Comparison of the directigen flu A+B membrane enzyme immunoassay with viral culture for rapid detection of influenza A and B viruses in respiratory specimens.

abstract：:A total of 563 specimens (234 dermal and 329 genital swabs) from patients suspected of having herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections were processed using two different extraction methods (the MagNA Pure LC system and the swab extraction tube system [SETS]); HSV DNA was amplified by LightCycler PCR. HSV DNA was detected...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Issa NC,Espy MJ,Uhl JR,Harmsen WS,Mandrekar JN,Gullerud RE,Davis MD,Smith TF

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid screening test has been developed to detect heat-labile enterotoxin produced by individual colonies of Escherichia coli or Vibrio cholerae growing on media solidified with agar. The applicability of this method for isolating tox mutants of E. coli and V. cholerae has been demonstrated. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bramucci MG,Holmes RK

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes infections are among the most common sexually transmitted diseases and are the most common cause of genital ulcer disease in the United States. This study addresses the changing distribution of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 in patients presenting for evaluation of herpetic infections. Viral cult...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ribes JA,Steele AD,Seabolt JP,Baker DJ

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum antibody responses to influenza A virus infection were examined in 388 normal subjects during a trial of chemoprophylaxis in an outbreak of influenza A in 1980-1981 in which both A/H1N1 and A/H3N2 viruses circulated. Paired serum specimens obtained over a 6-week period were tested for antibodies to both A/H1N1 a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Madore HP,Reichman RC,Dolin R

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We mapped the coding single nucleotide polymorphisms in four toxin genes-exoS, exoT, exoU, and exoY-of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa type III secretion system among several clinical isolates. We then used this information to design a multiplex PCR assay based on the simultaneous amplification of fragments of these genes....

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ajayi T,Allmond LR,Sawa T,Wiener-Kronish JP

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using blaZ PCR as the "gold standard," the sensitivities of CLSI penicillin zone edge and nitrocefin-based tests for β-lactamase production in Staphylococcus aureus were 64.5% and 35.5%, respectively, with specificity of 99.8% for both methods. In 2013, 13.5% of 3,083 S. aureus isolates from 31 U.S. centers were penic...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Richter SS,Doern GV,Heilmann KP,Miner S,Tendolkar S,Riahi F,Diekema DJ

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yarrowia lipolytica is a weakly pathogenic yeast that is rarely isolated from the blood. We observed transient recurrent catheter-related fungemia attributable to this organism in a leukemic patient. The fungemia and accompanying fever subsided spontaneously. The data suggest that it might be possible to withhold spec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chang CL,Park TH,Lee EY,Lim YT,Son HC

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) based on the detection of specific antibodies in serum are commonly used for the diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Several commercial kits are available, and some of them allow the use of whole-blood samples instead of serum. An RDT is much more user-friendly for blood samples tha...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kumar D,Khanal B,Tiwary P,Mudavath SL,Tiwary NK,Singh R,Koirala K,Boelaert M,Rijal S,Sundar S

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera representing 16 different primate species were surveyed by indirect immunofluorescence for evidence of antibody to Legionella pneumophila. The presence of antibody in Old and New World monkeys and in apes supports previous observations of the ubiquity of Legionella pneumophila. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Helmke RJ,Kalter SS,Heberling RL

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accreditation in Ontario, Canada, requires that licensed clinical laboratories participate in external quality assessment (also known as proficiency testing) and perform competency evaluation of their staff. To assess the extent of ongoing competency assessment practices, the Quality Management Program--Laboratory Ser...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Desjardins M,Fleming CA

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The toluidine red unheated serum test (TRUST) antigen, a macroscopic flocculation test antigen developed by Pettit et al. (J. Clin. Microbiol. 18:1141-1145, 1983) by modifying the color-coded antigen of Kasatiya and Lambert (Appl. Microbiol. 28:317-318, 1974), was compared with the Venereal Disease Research Laboratory...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Parham CE,Pettit DE,Larsen SA,Hambie EA,Perryman MW,McGrew BE

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neisseria gonorrhoeae is a common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI). Currently, there are limited data on the bacterial load in both men and women and on both genital and extragenital sites. Therefore, we quantified N. gonorrhoeae bacterial loads in a large population of women, heterosexual men, and men w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van der Veer BMJW,Hoebe CJPA,Dukers-Muijrers NHTM,van Alphen LB,Wolffs PFG

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The hydrolysis of esculin in the presence of bile has been utilized for many years for the identification of bacteria. It is especially useful in differentiating species of the genus Streptococcus. The procedure is a two-step one. First, the bacterium must grow in a particular concentration of bile, and second, it mus...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Edberg SC,Trepeta RW,Kontnick CM,Torres AR

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commercially available endotoxin assay (CS-TAL) employing a chromogenic peptide and an amebocyte lysate from the Japanese horseshoe crab, Tachypleus tridentatus, gave a positive result with aqueous extracts of all 15 strains of Candida albicans and 1 strain each of Candida tropicalis, Cryptococcus neoformans, and a ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hodes DS,Heon D,Hass A,Hyatt AC,Hodes HL

