Rickettsia rickettsii growth and temperature-inducible protein expression in embryonic tick cell lines.

abstract：:The ability of cefotaxime, ciprofloxacin, piperacillin and tobramycin to cause release of endotoxin was examined in vitro with cultures of Enterobacter cloacae and Escherichia coli. Endotoxin was measured by a quantitative limulus amoebocyte lysate assay and its presence was confirmed by silver staining of the lipopol...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Crosby HA,Bion JF,Penn CW,Elliott TS

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case report describes a case of nuclear bilateral Bell's palsy and ageusia associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. Magnetic resonance imaging evidenced T2-weighted hyper-intense protuberantial lesions. Such topography leading to a nuclear palsy contrasts with previously reported infectious diplegia invol...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Trad S,Ghosn J,Dormont D,Stankoff B,Bricaire F,Caumes E

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates were recovered from 28 patients from various sites in an intensive care unit in Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, China, over a 6 month period. PFGE analysis indicated that the 40 strains were all closely related. The MICs of carbapenems varied from 16 to ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Zhang R,Wang XD,Cai JC,Zhou HW,Lv HX,Hu QF,Chen GX

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The acid end-products of 185 isolates from the family Bacteroidaceae were separated and analysed by gas-liquid chromatography on broth cultures. Different media were evaluated and definitive studies were performed in a fully supplemented complex medium. The limitations of this approach to the identification of a wide ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Deacon AG,Duerden BI,Holbrook WP

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of voriconazole was compared with those of fluconazole and itraconazole against 270 clinical isolates of yeasts from the mouths of patients receiving palliative care for advanced cancer. A broth micro-dilution assay as described by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards was empl...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bagg J,Sweeney MP,Davies AN,Jackson MS,Brailsford S

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The competition for glucose as a growth-limiting substrate between Candida albicans and a mixed community of oral bacteria was investigated. A chemostat was operated under glucose-limiting and glucose excess conditions at a dilution rate of 0.05/h. A mixed population of oral bacteria was established and after a steady...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Basson NJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) is the commonest pathogen causing food-borne disease among humans and animals in Australia. A multiplex PCR-based reverse line blot (mPCR/RLB) system was developed to rapidly identify S. Typhimurium phage types and strains within them. The system comprised 32 bi...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Wang Q,Kong F,Jelfs P,Gilbert GL

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and epidemiology of the anaerobic intestinal spirochaete Brachyspira pilosicoli amongst Indonesians living in rural and urban settings on the island of Bali. Faecal samples (n = 992) were collected on two occasions, 4 months apart, from people living in four ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Margawani KR,Robertson ID,Brooke CJ,Hampson DJ

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucosal immunity in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract is a primary defence against GI pathogens. We hypothesise that a mucosal response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS), especially to the common (core) determinants of GI pathogenic Escherichia coli strains, is protective. The aims of this study were to investigate the specif...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Currie CG,McCALLUM K,Poxton IR

更新日期：2001-04-01 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：:Vibrio vulnificus causes severe sepsis in humans. There are several reports about the relationship between host immunity and bacterial growth in V. vulnificus infection. However, the effect on leukocytes of V. vulnificus infection in vivo has not been elucidated. A murine model of V. vulnificus infection was used to i...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kashimoto T,Ueno S,Hayashi H,Hanajima M,Yoshioka K,Yoshida K,Mutoh K,Susa N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) is an important aetiological agent of persistent infantile diarrhoea. EPEC pathogenicity is not mediated through known toxins and the role played by outer-membrane proteins (OMPs) in the initial adherence of the bacterium, intimate attachment to epithelial cells and ultimately ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kumar SS,Sankaran K,Haigh R,Williams PH,Balakrishnan A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbapenems are first-line agents for the treatment of serious nosocomial infections caused by multidrug-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. However, resistance to carbapenems has increased dramatically among Enterobacteriaceae in our hospital. In this study, we report clonal dissemination caused by carbapenem-resistant Ent...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Qin X,Yang Y,Hu F,Zhu D

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report what we believe is the first reported case of Streptococcus mutans endocarditis complicated by vertebral discitis. The case is particularly interesting and topical as it occurred in a patient with pre-existing cardiac valvular disease who had recently had a dental procedure without antibiotic prophylaxis fol...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Biswas S,Bowler ICJW,Bunch C,Prendergast B,Webster DP

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mouse enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) infection model was developed with a combination of germ-free (GF) mice and hyper-toxigenic EHEC (HT-EHEC) O157:H7 strain 6. The HT-EHEC strain 6 produced both Shiga-like toxin (SLT)-1 1.0 microg/mI and SLT-2 8.2 microg/ml in vitro. Eight-week-old germ-free mice were ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Taguchi H,Takahashi M,Yamaguchi H,Osaki T,Komatsu A,Fujioka Y,Kamiya S

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Burkholderia pseudomallei is isolated frequently from the soil in regions where the disease melioidosis occurs. However, recent surveys in Thailand have shown that the frequency of isolation of the organism from soil samples is not directly related to the incidence of melioidosis in an area. To determine whether strai...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Trakulsomboon S,Dance DA,Smith MD,White NJ,Pitt TL

