Evidence of a recombinant wild-type human astrovirus strain from a Kenyan child with gastroenteritis.

abstract：:The use of IS6110 as a marker for molecular epidemiological studies is limited when a Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolate has five or fewer copies of IS6110. Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis with a highly polymorphic GC-rich repetitive sequence located in the plasmid pTBN12 (PGRS RFLP) and spoligotypin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Flores L,Jarlsberg LG,Kim EY,Osmond D,Grinsdale J,Kawamura M,Desmond E,Hopewell PC,Kato-Maeda M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated nasopharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococci) in nine Alaskan communities and used an algorithm combining microbiologic, serologic, and sequential multiplex PCR (MP-PCR) techniques to serotype the isolates. After microbiological identification as pneumococci, isolates (n = 1,135) were ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Miernyk K,Debyle C,Harker-Jones M,Hummel KB,Hennessy T,Wenger J,Rudolph K

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium polyanethole sulfonate (SPS; trade name, Liquoid) is a constituent in culture media used to grow bacteria from blood samples from patients suspected of bacteremia. SPS prevents the killing of bacteria by innate cellular and humoral factors. We analyzed the effect of SPS on the three complement activation pathwa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Palarasah Y,Skjoedt MO,Vitved L,Andersen TE,Skjoedt K,Koch C

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In specific-pathogen-free dogs experimentally infected with Borrelia burgdorferi by tick exposure, treatment with high doses of amoxicillin or doxycycline for 30 days diminished but failed to eliminate persistent infection. Although joint disease was prevented or cured in five of five amoxicillin- and five of six doxy...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Straubinger RK,Summers BA,Chang YF,Appel MJ

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship of coagulase-negative staphylococcal slime production and adherence with the development and outcome of bloodstream infections in two Finnish hospitals was evaluated. Analysis of 64 strains from 62 adult septicemias disclosed 34 (53%) adherent slime producers. In comparison, only 142 (29%) of 489 sing...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kotilainen P

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing number of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains has stimulated the interest of investigators in finding a rapid method for susceptibility testing. We used commercially available rRNA DNA-bioluminescence-labelled probes (Accu-Probe, Gen Probe, Inc. San Diego, Calif.) for this purpose. Th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Martin-Casabona N,Xairó Mimó D,González T,Rossello J,Arcalis L

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has proved to be a useful diagnostic method for identifying conventional bacteria. In the case of mycobacteria, a good protein extraction protocol is essential in order to obtain reliable identification results. To date, no suc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rodriguez-Temporal D,Perez-Risco D,Struzka EA,Mas M,Alcaide F

更新日期：2018-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Baculovirus-expressed foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) nonstructural protein 3AB was used as the antigen in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. This assay allowed the differentiation of vaccinated from infected pigs. Serial studies were performed using sera collected from pigs in the field. Positive reactions wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chung WB,Sorensen KJ,Liao PC,Yang PC,Jong MH

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have evaluated the diagnostic utility of six antigenic regions of the Toxoplasma gondii MIC2, MIC3, M2AP, GRA3, GRA7, and SAG1 gene products, assembled in recombinant chimeric antigens by genetic engineering, in order to replace the soluble, whole-cell tachyzoite extract in serological assays. Serum samples from 10...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Beghetto E,Spadoni A,Bruno L,Buffolano W,Gargano N

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent outbreaks of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) have spurred intense research efforts around the world to deal with the serious threat to health posed by this novel coronavirus. A rapid, reliable diagnostic assay is needed for monitoring the spread of the disease. Here we report a method for eliminating f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hui RK,Zeng F,Chan CM,Yuen KY,Peiris JS,Leung FC

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multilocus sequence typing (MLST) scheme was developed for Klebsiella pneumoniae. Sequences of seven housekeeping genes were obtained for 67 K. pneumoniae strains, including 19 ceftazidime- and ciprofloxacin-resistant isolates. Forty distinct allelic profiles were identified. MLST data were validated against ribotyp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Diancourt L,Passet V,Verhoef J,Grimont PA,Brisse S

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species display considerable antigenic polymorphism. In order to evaluate the importance of this antigenic heterogeneity in the serodiagnosis of Lyme disease, the serum immunoglobulin G response in 148 healthy individuals from an area in northern Sweden where Lyme disease is endemic and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bunikis J,Olsén B,Westman G,Bergstroöm S

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection via perinatal transmission is common in the Asia-Pacific region, but related quasispecies (QS) characteristics are not yet defined. To investigate the homologous, full-length HBV QS after perinatal infection and their clinical implications, five pairs of mother-daughter patien...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liu F,Yu DM,Huang SY,Yu JL,Zhang DH,Gong QM,Zhang XX

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiplex real-time PCR assay was developed with a LightCycler instrument for detection of influenza viruses A and B and the human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV). Detection of each viral product and of an internal control was based on determination of specific melting temperatures by the LightCycler software. Th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boivin G,Côté S,Déry P,De Serres G,Bergeron MG

