Evaluation of Vitek MS for Differentiation of Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii Genotypes.

abstract：:We compared examination of unstained and Gram-stained smears as methods of evaluating sputum quality. Of 100 slides examined, 96 (96%) were graded identically. Each discrepancy between methods was near the cutoff for specimen acceptability. We concluded that examination of unstained smears can provide an accurate, cos...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wetterau LM,Zeimis RT,Hollick GE

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several species within the Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) have emerged as significant opportunistic pathogens of patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). BCC infection is typically associated with a poor clinical prognosis and decreased survival. These factors, combined with the existence of highly transmissible epidem...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brown AR,Govan JR

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were produced which were specific for Pasteurella haemolytica serotype 1 lipopolysaccharide (LPS). The MAbs also reacted with LPS present in a partially purified antigen derived from a saline extract of the organism. The epitope to which the MAbs were directed was a carbohydrate whi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Durham JA,Antone SM,Cunningham MW,Confer AW

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ectromelia virus, an orthopoxvirus that can cause extensive morbidity and mortality (mousepox) in colonized mice, has been epizootically responsible for serious disruption of biomedical research since 1930. The lack of a sensitive and specific serological assay for infection with this virus became apparent during outb...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Buller RM,Bhatt PN,Wallace GD

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the 2009 H1N1 influenza A outbreak, 773 children were tested for influenza by direct fluorescent-antibody testing with PCR confirmation. Direct fluorescent-antibody testing has a specificity of 99.6% but a sensitivity of only 65.0%. Physicians should recognize diagnostic limitations of direct fluorescent-antibo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bakerman P,Balasuriya L,Fried O,Tellez D,Garcia-Filion P,Dalton H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Triplicate preserved fecal samples from 265 patients were pooled into single samples, and the recovery rate of intestinal parasites from the pooled samples was compared with that from the individual samples. Parasites were detected in 109 patients when results from the individual samples were used compared with 108 pa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Aldeen WE,Shisenant J,Hale D,Matsen J,Carroll K

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnostic laboratories are under increasing pressure to improve and expand their services. Greater flexibility in sample processing is a critical factor that can improve the time to results while reducing reagent waste, making laboratories more efficient and cost-effective. The introduction of the Abbott mPLUS featur...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lucic D,Jones S,Wiesneth R,Barry C,Webb E,Belova L,Dolan P,Ho S,Abravaya K,Cloherty G

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcus epidermidis, a human commensal, is a common cause of bacteremia in immunocompromised patients with indwelling medical devices. We report a case of isolated cervical adenitis caused by S. epidermidis in an immunocompetent patient and comment on the presumed pathogenesis. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ryan-Poirier K,Patrick CC

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A molecular assay based on a rapid DNA extraction protocol and the EnviroAmp Legionella Kits was used to detect Legionella species in bronchoalveolar fluid specimens. All Legionella strains isolated from tap water in hospitals could be detected distinctly. Both sensitivity and specificity were tested. In a prospective...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kessler HH,Reinthaler FF,Pschaid A,Pierer K,Kleinhappl B,Eber E,Marth E

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A severe outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis occurred in London, Ontario, during the month of September 1985. A total of 55 residents and 18 employees of a nursing home developed diarrhea, and 17 residents (age range, 78 to 99 years) died. Specimens from 38 patients, 37 employees and contacts, and 10 autopsies were invest...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Krishnan C,Fitzgerald VA,Dakin SJ,Behme RJ

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a case of conjunctivitis caused by a nutritionally variant streptococcus in a newborn infant. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Barrios H,Bump CM

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen Rhizomucor miehei and Rhizomucor pusillus isolates were assayed for their ability to utilize 87 various substrates as a single carbon source. Besides a difference in sucrose utilization, distinctive differences were found in the utilization of glycine, phenylalanine, and beta-alanine. Five isoenzyme systems a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vastag M,Papp T,Kasza Z,Vágvölgyi C

更新日期：1998-07-01 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：:The CO2, O2, and pH levels of commercially available blood culture bottles with tryptic soy broth medium from five different manufacturers were compared. Ranges of 1.3 to 6.9% for CO2, 1.1 to 6.0% for O2, and pH 6.94 to 7.26 were found. Different venting procedures revealed that blood culture bottles from which the ru...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Welch WD,Porschen RK,Zarifi SZ

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed an easy and rapid detection and identification system for the diagnosis of mycobacterial diseases. The system is based on selective amplification by PCR of mycobacteria with primers based on the genes coding for 16S rRNA. During PCR, a label (digoxigenin-11-dUTP) is incorporated with biotinylated spe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： De Beenhouwer H,Liang Z,De Rijk P,Van Eekeren C,Portaels F

更新日期：1995-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From November 2006 to April 2007, nine nonrepetitive isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae with reduced susceptibility or resistance to carbapenems were recovered from clinical specimens from separate patients hospitalized in a tertiary care hospital. The imipenem-EDTA synergy test was positive for all isolates. PCR, sequ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tokatlidou D,Tsivitanidou M,Pournaras S,Ikonomidis A,Tsakris A,Sofianou D

