Restriction fragment length polymorphism typing of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Madras, India, by use of direct-repeat probe.

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：:A noncompetitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay that enables the quantitation of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 (TSST-1) to as little as 30 pg/ml and the detection of TSST-1 to 10 pg/ml in phosphate-buffered saline including 33% human serum or plasma was developed. It takes only 3 h to complete this assay after plate...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Miwa K,Fukuyama M,Kunitomo T,Igarashi H

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Marburg virus (MARV) causes a severe hemorrhagic fever in humans with a high mortality rate. The rapid and accurate identification of the virus is required to appropriately provide infection control and outbreak management. Here, we developed and evaluated a one-step reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal ampl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kurosaki Y,Grolla A,Fukuma A,Feldmann H,Yasuda J

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of a disk diffusion test using broth from positive blood cultures as inoculum (direct disk diffusion [dDD]) was evaluated for a collection of 20 challenge isolates of Enterobacteriaceae, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates seeded into human blood were inoculated into Bactec Plu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chandrasekaran S,Abbott A,Campeau S,Zimmer BL,Weinstein M,Thrupp L,Hejna J,Walker L,Ammann T,Kirn T,Patel R,Humphries RM

更新日期：2018-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Single colonies of beta-hemolytic streptococci could be grouped by antibody-coated latex bead agglutination or coagglutination with staphylococci coated with antibody after incubation of the colonies with mutanolysin. This simple and quick procedure provided an enzymatic means of enhancing the sensitivity of tests suc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Calandra GB,Henson CL

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies to human papilloma virus (HPV) type 16 (HPV-16) E6 and E7 proteins in serum are markers for HPV-associated invasive cervical carcinoma. We compared two assays, a radioimmunoprecipitation assay with in vitro-translated HPV-16 E6 and E7 proteins and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with E6 and E7 ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sun Y,Shah KV,Müller M,Muñoz N,Bosch XF,Viscidi RP

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of methicillin (meticillin)-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization was assessed using combined nose and groin swabs in two commercial PCR assays (the Xpert MRSA assay and the BD GeneOhm MRSA assay). Compared to routine culture, both had similar sensitivities (87.0% versus 84.8%, respectively) and speci...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kelley PG,Grabsch EA,Howden BP,Gao W,Grayson ML

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From January 2011 to December 2013, a total of 262 samples, from 188 patients suspected of having syphilis were tested for the presence of treponemal DNA by PCR amplification of five chromosomal loci, including the polA (TP0105), tmpC (TP0319), TP0136, TP0548, and 23S rRNA genes. Altogether, 146 samples from 103 patie...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Grillová L,Pĕtrošová H,Mikalová L,Strnadel R,Dastychová E,Kuklová I,Kojanová M,Kreidlová M,Vaňousová D,Hercogová J,Procházka P,Zákoucká H,Krchňáková A,Vašků V,Šmajs D

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virology laboratories historically have used direct fluorescent-antibody assay (DFA) and culture to detect six or seven respiratory viruses. Following the discovery of five new human respiratory viruses since 2000, there is an increasing need for diagnostic tests to detect these emerging viruses. We have developed a n...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mahony J,Chong S,Merante F,Yaghoubian S,Sinha T,Lisle C,Janeczko R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid and sensitive PCR assay for the detection of Candida albicans DNA in serum was established. DNA from human serum samples was purified using the QIAamp blood kit, which proved to be a fast and simple method for isolating minute amounts of Candida DNA from clinical specimens for diagnosis of invasive candidiasis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wahyuningsih R,Freisleben HJ,Sonntag HG,Schnitzler P

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A disease similar to ulcerative colitis in humans has been identified in cotton-top tamarins (CTTs) in captivity. The clinical signs include weight loss, diarrhea, and rectal bleeding with the pathological features and biochemical abnormalities of ulcerative colitis. Approximately 25 to 40% of these animals develop co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Saunders KE,Shen Z,Dewhirst FE,Paster BJ,Dangler CA,Fox JG

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PathoTec Rapid I-D System for identifying Enterobacteriaceae was evaluated with 471 cultures. In 4,910 individual test comparisons, 95.5% of the results agreed, with results of only two test strips, those for esculin hydrolysis and urease production, agreeing with conventional tests in less than 94% of the trials....

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Smith PB,Rhoden DL,Tomfohrde KM

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A biotyping scheme using improved media and methods for the detection of hippurate hydrolysis, rapid H2S production, and DNA hydrolysis was applied to 1,826 cultures of Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and "Campylobacter laridis" isolates from human and nonhuman sources. Four biotypes were identified among C. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lior H

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine-, cytochalasin B-, and cycloheximide-treated and untreated McCoy cells were inoculated with representative strains of Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes, as well as with clinical specimens from a pediatric population, and the quality and quantity of the cytoplasmic inclusions were ex...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： La Scolea LJ Jr,Keddell JE

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Public health microbiology laboratories (PHLs) are on the cusp of unprecedented improvements in pathogen identification, antibiotic resistance detection, and outbreak investigation by using whole-genome sequencing (WGS). However, considerable challenges remain due to the lack of common standards. Here, we describe the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kozyreva VK,Truong CL,Greninger AL,Crandall J,Mukhopadhyay R,Chaturvedi V

