Reliability of early identifications obtained with Enterobacteriaceae-plus biochemical cards in the automicrobic system.

abstract：:The performance of the Enigma MiniLab assay for influenza A and B viruses and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was compared to a centralized laboratory respiratory virus panel. The positive and negative percent agreement for influenza A virus, influenza B virus, and RSV were 79.2% (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 5...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Douthwaite ST,Walker C,Adams EJ,Mak C,Vecino Ortiz A,Martinez-Alier N,Goldenberg SD

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of immunoglobulin M (IgM) detection in the early diagnosis of influenza A was examined in a prospective study during an outbreak of influenza A/Philippines/2/82 (H3N2) virus infection in February and March 1986. The IgM response was investigated in sera from 64 adults with influenzalike symptoms; we found a ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vikerfors T,Lindegren G,Grandien M,van der Logt J

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have been characterizing monoclonal antibodies against Norovirus (Norwalk-like virus). In the course of our study, two monoclonal antibodies generated against Norovirus genogroup II capsid protein were found to react not only to genogroup II but also to genogroup I recombinant capsid proteins. In addition, we showe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yoda T,Suzuki Y,Terano Y,Yamazaki K,Sakon N,Kuzuguchi T,Oda H,Tsukamoto T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) variant B is frequently identified in peripheral blood, but identification of HHV-6 variant A is relatively rare. We devised a PCR-based method for sensitive, simultaneous detection of both HHV-6 variants. The method was applied to 34 lung tissue specimens that were previously shown to cont...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cone RW,Huang ML,Hackman RC,Corey L

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:psaA is the gene encoding pneumococcal surface adhesin A (PsaA), a 37-kDa protein expressed on the surface of Streptococcus pneumoniae. PCR primers for psaA have been shown to amplify the target DNA sequence in all 90 serotypes of S. pneumoniae and in none of 67 heterologous pathogens and colonizing bacteria of the up...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Scott JA,Marston EL,Hall AJ,Marsh K

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of antimicrobial-resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae continues to rise in Canada; however, antimicrobial resistance data are lacking for approximately 70% of gonorrhea infections that are diagnosed directly from clinical specimens by nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs). We developed a molecular assay fo...

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：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmids encoding extended-spectrum beta-lactamases of the TEM, SHV, and AmpC families were introduced into common Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae hosts to create a homogeneous panel for evaluating the abilities of five test systems to detect resistance to eight beta-lactam antibiotics. Although MICs, as de...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Katsanis GP,Spargo J,Ferraro MJ,Sutton L,Jacoby GA

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the BD MAX enteric bacterial panel (EBP) to culture for the detection of Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, and Shiga toxin-producing enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157 in seeded stool samples. The EBP panel demonstrated superior sensitivity and reliably detected Salmonella, EHEC O157, Shigel...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Anderson NW,Buchan BW,Ledeboer NA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific precipitating and opsonic neutralizing antigens were identified in dilute-nitrous acid extracts of group A streptococci. This was done by decreasing the temperature and time of exposure of the streptococcal cells to the nitrous acid. Ninety percent of 31 strains of group A streptococcal dilute-nitrous acid ex...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hafez K,El Kholy AM,Facklam RR

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used simulated blood cultures inoculated with clinical isolates of Mycoplasma hominis to determine whether liquid media of the BacT/ALERT (Organon Teknika, Durham, N.C.) will support growth of this fastidious organism and whether its presence can generate a positive signal with the instrument. Viability of clinical...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Waites KB,Canupp KC

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formalin-fixed, purified reticulate bodies (RB) of Chlamydia trachomatis immunotype C/TW-3/OT were used as a serological test antigen in the microimmunofluorescence test. The sensitivity and specificity of the RB antigen were compared to elementary bodies (EB) used as antigens in the detection of C. trachomatis antibo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yong EC,Chinn JS,Caldwell HD,Kuo CC

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard repetitive extragenic palindromic (REP)-PCR, enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-PCR, and Salmonella enteritidis repetitive element-PCR methods for bacterial strain typing were performed with DNA extracted by boiling members of each of the currently recognized species of human viridans group strep...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Alam S,Brailsford SR,Whiley RA,Beighton D

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultures of Sporothrix schenckii were serologically tested by the exoantigen immunodiffusion technique of Kaufman and Standard (L. Kaufman and P.G. Standard, J. Clin. Microbiol. 8:42-45, 1978). This rapid and sensitive technique permitted the identification of 10 isolates of S. schenckii within 3 days. The production ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Polonelli L,Morace G

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Leishmania species cause a variety of human disease syndromes. Methods for diagnosis and species differentiation are insensitive and many require invasive sampling. Although quantitative PCR (qPCR) methods are reported for leishmania detection, no systematic method to quantify parasites and determine the species i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Weirather JL,Jeronimo SM,Gautam S,Sundar S,Kang M,Kurtz MA,Haque R,Schriefer A,Talhari S,Carvalho EM,Donelson JE,Wilson ME

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The R/B and Minitek systems for the identification of Enterobacteriaceae were evaluated, and the results were compared with those obtained by conventional methods. Both systems were rapid and allowed correct identification of about 85% of the 294 isolates (23 species) examined. The individual biochemical reactions sho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shayegani M,Hubbard ME,Hiscott T,McGlynn D

