Evaluation of a novel dry latex preparation for demonstration of infectious mononucleosis heterophile antibody in comparison with three established tests.

abstract：:The use of 1% unmodified rice starch and 1% horse serum instead of 2% soluble starch and 5% serum in Granada medium is described. These components result in a medium of increased stability, preventing spoilage after a few days of storage at room temperature. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rosa-Fraile M,Rodríguez-Granger J,Camacho-Muñoz E,Sampedro A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performances of a commercially available qualitative plasma PCR assay (AMPLICOR CMV test; Roche Diagnostics) and the pp65 antigenemia assay (AG) were evaluated for the monitoring of cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia in 43 allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients. In addition, the suitabilities of both assays for tri...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Solano C,Muñoz I,Gutiérrez A,Farga A,Prósper F,García-Conde J,Navarro D,Gimeno C

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for detection of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae was developed. The EIA was evaluated on the basis of results in the M. pneumoniae complement fixation (MPCF) test and the cold agglutinin test. Serum samples from 430 patients with respiratory infections of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Uldum SA,Jensen JS,Søndergård-Andersen J,Lind K

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the KOH test, the antibiotic disk identification test, and the Gram stain reaction for the preliminary grouping of gram-positive and gram-negative anaerobes and have assessed the value of erythromycin 60-micrograms-disk resistance as a predictive index of clindamycin resistance among anaerobes. By te...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bourgault AM,Lamothe F

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance characteristics of three real-time influenza A/B virus reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) assays and two real-time 2009 H1N1 RT-PCR assays were evaluated using previously characterized clinical specimens. A total of 150 respiratory specimens from children (30 influenza A/H1 virus-, 30 influenza A/H3 vi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Selvaraju SB,Selvarangan R

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a multicenter study, the consistency of international units expressed by five commercially available rubella virus immunoglobulin G kits was evaluated. The linearity and within-run and between-run precision were determined for each kit. All kits demonstrated good linearity and had within-run and between-run precisi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dimech W,Bettoli A,Eckert D,Francis B,Hamblin J,Kerr T,Ryan C,Skurrie I

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of staphylococcal alpha- or alpha-beta-toxins correlated well with production of coagulase or thermonuclease (or both) in 203 Staphylococcus aureus isolates from milk and should be reliable indicators of S. aureus in the absence of Staphylococcus intermedius. Failures to produce toxin, tube coagulase, or th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jasper DE,Infante F,Dellinger JD

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA probes (Gen-Probe, San Diego, Calif.) directed at the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare complex were used to identify acid-fast bacilli directly from specimens grown in BACTEC 12B bottles (Becton Dickinson and Co., Towson, Md.). Clinical specimens were inoculated directly...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Peterson EM,Lu R,Floyd C,Nakasone A,Friedly G,de la Maza LM

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the greatest concerns in Chagas' disease is the absence of reliable methods for the evaluation of chemotherapy efficacy in treated patients. The tests available to evaluate cure after the specific treatment are the complement-mediated lysis (CoML) and flow cytometry tests, but they are not feasible for routine ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Meira WS,Galvão LM,Gontijo ED,Machado-Coelho GL,Norris KA,Chiari E

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Roche PGMY primer-based research prototype line blot assay (PGMY-LB) is a convenient tool in epidemiological studies for the detection and typing of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA. This assay has been optimized and is being commercialized as the Linear Array HPV genotyping test (LA-HPV). We assessed the agreement ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Coutlée F,Rouleau D,Petignat P,Ghattas G,Kornegay JR,Schlag P,Boyle S,Hankins C,Vézina S,Coté P,Macleod J,Voyer H,Forest P,Walmsley S,Canadian Women's HIV study Group.,Franco E

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A slightly modified Moeller medium for amino acid decarboxylase and dihydrolase testing by the replicator method correlated 96 to 99% with the reference Moeller broth method. False positive results were not encountered in this study. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jones RN,Fuchs PC,Sniderman S

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The p44 gene of the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (aoHGE) encodes a 44-kDa major outer surface protein. A technique was developed for the typing of the aoHGE based on the PCR amplification of the p44 gene followed by a multiple restriction digest with HindIII, EcoRV, and AspI to generate restriction fragmen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Carter SE,Ravyn MD,Xu Y,Johnson RC

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serratia plymuthica was isolated from the blood and from a central venous catheter tip in a 54-year-old man with alcoholic cirrhosis and clinical signs of sepsis. This was the seventh reported isolate of S. plymuthica from a clinical specimen and the first in which the organism was clearly a significant pathogen. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Horowitz HW,Nadelman RB,Van Horn KG,Weekes SE,Goyburu L,Wormser GP

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1994 outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Israel was caused by an enterovirus 70 strain that was distinct from previously reported strains. Characterization was by electron microscopy (eye washes), reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR; eyewash, specimens, eye swabs, and tears), and sequence analysis of RT-PC...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shulman LM,Manor Y,Azar R,Handsher R,Vonsover A,Mendelson E,Rothman S,Hassin D,Halmut T,Abramovitz B,Varsano N

