Recurrent infective endocarditis due to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans: reinfection or relapse?

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：:Fifteen randomly selected nasopharyngeal (NP) swab specimens (culture-negative for influenza A virus) were spiked with influenza A virus and the nucleic acids were extracted and subjected to PCR amplification with Thermus aquaticus (Taq) and T. thermophilus (Tth) DNA polymerases. Products of the expected size, and giv...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Poddar SK,Sawyer MH,Connor JD

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Salmonella typhimurium pericarditis is reported. The diagnosis was based on blood and pericardial effusion cultures. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Can F,Demirbilek M,Erdem B,Ciftci U,Tunaoglu M,Laleli Y

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have emerged from the widespread use of antibiotics worldwide and have prompted the search for new sources of antimicrobial substances. Pinus spp. contain several bioactive compounds consisting mainly of terpenes, terpenoids and some other aromatic and aliphatic constituents. These compou...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Leandro LF,Cardoso MJO,Silva SDC,Souza MGM,Veneziani RCS,Ambrosio SR,Martins CHG

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Strains of type emm89 Streptococcus pyogenes have recently increased in frequency as a cause of human infections in several countries in Europe and North America. This increase has been molecular epidemiologically linked with the emergence of a new genetically distinct clone, designated clade 3. We sought to ex...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Beres SB,Olsen RJ,Ojeda Saavedra M,Ure R,Reynolds A,Lindsay DSJ,Smith AJ,Musser JM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A down-flow immunoassay has been developed to detect serum mannan antigens, and the test was recently marketed as the Unimedi Candida monotest. Using 251 serum samples from 105 patients with candidaemia, a comparison of the Unimedi Candida monotest with the Cand-Tec latex agglutination test and 2 microplate enzyme imm...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Fujita SI,Takamura T,Nagahara M,Hashimoto T

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nosocomial infections with enterococci are an increasing problem in modern medical practice due to the development of resistance to a wide range of antibiotics, including the glycopeptides vancomycin and teicoplanin. An increasing number of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) have been cultured from clinical specim...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mackenzie CR,Hucke C,MÜller D,Seidel K,Takikawa O,DÄubener W

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a paucity of information about the factors associated with oral colonization with Candida species and the changes associated with antiretroviral (ARV) therapy. This study investigated the role of ARV therapy and other factors in a study population. Relevant clinical and laboratory information was obtained and...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Owotade FJ,Patel M,Ralephenya TRMD,Vergotine G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. Neonatal infection with Cronobacter sakazakii can cause severe intestinal damage and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The inflammasome and Toll-like receptors mediate intestinal damage caused by other intestinal pathogens causing NEC, but the exact mechanism is unclear.Aim. We evaluated the molecular mec...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chen Z,Zhang Y,Lin R,Meng X,Zhao W,Shen W,Fan H

更新日期：2020-05-01 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：:The genus Eubacterium currently includes a heterogeneous group of gram-positive, non-spore-forming anaerobic bacilli, many of which are slow growing, fastidious and generally unreactive in biochemical tests. As a consequence, cultivation and identification of isolates are difficult and the taxonomy of the group remain...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Downes J,Munson MA,Spratt DA,Kononen E,Tarkka E,Jousimies-Somer H,Wade WG

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The annual prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Malaysia has been estimated to be 30 % to 40 % of all S. aureus infections. Nevertheless, data on the antimicrobial resistance and genetic diversity of Malaysian MRSAs remain few. In 2009, we collected 318 MRSA strains from various wards of...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Noordin A,Sapri HF,Mohamad Sani NA,Leong SK,Tan XE,Tan TL,Mohamad Zin N,Neoh HM,Hussin S

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Early reports of Candida krusei in man describe the organism as a transient, infrequent isolate of minor clinical significance inhabiting the mucosal surfaces. More recently it has emerged as a notable pathogen with a spectrum of clinical manifestations such as fungaemia, endophthalmitis, arthritis and endocarditis, m...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Samaranayake YH,Samaranayake LP

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leclercia adecarboxylata is a rarely reported human pathogen, most commonly affecting immunocompromised individuals. In reported cases of immunocompetent patients infected with this organism, it is seen exclusively in the context of polymicrobial infections. We report here the case of an abscess in an immunocompetent ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hess B,Burchett A,Huntington MK

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-seven strains of acinetobacter-like organisms were isolated over a period of 26 months from the ears of 55 patients with acute or chronic otitis media, or otitis externa, and one strain was isolated in a survey of 50 normal ears. After comparison with eight reference strains, 32 of the isolates were identified a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Dadswell JV

