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Mycobacterial tissue culture positivity in the work-up of suspected cutaneous infection in a rural dermatology patient population
Dermatologists may be over-ordering mycobacterial tissue cultures when performing the broad work-up of skin infection. The objective of this study...
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria testing and culture positivity in the United States
BackgroundNontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are environmental bacteria which may cause chronic lung disease. The prevalence of NTM pulmonary...
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Rate and predictors of blood culture positivity after antibiotic administration: a prospective single-center study
PurposeBlood culture obtainment prior to antibiotic administration, in patients with suspected infection, is considered the best practice in...
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Arthrocentesis of suspected septic sternoclavicular arthritis: microbial yield and predictors of culture positivity
ObjectiveEvaluate the microbial yield and factors predicting culture positivity for image-guided arthrocentesis of suspected septic sternoclavicular...
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Impact of Valve Culture Positivity on Prognosis in Patients with Infective Endocarditis Who Underwent Valve Surgery
IntroductionInfective endocarditis (IE) is a severe and fatal infection with high in-hospital and overall mortality rates of approximately up to 30%....
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Time-to-positivity of Mycobacterium avium complex in broth culture associates with culture conversion
BackgroundMycobacterial time to positivity (TTP) in liquid culture media has predictive value for longer term outcomes in pulmonary tuberculosis, but...
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Matrix metalloproteinase 9 is associated with conjunctival microbiota culture positivity in Korean patients with chronic Stevens-Johnson syndrome
BackgroundStevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is an abnormal immune-response causing extensive exfoliation of the mucocutaneous tissue including...
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Culture positivity may correlate with long-term mortality in critically ill patients
BackgroundThe long-term outcome is currently a crucial issue in critical care, and we aim to address the association between culture positivity and...
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The association between culture positivity and long-term mortality in critically ill surgical patients
BackgroundThe long-term outcome is an essential issue in critically ill patients, and the identification of early determinant is needed for risk...
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Short time to positivity of blood culture predicts mortality and septic shock in bacteremic patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
BackgroundThe value of time to positivity (TTP) on diagnosis for catheter-related bloodstream infection and distinguishment on bacteria group and...
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Preoperative bacteriuria positivity on urinalysis increases wound complications in primary total hip arthroplasty regardless of the urine culture result
BackgroundCurrent evidence does not recommend screening urine culture and curing asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) before joint arthroplasty. The...
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Radiographic characteristics of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in the STREAM stage 1 trial and their influence on time to culture conversion in the short regimen
BackgroundStage 1 of the STREAM trial demonstrated that the 9 month (Short) regimen developed in Bangladesh was non-inferior to the 20 month (Long)...
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Lack of correlation of Brucella antibody titers with clinical outcomes and culture positivity of brucellosis
BackgroundBrucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by Brucella spp., namely B. melitensis and B. abortus in humans. Culturing is the gold standard...
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RSV testing practice and positivity by patient demographics in the United States: integrated analyses of MarketScan and NREVSS databases
BackgroundRSV-incidence estimates obtained from routinely-collected healthcare data (e.g., MarketScan) are commonly adjusted for under-reporting...
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Time to positivity of blood cultures in a level IV NICU varies based on organism category and population subgroups: is a 36-hour rule out safe?
BackgroundTime to positivity (TTP) of blood cultures and organism characteristics may be different in a Level IV NICU population.
Methods ...
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“Let Us Begin Well Together”: A Preparation-Positivity-Purpose Checklist for Hel** Beginning Supervisors Optimize the Start of Supervision
Becoming a psychotherapy supervisor is no easy feat, and conceptual/practical material and empirical data suggest that beginning (compared to more...
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Racial/Ethnic, Biomedical, and Sociodemographic Risk Factors for COVID-19 Positivity and Hospitalization in the San Francisco Bay Area
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has uncovered clinically meaningful racial/ethnic disparities in COVID-19-related health outcomes. Current...
