Evaluation of two BBL Crystal systems for identification of some clinically important gram-negative bacteria.

abstract：:RNA of the newly identified human metapneumovirus (HMPV) was detected in nasopharyngeal aspirates of 11 of 63 (17.5%) young children with respiratory tract disease. Markers of infection caused by another member of the Pneumovirinae subfamily of the family Paramyxoviridae, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), were identi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Viazov S,Ratjen F,Scheidhauer R,Fiedler M,Roggendorf M

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR-based molecular assays have a central role in polyomavirus diagnostics. To assure optimal performance, target sequences should be regularly updated according to newly available sequences. The aim of this study was to review our in-house polyomavirus BK (BKV) and JC (JCV) real-time PCR assays. Database analysis rev...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dumoulin A,Hirsch HH

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for the screening of horse sera from The Gambia for antibodies against African horse sickness virus (AHSV). The AHSV antigen used for coating was semipurified according to the method of Manning and Chen (Curr. Microbiol. 4:381, 1980); control mock-infected Vero ce...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Staeuber N,Fye B,Zinsstag J,McCullough KC

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a recent genotypic survey of beta-lactam-resistant pneumococci recovered in different areas of United States during 1997, eight clonal types that each represented 3 to 40 isolates accounted for 134 of 144 isolates (G. Gherardi, C. Whitney, R. Facklam, and B. Beall, J. Infect. Dis. 181:216-229, 2000). We determined ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Beall B,Gherardi G,Facklam RR,Hollingshead SK

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the Abbott enzyme immunoassay for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigen with the reverse transcriptase assay (RTA) as a means of monitoring HIV infection during an antiviral trial. The Abbott enzyme immunoassay detected HIV earlier than RTA whether or not the patients were antigenemic and appears to b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Burger H,Paul D,Siegal FP,Wendel I,Neff S,Eilbott D,Gehan K,Grimson R,Weiser B

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An association of enterovirus infection with endemic cardiomyopathy (Keshan disease [KD]) and outbreaks of myocarditis in selenium-deficient rural areas of southwestern China has been established. Enteroviruses have been isolated from patients with KD or during outbreaks of myocarditis in last two decades. Six of thes...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Peng T,Li Y,Yang Y,Niu C,Morgan-Capner P,Archard LC,Zhang H

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the most common diseases in high-performance German Holstein dairy cows is left-sided displacement of the abomasum (LDA). Hypomotility of the abomasum is detrimental during the pathogenesis of LDA. It is known that improper interactions between the gut microbiota and the enteric nervous system contribute to dys...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Song ES,Jung SI,Park HJ,Seo KW,Son JH,Hong S,Shim M,Kim HB,Song KH

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the course of a molecular epidemiology study of mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in the area served by our hospital (516,000 inhabitants), we isolated the gene encoding CTX-M-14 beta-lactamase. Thirty clinical strains (27 Escherichia coli and 3 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates) with a phenotype of extended-spe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bou G,Cartelle M,Tomas M,Canle D,Molina F,Moure R,Eiros JM,Guerrero A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical evaluation was conducted in six North American centers to determine the ability of APTIMA CT (ACT) and APTIMA GC (AGC) nucleic acid amplification assays to detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in 1,322 men by testing their urethral swabs and first-catch urine (FCU). The results ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chernesky MA,Martin DH,Hook EW,Willis D,Jordan J,Wang S,Lane JR,Fuller D,Schachter J

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates the dynamics in the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus subtypes. Subtypes 3a and 4a have become increasingly prevalent in patients where an infection within recent years can be assumed. Evidence is presented that the subtypes observed among younger patients can spread rapidly and lead to signifi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schröter M,Zöllner B,Schäfer P,Reimer A,Müller M,Laufs R,Feucht HH

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The comparison of Gram-stained urethral smears with Gen-Probe for the detection of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae in the urethras of males with symptomatic urethritis revealed a 99.6% correlation between the two methods. A simple Gram stain would appear to be the method of choice for the detection of gonorrhea in symptomatic m...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Juchau SV,Nackman R,Ruppart D

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have speculated on the possible role of the mother in transmitting Helicobacter pylori infection to their children. In an attempt to either prove or disprove this supposition, we investigated the rates of infection of children born to H. pylori-positive mothers from birth to 5 years of age using serolog...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Konno M,Fujii N,Yokota S,Sato K,Takahashi M,Sato K,Mino E,Sugiyama T

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a stress test, the recently introduced RapID CB Plus system (Remel Inc. [formerly Innovative Diagnostic Systems], Norcross, Ga.) was challenged with a diverse set of gram-positive rods comprising 345 strains of coryneform bacteria and 33 strains of Listeria spp. representing a total of 49 different taxa. Overall, w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Funke G,Peters K,Aravena-Roman M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the first isolation of Candida dubliniensis from North American Indians. Of 39 healthy human hosts sampled, two had C. dubliniensis. Genotypic analysis identified polymorphisms in these strains and differences from two reference strains. Our results suggest that yeast populations from indigenous com...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Montour L,Tey R,Xu J

