Population Structure and Antimicrobial Resistance of Canine Uropathogenic Escherichia coli.

abstract：:Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is associated with staphylococcal skin and pulmonary infections. Community dissemination of PVL-producing Staphylococcus aureus strains constitutes a public health concern. Family transmission and spread of community-acquired leukocidin-positive methicillin-susceptible S. aureus ST152...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pérez-Roth E,Alcoba-Flórez J,López-Aguilar C,Gutiérrez-González I,Rivero-Pérez B,Méndez-Alvarez S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) was employed as a genetic analysis tool for the study of the genetic relatedness of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis isolates harvested from bovine fecal samples and from bovine or human tissues. This analysis revealed genetic differences between these two isola...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： O'Shea B,Khare S,Klein P,Roussel A,Adams LG,Ficht TA,Rice-Ficht AC

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two strains of a previously undescribed Actinomyces-like bacterium were recovered in pure culture from infected root canals of teeth. Analysis by biochemical testing and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of whole-cell proteins indicated that the strains closely resembled each other phenotypically but were distinct fr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Collins MD,Hoyles L,Kalfas S,Sundquist G,Monsen T,Nikolaitchouk N,Falsen E

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen representative pathogenic bacterial species were used to create septicemia in rabbits, by injecting 10(6) colony-forming units into the marginal ear vein. At a selected time, usually 30 to 60 min after injection, heart blood was drawn into heparin and dispensed in 5.0-,0.5-, and 0.1-ml volumes into duplicate ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zierdt CH,Peterson DL,Swan JC,MacLowry JD

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is determined by measuring HCV RNA at specific time points throughout therapy using highly sensitive and accurate HCV RNA assays. This study compared the performances of two recently developed real-time PCR HCV RNA assays, cobas HCV for ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vermehren J,Stelzl E,Maasoumy B,Michel-Treil V,Berkowski C,Marins EG,Paxinos EE,Marino E,Wedemeyer H,Sarrazin C,Kessler HH

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a novel, rapid, and inexpensive method for the measurement of growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, and Mycobacterium smegmatis in the presence or absence of detergent. The method, which employs hot NaOH treatment of mycobacterial cells to release total cellular protein, compares favor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Meyers PR,Bourn WR,Steyn LM,van Helden PD,Beyers AD,Brown GD

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infections caused by staphylococci are usually attributed to Staphylococcus epidermidis or S. saprophyticus. The case study reported here describes a persistent urinary tract infection caused by S. haemolyticus in a 38-year-old male whose infection was ultimately resolved through the use of the antibioti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gunn BA,Davis CE Jr

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A real-time quantitative PCR assay has been developed to measure human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) DNA in biological specimens. The assay sensitivity was 10 copies of DNA per well, with a linear dynamic range of 10 to 10(7) copies of HHV-6 DNA. Intra- and interassay variations were, respectively, 0.88 and 0.8% for samples c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Collot S,Petit B,Bordessoule D,Alain S,Touati M,Denis F,Ranger-Rogez S

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Scottish Meningococcus and Pneumococcus Reference Laboratory (SMPRL) provides a national service for the laboratory confirmation of meningococcal and pneumococcal disease in Scotland. Part of this service includes the serogrouping of meningococcal isolates followed by typing and subtyping. The procedures for this ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Clarke SC,Diggle MA,Edwards GF

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A set of universal degenerate primers which amplified, by PCR, a 600-bp oligomer encoding a portion of the 60-kDa heat shock protein (HSP60) of both Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis were developed. However, when used as a DNA probe, the 600-bp PCR product generated from S. epidermidis failed to cro...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Goh SH,Potter S,Wood JO,Hemmingsen SM,Reynolds RP,Chow AW

更新日期：1996-04-01 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：:A proficiency review of antituberculous drug susceptibility testing (DST) was undertaken by the regional tuberculosis reference laboratories of the Western Pacific Region of WHO to evaluate the performance of national reference laboratories (NRLs) and to ensure that the results from the participating laboratories are ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bai GH,Kim SJ,Chang CL,National and Regional Tuberculosis Reference Laboratories.

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A laboratory-based surveillance network of 11 clinical virological laboratories for influenza viruses was established in Taiwan under the coordination of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Taiwan. From October 2000 to March 2004, 3,244 influenza viruses were isolated, including 1,969 influenza A and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shih SR,Chen GW,Yang CC,Yang WZ,Liu DP,Lin JH,Chiu SC,Chen HY,Tsao KC,Huang CG,Huang YL,Mok CK,Chen CJ,Lin TY,Wang JR,Kao CL,Lin KH,Chen LK,Eng HL,Liu YC,Chen PY,Lin JS,Wang JH,Lin CW,Chan YJ,Lu JJ,Hsi

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a case of phaeohyphomycosis caused by Alternaria infectoria in a renal transplant recipient with pulmonary infiltrates and multiple skin lesions. Diagnosis was based on microscopy and culture of the skin lesions. Treatment consisted of a combination of surgical excision and systemic antifungal therapy, fi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Halaby T,Boots H,Vermeulen A,van der Ven A,Beguin H,van Hooff H,Jacobs J

