Negative correlation of distributions of Streptococcus cristatus and Porphyromonas gingivalis in subgingival plaque.

abstract：:We present a case of invasive pneumococcal infection in a healthy 10-month-old infant from whom Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 23F was isolated from the blood and serotype 23B was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid. Both serotypes were penicillin nonsusceptible. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis demonstr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： de Andrade AL,Pimenta FC,Laval CA,de Andrade JG,Guerra ML,Brandileone MC

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a case-control study using the Fungitell assay, the novel Platelia Candida Antigen (Ag) Plus and Candida Antibody (Ab) Plus assays, and the Cand-Tec latex agglutination test to evaluate the usefulness of (1→3)-β-D-glucan (BDG), mannan antigen with/without anti-mannan antibody, and Cand-Tec Candida antigen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Held J,Kohlberger I,Rappold E,Busse Grawitz A,Häcker G

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We isolated and characterized a Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal-specific DNA region by arbitrary PCR. The fragment contains open reading frames encoding two potential glycosyltransferases possibly involved in capsular polysaccharide or lipopolysaccharide biosynthesis. In order to evaluate the possibility that this region ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Falklind S,Stark M,Albert MJ,Uhlén M,Lundeberg J,Weintraub A

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of a 2003 survey carried out in Italy to evaluate the prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing enterobacteria are presented. Eleven Italian Microbiology Laboratories investigated 9,076 consecutive nonreplicate isolates (inpatients, 6,850; outpatients, 2,226). ESBL screening was performed...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Luzzaro F,Mezzatesta M,Mugnaioli C,Perilli M,Stefani S,Amicosante G,Rossolini GM,Toniolo A

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis is a transmissible disease notifiable to the World Organization for Animal Health and to the European Union, with ongoing efforts of surveillance and eradication in every EU member state. In Germany, a country which has been declared officially free from bovine t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kohl TA,Utpatel C,Niemann S,Moser I

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:While high-copy-number IS6110-based restriction fragment length polymorphism (HCN-RFLP) is the gold standard for typing most Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, the time taken for culturing and low throughput make it impractical for large-scale prospective typing of large numbers of isolates. The development of a new ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gopaul KK,Brown TJ,Gibson AL,Yates MD,Drobniewski FA

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To objectively assess the value of examining multiple sputum specimens in maximizing the sensitivity of detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, we retrospectively reviewed the acid-fast bacillus smear and culture results of patients diagnosed with culture-proven pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) at Hennepin County Medical ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nelson SM,Deike MA,Cartwright CP

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new PCR-reverse dot blot hybridization (RDBH) assay was developed for the rapid identification of Mycobacterium species in clinical isolates. The assay, which targets the 16S rRNA, was evaluated for 27 mycobacterial reference strains and 340 clinical isolates that were simultaneously identified by DNA sequencing and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wu X,Zhang J,Liang J,Lu Y,Li H,Li C,Yue J,Zhang L,Liu Z

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed and validated a nested real-time PCR (NRT-PCR) for the genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis and used it specifically for the typing of either eight genovars from D to K or three genovars of lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV). The 11 probes used in the NRT-PCR correctly identified the DNA from D to K and L...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jalal H,Stephen H,Alexander S,Carne C,Sonnex C

更新日期：2007-08-01 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：:Three hundred ninety single sera from adults in Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, and Papua New Guinea were tested for antibodies to human calicivirus (HCV) by a radioimmunoassay blocking test. A high prevalence of antibodies was observed in samples collected in Japan and Southeast Asia. Of 240 serum specimens collected fr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nakata S,Chiba S,Terashima H,Nakao T

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Vitek MS v2.0 matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry system accurately distinguished Streptococcus pneumoniae from nonpneumococcal S. mitis group species. Only 1 of 116 nonpneumococcal isolates (<1%) was misidentified as S. pneumoniae. None of 95 pneumococcal isolates was misi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Branda JA,Markham RP,Garner CD,Rychert JA,Ferraro MJ

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the Prodesse ProFlu-1 real-time reverse transcription-PCR multiplex assay with the SmartCycler instrument for the detection of human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza A and B viruses in comparison to conventional cell culture and antigen immunoassays with the BD Directigen A+B and Binax NOW ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liao RS,Tomalty LL,Majury A,Zoutman DE

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid diagnostic testing reduces the turnaround time for pathogen identification in the clinical microbiology laboratory, but the impact on patient care and hospital costs is a matter of speculation. Patel et al. (J. Clin. Microbiol. 55:60-67, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.01452-16) investigate the impact of matri...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McElvania TeKippe E

更新日期：2016-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:A reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) was used for rapid determination of the hemagglutinin (HA) cleavage site sequence, a marker for the virulence potential of avian influenza viruses. When applied to specimens from chickens experimentally infected with either a virulent or an avirulent virus, RT-PCR uniformly detecte...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Horimoto T,Kawaoka Y

