First Spanish case of nocardiosis caused by Nocardia takedensis.

abstract：:Of 532 strains of viridans streptococci isolated from clinical specimens, 517 were identified by using a scheme based on the work of Facklam (R. R. Facklam, J. Clin. Microbiol. 5:184-201, 1977). The strains were distributed among nine of the species described by Facklam and an additional group of physiologically homog...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ruoff KL,Kunz LJ

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively studied 156 patients with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia requiring admission. Several respiratory specimens were obtained for the detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae by cell culture and PCR. Three serum samples were obtained from each patient. Serological diagnosis of a C. pneumoniae infect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Verkooyen RP,Willemse D,Hiep-van Casteren SC,Joulandan SA,Snijder RJ,van den Bosch JM,van Helden HP,Peeters MF,Verbrugh HA

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the established commercial system Sherlock (MIDI, Inc.), cellular fatty acid methyl ester analysis for differentiation among Burkholderia cepacia complex species was proven. The identification key based on the diagnostic fatty acids is able to discern phenotypically related Ralstonia pickettii and Pandoraea spp....

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Krejcí E,Kroppenstedt RM

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because relatively few caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV)-infected animals exhibit clinical signs of illness, efforts to control and eradicate this virus will depend heavily on a sensitive diagnostic test that can be easily carried out. The currently utilized tests are of limited usefulness because of relativ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Archambault D,East N,Perk K,Dahlberg JE

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the course of a molecular epidemiology study of mechanisms of antibiotic resistance in the area served by our hospital (516,000 inhabitants), we isolated the gene encoding CTX-M-14 beta-lactamase. Thirty clinical strains (27 Escherichia coli and 3 Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates) with a phenotype of extended-spe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bou G,Cartelle M,Tomas M,Canle D,Molina F,Moure R,Eiros JM,Guerrero A

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compares the identification, typing, and phylogenetic relationships of the most prevalent clinical Nocardia species in Spain, as determined via sequence analysis of their housekeeping genes gyrB and rpoB, with the results returned by the gold standard 16S rRNA method. gyrB and rpoB analyses identified Nocar...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Carrasco G,Valdezate S,Garrido N,Villalón P,Medina-Pascual MJ,Sáez-Nieto JA

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida dubliniensis is a newly recognized fungal pathogen causing mucosal disease in AIDS patients. Although preliminary studies indicate that most strains of C. dubliniensis are susceptible to established antifungal agents, fluconazole-resistant strains have been detected. Furthermore, fluconazole-resistant strains ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pfaller MA,Messer SA,Gee S,Joly S,Pujol C,Sullivan DJ,Coleman DC,Soll DR

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Development of resistance during therapy with cefamandole contributes to treatment failure. A simple cefoxitin disk test was recently described which detects a cefamandole-active inducible beta-lactamase not otherwise detectable with cefamandole as the inducer. A case of breakthrough Enterobacter bacteremia due to se...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Beckwith DG,Jahre JA

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of antibody induced by vaccination with recombinant gp160 (rgp160) to bind to native and recombinant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoproteins was measured. Thirty-three HIV-1-seronegative healthy adult volunteers were injected four times with 40 or 80 micrograms of an HIV-1LAV env...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gorse GJ,Frey SE,Newman FK,Belshe RB

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two serotypes of exfoliatin, A and B, previously reported by Kondo et al. (1974) were examined for their presence in 43 strains of Staphylococcus aureus, most of which were isolated from patients with Ritter's disease and impetigo. The tested strains consisted of 24 strains of phage group II and 19 strains not of phag...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kondo I,Sakurai S,Sarai Y,Futaki S

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve the understanding of the relative importance of serotypes of rotavirus in dehydrating diarrhea, we examined the correlation of clinical characteristics and disease severity with serotype in 2,441 diarrheal episodes among children younger than 2 years of age in rural Bangladesh. Of 764 rotavirus-associated e...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bern C,Unicomb L,Gentsch JR,Banul N,Yunus M,Sack RB,Glass RI

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brevibacterium sp. was isolated from the blood of an acutely ill 18-year-old female with AIDS. The isolate was identified as Brevibacterium casei by use of carbohydrate assimilation tests. Treatment was successful with intravenously administered ciprofloxacin. To our knowledge, this is the first report of sepsis cause...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brazzola P,Zbinden R,Rudin C,Schaad UB,Heininger U

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in plasma and serum samples is a costly procedure in both time and reagents. Additionally, cell-associated viral RNA may not be detected. This study evaluated the accuracy of HCV RNA quantitation in small-volume whole-blood (WB) samples, which would be appropriate for point-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bruns T,Steinmetzer K,Ermantraut E,Stallmach A

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence-based typing (SBT), analogous to multilocus sequence typing (MLST), is the current "gold standard" typing method for investigation of legionellosis outbreaks caused by Legionella pneumophila However, as common sequence types (STs) cause many infections, some investigations remain unresolved. In this study, va...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： David S,Mentasti M,Tewolde R,Aslett M,Harris SR,Afshar B,Underwood A,Fry NK,Parkhill J,Harrison TG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellulosimicrobium funkei is a rare, opportunistic pathogen. We describe a case of bacteremia and possibly prosthetic valve endocarditis by this organism in a nonimmunocompromised patient. Useful phenotypic tests for differentiating C. funkei from Cellulosimicrobium cellulans and Cellulosimicrobium terreum include mot...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Petkar H,Li A,Bunce N,Duffy K,Malnick H,Shah JJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gram-negative, non-saccharolytic, brown- or black-pigment-forming, nonmotile anaerboic coccobacilli, capable of decomposing hydrogen peroxide and identified as Bacteroides asaccharolyticus (B. melaninogenicus subsp. asaccharolyticus), were isolated from the supra- and subgingival plaques of beagle dogs with gingivitis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Syed SA

