Complete genome analysis of coxsackievirus A2, A4, A5, and A10 strains isolated from hand, foot, and mouth disease patients in China revealing frequent recombination of human enterovirus A.

abstract：:A rapid colorimetric method for the identification of pathogenic Neisseria (Identicult-Neisseria; Scott Laboratories, Inc.) based on beta-galactosidase, gamma-glutamylaminopeptidase, and gamma-prolylaminopeptidase is described. All 82 clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, 9 clinical isolates of N. meningitidis, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hosmer ME,Cohenford MA,Ellner PD

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capnocytophaga ochracea is a gram-negative, fusiform bacillus which is part of the normal human oral flora. This organism is often isolated from periodontal lesions of patients with periodontitis and is associated with sepsis in granulocytopenic patients. We report here a case of endocarditis caused by C. ochracea. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Buu-Hoi AY,Joundy S,Acar JF

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specimens of colonic mucosa from two pigs with diarrhea were examined by light and electron microscopy. The epithelial surfaces of both pigs were extensively colonized by large spirochetes morphologically compatible with Treponema hyodysenteriae or Treponema innocens. The microorganisms were intimately attached end-on...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jacques M,Girard C,Higgins R,Goyette G

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the discovery of the Norwalk virus (NV) by immune electron microscopy (IEM) in 1972, serologic studies with this virus have relied on particle-positive fecal material from infected volunteers as the source of antigen because it has not been possible to propagate this virus in cell culture. However, the recent cl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Green KY,Lew JF,Jiang X,Kapikian AZ,Estes MK

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is associated with a broad spectrum of disease. While quantification of EBV nucleic acid in the peripheral blood has been demonstrated to be useful for diagnosis and patient care, the optimal sample type and reporting format for such testing remain uncertain. Using quantitative real-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hakim H,Gibson C,Pan J,Srivastava K,Gu Z,Bankowski MJ,Hayden RT

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of the Roche AMPLICOR Mycobacterium tuberculosis test (AMPLICOR MTB) for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis was evaluated by testing 956 respiratory specimens from 502 patients and comparing results with results by culture and medical history. Of those 135 specimens that were culture positive for ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bergmann JS,Woods GL

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A lymph node excision was performed on a 45-year-old woman with left cervical swelling. The disorder which developed after the patient had undergone oral surgery for a severe periodontal disease failed to respond to antimicrobial chemotherapy. A mycobacterial strain subsequently identified by high-performance liquid c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Piersimoni C,Goteri G,Nista D,Mariottini A,Mazzarelli G,Bornigia S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A severe outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis occurred in London, Ontario, during the month of September 1985. A total of 55 residents and 18 employees of a nursing home developed diarrhea, and 17 residents (age range, 78 to 99 years) died. Specimens from 38 patients, 37 employees and contacts, and 10 autopsies were invest...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Krishnan C,Fitzgerald VA,Dakin SJ,Behme RJ

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Therapeutic options for infections caused by gram-negative organisms expressing plasmid-mediated AmpC beta-lactamases are limited because these organisms are usually resistant to all the beta-lactam antibiotics, except for cefepime, cefpirome, and the carbapenems. These organisms are a major concern in nosocomial infe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pérez-Pérez FJ,Hanson ND

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The NucliSENS easyMAG automated system was compared to the column-based Qiagen method for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA extraction from whole blood before viral load determination using the corresponding R-gene amplification kits. Both extraction techniques exhibited a total agreement of 81.3% ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pillet S,Bourlet T,Pozzetto B

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 192 hybridomas were developed from mice immunized with Rickettsia japonica, a newly identified spotted fever group rickettsia pathogenic for humans. Of these hybridomas, 101 were species specific, 37 were spotted fever group reactive, and the other 54 were also reactive with one or more of the other pathoge...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Uchiyama T,Uchida T,Walker DH

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porphyromonas gingivalis is implicated in the etiology of chronic periodontitis. Genotyping studies suggest that genetic variability exists among P. gingivalis strains; however, the extent of variability remains unclear and regions of variability remain largely unidentified. To assess P. gingivalis strain diversity, w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Igboin CO,Griffen AL,Leys EJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic polymorphisms in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum mediate alterations in sensitivity to important antimalarial drugs. Surveillance for these polymorphisms is helpful in assessing the prevalence of drug resistance and designing strategies for malaria control. Multiple methods are available for the ass...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： LeClair NP,Conrad MD,Baliraine FN,Nsanzabana C,Nsobya SL,Rosenthal PJ

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was isolated from the blood of 192 of 410 seropositive individuals. Original isolations were made in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) cultures, and only one-fifth of the HIV isolates could be adapted to replicate in continuous T-cell lines. Of the 192 HIV isolates, 42 had...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bolton V,Pedersen NC,Higgins J,Jennings M,Carlson J

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex of bacteria. This species was originally identified as a pathogen of small rodents and shrews and was associated with limited diversity and a much reduced spoligotype pattern. More recently, specific deletions of chromosomal DNA have been show...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Smith NH,Crawshaw T,Parry J,Birtles RJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corynebacterium group JK organisms were isolated from lung fluid aspirated with a fine needle from one of four thick-walled cavitary lesions in a 72-year-old female. Cultures and stains for mycobacteria and fungi were negative. The patient was successfully treated with an 8-week course of vancomycin. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McNaughton RD,Villanueva RR,Donnelly R,Freedman J,Nawrot R

