Environmental contamination by Aspergillus spp. in laying hen farms and associated health risks for farm workers.

abstract：:The resistance of Balamuthia mandrillaris to physical, chemical and radiological conditions was tested. Following treatments, viability was determined by culturing amoebae on human brain microvascular endothelial cells for up to 12 days. B. mandrillaris cysts were resistant to repeated freeze-thawing (five times), tem...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Siddiqui R,Ortega-Rivas A,Khan NA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

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

authors： Johnson AM,Roberts H,Tenter AM

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic resistance in Staphylococcus aureus is a major public health concern, and methicillin-resistant S. aureus has emerged as an important pathogen. We characterized S. aureus isolates from monomicrobial and polymicrobial wound infections from 200 diabetic individuals with foot ulcers to understand their underly...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Shettigar K,Jain S,Bhat DV,Acharya R,Ramachandra L,Satyamoorthy K,Murali TS

更新日期：2016-12-01 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：:An ELISA was developed and evaluated as a method for detecting antibodies against glycosylated and deglycosylated histoplasmin (HMIN). Sera from patients with histoplasmosis, paracoccidioidomycosis, sporotrichosis, coccidioidomycosis, aspergillosis, cryptococcosis and healthy donors were tested by ELISA against purifi...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Guimarães AJ,Pizzini CV,de Matos Guedes HL,Albuquerque PC,Peralta JM,Hamilton AJ,Zancopé-Oliveira RM

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Pro-Pro-Glu (PPE) protein family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis includes 69 glycine-rich proteins with a conserved N-terminal domain. Their role in tuberculosis is unknown, but it has been speculated that they may have an important immunological significance. In this investigation, the immunogenicity of the ppe44 (...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bonanni D,Rindi L,Lari N,Garzelli C

更新日期：2005-05-01 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：:Production of beta-lactamase by 15 strains of Haemophilus influenzae has been investigated. All the strains produce a constitutive beta-lactamase, which readily hydrolyses penicillin G, ampicillin, and cephaloridine. The beta-lactamase produced by these strains is indistinguishable from the type-IIIa enzyme commonly f...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sykes RB,Matthew M,O'Callaghan CH

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial activity and growth were monitored by following the changes of electrical impedance of cultures in liquid media. The signal is expressed automatically as a curve similar to grwoth curves produced by other methods. The technique offers a new, rapid and sensitive means of detecting active micro-organisms and i...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ur A,Brown DF

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating immune complexes (ICs) containing IgG and HBsAg, and IgG and HBeAg, in sera from groups of patients with various liver diseases were sought by ELISA and immunodiffusion. A correlation was found between the absence of ICs and the disappearance of HBsAg in patients who had recovered from acute hepatitis B, b...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Leyva A,Bernal MC,Piedrola G,Maroto MC

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickettsia conorii infection is endemic in the Mediterranean basin, where it is known as Mediterranean spotted fever, also known as Boutonneuse fever and Marseilles fever. We report the case of a 66-year-old diabetic man who presented a severe form of the disease, complicated by acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Aliaga L,Sánchez-Blázquez P,Rodríguez-Granger J,Sampedro A,Orozco M,Pastor J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gardnerella vaginalis is an important component of the human vaginal microflora. It is proposed to play a key role in the pathogenesis of bacterial vaginosis (BV), the most common vaginal condition. Here we describe the development, validation and comparative analysis of a novel molecular approach capable of G. vagina...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Balashov SV,Mordechai E,Adelson ME,Gygax SE

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Membrane fluidity to a large extent is governed by the presence of branched-chain fatty acids (BCFAs). Branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenase (BKD) is the key enzyme in BCFA synthesis. A Staphylococcus aureus BKD-deficient strain still produced substantial levels of BCFAs. Pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) with st...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Singh VK,Sirobhushanam S,Ring RP,Singh S,Gatto C,Wilkinson BJ

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There have been several outbreaks of botulism among poultry and wild birds in Sweden in recent years. The National Veterinary Institute of Sweden (SVA) has identified botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT)/C1 or the mosaic BoNT/C1D using the mouse bioassay. This is believed to be the first report on the application of the Endope...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hedeland M,Moura H,Båverud V,Woolfitt AR,Bondesson U,Barr JR

