Genetic characterization of toxin A-negative, toxin B-positive Clostridium difficile isolates by PCR.

abstract：:Clonal spread and horizontal transfer in the spread of vancomycin resistance genes were investigated. Multiplex PCR, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), hybridization of enterococcal plasmids with the vanA and vanB probes, and sequencing of a fragment of vanB were used in the analysis. Before May 1996, 12 vancomy...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Suppola JP,Kolho E,Salmenlinna S,Tarkka E,Vuopio-Varkila J,Vaara M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate tissues from patients with prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) frequently contain histological inflammation, and a proportion of these patients show evidence of Propionibacterium acnes infection in the prostate gland. We developed a multicolor fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) assay ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Alexeyev OA,Marklund I,Shannon B,Golovleva I,Olsson J,Andersson C,Eriksson I,Cohen R,Elgh F

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 1,335 Escherichia coli strains isolated from patients with diarrhea were submitted to the Serény test. Of these strains, 1,035 were also submitted to slide agglutination test, using antisera for invasive E. coli serogroups. Of 325 isolates that were lysine decarboxylase negative, 138 reacted with one of the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Toledo MR,Trabulsi LR

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The production and characterization of five monoclonal antibodies to Mycobacterium tuberculosis are described. Specificity of the monoclonal antibodies was tested against other mycobacterial species by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblots. HGT 3a, an immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody, recognizes a molecu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kadival GV,Chaparas SD

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is associated with a broad spectrum of disease. While quantification of EBV nucleic acid in the peripheral blood has been demonstrated to be useful for diagnosis and patient care, the optimal sample type and reporting format for such testing remain uncertain. Using quantitative real-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hakim H,Gibson C,Pan J,Srivastava K,Gu Z,Bankowski MJ,Hayden RT

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a virulence factor of Staphylococcus aureus, which is associated with skin and soft-tissue infections and necrotizing pneumonia. To develop a rapid phenotypic assay, recombinant PVL F component was used to generate monoclonal antibodies by phage display. These antibodies were spott...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Monecke S,Müller E,Buechler J,Rejman J,Stieber B,Akpaka PE,Bandt D,Burris R,Coombs G,Hidalgo-Arroyo GA,Hughes P,Kearns A,Abós SM,Pichon B,Skakni L,Söderquist B,Ehricht R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fully automated microparticle enzyme immunoassay (EIA), IMx Core, was developed for the detection of antibody against hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc). IMx Core sensitivity was less than 0.5 Paul Ehrlich Institut units per ml and was greater than that of the commercial radioimmunoassay (RIA) or EIA, Corab and Cor...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Spronk AM,Schmidt L,Krenc C,Pavlis-Jenkins L,Brady J,Taskar S,Angus-Finn L,Mimms L

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the adoption of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) for Clostridium difficile diagnosis and their impact on stool rejection policies and C. difficile positivity rates. Of the laboratories with complete surveys, 51 (43%) reported using NAAT in 2011. Laboratories using NAAT had stricter rejection policie...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cohen J,Limbago B,Dumyati G,Holzbauer S,Johnston H,Perlmutter R,Dunn J,Nadle J,Lyons C,Phipps E,Beldavs Z,Clark LA,Lessa FC,CDC's Clostridium difficile Infection Surveillance Investigators.

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Owing to the difficulties in isolating the virus and the lack of routine surveillance, the clinical significance of human parainfluenza virus 4 (HPIV-4) is less well defined than that of the other human parainfluenza viruses. We describe the first outbreak of HPIV-4 infection in a developmental disabilities unit, invo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lau SK,To WK,Tse PW,Chan AK,Woo PC,Tsoi HW,Leung AF,Li KS,Chan PK,Lim WW,Yung RW,Chan KH,Yuen KY

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A biotyping scheme using improved media and methods for the detection of hippurate hydrolysis, rapid H2S production, and DNA hydrolysis was applied to 1,826 cultures of Campylobacter jejuni, Campylobacter coli and "Campylobacter laridis" isolates from human and nonhuman sources. Four biotypes were identified among C. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lior H

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The zygomycetous mold Cokeromyces recurvatus was isolated from the pleural and peritoneal fluids of a 64-year-old man with a history of peptic ulcer disease and alcohol abuse. The patient presented to the hospital with severe abdominal pain and a ruptured duodenal ulcer. This is one of the few times that C.recurvatus ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Munipalli B,Rinaldi MG,Greenberg SB

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical presentations for viral respiratory tract infections are often nonspecific, and a rapid, high-throughput laboratory technique that can detect a panel of common viral pathogens is clinically desirable. We evaluated two multiplex reverse transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) products coupled with microarray-based systems ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Li H,McCormac MA,Estes RW,Sefers SE,Dare RK,Chappell JD,Erdman DD,Wright PF,Tang YW

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycobacteria include a large number of pathogens. Identification to species level is important for diagnoses and treatments. Here, we report the development of a Web-accessible database of the hsp65 locus sequences (http://msis.mycobacteria.info) from 149 out of 150 Mycobacterium species/subspecies. This database can ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dai J,Chen Y,Lauzardo M

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four HIV rapid tests were subjected to field validation in Panama and compared to an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay/Multispot-based testing algorithm. The sensitivities of Determine, Uni-Gold, SD Bioline, and INSTI were 99.8%. The specificities of Determine, SD-Bioline, and Uni-Gold were 100%, and the specificity o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Juarez SI,Nuñez AE,Aranda MM,Mojica D,Kim AA,Parekh B

