Evaluation of a rapid fluorescent staining method for detection of mycobacteria in clinical specimens.

abstract：:A TaqMan real-time PCR assay, the COBAS TaqMan human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) (HPS-CTMHIV) PCR assay, recently developed for the quantification of HIV type 1 RNA in plasma, was evaluated in comparison with the licensed COBAS AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR (CAHIM) assay. In this study, we have analyzed the tests' sensitivi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Perrin L,Pawlotsky JM,Bouvier-Alias M,Sarrazin C,Zeuzem S,Colucci G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:More than 4,000 clinical urine specimens were evaluated with an automated microbial detection/identification system compared to a standarized manual analysis and the routine modalities used in five peer-group laboratories. The comparison indicates that the automated system recognizes the nine groups of significant mic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Isenberg HD,Gavan TL,Sonnenwirth A,Taylor WI,Washington JA 2nd

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suspected outbreaks caused by pseudomonas aeruginosa in 19 hospitals and two motels were studied. On the basis of epidemiological analysis, serological typing, and antibiotic resistance patterns, 17 were classified as single-strain outbreaks. Six were classified as common-source outbreaks: of these, three were caused ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Farmer JJ 3rd,Weinstein RA,Zierdt CH,Brokopp CD

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes of hospitalized patients tested for Clostridium difficile and determine the correlation between pretest probability for C. difficile infection (CDI) and assay results. Patients with testing ordered for C. difficile were enrolled and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kwon JH,Reske KA,Hink T,Burnham CA,Dubberke ER

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 27-year-old male who presented with respiratory distress that required mechanical ventilation. Transbronchial biopsy revealed adiaspores of the fungus Emmonsia crescens within granulomata, a condition known as adiaspiromycosis. The patient received amphotericin products and corticosteroids, follo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Anstead GM,Sutton DA,Graybill JR

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida parapsilosis, a pathogenic yeast, is composed of three newly designated genomic species that are physiologically and morphologically indistinguishable. Nosocomial infections caused by group I C. parapsilosis are often associated with the breakdown of infection control practices and the contamination of medical...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lasker BA,Butler G,Lott TJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium intracellulare, Mycobacterium scrofulaceum, Mycobacterium xenopi, and Mycobacterium gordonae were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of mycolic acids as bromophenacyl esters. HPLC criteria were used to develop a flow chart identification s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Butler WR,Thibert L,Kilburn JO

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid method for the detection of acetylneuraminyl hydrolase, EC 3.2.1.18 (sialidase or neuraminidase), was developed by using 2'-(4-methylumbelliferyl)alpha-D-N-acetylneuraminic acid as substrate in a filter paper spot test. The method was compared to conventional assays that use 2'-(4-methylumbelliferyl)alpha-D-N-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Moncla BJ,Braham P

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 563 specimens (234 dermal and 329 genital swabs) from patients suspected of having herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections were processed using two different extraction methods (the MagNA Pure LC system and the swab extraction tube system [SETS]); HSV DNA was amplified by LightCycler PCR. HSV DNA was detected...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Issa NC,Espy MJ,Uhl JR,Harmsen WS,Mandrekar JN,Gullerud RE,Davis MD,Smith TF

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni was recovered from four dogs (11%) and four cats (33%) living with Danish human patients infected with C. jejuni. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis revealed the occurrence of the same quinolone-resistant strain in a girl and her dog. C. jejuni isolates with closely related (>95% sim...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Damborg P,Olsen KE,Møller Nielsen E,Guardabassi L

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several media were used to evaluate the hemolytic activity of Listeria monocytogenes, and this property was used along with the API Listeria system to identify Listeria spp. All L. monocytogenes strains were identified correctly with this system, and blood agar base no. 2 and Columbia blood agar base supplemented with...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fujisawa T,Mori M

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prion diseases of cattle include the classical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (C-BSE) and the atypical H-type BSE (H-BSE) and L-type BSE (L-BSE) strains. Although the C- and L-BSE strains can be detected and discriminated by ultrasensitive real-time quaking-induced conversion (RT-QuIC) assays, no such test has yet b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Masujin K,Orrú CD,Miyazawa K,Groveman BR,Raymond LD,Hughson AG,Caughey B

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tests commonly used for routine determination of anti-Toxoplasma gondii immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies show a high level of consistency. However, considerable variations between commercial screening tests are still observed in detecting antibodies present at low concentrations, leading to a number of discrepant and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Franck J,Garin YJ,Dumon H

