We implemented an end-to-end system for disorder identification and slot filling. For identifying spans for both disorders and their attributes, we used a linear chain conditional random field (CRF) approach coupled with cTAKES for pre-processing. For combining disjoint disorder spans, finding relations between attributes and disorders, and attribute normalization, we used l2-regularized l2-los...

A directory of test patterns and their interpretations has been prepared for identification of Enterobacteriaceae by using the 11-test API 10 S kit. The diagnostic accuracy of the directory and kit were evaluated by using records of test results for 37,476 isolates studied with the 21-test API 20 Enteric kit. Analysis indicates that 96.9% of the isolates would have been correctly identified at ...

background and objective: probiotics are live microbial feed supplements which beneficially affect the host animal by improving its intestinal microbial balance, producing metabolites which inhibit the colonization or growth of other microorganisms or by competing with them for resources such as nutrients or space. the aim of this study was to investigate the probiotic properties of candida fam...

Mastitis is a continuous concern for dairy producers in the US because of its economic consequences. Coliform mastitis accounts for 20-80% of acute clinical mastitis cases and includes gram-negative pathogens Escherichia coli, Klebsiella and Enterobacter species. Rapid identification of the causative organism is essential to implement a prudent treatment plan. Escherichia coli can be rapidly id...

Three different areas -hospital, food-handling establishments and human dwellings, were surveyed for pathogenic gram-negative bacteria carried on the cuticles of cockroaches. Fifty species of bacteria were identified from all cockroaches. Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Citrobacter freundii and Enterobacter cloacae were the most frequently found. Pathogenic and potentially pathogenic b...

BACKGROUND Assessment of resistance genes is imperative, as they become disseminated to bacterial flora in plants and to the indigenous bacterial community, and thus ultimately contributes to the clinical problems of antibiotic resistant pathogens. OBJECTIVES The research was to assess the antibiotic characteristics and incidence of sul3 genes of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia isolates recovere...

Ninety-one strains of Pseudomonas pseudomallei were tested in the API 20E system and in equivalent conventional tests. Except for utilisation of citrate there was good correlation between API and conventional tests. Seven-digit profiles were constructed from each strain after 48 hours' incubation, and numerical codes 2 006 727, 2 206 706, 2 206 707, and 2 206 727 accounted for 77% of strains te...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The heterogeneity of group D streptococci led to the identification of various biotypes of Streptococcus equinus and Streptococcus bovis and to the description of new species. The objective of the present study was to improve the phenotypic delineation between species and to clarify their respective phylogenetic position. METHODS Physiological and genomic analyses were...