Hepatitis C virus RNA quantitation in venous and capillary small-volume whole-blood samples.

abstract：:The role of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in childhood diarrhea is controversial. The aim of the present study was to search for genes linked with diarrhea in atypical EPEC strains from a case-control study among Norwegian children. Using DNA microarray analysis, genomic DNAs from strains isolated ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Afset JE,Bruant G,Brousseau R,Harel J,Anderssen E,Bevanger L,Bergh K

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performances of a commercially available qualitative plasma PCR assay (AMPLICOR CMV test; Roche Diagnostics) and the pp65 antigenemia assay (AG) were evaluated for the monitoring of cytomegalovirus (CMV) viremia in 43 allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients. In addition, the suitabilities of both assays for tri...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Solano C,Muñoz I,Gutiérrez A,Farga A,Prósper F,García-Conde J,Navarro D,Gimeno C

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gas-liquid chromatographic (GLC) profiles of cellular fatty acids and metabolic products were useful in identifying strains of Peptococcus saccharolyticus, Peptococcus asaccharolyticus, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, Peptostreptococcus micros, and Streptococcus intermedius. The GLC results supported the recent taxonom...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lambert MA,Armfield AY

更新日期：1979-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the high virological response rates achieved with current directly acting antiviral agents (DAAs) against hepatitis C virus (HCV), around 2% to 5% of treated patients do not achieve a sustained viral response. The identification of amino acid substitutions associated with treatment failure requires analytical ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Soria ME,García-Crespo C,Martínez-González B,Vázquez-Sirvent L,Lobo-Vega R,de Ávila AI,Gallego I,Chen Q,García-Cehic D,Llorens-Revull M,Briones C,Gómez J,Ferrer-Orta C,Verdaguer N,Gregori J,Rodríguez-Frías F,Buti M,Este

更新日期：2020-11-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori virulence determinants have not previously been studied in detail in Latin Americans with H. pylori infections. We characterized the vacA (vacuolating cytotoxin gene A) and cagA (cytotoxin-associated gene A) types of more than 400 single-colony isolates from 20 patients in Mexico City. For 17 patie...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Morales-Espinosa R,Castillo-Rojas G,Gonzalez-Valencia G,Ponce de León S,Cravioto A,Atherton JC,López-Vidal Y

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid and highly sensitive real-time PCR detection and quantification method for infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV), a single-stranded DNA virus, and white spot virus (WSV), a double-stranded DNA (dsDNA) virus infecting penaeid shrimp (Penaeus sp.), was developed using the GeneAmp 5700 se...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dhar AK,Roux MM,Klimpel KR

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections exhibit similar clinical symptoms; however, the therapies for these two types of infections are different. Therefore, the rapid and accurate identification of M. tuberculosis and NTM species is very important for the control of tuber...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Xiao G,He X,Zhang S,Liu Y,Liang Z,Liu H,Zhang J,Ou M,Cai S,Lai W,Zhang T,Ren L,Zhang G

更新日期：2020-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The arylsulfatase isozymes of Mycobacterium fortuitum, M. peregrinum, M. chelonei subsp. chelonei, and M. chelonei subsp. abscessus were examined to determine the isozymal and immunological relationship among the members of the M. fortuitum complex. Cell extracts were subjected to electrophoresis on agarose and polyac...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Binko BP,Bartholomew WR

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prereduced, anaerobically sterilized system of tubed media (PRAS II; Scott Laboratories, Fiskeville, R.I.) was evaluated for accuracy in the identification of anerobic microorganisms. PRAS II was found to be a rapid and accurate identification system for obligate anaerobes which does not require the use of gas cannu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Beaucage CM,Onderdonk AB

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fresh urine pellets from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-seropositive individuals were examined for the presence of the HIV-1 genomic sequence and gene products. By using the polymerase chain reaction technique, HIV-1 DNA proviral sequences were detected in 53 of 80 (66.25%) fresh urine pellets from HIV-1-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Li JJ,Huang YQ,Poiesz BJ,Zaumetzger-Abbot L,Friedman-Kien AE

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitive peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PXAPX) method individually and in conjunction with the Papanicolaou (PAP) stain was used to detect herpes simplex virus (HSV) in specimens from human female genitalia. Initial studies using a model system of HSV-1 or HSV-2-infected Vero cells established (i) acetone as the most...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pearson NS,Fleagle G,Docherty JJ

更新日期：1979-11-01 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：:We report a case of pneumonia with a fatal outcome caused by a nonhemolytic strain of Streptococcus pyogenes. This strain was isolated in pure growth from blood cultures and was fully identified biochemically. Such strains will be difficult to recognize and isolate from sites with heavy growth of normal flora. This ph...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Taylor MB,Barkham T

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleic acid tests are sensitive and specific and provide a rapid diagnosis, making them invaluable for patient and outbreak management. Multiplex PCR assays have additional advantages in providing an economical and comprehensive panel for many common respiratory viruses. Previous reports have shown the utility of the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pabbaraju K,Wong S,Tokaryk KL,Fonseca K,Drews SJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A TaqMan PCR was developed for quantifying early colonizer microorganisms in dental biofilms. To design species-specific primers and TaqMan probes, genomic subtractive hybridization was used. This quantitative assay in combination with subtractive hybridization may be of value in the study of microbial ecosystems cons...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Suzuki N,Nakano Y,Yoshida A,Yamashita Y,Kiyoura Y

