Comparable outcome of culture-negative and culture-positive periprosthetic hip joint infection for patients undergoing two-stage revision
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DOI: 10.1007/s00264-018-3783-4
Abstract: PurposeLack of peri-operative microbiological evidence is an unfavourable factor in one-stage revision. The objective of this study was to figure out whether being culture-negative was an unfavourable factor for periprosthetic hip joint infection (PHJI) in… read more here.
Keywords: culture; culture positive; culture negative; stage revision ... See more keywords
Detection of culture-negative sepsis in clinical blood samples using a microfluidic assay for combined CD64 and CD69 cell capture.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.02.039
Abstract: Sepsis is a life-threatening disease that affects millions of people every year. Rapid detection of sepsis assists clinicians to initiate timely antibiotic therapy and to reduce mortality. At the same time, accurate point-of-care detection is… read more here.
Keywords: sepsis; detection; culture negative; cd64 cd69 ... See more keywords
Evaluation of different methods to improve culture-negative peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis: A single-center study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.amsu.2021.01.087
Abstract: Background ISPD recommends culture-negative peritonitis in each peritoneal dialysis (PD) center should less than 15%. The hospital in Thailand, however faced a significantly high rate of culture negative peritonitis, even using blood culture bottles technique.… read more here.
Keywords: culture negative; related peritonitis; centrifugation; culture ... See more keywords
Detection of macrolide resistance genes in culture-negative specimens from Bangladeshi children with invasive pneumococcal diseases.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jgar.2016.11.009
Abstract: OBJECTIVES In recent years, an increasing prevalence of macrolide resistance among pneumococci in Bangladesh has been observed. However, the scenario remains incomplete, as few isolates (80%) are culture-negative. This study optimised a triplex PCR method… read more here.
Keywords: detection; resistance; macrolide resistance; culture negative ... See more keywords
Further evidence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the sputum of culture-negative pulmonary tuberculosis suspects using an ultrasensitive molecular assay.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2019.03.007
Abstract: BACKGROUND Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is critical to TB control. However, many patients with paucibacillary TB disease remain undiagnosed. Current TB elimination goals require new tools to diagnose early disease. We evaluated performance… read more here.
Keywords: pulmonary tuberculosis; culture negative; disease; tuberculosis ... See more keywords
Recent Advances and Ongoing Challenges in the Diagnosis of Culture Negative Endophthalmitis
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DOI: 10.1080/08820538.2022.2113101
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background Culture negative (CN) but presumed infectious endophthalmitis poses a huge diagnostic challenge in terms of clinical management. This article outlines the current state of knowledge of infectious endophthalmitis with negative cultures and summarizes… read more here.
Keywords: endophthalmitis; infectious endophthalmitis; culture negative; endophthalmitis recent ... See more keywords
Evaluation of empirical treatment for blood culture-negative endocarditis
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw362
Abstract: Objectives Much progress has been made in understanding the main causes of blood culture-negative endocarditis (BCNE). Few studies concerning BCNE treatment (due to previous antibiotics used or fastidious pathogens) are available. We performed this study… read more here.
Keywords: treatment; culture negative; empirical treatment; negative endocarditis ... See more keywords
Optimizing antibiotic use in culture-negative healthcare-associated infection with a 'stop' policy: a descriptive analytical study.
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DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmac101
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Many sick neonates receive antibiotics for the clinical diagnosis of probable/possible sepsis. Reports suggest rampant antibiotic use in culture-negative sepsis. We introduced an antibiotic stop policy (ASP), by defining 'completed course duration… read more here.
Keywords: culture; stop policy; antibiotic use; culture negative ... See more keywords
Histoplasma capsulatum culture-negative prosthetic valve endocarditis presenting as a cystic mass
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-244914
Abstract: A 58-year-old immunocompetent patient with previous prosthetic valve presented with chest pain, constitutional symptoms and septic shock. Blood cultures and transthoracic echocardiogram were negative, but the patient was initiated on broad spectrum antibiotics due to… read more here.
Keywords: prosthetic valve; patient; valve; culture negative ... See more keywords
Multicentre registry data analysis comparing outcomes of culture-negative peritonitis and different subtypes of culture-positive peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis patients
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DOI: 10.1177/0896860819879891
Abstract: Background: The outcomes of culture-negative peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients have been reported to be superior to those of culture-positive peritonitis. The current study aimed to examine whether this observation also applied to different… read more here.
Keywords: negative peritonitis; culture positive; culture negative; culture ... See more keywords
Shotgun metagenomic sequencing in culture negative microbial keratitis.
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DOI: 10.1177/11206721221149077
Abstract: PURPOSE To evaluate the microbiota of culture negative Corneal Impression Membrane (CIM) microbial keratitis samples with the use of shotgun metagenomics analysis. METHODS DNA of microbial keratitis samples were collected with CIM and extracted using… read more here.
Keywords: shotgun metagenomic; keratitis; microbial keratitis; culture negative ... See more keywords