O serotyping scheme for Enterobacter cloacae.

abstract：:Twenty-three young adult rhesus monkeys from China were evaluated for the presence of Helicobacter pylori. Gastric body and antral biopsy samples were tested for H. pylori by PCR analysis, culture, rapid urease testing, and histologic evaluation. Serologic testing to detect H. pylori immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Handt LK,Fox JG,Yan LL,Shen Z,Pouch WJ,Ngai D,Motzel SL,Nolan TE,Klein HJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antigenic cross-reactive characteristics of herpes B virus and herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 are responsible for false-positive diagnoses by serological assays in humans and macaques. In the present study, we developed a fluorometric indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with rec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fujima A,Ochiai Y,Saito A,Omori Y,Noda A,Kazuyama Y,Shoji H,Tanabayashi K,Ueda F,Yoshikawa Y,Hondo R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective observational study of bacteremic patients we ascertained the influence of different parts of culture results on the correctness of empirical antibiotic therapy. Ninety-three bacteremic patients requiring antibiotic treatment were included. Patients who had consultations with an infectious disease con...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kerremans JJ,Verbrugh HA,Vos MC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of a rhinovirus (RV)-RNA-specific reverse transcription (RT)-PCR assay is complicated by the close homology between the RV and enterovirus (EV) genomes in the highly conserved 5'-noncoding region, which is chosen for primer design in most RT-PCR assays. We have developed a sensitive, rapid, and RV-spec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Steininger C,Aberle SW,Popow-Kraupp T

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella typhi was isolated from 369 and Salmonella paratyphi A was isolated from 6 of 515 Vietnamese patients with suspected enteric fever. Compared with conventional broth culture of blood, direct plating of the buffy coat had a diagnostic sensitivity of 99.5% (95% confidence interval [CI], 97.1 to 100%). Blood ba...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wain J,Diep TS,Ho VA,Walsh AM,Nguyen TT,Parry CM,White NJ

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiplexed biomarker bundle consisting of nine different inflammation markers was evaluated regarding their diagnostic and prognostic performances in 159 adult systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) patients enrolled at the emergency department. Fibronectin, interleukin-8 (IL-8), biotin, and neutrophil gela...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Reichsoellner M,Raggam RB,Wagner J,Krause R,Hoenigl M

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid and reliable detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers is crucial for the effective control of MRSA transmission in healthcare facilities. The aim of this study was to verify the performance of the IDI-MRSA real-time PCR assay for direct MRSA detection in diverse mucocutaneous swab...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： de San N,Denis O,Gasasira MF,De Mendonça R,Nonhoff C,Struelens MJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody (MAb) immunoglobulin G2a (2125) was produced against a 60-kDa Legionella heat shock protein (HSP), recognizing a unique epitope common to all species of the genus Legionella. The antibody reacted in the immunoblot with 59 Legionella species and serogroups that were tested and showed no cross-reac...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Steinmetz I,Rheinheimer C,Hübner I,Bitter-Suermann D

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) was recently reported as a potential infective complication affecting critically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, with incidence rates varying from 8 to 33% dependin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Borman AM,Palmer MD,Fraser M,Patterson Z,Mann C,Oliver D,Linton CJ,Gough M,Brown P,Dzietczyk A,Hedley M,McLachlan S,King J,Johnson EM

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The production and characterization of five monoclonal antibodies to Mycobacterium tuberculosis are described. Specificity of the monoclonal antibodies was tested against other mycobacterial species by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblots. HGT 3a, an immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody, recognizes a molecu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kadival GV,Chaparas SD

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A passive hemagglutination (PHA) assay for antibody to Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin is described which utilizes chromic chloride-treated ovine erythrocytes coated with purified toxin. PHA antitoxin titers correlated well with those obtained by a cytotoxicity neutralization assay (r = 0.91, P less than 0.001), where...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pollack M,Taylor NS

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiretroviral therapy (ART) during acute HIV infection (AHI) interrupts viral dynamics and may delay the emergence of serological markers targeted by current HIV screening and confirmatory assays, thus creating challenges for correctly classifying HIV infection status. The performance of three HIV antigen/antibody co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Manak MM,Jagodzinski LL,Shutt A,Malia JA,Leos M,Ouellette J,Akapirat S,Colby DL,Phanuphak N,Eller LA,Robb ML,de Souza M,Ananworanich J,Peel SA,RV254\/SEARCH010 and the RV217 Study Teams.

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In a large prospective comparison, the illumigene test detected Clostridium difficile in 98% of toxin-positive and 58% of toxin-negative samples confirmed positive by other methods. The Xpert was uniformly sensitive. Most samples with discrepant results had C. difficile concentrations below the illumigene limit of det...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gyorke CE,Wang S,Leslie JL,Cohen SH,Solnick JV,Polage CR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite its theoretical advantages, direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing (DST) of urine specimens remains controversial largely because of concerns regarding its accuracy, particularly with mixed cultures. To evaluate the performance of DST in the setting of acute urinary tract infection (UTI), we performed DST...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Johnson JR,Tiu FS,Stamm WE

