Comparison and evaluation of real-time PCR, real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification, conventional PCR, and serology for diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae.

abstract：:The capsular-like envelope of Legionella pneumophila strains Togus 1 (serotype 2) and Philadelphia 1 (serotype 1) was isolated and purified by column chromatography on Sepharose 6B. Antibody raised in rabbits to these two antigenic materials did not cross-react in gel diffusion. Upon electrophoresis followed by gel di...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Smith RA,DiGiorgio S,Darner J,Wilhelm A

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first outbreak of Candida haemulonii fungemia is described. The seven isolates from the blood of four neonates were identified by DNA sequencing of the ribosomal DNA. They were all resistant to amphotericin B, fluconazole, and itraconazole. This report highlights the emergence of C. haemulonii as an opportunistic ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Khan ZU,Al-Sweih NA,Ahmad S,Al-Kazemi N,Khan S,Joseph L,Chandy R

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is an important cause of cirrhosis and cancer of the liver. HBV is currently classified into eight genotypes, A to H. Accumulated evidence shows that the genotype influences both the clinical course of infection and the response to treatment. We describe a new method for ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Malmström S,Berglin-Enquist I,Lindh M

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syrian hamsters were shown to be susceptible to infection by the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Although these spirochetes did not cause any outward signs of illness in these animals, they did cause a generalized infection. Spirochetemia was present during the first 6 days of infection. At 14 days posti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Johnson RC,Marek N,Kodner C

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection of calves with bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) results in transient immunosuppression that may lead to bacterium-induced pneumonia and, occasionally, death. Although sensory neurons in the trigeminal ganglia (TG) are the primary site of BHV-1 latency, viral genomes are detected in the tonsils of latently infect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Perez S,Inman M,Doster A,Jones C

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a sensitive and specific sodB-based quantitative PCR assay to detect Ehrlichia spp. The assay's limit of detection was 5 copies/reaction, and it did not amplify nonspecific DNA. Compared with a 16S rRNA gene PCR target, the sodB target may offer an improved molecular diagnostic assay to detect Ehrlichia s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Qurollo BA,Riggins D,Comyn A,Zewde MT,Breitschwerdt EB

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following intranasal administration of live influenza A virus vaccine or parenteral inoculation of inactivated influenza virus vaccine, immunoglobulin antibody to the influenza virus hemagglutinin was detected in nasal wash specimens from adult volunteers. Several observations supported the suggestion that this immuno...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wagner DK,Clements ML,Reimer CB,Snyder M,Nelson DL,Murphy BR

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of phage subtyping group A type 49 streptococci is described. The method is similar to that used for phage typing staphylococci, except that lysates obtained by induction with mitomycin C rather than propagated stock phages were used. Five type 49 strains were used as phage donors. Seventy-two strains of type...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Skjold SA,Wannamaker LW

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eighty-seven strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa were typed by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of macrorestriction fragments. Stains were clustered on the basis of interpretative criteria as presented previously for the PFGE analysis. Clusters of strains were al...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Renders N,Römling U,Verbrugh H,van Belkum A

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we describe the assembly of a synthetic gene coding for several antigenic determinants found in different Leishmania infantum antigens. Selected epitopes were derived from the ribosomal proteins LiP2a, LiP2b, and LiP0 and from the histone H2A. The resulting gene was overexpressed in Escherichia coli eith...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Soto M,Requena JM,Quijada L,Alonso C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The noninvasive diagnosis of amebic liver abscess is challenging, as most patients at the time of diagnosis do not have a concurrent intestinal infection with Entamoeba histolytica. Fecal testing for E. histolytica parasite antigen or DNA is negative in most patients. A real-time PCR assay was evaluated for detection ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Haque R,Kabir M,Noor Z,Rahman SM,Mondal D,Alam F,Rahman I,Al Mahmood A,Ahmed N,Petri WA Jr

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ehrlichia canis causes a potentially fatal rickettsial disease of dogs that requires rapid and accurate diagnosis in order to initiate appropriate therapy leading to a favorable prognosis. We recently reported the cloning of two immunoreactive E. canis proteins, P28 and P140, that were applicable for serodiagnosis of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McBride JW,Corstvet RE,Breitschwerdt EB,Walker DH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined several factors for their effects on the serological reactivity of Legionella antigens used for direct or indirect fluorescent-antibody tests. These factors included media, methods of killing, strain differences, and the nature of the reactivity with diverse human sera. The maximum serological reactivities...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Benson RF,Malcolm GB,Pine L,Harrell WK

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a large prospective comparison, the illumigene test detected Clostridium difficile in 98% of toxin-positive and 58% of toxin-negative samples confirmed positive by other methods. The Xpert was uniformly sensitive. Most samples with discrepant results had C. difficile concentrations below the illumigene limit of det...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gyorke CE,Wang S,Leslie JL,Cohen SH,Solnick JV,Polage CR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiplex PCR (mPCR) protocol was developed for simultaneous detection of the gyrB gene in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus mitis, and Streptococcus oralis, and the specificity was evaluated using 141 coccus strains. Genomic DNAs purified from S. pneumoniae, S. mitis, and S. oralis strains were efficiently de...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kim W,Park HK,Hwang WJ,Shin HS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Community-acquired bloodstream infections cause substantial morbidity and mortality worldwide, but microbiology capacity and surveillance limitations have challenged good descriptions of pathogen distribution in many regions, including Southeast Asia. Active surveillance for bloodstream infections has been conducted i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jorakate P,Higdon M,Kaewpan A,Makprasert S,Yuenprakhon S,Tawisaid K,Dejsirilert S,Whistler T,Baggett HC

