Detection of virus-specific immunoglobulins using a doubly labeled fluorescein-125I antibody.

abstract：:This study compared four methods for serotyping isolates of Haemophilus influenzae. Slide agglutination with commercial antisera (Difco Laboratories and Wellcome Diagnostics), coagglutination (Phadebact Haemophilus Test [Pharmacia Fine Chemicals]), latex agglutination with affinity-purified anticapsular antibody, and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Himmelreich CA,Barenkamp SJ,Storch GA

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 44-year-old diabetic female presented to a hospital in Jamaica with thermal burns. Trichosporon asahii was isolated from facial wounds, sputum, and a meningeal swab. Dissemination of the fungus was demonstrated in stained histological sections of the meninges and a brain abscess at autopsy. Pure growth of the fungus...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Heslop OD,Nyi Nyi MP,Abbott SP,Rainford LE,Castle DM,Coard KC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune pressure on lentiviruses exerted by cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTL) selects for virus CTL epitope mutations. Currently employed methods for monitoring emerging CTL epitope mutations rely on the labor-intensive and time-consuming techniques of virus population or clonal sequencing. Here we describe the development...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Peyerl FW,Barouch DH,Bazick HS,Manuel E,Letvin NL

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium bovis infection in wildlife and feral species is a potential source of infection for livestock and a threat to protected and endangered species. The aim of this study was to identify Spanish wild animal species infected with M. bovis through bacteriological culture and spacer oligonucleotide typing (spol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Aranaz A,De Juan L,Montero N,Sánchez C,Galka M,Delso C,Alvarez J,Romero B,Bezos J,Vela AI,Briones V,Mateos A,Domínguez L

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An immunoblot assay for the serological diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection was evaluated. Serum samples from patients whose gastric biopsy specimens were known to be positive or negative for H. pylori on culture were used to establish interpretive criteria for the immunoblot assay. A panel of sera from patient...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nilsson I,Ljungh A,Aleljung P,Wadström T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yersinia enterocolitica is known to be associated with gastroenteritis in children and Reiter's syndrome in adults, but it has only rarely been the cause of primary soft tissue infections. A patient with diabetes mellitus developed a calf abscess, from which Y. enterocolitica was isolated in pure culture. Incision, dr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brennessel DJ,Robbins N,Hindman S

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied nine solid and two liquid media for their suitability to select Aeromonas and Plesiomonas spp. from human stools, using artificially contaminated samples as well as 254 samples from outpatients with and without diarrhea. Media with optimal sensitivity and specificity for Aeromonas spp. were alkaline peptone...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： von Graevenitz A,Bucher C

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For testing bacterial susceptibility to PD131628, a 5-micrograms disk and the following tentative interpretive criteria may be used: > or = 19 mm for susceptible (MIC, < or = 1.0 micrograms/ml), 16 to 18 mm for intermediate (MIC, 2.0 micrograms/ml), and < or = 15 mm for resistant (MIC, > or = 4.0 micrograms/ml). For s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Barry AL,Fuchs PC,Allen SD,Tenover FC,Jorgensen JH,Reller LB

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, relatively rapid silver impregnation stain has been found to stain Legionella pneumophila effectively in paraffin-embedded tissue sections while permitting visualization of histological detail. It may also be used to stain the organism in body fluids. The stain is not specific and thus must be confirmed by d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Faine S,Edelstein P,Kirby BD,Finegold SM

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a decade ago the first cryptococcal lateral flow assay (LFA) became available. This affordable point-of-care test has undeniably led to tremendous improvements in early detection of cryptococcosis (1,2). However, from several studies it must be concluded that the reliability of recently introduced LFA's falls sho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shi D,Haas PJ,Boekhout T,Hahn RC,Hagen F

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 233 isolates of Pasteurella multocida were obtained from 2,912 cases of clinical respiratory disease in pigs in China, giving an isolation rate of 8.0%. Serogroup A P. multocida isolates were isolated from 92 cases (39.5%), and serogroup D isolates were isolated from 128 cases (54.9%); 12 isolates (5.2%) we...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tang X,Zhao Z,Hu J,Wu B,Cai X,He Q,Chen H

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative PCR on nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) can achieve high sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) compared to microscopic examination of bronchoscopic specimens in a population with low HIV prevalence. Since NPA is a minimally invasive procedure, it is ideal as a screening test ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： To KK,Wong SC,Xu T,Poon RW,Mok KY,Chan JF,Cheng VC,Chan KH,Hung IF,Yuen KY

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of 177 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains for the presence of egc and tst revealed that 60 strains carried at least one of the tested genes. MRSA strains were classified by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis into four clones belonging to agr groups I and III. Toxin genotypes were related...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chini V,Dimitracopoulos G,Spiliopoulou I

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two strains of a previously undescribed Actinomyces-like bacterium were recovered in pure culture from infected root canals of teeth. Analysis by biochemical testing and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of whole-cell proteins indicated that the strains closely resembled each other phenotypically but were distinct fr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Collins MD,Hoyles L,Kalfas S,Sundquist G,Monsen T,Nikolaitchouk N,Falsen E

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirates of liver abscesses were analyzed for Entamoeba histolytica. PCR detected a gene encoding a 30-kDa protein in all samples but detected the ribosomal DNA gene in only 14 (33.3%) samples. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay detected antigen in 41 (97.6%) samples. PCR analysis of a strain-specific antigen (SSG) re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zengzhu G,Bracha R,Nuchamowitz Y,Cheng-I W,Mirelman D

