Direct visualization of Propionibacterium acnes in prostate tissue by multicolor fluorescent in situ hybridization assay.

abstract：:We have previously demonstrated homology between a 181-bp fragment of IS6110 and DNA from mycobacteria other than tuberculosis-causing mycobacteria (MOTT). Genomic DNA from 14 strains of MOTT was digested with PvuII and was hybridized with a probe derived from the 181-bp fragment and the INS1/INS2 international standa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McHugh TD,Newport LE,Gillespie SH

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From late 2003 to the end of 2005, the Health Protection Agency's national reference laboratories received approximately 1,600 referrals of Acinetobacter spp., including 419 and 58 examples, respectively, of two carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii lineages, designated OXA-23 clones 1 and 2. Representatives of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Coelho JM,Turton JF,Kaufmann ME,Glover J,Woodford N,Warner M,Palepou MF,Pike R,Pitt TL,Patel BC,Livermore DM

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automation of the clinical microbiology laboratory has become more prominent as laboratories face higher specimen volumes and understaffing and are becoming more consolidated. One recent advancement is the use of digital image analysis to rapidly distinguish between chromogenic growth for screening bacterial cultures....

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Faron ML,Buchan BW,Relich RF,Clark J,Ledeboer NA

更新日期：2020-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The production and characterization of five monoclonal antibodies to Mycobacterium tuberculosis are described. Specificity of the monoclonal antibodies was tested against other mycobacterial species by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblots. HGT 3a, an immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody, recognizes a molecu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kadival GV,Chaparas SD

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic periodontitis is a common infectious disease in the adult population. The etiology is clearly bacterial, and a small number of bacterial species have been consistently associated with periodontitis, including Bacteroides forsythus and Porphyromonas gingivalis. Comparatively little attention has been paid to th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Leys EJ,Lyons SR,Moeschberger ML,Rumpf RW,Griffen AL

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid ID32A kit (bioMérieux Vitek, Inc., Hazelwood, Mo.) was evaluated for its ability to identify Peptostreptococcus species compared with conventional biochemical tests and gas-liquid chromatography (Virginia Polytechnic Institute), the current "gold standard" method. A total of 5 Peptostreptococcus American Typ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ng J,Ng LK,Chow AW,Dillon JA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report Campylobacter fetus meningitis associated with endocarditis in a 75-year-old diabetic man after he consumed raw liver. C. fetus was isolated from blood samples and cerebrospinal fluid. Cure was obtained with combined intravenous imipenem-gentamicin for 4 weeks; no relapse occurred after 6 months of follow-up...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Suy F,Le Dû D,Roux AL,Hanachi M,Dinh A,Crémieux AC

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three immunoelectron microscopy (IEM) methods were employed to show laboratory-cultivated Francisella tularensis. By the IEM assays, F. tularensis was distinguished from four antigenically distinct gram-negative bacteria. IEM should be a valuable tool for confirming presumptive isolates of F. tularensis and may potent...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Geisbert TW,Jahrling PB,Ezzell JW Jr

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodococcus sputi caused tuberculosislike lymphadenitis of mesenteric lymph nodes in swine. This is the first study reporting that R. sputi can be a pathogen in swine. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tsukamura M,Komatsuzaki C,Sakai R,Kaneda K,Kudo T,Seino A

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate multiplex and nested PCR-reverse line blot (RLB) hybridization assays for detection and serovar identification of Chlamydia trachomatis. Two sets of primers targeting the VD2 region of the omp1 gene and one set targeting the cryptic plasmid were designed for use in mul...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Xiong L,Kong F,Zhou H,Gilbert GL

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Typing of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis strains presents a challenge, since they are genetically monomorphic and traditional molecular techniques have limited discriminatory power. The recent advances and availability of whole-genome sequencing have extended possibilities for the characterization of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Leão C,Goldstone RJ,Bryant J,McLuckie J,Inácio J,Smith DG,Stevenson K

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection and quantitation of human parainfluenza virus type 1 (HPIV-1) RNA in nasal wash specimens from 49 children with lower respiratory infections were performed by a reverse transcription-PCR-enzyme hybridization assay (RT-PCR-EHA). The HPIV-1 RT-PCR-EHA was then used to test 40 samples from asymptomatic chil...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fan J,Henrickson KJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci were isolated from the nares and skin of 1- to 8-week-old healthy chickens in three flocks from a farm. Isolation of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci was positive for 72 (25.7%) of the 280 chickens tested, with the frequency varying from 2.2 ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kawano J,Shimizu A,Saitoh Y,Yagi M,Saito T,Okamoto R

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hybridomas secreting specific monoclonal antibodies (MAb) to all members of the genus Leptospira (clone LF9) and those that are specific only to the pathogenic species (clones LD5 and LE1) were produced. MAb LF9, which was immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1), reacted to a 38-kDa component of the sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacryla...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Saengjaruk P,Chaicumpa W,Watt G,Bunyaraksyotin G,Wuthiekanun V,Tapchaisri P,Sittinont C,Panaphut T,Tomanakan K,Sakolvaree Y,Chongsa-Nguan M,Mahakunkijcharoen Y,Kalambaheti T,Naigowit P,Wambangco MA,Kurazono H,Hayashi H

