Demonstration of spirochaetes in patients with Lyme disease with a modified silver stain.

Abstract:

:Spirochaetes were demonstrated in material from patients with Lyme disease by short-time high-concentrate silver impregnation after treatment with amylase. Removal of mucoid material was essential to visualise Borrelia burgdorferi. Lyme spirochaetes were demonstrated in material from 23 patients with Lyme disease--erythema chronicum migrans (ECM) 10, lymphadenosis benigna cutis (LABC) 7, arthritis 4 and Bannwarth's syndrome 2. Spirochaetes were localised in the subepidermal zone, peri- and intravascularly, and in collagen fibres in ECM and LABC, and beneath the synovial lining cells in arthritis, producing marked vascular changes with fibrosis and synovial hyperplasia. Spirochaetes were also demonstrated in CSF from a patient with Bannwarth's syndrome.

journal_name

J Med Microbiol

authors

De Koning J,Bosma RB,Hoogkamp-Korstanje JA

doi

10.1099/00222615-23-3-261

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1987-05-01 00:00:00

pages

261-7

issue

3

eissn

0022-2615

issn

1473-5644

journal_volume

23

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Contribution of the production of quormones to some phenotypic characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical strains.

    abstract::The contribution of quorum sensing in some phenotypic and pathogenic characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa was studied. The production of acylhomoserine lactones (AHL) by planktonic cultures of eight clinical and reference strains of P. aeruginosa was evaluated using two biosensors. The adhesion of the bacteria on...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.050807-0

    authors: Nagant C,Seil M,Nachtergael A,Dulanto S,Dehaye JP

    更新日期:2013-07-01 00:00:00

  • Assessment of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in asymptomatic male partners of infertile couples.

    abstract::Three specimens from 111 asymptomatic male partners of infertile couples attending the Department of Urology in Amiens, France, were examined by the PCR COBAS AMPLICOR test (Roche Molecular Diagnostics) for the presence of Chlamydia trachomatis. The specimens analysed were: first void urine (FVU), urine obtained after...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.45641-0

    authors: Hamdad-Daoudi F,Petit J,Eb F

    更新日期:2004-10-01 00:00:00

  • Frequency of four different mutacin genes in Streptococcus mutans genotypes isolated from caries-free and caries-active individuals.

    abstract::The ability of Streptococcus mutans to produce mutacins, combined with the production of other virulence factors such as lactic acid, may contribute to the pathogenesis of this bacterium. In the present study, the detection of genes encoding mutacin types I/III, II and IV was performed by PCR with specific primers to ...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.45870-0

    authors: Kamiya RU,Napimoga MH,Höfling JF,Gonçalves RB

    更新日期:2005-06-01 00:00:00

  • A simple and safe volumetric alternative to the method of Miles, Misra and Irwin for counting viable bacteria.

    abstract::A rapid and simple method for counting viable bacteria is described. The technique involves the use of a semi-automatic micropipette and disposable glass-capillary tubes. Viable counts obtained by this method were not significantly different from those obtained by the Miles, Misra and Irwin method or by a pour-plate m...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/00222615-11-4-541

    authors: Slack MP,Wheldon DB

    更新日期:1978-11-01 00:00:00

  • Ovine systemic pasteurellosis caused by Pasteurella haemolytica biotype T.

    abstract::A detailed study was made of lambs aged 5--7 months naturally infected with Pasteurella haemolytica biotype T. In addition to the well known features of such infections, previously unreported necrotic lesions of the tonsil, oesophagus, pharynx and adjacent areas were consistently seen. Large numbers of P. haemolytica ...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/00222615-14-1-89

    authors: Dyson DA,Gilmour NJ,Angus KW

    更新日期:1981-02-01 00:00:00

  • Virulence properties of Escherichia coli faecal strains isolated in Poland from healthy children and strains belonging to serogroups O18, O26, O44, O86, O126 and O127 isolated from children with diarrhoea.

    abstract::Four hundred and twenty-seven Escherichia coli isolates from 427 cases of infantile diarrhoea in Poland, belonging to serogroups O18, O26, O44, O86, O126 and O127 and 150 E. coli isolates from 52 healthy children were examined for selected virulence properties. The presence of the plasmid pAA, a plasmid encoding enter...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/0022-1317-51-7-548

    authors: Paciorek J

    更新日期:2002-07-01 00:00:00

  • Hepatitis C virus genotyping in relation to neu-oncoprotein overexpression and the development of hepatocellular carcinoma.

