Prosthetic joint infection caused by Helcococcus kunzii.

abstract：:Four independent molecular methods were used to characterize the Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar choleraesuis live vaccine strains SC-54 and Suisaloral and to differentiate them from S. choleraesuis field isolates. Plasmid analysis revealed the presence of seven plasmid profiles. A virulence plasmid of 52-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Weide-Botjes M,Liebisch B,Schwarz S,Watts JL

更新日期：1996-10-01 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：:Seventy-nine methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains, isolated during 1980 to 1990, were classified as MRSA Aggl- (14 strains) and MRSA Aggl+ (65 strains) strains on the basis of test results in slide agglutination assays designed to detect fibrinogen-binding protein (clumping factor) and protein A ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kuusela P,Hildén P,Savolainen K,Vuento M,Lyytikäinen O,Vuopio-Varkila J

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 100 strains of enterococci, 83% reduced litmus milk within 4 h. None of the 100 non-enterococcal streptococci tested were positive. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schierl EA,Blazevic DJ

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Borrelia lusitaniae is a species within the complex Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and is infrequently isolated in Europe. In contrast, this species is by far the most predominant in North Africa and in Portugal. In this study, we analyzed the genetic diversity, at several loci, of a large population of isolates from...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Younsi H,Sarih M,Jouda F,Godfroid E,Gern L,Bouattour A,Baranton G,Postic D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two strains of a previously undescribed Actinomyces-like bacterium were recovered in pure culture from infected root canals of teeth. Analysis by biochemical testing and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of whole-cell proteins indicated that the strains closely resembled each other phenotypically but were distinct fr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Collins MD,Hoyles L,Kalfas S,Sundquist G,Monsen T,Nikolaitchouk N,Falsen E

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A proficiency testing scheme for the leptospirosis microscopic agglutination test was provided to 37 laboratories in 23 countries in 2002 (round 1) and to 60 laboratories in 34 countries in 2003 (round 2). Thirty-four laboratories participated in both rounds. Each panel consisted of five rabbit serum samples, four of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chappel RJ,Goris M,Palmer MF,Hartskeerl RA

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a common cause of community-acquired pneumonia and lower-respiratory-tract infections. Diagnosis has traditionally been obtained by serological diagnosis, but increasingly, molecular techniques have been applied. However, the number of studies actually comparing these assays is limited. The de...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Templeton KE,Scheltinga SA,Graffelman AW,Van Schie JM,Crielaard JW,Sillekens P,Van Den Broek PJ,Goossens H,Beersma MF,Claas EC

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA encoding two repeat units of 120-kDa protein of Ehrlichia chaffeensis was cloned into the expression vector pGEX and expressed in Escherichia coli. The sensitivity and specificity of a dot blot assay for detection of human antibodies with the recombinant protein were 86 and 100%, respectively, compared with an ind...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yu XJ,Crocquet-Valdes P,Cullman LC,Walker DH

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family members of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected hemodialysis patients had a high rate (8.1%) of HCV infection and were often infected by the same genotype of HCV as the renal patients. Renal patients who had a longer history of hemodialysis or more frequent arteriovenous shunt replacement posed a higher risk to the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ho MS,Yang CS,Chen PJ,Mau YC

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human infections with Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Senftenberg are often associated with exposure to poultry flocks, farm environments, or contaminated food. The recent emergence of multidrug-resistant isolates has raised public health concerns. In this study, comparative genomics and phenotypic ana...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Abd El Ghany M,Shi X,Li Y,Ansari HR,Hill-Cawthorne GA,Ho YS,Naeem R,Pickard D,Klena JD,Xu X,Pain A,Hu Q

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six separate human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients with cryptococcal meningitis were each found to have been infected with a unique strain of Cryptococcus neoformans on the basis of genomic DNA finger-printing analysis with the microsatellite sequence-containing oligonucleotide probe (GGAT)4 and by random amp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sullivan D,Haynes K,Moran G,Shanley D,Coleman D

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis (IA) is still a major problem in routine clinical practice. Early diagnosis is essential for a good patient prognosis. PCR is a highly sensitive method for the detection of nucleic acids and could play an important role in improving the diagnosis of fungal infections. Therefore, a n...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Springer J,Schloßnagel H,Heinz W,Doedt T,Soeller R,Einsele H,Loeffler J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We described the molecular epidemiology of expanded-spectrum cephalosporin-resistant gram-negative bacilli (RGN) recovered from inanimate surfaces. RGN were isolated from 9% of environmental cultures. Numerous species, each with multiple unique strains, were recovered. Epidemiological links between environmental, pers...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： D'Agata EM,Venkataraman L,DeGirolami P,Samore M

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gemella morbillorum and Gemella haemolysans are opportunistic pathogens which cause endocarditis and other severe infections. We report on three patients with endocarditis, one with endocarditis caused by G. haemolysans and two with endocarditis caused by G. morbillorum. The paucity of reports concerning these bacteri...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： La Scola B,Raoult D

