Selenomonas sputigena septicemia.

abstract：:Actinomyces naeslundii is a saprophyte, sometimes a pathogen, of the human oral cavity. Very few extra-oral infections related to this agent have been described. We report the first instance of A. naeslundii as an etiological agent of pelvic actinomycosis in a user of an intrauterine device, an infection so far exclus...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bonnez W,Lattimer G,Mohanraj NA,Johnson TH

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CENTA is a newly synthesized, beta-lactamase-labile, chromogenic cephalosporin reagent which changes color from light yellow (lambda maximum ca. 340 nm) to chrome yellow (lambda maximum ca. 405 nm) concomitant with hydrolysis of the beta-lactam ring. This compound offers promise as a diagnostic reagent comparable to o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jones RN,Wilson HW,Novick WJ Jr,Barry AL,Thornsberry C

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are recommended for the diagnosis of N. gonorrhoeae infections because of their superior sensitivity. Increasing NAAT use causes a decline in crucial antimicrobial resistance (AMR) surveillance data, which rely on culture. We analyzed the suitability of the ESwab system for NAA...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wind CM,de Vries HJ,Schim van der Loeff MF,Unemo M,van Dam AP

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among 23 patients carrying methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in their anterior nares, 6 (26%) also carried methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) as less prevalent flora. In 4 of the 6 patients, the MSSA was unrelated to prevalent MRSA, as determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), multi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boundy S,Zhao Q,Fairbanks C,Folgosa L,Climo M,Archer GL

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular typing has become indispensable in the detection of nosocomial transmission of bacterial pathogens and the identification of sources and routes of transmission in outbreak settings, but current methods are labor-intensive, are difficult to standardize, or have limited resolution. Whole-genome multilocus sequ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kluytmans-van den Bergh MF,Rossen JW,Bruijning-Verhagen PC,Bonten MJ,Friedrich AW,Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM,Willems RJ,Kluytmans JA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From late 2003 to the end of 2005, the Health Protection Agency's national reference laboratories received approximately 1,600 referrals of Acinetobacter spp., including 419 and 58 examples, respectively, of two carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii lineages, designated OXA-23 clones 1 and 2. Representatives of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Coelho JM,Turton JF,Kaufmann ME,Glover J,Woodford N,Warner M,Palepou MF,Pike R,Pitt TL,Patel BC,Livermore DM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequencies of 10 opportunistic DNA viruses were determined by multiplex real-time PCR in paired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brain tissue of HIV-infected individuals. In the CSF, viruses were detectable in 45/55 cases: JC virus (JCV) in 62%, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in 44%, cytomegalovirus (CMV) in 25%, varicell...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kannangai R,Sachithanandham J,Mahadevan A,Abraham AM,Sridharan G,Desai A,Ravi V,Shankar SK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first two cases of invasive human mycoses caused by the phaeoid ascomycete, Chaetomium perlucidum, and review the English literature regarding invasive Chaetomium infections. Fatal disseminated disease involving the brain, heart, lungs, and spleen is described in an acute myelogenous leukemia patient. A ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Barron MA,Sutton DA,Veve R,Guarro J,Rinaldi M,Thompson E,Cagnoni PJ,Moultney K,Madinger NE

更新日期：2003-11-01 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：:The hexagonal surface structure believed to be characteristic for influenza C virus was not initially observed for a newly isolated virus of this type. After a few additional egg passages of the virus, however, the hexagonal structure could be readily seen on many virions. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Martin ML,Palmer EL,Kendal AP

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This longitudinal study evaluated the response to periodontal treatment by subjects infected with either JP2 (n = 25) or non-JP2 (n = 25) Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans. Participants were treated during the first 4 months by receiving (i) scaling and root planing, (ii) systemic antibiotic thera...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cortelli SC,Costa FO,Kawai T,Aquino DR,Franco GC,Ohara K,Roman-Torres CV,Cortelli JR

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CHROMagar Yersinia (CAY) is a new chromogenic medium for the presumptive detection of virulent Yersinia enterocolitica in stools. Based on a comparative analysis of 1,494 consecutive stools from hospitalized patients, CAY was found to be just as sensitive as the reference medium (cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin agar) bu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Renaud N,Lecci L,Courcol RJ,Simonet M,Gaillot O

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivities of BHK-21 (C-13) and murine neuroblastoma (C-1300; clone NA) cells for the isolation of small quantities of a street strain rabies virus were compared. Suspensions of brain from mice sacrificed prior to the onset of clinical signs of rabies were used to stimulate weakly positive diagnostic specimens....