    abstract::The distribution of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes among Egyptian patients positive for anti-HCV was determined and their influence, when combined with neu-oncoprotein overexpression, on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was examined. The study groups included asymptomatic carriers (ASC) and patient...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/0022-1317-49-1-89

    authors: Zekri AN,Bahnassy AA,Shaarawy SM,Mansour OA,Maduar MA,Khaled HM,El-Ahmadi O

    更新日期:2000-01-01 00:00:00

  • Prospective evaluation of BDProbeTec strand displacement amplification (SDA) system for diagnosis of tuberculosis in non-respiratory and respiratory samples.

    abstract::Nucleic acid amplification techniques (NAATs) have been demonstrated to make significant improvements in the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB), particularly in the time to diagnosis and the diagnosis of smear-negative TB. The BD ProbeTec strand displacement amplification (SDA) system for the diagnosis of pulmonary and no...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.45780-0

    authors: McHugh TD,Pope CF,Ling CL,Patel S,Billington OJ,Gosling RD,Lipman MC,Gillespie SH

    更新日期:2004-12-01 00:00:00

  • Characterisation of Plesiomonas shigelloides strains that share type-specific antigen with Shigella flexneri 6 and common group 1 antigen with Shigella flexneri spp. and Shigella dysenteriae 1.

    abstract::Three strains of Plesiomonas shigelloides isolated from patients with diarrhoea were agglutinated with Shigella flexneri 6 antiserum in slide and tube tests. All the strains were also agglutinated with a monoclonal antibody to the common group 1 antigen shared between S. flexneri serotypes and S. dysenteriae type 1. F...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/00222615-39-3-211

    authors: Albert MJ,Ansaruzzaman M,Qadri F,Hossain A,Kibriya AK,Haider K,Nahar S,Faruque SM,Alam AN

    更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00

  • Evaluation of CHROM-Pal medium for the isolation and direct identification of Candida dubliniensis in primary cultures from the oral cavity.

    abstract::Candida albicans is the species most frequently isolated from oral specimens, but the recovery of other Candida species such as Candida dubliniensis is increasing. Differentiation of C. dubliniensis from C. albicans requires special tests and both species are misidentified in some studies. CHROM-Pal (CH-P) is a novel ...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.011320-0

    authors: Sahand IH,Maza JL,Eraso E,Montejo M,Moragues MD,Aguirre JM,Quindós G,Pontón J

    更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00

  • Antibacterial activity of a 1,8-naphthyridine quinolone, PD 131628.

    abstract::A new 1,8-naphthyridine quinolone antimicrobial, PD131628, was found to be as, or more active than ciprofloxacin or ofloxacin against Escherichia coli and considerably more active than the two 4-quinolone agents against staphylococci in terms of both MIC and OBC (the optimum bactericidal concentration, at which the ra...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/00222615-36-5-353

    authors: Lewin CS

    更新日期:1992-05-01 00:00:00

  • Factors determining the susceptibility of mice to experimental phycomycosis.

    abstract::Various factors influencing the susceptibility of C3H mice to lethal infection by the phycomycete Absidia ramosa were examined. Mice 19-21 days old were exposed to graded doses of A. ramosa spores by various routes. After intravenous inoculation with doses in excess of 10(3) viable units, a variable proportion of mice...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/00222615-8-4-551

    authors: Corbel MJ,Eades SM

    更新日期:1975-11-01 00:00:00

  • Evaluation of the Sofia Streptococcus pneumoniae FIA test for the detection of S. pneumoniae antigen in urine.

    abstract::In this study, we evaluated the Sofia Streptococcus pneumoniae FIA test (Quidel Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA), a new immunofluorescence-based lateral flow test for the qualitative detection of S. pneumoniae antigen in urine or cerebrospinal fluid specimens. The analyses of 100 non-concentrated urine samples (includ...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.000877

    authors: Euser SM,Badoux P,Kracht-Kosten L,Yzerman EPF

    更新日期:2018-12-01 00:00:00

  • Role of swarming in the formation of crystalline Proteus mirabilis biofilms on urinary catheters.

