Colony Count, Microbial

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A case-control study of nosocomial ampicillin-resistant enterococcal infection and colonization at a university hospital. 
  • A comparison of environmental contamination by patients infected or colonized with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or vancomycin-resistant enterococci: a multicenter study. 
  • A flucytosine-responsive Mbp1/Swi4-like protein, Mbs1, plays pleiotropic roles in antifungal drug resistance, stress response, and virulence of Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Adherent biofilms in bacterial vaginosis. 
  • Amphotericin B lipid complex in the treatment of experimental cryptococcal meningitis and disseminated candidosis. 
  • An assessment of fecal indicator bacteria-based water quality standards. 
  • Analysis of total aerobic viable counts in raw fish by high-throughput optical oxygen respirometry. 
  • Association of lower airway inflammation with physiologic findings in young children with cystic fibrosis. 
  • Association of plasma levels of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA and oropharyngeal Candida colonization. 
  • Bacteria localization and chorion thinning among preterm premature rupture of membranes. 
  • Bacterial contamination associated with estuarine shoreline development. 
  • Bacterial vaginosis-associated microflora and effects of topical intravaginal clindamycin. 
  • Bioburden after Staphylococcus aureus inoculation in type 1 diabetic rats undergoing internal fixation. 
  • Calcineurin controls drug tolerance, hyphal growth, and virulence in Candida dubliniensis. 
  • Calcineurin controls growth, morphology, and pathogenicity in Aspergillus fumigatus. 
  • Calcineurin is required for pseudohyphal growth, virulence, and drug resistance in Candida lusitaniae. 
  • Can Ceftazidime-Avibactam and Aztreonam Overcome β-Lactam Resistance Conferred by Metallo-β-Lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae? 
  • Candida virulence properties and adverse clinical outcomes in neonatal candidiasis. 
  • Central line-associated bloodstream infections in adult hematology patients with febrile neutropenia: an evaluation of surveillance definitions using differential time to blood culture positivity. 
  • Challenge of Drosophila melanogaster with Cryptococcus neoformans and role of the innate immune response. 
  • Characteristic profile of intestinal microflora in Kawasaki disease. 
  • Characterization of symbiont populations in life-history stages of mussels from chemosynthetic environments. 
  • Clinicomicrobiological review of Nocardia keratitis. 
  • Colony size can be used to determine the MIC of fluconazole for pathogenic yeasts. 
  • Comparative pathogenesis of clinical and nonclinical isolates of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Comparison of three methods to recover vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) from perianal and environmental samples collected during a hospital outbreak of VRE. 
  • Conditions that may affect the results of susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to pyrazinamide. 
  • Contribution of aerobic photoheterotrophic bacteria to the carbon cycle in the ocean. 
  • Correlation of intracellular organisms with quantitative endotracheal aspirate. 
  • Decontamination of targeted pathogens from patient rooms using an automated ultraviolet-C-emitting device. 
  • Defining wound microbial flora: molecular microbiology opening new horizons. 
  • Determination of mitotic recombination rates by fluctuation analysis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Discriminating fever behavior in house flies. 
  • Distinct Roles of Myosins in Aspergillus fumigatus Hyphal Growth and Pathogenesis. 
  • Does preoperative topical antimicrobial scrub reduce positive surgical site culture rates in men undergoing artificial urinary sphincter placement? 
  • Early bactericidal activity of isoniazid in pulmonary tuberculosis. Optimization of methodology. The DATRI 008 Study Group. 
  • Effects of temperature abuse on survival of Vibrio vulnificus in oysters. 
  • Effects of topical application of free and liposome-encapsulated lactoferrin and lactoperoxidase on oral microbiota and dental caries in rats. 
  • Evaluation of penicillin and hyperbaric oxygen in the treatment of streptococcal myositis. 
  • Fatty acid synthesis is essential for survival of Cryptococcus neoformans and a potential fungicidal target. 
  • Fluconazole prophylaxis against fungal colonization and infection in preterm infants. 
  • Fungal diagnosis: how do we do it and can we do better? 
  • Identification of early interactions between Francisella and the host. 
  • Immunohistologic quantification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the tracheobronchial tree from patients with cystic fibrosis. 