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

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

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

abstract：:Bacterially-driven mucosal inflammation and the development of periimplantitis can lead to oral implant failure. In this study, initial bacterial adhesion after 2 h, and biofilm formation after 1 day and 3 days, were analysed in situ on novel 3 mol % yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal samples, as well a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Al-Ahmad A,Karygianni L,Schulze Wartenhorst M,Bächle M,Hellwig E,Follo M,Vach K,Han JS

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Comparative genomic analysis of strains may help us to better understand the wide diversity of their genetic profiles. The aim of this study was to analyse the genomic features of the resistome and virulome of Brazilian first methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates and their relationship to ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： de Carvalho SP,de Almeida JB,de Freitas LM,Guimarães AMS,do Nascimento NC,Dos Santos AP,Campos GB,Messick JB,Timenetsky J,Marques LM

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small numbers of bacteria capable of growing on agar supplemented with amoxycillin 40 mg/L were isolated from the saliva of 9 out of 20 adult volunteers in a previous study. All the bacteria were identified as Streptococcus sanguis although no strains produced dextran in conventional tests. However, using a specific a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Marsh PD,West AA,Keevil CW

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to investigate the colonization status of Clostridium difficile in healthy individuals. In total, 139 healthy adults from two study groups were examined at intervals of 3 months. Among the 18 positive subjects, the number of subjects from whom C. difficile was isolated once, twice, thr...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ozaki E,Kato H,Kita H,Karasawa T,Maegawa T,Koino Y,Matsumoto K,Takada T,Nomoto K,Tanaka R,Nakamura S

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The present study evaluated the possible synergistic antimycobacterial interactions of Juniperus communis and Helichrysum italicum essential oils (EO). METHODS:Antimycobacterial potential was tested against Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare using broth and water dilution method and checker...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Peruč D,Tićac B,Abram M,Broznić D,Štifter S,Staver MM,Gobin I

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive aspergillosis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality within at-risk groups. Directed antifungal chemotherapy, guided by effective screening algorithms that incorporate reliable and validated molecular assays, reduces the morbidity associated with empirical administration and allows earlier diagnosi...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Perry MD,White PL,Barnes RA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identity and motility of enterococci isolated as urinary pathogens were compared with those of strains from other sources. The majority of isolates from all sources proved to be Streptococcus faecalis of S. faecium but eight of 117 urinary strains and seven of 127 non-urinary strains belonged to a group intermedia...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bransby RD,Grüneberg RN

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to examine changes in the systemic immune response during the incubation period and following the onset of clinical swine dysentery, including the recovery period. Ten healthy conventional pigs were inoculated with Brachyspira hyodysenteriae. Blood was sampled at pre-inoculation, at days 4 an...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Jonasson R,Andersson M,Råsbäck T,Johannisson A,Jensen-Waern M

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study attempted to determine whether cefuroxime was superior to cephalothin as a surrogate marker for cefpodoxime among urinary tract isolates. The MicroScan system (Siemens) was used to determine susceptibility for cephalothin and cefuroxime on consecutive cultures with a colony count of ≥50 000 organisms. Simul...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bookstaver DA,Bland CM,Woodberry MW,Mansell KB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus produces numerous bi-component toxins, e.g., Panton-Valentine leukocidin (Luk-PVL) and gamma-haemolysin, which consist of type S and F proteins. Previous studies showed that Luk-PVL induces inflammatory mediator release from human granulocytes that might reflect the in-vivo effects, e.g., dermone...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： König B,Prévost G,König W

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid identification of isolates in positive blood cultures are of great importance to secure correct treatment of septicaemic patients. As antimicrobial resistance is increasing, rapid detection of resistance is crucial. Carbapenem resistance in Bacteroides fragilis associated with cfiA-encoded class B metallo-beta-l...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Johansson Å,Nagy E,Sóki J

更新日期：2014-08-01 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：:Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans is considered to be an aetiological agent in various forms of periodontitis, with serotype b-specific carbohydrate being the immunodominant antigen of A. actinomycetemcomitans Y4 in high-responder patients. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of the organism may also be an important antigen. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Nakashima K,Usui C,Koseki T,Nishihara T,Ishikawa I

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simulated throat swabs were prepared with known numbers of Streptococcus pyogenes; some were suspended in pasteurised human saliva and an equal number in saline. Two types of commercially available swabs were tested; these were composed of (1) plain, buffered, cotton wool, and (2) albumen-coated cotton wool. The mean ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ross PW

更新日期：1977-02-01 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