Molecular characterization of newly emerged blaKPC-2-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Singapore.

abstract：:Detection of Staphylococcus aureus isolates with intermediate vancomycin susceptibility (VISA) and heteroresistance (hVISA) remains problematic. The population analysis profile/area under the curve (PAP/AUC) is the gold standard but is cumbersome. We compared the performance of two Etest screening methods (macromethod...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Riederer K,Shemes S,Chase P,Musta A,Mar A,Khatib R

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report five new IS711 chromosomal locations that are specific for marine mammal Brucella groups of strains and useful for their identification and classification. Our data support their current classification into two species, Brucella ceti and B. pinnipedialis, with subgroups in each, but also the possibility of a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zygmunt MS,Maquart M,Bernardet N,Doublet B,Cloeckaert A

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new compound, indoxyl-beta-D-glucuronide, was assessed as a substrate for the rapid detection of Escherichia coli in urine. Incorporation of this compound into MacConkey agar allowed the direct differentiation of E. coli as deep blue colonies distinct from lactose and nonlactose fermenters. The sensitivity was 88 to...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Delisle GJ,Ley A

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates in children. This study assessed the impact of a direct HSV (dHSV) PCR assay on the time to result reporting and the duration of acyclovir therapy for children with signs and symptoms...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Van TT,Mongkolrattanothai K,Arevalo M,Lustestica M,Dien Bard J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group B streptococcus (GBS; Streptococcus agalactiae) is the most common cause of neonatal and obstetric sepsis and is an increasingly important cause of septicemia in elderly individuals and immunocompromised patients. Epidemiological studies of GBS infections require comprehensive typing systems that provide informa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sun Y,Kong F,Zhao Z,Gilbert GL

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We undertook a study to evaluate Streck tissue fixative (STF) as a substitute for formalin and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) in fecal preservation. A comparison of formalin, PVA, (mercuric chloride based), and STF was done by aliquoting fecal samples into each fixative. Stool specimens were collected in Haiti, and parasites...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nace EK,Steurer FJ,Eberhard ML

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A group of 76 consecutive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients with fever of unknown origin (n = 52) or fever associated with pulmonary diseases was evaluated in order to assess the usefulness of PCR with peripheral blood in the diagnosis and follow-up of visceral leishmaniasis. We identified 10 cases ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pizzuto M,Piazza M,Senese D,Scalamogna C,Calattini S,Corsico L,Persico T,Adriani B,Magni C,Guaraldi G,Gaiera G,Ludovisi A,Gramiccia M,Galli M,Moroni M,Corbellino M,Antinori S

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in Finland was studied by spoligotyping 380 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. The isolates were obtained during a 1-year study period from July 2000 to June 2001 and represented 90% of new M. tuberculosis findings by culture in the whole country during the study perio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Puustinen K,Marjamäki M,Rastogi N,Sola C,Filliol I,Ruutu P,Holmström P,Viljanen MK,Soini H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Febrile travelers from countries with unique endemic pathogens pose a significant diagnostic challenge. In this report, we describe the case of a Tongan man presenting with fever, rash, and altered mental status. The diagnosis of Chikungunya encephalitis was made using a laboratory-developed real-time RT-PCR and serol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nelson J,Waggoner JJ,Sahoo MK,Grant PM,Pinsky BA

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increased human parvovirus B19 infection rate has been observed in immunocompromised hosts. In this study, we sought to determine the prevalence of parvovirus B19 infection in adult cancer patients receiving multiple courses of systemic chemotherapy. From March 1999 through April 2000, 59 men and 68 women, with a m...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kuo SH,Lin LI,Chang CJ,Liu YR,Lin KS,Cheng AL

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many central vascular catheters (CVCs) are removed unnecessarily because current diagnostic methods for CVC-associated infection are unreliable. A quantitative PCR assay using primers and probe targeted to bacterial 16S ribosomal DNA was used to measure the levels of bacterial DNA in blood samples drawn through the CV...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Warwick S,Wilks M,Hennessy E,Powell-Tuck J,Small M,Sharp J,Millar MR

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a virulence factor of Staphylococcus aureus, which is associated with skin and soft-tissue infections and necrotizing pneumonia. To develop a rapid phenotypic assay, recombinant PVL F component was used to generate monoclonal antibodies by phage display. These antibodies were spott...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Monecke S,Müller E,Buechler J,Rejman J,Stieber B,Akpaka PE,Bandt D,Burris R,Coombs G,Hidalgo-Arroyo GA,Hughes P,Kearns A,Abós SM,Pichon B,Skakni L,Söderquist B,Ehricht R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method able to detect Yersinia pseudotuberculosis strains in 30 min by using six primers designed by targeting the inv gene. This method is more sensitive than PCR and might be a useful tool for detecting and identifying Y. pseudotuberculosis. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Horisaka T,Fujita K,Iwata T,Nakadai A,Okatani AT,Horikita T,Taniguchi T,Honda E,Yokomizo Y,Hayashidani H

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report Campylobacter fetus meningitis associated with endocarditis in a 75-year-old diabetic man after he consumed raw liver. C. fetus was isolated from blood samples and cerebrospinal fluid. Cure was obtained with combined intravenous imipenem-gentamicin for 4 weeks; no relapse occurred after 6 months of follow-up...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Suy F,Le Dû D,Roux AL,Hanachi M,Dinh A,Crémieux AC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was conducted on 25 Legionella pneumophila culture-positive and 98 culture-negative bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples to compare two DNA preparation methods: a rapid modified Chelex-based protocol and a proteinase K method. PCR was found to be more sensitive with the Chelex-based method (P = 0.0...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jaulhac B,Reyrolle M,Sodahlon YK,Jarraud S,Kubina M,Monteil H,Piémont Y,Etienne J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus fumigatus has widely evolved resistance to the most commonly used class of antifungal chemicals, the azoles. Current methods for identifying azole resistance are time-consuming and depend on specialized laboratories. There is an urgent need for rapid detection of these emerging pathogens at point-of-care t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yu LS,Rodriguez-Manzano J,Moser N,Moniri A,Malpartida-Cardenas K,Miscourides N,Sewell T,Kochina T,Brackin A,Rhodes J,Holmes AH,Fisher MC,Georgiou P

