Suitability of a rapid immunochromatographic test for detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus in Ghana, West Africa.

abstract：:In 271 Enterobacter blood culture isolates from 12 hospitals, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) prevalence varied between 0% and 30% per hospital. High prevalence was associated with dissemination, indicating the potential relevance of infection control measures. Screening with cefepime or Vitek 2, followed by a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Stuart JC,Diederen B,Al Naiemi N,Fluit A,Arents N,Thijsen S,Vlaminckx B,Mouton JW,Leverstein-van Hall M

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid phenotypic screening method for herpes simplex virus (HSV) and varicella-zoster virus (VZV) thymidine kinase (TK) genes was developed for monitoring acyclovir-resistant viruses. This method determines the biochemical phenotype of the TK polypeptide, which is synthesized in vitro from viral DNA using a procedur...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Suzutani T,Saijo M,Nagamine M,Ogasawara M,Azuma M

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A duplex real-time SYBR Green LightCycler PCR (LC-PCR) assay with DNA extraction using the QIAamp DNA Stool Mini kit was evaluated with regard to detection of 8 of 17 species of food- or waterborne pathogens in five stool specimens in 2 h or less. The protocol used the same LC-PCR with 20 pairs of specific primers. Th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fukushima H,Tsunomori Y,Seki R

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in childhood diarrhea is controversial. The aim of the present study was to search for genes linked with diarrhea in atypical EPEC strains from a case-control study among Norwegian children. Using DNA microarray analysis, genomic DNAs from strains isolated ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Afset JE,Bruant G,Brousseau R,Harel J,Anderssen E,Bevanger L,Bergh K

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple new agar medium containing L-canavanine, glycine, and bromthymol blue was found to give a clearer and more accurate distinction between serotype A or D (Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans) and serotype B or C (C. neoformans var. gattii) than creatinine-dextrose-bromthymol blue or glycine-cycloheximide-ph...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kwon-Chung KJ,Polacheck I,Bennett JE

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to measure nasal-wash and serum isotype-specific hemagglutinin antibody responses in 109 seronegative (hemagglutination-inhibiting titer less than or equal to 1:8) adults vaccinated intranasally with live attenuated A/Washington/897/80 (H3N2) or A/California/10/78 (H1N1) c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Clements ML,Murphy BR

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori strains display remarkable genetic diversity, and the presence of strains bearing the toxigenic vacA s1 allele, a complete cag pathogenicity island (PAI), cagA alleles containing multiple EPIYA phosphorylation sites, and expressing the BabA adhesin correlates with development of gastroduodenal dise...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Talarico S,Gold BD,Fero J,Thompson DT,Guarner J,Czinn S,Salama NR

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical importance of nondiphtherial Corynebacterium, a ubiquitous member of the normal human microflora of the skin and mucous membrane, for ocular surface infections has been recognized recently. We performed an antimicrobial susceptibility test with Etest strips for three fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, norfl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Eguchi H,Kuwahara T,Miyamoto T,Nakayama-Imaohji H,Ichimura M,Hayashi T,Shiota H

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymyxins are relied upon for the treatment of carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections, but polymyxin resistance is increasing. Only broth microdilution is recommended for polymyxin susceptibility testing, but this method is impractical for most clinical microbiology laboratories. An article in this i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Satlin MJ

更新日期：2019-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Ninety-nine isolates of clinical origin, tentatively identified as Scopulariopsis or Microascus, were morphologically and molecularly characterized by a combined analysis of the D1/D2 domains of the 28S rRNA gene and a fragment of the elongation factor 1-α gene (EF1-α) sequences. The most prevalent species was Scopula...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sandoval-Denis M,Sutton DA,Fothergill AW,Cano-Lira J,Gené J,Decock CA,de Hoog GS,Guarro J

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the quantitative levels and the genetic mechanisms of resistance in drug-resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis sampled over a period of 3 years (n = 45; 17 of the isolate were multidrug resistant). Our results led us to hypothesize that some strains categorized as resistant to isoniaz...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Springer B,Calligaris-Maibach RC,Ritter C,Böttger EC

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cluster of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections among patients on an intensive care unit (ICU) was detected by routine infection control surveillance. In the period from 5 January to 22 June 1995, 10 patients on the ICU and a further 6 patients (5 on one ward that had received colonized pati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tambic A,Power EG,Talsania H,Anthony RM,French GL

更新日期：1997-12-01 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：: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 development and application of nucleic acid sequence-based amplification (NASBA) assays for the detection of West Nile (WN) and St. Louis encephalitis (SLE) viruses are reported. Two unique detection formats were developed for the NASBA assays: a postamplification detection step with a virus-specific internal capt...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lanciotti RS,Kerst AJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi clinical isolates (n = 91) resistant to nalidixic acid (Nal(r)) were collected from sporadic cases and minor outbreaks throughout Vietnam between 1996 and 2004. These isolates were typed and compared by four methods: Vi phage typing, PstI ribotyping, XbaI and SpeI pulsed-field gel el...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Le TA,Fabre L,Roumagnac P,Grimont PA,Scavizzi MR,Weill FX

