The Borrelia burgdorferi 37-kilodalton immunoblot band (P37) used in serodiagnosis of early lyme disease is the flaA gene product.

abstract：:Iodophor and alcohol pledgets were compared with the Medi-Flex Prep Kit II for skin disinfection before venipuncture. Of 12,367 blood cultures collected, 6,362 were done with conventional pledgets and 6, 005 were done with Medi-Flex kits. Contamination occurred in 351 of 6,362 blood cultures (5.5%; range, 3.7 to 8.1%)...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wilson ML,Weinstein MP,Mirrett S,Reimer LG,Fernando C,Meredith FT,Reller LB

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain the lipolytic activities (specifically, esterase) of those species of Candida that are most commonly isolated from human infections. Eight species of Candida were surveyed for their ability to hydrolyze various polyoxyethylene sorbitan compounds (Tweens). Of the 64 is...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rudek W

更新日期：1978-12-01 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：:We report a nonfatal case of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) caused by a Streptococcus pyogenes emm118 strain encoding a novel variant of streptococcal mitogenic exotoxin Z (SMEZ-34). This variant was responsible for the major mitogenic activity in the cell culture supernatant. Patient sera showed seroconver...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yang L,Thomas M,Woodhouse A,Martin D,Fraser JD,Proft T

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report in this work a highly sensitive and nonradioactive PCR method for the detection of the four species of parasite causing human malaria. Plasmodium-specific primers corresponding to the small-subunit rRNA genes of the malaria parasite were used, and a 291-bp fragment was amplified. Our results showed a high sp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ciceron L,Jaureguiberry G,Gay F,Danis M

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present investigation focused on genetic diversity and drug resistance of 101 Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated between July 2003 and February 2005 in the Okinawa prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, Japan. A high rate of clustering (87%, eight clusters, 2 to 69 strains/cluster) was observed upon spoligotyping; m...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Millet J,Miyagi-Shiohira C,Yamane N,Sola C,Rastogi N

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of real-time quantitative PCR (5' nuclease PCR assay) as a tool to study the gastrointestinal microflora that adheres to the colonic mucosa was evaluated. We developed primers and probes based on the 16S ribosomal DNA gene sequences for the detection of Escherichia coli and Bacteroides vulgatus. DNA was isolat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Huijsdens XW,Linskens RK,Mak M,Meuwissen SG,Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM,Savelkoul PH

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The API Staph-Ident system was evaluated as a means for identifying the species of bovine strains of staphylococci routinely isolated from quarter-milk samples. The species identity of 314 of 581 (54%) isolates of staphylococci was correctly determined by this method. The API Staph-Ident system was more accurate in co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Langlois BE,Harmon RJ,Akers K

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic tests for respiratory viral infections have traditionally been performed on nasopharyngeal swabs or washings. Reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) is rapid, sensitive, and specific for viral infection diagnosis but is rarely applied to sputum samples. Thus, we evaluated the diagnostic yield of RT-PCR for dete...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Falsey AR,Formica MA,Walsh EE

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is more sensitive than microscopy for detecting Pneumocystis jirovecii in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. We therefore developed a qPCR assay and compared the results with those of a routine immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and clinical data. The assay included automated DNA extraction, ampli...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Botterel F,Cabaret O,Foulet F,Cordonnier C,Costa JM,Bretagne S

更新日期：2012-02-01 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：:An organism resembling Corynebacterium striatum was isolated from the blood of a patient with acute aortic valvular insufficiency and no history of valvular heart disease. At autopsy, histopathologic examination of the aortic valve revealed pleomorphic gram-positive bacilli and destruction of valvular tissue. Our isol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Markowitz SM,Coudron PE

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the Difco ESP 384 blood culture system with the pediatric Septi-Chek system for the detection of bloodstream infections in pediatric patients. A total of 10,762 blood culture sets included an ESP aerobic bottle and a Septi-Chek bottle. From these cultures, a total of 278 organisms classified as probable pa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Welby PL,Keller DS,Storch GA

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suspected outbreaks caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa in 19 hospitals and two motels were studied. On the basis of epidemiological analysis, serological typing, and antibiotic resistance patterns, 17 were classified as single-strain outbreaks. Six were classified as common-source outbreaks: of these, three were caused ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Farmer JJ 3rd,Weinstein RA,Zierdt CH,Brokopp CD

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody-based coagglutination test directly detected Vibrio cholerae O139 synonym Bengal in 83 of 120 watery diarrheal stool specimens; on culture, 90 samples were positive. Thus, with 92% sensitivity, 100% specificity, and 100% positive and 95% negative predictive values, the coagglutination test is a u...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Qadri F,Chowdhury A,Hossain J,Chowdhury K,Azim T,Shimada T,Islam KM,Sack RB,Albert MJ

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most common diseases in high-performance German Holstein dairy cows is left-sided displacement of the abomasum (LDA). Hypomotility of the abomasum is detrimental during the pathogenesis of LDA. It is known that improper interactions between the gut microbiota and the enteric nervous system contribute to dys...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Song ES,Jung SI,Park HJ,Seo KW,Son JH,Hong S,Shim M,Kim HB,Song KH

