Genetic heterogeneity among strains of Treponema phagedenis-like spirochetes isolated from dairy cattle with papillomatous digital dermatitis in Japan.

abstract：:Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) remains a common cause of morbidity, with three-quarters of women affected during their lifetimes. Use of antibiotics is an acknowledged trigger for VVC, which adversely affects women's physical and emotional health. Knowledge of patterns of genital Candida species-level identification i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pirotta MV,Garland SM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Assessment of cure of Trypanosoma cruzi infection by antibody seroconversion usually involves several years of follow-up. Parasitological negativity is useless for cure assessment, since even untreated patients mostly show negative results; conversely, positive tests are of great value because they indicate treatment ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Galvão LM,Chiari E,Macedo AM,Luquetti AO,Silva SA,Andrade AL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation of β-glucan (BG) levels with clinical outcomes in invasive candidiasis (IC) remains unknown. Patients with proven IC were followed prospectively from diagnosis to outcome with twice-weekly serum BG sampling. Correlation of BG with clinical outcome was assessed in each patient. BG levels tend to decreas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sims CR,Jaijakul S,Mohr J,Rodriguez J,Finkelman M,Ostrosky-Zeichner L

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera (920) were tested to evaluate the use of heated versus unheated sera in the hemagglutination treponemal test for syphilis. The heated and unheated samples were tested on the same day with the hemagglutination treponemal test for syphilis kit according to the manufacturer's protocol. Agreement of results between t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hambie EA,Larsen SA,Perryman MW,Pettit DE,Feeley JC

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a collaborative study at three university hospitals, the recovery of microorganisms and the speed of detection of microbial growth by the BacT/Alert (Organon Teknika Corporation, Durham, N.C.) and BACTEC 660/730 (Becton-Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems, Sparks, Md.) nonradiometric blood culture systems were ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wilson ML,Weinstein MP,Reimer LG,Mirrett S,Reller LB

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of neonatal infection caused by Enterobacter sakazakii are reported from the Department of Neonatal Intensive Care, the National University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland. These infections occurred during a 9-month period in 1986 and 1987. Two of the neonates, who were normal at birth, survived but were left...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Biering G,Karlsson S,Clark NC,Jónsdóttir KE,Lúdvígsson P,Steingrímsson O

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) was used to better characterize the genotypic relatedness among medically important Candida species. By using short oligomer primers (10-mers) with arbitrarily chosen sequences in the polymerase chain reaction, distinctive and reproducible sets of polymerase chain reaction produ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lehmann PF,Lin D,Lasker BA

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Better detection of minority human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) populations containing gene mutations may improve the usefulness of antiretroviral resistance testing for clinical management. Molecular cloning of HIV-1 PCR products which might improve minority detection can be slow and difficult, and commercia...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Martinez-Picado J,Sutton L,De Pasquale MP,Savara AV,D'Aquila RT

更新日期：1999-09-01 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：:A LightCycler-based PCR protocol was developed which targets the ospA gene for the identification and quantification of the different Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species in culture and in ticks, based on the use of a fluorescently labeled probe (HybProbe) and an internally labeled primer. The detection limit of th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rauter C,Oehme R,Diterich I,Engele M,Hartung T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Binax NOW assay (Binax, Inc., Portland, Maine) and the BD Directigen EZ assay (Becton Dickinson and Company, Sparks, Md.), two new rapid immunoassays for detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), as well as the BD Directigen RSV assay (DRSV) (Becton Dickinson and Company) and direct immunofluorescence staini...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ohm-Smith MJ,Nassos PS,Haller BL

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new, dried antigen-coated latex preparation for the demonstration of infectious mononucleosis (IM) heterophile antibody (Dryspot IM kit; Oxoid, Ltd., Basingstoke, Hampshire, United Kingdom) was compared with the IM kit (a liquid latex reagent from the same source), an immunoassay (ImmunoCard Mono; Meridian Diagnosti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rogers R,Windust A,Gregory J

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opinions differ on the value of microbiological testing of endoscopes, which varies according to the technique used. We compared the efficacy on bacterial biofilms of sampling solutions used for the surveillance of the contamination of endoscope channels. To compare efficacy, we used an experimental model of a 48-h Ps...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Aumeran C,Thibert E,Chapelle FA,Hennequin C,Lesens O,Traoré O

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of tuberculosis continues to be high, and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection has also emerged worldwide. Moreover, differential and accurate identification of mycobacteria to the species or subspecies level is an unmet clinical need. Here, we developed a one-step multiplex PCR assay using whol...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chae H,Han SJ,Kim SY,Ki CS,Huh HJ,Yong D,Koh WJ,Shin SJ

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bordetella pertussis is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes respiratory infections in humans. Ongoing molecular surveillance of B. pertussis acellular vaccine (aP) antigens is critical for understanding the interaction between evolutionary pressures, disease pathogenesis, and vaccine effectiveness. Methods currently...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Marchand-Austin A,Tsang RSW,Guthrie JL,Ma JH,Lim GH,Crowcroft NS,Deeks SL,Farrell DJ,Jamieson FB