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The group B streptococcus (GBS) capsular polysaccharide (CPS) is an important virulence factor which is also used for GBS typing. There are 10 CPS types (Ia, Ib, and II to IX). GBS that do not phenotypically type are considered nontypeable. All genes required for CPS synthesis are found on the GBS cps operon, which co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Alhhazmi A,Pandey A,Tyrrell GJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, the laboratory diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) infections with herpes simplex virus (HSV) has been limited by poor sensitivity and/or specificity. We assessed the diagnostic utility of PCR for detection of HSV in over 2,100 specimens referred to the Mayo Clinic from August 1993 to May 1996. D...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mitchell PS,Espy MJ,Smith TF,Toal DR,Rys PN,Berbari EF,Osmon DR,Persing DH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the entire nucleotide sequence of phiSa2958-carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) gene, which was lysogenized in a sequence type 5 staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type II strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Based on the nucleotide sequences of PVL phages, we...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ma XX,Ito T,Kondo Y,Cho M,Yoshizawa Y,Kaneko J,Katai A,Higashiide M,Li S,Hiramatsu K

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis (IA) is still a major problem in routine clinical practice. Early diagnosis is essential for a good patient prognosis. PCR is a highly sensitive method for the detection of nucleic acids and could play an important role in improving the diagnosis of fungal infections. Therefore, a n...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Springer J,Schloßnagel H,Heinz W,Doedt T,Soeller R,Einsele H,Loeffler J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of acute viral hepatitis in people in many developing countries and is also endemic in many industrialized countries. Mammalian HEV (mHEV) isolates can be divided into at least four recognized major genotypes. Several nucleic acid amplification techniques have been developed fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gerber PF,Xiao CT,Cao D,Meng XJ,Opriessnig T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Febrile travelers from countries with unique endemic pathogens pose a significant diagnostic challenge. In this report, we describe the case of a Tongan man presenting with fever, rash, and altered mental status. The diagnosis of Chikungunya encephalitis was made using a laboratory-developed real-time RT-PCR and serol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nelson J,Waggoner JJ,Sahoo MK,Grant PM,Pinsky BA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubercle bacilli may survive in unstained heat-fixed sputum smears and may be an infection risk to laboratory staff. We compared the effectiveness of 1% and 5% sodium hypochlorite, 5% phenol, 2% glutaraldehyde, and 3.7% formalin in killing Mycobacterium tuberculosis present in smears prepared from 51 sputum samples. T...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Giacomelli LR,Helbel C,Ogassawara RL,Barreto AM,Martins FM,Cardoso CL,Leite CQ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bluetongue virus (BTV) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) are orbiviruses that infect both livestock and wild ruminants. Antigenic cross-reactivity between BTV and EHDV often results in serologic misdiagnosis. Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (c-ELISAs) show increased sensitivity and specific...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mecham JO,Wilson WC

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifty-six Pasteurella multocida strains (40 P. multocida subsp. septica and 16 P. multocida subsp. multocida strains) isolated from the mouths of 56 dogs among the 134 living in a French canine military training center (132e Groupe Cynophile de l'Armée de Terre, Suippes, France) were studied by use of enterobacterial ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Loubinoux J,Lozniewski A,Lion C,Garin D,Weber M,Le Faou AE

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of the application of a range of typing procedures to the identification and classification of 6,264 cultures of nontuberculous mycobacteria from human sources and the environment are reported. Seroagglutination, an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay applied to whole bacteria or the glycolipid typing antige...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tsang AY,Denner JC,Brennan PJ,McClatchy JK

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparison of nucleotide sequences of the partial 1D region of foot-and-mouth disease type C viruses of Indian origin with those of European, South American, and Southeast Asian viruses revealed that the Indian viruses form a distinct genotype. The vaccine strain C IND/51/79 belongs to this genotype and may be a proto...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nagendrakumar SB,Reddy GS,Chandran D,Thiagarajan D,Rangarajan PN,Srinivasan VA

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirates have been cultured from 10 dental abscesses of endodontic origin, all of which had penetrated beyond the bony alveolus to produce fluctuant swelling. Sampling was by syringe aspiration. Strict anaerobic techniques, including the use of an anaerobic chamber, were used for serial dilution and plating. Randomly...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Williams BL,McCann GF,Schoenknecht FD

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipooligosaccharide configurations were predicted in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates based on the presence of seven oligosaccharide extension-initiating genes (or alleles). Predicted configurations with 2 to 3 oligosaccharide extensions were more prevalent among middle ear than throat strains. In addition,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McCrea KW,Xie J,Daniel D,Ulrich-Lewis JT,Zhang L

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The TRUGENE HIV-1 Genotyping Kit and OpenGene DNA Sequencing System are designed to sequence the protease (PR)- and reverse transcriptase (RT)-coding regions of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) pol. Studies were undertaken to determine the accuracy of this assay system in detecting resistance-associated mut...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kuritzkes DR,Grant RM,Feorino P,Griswold M,Hoover M,Young R,Day S,Lloyd RM Jr,Reid C,Morgan GF,Winslow DL

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 41 Brucella isolates, examined by standard biotyping procedures, were found to be similar to Brucella abortus biovar 2 in dye sensitivity but had a dominant M antigen. Oxidative metabolic tests performed on 39 of the isolates confirmed them as B. abortus. Additional biochemical and bacteriophage susceptibil...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ewalt DR,Forbes LB

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmodium falciparum malaria is highly endemic in the three most affected countries in the current epidemic of Ebola virus disease (EVD) in West Africa. As EVD and malaria are clinically indistinguishable, both remain part of the differential diagnosis of ill travelers from returning from areas of EVD transmission. W...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lau R,Wang A,Chong-Kit A,Ralevski F,Boggild AK

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00