Phage heterogeneity of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated in the United States and Sweden from bovine milk.

abstract：:Nosocomial oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (ORSA) bloodstream isolates were tested to determine the prevalence of vancomycin heteroresistance. We screened 619 ORSA nosocomial bloodstream isolates from 36 hospitals between 1997 and 2000. Only one isolate exhibiting heterotypic resistance was detected. Thus, v...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tallent SM,Bischoff T,Climo M,Ostrowsky B,Wenzel RP,Edmond MB

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 24-year-old man sustained a crush injury to the tibia, which subsequently became infected with Saksenaea vasiformis. He was treated with debridement and a free myocutaneous flap, but amputation was necessary because of mycotic osteomyelitis. S. vasiformis was recovered and identified on the basis of its characterist...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pierce PF,Wood MB,Roberts GD,Fitzgerald RH Jr,Robertson C,Edson RS

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of a herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1-specific anti-glycoprotein C-1 monoclonal antibody (MAb) and a type 2-specific anti-glycoprotein G-2 MAb for typing of 2,400 clinical HSV-1 isolates and 2,400 clinical HSV-2 isolates, respectively, using an enzyme immunoas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liljeqvist JA,Svennerholm B,Bergström T

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a strategy to determine the clinical impact associated with errors in clinical microbiology testing. Over a 9-month period, we used a sequential three-stage method to prospectively evaluate 480 consecutive corrected microbiology laboratory reports. The three stages were physician review of the corrected r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yuan S,Astion ML,Schapiro J,Limaye AP

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new approach, short-oligonucleotide-ligation assay on DNA chip (SOLAC), is developed to detect mutations in rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The method needs only four common probes to detect 15 mutational variants of the rpoB gene within 12 h. Fifty-five rifampin-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Deng JY,Zhang XE,Lu HB,Liu Q,Zhang ZP,Zhou YF,Xie WH,Fu ZJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was conducted on 25 Legionella pneumophila culture-positive and 98 culture-negative bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples to compare two DNA preparation methods: a rapid modified Chelex-based protocol and a proteinase K method. PCR was found to be more sensitive with the Chelex-based method (P = 0.0...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jaulhac B,Reyrolle M,Sodahlon YK,Jarraud S,Kubina M,Monteil H,Piémont Y,Etienne J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal swabs (NPSs) are being widely used as specimens for multiplex real-time reverse transcription (RT)-PCR for respiratory virus detection. However, it remains unclear whether NPS specimens are optimal for all viruses targeted by multiplex RT-PCR. In addition, the procedure to obtain NPS specimens causes co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kim YG,Yun SG,Kim MY,Park K,Cho CH,Yoon SY,Nam MH,Lee CK,Cho YJ,Lim CS

更新日期：2016-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a liquid bead microarray (LBMA) assay for genotyping genital human papillomaviruses (HPVs) based on the MY09-MY11-HMB01 PCR system and the reverse line blot (RLB) assay probe sequences. Using individual HPV plasmids, we were able to detect as few as 50 copies per reaction. In two separate retrospective st...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Feng Q,Cherne S,Winer RL,Balasubramanian A,Lee SK,Hawes SE,Kiviat NB,Koutsky LA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to measure the performance of the Affirm Ambient Temperature Transport System (ATTS) over time and to estimate the length of time the system can preserve a vaginal specimen containing the three common organisms causing vaginitis: Trichomonas vaginalis, Candida species, and Gardnerella v...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brown HL,Fuller DA,Davis TE,Schwebke JR,Hillier SL

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic composition and antibiotic sensitivities of 50 clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus obtained from various clinics in the Republic of Georgia were characterized. S. aureus strains ATCC 700699 and ATCC 29737 were included as reference standards in all analyses. All 52 strains had identical 16S rRNA pro...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Revazishvili T,Bakanidze L,Gomelauri T,Zhgenti E,Chanturia G,Kekelidze M,Rajanna C,Kreger A,Sulakvelidze A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two isolates of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus of various geographical origins (Brazil, Argentina, Panama, Texas, Missouri, Maryland, California, and Florida) were examined for genetic variation by the base excision sequence scanning (BESS T-scan) method. A fragment was amplified in the envelope gene with t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Charrel RN,Lévy N,Tesh RB,Chandler LJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typing and in vitro cultivation of rotavirus-positive human stool samples stored unintentionally at ambient tropical temperatures for 2 1/2 months showed that rotavirus is stable and may still be infectious in vitro. This indicates that stool specimen collection for rotavirus studies can be performed in areas and sett...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fischer TK,Steinsland H,Valentiner-Branth P

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A transferable plasmid encoding SHV-12 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, TEM-116, and aminoglycoside resistance was responsible for two sequential clonal outbreaks of Enterobacter cloacae and Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria. A similar plasmid was present among isolates of four different bacterial species. Recognition...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Naiemi NA,Duim B,Savelkoul PH,Spanjaard L,de Jonge E,Bart A,Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM,de Jong MD

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A coronavirus was isolated from feces of a diarrheic foal and serially propagated in human rectal adenocarcinoma (HRT-18) cells. Antigenic and genomic characterizations of the virus (isolate NC99) were based on serological comparison with other avian and mammalian coronaviruses and sequence analysis of the nucleocapsi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Guy JS,Breslin JJ,Breuhaus B,Vivrette S,Smith LG

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniases are heterogenous entities. The Leishmania species that a given patient harbors usually cannot be determined clinically, and this identification is essential to prescribe the best species-specific therapeutic regimen. Our diagnosis procedure includes a real-time PCR assay targeted a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Foulet F,Botterel F,Buffet P,Morizot G,Rivollet D,Deniau M,Pratlong F,Costa JM,Bretagne S