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the BD MAX enteric bacterial panel (EBP) to culture for the detection of Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, and Shiga toxin-producing enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) O157 in seeded stool samples. The EBP panel demonstrated superior sensitivity and reliably detected Salmonella, EHEC O157, Shigel...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Anderson NW,Buchan BW,Ledeboer NA

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last 2 decades, a variety of different molecular typing methods have been developed to differentiate strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis. The most successful techniques are based on insertion sequences, repetitive loci, comparative genomics, or single nucleotide polymorphisms. In the present ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Griffiths TA,Rioux K,De Buck J

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for detection of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae was developed. The EIA was evaluated on the basis of results in the M. pneumoniae complement fixation (MPCF) test and the cold agglutinin test. Serum samples from 430 patients with respiratory infections of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Uldum SA,Jensen JS,Søndergård-Andersen J,Lind K

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We surveyed 75 clinical laboratories to determine if National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) were being used for the susceptibility testing of Haemophilus influenzae. Of the 66 laboratories that performed susceptibility testing, all claimed to follow current NCCLS guidelines. However, upon further...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Scriver SR,Hoban DJ,McGeer A,Moore TC,Walmsley SL,Low DE

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used for the screening of horse sera from The Gambia for antibodies against African horse sickness virus (AHSV). The AHSV antigen used for coating was semipurified according to the method of Manning and Chen (Curr. Microbiol. 4:381, 1980); control mock-infected Vero ce...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Staeuber N,Fye B,Zinsstag J,McCullough KC

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial vaginosis (BV) remains the most common cause of abnormal vaginal discharge in women of reproductive age and is associated with increased susceptibility to human immunodeficiency virus and sexually transmitted infections and preterm delivery. Present diagnostic methods require access to microscopy and laborat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bradshaw CS,Morton AN,Garland SM,Horvath LB,Kuzevska I,Fairley CK

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time PCR shows the widespread presence of Coxiella burnetii DNA in a broad range of commercially available milk and milk products. MLVA genotyping shows that this is the result of the presence of a predominant C. burnetii genotype in the dairy cattle population. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tilburg JJ,Roest HJ,Nabuurs-Franssen MH,Horrevorts AM,Klaassen CH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumococcal surface protein A (PspA) has been considered a potential candidate for human vaccines because of its serotype-independent protective immunity. Nasopharyngeal (NP) pneumococcal colonization is highly prevalent in infants and precedes the invasive disease. Thus, prevention of NP colonization may reduce the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pimenta FC,Ribeiro-Dias F,Brandileone MC,Miyaji EN,Leite LC,Sgambatti de Andrade AL

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal bite wounds are often infected with bacteria from the animal's oral flora. We report what we believe to be the first case of bacteremia with Bacteroides pyogenes resulting from an infected cat bite. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Madsen IR,Justesen US

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study was to evaluate the Helicobacter pylori ClariRes assay (Ingenetix, Vienna, Austria) for the detection of H. pylori infection and the simultaneous clarithromycin susceptibility testing of the H. pylori isolates in stool samples from 100 symptomatic children. The results obtained by this nov...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lottspeich C,Schwarzer A,Panthel K,Koletzko S,Rüssmann H

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automated sequence analysis of a 410-bp region of the axyR gene in 105 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates identified a polymorphic nucleotide that differentiated Mycobacterium bovis isolates from other complex members. All 29 M. bovis isolates sequenced had an adenine residue at nucleotide 285, whereas all 76...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sreevatsan S,Escalante P,Pan X,Gillies DA 2nd,Siddiqui S,Khalaf CN,Kreiswirth BN,Bifani P,Adams LG,Ficht T,Perumaalla VS,Cave MD,van Embden JD,Musser JM

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Actinomyces viscosus is a gram-positive, non-acid-fact, facultative, catalase-positive, filamentous, or diphtheroidal microorganism. It was isolated from six canine infections during a period of 1.5 years. The organism was cultured from exudate and flaky granules aspirated from infectious granulomas and empyemas. All ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Davenport AA,Carter GR,Patterson MJ

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-1 drug resistance (HIVDR) assays are important tools in clinical management of HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and surveillance of drug-resistant variants at population levels. The high cost associated with commercial assays hinders their use in resource-limited settings. We adopted and valid...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Inzaule S,Yang C,Kasembeli A,Nafisa L,Okonji J,Oyaro B,Lando R,Mills LA,Laserson K,Thomas T,Nkengasong J,Zeh C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multidrug-resistant tuberculous meningitis is fatal without rapid diagnosis and use of second-line therapy. It is more common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive patients. Beijing genotype strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are associated with drug resistance, particularly multidrug resistance, and their...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Caws M,Thwaites G,Stepniewska K,Nguyen TN,Nguyen TH,Nguyen TP,Mai NT,Phan MD,Tran HL,Tran TH,van Soolingen D,Kremer K,Nguyen VV,Nguyen TC,Farrar J

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00