Cross-reactivity of non-Aspergillus fungal species in the Aspergillus galactomannan enzyme immunoassay.

abstract：:We developed a point-of-care test for the serodiagnosis of typhoid fever in the format of an immunochromatographic lateral flow assay. The flow assay for typhoid fever is based on the detection of Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi lipopolysaccharide-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies. The assay was evaluated ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Pastoor R,Hatta M,Abdoel TH,Smits HL

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infection caused by nontyphoid salmonella is rare. A case is described in a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who had multiple recurrences. A review of cases in which salmonella involved the urinary tract indicates that this infection usually occurs in patients who are structurally or immun...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Eng RH,Smith SM,Kloser P

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Western New York, the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards' (NCCLS) interpretive criteria for disk diffusion susceptibility testing was evaluated on chocolate-Mueller-Hinton agar (CMH) and GC agar. The reference method for comparison was the NCCLS agar diluti...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Altaie SS,Moore LS,Dryja D,Furness K

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phoma species are primarily phytopathogens which have been reported to sporadically cause human disease. We report a patient with phaeohyphomycotic cysts caused by Phoma species, which were initially mistaken for ganglions. ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Vasoo S,Yong LK,Sultania-Dudani P,Scorza ML,Sekosan M,Beavis KG,Huhn GD

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cefotaxime, the first widely used "third-generation" cephalosporin, has established efficacy against a variety of serious bacterial pathogens. Some of the initial clinical studies in the United States using this agent employed large doses of the compound, up to 12 g/day, for adults. In contrast, however, initial Europ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Young LS

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Norepinephrine is secreted under conditions of stress in humans. The ability of bacteria to sense mammalian hormone may have a role in propagation of infection. The present study investigated the effect of norepinephrine on in vitro growth of uropathogenic E. coli (UPEC) and the effect of silodosin on norepinephrine-i...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Gond DP,Singh S,Agrawal NK

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ceftaroline fosamil resulted in higher cure rates than ceftriaxone in patients with community-acquired bacterial pneumonia in 2 randomized trials (FOCUS 1 and FOCUS 2). The present analysis examines the subgroup of patients with Streptococcus pneumoniae infection to determine whether the apparent difference in cure ra...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Shorr AF,Kollef M,Eckburg PB,Llorens L,Friedland HD

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of a commercially available methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-selective agar, chromID(™) MRSA, to detect group B streptococci with reduced penicillin susceptibility (PRGBS) in this study. The results showed 72.4% (21/29) sensitivity and 98.4% (60/61) specifici...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Fukigai S,Morimoto M,Kimura K,Doyama Y,Miyazaki A,Kamiya C,Banno H,Morishima E,Onoda T,Nagano N,Jin W,Wachino JI,Yamada K,Arakawa Y

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated all Candida sp. bloodstream isolates obtained from patients admitted to 4 tertiary care hospitals between 1995 and 2003 in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. Susceptibility to amphotericin B, 5-fluorocytosine, fluconazole (FCZ), itraconazole (ITZ), and voriconazole (VCZ) was determined using the Clinical Labo...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： da Matta DA,de Almeida LP,Machado AM,Azevedo AC,Kusano EJ,Travassos NF,Salomão R,Colombo AL

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Timely and rapid diagnosis of multidrug resistance in tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a challenge both for a microbiologist and neurologist. The present study was conducted to evaluate role of real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using rpoB, IS6110, and MPB64 as targets in diagnosis of TBM in 110 patients and sub...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Sharma K,Modi M,Kaur H,Sharma A,Ray P,Varma S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Outbreaks of rapidly growing mycobacterium (RGM) infections are increasingly being reported worldwide. Information about genetic relatedness of isolates obtained during outbreaks can provide opportunities for prompt intervention. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) is expensive, time consuming, and labor intensive...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Sampaio JL,Viana-Niero C,de Freitas D,Höfling-Lima AL,Leão SC

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) targeting the 56-kDa antigen gene is currently the most commonly used molecular technique for confirmation of scrub typhus and genotyping of Orientia tsutsugamushi. In this study, we have compared the commonly used nested PCR (N-PCR) with a single-step conventional PCR (C-PCR) ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Janardhanan J,Prakash JA,Abraham OC,Varghese GM

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium wolinskyi is an uncommonly encountered rapidly growing mycobacterium. To date, only 12 clinical cases have been reported in the literature. In this report, we describe 5 additional cases of M. wolinskyi infection seen at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, since 2009. The clinical manifestations were stern...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Ariza-Heredia EJ,Dababneh AS,Wilhelm MP,Wengenack NL,Razonable RR,Wilson JW

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a highly problematic hospital-associated pathogen. Different mechanisms contribute to the formation of multidrug resistance in A. baumannii, including the AdeABC efflux system. Distribution of the structural and regulatory genes encoding the AdeABC efflux system among genetically...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Wieczorek P,Sacha P,Czaban S,Hauschild T,Ojdana D,Kowalczuk O,Milewski R,Poniatowski B,Nikliński J,Tryniszewska E

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Meropenem Yearly Susceptibility Test Information Collection (MYSTIC) Program provides antimicrobial susceptibility data. The activity of meropenem and 7 broad-spectrum antimicrobials have been examined against 12645 bacterial isolates from 14 European centers between 1997 and 2002. Cumulative susceptibility rates ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Turner PJ