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new anaerobe and Corynebacterium (ANC) identification card for Vitek 2 was compared with a 16S rRNA gene sequencing (16S) reference method for accuracy in the identification of corynebacteria and anaerobic species. Testing was performed on a Vitek 2 XL system with modified software at three clinical trial laborato...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rennie RP,Brosnikoff C,Turnbull L,Reller LB,Mirrett S,Janda W,Ristow K,Krilcich A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two commercial assays that detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB) in clinical specimens by rRNA target amplification (AMTDII) and ligase chain reaction (LCx) were evaluated. The tests were applied to 457 respiratory (n = 273) and extrapulmonary (n = 184) specimens collected from 357 patients. The results were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Piersimoni C,Callegaro A,Scarparo C,Penati V,Nista D,Bornigia S,Lacchini C,Scagnelli M,Santini G,De Sio G

更新日期：1998-12-01 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：: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：:Whole-cell sonicates of Treponema pallidum, Nichols strain, were evaluated in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Elisa) for syphilis, and results were read in a Dynatek Microelisa Reader. The antigen was evaluated with sera from patients with syphilis, persons presumed normal, and biological false-positives. Two hu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pope V,Hunter EF,Feeley JC

更新日期：1982-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multilaboratory study designed to determine the in vitro susceptibility criteria and quality control parameters for ofloxacin against Neisseria gonorrhoeae was conducted according to the guidelines of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. Proposed susceptibility breakpoints are MICs of less than ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fuchs PC,Barry AL,Baker C,Murray PR,Washington JA

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gen-Probe AMPLIFIED Chlamydia Trachomatis Assay (AMP CT) uses transcription-mediated amplification and hybridization protection assay procedures to qualitatively detect Chlamydia trachomatis rRNA in urine, endocervical swab, and urethral specimens. The performance of the AMP CT was compared to that of cell culture...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ferrero DV,Meyers HN,Schultz DE,Willis SA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the laboratory techniques for subtyping isolates of Salmonella enteritidis, we compared the plasmid profiles (PP), phage types (PT), and antimicrobial susceptibility patterns (AS) of two nationally representative samples of sporadic human S. enteritidis isolates from 1979 (n = 28) and 1984 (n = 37), 43 iso...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rodrigue DC,Cameron DN,Puhr ND,Brenner FW,St Louis ME,Wachsmuth IK,Tauxe RV

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni was recovered from four dogs (11%) and four cats (33%) living with Danish human patients infected with C. jejuni. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis revealed the occurrence of the same quinolone-resistant strain in a girl and her dog. C. jejuni isolates with closely related (>95% sim...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Damborg P,Olsen KE,Møller Nielsen E,Guardabassi L

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA detection and typing are important for diagnosis and management of HPV-associated diseases. One of the most commonly used PCR methods, GP5+/6+, shows weaknesses in amplifying certain types. To circumvent this limitation, we developed and validated broad-spectrum primers targeting the GP5...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schmitt M,Dondog B,Waterboer T,Pawlita M

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CHROMagar Yersinia (CAY) is a new chromogenic medium for the presumptive detection of virulent Yersinia enterocolitica in stools. Based on a comparative analysis of 1,494 consecutive stools from hospitalized patients, CAY was found to be just as sensitive as the reference medium (cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin agar) bu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Renaud N,Lecci L,Courcol RJ,Simonet M,Gaillot O

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Isolator 10 lysis-centrifugation blood culture system (E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del.) was compared with the BACTEC radiometric method (Johnston Laboratories, Inc., Towson, Md.) with 6B and 7D broth media for the recovery of bacteria and yeasts. From 11,000 blood cultures, 1,174 clinically ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brannon P,Kiehn TE

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the clinical performance of Check-Direct CPE for carbapenemase detection directly from 301 perirectal swabs (258 patients) in a nonoutbreak setting. Culture of a PCR-confirmed, carbapenemase-containing organism, or history of colonization with such organism within the previous 2 weeks, was used as the ref...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lau AF,Fahle GA,Kemp MA,Jassem AN,Dekker JP,Frank KM

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:D-Arabinitol (DA) is a useful diagnostic marker for candidiasis in patients with neutropenia and other high-risk groups, but its use in unselected patients with a broad range of underlying diseases and conditions has not been studied. We used an automated enzymatic fluorometric assay to measure serum DA/creatinine rat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yeo SF,Huie S,Sofair AN,Campbell S,Durante A,Wong B

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA fingerprint profiles and somatic serotypes of 71 Pasteurella multocida capsule serogroup B isolates, 13 capsule serogroup E isolates, and 16 somatic reference serotype strains were compared. Each of the 16 reference somatic serotypes had a unique DNA fingerprint profile with the HhaI restriction endonuclease. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wilson MA,Rimler RB,Hoffman LJ

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a major health problem in newborns and children. Early detection of pathogens allows initiation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy that strongly correlates with positive outcomes. Multiplex PCR has the potential to rapidly identify bloodstream infections, compensating for the loss of blood culture sensitiv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lucignano B,Ranno S,Liesenfeld O,Pizzorno B,Putignani L,Bernaschi P,Menichella D

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00