Distribution of Serratia marcescens serotypes in cancer patients.

abstract：:A rapid and simple method for counting viable bacteria is described. The technique involves the use of a semi-automatic micropipette and disposable glass-capillary tubes. Viable counts obtained by this method were not significantly different from those obtained by the Miles, Misra and Irwin method or by a pour-plate m...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Slack MP,Wheldon DB

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii is an emerging multidrug-resistant pathogen and very little information is available regarding its imipenem resistance in Latin American countries such as Bolivia. This study investigated the antimicrobial resistance profile of 46 clinical strains from different hospitals in Cochabamba, Bolivia...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sevillano E,Fernández E,Bustamante Z,Zabalaga S,Rosales I,Umaran A,Gallego L

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical characteristics, enterotoxigenicity and susceptibility to antibiotics are reported for 22 strains of Aeromonas species isolated from clinical specimens in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia. Aeromonas caviae was the species most frequently observed; a high proportion of these strains fermented lactose,...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Gosling PJ

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Preliminary differentiation of Leptospira interrogans serovars hardjo and balcanica can be made with antisera that are collected from hamsters after experimental infection with serovar hardjo and selected for high homologous and low or nil heterologous titres, as measured by the microscopic agglutination test. Rabbit ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ris DR,Hamel KL

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In-vitro proteinase production by oral Candida albicans isolates from patients with and without HIV infection (18 isolates from each group) was assessed by image analysis of a plate assay, with bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a substrate. The effect of sub-minimal inhibitory concentrations (sub-MICs) of nystatin, amphot...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wu T,Samaranayake LP,Cao BY,Wang J

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterially-driven mucosal inflammation and the development of periimplantitis can lead to oral implant failure. In this study, initial bacterial adhesion after 2 h, and biofilm formation after 1 day and 3 days, were analysed in situ on novel 3 mol % yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystal samples, as well a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Al-Ahmad A,Karygianni L,Schulze Wartenhorst M,Bächle M,Hellwig E,Follo M,Vach K,Han JS

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present study was to analyse mutations in the gyrA and gyrB genes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and define the possible correlation between these mutations and resistance to levofloxacin (LVX), moxifloxacin (MFX) and gatifloxacin (GAT), based on their MICs. One hundred and forty-two M. tuberculosis ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Nosova EY,Bukatina AA,Isaeva YD,Makarova MV,Galkina KY,Moroz AM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel direct detection system has been developed for eight staphylococcal enterotoxin (SE)-encoding genes (sea, seb, sec, sed, see, seg, seh and sei) in milk. Specific detection by real-time PCR was successful for all SE-encoding genes in the reference strains. Furthermore, a novel DNA-preparation method with good r...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Nakayama A,Okayama A,Hashida M,Yamamoto Y,Takebe H,Ohnaka T,Tanaka T,Imai S

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction. Ocular microsporidiosis is a significant emerging infectious disease reported in immunocompromised patients and immunocompetent persons throughout the world.Aim. To identify the pathogens responsible for human keratitis, via corneal scrapings.Methodology. Thirty-three hospitalized patients with epithelia...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Sanpool O,Thanathanee O,Laummuanwai P,Maleewong W,Intapan PM

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The abilities of six strains of Salmonella typhimurium to associate with rabbit ileal mucosa have been measured in vitro. Two were "virulent" strains (TML and W118 which are invasive and inducers of fluid secretion in rabbit ileal loops); four were "avirulent" (LT7, M206 and SL1027 which are invasive but induce neglig...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Worton KJ,Candy DC,Wallis TS,Clarke GJ,Osborne MP,Haddon SJ,Stephen J

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A severe case of reptile-associated salmonellosis which caused septicaemia and meningitis in a 2-month-old baby is reported. The infrequent serotype Salmonella enterica subsp.(I) enterica serotype Abony (4,5 : b : enx) was detected in the human sample as well as in the pet turtle's faeces. The importance of regulation...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Van Meervenne E,Botteldoorn N,Lokietek S,Vatlet M,Cupa A,Naranjo M,Dierick K,Bertrand S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of oestradiol to three strains of female mice induced the oestrous phase of the reproductive cycle in which there are few or no polymorphonuclear leucocytes (PMNL) in vaginal smears. This treatment rendered the mice susceptible to genital tract colonisation by serotype 8 of Ureaplasma urealyticum, inocu...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Furr PM,Taylor-Robinson D

更新日期：1989-06-01 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：:Members of the genus Actinomyces, Gram-positive, non-spore-forming anaerobic bacteria, are normal inhabitants of the mucosal surfaces of the oral, gastrointestinal and genital tracts. Identification of these bacteria using conventional methods is generally difficult because of their complex transport and growth requir...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kaya D,Demirezen Ş,Hasçelik G,Gülmez Kıvanç D,Beksaç MS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A solid-phase radioimmunoassay was used to detect IgG antibodies against herpes-simplex virus antigens (capsid, envelope and excreted) and against measles virus antigen in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens of 61 patients with no evidence of infectious or demyelinating disease of the central nervous system....

