Improved laboratory safety by decontamination of unstained sputum smears for acid-fast microscopy.

abstract：:Data are limited for the performance of enzyme immunoassays for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in conjunctival and nasopharyngeal specimens from infants. The only available data are for one assay, Chlamydiazyme (Abbott Diagnostics). The purpose of this study was to compare a new enzyme immunoassay, Pathfinder ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hammerschlag MR,Roblin PM,Gelling M,Worku M

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The AutoSCAN-3 (American MicroScan, Mahwah, N.J.) is an instrument capable of automated reading of commercially available microdilution trays for identification and quantitative susceptibility testing of rapidly growing bacteria. This study compared the results of visual and automated reading of microdilution trays fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： DeGirolami PC,Eichelberger KA,Salfity LC,Rizzo MF

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single colonies of beta-hemolytic streptococci could be grouped by antibody-coated latex bead agglutination or coagglutination with staphylococci coated with antibody after incubation of the colonies with mutanolysin. This simple and quick procedure provided an enzymatic means of enhancing the sensitivity of tests suc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Calandra GB,Henson CL

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study of Campylobacter jejuni infection was performed during a 6-month period in a cohort of 198 Chilean infants. Surveillance was based on biweekly home visits by a team of trained nurses. C. jejuni colonization was studied by culturing stool samples from diarrheal episodes and paired asymptomatic contr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Figueroa G,Galeno H,Troncoso M,Toledo S,Soto V

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of vancomycin resistance among enterococci is increasing in the United States and elsewhere in the world, but automated susceptibility testing methods have difficulty detecting resistance expressed by certain strains. The agar screening method described by Willey et al. (B. M. Willey, B. N. Kreiswirth, A...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Swenson JM,Clark NC,Ferraro MJ,Sahm DF,Doern G,Pfaller MA,Reller LB,Weinstein MP,Zabransky RJ,Tenover FC

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1-year prospective study was carried out in two large urban centers of São Paulo State, Brazil, to determine the prevalences and roles of the different Escherichia coli pathotypes in children less than 5 years of age with diarrhea presenting to the emergency rooms of public hospitals or visiting private pediatrician...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Araujo JM,Tabarelli GF,Aranda KR,Fabbricotti SH,Fagundes-Neto U,Mendes CM,Scaletsky IC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genotyping and subtyping of 225 samples with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1, 2, 3, or 6 infection were done with Versant LiPA 2.0 and Abbott RealTime HCV Genotype (GT) II by using direct sequencing of the NS5B and 5' untranslated regions as the reference standards. The concordance rates were >99.2% for genotypes a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liu CH,Liang CC,Liu CJ,Lin CL,Su TH,Yang HC,Chen PJ,Chen DS,Kao JH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical value of immunoenzymatic (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) detection of anti-Toxoplasma immunoglobulin E (IgE) was assessed by studying 2,036 sera from 792 subjects, comprising seronegative controls and subjects with acute, active, reactivated, or congenital toxoplasmosis. Included were nonimmunized adu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Foudrinier F,Villena I,Jaussaud R,Aubert D,Chemla C,Martinot F,Pinon JM

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective, multicenter study of 342 blood samples from 187 patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome, sepsis, or neutropenic fever, a new commercial PCR test (SepsiTest; Molzym) was evaluated for rapid diagnosis of bacteremia. The test comprises a universal PCR from the 16S rRNA gene, with subsequen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wellinghausen N,Kochem AJ,Disqué C,Mühl H,Gebert S,Winter J,Matten J,Sakka SG

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed a collection of 97 well-characterized Burkholderia cepacia genomovar III isolates to evaluate multiple genomic typing systems, including pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), BOX-PCR fingerprinting and random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) typing. The typeability, reproducibility, and discriminatory p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Coenye T,Spilker T,Martin A,LiPuma JJ

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on cultural and biochemical tests, a total of 84 strains (72 clinical and 12 environmental isolates from the Caribbean Isles, Europe, and the Indian subcontinent) were identified as members of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). They were further characterized with MAC, M. avium, and M. intracellulare probes ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Devallois A,Picardeau M,Paramasivan CN,Vincent V,Rastogi N

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a failure of the real-time reverse transcriptase PCR H7 subtyping protocol currently used in national avian influenza surveillance programs. Significant substitutions in primer and probe target sequences were identified, especially in wild bird viruses. The protocol, originally designed for detecting H7 infl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Xing Z,Cardona C,Dao P,Crossley B,Hietala S,Boyce W

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several G8P[6] and G8P[8] rotavirus strains were isolated from hospitalized patients in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2003. To investigate their overall genomic relatedness and to determine to which genogroup they belonged, the complete genomes of strains DRC88 (G8P[8]) and DRC86 (G8P[6]) were determined. Genomi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Matthijnssens J,Rahman M,Yang X,Delbeke T,Arijs I,Kabue JP,Muyembe JJ,Van Ranst M

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new commercial assay GenoType Mycobacterium, intended for the identification of mycobacteria, was evaluated with a panel of 197 strains belonging to 86 different taxa. The system, which relies on solid-phase reverse hybridization, is composed of two different kits: GenoType CM for the identification of more freque...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Russo C,Tortoli E,Menichella D

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When testing 248 clinical isolates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae, the sensitivity was 100% with GonoGen (Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems), 99.6% (247 of 248) with GonoGen II (Becton Dickinson), 97.2% (241 of 248) with the MicroTrak direct fluorescent-antibody test (Syva), and 97.6% (242 of 248) with Rapid Fermentatio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kellogg JA,Orwig LK

