Specificity, sensitivity, and reproducibility among the fluorescent treponemal antibody-absorption test, the microhemagglutination assay for Treponema pallidum antibodies, and the hemagglutination treponemal test for syphilis.

abstract：:In sera from 4 of 25,000 individuals tested for antibodies against streptococci, extremely high antideoxyribonuclease B titers ( > 10(6) U/ml) were found. Two of the cases were diagnosed as monoclonal gammopathies. The M-components were shown to possess the anti-deoxyribonuclease B activity. The other two cases were d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hederstedt B,Holm SE,Norberg R

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of optimal compositions of blood culture media has called for extensive and laborious work in comparative studies of large series of clincal specimens. Bacterial growth is accompanied by heat production, and calorimetry provides an analytical tool for its detection and quantification. A twin microcalorimete...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ripa KT,Mårdh PA,Hovelius B,Ljungholm K

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) remains the most common cause of abnormal vaginal discharge in women of reproductive age and is associated with increased susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted infections and preterm delivery. Present diagnostic methods require access to microscopy and laborat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bradshaw CS,Morton AN,Garland SM,Horvath LB,Kuzevska I,Fairley CK

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) was collected from children with bullous impetigo in 2003 and 2004. One strain collected in 2003 was Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) positive. In 2004, a multiple-drug-resistant PVL(+) CA-MRSA strain was isolated from an athlete with a cutaneou...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Takizawa Y,Taneike I,Nakagawa S,Oishi T,Nitahara Y,Iwakura N,Ozaki K,Takano M,Nakayama T,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recently described method for detecting rubella-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody based on absorption of IgG by Staphylococcus aureus strain Cowan I has been applied to 198 sera collected during a recent rubella epidemic in Israel. Modification of the original method introduced for the present study includes ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Handsher R,Fogel A

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bacitracin (0.04 units, BBL)-SXT (trimethoprim, 1.25 mg, plus sulfamethoxazole, 23.75 mg, BBL) susceptibility test was 94% accurate in presumptively identifying streptococci as either group A, B or not group A and B. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gunn BA

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Totals of 102 and 56 Clostridium difficile type 078 strains of human and porcine origins, respectively, from four European countries were investigated by an optimized multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) and for tetracycline susceptibility. Eighty-five percent of all isolates were genetically relat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bakker D,Corver J,Harmanus C,Goorhuis A,Keessen EC,Fawley WN,Wilcox MH,Kuijper EJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonfermenting coryneform bacteria identified as Brevibacterium spp. were isolated from routine clinical specimens. Four strains were derived from peritoneal fluid and has presumably been involved in the pathogenesis of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis peritonitis. Another five isolates most probably represent...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gruner E,Pfyffer GE,von Graevenitz A

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the accuracy and utility of the Eiken Systek No. 1 (Eiken system; Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan), we conducted a clinical comparison, with 345 Enterobacteriaceae isolates, of the Eiken System with API 20E (Analytab Products, Inc., Plainview, N.Y.) and conventional methods. The Eiken system is a 21...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Castillo CB,Bruckner DA

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The slightly revised, current scheme of 20 flagellar (H) antigens of Serratia marcesens was examined. The seven new H antigens were demonstrated to be antigenically distinct as determined with Le Minor's H-immobilization test. The H-immobilization antibodies of rabbit anti-H immune sera proved resistant to treatment w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Traub WH,Fukushima PI

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a method for determining the serotypes of poliovirus isolates by PCR. Three sets of serotype-specific antisense PCR-initiating primers (primers seroPV1A, seroPV2A, and seroPV3A) were designed to pair with codons of VP1 amino acid sequences that are conserved within but that differ across serotypes. T...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kilpatrick DR,Nottay B,Yang CF,Yang SJ,Da Silva E,Peñaranda S,Pallansch M,Kew O

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in plasma and serum samples is a costly procedure in both time and reagents. Additionally, cell-associated viral RNA may not be detected. This study evaluated the accuracy of HCV RNA quantitation in small-volume whole-blood (WB) samples, which would be appropriate for point-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bruns T,Steinmetzer K,Ermantraut E,Stallmach A

更新日期：2009-10-01 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：:The majority of cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) infections in young women are transient, but whether the clearance differs among different HPV genotypes and the different factors predicting genotype-specific clearance are partly unknown. In the Finnish Family HPV Study, 131 of 252 women (mean age, 25.5 years) clea...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Louvanto K,Syrjänen KJ,Rintala MA,Grénman SE,Syrjänen SM

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gram-negative bacillus, SMC-8986(T), which was isolated from the purulent exudate of an epidermal cyst but could not be identified by a conventional microbiologic method, was characterized by a variety of phenotypic and genotypic analyses. Sequences of the 16S rRNA gene revealed that this bacterium belongs to the ge...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ko KS,Peck KR,Oh WS,Lee NY,Lee JH,Song JH