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Given that the integration of human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) into the host genome occurs preferentially with the disruption of the E2 gene, a ratio of E2 to E7 gene copies is often used as a marker for integration. It is largely undetermined, however, whether ratio estimates are affected by HPV intratypic variat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jiang M,Baseman JG,Koutsky LA,Feng Q,Mao C,Kiviat NB,Xi LF

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe dehydrating gastroenteritis in infants. To date, 10 different serotypes of rotavirus have been identified in human stools. While four or five serotypes dominate, serotype circulation varies with season and geography. Since our laboratory has been involved in the development...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： DiStefano DJ,Kraiouchkine N,Mallette L,Maliga M,Kulnis G,Keller PM,Clark HF,Shaw AR

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance characteristics of the Gen-Probe Probe Competition Assay (PCA) used in conjunction with the Gen-Probe PACE 2 and 2C direct detection assays for Chlamydia trachomatis were examined. Data collected by five public health laboratories by using the Gen-Probe PACE 2 were pooled and analyzed. Of 25,081 endoce...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Beebe JL,Sharpton TR,Zanto SN,Steece RS,Rogers C,Mottice SL

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the face of concerns over an influenza pandemic, identification of virulent influenza A virus isolates must be obtained quickly for effective responses. Rapid subtype identification, however, is difficult even in well-equipped virology laboratories or is unobtainable in the field under more austere conditions. Here...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lodes MJ,Suciu D,Elliott M,Stover AG,Ross M,Caraballo M,Dix K,Crye J,Webby RJ,Lyon WJ,Danley DL,McShea A

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paired serum samples from 93 patients suspected of having measles were assayed for measles virus-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies by an enzyme immunoassay (EIA), and the results were compared with results from a complement fixation assay and an EIA for measles virus IgG. By using significant serologic rises ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mayo DR,Brennan T,Cormier DP,Hadler J,Lamb P

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) nonstructural 1 (NS1) protein constitute a marker of natural JEV infection among populations vaccinated with inactivated JE vaccine. In Japan, with few recent human JE cases, the natural infection rate is critical to evaluate the necessity of continuing JE vaccination. A...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Konishi E,Shoda M,Ajiro N,Kondo T

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tests for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which can provide results rapidly to guide therapeutic decision-making, offer patient care advantages over laboratory-based tests that require several days to provide results. We compared results from the Cepheid GeneXpert CT/NG (Xpert) assay to results from t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gaydos CA,Van Der Pol B,Jett-Goheen M,Barnes M,Quinn N,Clark C,Daniel GE,Dixon PB,Hook EW 3rd,CT\/NG Study Group.

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multilaboratory study designed to determine the in vitro susceptibility criteria and quality control parameters for ofloxacin against Neisseria gonorrhoeae was conducted according to the guidelines of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. Proposed susceptibility breakpoints are MICs of less than ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fuchs PC,Barry AL,Baker C,Murray PR,Washington JA

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared putative molecular markers of virulence (vacA, cagA, and iceA) of Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from 52 adult duodenal ulcer patients from West Bengal, India, with those of H. pylori strains isolated from 48 adult healthy volunteers from the same region. On the basis of genotyping by PCR, we conclud...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chattopadhyay S,Datta S,Chowdhury A,Chowdhury S,Mukhopadhyay AK,Rajendran K,Bhattacharya SK,Berg DE,Nair GB

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards has recently changed the oxacillin breakpoint from >/=4 mg/liter to >/=0. 5 mg/liter to detect methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) because the previous breakpoint lacked sensitivity. To determine the correlation between the new oxacilli...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hussain Z,Stoakes L,Massey V,Diagre D,Fitzgerald V,El Sayed S,Lannigan R

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A TaqMan real-time PCR assay, the COBAS TaqMan human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (HPS-CTMHIV) PCR assay, recently developed for the quantification of HIV type 1 RNA in plasma, was evaluated in comparison with the licensed COBAS AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR (CAHIM) assay. In this study, we have analyzed the tests' sensitivi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Perrin L,Pawlotsky JM,Bouvier-Alias M,Sarrazin C,Zeuzem S,Colucci G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent Lassa virus strains from Nigeria were completely or partially sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the predominance of lineage II and III strains, the existence of a previously undescribed (sub)lineage in Nigeria, and the directional spread of virus in the southern part of the country. The Bayesian analysi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ehichioya DU,Hass M,Becker-Ziaja B,Ehimuan J,Asogun DA,Fichet-Calvet E,Kleinsteuber K,Lelke M,ter Meulen J,Akpede GO,Omilabu SA,Günther S,Olschläger S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium hathewayi is a newly described Clostridium species isolated from the feces of healthy human individuals, but its clinical significance is not known. We describe a case of human infection associated with C. hathewayi. The bacterium (strain HKU18) was isolated from the blood culture of a 39-year-old patient ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Woo PC,Lau SK,Woo GK,Fung AM,Yiu VP,Yuen KY

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared the sensitivity and specificity of quantitative mycobacterial culture against results obtained by using the polymerase chain reaction for the detection of DNA from organisms of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in 82 clinical specimens from patients suspected of having tuberculosis. Two amplifica...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pierre C,Lecossier D,Boussougant Y,Bocart D,Joly V,Yeni P,Hance AJ

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

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

authors： Cazacu AC,Chung SE,Greer J,Demmler GJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00