Detection by polymerase chain reaction amplification of human herpesvirus 6 DNA in peripheral blood of patients with exanthem subitum.

abstract：:"Campylobacter pyloridis" has been recently described as a gastritis-associated bacterium. We studied 20 strains. The bacteria had most of the characteristics of Campylobacter spp. strains. They were hippurate negative and tolerant to triphenyl tetrazolium chloride (at 0.4 and 1 mg/ml). They grew on all the media comm...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Megraud F,Bonnet F,Garnier M,Lamouliatte H

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid method for presumptive identification of black-pigmented gram-negative anaerobic rods was developed. Using filter paper spot tests for indole production, sialidase, alpha-glucosidase, beta-glucosidase, alpha-fucosidase, and trypsinlike enzyme activities, 100% of Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Moncla BJ,Braham P,Rabe LK,Hillier SL

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on findings in small RNA-sequencing (Seq) data analysis, we developed highly sensitive and specific real-time reverse transcription (RT)-PCR assays with locked nucleic acid probes targeting the abundantly expressed leader sequences of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and other human corona...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chan JF,Choi GK,Tsang AK,Tee KM,Lam HY,Yip CC,To KK,Cheng VC,Yeung ML,Lau SK,Woo PC,Chan KH,Tang BS,Yuen KY

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium polyanethole sulfonate (SPS; trade name, Liquoid) is a constituent in culture media used to grow bacteria from blood samples from patients suspected of bacteremia. SPS prevents the killing of bacteria by innate cellular and humoral factors. We analyzed the effect of SPS on the three complement activation pathwa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Palarasah Y,Skjoedt MO,Vitved L,Andersen TE,Skjoedt K,Koch C

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We serotyped 222 Pasteurella multocida strains isolated from swine lungs at slaughter. Capsular serotypes A and D were determined by the hyaluronidase sensitivity and acriflavin agglutination tests, respectively. Somatic antigens were determined by gel diffusion against standard antisera. Capsular serotype A was found...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pijoan C,Morrison RB,Hilley HD

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During July 2000 and October 2001, a total of 595 clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were collected from six medical centers distributed in northern, central, and southern Taiwan. Specimen sources included blood (n = 279), pus (n = 173), sputum (n = 94), body fluids (n = 21), cathe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Huang YC,Su LH,Wu TL,Liu CE,Young TG,Chen PY,Hseuh PR,Lin TY

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients with bone marrow cultures yielding Mycobacterium avium complex were encountered at the Mount Sinai Hospital between 1969 and 1976. One additional isolate of the same mycobacterial species was recovered from splenic cyst fluid of a seventh patient. Because none of the patients had illnesses apparently due ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kozinn WP,Damsker B,Bottone EJ

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious gastroenteritis is one of the most common diseases in young children. To clarify the infectious etiology of diarrhea in Danish children less than 5 years of age, we conducted a 2-year prospective case-control study. Stools from 424 children with diarrhea and 870 asymptomatic age-matched controls were examin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Olesen B,Neimann J,Böttiger B,Ethelberg S,Schiellerup P,Jensen C,Helms M,Scheutz F,Olsen KE,Krogfelt K,Petersen E,Mølbak K,Gerner-Smidt P

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a recent genotypic survey of beta-lactam-resistant pneumococci recovered in different areas of United States during 1997, eight clonal types that each represented 3 to 40 isolates accounted for 134 of 144 isolates (G. Gherardi, C. Whitney, R. Facklam, and B. Beall, J. Infect. Dis. 181:216-229, 2000). We determined ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Beall B,Gherardi G,Facklam RR,Hollingshead SK

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori virulence determinants have not previously been studied in detail in Latin Americans with H. pylori infections. We characterized the vacA (vacuolating cytotoxin gene A) and cagA (cytotoxin-associated gene A) types of more than 400 single-colony isolates from 20 patients in Mexico City. For 17 patie...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Morales-Espinosa R,Castillo-Rojas G,Gonzalez-Valencia G,Ponce de León S,Cravioto A,Atherton JC,López-Vidal Y

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimal conditions for demonstrating the presence of infectious human immunodeficiency virus in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PMCs) from seropositive individuals involved cocultivation of infected cells with phytohemagglutinin-stimulated PMCs from seronegative donors in the presence of 2 micrograms of Polybrene ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Castro BA,Weiss CD,Wiviott LD,Levy JA

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since influenza viruses can cause severe illness, timely diagnosis is important for an adequate intervention. The available rapid detection methods either lack sensitivity or require complex laboratory manipulation. This study describes a rapid, sensitive detection method that can be easily applied to routine diagnosi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van Elden LJ,Nijhuis M,Schipper P,Schuurman R,van Loon AM

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracking the spread of noroviruses during outbreaks of gastroenteritis is hampered by the lack of sequence diversity in those regions of the genome chosen for virus detection and characterization. Sequence analysis of regions of the genes encoding the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and the S domain of the capsid does no...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Xerry J,Gallimore CI,Iturriza-Gómara M,Allen DJ,Gray JJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic laboratories are under increasing pressure to improve and expand their services. Greater flexibility in sample processing is a critical factor that can improve the time to results while reducing reagent waste, making laboratories more efficient and cost-effective. The introduction of the Abbott mPLUS featur...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lucic D,Jones S,Wiesneth R,Barry C,Webb E,Belova L,Dolan P,Ho S,Abravaya K,Cloherty G

