Encephalitis caused by Chikungunya virus in a traveler from the Kingdom of Tonga.

abstract：:Five strains of an unknown, multidrug-resistant coryneform, gram-positive rod were isolated from blood, bronchial aspirate, and abscess specimens. Four of the five strains isolated were highly resistant to antimicrobial agents, including beta-lactams, aminoglycosides, macrolides, quinolones, and tetracyclines, except ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Otsuka Y,Kawamura Y,Koyama T,Iihara H,Ohkusu K,Ezaki T

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinical evaluation of the Amplicor polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in endocervical swabs (Roche Molecular Systems, Branchburg, N.J.) is described. This new clinical system used one-step sample preparation, amplification with biotinylated cryptic plasmid primer pairs ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bass CA,Jungkind DL,Silverman NS,Bondi JM

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A reversed passive latex agglutination (RPLA) assay for determining the toxigenicity of Corynebacterium diphtheriae is presented. Rabbit antitoxin antiserum was raised by using commercially available diphtheria toxoid. This antiserum reacted with the diphtheria toxin when the culture supernatant was assayed by Western...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Toma C,Sisavath L,Iwanaga M

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed and assessed the diagnostic value of a novel quantitative nested real-time (QNRT) PCR assay targeting the internal transcribed spacer region of ribosomal DNA (rDNA) in a guinea pig model of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Groups of 5 immunosuppressed animals that were infected using an aerosol chamber w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lengerova M,Kocmanova I,Racil Z,Hrncirova K,Pospisilova S,Mayer J,Najvar LK,Wiederhold NP,Kirkpatrick WR,Patterson TF

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified auxanographic carbohydrate assimilation procedure for the identification of medically important yeasts is described. This method employs a heavy inoculum of unstarved yeasts, autoclaved yeast assimilation medium, pour plates of shallow depth, and commercially available carbohydrate-impregnated disks. The ac...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mickelsen PA,McCarthy LR,Propst MA

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:McCoy cells treated with cycloheximide, iododeoxyuridine, and DEAE-dextran and untreated McCoy cells were inoculated with two stock strains of Chlamydia trachomatis and with 231 urethral specimens from men, 53 (23%) of which contained C. trachomatis. Isolation rates, number and quality of inclusions, and quality of th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Benes S,McCormack WM

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This three-center collaborative study was conducted to evaluate samples of the Microbial Profile System (MPS) antimicrobial microdilution panels [previously produced by Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co., (3M Co.), St. Paul, Minn. and currently produced by Flow Laboratories, Inc., Rockville, Md.). This was a three-p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gerlach EH,Jones RN,Barry AL

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-reaction between Acinetobacter calcoaceticus and chlamydiae is described. A water-soluble, heat stable, non-dialyzable antigen was extracted from Acinetobacter species by boiling. This antigen fixed complement in the presence of homologous hyperimmune sera from rabbits or guinea pigs and in the presence of het...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brade H,Brunner H

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes an unusual pathogen associated with post-traumatic meningitis. Haemophilus influenzae type D was isolated from both cerebrospinal fluid and blood of this patient with meningitis. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Viner JP,Massanari RM

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commercial chemiluminescent DNA probes (Accuprobe; Gen-Probe, San Diego, Calif.) for the identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) complex, M. avium complex (MAC), M. gordonae, and M. kansasii were evaluated with 134 clinical isolates. These included 36 MTB complex, 40 MAC, 27 M. gordonae, 9 M. kansasii, and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lebrun L,Espinasse F,Poveda JD,Vincent-Levy-Frebault V

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of brucellosis in cattle and small ruminants requires the use of more than one serological test. The complement fixation test (CFT), the rose bengal test (RBT), and the serum agglutination test (SAT) are among the most useful tests for routine diagnosis. The microagglutination test (MAT) was developed as...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Baum M,Zamir O,Bergman-Rios R,Katz E,Beider Z,Cohen A,Banai M

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical isolates of group B streptococci from body fluids and mucosal surfaces were examined for production of a trypsin-resistant antigen known as R protein. R protein was extracted with 1% trypsin from cells grown in a semidefined medium. The extracts were tested by immunodiffusion in agarose with a panel of antise...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Flores AE,Ferrieri P

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium abscessus, which consists of the two subspecies M. abscessus subspecies abscessus and M. abscessus subspecies bolletii, can produce rough or smooth colony morphologies. Here we analyzed 50 M. abscessus isolates cultured from the respiratory specimens of 34 patients, 28 (82%) of whom had cystic fibrosis (...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rüger K,Hampel A,Billig S,Rücker N,Suerbaum S,Bange FC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence analysis of 58 multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex strains from Germany and 55 susceptible strains from a reference collection comprising major phylogenetic lineages confirmed that variations in Rv2629, 191A/C and 965C/T, are specific for genotypes Beijing and Ghana, respectively, but not i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Homolka S,Köser C,Archer J,Rüsch-Gerdes S,Niemann S

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino acids L-arginine, L-isoleucine, L-leucine, L-methionine, L-serine, L-threonine, and L-valine were essential for the growth of Legionella pneumophila in a chemically defined medium. A partial requirement for L-cysteine (or L-cystine) was also observed. A minimal medium containing only the eight required amino...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tesh MJ,Miller RD

