Comparison of the Serodia Treponema pallidum particle agglutination, Captia Syphilis-G, and SpiroTek Reagin II tests with standard test techniques for diagnosis of syphilis.

abstract：:Several studies have identified nonsterile blood collection tubes as the reservoir for contaminating microorganisms in outbreaks of pseudobacteremia. Microorganisms are thought to be transferred from the nonsterile tubes to the blood culture tubes when blood is drawn for cultures, but the validity of this hypothesis h...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McNeil MM,Davis BJ,Anderson RL,Martone WJ,Solomon SL

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Based on cultural and biochemical tests, a total of 84 strains (72 clinical and 12 environmental isolates from the Caribbean Isles, Europe, and the Indian subcontinent) were identified as members of the Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC). They were further characterized with MAC, M. avium, and M. intracellulare probes ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Devallois A,Picardeau M,Paramasivan CN,Vincent V,Rastogi N

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant filamentous forms of Escherichia coli were observed on direct Gram stain of blood cultures from a patient being treated with the beta-lactam antibiotic cephalexin. After the institution of an alternative antibiotic regimen which included a different cell wall-active agent, E. coli of normal morphology was det...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Magnussen CR,Hruska JF

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-one Bordetella pertussis isolates were tested blindly in two laboratories to determine their serotype nature by monoclonal antibodies using two independent methods: the standard bacterial microagglutination assay and an indirect whole-cell enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Both methods gave concordant results i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tsang RS,Sill ML,Advani A,Xing D,Newland P,Hallander H

更新日期：2005-05-01 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 Campylobacter fetus subsp. venerealis-specific 5' Taq nuclease PCR assay using a 3' minor groove binder-DNA probe (TaqMan MGB) was developed based on a subspecies-specific fragment of unknown identity (S. Hum, K. Quinn, J. Brunner, and S. L. On, Aust. Vet. J. 75:827-831, 1997). The assay specifically detected four C...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： McMillen L,Fordyce G,Doogan VJ,Lew AE

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 101 isolates of penicillinase-producing and non-penicillinase-producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae with known nutritional requirements, plasmid content, and serovars, were examined for lectin agglutination patterns. These isolates were from outbreaks in Georgia, California, Hawaii, and Pennsylvania. Cell suspens...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schalla WO,Whittington WL,Rice RJ,Larsen SA

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical isolates of group B streptococci from body fluids and mucosal surfaces were examined for production of a trypsin-resistant antigen known as R protein. R protein was extracted with 1% trypsin from cells grown in a semidefined medium. The extracts were tested by immunodiffusion in agarose with a panel of antise...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Flores AE,Ferrieri P

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restriction endonuclease-generated polynucleotide and synthetically produced oligonucleotide gene probes used in colony hybridization assays proved to be efficient for the detection and differentiation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. To compare their relative efficiencies, these two sets of probes were radiolabel...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sommerfelt H,Kalland KH,Raj P,Moseley SL,Bhan MK,Bjorvatn B

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine-, cytochalasin B-, and cycloheximide-treated and untreated McCoy cells were inoculated with representative strains of Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes, as well as with clinical specimens from a pediatric population, and the quality and quantity of the cytoplasmic inclusions were ex...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： La Scolea LJ Jr,Keddell JE

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Simple enzymatic assays to detect heat-labile enterotoxins whose modes of action are similar to that of cholera toxin were evaluated. The assays are performed by using an artificial substrate, diethylamino benzylidine-aminoguanidine, which is an ADP-ribose acceptor. The product, formed in the presence of NAD+, can be ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Narayanan J,Hartman PA,Graves DJ

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first outbreak of Candida haemulonii fungemia is described. The seven isolates from the blood of four neonates were identified by DNA sequencing of the ribosomal DNA. They were all resistant to amphotericin B, fluconazole, and itraconazole. This report highlights the emergence of C. haemulonii as an opportunistic ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Khan ZU,Al-Sweih NA,Ahmad S,Al-Kazemi N,Khan S,Joseph L,Chandy R

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paired serum samples from 93 patients suspected of having measles were assayed for measles virus-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies by an enzyme immunoassay (EIA), and the results were compared with results from a complement fixation assay and an EIA for measles virus IgG. By using significant serologic rises ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mayo DR,Brennan T,Cormier DP,Hadler J,Lamb P

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A radioimmunoassay for determination of human immunoglobulin G, A, and M class antibodies to Histoplasma capsulatum is reported. Yeast-phase antigen from H. capsulatum was adsorbed onto polyvinyl chloride microtiter plates as the solid phase. Human antibodies were allowed to react with this antigen, followed by additi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sprouse RF,Caldwell CW,Everett ED

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium species are saprophytic molds which cause disseminated or localized infections in humans. Disseminated Fusarium infection can cause significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of disseminated fusariosis caused by Fusarium verticillioides in a patient with acute lymphob...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tezcan G,Ozhak-Baysan B,Alastruey-Izquierdo A,Ogunc D,Ongut G,Yildiran ST,Hazar V,Cuenca-Estrella M,Rodriguez-Tudela JL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular techniques are playing an important role in the diagnosis of nontuberculous mycobacterial infections. This case report describes a chronic soft tissue infection in an immunocompetent patient caused by a previously undescribed pigmented, rapidly growing Mycobacterium species, emphasizing the importance of cli...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Turenne CY,Suchak AA,Wolfe JN,Kabani A,Nicolle LE

