Characterization of clinically significant strains of coagulase-negative staphylococci.

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：:A transferable plasmid encoding SHV-12 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase, TEM-116, and aminoglycoside resistance was responsible for two sequential clonal outbreaks of Enterobacter cloacae and Acinetobacter baumannii bacteria. A similar plasmid was present among isolates of four different bacterial species. Recognition...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Naiemi NA,Duim B,Savelkoul PH,Spanjaard L,de Jonge E,Bart A,Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM,de Jong MD

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cytochrome b (cytb) gene quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay was developed to diagnose malaria in travelers. First, manual and automated DNA extractions were compared and automated DNA extraction of 400 μl of blood was found to be more efficient. Sensitivity was estimated using the WHO international standard for Plasmodiu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Farrugia C,Cabaret O,Botterel F,Bories C,Foulet F,Costa JM,Bretagne S

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first outbreak of Candida haemulonii fungemia is described. The seven isolates from the blood of four neonates were identified by DNA sequencing of the ribosomal DNA. They were all resistant to amphotericin B, fluconazole, and itraconazole. This report highlights the emergence of C. haemulonii as an opportunistic ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Khan ZU,Al-Sweih NA,Ahmad S,Al-Kazemi N,Khan S,Joseph L,Chandy R

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：:Brevibacterium sp. was isolated from the blood of an acutely ill 18-year-old female with AIDS. The isolate was identified as Brevibacterium casei by use of carbohydrate assimilation tests. Treatment was successful with intravenously administered ciprofloxacin. To our knowledge, this is the first report of sepsis cause...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brazzola P,Zbinden R,Rudin C,Schaad UB,Heininger U

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With improved measles virus (MV) control, the genetic variability of the MV-nucleoprotein hypervariable region (NP-HVR) decreases. Thus, it becomes increasingly difficult to determine the origin of a virus using only this part of the genome. During outbreaks in Europe and Africa, we found MV strains with identical NP-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kessler JR,Kremer JR,Shulga SV,Tikhonova NT,Santibanez S,Mankertz A,Semeiko GV,Samoilovich EO,Tamfum JJ,Pukuta E,Muller CP

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the treatment of serious bacterial infections, the rapid institution of appropriate antimicrobial chemotherapy may be lifesaving. Choosing the correct antibiotic or combination of antibiotics is becoming very important, as multidrug resistance is found in many pathogens. Using a collection of 75 well-characterized ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hujer KM,Hujer AM,Endimiani A,Thomson JM,Adams MD,Goglin K,Rather PN,Pennella TT,Massire C,Eshoo MW,Sampath R,Blyn LB,Ecker DJ,Bonomo RA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In West African countries such as Ghana, efficient human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing is a priority in the fight against AIDS. A new immunochromatographic rapid test, Determine HIV-1/2 (Abbott Diagnostics, North Chicago, Ill.), that detects antibodies against HIV type 1 (HIV-1) and/or HIV-2 was evaluated using...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Aidoo S,Ampofo WK,Brandful JA,Nuvor SV,Ansah JK,Nii-Trebi N,Barnor JS,Apeagyei F,Sata T,Ofori-Adjei D,Ishikawa K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the first well-documented reported case of the recovery of Blastomyces dermatitidis from the blood of a patient with disseminated blastomycosis. The isolate was recovered by using a lysis-centrifugation method and inhibitory mold agar after 6 days of incubation at 30 degrees C. One of six blood s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Musial CE,Wilson WR,Sinkeldam IR,Roberts GD

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel panfungal PCR assay which detects the small-subunit rRNA gene sequence of the two major fungal organism groups was used to test whole-blood specimens obtained from a series of blood or bone marrow transplant recipients. The 580-bp PCR product was identified after amplification by panfungal primers and hybridiz...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Van Burik JA,Myerson D,Schreckhise RW,Bowden RA

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a real-time PCR assay to detect single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with ciprofloxacin resistance in specimens submitted for nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT). All three single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) targets produced high sensitivity and specificity values. The presence of ≥2 SNPs wa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Peterson SW,Martin I,Demczuk W,Bharat A,Hoang L,Wylie J,Allen V,Lefebvre B,Tyrrell G,Horsman G,Haldane D,Garceau R,Wong T,Mulvey MR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the Xpert MRSA/SA SSTI real-time PCR assay (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA) directly on perioperative bone and joint samples. The sensitivity and specificity for detection of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA), methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), and methicillin-resistant coagula...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dubouix-Bourandy A,de Ladoucette A,Pietri V,Mehdi N,Benzaquen D,Guinand R,Gandois JM

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study to compare the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test with the cell culture method in diagnosing urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infections was performed. From 497 patients (212 women, 285 men) attending an outpatient clinic for sexually transmitted diseases, a total of 814 samples (female patients, cervix and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vogels WH,van Voorst Vader PC,Schröder FP

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family members of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected hemodialysis patients had a high rate (8.1%) of HCV infection and were often infected by the same genotype of HCV as the renal patients. Renal patients who had a longer history of hemodialysis or more frequent arteriovenous shunt replacement posed a higher risk to the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ho MS,Yang CS,Chen PJ,Mau YC