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared a nested PCR assay and microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained blood films for detection and identification of Plasmodium spp. in blood specimens. PCR was more sensitive than microscopy and capable of identifying malaria parasites at the species level when microscopy was equivocal. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Johnston SP,Pieniazek NJ,Xayavong MV,Slemenda SB,Wilkins PP,da Silva AJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the greatest concerns in Chagas' disease is the absence of reliable methods for the evaluation of chemotherapy efficacy in treated patients. The tests available to evaluate cure after the specific treatment are the complement-mediated lysis (CoML) and flow cytometry tests, but they are not feasible for routine ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Meira WS,Galvão LM,Gontijo ED,Machado-Coelho GL,Norris KA,Chiari E

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first case of spontaneous intrapartum Atopobium vaginae bacteremia identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The bacterium was misidentified by RapID ANA II, API Rapid ID 32A, and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). The likely source of bacteremia wa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chan JF,Lau SK,Curreem SO,To KK,Leung SS,Cheng VC,Yuen KY,Woo PC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera (920) were tested to evaluate the use of heated versus unheated sera in the hemagglutination treponemal test for syphilis. The heated and unheated samples were tested on the same day with the hemagglutination treponemal test for syphilis kit according to the manufacturer's protocol. Agreement of results between t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hambie EA,Larsen SA,Perryman MW,Pettit DE,Feeley JC

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) technique was evaluated as a procedure for rapid detection and identification of members of the Bacteroidaceae. Antisera were prepared against 31 members of this family, including species of Bacteroides and Fusobacterium commonly isolated from human infections. The antisera had d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Stauffer LR,Hill EO,Holland JW,Altemeier WA

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 46 Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato isolates that were isolated from patients with Lyme borreliosis and infected animals or were extracted from ticks of the genus Ixodes were analyzed. Large restriction fragment patterns obtained after cleavage of genomic DNAs with MluI were analyzed by pulsed-field gel elec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Belfaiza J,Postic D,Bellenger E,Baranton G,Girons IS

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a single-tube multiplex real-time PCR method for the detection of the eight most common Candida species causing septicemia: Candida albicans, C. dubliniensis, C. famata, C. glabrata, C. guilliermondii, C. krusei, C. parapsilosis, and C. tropicalis. The method developed targets the RNase P RNA gene RP...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Innings A,Ullberg M,Johansson A,Rubin CJ,Noreus N,Isaksson M,Herrmann B

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a study of 1,953 patients whose laboratory records from 1972 through 1983 at the Massachusetts Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory indicated the isolation of Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) organisms. At least one clinical specimen from each patient during this period exhibited the organism. The incidence of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： du Moulin GC,Sherman IH,Hoaglin DC,Stottmeier KD

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several problems remain before molecular biology-based techniques, such as PCR, are widely accepted for the detection of infectious agents. Among the most formidable of these problems are the inability of the tests to distinguish between viable and nonviable organisms. We approached this problem by using the fact that...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jou NT,Yoshimori RB,Mason GR,Louie JS,Liebling MR

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five different PCR methods for the detection of Helicobacter pylori were evaluated. The results of this study indicate that of the five PCR methods examined, the ureC (glmM) gene PCR is the most sensitive and specific for the detection of H. pylori in gastric biopsy specimens. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lu JJ,Perng CL,Shyu RY,Chen CH,Lou Q,Chong SK,Lee CH

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A direct immunofluorescence assay (DFA) with a monoclonal antibody from Ortho Diagnostic Systems was compared with conventional cell culture for the rapid detection of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in 140 dermal lesions from 133 patients. A total of 79 (56%) specimens were positive for VZV: 40 (51%) by DFA alone, 2 (3%...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Coffin SE,Hodinka RL

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nosocomial bronchopneumonia is a frequent complication in patients with chronic intratracheal intubation. Despite targeted antibiotic treatment, production of abundant bronchial secretion containing pathogen bacteria often tends to be chronic, and so mortality drastically increases. This problem led to an investigatio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Klekner A,Bagyi K,Bognar L,Gaspar A,Andrasi M,Szabo J

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：:Human adenovirus type 4 is one of the major serotypes isolated from patients with adenoviral conjunctivitis. In 2001 we encountered nosocomial infections with epidemic conjunctivitis in the ophthalmology ward of one hospital in Sapporo, which is in the northern part of Japan. Adenoviruses were isolated from the patien...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ariga T,Shimada Y,Ohgami K,Tagawa Y,Ishiko H,Aoki K,Ohno S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two rapid diagnostic tests for Chlamydia trachomatis (Microtrak, Syva Co., Palo Alto, Calif.; and Chlamydiazyme, Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Ill.) were evaluated in comparison with growth of the organism in tissue culture for 2,030 urogenital specimens from men and women. Neither test performed as well as cult...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hipp SS,Han Y,Murphy D

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From June to October of 2002, a cluster of Escherichia coli isolates producing extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs) was detected in Stockholm. The isolates were grouped into two clones, one of which had already circulated in the same area before the outbreak. CTX-M-type ESBLs and coresistance to ciprofloxacin wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fang H,Lundberg C,Olsson-Liljequist B,Hedin G,Lindbäck E,Rosenberg A,Struwe J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00