Lophomonas as a respiratory pathogen—jumping the gun

A Mewara, GH Gile, B Mathison, H Zhao… - Journal of clinical …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Human infections with the protozoan Lophomonas have been increasingly reported in the
medical literature over the past three decades. Initial reports were based on microscopic …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical challenge of diagnosing non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia and identifying causative pathogens: a narrative review

S Quarton, A Livesey, H Pittaway, A Adiga… - Journal of Hospital …, 2024 - Elsevier
Non-ventilated hospital-acquired pneumonia (NV-HAP) is associated with a significant
healthcare burden, arising from high incidence and associated morbidity and mortality …

Menstrual Blood as a Diagnostic Specimen for Human Papillomavirus Genotyping and Genital Tract Infection Using Next-Generation Sequencing as a Novel …

HF Tsang, YS Cheung, CSA Yu, CSS Chan, CBT Wong… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Menstrual blood (MB) is a convenient specimen type that can be self-collected
easily and non-invasively by women. This study assessed the potential application of MB as …

Delayed diagnosis of persistent Q fever: a case series from China

S Wang, K Xu, G Wang - BMC Infectious Diseases, 2024 - Springer
Background Q fever, caused by the zoonotic pathogen Coxiella burnetii, exhibits a
worldwide prevalence. In China, Q fever is not recognized as a notifiable disease, and the …

Clinical characteristics of 15 patients with listeria meningitis in adult

H Qu, Y Wang, H Diao, G Ren, Z Wang, J Shang… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Objective To report and analyze the clinical characteristics of 15 patients with Listeria
meningitis in adult. Methods We reviewed the medical records of 15 patients with Listeria …

[HTML][HTML] Pneumonia caused by Enterococcus faecalis and tropical candida in a maintenance hemodialysis patient concomitant with COVID-19: A case report and …

X He, Y Wang, S Liu, X Li - Medicine: Case Reports and Study …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Interventions: Following initial treatment with a wide range of antibiotics guided by blood and
sputum cultures, there was no improvement in the patient's health. Further examination of …

Application of targeted next-generation sequencing to identify pathogens in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of adults with pulmonary infections

S He, X Wu, Z Liang, D Lin, J Gao, W Qin, H Wei… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background Targeted next-generation sequencing (tNGS) has emerged as an efficient
diagnostic method for pathogens identification. herein, we aimed to evaluate its performance …