A paradigm for the molecular identification of Mycobacterium species in a routine diagnostic laboratory.

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：:The purpose of this study was to determine optimal criteria for microbiology laboratory screening of endotracheal tube (ETT) specimens submitted for bacterial culture from adult patients. ETT specimens from adult patients that were received by two microbiology laboratories were prospectively evaluated and subdivided i...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Walkty A,Lagacé-Wiens PRS,Manickam K,Adam H,Pieroni P,Alfa M,Karlowsky JA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and ultimately fatal lung disease. One of the risk factors involved in the acquisition of IPF is viral infections, especially respiratory viruses. In the present study, we investigated the detection of respiratory viruses and the possible relationship betwee...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Keyvani H,Moghoofei M,Bokharaei-Salim F,Mostafaei S,Javad Mousavi SA,Monavari SH,Esghaei M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inhibitory effect of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) proteinase inhibitors amprenavir and saquinavir and antifungal agents terbinafine, ketoconazole, amphotericin B and ciclopiroxolamine on aspartyl proteinases (Saps) secreted by Candida albicans was tested in an in vitro spectophotometric assay. As expected, b...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Schaller M,Krnjaic N,Niewerth M,Hamm G,Hube B,Korting HC

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary isolates of Escherichia coli that were resistant to trimethoprim were collected in Glasgow Royal Infirmary during 1979 and 1980. Eighty-eight were resistant to trimethoprim 1024 micrograms/ml and 80 (92%) were also resistant to sulphamethoxazole 1024 micrograms/ml; 73% were multiresistant. Plasmids were detect...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kraft CA,Platt DJ,Timbury MC

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects on growth and toxin A production of sub-MIC concentrations of six different antibiotics were investigated in three strains of Clostridium difficile: reference strain NCTC 11223, a fully sequenced strain (630) and a locally endemic isolate (strain 338a). The antibiotics chosen for investigation were the agents ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Drummond LJ,Smith DGE,Poxton IR

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A serial multiplex PCR approach was reformulated for pneumococcal serotyping to test 153 clinical isolates from children in Mozambique. This approach identified serotypes in 139 (90.8%) of 153 isolates; 126 (82.4%) were identified within two reactions. This approach in developing countries would require minimal traini...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Morais L,Carvalho MDG,Roca A,Flannery B,Mandomando I,Soriano-Gabarró M,Sigauque B,Alonso P,Beall B

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence of cervical Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes in Iran for the first time and their association with three clinical symptoms/signs, i.e. abnormal vaginal discharge, lower abdominal pain (LAP) and swab-induced bleeding, and patient age, 620 cervical specimens were obtained from women with sympt...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Beni BT,Motamedi H,Ardakani MR

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human brucellosis is a zoonotic disease which is endemic in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study was to investigate the humoral immune responses and identify the target antigens that persist at different stages in human brucellosis during antibiotic therapy. To do this, an acute case of accidental nosocomial infection ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kwaasi AA,Al-Mohanna FA,Nakeeb SM,Roberts GT,Al-Thawadi S,Hassan AY,Al-Hokail A,Elfaki MG

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiplex PCR was developed to detect 15 serotypes of Streptococcus suis. This multiplex PCR was separated into two reaction sets. The first set identified nine serotypes (serotypes 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 14 and 16) and the second set identified six serotypes (serotypes 5, 8, 10, 19, 23 and 25). This assay correctly...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kerdsin A,Dejsirilert S,Akeda Y,Sekizaki T,Hamada S,Gottschalk M,Oishi K

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus infection can occur in female sheep, causing infertility or abortion. Despite extensive research on the effect of these bacteria on female fertility, little research has been done on the influence of C. fetus subsp. fetus on the male factor. Our objective was to examine the influence o...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Zan Bar T,Yehuda R,Hacham T,Krupnik S,Bartoov B

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the influence of the carbon source of the growth medium, strains of Candida albicans and source of epithelial cells, and the influence of smoking and gender, on the adhesion of C. albicans to epithelial cells from insulin-using diabetic patients. Adhesion was determined by an autologous adhesio...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Willis AM,Coulter WA,Hayes JR,Bell P,Lamey PJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. The emergence of novel strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor biotype has gained attention due to causing several epidemics around the world. Variant strains have evolved as a result of the acquisition of genes that confer extended virulence and pathogenicity.Aim. This study aimed to determine the presence...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mohanraj RS,Samanta P,Mukhopadhyay AK,Mandal J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 2007, there has been a re-emergence of cholera outbreaks in northern Vietnam. To understand the molecular epidemiological relatedness and determine the antibiotic susceptibility profiles of responsible V. cholerae O1 outbreak strains, a representative collection of 100 V. cholerae O1 strains was characterized. V...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Tran HD,Alam M,Trung NV,Van Kinh N,Nguyen HH,Pham VC,Ansaruzzaman M,Rashed SM,Bhuiyan NA,Dao TT,Endtz HP,Wertheim HFL

