Mannose-resistant hemagglutination of human erythrocytes by enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli with colonization factor antigen II.

abstract：:Formalin-fixed, purified reticulate bodies (RB) of Chlamydia trachomatis immunotype C/TW-3/OT were used as a serological test antigen in the microimmunofluorescence test. The sensitivity and specificity of the RB antigen were compared to elementary bodies (EB) used as antigens in the detection of C. trachomatis antibo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yong EC,Chinn JS,Caldwell HD,Kuo CC

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The R/B and Minitek systems for the identification of Enterobacteriaceae were evaluated, and the results were compared with those obtained by conventional methods. Both systems were rapid and allowed correct identification of about 85% of the 294 isolates (23 species) examined. The individual biochemical reactions sho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shayegani M,Hubbard ME,Hiscott T,McGlynn D

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 1,835 Yersinia spp. were isolated from 925 (60.5%) of 1,530 wild mice and from 139 (79.9%) of 174 moles living in mountainous areas of eastern Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The Yersinia spp. included 1,106 Yersinia enterocolitica, 26 Y. enterocolitica-like, 176 Yersinia mollaretii, 149 Yersinia frederiksenii, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fukushima H,Gomyoda M,Kaneko S

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cloned segments of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA which are promising as clinical probes were identified. An MboI digest of DNA from a clinical isolate of M. tuberculosis was cloned into bacteriophage M13. To identify recombinants specific for the M. tuberculosis complex, plaque lifts were hybridized with M. bov...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Eisenach KD,Crawford JT,Bates JH

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genotypes of 63 isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus obtained from three hospitals in different geographical areas and of eight culture collection strains were determined by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis. Twelve of the 17 enzymatic loci studied were polymorphic, giving rise to 48 different electrophoretic types. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rodriguez E,De Meeüs T,Mallie M,Renaud F,Symoens F,Mondon P,Piens MA,Lebeau B,Viviani MA,Grillot R,Nolard N,Chapuis F,Tortorano AM,Bastide JM

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An immunoblot assay for the serological diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection was evaluated. Serum samples from patients whose gastric biopsy specimens were known to be positive or negative for H. pylori on culture were used to establish interpretive criteria for the immunoblot assay. A panel of sera from patient...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nilsson I,Ljungh A,Aleljung P,Wadström T

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HERPCHEK herpes simplex virus (HSV) antigen test (Du Pont, Billerica, Mass.) is a biotinstreptavidin-amplified enzyme-linked immunoassay for the detection of HSV antigen directly in clinical specimens. In a total of 200 mucocutaneous specimens, predominantly lesions from nongenital sites, HERPCHEK had a sensitivit...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wu TC,Zaza S,Callaway J

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection of calves with bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) results in transient immunosuppression that may lead to bacterium-induced pneumonia and, occasionally, death. Although sensory neurons in the trigeminal ganglia (TG) are the primary site of BHV-1 latency, viral genomes are detected in the tonsils of latently infect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Perez S,Inman M,Doster A,Jones C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection and genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis were optimized by using a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis performed directly with crude cells of cervical scrapes. Different PCR pretreatment methods were evaluated on samples which were positive for C. trach...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lan J,Walboomers JM,Roosendaal R,van Doornum GJ,MacLaren DM,Meijer CJ,van den Brule AJ

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microscopic examination of a permanently stained fecal preparation revealed the unusual inclusion of a Giardia lamblia cyst within the cytoplasm of an Entamoeba coli trophozoite. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Logan AL,Turner WE,Price J Jr

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 238 isolates of Providencia stuartii obtained from infected patients in six Dublin hospitals were grouped by using serological and bacteriocin typing methods and tested for sensitivity to a number of antimicrobial agents. Most isolates were resistant to several of these agents. Resistance to tetracycline, r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McHale PJ,Keane CT,Dougan G

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We designed a highly sensitive and specific polymerase chain reaction assay for the detection of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-related sequences in B-cell DNA of EBV-seropositive healthy individuals. By using this assay, we were able to amplify at least 10 copies of a plasmid containing the BamHI-W region, which is repeate...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wagner HJ,Bein G,Bitsch A,Kirchner H

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several instruments for automated or semiautomated susceptibility testing are currently available. Three of these instruments, Autobac (General Diagnostics, Warner-Lambert Co., Morris Plains, N.J.), MS-2 (Abbott Laboratories, Dallas, Tex.), and AutoMicrobic system (AMS) (Vitek, Inc., Hazelwood, Mo.) were compared for ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kelly MT,Latimer JM,Balfour LC

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilator-associated pneumonia is frequently diagnosed with quantitative cultures of samples obtained by bronchoscopic techniques, a method associated with high costs and potential adverse effects. Quantitative cultures of endotracheal aspirates are easier and cheaper to obtain, and good correlations between the resu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bergmans DC,Bonten MJ,De Leeuw PW,Stobberingh EE

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to increase the database for in vitro growth and/or susceptibility testing in liquid media, we evaluated the growth of Helicobacter pylori in broth media containing 5% sheep blood. We also compared the effect of bismuth on the growth of H. pylori in broth media containing 10% fetal calf serum with the effect ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Coudron PE,Stratton CW