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera representing 16 different primate species were surveyed by indirect immunofluorescence for evidence of antibody to Legionella pneumophila. The presence of antibody in Old and New World monkeys and in apes supports previous observations of the ubiquity of Legionella pneumophila. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Helmke RJ,Kalter SS,Heberling RL

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) are considered a serious threat to antibiotic therapy, as they confer resistance to carbapenems, which are used to treat extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria. Here, we describe the development and evaluation of a DNA microarray for the detection and gen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Peter H,Berggrav K,Thomas P,Pfeifer Y,Witte W,Templeton K,Bachmann TT

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently developed a mass spectrometry (MS) procedure based on the detection of a serum disaccharide (MS-DS) in patients with invasive candidiasis (IC). Here, we compare the performance of MS-DS for the diagnosis of IC, invasive aspergillosis (IA), and mucormycosis (MM) with those of commercially available antigen ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mery A,Sendid B,François N,Cornu M,Poissy J,Guerardel Y,Poulain D

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although screening for maternal toxoplasmic seroconversion during pregnancy is based on immunodiagnostic assays, the diagnosis of clinically relevant toxoplasmosis greatly relies upon molecular methods. A problem is that this molecular diagnosis is subject to variation of performances, mainly due to a large diversity ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sterkers Y,Varlet-Marie E,Cassaing S,Brenier-Pinchart MP,Brun S,Dalle F,Delhaes L,Filisetti D,Pelloux H,Yera H,Bastien P

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the optimal conditions for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) detection in microcultures, experiments were conducted with different ratios of patient and donor peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Donor/patient PBMC ratios ranged from 1:1 to 1:125. Optimal results were obtained when 1,500,000 donor ce...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dimitrov DH,Melnick JL,Hollinger FB

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first FDA-approved multiplex PCR panel for a large number of respiratory pathogens was introduced in 2008. Since then, other PCR panels for detection of several respiratory and gastrointestinal pathogens have been approved by the FDA and are commercially available, and more such panels are likely to become availab...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schreckenberger PC,McAdam AJ

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endotoxin concentrations were determined in middle-ear effusions (MEEs) from 89 children with chronic otitis media by using the Limulu's amoebocyte lysate assay. Mean concentrations of endotoxin in Haemophilus influenzae-positive and Streptococcus pneumoniae-positive MEEs were 157 and 21.8 ng/ml, respectively, and wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： DeMaria TF,Prior RB,Briggs BR,Lim DJ,Birck HG

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood culture records from 1994 to 1995 from five U.S. medical centers all using the Difco ESP continuous monitoring blood culture system were reviewed retrospectively. Among a total of 7,362 isolates of bacteria and yeasts, only 0.1% of possibly significant isolates would have been missed had blood cultures been rout...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Doern GV,Brueggemann AB,Dunne WM,Jenkins SG,Halstead DC,McLaughlin JC

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 76 consecutive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients with fever of unknown origin (n = 52) or fever associated with pulmonary diseases was evaluated in order to assess the usefulness of PCR with peripheral blood in the diagnosis and follow-up of visceral leishmaniasis. We identified 10 cases ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pizzuto M,Piazza M,Senese D,Scalamogna C,Calattini S,Corsico L,Persico T,Adriani B,Magni C,Guaraldi G,Gaiera G,Ludovisi A,Gramiccia M,Galli M,Moroni M,Corbellino M,Antinori S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of hepatitis. We evaluated five HEV antibody diagnostic assays by using outbreak specimens. The Abbott immunoglobulin G (IgG), Genelabs IgG, and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) IgM assays were about 90% sensitive; the Abbott IgG and WRAIR total Ig and IgM assays ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Myint KS,Endy TP,Gibbons RV,Laras K,Mammen MP Jr,Sedyaningsih ER,Seriwatana J,Glass JS,Narupiti S,Corwin AL

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfusion-acquired cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections should be prevented in seronegative immunocompromised patients by providing blood products from donors who are also seronegative. Latex agglutination was investigated as a simple and rapid method for detecting antibody against CMV. Latex beads were coated with CMV ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Adler SP,McVoy M,Biro VG,Britt WJ,Hider P,Marshall D

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a survey of bloodstream infection (BSI) isolates across the continental United States, 162 Candida albicans isolates were fingerprinted with the species-specific probe Ca3 and the patterns were analyzed for relatedness with a computer-assisted system. The results demonstrate that particular BSI strains are more hig...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pfaller MA,Lockhart SR,Pujol C,Swails-Wenger JA,Messer SA,Edmond MB,Jones RN,Wenzel RP,Soll DR

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution melt (HRM) analysis can identify sequence polymorphisms by comparing the melting curves of amplicons generated by real-time PCR amplification. We describe the application of this technique to identify Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis types I, II, and III. The HRM approach was based on ty...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Castellanos E,Aranaz A,De Buck J

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-nine Mycobacterium reference strains representing 10 species and 60 mycobacterial cultures isolated from sputum specimens were studied. These cultures were grown in Bactec 7H12B medium (Becton Dickinson and Co., Paramus, N.J.) supplemented with oleic acid-albumin-dextrose-catalase enrichment broth (Becton Dicki...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chou S,Chedore P,Haddad A,Paul NR,Kasatiya S

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00