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the comparative performance of the Amplicor assay and an in-house semi-automated, multiplex real-time PCR for the diagnosis of genital chlamydial infection. Four different assays, the COBAS Amplicor CT test (Amplicor PCR), in-house real-time PCR (IHRT-PCR), in-house nested cryptic plasmid PCR a...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Jalal H,Al-Suwaine A,Stephen H,Carne C,Sonnex C

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcirculation plays a crucial role in mucosal physiological function as well as repair of gastric mucosal damage. Endothelial cell damage is known to disturb microcirculation and suppress angiogenesis. Therefore, the direct effect of Helicobacter pylori on endothelial cells in vitro was investigated with H. pylori ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kurosawa A,Miwa H,Hirose M,Tsune I,Nagahara A,Sato N

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of a meningococcal vaccine capable of generating long-lasting immunity in all age groups is still a high priority worldwide. Iron-regulated outer-membrane proteins have attracted considerable attention in recent years and it has become increasingly evident that the meningococcal transferrin-binding proteins...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Ala'Aldeen DA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis was examined for its haemagglutinating activity and adherence to cultured epithelial cells (HEp-2) in relation to possession of a virulence (VW) plasmid and to growth conditions. VW-lacking (VW-) bacteria were isolated from ten VW+ strains of each serovar which, after they were grown on CFA...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Kawaoka Y,Mitani T,Hoshina K,Otsuki K,Tsubokura M

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Introduction.Serratia marcescens is a bacterial pathogen that causes ventilator-associated pneumonia and ocular infections. The FlhD and FlhC proteins complex to form a heteromeric transcription factor whose regulon, in S. marcescens, regulates genes for the production of flagellum, phospholipase A and the cytolysin S...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Stella NA,Brothers KM,Shanks RMQ

更新日期：2020-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is a widespread zoonotic disease that affects all mammals in different parts of the world. Though there are many commercial kits available for the diagnosis of systemic leptospirosis, the nature of the antigen has not been described. Therefore, identification of a specific antigen is important. Since ocu...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Priya CG,Bhavani K,Rathinam SR,Muthukkaruppan VR

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial invasion of host epithelial cells plays an important role in the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases; however, the interactions between subgingival species and the gingival crevice cells are not fully understood. This study determined the prevalence of a group of oral bacterial species on or in epithelial c...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Colombo AV,Silva CM,Haffajee A,Colombo APV

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:The analytical performance of the cobas 6800 HIV-1, HBV and HCV assays was verified and evaluated to the COBAS Ampliprep/COBAS TaqMan assays. METHODOLOGY:The precision, limit of detection (LoD), limit of quantification (LoQ) and linearity were verified using pooled residual clinical samples. The analytical spe...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Tan NK,Carrington D,Pope CF

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Effects on growth and toxin A production of sub-MIC concentrations of six different antibiotics were investigated in three strains of Clostridium difficile: reference strain NCTC 11223, a fully sequenced strain (630) and a locally endemic isolate (strain 338a). The antibiotics chosen for investigation were the agents ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Drummond LJ,Smith DGE,Poxton IR

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5-Fluorouracil (5-FU), a commonly used chemotherapeutic agent, often causes oral mucositis, an inflammation and ulceration of the oral mucosa. Micro-organisms in the oral cavity are thought to play an important role in the aggravation and severity of mucositis, but the mechanisms behind this remain unclear. Although 5...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Vanlancker E,Vanhoecke B,Smet R,Props R,Van de Wiele T

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic-resistant bacteria have emerged from the widespread use of antibiotics worldwide and have prompted the search for new sources of antimicrobial substances. Pinus spp. contain several bioactive compounds consisting mainly of terpenes, terpenoids and some other aromatic and aliphatic constituents. These compou...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Leandro LF,Cardoso MJO,Silva SDC,Souza MGM,Veneziani RCS,Ambrosio SR,Martins CHG

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-cell-polypeptide profiles obtained by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) were used in conjunction with the API-Staph technique to identify different strains of Staphylococcus aureus, S. epidermidis, S. saprophyticus and S. capitis. Complete concordance of results from both techniques was achieved ...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Clink J,Pennington TH

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Conventional laboratory detection methods for gastrointestinal parasites are time consuming, require considerable technical expertise and may suffer from poor analytical sensitivity. This study sought to evaluate the automated BD MAX Enteric Parasite Panel (EPP) for the detection of Cryptosporidium parvum/homin...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Perry MD,Corden SA,Lewis White P

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeast identification and in vitro susceptibility testing provide helpful information for appropriate administration of antifungal treatments; however, few reports from the Latin American region have been published. The aim of this study was to identify the species present in isolates from bloodstream infections diagno...

journal_title：Journal of medical microbiology

authors： Bustamante B,Martins MA,Bonfietti LX,Szeszs MW,Jacobs J,Garcia C,Melhem MSC

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00