更新日期：2003-07-01 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：:Cryptococcus gattii emerged in 1999 in a distinct ecologic environment on Vancouver Island, Canada. Estimates of incubation period were derived from an analysis of travelers with discreet exposures to this region. Individual case incubation periods ranged from 2 to 11 months, with a median of 6 to 7 months. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： MacDougall L,Fyfe M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A serotyping scheme for Vibrio vulnificus predicated on the detection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) antigens is proposed. The serovar O typing scheme used to type V. vulnificus employs polyclonal antisera raised in rabbits immunized with heat-killed whole-cell vaccines. Polyclonal typing sera produced in this manner cro...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Martin SJ,Siebeling RJ

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleic acid sequence capture extraction was coupled with LightCycler PCR amplification and product detection using real-time fluorescence for rapid, definitive detection of Mycobacterium bovis in lymph node specimens from 38 cattle with bovine tuberculosis lesions. PCR amplification of sequence-captured DNA using bot...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Taylor MJ,Hughes MS,Skuce RA,Neill SD

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methodologies for biochemical identification of mycobacteria isolated from clinical samples are still cumbersome, taking skilled technicians 3 to 6 weeks. We describe here a 2-h identification system for mycobacterial isolates belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex using a DNA probe. After 30 min of hands...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mabilat C,Desvarenne S,Panteix G,Machabert N,Bernillon MH,Guardiola G,Cros P

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of pathogens in patients with bacterial keratitis remains problematic because standard diagnostic tests are negative for 40 to 60% of patients. A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine if PCR and sequence analysis of 16S ribosomal DNA (rDNA) could be used to detect bacterial pathogens in ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Knox CM,Cevellos V,Dean D

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data pertaining to 20 strains of Yensinia enterocolitica isolated from the cecal content of swine slaughtered at Toronto Abattoirs are presented. Fifteen of 20 cultures belonged to the two predominant human serotypes in Ontario (i.e., serotype O:3 and O:5,27.) Seven cultures of Y. enterocolitica O:3 belonged to the "C...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Toma S,Deidrick VR

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the era after the introduction of the meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine, from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010, serogroup B meningococci were the major cause of invasive meningococcal disease in the province of Québec, Canada, being responsible for 72% of all meningococcal disease cases. Of the 334 inva...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhou J,Lefebvre B,Deng S,Gilca R,Deceuninck G,Law DK,De Wals P,Tsang RS

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a central venous catheter-related (Port-A-Cath; Smiths Industries Medical Systems [SIMS] Deltec, Inc., St. Paul, Minn.) infection caused by Rhodotorula glutinis in a 51-year-old man with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. He was treated with fluconazole for 8 weeks and had the catheter removed. Two isolates of R. g...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hsueh PR,Teng LJ,Ho SW,Luh KT

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysis and filtration of blood culture specimens were combined with impedance detection of bacterial growth to facilitate the diagnosis of bacteremia. A blood lysis-filtration technique (Zierdt et al., 1976) was coupled to a simple, inexpensive automated detection system. The practical and technical aspects of the impe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kagan RL,Schuette WH,Zierdt CH,MacLowry JD

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on cultural and biochemical tests, a total of 84 strains (72 clinical and 12 environmental isolates from the Caribbean Isles, Europe, and the Indian subcontinent) were identified as members of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). They were further characterized with MAC, M. avium, and M. intracellulare probes ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Devallois A,Picardeau M,Paramasivan CN,Vincent V,Rastogi N

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For up to 20 to 40% of patients chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), the mode of transmission is still unknown. We demonstrate that tear fluid contains HCV RNA-carrying material with the properties of infectious virus and conclude that smear infection with tear fluid may play a role in HCV transmission. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Feucht HH,Zöllner B,Schröter M,Altrogge H,Laufs R

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for serum immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies to rubella virus based on enzyme labeling of viral antigen was developed. The sensitivity of the EIA for the detection of recent rubella virus infection was evaluated by using 115 rubella-IgM-antibody-positive serum specimens, which were confirmed...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Seppänen H

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical isolates of Haemophilus influenzae were assessed for the presence of fucK, hap, and sodC by hybridization with gene-specific probes, and isolates diverging from the expected H. influenzae genotype were characterized by phenotype and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Two of 480 isolates were finally classified as vari...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nørskov-Lauritsen N

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four independent molecular methods were used to characterize the Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar choleraesuis live vaccine strains SC-54 and Suisaloral and to differentiate them from S. choleraesuis field isolates. Plasmid analysis revealed the presence of seven plasmid profiles. A virulence plasmid of 52-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Weide-Botjes M,Liebisch B,Schwarz S,Watts JL

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clostridium difficile is now recognized as the major agent responsible for nosocomial diarrhea in adults. Among the genotyping methods available, arbitrarily primed PCR (AP-PCR), PCR-ribotyping, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) have been widely used for investigating outbreaks of C. difficile infections. Ho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bidet P,Lalande V,Salauze B,Burghoffer B,Avesani V,Delmée M,Rossier A,Barbut F,Petit JC

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00