Updating the PGMY primers and probes for improved detection of HPV68a: validation of version 2 of the PGMY-CHUV assay.

abstract：:In acute and chronic hepatitis B, antibodies of the immunoglobulin M (IgM) class against the hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc IgM) have been demonstrated. For the determination of anti-HBc IgM, a sensitive enzyme immunoassay with anti-mu-coated flat-bottomed microtiter plates is described and evaluated. The specific...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Roggendorf M,Deinhardt F,Frösner GG,Scheid R,Bayerl B,Zachoval R

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of XbaI-digested chromosomal DNA was performed on 133 strains of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi obtained from Papua New Guinea, with the objective of assessing the temporal variation of these strains. Fifty-two strains that were isolated in 1992 and 1994 were of one phage typ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Thong KL,Goh YL,Yasin RM,Lau MG,Passey M,Winston G,Yoannes M,Pang T,Reeder JC

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistant cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC 9027 which were grown in the presence of 1 mg of benzalkonium chloride (BC) per ml caused only a mild conjunctivitis when they were dropped onto the scratched corneas of rabbits. In contrast, cells of the BC-sensitive parent strain induced a severe keratoconjunctivitis. I...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Adair FW,Liauw HL,Geftic SG,Gelzer J

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1991, multiresistant Escherichia coli O78:H10 strains caused an outbreak of urinary tract infections in Copenhagen, Denmark. The phylogenetic origin, clonal background, and virulence characteristics of the outbreak isolates, and their relationship to nonoutbreak O78:H10 strains according to these traits and resista...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Olesen B,Scheutz F,Andersen RL,Menard M,Boisen N,Johnston B,Hansen DS,Krogfelt KA,Nataro JP,Johnson JR

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV) is a tick-borne virus in the family Bunyaviridae, genus Nairovirus. The virus is transmitted to humans through infected tick bites or from direct contact with viremic animals or humans. In the present study, a total of 1,015 adult ticks were collected from cattle (603 spec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tonbak S,Aktas M,Altay K,Azkur AK,Kalkan A,Bolat Y,Dumanli N,Ozdarendeli A

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) for seven genomic loci was developed for Enterococcus faecalis. MLVA and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) resulted in 37 and 31 genotypes among 83 strains, respectively. Both typing schemes were highly concordant (90.4%). MLVA is an excellent alternative ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Titze-de-Almeida R,Willems RJ,Top J,Rodrigues IP,Ferreira RF 2nd,Boelens H,Brandileone MC,Zanella RC,Felipe MS,van Belkum A

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori strains display remarkable genetic diversity, and the presence of strains bearing the toxigenic vacA s1 allele, a complete cag pathogenicity island (PAI), cagA alleles containing multiple EPIYA phosphorylation sites, and expressing the BabA adhesin correlates with development of gastroduodenal dise...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Talarico S,Gold BD,Fero J,Thompson DT,Guarner J,Czinn S,Salama NR

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amphotericin B therapy continues to be the "gold standard" in the treatment of invasive aspergillosis in the immunocompromised host. Although Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus flavus constitute the major species, several reports have described invasive pulmonary or disseminated disease due to the less common Asper...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sutton DA,Sanche SE,Revankar SG,Fothergill AW,Rinaldi MG

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new compound, indoxyl-beta-D-glucuronide, was assessed as a substrate for the rapid detection of Escherichia coli in urine. Incorporation of this compound into MacConkey agar allowed the direct differentiation of E. coli as deep blue colonies distinct from lactose and nonlactose fermenters. The sensitivity was 88 to...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Delisle GJ,Ley A

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is uncertain which methods for the diagnosis of rectal gonococcal and chlamydial infection are optimal. This study evaluated the performance of culture and nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) for rectal chlamydial and gonococcal diagnosis. From July 2003 until February 2007, 441 rectal test sets were collected...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bachmann LH,Johnson RE,Cheng H,Markowitz L,Papp JR,Palella FJ Jr,Hook EW 3rd

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a decade ago the first cryptococcal lateral flow assay (LFA) became available. This affordable point-of-care test has undeniably led to tremendous improvements in early detection of cryptococcosis (1,2). However, from several studies it must be concluded that the reliability of recently introduced LFA's falls sho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shi D,Haas PJ,Boekhout T,Hahn RC,Hagen F

更新日期：2021-01-20 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 impact of the viability of Trichomonas vaginalis in urine on wet mount, culture, and PCR methods was assessed. To minimize the chance of false-negative results, urine specimens should be processed within 30 min of specimen collection and maintained at 37 degrees C, since temperature appears to affect the viability...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shafir SC,Sorvillo FJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the diagnostic utility of eleven Toxoplasma gondii recombinant antigens (P22 [SAG2], P24 [GRA1], P25, P28 [GRA2], P29 [GRA7], P30 [SAG1], P35, P41 [GRA4], P54 [ROP2], P66 [ROP1], and P68) in immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM recombinant enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (Rec-ELISAs). Following an initi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Aubert D,Maine GT,Villena I,Hunt JC,Howard L,Sheu M,Brojanac S,Chovan LE,Nowlan SF,Pinon JM

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction (AP-PCR) was used to characterize Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. Cells from a single colony could be subtyped by AP-PCR within a few hours. The discrimination between strains of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 by AP-PCR was equivalent to that by monoclonal antibody analysis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gomez-Lus P,Fields BS,Benson RF,Martin WT,O'Connor SP,Black CM

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A DNA macroarray containing 465 intragenic amplicons was designed to identify Staphylococcus aureus at the species level and to type S. aureus isolates. The genes selected included those encoding (i) S. aureus-specific proteins, (ii) staphylococcal and enterococcal proteins mediating antibiotic resistance and factors ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Trad S,Allignet J,Frangeul L,Davi M,Vergassola M,Couve E,Morvan A,Kechrid A,Buchrieser C,Glaser P,El-Solh N

