Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus.

abstract：:The epidemiological study of several multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolated from five patients demonstrated in vivo dissemination of a 100-kb plasmid encoding the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase TEM-24 from a clonal strain of Enterobacter aerogenes to different strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Neuwirth C,Siebor E,Pechinot A,Duez JM,Pruneaux M,Garel F,Kazmierczak A,Labia R

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown that a modification of the color-coded antigen developed by Kasatiya and Lambert (Appl. Microbiol. 28:317-318, 1974) can be used as a substitute for other nontreponemal antigens used in screening tests for syphilis. The antigen is based on the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory antigen, with EDTA, chol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pettit DE,Larsen SA,Harbec PS,Feeley JC,Parham CE,Cruce DD,Hambie EA,Perryman MW

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrolysis of esculin in the presence of bile has been utilized for many years for the identification of bacteria. It is especially useful in differentiating species of the genus Streptococcus. The procedure is a two-step one. First, the bacterium must grow in a particular concentration of bile, and second, it mus...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Edberg SC,Trepeta RW,Kontnick CM,Torres AR

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new liquid medium (modified Lombard-Dowell broth) was inoculated with stock culture strains of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and compared with prereduced chopped-meat glucose inoculated with the same anaerobes. Both broths were subcultured at 48 and 72 h to aerobic and anaerobic blood agar plates, and the numbers o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jessee MT,Robinson PJ

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) antibody-based assays is important for detecting infected animals, confirming previous virus exposure, and monitoring sow herd immunity. However, the potential cross-reactivity among porcine coronaviruses is a major concern for the development of pathogen-speci...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gimenez-Lirola LG,Zhang J,Carrillo-Avila JA,Chen Q,Magtoto R,Poonsuk K,Baum DH,Piñeyro P,Zimmerman J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candidate live-virus vaccines for respiratory syncytial virus are being developed and are beginning to be evaluated in clinical trials. To distinguish candidate vaccine strains from wild-type strains isolated during these trials, we developed PCR assays specific to two sets of candidate vaccine strains. The two sets w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zheng H,Peret TC,Randolph VB,Crowley JC,Anderson LJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four isolates of Actinobacillus seminis were typed by PCR ribotyping, repetitive extragenic palindromic element (REP)-based PCR, and enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC)-based PCR. Five types were distinguished by REP-PCR, and nine types were distinguished by ERIC-PCR. PCR ribotyping produced ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Appuhamy S,Coote JG,Low JC,Parton R

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small round-structured viruses (SRSVs) or Norwalk-like viruses have been implicated as an important causative agent of gastroenteritis outbreaks. We used the relatively newly developed recombinant enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) to determine the seroprevalence of Norwalk virus (NV) and Mexico virus (MxV) in a family-based ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Smit TK,Steele AD,Peenze I,Jiang X,Estes MK

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PCP) is a life-threatening infection in immunocompromised patients. Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) is more sensitive than microscopic examination for the detection of P. jirovecii but also detects colonized patients. Hence, its positive predictive value (PPV) needs evaluation. In t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Robert-Gangneux F,Belaz S,Revest M,Tattevin P,Jouneau S,Decaux O,Chevrier S,Le Tulzo Y,Gangneux JP

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). While molecular-based testing is used to diagnose COVID-19, serologic testing of antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 is used to detect past infection. While most serologic assays are qualitativ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Higgins V,Fabros A,Kulasingam V

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A collection of 147 isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei, B. mallei, and B. thailandensis was characterized by multilocus sequence typing (MLST). The 128 isolates of B. pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, were obtained from diverse geographic locations, from humans and animals with disease, and from the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Godoy D,Randle G,Simpson AJ,Aanensen DM,Pitt TL,Kinoshita R,Spratt BG

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the genus Abiotrophia, formerly known as nutritionally variant streptococci, are important pathogens causing septicemia and endocarditis. Cultivation and biochemical differentiation of Abiotrophia spp. are often difficult. Based on 16S rRNA sequences, two PCR assays for detection and identification of Abiot...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Roggenkamp A,Leitritz L,Baus K,Falsen E,Heesemann J

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report herein a case of Bartholin's gland abscess caused by Brucella melitensis. Clinical microbiology laboratory workers in areas where this disease is endemic should be familiar with the bacteriological features of this organism and consider the possibility of a brucellar etiology in a broad range of clinical set...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Peled N,David Y,Yagupsky P

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated a new rapid influenza diagnostic test for the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus by using real-time reverse transcription-PCR (rRT-PCR) and viral culture. The sensitivities were 68.5% and 64.5%, and the specificities were 98.4% and 97.6%, respectively. This kit should be used with caution, and negative ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kwon D,Shin K,Kwon M,Oh HB,Kang C,Lee JY

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a major health problem in newborns and children. Early detection of pathogens allows initiation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy that strongly correlates with positive outcomes. Multiplex PCR has the potential to rapidly identify bloodstream infections, compensating for the loss of blood culture sensitiv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lucignano B,Ranno S,Liesenfeld O,Pizzorno B,Putignani L,Bernaschi P,Menichella D

