Primary invasive cutaneous Microsporum canis infections in immunocompromised patients.

abstract：:Sera from patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) or aspergilloma and normal sera were analyzed for specific antibodies by Western (immuno-) blotting with Aspergillus fumigatus antigens transferred electrophoretically onto polyvinylidene difluoride membranes. Western blot analysis demonstrated con...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kurup VP,Greenberger PA,Fink JN

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outbreaks of food-borne listeriosis have often involved strains of serotype 4b. Examination of multiple isolates from three different outbreaks revealed that ca. 11 to 29% of each epidemic population consisted of strains which were negative with the serotype-specific monoclonal antibody c74.22, lacked galactose from t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Clark EE,Wesley I,Fiedler F,Promadej N,Kathariou S

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Enzygnost alpha method was tested against the complement fixation test and anti-VCA immunofluorescence to determine the respective titers of anti-cytomegalovirus and anti-Epstein-Barr virus immunoglobulin G antibodies. For cytomegalovirus, the Enzygnost results showed 97.99% agreement with the readings obtained by...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gutierrez J,Maroto MD,Piédrola G

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency of and risk factors for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) transmission from a MRSA index person to household contacts were assessed in this prospective study. Between January 2005 and December 2007, 62 newly diagnosed MRSA index persons (46 patients and 16 health care workers) and their ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mollema FP,Richardus JH,Behrendt M,Vaessen N,Lodder W,Hendriks W,Verbrugh HA,Vos MC

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three molecular typing methods were used to study the relationships among 184 Campylobacter strains isolated from humans, cattle, and chickens. All strains were genotyped by amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis, multilocus sequence typing (MLST), and sequence analysis of a genomic region with short t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schouls LM,Reulen S,Duim B,Wagenaar JA,Willems RJ,Dingle KE,Colles FM,Van Embden JD

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An evaluation was undertaken to determine the optimal method for testing the susceptibilities of 100 clinical isolates and two reference strains of Enterococcus spp. to vancomycin in vitro. Six testing methods were studied by using the following media and incubation times: agar screen with the Synergy Quad Plate (Reme...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kohner PC,Patel R,Uhl JR,Garin KM,Hopkins MK,Wegener LT,Cockerill FR 3rd

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study to compare the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test with the cell culture method in diagnosing urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis infections was performed. From 497 patients (212 women, 285 men) attending an outpatient clinic for sexually transmitted diseases, a total of 814 samples (female patients, cervix and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vogels WH,van Voorst Vader PC,Schröder FP

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to measure the performance of the Affirm Ambient Temperature Transport System (ATTS) over time and to estimate the length of time the system can preserve a vaginal specimen containing the three common organisms causing vaginitis: Trichomonas vaginalis, Candida species, and Gardnerella v...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brown HL,Fuller DA,Davis TE,Schwebke JR,Hillier SL

更新日期：2001-09-01 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

abstract：:A simple enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed for the identification of cultured mycobacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, the Mycobacterium avium complex, and Mycobacterium kansasii. Six monoclonal antibodies were used: two (F23-49 and F24-2) were specific for the M. tuberculosis co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schöningh R,Verstijnen CP,Kuijper S,Kolk AH

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fungal infection of the thyroid is rare. Most reported cases have involved Aspergillus, Coccidioides, and Candida species in the setting of disseminated disease. Infection of the thyroid with Histoplasma capsulatum is rarely reported as part of disseminated disease, even in geographic areas where histoplasmosis is end...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Goldani LZ,Klock C,Diehl A,Monteiro AC,Maia AL

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is more sensitive than microscopy for detecting Pneumocystis jirovecii in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. We therefore developed a qPCR assay and compared the results with those of a routine immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and clinical data. The assay included automated DNA extraction, ampli...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Botterel F,Cabaret O,Foulet F,Cordonnier C,Costa JM,Bretagne S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human milk obtained from 21 American nursing mothers was studied for the presence of secretory immunoglobulin A antibody to rotavirus, the most common etiological agent of infantile gastroenteritis. Antibody was quantitated by adaptation of a recently described solid-phase radioimmunoassay technique that employs simia...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cukor G,Blacklow NR,Capozza FE,Panjvani ZF,Bednarek F

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the context of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, adenovirus infections are associated with relevant mortality and morbidity. Detection of adenovirus DNA by quantitative PCR is the "gold standard" for these patients. A total of 150 samples, namely, 78 whole-blood, 22 cerebrospinal fluid, 24 digestive biopsy, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jeulin H,Salmon A,Bordigoni P,Venard V

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Species of the genus Bartonella are currently recognized in growing numbers and are involved in an increasing variety of human diseases, mainly trench fever, Carrion's disease, bacillary angiomatosis, endocarditis, cat scratch disease, neuroretinitis, and asymptomatic bacteremia. Such a wide spectrum of infections mak...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Houpikian P,Raoult D

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A monoclonal antibody specific for group D Salmonella antigen 9 was used in an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detecting the antigen in urine specimens collected from patients with clinical typhoid fever in Jakarta, Indonesia. The ELISA had a sensitivity of 95% in identifying patients in whom Sa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chaicumpa W,Ruangkunaporn Y,Burr D,Chongsa-Nguan M,Echeverria P

