Quantitative detection of Chlamydia psittaci and C. pecorum by high-sensitivity real-time PCR reveals high prevalence of vaginal infection in cattle.

abstract：:Parasite-specific humoral and cellular immune responses were evaluated in in nine immunosuppressed patients with Strongyloides stercoralis infection. Four patients had the disseminated form of the disease, and five had serious manifestations without evidence of hyperinfection. All patients had high levels of immunoglo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Genta RM,Douce RW,Walzer PD

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pyogenes, a major human pathogen, is still considered susceptible to beta-lactams, but for other relevant antibiotics, highly variable resistance rates have been reported. Since no data were available from Iran, we tested 1,335 throat isolates from two different regions of the country for their antibioti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jasir A,Tanna A,Noorani A,Mirsalehian A,Efstratiou A,Schalen C

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 13-year-old patient developed severe shock due to administration of a Yersinia enterocolitica-contaminated red blood cell concentrate. Y. enterocolitica (serotype O:9, biotype II) was cultivated from the residual blood in the blood bag and from a stool sample of the blood donor. In the donor's plasma immunoglobulin ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Strobel E,Heesemann J,Mayer G,Peters J,Müller-Weihrich S,Emmerling P

更新日期：2000-07-01 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：:The specificity of Mycobacterium kansasii anti-mycoside A antiserum prepared in rabbits injected with purified samples of the phenolic glycolipid was evaluated by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Chloroform-methanol extracts from representative strains of 23 mycobacterial species and 50 strains of M. kansasii sho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Papa F,Riviere M,Fournié JJ,Puzo G,David H

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An outbreak of pseudobacteremia due to Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci [GAS]) and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) was traced to the venting procedure for aerobic bottles prior to their loading into the incubator of the BacT/Alert analyzer (Organon Teknika). Bacteria shed by a laborato...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Simhon A,Rahav G,Shapiro M,Block C

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of the 10-micrograms clindamycin disk was evaluated for susceptibility testing of anaerobes by the aerobic thioglycolate broth disk method. A good correlation between the aerobic thioglycolate broth disk method and the reference agar dilution procedure of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Toohey KL,Kurzynski TA,Schell RF,Birk RJ,Zabransky RJ

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fundamental role for the endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia pipientis in the pathogenesis of Dirofilaria immitis infections has emerged in recent years. Diagnostic opportunities arising from this breakthrough have not yet been fully exploited. This study was aimed at developing conventional and real-time PCR assays to...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Turba ME,Zambon E,Zannoni A,Russo S,Gentilini F

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty rotavirus-positive stool specimens from children with diarrhea were classified into G and P genotypes. G typing was done by PCR and then by hybridization with G type-specific (G1 to G4) oligonucleotide probes, whereas nested PCR was performed for P typing. Thirty-nine samples could be classified into both G and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Husain M,Seth P,Dar L,Broor S

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The global spread of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) that are often resistant to most, if not all, classes of antibiotics is a major public health concern. The NDM-1 carbapenemase is among the most worrisome carbapenemases given its rapid worldwide spread. We have developed and evaluated a lateral flo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boutal H,Naas T,Devilliers K,Oueslati S,Dortet L,Bernabeu S,Simon S,Volland H

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sensitivities of MRC-5 and mink lung (ML) cells in centrifugation culture were compared simultaneously for the detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) IE antigen (immediate-early antigen) from clinical specimens. Of 413 samples assayed, 51 (12%) were positive for CMV by both centrifugation and standard cell culture. At...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gleaves CA,Hursh DA,Meyers JD

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serogrouping of Bacteroides nodosus is based on antigenic differences in fimbriae of the different New Zealand prototype strains. Because of the time needed to isolate and grow pure cultures of B. nodosus and the difficulty in distinguishing between different serogroups because of cross-agglutination, a new DNA-based ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： John GH,Carlson JO,Kimberling CV,Ellis RP

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA hybridization assay for genes encoding for Escherichia coli enterotoxins was used to examine water specimens in Thailand. In a reconstruction experiment, the DNA hybridization assay was 10(4) times more sensitive than testing random E. coli in the Y-1 adrenal and suckling mouse assays in identifying enterotoxi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Echeverria P,Seriwatana J,Chityothin O,Chaicumpa W,Tirapat C

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzymatic profile of 20 strains of Pseudomonas maltophilia was undertaken with conventional plate tests, API ZYM, and 4-methylumbelliferyl-conjugated substrates. All strains produced DNase, RNase, arbutinase, esterases and lipases, mucinase, acid and alkaline phosphatases, alkaline pyrophosphate diesterase, phospho...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： O'Brien M,Davis GH

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequential specimens from nine allograft recipients were examined by using a variety of methods to detect primary cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection as rapidly as possible posttransplantation. Sera were examined for immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM antibodies by immunoblotting, enzyme immunoassay, and immunofluorescence an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Miller H,McCulloch B,Landini MP,Rossier E

