Isolation of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci from chickens.

abstract：:We report the first case of a postoperative wound infection caused by Vibrio metschnikovii on the lower right leg of a patient after saphenectomy. Compared to the healing of an uninfected site, that of the right leg was delayed, and a cure was achieved by intensified wound care. Several swabs taken from the infected s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Linde HJ,Kobuch R,Jayasinghe S,Reischl U,Lehn N,Kaulfuss S,Beutin L

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the relative levels of effectiveness of three commercial identification kits and three nucleic acid amplification tests for the identification of coryneform bacteria by testing 50 diverse isolates, including 12 well-characterized control strains and 38 organisms obtained from pediatric oncology patients at...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Adderson EE,Boudreaux JW,Cummings JR,Pounds S,Wilson DA,Procop GW,Hayden RT

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood culture bottles containing antibiotic binding resins are routinely used to minimize artificial sterilization in the presence of antibiotics. However, the resin binding kinetics can differ between antibiotics and concentrations. This study assessed the impact of clinically meaningful peak, midpoint, and trough co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chen IH,Nicolau DP,Kuti JL

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The arylsulfatase isozymes of Mycobacterium fortuitum, M. peregrinum, M. chelonei subsp. chelonei, and M. chelonei subsp. abscessus were examined to determine the isozymal and immunological relationship among the members of the M. fortuitum complex. Cell extracts were subjected to electrophoresis on agarose and polyac...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Binko BP,Bartholomew WR

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the identification, typing, and phylogenetic relationships of the most prevalent clinical Nocardia species in Spain, as determined via sequence analysis of their housekeeping genes gyrB and rpoB, with the results returned by the gold standard 16S rRNA method. gyrB and rpoB analyses identified Nocar...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Carrasco G,Valdezate S,Garrido N,Villalón P,Medina-Pascual MJ,Sáez-Nieto JA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal parasite causing significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. More tools are needed to understand the epidemiology and molecular pathogenesis of amebiasis. A cDNA library was constructed by using poly(A)+ RNA isolated from an axenic strain of E. histolytica, HM1:IMSS, which exp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Burch DJ,Li E,Reed S,Jackson TF,Stanley SL Jr

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we present a case of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in a 57-year-old female with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. The only mold cultured at 25°C, 37°C, and 40°C from a specimen of the nasal crust was identified phenotypically and independently using nuclear ribosomal DNA sequence data as Thamnostylum l...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Xess I,Mohapatra S,Shivaprakash MR,Chakrabarti A,Benny GL,O'Donnell K,Padhye AA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the capabilities developed by bacteria is the ability to gain large fragments of DNA from other bacteria or to lose portions of their own genomes. Among these exchangeable fragments are the genomic islands (GIs). Nine GIs have been identified in Brucella, and genomic island 3 (GI-3) is shared by two pathogenic ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Céspedes S,Salgado P,Valenzuela P,Vidal R,Oñate AA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex of bacteria. This species was originally identified as a pathogen of small rodents and shrews and was associated with limited diversity and a much reduced spoligotype pattern. More recently, specific deletions of chromosomal DNA have been show...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Smith NH,Crawshaw T,Parry J,Birtles RJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was noted in our laboratory that certain strains of Haemophilus influenzae yielded zone sizes interpreted as resistant to the ampicillin (AMP) disk on chocolate-Mueller-Hinton agar (CMH) but showed no evidence of beta-lactamase (beta-Lac) activity. Although it is known that a second mechanism of AMP resistance exis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Heelan JS,Chesney D,Guadagno G

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The description and evaluation of a PCR-based assay for the detection and species identification of the eight known human herpesviruses are presented. Two primer pairs targeting well-conserved regions of the genome allowed the amplification of the DNAs of all known human herpesviruses at a high level of sensitivity (1...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Johnson G,Nelson S,Petric M,Tellier R

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tilburgii is a nonculturable nontuberculous mycobacterium identifiable only by molecular methods. We report a case of disseminated M. tilburgii infection illustrating the importance of 16S rRNA gene sequencing to determine the responsible mycobacterial pathogen and the difficulties in tailoring antimycob...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Temmerman S,Vandekerckhove L,Sermijn E,Vogelaers D,Claeys G,Vaneechoutte M,Cools P,Callens S

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1984, the recovery of enteric pathogens from patients with acute diarrhea was enhanced by the use of both rectal swab and stool specimens. With 513 patients for whom both methods were used, the overall recovery rate was increased a minimum of about 10%. Almost 50% of the organisms recovered were detected by onl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Adkins HJ,Santiago LT

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel lateral flow immunochromatographic device (LFD) was evaluated in several veterinary diagnostic laboratories. It was confirmed to be specific for Mycobacterium bovis and M.caprae cells. The performance of the novel LFD was assessed relative to the confirmatory tests routinely applied after culture (spoligotypin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Stewart LD,McCallan L,McNair J,McGoldrick A,Morris R,Moyen JL,De Juan Ferré L,Romero B,Alonso E,Parsons SDC,Van Helden P,Araújo FR,Grant IR

