Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic test for detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus.

abstract：:The epidemiological implications of the recent separation of "Entamoeba histolytica" into two separate species, pathogenic E. histolytica sensu stricto and commensal E. dispar, will not become apparent without methods of distinguishing between them which are applicable to large numbers of specimens. We have modified a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Britten D,Wilson SM,McNerney R,Moody AH,Chiodini PL,Ackers JP

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a tick-borne virus in the family Bunyaviridae, genus Nairovirus. The virus is transmitted to humans through infected tick bites or from direct contact with viremic animals or humans. In the present study, a total of 1,015 adult ticks were collected from cattle (603 spec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tonbak S,Aktas M,Altay K,Azkur AK,Kalkan A,Bolat Y,Dumanli N,Ozdarendeli A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an outbreak of Saccharomyces cerevisiae subtype boulardii fungemia among three intensive care unit roommates of patients receiving lyophilized preparations of this fungus. The fungemia was probably due to central venous catheter contamination and resolved after fluconazole treatment. The need for stringent a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cassone M,Serra P,Mondello F,Girolamo A,Scafetti S,Pistella E,Venditti M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After repeated use of fluconazole for therapy of oropharyngeal candidosis, the emergence of in vitro fluconazole-resistant Candida albicans isolates (MIC, > or = 25 micrograms/ml) together with oral candidosis unresponsive to oral dosages of up to 400 mg of fluconazole were observed in patients with human immunodefici...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ruhnke M,Eigler A,Tennagen I,Geiseler B,Engelmann E,Trautmann M

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AutoSCAN-3 (American MicroScan, Mahwah, N.J.) is an instrument capable of automated reading of commercially available microdilution trays for identification and quantitative susceptibility testing of rapidly growing bacteria. This study compared the results of visual and automated reading of microdilution trays fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： DeGirolami PC,Eichelberger KA,Salfity LC,Rizzo MF

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antiretroviral therapy (ART) during acute HIV infection (AHI) interrupts viral dynamics and may delay the emergence of serological markers targeted by current HIV screening and confirmatory assays, thus creating challenges for correctly classifying HIV infection status. The performance of three HIV antigen/antibody co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Manak MM,Jagodzinski LL,Shutt A,Malia JA,Leos M,Ouellette J,Akapirat S,Colby DL,Phanuphak N,Eller LA,Robb ML,de Souza M,Ananworanich J,Peel SA,RV254\/SEARCH010 and the RV217 Study Teams.

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an important cause of cirrhosis and cancer of the liver. HBV is currently classified into eight genotypes, A to H. Accumulated evidence shows that the genotype influences both the clinical course of infection and the response to treatment. We describe a new method for ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Malmström S,Berglin-Enquist I,Lindh M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increased incidence of nosocomial Legionnaires' disease in two hospitals prompted investigation of possible environmental sources. In the search for an effective DNA-typing technique for use in hospital epidemiology, the performance and convenience of three methods-SfiI macrorestriction analysis (MRA), amplified f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jonas D,Meyer HG,Matthes P,Hartung D,Jahn B,Daschner FD,Jansen B

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni (20 strains) and Campylobacter coli (12 strains) were assigned to four biovars for each species based on phenotypic tests that were easy to perform and interpret. The resulting biotyping schemes offer a greater degree of distinction among C. jejuni and C. coli strains than any of the other biotypi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Roop RM 2nd,Smibert RM,Krieg NR

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichosporon species are relevant etiologic agents of hospital-acquired infections. High mortality rates are attributed to Trichosporon deep-seated infections in immunocompromised individuals, making fast and accurate species identification relevant for hastening the discovery of best-targeted therapy. Recently, Trich...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： de Almeida JN Jr,Favero Gimenes VM,Francisco EC,Machado Siqueira LP,Gonçalves de Almeida RK,Guitard J,Hennequin C,Colombo AL,Benard G,Rossi F

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive sera from 106 chronically infected patients which had previously been genotyped were characterized by serotyping. Genotypes were determined by a first-generation line probe assay (INNO-LiPA HCV) and by sequence analyses of the core, core-E1, and NS5B regions. HCV serotypes were determi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van Doorn LJ,Kleter B,Pike I,Quint W

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timely and exact diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is crucial for surgical decision-making. Intraoperatively, delivery of the result within an hour is required. Alpha-defensin lateral immunoassay of joint fluid (JF) is precise for the intraoperative exclusion of PJI; however, for patients with a limite...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fillerova R,Gallo J,Radvansky M,Kraiczova V,Kudelka M,Kriegova E

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recombinant protein (p41-G) of an antigenic region of flagellin was used in a standard and amplified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to detect antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme borreliosis. Comparable sensitivities (88 to 94%) were noted when sera from 17 persons who had eryth...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Magnarelli LA,Fikrig E,Berland R,Anderson JF,Flavell RA

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory tract specimens from patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) require unique processing by clinical microbiology laboratories to ensure detection of all potential pathogens. The present study sought to determine the compliance of microbiology laboratories in the United States with recently published recommendati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhou J,Garber E,Desai M,Saiman L

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microscopic examination of a permanently stained fecal preparation revealed the unusual inclusion of a Giardia lamblia cyst within the cytoplasm of an Entamoeba coli trophozoite. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Logan AL,Turner WE,Price J Jr

