Cholera due to altered El Tor strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 in Bangladesh.

abstract：:A high-performance liquid chromatography method that utilized fluorescence detection (HPLC-FL) of mycolic acid 6,7-dimethoxycoumarin esters was developed to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) and M. avium complex (MAC) directly from fluorochrome stain smear-positive sputum specimens and young BACTEC 12B culture...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jost KC Jr,Dunbar DF,Barth SS,Headley VL,Elliott LB

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of 0.05% sodium polyanethol sulfonate on the growth of 24 strains of Neisseria meningitidis in broth medium was examined; several of the strains were markedly inhibited. A paper disk method was evolved for screening the sensitivity of various bacteria to sodium polyanethol sulfonate on solid medium; the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Eng J,Iveland H

更新日期：1975-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR of a Candida albicans cytochrome P-450 lanosterol-alpha-demethylase (P450-L1A1) gene segment is a rapid and sensitive method of detection in clinical specimens. This enzyme is a target for azole antifungal action. In order to directly detect and identify the clinically most important species of Candida, we cloned ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Burgener-Kairuz P,Zuber JP,Jaunin P,Buchman TG,Bille J,Rossier M

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The capacity of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria to survive on cotton swabs placed into a dry gassed-out CO2-filled tube (DGT), dry sterile aerobic tube (DAT), and a tube containing a modified Stuarts' transport medium (MST), was assessed. Pseudomonas aeruginosa increased in numbers by 2 and 3 logs when stored in MST a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yrios JW,Balish E,Helstad A,Field C,Inhorn S

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rose Bengal and counterimmunoelectrophoresis, two tests that detect antibodies against different structural antigens, when carried out on spinal fluid permitted rapid diagnosis of human Brucella meningitis. The Rose Bengal test was positive in five out of five patients studied, and counterimmunoelectrophoresis was pos...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Díaz R,Maraví-Poma E,Delgado G,Rivero A

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method able to detect Yersinia pseudotuberculosis strains in 30 min by using six primers designed by targeting the inv gene. This method is more sensitive than PCR and might be a useful tool for detecting and identifying Y. pseudotuberculosis. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Horisaka T,Fujita K,Iwata T,Nakadai A,Okatani AT,Horikita T,Taniguchi T,Honda E,Yokomizo Y,Hayashidani H

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a novel application of secondary electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (SESI-MS) as a real-time clinical diagnostic tool for bacterial infection. It is known that volatile organic compounds (VOCs), produced in different combinations and quantities by bacteria as metabolites, generate characteristic odor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhu J,Bean HD,Kuo YM,Hill JE

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 25 isolates of vanB-containing Enterococcus faecium were recovered from patients in a single Korean hospital over a 20-month period. There were two distinct vanB2 patterns among the 11 pulsed-field gel electrophoresis types; 17 contained the prototype vanB2 and 8 contained a novel vanB2 with a 177-bp deleti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lee WG,Jernigan JA,Rasheed JK,Anderson GJ,Tenover FC

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-two isolates of St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus of various geographical origins (Brazil, Argentina, Panama, Texas, Missouri, Maryland, California, and Florida) were examined for genetic variation by the base excision sequence scanning (BESS T-scan) method. A fragment was amplified in the envelope gene with t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Charrel RN,Lévy N,Tesh RB,Chandler LJ

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:White-footed mice, Peromyscus leucopus, were captured in southern Connecticut during 1997 and 1998 to determine the prevalence of infections caused by granulocytic Ehrlichia sp., Borrelia burgdorferi, and Babesia microti. Of the 50 mice captured and recaptured, 25 of 47 (53.2%) and 23 of 48 (47.9%) contained antibodie...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Stafford KC 3rd,Massung RF,Magnarelli LA,Ijdo JW,Anderson JF

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid and reliable detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriers is crucial for the effective control of MRSA transmission in healthcare facilities. The aim of this study was to verify the performance of the IDI-MRSA real-time PCR assay for direct MRSA detection in diverse mucocutaneous swab...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： de San N,Denis O,Gasasira MF,De Mendonça R,Nonhoff C,Struelens MJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cytopathic astrovirus was isolated from pigs with acute diarrhea in an established cell line that was derived from porcine embryonic kidneys with the aid of trypsin. The virus showed a distinct cytopathic effect characterized by an enlargement of cells and the appearance of fine granules in the cytoplasm. Porcine as...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shimizu M,Shirai J,Narita M,Yamane T

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yersinia enterocolitica serovar O:3 bacteria with and without plasmid-encoded proteins were compared as antigens in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Good correlations between the two antigen preparations were obtained for immunoglobulin M (IgM), IgG, and IgA antibodies of patients with yersiniosis. For routine di...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Granfors K,Lahesmaa-Rantala R,Ståhlberg TH,Toivanen A

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first two cases of invasive human mycoses caused by the phaeoid ascomycete, Chaetomium perlucidum, and review the English literature regarding invasive Chaetomium infections. Fatal disseminated disease involving the brain, heart, lungs, and spleen is described in an acute myelogenous leukemia patient. A ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Barron MA,Sutton DA,Veve R,Guarro J,Rinaldi M,Thompson E,Cagnoni PJ,Moultney K,Madinger NE

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood tuberculosis (TB) presents significant diagnostic challenges associated with paucibacillary disease and requires a more sensitive test. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) compared to other microbiological tests using respiratory samples from Ugandan children in the SHINE tria...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ssengooba W,Iragena JD,Nakiyingi L,Mujumbi S,Wobudeya E,Mboizi R,Boulware D,Meya DB,Choo L,Crook AM,Lebeau K,Joloba M,Demers AM,Cresswell FV,Gibb DM

