Comparison of the RGM medium and the mycobacterial growth indicator tube automated system for isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria from sputum samples of cystic fibrosis patients in Belgium
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jctube.2018.07.003
Abstract: Purpose Pulmonary infections due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are an emerging issue in the cystic fibrosis (CF) population. Due to bacterial and fungal overgrowth, isolation of mycobacteria from the sputum samples of these patients remains… read more here.
Keywords: medium; isolation; rgm medium; sputum samples ... See more keywords
In Vivo Proteome of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Airways of Cystic Fibrosis Patients.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00122
Abstract: Chronic airway infection with P. aeruginosa (PA) is a hallmark of cystic fibrosis (CF) disease. The mechanisms producing PA persistence in CF therapies remain poorly understood. To gain insight on PA physiology in patient airways and… read more here.
Keywords: cystic fibrosis; sputum samples; physiology; vivo proteome ... See more keywords
Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis multiple strains in sputum samples from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in south western Uganda using MIRU-VNTR
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-05591-3
Abstract: Infections with multiple strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are now widely recognized as a common occurrence. Identification of patients infected with multiple strains provides both insight into the disease dynamics and the epidemiology of tuberculosis. Analysis… read more here.
Keywords: sputum samples; multiple strains; tuberculosis; pulmonary tuberculosis ... See more keywords
Analysis of circulating tumour DNA in paired plasma and sputum samples of EGFR-mutated NSCLC patients
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DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz257.012
Abstract: Abstract Background Liquid biopsy is a minimally invasive strategy to detect genetic alterations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. In particular, it is clinically useful for the detection of the EGFR T790M resistance mutation… read more here.
Keywords: egfr mutated; sputum; plasma sputum; nsclc patients ... See more keywords
Rapid Identification of Drug Resistance and Phylogeny in M. tuberculosis, Directly from Sputum Samples
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01252-22
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected the progress in accessing essential Tuberculosis (TB) services and reducing the burden of TB disease, resulting in a decreased detection of new cases and increased deaths. Generating molecular diagnostic tests… read more here.
Keywords: sputum samples; tuberculosis; phylogeny; resistance ... See more keywords
Usefulness of Combining Sputum and Nasopharyngeal Samples for Viral Detection by Reverse Transcriptase PCR in Adults Hospitalized with Acute Respiratory Illness
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02775-22
Abstract: This study reveals that RT-PCR utilizing sputum significantly increased the detection rate for respiratory viral nucleic acids among adult patients admitted to the hospital, compared to nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS). Notably, combined samples of sputum and… read more here.
Keywords: sputum samples; nps sputum; sputum; detection ... See more keywords
Airway pathogens detected in stable and exacerbated COPD in patients in Asia-Pacific
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DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00057-2022
Abstract: Background The burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the Asia-Pacific region is projected to increase. Data from other regions show bacterial and viral infections can trigger acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD). Methods This… read more here.
Keywords: sputum samples; copd; asia pacific; exacerbation ... See more keywords
Missing sputum samples are common in asthma intervention studies and successful collection at follow-up is related to improvement in clinical outcomes
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DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00612-2021
Abstract: With only modest agreement between airway and systemic eosinophilia, biomarkers directly assessing the level and type of airway inflammation are becoming increasingly important, both for targeting treatment to the individual patient and for assessing effect… read more here.
Keywords: sputum samples; intervention; common asthma; asthma intervention ... See more keywords
Comparative study of OMNIgene®•SPUTUM reagent versus cold-chain for the transportation of sputum samples to GeneXpert®MTB/RIF testing sites in Malawi
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DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-4070-8
Abstract: BackgroundThe study was conducted in a remote sputum sample collection sites and GeneXpert® MTB/RIF testing centers to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Malawi. The main purpose of the study was to evaluate whether sputum samples stored… read more here.
Keywords: sputum; cold chain; study; sputum samples ... See more keywords
Comparing microbiota profiles in induced and spontaneous sputum samples in COPD patients
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DOI: 10.1186/s12931-017-0645-3
Abstract: BackgroundInduced and spontaneous sputum are used to evaluate the airways microbiota. Whether the sputum types can be used interchangeably in microbiota research is unknown. Our aim was to compare microbiota in induced and spontaneous sputum… read more here.
Keywords: sputum; copd patients; spontaneous sputum; sputum samples ... See more keywords
A pilot study: VereMTB detection kit for rapid detection of multidrug-resistant mycobcterium tuberculosis in clinical sputum samples
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228312
Abstract: The performance of VereMTBTM Detection Kit for detection of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) was validated by using 124 sputum samples. Comparing with MGIT culture, the sensitivity and specificity of VereMTB Detection Kit for MTBC detection were… read more here.
Keywords: detection; veremtb detection; sputum samples; detection kit ... See more keywords