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to assess the primary and combined resistances of Helicobacter pylori isolates obtained from paediatric patients in 2000-2001 to seven antimicrobial agents. Resistance rates of pre-treatment isolates from 115 children were investigated by the limited agar dilution method alone and by the E-te...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Boyanova L,Koumanova R,Gergova G,Popova M,Mitov I,Kovacheva Y,Derejian S,Katsarov N,Nikolov R,Krastev Z

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The major risk factor for Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is the use of antibiotics owing to the disruption of the equilibrium of the host gut microbiota. To preserve the beneficial resident probiotic bacteria during infection treatment, the use of molecules with selective antibacterial activity enhances the eff...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Novakova J,Džunková M,Musilova S,Vlkova E,Kokoska L,Moya A,D'Auria G

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify further the role of chemotaxis in Helicobacter pylori colonization, the in vitro bacterium response to human plasma and bile (secretions containing chemoeffector compounds that are present in the gastric mucus layer) was examined. Human plasma, after dilution to 1 % (v/v) with buffer, was found to be a chem...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Worku ML,Karim QN,Spencer J,Sidebotham RL

更新日期：2004-08-01 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：:The determinant responsible for the ability of Bacteroides spp. to inhibit polymorph phagocytic killing of aerobic organisms has not yet been identified. Therefore, the roles of lipopolysaccharide and capsular polysaccharide of B. fragilis were investigated. Serum-resistant and serum-sensitive strains of Proteus mirab...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Connolly JC,McLean C,Tabaqchali S

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breakthrough contamination of tuberculosis (TB) cultures is a problem in that it allows the overgrowth of another bacterium present in the sputum specimen, which can potentially mask the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize the bacterial organisms responsible fo...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： McClean M,Stanley T,Stanley S,Maeda Y,Goldsmith CE,Shepherd R,Millar BC,Dooley JS,Moore JE

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid identification of the causative bacteria of sepsis in patients can contribute to the selection of appropriate antibiotics and improvement of patients' prognosis. Genotypic identification is an emerging technology that may provide an alternative method to, or complement, established phenotypic identification proc...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Motoshima M,Yanagihara K,Morinaga Y,Matsuda J,Hasegawa H,Kohno S,Kamihira S

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to improve the identification of Mycobacterium species in the context of a UK teaching hospital. Real-time PCR assays were established to enable the rapid differentiation between Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) complex and Mycobacterium species other than tuberculosis (MOTT), followed by 16S...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Williams KJ,Ling CL,Jenkins C,Gillespie SH,McHugh TD

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolates of Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor serotype Inaba associated with an outbreak of cholera in Trivandrum, southern India, were characterized. PCR testing revealed that all five isolates examined carried the TCP pathogenicity island, the CTX genetic element and the RTX toxin, and produced cholera toxin (CT). R...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mohapatra SS,Ramachandran D,Mantri CK,Singh DV

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptolysin O (SLO) is a potent cytolytic toxin produced by almost all strains of group A streptococci and is considered an important virulence factor for this organism. In this study we investigated the effect of allicin and aqueous garlic extracts on the haemolytic activity of SLO. All tested materials potentially ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Arzanlou M,Bohlooli S

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral malodour is thought to be caused mainly by the production of volatile sulfide compounds (VSCs) by anaerobic Gram-negative oral bacteria. Previous studies have shown that these bacteria are susceptible to blue light (400-500 nm wavelength). In the present study, we tested the effect of blue light in the presence o...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sterer N,Jeffet U,Dadoun A,Greenstein RB,Kohavi D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rectal mucosa-associated flora (MAF) of patients with ulcerative colitis has been studied in 25 patients with newly diagnosed disease, 20 with relapse of existing disease, and 44 who were in remission. Patients with active disease were re-examined twice during treatment. The MAF was simpler and less dense than the...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hartley MG,Hudson MJ,Swarbrick ET,Hill MJ,Gent AE,Hellier MD,Grace RH

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyse the role of virulence factors (VFs) and host in Klebsiella pneumoniae upper urinary tract infections (UTIs) in renal transplant (RTx) recipients. METHODOLOGY:Clinical and demographic data were registered prospectively. Phylogenetic background of K. pneumoniae isolates was analysed by PCR melting pro...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gołębiewska JE,Krawczyk B,Wysocka M,Ewiak A,Komarnicka J,Bronk M,Rutkowski B,Dębska-Ślizień A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 118 meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and 140 meticillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) isolates from different patients in the same time period were comprehensively searched using a multiplex PCR for the classical and recently described superantigenic toxin gene family comprising the staphylo...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hu DL,Omoe K,Inoue F,Kasai T,Yasujima M,Shinagawa K,Nakane A

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The competition for glucose as a growth-limiting substrate between Candida albicans and a mixed community of oral bacteria was investigated. A chemostat was operated under glucose-limiting and glucose excess conditions at a dilution rate of 0.05/h. A mixed population of oral bacteria was established and after a steady...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Basson NJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00