Loss of protective antigen, histamine-sensitising factor and envelope polypeptides in cultural variants of Bordetella pertussis.

abstract：:The ability of cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin, piperacillin and tobramycin to cause release of endotoxin was examined in vitro with cultures of Enterobacter cloacae and Escherichia coli. Endotoxin was measured by a quantitative limulus amoebocyte lysate assay and its presence was confirmed by silver staining of the lipopol...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Crosby HA,Bion JF,Penn CW,Elliott TS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 69 strains of Escherichia coli from patients in the Taizhou Municipal Hospital, China, were isolated, and 11 strains were identified that were resistant to bacitracin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline and erythromycin. These strains were PCR positive for at least two out of three genes, ybjG, dacC and mdfA, by...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wang D,Hu E,Chen J,Tao X,Gutierrez K,Qi Y

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We aimed to evaluate a PCR-based technique for the diagnosis of mucormycosis and the identification of fungi from fresh tissue specimens in patients with rhino-orbito-cerebral-mucormycosis (ROCM). METHODOLOGY:Fifty cases of ROCM were included in the study. Conventional identification was performed using micros...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Zaman K,Rudramurthy SM,Das A,Panda N,Honnavar P,Kaur H,Chakrabarti A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects on growth and toxin A production of sub-MIC concentrations of six different antibiotics were investigated in three strains of Clostridium difficile: reference strain NCTC 11223, a fully sequenced strain (630) and a locally endemic isolate (strain 338a). The antibiotics chosen for investigation were the agents ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Drummond LJ,Smith DGE,Poxton IR

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of tuberculosis (TB) infection in humans depends on the mycobacterial strain and the human host, and is multigenically controlled in both. ATP ligation of P2X(7) receptors expressed on human macrophages infected with mycobacteria induces cell death and subsequent loss of intracellular bacterial viabili...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mokrousov I,Sapozhnikova N,Narvskaya O

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. Rapid identification of the causative agent of sepsis is crucial for patient outcomes.Aim. The Sepsityper sample preparation method enables direct microbial identification of positive blood culture samples via matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS).Hyp...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Cordovana M,Zignoli A,Ambretti S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to desiccation and to skin fatty acids was measured in three groups of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains and a group of control strains. Organisms from a large outbreak on a special care baby unit (SCBU), where MRSA had been isolated from staff hands but not from the environment, we...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Farrington M,Brenwald N,Haines D,Walpole E

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A co-agglutination (Co-A) test with Staphylococcus aureus (Cowan's strain I) bearing protein A coated with specific hydatid antibodies, was used to demonstrate circulating hydatid antigen in serum for the diagnosis of hydatid disease. The test had a sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 89% in detecting hydatid antige...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Shariff M,Parija SC

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A porous inorganic material (Anopore) was employed as a microbial culture and microcolony imaging support. Rapid Anopore-based antibiotic sensitivity testing (AST) methods were developed to assess the growth of clinical isolates, with the primary focus on testing the response of the Enterobacteriaceae to trimethoprim,...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ingham CJ,van den Ende M,Wever PC,Schneeberger PM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 90 non-replicate imipenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (IRPA) Malaysian isolates collected between October 2005 and March 2008 were subjected to a screening test for detection of the integron and the gene cassette. Class 1 integrons were detected in 54 IRPA clinical isolates, whilst three isolates c...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Khosravi Y,Tay ST,Vadivelu J

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Salmonella typhimurium pericarditis is reported. The diagnosis was based on blood and pericardial effusion cultures. ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Can F,Demirbilek M,Erdem B,Ciftci U,Tunaoglu M,Laleli Y

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formalin-killed cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain M-24 elicited an antibody-independent protective effect against P. aeruginosa infection in mice. The effect was observed as early as 6 h after administration and 100% protection was obtained by 48 h. The protective effect could not be attributed to the production ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Fujimura T,Suzuki T,Mitsuyama M,Saito H,Nomoto K

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heparin-binding properties of six different species of coagulase-negative staphylococci were examined by a particle agglutination assay. Heparin (mol. wt 4000-6000), mildly treated with sodium periodate, was covalently coupled to amino-modified latex beads (0.72 micron diameter). The particle agglutination assay w...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Pascu C,Hirmo S,Ljungh A,Wadström T

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acid end-products of 185 isolates from the family Bacteroidaceae were separated and analysed by gas-liquid chromatography on broth cultures. Different media were evaluated and definitive studies were performed in a fully supplemented complex medium. The limitations of this approach to the identification of a wide ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Deacon AG,Duerden BI,Holbrook WP

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the in vitro antifungal effects of itraconazole/voriconazole (ITR/VRC) alone and in combination with tetrandrine (TET) against 23 clinical isolates of A. fumigatus using a chequerboard microdilution method. The dynamic antifungal effects of TET with ITR/VRC against A. fumigatus were asse...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Li SX,Song YJ,Zhang LL,Shi JP,Ma ZL,Guo H,Dong HY,Li YM,Zhang H

