Haemophilus influenzae Type D meningitis.

abstract：:The effects of selective media and atmosphere of incubation on the isolation of group A beta-hemolytic streptococci were evaluated. Sheep blood agar medium with gentamicin (2.5 or 5.0 mug/ml) was inferior to antibiotic-free sheep blood agar medium. This resulted from the partial restriction of group A streptococcal gr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Murray PR,Wold AD,Schreck CA,Washington JA II

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antifungal susceptibility testing of pathogenic molds is being developed. A simple screening semisolid agar antifungal susceptibility (SAAS) test accurately measures susceptibilities of yeasts. The performance of the SAAS screening test for filamentous fungi was assessed by comparing MICs of four antifungals (amphoter...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kuzucu C,Rapino B,McDermott L,Hadley S

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten strains of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli producing heat-labile enterotoxin (LT) were preserved under 12 different conditions. After 1 month, 9 months, and 3 years of preservation, the cultures were recovered and examined for LT production. Preservation of the cultures on Dorset Egg Medium at 4 degrees C and pre...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yoh M,Narita I,Honda T,Miwatani T,Nishibuchi M

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The highly specific and sensitive latex agglutination test for cryptococcal antigen detection in cerebrospinal fluid is routine in many hospitals. Contamination of cerebrospinal fluid by a minute amount of syneresis fluid (surface condensation) from agar gave a strongly positive reaction which was heat stable, was not...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boom WH,Piper DJ,Ruoff KL,Ferraro MJ

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbohydrate antigen detection, nucleic acid probe detection, and bacterial culture are commonly used to confirm group A streptococcus (GAS) pharyngitis. Compared to standard throat swab specimens, the sensitivities of these tests with mouth specimens are poor. When testing for GAS pharyngitis, the throat remains the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fox JW,Marcon MJ,Bonsu BK

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 151 Escherichia coli strains resistant to cefotaxime and ceftazidime were isolated during a prospective surveillance study. These strains were characterized by clinical, microbiological, and molecular analyses and were distributed into four clusters of 103, 11, 6, and 5 isolates, along with 25 unrelated str...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Oteo J,Navarro C,Cercenado E,Delgado-Iribarren A,Wilhelmi I,Orden B,García C,Miguelañez S,Pérez-Vázquez M,García-Cobos S,Aracil B,Bautista V,Campos J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coagulase-negative staphylococci obtained from patients with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis were cultured in nutrient broth in an atmosphere of air containing 5% carbon dioxide (reflecting the CO2 tension found in freshly used dialysate). Significant differences were observed between the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Denyer SP,Davies MC,Evans JA,Finch RG,Smith DG,Wilcox MH,Williams P

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phoma minutella, a dematiaceous hyphomycete, was isolated to the exclusion of all other fungi from a subcutaneous inflammatory process on the foot of a farmer undergoing corticosteroid therapy for myasthenia gravis. Isolation was achieved on several nutrient media. Examination of stained smears and sections revealed d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Baker JG,Salkin IF,Forgacs P,Haines JH,Kemna ME

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a tertiary public hospital in Singapore revealed that multisusceptible strains had gradually started to replace the endemic multiresistant strain (ST239-MRSA-III) since 2002. Molecular typing showed that this was a predomin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hsu LY,Koh TH,Singh K,Kang ML,Kurup A,Tan BH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical value of immunoenzymatic (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) detection of anti-Toxoplasma immunoglobulin E (IgE) was assessed by studying 2,036 sera from 792 subjects, comprising seronegative controls and subjects with acute, active, reactivated, or congenital toxoplasmosis. Included were nonimmunized adu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Foudrinier F,Villena I,Jaussaud R,Aubert D,Chemla C,Martinot F,Pinon JM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the risk of a nosocomial spread of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis (P. carinii hominis), air filter samples from rooms of P. carinii pneumonia (PCP) patients, adjacent corridors, and other hospital environments have been investigated for the presence of P. carinii hominis. Amplified DNA from air filter...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Olsson M,Lidman C,Latouche S,Björkman A,Roux P,Linder E,Wahlgren M

更新日期：1998-06-01 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 international program of surveillance of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in the United States, Canada, and South America between January and December 1997 detected 306 episodes of candidemia in 34 medical centers (22 in the United States, 6 in Canada, and 6 in South America). Eighty percent of the BSIs were nosocomia...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pfaller MA,Jones RN,Doern GV,Sader HS,Hollis RJ,Messer SA

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical isolates of group B streptococci from body fluids and mucosal surfaces were examined for production of a trypsin-resistant antigen known as R protein. R protein was extracted with 1% trypsin from cells grown in a semidefined medium. The extracts were tested by immunodiffusion in agarose with a panel of antise...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Flores AE,Ferrieri P

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meningococcal disease is normally suspected on clinical grounds and is confirmed by isolation of Neisseria meningitidis bacteria from blood or cerebrospinal fluid or, more recently, by serology or PCR of cerebrospinal fluid. Achieving confirmation of a clinical diagnosis of meningococcal disease has become more diffic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Newcombe J,Cartwright K,Palmer WH,McFadden J