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time PCR analysis of the total bacterial load in advanced carious lesions has shown that the total load exceeds the number of cultivable bacteria. This suggests that an unresolved complexity exists in bacteria associated with advanced caries. In this report, the profile of the microflora of carious dentine was ex...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chhour KL,Nadkarni MA,Byun R,Martin FE,Jacques NA,Hunter N

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A direct immunofluorescence assay (DFA) with a monoclonal antibody from Ortho Diagnostic Systems was compared with conventional cell culture for the rapid detection of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in 140 dermal lesions from 133 patients. A total of 79 (56%) specimens were positive for VZV: 40 (51%) by DFA alone, 2 (3%...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Coffin SE,Hodinka RL

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared a direct fluorescent-antibody stain (DFA) and an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with a standard cell culture technique for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women in an urban family practice setting. We also evaluated a DFA sample in a commercial laboratory to determine the interlaboratory reli...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gann PH,Herrmann JE,Candib L,Hudson RW

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed an Australian database for the identification of Aspergillus, Scedosporium, and Fusarium species (n = 28) by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). In a challenge against 117 isolates, species identification significantly improved when the in-house-bui...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sleiman S,Halliday CL,Chapman B,Brown M,Nitschke J,Lau AF,Chen SC

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are recommended for the diagnosis of N. gonorrhoeae infections because of their superior sensitivity. Increasing NAAT use causes a decline in crucial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance data, which rely on culture. We analyzed the suitability of the ESwab system for NAA...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wind CM,de Vries HJ,Schim van der Loeff MF,Unemo M,van Dam AP

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A premarket trial of the Becton Dickinson Directigen respiratory syncytial virus membrane-based enzyme immunoassay compared the test with virus isolation for the detection of respiratory syncytial virus in 583 nasopharyngeal aspirates. After modification, the Directigen test showed a sensitivity of 83% and a specifici...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kok T,Barancek K,Burrell CJ

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By two PCR-based diagnostic methods, Plasmodium malariae infections have been rediscovered at two foci in the Sichuan province of China, a region where no cases of P. malariae have been officially reported for the last 2 decades. In addition, a variant form of P. malariae which has a deletion of 19 bp and seven substi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liu Q,Zhu S,Mizuno S,Kimura M,Liu P,Isomura S,Wang X,Kawamoto F

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have reported the increased sensitivity of PCR targeting AF146527 over that of PCR targeting the B1 gene for diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. The present study suggests that the AF146527 element was absent in 4.8% of human Toxoplasma gondii-positive samples tested. The data argue that the B1 gene may be th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wahab T,Edvinsson B,Palm D,Lindh J

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mass spectrometry (MS) method that detects a serum disaccharide (DS) (MS-DS) was recently described for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections (IFI). We carried out a European collaborative study to evaluate this assay. Patients with the following IFI were selected according to the availability of sera obtained...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cornu M,Sendid B,Mery A,François N,Mikulska M,Letscher-Bru V,De Carolis E,Damonti L,Titecat M,Bochud PY,Alanio A,Sanguinetti M,Viscoli C,Herbrecht R,Guerardel Y,Poulain D

更新日期：2019-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The causes of sarcoidosis are unknown. In this study, we report the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and Propionibacterium granulosum DNA in a significant proportion of Greek patients with sarcoidosis. Human herpesvirus 8 DNA was not detected in sarcoid tissues from Greek patients. Our findings are discu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gazouli M,Ikonomopoulos J,Trigidou R,Foteinou M,Kittas C,Gorgoulis V

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of cure of Trypanosoma cruzi infection by antibody seroconversion usually involves several years of follow-up. Parasitological negativity is useless for cure assessment, since even untreated patients mostly show negative results; conversely, positive tests are of great value because they indicate treatment ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Galvão LM,Chiari E,Macedo AM,Luquetti AO,Silva SA,Andrade AL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In five separate fecal collections spanning three years, group A rotaviruses were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in 35 (25%) of 142 specimens obtained from nondiarrheic, hospitalized neonates in Blantyre, Malawi. Molecular characterization of each strain identified, for the first time in neonates, a sho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cunliffe NA,Rogerson S,Dove W,Thindwa BD,Greensill J,Kirkwood CD,Broadhead RL,Hart CA

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A noncompetitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay that enables the quantitation of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) to as little as 30 pg/ml and the detection of TSST-1 to 10 pg/ml in phosphate-buffered saline including 33% human serum or plasma was developed. It takes only 3 h to complete this assay after plate...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Miwa K,Fukuyama M,Kunitomo T,Igarashi H

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2000-2001 U.S. Haemophilus influenzae surveillance study (n = 1,434) detected nine (0.6%) beta-lactamase-negative and ampicillin-resistant (BLNAR) isolates collected from two different hospitals. The MICs of ampicillin for all nine isolates were 4 microg/ml, with results being reproducible; and all nine isolates wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Karlowsky JA,Critchley IA,Blosser-Middleton RS,Karginova EA,Jones ME,Thornsberry C,Sahm DF

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prion diseases of cattle include the classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (C-BSE) and the atypical H-type BSE (H-BSE) and L-type BSE (L-BSE) strains. Although the C- and L-BSE strains can be detected and discriminated by ultrasensitive real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) assays, no such test has yet b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Masujin K,Orrú CD,Miyazawa K,Groveman BR,Raymond LD,Hughson AG,Caughey B

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00