Hypertrophic adenoid is a major infection site of human bocavirus 1.

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：:A sensitive detection system specific for Legionella pneumophila in water was developed. This system is based on amplification of a chromosomal DNA sequence from L. pneumophila by the polymerase chain reaction, followed by detection of the amplified product by hybridization of a radiolabeled oligodeoxynucleotide. Afte...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Starnbach MN,Falkow S,Tompkins LS

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one reference strains and 88 clinical isolates of Aerococcus, Enterococcus, and Streptococcus species were tested for reactions in the Rapid Strep (RS) and modified conventional tests. We conclude that some but not all of the tests in the RS system could be used to substitute for conventional tests. RS tests fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fertally SS,Facklam R

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of pneumonia with a fatal outcome caused by a nonhemolytic strain of Streptococcus pyogenes. This strain was isolated in pure growth from blood cultures and was fully identified biochemically. Such strains will be difficult to recognize and isolate from sites with heavy growth of normal flora. This ph...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Taylor MB,Barkham T

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently reported an outbreak of invasive aspergillosis in the major heart surgery unit of Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain (T. Peláez, P. Muñoz, J. Guinea, M. Valerio, M. Giannella, C. H. W. Klaassen, and E. Bouza, Clin. Infect. Dis., in press). Aspergillus fumigatus was isolated from clinical samples from...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Guinea J,García de Viedma D,Peláez T,Escribano P,Muñoz P,Meis JF,Klaassen CH,Bouza E

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used genotypic and phenotypic assays to estimate the frequency of X4/DM viruses in 131 patients infected with non-subtype-B viruses at the time of primary HIV-1 infection (PHI). All patients were enrolled in the French PRIMO Cohort from 1996 to 2007. Most strains belonged to CRF02_AG (51.1%) and subtype A (14.5%). ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Frange P,Chaix ML,Raymond S,Galimand J,Deveau C,Meyer L,Goujard C,Rouzioux C,Izopet J,French ANRS CO 06 PRIMO Cohort Study Group.

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we evaluated a rapid whole-blood test, BM-test Helicobacter pylori, for detection of H. pylori infection in 144 and 48 patients with other gastrointestinal symptoms and with gastric cancer, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and diagnostic a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Enroth H,Rigo R,Hultén K,Engstrand L

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine babesiosis is a serious threat to the cattle industry. We prepared blood DNA samples from 13 cattle with clinical babesiosis from the Badulla (n = 8), Jaffna (n = 3), and Kilinochchi (n = 2) districts in Sri Lanka. These DNA samples tested positive in PCR assays specific for Babesiabovis (n = 9), Babesia bigemi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sivakumar T,Tuvshintulga B,Zhyldyz A,Kothalawala H,Yapa PR,Kanagaratnam R,Vimalakumar SC,Abeysekera TS,Weerasingha AS,Yamagishi J,Igarashi I,Silva SSP,Yokoyama N

更新日期：2018-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Infectious gastroenteritis is one of the most common diseases in young children. To clarify the infectious etiology of diarrhea in Danish children less than 5 years of age, we conducted a 2-year prospective case-control study. Stools from 424 children with diarrhea and 870 asymptomatic age-matched controls were examin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Olesen B,Neimann J,Böttiger B,Ethelberg S,Schiellerup P,Jensen C,Helms M,Scheutz F,Olsen KE,Krogfelt K,Petersen E,Mølbak K,Gerner-Smidt P

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This case-control study detected and characterized Shigella and diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) types among Vietnamese children less than 5 years old. In 249 children with diarrhea and 124 controls, Shigella spp. was an important cause of diarrhea (P < 0.05). We used multiplex PCR and DNA probes to detect enteroi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hien BT,Scheutz F,Cam PD,Serichantalergs O,Huong TT,Thu TM,Dalsgaard A

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A sensitive and reproducible enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is described for the detection of immunoglobulin M and antibodies with specifity for human cytomegalovirus (CMV) early (CMV-EA) and late (CMV-LA) antigens. The emphasis is on the production of high-quality CMV antigens, CMV-EA and CMV-LA separately...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Middeldorp JM,Jongsma J,ter Haar A,Schirm J,The TH

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a failure of the real-time reverse transcriptase PCR H7 subtyping protocol currently used in national avian influenza surveillance programs. Significant substitutions in primer and probe target sequences were identified, especially in wild bird viruses. The protocol, originally designed for detecting H7 infl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Xing Z,Cardona C,Dao P,Crossley B,Hietala S,Boyce W

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 46 Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates that were isolated from patients with Lyme borreliosis and infected animals or were extracted from ticks of the genus Ixodes were analyzed. Large restriction fragment patterns obtained after cleavage of genomic DNAs with MluI were analyzed by pulsed-field gel elec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Belfaiza J,Postic D,Bellenger E,Baranton G,Girons IS

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspirates of liver abscesses were analyzed for Entamoeba histolytica. PCR detected a gene encoding a 30-kDa protein in all samples but detected the ribosomal DNA gene in only 14 (33.3%) samples. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay detected antigen in 41 (97.6%) samples. PCR analysis of a strain-specific antigen (SSG) re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zengzhu G,Bracha R,Nuchamowitz Y,Cheng-I W,Mirelman D

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmids encoding extended-spectrum beta-lactamases of the TEM, SHV, and AmpC families were introduced into common Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae hosts to create a homogeneous panel for evaluating the abilities of five test systems to detect resistance to eight beta-lactam antibiotics. Although MICs, as de...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Katsanis GP,Spargo J,Ferraro MJ,Sutton L,Jacoby GA