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated a method to reduce oxygen tension and produce anaerobic conditions conveniently by coculture with a nonfermentative organism. The biochemical reactions of 94 strains representing 41 different species were determined using prereduced media and gas chromatography according to standard methods. The standa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hussain Z,Bürger H,Lannigan R,Groves DJ

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 2000-2001 U.S. Haemophilus influenzae surveillance study (n = 1,434) detected nine (0.6%) beta-lactamase-negative and ampicillin-resistant (BLNAR) isolates collected from two different hospitals. The MICs of ampicillin for all nine isolates were 4 microg/ml, with results being reproducible; and all nine isolates wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Karlowsky JA,Critchley IA,Blosser-Middleton RS,Karginova EA,Jones ME,Thornsberry C,Sahm DF

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybrid Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) strains of multilocus sequence type 141 (ST141) cause both urinary tract infections and diarrhea in humans and are phylogenetically positioned between STEC and UPEC strains. We used comparative genomic analysis of 85 temporally and s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gati NS,Middendorf-Bauchart B,Bletz S,Dobrindt U,Mellmann A

更新日期：2019-12-23 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

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：:A rapid, sensitive counterimmunoelectrophoresis assay was developed to detect adenovirus in stools of patients with gastroenteritis. The parameters of the assay were optimized, and its sensitivity and efficiency was examined. The assay promises to be a useful alternative to conventional techniques of cell culture isol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mankikar SD,Middleton PJ,Petric M

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new integrated extraction and real-time PCR-based system for the detection of group B streptococci in antepartum screening samples enriched in Lim broth was compared to the CDC-recommended culture method. The BD Max GBS assay exhibited acceptable sensitivity (95%) and specificity (96.7%) compared to those of the cul...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Riedlinger J,Beqaj SH,Milish MA,Young S,Smith R,Dodd M,Hankerd RE,Lebar WD,Newton DW

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of pneumococcal urinary antigen tests (UATs) in severe pneumococcal infection relies heavily on the performance in bacteremic patients. Fluorescence technology and automatic reading of test results may improve UAT performance. We evaluated the automatically read Sofia S. pneumoniae FIA for diagnosing pn...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Olofsson E,Özenci V,Athlin S

更新日期：2019-07-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Saksenaea is a monotypic genus belonging to the order Mucorales and capable of producing severe human infections. Through a polyphasic study based on analysis of the sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, domains D1 and D2 of the 28S rRNA gene, and the elongation factor 1α (EF-1α) gene, as well as ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Alvarez E,Garcia-Hermoso D,Sutton DA,Cano JF,Stchigel AM,Hoinard D,Fothergill AW,Rinaldi MG,Dromer F,Guarro J

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RotaTeq (RV5) is a widely used live attenuated pentavalent rotavirus (RV) vaccine. Although fecal shedding of RV vaccine strains persists for long time periods, it is unclear how each vaccine strain replicates in intestinal tissue and is excreted in stool. To examine this issue, we established RV5 genotype-specific re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Higashimoto Y,Ihira M,Miyazaki Y,Kuboshiki A,Yoshinaga S,Hiramatsu H,Suzuki R,Miyata M,Miura H,Komoto S,Yukitake J,Taniguchi K,Kawamura Y,Yoshikawa T

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 272 staphylococcal isolates from cases of bovine mastitis (159 Staphylococcus aureus) belonging to 12 different species were identified with ID32 STAPH galleries, and 51 of them were confirmed by 16S rRNA gene (rrs) sequencing. The same isolates were examined for their hemolytic activity on sheep blood agar...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boerlin P,Kuhnert P,Hüssy D,Schaellibaum M

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A protein antigen with an apparent molecular weight (Mr) of 31,000 was isolated from 0.2 M glycine hydrochloride (pH 2.2) extracts of a typical human fecal isolate, Campylobacter jejuni VC74. The protein was purified to homogeneity on a preparative scale by immunoaffinity chromatography followed by molecular sieving w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dubreuil JD,Kostrzynska M,Logan SM,Harris LA,Austin JW,Trust TJ

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Europe, hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome results mainly from infection with Puumala virus (PUUV) or Dobrava virus. For 31 patients from a hantavirus disease outbreak in Lower Bavaria, a district in southeast Germany, serodiagnosis was undertaken by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunofluorescence assay, a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schilling S,Emmerich P,Klempa B,Auste B,Schnaith E,Schmitz H,Krüger DH,Günther S,Meisel H

更新日期：2007-09-01 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

abstract：:A TaqMan real-time PCR assay, the COBAS TaqMan human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (HPS-CTMHIV) PCR assay, recently developed for the quantification of HIV type 1 RNA in plasma, was evaluated in comparison with the licensed COBAS AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR (CAHIM) assay. In this study, we have analyzed the tests' sensitivi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Perrin L,Pawlotsky JM,Bouvier-Alias M,Sarrazin C,Zeuzem S,Colucci G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microarrays of virus-specific oligonucleotides may provide a method of screening samples for the presence or absence of a large variety of viruses simultaneously. Influenza viruses are ideal for evaluating such microarrays because of their genetic and host diversity, and the availability of an extensive sequence datab...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sengupta S,Onodera K,Lai A,Melcher U

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00