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Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Gram-positive and -negative bacterial isolates directly from spiked blood culture media with Raman spectroscopy
Patients suffering from bacterial bloodstream infections have an increased risk of develo** systematic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), which can result in rapid deterioration of the patients’ health. ...
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Open AccessIn vitro evaluation of the performance of Granada selective enrichment broth for the detection of group B streptococcal colonization
A broth for the screening of group B streptococcal (GBS) carriage during pregnancy is about to be introduced. Simulating conditions in everyday practice, we have compared the sensitivity of this Granada tube b...
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Open AccessExternal quality assessment of the molecular diagnostics and genoty** of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Two multicentre external quality assessments (EQA) for the molecular detection and genoty** of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were arranged. Firstly, 11 samples containing various amounts of ...
