Changes in antibody avidity after virus infections: detection by an immunosorbent assay in which a mild protein-denaturing agent is employed.

abstract：:Candida albicans is an important cause of systemic fungal infections, and rapid diagnostics for identifying and differentiating C. albicans from other Candida species are critical for the timely application of appropriate antimicrobial therapy, improved patient outcomes, and pharmaceutical cost savings. In this work, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kim HJ,Brehm-Stecher BF

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commercially available endotoxin assay (CS-TAL) employing a chromogenic peptide and an amebocyte lysate from the Japanese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, gave a positive result with aqueous extracts of all 15 strains of Candida albicans and 1 strain each of Candida tropicalis, Cryptococcus neoformans, and a ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hodes DS,Heon D,Hass A,Hyatt AC,Hodes HL

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fourth-generation QuantiFERON test for tuberculosis infection, QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) has replaced the earlier version, QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT). A clinical need exists for information about agreement between QFT-Plus and other tests. We conducted this study to assess agreement of test re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Venkatappa TK,Punnoose R,Katz DJ,Higgins MP,Banaei N,Graviss EA,Belknap RW,Ho CS

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:During lyssavirus surveillance, 1,221 bats of at least 30 species were collected from 25 locations in Kenya. One isolate of Lagos bat virus (LBV) was obtained from a dead Eidolon helvum fruit bat. The virus was most similar phylogenetically to LBV isolates from Senegal (1985) and from France (imported from Togo or Egy...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kuzmin IV,Niezgoda M,Franka R,Agwanda B,Markotter W,Beagley JC,Urazova OY,Breiman RF,Rupprecht CE

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, relatively rapid silver impregnation stain has been found to stain Legionella pneumophila effectively in paraffin-embedded tissue sections while permitting visualization of histological detail. It may also be used to stain the organism in body fluids. The stain is not specific and thus must be confirmed by d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Faine S,Edelstein P,Kirby BD,Finegold SM

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two rapid (1-h) assays for the detection of Staphylococcus aureus staphylocoagulase were developed by using the fluorogenic thrombin substrates N-t-boc-Val-Pro-Arg-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin (VPA) and N-t-boc-beta-benzyl-Asp-Pro-Arg-7-amido-4-methylocoumarin (BB). The assays were compared to the tube coagulase test and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Holliday MG,Ford M,Perry JD,Gould FK

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid and sensitive urease test for mycobacteria utilizing a cumulative radiometric technique is described. Definitive results were obtained within a 30-min incubation period. The procedure is simple and economical. Technical time involved is no greater than in conventional procedures. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cox FR,Cox ME,Martin JR

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyomavirus BK (BKV) causes asymptomatic latent infection in the human host that is reactivated during periods of immune suppression. Detection by conventional tube cell culture is difficult and time consuming because BKV exhibits slow growth with late (14 to 28 days) and subtle cytopathic effects. We developed a she...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Marshall WF,Telenti A,Proper J,Aksamit AJ,Smith TF

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus aureus ST45 is a major global MRSA lineage with huge strain diversity and a high clinical impact. It is one of the most prevalent carrier lineages but also frequently causes severe invasive disease, such as bacteremia. Little is known about its evolutionary history. In this study, we used whole-genome s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Effelsberg N,Stegger M,Peitzmann L,Altinok O,Coombs GW,Pichon B,Kearns A,Randad PR,Heaney CD,Bletz S,Schaumburg F,Mellmann A

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The global spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) that are often resistant to most, if not all, classes of antibiotics is a major public health concern. The NDM-1 carbapenemase is among the most worrisome carbapenemases given its rapid worldwide spread. We have developed and evaluated a lateral flo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boutal H,Naas T,Devilliers K,Oueslati S,Dortet L,Bernabeu S,Simon S,Volland H

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January to December 2007, 973 stool specimens were prospectively collected from children hospitalized for gastroenteritis signs or from neonates and premature cases who were born in two French hospital settings in the north of France. They were tested by rapid enzyme immunoassay (EIA) analyses for rotavirus and a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tran A,Talmud D,Lejeune B,Jovenin N,Renois F,Payan C,Leveque N,Andreoletti L

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a case of conjunctivitis caused by a nutritionally variant streptococcus in a newborn infant. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Barrios H,Bump CM

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of porphyrins produced from omega-aminolevulinic acid was evaluated for use in speciation of the Haemophilus. Two hundred and forty-eight clinical isolates of nonhemolytic Haemophilus were tested concurrently for porphyrin production and for X and V requirements. The porphyrin production test was more ra...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lund ME,Blazevic DJ

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The p44 gene of the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (aoHGE) encodes a 44-kDa major outer surface protein. A technique was developed for the typing of the aoHGE based on the PCR amplification of the p44 gene followed by a multiple restriction digest with HindIII, EcoRV, and AspI to generate restriction fragmen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Carter SE,Ravyn MD,Xu Y,Johnson RC

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specimens submitted for diagnosis of herpes simplex virus infections were inoculated into shell vials and conventional culture tubes. Inoculated culture tubes were incubated with rolling at 96 rpm. Immunoperoxidase (IP) staining and cytopathic effects (CPE) were used to detect positive cultures. At 24 h, 42 (53%) of t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hughes JH,Hamparian VV,Mavromoustakis CT

