A low molecular weight factor is a significant mediator of non-opsonic neutrophil activation by Helicobacter pylori.

abstract：:Chemotaxis of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNL) in response to cell components of Bacteroides fragilis alone or in combination with Escherichia coli was evaluated. E. coli produced much more powerful chemotactic factors than B. fragilis. The culture filtrate (CF), outer membrane (OM) preparation, and lipopolysacchar...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Namavar F,Verweij-Van Vught AM,Bal M,MacLaren DM

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a survey of 3302 people in an area of central Sweden, tinea versicolor was diagnosed in 0.5% of males and 0.3% of females; all those infected were adults. Tinea versicolor is much less common in Sweden than in the tropics. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hellgren L,Vincent J

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brachyspira pilosicoli is a potentially zoonotic anaerobic intestinal spirochaete that is one of several species causing avian intestinal spirochaetosis. The aim of this study was to develop a reproducible model of infection in point-of-lay chickens and compare the virulence of two strains of B. pilosicoli in a model ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mappley LJ,Tchórzewska MA,Nunez A,Woodward MJ,La Ragione RM

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickettsia conorii infection is endemic in the Mediterranean basin, where it is known as Mediterranean spotted fever, also known as Boutonneuse fever and Marseilles fever. We report the case of a 66-year-old diabetic man who presented a severe form of the disease, complicated by acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Aliaga L,Sánchez-Blázquez P,Rodríguez-Granger J,Sampedro A,Orozco M,Pastor J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotypic loss of protein A production was tested in six methicillin-resistant (McR) Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates and their isogenic methicillin-sensitive (McS) variants by a radiolabelled IgG-binding assay with washed cells and by Western blotting of supernates prepared from lysed washed cells. Genomic DNA ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Poston SM,Glancey GR,Wyatt JE,Hogan T,Foster TJ

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. In May-June 2018, an outbreak of campylobacteriosis involved students and school staff from kindergartens and primary schools in Pescara, southern Italy.Aim. We present details of the epidemiological and microbiological investigation, and the findings of the analytical study, as well as the implemented c...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sorgentone S,Busani L,Calistri P,Robuffo G,Bellino S,Acciari V,Ferri M,Graziani C,Antoci S,Lodi F,Alfonsi V,Cammà C,Fazii P,Andrianou X,Cito F,Lombardi G,Centorotola G,D'Amario M,D'Alterio N,Savini V,De Massis F,

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) biofilm formation in humans is of serious clinical concern. Previous in vitro studies have been performed with biofilms grown only on inorganic substrates; therefore, we investigated the vancomycin (VCM) resistance of MRSA biofilms grown on skin tissue. METHODO...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Jimi S,Miyazaki M,Takata T,Ohjimi H,Akita S,Hara S

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chickens were immunised with a preparation of purified 14-kDa fimbriae of Salmonella serotype Enteritidis (SEF 14) to raise egg-yolk antibodies for protection trials in mice against subsequent challenge-exposure with the homologous strain of Enteritidis. A pronounced specificity of egg-yolk antibodies against the 14-k...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Peralta RC,Yokoyama H,Ikemori Y,Kuroki M,Kodama Y

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus produces numerous bi-component toxins, e.g., Panton-Valentine leukocidin (Luk-PVL) and gamma-haemolysin, which consist of type S and F proteins. Previous studies showed that Luk-PVL induces inflammatory mediator release from human granulocytes that might reflect the in-vivo effects, e.g., dermone...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： König B,Prévost G,König W

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A collection of 201 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus was examined: 152 methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA) comprised 48 blood culture isolates (BC) and 58 isolates from routine diagnostic specimens (RD) from Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI), and 46 strains from nasal swabs of patients attending a general practitioner...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Coia JE,Browning L,Haines L,Birkbeck TH,Platt DJ

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the influence of normal associated microbiota on systemic immunological responses during experimental Chagas' disease, germ-free and conventional NIH Swiss mice were infected with Y strain of Trypanosoma cruzi. Although no statistical differences in mortality and parasitaemia were found, conventional mice sho...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Duarte R,Silva AM,Vieira LQ,Afonso LCC,Nicoli JR

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida parapsilosis is the second most frequent Candida species isolated from blood cultures. Since 2005, C. parapsilosis has been divided into three distinct species based on genetic traits: Candida parapsilosis, Candida metapsilosis and Candida orthopsilosis. The aim of this study was to develop a rapid real-time P...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hays C,Duhamel C,Cattoir V,Bonhomme J

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Purpose. In this study, we differentiated between tuberculosis (TB) and infections caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) or Nocardia in a tertiary general hospital in China. Differences in clinical manifestations and factors between respiratory infections associated with these organisms were also investigated.Me...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Dong G,Chu P,Guo J,Xie Y,Lu J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth of Candida albicans biofilms and production of extracellular matrix were monitored by dry weight, colorimetric and radioisotope assays, and by scanning electron microscopy. Under static incubation conditions synthesis of matrix material was minimal, but increased dramatically when developing biofilms were subje...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hawser SP,Baillie GS,Douglas LJ

