A Comprehensive Analysis of Rainfall Trends and Climatic Breakpoints in Eastern Kermanshah Province: A Statistical Perspective on Climate Change by Sirous Shamshiri, Majid Karimpour Reihan, Gholamreza Zehtabian, Hassan Khosravi, Haji Karimi

“…The analysis identifies significant trends and breakpoints in rainfall patterns using the Mann-Kendall test, Sen's slope estimator, and Pettitt’s test. …”
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Comparison of microbroth dilution and e-test methods for detecting Fosfomycin susceptibility in pseudomonas aeruginosa by Gongqing Song, Xiuzhen Xu

“…According to the recommendations of CLSI and EUCAST, using AD as a reference, the results were interpreted using 64 µg/mL as the breakpoint. …”
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Development of criteria for interpretation and quality assessment of the results of susceptibility testing of Enterobacterales and Pseudomonas aeruginosa to cefepime-sulbactam by Edelstein M.V., Ivanchik N.V., Kozlov R.S.

“…The developed criteria for interpretation and quality assurance of the results of susceptibility testing of Enterobacterales and P. aeruginosa to cefepime-sulbactam can be recommended for approval and inclusion in the Russian recommendations “Determination of sensitivity of microorganisms to antimicrobial agents”.…”
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Antibacterial action of penicillin against Mycobacterium avium complex by D. Deshpande, G. Magombedze, S. Srivastava, T. Gumbo

“…In Monte Carlo experiments, 24 million international units of benzylpenicillin continuous infusion achieved the target exposure in lungs of >90% of 10,000 subjects until an MIC of 64 mg/L, designated the susceptibility breakpoint. CONCLUSIONS: Benzylpenicillin demonstrated a better bactericidal effect against MAC than guideline-recommended drugs before the development of resistance. …”
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Does climate mitigation development finance advance energy production from renewable sources in Cameroon? by Nkwetta Ajong Aquilas, Forbe Hodu Ngangnchi

“…Furthermore, the discrete threshold and least squares with breakpoints regression results reveal a marginal increase of 0.0007 ​% and 0.0009 ​% in renewable electricity generation respectively as a result of a 1 ​% increase in climate mitigation finance. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance of Mycobacterium avium during the COVID-19 pandemic by Vasilyeva I.A., Panova A.E., Tinkova V.V., Gracheva A.N., Kazyulina A.A., Eliseev P.I., Bayrakova A.L., Samoylova A.G.

“…It is necessary to expand data on the MIC breakpoint values of new and existing antimicrobials for M. avium and to develop a reasonable criterion for establishing clinical categories of sensitivity and resistance, as well as to revise recommendations and expand the group of antimicrobials tested for drug susceptibility of NTM to determine treatment regimens.…”
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Prevalence and factors associated with multidrug resistant Escherichia coli carriage on chicken farms in west Nile region in Uganda: A cross-sectional survey. by Ceaser Adibaku Nyolimati, Jonathan Mayito, Emmanuel Obuya, Atim Stella Acaye, Emmanuel Isingoma, Daniel Kibombo, D M Byonanebye, Richard Walwema, David Musoke, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Francis Kakooza

“…The disc diffusion method for susceptibility testing was performed. Clinical breakpoints were interpreted according to Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute guidelines. …”
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INVESTIGATION OF THE SUSCEPTIBILITY OF CARBAPENEMRESISTANT KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE ISOLATES TO APRAMYCIN by Sevinç Baba, Zerrin Aktaş, Mustafa Oral Öncül

“…The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values for imipenem, meroperem, ertapenem and apramycin in these isolates were determined using the broth microdilution method according to EUCAST recommendations. The antibiotic concentrations were determined as <0.016-256 µg/mL, including the clinical breakpoints of EUCAST (imipenem, meropenem, ertapenem) and NARMS (apramycin). …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profiles of Commensal <i>Enterococcus</i> spp. Isolates from Chickens in Hungarian Poultry Farms Between 2022 and 2023 by Ádám Kerek, Ábel Szabó, Ákos Jerzsele

“…For multidrug-resistant strains, next-generation sequencing is recommended to elucidate the genetic basis of resistance.…”
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Optimal lymph node yield for long-term survival in elderly patients with right-sided colon cancer: a large population-based cohort study by Tianyi Liu, Shuai Jiao, Shan Gao, Yan Shi

“…Abstract Background Although the recommended minimal lymph node yield (LNY) in colon cancer is 12, this standard remains controversial in elderly patients with right-sided colon cancer (RSCC) due to insufficient evidence. …”
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Susceptibility of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida bacteria from French farmed trout to antibiotics commonly used in fish farming, and attempt to set epidemiological cut-of... by Antoine Rostang, Florine Bachelet, Catherine Fournel, Titouan Carabin, Nora Navarro-Gonzalez, Ségolène Calvez

