, Peter Falkai, Sophia Stoecklein, Daniel Keeser

“…We further used T1- and T2-weighted images to compute regional brain volumes, diffusion-weighted imaging data to build structural connectomes, and pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling to measure regional brain perfusion. …”
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Resistome and Phylogenomics of <i>Escherichia coli</i> Strains Obtained from Diverse Sources in Jimma, Ethiopia by Mulatu Gashaw, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Guenter Froeschl, Ralph Matar, Solomon Ali, Liegl Gabriele, Amelie Hohensee, Thomas Seeholzer, Arne Kroidl, Andreas Wieser

“…The predominant carbapenemase gene was NDM-1, detected in 80% (12 out of 15) of carbapenem-resistant isolates. …”
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First Report of CTX-M-32 and CTX-M-101 in <i>Proteus mirabilis</i> from Zagreb, Croatia by Branka Bedenić, Josefa Luxner, Gernot Zarfel, Andrea Grisold, Mirela Dobrić, Branka Đuras-Cuculić, Mislav Kasalo, Vesna Bratić, Verena Dobretzberger, Ivan Barišić

“…The study found an accumulation of various resistance determinants among hospital and outpatient isolates, mandating improvement in detecting β-lactamases during routine laboratory work.…”
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Habitat conditions of reef-forming corals directly affect the spatial distribution and stability in fish and macroinvertebrate communities: A case study of Mischief Reef by Peng Xu, Jianfeng Gan, Lintao Huang, Danping Xie, Feilong Li, Hui Huang

“…Overall, we highlight that eDNA is a reliable tool for detecting differences in community structure across small-scale habitats and provides valuable insights into ecosystem functioning and resilience under varying coral reef conditions.…”
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Relevance of the synergy of surveillance and populational networks in understanding the Usutu virus outbreak within common blackbirds (Turdus merula) in Metropolitan France, 2018 by Bouchez-Zacria, Malika, Calenge, Clément, Villers, Alexandre, Lecollinet, Sylvie, Gonzalez, Gaelle, Quintard, Benoit, Leclerc, Antoine, Baurier, Florence, Paty, Marie-Claire, Faure, Éva, Eraud, Cyril, Decors, Anouk

“…In France, it was first detected in birds in 2015, but during summer 2018 the spread of USUV was particularly significant throughout the country, killing mainly common blackbirds (Turdus merula) and to a lesser extent great grey owls (Strix nebulosa), among other captive and non-captive wild bird species. …”
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Analysis of the prevalence and sensitivity to antimycotic drugs of C. albicans strains in Bukovina during 2019–2023 by O. O. Blinder, O. V. Blinder, A. V. Humenna, S. Ye. Deineka, A. O. Mikhieiev

“…The sensitivity of all isolated strains to antifungal drugs (nystatin, amphotericin B, fluconazole, voriconazole, itraconazole, clotrimazole, econazole, miconazole, ketoconazole) was determined by the disk diffusion method according to the 2017 recommendations of the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI). …”
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Microbial profile and associated factors of external ocular bacterial and fungal infections in Arba Minch General Hospital: a cross-sectional study by Melat Woldemariam, Addis Aklilu, Aseer Manilal, Masresha Mengistu, Dagimawie Tadesse, Munira Siraj, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Bassam Khalid Alnafisi, Akbar Idhayadhulla

“…Antibiotic susceptibility tests for bacteria were performed via the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion technique. A logistic regression analysis determined the association between dependent and independent variables; P values ≤ 0.05 were considered statistically significant. …”
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Аdsorption of Co²⁺ and radioactive ⁶⁰Со by mesoporous TiO₂ by H. V. Vasylyeva, I. F. Mironyuk, I. M. Mykytyn

“… Introduction shows the important of this scientific direction. 60Co with half-life of 5.3 years is one of the few anthropogenic, gamma-emitting radionuclides, that can be detected in aquatic environments affected by liquid effluent discharged from nuclear facilities. …”
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Characterization of enterotoxin, antibiotic resistance genes, and antimicrobial susceptibility profiling of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from table eggs: Implications for food sa... by Palash Bose, Kazi Abdus Sobur, Md. Bakhtiar Lijon, Md. Zaminur Rahman, Tanvir Ahamed, Papia Sultana, Muhammad Muktaruzzaman, Mst. Minara Khatun, Md. Ariful Islam

