Nonclinical selection criteria for maximizing yield of nucleic acid amplification tests in tuberculosis diagnosis.

abstract：:The Autobac IDX system (General Diagnostics, Warner-Lambert Co., Morris Plains, N.J.) for rapid, semiautomated identification of gram-negative bacilli was compared with the identification methods in routine use in four laboratories. The study included 1,515 organisms representing 30 species of enteric and nonenteric b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kelly MT,Matsen JM,Morello JA,Smith PB,Tilton RC

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a stress test, the recently introduced RapID CB Plus system (Remel Inc. [formerly Innovative Diagnostic Systems], Norcross, Ga.) was challenged with a diverse set of gram-positive rods comprising 345 strains of coryneform bacteria and 33 strains of Listeria spp. representing a total of 49 different taxa. Overall, w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Funke G,Peters K,Aravena-Roman M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple procedure for the selective isolation of the protective species-specific protein antigens (SPAs) of Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia prowazekii was developed to permit use of the SPAs in the immunodiagnosis and immunoprophylaxis of typhus infections. Although the SPAs were readily extracted from lysozyme- or d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dasch GA

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory and clinical diagnostic classification of seropositive individuals, followed by treatment and supportive therapy, is an established component of Chagas' disease control in areas where this disease is endemic. However, most Chagas' disease patients live in remote areas where neither equipped laboratories nor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Roddy P,Goiri J,Flevaud L,Palma PP,Morote S,Lima N,Villa L,Torrico F,Albajar-Viñas P

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have conducted an international quality assurance study of filovirus, Lassa virus, and orthopox virus PCR with 24 participants. Of the participating laboratories, 45.8 and 66.7% detected virus in all plasma samples, which contained > or = 5,000 and > or = 100,000 copies per ml, respectively. Sensitivity levels were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Niedrig M,Schmitz H,Becker S,Günther S,ter Meulen J,Meyer H,Ellerbrok H,Nitsche A,Gelderblom HR,Drosten C

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared a direct fluorescent-antibody stain (DFA) and an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with a standard cell culture technique for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women in an urban family practice setting. We also evaluated a DFA sample in a commercial laboratory to determine the interlaboratory reli...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gann PH,Herrmann JE,Candib L,Hudson RW

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the risk of a nosocomial spread of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis (P. carinii hominis), air filter samples from rooms of P. carinii pneumonia (PCP) patients, adjacent corridors, and other hospital environments have been investigated for the presence of P. carinii hominis. Amplified DNA from air filter...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Olsson M,Lidman C,Latouche S,Björkman A,Roux P,Linder E,Wahlgren M

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the performance and the cost of toxigenic culture using a commercial chromogenic medium (CDIF) for 538 stool specimens. Compared with real-time PCR, this method was found to detect an additional 9% of positive specimens and result in 61% reduction in material costs, with a trade-off increase in turnaround...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Luk S,To WK,Ng TK,Hui WT,Lee WK,Lau F,Ching AM

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the major unanswered questions regarding the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in foods is how many cells must be ingested in order to cause illness. To answer this question, studies were undertaken by using Macaca fascicularis (cynomolgus monkey) as an animal model. Healthy nonhuman primates were dosed with v...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Farber JM,Daley E,Coates F,Beausoleil N,Fournier J

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viable Angiostrongylus cantonensis was recovered from the cerebrospinal fluid of a 17-month-old boy with eosinophilic meningitis. Neurological findings were minimal, and the child had an uneventful recovery. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kuberski T,Bart RD,Briley JM,Rosen L

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study describes a method for amplifying DNA in Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans by using short, synthetic oligonucleotides of random sequence as primers in the polymerase chain reaction. Genomic DNA from each of 20 human isolates of A. actinomycetemcomitans was successfully amplified in a thermal cycle...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Preus HR,Haraszthy VI,Zambon JJ,Genco RJ

更新日期：1993-10-01 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：:Widespread use of conjugate pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein vaccines may alter the spectrum of pneumococci producing invasive disease. Novel sensitive diagnostic methods would be valuable for monitoring the epidemiology of pneumococcal disease within populations and vaccine recipients. Ideally, these methods shoul...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Leeming JP,Cartwright K,Morris R,Martin SA,Smith MD,South-West Pneumococcus Study Group.

