Quantitative detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in nasopharyngeal secretions by real-time PCR.

abstract：:In 1998, 21 inhabitants of a German nursing home fell ill with acute gastroenteritis after consumption of minced beef heart (P. Graf and L. Bader, Epidemiol. Bull. 41:327-329, 2000). Two residents died during hospital treatment. Seventeen Clostridium perfringens strains were collected from two different dishes and fro...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schalch B,Bader L,Schau HP,Bergmann R,Rometsch A,Maydl G,Kessler S

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antigenic cross-reactive characteristics of herpes B virus and herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 (HSV-1) and HSV-2 are responsible for false-positive diagnoses by serological assays in humans and macaques. In the present study, we developed a fluorometric indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with rec...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fujima A,Ochiai Y,Saito A,Omori Y,Noda A,Kazuyama Y,Shoji H,Tanabayashi K,Ueda F,Yoshikawa Y,Hondo R

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The BACTEC MGIT 960 system, a fully automated, nonradiometric, noninvasive system for detection and drug susceptibility testing of mycobacteria, was evaluated for the ability to test susceptibilities to second-line drugs. In this study, which was carried out in three phases (phase I, mostly susceptible strains; phase ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rüsch-Gerdes S,Pfyffer GE,Casal M,Chadwick M,Siddiqi S

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to antimonial drugs has been documented in Leishmania isolates transmitted in South America, Europe, and Asia. The frequency and distribution of resistance to these and other antileishmanial drugs are unknown. Technical constraints have limited the assessment of drug susceptibility of clinical strains of Le...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fernández O,Diaz-Toro Y,Valderrama L,Ovalle C,Valderrama M,Castillo H,Perez M,Saravia NG

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A coronavirus was isolated from feces of a diarrheic foal and serially propagated in human rectal adenocarcinoma (HRT-18) cells. Antigenic and genomic characterizations of the virus (isolate NC99) were based on serological comparison with other avian and mammalian coronaviruses and sequence analysis of the nucleocapsi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Guy JS,Breslin JJ,Breuhaus B,Vivrette S,Smith LG

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study we describe a multiplex PCR assay for the detection of nine clinically relevant antibiotic resistance genes of Staphylococcus aureus. Conditions were optimized to amplify fragments of mecA (encoding methicillin resistance), aacA-aphD (aminoglycoside resistance), tetK, tetM (tetracycline resistance), erm(...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Strommenger B,Kettlitz C,Werner G,Witte W

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although vaginitis caused by Saccharomyces cerevisiae is extremely rare, in recent years we have experienced an increasing frequency of S. cerevisiae isolation from the vaginas of fertile-age women. In order to investigate the epidemiology of these vaginal infections, a total of 40 isolates of S. cerevisiae derived fr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Posteraro B,Sanguinetti M,D'Amore G,Masucci L,Morace G,Fadda G

更新日期：1999-07-01 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

abstract：:The new anaerobe and Corynebacterium (ANC) identification card for Vitek 2 was compared with a 16S rRNA gene sequencing (16S) reference method for accuracy in the identification of corynebacteria and anaerobic species. Testing was performed on a Vitek 2 XL system with modified software at three clinical trial laborato...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rennie RP,Brosnikoff C,Turnbull L,Reller LB,Mirrett S,Janda W,Ristow K,Krilcich A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During July 2000 and October 2001, a total of 595 clinical isolates of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) were collected from six medical centers distributed in northern, central, and southern Taiwan. Specimen sources included blood (n = 279), pus (n = 173), sputum (n = 94), body fluids (n = 21), cathe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Huang YC,Su LH,Wu TL,Liu CE,Young TG,Chen PY,Hseuh PR,Lin TY

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From 1974 to 1994, 2,033 specimens from children were submitted for cultures for anaerobic bacteria. Eighty-three Veillonella spp. were recovered from 83 children (4%). Most Veillonella species were recovered from abscesses, aspiration pneumonias, burns, bites, and sinuses. The infections were polymicrobial in 79 (95%...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brook I

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The G and P types of 2,912 rotavirus-positive fecal specimens collected from eight geographical areas of the United Kingdom between 1995 and 1998 were determined by reverse transcription-PCR. Although 15 different G-P combinations were identified, G1P[8], G2P[4], G3P[8], and G4P[8] strains constituted 95% of all the r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Iturriza-Gómara M,Green J,Brown DW,Ramsay M,Desselberger U,Gray JJ

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE) for detection of serum antibodies to staphylococcal teichoic acids was evaluated against teichoic acids prepared by sonic treatment or lysostaphin extraction of Staphylococcus aureus (Lafferty strain). Of 54 patient sera from suspected cases of staphylococcal endocarditis,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Leffell MS,Folds JD,Wasilauskas B

更新日期：1978-11-01 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：:Ehrlichia chaffeensis is an obligatory intracellular bacterium of monocytes and macrophages and the etiologic agent of human monocytic ehrlichiosis, an emerging zoonosis. The Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum) has been implicated as the primary vector of E. chaffeensis. The present study examined the sensitivity of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Felek S,Unver A,Stich RW,Rikihisa Y

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumococcus (Streptococcus pneumoniae) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, especially among those at the extremes of age. Its capsular polysaccharide is essential for systemic virulence. Over 90 serologically distinct pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides (serotypes) are recognized, but they are u...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Geno KA,Saad JS,Nahm MH

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent reports suggest an association between Chlamydia pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori bacteria and atherosclerosis. We studied 51 patients (mean age, 68.3 years) who underwent abdominal aortic aneurysm surgery. For each patient we performed a microimmunofluorescence test for immunoglobulin G (IgG), IgA, and IgM a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Blasi F,Denti F,Erba M,Cosentini R,Raccanelli R,Rinaldi A,Fagetti L,Esposito G,Ruberti U,Allegra L

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative microdilution plate hybridization was used to identify 22 Mycobacterium species. DNAs of clinical strains were rapidly extracted and labeled with photoreactive biotin. Labeled DNAs were distributed into wells of a microdilution plate in which reference DNAs had been immobilized. After 2 h of hybridization...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kusunoki S,Ezaki T,Tamesada M,Hatanaka Y,Asano K,Hashimoto Y,Yabuuchi E

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dimorphic fungus, Penicillium marneffei, is an emerging opportunistic pathogen endemic in Southeast Asia, especially for those with impaired cellular immunity such as human immunodeficiency virus-infected persons. A discriminatory and reproducible method based on the analysis of nucleotide sequences would facilita...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lasker BA

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E test strips (AB Biodisk, Culver City, Calif.) tested on 2% NaCl-supplemented Mueller-Hinton agar and Alamar panels (Alamar, Sacramento, Calif.) correctly characterized 127 of 127 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates and 100 of 100 methicillin-susceptible S. aureus isolates. These overnight antimicrob...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Novak SM,Hindler J,Bruckner DA

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacterium microti is a member of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex of bacteria. This species was originally identified as a pathogen of small rodents and shrews and was associated with limited diversity and a much reduced spoligotype pattern. More recently, specific deletions of chromosomal DNA have been show...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Smith NH,Crawshaw T,Parry J,Birtles RJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed data of 263 women with at least one genital or anorectal sexually transmitted infection from a cross-sectional study conducted in rural South Africa. We provide new insights concerning the concurrence of Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Trichomonas vaginalis infectio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dubbink JH,de Waaij DJ,Bos M,van der Eem L,Bébéar C,Mbambazela N,Ouburg S,Peters RP,Morré SA

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aeromonas caviae was recovered as the sole potential enteric pathogen from the stools of 14 of 17 symptomatic children (10 younger than 1 year of age) while Aeromonas hydrophila, Aeromonas sobria, and Plesiomonas shigelloides were isolated once each. The infants from whom A. caviae was isolated all presented with a wa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Namdari H,Bottone EJ

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR primers targeting loci in the current Burkholderia cepacia complex multilocus sequence typing scheme were redesigned to (i) more reliably amplify these loci from B. cepacia complex species, (ii) amplify these same loci from additional Burkholderia species, and (iii) enable the use of a single primer set per locus ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Spilker T,Baldwin A,Bumford A,Dowson CG,Mahenthiralingam E,LiPuma JJ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tremendous interest has been generated in the commercial kits now available that incorporate herpes simplex virus isolation in cell culture with immunoperoxidase staining for viral antigen detection. Most studies comparing commercial kits with conventional cell culture techniques have found the kits to be less sensiti...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhao LS,Landry ML,Balkovic ES,Hsiung GD

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriuria due to Salmonella typhi usually occurs following recent typhoid fever or in chronic carrier states. Data from 18 patients with S. typhi bacteriuria, seen during 5 years, were analyzed. Fourteen patients had localized urinary tract infection due to S. typhi. Four others had bacteriuria, probably associated ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mathai E,John TJ,Rani M,Mathai D,Chacko N,Nath V,Cherian AM

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to linezolid is rare in clinical isolates of Enterococcus faecalis. A strain resistant to this antimicrobial but susceptible to vancomycin was found to cause central venous catheter colonization in a patient who never received linezolid. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Marra AR,Major Y,Edmond MB

更新日期：2006-05-01 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 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：:Corynebacterium amycolatum has not been reported as a cause of human infections up to now, but usually the bacterium is misidentified in clinical specimens as Corynebacterium xerosis. We report the first case of neonatal sepsis due to Corynebacterium amycolatum with a fatal outcome in a premature infant. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Berner R,Pelz K,Wilhelm C,Funke A,Leititis JU,Brandis M

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00