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we determined the sequence of the EcoRI-PstI fragment of the plasmid pCVD432, also termed the enteroaggregative Escherichia coli (EAggEC) probe. A primer pair complementary to this probe was designed for PCR amplification of a 630-bp region. Comparison of the analysis of the EAggEC probe sequence with t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schmidt H,Knop C,Franke S,Aleksic S,Heesemann J,Karch H

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capnocytophaga canimorsus is a dog oral commensal that causes rare but severe infections in humans. C. canimorsus was recently shown to be endowed with a capsular polysaccharide implicated in resistance to the innate immune system of the host. Here, we developed the first C. canimorsus capsular serotyping scheme. We d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hess E,Renzi F,Koudad D,Dol M,Cornelis GR

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An Escherichia coli rRNA probe was compared with a combination of O serotyping, phage susceptibility, and biotype pattern for the type identification of strains of Enterobacter cloacae. Forty-five isolates of E. cloacae from 36 patients in nine hospitals were examined. By conventional typing, only 26 (57.7%) could be ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Garaizar J,Kaufmann ME,Pitt TL

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a multicenter study, the consistency of international units expressed by five commercially available rubella virus immunoglobulin G kits was evaluated. The linearity and within-run and between-run precision were determined for each kit. All kits demonstrated good linearity and had within-run and between-run precisi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Dimech W,Bettoli A,Eckert D,Francis B,Hamblin J,Kerr T,Ryan C,Skurrie I

更新日期：1992-03-01 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：:Restriction endonucleases are bacterial enzymes that cleave DNA at specific sites. The resulting DNA fragments may be separated electrophoretically in gel to form specific restriction patterns. In the present study, the restriction endonuclease method was successfully adapted to the analysis of the chromosomal DNA of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bjorvatn B,Lund V,Kristiansen BE,Korsnes L,Spanne O,Lindqvist B

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a sensitive and specific sodB-based quantitative PCR assay to detect Ehrlichia spp. The assay's limit of detection was 5 copies/reaction, and it did not amplify nonspecific DNA. Compared with a 16S rRNA gene PCR target, the sodB target may offer an improved molecular diagnostic assay to detect Ehrlichia s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Qurollo BA,Riggins D,Comyn A,Zewde MT,Breitschwerdt EB

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serratia plymuthica was isolated from the blood and from a central venous catheter tip in a 54-year-old man with alcoholic cirrhosis and clinical signs of sepsis. This was the seventh reported isolate of S. plymuthica from a clinical specimen and the first in which the organism was clearly a significant pathogen. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Horowitz HW,Nadelman RB,Van Horn KG,Weekes SE,Goyburu L,Wormser GP

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 242 isolates were recovered from 76 patients with invasive diseases, 89 with scarlet fever, and 77 with pharyngitis. The most frequent emm types were types 12 (43.4%), 4 (18.2%), and 1 (16.9%). emm12 reemerged in 2005 and peaked in 2007. emm11 was recovered only from patients with invasive disease. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Su YF,Wang SM,Lin YL,Chuang WJ,Lin YS,Wu JJ,Lin MT,Liu CC

更新日期：2009-08-01 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：:Mycobacterium tuberculosis that is resistant to both isoniazid (INH) and rifampin (RIF) is spreading. It has become a public health problem in part because the standard culture methods used to determine the appropriate treatment regimen for patients often take months following the presumptive diagnosis of tuberculosis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Massire C,Ivy CA,Lovari R,Kurepina N,Li H,Blyn LB,Hofstadler SA,Khechinashvili G,Stratton CW,Sampath R,Tang YW,Ecker DJ,Kreiswirth BN

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The specific identification of verocytotoxin (VT)-producing Escherichia coli (VTEC) requires the detection of VTs in bacterial culture filtrates or the detection of genes encoding these toxins in bacterial cells by specific DNA probes. The standard method for detecting these toxins involves a time-consuming, labor-int...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Basta M,Karmali M,Lingwood C

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-1 drug resistance (HIVDR) assays are important tools in clinical management of HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and surveillance of drug-resistant variants at population levels. The high cost associated with commercial assays hinders their use in resource-limited settings. We adopted and valid...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Inzaule S,Yang C,Kasembeli A,Nafisa L,Okonji J,Oyaro B,Lando R,Mills LA,Laserson K,Thomas T,Nkengasong J,Zeh C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blastocystis hominis is now gaining acceptance as an agent of human intestinal disease. A case-control study of the cause of gastroenteritis in children less than 6 years old was conducted. A total of 500 stool specimens were examined by wet mount preparation, formalin-ether concentration, Sheather's sugar flotation t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nimri LF

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-nine Borrelia burgdorferi isolates, obtained from dusky-footed wood rats (Neotoma fuscipes) and California kangaroo rats (Dipodomys californicus) in California, were analyzed genetically. Chromosomal DNA was examined by restriction endonuclease analysis (REA) and gene probe restriction fragment length polymorph...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zingg BC,Brown RN,Lane RS,LeFebvre RB

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Until now, serologic tests that distinguish the closely related human T-cell lymphotropic virus types I (HTLV-I) and II (HTLV-II) infections have not been available. Synthetic peptide assays, employing peptides derived from the core and envelope proteins of HTLV-I and HTLV-II (SynthEIA and Select-HTLV tests), were eva...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lal RB,Heneine W,Rudolph DL,Present WB,Hofhienz D,Hartley TM,Khabbaz RF,Kaplan JE

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00