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is an RNA virus that is an important cause of both acute and chronic hepatitis worldwide. To date, there are eight HEV genotypes that can infect mammals. HEV-1 and HEV-2 infect exclusively humans, while HEV-3 and HEV-4 infect humans and various animals, mainly pigs and deer. Additionally, two n...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Al-Sadeq DW,Majdalawieh AF,Mesleh AG,Abdalla OM,Nasrallah GK

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay with oligonucleotide primers homologous to a portion of the urease C gene of Helicobacter pylori was evaluated for specificity with pure DNA and biopsy material. The assay was used to test for the presence of the organism in dental plaque. The species specificity of detection wa...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bickley J,Owen RJ,Fraser AG,Pounder RE

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The strains of Proteus species found in significant numbers and as pure cultures in urine from 217 individuals were isolated, identified to species level and typed for proticine production (P type) and proticine sensitivity (S type) to give their P/S type. Urinary-tract infections with Proteus, principally P. mirabili...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Senior BW

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred and twenty consecutive isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from the County of Avon, UK, were examined by auxotyping and penicillin susceptibility testing. Requirements for proline (Pro), arginine (Arg), hypoxanthine (Hyp), uracil (Ura) and methionine (Met) were determined with a modified Heckels' medium. Pro...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Copley CG,Egglestone SI

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium spp. and other non-dermatophyte fungi are repeatedly isolated from abnormal nails. To investigate whether these fungi are the aetiological agents of infection or simply transient contaminants, a PCR/sequencing/RFLP assay was developed for direct and routine identification of the infecting fungi in onychomycos...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Monod M,Bontems O,Zaugg C,Léchenne B,Fratti M,Panizzon R

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antifungal susceptibilities of 598 isolates of Candida spp. (bloodstream and other sterile sites) to liposomal amphotericin B (L-AmB) versus amphotericin B (AmB) were determined. MICs were calculated using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute broth microdilution (M27-A3) method for L-AmB and the Etest m...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Lovero G,Giglio O,Rutigliano S,Diella G,Caggiano G,Montagna MT

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsporum canis is the most common species isolated from canine and feline dermatophytosis in the world. However, this study reports a rare case of canine dermatophytosis caused by the anthropophilic dermatophyte Trichophyton tonsurans in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. The fungal characterization was performe...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Brilhante RSN,Cordeiro RA,Gomes JMF,Sidrim JJC,Rocha MFG

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To obtain monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) directed preferentially against the pathogenic phase of Candida albicans, mice were immunised with germ tubes of C. albicans serotype A, strain VW.32, killed by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) irradiation. Fusions were performed either by the standard chemical procedure with polyeth...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Fortier B,Hopwood V,Poulain D

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unlike their parent strains, zidovudine-resistant derivatives of Escherichia coli KL16 and Salmonella typhimurium NCTC 5710 were found to be incapable of incorporating radiolabelled thymidine into their chromosomal DNA. Since incorporation was still prevented in the presence of EDTA, resistance to zidovudine was not a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Lewin CS,Allen RA,Amyes SG

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activities of three sulphonamides and trimethoprim against strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa have been studied. Sulphadiazine had most activity, sulphadimidine had little, and the activity of sulphamethoxazole was intermediate. According to their sensitivity to sulphamethoxazole, strains were divided into two grou...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Grey D,Hamilton-Miller JM

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, several plasmids harbouring genes encoding phosphoethanolamine transferases conferring colistin resistance have been described in multiple Enterobacteriaceae species. Avian Pathogenic E. coli (APEC) causes colibacillosis and is responsible for a considerable proportion of the disease burden in commerc...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Hornsey M,Betts JW,Mehat JW,Wareham DW,van Vliet AHM,Woodward MJ,La Ragione RM

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this review is to discuss the scientific literature on waterborne healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) published from 1990 to 2012. The review focuses on aquatic bacteria and describes both outbreaks and single cases in relation to patient characteristics, the settings and contaminated sources. An o...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ferranti G,Marchesi I,Favale M,Borella P,Bargellini A

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) patients are at great risk of opportunistic lung infection, particularly by members of the Burkholderia cepacia complex (Bcc). This group of bacteria can cause damage to the lung tissue of infected patients and are difficult to eradicate due to their high levels of antibiotic resistance. Although ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Schmerk CL,Valvano MA

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim. The aim of this work was to characterize the response of Candida albicans to atorvastatin, and to assess its in vivo antifungal capability.Methodology. The effect of atorvastatin on the growth and viability of C. albicans was assessed. The ability of the statin to alter cell permeability was quantified by measuri...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ajdidi A,Sheehan G,Abu Elteen K,Kavanagh K

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to investigate the synergistic interaction between amphotericin B (AmB) and acteoside, isolated from the aerial parts of the shrub Colebrookea oppositifolia (Lamiaceae). Acteoside alone exhibited no intrinsic antifungal activity but showed a potent synergism in combination with AmB against se...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ali I,Sharma P,Suri KA,Satti NK,Dutt P,Afrin F,Khan IA

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00