Comparison of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1-specific immunoglobulin G capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and the avidity index method for identification of recent HIV infections.

abstract：:The ImmunoCard STAT! Cryptosporidium/Giardia rapid assay (Meridian Bioscience, Inc.) is a solid-phase qualitative immunochromatographic assay that detects and distinguishes between Giardia lamblia and Cryptosporidium parvum in aqueous extracts of human fecal specimens (fresh, frozen, unfixed, or fixed in 5 or 10% form...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Garcia LS,Shimizu RY,Novak S,Carroll M,Chan F

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traveler's diarrhea (TD) is the most common infectious illness acquired by visitors to developing nations. The purpose of this study was to utilize molecular diagnostic techniques to determine the prevalence of norovirus (NoV) in TD occurring among visitors from the United States to Guatemala and Mexico. Stool samples...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chapin AR,Carpenter CM,Dudley WC,Gibson LC,Pratdesaba R,Torres O,Sanchez D,Belkind-Gerson J,Nyquist I,Kärnell A,Gustafsson B,Halpern JL,Bourgeois AL,Schwab KJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disseminated Mycobacterium avium infection is a common complication in late-stage AIDS. We describe a patient seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus with a disseminated infection caused by mycobacteria. Acid-fast rods were visible by microscopy in stool and bone marrow and in specimens from skin, liver, spleen,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kirschner P,Vogel U,Hein R,Böttger EC

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giardia spp. are waterborne organisms that are the most commonly identified pathogenic intestinal protozoans in the United States. Current detection techniques for Giardia species in water include microscopy and immunofluorescence techniques. Species of the genus Giardia are classified on the basis of taxonomic criter...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mahbubani MH,Bej AK,Perlin MH,Schaefer FW 3rd,Jakubowski W,Atlas RM

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:About 2.5 years after the first isolation of the VanA phenotype of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium (VREM) in Poland, the first VREM strains with the VanB phenotype have emerged independently in two different Warsaw hospitals. In one of these the VREM strain was selected during the long-term antimicrobial tre...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kawalec M,Gniadkowski M,Zielińska U,Kłos W,Hryniewicz W

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a 15-month period, two methods for detection of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in 699 clinical specimens were compared: (i) 24-well-plate centrifugation (24WPC) with MRC-5 cells and staining with type-specific monoclonal antibodies (Syva Co., Palo Alto, Calif.) after incubation for 16 to 18 h and (ii) conventional ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Woods GL,Mills RD

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A dot immunobinding assay that uses inactivated antigen for the detection of rabies viral antibodies was compared with the rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test. Results of testing pre- and postvaccination sera from humans (n = 33) and canines (n = 22) were identical for both tests. Endpoint titers of positive sera ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Heberling RL,Kalter SS,Smith JS,Hildebrand DG

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical Clostridium difficile isolates of patients with diarrhea or pseudomembranous colitis usually produce both toxin A and toxin B, but an increasing number of reports mention infections due to toxin A-negative, toxin B-positive (A(-)/B(+)) strains. Thirty-nine clinical toxin A(-)/B(+) isolates, and 12 other unrel...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van den Berg RJ,Claas EC,Oyib DH,Klaassen CH,Dijkshoorn L,Brazier JS,Kuijper EJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Norovirus (NV) is the most common causative agent of nonbacterial gastroenteritis. Reports of surveillance of NV in facilities that reported outbreaks are frequently found in publications, but reports of that in facilities without outbreaks are not found. We investigated the molecular epidemiology of NV isolates deriv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Okabayashi T,Yokota S,Ohkoshi Y,Ohuchi H,Yoshida Y,Kikuchi M,Yano K,Fujii N

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) is increasingly being used for the detection of bovine leukemia virus (BLV) proviral DNA. Nevertheless, quality control for the validation and standardization of such tests is currently lacking. Therefore, the present study was initiated by three Office International des Epizooties (O...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jaworski JP,Pluta A,Rola-Łuszczak M,McGowan SL,Finnegan C,Heenemann K,Carignano HA,Alvarez I,Murakami K,Willems L,Vahlenkamp TW,Trono KG,Choudhury B,Kuźmak J

更新日期：2018-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed data of 263 women with at least one genital or anorectal sexually transmitted infection from a cross-sectional study conducted in rural South Africa. We provide new insights concerning the concurrence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Trichomonas vaginalis infectio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dubbink JH,de Waaij DJ,Bos M,van der Eem L,Bébéar C,Mbambazela N,Ouburg S,Peters RP,Morré SA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 16S rRNA gene PCR in the diagnosis of bone and joint infections has not been systematically tested. Five hundred twenty-five bone and joint samples collected from 525 patients were cultured and submitted to 16S rRNA gene PCR detection of bacteria in parallel. The amplicons with mixed sequences were also cloned. Wh...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fenollar F,Roux V,Stein A,Drancourt M,Raoult D

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid colorimetric method for the identification of pathogenic Neisseria (Identicult-Neisseria; Scott Laboratories, Inc.) based on beta-galactosidase, gamma-glutamylaminopeptidase, and gamma-prolylaminopeptidase is described. All 82 clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, 9 clinical isolates of N. meningitidis, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hosmer ME,Cohenford MA,Ellner PD

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human group C rotavirus was identified in central Australia in each of eight years over a 16-year period between 1982 and 1997. Cases occurred either sporadically but over a relatively short period of time or as clustered outbreaks. These are the only reports of human group C rotavirus in Australia other than that of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schnagl RD,Boniface K,Cardwell P,McCarthy D,Ondracek C,Coulson B,Erlich J,Morey F

