Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in vaginal specimens by direct immunofluorescence assay.

abstract：:Murex hybrid capture DNA assay (HCS) is a solution hybridization antibody capture assay for detection and quantitation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in leukocytes. To determine whether CMV HCS is sensitive enough to initiate and monitor antiviral therapy after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT), 51 consecutive ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hebart H,Gamer D,Loeffler J,Mueller C,Sinzger C,Jahn G,Bader P,Klingebiel T,Kanz L,Einsele H

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several methods have been previously suggested for the presumptive identification of Gardnerella vaginalis in clinical laboratories, but none is entirely satisfactory. We previously found that sodium polyanetholesulfonate (SPS) inhibits G. vaginalis in blood culture media. We compared susceptibility to an SPS-containi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Reimer LG,Reller LB

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen Rhizomucor miehei and Rhizomucor pusillus isolates were assayed for their ability to utilize 87 various substrates as a single carbon source. Besides a difference in sucrose utilization, distinctive differences were found in the utilization of glycine, phenylalanine, and beta-alanine. Five isoenzyme systems a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vastag M,Papp T,Kasza Z,Vágvölgyi C

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A semisolid medium (designated Serratia differentiation medium) containing L-arabinose, ornithine, and selective inhibitor was used to differentiate three clinically encountered Serratia species. The inhibitor, Irgasan DP-300, was incorporated to eliminate false-positive reactions from most remaining Enterobacteriacea...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gibson S,Friedman H

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has many potential applications in the field of nucleic acid diagnostics. In particular, it has been successfully applied to the detection of pathogens present in low copy numbers such as the human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Here we describe a time-resolved fluorescence-based hy...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dahlén PO,Iitiä AJ,Skagius G,Frostell A,Nunn MF,Kwiatkowski M

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular fatty acid composition of Brucella canis and Brucella suis was determined by gas-liquid chromatography. The presence of relatively large amounts of a 19-carbon cyclopropane fatty acid in B. suis was a major distinguishing feature between these organisms. The gas-liquid chromatography test for cellular fat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dees SB,Hollis DG,Weaver RE,Moss CW

更新日期：1981-07-01 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：:A new PCR-reverse dot blot hybridization (RDBH) assay was developed for the rapid identification of Mycobacterium species in clinical isolates. The assay, which targets the 16S rRNA, was evaluated for 27 mycobacterial reference strains and 340 clinical isolates that were simultaneously identified by DNA sequencing and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wu X,Zhang J,Liang J,Lu Y,Li H,Li C,Yue J,Zhang L,Liu Z

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adhesin-encoding operons (pap, sfa/foc, and afa) have been shown to be prevalent in Escherichia coli strains associated with urinary tract infections. A quick and sensitive assay to identify these operons was developed by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Three pairs of 25-mer primers were defined from the se...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Le Bouguenec C,Archambaud M,Labigne A

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterobacter cloacae strain G6809 with reduced susceptibility to carbapenems was identified from a patient in a long-term acute care hospital in Kentucky. G6809 belonged to sequence type (ST) 88 and carried two carbapenemase genes, bla(KPC-18) and bla(VIM-1). Whole-genome sequencing localized bla(KPC-18) to the chromo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Thomson GK,Snyder JW,McElheny CL,Thomson KS,Doi Y

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A serotyping scheme for Vibrio vulnificus predicated on the detection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigens is proposed. The serovar O typing scheme used to type V. vulnificus employs polyclonal antisera raised in rabbits immunized with heat-killed whole-cell vaccines. Polyclonal typing sera produced in this manner cro...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Martin SJ,Siebeling RJ

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specific identification of verocytotoxin (VT)-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) requires the detection of VTs in bacterial culture filtrates or the detection of genes encoding these toxins in bacterial cells by specific DNA probes. The standard method for detecting these toxins involves a time-consuming, labor-int...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Basta M,Karmali M,Lingwood C

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of molecular identification techniques has revealed an increasing number of new species within Aspergillus section Terrei. We phenotyped a set of 26 clinical isolates that showed genetic differences from Aspergillus terreus sensu stricto by analyzing sequences from PCR-amplified β-tubulin and calmodulin genes ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Guinea J,Sandoval-Denis M,Escribano P,Peláez T,Guarro J,Bouza E

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is isolated and characterized using traditional culture and sensitivity methodologies that are slow and offer limited information on the organism. In contrast, DNA microarray technology can provide detailed, clinically relevant information on the isolate by detecting the presen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Spence RP,Wright V,Ala-Aldeen DA,Turner DP,Wooldridge KG,James R