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1994 outbreak of acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis in Israel was caused by an enterovirus 70 strain that was distinct from previously reported strains. Characterization was by electron microscopy (eye washes), reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR; eyewash, specimens, eye swabs, and tears), and sequence analysis of RT-PC...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shulman LM,Manor Y,Azar R,Handsher R,Vonsover A,Mendelson E,Rothman S,Hassin D,Halmut T,Abramovitz B,Varsano N

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific antibodies against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), usually used for diagnosis, almost invariably become detectable within 3 months of exposure. We report on a patient whose HIV infection was identified early by a combined antigen/antibody test, but seroconversion did not occur for 7 months, until the impl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chin BS,Lee SH,Kim GJ,Kee MK,Suh SD,Kim SS

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aspergillus fumigatus has widely evolved resistance to the most commonly used class of antifungal chemicals, the azoles. Current methods for identifying azole resistance are time-consuming and depend on specialized laboratories. There is an urgent need for rapid detection of these emerging pathogens at point-of-care t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Yu LS,Rodriguez-Manzano J,Moser N,Moniri A,Malpartida-Cardenas K,Miscourides N,Sewell T,Kochina T,Brackin A,Rhodes J,Holmes AH,Fisher MC,Georgiou P

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocardia takedensis is a recently described species isolated from soil. The first clinical isolate in Japan has recently been reported. This report describes the first clinical isolate of N. takedensis in Spain from a respiratory specimen. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Betrán A,Rezusta A,Lezcano MA,Villuendas MC,Revillo MJ,Boiron P,Rodríguez-Nava V

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During a taxonomic investigation of Nocardia spp. and Streptomyces spp., we received 658 isolates from laboratories of both human and veterinary medicine. Our procedure leading to the identification of 92% of these isolates, the species that they represented, and a characteristic pattern of properties of the strains o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mishra SK,Gordon RE,Barnett DA

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel PCR primer pair was used to detect the presence of cmeC in 131 Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli strains isolated from various hosts (cattle, turkeys, humans, and pigs). DNA sequence analysis revealed a high degree of genetic variation between the two species, while extremely limited genetic variation among iso...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fakhr MK,Logue CM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel one-step, closed-tube, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for detecting Entamoeba histolytica, one of the leading causes of morbidity in developing countries, was developed. The sensitivity of the LAMP assay is 1 parasite per reaction. A total of 130 clinical samples were analyzed, and the res...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liang SY,Chan YH,Hsia KT,Lee JL,Kuo MC,Hwa KY,Chan CW,Chiang TY,Chen JS,Wu FT,Ji DD

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two cases in Brazil of human subcutaneous infections due to Phaeoacremonium spp. The first case was caused by Phaeoacremonium aleophilum. The patient presented with a unique fistulized nodule on the left ankle. The fungus was detected by direct microscopic examination and was isolated repeatedly from mater...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Guarro J,Alves SH,Gené J,Grazziotin NA,Mazzuco R,Dalmagro C,Capilla J,Zaror L,Mayayo E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a dual Salmonella infection is described. Salmonella group B was recovered from three blood culture sets but was not detected in seven stool cultures. Salmonella group C2 was isolated from three of seven stool cultures but was not recovered from blood cultures. Specific, non-cross-reactive antibodies to...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Papasian CJ,Bartholomew WR,Neter E,Amsterdam D

更新日期：1984-09-01 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：:We studied whether the Etest can be used as an alternative to agar dilution to determine antimicrobial susceptibilities of ceftriaxone, cefixime, and cefpodoxime in Neisseria gonorrhoeae surveillance. One hundred fifteen clinical and laboratory isolates of N. gonorrhoeae were tested following the Clinical Laboratory I...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liu H,Taylor TH Jr,Pettus K,Trees D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the evolution of Vibrio cholerae O1 during the 1991 to 2000 cholera epidemic in Mexico by biochemical, serological, and molecular characterization of strains collected during this period. Strains were divided into toxigenic and nontoxigenic groups according to the presence or absence of genes encoding chole...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lizárraga-Partida ML,Quilici ML

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichomonas vaginalis is the most prevalent nonviral sexually transmitted infection worldwide, and improved diagnostic methods are critical for controlling this pathogen. Diagnostic assays that can be used in conjunction with routine chlamydia/gonorrhea nucleic acid-based screening are likely to have the most impact o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Van Der Pol B,Williams JA,Taylor SN,Cammarata CL,Rivers CA,Body BA,Nye M,Fuller D,Schwebke JR,Barnes M,Gaydos CA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The QuadFERM+ system (Analytab Products, Plainview, N.Y.), a 2-h carbohydrate degradation method for the identification of Neisseria spp., was evaluated along with a rapid DNase test for confirmation of Branhamella catarrhalis. QuadFERM+ identified 100% of 82 N. gonorrhoeae and 96% of 54 N. meningitidis strains. The t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Janda WM,Zigler KL,Bradna JJ

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A colony immunoblot method was developed for serotyping the capsular polysaccharides expressed by Staphylococcus aureus isolates. The method was rapid and specific and was performed with either polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies specific for each of the capsule types. S. aureus isolates were obtained from patients wi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lee JC,Liu MJ,Parsonnet J,Arbeit RD

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00