Subtyping of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 strains by using antibodies specific for the third variable domain (V3) of gp120: results may be affected by divergent V3 sequences.

abstract：:A new case of Campylobacter hyointestinalis-associated diarrhea in a human is reported. The medical history of the patient was significant for immunodeficiency because of an evolutive chronic myeloid leukemia. The diarrhea rapidly stopped after administration of oral erythromycin. No other enteropathogenic agent was f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Minet J,Grosbois B,Megraud F

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) cause severe opportunistic infections and have a rising incidence in most settings. Rising diagnostic need must be met by national reference laboratories, which rely on Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) guideline-approved manual readout of microtiter plates for antimi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rockland M,Ruth MM,Aalders N,Pennings L,Hoefsloot W,Wattenberg M,van Ingen J

更新日期：2019-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies established that neither cloth nor disposable diapers demonstrably contributed to the growth of Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris, Staphylococcus aureus, or Candida albicans when urine was present as a growth medium. In a clinical study of 166 children, the microbial skin flora of children with atopi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Keswick BH,Seymour JL,Milligan MC

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Between 1999 and 2002, 496 invasive group A streptococcal (GAS) isolates from clinical microbiological departments in Denmark and subsequently 487 (98%) questionnaires from the clinicians treating the patients were received as part of a national surveillance. emm types and streptococcal superantigen (SAg) genes were d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ekelund K,Skinhøj P,Madsen J,Konradsen HB

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pandemic spread of Vibrio parahaemolyticus is an international public health issue. Because of the outbreak potential of the organism, it is critical to establish an internationally recognized molecular subtyping protocol for V. parahaemolyticus that is both rapid and robust as a means to monitor its further sprea...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kam KM,Luey CK,Parsons MB,Cooper KL,Nair GB,Alam M,Islam MA,Cheung DT,Chu YW,Ramamurthy T,Pazhani GP,Bhattacharya SK,Watanabe H,Terajima J,Arakawa E,Ratchtrachenchai OA,Huttayananont S,Ribot EM,Gerner-Smidt P,Swamin

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restriction endonuclease analysis of virulence plasmid DNA was used to study the epidemiology of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infections. The origin of Y. pseudotuberculosis could be divided into two focus areas: Eastern Asia and Europe. Wild animals were an important reservoir for the Y. pseudotuberculosis seen in inf...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fukushima H,Gomyoda M,Kaneko S,Tsubokura M,Takeda N,Hongo T,Shubin FN

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to investigate the seroprevalence of human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) infection in central and southern Italy, sera from human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seronegative subjects, with and without Kaposi's sarcoma (KS), were analyzed by immunofluorescence assay, using BC-3, a cell line latently infected with HHV-8....

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cattani P,Capuano M,Cerimele F,La Parola IL,Santangelo R,Masini C,Cerimele D,Fadda G

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against herpes simplex virus type 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and -2, respectively) nuclear antigens were used to identify cells infected with HSV-1 or -2 by indirect immunofluorescence in conjunction with flow cytometry after virus amplification of MRC-5 cell monolayers. The results indicate th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McSharry JJ,Costantino R,McSharry MB,Venezia RA,Lehman JM

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intravenous and intraarterial catheters were examined microbiologically and morphologically. Bacteria or yeasts were recovered from 38 of the 63 catheters examined, and Staphylococcus epidermidis was present on 29 of the 38 colonized catheters. Examination of unused Teflon catheters ( Jelco ; Surgikos , Inc., Peterbor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Marrie TJ,Costerton JW

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterobacter cloacae strain G6809 with reduced susceptibility to carbapenems was identified from a patient in a long-term acute care hospital in Kentucky. G6809 belonged to sequence type (ST) 88 and carried two carbapenemase genes, bla(KPC-18) and bla(VIM-1). Whole-genome sequencing localized bla(KPC-18) to the chromo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Thomson GK,Snyder JW,McElheny CL,Thomson KS,Doi Y

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test is widely used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Specimens may contain amplification inhibitors, potentially leading to false-negative results if unrecognized. We report a failure to detect inhibition, despite adherence to the inhibition testing guidelines...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kim JY,Ferraro MJ,Branda JA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports suggest an association between Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori bacteria and atherosclerosis. We studied 51 patients (mean age, 68.3 years) who underwent abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. For each patient we performed a microimmunofluorescence test for immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgA, and IgM a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Blasi F,Denti F,Erba M,Cosentini R,Raccanelli R,Rinaldi A,Fagetti L,Esposito G,Ruberti U,Allegra L

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical importance of nondiphtherial Corynebacterium, a ubiquitous member of the normal human microflora of the skin and mucous membrane, for ocular surface infections has been recognized recently. We performed an antimicrobial susceptibility test with Etest strips for three fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, norfl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Eguchi H,Kuwahara T,Miyamoto T,Nakayama-Imaohji H,Ichimura M,Hayashi T,Shiota H

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectromelia virus, an orthopoxvirus that can cause extensive morbidity and mortality (mousepox) in colonized mice, has been epizootically responsible for serious disruption of biomedical research since 1930. The lack of a sensitive and specific serological assay for infection with this virus became apparent during outb...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Buller RM,Bhatt PN,Wallace GD

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate that all nine species of the Burkholderia cepacia complex can express the mucoid phenotype. A survey of clinical isolates showed that strains of B. cenocepacia, the most virulent species of the complex, are most frequently nonmucoid. Additionally, isolates from patients with chronic infections can conve...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zlosnik JE,Hird TJ,Fraenkel MC,Moreira LM,Henry DA,Speert DP

