Antimicrobial susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori determined by the E test using tetrazolium egg yolk agar.

abstract：:Cryptococcus gattii emerged in North America in 1999 as a human and veterinary pathogen on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The emergent subtype, VGIIa, and the closely related subtype VGIIb can now be found in the United States in Washington, Oregon, and California. We performed multilocus sequence typing and anti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Iqbal N,DeBess EE,Wohrle R,Sun B,Nett RJ,Ahlquist AM,Chiller T,Lockhart SR,Cryptococcus gattii Public Health Working Group.

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rates of infection with Fusarium molds are increasing, and a diverse number of Fusarium spp. belonging to different species complexes can cause infection. Conventional species identification in the clinical laboratory is time-consuming and prone to errors. We therefore evaluated whether matrix-assisted laser desor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Triest D,Stubbe D,De Cremer K,Piérard D,Normand AC,Piarroux R,Detandt M,Hendrickx M

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reference strains of serotypes 1 to 12 of Actinobacillus (Haemophilus) pleuropneumoniae were cultured in Eagle minimal essential medium with 10% Serum Plus. Culture supernatants were examined for cytotoxicity to alveolar macrophages and for the ability to hemolyze sheep erythrocytes. All strains except the reference s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kamp EM,van Leengoed LA

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocardia takedensis is a recently described species isolated from soil. The first clinical isolate in Japan has recently been reported. This report describes the first clinical isolate of N. takedensis in Spain from a respiratory specimen. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Betrán A,Rezusta A,Lezcano MA,Villuendas MC,Revillo MJ,Boiron P,Rodríguez-Nava V

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of phage subtyping group A type 49 streptococci is described. The method is similar to that used for phage typing staphylococci, except that lysates obtained by induction with mitomycin C rather than propagated stock phages were used. Five type 49 strains were used as phage donors. Seventy-two strains of type...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Skjold SA,Wannamaker LW

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilator-associated pneumonia is frequently diagnosed with quantitative cultures of samples obtained by bronchoscopic techniques, a method associated with high costs and potential adverse effects. Quantitative cultures of endotracheal aspirates are easier and cheaper to obtain, and good correlations between the resu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bergmans DC,Bonten MJ,De Leeuw PW,Stobberingh EE

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The COVID-19 pandemic has put the clinical laboratory in the spotlight. The news media is regularly seeking out interviews with microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, and pathologists. Increased public exposure offers opportunities to improve how laboratory professionals communicate our insights. We can emph...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mazer BL

更新日期：2021-01-21 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：:Lower levels of performance of human papillomavirus (HPV) typing assays in studies using formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue compared to those using exfoliated cervical cells have been reported. The interpretation of current studies is limited by bias in inclusion criteria, sample matching, and methods of c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dal Bello B,Spinillo A,Alberizzi P,Cesari S,Gardella B,Silini EM

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mumps virus is a negative-strand RNA virus in the family Paramyxoviridae. Mumps infection results in an acute illness with symptoms including fever, headache, and myalgia, followed by swelling of the salivary glands. Complications of mumps can include meningitis, deafness, pancreatitis, orchitis, and first-trimest...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boddicker JD,Rota PA,Kreman T,Wangeman A,Lowe L,Hummel KB,Thompson R,Bellini WJ,Pentella M,Desjardin LE

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-h Micro-ID technique for direct identification of oxidase-negative gram-negative rods from positive blood cultures was compared to subculture and species identification of single colonies by API 20E and Micro-ID, using standardized inocula. A total of 127 patients (220 positive cultures) were studied. Isolates inc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Appelbaum PC,Schick SF,Kellogg JA

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the BD MAX enteric bacterial panel (EBP) to culture for the detection of Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, and Shiga toxin-producing enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157 in seeded stool samples. The EBP panel demonstrated superior sensitivity and reliably detected Salmonella, EHEC O157, Shigel...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Anderson NW,Buchan BW,Ledeboer NA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine the distribution in France of the Enterobacter aerogenes prevalent clone isolated in the hospitals of the Marseille area (A. Davin-Regli, D. Monnet, P. Saux, C. Bosi, R. Charrel, A. Barthelemy, and C. Bollet, J. Clin. Microbiol. 34:1474-1480, 1996). A total of 123 E. aerogenes is...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bosi C,Davin-Regli A,Bornet C,Mallea M,Pages JM,Bollet C

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared culture results to investigate the influence of antimicrobial-loaded cement on sonicate fluid culture positivity for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection. Fifty-four subjects were assessed. The sensitivities of sonicate fluid culture were 77.8% (14 of 18) in subjects with an antimicrobial-loaded cem...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Park KH,Greenwood-Quaintance KE,Hanssen AD,Abdel MP,Patel R

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared putative molecular markers of virulence (vacA, cagA, and iceA) of Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from 52 adult duodenal ulcer patients from West Bengal, India, with those of H. pylori strains isolated from 48 adult healthy volunteers from the same region. On the basis of genotyping by PCR, we conclud...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chattopadhyay S,Datta S,Chowdhury A,Chowdhury S,Mukhopadhyay AK,Rajendran K,Bhattacharya SK,Berg DE,Nair GB

