Shift in the profile and prognostic implications in invasive fungal rhinosinusitis: experience of 10 years in a tertiary center by Raúl Mellidez-Acosta, Lidia Torres-García, Miguel Saro-Buendía, Natalia Jaramillo-Ángel, Javier Cabrera-Guijo, Catalina Bancalari-Díaz, Noelia Muñoz-Fernández, Lucas Fito-Martorell, Miguel Armengot-Carceller, Alfonso García-Piñero

“…The following variables were analyzed: gender, age, underlying conditions, symptoms, histological study outcomes, microbiological study outcomes, administered antifungal treatment, surgical interventions, and survival following diagnosis. …”
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Performance of Household Water Treatment Methods for Microbial Removal under Household Conditions in Kabale District, Uganda by Alex, Saturday, George Lukoye Makokha, Anthony Macharia

“…In addition, mean log10 Escherichia coli removal were 0.7 log10 (-22.6) for boiling method, 0.3log10 (37.5%) for biosand filtration method, -0.4 log10 (-200%) for let it stand and settle method and 0.6 log10 (50%) for application of aqua safe. The microbiological quality of stored treated drinking water was significantly low. …”
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Assessment of technogenic pollution by silver compounds on the biological properties of the soil (model experiment) by Tatiana Minnikova, Natalia Tsepina, Sergey Kolesnikov, Natalia Evstegneeva, Anna Kusina

“…Ecotoxicity was assessed by the degree of changes in the indicators of enzymatic activity, microbiological and phytotoxic indicators of soils 10, 30 and 90 days after contamination. …”
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Extracellular electron shuttles induced transformation and mobilization of Fe/As with the occurrence of biogenic vivianite by Jia Wang, Mengna Chen, Yalong Li, Yang Yang, Zuoming Xie

“…This study highlights the effects of phosphate, As doping methods, and pH levels on As migration and transformation and refines theories on microbiologically induced high-As groundwater formation.…”
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Spatial and temporal variations of faecal indicator bacteria in Lake Bunyonyi, South‑Western Uganda by Alex, Saturday, Thomas, J. Lyimo, John, Machiwa, Siajali, Pamba

“…Nevertheless, little is known about the microbiological characteristics of water in Lake Bunyonyi. …”
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Characterization of Vaginitis Among Women Complaining of Genital Tract Symptoms by Hemin Muheddin Kareem, Muhammed Saed Qadir, Safa Bakr Karim, Solaf Jawhar Ali

“…Samples were examined microbiologically and causative agents were isolated. All relevant clinical information such as patient demographic profiles, socioeconomic variables, risk factors and symptoms have been collected by questionnaire based study. …”
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Response of Microbial Community Structure and Diversity to Nitrogen Deposition in Soils of Pinus yunnanensis Forest of the Central Yunnan Plateau by SONG Chenggong, WANG Keqin, SONG Yali, LI Xiaodong, ZHANG Jiguo, LI Yun, DENG Qiujiang

“…[Objective] To study the characteristics of changes in chemical properties and diversity and structural composition of soil microbial communities in Pinus yun-nanensis soils on the Central Yunnan Plateau under nitrogen deposition, and to analyze the correlation between soil microorganisms and soil chemical properties, in order to provide a scientific basis for understanding the trend of changes in nutrient cycling in forest soil ecosystems under nitrogen deposition and observing soil microbiological changes. [Method] The soil of P. yunnanensis forests on the Central Yunnan Plateau was selected as the research object, CO(NH2)2 was used as the N source, and four different gradients were set up for simulated N deposition experiments, including control CK [N 0 g/(m2·a)], low nitrogen LN [N 10 g/(m2·a)], medium nitrogen MN [N 20 g/(m2·a)], and high nitrogen HN [N 25 g/(m2·a)], the structure and diversity of soil bacterial and fungal community were analyzed, and the characteristics of the changes of soil pH, TOC, TN, TP, NH+4-N and NO-3-N were determined. …”
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Investigation of Hydro-Geochemical Characteristics of Groundwater In Port Harcourt City, Nigeria: Implication for Use and Vulnerability by HO Nwankwoala, GJ Udom

“…Thirty two (32) groundwater samples were analysed for their physical, chemical and microbiological properties. The average temperature of the groundwater samples is 29 oC, The water is slightly acidic with pH values between 4.28 – 7.72. …”
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Bacteriological and Physicochemical Qualities of Ebutte River in Ebutte Community, Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria by Fred Osaro Ekhaise

“…The bacteriological and physicochemical assessments were studied using the basic microbiological techniques. The bacterial counts were shown to be highest in the inhabited point (3) while downstream (points 4 and 5) and upstream (points 1 and 2) recorded lower counts due to little or no human activities. …”
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Targeting the G-quadruplex as a novel strategy for developing antibiotics against hypervirulent drug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Maria Sultan, Maria Razzaq, Joohyun Lee, Shreyasi Das, Shrute Kannappan, Vinod Kumar Subramani, Wanki Yoo, Truc Kim, Hye-Ra Lee, Akhilesh K. Chaurasia, Kyeong Kyu Kim

“…Methods To test this, first we screened the antibiotic properties of representative G4-binding ligands against hypervirulent and MDR S. aureus USA300 and determined the in vitro and in vivo antibacterial activity; and proposed the mechanism of action by applying various microbiological, infection, microscopic, and biophysicochemical techniques. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of percutaneous endoscopic debridement and drainage for spinal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Guozhong Zhou, Xiaorong Liu, Zhi Liang, Xuesong Chen, Chao Song

“…The rates of excellent or good MacNab classification were 92.6% (95% CI 84.1–98.1%). Microbiological diagnostics revealed a 71.7% (95% CI 65.5–77.6%) positive rate in tissue cultures, surpassing blood cultures (odds ratio [OR] 2.72 [95% CI 1.01–7.30]). …”
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Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Healthcare Waste Valorisation Alternatives by Zlaugotne Beate, Zandberga Anda, Gusca Julija, Kalnins Silvija Nora

“…Furthermore, after the treatment iHCW is cleaner from a microbiological contamination perspective than household waste, making it a highly valuable resource. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Optimization of Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy for Febrile Neutropenia in Patients With Hematologic Malignancies by Cui Y, Liu X, Feng S

“…The study aims to update and optimize empirical treatment strategies for hematological malignancy (HM) patients, a population particularly vulnerable to these evolving threats.Methods: A literature review was conducted on studies published between January 2010 and December 2023 regarding empirical treatment of FN in HM patients, focusing on pathogen characteristics, treatment regimens, and duration of therapy.Results: Approximately one-third of HM patients with FN experience fever of unknown origin (FUO), while 40– 50% have clinically documented infections (CDI), and 10– 30% present with microbiologically documented infections (MDI), with a predominance of Gram-negative bacteria (GNB). …”
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