Evaluation of direct 16S rRNA PCR from clinical samples for bacterial detection in normally sterile body sites by Serife Satilmis, Nurver Ulger Toprak, Can Ilgın, Guner Soyletir

“…Compared with culture as the reference method, the sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value for 16S rRNA PCR were 89.8%, 85.6%, 77.2%, and 93.9%, respectively. 16S rRNA PCR identified infections in 13 culture-negative samples. Among these, three had Bartonella quintana, Mycoplasma salivarium, and Mycobacterium avium complex infections, which cannot be detected with commercial multiplex PCR kits. …”
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ESFormer: A Pillar-Based Object Detection Method Based on Point Cloud Expansion Sampling and Optimised Swin Transformer by Zhuoxuan Zhao, Qianchun Li, Shengyu Hao, Xinyan Huang, Fan Zhang

“…The method is evaluated on the KITTI, NuScenes and WOD standard datasets, and the results show that significant improvements are achieved in the detection accuracy with both three-dimensional intersection and merger ratio (3D IoU) and two-dimensional intersection and merger ratio (2D IoU). …”
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DETECTION OF bla-VIM1GENE IN CARBAPENEMRESISTANT Pseudomonas aeruginosa ISOLATED FROM CLINICAL SAMPLES IN WASIT PROVINCE HOSPITALS by Zeyad Khalaf Hussein, Israa Jabbar Shamkhi

“…During the period from November 2017 to February 2018,a total of two hundred patients admitted to (Al-Zahraa Teaching Hospital, Al-KaramaTeaching Hospital and Al-Kut Hospital for Gynecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics) inWasit province. One hundred and three of isolates were diagnosed as P. aeruginosa.High prevalence of P. aeruginosa isolates were detected in burn swab samples 70(35%) followed by sputum 12 (6%) and ear 11 (5.5%). …”
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Focusing 3D Small Objects with Object Matching Set Abstraction by Lei Guo, Ningdong Song, Jindong Hu, Huiyan Han, Xie Han, Fengguang Xiong

“…Currently, 3D object detection methods fail to detect small objects due to the fewer effective points of small objects. …”
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Comparison of Various Concentrations of Carbol Fuchsin Solutions in Ziehl-Neelsen Staining for Detection of Acid-Fast Bacilli in Sputum Samples by Iduh, M.U.* , Spencer, T.H.I. , Mohammed, K. , Garba, M.K. , Nataala, S.U. , Ashcroft, O.F. , Abdulrashid, L.

“…Twenty-five (25) of the 173 samples were positive and detected by 1% and 0.3% concentrations, 25(14%) and 25(14%) respectively. …”
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Development of an Analytical Protocol for Determination of Cyanide in Human Biological Samples Based on Application of Ion Chromatography with Pulsed Amperometric Detection by Ewa Jaszczak, Marek Ruman, Sylwia Narkowicz, Jacek Namieśnik, Żaneta Polkowska

“…Low detection limits (LODs) in the range of 1.8 μg/L, 5.1 μg/L, and 5.8 μg/L for urine, saliva, and sweat samples, respectively, and good repeatability (CV < 3%, n=3) were obtained. …”
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Simple Detection of Di-Butyl Phthalate in Aqueous Samples Using UV–Visible Spectroscopy Based on Functionalized Gold Nanoparticles by Ashwaq M. Alnemari, Amr Hassan, Dina Salah

“…Gold nanoparticles that detect di-butyl phthalate (DPB) concentrations start from 3 × 10−12 to 3 × 10−5 mol/L in aqueous samples. …”
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Distribution of Parasites Detected in Stool Samples of Patients in Le Dantec University Hospital of Dakar, Senegal, from 2011 to 2015 by Khadim Diongue, Mouhamadou Ndiaye, Mame Cheikh Seck, Mamadou Alpha Diallo, Yaye Dié Ndiaye, Aïda Sadikh Badiane, Daouda Ndiaye

“…Parasites were detected in monoparasitism (85.7%) and multiparasitism (14.3%). …”
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Development of a Sensitive Enzyme Immunoassay Using Phage-Displayed Antigen-Binding Fragments for Zearalenone Detection in Cereal Samples by Ying Chen, Xinmiao Liu, Jiao Li, Xing Liu

“…The method demonstrates high selectivity towards ZEN and good recovery rates of 97.35–122.66% with relative standard deviations not exceeding 3.5%. Furthermore, the detection results obtained using Fab-pELISA on real cereal samples are consistent with those from high-performance liquid chromatography, meeting practical application requirements. …”
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Detection of Human Adenovirus from Clinical Samples of Conjunctivitis by Real-time PCR: A Cross-sectional Descriptive Study by Ashish Anshuman, MJ Praseetha, Ambica Rangaiah, G Nagaraju, M Swetha, Shantala Gowdara Basawarajappa