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrazinamide is important in tuberculosis treatment, as it is bactericidal to semidormant mycobacteria not killed by other antituberculosis drugs. Pyrazinamide is also one of the cornerstone drugs retained in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). However, due to technical difficulties, routine dr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mphahlele M,Syre H,Valvatne H,Stavrum R,Mannsåker T,Muthivhi T,Weyer K,Fourie PB,Grewal HM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an epidemiological study, nine isolates of dematiaceous fungi were recovered from the interior of a local feed and seed warehouse. Sample sites include brick walls and floors. Air samples also were included. Samples were collected in saline and plated on Mycobiotic and Sabouraud agar. The nine dematiaceous fungi re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Espinel-Ingroff A,Kerkering TM,Shadomy HJ

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical isolates of Haemophilus influenzae were assessed for the presence of fucK, hap, and sodC by hybridization with gene-specific probes, and isolates diverging from the expected H. influenzae genotype were characterized by phenotype and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Two of 480 isolates were finally classified as vari...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nørskov-Lauritsen N

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The importance of euparal as a permanent mounting medium for eggs of parasites and the process of making permanent slides are analyzed and discussed in detail. Studies show that helminth eggs mounted in euparal exhibit excellent optical and drying properties. Euparal also can be used to identify proglottids of Taenia ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Berlin OG,Miller MJ

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timely diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is critical for appropriate treatment of lower respiratory infection in young children. To facilitate diagnosis, we developed a rapid, specific, and sensitive TaqMan PCR method for detection of RSV A and RSV B. Two sets of primer-probe pairs were selected...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hu A,Colella M,Tam JS,Rappaport R,Cheng SM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas mendocina has been isolated from soil and water samples. Although it has been recovered from some human clinical samples, its pathogenic role has not yet been documented. We report the first known case of endocarditis in humans due to P. mendocina. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Aragone MR,Maurizi DM,Clara LO,Navarro Estrada JL,Ascione A

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored three genes of attachment (fbe and atlE) and adhesion (ica) in 27 and 10 Staphylococcus epidermidis strains involved in pacemaker-related infections (PMI) and intravascular-catheter-related infections (IVCI), respectively, and in 25 saprophytic strains. The detection rates of fbe and atlE were identical in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Klug D,Wallet F,Kacet S,Courcol RJ

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to compare methods for subtyping Neisseria meningitidis serogroup B isolates, 96 isolates obtained from various locations in the United States and northwestern Europe were subtyped by five methods: monoclonal antibody (MAb)-based serotyping and serosubtyping, DNA macrorestriction analysis by pulsed-field gel ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Swaminathan B,Matar GM,Reeves MW,Graves LM,Ajello G,Bibb WF,Helsel LO,Morales M,Dronavalli H,el-Swify M,DeWitt W,Hunter SB

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study describes the use of the automated BACTEC 9240 blood culture system, the Serum Separator Tube (SST), and the BD PHOENIX Automated Microbiology System in combination for the direct identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of gram-negative rods (GNRs) from positive blood cultures (...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Funke G,Funke-Kissling P

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specificity of Mycobacterium kansasii anti-mycoside A antiserum prepared in rabbits injected with purified samples of the phenolic glycolipid was evaluated by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Chloroform-methanol extracts from representative strains of 23 mycobacterial species and 50 strains of M. kansasii sho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Papa F,Riviere M,Fournié JJ,Puzo G,David H

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gram-negative bacillus, SMC-8986(T), which was isolated from the purulent exudate of an epidermal cyst but could not be identified by a conventional microbiologic method, was characterized by a variety of phenotypic and genotypic analyses. Sequences of the 16S rRNA gene revealed that this bacterium belongs to the ge...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ko KS,Peck KR,Oh WS,Lee NY,Lee JH,Song JH

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring antiretroviral therapy requires that human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viremia assays are applicable to all distinct variants. This study evaluates the performance of three commercial viral load assays-Versant HIV-1 RNA bDNA v3.0, Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HIV-1, and NucliSens HIV-1 EasyQ v1.2-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Holguín A,López M,Molinero M,Soriano V

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of PCR-based molecular typing of Helicobacter pylori strains by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of a 1, 161-bp nucleotide sequence of the midregion of the vacA gene are reported. A total of 48 H. pylori strains isolated from gastric biopsy specimens obtained from 18 patients with peptic u...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Donati M,Storni E,D'Apote L,Moreno S,Tucci A,Poli L,Cevenini R

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we evaluated the ability of three commercial methods, API 20A (Analytab Products, Plainview, N.Y.), Minitek (BBL Microbiology Systems, Cockeysville, Md.), and Anaerobe-Tek (Flow Laboratories, Inc., McLean, Va.), to accurately identify 165 recent clinical and 38 stock isolates of anaerobic bacteria withou...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Appelbaum PC,Kaufmann CS,Keifer JC,Venbrux HJ

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella is the causative agent for Legionnaires' disease (LD) and is responsible for several large outbreaks in the world. More than 90% of LD cases are caused by Legionella pneumophila, and studies on the origin and transmission routes of this pathogen rely on adequate molecular characterization of isolates. Curre...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bosch T,Euser SM,Landman F,Bruin JP,IJzerman EP,den Boer JW,Schouls LM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined the group A rotavirus occurrence in pig farms from 7 different cities in São Paulo State, Brazil. Out of 143 samples, 70 tested positive. Sequence analyses of 37 strains indicated that the strains had the G3, G5, G9, and P[6], P[13]/P[22]-like, and P[23] genotypes. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tonietti PO,Hora AS,Silva FD,Ruiz VL,Gregori F

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00