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 79-year old woman, with a history of hypertension, presented with clinical features of congestive heart failure, fever, a purpuric rash, and left lower quadrant abdominal tenderness. Contrast computed tomography scan of the abdomen showed features of acute diverticulitis, and blood culture was subsequently positive ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Lum PN,Woo PC,Wong SS,Yuen K

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our laboratory has developed a novel real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the detection of Legionella pneumophila and differentiation from other Legionella spp. in clinical and environmental samples. The 23S rRNA gene was used as a target to detect all Legionella spp., and the mip gene was targeted for ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Nazarian EJ,Bopp DJ,Saylors A,Limberger RJ,Musser KA

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The opportunistic pathogen Pneumocystis carinii (PC) is a frequent cause of a life-threatening pneumonia in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals and in other immunocompromised hosts. Specimens obtained from 128 bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid samples from 123 HIV-positive patients with pulmonary ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Savoia D,Millesimo M,Cassetta I,Forno B,Caramello P

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus endocarditis is a rare event after heart transplantation. We report a case of Aspergillus fumigatus endocarditis after orthotopic heart transplantation. The patient was treated with a combination of voriconazole and caspofungin without valve replacement and survived for 168 days after the diagnosis. Previo...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Morio F,Treilhaud M,Lepelletier D,Le Pape P,Rigal JC,Delile L,Robert JP,Al Habash O,Miegeville M,Gay-Andrieu F

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased use of colistin in a clinical setting had resulted in the emergence of colistin-resistant (CoR) Acinetobacter baumannii. Combination therapy has been studied as a new approach to treat infections caused by A. baumannii. Here, we investigated the in vitro antimicrobial synergistic activities of several antimi...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Hong DJ,Kim JO,Lee H,Yoon EJ,Jeong SH,Yong D,Lee K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article has been withdrawn consistent with Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy). The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Jones RN,Sader HS,Fritsche TR,Janechek MJ

更新日期：2007-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty macrolide and/or lincosamide resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates from various sources with 50S ribosomal mutations were identified. Mutations were identified in the 23S rDNA with substitutions at A2058, A2059, or C2611 and in L4 or L22 ribosomal protein genes. Fourteen were A2059G substitutions...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Doktor SZ,Shortridge VD,Beyer JM,Flamm RK

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2013 LEADER surveillance program monitored the in vitro activity of linezolid and comparator agents against Gram-positive bacteria at 60 medical centers in the United States. A total of 7183 pathogens were contributed from 6 predetermined pathogen groups. The groups were Staphylococcus aureus, coagulase-negative s...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Flamm RK,Mendes RE,Hogan PA,Ross JE,Farrell DJ,Jones RN

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The potency of cefepime, a parenteral aminothiazolyl methoxyimino cephalosporin, was assessed against 256 ceftazidime-resistant Gram-negative bacilli from five medical centers in the United States. In addition, cefepime activity was compared with that of ciprofloxacin and imipenem against 506 ceftazidime-resistant Gra...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Jones RN,Marshall SA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rifampin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis could be determined within 2 h by using pyrosequencing-based approach. Pyrosequencing results of rifampin-resistant (n = 21) and rifampin-susceptible (n = 20) M. tuberculosis isolates were concordant with those based on drug susceptibility testing and conventional DNA ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Zhao JR,Bai YJ,Zhang QH,Wang Y,Luo M,Yan XJ

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a retrospective review of the clinical data on patients with polymicrobial candidemia during a nine-year period (1992-2000) at our tertiary care University Hospital. Also, the clinical features of patients with polymicrobial vs monomicrobial candidemia were compared. There were 16 (5.2%) patients with mul...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Pulimood S,Ganesan L,Alangaden G,Chandrasekar P

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commercially prepared dried-broth microdilution panel (Sensititre, TREK Diagnostic Systems, Cleveland, OH) was compared with a reference frozen-broth microdilution panel for antifungal susceptibility testing of 728 clinical isolates of Candida spp. and 98 clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans. The antifungal ...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Pfaller MA,Boyken L,Hollis RJ,Messer SA,Tendolkar S,Diekema DJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional ways of identification of bacteria by phenotypic characteristics cannot be used for non-cultivable organisms and organisms with unusual biochemical profiles. In this study, an Enterobacteriaceae was isolated in pure growth from the mid-stream urine of a 67-year old renal transplant recipient with urinary t...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Woo PC,Cheung EY,Leung K,Yuen K

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During March 2005, 24 cases of acute human Chagas disease were detected in Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil, all of them related to the ingestion of Trypanosoma cruzi-contaminated sugar cane juice. Following field studies allowed the isolation of 13 T. cruzi strains from humans, opossums (Didelphis aurita and Did...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Steindel M,Kramer Pacheco L,Scholl D,Soares M,de Moraes MH,Eger I,Kosmann C,Sincero TC,Stoco PH,Murta SM,de Carvalho-Pinto CJ,Grisard EC

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pneumococcal parapneumonic effusion seems to be increasing in children in the postvaccine era and is frequently associated with negative culture. Due to the low yield of culture, culture-independent tools are evaluated. METHODS:Culture-negative pleural fluid specimens from 38 children with parapneumonic eff...

journal_title：Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

authors： Perez VP,Caierão J,Fischer GB,Dias CA,d'Azevedo PA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00