Evaluation of Etest for rapid susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium chelonae and M. fortuitum.

abstract：:This study shows that an unbiased amplification method applied to equine arteritis virus RNA significantly improves the sensitivity of the real-time reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) recommended by the World Organization for Animal Health. Twelve viral RNAs amplified using this method were hybridized on...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hans A,Gaudaire D,Manuguerra JC,Leon A,Gessain A,Laugier C,Berthet N,Zientara S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Lyme disease-associated spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, is maintained in enzootic cycles involving Ixodes ticks and small mammals. Previous studies demonstrated that B. burgdorferi expresses outer surface protein A (OspA) but not OspC when residing in the midgut of unfed ticks. However, after ticks feed on blood...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schwan TG,Piesman J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Porphyromonas gingivalis collagenase-specific serum immunoglobulin A (IgA), IgM, and IgG responses from 20 patients with early-onset periodontitis (EOP), 20 patients with adult periodontitis, (AP), and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls were examined by immunoblot analysis. A recombinant collagenase antigen ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wittstock M,Flemmig TF,Schmidt H,Mutters R,Karch H

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-reaction between Acinetobacter calcoaceticus and chlamydiae is described. A water-soluble, heat stable, non-dialyzable antigen was extracted from Acinetobacter species by boiling. This antigen fixed complement in the presence of homologous hyperimmune sera from rabbits or guinea pigs and in the presence of het...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brade H,Brunner H

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated quantitative real-time PCR to establish the diagnosis of rotavirus gastroenteritis in a high-disease-burden population in Malawi using enzyme immunoassay as the gold standard diagnostic test. In 146 children with acute gastroenteritis and 65 asymptomatic children, we defined a cutoff point in the threshol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bennett A,Bar-Zeev N,Jere KC,Tate JE,Parashar UD,Nakagomi O,Heyderman RS,French N,Iturriza-Gomara M,Cunliffe NA

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A screening assay for phospholipase C using a chromogenic substrate incorporated into agar medium is described. The assay directly visualizes phospholipase C activity of mycoplasma lysates and membranes on agar plates, or the activity may be measured by spectrophotometry. The results from the assay confirm the presenc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： De Silva NS,Quinn PA

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Pasteurella multocida species-specific oligonucleotide probe, pmhyb449, targeting 16S rRNA was designed and evaluated by whole-cell hybridization against 22 selected reference strains in animal tissues. It differentiated P. multocida from other bacterial species of the families Pasteurellaceae and Enterobacteriaceae...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mbuthia PG,Christensen H,Boye M,Petersen KM,Bisgaard M,Nyaga PN,Olsen JE

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nontuberculous mycobacterial lymphadenitis presents an increasing clinical problem in immunocompetent young children. A slowly growing, nonphotochromogenic mycobacterium was recovered twice (isolates 2553/91 and 2554/91) from the lymphatic tissue of a child with recurrent cervical lymphadenitis. It could be differenti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Haas WH,Butler WR,Kirschner P,Plikaytis BB,Coyle MB,Amthor B,Steigerwalt AG,Brenner DJ,Salfinger M,Crawford JT,Böttger EC,Bremer HJ

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought evidence of toxoplasma parasitemia among 37 people with active or dormant Toxoplasma gondii infection or no evidence of infection. DNA was extracted from erythrocyte-free portions of blood samples, and the T. gondii B1 gene was amplified by the polymerase chain reaction. Evidence of T. gondii parasitemia was...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Filice GA,Hitt JA,Mitchell CD,Blackstad M,Sorensen SW

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of the viability of Trichomonas vaginalis in urine on wet mount, culture, and PCR methods was assessed. To minimize the chance of false-negative results, urine specimens should be processed within 30 min of specimen collection and maintained at 37 degrees C, since temperature appears to affect the viability...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shafir SC,Sorvillo FJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of optimal compositions of blood culture media has called for extensive and laborious work in comparative studies of large series of clincal specimens. Bacterial growth is accompanied by heat production, and calorimetry provides an analytical tool for its detection and quantification. A twin microcalorimete...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ripa KT,Mårdh PA,Hovelius B,Ljungholm K

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four Mycoplasma arthritidis strains, two virulent (158p10p9 and 14124p10) and two avirulent (PG6 and H606), were examined for differences in their antigenic compositions. Rabbit antisera prepared against each strain were compared for their reactivities against both homologous and heterologous strains by enzyme-linked ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Washburn LR,Hirsch S

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method has been developed for demonstration of heat-labile (LT) enterotoxin produced by Escherichia coli. This method is based upon the release of LT from bacteria grown directly onto agar plates which have been coated with ganglioside GM1. Toxin bound to the GM1 solid state is subsequently demonstrated by means...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Czerkinsky CC,Svennerholm AM

