The 2010 global proficiency study of human papillomavirus genotyping in vaccinology.

abstract：:An investigation was made on the effect of acetone fixation on infectivity and immunofluorescent antigenicity of respiratory syncytial virus and adenovirus type 5, lipid- and nonlipid-containing viruses, respectively. Viruses were allowed to replicate in HEp-2 cells, and the cells were then fixed in acetone at 5 C for...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bardell D

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Totals of 102 and 56 Clostridium difficile type 078 strains of human and porcine origins, respectively, from four European countries were investigated by an optimized multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) and for tetracycline susceptibility. Eighty-five percent of all isolates were genetically relat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bakker D,Corver J,Harmanus C,Goorhuis A,Keessen EC,Fawley WN,Wilcox MH,Kuijper EJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subgroups and serotypes of 178 strains of rotavirus isolated from diarrheic and healthy children in Bangui, Central African Republic, during a 27-month period were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The subgroup was determined for 152 of the viral strains, 18.4% being subgroup I and 81.6% being subgr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Georges-Courbot MC,Beraud AM,Beards GM,Campbell AD,Gonzalez JP,Georges AJ,Flewett TH

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Class-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) with purified recombinant antigens of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Western blot analyses with whole cells of this spirochete were used to test human sera to determine which antigens were diagnostically important. In analyses for immunoglobulin M (IgM...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Magnarelli LA,Ijdo JW,Padula SJ,Flavell RA,Fikrig E

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：:The Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test is widely used in the diagnosis of tuberculosis. Specimens may contain amplification inhibitors, potentially leading to false-negative results if unrecognized. We report a failure to detect inhibition, despite adherence to the inhibition testing guidelines...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kim JY,Ferraro MJ,Branda JA

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Y448H mutation in NS5B has been selected by GS-9190 as well as several benzothiadiazine hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase inhibitors in vitro and in vivo. However, the level and the evolution kinetics of this resistance mutation prior to and during treatment are poorly understood. In this study, we developed an a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bae AS,Ku KS,Miller MD,Mo H,Svarovskaia ES

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study, 139 serial blood samples from 15 transplant recipients were assessed for the presence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) by virus isolation (CMV viremia) and by direct staining of CMV antigens (CMV Ag) in blood leukocytes (CMV antigenemia). CMV was isolated from 23 samples, whereas CMV Ag was detected in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van der Bij W,Schirm J,Torensma R,van Son WJ,Tegzess AM,The TH

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical characteristics and the isolation rates of the two Lancefield group C streptococcal species (S. equisimilis and S. anginosus) from patients with pharyngitis and asymptomatic controls were compared. Some 239 strains of beta-hemolytic group C streptococci were isolated from 1,480 patients (209 strains) w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fox K,Turner J,Fox A

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To facilitate the routine identification of salmonellae and detailed studies of their lipopolysaccharides, we raised murine monoclonal antibodies against these organisms. We raised an immunoglobulin G1 antibody, MO2, which is specific for factor O2. By immunoblotting following sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Luk MC,Tsang RS,Ng MH

更新日期：1987-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and application of a double-label immunofluorescence method which has the potential to screen for single or dual infections from any site, in single shell vial cultures, is described. In this study, a total of 1,141 ocular specimens were inoculated in shell vials, centrifuged at 15,000 X g for 1 h, inc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Walpita P,Darougar S

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study shows that an unbiased amplification method applied to equine arteritis virus RNA significantly improves the sensitivity of the real-time reverse transcription-quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) recommended by the World Organization for Animal Health. Twelve viral RNAs amplified using this method were hybridized on...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hans A,Gaudaire D,Manuguerra JC,Leon A,Gessain A,Laugier C,Berthet N,Zientara S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocardia spp. can lead to local or disseminated infections, especially in immunocompromised patients. Combination therapy of amikacin and imipenem is commonly used to treat severe nocardial infections. We describe a patient with imipenem-resistant Nocardia cyriacigeorgica, which, to our knowledge, has not been previou...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hagerman A,Rodríguez-Nava V,Boiron P,Crisinel PA,Posfay-Barbe KM

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubercle bacilli may survive in unstained heat-fixed sputum smears and may be an infection risk to laboratory staff. We compared the effectiveness of 1% and 5% sodium hypochlorite, 5% phenol, 2% glutaraldehyde, and 3.7% formalin in killing Mycobacterium tuberculosis present in smears prepared from 51 sputum samples. T...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Giacomelli LR,Helbel C,Ogassawara RL,Barreto AM,Martins FM,Cardoso CL,Leite CQ

