Mucor ramosissimus Samutsevitsch isolated from a thigh lesion.

abstract：:The results of single radial immunodiffusion assays of influenza virus hemagglutinin were found to be greatly altered by small antigenic differences between test and reference strains. When such differences were present, the precise specificity of the antiserum used had a critical effect on the measured hemagglutinin ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rodda SJ,Gallichio HA,Hampson AW

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1998, 21 inhabitants of a German nursing home fell ill with acute gastroenteritis after consumption of minced beef heart (P. Graf and L. Bader, Epidemiol. Bull. 41:327-329, 2000). Two residents died during hospital treatment. Seventeen Clostridium perfringens strains were collected from two different dishes and fro...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schalch B,Bader L,Schau HP,Bergmann R,Rometsch A,Maydl G,Kessler S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate and timely diagnosis of dengue virus (DEN) infections is essential for the differential diagnosis of patients with febrile illness and hemorrhagic fever. In the present study, the diagnostic value of a newly developed immune-complex dissociated nonstructural-1 (NS-1) antigen dot blot immunoassay (DBI) was com...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Koraka P,Burghoorn-Maas CP,Falconar A,Setiati TE,Djamiatun K,Groen J,Osterhaus AD

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth of 18 different Legionella sp. strains and 76 different yeast isolates was tested on buffered charcoal yeast extract medium supplemented with alpha-ketoglutarate (BCYE alpha medium) and with natamycin, an antifungal agent. Bacterial growth was no different on BCYE alpha medium made with or without natamycin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Edelstein PH,Edelstein MA

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed data of 263 women with at least one genital or anorectal sexually transmitted infection from a cross-sectional study conducted in rural South Africa. We provide new insights concerning the concurrence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Trichomonas vaginalis infectio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dubbink JH,de Waaij DJ,Bos M,van der Eem L,Bébéar C,Mbambazela N,Ouburg S,Peters RP,Morré SA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until recently, the laboratory diagnosis of central nervous system (CNS) infections with herpes simplex virus (HSV) has been limited by poor sensitivity and/or specificity. We assessed the diagnostic utility of PCR for detection of HSV in over 2,100 specimens referred to the Mayo Clinic from August 1993 to May 1996. D...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mitchell PS,Espy MJ,Smith TF,Toal DR,Rys PN,Berbari EF,Osmon DR,Persing DH

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microagglutination and micro-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) tests with easily prepared, safe, heat-killed antigens for detecting antibodies to the legionnaires disease organism have been developed. A safranin-stained whole-cell antigen is used in the microagglutination test, and a simply prepared soluble an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Farshy CE,Klein GC,Feeley JC

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigations of nursery outbreaks of Citrobacter diversus sepsis and meningitis have been hampered by lack of adequate epidemiologic markers for the organism. We studied outer membrane protein profiles from clinical isolates of C. diversus by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis to determine whe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kline MW,Mason EO Jr,Kaplan SL

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic compositions of 71 isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Poland were determined by spoligotyping. Nearly 80% of the isolates belonged to either the T or the Haarlem family. The genotypic diversity was largely due to variation within those families. The scarcity of imported genotypes s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Augustynowicz-Kopec E,Jagielski T,Zwolska Z

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In titrating serum immunoglobulin G antibody to viruses by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, we used two rows of wells for serial twofold dilutions of the serum; in one row, a low concentration of a protein denaturant, 0.5 or 1.0 M guanidine hydrochloride, was added to the diluent so that the binding of low-avidity a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Inouye S,Hasegawa A,Matsuno S,Katow S

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fecal specimens from patients with acute diarrhea were collected from 10 prefectures in Japan over a 6-month period (November 1992 to April 1993), and the specimens that were negative for human group A rotaviruses were screened for the presence of human group C rotaviruses (CHRVs) by the reverse passive hemagglutinati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kuzuya M,Fujii R,Hamano M,Yamada M,Shinozaki K,Sasagawa A,Hasegawa S,Kawamoto H,Matsumoto K,Kawamoto A,Itagaki A,Funatsumaru S,Urasawa S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 115-kDa exoantigen produced by Cryptococcus neoformans recognized by the previously described murine monoclonal antibody 7C9 has been purified from culture filtrate by a combination of membrane ultrafiltration, isoelectric focusing, and preparative gel electrophoresis. It is produced in late-log-phase cultures and i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hamilton AJ,Goodley J

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pluronic polyols markedly improved the growth of two human lymphocyte cell lines when added to the growth medium in concentrations of 0.05 to 0.1%. The results of the current studies suggest that, in addition to the protective effect of polyols against mechanical damage of mammalian cells in submerged cultures, the pl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mizrahi A

更新日期：1975-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactivation of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in early human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection was investigated in 49 homosexual men who seroconverted to HIV (cases) as compared with 49 matched controls who remained seronegative to HIV during a longitudinal study. EBV infection was reactivated in cases 6 months, but n...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rahman MA,Kingsley LA,Atchison RW,Belle S,Breinig MC,Ho M,Rinaldo CR Jr

