Invasive mycotic infections caused by Chaetomium perlucidum, a new agent of cerebral phaeohyphomycosis.

abstract：:Analysis of a polymorphic microsatellite locus was applied to 85 Candida albicans strains from healthy individuals. Comparison with strains from nonhealthy individuals previously analyzed in our laboratory showed an overall similarity, suggesting that all commensal strains have the ability to develop as pathogens. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dalle F,Dumont L,Franco N,Mesmacque D,Caillot D,Bonnin P,Moiroux C,Vagner O,Cuisenier B,Lizard S,Bonnin A

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates that significant reproducibility problems can occur during routine use of the Abbott Laboratories LCx assay for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae. These problems can go undetected by the quality control procedures outlined in the manufacturer's package insert. We outline here proc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gronowski AM,Copper S,Baorto D,Murray PR

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this report, we present a case of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in a 57-year-old female with poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. The only mold cultured at 25°C, 37°C, and 40°C from a specimen of the nasal crust was identified phenotypically and independently using nuclear ribosomal DNA sequence data as Thamnostylum l...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Xess I,Mohapatra S,Shivaprakash MR,Chakrabarti A,Benny GL,O'Donnell K,Padhye AA

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsporidia (phylum Microsproa) have recently become recognized as common opportunistic protozoans in the United States and worldwide, particularly affecting immunodeficient patients. Microsporidian organisms within the genus Encephalitozoon are the cause of nephrologic, ophthalmic, pneumologic, gastroenteric, and s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Enriquez FJ,Ditrich O,Palting JD,Smith K

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Comprehensive data on the prevalence of quinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in the United States are scarce. By use of a systematic population-based approach, M. tuberculosis strains from tuberculosis (TB) cases were collected in Harris County, TX, in 2007 to 2008. The susceptibilities...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： El Sahly HM,Teeter LD,Jost KC Jr,Dunbar D,Lew J,Graviss EA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serological markers for hepatitis B virus in male homosexuals demonstrated a high prevalence of past and present infection. Seropositivity of 91% for hepatitis B e antigen or antibody was demonstrated by radioimmunoassay in hepatitis B surface antigen-positive specimens. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Murphy BL,Schreeder MT,Maynard JE,Hadler SC,Sheller MJ

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing frequencies of community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strain isolation have been reported from many countries. The overall prevalence of MRSA in Norway is still very low. MRSA isolates (n = 67) detected between 1995 and 2003 in northern Norway were analyzed by pulsed-field gel...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hanssen AM,Fossum A,Mikalsen J,Halvorsen DS,Bukholm G,Sollid JU

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) has revised several breakpoints since 2010 for bacteria that grow aerobically. In 2019, these revisions include changes to the ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin breakpoints for the Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, daptomycin breakpoints for Enterococcus...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Humphries RM,Abbott AN,Hindler JA

更新日期：2019-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Yersinia pseudotuberculosis produces novel superantigenic toxins designated YPMa (Y. pseudotuberculosis-derived mitogen), YPMb, and YPMc and has a pathogenicity island termed HPI (high-pathogenicity island) and R-HPI (the right-hand part of the HPI with truncation in its left-hand part) on the chromosome. Analysis of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fukushima H,Matsuda Y,Seki R,Tsubokura M,Takeda N,Shubin FN,Paik IK,Zheng XB

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter species are emerging nosocomial pathogens. As with most multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens, the polymyxins are often the only therapeutic option. In this study involving clinical isolates of E. cloacae and E. aerogenes, susceptibility testing methods with polymyxin B were ana...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Landman D,Salamera J,Quale J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been suggested as a reliable method for bacterial identification from cultures. Direct analysis of clinical samples might increase the usefulness of this method, shortening the time for microorganism identification. We comp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ferreira L,Sánchez-Juanes F,González-Avila M,Cembrero-Fuciños D,Herrero-Hernández A,González-Buitrago JM,Muñoz-Bellido JL

更新日期：2010-06-01 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：:Sequence-based typing (SBT), analogous to multilocus sequence typing (MLST), is the current "gold standard" typing method for investigation of legionellosis outbreaks caused by Legionella pneumophila However, as common sequence types (STs) cause many infections, some investigations remain unresolved. In this study, va...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： David S,Mentasti M,Tewolde R,Aslett M,Harris SR,Afshar B,Underwood A,Fry NK,Parkhill J,Harrison TG

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a molecular epidemiology study on 120 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients presenting pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in Burkina Faso. Classical antibiogram studies and genetic characterization, using mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit-variable-number tandem-repeat (MIRU-VNTR) typing and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Godreuil S,Torrea G,Terru D,Chevenet F,Diagbouga S,Supply P,Van de Perre P,Carriere C,Bañuls AL

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida famata (teleomorph Debaryomyces hansenii) has been described as a medically relevant yeast, and this species has been included in many commercial identification systems that are currently used in clinical laboratories. Among 53 strains collected during the SENTRY and ARTEMIS surveillance programs and previousl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Castanheira M,Woosley LN,Diekema DJ,Jones RN,Pfaller MA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Y448H mutation in NS5B has been selected by GS-9190 as well as several benzothiadiazine hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase inhibitors in vitro and in vivo. However, the level and the evolution kinetics of this resistance mutation prior to and during treatment are poorly understood. In this study, we developed an a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bae AS,Ku KS,Miller MD,Mo H,Svarovskaia ES

