Rapid detection of rpoB gene mutations in rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates in shanghai by using the amplification refractory mutation system.

abstract：:Sera from patients with adult T-cell leukemia and asymptomatic carriers of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type I (HTLV-I) from widely separated areas of the world reacted strongly in a standardized quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay procedure with HTLV-I viral antigen prepared from a strain isolated in th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Halbert SP,Poiesz B,Friedman-Kien AE,Montagna R,Blattner WA,Anken M

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of 61 Salmonella enterica serotype Paratyphi C isolates from six countries gave five distinct clusters. Twenty-four isolates from five countries were susceptible to 10 antimicrobials tested and gave similar restriction endonuclease digest patterns of the 38-MDa plasmid. In contr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kariuki S,Cheesbrough J,Mavridis AK,Hart CA

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolution of the direct repeat region in Mycobacterium tuberculosis has created unique spoligotype signatures specifically associated with IS6110-defined strain families. Spoligotyping signatures may enable the analysis of the strain population structure in different settings and will enable the rapid identification o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Streicher EM,Victor TC,van der Spuy G,Sola C,Rastogi N,van Helden PD,Warren RM

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Naturally acquired infection of humans with a marine mammal-associated Brucella sp. has only been reported once previously in a study describing infections of two patients from Peru. We report the isolation and characterization of a strain of Brucella from a New Zealand patient that appears most closely related to str...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McDonald WL,Jamaludin R,Mackereth G,Hansen M,Humphrey S,Short P,Taylor T,Swingler J,Dawson CE,Whatmore AM,Stubberfield E,Perrett LL,Simmons G

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen strains of an anaerobic, catalase-negative, gram-positive diphtheroid-shaped bacterium recovered from human sources were characterized by phenotypic and molecular chemical and molecular genetic methods. The unidentified bacterium showed some resemblance to Actinomyces species and related taxa, but biochemical ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hall V,Collins MD,Lawson PA,Hutson RA,Falsen E,Inganas E,Duerden B

更新日期：2003-02-01 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：:A simple solid-phase enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay procedure for the detection of human antibodies to Entamoeba histolytica was developed which showed a high degree of correlation with the agar gel diffusion, counterelectrophoresis, and indirect hemagglutination methods, as well as with clinical data. The enzyme-l...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lin TM,Halbert SP,Chiu CT,Zarco R

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of enterovirus 71 (EV71) infection has greatly increased in the Asian Pacific region since 1997. Several large outbreaks, caused by different subgenogroups of EV71, occurred with high rates of morbidity and a substantial number of deaths. In 2007, 58 cases of EV71 infection requiring hospitalization were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van der Sanden S,Koopmans M,Uslu G,van der Avoort H,Dutch Working Group for Clinical Virology.

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical characteristics and the presence of human Fc(gamma) receptors of 52 throat isolates of group C beta-hemolytic streptococci were examined. Among these isolates, 38 were identified as "Streptococcus milleri" and 14 were identified as "Streptococcus equisimilis." The differentiation of group C "S. equisim...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lebrun L,Guibert M,Wallet P,de Maneville MM,Pillot J

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of a specimen collection and transport medium outfit for the rapid laboratory diagnosis of whoping cough is described. The transport medium consisted of a semisolid agar containing charcoal, cephalexin, and defibrinated horse blood. It was also found to be an excellent enrichment medium for the selecti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Regan J,Lowe F

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new immunochromatographic rapid test, Determine HIV-1/2, for the detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2 in human whole blood, serum, and plasma was evaluated. Determine HIV-1/2 is a sandwich immunoassay and uses a nitrocellulose strip with a capture site for the patient's re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Arai H,Petchclai B,Khupulsup K,Kurimura T,Takeda K

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The COVID-19 pandemic has necessitated a multifaceted rapid response by the scientific community, bringing researchers, health officials, and industry together to address the ongoing public health emergency. To meet this challenge, participants need an informed approach for working safely with the etiological agent, t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Welch SR,Davies KA,Buczkowski H,Hettiarachchi N,Green N,Arnold U,Jones M,Hannah MJ,Evans R,Burton C,Burton JE,Guiver M,Cane PA,Woodford N,Bruce CB,Roberts ADG,Killip MJ

更新日期：2020-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:There are no previous reports of human infection due to Acinetobacter baylyi. In this study, we report on six patients with bacteremia due to A. baylyi, based on analysis of the 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer and the 16S rRNA gene. All six patients had multiple underlying diseases. The infection was nosocomially acqui...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chen TL,Siu LK,Lee YT,Chen CP,Huang LY,Wu RC,Cho WL,Fung CP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequencing of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis pncA gene allows for pyrazinamide susceptibility testing. We summarize data on pncA polymorphisms that do not confer resistance at a susceptibility breakpoint of 100 μg/ml pyrazinamide in MGIT within a cohort of isolates from South Africa and the U.S. Centers for Disease Co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Whitfield MG,Warren RM,Streicher EM,Sampson SL,Sirgel FA,van Helden PD,Mercante A,Willby M,Hughes K,Birkness K,Morlock G,van Rie A,Posey JE

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed an accurate nonradioactive colony hybridization assay (NCHA) using a digoxigenin-labeled polynucleotide probe and an antidigoxigenin alkaline phosphatase conjugate for the identification of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) harboring genes for colonization factor antigen I (CFA/I), coli surface anti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sommerfelt H,Grewal HM,Gaastra W,Svennerholm AM,Bhan MK