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infections of the parotid gland with non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are rarely described. Here, we report on an infection of the parotid gland caused by Mycobacterium avium and give a literature-based overview about this entity. In the light of a global increase of mycobacterial infections, unusual manifestations ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gittinger FS,Raible A,Kempf VAJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidemic methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus types 15 and 16 (EMRSA-15 and EMRSA-16) are the dominant types of MRSA found in UK hospitals, but accurate designation of strains has been difficult. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) profiles of seven core virulence genes were used to classify unambig...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Moore PCL,Lindsay JA

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acute dental abscess is frequently underestimated in terms of its morbidity and mortality. The risk of potential serious consequences arising from the spread of a dental abscess is still relevant today with many hospital admissions for dental sepsis. The acute dental abscess is usually polymicrobial comprising fac...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Robertson D,Smith AJ

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 3429 isolations of verocytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O157 (VTEC O157) was confirmed from human sources in England and Wales during the period 1995-1998. The largest annual total was 1087 in 1997. Most infections occurred in the third quarter of each year. The overall rate of infection ranged from 1.2...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Willshaw GA,Cheasty T,Smith HR,O'Brien SJ,Adak GK

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus that is an important cause of both acute and chronic hepatitis worldwide. To date, there are eight HEV genotypes that can infect mammals. HEV-1 and HEV-2 infect exclusively humans, while HEV-3 and HEV-4 infect humans and various animals, mainly pigs and deer. Additionally, two n...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Al-Sadeq DW,Majdalawieh AF,Mesleh AG,Abdalla OM,Nasrallah GK

更新日期：2018-04-01 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：:Two chlamydial enzyme immunoassays, Chlamydiazyme and IDEIA, were evaluated in a mouse model of chlamydial genital-tract infection. The Chlamydiazyme assay and the IDEIA were assessed on specimens from 10 and 11 mice, respectively. The animals were infected with Chlamydia trachomatis, strain SA2f, and the results obta...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Taylor-Robinson D,Tuffrey M

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pertussis remains a public health concern in most countries. Our study aimed to prospectively explore the epidemiology of pertussis in the Tunis area of Tunisia between 2007 and 2016, and to characterize the virulence-associated genes of the collected Bordetella pertussis isolates. METHODOLOGY:Infants and chil...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ben Fraj I,Kechrid A,Guillot S,Bouchez V,Brisse S,Guiso N,Smaoui H

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some strains of Helicobacter pylori are known to produce an extracellular cytotoxin that causes vacuolation in cultured mammalian cells. Screening for such strains makes use of HeLa cells which may not be sensitive enough to detect minimal changes. The aim of this study was to develop a more sensitive cell line. Vacuo...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wang XM,Kojima T,Satoh K,Taniguchi Y,Tokumaru K,Saifuku K,Seki M,Kihira K,Ido K,Uchida JY,Ohmori C,Takaoka T,Kimura K

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A series of 178 strains of Escherichia coli, highly resistant to trimethoprim, isolated from hospital patients and patients in the community between 1979 and 1983, was examined for the presence of Tn7 on a plasmid or on the chromosome only, by transposition to RP4 and restriction endonuclease digestion with Hind III. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kraft CA,Timbury MC,Platt DJ

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-three Staphylococcus aureus strains (40 from clinical sources and 23 from food sources) were examined for toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 (TSST-1) using PCR, phage typed using the international phage set (IPS) and tested for their susceptibility to antibiotics. Only three strains (all from clinical sources) were po...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： El-Ghodban A,Ghenghesh KS,Márialigeti K,Esahli H,Tawil A

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The encapsulated strain M of Staphylococcus aureus and the encapsulated strain 76 of S. simulans survived incubation with bovine neutrophils in media containing heated bovine serum 0.5% v/v or milk whey 10% v/v. With two unencapsulated strains of S. aureus, M12 and M60, less than 5% of the original inoculum survived. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Anderson JC,Williams MR

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cystic fibrosis (CF) airways are colonized by polymicrobial communities with high bacterial load and are influenced by frequent antibiotic exposures. This community includes diverse streptococci, some of which have been directly or indirectly associated with pulmonary exacerbations. As many streptococci are natura...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Thornton CS,Grinwis ME,Sibley CD,Parkins MD,Rabin HR,Surette MG

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the presence and prevalence of multidrug antibacterial resistance in Helicobacter pylori in Bulgaria from 2005 to 2008. The resistance in 828 untreated adults, 124 treated adults and 105 untreated children was, respectively, 26.5, 50.8 and 16.2% for metronidazole; 18.4, 45.2 and 1...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Boyanova L

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is an opportunist multidrug-resistant pathogen that causes a wide range of nosocomial infections. Various cystic fibrosis (CF) centres have reported an increasing prevalence of S. maltophilia colonization/infection among patients with this disease. The purpose of this study was to assess s...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Vidigal PG,Mosel F,Koehling HL,Mueller KD,Buer J,Rath PM,Steinmann J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A longitudinal analysis was carried out of the colonization by four potential respiratory pathogens - Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis and Staphylococcus aureus - in 165 healthy children (aged 3-7 years) attending three kindergartens and 417 healthy children (aged 7-10 years) att...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bae S,Yu JY,Lee K,Lee S,Park B,Kang Y

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00