Dual qualitative-quantitative nested PCR for detection of JC virus in cerebrospinal fluid: high potential for evaluation and monitoring of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in AIDS patients receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy.

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2) is naturally resistant to several antiretroviral drugs, including all of the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and the entry inhibitor T-20, and may have reduced susceptibility to some protease inhibitors. These resistance properties make treatment of HIV-2 pat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jallow S,Kaye S,Schutten M,Brandin E,Albert J,McConkey SJ,Corrah T,Whittle H,Vanham G,Rowland-Jones S,Janssens W

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotavirus is a leading cause of dehydrating diarrhea and death among infants and children globally, particularly in communities of the developing world. While numerous studies have described the complex relationships among infectious diarrhea, growth faltering, and poverty, the impact of nutritional status on suscepti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Verkerke H,Sobuz S,Ma JZ,Petri SE,Reichman D,Qadri F,Rahman M,Haque R,Petri WA Jr

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection is a common complication in late-stage AIDS. We describe a patient seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus with a disseminated infection caused by mycobacteria. Acid-fast rods were visible by microscopy in stool and bone marrow and in specimens from skin, liver, spleen,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kirschner P,Vogel U,Hein R,Böttger EC

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) was performed with 292 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates previously characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, multilocus sequence typing, and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec typing. Quantitative correspondence analys...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rivero-Pérez B,Pérez-Roth E,Méndez-Alvarez S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleic acid tests are sensitive and specific and provide a rapid diagnosis, making them invaluable for patient and outbreak management. Multiplex PCR assays have additional advantages in providing an economical and comprehensive panel for many common respiratory viruses. Previous reports have shown the utility of the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pabbaraju K,Wong S,Tokaryk KL,Fonseca K,Drews SJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluorescent amplified-fragment length polymorphism (FAFLP) assay potentially amplifies a unique set of genome fragments from each bacterial clone. It uses stringently hybridizing primers which carry a fluorescent label. Precise fragment sizing is achieved by the inclusion of an internal size standard in every lane...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Arnold C,Metherell L,Willshaw G,Maggs A,Stanley J

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess whether rinsing with oral antiseptics before sputum collection would reduce contamination of mycobacterial cultures, 120 patients with suspected tuberculosis were randomly assigned to rinse with chlorhexidine or cetylpyridinium mouthwash before collection. The culture contamination rate was significantly low...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Peres RL,Palaci M,Loureiro RB,Dietze R,Johnson JL,Golub JE,Ruffino-Netto A,Maciel EL

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Febrile travelers from countries with unique endemic pathogens pose a significant diagnostic challenge. In this report, we describe the case of a Tongan man presenting with fever, rash, and altered mental status. The diagnosis of Chikungunya encephalitis was made using a laboratory-developed real-time RT-PCR and serol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nelson J,Waggoner JJ,Sahoo MK,Grant PM,Pinsky BA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aeromonas caviae was recovered as the sole potential enteric pathogen from the stools of 14 of 17 symptomatic children (10 younger than 1 year of age) while Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas sobria, and Plesiomonas shigelloides were isolated once each. The infants from whom A. caviae was isolated all presented with a wa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Namdari H,Bottone EJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to rapidly diagnose influenza virus infections is of the utmost importance in the evaluation of patients with upper respiratory tract infections. It is also important for the influenza surveillance activities performed by national influenza centers. In the present study we modified a multiplex real-time re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hindiyeh M,Levy V,Azar R,Varsano N,Regev L,Shalev Y,Grossman Z,Mendelson E

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two previously demonstrated sensitive and specific enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for rotavirus, one using polyclonal and monoclonal antisera (TestPack Rotavirus [TPK]; Abbott Laboratories) and the other using only monoclonal anti-rotavirus antibodies (Rotaclone [RTC]; Cambridge BioScience Corporation), were evaluated as ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dennehy PH,Gauntlett DR,Spangenberger SE

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An indirect fluorescent antibody technique has been developed for the serological diagnosis of gonorrhea. The selected strain(s) of Neisseria gonorrhoeae possesses a heat-labile surface antigen (L-antigen). Sera are diluted 1:10, and an aliquot is hear inactivated at 59 C for 30 min. The treated and untreated aliquots...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gaafar HA,D'Arcangelis DC

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The zygomycetous mold Cokeromyces recurvatus was isolated from the pleural and peritoneal fluids of a 64-year-old man with a history of peptic ulcer disease and alcohol abuse. The patient presented to the hospital with severe abdominal pain and a ruptured duodenal ulcer. This is one of the few times that C.recurvatus ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Munipalli B,Rinaldi MG,Greenberg SB

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively studied 156 patients with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia requiring admission. Several respiratory specimens were obtained for the detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae by cell culture and PCR. Three serum samples were obtained from each patient. Serological diagnosis of a C. pneumoniae infect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Verkooyen RP,Willemse D,Hiep-van Casteren SC,Joulandan SA,Snijder RJ,van den Bosch JM,van Helden HP,Peeters MF,Verbrugh HA

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The data available for the diagnosis of chlamydial infections in infants which compare direct fluorescent-monoclonal-antibody stains (DFAs) with culture are limited to one reagent, MicroTrak (Syva Inc., Palo Alto, Calif.). We therefore performed a comparison of Pathfinder (Kallestad Diagnostics, Chaska, Minn.) and Mic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Roblin PM,Hammerschlag MR,Cummings C,Williams TH,Worku M