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Asia, bla(KPC) detection has been limited to East Asia and not yet seen in Southeast Asia. We report four bla(KPC-2)-containing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from two different hospitals in Singapore. All isolates belonged to strain type 11 (ST11) and were indistinguishable by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFG...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Balm MN,Ngan G,Jureen R,Lin RT,Teo J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a multiplex PCR assay to identify and discriminate between isolates of Campylobacter coli, Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter lari, and Campylobacter upsaliensis. The C. jejuni isolate F38011 lpxA gene, encoding a UDP-N-acetylglucosamine acyltransferase, was identified by sequence analysis of an expressio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Klena JD,Parker CT,Knibb K,Ibbitt JC,Devane PM,Horn ST,Miller WG,Konkel ME

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent molecular studies have shown Mycobacterium porcinum, recovered from cases of lymphadenitis in swine, to have complete 16S rDNA sequence identity and >70% DNA-DNA homology with human isolates within the M. fortuitum third biovariant complex. We identified 67 clinical and two environmental isolates of the M. fort...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wallace RJ Jr,Brown-Elliott BA,Wilson RW,Mann L,Hall L,Zhang Y,Jost KC Jr,Brown JM,Kabani A,Schinsky MF,Steigerwalt AG,Crist CJ,Roberts GD,Blacklock Z,Tsukamura M,Silcox V,Turenne C

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrence of osteomyelitis by the same bacterial strain is well known. We report three patients with a second episode of osteomyelitis at the same site caused by different strains of bacteria from the original. Formerly infected and altered bone surface might present a region of diminished resistance for a new infect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Uçkay I,Assal M,Legout L,Rohner P,Stern R,Lew D,Hoffmeyer P,Bernard L

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) is increasingly being used for the detection of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) proviral DNA. Nevertheless, quality control for the validation and standardization of such tests is currently lacking. Therefore, the present study was initiated by three Office International des Epizooties (O...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jaworski JP,Pluta A,Rola-Łuszczak M,McGowan SL,Finnegan C,Heenemann K,Carignano HA,Alvarez I,Murakami K,Willems L,Vahlenkamp TW,Trono KG,Choudhury B,Kuźmak J

更新日期：2018-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes the first isolation of a new Shigella flexneri serotype, designated 4s, in Beijing, China. Genotypic and phenotypic profiling suggests that this isolate is a clone of the S. flexneri serotype X variant reference strain. Of particular concern is the multidrug resistance exhibited by this isolate. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Qiu S,Wang Z,Chen C,Liu N,Jia L,Liu W,Wang L,Hao R,Zhang L,Wang Y,Song H

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：:We compared the MicroScan Pos MIC Type 6 panel and AMS-Vitek Gram Positive Susceptibility Card (GPS-TA) to agar dilution screen plates for the detection of high-level aminoglycoside resistance in 182 enterococcal isolates. The specificity of the two commercial systems was 100%, with the exception of one susceptible is...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Szeto S,Louie M,Low DE,Patel M,Simor AE

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 32 patients for whom highly active antiretroviral therapy was failing, a good agreement between drug resistance-associated mutations in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was found (k = 0.85). The mutations with the lowest agreement were 20R, 63P, and 84V in the protease gene and 184V in the reve...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sarmati L,Nicastri E,Uccella I,D'Ettorre G,Parisi SG,Palmisano L,Galluzzo C,Concia E,Vullo V,Vella S,Andreoni M

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cultures of Sporothrix schenckii were serologically tested by the exoantigen immunodiffusion technique of Kaufman and Standard (L. Kaufman and P.G. Standard, J. Clin. Microbiol. 8:42-45, 1978). This rapid and sensitive technique permitted the identification of 10 isolates of S. schenckii within 3 days. The production ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Polonelli L,Morace G

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding of human immunoglobulin G by Fc receptors in herpes simplex virus (HSV)-infected cells can cause false-positive interpretations in the immunofluorescence test for HSV antibody. When the infected cell smears were treated with 10% glacial acetic acid for 5 min and rinsed in phosphate-buffered saline before t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gallo D

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 45 influenza virus strains (43 type A and 2 type B) detected in conventional tube cell cultures (average time, 4 days), 25 (56%) were detected by immunofluorescence in the shell vial assay 24 h postinoculation. The specific fluorescence produced should allow this procedure to be readily adapted by laboratories with...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Espy MJ,Smith TF,Harmon MW,Kendal AP

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A broad range of viral and bacterial pathogens can cause acute respiratory tract infection. For rapid detection of a broad respiratory pathogen spectrum, multiplex real-time PCR is ideal. This study evaluated the performance of the new Luminex NxTAG Respiratory Pathogen Panel (NxTAG-RPP) in comparison with the BioFire...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chen JHK,Lam HY,Yip CCY,Wong SCY,Chan JFW,Ma ESK,Cheng VCC,Tang BSF,Yuen KY

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the rate at which IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) patterns in Mycobacterium tuberculosis change over time, we applied a smooth nonparametric survival model to several data sets, including data from previous publications on the rate of change. The results strongly suggest a simple pa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Eilers PH,Van Soolingen D,Thi Ngoc Lan N,Warren RM,Borgdorff MW

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma bovis is a major bovine pathogen associated with bovine respiratory disease complex and is responsible for substantial economic losses worldwide. M. bovis is also associated with other clinical presentations in cattle, including mastitis, otitis, arthritis, and reproductive disorders. To gain a better under...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rosales RS,Churchward CP,Schnee C,Sachse K,Lysnyansky I,Catania S,Iob L,Ayling RD,Nicholas RA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00