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine that susceptibility of AMPLICOR Chlamydia trachomatis PCR to inhibitory factors possibly present in cervical specimens, we obtained cervical specimens from 200 gynecology patients attending our outpatient clinic. The prevalence of C. trachomatis infection was 4.1%, as determined by cell culture. All AMPLI...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Verkooyen RP,Luijendijk A,Huisman WM,Goessens WH,Kluytmans JA,van Rijsoort-Vos JH,Verbrugh HA

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1997 and 1998, H3N2 influenza A viruses emerged among pigs in North America. Genetic analyses of the H3N2 isolates demonstrated that they had distinctly different genotypes. The most commonly isolated viruses in the United States have a triple-reassortant genotype, with the hemagglutinin, neuraminidase, and PB1 pol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Landolt GA,Karasin AI,Phillips L,Olsen CW

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia pneumoniae is a newly recognized organism associated with respiratory tract infections. Asymptomatic infection with C. pneumoniae, although it has been suggested to occur, has not been previously documented. We describe two asymptomatic individuals infected with this organism; these infections demonstrate th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hyman CL,Augenbraun MH,Roblin PM,Schachter J,Hammerschlag MR

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accreditation in Ontario, Canada, requires that licensed clinical laboratories participate in external quality assessment (also known as proficiency testing) and perform competency evaluation of their staff. To assess the extent of ongoing competency assessment practices, the Quality Management Program--Laboratory Ser...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Desjardins M,Fleming CA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1984, the recovery of enteric pathogens from patients with acute diarrhea was enhanced by the use of both rectal swab and stool specimens. With 513 patients for whom both methods were used, the overall recovery rate was increased a minimum of about 10%. Almost 50% of the organisms recovered were detected by onl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Adkins HJ,Santiago LT

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the greatest concerns in Chagas' disease is the absence of reliable methods for the evaluation of chemotherapy efficacy in treated patients. The tests available to evaluate cure after the specific treatment are the complement-mediated lysis (CoML) and flow cytometry tests, but they are not feasible for routine ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Meira WS,Galvão LM,Gontijo ED,Machado-Coelho GL,Norris KA,Chiari E

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chikungunya fever is a mosquito-borne disease of key public health importance in tropical and subtropical countries. Although severe joint pain is the most distinguishing feature of chikungunya fever, diagnosis remains difficult because the symptoms of chikungunya fever are shared by many pathogens, including dengue f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Okabayashi T,Sasaki T,Masrinoul P,Chantawat N,Yoksan S,Nitatpattana N,Chusri S,Morales Vargas RE,Grandadam M,Brey PT,Soegijanto S,Mulyantno KC,Churrotin S,Kotaki T,Faye O,Faye O,Sow A,Sall AA,Puiprom O,Chaichana P,

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathogenicity of the fungus Geotrichum candidum in humans has not been clearly defined. A patient with acute leukemia who developed a fatal disseminated G. candidum infection while neutropenic is described. At autopsy examination, this patient was misdiagnosed on the basis of histopathology as having disseminated ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kassamali H,Anaissie E,Ro J,Rolston K,Kantarjian H,Fainstein V,Bodey GP

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We recently developed a molecular typing system for Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli based on restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the flagellin gene,flaA (I.Nachamkin, K. Bohachick, and C.M. Patton, J. Clin. Microbiol. 31:1531-1536, 1993). We extended the typing system to 83 flagellin types...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nachamkin I,Ung H,Patton CM

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction was used to detect genomic sequences of the positive-stranded RNA of bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a member of the family Togaviridae. Using a set of 20-bp primers located within the conserved 3' region of the BVDV genome, we were able to consistently amplify a 205-bp target sequenc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lopez OJ,Osorio FA,Donis RO

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 32 patients for whom highly active antiretroviral therapy was failing, a good agreement between drug resistance-associated mutations in plasma and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) was found (k = 0.85). The mutations with the lowest agreement were 20R, 63P, and 84V in the protease gene and 184V in the reve...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sarmati L,Nicastri E,Uccella I,D'Ettorre G,Parisi SG,Palmisano L,Galluzzo C,Concia E,Vullo V,Vella S,Andreoni M

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates the performance of a PCR assay for the detection of Pneumocystis carinii from respiratory specimens that has been designed for use in the clinical microbiology laboratory. The test includes a simple method for nucleic acid extraction and amplification, a colorimetric probe hybridization technique ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Caliendo AM,Hewitt PL,Allega JM,Keen A,Ruoff KL,Ferraro MJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid flow cytometric assay for in vitro antifungal drug susceptibility testing was developed by adapting the proposed reference method for broth macrodilution testing of yeasts. Membrane permeability changes caused by the antifungal agent were measured by flow cytometry using propidium iodide, a nucleic acid-bindin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ramani R,Ramani A,Wong SJ

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey in 2000 to detect methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in Vancouver downtown east side injection drug users (IDUs) revealed an MRSA nasal colonization incidence of 7.4%. This is a follow-up study to determine the current prevalence of MRSA colonization and to further characterize th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Al-Rawahi GN,Schreader AG,Porter SD,Roscoe DL,Gustafson R,Bryce EA

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi strain was cultured from blood and fecal samples from a 54-year-old man with fever and diarrhea. He had returned from travel to the Philippines a few days earlier. Phenotypic and genotypic analysis confirmed the production of the SHV-12 extended-spectrum beta-lactamase. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Al Naiemi N,Zwart B,Rijnsburger MC,Roosendaal R,Debets-Ossenkopp YJ,Mulder JA,Fijen CA,Maten W,Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM,Savelkoul PH

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00