Complement fixation antibody test for human nocardiosis.

abstract：:The first outbreak caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci of the VanB phenotype in Poland was analyzed. It occurred in a single ward of a Warsaw hospital which is a specialized center for the treatment of hematological disorders. Between July 1999 and February 2000, 11 patients in the ward were found to be infecte...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kawalec M,Gniadkowski M,Zaleska M,Ozorowski T,Konopka L,Hryniewicz W

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several G8P[6] and G8P[8] rotavirus strains were isolated from hospitalized patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003. To investigate their overall genomic relatedness and to determine to which genogroup they belonged, the complete genomes of strains DRC88 (G8P[8]) and DRC86 (G8P[6]) were determined. Genomi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Matthijnssens J,Rahman M,Yang X,Delbeke T,Arijs I,Kabue JP,Muyembe JJ,Van Ranst M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii is a causative agent of cryptococcosis and is thought to have a specific ecological association with a number of Eucalyptus species in Australia. However, the role that the tree plays in the life cycle of the fungus and the nature of the infectious propagule are not well understood....

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Halliday CL,Carter DA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1998, an outbreak of systemic infections caused by Bacillus cereus occurred in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the University Hospital Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Three neonates developed sepsis with positive blood cultures. One neonate died, and the other two neonates recovered. An environm...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Van Der Zwet WC,Parlevliet GA,Savelkoul PH,Stoof J,Kaiser AM,Van Furth AM,Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-nine Borrelia burgdorferi isolates, obtained from dusky-footed wood rats (Neotoma fuscipes) and California kangaroo rats (Dipodomys californicus) in California, were analyzed genetically. Chromosomal DNA was examined by restriction endonuclease analysis (REA) and gene probe restriction fragment length polymorph...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zingg BC,Brown RN,Lane RS,LeFebvre RB

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timely diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is critical for appropriate treatment of lower respiratory infection in young children. To facilitate diagnosis, we developed a rapid, specific, and sensitive TaqMan PCR method for detection of RSV A and RSV B. Two sets of primer-probe pairs were selected...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hu A,Colella M,Tam JS,Rappaport R,Cheng SM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 254 isolates of coagulase-negative staphylococci were tested in parallel for novobiocin susceptibility by using P agar and Mueller-Hinton agar. Zones of inhibition of 16 mm or less around a 5-micrograms novobiocin disk on Mueller-Hinton agar indicated novobiocin resistance, as demonstrated by Staphylococcus...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Almeida RJ,Jorgensen JH

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaginal discharge specimens from 105 women were examined by wet mount, culture, and a new direct immunofluorescence assay to detect Trichomonas vaginalis. The organism was detected by culture in 31 patients, by direct immunofluorescence in 26 patients, and by wet mount in 21 patients. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Smith RF

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A blind volunteer was inoculated in one eye with an isolate of Chlamydia trachomatis in 1961 and followed for 20 years. During this time, many observations were made of his clinical responses to the first inoculation and several subsequent inoculations with the same and other strains, chlamydial shedding, and antibody...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hanna L,Jawetz E,Dawson CR,Thygeson P

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 2,559 routine clinical specimens were cultured for mycobacteria by using BACTEC Middlebrook 7H12 medium (BACTEC), Lowenstein-Jensen slants (LJ), and Mycobactosel selective Middlebrook 7H11 slants (M7H11). Thirty-three isolates (1.3%) of M. avium complex and 82 isolates (3.2%) of M. tuberculosis were recover...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kirihara JM,Hillier SL,Coyle MB

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida dubliniensis is often associated with C. albicans in cultures. Easy-to-perform selective isolation procedures for these closely related species do not exist. Therefore, we evaluated previously described discriminatory phenotypic markers for C. dubliniensis. A total of 150 oral rinses from human immunodeficienc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tintelnot K,Haase G,Seibold M,Bergmann F,Staemmler M,Franz T,Naumann D

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An automated cultivation system for mycobacteria, the MGIT 960 system (MGIT system), was compared in the clinical routine with two variants of Löwenstein-Jensen (L-J) medium. A total of 152 isolates were recovered from 2,015 specimens: 139 (91%) with the MGIT system and 127 (84%) with L-J media (P = 0.05). These inclu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Katila ML,Katila P,Erkinjuntti-Pekkanen R

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida parapsilosis, a pathogenic yeast, is composed of three newly designated genomic species that are physiologically and morphologically indistinguishable. Nosocomial infections caused by group I C. parapsilosis are often associated with the breakdown of infection control practices and the contamination of medical...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lasker BA,Butler G,Lott TJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis causes Johne's disease, a systemic infection and chronic inflammation of the intestine that affects many species, including primates. Infection is widespread in livestock, and human populations are exposed. Johne's disease is associated with immune dysregulation, with involv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Scanu AM,Bull TJ,Cannas S,Sanderson JD,Sechi LA,Dettori G,Zanetti S,Hermon-Taylor J

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 2-month period, 62 strains of Haemophilus ducreyi were isolated from 168 genital lesions and 2 lymph node aspirates. Of these strains, 22 were found on both chocolate agar and fetal bovine serum agar supplemented with vancomycin, 29 were found only on chocolate agar, and 9 were found only on fetal bovine seru...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hannah P,Greenwood JR