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of fluorescence resonance energy transfer, molecular-beacon, and TaqMan probes to detect single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the presence of a wild-type allele was evaluated using drug resistance-conferring SNPs in mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA. It was found that both the absolute quantity and t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yesilkaya H,Meacci F,Niemann S,Hillemann D,Rüsch-Gerdes S,LONG DRUG Study Group.,Barer MR,Andrew PW,Oggioni MR

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid detection of drug-resistant bacteria in clinical samples plays an instrumental role in patients' infection management and in implementing effective infection control policies. In the study described in this report, we validated a multiplex TaqMan real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay for the detection of bla(K...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hindiyeh M,Smollan G,Grossman Z,Ram D,Robinov J,Belausov N,Ben-David D,Tal I,Davidson Y,Shamiss A,Mendelson E,Keller N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified oxidase reagent, 1% tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine in dimethyl sulfoxide, proved superior to the routinely used 1% aqueous tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine dihydrochloride in detecting weakly oxidase-positive gram-negative bacteria after 24 h of growth on agar media (40 of 40 positive versus 22 of 40 positive...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tarrand JJ,Gröschel DH

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the performance of the DR. TBDR/NTM IVD kit, which was designed to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis, rifampin-resistant M. tuberculosis, and nontuberculous mycobacteria, for detecting 110 positive and 50 negative cultures in Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tubes. The accuracy rate of this kit for identifi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lee MR,Cheng A,Huang YT,Liu CY,Chung KP,Wang HC,Liang SK,Liao CH,Yu CJ,Hsueh PR

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a clinical trial, Strep-A-Chek (a 10-min chromogenic test) was compared with the bacitracin disk susceptibility test for accuracy and turnaround time in the presumptive identification of Streptococcus pyogenes. Among 461 isolates of beta-hemolytic streptococci (344 throat isolates and 117 isolates from other sites)...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yajko DM,Lawrence J,Nassos P,Young J,Hadley WK

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subgroup J avian leukosis virus (ALV-J) is an avian retrovirus that causes severe economic losses in the poultry industry. The early identification and removal of virus-shedding birds are important to reduce the spread of congenital and contact infections. In this study, a TaqMan-based real-time PCR method for the rap...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Qin L,Gao Y,Ni W,Sun M,Wang Y,Yin C,Qi X,Gao H,Wang X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhodotorula infections occur among patients with immunosuppression and/or central venous catheters. Using standardized methods (NCCLS M27-A), we determined the antifungal susceptibilities of 10 Rhodotorula bloodstream infection isolates. Patient information was collected for clinical correlation. The MICs of amphoteri...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zaas AK,Boyce M,Schell W,Lodge BA,Miller JL,Perfect JR

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Opisthorchis viverrini is an important food-borne trematode in Southeast Asia. The infection causes significant morbidity in terms of hepatobiliary diseases and cholangiocarcinoma. The aim of this study was to improve the sensitivity of the PCR-based diagnosis of O. viverrini infection. A new fecal DNA extraction prot...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Duenngai K,Sithithaworn P,Rudrappa UK,Iddya K,Laha T,Stensvold CR,Strandgaard H,Johansen MV

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The taxonomic status and structure of Streptococcus dysgalactiae have been the object of much confusion. Bacteria belonging to this species are usually referred to as Lancefield group C or group G streptococci in clinical settings in spite of the fact that these terms lack precision and prevent recognition of the exac...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jensen A,Kilian M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli (ESBLEC) in Spain increased 8-fold from 2000 to 2006. ESBL type, clonal relationship, antimicrobial susceptibility, and clinical data about infections caused by ESBLEC are evaluated in a second nationwide study developed in 2006. From...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Díaz MA,Hernández-Bello JR,Rodríguez-Baño J,Martínez-Martínez L,Calvo J,Blanco J,Pascual A,Spanish Group for Nosocomial Infections (GEIH).

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serratia plymuthica was isolated from the blood and from a central venous catheter tip in a 54-year-old man with alcoholic cirrhosis and clinical signs of sepsis. This was the seventh reported isolate of S. plymuthica from a clinical specimen and the first in which the organism was clearly a significant pathogen. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Horowitz HW,Nadelman RB,Van Horn KG,Weekes SE,Goyburu L,Wormser GP

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A laboratory-based surveillance network of 11 clinical virological laboratories for influenza viruses was established in Taiwan under the coordination of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Taiwan. From October 2000 to March 2004, 3,244 influenza viruses were isolated, including 1,969 influenza A and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shih SR,Chen GW,Yang CC,Yang WZ,Liu DP,Lin JH,Chiu SC,Chen HY,Tsao KC,Huang CG,Huang YL,Mok CK,Chen CJ,Lin TY,Wang JR,Kao CL,Lin KH,Chen LK,Eng HL,Liu YC,Chen PY,Lin JS,Wang JH,Lin CW,Chan YJ,Lu JJ,Hsi

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni from sporadic cases and outbreaks of gastroenteritis were serotyped on the basis of heat-extracted soluble thermostable antigens identified with the use of the passive hemagglutination technique. A total of 168 isolates were separated into 45 different types. The largest proportion of the isolates...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McMyne PM,Penner JL,Mathias RG,Black WA,Hennessy JN

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapidly fatal case of pulmonary tularemia in a 43-year-old man who was transferred to a tertiary care facility is presented. The microbiology laboratory and autopsy services were not notified of the clinical suspicion of tularemia by the service caring for the patient. Despite having a laboratory bioterrorism proced...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shapiro DS,Schwartz DR

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for blastomycosis was evaluated with 65 human sera from culturally or histologically proven cases of blastomycosis, 53 sera from humans with heterologous infections, and 115 sera from apparently normal people. The diagnostic value of the ELISA was compared with that of the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Turner S,Kaufman L,Jalbert M

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00