  • In Vivo Efficacy of a "Smart" Antimicrobial Implant Coating. 
  • In vitro and in vivo efficacies of the new triazole albaconazole against Cryptococcus neoformans. 
  • Innate and adaptive immunity cooperate flexibly to maintain host-microbiota mutualism. 
  • Is the sutureless cataract incision a valve for bacterial inoculation? 
  • Killing of Cryptococcus neoformans by rat alveolar macrophages. 
  • Laboratory and clinical evaluation of Mycobacterium xenopi isolates. 
  • Long-term monitoring of bacteria undergoing programmed population control in a microchemostat. 
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) nasal real-time PCR: a predictive tool for contamination of the hospital environment. 
  • Microbial inactivation of Pseudomonas putida and Pichia pastoris using gene silencing. 
  • Modeling phage induced bacterial disinfection rates and the resulting design implications. 
  • Modeling the relationship between most probable number (MPN) and colony-forming unit (CFU) estimates of fecal coliform concentration. 
  • Molecular characterization of group A Streptococcus maltodextrin catabolism and its role in pharyngitis. 
  • Niche partitioning among Prochlorococcus ecotypes along ocean-scale environmental gradients. 
  • Plasticity of death rates in stationary phase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 
  • Polysaccharide capsule and sialic acid-mediated regulation promote biofilm-like intracellular bacterial communities during cystitis. 
  • Population dynamics and niche distribution of uropathogenic Escherichia coli during acute and chronic urinary tract infection. 
  • Prevalent mutator genotype identified in fungal pathogen Candida glabrata promotes multi-drug resistance. 
  • Programmed population control by cell-cell communication and regulated killing. 
  • Pulmonary and systemic host response to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteremia in normal and immunosuppressed mice. 
  • Quantitation of Candida CFU in initial positive blood cultures. 
  • Rapid chemotactic response enables marine bacteria to exploit ephemeral microscale nutrient patches. 
  • Real-time PCR assays compared to culture-based approaches for identification of aerobic bacteria in chronic wounds. 
  • Remarks concerning testing parameters for blood cultures. 
  • Role of immersion refractometry for investigating laser-induced effects in cells. 
  • Seasonal changes in airborne fungi and bacteria at a dairy cattle concentrated animal feeding operation in the southwest United States. 
  • Silver nanoparticle-alginate composite beads for point-of-use drinking water disinfection. 
  • Surfactant protein D facilitates Cryptococcus neoformans infection. 
  • Surfactant protein D increases phagocytosis of hypocapsular Cryptococcus neoformans by murine macrophages and enhances fungal survival. 
  • Survival of lung transplant patients with cystic fibrosis harboring panresistant bacteria other than Burkholderia cepacia, compared with patients harboring sensitive bacteria. 
  • Targeting the calcineurin pathway enhances ergosterol biosynthesis inhibitors against Trichophyton mentagrophytes in vitro and in a human skin infection model. 
  • The Antimicrobial Scrub Contamination and Transmission (ASCOT) Trial: A Three-Arm, Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial With Crossover Design to Determine the Efficacy of Antimicrobial-Impregnated Scrubs in Preventing Healthcare Provider Contamination. 
  • The Haemophilus influenzae Hap serine protease promotes adherence and microcolony formation, potentiated by a soluble host protein. 
  • The early bactericidal activity of rifabutin measured by sputum viable counts in Hong Kong patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. 
  • The estimation of parameters from bulked samples. 
  • The inoculum effect and band-pass bacterial response to periodic antibiotic treatment. 
  • Transcription-associated mutation of lasR in Pseudomonas aeruginosa. 
  • Ultra-low dose of Mycobacterium tuberculosis aerosol creates partial infection in mice. 
  • Uptake of itraconazole by alveolar macrophages. 
  • Urinary tract infection drives genome instability in uropathogenic Escherichia coli and necessitates translesion synthesis DNA polymerase IV for virulence. 
  • Varying cecal bacterial loads influences colitis and gastritis in HLA-B27 transgenic rats. 
  • Very low levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are not associated with immunologic changes or clinical outcome in South African patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis.