Identification of a p28 gene in Ehrlichia ewingii: evaluation of gene for use as a target for a species-specific PCR diagnostic assay.

abstract：:Ribotyping was compared with multilocus enzyme electrophoresis (MEE) for subtyping 305 Listeria monocytogenes isolates from clinical and nonclinical sources. For ribotyping, EcoRI-restricted genomic DNA fragments of L. monocytogenes strains were separated by agarose gel electrophoresis, and Southern blots were probed ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Graves LM,Swaminathan B,Reeves MW,Hunter SB,Weaver RE,Plikaytis BD,Schuchat A

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed for the detection of measles immunoglobulin G antibody (MEASELISA). This assay was found to be comparable to the measles hemagglutination inhibition (HAI) test. Approximately 500 sera from three centers were tested by MEASELISA and the HAI test. MEASELISA demo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boteler WL,Luipersbeck PM,Fuccillo DA,O'Beirne AJ

更新日期：1983-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With use of the rabbit intestinal loop model, heat-labile enterotoxins from 21 Escherichia coli strains isolated from a wide spectrum of patients with diarrheal diseases were all neutralized to high titer by two antisera prepared against enterotoxins of either E. coli or Vibrio cholerae. These findings suggest marked ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sack RB,Froehlich JL

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The protease phenotypes expressed by isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients were evaluated. The majority of isolates tested produced elastase (65%) or alkaline protease (64%) or both. The mucoid phenotype expressed by many CF isolates of P. aeruginosa did not absolutely restrict the expr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jagger KS,Bahner DR,Warren RL

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of a herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1-specific anti-glycoprotein C-1 monoclonal antibody (MAb) and a type 2-specific anti-glycoprotein G-2 MAb for typing of 2,400 clinical HSV-1 isolates and 2,400 clinical HSV-2 isolates, respectively, using an enzyme immunoas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liljeqvist JA,Svennerholm B,Bergström T

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of single radial immunodiffusion assays of influenza virus hemagglutinin were found to be greatly altered by small antigenic differences between test and reference strains. When such differences were present, the precise specificity of the antiserum used had a critical effect on the measured hemagglutinin ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rodda SJ,Gallichio HA,Hampson AW

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A molecular assay based on a rapid DNA extraction protocol and the EnviroAmp Legionella Kits was used to detect Legionella species in bronchoalveolar fluid specimens. All Legionella strains isolated from tap water in hospitals could be detected distinctly. Both sensitivity and specificity were tested. In a prospective...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kessler HH,Reinthaler FF,Pschaid A,Pierer K,Kleinhappl B,Eber E,Marth E

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a novel gelatin particle agglutination test (MLPA) for the serodiagnosis of leprosy; this test is especially useful for clinical practice and epidemiological surveys of leprosy in countries in which the disease is endemic. The antigen used in the test is the chemically synthesized trisaccharide moiety of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Izumi S,Fujiwara T,Ikeda M,Nishimura Y,Sugiyama K,Kawatsu K

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii is a causative agent of cryptococcosis and is thought to have a specific ecological association with a number of Eucalyptus species in Australia. However, the role that the tree plays in the life cycle of the fungus and the nature of the infectious propagule are not well understood....

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Halliday CL,Carter DA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An apparent outbreak of serious Candida albicans infections (n = 6) occurred in a surgical intensive care unit over a 4-week period. Four patients developed C. albicans bloodstream infections. An additional patient developed catheter-related C. albicans infection; the sixth patient developed an infection of cerebrospi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Voss A,Pfaller MA,Hollis RJ,Rhine-Chalberg J,Doebbeling BN

更新日期：1995-03-01 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：:Variability of disease manifestations has been noted in patients with Lyme disease. A contributing factor to this variation may be the number of spirochetes present in infected patients. We evaluated clinical and laboratory findings for patients with erythema migrans with regard to the number of Borrelia burgdorferi o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liveris D,Wang G,Girao G,Byrne DW,Nowakowski J,McKenna D,Nadelman R,Wormser GP,Schwartz I

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A selective medium (CFAT) was developed for the detection and enumeration of Actinomyces viscosus and Actinomyces naeslundii in dental plaque. Neutral acriflavin and potassium tellurite were used in combination with the known selective agents cadmium and fluoride to eliminate most of the competing plaque flora. Compos...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zylber LJ,Jordan HV

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 151 Escherichia coli strains resistant to cefotaxime and ceftazidime were isolated during a prospective surveillance study. These strains were characterized by clinical, microbiological, and molecular analyses and were distributed into four clusters of 103, 11, 6, and 5 isolates, along with 25 unrelated str...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Oteo J,Navarro C,Cercenado E,Delgado-Iribarren A,Wilhelmi I,Orden B,García C,Miguelañez S,Pérez-Vázquez M,García-Cobos S,Aracil B,Bautista V,Campos J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standardization of sequence chromatogram analysis is required for consistent genotypic tropism determination across laboratories. A freely available, fast, and automated chromatogram analysis tool (RECall) provided tropism interpretations equivalent to those of manual sequence editing of 521 V3 loop HIV-1 population s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pou C,Bellido R,Casadellà M,Puig T,Clotet B,Harrigan R,Paredes R

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we compared a recently developed PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) assay with pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) using three different Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains to understand whether repeated subculture in vitro and prolonged storage at room tempera...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shima K,Wu Y,Sugimoto N,Asakura M,Nishimura K,Yamasaki S

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A proficiency review of antituberculous drug susceptibility testing (DST) was undertaken by the regional tuberculosis reference laboratories of the Western Pacific Region of WHO to evaluate the performance of national reference laboratories (NRLs) and to ensure that the results from the participating laboratories are ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bai GH,Kim SJ,Chang CL,National and Regional Tuberculosis Reference Laboratories.

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, relatively rapid silver impregnation stain has been found to stain Legionella pneumophila effectively in paraffin-embedded tissue sections while permitting visualization of histological detail. It may also be used to stain the organism in body fluids. The stain is not specific and thus must be confirmed by d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Faine S,Edelstein P,Kirby BD,Finegold SM

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the first isolation of the ameba Balamuthia mandrillaris from an environmental soil sample associated with a fatal case of amebic encephalitis in a northern California child. Isolation of the ameba into culture from autopsied brain tissue confirmed the presence of Balamuthia: In trying to locate ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schuster FL,Dunnebacke TH,Booton GC,Yagi S,Kohlmeier CK,Glaser C,Vugia D,Bakardjiev A,Azimi P,Maddux-Gonzalez M,Martinez AJ,Visvesvara GS

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared 14 molecular assays for their ability to detect the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples. Three approaches were followed. First, by using DNA from Mycobacterium bovis BCG, we determined the detection limits of the assays using routine molecular methods. Second, in orde...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Akkerman OW,van der Werf TS,de Boer M,de Beer JL,Rahim Z,Rossen JW,van Soolingen D,Kerstjens HA,van der Zanden AG

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is a tick-borne viral zoonosis which occurs throughout Africa, Eastern Europe, and Asia and results in an approximately 30% fatality rate. A reverse transcription-PCR assay including a competitive internal control was developed on the basis of the most up-to-date genome informati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wölfel R,Paweska JT,Petersen N,Grobbelaar AA,Leman PA,Hewson R,Georges-Courbot MC,Papa A,Heiser V,Panning M,Günther S,Drosten C

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida parapsilosis is an increasing cause of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). It has been a persistent problem in the NICU of Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, since 1987. Fluconazole prophylaxis has been used to con...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sarvikivi E,Lyytikäinen O,Soll DR,Pujol C,Pfaller MA,Richardson M,Koukila-Kähkölä P,Luukkainen P,Saxén H

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Species of coagulase-negative staphylococci isolated from urine specimens submitted from both inpatients and outpatients to the clinical microbiology laboratory of a teaching hospital were identified with a biotyping system, with species then correlated by clinical features and antimicrobial susceptibility. Of 145 iso...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nicolle LE,Hoban SA,Harding GK

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have reported the increased sensitivity of PCR targeting AF146527 over that of PCR targeting the B1 gene for diagnosis of toxoplasmosis. The present study suggests that the AF146527 element was absent in 4.8% of human Toxoplasma gondii-positive samples tested. The data argue that the B1 gene may be th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wahab T,Edvinsson B,Palm D,Lindh J

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bartonella endocarditis is a severe disease for which blood cultures frequently remain negative. We tested three PCR assays by using specimens of serum sampled early during the disease from 43 patients diagnosed in our laboratory as having Bartonella endocarditis on the basis of serological, culture, and/or valvular m...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zeaiter Z,Fournier PE,Greub G,Raoult D

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred sixty Enterobacteriaceae and nonfermenting gram-negative bacilli, isolated during one week in May 2004 at five hospitals in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, were evaluated for the presence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs). A prevalence of 7.8% was found, in contrast to the 1% observed in 1997. CTX...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： al Naiemi N,Bart A,de Jong MD,Vandenbroucke-Grauls CM,Rietra PJ,Debets-Ossenkopp YJ,Wever PC,Spanjaard L,Bos AJ,Duim B

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of the viability of Trichomonas vaginalis in urine on wet mount, culture, and PCR methods was assessed. To minimize the chance of false-negative results, urine specimens should be processed within 30 min of specimen collection and maintained at 37 degrees C, since temperature appears to affect the viability...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shafir SC,Sorvillo FJ

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA fingerprint patterns of 156 Cryptococcus neoformans isolates (26 AIDS patients, 46 non-AIDS patients, and 40 environmental sources) from both varieties (126 C. neoformans var. neoformans and 30 C. neoformans var. gattii isolates) and from seven countries were analyzed by using the DNA probe UT-4p. Nine and twelve ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Varma A,Swinne D,Staib F,Bennett JE,Kwon-Chung KJ

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mueller-Hinton (MH) agar media from various commercial sources, either supplemented or not supplemented with 5% sheep blood, were studied to determine their effect on disk diffusion susceptibility testing results obtained with 90 strains of group D streptococci and four cephalosporins. The cephalosporins investigated ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sahm DF,Baker CN,Jones RN,Thornsberry C

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycoplasma hominis most frequently causes diseases of the genitourinary tract. Extragenital infections are uncommon, with almost all occurring in immunosuppressed persons or those predisposed due to trauma or surgery. We present the case of a previously well man who developed an M. hominis-associated parapharyngeal ab...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kennedy KJ,Prince S,Makeham T

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00