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Background/objectives Urinary antigen tests have been used for the rapid identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection ... positive if at least one positive result was obtained by Gram stain of ...

As the resistance rate at baseline was low, no conclusion could be made about clarithromycin's efficacy for infections caused by macrolide-resistant S. pneumoniae. Both treatments were well tolerated.

As an alternative, Gram-stain-based microbiological diagnosis of BV has been proposed. To perform a Gram stain, vaginal fluid or discharge is collected on a glass slide, allowed to air-dry ...

While pneumonia, an infection in the lungs, itself isn’t contagious, the viruses and bacteria that cause it often are. People with weakened immune systems may be at a greater risk from ...

Mar. 13, 2025 — A study has established the importance of immunoglobulin A, an antibody that is part of the immune system, in generating a response to pneumonia vaccines. Researchers have found ...

hWHO Collaborating Centre for New Vaccines Surveillance, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Fajara, The Gambia iDepartment of Microbiology ...

COP (formerly bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia) causes respiratory symptoms, with pulmonary infiltrates that usually respond well to therapy, but it is often misdiagnosed. This review ...

Results: 1041 patients with pneumococcal pneumonia diagnosed by Gram stain and culture of appropriate samples and/or urine antigen test were documented, of whom 114 (10.9%) had septic shock at ...

aDivision of Bacterial Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA bEpidemic Intelligence Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA cDivision of ...