Nosocomial lower respiratory tract infections are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in ICU patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Many studies have investigated the management and ...

a suggestive Gram's stain, and grow of bacteria (not necessarily) in cultures of sputum, tracheal aspirate, pleural fluid, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), or blood. [12] Per the CDC/NHSN definition ...

39 Meningitis is defined as increased white cells, elevated protein and decreased glucose in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (per reporting laboratory's reference range), or organisms seen on Gram stain of ...

GOLD guidelines recommend performing sputum cultures in patients with frequent exacerbations, severe airflow limitation and/or those requiring mechanical ventilation.2 While the goal of sputum culture ...

and 121 sputum samples were collected from patients with six kinds of LRIs. The turnaround time (from sample registration to result) for the rapid metagenomics test was 6.4 ± 1.4 hours, compared to 94 ...

Long before R.F.K., Jr., promised to “Make America Healthy Again,” wellness influencers were peddling a seductive promise of purity to the desperately sick. During the Cold War, American and ...

“Mitterrand was a man of culture – Macron, he’s a banker,” he added, referring to Macron’s former finance career. Mitterrand faced opposition, too. Critics said the glass ...

Coughing enough to produce a sputum sample may be uncomfortable for a few moments. Otherwise, there are no real risks or downsides to a sputum examination. It can be very helpful in diagnosing ...

Microbiology is the study of microscopic organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, archaea, fungi and protozoa. This discipline includes fundamental research on the biochemistry, physiology, cell ...

“Such evil can only forever be a stain on humanity and the world. In commemorating those who perished, the lives and the human potential that was lost with them, we also lament what ...

The diagnostic yields were 63% for effusion culture, 48% for sputum culture, 79% for the combination of effusion and sputum cultures, and 74% for histological examination of pleural biopsy specimens.