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repetitive sequence-based PCR (rep-PCR) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) were used to characterize a sample of 43 field isolates and 4 attenuated vaccine strains of Pasteurella multocida recovered from multiple avian species. Both rep-PCR and AFLP assays were rapid and reproducible, with high indices ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Amonsin A,Wellehan JF,Li LL,Laber J,Kapur V

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of high-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) testing for surveillance and clinical applications is increasing globally, and it is important that tests are evaluated to ensure they are fit for this purpose. In this study, the performance of a new HPV genotyping test, the Papilloplex high-risk HPV (HR-HPV) test, was ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bhatia R,Serrano I,Wennington H,Graham C,Cubie H,Boland E,Fu G,Cuschieri K

更新日期：2018-02-22 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：:The importance of euparal as a permanent mounting medium for eggs of parasites and the process of making permanent slides are analyzed and discussed in detail. Studies show that helminth eggs mounted in euparal exhibit excellent optical and drying properties. Euparal also can be used to identify proglottids of Taenia ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Berlin OG,Miller MJ

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data pertaining to 20 strains of Yensinia enterocolitica isolated from the cecal content of swine slaughtered at Toronto Abattoirs are presented. Fifteen of 20 cultures belonged to the two predominant human serotypes in Ontario (i.e., serotype O:3 and O:5,27.) Seven cultures of Y. enterocolitica O:3 belonged to the "C...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Toma S,Deidrick VR

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a PCR assay for one-step differentiation of the three complexes of New World Leishmania (Leishmania braziliensis, Leishmania mexicana, and Leishmania donovani). This multiplex assay is targeted to the spliced leader RNA (mini-exon) gene repeats of these organisms and can detect all three complexes si...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Harris E,Kropp G,Belli A,Rodriguez B,Agabian N

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were studied by comparing chromosomal DNA fingerprint patterns produced by digestion of chromosomal DNA with BamHI, followed by agarose electrophoresis and hybridization with radiolabeled probes of insertion sequence IS6110. DNA fingerprints of 14 isolates from separate members of f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mazurek GH,Cave MD,Eisenach KD,Wallace RJ Jr,Bates JH,Crawford JT

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was adapted and optimized to study Haemophilus ducreyi isolates. A panel of 43 strains isolated from chancroid patients from different countries in Africa, Europe, North America, and Asia were characterized. The strains were also studied with respect to lipoolig...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mbwana J,Bölin I,Lyamuya E,Mhalu F,Lagergård T

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen strains of nutritionally variant streptococci (NVS) were tested for bacteriolytic activity and for their production of and sensitivity to streptococcal bacteriocinlike inhibitory substances (BLIS). None appeared to produce BLIS. An inverse relationship was found between the sensitivity to BLIS and the product...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tagg JR,van de Rijn I

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has recently been described as a fast and inexpensive method for the identification of mycobacteria. Although mycobacteria require extraction prior to MALDI-TOF MS analysis, previously published protocols have been relatively c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mather CA,Rivera SF,Butler-Wu SM

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study of 180 healthy cats found that 15.6% were feline leukemia virus (FeLV) positive, 8.3% were feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) positive, and 1.1% were FIV and FeLV positive, which corresponded to 30.4, 13.8, and 2.6, of 115 cats with FIV- and FeLV-related symptoms, respectively. Differences were seen in the se...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Arjona A,Escolar E,Soto I,Barquero N,Martin D,Gomez-Lucia E

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A standardized broth microdilution method was compared to the E test and an agar dilution method for the antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli isolates. A group of 47 human clinical isolates, 37 isolates from retail poultry, and 29 isolates from living turkeys (total, 113 isolates) w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Luber P,Bartelt E,Genschow E,Wagner J,Hahn H

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monkey pox virus was mechanically disrupted by low temperature and high pressure into soluble and insoluble fractions. Soluble fractions elicited virus-neutralizing antibodies (1:20 to 1:160) in rabbits, whereas the insoluble (in saline) fractions did not (less than 1:5). No infectious virus was detected after the dis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Olsen RG,Blakeslee JR,Mathes L,Nakano JH

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A passive hemagglutination (PHA) assay for antibody to Pseudomonas aeruginosa exotoxin is described which utilizes chromic chloride-treated ovine erythrocytes coated with purified toxin. PHA antitoxin titers correlated well with those obtained by a cytotoxicity neutralization assay (r = 0.91, P less than 0.001), where...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pollack M,Taylor NS

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing incidence of invasive aspergillosis, a life-threatening infection in immunocompromised patients, emphasizes the need to improve the diagnostic tools for this disease. We established a LightCycler-based real-time PCR assay to detect and quantify rapidly, specifically, and sensitively Aspergillus fumigatu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Spiess B,Buchheidt D,Baust C,Skladny H,Seifarth W,Zeilfelder U,Leib-Mösch C,Mörz H,Hehlmann R

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00