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first outbreak caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci of the VanB phenotype in Poland was analyzed. It occurred in a single ward of a Warsaw hospital which is a specialized center for the treatment of hematological disorders. Between July 1999 and February 2000, 11 patients in the ward were found to be infecte...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kawalec M,Gniadkowski M,Zaleska M,Ozorowski T,Konopka L,Hryniewicz W

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified indirect hemagglutination test for the detection of treponemal antibodies was developed for use with finger-prick blood. By using paired serum and absorbed finger-prick blood from 58 patients from an area previously endemic for yaws and 12 patients without yaws, the modified hemagglutination test was compar...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Backhouse JL,Lee MH,Nesteroff SI,Hudson BJ,Hamilton PA

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine sensitivity and specificity of immunofluorescence assay (IFA) for detection of Helicobacter pylori, we studied 151 patients. Biopsies of gastric mucosae were obtained for culture, histological testing, and IFA. H. pylori serum antibodies were tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. IFA was done on Fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rivera E,López-Vidal Y,Luqueño V,Ruiz-Palacios GM

更新日期：1991-08-01 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：:The performance of the Etest for voriconazole and for itraconazole susceptibility testing of 376 isolates of Aspergillus spp. was assessed in comparison with the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) proposed standard microdilution broth method. The NCCLS method employed RPMI 1640 broth medium, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pfaller JB,Messer SA,Hollis RJ,Diekema DJ,Pfaller MA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a study of 1,953 patients whose laboratory records from 1972 through 1983 at the Massachusetts Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory indicated the isolation of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) organisms. At least one clinical specimen from each patient during this period exhibited the organism. The incidence of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： du Moulin GC,Sherman IH,Hoaglin DC,Stottmeier KD

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two multiplex PCR enzyme immunoassays (PCR-EIAs) were developed for Staphylococcus aureus exotoxin gene screening as an alternative to the conventional biological assays, which depend on detectable amounts of toxins produced. One set of oligonucleotide primers and probes was designed to search for enterotoxin A to E g...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Becker K,Roth R,Peters G

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 15-month period, two methods for detection of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in 699 clinical specimens were compared: (i) 24-well-plate centrifugation (24WPC) with MRC-5 cells and staining with type-specific monoclonal antibodies (Syva Co., Palo Alto, Calif.) after incubation for 16 to 18 h and (ii) conventional ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Woods GL,Mills RD

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We retrospectively compared the utility of a fungal isolation device (Isolator) versus conventional techniques for recovering fungal organisms from blood cultures obtained from neutropenic cancer patients. Positive cultures were deemed true pathogens, possible pathogens, or contaminants according to laboratory and cli...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Creger RJ,Weeman KE,Jacobs MR,Morrissey A,Parker P,Fox RM,Lazarus HM

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restriction endonuclease-generated polynucleotide and synthetically produced oligonucleotide gene probes used in colony hybridization assays proved to be efficient for the detection and differentiation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. To compare their relative efficiencies, these two sets of probes were radiolabel...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sommerfelt H,Kalland KH,Raj P,Moseley SL,Bhan MK,Bjorvatn B

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichomonas vaginalis is the most prevalent nonviral sexually transmitted infection worldwide, and improved diagnostic methods are critical for controlling this pathogen. Diagnostic assays that can be used in conjunction with routine chlamydia/gonorrhea nucleic acid-based screening are likely to have the most impact o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Van Der Pol B,Williams JA,Taylor SN,Cammarata CL,Rivers CA,Body BA,Nye M,Fuller D,Schwebke JR,Barnes M,Gaydos CA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of 61 Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi C isolates from six countries gave five distinct clusters. Twenty-four isolates from five countries were susceptible to 10 antimicrobials tested and gave similar restriction endonuclease digest patterns of the 38-MDa plasmid. In contr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kariuki S,Cheesbrough J,Mavridis AK,Hart CA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A coronavirus was isolated from feces of a diarrheic foal and serially propagated in human rectal adenocarcinoma (HRT-18) cells. Antigenic and genomic characterizations of the virus (isolate NC99) were based on serological comparison with other avian and mammalian coronaviruses and sequence analysis of the nucleocapsi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Guy JS,Breslin JJ,Breuhaus B,Vivrette S,Smith LG

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serological properties of six new pneumococcal capsular types are described. A table listing all 90 pneumococcal types and their cross-reactions is included. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Henrichsen J

更新日期：1995-10-01 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：:To compare Simplexa Flu A/B & RSV PCR with cytospin-immunofluorescence and laboratory-developed TaqMan PCR methods, 445 nasopharyngeal samples were tested. Of these, 199 were positive (46 for respiratory syncytial virus [RSV], 120 for influenza A, and 33 for influenza B) and 246 were negative. The direct fluorescent-a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Landry ML,Ferguson D

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The taxonomic status and structure of Streptococcus dysgalactiae have been the object of much confusion. Bacteria belonging to this species are usually referred to as Lancefield group C or group G streptococci in clinical settings in spite of the fact that these terms lack precision and prevent recognition of the exac...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jensen A,Kilian M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00