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A quantitative modification of the shell vial assay was used to investigate cytomegalovirus viremia in solid-organ transplant recipients. The level of viremia detected in 109 of 407 specimens ranged from 0.02 to 28 infectious foci per 100,000 leukocytes. By using a Poisson model, a technique was developed to determine...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Buller RS,Bailey TC,Ettinger NA,Keener M,Langlois T,Miller JP,Storch GA

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of molecular identification techniques has revealed an increasing number of new species within Aspergillus section Terrei. We phenotyped a set of 26 clinical isolates that showed genetic differences from Aspergillus terreus sensu stricto by analyzing sequences from PCR-amplified β-tubulin and calmodulin genes ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Guinea J,Sandoval-Denis M,Escribano P,Peláez T,Guarro J,Bouza E

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of 61 Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi C isolates from six countries gave five distinct clusters. Twenty-four isolates from five countries were susceptible to 10 antimicrobials tested and gave similar restriction endonuclease digest patterns of the 38-MDa plasmid. In contr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kariuki S,Cheesbrough J,Mavridis AK,Hart CA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of acute viral hepatitis in people in many developing countries and is also endemic in many industrialized countries. Mammalian HEV (mHEV) isolates can be divided into at least four recognized major genotypes. Several nucleic acid amplification techniques have been developed fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gerber PF,Xiao CT,Cao D,Meng XJ,Opriessnig T

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When the standard procedure for determining antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria is used, the results are delayed, especially for bacteria that grow slowly, such as Helicobacter pylori. Treatment for this bacterium may involve clarithromycin, a compound for which resistance has been associated with point mutations on...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pina M,Occhialini A,Monteiro L,Doermann HP,Mégraud F

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the use of dried spots of bodily fluids (plasma, whole blood, and mother's milk) on filter paper as a means of sample collection and storage for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) viral load testing under stringent field conditions. Plasma placed directly in lysis buffer, which is customarily used ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ayele W,Schuurman R,Messele T,Dorigo-Zetsma W,Mengistu Y,Goudsmit J,Paxton WA,de Baar MP,Pollakis G

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Isolator 10 lysis-centrifugation blood culture system (E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc., Wilmington, Del.) was compared with the BACTEC radiometric method (Johnston Laboratories, Inc., Towson, Md.) with 6B and 7D broth media for the recovery of bacteria and yeasts. From 11,000 blood cultures, 1,174 clinically ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brannon P,Kiehn TE

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida famata (teleomorph Debaryomyces hansenii) has been described as a medically relevant yeast, and this species has been included in many commercial identification systems that are currently used in clinical laboratories. Among 53 strains collected during the SENTRY and ARTEMIS surveillance programs and previousl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Castanheira M,Woosley LN,Diekema DJ,Jones RN,Pfaller MA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR has greatly facilitated pertussis diagnosis due to the speed, sensitivity, and specificity of this assay compared to other detection methods. Various single-target PCR assays are currently utilized, but none is universally considered to be the "gold standard." Our aim was to assess the use of multitarget versus si...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Qin X,Galanakis E,Martin ET,Englund JA

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis in Argentina is currently investigated in bank donor blood by the standard plate agglutination test (PAT). This study evaluated the buffered plate antigen test (BPA), now used to screen for bovine brucellosis, as a screen for human disease. Of 57 sera from patients with culture-confirmed brucellosis, 100% ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lucero NE,Bolpe JE

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus is an increasing worldwide problem with major clinical implications. Surveillance is warranted to guide clinicians to provide optimal treatment to patients. To investigate azole resistance in clinical Aspergillus isolates in our institution, a Belgian university hospital, we condu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Montesinos I,Argudín MA,Hites M,Ahajjam F,Dodémont M,Dagyaran C,Bakkali M,Etienne I,Jacobs F,Knoop C,Patteet S,Lagrou K

更新日期：2017-08-01 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：:A rapidly fatal case of pulmonary tularemia in a 43-year-old man who was transferred to a tertiary care facility is presented. The microbiology laboratory and autopsy services were not notified of the clinical suspicion of tularemia by the service caring for the patient. Despite having a laboratory bioterrorism proced...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shapiro DS,Schwartz DR

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activities of 17 antifungal drugs against a panel of 20 dermatophytes comprising 6 different species were determined using a microdilution assay according to the NCCLS M38-P method with some modifications. Terbinafine was the most potent systemic drug while tolnaftate and amorolfine were the most active t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Favre B,Hofbauer B,Hildering KS,Ryder NS

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) of sequence type 398 (ST398) has frequently been detected in pigs and pig handlers. However, in Malaysia, sampling 360 pigs and 90 pig handlers from 30 farms identified novel ST9-spa type t4358-staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type V MRSA strains that were found...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Neela V,Mohd Zafrul A,Mariana NS,van Belkum A,Liew YK,Rad EG

更新日期：2009-12-01 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