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reactivation of an uncommon type I/III recombinant-genotype Toxoplasma gondii strain resulted in unusually severe encephalitis and chorioretinitis associated with a cerebral salt wasting syndrome in an African human immunodeficiency virus patient. This observation suggests an influence of the parasite genotype on ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Genot S,Franck J,Forel JM,Rebaudet S,Ajzenberg D,de Paula AM,Dardé ML,Stein A,Ranque S

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether targeted or universal decolonization strategies for the control of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) select for resistance to decolonizing agents is unresolved. The REDUCE-MRSA trial (ClinicalTrials registration no. NCT00980980) provided an opportunity to investigate this question. REDUCE-MRSA...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hayden MK,Lolans K,Haffenreffer K,Avery TR,Kleinman K,Li H,Kaganov RE,Lankiewicz J,Moody J,Septimus E,Weinstein RA,Hickok J,Jernigan J,Perlin JB,Platt R,Huang SS

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 30 isolates of Treponema hyodysenteriae collected in the Saint-Hyacinthe (Quebec, Canada) area were serotyped by agar gel double immunodiffusion by using extracted lipopolysaccharide and hyperimmune rabbit antisera. Only 17% (5 of 30) of the isolates were typed with antisera specific for each of the seven k...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Li ZS,Bélanger M,Jacques M

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbiological and molecular characteristics of the rickettsiae isolated from humans with Queensland tick typhus (QTT) caused by Rickettsia australis and the recently described Flinders Island spotted fever (FISF) were compared. Clinically and serologically, the diseases are similar. Cell culture reveals differen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Baird RW,Lloyd M,Stenos J,Ross BC,Stewart RS,Dwyer B

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry with a Bruker Daltonics microflex LT system was applied to 90 well-characterized catalase-negative, Gram-positive cocci not belonging to the streptococci or enterococci. Biotyper version 2.0.43.1 software was used singly or in com...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Christensen JJ,Dargis R,Hammer M,Justesen US,Nielsen XC,Kemp M,Danish MALDI-TOF MS Study Group.

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past decade, a variety of instrument-assisted bacterial identification and antimicrobial susceptibility test systems have been developed which permit provision of test results in a matter of hours rather than days, as has been the case with traditional overnight procedures. These newer rapid techniques are ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Doern GV,Vautour R,Gaudet M,Levy B

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiserum specific for Salmonella O3 antigen was raised by immunization of rabbits with an artificial glycoconjugate consisting of the synthetic trisaccharide beta-D- Manp (1----4)-alpha-L- Rhap (1----3)-alpha-D-Galp covalently linked to bovine serum albumin (beta- MRG -BSA). Enzyme immunoassays showed that only lipop...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ekwall E,Norberg T,Svenson SB,Lindberg AA

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) is increasingly being used for the detection of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) proviral DNA. Nevertheless, quality control for the validation and standardization of such tests is currently lacking. Therefore, the present study was initiated by three Office International des Epizooties (O...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jaworski JP,Pluta A,Rola-Łuszczak M,McGowan SL,Finnegan C,Heenemann K,Carignano HA,Alvarez I,Murakami K,Willems L,Vahlenkamp TW,Trono KG,Choudhury B,Kuźmak J

更新日期：2018-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We have conducted an international quality assurance study of filovirus, Lassa virus, and orthopox virus PCR with 24 participants. Of the participating laboratories, 45.8 and 66.7% detected virus in all plasma samples, which contained > or = 5,000 and > or = 100,000 copies per ml, respectively. Sensitivity levels were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Niedrig M,Schmitz H,Becker S,Günther S,ter Meulen J,Meyer H,Ellerbrok H,Nitsche A,Gelderblom HR,Drosten C

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate whether both tissue culture and PCR on a sequence from the repetitive rDNA could contribute to the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis, blood samples and, if they were available, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and aqueous humor samples from 72 human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive patients with suspected toxoplas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dupon M,Cazenave J,Pellegrin JL,Ragnaud JM,Cheyrou A,Fischer I,Leng B,Lacut JY

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serratia ficaria was first described in 1979 as part of the fig tree ecosystem (P.A.D. Grimont, F. Grimont, and M. P. Starr, Curr. Microbiol. 2:277-282, 1979). Since then, it has been isolated from clinical specimens from a few human patients (C. Bollet, J. Freney, P. de Micco, F. Grimont, and P.A.D. Grimont, Méd. Mal...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Darbas H,Jean-Pierre H,Paillisson J

更新日期：1994-09-01 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 1984, the recovery of enteric pathogens from patients with acute diarrhea was enhanced by the use of both rectal swab and stool specimens. With 513 patients for whom both methods were used, the overall recovery rate was increased a minimum of about 10%. Almost 50% of the organisms recovered were detected by onl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Adkins HJ,Santiago LT

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid dimethyl sulfoxide modification of an acid-fast technique was applied to direct fecal smears to monitor cryptosporidiosis in nonhuman primates. Brilliantly stained pink oocysts against a pale green background demonstrated well-preserved internal morphology and facilitated rapid, simple, noninvasive diagnosis w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bronsdon MA

更新日期：1984-06-01 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