Sparfloxacin worldwide in vitro literature: isolate data available through 1994.

abstract：:The in vitro activity of penicillin, ampicillin, cefditoren, cefotaxime, erythromycin, clarithromycin, and levofloxacin against 763 clinical isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes was determined. Clinically significant isolates collected from November 2005 to December 2006 in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Poland,...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Gracia M,Díaz C,Coronel P,Gimeno M,García-Rodas R,Rodríguez-Cerrato V,del Prado G,Huelves L,Ruiz V,Naves PF,Ponte MC,Granizo JJ,Soriano F

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commercially prepared dried-broth microdilution panel (Sensititre, TREK Diagnostic Systems, Cleveland, OH) was compared with a reference frozen-broth microdilution panel for antifungal susceptibility testing of 728 clinical isolates of Candida spp. and 98 clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans. The antifungal ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Pfaller MA,Boyken L,Hollis RJ,Messer SA,Tendolkar S,Diekema DJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melioidosis is an infectious disease caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei. Interest in the molecular identification of B. pseudomallei has increased after its classification as a category B agent by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The present article reports a diagnosis of...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Couto MS,Cordeiro Rde A,Rocha MF,Grangeiro TB,Leitão Junior NP,Bandeira Tde J,Sidrim JJ,Brilhante RS

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Susceptibility testing using the EUCAST-AFST method against 39 clinical Fusarium strains consecutively collected from local and invasive infections during the last 10years assessed the in vitro activities of amphotericin B (AmB) and triazole antifungal agents. In addition, the susceptibility pattern of 12 reference st...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Taj-Aldeen SJ,Salah H,Al-Hatmi AM,Hamed M,Theelen B,van Diepeningen AD,Boekhout T,Lass-Flörl C

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal secretions from 30 infants and children presenting with respiratory tract infection, were tested for rotavirus antigen. Two of 30 children with signs and symptoms of seromucoid nasal secretions, cough, and low grade fever were positive for the antigen. Nasopharyngeal secretions may play a role in the sp...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Fragoso M,Kumar A,Murray DL

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The motile enterococci with the vanC gene have intrinsic low-level resistance to vancomycin, but have not been implicated in a nosocomial outbreak. We determined the colonization rate of motile enterococci in hospitalized and nonhospitalized patients. Perianal or stool specimens were cultured in Enterococcosel broth s...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Van Horn KG,Rodney KM

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed and evaluated a method to genotypically identify enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) and to characterize these organisms with respect to 18 of 21 known colonization factors (CFs). The method, which is based on polynucleotide DNA-DNA colony hybridization, includes a pooled toxin probe assay to identify...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Steinsland H,Valentiner-Branth P,Grewal HM,Gaastra W,Mølbak K K,Sommerfelt H

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Potential tigecycline-Enterobacteriaceae susceptibility breakpoints were evaluated using 2 approaches, which differed in the nature of the probabilities assessed by MIC value. Using a previously derived tigecycline population pharmacokinetic model and Monte Carlo simulation, a probability density function of steady-st...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Ambrose PG,Meagher AK,Passarell JA,Van Wart SA,Cirincione BB,Rubino CM,Korth-Bradley JM,Babinchak T,Ellis-Grosse E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (CRPA) bacteremia has increased in recent years, and infections caused by CRPA result in higher mortality than those caused by susceptible strains. This study was performed to evaluate the risk factors for mortality and to study the impact of virulence facto...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Jeong SJ,Yoon SS,Bae IK,Jeong SH,Kim JM,Lee K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of low-level resistance to glycopeptides (teicoplanin MIC > or = 8 microg/mL and vancomycin MIC > or = 4 microg/mL) among staphylococci was investigated over a 15 month period. A total of 2,279 isolates (1,519 S. aureus, 760 coagulase-negative staphylococcus (CNS)) were screened using inoculum of 10(6) ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Park YJ,Jun Park J,Lee SO,Oh EJ,Kee Kim B

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a multiplex polymerase chain reaction (M-PCR) assay to simultaneously detect Trichomonas vaginalis, Mycoplasma hominis, and Ureaplasma urealyticum. The test is extremely specific and has a sensitivity of 10 cells for T. vaginalis and U. urealyticum and of 1 cell for M. hominis. The technique was validated...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Diaz N,Dessì D,Dessole S,Fiori PL,Rappelli P

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An immunoenzymatic test using as antigen purified suspensions of Coxiella burnetti coated by methylglyoxal on microtiter plates was developed. Multiple testing of the same sera gave similar results: two dilutions of serum (1:400 and 1:1600) were used in routine tests. Good agreement between the immunoenzymatic and the...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Roges G,Edlinger E

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapy of vancomycin-resistant enterococcal infections is an increasing problem for many large medical centers. One promising agent for use against Enterococcus faecium is RP 59500 (Quinupristin/Dalfopristin). To assess the potential for emergence of resistant strains during clinical trials with this new compound, we...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Millichap J,Ristow TA,Noskin GA,Peterson LR

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten human sera were used to study different parameters, namely, methods of smear preparation and fixation, and age of infected HSB-2 cells in order to optimize indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and anticomplement immunofluorescence (ACIF) procedures to measure antibody levels against HHV-6. Results showed a grea...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Couillard M,Joly JR,Deschênes L,Richer G