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The iC-GPC Assay (iCubate, Huntsville, AL) is a qualitative multiplex test for the detection of five of the most common Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Enterococcus faecalis, and Enterococcus faecium) responsible for bacterial bloodstream infections,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Granato PA,Unz MM,Widen RH,Silbert S,Young S,Heflin KL,Conover MS,Buchan BW,Ledeboer NA

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex of bacteria. This species was originally identified as a pathogen of small rodents and shrews and was associated with limited diversity and a much reduced spoligotype pattern. More recently, specific deletions of chromosomal DNA have been show...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Smith NH,Crawshaw T,Parry J,Birtles RJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metronidazole and tetracycline E tests were compared to an agar dilution method for the antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Helicobacter pylori. Sixteen strains were tested by using tetrazolium egg yolk (TEY) agar. The characteristic E test inhibition ellipse was clearer on TEY agar than on standard blood agar and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Valdez Y,Velapatiño B,Gilman RH,Gutierrez V,León C

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium scrofulaceum, Mycobacterium xenopi, and Mycobacterium gordonae were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of mycolic acids as bromophenacyl esters. HPLC criteria were used to develop a flow chart identification s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Butler WR,Thibert L,Kilburn JO

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1896 precore (PC) mutation is the most frequent cause of hepatitis B virus e-antigen (HBeAg)-negative chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Detection of the 1896 PC mutation has application in studies monitoring antiviral therapy and the natural history of the disease. Identification of this mutation is usual...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Waltz TL,Marras S,Rochford G,Nolan J,Lee E,Melegari M,Pollack H

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated quantitative real-time PCR to establish the diagnosis of rotavirus gastroenteritis in a high-disease-burden population in Malawi using enzyme immunoassay as the gold standard diagnostic test. In 146 children with acute gastroenteritis and 65 asymptomatic children, we defined a cutoff point in the threshol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bennett A,Bar-Zeev N,Jere KC,Tate JE,Parashar UD,Nakagomi O,Heyderman RS,French N,Iturriza-Gomara M,Cunliffe NA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive rolling-circle amplification (RCA)-based method utilizing species-specific padlock probes targeted to the internal transcribed spacer 2 region of the fungal ribosomal DNA gene complex was developed. The assay was rapid (2 hours) and specific. Of 28 fungal isolates (16 of Candida, six of Aspergillus, and si...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhou X,Kong F,Sorrell TC,Wang H,Duan Y,Chen SC

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complement-fixing antibody was detected in 13 of 16 patients with histological and/or culture evidence of infection with Nocardia species. The antigen used was a filtrate of soluble substances secreted into liquid growth medium by cultures of N. asteroides. Apparent false positives reactions were found in three of thr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shainhouse JZ,Pier AC,Stevens DA

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human bocavirus 1 (HBoV1) is associated with respiratory infections worldwide, mainly in children. Similar to other parvoviruses, it is believed that HBoV1 can persist for long periods of time in humans, probably through maintaining concatemers of the virus single-stranded DNA genome in the nuclei of infected cells. R...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Proenca-Modena JL,Paula FE,Buzatto GP,Carenzi LR,Saturno TH,Prates MC,Silva ML,Delcaro LS,Valera FC,Tamashiro E,Anselmo-Lima WT,Arruda E

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro susceptibilities of 66 molecularly identified strains of the Mucorales to eight antifungals (amphotericin B, terbinafine, itraconazole, posaconazole, voriconazole, caspofungin, micafungin, and 5-fluorocytosine) were tested. Molecular phylogeny was reconstructed based on the nuclear ribosomal large subunit...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vitale RG,de Hoog GS,Schwarz P,Dannaoui E,Deng S,Machouart M,Voigt K,van de Sande WW,Dolatabadi S,Meis JF,Walther G

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first vector-borne Capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis case is presented. An immunocompetent male who denied any contact with canines and who worked in a sawmill was bitten on his neck by a large pine weevil (Hylobius abietis L.; Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Bacteriological diagnosis was confirmed by 16S rRNA gene seq...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tuuminen T,Viiri H,Vuorinen S

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From June to October of 2002, a cluster of Escherichia coli isolates producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) was detected in Stockholm. The isolates were grouped into two clones, one of which had already circulated in the same area before the outbreak. CTX-M-type ESBLs and coresistance to ciprofloxacin wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fang H,Lundberg C,Olsson-Liljequist B,Hedin G,Lindbäck E,Rosenberg A,Struwe J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elimination of leprosy continues to be a challenge, with the disease remaining endemic in several countries. India accounts for the highest number of cases, and the identification of child cases indicates recent transmission. Genetic markers, like variable-number tandem repeats (VNTRs) and single-nucleotide polymo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kuruwa S,Vissa V,Mistry N

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). While molecular-based testing is used to diagnose COVID-19, serologic testing of antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 is used to detect past infection. While most serologic assays are qualitativ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Higgins V,Fabros A,Kulasingam V

更新日期：2021-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:During a taxonomic investigation of Nocardia spp. and Streptomyces spp., we received 658 isolates from laboratories of both human and veterinary medicine. Our procedure leading to the identification of 92% of these isolates, the species that they represented, and a characteristic pattern of properties of the strains o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mishra SK,Gordon RE,Barnett DA

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00