Clustering of tuberculosis cases based on variable-number tandem-repeat typing in relation to the population structure of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Netherlands.

abstract：:We evaluated a new rapid influenza diagnostic test for the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza virus by using real-time reverse transcription-PCR (rRT-PCR) and viral culture. The sensitivities were 68.5% and 64.5%, and the specificities were 98.4% and 97.6%, respectively. This kit should be used with caution, and negative ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kwon D,Shin K,Kwon M,Oh HB,Kang C,Lee JY

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An apparent outbreak of serious Candida albicans infections (n = 6) occurred in a surgical intensive care unit over a 4-week period. Four patients developed C. albicans bloodstream infections. An additional patient developed catheter-related C. albicans infection; the sixth patient developed an infection of cerebrospi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Voss A,Pfaller MA,Hollis RJ,Rhine-Chalberg J,Doebbeling BN

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For broth microdilution susceptibility tests of Francisella tularensis, Mueller-Hinton broth with 2% Isovitalex is recommended. Using that medium, we studied three standard control strains tested with nine antimicrobial agents potentially efficacious for treating tularemia. An eight-laboratory collaborative study gene...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brown SD,Krisher K,Traczewski MM

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A combined method of the Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for quantitation of endotoxin was developed based on our observation that the antigenicity of coagulogen, a major protein in LAL, was lost when LAL reacted with endotoxin as shown by immunoblotting. Determination of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhang GH,Baek L,Koch C

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We adapted a nested Aspergillus PCR to a nested qualitative real-time format on a Light Cycler system. An evaluation using 134 clinical specimens showed that the real-time PCR assay significantly reduced the time for results to be made available without compromising sensitivity and was less labor-intensive. Its use wi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Halliday C,Wu QX,James G,Sorrell T

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of hospital-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from a tertiary public hospital in Singapore revealed that multisusceptible strains had gradually started to replace the endemic multiresistant strain (ST239-MRSA-III) since 2002. Molecular typing showed that this was a predomin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hsu LY,Koh TH,Singh K,Kang ML,Kurup A,Tan BH

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over a 12-month period, 43 children in eight different wards of our hospital (Hôpital Robert Debré) were infected or colonized with Klebsiella pneumoniae strains producing extended broad-spectrum beta-lactamases. The epidemiology of the outbreak was studied by a molecular approach including the determination of the be...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bingen EH,Desjardins P,Arlet G,Bourgeois F,Mariani-Kurkdjian P,Lambert-Zechovsky NY,Denamur E,Philippon A,Elion J

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pair of synthetic oligonucleotide primers, designed from the gene encoding a 32-kDa intraerythrocytic piroplasm surface protein of Theileria sergenti, were used to amplify parasite DNA from the blood of T. sergenti-infected cattle by means of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PCR-amplified DNA was examined by ele...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tanaka M,Onoe S,Matsuba T,Katayama S,Yamanaka M,Yonemichi H,Hiramatsu K,Baek BK,Sugimoto C,Onuma M

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared 14 molecular assays for their ability to detect the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples. Three approaches were followed. First, by using DNA from Mycobacterium bovis BCG, we determined the detection limits of the assays using routine molecular methods. Second, in orde...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Akkerman OW,van der Werf TS,de Boer M,de Beer JL,Rahim Z,Rossen JW,van Soolingen D,Kerstjens HA,van der Zanden AG

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared a new colony hybridization assay with an established enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) expressing colonization factor antigen I (CFA/I). The tests were applied to 135 human ETEC strains. Of these isolates, 30 had previously been characterized for CFA...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Grewal HM,Sommerfelt H,Gaastra W,Svennerholm AM,Bhan MK,Hamers AM,Kumar R,Wiklund G,Bjorvatn B

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR was used to amplify a 537-bp region of an Ehrlichia ewingii gene encoding a homologue of the 28-kDa major antigenic protein (P28) of Ehrlichia chaffeensis. The E. ewingii p28 gene homologue was amplified from DNA extracted from whole blood obtained from four humans and one canine with confirmed cases of infection....

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gusa AA,Buller RS,Storch GA,Huycke MM,Machado LJ,Slater LN,Stockham SL,Massung RF

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study determined the group A rotavirus occurrence in pig farms from 7 different cities in São Paulo State, Brazil. Out of 143 samples, 70 tested positive. Sequence analyses of 37 strains indicated that the strains had the G3, G5, G9, and P[6], P[13]/P[22]-like, and P[23] genotypes. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tonietti PO,Hora AS,Silva FD,Ruiz VL,Gregori F

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The BACTEC 9240 (Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems, Sparks, Md.) is a new continuous-monitoring blood culture system that uses internal, fluorescent-CO2 sensors. In a multicenter clinical trial, organism yield and times to detection with the prototype BACTEC 9240 system were compared with those of the BAC...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nolte FS,Williams JM,Jerris RC,Morello JA,Leitch CD,Matushek S,Schwabe LD,Dorigan F,Kocka FE

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleic acid sequence of the putative 5'-untranslated (5PUT) region of hepatitis C virus (HCV), determined for samples obtained from a variety of geographic origins, was found to be over 98% conserved among all isolates. On the basis of this signature sequence for HCV, a viral RNA assay was developed by using cDNA...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cha TA,Kolberg J,Irvine B,Stempien M,Beall E,Yano M,Choo QL,Houghton M,Kuo G,Han JH