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies to cytomegalovirus-induced late antigens by an indirect immunofluorescence assay was improved by the use of monoclonal antibodies to human IgM. Nonspecific background fluorescence was absent, facilitating the reading of the slides and the detection of a specific fluor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zerbini M,Musiani M,Gentilomi G,La Placa M

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Broth microdilution tests and an antimicrobial interaction (synergy) studies using various combinations of cefoperazone and sulbactam were performed in an effort to determine the most appropriate in vitro dilution test system. The test results with cefoperazone and sulbactam were categorized as synergistic (complete o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jones RN,Barry AL,Packer RR,Gregory WW,Thornsberry C

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we designed an internally controlled quantitative nested real-time (QNRT) PCR assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in order to rapidly diagnose tuberculous meningitis. This technique combined the high sensitivity of nested PCR with the accurate quantification of real-time PCR. In this study, we attempt...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Takahashi T,Tamura M,Asami Y,Kitamura E,Saito K,Suzuki T,Takahashi SN,Matsumoto K,Sawada S,Yokoyama E,Takasu T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paecilomyces variotii is a commonly occurring species in air and food, but it is also associated with many types of human infections and is among the emerging causative agents of opportunistic mycoses in immunocompromised hosts. Paecilomyces can cause hyalohyphomycosis, and two species, Paecilomyces lilacinus and P. v...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Houbraken J,Verweij PE,Rijs AJ,Borman AM,Samson RA

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The object of this study was to develop a test that would measure antibodies directed against group B streptococcal types Ia, Ib, Ic, II, and III. The type-specific carbohydrate antigens were purified, labeled with 125I, and used to develop a radioimmunoassay. This procedure should be particularly useful in testing hu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wilkinson HW,Jones WL

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A young immunocompetent patient was admitted for a febrile illness with malaise, arthralgias, painful leg swelling, and polyserositis. Shortly prior to becoming ill, the patient had traveled to the Northern African desert. The symptoms disappeared during treatment with antibiotics (doxycycline and ceftriaxone) but rec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Iten A,Graf S,Egger M,Täuber M,Graf J

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified CAMP test was used to identify 973 Vibrio cholerae isolates by phenotype. Eltor and non-O1 strains were CAMP positive; classical strains were CAMP negative. Sausage-shaped zones of hemolysis of eltor strains were easily distinguished from narrower bands of non-O1 isolates. For O1 isolates, there was 100% ag...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lesmana M,Subekti D,Tjaniadi P,Pazzaglia G

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve bacterial species including Streptococcus uberis, S. parauberis, S. agalactiae, S. dysgalactiae, S. bovis, S. mitis, S. salivarius, S. saccharolyticus, Enterococcus faecium, E. faecalis, E. avium, and Aerococcus viridans were examined for their 16S ribosomal DNA fingerprint patterns. Oligonucleotide primers com...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jayarao BM,Doré JJ Jr,Oliver SP

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid dimethyl sulfoxide modification of an acid-fast technique was applied to direct fecal smears to monitor cryptosporidiosis in nonhuman primates. Brilliantly stained pink oocysts against a pale green background demonstrated well-preserved internal morphology and facilitated rapid, simple, noninvasive diagnosis w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bronsdon MA

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simple sample-processing methods for PCR detection of Porphyromonas gingivalis, a major pathogen causing adult periodontitis, from saliva were studied. The ability to detect P. gingivalis from 118 salivary samples by PCR after boiling and Chelex 100 processing was compared with bacterial culture. P. gingivalis was det...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mättö J,Saarela M,Alaluusua S,Oja V,Jousimies-Somer H,Asikainen S

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus uberis and Streptococcus parauberis reference strains and isolates obtained from routine diagnostics were investigated by PCR with oligonucleotide primers designed according to species-specific parts of the 16S rRNA gene, the 23S rRNA gene, and the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region of both species. A...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hassan AA,Khan IU,Abdulmawjood A,Lämmler C

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) release assays (IGRAs) are increasingly used to test for latent tuberculosis (TB) infection. Although highly specific, IGRAs have a relatively high false-negative rate in active TB patients. A more sensitive assay is needed. IFN-γ-induced protein 10 (IP-10) is an alternative biomarker with a 1...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Blauenfeldt T,Villar-Hernández R,García-García E,Latorre I,Holm LL,Muriel-Moreno B,De Souza-Galvão ML,Millet JP,Sabriá F,Sánchez-Montalva A,Ruiz-Manzano J,Pilarte J,Jiménez MA,Centeno C,Torres C,Molina-Pinargote I,Gonzále

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Rose Bengal and counterimmunoelectrophoresis, two tests that detect antibodies against different structural antigens, when carried out on spinal fluid permitted rapid diagnosis of human Brucella meningitis. The Rose Bengal test was positive in five out of five patients studied, and counterimmunoelectrophoresis was pos...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Díaz R,Maraví-Poma E,Delgado G,Rivero A

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has many potential applications in the field of nucleic acid diagnostics. In particular, it has been successfully applied to the detection of pathogens present in low copy numbers such as the human immunodeficiency virus type 1. Here we describe a time-resolved fluorescence-based hy...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dahlén PO,Iitiä AJ,Skagius G,Frostell A,Nunn MF,Kwiatkowski M

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time PCR is dependent upon a calibration function for quantification. While long-term storage of standards saves cost and time, solutions of DNA are prone to degradation. We present here the benchmark treatment for preservation of DNA standards, involving storage in 50% glycerol-double-distilled water, whereby a ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Röder B,Frühwirth K,Vogl C,Wagner M,Rossmanith P

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00