Comparative viral frequency in Mexican children under 5 years of age with and without upper respiratory symptoms.

abstract：:Cholera toxin (CT) is the major virulence factor produced by Vibrio cholerae. Several genomic arrangements within the CTX cassette have been elucidated in V. cholerae. Previously, it was shown that three different CTX cassette arrangements, one complete CTX cassette (arrangement A), one complete and two incomplete CTX...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Amin Marashi SM,Bakhshi B,Imani Fooladi AA,Tavakoli A,Sharifnia A,Pourshafie MR

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter-like organisms, isolated from the gastric antrum of Rhesus monkeys, were compared with Campylobacter jejuni and C. pylori. They were similar to C. pylori by light microscopy, in ultrastructural morphology, in enzymic, fatty-acid-methyl-ester, and protein-profile analysis, and in antigenic reactivity with...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Newell DG,Hudson MJ,Baskerville A

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitors of trophozoite motility and phagocytosis were used to investigate the mechanism of Naegleria fowleri cytopathogenicity in mouse-embryo (ME)-cell cultures. Amoebae that were immobilised and agglutinated by specific antiserum exhibited no cytopathic activity, although they remained alive and were in constant ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Brown T

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coccidioidal pericarditis is a condition found in approximately 1-5% of patients infected by Coccidioides species. It is associated with widely diverse clinical symptoms. This paper reports a case of coccidioidal pericarditis diagnosed by an in-house Coccidioides posadasii antigen and confirmed with mycological and mo...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Brilhante RSN,Cordeiro RA,Rocha MFG,Fechine MAB,Furtado FM,Nagao-Dias AT,Camargo ZP,Sidrim JJC

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bedaquiline (BDQ) has been proven to be effective in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. We hypothesized that BDQ could be a potential agent to treat nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection. The objective of this study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of BDQ against rapidly growing mycobacteri...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Aguilar-Ayala DA,Cnockaert M,André E,Andries K,Gonzalez-Y-Merchand JA,Vandamme P,Palomino JC,Martin A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to desiccation and to skin fatty acids was measured in three groups of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains and a group of control strains. Organisms from a large outbreak on a special care baby unit (SCBU), where MRSA had been isolated from staff hands but not from the environment, we...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Farrington M,Brenwald N,Haines D,Walpole E

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laribacter hongkongensis is a food-borne bacterium associated with community-acquired gastroenteritis and diarrhoea. Quinolone resistance was recently reported in bacterial isolates from aquatic products, but the molecular mechanisms for resistance were still unknown. In this study, a total of 157 L. hongkongensis str...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chen DQ,Yang L,Luo YT,Mao MJ,Lin YP,Wu AW

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Limited digestion of staphylococcal enterotoxin B (SEB) with trypsin resulted in the generation of a 12-Kda amino-terminal fragment and a 17-Kda carboxy-terminal fragment which were isolated by preparative iso-electric focusing. The carboxy-terminal fragment exhibited significant mitogenic activity for murine splenocy...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Binek M,Newcomb JR,Rogers CM,Rogers TJ

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a one-year period, 258 isolates of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli were obtained from children with gastroenteritis or bacteraemia at the Red Cross Children's Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. These isolates were biotyped by hippurate hydrolysis, H2S production and tolerance to 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chlo...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Lastovica AJ,Le Roux E,Congi RV,Penner JL

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of beta-lactamase by 15 strains of Haemophilus influenzae has been investigated. All the strains produce a constitutive beta-lactamase, which readily hydrolyses penicillin G, ampicillin, and cephaloridine. The beta-lactamase produced by these strains is indistinguishable from the type-IIIa enzyme commonly f...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sykes RB,Matthew M,O'Callaghan CH

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of tuberculosis (TB) infection in humans depends on the mycobacterial strain and the human host, and is multigenically controlled in both. ATP ligation of P2X(7) receptors expressed on human macrophages infected with mycobacteria induces cell death and subsequent loss of intracellular bacterial viabili...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mokrousov I,Sapozhnikova N,Narvskaya O

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Catechin, a constituent of tea, possesses various bioactivities. In particular, the most abundant catechin in tea is epigallocatechin gallate (EGCg), which has an anti-inflammatory effect. In the present study, the usability of EGCg for osteomyelitis treatment was examined. Osteomyelitis is a difficult disease to cure...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ishida I,Kohda C,Yanagawa Y,Miyaoka H,Shimamura T

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:A large molecular-weight fraction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa culture filtrate protected rats and mice against a lethal infection with a heterologous serotype, and to some extent against Escherichia coli and Listeria monocytogenes. The active components were obtained from cultures grown for several days in a simple synt...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kostiala AA