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial cytochrome b (cyt b) genes of 42 strains representing 23 species of the genus Trichosporon were partially sequenced to determine their molecular phylogenetic relationships. Almost half of the 22 strains investigated (from 11 different species) contained introns in their sequences. Analysis of a 396-bp co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Biswas SK,Wang L,Yokoyama K,Nishimura K

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AutoMicrobic system (AMS) is capable of identifying most Enterobacteriaceae within 8 h and many glucose-nonfermenting, gram-negative bacilli after 13 h of incubation. Early preliminary results can be readily obtained from the computer as the tests incubate. Data with 1,023 bacterial isolates were reviewed to deter...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Barry AL,Badal RE

更新日期：1982-08-01 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：:Human adenovirus of strains subgenus F (AdV F) are the most common strains detected in acute gastroenteritis cases in developing countries. Subgenus F is represented by AdV serotype 40 (AdV-40) and AdV-41. Most of the reports have described the predominance of AdV-41 in acute gastroenteritis cases. To gain insight int...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dey RS,Ghosh S,Chawla-Sarkar M,Panchalingam S,Nataro JP,Sur D,Manna B,Ramamurthy T

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Escherichia coli is the most common cause of human and canine urinary tract infection (UTI). Clonal groups, often with high levels of antimicrobial resistance, are a major component of the E. coli population that causes human UTI. While little is known about the population structure of E. coli that causes UTI in dogs,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： LeCuyer TE,Byrne BA,Daniels JB,Diaz-Campos DV,Hammac GK,Miller CB,Besser TE,Davis MA

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A serological study was performed to determine recent human exposure to Burkholderia pseudomallei (the cause of melioidosis) in residents of southern Thailand affected by the tsunami of 26 December 2004. The findings were suggestive of increased recent exposure in both tsunami survivors and uninjured bystanders. Survi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wuthiekanun V,Chierakul W,Rattanalertnavee J,Langa S,Sirodom D,Wattanawaitunechai C,Winothai W,White NJ,Day N,Peacock SJ

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The source of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) during HIV-1 infection is uncertain. The sequence heterogeneity of HIV-1 RNA in simultaneous CSF and plasma samples was characterized for five patients at the baseline and during the first week of antiretroviral therapy by two c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tang YW,Huong JT,Lloyd RM Jr,Spearman P,Haas DW

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 4,000 endocervical specimens tested with the Chlamydiazyme enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Abbott Laboratories), 233 (5.8%) gave positive results (A492 above the cutoff), which were confirmed with a blocking reagent (Abbott). An additional 34 specimens (14.6%) with chlamydial antigen were detected and confirmed ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kellogg JA,Seiple JW,Stroll ES

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many bunyaviruses of the Bunyamwera and California serogroups are medically important human pathogens. The development of an effective technique to detect the viruses by using molecular biologic tools, such as PCR, improves not only clinical diagnosis but also virologic surveillance of mosquito vectors in the field. I...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kuno G,Mitchell CJ,Chang GJ,Smith GC

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Test strips for the detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 were investigated using specimens from risk groups in Thailand (141 reactive; 445 nonreactive) in a local Thai laboratory. The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were both 100%. Using a set of seroconversion panels, the sensitivity ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pagcharoenpol P,Burgess-Cassler A,Schramm W

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral load testing for cytomegalovirus (CMV) has become the standard for the diagnosis of infection and monitoring of therapy at many transplant centers. However, no viral load test has been approved by the FDA. Therefore, many laboratories rely on laboratory-developed assays. This study evaluated the performance char...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Caliendo AM,Ingersoll J,Fox-Canale AM,Pargman S,Bythwood T,Hayden MK,Bremer JW,Lurain NS

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The COVID-19 pandemic has put the clinical laboratory in the spotlight. The news media is regularly seeking out interviews with microbiologists, infectious disease specialists, and pathologists. Increased public exposure offers opportunities to improve how laboratory professionals communicate our insights. We can emph...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mazer BL

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A new principle that uses anti-immunoglobulin M-coated polystyrene microtiter plates for the detection of immunoglobulin M antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Duermeyer W,Wielaard F,van Gruijthuijsen H,Swinkels J

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe dehydrating gastroenteritis in infants. To date, 10 different serotypes of rotavirus have been identified in human stools. While four or five serotypes dominate, serotype circulation varies with season and geography. Since our laboratory has been involved in the development...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： DiStefano DJ,Kraiouchkine N,Mallette L,Maliga M,Kulnis G,Keller PM,Clark HF,Shaw AR

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, the global emergence of carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae has posed great concern to public health. Data concerning the role of environmental contamination in the dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are currently lacking. Here, we aimed to examine the extent of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lerner A,Adler A,Abu-Hanna J,Meitus I,Navon-Venezia S,Carmeli Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several media were used to evaluate the hemolytic activity of Listeria monocytogenes, and this property was used along with the API Listeria system to identify Listeria spp. All L. monocytogenes strains were identified correctly with this system, and blood agar base no. 2 and Columbia blood agar base supplemented with...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fujisawa T,Mori M

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR-amplified 16S rRNA gene sequences were obtained directly from tissue specimens from eight cats with presumptive feline leprosy. Acid-fast bacilli were observed in sections from all eight specimens, but culture for mycobacteria was successful for one specimen only. Analysis of the V2 variable region of each 16S rRN...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hughes MS,Ball NW,Beck LA,de Lisle GW,Skuce RA,Neill SD

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00