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred thirty-one yeast and yeast-like isolates were cultivated on eosin methylene blue agar. While the sensitivity rate for Candida kefyr isolates producing a metallic green sheen was 81.8%, the high positive predictive value (100%) for yeast isolates with this phenotype belonging to C. kefyr suggests that the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Munson EL,Troy DR,Weber JK,Messer SA,Pfaller MA

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timely diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection is critical for appropriate treatment of lower respiratory infection in young children. To facilitate diagnosis, we developed a rapid, specific, and sensitive TaqMan PCR method for detection of RSV A and RSV B. Two sets of primer-probe pairs were selected...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hu A,Colella M,Tam JS,Rappaport R,Cheng SM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen common serotypes representative of group C(1) and C(2)Salmonella were characterized using a single set of phages. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gershman M

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ehrlichia risticii causes an acute infectious disease in horses called Potomac horse fever. To investigate the biological diversity of E. risticii organisms, nine E. risticii isolates derived from the peripheral blood monocytes of clinically sick horses in Ohio and Kentucky during the summers of 1991 and 1993 were com...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chaichanasiriwithaya W,Rikihisa Y,Yamamoto S,Reed S,Crawford TB,Perryman LE,Palmer GH

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella is the causative agent for Legionnaires' disease (LD) and is responsible for several large outbreaks in the world. More than 90% of LD cases are caused by Legionella pneumophila, and studies on the origin and transmission routes of this pathogen rely on adequate molecular characterization of isolates. Curre...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bosch T,Euser SM,Landman F,Bruin JP,IJzerman EP,den Boer JW,Schouls LM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A urease-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has been developed for the detection of reagin antibodies in serum. Visuwell Reagin (ADI Diagnostics Inc., Rexdale, Ontario, Canada) is a non-treponemal screening test for the serodiagnosis of syphilis which has the benefits of large batch testing, automatabilit...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： White TJ,Fuller SA

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group A streptococcus (GAS) species cause bacterial pharyngitis in both adults and children. Early and accurate diagnosis of GAS is important for appropriate antibiotic therapy to prevent GAS sequalae. The Revogene Strep A molecular assay (Meridian Bioscience Canada Inc, Quebec City, QC, Canada) is an automated real-t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Banerjee D,Michael J,Schmitt B,Salimnia H,Mhaissen N,Goldfarb DM,Lachance P,Faron ML,Aufderheide T,Ledeboer N,Weissfeld A,Selvarangan R

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical arbovirus screening requires exclusion of a broad range of viruses with as few assays as possible. We present a reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) for the detection of all species of the genus Alphavirus qualified for exclusion screening (limit of detection [LOD], 5 to 100 RNA copies per reaction across all A...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Grywna K,Kupfer B,Panning M,Drexler JF,Emmerich P,Drosten C,Kümmerer BM

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) was collected from children with bullous impetigo in 2003 and 2004. One strain collected in 2003 was Panton-Valentine leucocidin (PVL) positive. In 2004, a multiple-drug-resistant PVL(+) CA-MRSA strain was isolated from an athlete with a cutaneou...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Takizawa Y,Taneike I,Nakagawa S,Oishi T,Nitahara Y,Iwakura N,Ozaki K,Takano M,Nakayama T,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multilaboratory study designed to determine the in vitro susceptibility criteria and quality control parameters for ofloxacin against Neisseria gonorrhoeae was conducted according to the guidelines of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. Proposed susceptibility breakpoints are MICs of less than ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fuchs PC,Barry AL,Baker C,Murray PR,Washington JA

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 45-year-old man from Nepal with a 13-year history of polycystic kidney disease was diagnosed as suffering from chronic renal failure with end-stage renal disease. After receiving empirical antituberculosis treatment, he was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. A left nephrectomy was performed, and after 4 months...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Padhye AA,Verghese S,Ravichandran P,Balamurugan G,Hall L,Padmaja P,Fernandez MC

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinomyces viscosus is a gram-positive, non-acid-fact, facultative, catalase-positive, filamentous, or diphtheroidal microorganism. It was isolated from six canine infections during a period of 1.5 years. The organism was cultured from exudate and flaky granules aspirated from infectious granulomas and empyemas. All ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Davenport AA,Carter GR,Patterson MJ

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automated sequence analysis of a 410-bp region of the axyR gene in 105 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates identified a polymorphic nucleotide that differentiated Mycobacterium bovis isolates from other complex members. All 29 M. bovis isolates sequenced had an adenine residue at nucleotide 285, whereas all 76...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sreevatsan S,Escalante P,Pan X,Gillies DA 2nd,Siddiqui S,Khalaf CN,Kreiswirth BN,Bifani P,Adams LG,Ficht T,Perumaalla VS,Cave MD,van Embden JD,Musser JM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichomonas vaginalis is the most prevalent nonviral sexually transmitted infection worldwide, and improved diagnostic methods are critical for controlling this pathogen. Diagnostic assays that can be used in conjunction with routine chlamydia/gonorrhea nucleic acid-based screening are likely to have the most impact o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Van Der Pol B,Williams JA,Taylor SN,Cammarata CL,Rivers CA,Body BA,Nye M,Fuller D,Schwebke JR,Barnes M,Gaydos CA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00