Immunological characterisation of rubella virion polypeptides.

abstract：:Experiments were performed to determine whether a modern flow cytometer could be used to study bacterial populations in suspension, with particular reference to their morphological characteristics and their responses to antibiotics. The FACScan, a commercial benchtop flow cytometer fitted with an air-cooled laser, des...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gant VA,Warnes G,Phillips I,Savidge GF

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were produced from mice immunised with whole cells of heat-killed Pasteurella multocida type A which had been cultured under iron-restricted conditions. The MAbs were selected by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in which the antigen consisted of whole bacteria of the immu...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wijewardana TG,Wilson CF,Gilmour NJ,Poxton IR

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleolar accumulation of Semliki Forest Virus (SFV) C protein was examined as a function of intact microtubules, intact microfilaments and accessible intermediate filaments. The cytoskeletal components do not seem to play a role in directing C protein to the nucleolus but nucleolar accumulation is energy-dependen...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Jakob R

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amplification and sequence analysis of the 16S rRNA gene can be applied to detect and identify bacteria in clinical samples. We examined 75 clinical samples (17 culture-positive, 58 culture-negative) prospectively by two different PCR protocols, amplifying either a single fragment (1343 bp) or two fragments (762/598 b...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Jenkins C,Ling CL,Ciesielczuk HL,Lockwood J,Hopkins S,McHugh TD,Gillespie SH,Kibbler CC

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrapartum chemoprophylaxis for pregnant group B streptococcus (GBS) carriers reduces vertical transmission, with a resultant decrease in neonatal as well as maternal morbidity from invasive GBS infection. Current Australian guidelines recommend penicillin for intrapartum prophylaxis of GBS carriers, with erythromyci...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Garland SM,Cottrill E,Markowski L,Pearce C,Clifford V,Ndisang D,Kelly N,Daley AJ

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the influence of the carbon source of the growth medium, strains of Candida albicans and source of epithelial cells, and the influence of smoking and gender, on the adhesion of C. albicans to epithelial cells from insulin-using diabetic patients. Adhesion was determined by an autologous adhesio...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Willis AM,Coulter WA,Hayes JR,Bell P,Lamey PJ

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth of 29 strains of Acinetobacter spp. on semi-solid media was studied; 19 showed surface swarming and 14 produced channels ("ditches") in the agar that do not seem to have been described previously. An attempt was made to define the cultural and physical conditions for the demonstration of these phenomena. Po...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Barker J,Maxted H

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. In May-June 2018, an outbreak of campylobacteriosis involved students and school staff from kindergartens and primary schools in Pescara, southern Italy.Aim. We present details of the epidemiological and microbiological investigation, and the findings of the analytical study, as well as the implemented c...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sorgentone S,Busani L,Calistri P,Robuffo G,Bellino S,Acciari V,Ferri M,Graziani C,Antoci S,Lodi F,Alfonsi V,Cammà C,Fazii P,Andrianou X,Cito F,Lombardi G,Centorotola G,D'Amario M,D'Alterio N,Savini V,De Massis F,

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Active efflux has an important role in the antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli. The effects of two putative efflux pump inhibitors (EPIs), phenylalanine-arginine β-naphthylamide and 1-(1-naphthylmethyl)-piperazine, and the effects of inactivation of the cmeB,cmeF and cmeR genes on r...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mavri A,Smole Možina S

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of Acinetobacter baumannii are being reported worldwide, and they are associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. These strains are considered to be the highest priority for the development of new antibacterial agents. Therefore, we aimed to develop an effective ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wintachai P,Naknaen A,Pomwised R,Voravuthikunchai SP,Smith DR

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1997 to 2006, in the province of Quebec, Canada, 15 isolates of Streptococcus pseudoporcinus from 1 urine and 14 vaginorectal cultures were recovered from the genitourinary tract of pregnant women. All these women originated from the Caribbean or sub-Saharan Africa (P=0.00045 compared with a suitable control grou...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gaudreau C,Simoneau E,Labrecque O,Laurence RA,Laferrière C,Miller M,Raynal L,Rallu F

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilms are colonies of microbial cells encased in a self-produced organic polymeric matrix and represent a common mode of microbial growth. Microbes growing as biofilm are highly resistant to commonly used antimicrobial drugs. We aimed to screen and characterize biofilm formation by different isolates of Candida on ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Zahran KM,Agban MN,Ahmed SH,Hassan EA,Sabet MA

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to Shiga toxin (Stx) were measured in the sera of 49 children with Shigella dysenteriae serotype 1 infection, of whom 17 had haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS) and 32 had no complications (uncomplicated shigellosis, UCS). Children with HUS had lower levels of total IgG and IgM and lower IgM titres to Stx tha...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Azim T,Rashid A,Qadri F,Sarker MS,Hamadani J,Salam MA,Wahed MA,Albert MJ

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 29-year-old pregnant woman was admitted to hospital with signs of sepsis and threatened pre-term labour. The premature neonate also showed signs of sepsis. Haemophilus influenzae biotype III was cultured from a midstream urine sample taken from the mother, maternal placental swabs and neonatal blood cultures. The pl...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Warren S,Tristram S,Bradbury RS

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:To analyse the role of virulence factors (VFs) and host in Klebsiella pneumoniae upper urinary tract infections (UTIs) in renal transplant (RTx) recipients. METHODOLOGY:Clinical and demographic data were registered prospectively. Phylogenetic background of K. pneumoniae isolates was analysed by PCR melting pro...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gołębiewska JE,Krawczyk B,Wysocka M,Ewiak A,Komarnicka J,Bronk M,Rutkowski B,Dębska-Ślizień A

