Evaluation of a rapid antigen detection point-of-care test for respiratory syncytial virus and influenza in a pediatric hospitalized population in the Netherlands.

abstract：:Bartonella quintana, known to cause various clinical symptoms, is increasingly recognized as one important cause of culture-negative endocarditis. We report a case of infectious endocarditis with B. quintana on the prosthetic valve, accompanied by proteinase 3-antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-positive collagen vasc...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Yamada Y,Ohkusu K,Yanagihara M,Tsuneoka H,Ezaki T,Tsuboi J,Okabayashi H,Suwabe A

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the in vitro activities of voriconazole, posaconazole, and fluconazole against 3,932 isolates of Candida spp. and 237 isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans obtained from over 100 medical centers worldwide during 2001 and 2002. The MICs of the antifungal drugs were determined by broth microdilution tests perf...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Pfaller MA,Messer SA,Boyken L,Hollis RJ,Rice C,Tendolkar S,Diekema DJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three strains of Vibrio vulnificus of clinical and environmental origin were examined for production of 12 extracellular enzymes of potential importance to the virulence of this bacterium. Strains of Vibrio vulnificus were consistent in their production of protease, mucinase, lipase, chondroitinase, hyaluronida...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Oliver JD,Wear JE,Thomas MB,Warner M,Linder K

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and diversity of Arcobacter and Campylobacter spp. in 298 stool samples of patients with diarrhoea, collected from 22 Portuguese hospitals, between September and November 2012. Detection of Arcobacter and Campylobacter spp. was performed using molecular-bas...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Ferreira S,Júlio C,Queiroz JA,Domingues FC,Oleastro M

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum samples from all patients with culture-confirmed brucellosis including those with chronic disease from Kazakhstan tested positive in the serum agglutination test for titers > or = 1:25 and reacted in the Brucella immunoglobulin M/immunoglobulin G lateral flow assay (LFA) confirming the high sensitivity of these ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Mizanbayeva S,Smits HL,Zhalilova K,Abdoel TH,Kozakov S,Ospanov KS,Elzer PH,Douglas JT

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Beginning on April 2007, a prospective multicenter study was performed to investigate prevalence and epidemiology of microbial pathogens causing bloodstream infections (BSIs). Twenty microbiology laboratories participated to the survey over a 1-year period. A total of 11,638 episodes of BSI occurred in 11 202 patients...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Luzzaro F,Ortisi G,Larosa M,Drago M,Brigante G,Gesu G

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays - kinetoplast DNA (kDNA) PCR, 7SL PCR, ITS1 PCR - were compared for their ability to detect leishmanial parasites in the skin tissue aspirates of 212 Palestinian suspect cases of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). The kDNA PCR was the most sensitive, detecting 156/170 (91.8%) of...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Azmi K,Nasereddin A,Ereqat S,Schnur L,Schonian G,Abdeen Z

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a case of necrotizing pneumonia in Greece caused by a community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) producing Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) carrying the staphylococcal chromosome cassette mec (SCCmec) type V. The pulse field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) pattern of this strain diff...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Gerogianni I,Mpatavanis G,Gourgoulianis K,Maniatis A,Spiliopoulou I,Petinaki E

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with renal failure and fluconazole resistant but flucytosine susceptible Candida deep infection were successfully treated with the combination of the two drugs. In vitro susceptibility, determined by microdilution and time-kill methods, and fungostatic activity of the serum showed an additive interaction ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Girmenia C,Venditti M,Martino P

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T2 Magnetic Resonance Candida Panel (T2MR) detects Candida directly in blood. Rapid turnaround time and high negative predictive value make it a useful diagnostic test to support antifungal discontinuation. This retrospective quasi-experiment compared empiric anidulafungin days of therapy (DOTs) in intensive care unit...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Gill CM,Kenney RM,Hencken L,Mlynarek ME,Alangaden GJ,Samuel LP,Davis SL

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of the Gen-Probe Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct (MTD) test was assessed in a laboratory whose specimens were derived from a population with a low prevalence (1.3%) of tuberculosis. A total of 339 specimens from 113 patients were included in the study. Nine of 10 MTD positive samples were culture pos...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Welch K,Brown G,Jonas V,Ferraro MJ

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To explore a simple, rapid, and inexpensive way to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex culture, dot blot hybridization using IS6110 as the marker was performed against 2788 known clinical isolates of mycobacteria including M. tuberculosis (n = 721), M. kansasii (177), M. marinum (10), M. avium complex (700), M...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Kam KM,Yip CW,Chan MY,Mok CY,Wong WS

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymyxin B is increasingly used clinically for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections, despite very limited understanding of its disposition in humans. The disposition of intravenous polymyxin B1 in 9 adult patients was characterized. Random blood samples (specifically timed in relation to the ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Kwa AL,Lim TP,Low JG,Hou J,Kurup A,Prince RA,Tam VH

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulomonas spp. are often believed to be of low virulence and have never been reported as a pathogen causing human disease before. We report the first case of endocarditis caused by Cellulomonas and complicated with osteomyelitis of the lumbar spine in a 78-year-old woman. General weakness and aggravated lower back ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Lai PC,Chen YS,Lee SS

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic value of the dipstick assay was evaluated by comparison with Rose Bengal (RB), serum aglutination tests (SAT) and 2 mercaptoethanol test (2-ME) on consecutive serum samples submitted because of suspicion of brucellosis. Serum samples of 232 patients with suspected brucellosis that were submitted for lab...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Altuglu I,Zeytinoğlu A,Bilgic A,Kamcioglu S,Karakartal G,Smits H