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal antibodies were generated from mice immunized with scolex protein antigen of Cysticercus cellulosae. Three monoclonal antibodies specific for cysticercal antigens, which did not show any cross-reactivity with Taenia solium or Taenia saginata antigens, were selected. Each monoclonal antibody coupled to Sepha...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nascimento E,Tavares CA,Lopes JD

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotaviruses were detected by counterimmunoelectro-osmophoresis in the feces of 16 (13.8%) of 116 infants and young children with gastroenteritis during a 5-month period (September 1979 through January 1980) in Ife, Nigeria. The rate of rotavirus detection varied inversely with relative humidity and was highest in Dece...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Paul MO,Erinle EA

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus is an increasing worldwide problem with major clinical implications. Surveillance is warranted to guide clinicians to provide optimal treatment to patients. To investigate azole resistance in clinical Aspergillus isolates in our institution, a Belgian university hospital, we condu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Montesinos I,Argudín MA,Hites M,Ahajjam F,Dodémont M,Dagyaran C,Bakkali M,Etienne I,Jacobs F,Knoop C,Patteet S,Lagrou K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aeromonas caviae was recovered as the sole potential enteric pathogen from the stools of 14 of 17 symptomatic children (10 younger than 1 year of age) while Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas sobria, and Plesiomonas shigelloides were isolated once each. The infants from whom A. caviae was isolated all presented with a wa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Namdari H,Bottone EJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiplex PCR (mPCR) protocol was developed for simultaneous detection of the gyrB gene in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus mitis, and Streptococcus oralis, and the specificity was evaluated using 141 coccus strains. Genomic DNAs purified from S. pneumoniae, S. mitis, and S. oralis strains were efficiently de...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kim W,Park HK,Hwang WJ,Shin HS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Confirmative diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) is still a challenge at the primary health care facilities in most of the rural areas of endemicity in the Indian subcontinent. Conventional methods for parasitological confirmation are risky and require skilled personnel, and hence they are unavailable to the poor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Salam MA,Khan MG,Bhaskar KR,Afrad MH,Huda MM,Mondal D

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study used a nested multiplex PCR method to detect three periodontal pathogens in subgingival plaque collected before treatment and at 2 and 6 months posttreatment from 107 patients with severe, generalized periodontitis. The proportions of the patients who harbored these bacteria before periodontal treatment wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ready D,D'Aiuto F,Spratt DA,Suvan J,Tonetti MS,Wilson M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a life-threatening infection that mainly occurs in immunocompromised patients. Here, we compared the novel Aspergillus-specific galactomannoprotein (GP) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (Euroimmun Medizinische Labordiagnostika AG) to the established Platelia Aspergillus galactom...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dichtl K,Seybold U,Ormanns S,Horns H,Wagener J

更新日期：2019-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were studied by comparing chromosomal DNA fingerprint patterns produced by digestion of chromosomal DNA with BamHI, followed by agarose electrophoresis and hybridization with radiolabeled probes of insertion sequence IS6110. DNA fingerprints of 14 isolates from separate members of f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mazurek GH,Cave MD,Eisenach KD,Wallace RJ Jr,Bates JH,Crawford JT

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex includes the four species M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. africanum, and M. microti. We sequenced 13 M. tuberculosis complex strains in the 16S-to-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS). The ITS has a high rate of nucleotide substitution. Previous reports found three nucleotide...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Frothingham R,Hills HG,Wilson KH

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used the slide agglutination test to determine the serologic relationships of 22 Legionella spp. representing 33 serogroups. Antisera prepared against 14 of the Legionella spp. contained cross-reactive antibodies (1+ or greater) at their working dilutions. Numerous cross-reactions were observed for the blue-white f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Thacker WL,Plikaytis BB,Wilkinson HW

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although screening for maternal toxoplasmic seroconversion during pregnancy is based on immunodiagnostic assays, the diagnosis of clinically relevant toxoplasmosis greatly relies upon molecular methods. A problem is that this molecular diagnosis is subject to variation of performances, mainly due to a large diversity ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sterkers Y,Varlet-Marie E,Cassaing S,Brenier-Pinchart MP,Brun S,Dalle F,Delhaes L,Filisetti D,Pelloux H,Yera H,Bastien P

更新日期：2010-09-01 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：:AmpC regulatory genes in 21 ceftazidime-resistant clinical isolates of Enterobacter cloacae (MICs of > or = 16 microg/ml) were characterized. All isolates exhibited AmpC overproduction due to AmpD mutation. Additionally, we found two AmpR mutants among the isolates. This is the first report of chromosomal ampR mutatio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kaneko K,Okamoto R,Nakano R,Kawakami S,Inoue M

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:West African tick-borne relapsing fever (TBRF) is difficult to diagnose due to the low number of spirochetes in the bloodstream of patients. Previously, the causative microorganism, Borrelia crocidurae, had never been cultured in vitro. TBRF was rapidly diagnosed for two patients returning from western Africa with fev...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van Dam AP,van Gool T,Wetsteyn JC,Dankert J

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00