    abstract::The care of many patients undergoing long-term bladder catheterization is frequently complicated by infection with Proteus mirabilis. These organisms colonize the catheter, forming surface biofilm communities, and their urease activity generates alkaline conditions under which crystals of magnesium ammonium phosphate ...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.46123-0

    authors: Jones BV,Mahenthiralingam E,Sabbuba NA,Stickler DJ

    更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00

  • In-vitro proteinase production by oral Candida albicans isolates from individuals with and without HIV infection and its attenuation by antimycotic agents.

    abstract::In-vitro proteinase production by oral Candida albicans isolates from patients with and without HIV infection (18 isolates from each group) was assessed by image analysis of a plate assay, with bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a substrate. The effect of sub-minimal inhibitory concentrations (sub-MICs) of nystatin, amphot...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/00222615-44-4-311

    authors: Wu T,Samaranayake LP,Cao BY,Wang J

    更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00

  • Laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium perfringens antibiotic-associated diarrhoea.

    abstract::Clostridium perfringens has been reported as the cause of up to 15% of cases of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea (AAD) and may be diagnosed by detection of enterotoxin (CPEnt) in faeces. The performance of a commercial ELISA method for CPEnt, with culture and PCR methods to confirm the presence of enterotoxigenic C. pe...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/0022-1317-51-10-891

    authors: Asha NJ,Wilcox MH

    更新日期:2002-10-01 00:00:00

  • Rapid identification of Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter nosocomialis and Acinetobacter pittii with a multiplex PCR assay.

    abstract::Acinetobacter baumannii, Acinetobacter nosocomialis and Acinetobacter pittii are clinically relevant members of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-A. baumannii (Acb) complex and important nosocomial pathogens. These three species are genetically closely related and phenotypically similar; however, they differ in their ep...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.071712-0

    authors: Chen TL,Lee YT,Kuo SC,Yang SP,Fung CP,Lee SD

    更新日期:2014-09-01 00:00:00

  • Selective growth-inhibitory effect of 8-hydroxyquinoline towards Clostridium difficile and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum in co-culture analysed by flow cytometry.

    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

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.080796-0

    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

  • Voriconazole susceptibility of yeasts isolated from the mouths of patients with advanced cancer.

    abstract::The in vitro activity of voriconazole was compared with those of fluconazole and itraconazole against 270 clinical isolates of yeasts from the mouths of patients receiving palliative care for advanced cancer. A broth micro-dilution assay as described by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards was empl...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.45720-0

    authors: Bagg J,Sweeney MP,Davies AN,Jackson MS,Brailsford S

    更新日期:2005-10-01 00:00:00

  • Coxsackie B virus-specific IgM antibody and myocardial infarction.

    abstract::The ELISA technique was shown to be group-specific for the detection of IgM antibodies against coxsackie B viruses, and probably against a wider range of enteroviruses. No evidence was obtained that recent coxsackie B-virus infection predisposes to myocardial infarction. ...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/00222615-21-4-287

    authors: Hannington G,Booth JC,Bowes RJ,Stern H

    更新日期:1986-06-01 00:00:00

  • Prospective evaluation of the new chromogenic medium CandiSelect 4 for differentiation and presumptive identification of the major pathogenic Candida species.

    abstract::The rapid identification of pathogenic yeasts is a crucial step in ensuring that effective antifungal treatment is started as early as possible. CandiSelect 4 (CS4; Bio-Rad) is a new chromogenic medium for the isolation of fungi, the direct identification of Candida albicans and the presumptive identification of the m...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.46715-0

    authors: Sendid B,François N,Standaert A,Dehecq E,Zerimech F,Camus D,Poulain D

    更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00

  • Analysis of mutations in the gyrA and gyrB genes and their association with the resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to levofloxacin, moxifloxacin and gatifloxacin.

    abstract::The purpose of the present study was to analyse mutations in the gyrA and gyrB genes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and define the possible correlation between these mutations and resistance to levofloxacin (LVX), moxifloxacin (MFX) and gatifloxacin (GAT), based on their MICs. One hundred and forty-two M. tuberculosis ...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.046821-0

    authors: Nosova EY,Bukatina AA,Isaeva YD,Makarova MV,Galkina KY,Moroz AM

    更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00

  • Evaluation of a recombinant antigen ELISA for the diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis and comparison with traditional antigen ELISAs.

