Evaluation of Gen-Probe amplified mycobacterium tuberculosis direct test by using respiratory and nonrespiratory specimens in a tertiary care center laboratory.

abstract：:The Lyme disease-associated spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, is maintained in enzootic cycles involving Ixodes ticks and small mammals. Previous studies demonstrated that B. burgdorferi expresses outer surface protein A (OspA) but not OspC when residing in the midgut of unfed ticks. However, after ticks feed on blood...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schwan TG,Piesman J

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel recombinant baculovirus which expresses Ebola virus (EBO) nucleoprotein (NP) under the control of the cytomegalovirus immediate-early promoter was constructed. HeLa cells abortively infected with the baculovirus expressed EBO NP, and this was used as an immunofluorescent (IF) antigen to detect EBO immunoglobul...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Saijo M,Niikura M,Morikawa S,Kurane I

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A PCR test based on insertion sequence IS1081 was developed to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex organisms in the peripheral blood. The method was applied to blood samples from immunocompetent individuals with localized pulmonary tuberculosis. Seven of 16 (43.75%) blood samples were found to be positive for th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ahmed N,Mohanty AK,Mukhopadhyay U,Batish VK,Grover S

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The commercially available diagnostic tests for syphilis are mostly based on the use of extracted antigens of Treponema pallidum. Pronounced cross-reactivities with other spirochete antigens are often reported. The aim of this study was to validate a novel multiparametric assay (the assay performed with the kit) INNO-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ebel A,Vanneste L,Cardinaels M,Sablon E,Samson I,De Bosschere K,Hulstaert F,Zrein M

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective of this hospital-based study was to determine the relationship between colonizing and infecting strains of Candida species and Torulopsis glabrata. Surveillance cultures from high-risk patients were paired with subsequent bloodstream isolates. Organisms were typed by using restriction endonuclease digest...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Reagan DR,Pfaller MA,Hollis RJ,Wenzel RP

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is one of the most important causes of hospital infections worldwide. High-level resistance to methicillin is caused by the mecA gene, which encodes an alternative penicillin-binding protein, PBP 2a. To determine the clonal relationships between methicillin-susceptibl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wielders CL,Fluit AC,Brisse S,Verhoef J,Schmitz FJ

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-chain fatty acids extracted from the whole cells of 12 clinically significant species of peptococci and peptostreptococci were characterized by gas-liquid chromatography. The resulting methylated fatty acid profiles (and some unidentified compounds) of 82 strains allowed the 12 species to be separated into fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wells CL,Field CR

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnant cows were successfully hyperimmunized with all four human rotavirus serotypes, resulting in a 100-fold increase in neutralizing milk antibody titers over those of controls. Milk antibodies were isolated batchwise from 1,000 kg of pooled milk for the first 10 lactation days, yielding 10 kg of freeze-dried milk...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brüssow H,Hilpert H,Walther I,Sidoti J,Mietens C,Bachmann P

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We undertook a study to evaluate Streck tissue fixative (STF) as a substitute for formalin and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) in fecal preservation. A comparison of formalin, PVA, (mercuric chloride based), and STF was done by aliquoting fecal samples into each fixative. Stool specimens were collected in Haiti, and parasites...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nace EK,Steurer FJ,Eberhard ML

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new method has been developed for demonstration of heat-labile (LT) enterotoxin produced by Escherichia coli. This method is based upon the release of LT from bacteria grown directly onto agar plates which have been coated with ganglioside GM1. Toxin bound to the GM1 solid state is subsequently demonstrated by means...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Czerkinsky CC,Svennerholm AM

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genes encoding the 56-kDa polypeptides were amplified by polymerase chain reaction from the genomic DNAs of three serotypes of Rickettsia tsutsugamushi, Gilliam, Karp, and Boryong. The amplified products were cloned into expression vector pIH821, and the recombinant antigens were expressed in Escherichia coli as f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kim IS,Seong SY,Woo SG,Choi MS,Kang JS,Chang WH

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the microbiological and epidemiological characteristics of toxigenic and non-toxigenic Corynebacterium isolates submitted to the national reference laboratory in Spain, between 2014 and 2019, in order to describe the current situation and improve our knowledge regarding these emerging pathogens. Ep...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hoefer A,Pampaka D,Herrera-León S,Peiró S,Varona S,López-Perea N,Masa-Calles J,Herrera-León L

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The Analytab Products, Inc. (API), anaerobic multitest microsystem (MICRO) was compared with the Center for Disease Control conventional (CONV) thioglycolate (supplemented with hemin and vitamin K1) system and with pre-reduced anaerobically sterilized (PRAS) media as recommended by the Virginia Polytechnic Institute. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Moore HB,Sutter VL,Finegold SM

更新日期：1975-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 1-year prospective study was carried out in two large urban centers of São Paulo State, Brazil, to determine the prevalences and roles of the different Escherichia coli pathotypes in children less than 5 years of age with diarrhea presenting to the emergency rooms of public hospitals or visiting private pediatrician...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Araujo JM,Tabarelli GF,Aranda KR,Fabbricotti SH,Fagundes-Neto U,Mendes CM,Scaletsky IC

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the use of mannitol salt agar with oxacillin for use as a primary screening medium for the simultaneous detection and identification of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in clinical surveillance specimens. Oxacillin agar dilution susceptibility tests with mannitol salt agar and Mueller-Hinton ag...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lally RT,Ederer MN,Woolfrey BF