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-idiotypic antibodies (anti-Ids) were raised in a rabbit against a murine monoclonal antibody (MAb) neutralizing the yeast killer toxin produced by a strain of Pichia (Hansenula) anomala. In an immunodiffusion test, the anti-Ids produced in the rabbit recognized the antigen-binding site of the MAb used as the immu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Polonelli L,Morace G

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile is now recognized as the major agent responsible for nosocomial diarrhea in adults. Among the genotyping methods available, arbitrarily primed PCR (AP-PCR), PCR-ribotyping, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) have been widely used for investigating outbreaks of C. difficile infections. Ho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bidet P,Lalande V,Salauze B,Burghoffer B,Avesani V,Delmée M,Rossier A,Barbut F,Petit JC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed neutralizing antibody titers to adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5) and six rare adenovirus serotypes, serotypes 11, 35, 50, 26, 48, and 49, in pediatric populations in sub-Saharan Africa. We observed a clear age dependence of Ad5-specific neutralizing antibody titers. These data will help to guide the development...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Thorner AR,Vogels R,Kaspers J,Weverling GJ,Holterman L,Lemckert AA,Dilraj A,McNally LM,Jeena PM,Jepsen S,Abbink P,Nanda A,Swanson PE,Bates AT,O'Brien KL,Havenga MJ,Goudsmit J,Barouch DH

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic diversity of 123 Streptococcus suis strains of capsular types 2, 1/2, 3, 7, and 9, isolated from pigs in France and from humans in different countries, was evaluated by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of DNA restricted with SmaI. The method was highly discriminative (D = 0.98), results were reprodu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Berthelot-Hérault F,Marois C,Gottschalk M,Kobisch M

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a major health problem in newborns and children. Early detection of pathogens allows initiation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy that strongly correlates with positive outcomes. Multiplex PCR has the potential to rapidly identify bloodstream infections, compensating for the loss of blood culture sensitiv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lucignano B,Ranno S,Liesenfeld O,Pizzorno B,Putignani L,Bernaschi P,Menichella D

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested 606 specimens for cytomegalovirus infection. Fifty-two specimens were positive by conventional culture versus forty-three by pre-cytopathic effect detection. Twenty-nine specimens were positive by both methods. Because of toxicity, specimens should be set up on both conventional and shell vial culture system...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rabella N,Drew WL

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and RNA electropherotypes of rotavirus in stools or rectal swabs of children with diarrhea were studied for three rotavirus seasons (1981 through 1984) in Philadelphia, Pa. We used a simplified RNA analysis method involving polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by silver staining. Phosphate-buffere...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dolan KT,Twist EM,Horton-Slight P,Forrer C,Bell LM Jr,Plotkin SA,Clark HF

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of tick-borne infections has been steadily increasing in both number and geographic distribution in the United States and abroad. This increase, in conjunction with the continued recognition of novel pathogens transmitted by ticks, has made accurate diagnosis of these infections challenging. Mainstay se...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Buchan BW,Jobe DA,Mashock M,Gerstbrein D,Faron ML,Ledeboer NA,Callister SM

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A large pool of refined endotoxin was prepared from Escherichia coli O113 by extraction with hot acqueous phenol. It was characterized chemically and biologically and will be available for a reference standard designated as reference endotoxin EC. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rudbach JA,Akiya FI,Elin RJ,Hochstein HD,Luoma MK,Milner EC,Milner KC,Thomas KR

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic value of RT-PCR of amniotic fluid (AF) for prenatal diagnosis of congenital rubella virus infection in 45 pregnant women with confirmed primary infection was assessed. Specificity of RT-PCR was 100% and sensitivity ranged between 83 and 95%. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Macé M,Cointe D,Six C,Levy-Bruhl D,Parent du Châtelet I,Ingrand D,Grangeot-Keros L

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection typically leads to antibody response within weeks after primary infection. Here, we describe the case of a child infected with HCV by mother-to-child transmission who remained persistently seronegative despite the presence of high levels of circulating HCV RNA. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Larouche A,Gaëtan G,El-Bilali N,Quesnel-Vallières M,Martin SR,Alvarez F,Shoukry NH,Soudeyns H

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:The detection and identification of intestinal helminths were studied retrospectively by comparing the Formalin concentration technique with the trichrome-stained smear technique. A total of 3,997 stool samples from 1,570 patients were examined by both methods. Of the 3,997 samples, 31% (1,239 of 3,997) contained helm...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wood JC,Friedly G,de la Maza LM

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fecal specimens from patients with acute diarrhea were collected from 10 prefectures in Japan over a 6-month period (November 1992 to April 1993), and the specimens that were negative for human group A rotaviruses were screened for the presence of human group C rotaviruses (CHRVs) by the reverse passive hemagglutinati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kuzuya M,Fujii R,Hamano M,Yamada M,Shinozaki K,Sasagawa A,Hasegawa S,Kawamoto H,Matsumoto K,Kawamoto A,Itagaki A,Funatsumaru S,Urasawa S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data are limited for the performance of enzyme immunoassays for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in conjunctival and nasopharyngeal specimens from infants. The only available data are for one assay, Chlamydiazyme (Abbott Diagnostics). The purpose of this study was to compare a new enzyme immunoassay, Pathfinder ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hammerschlag MR,Roblin PM,Gelling M,Worku M

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00