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-six Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains (62 of the gravis biotype and 4 of the mitis biotype) isolated during the Georgian diphtheria epidemic of 1993 to 1998 and 13 non-Georgian C. diphtheriae strains (10 Russian and 3 reference isolates) were characterized by (i) biotyping, (ii) toxigenicity testing with the E...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sulakvelidze A,Kekelidze M,Gomelauri T,Deng Y,Khetsuriani N,Kobaidze K,De Zoysa A,Efstratiou A,Morris JG Jr,Imnadze P

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rabies virus found worldwide and prevalent throughout the United States continues to be a public health concern. Direct-fluorescent antibody (DFA) detection remains the gold standard for rabies virus diagnostics. Assessing the utility of a high-throughput molecular platform such as the QIAsymphony SP/AS, in conjunctio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dupuis M,Brunt S,Appler K,Davis A,Rudd R

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared serial measurements of antibodies to mannan and to a cytoplasmic antigen (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays), detection of mannan and an unidentified candidal antigen (latex agglutination), and assays of mannose and arabinitol (gas chromatographic assay of per-O-acetylated aldonitrile derivatives). In a h...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Greenfield RA,Troutt DL,Rickard RC,Altmiller DH

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay methods offer several advantages in assessing past or recent exposure to cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, but there persist many pitfalls in the use of these methods for determining specific immunoglobulin M (IgM). The efficiency of absorption of sera by IgG-coated latex beads,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Joassin L,Reginster M

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven commercial immunochromatographic assays intended for the detection of group A rotavirus antigens in human stool samples were evaluated. These assays showed similar levels of diagnostic accuracy and were suitable for the detection of rotavirus in patients with acute gastroenteritis but missed some asymptomatic ro...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kaplon J,Fremy C,Pillet S,Mendes Martins L,Ambert-Balay K,Aho SL,Pothier P

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virology laboratories historically have used direct fluorescent-antibody assay (DFA) and culture to detect six or seven respiratory viruses. Following the discovery of five new human respiratory viruses since 2000, there is an increasing need for diagnostic tests to detect these emerging viruses. We have developed a n...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mahony J,Chong S,Merante F,Yaghoubian S,Sinha T,Lisle C,Janeczko R

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While the majority of avian influenza virus (AIV) subtypes are classified as low-pathogenicity avian influenza viruses (LPAIV), the H5 and H7 subtypes have the ability to mutate to highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (HPAIV) in poultry and therefore are the etiological agents of notifiable AIV (NAIV). It is of g...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Leijon M,Ullman K,Thyselius S,Zohari S,Pedersen JC,Hanna A,Mahmood S,Banks J,Slomka MJ,Belák S

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the results of an 11-laboratory study to determine if a cefoxitin broth microdilution MIC test could predict the presence of mecA in staphylococci. Using breakpoints of < or = 4 microg/ml for mecA-negative and > or = 6 or 8 microg/ml for mecA-positive isolates, sensitivity and specificity based o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Swenson JM,Brasso WB,Ferraro MJ,Hardy DJ,Knapp CC,Lonsway D,McAllister S,Reller LB,Sader HS,Shortridge D,Skov R,Weinstein MP,Zimmer BL,Patel JB

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reagent-impregnated filter paper replica methods are described which can be used to detect all penicillinase (beta-lactamase)-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae (PPNG) colonies in an entire population of Neisseria gonorrhoeae growing on primary isolation plates. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bae BH,Ledesma G,Korzis J

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of staphylococcal exanthematous disease in a newborn due to a toxic shock syndrome toxin 1- and SEC-producing methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strain and alert neonatologists to the probable emergence in France of the neonatal toxic shock syndrome-like exanthematous disease in newborns prev...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van der Mee-Marquet N,Lina G,Quentin R,Yaouanc-Lapalle H,Fièvre C,Takahashi N,Etienne J

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anaerobes are an important but uncommon cause of bloodstream infections (BSIs). For pediatric patients, routine inclusion of an anaerobic blood culture alongside the aerobic remains controversial. We implemented automatic anaerobic blood culture alongside aerobic blood cultures in a pediatric emergency department (ED)...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dien Bard J,Chang TP,Yee R,Manshadi K,Lichtenfeld N,Choi HJ,Festekjian A

更新日期：2020-08-24 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 nasopharyngeal Haemophilus influenzae flora of healthy children in a day care center was analyzed by repeated sampling during 4 winter months. The average carrier rate was 39%, but 74% of the children became colonized at some time during the study. The H. influenzae isolates were identified by capsular type, bioty...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Trottier S,Stenberg K,Svanborg-Edén C

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular fatty acid compositions and ubiquinone contents of 182 Legionella strains representing 23 species were determined by capillary gas-liquid chromatography and reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, respectively. Except for the type strain of Legionella erythra (ATCC 35303T), all Legionella sp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lambert MA,Moss CW

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sepsis is a major cause of death worldwide among nonhospitalized people and hospitalized patients. A wide range of pathogens are involved, and the correct identification and correct antimicrobial therapy are critical to ensure optimal clinical outcomes. With the recent introduction of matrix-assisted laser desorption ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Foster AG

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00