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study whether pathogenic clusters of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato strains occur, we typed 136 isolates, cultured from specimens from patients (n = 49) with various clinical entities and from ticks (n = 83) or dogs (n = 4) from different geographic regions, by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) fingerprint...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wang G,van Dam AP,Spanjaard L,Dankert J

更新日期：1998-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 522 patients with Propionibacterium acnes bacteremia (PAB), 18 (3.5%) had clinically significant PAB. Of these 18 patients, 10 (55.6%) had hospital-acquired bacteremia and 6 (33.3%) had undergone invasive procedures before development of PAB. One patient with a ventricular septal defect presented with infective end...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Park HJ,Na S,Park SY,Moon SM,Cho OH,Park KH,Chong YP,Kim SH,Lee SO,Kim YS,Woo JH,Kim MN,Choi SH

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we evaluated a rapid whole-blood test, BM-test Helicobacter pylori, for detection of H. pylori infection in 144 and 48 patients with other gastrointestinal symptoms and with gastric cancer, respectively. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and diagnostic a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Enroth H,Rigo R,Hultén K,Engstrand L

更新日期：1997-10-01 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：:By using a single synthetic oligonucleotide primer pair in the polymerase chain reaction, we amplified specific Shiga-like-toxin (SLT) gene segments from DNAs of 20 clinical Escherichia coli isolates, irrespective of whether they produce SLT-I, SLT-II, or heretofore uncategorized SLTs. These segments were not detectab...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Karch H,Meyer T

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated three molecular methods for identification of Francisella strains: pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The analysis was performed with 54 Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica, 5 F. tularensis subsp. tularensis, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： García Del Blanco N,Dobson ME,Vela AI,De La Puente VA,Gutiérrez CB,Hadfield TL,Kuhnert P,Frey J,Domínguez L,Rodríguez Ferri EF

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new direct immunofluorescence monoclonal antibody (DFA) method (Genetic Systems, Inc., Seattle, Wash.) for identification of Pneumocystis carinii in induced sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage specimens was compared in a blinded study with an established Giemsa stain method. We evaluated 148 consecutive clinical speci...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wolfson JS,Waldron MA,Sierra LS

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of its low yield in unselected specimens, stool culture is often cost ineffective. We tested 55 fecal samples from Fairfax Hospital (46 patients with diarrhea and 9 from controls without diarrhea) for lactoferrin by latex agglutination (LFLA) with the Leukotest (Techlab, Blacksburg, Va.) as a marker for inflam...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Choi SW,Park CH,Silva TM,Zaenker EI,Guerrant RL

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In anticipation of rotavirus vaccine introduction in Saudi Arabia, this study was undertaken to determine the distribution of the G and P genotypes of rotaviruses in order to examine whether there was any emerging serotype or unusual strain circulating in children in Saudi Arabia. Of 984 stool specimens collected betw...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kheyami AM,Nakagomi T,Nakagomi O,Dove W,Hart CA,Cunliffe NA

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently sequenced genome of Campylobacter jejuni RM1221 revealed the presence of three integrated bacteriophage-like elements. In this study, genes from the first element, a Mu-like bacteriophage, were amplified by PCR and used to probe pulsed-field gels of clinical C. jejuni strains obtained from a waterborne ou...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Barton C,Ng LK,Tyler SD,Clark CG

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Replication of Sendai virus, pneumonia virus of mice, and SV5 was investigated in tracheal organ cultures from 2- to 4-day-old and 2- and 4-week-old hamsters, and viral infectivity in tracheal explants was compared with that in tissue culture monolayers. Explants from 2- to 4-day-old hamsters produced higher titers of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schiff LJ

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prospectively studied 156 patients with a diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia requiring admission. Several respiratory specimens were obtained for the detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae by cell culture and PCR. Three serum samples were obtained from each patient. Serological diagnosis of a C. pneumoniae infect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Verkooyen RP,Willemse D,Hiep-van Casteren SC,Joulandan SA,Snijder RJ,van den Bosch JM,van Helden HP,Peeters MF,Verbrugh HA

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endotoxin concentrations were determined in middle-ear effusions (MEEs) from 89 children with chronic otitis media by using the Limulu's amoebocyte lysate assay. Mean concentrations of endotoxin in Haemophilus influenzae-positive and Streptococcus pneumoniae-positive MEEs were 157 and 21.8 ng/ml, respectively, and wer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： DeMaria TF,Prior RB,Briggs BR,Lim DJ,Birck HG

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 28 unrelated isolates of the Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar dublin (S. dublin) collected during a 6-year period, as well as four samples of the S. dublin live vaccine strain Bovisaloral and its prototype strain S. dublin 442/039, were investigated by different molecular typing methods for the f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liebisch B,Schwarz S

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00