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transfusion-acquired cytomegalovirus (CMV) infections should be prevented in seronegative immunocompromised patients by providing blood products from donors who are also seronegative. Latex agglutination was investigated as a simple and rapid method for detecting antibody against CMV. Latex beads were coated with CMV ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Adler SP,McVoy M,Biro VG,Britt WJ,Hider P,Marshall D

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the declining rate of sexually transmitted diseases in developed countries, trichomoniasis is still one of the most common venereal infections. While diagnosis of this condition is commonly based on the microscopic wet-mount method, culture remains the most accurate single procedure for detecting the presence ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Poch F,Levin D,Levin S,Dan M

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In sera from 4 of 25,000 individuals tested for antibodies against streptococci, extremely high antideoxyribonuclease B titers ( > 10(6) U/ml) were found. Two of the cases were diagnosed as monoclonal gammopathies. The M-components were shown to possess the anti-deoxyribonuclease B activity. The other two cases were d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hederstedt B,Holm SE,Norberg R

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A search has been made for corynebacterial phospholipase D, "ovis toxin," a sphingomyelinase (phosphatidylcholine phosphohydrolase, EC 3.1.4.4), among a wide variety of corynebacteria. Phospholipase D activity has been found in strains exhibiting the biochemical properties characteristic of Corynebacterium pseudotuber...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Barksdale L,Linder R,Sulea IT,Pollice M

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole-house surveillance for healthcare-associated infection is no longer the recommended practice because of the large personnel time investment required. We developed a computer-based tracking system using microbiologic data as an aid in detecting potential outbreaks of healthcare-associated infections on a hospital...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hacek DM,Cordell RL,Noskin GA,Peterson LR

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By comparing nucleic acid sequences determined for one of the most variable areas of 23S rRNA genes of 23 Campylobacter strains, we were able to identify regions specific for thermophilic Campylobacter strains. Oligonucleotide primers corresponding to these unique regions were synthesized and used in the polymerase ch...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Eyers M,Chapelle S,Van Camp G,Goossens H,De Wachter R

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A previous study suggested that delayed sample preparation can cause a false-positive plasma cytomegalovirus (CMV) PCR. We evaluated 78 samples submitted for CMV testing, and we report that a 24-h delay in plasma separation did not affect viral quantitation by real-time PCR. Laboratories should evaluate specimen handl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nesbitt SE,Cook L,Jerome KR

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid tests for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) carriage are important to limit the transmission of MRSA in the health care setting. We evaluated the performance of the BD GeneOhm MRSA real-time PCR assay using a diverse collection of MRSA isolates, mainly from Copenhagen, Denmark, but ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bartels MD,Boye K,Rohde SM,Larsen AR,Torfs H,Bouchy P,Skov R,Westh H

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid tests for glucose, maltose, lactose, sucrose, and starch fermentation were performed on 112 strains of anaerobic bacteria. The tests were incubated under aerobic conditions, and results were read within 4 h. An overall correlation of 89% was achieved between the rapid tests and the Virginia Polytechnic Institut...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schreckenberger PC,Blazevic DJ

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR-amplified 16S rRNA gene sequences were obtained directly from tissue specimens from eight cats with presumptive feline leprosy. Acid-fast bacilli were observed in sections from all eight specimens, but culture for mycobacteria was successful for one specimen only. Analysis of the V2 variable region of each 16S rRN...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hughes MS,Ball NW,Beck LA,de Lisle GW,Skuce RA,Neill SD

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gas-liquid chromatographic method which requires no chloroform extraction of the split products has been investigated for the detection of hippurate hydrolysis by Campylobacter spp. This technique gave better reproducibility than other tests also used in this study and allows the routine use of the gas-liquid chroma...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bär W,Fricke G

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Global HIV treatment programs need sensitive and affordable tests to monitor HIV drug resistance. We compared mutant detection by the oligonucleotide ligation assay (OLA), an economical and simple test, to massively parallel sequencing. Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (K103N, V106M, Y181C, and G190A) and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Beck IA,Deng W,Payant R,Hall R,Bumgarner RE,Mullins JI,Frenkel LM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the performance of a double-antigen sandwich recombinant enzyme immunoassay (EIA; Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Ill.) and compared it with that of a synthetic-peptide-based EIA (Biochem Immunosystems, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) for the detection of human immunodeficiency type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2 a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Galli RA,Castriciano S,Fearon M,Major C,Choi KW,Mahony J,Chernesky M

更新日期：1996-04-01 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