Comparison of formalin-ethyl ether sedimentation, formalin-ethyl acetate sedimentation, and zinc sulfate flotation techniques for detection of intestinal parasites.

abstract：:Fifteen monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) made to coxsackievirus B-3 were tested against a panel of enteroviruses by indirect immunofluorescence. The MAbs included seven which reacted with coxsackievirus B-3 only, five which reacted with more than one enterovirus included in the panel, one which reacted with broad enterovi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yagi S,Schnurr D,Lin J

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four human coronaviruses (HCoV-229E, HCoV-HKU1, HCoV-NL63, and HCoV-OC43) are associated with a range of respiratory outcomes, including bronchiolitis and pneumonia. Their epidemiologies and clinical characteristics are poorly described and are often reliant on case reports. To address these problems, we conducted a l...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gaunt ER,Hardie A,Claas EC,Simmonds P,Templeton KE

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid method for presumptive identification of black-pigmented gram-negative anaerobic rods was developed. Using filter paper spot tests for indole production, sialidase, alpha-glucosidase, beta-glucosidase, alpha-fucosidase, and trypsinlike enzyme activities, 100% of Porphyromonas gingivalis, Prevotella intermedia,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Moncla BJ,Braham P,Rabe LK,Hillier SL

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the first isolation of the ameba Balamuthia mandrillaris from an environmental soil sample associated with a fatal case of amebic encephalitis in a northern California child. Isolation of the ameba into culture from autopsied brain tissue confirmed the presence of Balamuthia: In trying to locate ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schuster FL,Dunnebacke TH,Booton GC,Yagi S,Kohlmeier CK,Glaser C,Vugia D,Bakardjiev A,Azimi P,Maddux-Gonzalez M,Martinez AJ,Visvesvara GS

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial genus Gordona includes seven species of mycolic acid-containing actinomycetes which are cultured from environmental sources and rarely from clinical samples. They have been implicated in primary pulmonary diseases, nosocomial wound infections, and central nervous system infections in two immunocompromise...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Drancourt M,Pelletier J,Cherif AA,Raoult D

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we determined the sequences of four intimin variant genes detected in attaching and effacing Escherichia coli isolates of human origin. Three of them were novel and were designated eae-eta (eta), eae-iota (iota), and eae-kappa (kappa). The fourth was identical to the recently described eae-zeta (zeta), ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhang WL,Köhler B,Oswald E,Beutin L,Karch H,Morabito S,Caprioli A,Suerbaum S,Schmidt H

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nasopharyngeal Haemophilus influenzae flora of healthy children in a day care center was analyzed by repeated sampling during 4 winter months. The average carrier rate was 39%, but 74% of the children became colonized at some time during the study. The H. influenzae isolates were identified by capsular type, bioty...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Trottier S,Stenberg K,Svanborg-Edén C

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humoral immune response to intestinal Rhodococcus (Corynebacterium) equi in horses was studied by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Anti-R. equi immunoglobulin M (IgM), IgG, and IgA antibodies were demonstrated in the healthy horse population. Adult horse levels of anti-R. equi IgM and IgG antibodies were reached by ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Takai S,Kawazu S,Tsubaki S

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomes of TT virus (TTV) and TTV-like minivirus DNA were detected in 80% and 61% of cervical swabs from healthy women, respectively, regardless of concurrent human papillomavirus infection. These results show that the potential exists for sexual transmission of TTV and related viruses. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fornai C,Maggi F,Vatteroni ML,Pistello M,Bendinelli M

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to increase the application potential of the direct agglutination test (DAT) for the detection of anti-Leishmania antibodies in human serum samples, we developed an antigen based on stained and freeze-dried Leishmania donovani promastigotes. We describe here the evaluation of the performance of the DAT based ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Meredith SE,Kroon NC,Sondorp E,Seaman J,Goris MG,van Ingen CW,Oosting H,Schoone GJ,Terpstra WJ,Oskam L

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) or aspergilloma and normal sera were analyzed for specific antibodies by Western (immuno-) blotting with Aspergillus fumigatus antigens transferred electrophoretically onto polyvinylidene difluoride membranes. Western blot analysis demonstrated con...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kurup VP,Greenberger PA,Fink JN

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsporidia are protozoa parasites responsible for significant gastrointestinal disease in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. We evaluated a PCR assay of stool samples, duodenal aspirates, and biopsy specimens from patients with Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection. A 210-bp DNA fragment of the unique...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Velásquez JN,Carnevale S,Guarnera EA,Labbé JH,Chertcoff A,Cabrera MG,Rodríguez MI

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rodent models have been developed to study the pathogenesis of diseases caused by Helicobacter pylori, as well as by other gastric and intestinal Helicobacter spp., but some murine enteric Helicobacter spp. cause hepatobiliary and intestinal tract diseases in specific inbred strains of laboratory mice. To identify the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nilsson HO,Ouis IS,Stenram U,Ljungh A,Moran AP,Wadström T,Al-Soud WA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NCCLS proposed standard M38-P describes standard parameters for testing the fungistatic antifungal activities (MICs) of established agents against filamentous fungi (molds); however, standard conditions are not available for testing their fungicidal activities (minimum fungicidal or lethal concentrations [MFCs]). ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Espinel-Ingroff A

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiserum to a purified type R lipopolysaccharide antigen isolated from Neisseria gonorrhoeae was used in a slide agglutination test and compared with conventional carbohydrate utilization and fluorescent antibody tests to confirm the identity of laboratory cultures classified as typical or "atypical" N. gonorrhoeae. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Arko RJ,Wong KH,Peacock WL