“…Results: Staphylococcus spp. and S. aureus were detected in 53% and 21% of eggshell samples, respectively, and in 41% and 13% of egg content samples. …”
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Monitoring the risks of infections associated with medical care in a hospital in Rostov-on-Don by Mrs Kristina Markova, Mrs Elena Goloshva, Mrs Anna Aleshukina, Mrs Inna Polishchuk, Mrs Iraida Berezinskaya, Mrs Larisa Ermakova, Ms Vadim Melnik

“…The main criterion for the risk of HAI was the determination of antibiotic resistance in isolated cultures, tested by the disk diffusion method. Results: An examination of the hospital inventory showed that gram-positive microorganisms dominated, including staphylococci in 58% of cases. …”
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The Microbiological Characteristics and Genomic Surveillance of Carbapenem-Resistant <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Isolated from Clinical Samples by Mehwish Rizvi, Noman Khan, Ambreen Fatima, Rabia Bushra, Ale Zehra, Farah Saeed, Khitab Gul

“…Among 507 isolates, 213 (42%) were carbapenem-resistant based on disk diffusion and MIC testing. Urine (29.7%) and blood (28.3%) were the most common sources, with infections predominantly affecting males (64.7%) and individuals aged 50–70 years. …”
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Emerging antibiotic resistance in Vibrio cholerae: a study of cholera prevalence and resistance patterns in Zambia’s Copperbelt Province by David Chisompola, John Nzobokela, Roy Moono, Elijah Chinyante, Allen Chipipa, Nancy Chapuswike, Moses Chakopo, Nswana Mukuma, Martin Chakulya

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was conducted by using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Descriptive statistics were employed to assess the prevalence of Vibrio cholerae, and chi-square tests were applied with p-values of < 0.05 indicating statistical significance. …”
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Whole genome analysis reveals the major pathotypes and predominant antimicrobial resistance genes in Escherichia coli strains from India by Dr Punit Kaur, Dr. Priyanka Sharma, Dr Arti Kapil

“…Sulphonamide resistance genes were detected in 45.8% of the isolates, wherein two were commonly known transferable resistance conferring genes, sul1 (72%), and Sul2 (78%). …”
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TREATMENT OF BLAST PHASE MYELOPROLIFERATIVE NEOPLASM WITH THE COMBINATION OF AZACITIDINE, VENETOCLAX AND RUXOLITINIB by Fidan Khalilova, Azer Kerimov, Gulnar Kerimova

“…Histological examination of the bone marrow revealed that the bone cavities were filled with fibrotic stroma, no fat cells were detected. Hematopoietic cells were diffusely scattered, the cellular composition consisted of granulocytic and megakaryocytic orders. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility to last-resort antibiotics in carbapenemase-producing bacteria from Ukrainian patients by Nelianne J. Verkaik, Cornelia C. H. Wielders, Hans den Boer, Diana Langerak, Marius Vogel, Sandra Witteveen, Angela de Haan, Jeroen Bos, Mireille van Westreenen, Daan W. Notermans, Antoni P. A. Hendrickx

“…Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed using broth microdilution (BMD) when available, fosfomycin agar dilution, disk diffusion (DD) for cefiderocol, and diverse gradient strips. …”
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Genomic characterization of Vibrio cholerae isolated from clinical and environmental sources during the 2022–2023 cholera outbreak in Kenya by Lydia M. Mageto, Lydia M. Mageto, Gabriel Oluga Aboge, Zelalem H. Mekuria, Peter Gathura, John Juma, Michael Mugo, Collins Kipkorir Kebenei, Diana Imoli, Beatrice Atieno Ongadi, Kelvin Kering, Cecilia Kathure Mbae, Samuel Kariuki

“…The environmental (n = 17) and clinical (n = 70) isolates were then subjected to phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility testing using the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method. Whole genome sequencing was employed to characterize the genome, detect antimicrobial resistance genes, virulence factors, and mobile genetic elements. …”
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A deep learning approach versus expert clinician panel in the classification of posterior circulation infarction by Leon S. Edwards, Milanka Visser, Cecilia Cappelen-Smith, Dennis Cordato, Andrew Bivard, Leonid Churilov, Christopher Blair, James Thomas, Angela Dos Santos, Longting Lin, Chushuang Chen, Carlos Garcia-Esperon, Kenneth Butcher, Tim Kleinig, Phillip MC Choi, Xin Cheng, Qiang Dong, Richard I. Aviv, Mark W. Parsons

“…Imaging techniques such as non-contrast-CT (NCCT) and diffusion-weighted-magnetic-resonance-imaging commonly fail to detect hyperacute POCI. …”
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