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought evidence of toxoplasma parasitemia among 37 people with active or dormant Toxoplasma gondii infection or no evidence of infection. DNA was extracted from erythrocyte-free portions of blood samples, and the T. gondii B1 gene was amplified by the polymerase chain reaction. Evidence of T. gondii parasitemia was...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Filice GA,Hitt JA,Mitchell CD,Blackstad M,Sorensen SW

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is presented for preparing smears for proficiency testing and quality control in acid-fast microscopy. The work was prompted by the increased demand for acid-fast bacilli positive smears with characteristic microscopic appearance and among-smear uniformity. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Smithwick RW,Stratigos CB

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a simple, rapid, high-throughput detection and genotyping method for noroviruses using real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis to create a difference plot. The capsid gene was amplified by real-time RT-PCR in the presence of ResoLight HRM dye, a saturating D...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tajiri-Utagawa E,Hara M,Takahashi K,Watanabe M,Wakita T

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-six Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains (62 of the gravis biotype and 4 of the mitis biotype) isolated during the Georgian diphtheria epidemic of 1993 to 1998 and 13 non-Georgian C. diphtheriae strains (10 Russian and 3 reference isolates) were characterized by (i) biotyping, (ii) toxigenicity testing with the E...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sulakvelidze A,Kekelidze M,Gomelauri T,Deng Y,Khetsuriani N,Kobaidze K,De Zoysa A,Efstratiou A,Morris JG Jr,Imnadze P

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection continues to be a challenge for many clinical microbiology laboratories. A new lateral flow assay, the C.Diff Quik Chek Complete assay, which tests for the presence of both glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and C. difficile toxins A and B, was evaluated for its ability to d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sharp SE,Ruden LO,Pohl JC,Hatcher PA,Jayne LM,Ivie WM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four HIV rapid tests were subjected to field validation in Panama and compared to an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay/Multispot-based testing algorithm. The sensitivities of Determine, Uni-Gold, SD Bioline, and INSTI were 99.8%. The specificities of Determine, SD-Bioline, and Uni-Gold were 100%, and the specificity o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Juarez SI,Nuñez AE,Aranda MM,Mojica D,Kim AA,Parekh B

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osiris is a video zone size reader for disk diffusion tests featuring a built-in extended expert system (EES). The efficacy of the EES for the identification of the beta-lactam susceptibility phenotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates was evaluated. Thirteen beta-lactams were tested in four laboratories by the disk...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bert F,Ould-Hocine Z,Juvin M,Dubois V,Loncle-Provot V,Lefranc V,Quentin C,Lambert N,Arlet G

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first case of cavitary pulmonary disease caused by Purpureocillium lilacinum is described. The isolate showed atypical microscopic characteristics similar to Acremonium and Fusarium spp., which necessitated molecular identification by sequencing of multiple conserved loci. The patient responded to voriconazole, re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Khan Z,Ahmad S,Al-Ghimlas F,Al-Mutairi S,Joseph L,Chandy R,Sutton DA,Guarro J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation focused on genetic diversity and drug resistance of 101 Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated between July 2003 and February 2005 in the Okinawa prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. A high rate of clustering (87%, eight clusters, 2 to 69 strains/cluster) was observed upon spoligotyping; m...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Millet J,Miyagi-Shiohira C,Yamane N,Sola C,Rastogi N

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the performance characteristics of a new, real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) assay that incorporates molecular beacon technology for detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1). The quantitative results were comparable to those obtained with three leading commercially...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McClernon DR,Vavro C,St Clair M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a strategy to determine the clinical impact associated with errors in clinical microbiology testing. Over a 9-month period, we used a sequential three-stage method to prospectively evaluate 480 consecutive corrected microbiology laboratory reports. The three stages were physician review of the corrected r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yuan S,Astion ML,Schapiro J,Limaye AP

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new serological assay, the recombinant flow cytometric immunofluorescence assay (r-FIFA), was developed for the early detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) antibodies by using recombinant insoluble forms of HIV-1 Gag-p45, Gag-gp41 chimeric protein, gp160, Po197 polyprotein as antigens and autologo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hu YW,Birch P,Balaskas E,Zeibdawi A,Scalia V,Thériault-Valin SA,Gill P,Aye MT

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique is described which may be used to identify Haemophilus influenzae type b, Streptococcus pneumoniae, group A and B streptococci, and Staphylococcus aureus in smears of clinical specimens. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Clausen CR

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic relationships within ureaplasma serovars were investigated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). One hundred thirteen Ureaplasma parvum isolates and 78 Ureaplasma urealyticum isolates were different from their ATCC serovar type strains and different within the same serovars. The organisms were geographic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Xiao L,Crabb DM,Moser SA,Duffy LB,Glass JI,Paralanov V,Waites KB

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a long-term rodent bioassay evaluating the carcinogenicity of triethanolamine, there was equivocal evidence of carcinogenic activity in male B6C3F1 mice, based on a marginal increase in the number of hepatocellular adenomas and hepatoblastomas. Interpretation was complicated by the presence of Helicobacter hepaticu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fox JG,MacGregor JA,Shen Z,Li X,Lewis R,Dangler CA

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00