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Variable-number tandem repeats (VNTRs) may evolve so rapidly that multiple profiles emerge during an outbreak. A total of 190 isolates from eight Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium outbreaks and 15 isolates from seven patients were analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and VNTR typing. Small changes in loc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hopkins KL,Maguire C,Best E,Liebana E,Threlfall EJ

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timely and exact diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is crucial for surgical decision-making. Intraoperatively, delivery of the result within an hour is required. Alpha-defensin lateral immunoassay of joint fluid (JF) is precise for the intraoperative exclusion of PJI; however, for patients with a limite...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fillerova R,Gallo J,Radvansky M,Kraiczova V,Kudelka M,Kriegova E

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenovirus 7 (Ad7) is the adenovirus species that most frequently has been associated with severe illness. Seven distinct genome types of adenovirus 7, Ad7p, Ad7a, Ad7b, Ad7c, Ad7d, Ad7e, and Ad7f, can be identified by using restriction endonucleases BamHI and SmaI. We analyzed the distribution of the different Ad7 ge...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wadell G,Cooney MK,da Costa Linhares A,de Silva L,Kennett ML,Kono R,Gui-Fang R,Lindman K,Nascimento JP,Schoub BD

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a molecular epidemiology study on 120 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients presenting pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in Burkina Faso. Classical antibiogram studies and genetic characterization, using mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit-variable-number tandem-repeat (MIRU-VNTR) typing and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Godreuil S,Torrea G,Terru D,Chevenet F,Diagbouga S,Supply P,Van de Perre P,Carriere C,Bañuls AL

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) has been steadily increasing in countries of the former USSR. The availability of rapid and reliable methods for the detection of drug resistance to second-line drugs is vital for adequate patient management. We evaluated the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ignatyeva O,Kontsevaya I,Kovalyov A,Balabanova Y,Nikolayevskyy V,Toit K,Dragan A,Maxim D,Mironova S,Kummik T,Muntean I,Koshkarova E,Drobniewski F

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 37-kDa protein (P37) of Borrelia burgdorferi is an antigen that elicits an early immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody response in Lyme disease patients. The P37 gene was cloned from a B. burgdorferi genomic library by screening with antibody from a Lyme disease patient who had developed a prominent humoral response to ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gilmore RD Jr,Murphree RL,James AM,Sullivan SA,Johnson BJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multicenter cross-sectional survey was conducted comparing a commercially available chlamydial optical immunoassay (OIA) to the chlamydial ligase chain reaction (LCR). Endocervical samples from 415 outpatients visiting clinics from three hospitals in South Kalimantan, Indonesia, were evaluated. Relative to the LCR, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Widjaja S,Cohen S,Brady WE,O'reilly K,Susanto,Wibowo A,Cahyono,Graham RR,Porter KR

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotypic, genotypic, and toxin gene analyses have not yet been done all in one for the Nigerian Staphylococcus aureus population. This study provides a comprehensive overview of the molecular epidemiology and genetic diversity of S. aureus strains at the largest university clinic in Ibadan, Nigeria. From 1,300 patie...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ghebremedhin B,Olugbosi MO,Raji AM,Layer F,Bakare RA,König B,König W

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nearly 400,000 people worldwide are known to have been infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) beginning in December 2019. The virus has now spread to over 168 countries including the United States, where the first cluster of cases was observed in the Seattle metropolitan area in Was...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nalla AK,Casto AM,Huang MW,Perchetti GA,Sampoleo R,Shrestha L,Wei Y,Zhu H,Jerome KR,Greninger AL

更新日期：2020-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiplex method using the SNaPshot technique was developed to screen for six common mycobacterial species: Mycobacteria tuberculosis, M. avium, M. intracellulare, M. chelonae, M. kansasii, and M. gordonae. A total of 468 mycobacterial clinical isolates were subjected to analysis for the presence of the six mycobact...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wang H,Yue J,Han M,Yang J,Zhao Y

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tracking the spread of noroviruses during outbreaks of gastroenteritis is hampered by the lack of sequence diversity in those regions of the genome chosen for virus detection and characterization. Sequence analysis of regions of the genes encoding the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase and the S domain of the capsid does no...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Xerry J,Gallimore CI,Iturriza-Gómara M,Allen DJ,Gray JJ

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While foreign-born persons constitute only 11% of the population in the state of Rhode Island, they account for more than 65% of incident tuberculosis (TB) annually. We investigated the molecular-epidemiological differences between foreign-born and U.S.-born TB patients to estimate the degree of recent transmission an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vanhomwegen J,Kwara A,Martin M,Gillani FS,Fontanet A,Mutungi P,Crellin J,Obaro S,Gosciminski M,Carter EJ,Rastogi N

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the majority of avian influenza virus (AIV) subtypes are classified as low-pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (LPAIV), the H5 and H7 subtypes have the ability to mutate to highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) in poultry and therefore are the etiological agents of notifiable AIV (NAIV). It is of g...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Leijon M,Ullman K,Thyselius S,Zohari S,Pedersen JC,Hanna A,Mahmood S,Banks J,Slomka MJ,Belák S

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:White-footed mice, Peromyscus leucopus, were captured in southern Connecticut during 1997 and 1998 to determine the prevalence of infections caused by granulocytic Ehrlichia sp., Borrelia burgdorferi, and Babesia microti. Of the 50 mice captured and recaptured, 25 of 47 (53.2%) and 23 of 48 (47.9%) contained antibodie...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Stafford KC 3rd,Massung RF,Magnarelli LA,Ijdo JW,Anderson JF

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00