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the performance of a prototype version of the Hybrid Capture 3 (HC3) human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA assay to the current generation Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2) assay, both of which target 13 oncogenic HPV types, for the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 and cancer (CIN3+) with cervicovagin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Castle PE,Lorincz AT,Scott DR,Sherman ME,Glass AG,Rush BB,Wacholder S,Burk RD,Manos MM,Schussler JE,Macomber P,Schiffman M

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of Campylobacter jejuni infection was performed during a 6-month period in a cohort of 198 Chilean infants. Surveillance was based on biweekly home visits by a team of trained nurses. C. jejuni colonization was studied by culturing stool samples from diarrheal episodes and paired asymptomatic contr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Figueroa G,Galeno H,Troncoso M,Toledo S,Soto V

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：:HIV-1 non-B subtypes/circulating recombinant forms (CRFs) are increasing worldwide. Since subtype identification can be clinically relevant, we assessed the added value in HIV-1 subtyping using updated molecular phylogeny (Mphy) and the performance of routinely used automated tools. Updated Mphy (2015 updated referenc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fabeni L,Berno G,Fokam J,Bertoli A,Alteri C,Gori C,Forbici F,Takou D,Vergori A,Zaccarelli M,Maffongelli G,Borghi V,Latini A,Pennica A,Mastroianni CM,Montella F,Mussini C,Andreoni M,Antinori A,Perno CF,Santoro MM,

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated a newly commercial enzyme immunoassay (EIA) (Biotest Legionella Urin Antigen EIA; Biotest AG, Dreieich, Germany) for detection of antigens of all Legionella pneumophila serogroups with a relatively wide spectrum of cross-reactivity as well as antigens of other Legionella spp. by comparing its sensitivity ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Domínguez JA,Galí N,Pedroso P,Fargas A,Padilla E,Manterola JM,Matas L

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, three novel avian-origin swine influenza viruses (SIVs) were first isolated from pigs in Guangdong Province, southern China, yet little is known about the seroprevalence of avian influenza viruses among pigs in southern China. Here, we report for the first time the seroprevalence of avian H3, H4, and H6 infl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Su S,Qi W,Chen J,Zhu W,Huang Z,Xie J,Zhang G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time PCR methodology can be applied to rapidly and accurately detect influenza viruses. During times of surge testing or enhanced pandemic surveillance, public health laboratories (PHLs) may experience overwhelming demand for testing, even while the prevalence of positive specimens remains low. To improve laborat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Van TT,Miller J,Warshauer DM,Reisdorf E,Jernigan D,Humes R,Shult PA

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dimorphic fungus, Penicillium marneffei, is an emerging opportunistic pathogen endemic in Southeast Asia, especially for those with impaired cellular immunity such as human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons. A discriminatory and reproducible method based on the analysis of nucleotide sequences would facilita...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lasker BA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saliva from subjects with amebic liver abscess (ALA), acute amebic colitis, asymptomatic infection with Entamoeba histolytica or Entamoeba dispar, and uninfected controls was tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the presence of E. histolytica galactose-inhibitable lectin antigen and salivary immunog...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Abd-Alla MD,Jackson TF,Reddy S,Ravdin JI

更新日期：2000-06-01 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：:Human infections with Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Senftenberg are often associated with exposure to poultry flocks, farm environments, or contaminated food. The recent emergence of multidrug-resistant isolates has raised public health concerns. In this study, comparative genomics and phenotypic ana...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Abd El Ghany M,Shi X,Li Y,Ansari HR,Hill-Cawthorne GA,Ho YS,Naeem R,Pickard D,Klena JD,Xu X,Pain A,Hu Q

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We enrolled 22 patients with gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess in a study to assess the mechanism of gas formation. Klebsiella pneumoniae was cultured from specimens from all patients. Gas and pus samples from abscesses revealed four major components: nitrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen; this implicates mi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lee HL,Lee HC,Guo HR,Ko WC,Chen KW

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new approach, short-oligonucleotide-ligation assay on DNA chip (SOLAC), is developed to detect mutations in rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The method needs only four common probes to detect 15 mutational variants of the rpoB gene within 12 h. Fifty-five rifampin-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Deng JY,Zhang XE,Lu HB,Liu Q,Zhang ZP,Zhou YF,Xie WH,Fu ZJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) resistance to antivirals is a major problem in immunocompromised patients. Drug resistance is characterized by phenotypic testing or genotypic analysis of the phosphotransferase (UL97) and DNA polymerase (UL54) genes. However, genotypic assays require further characterization of unknown mu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Drouot E,Piret J,Boivin G

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a novel, rapid, and inexpensive method for the measurement of growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, and Mycobacterium smegmatis in the presence or absence of detergent. The method, which employs hot NaOH treatment of mycobacterial cells to release total cellular protein, compares favor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Meyers PR,Bourn WR,Steyn LM,van Helden PD,Beyers AD,Brown GD

更新日期：1998-09-01 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