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This study examined the sensitivity and specificity of two selective media for the isolation of Burkholderia cepacia from sputum specimens in patients with cystic fibrosis
Abstract:
AIMS: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of two selective media for the isolation of Burkholderia cepacia from sputum specimens in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). METHODS: In total, 149 expectorated sputum specimens from 113 patients with CF (32 cepacia colonised patients and 81 non-cepacia colonised patients) attending three CF centres were examined for the presence of B more...
International Classification:
Diagnostic tool laboratory - Burkholderia cepacia
Categories:
media (gel); Burkholderia cepacia; cystic fibrosis
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Clin Pathol,
Vol: 54 Page: 803-5 October 2001
R. M. Wright; J. E. Moore; A. Shaw; K. Dunbar; M. Dodd; K. Webb; A. O. Redmond; M. Crowe; P. G. Murphy; S. Peacock; J. S. Elborn
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The aim of this study was to examine the operational feasibility of routine bacterial monitoring of platelets
Abstract:
Bacterial contamination of platelets poses the greatest risk of mortality and morbidity to platelet transfusion recipients. Some European countries have introduced routine bacterial monitoring of platelets to reduce the risk of transmission of bacteria. A pilot study was carried out at the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service, using the BacT/ALERT automated culture system, to more...
International Classification:
Bacterium - bacterial monitoring
Categories:
bacterial monitoring
Geography:
Northern Ireland
Transfus Med,
Vol: 13 Page: 189-95 August 2003
A. Macauley; A. Chandrasekar; G. Geddis; K. G. Morris; W. M. McClelland
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The aim of this study was to examine the epidemiology of peritonsillar abscess disease, to describe the impact of the nature of microbiological sampling on culture results
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OBJECTIVES: 1. To describe the epidemiology of peritonsillar abscess disease in Northern Ireland. 2. To describe the impact of the nature of microbiological sampling on culture results. METHOD: Retrospective review of cases of peritonsillar abscess identified by diagnostic coding in three centres in Northern Ireland between August 2001 and July 2002. RESULTS: One hundred and twenty more...
International Classification:
Diseases of the respiratory system - Other diseases of upper respiratory tract - peritonsillar abscess disease
Categories:
peritonsillar abscess disease
Geography:
Northern Ireland
J Infect,
Vol: 52 Page: 247-53 April 2006
B. C. Hanna; R. McMullan; G. Gallagher; S. Hedderwick
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