Multicentric comparative analytical performance study for molecular detection of low amounts of Toxoplasma gondii from simulated specimens.

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 analyzed data of 263 women with at least one genital or anorectal sexually transmitted infection from a cross-sectional study conducted in rural South Africa. We provide new insights concerning the concurrence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Trichomonas vaginalis infectio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dubbink JH,de Waaij DJ,Bos M,van der Eem L,Bébéar C,Mbambazela N,Ouburg S,Peters RP,Morré SA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodophor and alcohol pledgets were compared with the Medi-Flex Prep Kit II for skin disinfection before venipuncture. Of 12,367 blood cultures collected, 6,362 were done with conventional pledgets and 6, 005 were done with Medi-Flex kits. Contamination occurred in 351 of 6,362 blood cultures (5.5%; range, 3.7 to 8.1%)...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wilson ML,Weinstein MP,Mirrett S,Reimer LG,Fernando C,Meredith FT,Reller LB

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis infection in men has traditionally been limited to men who present with urethral symptoms, thereby limiting the detection of asymptomatic chlamydia infection in men. In order to effectively screen both symptomatic and asymptomatic men, we evaluated a newly developed polymerase chain...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jaschek G,Gaydos CA,Welsh LE,Quinn TC

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chlamydia pneumoniae is an important human respiratory pathogen. Classification of C. pneumoniae isolates into distinguishable serovars or genotypes has not yet been reported. To determine whether antigenic or molecular variants among C. pneumoniae isolates exist, six strains were studied via immunoblot analysis and D...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jantos CA,Heck S,Roggendorf R,Sen-Gupta M,Hegemann JH

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the investigation was to evaluate two commercially available identification systems: a new modification of the Staph-Zym system (Rosco, Tåstrup, Denmark) and the Staph ID 32 API system (API System, BioMérieux, Paris, France). A local standard method to be used in routine laboratories was also evaluated....

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Renneberg J,Rieneck K,Gutschik E

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We isolated Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains resistant to third-generation cephalosporins. The resistant strains harbored blaCMY-2, a plasmid-mediated AmpC β-lactamase. Genotyping of isolates revealed the possible spread of this problematic bacterium. Results suggested the importance of the inves...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kawahara R,Seto K,Taguchi M,Nakajima C,Kumeda Y,Suzuki Y

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By serological methods, all 83 known types of Streptococcus pneumoniae could be shown to possess C polysaccharide and F antigen. Cross-reactions due to these two antigens between pneumococci and a broad range of most other commonly encountered streptococci were examined. The presence of an antigen closely similar or i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sørensen UB,Henrichsen J

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) transmission suggest that genital HIV-1 RNA and DNA may both be determinants of HIV-1 infectivity. Despite its potential role in HIV-1 transmission, there are limited quantitative data on genital HIV-1 DNA. Here we validated an in-house real-time PCR method for qu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Benki S,McClelland RS,Emery S,Baeten JM,Richardson BA,Lavreys L,Mandaliya K,Overbaugh J

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we reported the development of a highly sensitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay specific for anti-tuberculous glycolipid (anti-TBGL) for the rapid serodiagnosis of tuberculosis. In this study, the usefulness of an anti-TBGL antibody assay kit for rapid serodiagnosis was evaluated in a controlled multice...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Maekura R,Okuda Y,Nakagawa M,Hiraga T,Yokota S,Ito M,Yano I,Kohno H,Wada M,Abe C,Toyoda T,Kishimoto T,Ogura T

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic compositions of 71 isoniazid-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from Poland were determined by spoligotyping. Nearly 80% of the isolates belonged to either the T or the Haarlem family. The genotypic diversity was largely due to variation within those families. The scarcity of imported genotypes s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Augustynowicz-Kopec E,Jagielski T,Zwolska Z

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified indirect hemagglutination test for the detection of treponemal antibodies was developed for use with finger-prick blood. By using paired serum and absorbed finger-prick blood from 58 patients from an area previously endemic for yaws and 12 patients without yaws, the modified hemagglutination test was compar...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Backhouse JL,Lee MH,Nesteroff SI,Hudson BJ,Hamilton PA

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocardia asteroides is a rare cause of keratitis usually associated with trauma. We report a case of corneal ulceration caused by N. asteroides in a patient with leprosy. This is the first case report of nocardial keratitis from Southeast Asia. The diminished corneal sensation in a patient with leprosy could be a pred...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tendolkar UM,Varaiya A,Ahuja AS,Motwane SA,Gogate AS

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PGMY-PCR for human papillomavirus (HPV) was evaluated, in parallel with nested PCR (nPCR), in samples with noted Hybrid Capture II (HCII) and MY-PCR results. PGMY-PCR detected HPV DNA in 2.5% of HCII-negative-MY-PCR-negative samples and in 71.7% of HCII-positive-MY-PCR-negative samples; also, it detected the MY-PC...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Giovannelli L,Lama A,Capra G,Giordano V,Aricò P,Ammatuna P