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of pretreatment of denture acrylic with chlorhexidine gluconate on the subsequent adherence of Candida albicans GDH 2346 was measured in vitro. Adherence was significantly reduced by pretreatment with chlorhexidine; maximal inhibition was achieved by incubation at room temperature for 30 min in 2% chlorhexi...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： McCourtie J,MacFarlane TW,Samaranayake LP

更新日期：1985-08-01 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：:Micro-organisms isolated from the oral cavity may translocate to the lower airways during mechanical ventilation (MV) leading to ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Changes within the dental plaque microbiome during MV have been documented previously, primarily using culture-based techniques. The aim of this study ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sands KM,Twigg JA,Lewis MAO,Wise MP,Marchesi JR,Smith A,Wilson MJ,Williams DW

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori is classified as a class I carcinogenic factor and its persistent colonization in the stomach induces gastric cancer. Cancerous Inhibitor of PP2A (CIP2A) is a newly identified oncoprotein overexpressed in gastric cancer. Serving as a key oncoprotein, CIP2A also participates in regulation of senesce...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Zhao D,Liu Z,Ding J,Li W,Sun Y,Yu H,Zhou Y,Zeng J,Chen C,Jia J

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that poses a threat in clinical settings due to its intrinsic and acquired resistance to a wide spectrum of antibiotics. Additionally, the presence of a subpopulation of cells surviving high concentrations of antibiotics, called persisters, makes it virtually impossi...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： De Groote VN,Fauvart M,Kint CI,Verstraeten N,Jans A,Cornelis P,Michiels J

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A colony hybridisation method with enzyme-labelled oligonucleotide probes was developed to detect the gene for toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (tst). For rapid identification, bacterial colonies were transferred from agar plates directly on to nylon membranes. These procedures took only 3 h. Results obtained by this test...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Shimaoka M,Yoh M,Takarada Y,Yamamoto K,Honda T

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sorbitol-MacConkey medium has become widely used for the isolation of verotoxigenic (VT+) Escherichia coli O157. However, many organisms other than VT+ E. coli O157, especially other serogroups of E. coli and Proteus spp., may not ferment sorbitol, and thus may be confused initially with VT+ E. coli O157. Rhamnose is ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chapman PA,Siddons CA,Zadik PM,Jewes L

更新日期：1991-08-01 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：PURPOSE:An observational study was performed to investigate the carriage rate and serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) era in Taiwan. METHODOLOGY:From March 2014 to March 2015 a total of 500 healthy children and their households (631 adults) were enrolled from t...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Janapatla RP,Su LH,Chen HH,Chang HJ,Tsai TC,Chen PY,Chen CL,Chiu CH

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophages in different stages of maturation were found in thin sections of a clinical isolate of Helicobacter (Campylobacter) pylori. Mature phage heads measured 70 x 60 nm and the tail at least 120 nm. Lysogeny was maintained during subculture on blood agar for more than 3 months after isolation from a gastric b...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Schmid EN,von Recklinghausen G,Ansorg R

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data on the occurrence and epidemiology of Aspergillus spp. in laying hens farms are scant. With the aims of determining levels of airborne contamination in laying hen farms and evaluating the potential risk of infection for workers and animals, 57 air samples from 19 sheds (Group I), 69 from faeces (Group II), 19 fro...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Cafarchia C,Camarda A,Iatta R,Danesi P,Favuzzi V,Di Paola G,Pugliese N,Caroli A,Montagna MT,Otranto D

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus strains were treated with ethylmethane sulphonate with the object of obtaining mutants that differed from the wild type in one of the properties that might contribute to virulence. Mutants with isolated loss or deficient production of gamma-haemolysin, coagulase, leucocidin and staphylokinase wer...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： van der Vijver JC,van Es-Boon MM,Michel MF

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of septicaemia caused by Arcanobacterium haemolyticum in a previously healthy 23-year-old man suffering from acute pharyngotonsillitis, who developed complicated Lemierre's syndrome. Three blood cultures (both aerobic and anaerobic) revealed the exclusive presence of A. haemolyticum. The presence of ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Fernández-Suárez A,Aguilar Benítez JM,López Vidal AM,Díaz Iglesias JM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) are used to study the aetiology and prevention of gallstones because of the similarities of prairie dog and human bile gallstone composition. Epidemiological and experimental studies have suggested a connection between infection with Helicobacter species and cholesterol cholelithias...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Beisele M,Shen Z,Parry N,Mobley M,Taylor NS,Buckley E,Abedin MZ,Dewhirst FE,Fox JG

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical specimens unfit for laboratory processing represent missed opportunities for diagnosing tuberculosis. Poor-quality cough specimens (n=61) from presumptive tuberculosis cases were cultured and GeneXpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) successfully performed on samples transferred by flocked swab into PrimeStore molecular tran...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mboneni TA,Eales OO,Mosina NL,Fourie PB

更新日期：2020-09-01 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