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In Mycobacterium smegmatis and a limited number of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains, the involvement of alterations of the 16S rRNA gene (rrs) in resistance to kanamycin has been shown. To investigate the extent to which mutations in a specific region of the rrs gene and the kanamycin-resistant phenotype in clinical...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Suzuki Y,Katsukawa C,Tamaru A,Abe C,Makino M,Mizuguchi Y,Taniguchi H

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivity of PCR for the amplification of target nucleic acid sequences in clinical diagnostics may often be reduced due to the presence of inhibitory factors. Hemolytic serum contains a number of PCR inhibitors, one of which is hemin. In this study we have found that conventional methods of DNA extraction were ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Klein A,Barsuk R,Dagan S,Nusbaum O,Shouval D,Galun E

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of the source of Clostridium difficile strains is of importance for the control of the nosocomial spread of this microorganism. For this purpose, vaginal and rectal swabs from 183 mothers, duplicate fecal samples (taken on days 1 and 4 after birth) from 183 neonates, and 94 environmental samples were culture...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Martirosian G,Kuipers S,Verbrugh H,van Belkum A,Meisel-Mikolajczyk F

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction was used to detect human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) DNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with exanthem subitum. Amplified products were detected by agarose gel electrophoresis and dot blot hybridization with a cloned DNA probe. No cross-hybridization with DNAs of five other ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kondo K,Hayakawa Y,Mori H,Sato S,Kondo T,Takahashi K,Minamishima Y,Takahashi M,Yamanishi K

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) causes acute and relapsing symptoms characterized by ulcerative lesions. Laboratory diagnosis of HSV in cutaneous or mucocutaneous lesions has historically been performed with the use of viral cell culture systems; however, these tests are laborious and suffer decreased sensitivity for advan...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Faron ML,Ledeboer NA,Patel A,Beqa SH,Yen-Lieberman B,Kohn D,Leber AL,Mayne D,Northern WI,Buchan BW

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Surveillance methods that measure St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) virus activity in nature may provide forewarning of its epidemic occurrence in humans. An antigen capture enzyme immunoassay was developed to detect SLE virus in infected mosquitoes. The assay detected purified SLE viral antigen at a concentration of 62 pg...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tsai TF,Bolin RA,Montoya M,Bailey RE,Francy DB,Jozan M,Roehrig JT

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic variation within a bacterial clone (known as Shigella sonnei but in effect a clone of Escherichia coli) was examined by studying 46 clinical isolates that were epidemiologically unassociated and isolated from patients in different countries over a period of 41 years (1950 to 1991). Restriction fragment len...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Karaolis DK,Lan R,Reeves PR

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of 177 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains for the presence of egc and tst revealed that 60 strains carried at least one of the tested genes. MRSA strains were classified by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis into four clones belonging to agr groups I and III. Toxin genotypes were related...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chini V,Dimitracopoulos G,Spiliopoulou I

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies established that neither cloth nor disposable diapers demonstrably contributed to the growth of Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris, Staphylococcus aureus, or Candida albicans when urine was present as a growth medium. In a clinical study of 166 children, the microbial skin flora of children with atopi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Keswick BH,Seymour JL,Milligan MC

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first World Health Organization (WHO) international standards (ISs) for nucleic acid amplification techniques were established two decades ago, with the initial focus on blood screening for three major viral targets, i.e., hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, and human immunodeficiency virus 1. These reference ma...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Baylis SA,Wallace P,McCulloch E,Niesters HGM,Nübling CM

更新日期：2019-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Established in-house quantitative PCR (qPCR) assays to detect the Mycoplasma genitalium adhesion protein (MgPa) and the 16S rRNA gene were found to be comparable for screening purposes, with a kappa value of 0.97 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.94 to 1.01) and no difference in bacterial load quantified (P = 0.4399). ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Twin J,Taylor N,Garland SM,Hocking JS,Walker J,Bradshaw CS,Fairley CK,Tabrizi SN

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klebsiella pneumoniae has been emerging as the leading cause of liver abscess in diabetic patients. Results of molecular typing of K. pneumoniae isolates from two siblings with liver abscess, their family members, and the environment suggest a possibility of cross infection of liver abscess by the fecal-oral route wit...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chiu CH,Su LH,Wu TL,Hung IJ

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cross-reaction between Acinetobacter calcoaceticus and chlamydiae is described. A water-soluble, heat stable, non-dialyzable antigen was extracted from Acinetobacter species by boiling. This antigen fixed complement in the presence of homologous hyperimmune sera from rabbits or guinea pigs and in the presence of het...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brade H,Brunner H

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two DNA probes, one 1.1- and one 0.75-kb probe, specific for Serpulina hyodysenteriae were isolated from a genomic library generated from virulent S. hyodysenteriae 5380. These probes are highly specific and react with all S. hyodysenteriae strains tested. Under stringent conditions, the DNA probes did not react with ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sotiropoulos C,Smith SC,Coloe PJ

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several studies have identified thymidine excess in susceptibility test media as the cause of spurious resistance of various bacteria to sulfamethoxazole-trimethoprim. We document the phenomenon in Salmonella typhi and Salmonella paratyphi-A and demonstrate its occurrence in 3 of 17 (18%) lots of Mueller-Hinton agars ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Escamilla J,Kilpatrick ME,Ugarte HF

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00