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microflora associated with three dentoalveolar abscesses was determined by cultural and molecular methods. 16S rRNA genes were randomly amplified by means of conserved eubacterial primers and cloned. Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the clones and amplified genes encoding 16S rRNA from the cult...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dymock D,Weightman AJ,Scully C,Wade WG

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of Shiga toxins (Premier EHEC assay; Meridian Diagnostics, Inc.) was compared to conventional sorbitol-MacConkey culture for the recovery of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. A total of 74 enteric pathogens, including 8 E. coli O157:H7 isolates, were recovered f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kehl KS,Havens P,Behnke CE,Acheson DW

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coelomycete Colletotrichum gloeosporioides was isolated in pure culture from subcutaneous nodules of the left forearm and elbow of a farmer after traumatic injury. To our knowledge, we report the first case involving this fungus as an etiological agent of subcutaneous infection. The in vitro inhibitory activities ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Guarro J,Svidzinski TE,Zaror L,Forjaz MH,Gené J,Fischman O

更新日期：1998-10-01 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：: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：:Mumps-specific antibody levels before and after vaccination with live mumps vaccines were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and neutralization tests. A correlation was found between neutralization titers and optical density in ELISA. However, postvaccination sera from some vaccinees who failed to...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sakata H,Hishiyama M,Sugiura A

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a follow-up study, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infections in 145 children from two communities located in northeastern Argentina were monitored for 2 years. The occurrence of diarrhea was monitored by weekly household visits. Of 730 fecal specimens collected, 137 (19%) corresponded to diarrheal episodes...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Viboud GI,Jouve MJ,Binsztein N,Vergara M,Rivas M,Quiroga M,Svennerholm AM

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leuconostoc species are emerging pathogens that can cause severe infections, particularly in immunocompromised patients. Using molecular methods, we identified Leuconostoc mesenteroides as the cause of a brain abscess which was successfully treated by surgery and antimicrobial treatment. This is the first report of br...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Albanese A,Spanu T,Sali M,Novegno F,D'Inzeo T,Santangelo R,Mangiola A,Anile C,Fadda G

更新日期：2006-08-01 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 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：:A new oligochromatographic assay, Speed-Oligo Novel Influenza A H1N1, was designed and optimized for the specific detection of the 2009 influenza A H1N1 virus. The assay is based on a PCR method coupled to detection of PCR products by means of a dipstick device. The target sequence is a 103-bp fragment within the hema...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pérez-Ruiz M,Navarro-Marí JM,Bautista-Marín MF,Pedrosa-Corral I,Sanbonmatsu-Gámez S,Camacho AG,Rojas J,Ruiz-Ortiz J,Rodríguez-Granger J,Carrillo JA

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrolysis of esculin in the presence of bile has been utilized for many years for the identification of bacteria. It is especially useful in differentiating species of the genus Streptococcus. The procedure is a two-step one. First, the bacterium must grow in a particular concentration of bile, and second, it mus...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Edberg SC,Trepeta RW,Kontnick CM,Torres AR

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:On 24 August 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its website to highlight that asymptomatic individuals, even those with exposure to a COVID-19-positive contact, do not necessarily need to be tested unless they have medical conditions associated with increased risk of severe illness from...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schuetz AN,Hemarajata P,Mehta N,Campbell S,Mitchell S,Palavecino E,Butler-Wu S,Miller MB

更新日期：2020-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 serotype C was found in 545 of 712 Ethiopian patients by peptide enzyme immunoassay. Serotyping failed in 146 samples due to the absence of V3 antibodies or multiple reactivities. In 6 of 34 samples, discordant results were obtained by serotyping and genotyping, possibly due to dive...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sherefa K,Sällberg M,Johansson B,Salminen M,Sönnerborg A

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extent and importance of genotype heterogeneity of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis within lungs have not previously been investigated. Two hundred forty PCR clones obtained from respiratory specimens and lung segments from three patients with fatal P. carinii pneumonia were investigated to detect genetic diver...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Helweg-Larsen J,Lundgren B,Lundgren JD

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) was the unique viral pathogen detected by a real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) assay in 6 (6.4%) of 94 consecutive French children hospitalized for acute bronchiolitis from September 2001 to June 2002. This virus was identified as the third etiological cause of bronchiolitis, aft...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bouscambert-Duchamp M,Lina B,Trompette A,Moret H,Motte J,Andréoletti L

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commercial multiplex PCR (hyplex SuperBug ID) was tested with a collection of 132 clinical Enterobacteriaceae strains producing different carbapenemases. The sensitivity for the detection of KPC-, VIM-, NDM-, and OXA-48-encoding genes was 100%, whereas two IMP variants were missed. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kaase M,Szabados F,Wassill L,Gatermann SG

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00