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An optimized reverse transcription (RT)-PCR protocol for the intravitam detection of rabies virus genomic RNA was tested with clinical samples obtained from 28 patients suspected of having rabies, 9 of whom were confirmed to have had rabies by postmortem examination. RT-PCR using saliva combined with an immunofluoresc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Crepin P,Audry L,Rotivel Y,Gacoin A,Caroff C,Bourhy H

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chikungunya fever is a mosquito-borne disease of key public health importance in tropical and subtropical countries. Although severe joint pain is the most distinguishing feature of chikungunya fever, diagnosis remains difficult because the symptoms of chikungunya fever are shared by many pathogens, including dengue f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Okabayashi T,Sasaki T,Masrinoul P,Chantawat N,Yoksan S,Nitatpattana N,Chusri S,Morales Vargas RE,Grandadam M,Brey PT,Soegijanto S,Mulyantno KC,Churrotin S,Kotaki T,Faye O,Faye O,Sow A,Sall AA,Puiprom O,Chaichana P,

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine sensitivity and specificity of immunofluorescence assay (IFA) for detection of Helicobacter pylori, we studied 151 patients. Biopsies of gastric mucosae were obtained for culture, histological testing, and IFA. H. pylori serum antibodies were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. IFA was done on Fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rivera E,López-Vidal Y,Luqueño V,Ruiz-Palacios GM

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chemically defined medium that simulates female genital tract secretions was developed for the growth of the vaginal microflora. Qualitative and quantitative studies of the growth of predominant components of the vaginal microflora indicated that all vaginal isolates tested were able to grow in this defined medium. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Geshnizgani AM,Onderdonk AB

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the time indwelling urinary catheters were removed, the urethral flora was sampled by rolling the catheters onto culture plates. Cultures were obtained from 398 patients with sterile urine. Catheter surfaces were colonized less often in males than in females (16.8 and 67.0%, respectively) and yielded correspondingl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kunin CM,Steele C

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing salmonella isolates, Salmonella enterica serovar Enteritidis and Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, were analyzed. Both isolates produced the CTX-M-3 ESBL; however, their bla(CTX-M-3) genes were located on different plasmids. The serovar Typhimurium isolate a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Baraniak A,Sadowy E,Hryniewicz W,Gniadkowski M

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shortly after adopting a 6-week-old cat, a veterinarian was bitten on the left index finger. Within 3 weeks, he developed headache, fever, and left axillary lymphadenopathy. Initial blood cultures from the cat and veterinarian were sterile. Repeat cultures from the cat grew Bartonella-like organisms with lophotrichous...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kordick DL,Hilyard EJ,Hadfield TL,Wilson KH,Steigerwalt AG,Brenner DJ,Breitschwerdt EB

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus was isolated from the stools of two homosexual males. One was asymptomatic at the time of isolation. The other presented with diarrhea. Both isolates were initially grown at 42 degrees C. This organism should be included among the list of organisms that are found in homosexual males. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Devlin HR,McIntyre L

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human milk obtained from 21 American nursing mothers was studied for the presence of secretory immunoglobulin A antibody to rotavirus, the most common etiological agent of infantile gastroenteritis. Antibody was quantitated by adaptation of a recently described solid-phase radioimmunoassay technique that employs simia...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cukor G,Blacklow NR,Capozza FE,Panjvani ZF,Bednarek F

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive collection methods are often required to obtain samples for the microbiological evaluation of children with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Nucleic acid amplification testing of easier-to-collect stool samples could be a noninvasive method of diagnosing PTB. We conducted a systematic review and meta...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： MacLean E,Sulis G,Denkinger CM,Johnston JC,Pai M,Ahmad Khan F

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2000-2001 U.S. Haemophilus influenzae surveillance study (n = 1,434) detected nine (0.6%) beta-lactamase-negative and ampicillin-resistant (BLNAR) isolates collected from two different hospitals. The MICs of ampicillin for all nine isolates were 4 microg/ml, with results being reproducible; and all nine isolates wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Karlowsky JA,Critchley IA,Blosser-Middleton RS,Karginova EA,Jones ME,Thornsberry C,Sahm DF

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, relatively rapid silver impregnation stain has been found to stain Legionella pneumophila effectively in paraffin-embedded tissue sections while permitting visualization of histological detail. It may also be used to stain the organism in body fluids. The stain is not specific and thus must be confirmed by d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Faine S,Edelstein P,Kirby BD,Finegold SM

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A combination of two systems for the serotyping of Edwardsiella tarda developed independently at the National Institute of Health, Tokyo, Japan, and the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Ga., has enabled a single serotyping scheme comprising 61 O groups and 45 H antigens to be established for international use. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tamura K,Sakazaki R,McWhorter AC,Kosako Y

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactococcus garvieae is a Gram-positive coccus that has morphological and biochemical similarities to enterococci. L. garvieae strains rare human pathogens, with only a few cases reported in the literature, mainly as a cause of infective endocarditis. L. garvieae is well known as a fish pathogen, and in some of the re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Navas ME,Hall G,El Bejjani D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae generally cannot be treated with penicillins and cephalosporins. However, some later-generation cephalosporins, including cefepime, are poorly hydrolyzed by specific ESBL enzymes, and certain strains demonstrate in vitro susceptibility to these agent...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Smith KP,Brennan-Krohn T,Weir S,Kirby JE

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00