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By serological methods, all 83 known types of Streptococcus pneumoniae could be shown to possess C polysaccharide and F antigen. Cross-reactions due to these two antigens between pneumococci and a broad range of most other commonly encountered streptococci were examined. The presence of an antigen closely similar or i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sørensen UB,Henrichsen J

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estimated 41,200 people were newly infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 2016 in the United States. Screening tests for antibodies to HCV may generate up to 32% false positivity in low-risk populations. Current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) screening recommendations do not require confirmatory...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kodani M,Martin M,de Castro VL,Drobeniuc J,Kamili S

更新日期：2019-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1986 and 1995, 852 outbreaks of food-borne disease involving 26,173 cases and 20 deaths were reported in Taiwan. About 80% of the outbreaks occurred in the warmer months, i.e., between April and October. Of the 852 reported outbreaks, 555 (65%) were caused by bacterial pathogens. The three most common bacteria...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pan TM,Wang TK,Lee CL,Chien SW,Horng CB

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The attenuated bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine strain is derived from a virulent strain of Mycobacterium bovis. BCG is difficult to differentiate from other strains of M. bovis and other members of the M. tuberculosis complex by conventional methods. Recently, a genomic region designated RD1 was found to be pre...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Talbot EA,Williams DL,Frothingham R

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood cultures (BCs) are the standard method for diagnosis of bloodstream infections (BSIs). However, the average BC contamination rate (CR) in U.S. hospitals is 2.9%, potentially resulting in unnecessary antibiotic use and excessive therapy costs. Several studies have compared various skin antisepsis agents without a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Story-Roller E,Weinstein MP

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 1995 to May 1998, 57 episodes of bacteremia due to viridans group streptococci were identified in 50 febrile neutropenic patients with hematologic malignancies. Four patients experienced two separate episodes of streptococcal bacteremia, and one patient had four separate episodes of streptococcal bacterem...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wisplinghoff H,Reinert RR,Cornely O,Seifert H

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commercially available endotoxin assay (CS-TAL) employing a chromogenic peptide and an amebocyte lysate from the Japanese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, gave a positive result with aqueous extracts of all 15 strains of Candida albicans and 1 strain each of Candida tropicalis, Cryptococcus neoformans, and a ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hodes DS,Heon D,Hass A,Hyatt AC,Hodes HL

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absence of markers of inflammation in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) commonly predicts the absence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) central nervous system (CNS) infection. Consequently, multiple authors have proposed and validated criteria for deferring HSV PCR testing of CSF in immunocompetent hosts with normal CSF w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hauser RG,Campbell SM,Brandt CA,Wang S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative microdilution plate hybridization was used to identify 22 Mycobacterium species. DNAs of clinical strains were rapidly extracted and labeled with photoreactive biotin. Labeled DNAs were distributed into wells of a microdilution plate in which reference DNAs had been immobilized. After 2 h of hybridization...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kusunoki S,Ezaki T,Tamesada M,Hatanaka Y,Asano K,Hashimoto Y,Yabuuchi E

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of the excellent performance of rapid tuberculosis (TB) nucleic acid amplification (NAA) tests and the clear benefits of immediate diagnosis of TB disease, NAA tests frequently are not used in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB cases, particularly TB cases with smear-negative sputa. Public health laboratories prim...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Han LL,Elvin P,Bernardo J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A reverse transcription-seminested PCR (RT-snPCR) assay was developed for the detection and identification of enterovirus (EV) RNA in clinical specimens. Three conserved protein motifs were identified by aligning the VP3 and VP1 sequences of prototype EV strains. Consensus degenerate primers were designed from a conse...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nix WA,Oberste MS,Pallansch MA

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a multiplex allele-specific (MAS)-PCR assay to detect simultaneously mutations in the first and third bases of the embB gene codon 306ATG. These mutations are known to confer ethambutol (EMB) resistance in the majority of clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates worldwide. The mutated bases are reveale...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mokrousov I,Narvskaya O,Limeschenko E,Otten T,Vyshnevskiy B

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A trunk of human cytidylate-phosphate-deoxyguanylate-binding protein/CXXC finger protein 1 (CFP1), immobilized onto an aminohexyl-Sepharose column, can be used as a preanalytical tool for the selective enrichment of bacterial DNA from mixed solutions with high amounts of human background DNA for nucleic acid amplifica...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sachse S,Straube E,Lehmann M,Bauer M,Russwurm S,Schmidt KH

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vibrio cholerae O139 synonym Bengal recently caused large epidemics of cholera-like disease in Bangladesh and India. We compared the restriction fragment length polymorphisms of ctxA and rRNA genes (ribotypes) in 27 isolates of V. cholerae O139 from patients in Bangladesh and India with those of 48 isolates of V. chol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Faruque SM,Abdul Alim AR,Roy SK,Khan F,Nair GB,Sack RB,Albert MJ

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recombinant gene fusion protein composed of an Escherichia coli heat-stable enterotoxin (STa) peptide epitope fused to the amino end of the cholera toxin B subunit was used to detect STa produced by clinical isolates of enterotoxigenic E. coli (STa-ETEC) by a single monoclonal antibody-based inhibition GM1 enzyme-li...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sanchez J,Holmgren J,Svennerholm AM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00