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of 1,486 men attending two sexually transmitted disease clinics, of whom 891 had no symptoms of urethritis, we compared an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) (Baxter-Bartels, formerly Northumbria AntigEnz) of urine sediment to urethral culture for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis. C. trachomatis prevalence by c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sanders JW,Hook EW 3rd,Welsh LE,Shepherd ME,Quinn TC

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventy-six nontuberculous mycobacterial isolates obtained from patients living in Greece were analyzed with the GenoType Mycobacterium CM (for common mycobacteria) and AS (for additional species) assays. GenoType correctly identified all but one of the mycobacterial species. For this species, additional probes should...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gitti Z,Neonakis I,Fanti G,Kontos F,Maraki S,Tselentis Y

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Borrelia burgdorferi expresses a conserved, species-specific 39-kDa protein (P39) that can stimulate antibodies during human infection. To confirm that anti-P39 antibodies are produced consistently in animals exposed to infectious spirochetes, white-footed mice, Peromyscus leucopus, and laboratory white mice, Mus musc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Simpson WJ,Burgdorfer W,Schrumpf ME,Karstens RH,Schwan TG

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires disease, and related organisms have previously been characterized primarily by conventional bacteriological methods, DNA-DNA hybridization, antigenic analysis, and fatty acid analysis. By capillary gas chromatographic analysis for carbohydrates, we have shown...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fox A,Lau PY,Brown A,Morgan SL,Zhu ZT,Lema M,Walla MD

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida auris is a multidrug-resistant yeast that causes a wide spectrum of infections, especially in intensive care settings. We investigated C. auris prevalence among 102 clinical isolates previously identified as Candida haemulonii or Candida famata by the Vitek 2 system. Internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) se...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kathuria S,Singh PK,Sharma C,Prakash A,Masih A,Kumar A,Meis JF,Chowdhary A

更新日期：2015-06-01 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 simplified procedure for serotyping Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli on the basis of thermostable antigens was developed and tested for its applicability as a routine typing method. The assay involves the sensitization of erythrocytes with an antigenic extract and performance of a slide agglutination assa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mills SD,Congi RV,Hennessy JN,Penner JL

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metarhizium viride has been associated with fatal systemic mycoses in chameleons, but subsequent data on mycoses caused by this fungus in reptiles are lacking. The aim of this investigation was therefore to obtain information on the presence of M. viride in reptiles kept as pets in captivity and its association with c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schmidt V,Klasen L,Schneider J,Hübel J,Pees M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two bacteriologic systems for detecting bacteria in blood were compared; the automated radiometric BACTEC and the conventional method used in our laboratory for many years. BACTEC consisted of two bottles with 30 ml and the conventional method with 50 ml of media for aerobes and anaerobes. The BACTEC bottles were inoc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Thiemke WA,Wicher K

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of tick-borne infections has been steadily increasing in both number and geographic distribution in the United States and abroad. This increase, in conjunction with the continued recognition of novel pathogens transmitted by ticks, has made accurate diagnosis of these infections challenging. Mainstay se...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Buchan BW,Jobe DA,Mashock M,Gerstbrein D,Faron ML,Ledeboer NA,Callister SM

更新日期：2019-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Comprehensive data on the prevalence of quinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in the United States are scarce. By use of a systematic population-based approach, M. tuberculosis strains from tuberculosis (TB) cases were collected in Harris County, TX, in 2007 to 2008. The susceptibilities...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： El Sahly HM,Teeter LD,Jost KC Jr,Dunbar D,Lew J,Graviss EA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) was performed with 292 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) isolates previously characterized by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis, multilocus sequence typing, and staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec typing. Quantitative correspondence analys...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rivero-Pérez B,Pérez-Roth E,Méndez-Alvarez S

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Elecsys Anti-SARS-CoV-2 immunoassay (Roche Diagnostics) was developed to provide accurate, reliable detection of antibodies to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We evaluated sensitivity, specificity, cross-reactivity, and agreement with a vesicular stomatitis virus-based pseudoneutraliz...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Muench P,Jochum S,Wenderoth V,Ofenloch-Haehnle B,Hombach M,Strobl M,Sadlowski H,Sachse C,Torriani G,Eckerle I,Riedel A

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a novel, rapid, and inexpensive method for the measurement of growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis, and Mycobacterium smegmatis in the presence or absence of detergent. The method, which employs hot NaOH treatment of mycobacterial cells to release total cellular protein, compares favor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Meyers PR,Bourn WR,Steyn LM,van Helden PD,Beyers AD,Brown GD

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of group B streptococcus (GBS) antigen in urine by latex particle agglutination (LPA) may facilitate the rapid diagnosis of GBS sepsis. We sought to compare three commercial LPA assays with specimens that were spiked with type-specific antigen, group-specific antigen, or type III organisms. There were sensit...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ascher DP,Wilson S,Fischer GW

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00