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The IDI-MRSA assay (Infectio Diagnostic, Inc., Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada) with the Smart Cycler II rapid DNA amplification system (Cepheid, Sunnyvale, CA) appears to be sensitive and specific for the rapid detection of nasal colonization by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). We assessed the sensitivi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bishop EJ,Grabsch EA,Ballard SA,Mayall B,Xie S,Martin R,Grayson ML

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new disposable plastic tube device and technique for ovum and parasite concentration, with upper and lower chambers separated by a fine screen, was compared with the standard gauze and open-funnel filtration technique as well as with the technique of direct smearing with an acid-fast stain. The new concentrator was ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zierdt WS

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the performances of 2 PCR assays (BD GeneOhm and Seegene ACE) for direct detection of tcdB from stool specimens. The concordance rate between BD and Seegene was 96.3%. The sensitivities, specificities, positive predictive values (PPVs), and negative predictive values (NPVs) of BD and Seegene were 95.7%, 9...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shin BM,Mun SJ,Yoo SJ,Kuak EY

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testing for susceptibility to pyrazinamide (PZA) and analysis of the pncA gene sequences of 423 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates have revealed a unique silent nucleotide substitution that enables the rapid identification of "M. canettii" (proposed name). Moreover, the lack of a defined mutation within the p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Somoskovi A,Dormandy J,Parsons LM,Kaswa M,Goh KS,Rastogi N,Salfinger M

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A member of the Enterobacteriaceae initially identified as Kluyvera cryocrescens by the MicroScan Gram-Negative Combo 13 panel caused an outbreak of nosocomial infections in four patients (pneumonia, n = 2; urinary tract infection, n = 1; wound infection, n = 1) and urinary tract colonization in one patient. When the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Warren JR,Farmer JJ 3rd,Dewhirst FE,Birkhead K,Zembower T,Peterson LR,Sims L,Bhattacharya M

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify Trichinella antigens suitable for high-specificity and high-sensitivity serodiagnosis of human trichinellosis, we evaluated assays using four antigens: (i) crude first-stage larval extract (CLE), (ii) O-deglycosylated CLE, (iii) tyvelose-bearing antigens (Trichinella spiralis larva group 1 [TSL-1] antigens...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Escalante M,Romarís F,Rodríguez M,Rodríguez E,Leiro J,Gárate MT,Ubeira FM

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a survey of Group G and C streptococcal infections of humans two epidemiologically unrelated Group G streptococcal isolates were identified, one from a case of bacteremia and one from a wound infection. These isolates were atypical among this sample in that the emm gene could not be amplified from them by PCR. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Whatmore AM,Engler KH,Gudmundsdottir G,Efstratiou A

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automated DNA sequencing was used to characterize mutations associated with rifampin resistance in a 69-bp region of the gene, rpoB, encoding the beta subunit of RNA polymerase in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The data confirmed that greater than 90% of rifampin-resistant strains have sequence alterations in this region...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kapur V,Li LL,Iordanescu S,Hamrick MR,Wanger A,Kreiswirth BN,Musser JM

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently developed a PCR assay for detection of Mycobacterium spp. at the genus level based on the Cobas Amplicor platform. The sensitivities for smear-positive and smear-negative specimens were found to be 100% and 47.9%, respectively. The specificity was 97.7%, the positive predictive value 84.6%, and the ne...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Peter-Getzlaff S,Lüthy J,Voit A,Bloemberg GV,Böttger EC

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotavirus serotype G9 is recognized as the most widespread of the emerging serotypes, emerging since 1996 as a frequent cause of severe acute gastroenteritis in children from many countries covering all continents of the world. This study characterized serotype G9 strains collected in three widely separated Australian...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kirkwood C,Bogdanovic-Sakran N,Palombo E,Masendycz P,Bugg H,Barnes G,Bishop R

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotavirus is a leading cause of dehydrating diarrhea and death among infants and children globally, particularly in communities of the developing world. While numerous studies have described the complex relationships among infectious diarrhea, growth faltering, and poverty, the impact of nutritional status on suscepti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Verkerke H,Sobuz S,Ma JZ,Petri SE,Reichman D,Qadri F,Rahman M,Haque R,Petri WA Jr

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testing efforts for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) have been burdened by the scarcity of testing materials and personal protective equipment for health care workers. The simple and painless process of saliva collection allows for widespread testing, but enthusiasm is hampered by variable ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yee R,Truong TT,Pannaraj PS,Eubanks N,Gai E,Jumarang J,Turner L,Peralta A,Lee Y,Dien Bard J

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A laboratory-based surveillance network of 11 clinical virological laboratories for influenza viruses was established in Taiwan under the coordination of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Taiwan. From October 2000 to March 2004, 3,244 influenza viruses were isolated, including 1,969 influenza A and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shih SR,Chen GW,Yang CC,Yang WZ,Liu DP,Lin JH,Chiu SC,Chen HY,Tsao KC,Huang CG,Huang YL,Mok CK,Chen CJ,Lin TY,Wang JR,Kao CL,Lin KH,Chen LK,Eng HL,Liu YC,Chen PY,Lin JS,Wang JH,Lin CW,Chan YJ,Lu JJ,Hsi

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noroviruses are the leading cause of outbreaks of gastroenteritis in the world. At present, norovirus genogroup II, genotype 4 (GII/4), strains are the most prevalent in many countries. In this study we investigated 55 outbreaks and 35 sporadic cases of norovirus-associated gastroenteritis in food handlers in food-cat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ozawa K,Oka T,Takeda N,Hansman GS

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00