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kalimo KO,Marttila RJ,Ziola BR,Matikainen MT,Panelius M

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-one isolates of Candida albicans were tested for their phospholipase activity and this parameter was correlated with pathogenicity in albino mice. Of the isolates tested, 57 (93%) showed appreciable phospholipase activity and of these, 55 (90%) were pathogenic to mice. A significant correlation was found between...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kothavade RJ,Panthaki MH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter fetus causes severe infections in humans and can be isolated from various mammals and reptiles. However, although poultry are considered to be the main reservoir of Campylobacter jejuni, little is known about the presence of C. fetus in poultry. Thus, specific pathogen-free chickens were experimentally i...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kempf I,Dufour-Gesbert F,Hellard G,Prouzet-Mauléon V,Mégraud F

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to verify whether the presence of any of the Helicobacter pylori cagPAI genes or segments--cagA, cagA promoter, cagE, cagM, tnpB, tnpA, cagT and the left end of the cag II (LEC) region--would be a useful marker for the risk of peptic ulcer disease development. H. pylori DNA extracted from...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Mattar R,Marques SB,Monteiro MDS,Dos Santos AF,Iriya K,Carrilho FJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prevalence of cervical Chlamydia trachomatis genotypes in Iran for the first time and their association with three clinical symptoms/signs, i.e. abnormal vaginal discharge, lower abdominal pain (LAP) and swab-induced bleeding, and patient age, 620 cervical specimens were obtained from women with sympt...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Beni BT,Motamedi H,Ardakani MR

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of passive immunotherapy with antisera against heat-killed Pseudomonas aeruginosa and three of its exo-enzymes (elastase, alkaline protease and exotoxin A) in gut-derived P. aeruginosa sepsis was evaluated. Mice were given a suspension of P. aeruginosa strain D4 in their drinking water, together with ampici...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Matsumoto T,Furuya N,Tateda K,Miyazaki S,Ohno A,Ishii Y,Hirakata Y,Yamaguchi K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A detailed study was made of lambs aged 5--7 months naturally infected with Pasteurella haemolytica biotype T. In addition to the well known features of such infections, previously unreported necrotic lesions of the tonsil, oesophagus, pharynx and adjacent areas were consistently seen. Large numbers of P. haemolytica ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Dyson DA,Gilmour NJ,Angus KW

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The susceptibility to teicoplanin, vancomycin and linezolid of 30 clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecium was tested by Vitek 2, Phoenix, Etest, broth microdilution and disc diffusion tests. The vanA and vanB resistance genes and the 23S rRNA gene G2576T mutation were detected by PCR and PCR-RFLP, respectively. Resi...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Raponi G,Ghezzi MC,Gherardi G,Lorino G,Dicuonzo G

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Pertussis remains a public health concern in most countries. Our study aimed to prospectively explore the epidemiology of pertussis in the Tunis area of Tunisia between 2007 and 2016, and to characterize the virulence-associated genes of the collected Bordetella pertussis isolates. METHODOLOGY:Infants and chil...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ben Fraj I,Kechrid A,Guillot S,Bouchez V,Brisse S,Guiso N,Smaoui H

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent molecular studies have led to the recognition of three distinct species within the Candida parapsilosis complex, namely Candida parapsilosis, Candida orthopsilosis and Candida metapsilosis. As currently available yeast identification systems fail to differentiate these species, there is a paucity of information...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Asadzadeh M,Ahmad S,Al-Sweih N,Khan ZU

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a hospital-based study, stool samples from 2095 patients of all ages were examined for different fungal, protozoal and bacterial enteropathogens over a period of 2 years (July 1994-June 1996). Cryptosporidium was detected in 151 specimens (7.2%) and was the third commonest pathogen found. The highest prevalence of ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Nath G,Choudhury A,Shukla BN,Singh TB,Reddy DCS

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study investigated whether oral candidal carriage in HIV-infected patients was altered by pentamidine therapy. Repeated oral rinses were taken from 56 HIV-positive patients over a 2-year period. Oral candidal carriage was investigated in two groups of patients, one receiving prophylactic pentamidine t...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Nolan A,Lamey PJ,MacFarlane TW,Aitchison TC,Shaw J,Sirel JY

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its discovery at the end of the nineteenth century, Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis has undergone several changes of nomenclature and periodic changes in its perceived status as either a commensal or a pathogen. Molecular analysis based on DNA hybridisation or 16S rDNA sequence comparisons has established it...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Enright MC,McKenzie H

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Non-albicansCandida species have emerged as fungal pathogens that cause invasive infections, with many of these species displaying resistance to commonly used antifungal agents. This study was confined to studying the characteristics of clinical isolates of the C. rugosa complex and C. pararugosa species. METH...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Peremalo T,Madhavan P,Hamzah S,Than L,Wong EH,Nasir MDM,Chong PP,Ng KP

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 2003, Vibrio cholerae O1 Ogawa was the predominant serotype among diarrhoeal patients admitted to different hospitals in India. With the exception of 3 strains from Kolkata, none of 172 strains examined exhibited resistance to tetracycline, but 45.7 % showed reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin. Extensive mo...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Chatterjee S,Ghosh K,Raychoudhuri A,Pan A,Bhattacharya MK,Mukhopadhyay AK,Ramamurthy T,Bhattacharya SK,Nandy RK

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to determine optimal criteria for microbiology laboratory screening of endotracheal tube (ETT) specimens submitted for bacterial culture from adult patients. ETT specimens from adult patients that were received by two microbiology laboratories were prospectively evaluated and subdivided i...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Walkty A,Lagacé-Wiens PRS,Manickam K,Adam H,Pieroni P,Alfa M,Karlowsky JA

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00