“…The study found PCR positivity in 8 samples (17.7%), while adenoviral recovery from cell culture was observed in 6 samples (13.3%). …”
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Sample Preparation and qPCR Detection of Tuberculosis on a Centrifugal Microfluidic Cartridge Enabling Molecular Downstream Resistance Profiling by Judith Schlanderer, Markus Beutler, Jan Lüddecke, Harald Hoffmann, Nils Paust

“…A key element for rapid genetic diagnostics is the efficient extraction of DNA from sputum for qPCR detection at the point of care. We present the fully automated sample preparation of MTB DNA from 3 mL of liquefied sputum and qPCR detection of MTB on a centrifugal microfluidic cartridge. …”
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Predicting infectivity: comparing four PCR‐based assays to detect culturable SARS‐CoV‐2 in clinical samples by Emily A Bruce, Margaret G Mills, Reigran Sampoleo, Garrett A Perchetti, Meei‐Li Huang, Hannah W Despres, Madaline M Schmidt, Pavitra Roychoudhury, David J Shirley, Keith R Jerome, Alexander L Greninger, Jason W Botten

“…Using a novel primer/probe set for detection of subgenomic (sg)E transcripts, we successfully identified 100% of specimens containing culturable SARS‐CoV‐2 from a set of 126 clinical samples (total sgE CT values ranging from 12.3 to 37.5). …”
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Disentangling the effects of intermittent faecal shedding and imperfect test sensitivity on the microscopy-based detection of gut parasites in stool samples. by Lana C E Ferreira-Sá, Eleuza R Machado, Rodrigo Gurgel-Gonçalves, Fernando Abad-Franch

“…<h4>Background</h4>Gut-parasite transmission often involves faecal shedding, and detecting parasites in stool samples remains the cornerstone of diagnosis. …”
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Search for Optimal Parameters for Gas Chromatographic Complex When Determining Sarin in Water Samples by Flame Photometric Detection Method by V. А. Ignatyev, L. V. Petrakova, М. А. Ponsov, А. А. Rodionov

“…But the sensitivity of flame photometric detectors (FPD) is not always sufficient for the analysis of water samples for the presence of sarin, its precursors and products of destruction, especially in cases of necessity to detect the concentrations less than 0,03 ppm (3×10-5 mg/ml). …”
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Detection of SARS-CoV-2 infection by saliva and nasopharyngeal sampling in frontline healthcare workers: An observational cohort study. by Naomi F Walker, Rachel L Byrne, Ashleigh Howard, Elissavet Nikolaou, Madlen Farrar, Sharon Glynn, Katerina S Cheliotis, Ana I Cubas Atienzar, Kelly Davies, Jesús Reiné, Zalina Rashid-Gardner, Esther L German, Carla Solórzano, Tess Blandamer, Lisa Hitchins, Christopher Myerscough, Bradford D Gessner, Elizabeth Begier, Andrea M Collins, Mike Beadsworth, Stacy Todd, Helen Hill, Catherine F Houlihan, Eleni Nastouli, Emily R Adams, Elena Mitsi, Daniela M Ferreira, SAFER investigators

“…Combined saliva and OP/NP swab sampling would improve detection of SARS-CoV-2 for surveillance and is recommended for a high sensitivity strategy.…”
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Evaluating Colilert and ChromAgar methods for the detection of ESBL bacteria in water samples from urban markets in Blantyre, Malawi by Miss Effita Masoamphambe, Dr Derek Cocker, Prof Nicholas Feasey, Dr Kondwani Chidziwitsano, Miss Mindy Panulo, Dr David Berendes, Dr Amy Kirby, Prof Tracy Morse

“…Here, we evaluated the use of ChromAgar culture and novel ESBL Colilert methods for detecting ESBLs in water samples. Methods: Four urban markets in Blantyre, Malawi were evaluated. …”
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Advanced Fluorometric Detection of Sulfathiazole Antibiotics in Food Samples with Molecularly Imprinted Polymer Coated CdTe Quantum Dots by Bianca Mortari, Ademar Wong, Sabir Khan, Rosa Fireman Dutra, Maria Del Pilar Taboada Sotomayor

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Detecting gene copy number alterations by Oncomine Comprehensive genomic profiling in a comparative study on FFPE tumor samples by Fabio Bozzi, Elena Conca, Marco Silvestri, Gianpaolo Dagrada, Alice Ardore, Donata Penso, Daniele Lorenzini, Chiara Costanza Volpi, Desirè Viola Trupia, Adele Busico, Iolanda Capone, Federica Perrone, Elena Tamborini, Andrea Vingiani, Luca Agnelli, Giancarlo Pruneri

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Evaluation and Validation of Colloidal Gold Immunochromatographic Qualitative Testing Products for the Detection of Emamectin Benzoate, Isocarbophos, and Fipronil in Cowpea Samples by Anning Song, Miao Wang, Yongxin She, Maojun Jin, Zhen Cao, A. M. Abd El-Aty, Jing Wang

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A Small-Sample Target Detection Method for Transmission Line Hill Fires Based on Meta-Learning YOLOv11 by Yaoran Huo, Yang Zhang, Jian Xu, Xu Dai, Luocheng Shen, Conghong Liu, Xia Fang

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