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rudd RJ,Trimarchi CV

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody specific for the gI glycoprotein of virulent pseudorabies virus was produced and used to affinity purify gI glycoprotein. The purified gI was used in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) that identified and differentiated field virus-exposed animals from animals vaccinated with gI-deleted...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mellencamp MW,Pfeiffer NE,Suiter BT,Harness JR,Beckenhauer WH

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A micro enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to detect the presence of amoebic antigen in polyethylene-glycol-precipitated circulating immune complexes (CIC). A cutoff dilution of greater than 1:160 for the precipitates was taken to be of clinical significance. Among the patients with amoebic liver abscess, 93% ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vinayak VK,Purnima,Singh K,Venkatwswarlu K,Nain CK,Mehta SK

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The volume of blood sampled for blood culture determines its sensitivity. We measured low mean blood volumes in submitted aerobic (8.38 ± 3.88 ml) and anaerobic (7.16 ± 3.83 ml) blood culture bottles. Educational seminars were held for phlebotomy teams, and renewed measurements thereafter revealed significantly higher...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van Ingen J,Hilt N,Bosboom R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection and quantitation of human immunoglobulin M (IgM), IgG, and IgA antibodies against Yersinia enterocolitica by using lipopolysaccharides as antigens is described. The results obtained with the lipopolysaccharide ELISA were compared with the results of the wh...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Granfors K,Viljanen MK,Toivanen A

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical, histological, and bacteriological findings in five cases of acute appendicitis caused by Haemophilus segnis are reported. This is the first documentation of appendicitis associated with this organism. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Welch WD,Southern PM Jr,Schneider NR

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-nine isolates of clinical origin, tentatively identified as Scopulariopsis or Microascus, were morphologically and molecularly characterized by a combined analysis of the D1/D2 domains of the 28S rRNA gene and a fragment of the elongation factor 1-α gene (EF1-α) sequences. The most prevalent species was Scopula...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sandoval-Denis M,Sutton DA,Fothergill AW,Cano-Lira J,Gené J,Decock CA,de Hoog GS,Guarro J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis in a 36-year-old male caused by the neurotropic fungus Ramichloridium obovoideum (Matushima) de Hoog 1977 (Ramichloridium mackenziei Campbell et Al-Hedaithy 1993). This man resided in the Middle East, where the fungus appears to be endemic and, possibly, geographically re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sutton DA,Slifkin M,Yakulis R,Rinaldi MG

更新日期：1998-03-01 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：:For a total of 29 non-human immunodeficiency virus 1 cryptococcal meningitis cases, titer changes in the latex agglutination test before and after therapy were reviewed along with clinical manifestations, laboratory findings, and therapy regimens. The cryptococcal antigen titer decreased for every case after therapy a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lu H,Zhou Y,Yin Y,Pan X,Weng X

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined Enterococcus faecalis strains clinically isolated from 100 patients with urinary tract infections (UTIs) for their susceptibility to levofloxacin (LVX) by measuring the MIC and investigated amino acid mutations by direct DNA sequencing, which were then correlated with LVX resistance. Next, we studied risk ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yasufuku T,Shigemura K,Shirakawa T,Matsumoto M,Nakano Y,Tanaka K,Arakawa S,Kawabata M,Fujisawa M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two ambient-temperature, dry plasma transport systems, ViveST tubes and RNASound RNA sampling cards, and two extraction methods were compared to frozen plasma for HIV-1 RNA recovery. Significant RNA loss occurred: ViveST+MiniMag > ViveST+QIAamp > RNASound+QIAamp. RNA loss and low specimen volumes may affect the sensit...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Levine M,Beck I,Styrchak S,Pepper G,Frenkel L

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) resistance to antivirals is a major problem in immunocompromised patients. Drug resistance is characterized by phenotypic testing or genotypic analysis of the phosphotransferase (UL97) and DNA polymerase (UL54) genes. However, genotypic assays require further characterization of unknown mu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Drouot E,Piret J,Boivin G

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We document for the first time an infectious but nonarthritogenic variant of Borrelia burgdorferi. Strain 25015, previously isolated from an Ixodes dammini larva collected in upstate New York, was infectious but failed to produce arthritis or carditis in laboratory rats and mice. By contrast, pathogenic strain N40 inv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Anderson JF,Barthold SW,Magnarelli LA

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An ATP-based biocide susceptibility assay for mycobacteria was developed by optimizing the cell lysis and assay conditions. Compared to the conventional agar plating method, the assay was rapid (1.5 h) and showed high sensitivity and specificity as determined by receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. The te...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kapoor R,Yadav JS

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serratia ficaria was first described in 1979 as part of the fig tree ecosystem (P.A.D. Grimont, F. Grimont, and M. P. Starr, Curr. Microbiol. 2:277-282, 1979). Since then, it has been isolated from clinical specimens from a few human patients (C. Bollet, J. Freney, P. de Micco, F. Grimont, and P.A.D. Grimont, Méd. Mal...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Darbas H,Jean-Pierre H,Paillisson J

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A replicator method for screening Staphylococcus aureus isolates for synergistic hemolytic activity is described. The technique should also be useful for assessing the hemolytic activity of staphylococci and streptococci on different lots or brands of blood agar because the inoculum and the distances between spot inoc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boyce JM

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An immunofluorescence assay (IFA) for the detection of immunoglobulin G antibodies directed against Helicobacter pylori was evaluated by comparing 20 serum specimens from patients with a positive urease test on biopsy material and 20 serum specimens from patients with a negative test and with defined clinical symptoms...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Faulde M,Putzker M,Mertes T,Sobe D

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00