“…All MIC data were obtained by the broth dilution method according to CLSI recommendations. Our COEpid meets the CLSI defined ECV for florfenicol (4 mg/L) and oxytetracycline (1 mg/L). …”
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Long‐Read Sequencing Identifying the Genetic Complexity of Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in the Pedigree by Ximin Chen, Jing Zhao, Danhua Li, Na Xi, Danying Yi, Mengjia Yan, Yan Yin, Xueyan Wang

“…Methods Deletions, duplications, and recombination breakpoints were precisely identified by long‐read sequencing (LRS). …”
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Phenotypical and genotypical resistance testing of Pasteurella multocida isolated from different animal species in Austria by Leonard Barta, Anna Stöger, Daniel Polzer, Werner Ruppitsch, Friedrich Schmoll, Tatjana Sattler, Tatjana Sattler

“…While the LHB and LHB + CO2 methods demonstrated effective detection of resistance genes, they were associated with a higher rate of false-positive results for ampicillin resistance.DiscussionWe recommend performing antimicrobial resistance testing of P. multocida with the supplementation of LHB. …”
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Drug susceptibility testing of Nocardia spp. using the disk diffusion method by Clémence Prudhomme, Brune Joannard, Gérard Lina, Eleonore De Launay, Oana Dumitrescu, Elisabeth Hodille

“…Currently, the only recommended technique is the determination of minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) by microdilution. …”
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Combating Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>: The Fractional Inhibitory Concentration Index as a Tool to Evaluate Antibiotic Synergy by Guido Granata, Carolina Venditti, Claudia Rotondo, Valentina Dimartino, Silvia D’Arezzo, Assunta Gallo, Gabriella Parisi, Alessandro Capone, Carla Fontana, Stefania Cicalini

“…Minimum inhibitory concentrations breakpoints were interpreted according to EUCAST recommendations. …”
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Antimicrobial susceptibilities of clinical bacterial isolates from urinary tract infections to fosfomycin and comparator antibiotics determined by agar dilution method and automate... by Jamie L. Dombach, Nancy C. Smith, Teresa Kottiri, Alicia M. Schiller, Edwin Kamau

“…Fosfomycin is one of the recommended firstline antibiotics for the treatment of symptomatic, uncomplicated bUTIs. …”
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Beta-Lactam Antibiotic Concentrations and the Acquisition of Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria in Critically Ill Patients by Anita Farinella, Michele Salvagno, Andrea Minini, Laila Attanasio, Ana Cunha, Marco Menozzi, Andres Saravia, Filipe Amado, Julie Gorham, Maya Hites, Fabio Silvio Taccone, Elisa Gouvêa Bogossian

“…Patients were categorized as having inadequate drug levels if the trough concentration (Cmin) fell below the clinical breakpoint for <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>. AMR was defined according to breakpoints recommended by the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (EUCAST) using the disk diffusion method. …”
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Performance evaluation of four antibiotics using the BD Phoenix™ NMIC-413 antimicrobial susceptibility testing panel for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae and carbapenem-resi... by Yajuan Guan, Yajuan Guan, Zhenli Song, Yanshan Chen, Yanshan Chen, Jiayu Feng, Jiayu Feng, Yizhi Fan, Yongyu Rui, Yongyu Rui

“…We recommend the NMIC-413 panel for AST of CRE and CRPA isolates as a practical alternative to the BMD method.…”
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Dietary sodium intake and all-cause mortality in rheumatoid arthritis: an NHANES analysis (2003–2018) by Dongyi Li, Jiajun Li, Yiming Li, Ying Guan

“…The threshold analysis identified a breakpoint at a sodium intake of 3.1 g per day, which is equivalent to approximately 7.9 grams of salt, exceeding the World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation of 5 grams of salt per day. …”
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Effectiveness and trend forecasting of tuberculosis diagnosis after the introduction of GeneXpert in a city in south-eastern Brazil. by Thaís Zamboni Berra, Dulce Gomes, Antônio Carlos Vieira Ramos, Yan Mathias Alves, Alexandre Tadashi Inomata Bruce, Luiz Henrique Arroyo, Felipe Lima Dos Santos, Ludmilla Leideanne Limirio Souza, Juliane de Almeida Crispim, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio

“…In order to identify changes in the series, the breakpoint technique was performed; the rates were modelled and predictions of the incidence of TB until 2025 were made.…”
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