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified oxidase reagent, 1% tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine in dimethyl sulfoxide, proved superior to the routinely used 1% aqueous tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride in detecting weakly oxidase-positive gram-negative bacteria after 24 h of growth on agar media (40 of 40 positive versus 22 of 40 positive...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tarrand JJ,Gröschel DH

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligonucleotide chips targeting the bacterial internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) of the 16S-23S rRNA gene, which contains genus- and species-specific regions, were developed and evaluated. Forty-three sequences were designed consisting of 1 universal, 3 Gram stain-specific, 9 genus-specific, and 30 species-speci...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kim CM,Song ES,Jang HJ,Kim HJ,Lee S,Shin JH,Kim SJ,Jeong SH,Jeong J,Koh K,Choi GE,Lee EY,Chang CL

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of coagulase-negative staphylococcal slime production and adherence with the development and outcome of bloodstream infections in two Finnish hospitals was evaluated. Analysis of 64 strains from 62 adult septicemias disclosed 34 (53%) adherent slime producers. In comparison, only 142 (29%) of 489 sing...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kotilainen P

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure was developed for characterization of Chlamydia trachomatis strains by using restriction endonuclease analysis of amplified genes of the major outer membrane protein (MOMP). Reference strains of the 15 serovars (A through K and L1 through L3) and clinical isolates were tested. The nucleotide sequences of t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rodriguez P,Vekris A,de Barbeyrac B,Dutilh B,Bonnet J,Bebear C

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen strains of nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS) were tested for bacteriolytic activity and for their production of and sensitivity to streptococcal bacteriocinlike inhibitory substances (BLIS). None appeared to produce BLIS. An inverse relationship was found between the sensitivity to BLIS and the product...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tagg JR,van de Rijn I

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory tests are essential for confirming sporadic cases and outbreaks of rubella. Detection of rubella virus is often necessary to confirm rubella cases and to identify specimens to be used to characterize wild-type rubella viruses. The sensitivities of four methods for detecting rubella virus infection using thr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhu Z,Xu W,Abernathy ES,Chen MH,Zheng Q,Wang T,Zhang Z,Li C,Wang C,He W,Zhou S,Icenogle J

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera (920) were tested to evaluate the use of heated versus unheated sera in the hemagglutination treponemal test for syphilis. The heated and unheated samples were tested on the same day with the hemagglutination treponemal test for syphilis kit according to the manufacturer's protocol. Agreement of results between t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hambie EA,Larsen SA,Perryman MW,Pettit DE,Feeley JC

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The method of choice for the detection of Lassa virus is reverse transcription (RT)-PCR. However, the high degree of genetic variability of the virus poses a problem with the design of RT-PCR assays that will reliably detect all strains. Recently, we encountered difficulties in detecting some strains from Liberia and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Olschläger S,Lelke M,Emmerich P,Panning M,Drosten C,Hass M,Asogun D,Ehichioya D,Omilabu S,Günther S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is associated with a broad spectrum of disease. While quantification of EBV nucleic acid in the peripheral blood has been demonstrated to be useful for diagnosis and patient care, the optimal sample type and reporting format for such testing remain uncertain. Using quantitative real-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hakim H,Gibson C,Pan J,Srivastava K,Gu Z,Bankowski MJ,Hayden RT

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serratia rubidaea biotype 1 was isolated from the bile and blood of a patient with a bile tract carcinoma obstructing the common bile duct and who underwent invasive procedures. The infection was cleared after adequate treatment with antibiotics. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ursua PR,Unzaga MJ,Melero P,Iturburu I,Ezpeleta C,Cisterna R

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 is endemic in Europe and hyperendemic in southern France. Recent reports of a high prevalence of HEV RNA in blood donations and in culinary specialties from this geographical area confirmed the endemicity of HEV and sources of viral transmission in this geographical area. HEV causes ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Moal V,Legris T,Motte A,Vacher-Coponat H,Fages L,Jourde-Chiche N,Borentain P,Jaubert D,Gerolami R,Colson P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of reported cases of infections with non-serogroup O1 Vibrio cholerae in the United States has increased recently. These cases have almost invariably been associated with travel, seawater exposure, or the ingestion of shellfish. We report a case of bacteremic cellulitis caused by non-O1 V. cholerae that was...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pitrak DL,Gindorf JD

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to antimonial drugs has been documented in Leishmania isolates transmitted in South America, Europe, and Asia. The frequency and distribution of resistance to these and other antileishmanial drugs are unknown. Technical constraints have limited the assessment of drug susceptibility of clinical strains of Le...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fernández O,Diaz-Toro Y,Valderrama L,Ovalle C,Valderrama M,Castillo H,Perez M,Saravia NG

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of septicemia caused by Pseudomonas stutzeri belonging to the unusual biotype Vb-3 in a patient with multiple myeloma is described. The origin of the septicemia was attributed to a community-acquired pneumonia. The bacteriology and pathogenicity of P. stutzeri are reviewed. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Potvliege C,Jonckheer J,Lenclud C,Hansen W

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the course of a molecular epidemiology study of mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in the area served by our hospital (516,000 inhabitants), we isolated the gene encoding CTX-M-14 beta-lactamase. Thirty clinical strains (27 Escherichia coli and 3 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates) with a phenotype of extended-spe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bou G,Cartelle M,Tomas M,Canle D,Molina F,Moure R,Eiros JM,Guerrero A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00