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MARC-145 cell line is commonly used to isolate porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) for diagnostics, research and vaccine production, but it yields frustratingly low success rates of virus isolation (VI). ZMAC cell line, derived from porcine alveolar macrophages, has become available but its uti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yim-Im W,Huang H,Park J,Wang C,Calzada G,Gauger P,Harmon K,Main R,Zhang J

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:As microbial genomics makes increasingly important contributions to clinical and public health microbiology, the interpretation of whole-genome sequence data by nonspecialists becomes essential. In the absence of capsule-based vaccines, two protein-based vaccines have been used for the prevention of invasive serogroup...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rodrigues CMC,Jolley KA,Smith A,Cameron JC,Feavers IM,Maiden MCJ

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 2,559 routine clinical specimens were cultured for mycobacteria by using BACTEC Middlebrook 7H12 medium (BACTEC), Lowenstein-Jensen slants (LJ), and Mycobactosel selective Middlebrook 7H11 slants (M7H11). Thirty-three isolates (1.3%) of M. avium complex and 82 isolates (3.2%) of M. tuberculosis were recover...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kirihara JM,Hillier SL,Coyle MB

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodotorula infections occur among patients with immunosuppression and/or central venous catheters. Using standardized methods (NCCLS M27-A), we determined the antifungal susceptibilities of 10 Rhodotorula bloodstream infection isolates. Patient information was collected for clinical correlation. The MICs of amphoteri...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zaas AK,Boyce M,Schell W,Lodge BA,Miller JL,Perfect JR

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey in 2000 to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in Vancouver downtown east side injection drug users (IDUs) revealed an MRSA nasal colonization incidence of 7.4%. This is a follow-up study to determine the current prevalence of MRSA colonization and to further characterize th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Al-Rawahi GN,Schreader AG,Porter SD,Roscoe DL,Gustafson R,Bryce EA

更新日期：2008-02-01 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

abstract：:This report describes the first well-documented reported case of the recovery of Blastomyces dermatitidis from the blood of a patient with disseminated blastomycosis. The isolate was recovered by using a lysis-centrifugation method and inhibitory mold agar after 6 days of incubation at 30 degrees C. One of six blood s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Musial CE,Wilson WR,Sinkeldam IR,Roberts GD

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capsular-like envelope of Legionella pneumophila strains Togus 1 (serotype 2) and Philadelphia 1 (serotype 1) was isolated and purified by column chromatography on Sepharose 6B. Antibody raised in rabbits to these two antigenic materials did not cross-react in gel diffusion. Upon electrophoresis followed by gel di...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Smith RA,DiGiorgio S,Darner J,Wilhelm A

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fourth-generation QuantiFERON test for tuberculosis infection, QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-Plus) has replaced the earlier version, QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube (QFT-GIT). A clinical need exists for information about agreement between QFT-Plus and other tests. We conducted this study to assess agreement of test re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Venkatappa TK,Punnoose R,Katz DJ,Higgins MP,Banaei N,Graviss EA,Belknap RW,Ho CS

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:We have been characterizing monoclonal antibodies against Norovirus (Norwalk-like virus). In the course of our study, two monoclonal antibodies generated against Norovirus genogroup II capsid protein were found to react not only to genogroup II but also to genogroup I recombinant capsid proteins. In addition, we showe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yoda T,Suzuki Y,Terano Y,Yamazaki K,Sakon N,Kuzuguchi T,Oda H,Tsukamoto T

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for the detection of measles immunoglobulin G antibody (MEASELISA). This assay was found to be comparable to the measles hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) test. Approximately 500 sera from three centers were tested by MEASELISA and the HAI test. MEASELISA demo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boteler WL,Luipersbeck PM,Fuccillo DA,O'Beirne AJ

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two DNA probes, one 1.1- and one 0.75-kb probe, specific for Serpulina hyodysenteriae were isolated from a genomic library generated from virulent S. hyodysenteriae 5380. These probes are highly specific and react with all S. hyodysenteriae strains tested. Under stringent conditions, the DNA probes did not react with ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sotiropoulos C,Smith SC,Coloe PJ

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence rates of Mycoplasma genitalium infections and coinfections with other sexually transmitted organisms and the frequency of a macrolide antibiotic resistance phenotype were determined in urogenital specimens collected from female and male subjects enrolled in a multicenter clinical study in the United Sta...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Getman D,Jiang A,O'Donnell M,Cohen S

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth curves of the yeast form of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis B-339 based on total and viable cell counts were determined. Crude culture filtrate antigens were obtained after 7, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 days of incubation. Different patterns of proteins were obtained by affinity chromatography on Sepharose 4B-immunog...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： De Camargo Z,Unterkircher C,Campoy SP,Travassos LR

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00