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-hundred consecutive, single patient isolates of Enterobacter spp., Serratia spp., Citrobacter spp., and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were evaluated for AmpC production using a variety of inducer-substrate antibiotic combinations in a disk approximation format. The combinations examined included cefoxitin-piperacillin, i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dunne WM Jr,Hardin DJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pseudooutbreak of cryptococcal meningitis was caused by the use of contaminated albumin solution used in the preparation of Papanicolaou-stained slides of cerebrospinal fluid. Organisms were seen in cytocentrifuge preparations, but not in India ink preparations of cerebrospinal fluid specimens. Cryptococcal antigen ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hopfer RL,Katz RL,Fainstein V

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) genome is a linear double-stranded DNA of 152 kpb. It is divided into long and short regions of unique sequences termed U(L) and U(S), respectively, and these are flanked by regions of inverted internal and terminal repeats. Microsatellites are short tandem repeats of 1- to 6-nu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Deback C,Boutolleau D,Depienne C,Luyt CE,Bonnafous P,Gautheret-Dejean A,Garrigue I,Agut H

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monitoring antiretroviral therapy requires that human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viremia assays are applicable to all distinct variants. This study evaluates the performance of three commercial viral load assays-Versant HIV-1 RNA bDNA v3.0, Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HIV-1, and NucliSens HIV-1 EasyQ v1.2-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Holguín A,López M,Molinero M,Soriano V

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The density of malaria parasites is a key determinant of whether an infected individual develops fever. While the pyrogenic threshold for malaria parasite density has been well studied, there are no analogous data on the antigen levels associated with fever during infection. Samples from 797 afebrile and 457 febrile o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Plucinski MM,Rogier E,Dimbu PR,Fortes F,Halsey ES,Aidoo M,Smith T

更新日期：2019-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Until now, serologic tests that distinguish the closely related human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I (HTLV-I) and II (HTLV-II) infections have not been available. Synthetic peptide assays, employing peptides derived from the core and envelope proteins of HTLV-I and HTLV-II (SynthEIA and Select-HTLV tests), were eva...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lal RB,Heneine W,Rudolph DL,Present WB,Hofhienz D,Hartley TM,Khabbaz RF,Kaplan JE

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 50 strains of Staphylococcus aureus, including 41 methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) strains, were characterized by one-dimensional sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of whole-cell proteins. The protein patterns contained 40-50 discrete bands and were highly reproducible. Partial ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Costas M,Cookson BD,Talsania HG,Owen RJ

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The absence of markers of inflammation in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) commonly predicts the absence of herpes simplex virus (HSV) central nervous system (CNS) infection. Consequently, multiple authors have proposed and validated criteria for deferring HSV PCR testing of CSF in immunocompetent hosts with normal CSF w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hauser RG,Campbell SM,Brandt CA,Wang S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performances of the Etest and the disk diffusion methods for testing of the susceptibilities of 235 Candida glabrata isolates to fluconazole and voriconazole were compared with that of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) approved standard broth microdilution (BMD) method. The NCCLS met...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

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

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two ambient-temperature, dry plasma transport systems, ViveST tubes and RNASound RNA sampling cards, and two extraction methods were compared to frozen plasma for HIV-1 RNA recovery. Significant RNA loss occurred: ViveST+MiniMag > ViveST+QIAamp > RNASound+QIAamp. RNA loss and low specimen volumes may affect the sensit...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Levine M,Beck I,Styrchak S,Pepper G,Frenkel L

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The identification of Pasteurella and related bacteria remains a challenge. Here, a 449- to 473-bp fragment (sodA(int)) internal to the sodA gene, encoding the manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase, was amplified and sequenced with a single pair of degenerate primers from the type strains of Pasteurella (18 strains...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gautier AL,Dubois D,Escande F,Avril JL,Trieu-Cuot P,Gaillot O

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klebsiella pneumoniae has been emerging as the leading cause of liver abscess in diabetic patients. Results of molecular typing of K. pneumoniae isolates from two siblings with liver abscess, their family members, and the environment suggest a possibility of cross infection of liver abscess by the fecal-oral route wit...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chiu CH,Su LH,Wu TL,Hung IJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed-field gel electrophoretic (PFGE) analysis of Helicobacter pylori isolates is not commonly employed because of the inability to compare the typing with other typing systems. We adapted the PFGE analysis for H. pylori by using EcoRI and slightly modified our laboratory methods to improve the typing of isolates (t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hosaka Y,Irinoda K,Nakano R,Tanabe S,Koizumi W,Saigenji K,Inoue M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing members of the Enterobacteriaceae are often resistant to multiple drug classes, making therapy of urinary infections with oral antibiotics difficult. Previously it was shown that amoxicillin-clavulanate can provide clavulanate inhibition of ESBLs and protect an oral ce...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Campbell JD,Lewis JS 2nd,McElmeel ML,Fulcher LC,Jorgensen JH

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized patients tested for Clostridium difficile and determine the correlation between pretest probability for C. difficile infection (CDI) and assay results. Patients with testing ordered for C. difficile were enrolled and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kwon JH,Reske KA,Hink T,Burnham CA,Dubberke ER

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis is a globally significant zoonosis, the control of which is difficult and resource intensive. Serological tests form a vital part of a multifactorial approach to control and are often performed in large numbers. The aim of the present study was to develop a new assay to improve the efficiency, ease, and ef...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McGiven JA,Thompson IJ,Commander NJ,Stack JA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00