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Broad-spectrum analysis for pathogens in patients with respiratory tract infections is becoming more relevant as the number of potential infectious agents is still increasing. Here we describe the new multiparameter RespiFinder assay, which is based on the multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA) techno...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Reijans M,Dingemans G,Klaassen CH,Meis JF,Keijdener J,Mulders B,Eadie K,van Leeuwen W,van Belkum A,Horrevorts AM,Simons G

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several convenient and accurate molecular assays to detect respiratory bacterial infection. The NeoPlex RB-8 detection kit (NeoPlex RB-8) is a new multiplex real-time PCR assay that simultaneously detects Streptococcus pneumoniae, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Haemo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kim JW,Hong SS,Lee IS,Chi HY,Kim SO,Kim HN,Hong SP

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:To our knowledge, no data are available on whether the microbial species composition and abundance sampled with self-collected vaginal swabs are comparable to those of swabs collected by clinicians. Twenty healthy women were recruited to the study during a routine gynecological visit. Eligible women were between 18 an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Forney LJ,Gajer P,Williams CJ,Schneider GM,Koenig SS,McCulle SL,Karlebach S,Brotman RM,Davis CC,Ault K,Ravel J

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yersinia enterocolitica biotype 1, serotype O:21 was isolated from feces or rectal washings of three members of one family in northwestern Saskatchewan. The three isolates gave positive pathogenicity tests in guinea pigs with cultures grown at 22 degrees C as inoculum. All three cases showed clinical symptoms consiste...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Martin T,Kasian GF,Stead S

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the accuracy and utility of the Eiken Systek No. 1 (Eiken system; Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan), we conducted a clinical comparison, with 345 Enterobacteriaceae isolates, of the Eiken System with API 20E (Analytab Products, Inc., Plainview, N.Y.) and conventional methods. The Eiken system is a 21...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Castillo CB,Bruckner DA

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrated that sodium gluconate was the factor causing false-positive galactomannan (GM) antigenemia of Plasma-Lyte hydration solution. Infusion of sodium gluconate-containing solution but not gluconate-free Plasma-Lyte resulted in positive serum GM antigenemia. Serum GM concentrations also correlated with the v...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Petraitiene R,Petraitis V,Witt JR 3rd,Durkin MM,Bacher JD,Wheat LJ,Walsh TJ

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR detecting the protein D (hpd) and fuculose kinase (fucK) genes showed high sensitivity and specificity for identifying Haemophilus influenzae and differentiating it from H. haemolyticus. Phylogenetic analysis using the 16S rRNA gene demonstrated two distinct groups for H. influenzae and H. haemolyticus. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Theodore MJ,Anderson RD,Wang X,Katz LS,Vuong JT,Bell ME,Juni BA,Lowther SA,Lynfield R,MacNeil JR,Mayer LW

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannheimia glucosida, M. haemolytica, and M. ruminalis were isolated from cases of acute mastitis in ewes. M. glucosida was found to be a common cause of clinical mastitis in sheep. Selected phenotypic tests in addition to genotyping were needed to definitively identify Mannheimia species causing ovine mastitis. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Omaleki L,Barber SR,Allen JL,Browning GF

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of anaerobic susceptibility tests performed with inocula prepared directly from agar isolation media and from overnight broth cultures were compared. Altogether, 93.0% of the results with these two inoculum preparations were within one twofold dilution, including 92.5 and 95.6% of the results with Clostrid...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Murray PR,Niles AC

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eight Staphylococcus aureus strains initially identified by Vitek GPS-BS or GPS-SA cards as resistant to oxacillin, but susceptible to most non-beta-lactam antibiotics, were found on further testing to be susceptible to oxacillin and ceftizoxime by disk diffusion tests. For all these strains, the MICs of oxacillin wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ribeiro J,Vieira FD,King T,D'Arezzo JB,Boyce JM

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A washing procedure that removed maximum numbers of contaminating microorganisms from whole surgical gloves was developed. Washing, coupled with membrane filtration, proved to be a simple and effective method for bioburden determinations on whole gloves. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lammerding AM,Day DF

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dried blood spot (DBS) specimens were assessed as an alternative to plasma for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) serotyping by V3 loop peptide enzyme immunoassay. Nested PCR capable of distinguishing HIV-1 subtypes B and E was used as the reference standard. Ninety-two percent of DBS samples were typeable as...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chanbancherd P,Brown AE,Trichavaroj R,Tienamporn P,Puthakird P,Limpairojn N,VanCott TC,de Souza MS

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four slightly yellow-pigmented, alpha-hemolytic, gram-negative coccobacilli, three from wound specimens and one from multiple blood cultures of a patient with endocarditis, were identified as Neisseria elongata subsp. glycolytica on the basis of their overall biochemical and genetic similarities to this subspecies. Th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Andersen BM,Weyant RS,Steigerwalt AG,Moss CW,Hollis DG,Weaver RE,Ashford D,Brenner DJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 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：: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：:A panel of new cytomegalovirus (CMV) assays for use on the Architect instrument has been developed, including a CMV avidity assay based on a new technology. The purpose of this study was to compare the performance characteristics of the fully automated CMV immunoglobulin M (IgM), IgG, and IgG avidity tests on the Arch...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lagrou K,Bodeus M,Van Ranst M,Goubau P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00