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-nine isolates of clinical origin, tentatively identified as Scopulariopsis or Microascus, were morphologically and molecularly characterized by a combined analysis of the D1/D2 domains of the 28S rRNA gene and a fragment of the elongation factor 1-α gene (EF1-α) sequences. The most prevalent species was Scopula...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sandoval-Denis M,Sutton DA,Fothergill AW,Cano-Lira J,Gené J,Decock CA,de Hoog GS,Guarro J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium species are saprophytic molds which cause disseminated or localized infections in humans. Disseminated Fusarium infection can cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of disseminated fusariosis caused by Fusarium verticillioides in a patient with acute lymphob...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tezcan G,Ozhak-Baysan B,Alastruey-Izquierdo A,Ogunc D,Ongut G,Yildiran ST,Hazar V,Cuenca-Estrella M,Rodriguez-Tudela JL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first outbreak caused by vancomycin-resistant enterococci of the VanB phenotype in Poland was analyzed. It occurred in a single ward of a Warsaw hospital which is a specialized center for the treatment of hematological disorders. Between July 1999 and February 2000, 11 patients in the ward were found to be infecte...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kawalec M,Gniadkowski M,Zaleska M,Ozorowski T,Konopka L,Hryniewicz W

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lysis and filtration of blood culture specimens were combined with impedance detection of bacterial growth to facilitate the diagnosis of bacteremia. A blood lysis-filtration technique (Zierdt et al., 1976) was coupled to a simple, inexpensive automated detection system. The practical and technical aspects of the impe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kagan RL,Schuette WH,Zierdt CH,MacLowry JD

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal discharge in reproductive-age women. BV has been associated with poor reproductive outcomes such as preterm delivery, the acquisition of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, and pelvic inflammatory disease. BV represents the acquisition of a diver...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Coleman JS,Gaydos CA

更新日期：2018-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A pseudooutbreak of cryptococcal meningitis was caused by the use of contaminated albumin solution used in the preparation of Papanicolaou-stained slides of cerebrospinal fluid. Organisms were seen in cytocentrifuge preparations, but not in India ink preparations of cerebrospinal fluid specimens. Cryptococcal antigen ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hopfer RL,Katz RL,Fainstein V

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of monoclonal antibody (MAb) p63-27, which is reactive with the major immediate-early human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) protein pp72, was explored for the rapid diagnosis of HCMV viruria. The rapid assay detected all but 1 of 19 specimens identified by standard virus isolation methods from 1,676 newborn urine speci...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boppana SB,Smith RJ,Stagno S,Britt WJ

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess whether PCR is applicable for monitoring the efficacy of antituberculous treatment, respiratory specimens obtained during treatment and follow-up from sputum smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) patients were examined. First, results of smear, culture, and PCR for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTB) and an ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Thomsen VO,Kok-Jensen A,Buser M,Philippi-Schulz S,Burkardt HJ

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Brazil, the most common etiological agent of American tegumentary leishmaniasis is Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis. In general, diagnostic techniques envisage the visualization of the parasite, but that technique has a low sensitivity. The main purpose of the present work was to evaluate the PCR as a routine tool...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pirmez C,da Silva Trajano V,Paes-Oliveira Neto M,da-Cruz AM,Gonçalves-da-Costa SC,Catanho M,Degrave W,Fernandes O

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae is an important cause of community-acquired pneumonia. However, in this setting the diagnostic sensitivity of blood cultures is below 30%. Since during such infections changes in the amounts of S. pneumoniae may also occur in the upper respiratory tract, quantification of these bacteria in nas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Greiner O,Day PJ,Bosshard PP,Imeri F,Altwegg M,Nadal D

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The microbiological and molecular characteristics of the rickettsiae isolated from humans with Queensland tick typhus (QTT) caused by Rickettsia australis and the recently described Flinders Island spotted fever (FISF) were compared. Clinically and serologically, the diseases are similar. Cell culture reveals differen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Baird RW,Lloyd M,Stenos J,Ross BC,Stewart RS,Dwyer B

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By using the computer-assisted Dendron system to analyze the patterns of Southern blots probed with the repetitive sequence Ca3, we have compared oral isolates of Candida spp. from a group of 11 nonhospitalized patients with AIDS suffering from recurrent episodes of oral thrush in Leicester, England, with oral isolate...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schmid J,Odds FC,Wiselka MJ,Nicholson KG,Soll DR

更新日期：1992-04-01 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：:Since their first detection in 1988, penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates have rapidly spread in Iceland to account for close to 20% of all pneumococcal disease in that country by 1993. The major component (70%) of the resistant pneumococci identified from 1989 to 1992 was the progeny of a single mul...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vilhelmsson SE,Tomasz A,Kristinsson KG

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid identification of pathogens from blood cultures can decrease lengths of stay and improve patient outcomes. We evaluated the accuracy of the Verigene Gram-positive blood culture (BC-GP) nucleic acid test for investigational use only (Nanosphere, Inc., Northbrook, IL) for the identification of Gram-positive bacter...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wojewoda CM,Sercia L,Navas M,Tuohy M,Wilson D,Hall GS,Procop GW,Richter SS

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restriction endonuclease analysis of virulence plasmid DNA was used to study the epidemiology of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infections. The origin of Y. pseudotuberculosis could be divided into two focus areas: Eastern Asia and Europe. Wild animals were an important reservoir for the Y. pseudotuberculosis seen in inf...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fukushima H,Gomyoda M,Kaneko S,Tsubokura M,Takeda N,Hongo T,Shubin FN

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00