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is considered the "gold standard" for molecular epidemiological study. Repetitive extragenic palindromic PCR (rep-PCR) is less time-consuming and more suitable for analyzing large numbers of bacterial strains in human populations. PFGE and rep-PCR provide comparable genotyping r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Moser SA,Mitchell SC,Ruby JD,Momeni S,Osgood RC,Whiddon J,Childers NK

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colistin-nalidixic acid agar, although recently recommended as a replacement for blood agar for primary plating of urine specimens ( Fung et al., J. Clin. Microbiol. 16:632-636, 1982), has also been reported to suppress the growth of some strains of staphylococci that are susceptible to colistin (polymyxin E). The sus...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fung JC,McKinley G,Tyburski MB,Berman M,Goldstein J

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-nine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains, isolated during 1980 to 1990, were classified as MRSA Aggl- (14 strains) and MRSA Aggl+ (65 strains) strains on the basis of test results in slide agglutination assays designed to detect fibrinogen-binding protein (clumping factor) and protein A ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kuusela P,Hildén P,Savolainen K,Vuento M,Lyytikäinen O,Vuopio-Varkila J

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed an easy and rapid detection and identification system for the diagnosis of mycobacterial diseases. The system is based on selective amplification by PCR of mycobacteria with primers based on the genes coding for 16S rRNA. During PCR, a label (digoxigenin-11-dUTP) is incorporated with biotinylated spe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： De Beenhouwer H,Liang Z,De Rijk P,Van Eekeren C,Portaels F

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a novel and practical DNA-RNA hybridization assay for the detection and identification of Campylobacter pylori in the gastric mucosa. This technique utilizes a [32P]ddATP-labeled synthetic oligonucleotide probe complementary to a nucleotide sequence present in C. pylori 16S rRNA. This probe is very s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Morotomi M,Hoshina S,Green P,Neu HC,LoGerfo P,Watanabe I,Mutai M,Weinstein IB

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new phenomenon of synergistic hemolysis by Clostridium perfringens alpha-toxin and the streptococcal CAMP factor on human and guinea pig erythrocytes is described. A possible mode of action of the CAMP factors is suggested. On human blood agar all of the tested isolates of group B streptococci gave an arrowhead-shap...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gubash SM

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires disease, and related organisms have previously been characterized primarily by conventional bacteriological methods, DNA-DNA hybridization, antigenic analysis, and fatty acid analysis. By capillary gas chromatographic analysis for carbohydrates, we have shown...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fox A,Lau PY,Brown A,Morgan SL,Zhu ZT,Lema M,Walla MD

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study describes the use of the automated BACTEC 9240 blood culture system, the Serum Separator Tube (SST), and the BD PHOENIX Automated Microbiology System in combination for the direct identification and antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) of gram-negative rods (GNRs) from positive blood cultures (...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Funke G,Funke-Kissling P

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new test principle for the simultaneous detection of total approximate titers and immunoglobulin M antibodies has been developed and applied to the detection of antibody to hepatitis B core antigen. The method is based on the combination of a competition radioimmunoassay, for the determination of total antibody tite...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Angarano G,Monno L,Santantonio TA,Pastore G

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The susceptibilities of 54 clinical isolates of Neisseria meningitidis to penicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, cefepime, imipenem, ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, and rifampin were determined by the microdilution method in both cation-adjusted Mueller-Hinton broth (CAMHB) and Haemophilus test medium (HTM). Poor growth...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pascual A,Joyanes P,Martinez-Martinez L,Suarez AI,Perea EJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young immunocompetent patient was admitted for a febrile illness with malaise, arthralgias, painful leg swelling, and polyserositis. Shortly prior to becoming ill, the patient had traveled to the Northern African desert. The symptoms disappeared during treatment with antibiotics (doxycycline and ceftriaxone) but rec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Iten A,Graf S,Egger M,Täuber M,Graf J

更新日期：2001-05-01 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：:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for the detection of measles immunoglobulin G antibody (MEASELISA). This assay was found to be comparable to the measles hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) test. Approximately 500 sera from three centers were tested by MEASELISA and the HAI test. MEASELISA demo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boteler WL,Luipersbeck PM,Fuccillo DA,O'Beirne AJ

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Cobas-Bact (Roche Diagnostics, Basel, Switzerland) new rotor for the identification (ID) in 4 h 20 min of 33 members of the family Enterobacteriaceae to genus and species level was evaluated by testing 444 strains of which 398 belonged to common species and 46 belonged to rare species of Enterobacteriaceae. Each s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wenger A,Tissières LJ,Praplan FR,Kamm WR,Bille J

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cowan I staphylococci coated with antisera to streptococcal groups A, B, C, D, F, and G were used as coagglutination reagents in a modified coagglutination procedure (MCAP). Streptococcal group antigens were extracted with a Streptomyces albus-lysozyme enzyme mixture for 30 min at 55 degrees C and centrifuged, and the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Carlson JR,McCarthy LR

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00