更新日期：2017-12-01 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：:Bartonella endocarditis is a severe disease for which blood cultures frequently remain negative. We tested three PCR assays by using specimens of serum sampled early during the disease from 43 patients diagnosed in our laboratory as having Bartonella endocarditis on the basis of serological, culture, and/or valvular m...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zeaiter Z,Fournier PE,Greub G,Raoult D

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the reliability and accuracy of a colorimetric assay using Alamar Blue reagent in the performance of susceptibility tests for Candida albicans. We compared the broth macrodilution method recommended by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) with a macrodilution method modified wit...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tiballi RN,He X,Zarins LT,Revankar SG,Kauffman CA

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) have spurred intense research efforts around the world to deal with the serious threat to health posed by this novel coronavirus. A rapid, reliable diagnostic assay is needed for monitoring the spread of the disease. Here we report a method for eliminating f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hui RK,Zeng F,Chan CM,Yuen KY,Peiris JS,Leung FC

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An automated enzymatic method was developed for the measurement of D-arabinitol in human serum. The assay is based on a novel, highly specific D-arabinitol dehydrogenase from Candida tropicalis. This enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of D-arabinitol to D-ribulose and the concomitant reduction of NAD+ to NADH. The NADH pr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Switchenko AC,Miyada CG,Goodman TC,Walsh TJ,Wong B,Becker MJ,Ullman EF

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human pathogen Staphylococcus aureus is isolated and characterized using traditional culture and sensitivity methodologies that are slow and offer limited information on the organism. In contrast, DNA microarray technology can provide detailed, clinically relevant information on the isolate by detecting the presen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Spence RP,Wright V,Ala-Aldeen DA,Turner DP,Wooldridge KG,James R

更新日期：2008-05-01 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：:Bacterial contamination frequently interferes with successful recovery of the Lyme spirochete from cultures of tissue from Borrelia burgdorferi-infected humans, rodents, or ticks. We used 0.20- and 0.45-microns-pore-size syringe-tip filters to recover spirochetes from cultures contaminated with other bacteria. Low con...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jobe DA,Callister SM,Schell RF

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI). Currently, there are limited data on the bacterial load in both men and women and on both genital and extragenital sites. Therefore, we quantified N. gonorrhoeae bacterial loads in a large population of women, heterosexual men, and men w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van der Veer BMJW,Hoebe CJPA,Dukers-Muijrers NHTM,van Alphen LB,Wolffs PFG

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:High-frequency switching and strain variability at the site of infection was assessed in 11 patients with acute Candida albicans vaginitis. By cloning cells directly from the site of infection, it was demonstrated that 4 of the 11 isolates contained multiple-switch phenotypes at the site of infection and that 9 of the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Soll DR,Langtimm CJ,McDowell J,Hicks J,Galask R

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study describes a method for amplifying DNA in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans by using short, synthetic oligonucleotides of random sequence as primers in the polymerase chain reaction. Genomic DNA from each of 20 human isolates of A. actinomycetemcomitans was successfully amplified in a thermal cycle...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Preus HR,Haraszthy VI,Zambon JJ,Genco RJ

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection of calves with bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) results in transient immunosuppression that may lead to bacterium-induced pneumonia and, occasionally, death. Although sensory neurons in the trigeminal ganglia (TG) are the primary site of BHV-1 latency, viral genomes are detected in the tonsils of latently infect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Perez S,Inman M,Doster A,Jones C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to ascertain the lipolytic activities (specifically, esterase) of those species of Candida that are most commonly isolated from human infections. Eight species of Candida were surveyed for their ability to hydrolyze various polyoxyethylene sorbitan compounds (Tweens). Of the 64 is...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rudek W

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively investigated the diagnostic utility of the Xpert MTB/RIF (Mycobacterium tuberculosis/rifampin [RIF] resistance) assay in 20 cases with confirmed tuberculous pleural effusion. The sensitivity and specificity of the Xpert assay in pleural fluid were 25% and 100%, respectively. All cases positive by the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Friedrich SO,von Groote-Bidlingmaier F,Diacon AH

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a liquid bead microarray (LBMA) assay for genotyping genital human papillomaviruses (HPVs) based on the MY09-MY11-HMB01 PCR system and the reverse line blot (RLB) assay probe sequences. Using individual HPV plasmids, we were able to detect as few as 50 copies per reaction. In two separate retrospective st...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Feng Q,Cherne S,Winer RL,Balasubramanian A,Lee SK,Hawes SE,Kiviat NB,Koutsky LA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A blind volunteer was inoculated in one eye with an isolate of Chlamydia trachomatis in 1961 and followed for 20 years. During this time, many observations were made of his clinical responses to the first inoculation and several subsequent inoculations with the same and other strains, chlamydial shedding, and antibody...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hanna L,Jawetz E,Dawson CR,Thygeson P

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00