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was investigated for detecting human parvovirus B19 (B19) DNA in sera. Three pairs of oligonucleotides were evaluated as primers. The best oligonucleotide pair spanned 699 nucleotides, including the region common to VP1 and VP2. After PCR amplification of B19 DNA in serum, a 699-nuc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Koch WC,Adler SP

更新日期：1990-01-01 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：:PCR-based molecular assays have a central role in polyomavirus diagnostics. To assure optimal performance, target sequences should be regularly updated according to newly available sequences. The aim of this study was to review our in-house polyomavirus BK (BKV) and JC (JCV) real-time PCR assays. Database analysis rev...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dumoulin A,Hirsch HH

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed-field gel electrophoretic (PFGE) analysis of Helicobacter pylori isolates is not commonly employed because of the inability to compare the typing with other typing systems. We adapted the PFGE analysis for H. pylori by using EcoRI and slightly modified our laboratory methods to improve the typing of isolates (t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hosaka Y,Irinoda K,Nakano R,Tanabe S,Koizumi W,Saigenji K,Inoue M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive collection methods are often required to obtain samples for the microbiological evaluation of children with presumptive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). Nucleic acid amplification testing of easier-to-collect stool samples could be a noninvasive method of diagnosing PTB. We conducted a systematic review and meta...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： MacLean E,Sulis G,Denkinger CM,Johnston JC,Pai M,Ahmad Khan F

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection typically leads to antibody response within weeks after primary infection. Here, we describe the case of a child infected with HCV by mother-to-child transmission who remained persistently seronegative despite the presence of high levels of circulating HCV RNA. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Larouche A,Gaëtan G,El-Bilali N,Quesnel-Vallières M,Martin SR,Alvarez F,Shoukry NH,Soudeyns H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoglycans from mycoplasmas possess the ability to induce the elaboration of procoagulant activity. This represents a third endotoxic property for these polymers, in addition to the pyrogenicity and clotting of Limulus lysate reported previously. Lipoglycans from three species of Acholeplasma (A. axanthum, A. granula...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Miragliotta G,Barone G,Monno RA,Fumarola D,Smith PF

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain analysis cannot be used for the investigation of active lyssavirus infection in healthy bats because most bat species are protected by conservation directives. Consequently, serology remains the only tool for performing virological studies on natural bat populations; however, the presence of antibodies merely re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Echevarría JE,Avellón A,Juste J,Vera M,Ibáñez C

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for assessment of the barrier quality of medical exam gloves includes visual inspection and a water leak test. Neither method tests directly the ability of gloves to prevent penetration by microorganisms. Methods that use microorganisms (viruses and bacteria) ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Broyles JM,O'Connell KP,Korniewicz DM

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the entire nucleotide sequence of phiSa2958-carrying Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) gene, which was lysogenized in a sequence type 5 staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SCCmec) type II strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Based on the nucleotide sequences of PVL phages, we...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ma XX,Ito T,Kondo Y,Cho M,Yoshizawa Y,Kaneko J,Katai A,Higashiide M,Li S,Hiramatsu K

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of Staphylococcus aureus isolates with intermediate vancomycin susceptibility (VISA) and heteroresistance (hVISA) remains problematic. The population analysis profile/area under the curve (PAP/AUC) is the gold standard but is cumbersome. We compared the performance of two Etest screening methods (macromethod...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Riederer K,Shemes S,Chase P,Musta A,Mar A,Khatib R

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periodic monitoring of antimicrobial susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae is essential for early detection of emergence of drug resistance. A total of 343 gonococcal strains isolated from high-risk and general populations in Bangladesh from 1997 to 1999 were studied. The MICs of penicillin, tetracycline, ciprofloxa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rahman M,Sultan Z,Monira S,Alam A,Nessa K,Islam S,Nahar S,Shama-A-Waris,Alam Khan S,Bogaerts J,Islam N,Albert J

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays were developed for the quantitation of anti-reovirus immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgA, and IgM in serum. The assays were specific, sensitive, and reproducible and measured antibodies to the reovirus group antigen. They should permit diagnosis of recent reovirus infection and longitudinal ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Richardson SC,Bishop RF,Smith AL

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 37-kDa protein (P37) of Borrelia burgdorferi is an antigen that elicits an early immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody response in Lyme disease patients. The P37 gene was cloned from a B. burgdorferi genomic library by screening with antibody from a Lyme disease patient who had developed a prominent humoral response to ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gilmore RD Jr,Murphree RL,James AM,Sullivan SA,Johnson BJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative HIV RNA viral load (QVL) assays (Roche Diagnostics) were sensitive and specific when used to diagnose HIV infection in (i) HIV-exposed infants (sensitivity of 100% [63.1 to 100%] and specificity of 100% [97.9 to 100%]) and (ii) suspected acute HIV infection patients with a negative/indeterminate Western b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lee BE,Plitt SS,Jayaraman GC,Chui L,Singh AE,Preiksaitis JK

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (MAC-ELISA) serves as a valuable tool for the diagnosis of acute flaviviral infections, since IgM antibody titers are detectable early, peak at about 2 weeks postinfection, and subsequently decline to lower levels over the next few mo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Holmes DA,Purdy DE,Chao DY,Noga AJ,Chang GJ

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00