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Frequency of Diarrhea, Stool Specimen Collection and Testing, and Detection of Clostridioides Difficile Infection Among Hospitalized Adults in the Muenster/Coesfeld Area, Germany
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) often manifests as diarrhea, particularly in adults of older age or with underlying comorbidities. However,...
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Stool and Intestinal Microbiota Examination
Stool examination detects the changes in appearance, morphology, particles, and biochemistry of the human fecal samples, in order to study the human...
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamases found in Escherichia coli isolates obtained from blood cultures and corresponding stool specimen
With extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and CTX-M enzymes being on the rise, antimicrobial treatment of enterobacterial infections is becoming...
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Comparative genomics of Campylobacter jejuni from clinical campylobacteriosis stool specimens
BackgroundCampylobacter jejuni is a pervasive pathogen of major public health concern with a complex ecology requiring accurate and informative...
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A hands-free stool sampling system for monitoring intestinal health and disease
Analysis of stool offers simple, non-invasive monitoring for many gastrointestinal (GI) diseases and access to the gut microbiome, however adherence...
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Rapid molecular diagnostics of tuberculosis resistance by targeted stool sequencing
BackgroundStool is an important diagnostic specimen for tuberculosis in populations who struggle to provide sputum, such as children or people living...
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Cartridge Based Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (CBNAAT) in Stool Samples in Pediatric Tuberculosis
ObjectivesTo find out the diagnostic accuracy of stool Cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test (CBNAAT) as an alternate method as compared to...
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Rapid stool antigenic test for typhoid fever among suspected cases, Northeast, Ethiopia
Typhoid fever continued to be the key cause of morbidity and mortality in develo** countries with poor hygienic practices and limited access to...
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Improved Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring of Tuberculosis Using Stool and the Tuberculosis Bacterial Load Assay (TB-MBLA)
The diagnosisDiagnoses and monitoring of tuberculosis treatment is difficult as many patients are unable to produce sputum. This means that many...
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Distribution of helminth eggs in environmental and stool samples of farming households along Akaki River in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BackgroundHelminth infections are a public health issue in countries with poor sanitation facilities. However, there little information on the...
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Multicenter comparative study of Enterocytozoon bieneusi DNA extraction methods from stool samples, and mechanical pretreatment protocols evaluation
Nowadays, the use of qPCR for the diagnosis of intestinal microsporidiosis is increasing. There are several studies on the evaluation of qPCR...
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SARS CoV-2 detected in neonatal stool remote from maternal COVID-19 during pregnancy
BackgroundIn utero transmission of SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has not been fully investigated. We investigated whether newborns of mothers with...
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Clinical outcomes and treatment necessity in patients with toxin-negative Clostridioides difficile stool samples
PurposeThe clinical significance of negative toxin enzyme immunoassays (EIA) for Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) is unclear. Our study...
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A stool based qPCR for the diagnosis of TB in children and people living with HIV in Uganda, Eswatini and Mozambique (Stool4TB): a protocol for a multicenter diagnostic evaluation
BackgroundTuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Children and people living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of mortality,...
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Development of nucleic acid lateral flow immunoassay for molecular detection of Entamoeba moshkovskii and Entamoeba dispar in stool samples
Entamoeba moshkovskii , recently known as a possible pathogenic amoeba, and the non-pathogenic Entamoeba dispar are morphologically indistinguishable...
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Selective Visualization of Live Intestinal Parasites in Stool Specimens Without Purification
PurposeMicroscopic observation of live parasites in the stool is an important diagnostic tool in human and veterinary medicine. Because of the...
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A simplified multiplex methylated DNA testing for early detection of colorectal cancer in stool DNA
BackgroundColoDefense1.0 assay has demonstrated its excellent sensitivity and specificity for early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) by detecting...
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Performance of Mini Parasep® SF stool concentrator kit, Kato-Katz, and formalin-ethyl acetate concentration methods for diagnosis of opisthorchiasis in Northeast Thailand
BackgroundControl and elimination of the liver fluke ( Opisthorchis viverrini ) is a primary preventive strategy against cholangiocarcinoma in...
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Time series of chicken stool metagenomics and egg metabolomics in changing production systems: preliminary insights from a proof-of-concept
BackgroundDifferent production systems of livestock animals influence various factors, including the gut microbiota.
MethodsWe investigated whether...
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Human-stool-associated tusavirus (Parvoviridae) in domestic goats and sheep
In this study, genetic counterparts of the human-stool-associated tusavirus ( s ubfamily Parvovirinae, family Parvoviridae ) with >97% and 95-100% amino...
