New blood culture medium.

abstract：:Growth curves of the yeast form of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis B-339 based on total and viable cell counts were determined. Crude culture filtrate antigens were obtained after 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 days of incubation. Different patterns of proteins were obtained by affinity chromatography on Sepharose 4B-immunog...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： De Camargo Z,Unterkircher C,Campoy SP,Travassos LR

更新日期：1988-10-01 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：:The mold Aureobasidium pullulans was isolated on several nutrient media from a splenic abscess in a patient with disseminated lymphoma. Examination of stained smears and paraffin sections revealed fungal structures characteristic of this organism. This is the first reported association of A. pullulans with an opportun...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Salkin IF,Martinez JA,Kemna ME

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new immunochromatographic rapid test, Determine HIV-1/2, for the detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2 in human whole blood, serum, and plasma was evaluated. Determine HIV-1/2 is a sandwich immunoassay and uses a nitrocellulose strip with a capture site for the patient's re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Arai H,Petchclai B,Khupulsup K,Kurimura T,Takeda K

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening of blood for human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and type 2 (HTLV-1 and -2, respectively) is important to diagnose and prevent infection and ensure the safety of blood supplies. The Elecsys HTLV-I/II assay is a newly developed, electrochemiluminescence screening assay for the detection of HTLV-1/2 infecti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Laperche S,Sauleda S,Piron M,Mühlbacher A,Schennach H,Schottstedt V,Queirós L,Uno N,Yanagihara K,Imdahl R,Hey A,Klinkicht M,Melchior W,Muench P,Watanabe T

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous analysis of the microbiology of advanced caries by culture and real-time PCR emphasized the high incidence and abundance of gram-negative anaerobic species, particularly Prevotella-like bacteria. The diversity of Prevotella-like bacteria was further explored by analyzing pooled bacterial DNA from lesions of c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nadkarni MA,Caldon CE,Chhour KL,Fisher IP,Martin FE,Jacques NA,Hunter N

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybridomas producing monoclonal antibodies to VP7, a major neutralizing protein of serotype 9 rotavirus (strain W161), were prepared. One monoclonal antibody, W161-6A1, was shown to neutralize only serotype 9 rotavirus strains and reacted specifically with serotype 9 rotaviruses in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Midthun K,Valdesuso J,Kapikian AZ,Hoshino Y,Green KY

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a blood spot test for syphilis antibody using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology. Dried blood was eluted by buffered saline or, for a supplementary confirmatory test, by treponemal-antibody test diluent. Eluates were diluted in an absorption buffer (Calypte Biomedical, Berkeley, Calif.) ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Stevens R,Pass K,Fuller S,Wiznia A,Noble L,Duva S,Neal M

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mumps virus is a negative-strand RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae. Mumps infection results in an acute illness with symptoms including fever, headache, and myalgia, followed by swelling of the salivary glands. Complications of mumps can include meningitis, deafness, pancreatitis, orchitis, and first-trimest...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boddicker JD,Rota PA,Kreman T,Wangeman A,Lowe L,Hummel KB,Thompson R,Bellini WJ,Pentella M,Desjardin LE

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfusion-transmissible infections among 808 blood donors in Ghana were investigated in 1999. Antibody seroprevalences of 3.8, 0.7, 8.4, and 13.5%, respectively, for human immunodeficiency virus, human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1, hepatitis C virus (HCV), and Treponema pallidum were obtained. The seroprevalenc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ampofo W,Nii-Trebi N,Ansah J,Abe K,Naito H,Aidoo S,Nuvor V,Brandful J,Yamamoto N,Ofori-Adjei D,Ishikawa K

更新日期：2002-09-01 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：:Quantitative real-time PCR for the detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) RNA is increasingly used to study the causal role of RSV in lower airway disease. The objective of our study was to evaluate variations in RSV RNA loads at different steps in the RNA quantification process: (i) variation in RSV RNA load ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van de Pol AC,Wolfs TF,van Loon AM,Tacke CE,Viveen MC,Jansen NJ,Kimpen JL,Rossen JW,Coenjaerts FE

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we designed an internally controlled quantitative nested real-time (QNRT) PCR assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in order to rapidly diagnose tuberculous meningitis. This technique combined the high sensitivity of nested PCR with the accurate quantification of real-time PCR. In this study, we attempt...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Takahashi T,Tamura M,Asami Y,Kitamura E,Saito K,Suzuki T,Takahashi SN,Matsumoto K,Sawada S,Yokoyama E,Takasu T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid detection of drug-resistant bacteria in clinical samples plays an instrumental role in patients' infection management and in implementing effective infection control policies. In the study described in this report, we validated a multiplex TaqMan real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay for the detection of bla(K...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hindiyeh M,Smollan G,Grossman Z,Ram D,Robinov J,Belausov N,Ben-David D,Tal I,Davidson Y,Shamiss A,Mendelson E,Keller N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of Staphylococcus aureus to clot plasma through conformational activation of prothrombin by staphylocoagulase is used to distinguish S. aureus from coagulase-negative staphylococci. We show that while the direct thrombin inhibitor dabigatran inhibits staphylocoagulase activity, the clinical use of dabigatr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vanassche T,Verhaegen J,Peetermans WE,Hoylaerts MF,Verhamme P

