Validation of Autoclave Protocols for Successful Decontamination of Category A Medical Waste Generated from Care of Patients with Serious Communicable Diseases.

abstract：:Trichosporon species are relevant etiologic agents of hospital-acquired infections. High mortality rates are attributed to Trichosporon deep-seated infections in immunocompromised individuals, making fast and accurate species identification relevant for hastening the discovery of best-targeted therapy. Recently, Trich...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： de Almeida JN Jr,Favero Gimenes VM,Francisco EC,Machado Siqueira LP,Gonçalves de Almeida RK,Guitard J,Hennequin C,Colombo AL,Benard G,Rossi F

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the validity of cultures of fluid collected through drainage catheters, we reviewed retrospectively fluid specimens that had been collected through catheters in place for at least 2 days. These specimens were taken from patients at a large tertiary-care hospital. A total of 974 specimens representing 620 pa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Everts RJ,Heneghan JP,Adholla PO,Reller LB

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Broth microdilution and disk diffusion susceptibility testing were performed on 73 strains of Pasteurella species isolated from human infections and on five American Type Culture Collection strains of Pasteurella species. Both methods appear reliable for testing susceptibilities of Pasteurella species. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Citron DM,Warren YA,Fernandez HT,Goldstein MA,Tyrrell KL,Goldstein EJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 201 Mycoplasma pneumoniae clinical isolates from Beijing, China, isolated from 2008 to 2011, were clustered into 16 multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) types, of which 6 new MLVA types have never been reported previously. Type 1 isolates based on p1 gene genotyping were mainly MLVA ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhao F,Liu G,Cao B,Wu J,Gu Y,He L,Meng F,Zhu L,Yin Y,Lv M,Zhang J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic value of RT-PCR of amniotic fluid (AF) for prenatal diagnosis of congenital rubella virus infection in 45 pregnant women with confirmed primary infection was assessed. Specificity of RT-PCR was 100% and sensitivity ranged between 83 and 95%. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Macé M,Cointe D,Six C,Levy-Bruhl D,Parent du Châtelet I,Ingrand D,Grangeot-Keros L

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 244 strains of Aerococcus, Enterococcus, and Streptococcus species were tested by the RapID STR system (Innovative Diagnostic Systems Inc., Atlanta, Ga.) for identification. Strains were identified without additional tests or with additional conventional tests suggested by the IDS compendium manual. Our dat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： You MS,Facklam RR

更新日期：1986-10-01 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：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 3 is endemic in Europe and hyperendemic in southern France. Recent reports of a high prevalence of HEV RNA in blood donations and in culinary specialties from this geographical area confirmed the endemicity of HEV and sources of viral transmission in this geographical area. HEV causes ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Moal V,Legris T,Motte A,Vacher-Coponat H,Fages L,Jourde-Chiche N,Borentain P,Jaubert D,Gerolami R,Colson P

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of acute viral hepatitis in people in many developing countries and is also endemic in many industrialized countries. Mammalian HEV (mHEV) isolates can be divided into at least four recognized major genotypes. Several nucleic acid amplification techniques have been developed fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gerber PF,Xiao CT,Cao D,Meng XJ,Opriessnig T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAEC) is an emerging enteric pathogen that causes acute and chronic diarrhea among children, human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients, and travelers to developing regions of the world. The pathogenesis of EAEC strains involves the production of biofilm. In this study, we deter...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mohamed JA,Huang DB,Jiang ZD,DuPont HL,Nataro JP,Belkind-Gerson J,Okhuysen PC

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy strains can be differentiated by their behavior in bioassays and by molecular analyses of the disease-associated prion protein (PrP) in a posttranslationally transformed conformation (PrPSc). Until recently, isolates from cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) appeared ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jacobs JG,Langeveld JP,Biacabe AG,Acutis PL,Polak MP,Gavier-Widen D,Buschmann A,Caramelli M,Casalone C,Mazza M,Groschup M,Erkens JH,Davidse A,van Zijderveld FG,Baron T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine-, cytochalasin B-, and cycloheximide-treated and untreated McCoy cells were inoculated with representative strains of Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes, as well as with clinical specimens from a pediatric population, and the quality and quantity of the cytoplasmic inclusions were ex...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： La Scolea LJ Jr,Keddell JE

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) are considered a serious threat to antibiotic therapy, as they confer resistance to carbapenems, which are used to treat extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria. Here, we describe the development and evaluation of a DNA microarray for the detection and gen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Peter H,Berggrav K,Thomas P,Pfeifer Y,Witte W,Templeton K,Bachmann TT

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：:The current diagnosis of West Nile virus (WNV) infection is primarily based on serology, since molecular identification of WNV RNA is unreliable due to the short viremia and absence of detectable virus in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Recent studies have shown that WNV RNA can be detected in urine for a longer period and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lustig Y,Mannasse B,Koren R,Katz-Likvornik S,Hindiyeh M,Mandelboim M,Dovrat S,Sofer D,Mendelson E