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a multicenter study, 113 blood samples from 19 organ transplant patients were analyzed for cytomegalovirus by the pp65 antigenemia assay and a quantitative DNA hybridization assay. Overall, there was 84% agreement among the results obtained by the two tests. Fifteen of 16 episodes of active infection were detected ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bossart W,Bienz K,Wunderli W

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubercle bacilli may survive in unstained heat-fixed sputum smears and may be an infection risk to laboratory staff. We compared the effectiveness of 1% and 5% sodium hypochlorite, 5% phenol, 2% glutaraldehyde, and 3.7% formalin in killing Mycobacterium tuberculosis present in smears prepared from 51 sputum samples. T...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Giacomelli LR,Helbel C,Ogassawara RL,Barreto AM,Martins FM,Cardoso CL,Leite CQ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A bacterium with a spiral shape and bipolar, single, sheathed flagella was isolated from the livers of mice with active, chronic hepatitis. The bacteria also colonized the cecal and colonic mucosae of mice. The bacterium grew at 37 degrees C under microaerophilic and anaerobic conditions, rapidly hydrolyzed urea, was ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fox JG,Dewhirst FE,Tully JG,Paster BJ,Yan L,Taylor NS,Collins MJ Jr,Gorelick PL,Ward JM

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a simple, rapid, high-throughput detection and genotyping method for noroviruses using real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) and high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis to create a difference plot. The capsid gene was amplified by real-time RT-PCR in the presence of ResoLight HRM dye, a saturating D...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tajiri-Utagawa E,Hara M,Takahashi K,Watanabe M,Wakita T

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of anti-hepatitis E virus (anti-HEV) antibodies is still enigmatic. There is no gold standard, and results obtained with different assays often diverge. Herein, five assays were compared for detection of anti-HEV IgM and IgG. Serum samples from 500 Swedish blood donors and 316 patients, of whom 136 had s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Norder H,Karlsson M,Mellgren Å,Konar J,Sandberg E,Lasson A,Castedal M,Magnius L,Lagging M

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genomes of two novel human papillomavirus (HPV) types, HPV68 and HPV70, were cloned from a low-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and a vulvar papilloma, respectively, and partially sequenced. Both types are related to HPV39, a potentially oncogenic virus. HPV68 and HPV70 were also detected in genital intrae...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Longuet M,Beaudenon S,Orth G

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the efficacy of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA detection between a PCR-based genechip (Easychip HPV Blot [hereafter referred to as HPV Blot]; King Car, Taiwan) method and Hybrid Capture II (HCII; Digene, Gaithersburg, MD) in women with previous normal (n = 146) or abnormal (> or =atypical squamous cells of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Huang SL,Chao A,Hsueh S,Chao FY,Huang CC,Yang JE,Lin CY,Yan CC,Chou HH,Huang KG,Huang HJ,Wu TI,Tseng MJ,Qiu JT,Lin CT,Chang TC,Lai CH

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate species identification of enterococci has become important with the wide prevalence of acquired vancomycin resistance and the presence of less epidemiologically important, inherently vancomycin-resistant enterococci. Using a collection of enterococcal strains, we found that PCR amplification of the intergenic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tyrrell GJ,Bethune RN,Willey B,Low DE

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on the development of a fully automated real-time PCR assay for the quantitative detection of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in plasma with EDTA (EDTA plasma). The MagNA Pure LC instrument was used for automated DNA purification and automated preparation of PCR mixtures. Real-time PCR was performed on the Light...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Leb V,Stöcher M,Valentine-Thon E,Hölzl G,Kessler H,Stekel H,Berg J

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Klebsiella pneumoniae is one of the most important causes of nosocomial infections worldwide. After the spread of strains resistant to beta-lactams at the end of the previous century, the diffusion of isolates resistant to carbapenems and colistin is now reducing treatment options and the con...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Onori R,Gaiarsa S,Comandatore F,Pongolini S,Brisse S,Colombo A,Cassani G,Marone P,Grossi P,Minoja G,Bandi C,Sassera D,Toniolo A

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel PCR primer pair was used to detect the presence of cmeC in 131 Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli strains isolated from various hosts (cattle, turkeys, humans, and pigs). DNA sequence analysis revealed a high degree of genetic variation between the two species, while extremely limited genetic variation among iso...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fakhr MK,Logue CM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to complete the immunodiagnosis of human toxocaral disease, an immunoenzymatic assay with excretory-secretory antigens from Toxocara canis larvae was developed for the detection of specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA]). The specificity of the assay was evaluated in patient...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Magnaval JF,Fabre R,Maurières P,Charlet JP,de Larrard B

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was investigated for detecting human parvovirus B19 (B19) DNA in sera. Three pairs of oligonucleotides were evaluated as primers. The best oligonucleotide pair spanned 699 nucleotides, including the region common to VP1 and VP2. After PCR amplification of B19 DNA in serum, a 699-nuc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Koch WC,Adler SP

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A latex agglutination test was evaluated as a method for detection and titration of antiplague antibodies. Slide and microtiter techniques using polystyrene latex particles coated with specific fraction-I-antigen of Yersinia pestis were found to be comparable in specificity and sensitivity to serological tests commonl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Suzuki S,Sakakibara H,Hotta S

更新日期：1977-10-01 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