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the first case of severe pneumonia possibly caused by Leptotrichia species with oral bacteria. This was found in a healthy but elderly subject whose bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was analyzed by 16S rRNA gene sequencing analysis. The combination of this method and microscopic observation provided useful info...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kawanami T,Fukuda K,Yatera K,Kido T,Yoshii C,Taniguchi H,Kido M

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybridomas secreting specific monoclonal antibodies (MAb) to all members of the genus Leptospira (clone LF9) and those that are specific only to the pathogenic species (clones LD5 and LE1) were produced. MAb LF9, which was immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1), reacted to a 38-kDa component of the sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacryla...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Saengjaruk P,Chaicumpa W,Watt G,Bunyaraksyotin G,Wuthiekanun V,Tapchaisri P,Sittinont C,Panaphut T,Tomanakan K,Sakolvaree Y,Chongsa-Nguan M,Mahakunkijcharoen Y,Kalambaheti T,Naigowit P,Wambangco MA,Kurazono H,Hayashi H

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae biovar mitis sequence type 136 (ST136) strain was recovered from a toe infection of an unvaccinated patient recently returned from India. The isolate was resistant to clindamycin, erythromycin (ermX positive), tetracycline, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, intermediate to ceft...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mina NV,Burdz T,Wiebe D,Rai JS,Rahim T,Shing F,Hoang L,Bernard K

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bluetongue virus (BTV) and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV) are orbiviruses that infect both livestock and wild ruminants. Antigenic cross-reactivity between BTV and EHDV often results in serologic misdiagnosis. Competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (c-ELISAs) show increased sensitivity and specific...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mecham JO,Wilson WC

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three antigenic variants of the H3N2 subtype of wild-type influenza A virus (representing the years 1968, 1972, and 1974) were examined for their sensitivity to interferon and for their ability to induce local respiratory tract interferon in volunteers. In addition, the time of appearance of symptoms in infected volun...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Richman DD,Murphy BR,Baron S,Uhlendorf C

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic composition and antibiotic sensitivities of 50 clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus obtained from various clinics in the Republic of Georgia were characterized. S. aureus strains ATCC 700699 and ATCC 29737 were included as reference standards in all analyses. All 52 strains had identical 16S rRNA pro...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Revazishvili T,Bakanidze L,Gomelauri T,Zhgenti E,Chanturia G,Kekelidze M,Rajanna C,Kreger A,Sulakvelidze A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of new acquisition of antibiotic-resistant organisms (AROs) in community-based skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is not well studied. To define the incidence, persistence of, and time to new colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fisch J,Lansing B,Wang L,Symons K,Cherian K,McNamara S,Mody L

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared whole blood dried on filter paper to the standard assay with frozen cell-free plasma for use in the quantitation of the human immunodeficiency virus RNA load in blood. RNA values from filter paper, corrected for the hematocrit, gave results comparable to those of the standard assay in terms of sensitivity ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fiscus SA,Brambilla D,Grosso L,Schock J,Cronin M

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：:The increased incidence of nosocomial Legionnaires' disease in two hospitals prompted investigation of possible environmental sources. In the search for an effective DNA-typing technique for use in hospital epidemiology, the performance and convenience of three methods-SfiI macrorestriction analysis (MRA), amplified f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jonas D,Meyer HG,Matthes P,Hartung D,Jahn B,Daschner FD,Jansen B

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The slightly revised, current scheme of 20 flagellar (H) antigens of Serratia marcesens was examined. The seven new H antigens were demonstrated to be antigenically distinct as determined with Le Minor's H-immobilization test. The H-immobilization antibodies of rabbit anti-H immune sera proved resistant to treatment w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Traub WH,Fukushima PI

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A Congo red-magnesium oxalate agar medium was developed to detect expression of virulence-associated calcium dependency and Congo red absorption in Yersinia enterocolitica. Of the 157 pathogenic serotypes tested, 119 (75.8%) were positive; 98% of nonpathogenic serotypes and strains of three other Yersinia species were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Riley G,Toma S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A procedure for detecting pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides in immune complexes is described. Separation of antigen from immune complexes is achieved by electrophoresis at 56 degrees C. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Coonrod JD,Leach RP

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) for seven genomic loci was developed for Enterococcus faecalis. MLVA and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) resulted in 37 and 31 genotypes among 83 strains, respectively. Both typing schemes were highly concordant (90.4%). MLVA is an excellent alternative ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Titze-de-Almeida R,Willems RJ,Top J,Rodrigues IP,Ferreira RF 2nd,Boelens H,Brandileone MC,Zanella RC,Felipe MS,van Belkum A

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria-specific rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) targeting aldolase show highly variable sensitivities. We assessed diversity in Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax aldolases by sequencing the coding genes from parasites of various origins. The results show that aldolases are highly conserved, indicating that antigenic d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lee N,Baker J,Bell D,McCarthy J,Cheng Q

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to develop a PCR and reverse line blot hybridization (PCR-RLB) macroarray assay based on 16S-23S rRNA gene internal transcribed spacer sequences for the identification and differentiation of 34 mycobacterial species or subspecies. The performance of the PCR-RLB assay was assessed and validate...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Xiong L,Kong F,Yang Y,Cheng J,Gilbert GL

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00