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA colony hybridization with three 18- to 20-base-long synthetic oligonucleotide probes for cholera toxin (CT) was used to screen 12 clinical isolates of Aeromonas hydrophila. Under stringent hybridizing (overnight at 40 degrees C) and washing (1 h at 50 degrees C) conditions, nine strains reacted with the 32P-labele...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schultz AJ,McCardell BA

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a quick genetic approach to screen variants of the intimin gene (eae) by using a heteroduplex mobility assay (HMA) that targets the 5' conserved region of eae. The eae variants were categorized into 4 major HMA types and 10 minor subtypes. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ito K,Iida M,Yamazaki M,Moriya K,Moroishi S,Yatsuyanagi J,Kurazono T,Hiruta N,Ratchtrachenchai OA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyclonal anti-idiotypic antibodies (anti-Ids) were generated by the sequential immunization of rabbits with three mouse monoclonal antibodies (MAb1s) specific for a major bluetongue virus (BTV) protein, VP7. The anti-Ids, designated RAb2s, recognized idiotopes which were located within or near the antigen-combining ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhou EM,Huang W

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies on the molecular epidemiologic characteristics of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains have demonstrated their genetic and geographical diversity. In addition, it has been reported that there are genetic differences between community-associated (CA) and health care-associated (HA) MRSA st...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Park C,Lee DG,Kim SW,Choi SM,Park SH,Chun HS,Choi JH,Yoo JH,Shin WS,Kang JH,Kim JH,Lee SY,Kim SM,Pyun BY

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to the difficulties in isolating the virus and the lack of routine surveillance, the clinical significance of human parainfluenza virus 4 (HPIV-4) is less well defined than that of the other human parainfluenza viruses. We describe the first outbreak of HPIV-4 infection in a developmental disabilities unit, invo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lau SK,To WK,Tse PW,Chan AK,Woo PC,Tsoi HW,Leung AF,Li KS,Chan PK,Lim WW,Yung RW,Chan KH,Yuen KY

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile is the most common cause of health care-associated diarrhea. Accurate and rapid diagnosis is essential to improve patient outcome and prevent disease spread. We compared our two-step diagnostic algorithm, an enzyme immunoassay for glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) followed by the cytotoxin neutraliza...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Babady NE,Stiles J,Ruggiero P,Khosa P,Huang D,Shuptar S,Kamboj M,Kiehn TE

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：:Infected aneurysms caused by Yersinia are very uncommon and are principally due to Yersinia enterocolitica. We describe the first case of an infected aneurysm caused by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in an elderly patient with a history of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hadou T,Elfarra M,Alauzet C,Guinet F,Lozniewski A,Lion C

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid method for detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in nasopharyngeal aspirates, involving a combination of reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction amplification (RT-PCR), has been developed. The RT-PCR assay employs oligonucleotide primers specific for the region of the RSV genome which enco...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Paton AW,Paton JC,Lawrence AJ,Goldwater PN,Harris RJ

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile is a major cause of antibiotic-associated gastrointestinal illness. Recently, an increased incidence of hospital-acquired infections with severe outcomes has been reported in North America and Europe. Current molecular-typing methods for detection of outbreaks and nosocomial transmission are labo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Marsh JW,O'Leary MM,Shutt KA,Pasculle AW,Johnson S,Gerding DN,Muto CA,Harrison LH

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a novel IS711 chromosomal location that is specific for the Brucella genotype ST27 previously associated with Pacific marine mammals and human zoonotic infection in New Zealand and Peru. Our data support the previous observation that this peculiar genotype is distinct from those commonly isolated from the At...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cloeckaert A,Bernardet N,Koylass MS,Whatmore AM,Zygmunt MS

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Branched DNA (bDNA) assays to quantify human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) consist of three distinct steps, including sample processing, hybridization, and detection, and utilize the System 340 platform for plate incubation and washing. Sample processing differs: HIV-1 from 1 ml of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Elbeik T,Markowitz N,Nassos P,Kumar U,Beringer S,Haller B,Ng V

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A microagglutination test for Francisella tularensis, with 0.025-ml amounts of diluted sera and 0.025-ml amounts of safranin-O-stained antigen in U-bottom microtitration plates, was compared with a tube agglutination test by using 137 sera. There was 86.3% agreement (+/- 1 dilution variation) between the microagglutin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brown SL,McKinney FT,Klein GC,Jones WL

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During February and March 1984, 207 fecal samples from infants and children with gastroenteritis were tested for rotavirus with four techniques: two enzyme immunoassays (Rotazyme; Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Ill., and Enzygnost-Rotavirus; Calbiochem-Behring, La Jolla, Calif.) and two latex agglutination tests ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sambourg M,Goudeau A,Courant C,Pinon G,Denis F

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR) was used to characterize Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. Cells from a single colony could be subtyped by AP-PCR within a few hours. The discrimination between strains of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 by AP-PCR was equivalent to that by monoclonal antibody analysis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gomez-Lus P,Fields BS,Benson RF,Martin WT,O'Connor SP,Black CM

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00