    abstract::An evaluation of five ELISA methods for the diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis was undertaken by comparing a laboratory-produced ELISA employing two recombinant Toxoplasma gondii polypeptides as antigen with a laboratory-produced ELISA and three commercially available ELISAs employing traditional parasite antigen prepar...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/00222615-37-6-404

    authors: Johnson AM,Roberts H,Tenter AM

    更新日期:1992-12-01 00:00:00

  • Increase in SCCmec type IV strains affects trends in antibiograms of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at a tertiary-care hospital.

    abstract::The prevalence of community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains has become a serious problem worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the annual transitions of MRSA strains with the CA-MRSA feature, which were identified as SCCmec type IV or V, in a hospital setting in Japa...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.000080

    authors: Ito A,Nakaminami H,Fujii T,Utsumi K,Noguchi N

    更新日期:2015-07-01 00:00:00

  • Analysis of quorum sensing-deficient clinical isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

    abstract::Pseudomonas aeruginosa produces multiple virulence factors and causes different types of infections. Previous clinical studies identified P. aeruginosa isolates that lack individual virulence factors. However, the impact of losing several virulence factors simultaneously on the in vivo virulence of P. aeruginosa is no...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.45617-0

    authors: Schaber JA,Carty NL,McDonald NA,Graham ED,Cheluvappa R,Griswold JA,Hamood AN

    更新日期:2004-09-01 00:00:00

  • Prevalence and characterization of Clostridium perfringens from the faecal microbiota of elderly Irish subjects.

    abstract::The aim of this study was to investigate the diversity and composition of the intestinal microbiota of elderly subjects using a combination of culture-dependent techniques and 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing. The study was performed as part of the ELDERMET project, in which 368 faecal samples were assessed for viabl...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.052258-0

    authors: Lakshminarayanan B,Harris HMB,Coakley M,O'Sullivan Ó,Stanton C,Pruteanu M,Shanahan F,O'Toole PW,Ross RP,On Behalf Of The Eldermet Consortium

    更新日期:2013-03-01 00:00:00

  • Characteristics of hospital- and community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Tehran, Iran.

    abstract::Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of hospital-acquired (HA) and community-acquired (CA) infections worldwide. Recently, S. aureus strains resistant to meticillin (MRSA) have become established within both communities. We isolated 314 isolates of MRSA from hospitalized patients in a referral hospital (HA isolate...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.070722-0

    authors: Rahimi F,Katouli M,Pourshafie MR

    更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00

  • Immunological response to a strain of Staphylococcus epidermidis in the rabbit: production of protective antibody.

    abstract::A rabbit was immunised with a heat-killed vaccine prepared from strain 1142 of Staphylococcus epidermidis. The HA titres of the antisera against a surface-polysaccharide antigen extracted from the homologous strain were highest in the 2nd-4th weeks after immunisation and subsequently declined. Only a minor amount of 2...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/00222615-11-4-371

    authors: Yoshida K,Ichiman Y

    更新日期:1978-11-01 00:00:00

  • Mechanisms of zidovudine resistance in bacteria.

    abstract::Unlike their parent strains, zidovudine-resistant derivatives of Escherichia coli KL16 and Salmonella typhimurium NCTC 5710 were found to be incapable of incorporating radiolabelled thymidine into their chromosomal DNA. Since incorporation was still prevented in the presence of EDTA, resistance to zidovudine was not a...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/00222615-33-4-235

    authors: Lewin CS,Allen RA,Amyes SG

    更新日期:1990-12-01 00:00:00

  • Aeromonas veronii biovar veronii septicaemia and acute suppurative cholangitis in a patient with hepatitis B.

    abstract::Gram-negative bacilli of the genus Aeromonas are widespread in aquatic environments and can be responsible for human infections. Although Aeromonas extraintestinal and systemic infections have been reported with growing frequency in recent years, Aeromonas septicaemia remains an uncommon finding, often associated with...

    journal_title:Journal of medical microbiology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1099/jmm.0.05214-0

    authors: Mencacci A,Cenci E,Mazzolla R,Farinelli S,D'Alò F,Vitali M,Bistoni F

    更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00