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Explanted orthopedic implants from 54 patients with aseptic failure and 24 patients with prosthetic knee or hip infection were sonicated in polyethylene bags. The sensitivities of periprosthetic tissue and sonicate fluid cultures for the diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection were 54% and 75%, whereas the specificiti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Trampuz A,Piper KE,Hanssen AD,Osmon DR,Cockerill FR,Steckelberg JM,Patel R

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe enzyme immunoassays that use synthetic oligopeptides to discriminate serologically between human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I and II (HTLV-I and HTLV-II) infections. The peptides represented 20-amino acid segments between residues 111 and 130 (MA1) and residues 116 and 135 (MA2) of the p19 gag proteins...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bonis J,Baillou A,Barin F,Verdier M,Janvier B,Denis F

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent Lassa virus strains from Nigeria were completely or partially sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the predominance of lineage II and III strains, the existence of a previously undescribed (sub)lineage in Nigeria, and the directional spread of virus in the southern part of the country. The Bayesian analysi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ehichioya DU,Hass M,Becker-Ziaja B,Ehimuan J,Asogun DA,Fichet-Calvet E,Kleinsteuber K,Lelke M,ter Meulen J,Akpede GO,Omilabu SA,Günther S,Olschläger S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NCCLS M38-A document does not describe guidelines for testing caspofungin acetate (MK-0991) and other echinocandins against molds. This study evaluated the susceptibilities of 200 isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus, A. flavus, A. nidulans, A. niger, and A. terreus to caspofungin (MICs and minimum effective concentr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Espinel-Ingroff A

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To objectively assess the value of examining multiple sputum specimens in maximizing the sensitivity of detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, we retrospectively reviewed the acid-fast bacillus smear and culture results of patients diagnosed with culture-proven pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) at Hennepin County Medical ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nelson SM,Deike MA,Cartwright CP

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During measles outbreaks, it is important to be able to rapidly distinguish between measles cases and vaccine reactions to avoid unnecessary outbreak response measures such as case isolation and contact investigations. We have developed a real-time reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) method specific for genotype A meas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Roy F,Mendoza L,Hiebert J,McNall RJ,Bankamp B,Connolly S,Lüdde A,Friedrich N,Mankertz A,Rota PA,Severini A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comprehensive data on the prevalence of quinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in the United States are scarce. By use of a systematic population-based approach, M. tuberculosis strains from tuberculosis (TB) cases were collected in Harris County, TX, in 2007 to 2008. The susceptibilities...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： El Sahly HM,Teeter LD,Jost KC Jr,Dunbar D,Lew J,Graviss EA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni (20 strains) and Campylobacter coli (12 strains) were assigned to four biovars for each species based on phenotypic tests that were easy to perform and interpret. The resulting biotyping schemes offer a greater degree of distinction among C. jejuni and C. coli strains than any of the other biotypi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Roop RM 2nd,Smibert RM,Krieg NR

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) remains a common cause of morbidity, with three-quarters of women affected during their lifetimes. Use of antibiotics is an acknowledged trigger for VVC, which adversely affects women's physical and emotional health. Knowledge of patterns of genital Candida species-level identification i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pirotta MV,Garland SM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical performance of the cobas human papillomavirus (HPV) test for detection of high-grade disease in a colposcopy-referred population was compared with that of Hybrid Capture 2 (HC2). The overall agreement between the tests was 92.3%. Clinical sensitivity and specificity for detection of cervical intraepitheli...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： White C,Keegan H,Pilkington L,Ruttle C,Kerr P,Sharp L,O'Toole S,Turner M,Prendiville W,D'Arcy T,Fitzpatrick M,Lenehan P,Flannelly G,O'Leary JJ,Martin CM

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Oxi-ferm tube, an eight-compartment system suitable for the recognition of nonfermentative, gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria, was evaluated in conjunction with the oxidase test in a clinical microbiology laboratory setting. A comparison between this system and the 17-test routine examination was performed with 2...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Isenberg HD,Sampson-Scherer J

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Mycobacterium smegmatis and a limited number of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, the involvement of alterations of the 16S rRNA gene (rrs) in resistance to kanamycin has been shown. To investigate the extent to which mutations in a specific region of the rrs gene and the kanamycin-resistant phenotype in clinical...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Suzuki Y,Katsukawa C,Tamaru A,Abe C,Makino M,Mizuguchi Y,Taniguchi H

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has proved to be a useful diagnostic method for identifying conventional bacteria. In the case of mycobacteria, a good protein extraction protocol is essential in order to obtain reliable identification results. To date, no suc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rodriguez-Temporal D,Perez-Risco D,Struzka EA,Mas M,Alcaide F

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In a group of 596 delivering Ghanaian women, the sensitivities of peripheral blood thick film microscopy, ICT Malaria P.f/P.v test, and PCR in detecting microscopically confirmed placental Plasmodium falciparum infection were 42, 80, and 97%, respectively. In addition to the gross underestimation of placental malaria ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mockenhaupt FP,Ulmen U,von Gaertner C,Bedu-Addo G,Bienzle U

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We reviewed laboratory-acquired infections occurring in Utah from 1978 through 1982. Written and telephone interviews of supervisors of 1,191 laboratorians revealed an estimated annual incidence of 3 laboratory-acquired infections per 1,000 employees. Infections, in order of frequency, included hepatitis B (clinical c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jacobson JT,Orlob RB,Clayton JL

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00