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this work was to determine whether diazepam could induce the multiple antibiotic resistance (Mar) phenotype in Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli strains. The Mar phenotype is characterized by decreased susceptibility to multiple antibiotics due to the loss of porins and/or increased expression of a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Tavío MM,Vila J,Perilli M,Casañas LT,Maciá L,Amicosante G,Jiménez de Anta MT

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction.Candida auris is a pathogenic yeast that mainly affects immunosuppressed patients and those with implanted medical devices. This pathogen also displays elevated resistance to common antifungals and high survival and spreading capacities. Since no antifungal breakpoints have yet been defined for this patho...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Romera D,Aguilera-Correa JJ,Gadea I,Viñuela-Sandoval L,García-Rodríguez J,Esteban J

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analysed the characteristics and genetic similarity of recent Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC-2)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Korea. Recent laboratory surveillance detected an increase in carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Korea. A total of 6 KPC-2-producing K. pneumonia...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Yoo JS,Kim HM,Yoo JI,Yang JW,Kim HS,Chung GT,Lee YS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cosmid DNA library had been constructed previously from 40-kb fragments of genomic DNA from a virulent invasive strain of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium (TML) in an avirulent hypo-invasive Typhimurium strain (LT7). Selection of invasive clones from the library was attempted by iterative passage through a r...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Robey M,Morgan E,Lodge JM,Bolton AJ,Martin GD,Brown NL,Stephen J

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes a case of nuclear bilateral Bell's palsy and ageusia associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Magnetic resonance imaging evidenced T2-weighted hyper-intense protuberantial lesions. Such topography leading to a nuclear palsy contrasts with previously reported infectious diplegia invol...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Trad S,Ghosn J,Dormont D,Stankoff B,Bricaire F,Caumes E

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim. The aim of this work was to characterize the response of Candida albicans to atorvastatin, and to assess its in vivo antifungal capability.Methodology. The effect of atorvastatin on the growth and viability of C. albicans was assessed. The ability of the statin to alter cell permeability was quantified by measuri...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ajdidi A,Sheehan G,Abu Elteen K,Kavanagh K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commercial method (RAPIDEC ur; bioMérieux UK Ltd, Basingstoke) and an in-house scheme based on conventional tests were compared for the identification of 179 commonly encountered gram-negative urinary pathogens. The methods identified correctly to genus level 97% and 84% of organisms, respectively. RAPIDEC ur was su...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Batchelor BI

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhalational anthrax is the most severe form of anthrax. It has been shown in small-animal and non-human primate models that relatively large pools of ungerminated Bacillus anthracis spores can remain within the alveolar spaces for days to weeks post-inhalation or until transported to areas more favourable for germina...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Cote CK,Bozue J,Twenhafel N,Welkos SL

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and eight strains of Aeromonas from clinical and environmental samples were speciated. Seven species were identified, the most prevalent of which was A. hydrophila. Experimental studies in an animal model with 36 representative strains of different species revealed that all strains could cause significant ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chaudhury A,Nath G,Shukla BN,Sanyal SC

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of next-generation sequencing technology has revolutionized the field of prokaryotic genetics and genomics by allowing interrogation of entire genomes, transcriptomes and global transcription factor binding profiles. As more studies employing these techniques have been performed, the state of the art regard...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Valli RXE,Lyng M,Kirkpatrick CL

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection by antibody-based testing allows for some recently infected individuals to be falsely assessed as non-infected. Since such individuals often have high viral loads and are capable of transmitting HIV, it is an imperative public health need to identify these indi...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ren A,Louie B,Rauch L,Castro L,Liska S,Klausner JD,Pandori MW

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteroides gracilis is a gram-negative anaerobic bacillus which requires formate and fumarate for growth; it has been implicated in periodontal disease and serious infections of the head and neck. In this study, Bacteroides ureolyticus (NTU) medium was tested for its ability to allow the growth of B. gracilis and oth...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wade WG,Bishop PA,Slayne MA

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) vaccines have reduced the amount of invasive Hib disease in immunised infants. However, Hib disease remains in unvaccinated infants and adults and non-capsulate H. influenzae (NCHi) still causes infections, including outbreaks of respiratory disease. Characterisation of strains ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Leaves NI,Sisson PR,Freeman R,Jordens JZ

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relative pathogenicity of Candida krusei and C. albicans was investigated by assessing their colonisation and infectivity of the Sprague-Dawley rat oral mucosa. During an initial 21-week period with intermittent oral inoculation, both Candida spp. demonstrated variable surface colonisation of the oral mucosa. Afte...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Samaranayake YH,Wu PC,Samaranayake LP,Ho PL

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gingival sulcus is the shallow crevice around the tooth, and its epithelium is a gateway for initial bacterial infection in periodontal disease. Recent studies have shown that Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans invades an epithelial cell line, KB cells, in vitro. The aim of the present study was to clarify the c...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kato S,Nakashima K,Inoue M,Tomioka J,Nonaka K,Nishihara T,Kowashi Y

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lincomycin has a differential effect on exoprotein production by Vibrio cholerae. The production of some proteins, such as cholera toxin and deoxyribonuclease, is stimulated by low concentrations of the drug while production of other proteins, such as protease and alkaline phosphatase, is unaffected. Possible mechanis...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Young DB,Broadbent DA

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00