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 238 isolates of Providencia stuartii obtained from infected patients in six Dublin hospitals were grouped by using serological and bacteriocin typing methods and tested for sensitivity to a number of antimicrobial agents. Most isolates were resistant to several of these agents. Resistance to tetracycline, r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McHale PJ,Keane CT,Dougan G

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensitivity of the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detecting serum antibodies to rotavirus was greatly enhanced when rotavirus particles were fragmented by chaotropic agents (NaSCN or guanidine hydrochloride) before adsorption of the antigens to the solid phase. For detecting fecal antibodies, the addition of fe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Inouye S,Matsuno S,Yamaguchi H

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sheep and guinea pigs were immunized with cellular and extracellular antigen from Legionella pneumophila bacteria. After immunization, the animals developed immunoglobulin G titers against the immunizing agent. The same sera were also tested in a Mycoplasma pneumoniae complement fixation test. All the preimmunization ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Berdal BP,Eng J

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of syphilis is challenging and often relies on serologic tests to detect treponemal or nontreponemal antibodies. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Association of Public Health Laboratories proposed an update to the syphilis serology testing algorithm, in which serum samples...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Binnicker MJ,Jespersen DJ,Rollins LO

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and application of nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) assays for the detection of West Nile (WN) and St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) viruses are reported. Two unique detection formats were developed for the NASBA assays: a postamplification detection step with a virus-specific internal capt...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lanciotti RS,Kerst AJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a frequently fatal infection in immunocompromised patients that is difficult to diagnose. Present methods for detection of Aspergillus spp. in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid and in tissue vary in sensitivity and specificity. We therefore developed an A. fumigatus-specific ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： O'Sullivan CE,Kasai M,Francesconi A,Petraitis V,Petraitiene R,Kelaher AM,Sarafandi AA,Walsh TJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a decade ago the first cryptococcal lateral flow assay (LFA) became available. This affordable point-of-care test has undeniably led to tremendous improvements in early detection of cryptococcosis (1,2). However, from several studies it must be concluded that the reliability of recently introduced LFA's falls sho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shi D,Haas PJ,Boekhout T,Hahn RC,Hagen F

更新日期：2021-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined the group A rotavirus occurrence in pig farms from 7 different cities in São Paulo State, Brazil. Out of 143 samples, 70 tested positive. Sequence analyses of 37 strains indicated that the strains had the G3, G5, G9, and P[6], P[13]/P[22]-like, and P[23] genotypes. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tonietti PO,Hora AS,Silva FD,Ruiz VL,Gregori F

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 6-year period, 24 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were collected from 18 patients living in a nursing home. These isolates had a delayed development of a red pigment and exhibited a similar antibiotype (resistance to all beta-lactams except for imipenem and t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dubois V,Arpin C,Noury P,Andre C,Coulange L,Quentin C

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple method of storage and retrieval of serum samples for adenovirus serology is described. Complement-fixing antibodies remained stable for at least 5 years when stored at -10 degrees C or below. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Edwards EA

更新日期：1977-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In sera from 4 of 25,000 individuals tested for antibodies against streptococci, extremely high antideoxyribonuclease B titers ( > 10(6) U/ml) were found. Two of the cases were diagnosed as monoclonal gammopathies. The M-components were shown to possess the anti-deoxyribonuclease B activity. The other two cases were d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hederstedt B,Holm SE,Norberg R

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we evaluated the ability of three commercial methods, API 20A (Analytab Products, Plainview, N.Y.), Minitek (BBL Microbiology Systems, Cockeysville, Md.), and Anaerobe-Tek (Flow Laboratories, Inc., McLean, Va.), to accurately identify 165 recent clinical and 38 stock isolates of anaerobic bacteria withou...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Appelbaum PC,Kaufmann CS,Keifer JC,Venbrux HJ

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to rapidly recognize Ebola virus infections is critical to quickly limit further spread of the disease. A rapid, sensitive, and specific laboratory diagnostic test is needed to confirm outbreaks of Ebola virus infection and to distinguish it from other diseases that can cause similar clinical symptoms. A o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gibb TR,Norwood DA Jr,Woollen N,Henchal EA

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine vaginal cytobrush specimens were analyzed for the presence of Chlamydia spp. by a high-sensitivity, high-specificity quantitative PCR. The 53% prevalence of low-level Chlamydia psittaci and C. pecorum genital infection detected in virgin heifers suggests predominantely extragenital transmission of Chlamydia in ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： DeGraves FJ,Gao D,Hehnen HR,Schlapp T,Kaltenboeck B

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We mapped the coding single nucleotide polymorphisms in four toxin genes-exoS, exoT, exoU, and exoY-of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III secretion system among several clinical isolates. We then used this information to design a multiplex PCR assay based on the simultaneous amplification of fragments of these genes....

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ajayi T,Allmond LR,Sawa T,Wiener-Kronish JP

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00