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group-C beta-hemolytic streptococci (GCBHS) is an uncommon cause of bacteremia. In a 5-year period, GCBHS accounted for 0.28% of positive blood cultures and 0.35% of bacteremias documented at our hospital. The incidence of GCBHS bacteremia was 0.05 episodes per 1000 admissions. We were able to analyze clinical data of...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Berenguer J,Sampedro I,Cercenado E,Baraia J,Rodríguez-Créixems M,Bouza E

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The suitability of the Microbial Identification System (MIS) marketed by Microbial ID (Newark, DE, USA) for routine diagnosis of clinically important mycobacteria was investigated and assessed. Cellular fatty acids were extracted from 1077 stock and recent clinical isolates. They were analyzed using a gas-liquid chrom...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Smid I,Salfinger M

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceftobiprole is a 1st-in-class anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) extended-spectrum cephalosporin currently in clinical trials for the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSIs) and nosocomial pneumonia. This agent is also active against other prominent Gram-positive and ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Fritsche TR,Sader HS,Jones RN

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development and standardization of simple, timely, and cost-effective antibiotic susceptibility assays are much needed to address the emergence of global resistance. The use of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight mass spectrometry is routine for bacterial identification. This study evaluated 2 a...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Horseman TS,Lustik MB,Fong KSK

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Relationships between pharmacodynamic indices (PI), such as the area under the concentration-time curve (AUC)/MIC ratio and time > MIC (T(>MIC)), and efficacy have been described for antimicrobial drugs. The use of these quantitative relationships may increase the power to demonstrate significant effects of drugs, obv...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Mouton JW,Jacobs N,Tiddens H,Horrevorts AM

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ampicillin was generally twice as active as amoxicillin against 2440 consecutive isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from five medical centers. When beta-lactamase inhibitors were added to the penicillins, there was a significant increase in susceptibility. The magnitude of the increased susceptibility to ampicillin-sulbac...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Fuchs PC,Barry AL,Pfaller MA,Hardy DJ,McLaughlin JC,Gerlach EH

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia thailandensis is crucial in guiding clinical management of patients with suspected melioidosis, as more than 99% of cases of melioidosis are caused by B. pseudomallei, whereas B. thailandensis is only responsible for causing less than 1% of the cases....

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Woo PC,Woo GK,Lau SK,Wong SS,Yuen Ky

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) offers promise in pneumococcal diagnostics, but whether nasopharyngeal carriage causes false-positive results in people colonized with Streptococcus pneumoniae is unknown. We found in serum no positive samples for pneumococcal DNA in 100 carriers and noncarriers using 2 different real-t...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Rouphael N,Steyn S,Bangert M,Sampson JS,Adrian P,Madhi SA,Klugman KP,Ades EW

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The improved Streptex method for serogrouping streptococci incorporates a new extraction enzyme and a simplified procedure requiring no centrifugation. A total of 114 clinical isolates of beta-hemolytic streptococci were serogrouped from primary plates, isolation plates, and Todd-Hewitt broth cultures using this syste...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Bixler-Forell E,Martin WJ,Moody MD

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cefmetazole and trospectomycin were tested in a multilaboratory trial to establish Neisseria gonorrhoeae susceptibility testing criteria and quality control (QC) guidelines. Cefmetazole was active against the penicillinase-producing isolates and has an MIC90 of 16 micrograms/ml, the breakpoint MIC previously used for ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Jones RN,Erwin ME,Washington JA,Koontz FP,Murray PR,Gerlach EH

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leptospirosis is an emerging infectious disease, which is considered to be the most widespread zoonotic disease in the world. There are more than 230 known serovars in the genus Leptospira. A loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the rapid detection of pathogenic Leptospira spp. was developed and eva...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Lin X,Chen Y,Lu Y,Yan J,Yan J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commercial broth microdilution system (Sceptor Anaerobe MIC/ID, BBL) for susceptibility testing of anaerobic bacteria was compared to a reference agar dilution system. Of the 172 organisms tested, only 7% failed to grow sufficiently for testing in the Sceptor system. In 1,590 antibiotic/organism combinations, 86.7% ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Hussain Z,Lannigan R,Schieven BC,Stoakes L,Groves D

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the 56-kDa antigen gene is currently the most commonly used molecular technique for confirmation of scrub typhus and genotyping of Orientia tsutsugamushi. In this study, we have compared the commonly used nested PCR (N-PCR) with a single-step conventional PCR (C-PCR) ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Janardhanan J,Prakash JA,Abraham OC,Varghese GM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beginning on April 2007, a prospective multicenter study was performed to investigate prevalence and epidemiology of microbial pathogens causing bloodstream infections (BSIs). Twenty microbiology laboratories participated to the survey over a 1-year period. A total of 11,638 episodes of BSI occurred in 11 202 patients...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Luzzaro F,Ortisi G,Larosa M,Drago M,Brigante G,Gesu G

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive fungal disease has taken a great toll on immunocompromised patients. With the emergence of fluconazole and amphotericin B resistance, the rapid identification of fungi to species level is of clinical relevance in guiding appropriate antifungal therapy. Among these opportunistic fungi, Candida species are the ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Hui M,Ip M,Chan PK,Chin ML,Cheng AF

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterococcus species isolated from poultry sources were characterized for their resistance to antibiotics, plasmid content, presence of van genes and their diversity by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA-polymerase chain reaction (RAPD-PCR). The results showed that all isolates were multi-resistance to the antibiotics...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Radu S,Toosa H,Rahim RA,Reezal A,Ahmad M,Hamid AN,Rusul G,Nishibuchi M

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00