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, a novel broad-range real-time PCR was developed for the rapid detection of human pathogenic fungi. The assay targets a part of the 28S large-subunit ribosomal RNA (rDNA) gene. We investigated its application for the most important human pathogenic fungal genera, including Aspergillus, Candida, Cr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vollmer T,Störmer M,Kleesiek K,Dreier J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared a nested PCR assay and microscopic examination of Giemsa-stained blood films for detection and identification of Plasmodium spp. in blood specimens. PCR was more sensitive than microscopy and capable of identifying malaria parasites at the species level when microscopy was equivocal. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Johnston SP,Pieniazek NJ,Xayavong MV,Slemenda SB,Wilkins PP,da Silva AJ

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enterocytozoon bieneusi, a microsporidian parasite, has been recognized since 1985 as an agent of intestinal microsporidiosis leading to malabsorption syndrome, diarrhea, and weight loss in AIDS patients. Recently, however, we have identified E. bieneusi spores in the sputum, bronchoalveolar lavage, and stool samples ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： del Aguila C,Lopez-Velez R,Fenoy S,Turrientes C,Cobo J,Navajas R,Visvesvara GS,Croppo GP,Da Silva AJ,Pieniazek NJ

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phoma minutella, a dematiaceous hyphomycete, was isolated to the exclusion of all other fungi from a subcutaneous inflammatory process on the foot of a farmer undergoing corticosteroid therapy for myasthenia gravis. Isolation was achieved on several nutrient media. Examination of stained smears and sections revealed d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Baker JG,Salkin IF,Forgacs P,Haines JH,Kemna ME

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of a reference strain of Yersinia enterocolitica serovar O15, Ye614, was examined for its chemical structure and antigenicity. The O15 LPS was partially hydrolyzed with diluted acetic acid and fractionated on a Sephadex G-50 column. Only one peak was detected at fractions where the R-core olig...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kawaoka Y,Wauters G,Otsuki K,Tsubokura M

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In clinical laboratories, diagnosis of imported malaria is commonly performed by microscopy. However, the volume of specimens is generally low and maintaining proficiency in reading blood smears, particularly at the species level, is challenging in this setting. To address this problem, the Provincial Laboratory for P...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shokoples S,Mukhi SN,Scott AN,Yanow SK

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method for determining the MICs for Aspergillus species with slant-shaking incubation is described. The method was rapid (24 h), produced sharp visual end points, and showed high reproducibility. Additionally, MICs measured by this method correlated well with, as well as were two- to sixfold lower than, those by...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yamada H,Kohno S,Maesaki S,Koga H,Kaku M,Hara K,Tanaka H

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an examination of arginine-utilizing Mycoplasma species, simple fluorogenic and chromogenic tests were used to demonstrate high levels of arginine aminopeptidase activity in unwashed, unconcentrated broth and agar cultures in all strains of 5 species and low levels of activity in all strains of 14 species. Four spe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ball HJ,Neill SD,Reid RL

更新日期：1985-05-01 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：:Analysis of the electrophoretic profiles of the outer membrane proteins could be used to differentiate Campylobacter jejuni (16 strains) from Campylobacter coli (10 strains). This observation was confirmed by the study of DNA homology obtained by a quantitative filter hybridization method. The hippurate hydrolysis tes...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Derclaye I,Delor I,Van Bouchaute M,Moureau P,Wauters G,Cornelis GR

更新日期：1989-05-01 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：:Corynebacterium amycolatum has not been reported as a cause of human infections up to now, but usually the bacterium is misidentified in clinical specimens as Corynebacterium xerosis. We report the first case of neonatal sepsis due to Corynebacterium amycolatum with a fatal outcome in a premature infant. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Berner R,Pelz K,Wilhelm C,Funke A,Leititis JU,Brandis M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been difficult to obtain pure Pneumocystis carinii antigen either from cultures or from infected lungs for use in producing a specific antibody against P. carinii. This report describes an approach toward producing a monoclonal antibody that bypasses the antigen purification steps. P. carinii infection was deve...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lee CH,Bolinger CD,Bartlett MS,Kohler RB,Wilde CE 3rd,Smith JW

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parameters like zone reading, inoculum density, and plate streaking influence the precision and accuracy of disk diffusion antibiotic susceptibility testing (AST). While improved reading precision has been demonstrated using automated imaging systems, standardization of the inoculum and of plate streaking have not bee...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hombach M,Maurer FP,Pfiffner T,Böttger EC,Furrer R

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathozyme-Myco G (Myco G), M, A, and TB complex plus (Omega Diagnostics Ltd., Alloa, Scotland) were evaluated for the serological diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in an Argentinean population. Sera from 58 patients with pulmonary TB, 24 subjects with pulmonary mycobacteriosis or mycoses (pulmonary MM group), a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Imaz MS,Comini MA,Zerbini E,Sequeira MD,Latini O,Claus JD,Singh M

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HERPCHEK herpes simplex virus (HSV) antigen test (Du Pont, Billerica, Mass.) is a biotinstreptavidin-amplified enzyme-linked immunoassay for the detection of HSV antigen directly in clinical specimens. In a total of 200 mucocutaneous specimens, predominantly lesions from nongenital sites, HERPCHEK had a sensitivit...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wu TC,Zaza S,Callaway J

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00