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study analysed the characteristics and genetic similarity of recent Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC-2)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Korea. Recent laboratory surveillance detected an increase in carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in Korea. A total of 6 KPC-2-producing K. pneumonia...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Yoo JS,Kim HM,Yoo JI,Yang JW,Kim HS,Chung GT,Lee YS

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is an important aetiological agent of persistent infantile diarrhoea. EPEC pathogenicity is not mediated through known toxins and the role played by outer-membrane proteins (OMPs) in the initial adherence of the bacterium, intimate attachment to epithelial cells and ultimately ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kumar SS,Sankaran K,Haigh R,Williams PH,Balakrishnan A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of community-acquired meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) strains has become a serious problem worldwide. The aim of this study was to investigate the annual transitions of MRSA strains with the CA-MRSA feature, which were identified as SCCmec type IV or V, in a hospital setting in Japa...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ito A,Nakaminami H,Fujii T,Utsumi K,Noguchi N

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we evaluated the Sofia Streptococcus pneumoniae FIA test (Quidel Corporation, San Diego, CA, USA), a new immunofluorescence-based lateral flow test for the qualitative detection of S. pneumoniae antigen in urine or cerebrospinal fluid specimens. The analyses of 100 non-concentrated urine samples (includ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Euser SM,Badoux P,Kracht-Kosten L,Yzerman EPF

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bedaquiline (BDQ) has been proven to be effective in the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. We hypothesized that BDQ could be a potential agent to treat nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection. The objective of this study was to evaluate the in vitro activity of BDQ against rapidly growing mycobacteri...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Aguilar-Ayala DA,Cnockaert M,André E,Andries K,Gonzalez-Y-Merchand JA,Vandamme P,Palomino JC,Martin A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anti-chlamydial activities in vitro of liposome-encapsulated doxycycline (Dox) and tetracycline (Tet) in comparison with free Dox and Tet. Dox and Tet encapsulated in cationic (CAL), anionic (ANL) and neutral (NTL) liposomes by sonication, were quantified by high-performan...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sangare L,Morisset R,Ravaoarinoro M

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rickettsia conorii infection is endemic in the Mediterranean basin, where it is known as Mediterranean spotted fever, also known as Boutonneuse fever and Marseilles fever. We report the case of a 66-year-old diabetic man who presented a severe form of the disease, complicated by acute renal failure, thrombocytopenia a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Aliaga L,Sánchez-Blázquez P,Rodríguez-Granger J,Sampedro A,Orozco M,Pastor J

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The susceptibility of a strain of Giardia lamblia to benzimidazole carbamates, 5-nitroimidazoles, nitrofurans and other drugs was studied in vitro. Albendazole was the most active compound, with a 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 0.01 mg/L and a minimal lethal concentration (MLC) of less than 0.04 mg/L; the IC50...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Cedillo-Rivera R,Muñoz O

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrolysis mass spectrometry (PyMS), a highly discriminatory method for comparison of isolates, was used to assess the homogeneity of colonies taken from apparently pure cultures of Escherichia coli in 10 urine specimens. Ten randomly selected colonies were subcultured from each urine for comparison. For six urines, th...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Freeman R,Sisson PR,Burdess D

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adhesion of Helicobacter pylori to gastric carcinoma cells (MKN45, KatoIII and MKN28) and Intestine-407 cells was tested by flow cytometric analysis. The mean adhesion rates of H. pylori strains to MKN45, KatoIII and Intestine-407 cells were 90.5, 42.7 and 15.1%, respectively. There was no statistical correlation ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Osaki T,Yamaguchi H,Taguchi H,Kumada J,Ogata S,Kamiya S

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subtractive hybridisation was used to screen for and identify conserved DNA sequences associated with clinical, clonal populations of Staphylococcus aureus. DNA from S. aureus strain ISP8 (a clinical isolate) was digested with TaqI and hybridised with randomly fragmented pooled DNA from 10 non-clinical (community) iso...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： el-Adhami WA,Stewart PR,Matthaei KI

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synergy between fluvastatin, at clinically unachievable concentrations, and fluconazole against Candida albicans has been reported. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the in-vitro activity of fluconazole alone and in combination with clinically achievable concentrations of pravastatin and fluvastatin aga...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Nash JD,Burgess DS,Talbert RL

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR has proved superior to conventional blood culture for diagnosing bacteraemia in the presence of antibiotics. Nevertheless, even PCR might yield false-negative results if the template DNA were to be cleaved by serum DNAases after antibiotics had induced bacterial death. To evaluate the cleavage of bacterial templat...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Heininger A,Ulrich M,Priebe G,Unertl K,Müller-Schauenburg A,Botzenhart K,Döring G

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-one bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) specimens obtained from 26 HIV-infected, 45 non-HIV immunosuppressed and 10 immunocompetent patients with primary pulmonary diseases were analysed for the presence of Pneumocystis carinii by staining and by P. carinii 5S rDNA determined by PCR. P. carinii was observed by stainin...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Takahashi T,Goto M,Endo T,Nakamura T,Yusa N,Sato N,Iwamoto A

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six-week-old lambs were inoculated orally with 10(9) cfu of an antibiotic-resistance marked four-strain mixture of enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157:H7 to investigate faecal excretion and intestinal colonisation. In the first experiment, three E. coli O157:H7 isolates were not detected in the faeces of a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Cookson AL,Wales AD,Roe JM,Hayes CM,Pearson GR,Woodward MJ

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00