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently developed a PCR assay for detection of Mycobacterium spp. at the genus level based on the Cobas Amplicor platform. The sensitivities for smear-positive and smear-negative specimens were found to be 100% and 47.9%, respectively. The specificity was 97.7%, the positive predictive value 84.6%, and the ne...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Peter-Getzlaff S,Lüthy J,Voit A,Bloemberg GV,Böttger EC

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the utility of the commercial Allplex genital ulcer real-time PCR multiplex assay for detecting Treponema pallidum, herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) and 2 (HSV-2), and Chlamydia trachomatis serovar L (lymphogranuloma venereum [LGV]) DNA in mucosal and genital ulcers in the context of suspected syphilis. In ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Grange PA,Jary A,Isnard C,Burrel S,Boutolleau D,Touati A,Bébéar C,Saule J,Martinet P,Robert JL,Moulene D,Vermersch-Langlin A,Benhaddou N,Janier M,Dupin N

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We have introduced a time-resolved fluorometry (TRF)-based microwell hybridization assay for PCR products in detection of herpes simplex virus (HSV) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens. TRF is a sensitive nonradioactive detection technique which involves the use of lanthanide chelates as fluorescent labels. We used...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hukkanen V,Rehn T,Kajander R,Sjöroos M,Waris M

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major cause of bacteremia, meningitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, and acute otitis media in children. Although optochin susceptibility, bile solubility, and Quellung testing are the standards for identifying and differentiating pneumococci, there are several reports of nontypeable pneumococci ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ing J,Mason EO,Kaplan SL,Lamberth LB,Revell PA,Luna RA,Hulten KG

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ureaplasma urealyticum is a commensal organism of the lower genital tract of females, but in a subpopulation of individuals, it can invade the upper genital tract. It is a significant cause of chorioamnionitis and neonatal morbidity and mortality. There are 14 recognized serovars of U. urealyticum; these can be divide...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Teng LJ,Zheng X,Glass JI,Watson HL,Tsai J,Cassell GH

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the E-Test and National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards standardized agar dilution MICs of ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, piperacillin, and tobramycin for Pseudomonas aeruginosa during tests of 100 rough and mucoid P. aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis patients. The levels of agreement (+/...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Marley EF,Mohla C,Campos JM

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The CLSI (formerly NCCLS) M38-A document for antifungal susceptibility testing of filamentous fungi does not describe guidelines for echinocandins. A multicenter study (eight centers) evaluated inter- and intralaboratory reproducibilities of two reading times (24 and 48 h or 48 and 72 h) and two end points (MICs and m...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Espinel-Ingroff A,Fothergill A,Ghannoum M,Manavathu E,Ostrosky-Zeichner L,Pfaller MA,Rinaldi MG,Schell W,Walsh TJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An agglutination test for immunoglobulin G (IgG) Toxoplasma antibodies with acetone-fixed tachyzoites (AC antigens; AC agglutination test) was positive only with sera from patients during the acute stage of their infection. In contrast, when the test was performed with Formalin-fixed tachyzoites (HS antigens; HS agglu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Suzuki Y,Thulliez P,Desmonts G,Remington JS

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cloned segments of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA which are promising as clinical probes were identified. An MboI digest of DNA from a clinical isolate of M. tuberculosis was cloned into bacteriophage M13. To identify recombinants specific for the M. tuberculosis complex, plaque lifts were hybridized with M. bov...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Eisenach KD,Crawford JT,Bates JH

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for extracting poliovirus (PV) from stool extracts was developed. Magnetic nanoparticles sensitized with soluble PV receptor efficiently extracted PV pseudovirus (>99% extraction) or endogenous infectious PVs (>90% extraction) from stool extracts. This method would be useful for extraction of PV from crude bi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Arita M

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the performances of 2 PCR assays (BD GeneOhm and Seegene ACE) for direct detection of tcdB from stool specimens. The concordance rate between BD and Seegene was 96.3%. The sensitivities, specificities, positive predictive values (PPVs), and negative predictive values (NPVs) of BD and Seegene were 95.7%, 9...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shin BM,Mun SJ,Yoo SJ,Kuak EY

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:First-catch early morning urine samples from patients attending a genitourinary medicine clinic were tested by three different enzyme immunoassays. The results suggest significant differences in the sensitivities and specificities of the different assays. The direct visualization of elementary bodies in urine deposits...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Paul ID,Caul EO

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae plays an important role in causing acute exacerbations in patients with chronic respiratory disease. However, few data are available regarding pneumococcal persistence in adult patients with chronic respiratory diseases. Fifty pneumococci recovered from sputum samples (1995 to 2010) from 13 ad...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Domenech A,Ardanuy C,Balsalobre L,Marti S,Calatayud L,De la Campa AG,Brueggemann AB,Liñares J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data pertaining to 20 strains of Yensinia enterocolitica isolated from the cecal content of swine slaughtered at Toronto Abattoirs are presented. Fifteen of 20 cultures belonged to the two predominant human serotypes in Ontario (i.e., serotype O:3 and O:5,27.) Seven cultures of Y. enterocolitica O:3 belonged to the "C...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Toma S,Deidrick VR

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00