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1 and 2 regions in the rRNA gene were determined by directly sequencing PCR-amplified fragments for all of the species (17 species and five varieties) in the genus Trichosporon. Comparative sequence analysis suggests that six medically relevant species,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sugita T,Nishikawa A,Ikeda R,Shinoda T

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular analysis of Mycobacterium ulcerans has revealed two new insertion sequences (ISs), IS2404 and IS2606. IS2404 was identified by complete sequencing of a previously described repetitive DNA segment from M. ulcerans. This element is 1,274 bp long, contains 12-bp inverted repeats and a single open reading frame ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Stinear T,Ross BC,Davies JK,Marino L,Robins-Browne RM,Oppedisano F,Sievers A,Johnson PD

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human adenoviruses (AdVs) typically cause mild illnesses in otherwise healthy hosts. We investigated a pediatric outbreak of acute respiratory infection with fatal outcomes that occurred in Lisbon, Portugal, in 2004. Biological specimens were collected from 83 children attending two nurseries, a kinesiotherapy clinic,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rebelo-de-Andrade H,Pereira C,Gíria M,Prudêncio E,Brito MJ,Calé E,Taveira N

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was employed as the gold standard method for yeast identification in the China Hospital Invasive Fungal Surveillance Net (CHIF-NET). It has subsequently been found that matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhang L,Xiao M,Wang H,Gao R,Fan X,Brown M,Gray TJ,Kong F,Xu YC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anthopsis deltoidea was found to be the cause of an olecranon bursitis in a 79-year-old golfer. Serial histological sections of the olecranon bursa showed faintly stained, brown-walled, septate, hyphal elements in the centers of the necrotic debris. The combination of bursectomy and flucytosine treatment cured the inf...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kwon-Chung KJ,Droller DD

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A production model of the semi-automated PASCO MIC-ID system (PASCO Laboratories, Wheat Ridge, Colo.) was evaluated with 122 groups or species of gram-negative bacilli, which included typical (499 cultures) and atypical (37 cultures) strains of fermenters and nonfermenters. The PASCO system identified 90.9% of 536 cul...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rhoden DL,Schable B,Smith PB

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the recovery of Histoplasma capsulatum from blood specimens cultured for Mycobacterium sp. in BACTEC 13A radiometric medium. H. capsulatum was recovered from six of eight blood specimens submitted for mycobacterial cultures from five human immunodeficiency virus-positive individuals. Initial positive metabol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Merz WG,Kodsy S,Merz CS

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coxsackievirus (CV) strains CVA2, CVA4, CVA5, and CVA10 were isolated from patients with hand, foot, and mouth disease during a 2009 outbreak in China. Full genome sequences for four representative strains, CVA2/SD/CHN/09 (A2SD09), CVA4/SZ/CHN/09 (A4SZ09), CVA5/SD/CHN/09 (A5SD09), and CVA10/SD/CHN/09 (A10SD09), were d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hu YF,Yang F,Du J,Dong J,Zhang T,Wu ZQ,Xue Y,Jin Q

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) was recently reported as a potential infective complication affecting critically ill patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, with incidence rates varying from 8 to 33% dependin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Borman AM,Palmer MD,Fraser M,Patterson Z,Mann C,Oliver D,Linton CJ,Gough M,Brown P,Dzietczyk A,Hedley M,McLachlan S,King J,Johnson EM

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipooligosaccharide configurations were predicted in nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae isolates based on the presence of seven oligosaccharide extension-initiating genes (or alleles). Predicted configurations with 2 to 3 oligosaccharide extensions were more prevalent among middle ear than throat strains. In addition,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McCrea KW,Xie J,Daniel D,Ulrich-Lewis JT,Zhang L

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The G and P types of 2,912 rotavirus-positive fecal specimens collected from eight geographical areas of the United Kingdom between 1995 and 1998 were determined by reverse transcription-PCR. Although 15 different G-P combinations were identified, G1P[8], G2P[4], G3P[8], and G4P[8] strains constituted 95% of all the r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Iturriza-Gómara M,Green J,Brown DW,Ramsay M,Desselberger U,Gray JJ

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Southern blot hybridization with the Ca3 probe and the C fragment of the Ca3 probe was used to assess the genetic relatedness of Candida albicans strains from one patient with recurrent C. albicans infection in whom the same strain was maintained, one patient in whom the infecting strain was replaced, and their male s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schröppel K,Rotman M,Galask R,Mac K,Soll DR

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A neutralizing monoclonal antibody, B37:1, against a human rotavirus (B37) with a "super-short" RNA pattern was derived. The antibody gave serotype-specific reactions with a panel of standard rotaviruses and was reactive in an enzyme immunoassay. Epidemiological studies of this new human serotype should now be possibl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tursi JM,Albert MJ,Bishop RF

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was conducted to compare the Bac-T-Screen Bacterial Detection Device for Urines (BDD; Marion Laboratories, Kansas City, Mo.) with urine Gram stain as a screen for bacteriuria. We analyzed 631 urine samples with the BDD and compared the results to urine Gram stains and quantitative cultures. A total of 90 (14%)...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pfaller MA,Baum CA,Niles AC,Murray PR

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00