Abstract:
:Three variants of a Corynebacterium diphtheriae subsp. mitis strain belfanti, two toxigenic (phage types 7 and 11) and one nontoxigenic (phage type 7), were simultaneously isolated from the throat of an adult.
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J Clin Microbioljournal_title
Journal of clinical microbiologyauthors
Chang DN,Laughren GS,Chalvardjian NEkeywords:
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Has Abstractpub_date
1978-12-01 00:00:00pages
767-8issue
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0095-1137issn
1098-660Xjournal_volume
8pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The performance of a commercially available, rapid membrane enzyme immunoassay for influenza A and B virus detection was compared to that of viral culture in 4,092 respiratory specimens collected from patients presenting with respiratory symptoms during the 2002-2003 influenza season. The test's overall sensitivity wa...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.42.8.3707-3710.2004
更新日期:2004-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::A duplex real-time SYBR Green LightCycler PCR (LC-PCR) assay with DNA extraction using the QIAamp DNA Stool Mini kit was evaluated with regard to detection of 8 of 17 species of food- or waterborne pathogens in five stool specimens in 2 h or less. The protocol used the same LC-PCR with 20 pairs of specific primers. Th...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/jcm.41.11.5134-5146.2003
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Bordetella pertussis was diagnosed in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient by a newly developed method in which bacterial DNA is amplified directly from sputum Gram-stained slides. The validation of the method is described along with an additional new PCR-based assay that can distinguish between B. pertussi...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/jcm.42.2.847-849.2004
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::Reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) is a sensitive method for detection of RNA virus nucleic acid sequences in clinical respiratory specimens. Previous studies have focused on RT-PCR for a single virus, but this approach is limited by the inability to establish a specific etiology when the RT-PCR result is negative and...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.34.1.140-143.1996
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We prospectively investigated the diagnostic utility of the Xpert MTB/RIF (Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampin [RIF] resistance) assay in 20 cases with confirmed tuberculous pleural effusion. The sensitivity and specificity of the Xpert assay in pleural fluid were 25% and 100%, respectively. All cases positive by the ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.05454-11
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::The current article summarizes recent changes in nomenclature for fungi of medical importance published in the years 2018 to 2019, including new species and revised names for existing ones. Many of the revised names have been widely adopted without further discussion. However, those that concern common pathogens of hu...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1128/JCM.01811-20
更新日期:2021-01-21 00:00:00
abstract::Comparative studies on the detection of bovine serum immunoglobulin G antibodies to bluetongue virus with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, an immunodiffusion method, and a serum neutralization assay demonstrated complete concordance between the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and the serum neutralization assay ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.15.1.159-162.1982
更新日期:1982-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::We have used comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) on a full-genome Campylobacter jejuni microarray to examine genome-wide gene conservation patterns among 51 strains isolated from food and clinical sources. These data have been integrated with data from three previous C. jejuni CGH studies to perform a meta-analysi...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,meta分析
doi:10.1128/JCM.42.10.4566-4576.2004
更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Gram-negative, non-saccharolytic, brown- or black-pigment-forming, nonmotile anaerboic coccobacilli, capable of decomposing hydrogen peroxide and identified as Bacteroides asaccharolyticus (B. melaninogenicus subsp. asaccharolyticus), were isolated from the supra- and subgingival plaques of beagle dogs with gingivitis...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.11.5.522-526.1980
更新日期:1980-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::In order to differentiate species within the Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato complex, LightCyler PCR and melting-curve analysis of the amplicons of two genes with intraspecies variability, the p66 gene and the recA gene, were performed. It was demonstrated that nested LightCycler PCR amplification of p66 is more sensi...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.39.7.2663-2667.2001
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this study, 113 Enterococcus faecium, 37 Enterococcus faecalis, 24 Enterococcus gallinarum, 15 Enterococcus raffinosus, and 13 Enterococcus casseliflavus clinical isolates and American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) strains were evaluated by contour-clamped homogeneous electric field electrophoresis. Thirty-one of ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.33.1.141-145.1995
更新日期:1995-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::In this work, we describe the assembly of a synthetic gene coding for several antigenic determinants found in different Leishmania infantum antigens. Selected epitopes were derived from the ribosomal proteins LiP2a, LiP2b, and LiP0 and from the histone H2A. The resulting gene was overexpressed in Escherichia coli eith...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.36.1.58-63.1998
更新日期:1998-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Performance in proficiency testing (PT) schemes is an objective measure of a laboratory's best performance. We examined the performance of participants in two parasitology PT schemes in South Africa from 2004 through 2010. The average rates of acceptable scores over the period were 58% and 66% for the stool and blood ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.01308-12
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Chlamydia trachomatis was recoved from 20% (36/180) of women attending a venereal disease clinic. All infected women had chlamydial antibodies in their serum and cervical secretions. However, the background rates of chlamydial antibody in chlamydia-negative women were very high. Measurement of antibodies in serum (com...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.10.5.647-649.1979