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonfermenting bacteria are ubiquitous environmental opportunists that cause infections in humans, especially compromised patients. Due to their limited biochemical reactivity and different morphotypes, misidentification by classical phenotypic means occurs frequently. Therefore, we evaluated the use of matrix-assisted...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mellmann A,Cloud J,Maier T,Keckevoet U,Ramminger I,Iwen P,Dunn J,Hall G,Wilson D,Lasala P,Kostrzewa M,Harmsen D

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A methodologic study was performed to compare the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and Southern blot hybridization, two commonly used testing strategies for the detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. Three laboratories tested masked aliquots of exfoliated cervical cell specimens obtained from 120 women by c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schiffman MH,Bauer HM,Lorincz AT,Manos MM,Byrne JC,Glass AG,Cadell DM,Howley PM

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of different assay conditions has complicated the evaluation of studies relating salivary lysozyme levels to oral or systemic disease. The purpose of this study was to compare values obtained for lysozyme activity in mixed saliva of 104 healthy subjects by using two assay techniques and four variations in samp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jenzano JW,Hogan SL,Lundblad RL

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated a method to reduce oxygen tension and produce anaerobic conditions conveniently by coculture with a nonfermentative organism. The biochemical reactions of 94 strains representing 41 different species were determined using prereduced media and gas chromatography according to standard methods. The standa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hussain Z,Bürger H,Lannigan R,Groves DJ

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the treatment of serious bacterial infections, the rapid institution of appropriate antimicrobial chemotherapy may be lifesaving. Choosing the correct antibiotic or combination of antibiotics is becoming very important, as multidrug resistance is found in many pathogens. Using a collection of 75 well-characterized ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hujer KM,Hujer AM,Endimiani A,Thomson JM,Adams MD,Goglin K,Rather PN,Pennella TT,Massire C,Eshoo MW,Sampath R,Blyn LB,Ecker DJ,Bonomo RA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the blood serve as an important marker in monitoring the disease progression and treatment efficacy of chronic HBV infection. Several commercial assays are available for accurate measurement of HBV genomic DNA, but many of them are hampered by relatively low sensitivity and lim...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sum SS,Wong DK,Yuen MF,Yuan HJ,Yu J,Lai CL,Ho D,Zhang L

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Continuous cell lines were tested for their potential use in distinguishing pathogenic from nonpathogenic Listeria species. Listeria monocytogenes and Listeria ivanovii strains were lethal for mice, and culture filtrates were cytotoxic for cultured cells and hemolytic for sheep erythrocytes, while Listeria innocua, Li...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Farber JM,Speirs JI

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an evaluation of the API 20NE for the identification of Burkholderia spp., 792/800 (99%) Burkholderia pseudomallei and 17/19 (89%) B. cepacia isolates were correctly identified but 10 B. mallei and 98 B. thailandensis isolates were not correctly identified. A latex agglutination test was positive for 796/800 (99.5%...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Amornchai P,Chierakul W,Wuthiekanun V,Mahakhunkijcharoen Y,Phetsouvanh R,Currie BJ,Newton PN,van Vinh Chau N,Wongratanacheewin S,Day NP,Peacock SJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several biochemical test systems were studied for their potential usefulness for the examination of strains of Campylobacter species. Most (81%) of the C. jejuni strains hydrolyzed sodium hippurate, but strains of C. fetus, C. sputorum, and C. fecalis did not. Some (46%) of the C. jejuni strains and all of the C. sput...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hébert GA,Hollis DG,Weaver RE,Lambert MA,Blaser MJ,Moss CW

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The disease spectrum associated with human bocavirus-1 infection remains to be fully defined. We report a case of bocavirus-1-associated bronchiolitis, leading to severe respiratory failure and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in a 4-year-old child, and suggest blood testing for human bocavirus-1 in children with s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Edner N,Castillo-Rodas P,Falk L,Hedman K,Söderlund-Venermo M,Allander T

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenolphthalein diphosphate was incorporated into a primary blood agar medium for use in performing quantitative urine cultures. Phosphatase-negative staphylococci, such as Staphylococcus saprophyticus, were differentiated from phosphatase-positive species, such as Staphylococcus epidermidis, by spot testing colonies ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pickett DA,Welch DF

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new DNA probe assay (INNO LiPA Mycobacteria; Innogenetics, Ghent, Belgium) for the simultaneous identification, by means of reverse hybridization and line-probe technology, of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium xenopi, Mycobacterium gordonae, the species of the Mycobacterium av...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tortoli E,Nanetti A,Piersimoni C,Cichero P,Farina C,Mucignat G,Scarparo C,Bartolini L,Valentini R,Nista D,Gesu G,Tosi CP,Crovatto M,Brusarosco G

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory tests are essential for confirming sporadic cases and outbreaks of rubella. Detection of rubella virus is often necessary to confirm rubella cases and to identify specimens to be used to characterize wild-type rubella viruses. The sensitivities of four methods for detecting rubella virus infection using thr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhu Z,Xu W,Abernathy ES,Chen MH,Zheng Q,Wang T,Zhang Z,Li C,Wang C,He W,Zhou S,Icenogle J

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis strains usually requires three to six serial passages in shell vials to attain sufficient antigen for typing procedures. To circumvent this problem, we developed a rapid low-passage method for serotyping of C. trachomatis clinical isolates. Isolates with an inclusion count of greate...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Suchland RJ,Stamm WE

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies raised against purified Trypanosoma cruzi urinary antigens were used in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) capture test for parasite antigens present in urine specimens of Argentinean and Brazilian patients with Chagas' disease. At diagnosis, antigenuria was demonstrated by ELISA in all...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Corral RS,Altcheh J,Alexandre SR,Grinstein S,Freilij H,Katzin AM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00