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Ambient RNAs removal of cortex-specific snRNA-seq reveals Apoe+ microglia/macrophage after deeper cerebral hypoperfusion in mice
BackgroundAmbient RNAs contamination in single-nuclei RNA sequencing (snRNA-seq) is a challenging problem, but the consequences of ambient RNAs...
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Assessing the impact of a cleaning programme on environmental hygiene in labour and neonatal wards: an exploratory study in The Gambia
BackgroundEffective surface cleaning in hospitals is crucial to prevent the transmission of pathogens. However, hospitals in low- and middle-income...
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Evaluation of bacterial and fungal contamination of kitchens of Birjand University of Medical Sciences
ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the total bacterial and fungal count of tools, devices and surfaces of kitchens of the centers affiliated to...
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Influence of filtering on the effective concentration and sterility of a 2% cyclosporine ophthalmic solution: a quality improvement perspective
BackgroundPharmaceutical companies do not sell formulations for all diseases; thus, healthcare workers have to treat some diseases by concocting...
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Effect of blood contamination of cerebrospinal fluid on amino acids, biogenic amines, pterins and vitamins
BackgroundCerebrospinal fluid (CSF) metabolomic investigations are a powerful tool for studying neurometabolic diseases. We aimed to assess the...
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Method for Collection of Tear Fluid for Evaluation Its Antioxidant Properties
A technique of collection of the tear fluid with Schirmer strips for evaluation of the activity of the main antioxidant defense enzymes (superoxide...
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Overview of the Maintenance of Authentic Cancer Cell Lines
The proper maintenance of cancer cell lines is critical to maintain the integrity of any experiment. Proper maintenance includes handling of cell...
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Activity of antimicrobial examination gloves under realistic conditions: challenge not fulfilled
BackgroundAntimicrobial materials or surfaces are advertised as part of infection prevention bundles. However, the efficacy of such antimicrobial...
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Reduction of Salmonella contamination on the surface of chicken skin using bacteriophage
BackgroundEnteric infections caused by Salmonella spp. remain a major public health burden worldwide. Chickens are known to be a major reservoir for...
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Trends in the Determination of Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquaculture and Fisheries
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and its transfer is considered a new pollutant in the aquatic system as it acts as root cause of shifting...
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Trends in the Determination of Antimicrobial Resistance in Aquaculture and Fisheries
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and its transfer is considered a new pollutant in the aquatic system as it acts as root cause of shifting...
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Direct qPCR is a sensitive approach to detect Mycoplasma contamination in U937 cell cultures
ObjectiveWe aim to directly detect Mycoplasma DNA in a U937 suspension cell culture without using DNA purification. In order to make Mycoplasma ...
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From contamination to infective endocarditis—a population-based retrospective study of Corynebacterium isolated from blood cultures
Corynebacterium is a genus that can contaminate blood cultures and also cause severe infections like infective endocarditis (IE). Our purpose was to...
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Knowledge of ocular infections among the dental practitioners across India: a cross sectional survey
BackgroundOcular issues such as impaired vision, ophthalmia, orbital cellulitis, and blindness are not common with dental infections. However, there...
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Co-contamination of food products from family farms in an environmental disaster area in Southeast Brazil with pathogenic bacteria and enteric viruses
In the present study, we evaluated the degree of contamination of fresh vegetables, cheeses and jellies from disaster area in Brazil with bacteria...
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A method to correct for the influence of bovine serum albumin-associated vitamin D metabolites in protein extracts from neonatal dried blood spots
ObjectiveWe developed an assay to measure the concentration of 25 hydroxyvitamin D 2 and D 3 in protein extracts derived from stored neonatal dried...
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Contamination of Clams with Human Norovirus and a Novel Hepatitis A Virus in Cameroon
Shellfish constitute an important protein source but may be contaminated by viruses from various origins. A study performed on clams collected in...
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Detection of Hepatitis A RNA, Hepatitis E RNA, Human Adenovirus F DNA, and Norovirus RNA in Fresh and Frozen Berry Products at Point of Retail in Ireland
Soft fruits are at particular risk of contamination with enteric viruses such as Hepatitis A virus (HAV), Hepatitis E Virus (HEV), Norovirus (NoV),...
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Towards precision quantification of contamination in metagenomic sequencing experiments
Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) experiments involving small amounts of nucleic acid input are highly susceptible to erroneous...
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Dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus in patients and the hospital environment in a tertiary care hospital in the Netherlands
BackgroundThe dynamics of Staphylococcus aureus in patients and the hospital environment are relatively unknown. We studied these dynamics in a...