更新日期:1979-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Thirty-six Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) O111:H- strains, 18 of which were isolated from patients with hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) and 18 from patients suffering from diarrhea, were investigated for their enterohemolytic phenotypes and genotypes. Twenty-two strains were EHEC hemolysin (EHEC Hly) po...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.34.10.2364-2367.1996
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::Moxalactam is highly hydrolyzed by plasmid-mediated metallo-β-lactamases (MBLs), whereas it is poorly inactivated by serine-active carbapenemases. This study demonstrated that moxalactam resistance constituted an effective screen for MBL expression in enterobacteria, which could be confirmed, even in low-MBL-producing...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.00328-11
更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Anyplex STI-7 is a new molecular kit that detects seven sexually transmitted pathogens. Among 202 subjects screened for genital infection, 143 (70.4%) were diagnosed with at least one pathogen, in concordance with reference methods. In addition, the Anyplex STI-7 demonstrated coinfections, such as that with Ureaplasma...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.03370-14
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Respiratory tract infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Even with the advancement of diagnostic tools, the causative agent of 20 to 30% of upper respiratory tract infections go undiagnosed. Recently, a newly identified human respiratory virus, human metapneumovirus (hMPV), was discovered...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.44.4.1484-1489.2006
更新日期:2006-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::A simple and reliable technique was developed for differentiating Helicobacter pylori strains by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-amplified DNAs. Oligonucleotide primer pairs developed to the urease, 48-kDa stress protein (htrA), and 26-kDa antigen-encoding genes wer...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.31.6.1420-1425.1993
更新日期:1993-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Astrovirus infections were detected by enzyme immunoassay in 12 (5%) of 251 stool samples from children with gastroenteritis from Bogota, Colombia. In addition, astroviruses were detected by reverse transcription-PCR in 3 (10%) of 29 stool samples negative for other enteric pathogens collected in Caracas, Venezuela, f...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.38.9.3481-3483.2000
更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Current nucleic acid amplification methods to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis are complex, labor-intensive, and technically challenging. We developed and performed the first analysis of the Cepheid Gene Xpert System's MTB/RIF assay, an integrated hands-free sputum-processing and real-time PCR system with rapid on-de...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.01463-09
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The usefulness of filter paper for preservation of bacterial cells was shown by mixed-linker DNA fingerprint analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from 77 Brazilian patients. DNA fingerprints of samples spotted onto filter paper and conventional culture material were identical. Thus, filter paper specimens a...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.36.2.573-576.1998
更新日期:1998-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized patients tested for Clostridium difficile and determine the correlation between pretest probability for C. difficile infection (CDI) and assay results. Patients with testing ordered for C. difficile were enrolled and ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.02126-16
更新日期:2017-02-01 00:00:00
abstract::The BACTEC MGIT 960 system, a fully automated, nonradiometric, noninvasive system for detection and drug susceptibility testing of mycobacteria, was evaluated for the ability to test susceptibilities to second-line drugs. In this study, which was carried out in three phases (phase I, mostly susceptible strains; phase ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1128/JCM.44.3.688-692.2006
更新日期:2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Metarhizium viride has been associated with fatal systemic mycoses in chameleons, but subsequent data on mycoses caused by this fungus in reptiles are lacking. The aim of this investigation was therefore to obtain information on the presence of M. viride in reptiles kept as pets in captivity and its association with c...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.02206-16
更新日期:2017-03-01 00:00:00
abstract::Despite the declining rate of sexually transmitted diseases in developed countries, trichomoniasis is still one of the most common venereal infections. While diagnosis of this condition is commonly based on the microscopic wet-mount method, culture remains the most accurate single procedure for detecting the presence ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.34.10.2630-2631.1996
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::A new oligochromatographic assay, Speed-Oligo Novel Influenza A H1N1, was designed and optimized for the specific detection of the 2009 influenza A H1N1 virus. The assay is based on a PCR method coupled to detection of PCR products by means of a dipstick device. The target sequence is a 103-bp fragment within the hema...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.01487-09
更新日期:2010-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The CLSI (formerly NCCLS) M38-A document for antifungal susceptibility testing of filamentous fungi does not describe guidelines for echinocandins. A multicenter study (eight centers) evaluated inter- and intralaboratory reproducibilities of two reading times (24 and 48 h or 48 and 72 h) and two end points (MICs and m...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1128/JCM.00399-07
更新日期:2007-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::This study evaluates the performance of a PCR assay for the detection of Pneumocystis carinii from respiratory specimens that has been designed for use in the clinical microbiology laboratory. The test includes a simple method for nucleic acid extraction and amplification, a colorimetric probe hybridization technique ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.36.4.979-982.1998
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Polyclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies (anti-Ids) were generated by the sequential immunization of rabbits with three mouse monoclonal antibodies (MAb1s) specific for a major bluetongue virus (BTV) protein, VP7. The anti-Ids, designated RAb2s, recognized idiotopes which were located within or near the antigen-combining ...
journal_title:Journal of clinical microbiology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1128/JCM.33.4.850-854.1995
更新日期:1995-04-01 00:00:00