更新日期：1980-05-01 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：:An automated enzymatic method was developed for the measurement of D-arabinitol in human serum. The assay is based on a novel, highly specific D-arabinitol dehydrogenase from Candida tropicalis. This enzyme catalyzes the oxidation of D-arabinitol to D-ribulose and the concomitant reduction of NAD+ to NADH. The NADH pr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Switchenko AC,Miyada CG,Goodman TC,Walsh TJ,Wong B,Becker MJ,Ullman EF

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The emergence of a clinically daptomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolate occurred during treatment of methicillin-resistant S. aureus bacteremia and probable vertebral osteomyelitis. The breakthrough isolate was indistinguishable from pretreatment daptomycin-susceptible isolates by pulsed-field gel electrophor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Marty FM,Yeh WW,Wennersten CB,Venkataraman L,Albano E,Alyea EP,Gold HS,Baden LR,Pillai SK

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A molecular assay based on a rapid DNA extraction protocol and the EnviroAmp Legionella Kits was used to detect Legionella species in bronchoalveolar fluid specimens. All Legionella strains isolated from tap water in hospitals could be detected distinctly. Both sensitivity and specificity were tested. In a prospective...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kessler HH,Reinthaler FF,Pschaid A,Pierer K,Kleinhappl B,Eber E,Marth E

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the isolation of Actinobacillus lignieresii and an A. equuli-like bacterium from an infected horse-bite wound in a 22-year-old stable foreman and A. suis from a bite injury in a 35-year-old man who had been attacked by a horse. A. lignieresii was also isolated in pure culture from an infected sheep-bite wo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Peel MM,Hornidge KA,Luppino M,Stacpoole AM,Weaver RE

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 3-year period, "Campylobacter upsaliensis" was isolated from 99 patients. Phenotypic characterization and numerical analysis of protein electrophoregrams showed evidence that "C. upsaliensis" is a distinct Campylobacter species with unique characteristics. The MBCs of 13 antibiotics were determined. In genera...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Goossens H,Pot B,Vlaes L,Van den Borre C,Van den Abbeele R,Van Naelten C,Levy J,Cogniau H,Marbehant P,Verhoef J

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a method for rapid and simple detection of clinically relevant mucormycetes of the Mucorales order in cultures and clinical samples. This seminested real-time PCR uses mucormycete-specific primers and is followed by species identification using high-resolution melt (HRM) analysis. The method is highly suita...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hrncirova K,Lengerova M,Kocmanova I,Racil Z,Volfova P,Palousova D,Moulis M,Weinbergerova B,Winterova J,Toskova M,Pospisilova S,Mayer J

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saliva from subjects with amebic liver abscess (ALA), acute amebic colitis, asymptomatic infection with Entamoeba histolytica or Entamoeba dispar, and uninfected controls was tested by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the presence of E. histolytica galactose-inhibitable lectin antigen and salivary immunog...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Abd-Alla MD,Jackson TF,Reddy S,Ravdin JI

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on findings in small RNA-sequencing (Seq) data analysis, we developed highly sensitive and specific real-time reverse transcription (RT)-PCR assays with locked nucleic acid probes targeting the abundantly expressed leader sequences of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and other human corona...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chan JF,Choi GK,Tsang AK,Tee KM,Lam HY,Yip CC,To KK,Cheng VC,Yeung ML,Lau SK,Woo PC,Chan KH,Tang BS,Yuen KY

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective case record study was conducted that established a scoring tool based on clinical and iQ200 parameters, able to predict or rule out the clinical diagnosis of UTI in the majority of adult patients in an academic hospital. Automated standardized quantitative urine analysis, such as iQ200 analysis, is on ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Foudraine DE,Bauer MP,Russcher A,Kusters E,Cobbaert CM,van der Beek MT,Stalenhoef JE

更新日期：2018-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most important causes of hospital infections worldwide. High-level resistance to methicillin is caused by the mecA gene, which encodes an alternative penicillin-binding protein, PBP 2a. To determine the clonal relationships between methicillin-susceptibl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wielders CL,Fluit AC,Brisse S,Verhoef J,Schmitz FJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An optimized reverse transcription (RT)-PCR protocol for the intravitam detection of rabies virus genomic RNA was tested with clinical samples obtained from 28 patients suspected of having rabies, 9 of whom were confirmed to have had rabies by postmortem examination. RT-PCR using saliva combined with an immunofluoresc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Crepin P,Audry L,Rotivel Y,Gacoin A,Caroff C,Bourhy H

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent Lassa virus strains from Nigeria were completely or partially sequenced. Phylogenetic analysis revealed the predominance of lineage II and III strains, the existence of a previously undescribed (sub)lineage in Nigeria, and the directional spread of virus in the southern part of the country. The Bayesian analysi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ehichioya DU,Hass M,Becker-Ziaja B,Ehimuan J,Asogun DA,Fichet-Calvet E,Kleinsteuber K,Lelke M,ter Meulen J,Akpede GO,Omilabu SA,Günther S,Olschläger S

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparison of nucleotide sequences of the partial 1D region of foot-and-mouth disease type C viruses of Indian origin with those of European, South American, and Southeast Asian viruses revealed that the Indian viruses form a distinct genotype. The vaccine strain C IND/51/79 belongs to this genotype and may be a proto...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nagendrakumar SB,Reddy GS,Chandran D,Thiagarajan D,Rangarajan PN,Srinivasan VA

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00