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the presence of the anaerobic intestinal spirochetes Brachyspira aalborgi and Brachyspira pilosicoli in the feces of captive nonhuman primates (n = 35) from 19 species housed at the Zoological Gardens, Perth, Western Australia. Both spirochete species are known to infect hu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Munshi MA,Taylor NM,Mikosza AS,Spencer PB,Hampson DJ

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from patients with systemic infections caused by the opportunistic fungus Trichosporon beigelii have been shown to cross-react with anticryptococcal antibodies. We quantitatively compared the amounts of antigen produced and examined the expression of O-acetyl epitopes from 35 strains of T. beigelii isolated from ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lyman CA,Devi SJ,Nathanson J,Frasch CE,Pizzo PA,Walsh TJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is not always possible to culture feces immediately, and appropriate methods for transport of human specimens, unlike those from animals, have not been fully evaluated. Therefore, we took serial subcultures in two phases from six transport media inoculated with human diarrheal stools known to be positive for Campyl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wang WL,Reller LB,Smallwood B,Luechtefeld NW,Blaser MJ

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative PCR on nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) can achieve high sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) compared to microscopic examination of bronchoscopic specimens in a population with low HIV prevalence. Since NPA is a minimally invasive procedure, it is ideal as a screening test ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： To KK,Wong SC,Xu T,Poon RW,Mok KY,Chan JF,Cheng VC,Chan KH,Hung IF,Yuen KY

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time PCR is dependent upon a calibration function for quantification. While long-term storage of standards saves cost and time, solutions of DNA are prone to degradation. We present here the benchmark treatment for preservation of DNA standards, involving storage in 50% glycerol-double-distilled water, whereby a ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Röder B,Frühwirth K,Vogl C,Wagner M,Rossmanith P

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), usually used for diagnosis, almost invariably become detectable within 3 months of exposure. We report on a patient whose HIV infection was identified early by a combined antigen/antibody test, but seroconversion did not occur for 7 months, until the impl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chin BS,Lee SH,Kim GJ,Kee MK,Suh SD,Kim SS

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In tests on specimens of dried blood, saliva, and urine from 55 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive and 55 HIV-seronegative patients, an immunoglobulin G capture enzyme immunoassay for the detection of antibodies to HIV types 1 and 2, GACELISA, gave 109 of 110, 109 of 109, and 109 of 110 correct results, r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Thongcharoen P,Wasi C,Louisirirotchanakul S,Parry J,Connell J,Mortimer P

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a lack of consensus among investigators who use a variety of immunoassay techniques (e.g., enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] and radioimmunoassay) regarding the protocols for describing and forming standard reference or calibration curves and interpolating serum antibody concentrations. This confounds...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Plikaytis BD,Holder PF,Pais LB,Maslanka SE,Gheesling LL,Carlone GM

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paired serum samples from 93 patients suspected of having measles were assayed for measles virus-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies by an enzyme immunoassay (EIA), and the results were compared with results from a complement fixation assay and an EIA for measles virus IgG. By using significant serologic rises ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mayo DR,Brennan T,Cormier DP,Hadler J,Lamb P

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid tests for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage are important to limit the transmission of MRSA in the health care setting. We evaluated the performance of the BD GeneOhm MRSA real-time PCR assay using a diverse collection of MRSA isolates, mainly from Copenhagen, Denmark, but ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bartels MD,Boye K,Rohde SM,Larsen AR,Torfs H,Bouchy P,Skov R,Westh H

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been found to be an accurate, rapid, and inexpensive method for the identification of bacteria and yeasts. Previous evaluations have compared the accuracy, time to identification, and costs of the MALDI-TOF MS method agains...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tan KE,Ellis BC,Lee R,Stamper PD,Zhang SX,Carroll KC

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A species-specific molecular beacon real-time PCR assay was developed for rapid diagnosis of Exserohilum rostratum infection. As low as 100 fg of E. rostratum DNA can be reliably detected in the presence of 50 ng of human DNA, with a dynamic linear quantification range from 20 ng to 200 fg. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhao Y,Petraitiene R,Walsh TJ,Perlin DS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular typing of 246 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from unselected patients in Thailand showed that 10 (4.1%) were actually Staphylococcus argenteus. Contrary to the suggestion that S. argenteus is less virulent than S. aureus, we demonstrated comparable rates of morbidity, death, and health care-associated infect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Thaipadungpanit J,Amornchai P,Nickerson EK,Wongsuvan G,Wuthiekanun V,Limmathurotsakul D,Peacock SJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the first isolation of Candida dubliniensis from North American Indians. Of 39 healthy human hosts sampled, two had C. dubliniensis. Genotypic analysis identified polymorphisms in these strains and differences from two reference strains. Our results suggest that yeast populations from indigenous com...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Montour L,Tey R,Xu J

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new approach, short-oligonucleotide-ligation assay on DNA chip (SOLAC), is developed to detect mutations in rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The method needs only four common probes to detect 15 mutational variants of the rpoB gene within 12 h. Fifty-five rifampin-resistant M. tuberculosis isolates wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Deng JY,Zhang XE,Lu HB,Liu Q,Zhang ZP,Zhou YF,Xie WH,Fu ZJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00