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Levels of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the blood serve as an important marker in monitoring the disease progression and treatment efficacy of chronic HBV infection. Several commercial assays are available for accurate measurement of HBV genomic DNA, but many of them are hampered by relatively low sensitivity and lim...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sum SS,Wong DK,Yuen MF,Yuan HJ,Yu J,Lai CL,Ho D,Zhang L

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a follow-up study, enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) infections in 145 children from two communities located in northeastern Argentina were monitored for 2 years. The occurrence of diarrhea was monitored by weekly household visits. Of 730 fecal specimens collected, 137 (19%) corresponded to diarrheal episodes...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Viboud GI,Jouve MJ,Binsztein N,Vergara M,Rivas M,Quiroga M,Svennerholm AM

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human adenovirus type 4 is one of the major serotypes isolated from patients with adenoviral conjunctivitis. In 2001 we encountered nosocomial infections with epidemic conjunctivitis in the ophthalmology ward of one hospital in Sapporo, which is in the northern part of Japan. Adenoviruses were isolated from the patien...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ariga T,Shimada Y,Ohgami K,Tagawa Y,Ishiko H,Aoki K,Ohno S

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Iodophor and alcohol pledgets were compared with the Medi-Flex Prep Kit II for skin disinfection before venipuncture. Of 12,367 blood cultures collected, 6,362 were done with conventional pledgets and 6, 005 were done with Medi-Flex kits. Contamination occurred in 351 of 6,362 blood cultures (5.5%; range, 3.7 to 8.1%)...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wilson ML,Weinstein MP,Mirrett S,Reimer LG,Fernando C,Meredith FT,Reller LB

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from patients with systemic infections caused by the opportunistic fungus Trichosporon beigelii have been shown to cross-react with anticryptococcal antibodies. We quantitatively compared the amounts of antigen produced and examined the expression of O-acetyl epitopes from 35 strains of T. beigelii isolated from ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lyman CA,Devi SJ,Nathanson J,Frasch CE,Pizzo PA,Walsh TJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex includes the four species M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. africanum, and M. microti. We sequenced 13 M. tuberculosis complex strains in the 16S-to-23S rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS). The ITS has a high rate of nucleotide substitution. Previous reports found three nucleotide...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Frothingham R,Hills HG,Wilson KH

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Detection of Staphylococcus aureus isolates with intermediate vancomycin susceptibility (VISA) and heteroresistance (hVISA) remains problematic. The population analysis profile/area under the curve (PAP/AUC) is the gold standard but is cumbersome. We compared the performance of two Etest screening methods (macromethod...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Riederer K,Shemes S,Chase P,Musta A,Mar A,Khatib R

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recovery of Nocardia species from mixed cultures is facilitated by use of a selective medium. We show that buffered charcoal-yeast extract medium with polymyxin, anisomycin, and vancomycin can be used for the selective isolation of nocardiae from contaminated specimens. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Garrett MA,Holmes HT,Nolte FS

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in Finland was studied by spoligotyping 380 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates. The isolates were obtained during a 1-year study period from July 2000 to June 2001 and represented 90% of new M. tuberculosis findings by culture in the whole country during the study perio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Puustinen K,Marjamäki M,Rastogi N,Sola C,Filliol I,Ruutu P,Holmström P,Viljanen MK,Soini H

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve bacterial species including Streptococcus uberis, S. parauberis, S. agalactiae, S. dysgalactiae, S. bovis, S. mitis, S. salivarius, S. saccharolyticus, Enterococcus faecium, E. faecalis, E. avium, and Aerococcus viridans were examined for their 16S ribosomal DNA fingerprint patterns. Oligonucleotide primers com...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jayarao BM,Doré JJ Jr,Oliver SP

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection continues to be a challenge for many clinical microbiology laboratories. A new lateral flow assay, the C.Diff Quik Chek Complete assay, which tests for the presence of both glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and C. difficile toxins A and B, was evaluated for its ability to d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sharp SE,Ruden LO,Pohl JC,Hatcher PA,Jayne LM,Ivie WM

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of reports concerning Escherichia coli clinical isolates that produce glutathione S-transferases responsible for fosfomycin resistance (FR-GSTs) has been increasing. We have developed a disk-based potentiation test in which FR-GST producers expand the growth inhibition zone around a Kirby-Bauer disk contain...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nakamura G,Wachino J,Sato N,Kimura K,Yamada K,Jin W,Shibayama K,Yagi T,Kawamura K,Arakawa Y

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance characteristics of the Gen-Probe Probe Competition Assay (PCA) used in conjunction with the Gen-Probe PACE 2 and 2C direct detection assays for Chlamydia trachomatis were examined. Data collected by five public health laboratories by using the Gen-Probe PACE 2 were pooled and analyzed. Of 25,081 endoce...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Beebe JL,Sharpton TR,Zanto SN,Steece RS,Rogers C,Mottice SL

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) antibody-based assays is important for detecting infected animals, confirming previous virus exposure, and monitoring sow herd immunity. However, the potential cross-reactivity among porcine coronaviruses is a major concern for the development of pathogen-speci...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gimenez-Lirola LG,Zhang J,Carrillo-Avila JA,Chen Q,Magtoto R,Poonsuk K,Baum DH,Piñeyro P,Zimmerman J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular typing has become indispensable in the detection of nosocomial transmission of bacterial pathogens and the identification of sources and routes of transmission in outbreak settings, but current methods are labor-intensive, are difficult to standardize, or have limited resolution. Whole-genome multilocus sequ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kluytmans-van den Bergh MF,Rossen JW,Bruijning-Verhagen PC,Bonten MJ,Friedrich AW,Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM,Willems RJ,Kluytmans JA

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00