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Though the FilmArray GI Panel has a reported aggregate specificity and reproducibility of >97% and > 99%, respectively, the reproducibility is less understood in clinical practice. We measured the reproducibility of positive results for low-prevalence pathogens. Samples with positive results for selected targets were ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Hitchcock MM,Hogan CA,Budvytiene I,Banaei N

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:We assessed the analytical and clinical performance of the Lumipulse® G HBcAb-N (Fujirebio, Japan) assay for IgG antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc IgG) measurement in serum of subjects with overt and occult HBV infection (OBI). MATERIALS/METHODS:Serum anti-HBc IgG was assessed in 181 anti-HBc...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Caviglia GP,Olivero A,Ciancio A,Tandoi F,Troshina G,Rosso C,Abate ML,Younes R,Ribaldone DG,Smedile A,Rizzetto M,Romagnoli R,Saracco GM,Bugianesi E

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus endocarditis is a rare event after heart transplantation. We report a case of Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis after orthotopic heart transplantation. The patient was treated with a combination of voriconazole and caspofungin without valve replacement and survived for 168 days after the diagnosis. Previo...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Morio F,Treilhaud M,Lepelletier D,Le Pape P,Rigal JC,Delile L,Robert JP,Al Habash O,Miegeville M,Gay-Andrieu F

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first cases of infective endocarditis due to a new species of Bergeyella, Bergeyella cardium sp. nov., are reported. Two strains, 13-07(T) (= JCM 30115(T) = NCCP 15908(T)) and 13-16, were independently isolated from 2 patients in different hospitals in Korea. Initially, the isolates were identified as Brevundimona...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Sohn KM,Huh K,Baek JY,Kim YS,Kang CI,Peck KR,Lee NY,Song JH,Ko KS,Chung DR

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulbactam inhibits the hydrolytic activity of several, clinically important beta-lactamases including those produced by anaerobic bacteria. This study was undertaken to determine the effect of sulbactam on the activity of cefoperazone against 250 anaerobic bacteria including 174 isolates belonging to the Bacteroides f...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： D'Amato RF,Hochstein L,Frankel H

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The constitutive or inducible macrolide-lincosamide-streptogramin (MLS) phenotype of 30 erm(B)-positive Streptococcus pyogenes isolates was determined by different methods and under various growth conditions and correlated to the sequence of the 5'-untranslated regions of erm(B). The MLS phenotype of one-third of the ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Rombini S,Petrelli D,Bolli E,Tran CN,Falconi M,Di Luca MC,Prenna M,Ripa S,Vitali LA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:This study compares the detection of 14 common respiratory viruses by two different real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) methods: in house singleplex tests developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the commercially available Fast Track Diagnostic (FTD®) ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Kenmoe S,Tcharnenwa C,Monamele GC,Kengne CN,Ripa MN,Whitaker B,Alroy KA,Balajee SA,Njouom R

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:In this retrospective study, we aimed to investigate the value of FDG-PET/CT in the diagnosis of spondylodiscitis (SD), the significance of dual time point imaging (DTPI) for SD diagnosis and the worth of SUVmax data for distinguishing tuberculous vs. non-tuberculous SD. MATERIALS AND METHODS:32 patients with ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Gunes BY,Onsel C,Sonmezoglu K,Ozaras R,Halac M,Tabak F,Sager S,Mete B,Sayman H,Kanmaz B

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mycobacterium chelonae-Mycobacterium abscessus group (MCAG) is the most common cause of infections because of rapidly growing mycobacteria. Rapid identification of MCAG to the species level is essential for choosing empiric antibiotic treatment and for public health measures. In this study, we compared the perform...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Guarin N,Budvytiene I,Ghafghaichi L,Banaei N

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deoxyribonucleic acid sequences specific for a pathogen of interest can be isolated from a variety of microorganisms. Such DNA probes can be exploited to detect infectious agents directly in infected patient material despite the presence of large numbers of other organisms and host DNA. This technology is dependent up...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Horn JE,Quinn T,Hammer M,Palmer L,Falkow S

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cefotaxime, the first widely used "third-generation" cephalosporin, has established efficacy against a variety of serious bacterial pathogens. Some of the initial clinical studies in the United States using this agent employed large doses of the compound, up to 12 g/day, for adults. In contrast, however, initial Europ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Young LS

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The examination of fecal mucus for detecting yeast cells of Histoplasma capsulatum has proved to be a useful tool for diagnosing disseminated histoplasmosis in paediatric patients in a study of 13 cases carried out in Ecuador. ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Vega W,Almeida R,Miño G,Gené J,Guarro J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Mycobacterium tuberculosis cases in the Ukraine are increasing. Pyrazinamide (PZA) is critically important for first- and second-line tuberculosis (TB) treatment regimes. However, PZA drug susceptibility testing is time consuming and technically challengin...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Daum LT,Konstantynovska OS,Solodiankin OS,Poteiko PI,Bolotin VI,Rodriguez JD,Gerilovych AP,Chambers JP,Fischer GW

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unidentified gestational infection with Toxoplasma gondii may lead to fetal infection with severe complications later in childhood. Because diagnosis of maternal infection solely depends on serology, routine tests with high sensitivity and specificity are required. In this study, the new Roche Elecsys Toxo IgG and IgM...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Prusa AR,Hayde M,Unterasinger L,Pollak A,Herkner KR,Kasper DC

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, Clostridium spp. have rapidly reemerged as human and animal pathogens. The detection and identification of pathogenic Clostridium spp. is therefore critical for clinical diagnosis and antimicrobial therapy. Traditional diagnostic techniques for clostridia are laborious, are time consuming, and may adv...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Janvilisri T,Scaria J,Gleed R,Fubini S,Bonkosky MM,Gröhn YT,Chang YF

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00