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rise of imported malaria cases and the high fatality rate in Europe make the search for new and easy diagnostic methods necessary. Rapid diagnosis tests (RDTs) are, in part, developed to cover the lack of diagnosis experience. Unfortunately, our data suggest that the accuracy of RDTs is insufficient and could incr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rubio JM,Buhigas I,Subirats M,Baquero M,Puente S,Benito A

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tularemia is a potentially fatal disease that is caused by the highly infectious and zoonotic pathogen Francisella tularensis. Despite the monomorphic nature of sequenced F. tularensis genomes, there is a significant degree of plasticity in the organization of genetic elements. The observed variability in these genome...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Larson MA,Fey PD,Bartling AM,Iwen PC,Dempsey MP,Francesconi SC,Hinrichs SH

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An immunofluorescence assay (IFA) for the detection of immunoglobulin G antibodies directed against Helicobacter pylori was evaluated by comparing 20 serum specimens from patients with a positive urease test on biopsy material and 20 serum specimens from patients with a negative test and with defined clinical symptoms...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Faulde M,Putzker M,Mertes T,Sobe D

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a blood spot test for syphilis antibody using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) technology. Dried blood was eluted by buffered saline or, for a supplementary confirmatory test, by treponemal-antibody test diluent. Eluates were diluted in an absorption buffer (Calypte Biomedical, Berkeley, Calif.) ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Stevens R,Pass K,Fuller S,Wiznia A,Noble L,Duva S,Neal M

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated a newly commercial enzyme immunoassay (EIA) (Biotest Legionella Urin Antigen EIA; Biotest AG, Dreieich, Germany) for detection of antigens of all Legionella pneumophila serogroups with a relatively wide spectrum of cross-reactivity as well as antigens of other Legionella spp. by comparing its sensitivity ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Domínguez JA,Galí N,Pedroso P,Fargas A,Padilla E,Manterola JM,Matas L

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The penicillin-induced L phase of growth of the group B, type III streptococcal strain 76-043 was examined for biochemical properties used for the identification of group B streptococci. After numerous serial subcultures in the cell wall-defective state, this stable L phase continued to produce hemolysin, hippuricase,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Flores AE,Ferrieri P

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Group A streptococcus (GAS) species cause bacterial pharyngitis in both adults and children. Early and accurate diagnosis of GAS is important for appropriate antibiotic therapy to prevent GAS sequalae. The Revogene Strep A molecular assay (Meridian Bioscience Canada Inc, Quebec City, QC, Canada) is an automated real-t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Banerjee D,Michael J,Schmitt B,Salimnia H,Mhaissen N,Goldfarb DM,Lachance P,Faron ML,Aufderheide T,Ledeboer N,Weissfeld A,Selvarangan R

更新日期：2020-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of centrifugation (700 x g, 60 min) in a plaque assay markedly increased (mean, 2.9-fold) the infectivity of all 42 influenza virus strains tested, compared with no centrifugation. Of 13 influenza virus strains isolated from 390 clinical specimens, 9 (69%) were efficiently isolated by the centrifugation assay ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Seno M,Kanamoto Y,Takao S,Takei N,Fukuda S,Umisa H

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

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：:Standard repetitive extragenic palindromic (REP)-PCR, enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus-PCR, and Salmonella enteritidis repetitive element-PCR methods for bacterial strain typing were performed with DNA extracted by boiling members of each of the currently recognized species of human viridans group strep...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Alam S,Brailsford SR,Whiley RA,Beighton D

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and application of a double-label immunofluorescence method which has the potential to screen for single or dual infections from any site, in single shell vial cultures, is described. In this study, a total of 1,141 ocular specimens were inoculated in shell vials, centrifuged at 15,000 X g for 1 h, inc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Walpita P,Darougar S

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microarrays of virus-specific oligonucleotides may provide a method of screening samples for the presence or absence of a large variety of viruses simultaneously. Influenza viruses are ideal for evaluating such microarrays because of their genetic and host diversity, and the availability of an extensive sequence datab...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sengupta S,Onodera K,Lai A,Melcher U

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Screening of blood for human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 and type 2 (HTLV-1 and -2, respectively) is important to diagnose and prevent infection and ensure the safety of blood supplies. The Elecsys HTLV-I/II assay is a newly developed, electrochemiluminescence screening assay for the detection of HTLV-1/2 infecti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Laperche S,Sauleda S,Piron M,Mühlbacher A,Schennach H,Schottstedt V,Queirós L,Uno N,Yanagihara K,Imdahl R,Hey A,Klinkicht M,Melchior W,Muench P,Watanabe T

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Digene Hybrid Capture System (DHCS) is a solution hybridization antibody capture assay for the chemiluminescent detection and quantitation of cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in leukocytes. This assay was compared with the CMV antigenemia assay and shell vial and tube cultures for the detection of CMV in 234 blood specim...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mazzulli T,Wood S,Chua R,Walmsley S

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was noted in our laboratory that certain strains of Haemophilus influenzae yielded zone sizes interpreted as resistant to the ampicillin (AMP) disk on chocolate-Mueller-Hinton agar (CMH) but showed no evidence of beta-lactamase (beta-Lac) activity. Although it is known that a second mechanism of AMP resistance exis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Heelan JS,Chesney D,Guadagno G

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00