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a 2009 H1N1 virus infection with a high viral load in a previously healthy infant who presented with complex febrile seizures and improved on oseltamivir without neurologic sequelae. Febrile seizures may be a complication in young children experiencing infection with high viral loads of 2009 H1N1 influenza...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： O'Leary MF,Chappell JD,Stratton CW,Cronin RM,Taylor MB,Tang YW

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lack of a quick, simple, and inexpensive diagnostic test has limited the ability of public health officials to rapidly assess and control outbreaks of Giardia lamblia in child day-care centers. We evaluated the performance of a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Addiss DG,Mathews HM,Stewart JM,Wahlquist SP,Williams RM,Finton RJ,Spencer HC,Juranek DD

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method was developed to obtain purified cryptosporidium oocysts from fecal samples. Oocysts were initially collected by centrifugation through a sucrose density gradient and further purified by passage through glass bead columns. The purified oocysts were antigenically active and sufficiently pure for immunological ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Heyman MB,Shigekuni LK,Ammann AJ

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tremendous interest has been generated in the commercial kits now available that incorporate herpes simplex virus isolation in cell culture with immunoperoxidase staining for viral antigen detection. Most studies comparing commercial kits with conventional cell culture techniques have found the kits to be less sensiti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhao LS,Landry ML,Balkovic ES,Hsiung GD

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several instruments for automated or semiautomated susceptibility testing are currently available. Three of these instruments, Autobac (General Diagnostics, Warner-Lambert Co., Morris Plains, N.J.), MS-2 (Abbott Laboratories, Dallas, Tex.), and AutoMicrobic system (AMS) (Vitek, Inc., Hazelwood, Mo.) were compared for ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kelly MT,Latimer JM,Balfour LC

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13-year-old patient developed severe shock due to administration of a Yersinia enterocolitica-contaminated red blood cell concentrate. Y. enterocolitica (serotype O:9, biotype II) was cultivated from the residual blood in the blood bag and from a stool sample of the blood donor. In the donor's plasma immunoglobulin ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Strobel E,Heesemann J,Mayer G,Peters J,Müller-Weihrich S,Emmerling P

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of new acquisition of antibiotic-resistant organisms (AROs) in community-based skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is not well studied. To define the incidence, persistence of, and time to new colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fisch J,Lansing B,Wang L,Symons K,Cherian K,McNamara S,Mody L

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to rapidly diagnose influenza virus infections is of the utmost importance in the evaluation of patients with upper respiratory tract infections. It is also important for the influenza surveillance activities performed by national influenza centers. In the present study we modified a multiplex real-time re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hindiyeh M,Levy V,Azar R,Varsano N,Regev L,Shalev Y,Grossman Z,Mendelson E

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Complement-fixing antibody was detected in 13 of 16 patients with histological and/or culture evidence of infection with Nocardia species. The antigen used was a filtrate of soluble substances secreted into liquid growth medium by cultures of N. asteroides. Apparent false positives reactions were found in three of thr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shainhouse JZ,Pier AC,Stevens DA

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative real-time PCR for the detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) RNA is increasingly used to study the causal role of RSV in lower airway disease. The objective of our study was to evaluate variations in RSV RNA loads at different steps in the RNA quantification process: (i) variation in RSV RNA load ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van de Pol AC,Wolfs TF,van Loon AM,Tacke CE,Viveen MC,Jansen NJ,Kimpen JL,Rossen JW,Coenjaerts FE

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate and rapid identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is needed to screen MRSA carriers and improve treatment. The current widely used duplex PCR methods are not able to differentiate MRSA from coexisting methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) or other methicillin-resistant staphylo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Luo J,Li J,Yang H,Yu J,Wei H

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsporidia are protozoa parasites responsible for significant gastrointestinal disease in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. We evaluated a PCR assay of stool samples, duodenal aspirates, and biopsy specimens from patients with Enterocytozoon bieneusi infection. A 210-bp DNA fragment of the unique...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Velásquez JN,Carnevale S,Guarnera EA,Labbé JH,Chertcoff A,Cabrera MG,Rodríguez MI

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyomavirus BK (BKV) establishes latent infection in various human tissues, including the kidney. Reactivation following renal transplantation (RT) may cause BKV-associated nephropathy, leading to graft loss. BKV reactivation is often associated with extensive rearrangements in the BKV noncoding regulatory region (NC...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Perets TT,Silberstein I,Rubinov J,Sarid R,Mendelson E,Shulman LM

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Food and Drug Administration published a public health warning on the association of bacterial meningitis and cochlear implants in June 2002. This article reports the first case of group A streptococcal (GAS) meningitis in a cochlear-implanted patient, followed by a review on cochlear implantation and GAS meningit...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pettersen G,Ovetchkine P,Tapiero B

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Corynebacterium is a heterogeneous group of species comprising human and animal pathogens and environmental bacteria. It is defined on the basis of several phenotypic characters and the results of DNA-DNA relatedness and, more recently, 16S rRNA gene sequencing. However, the 16S rRNA gene is not polymorphic ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Khamis A,Raoult D,La Scola B

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00