Reproducibility problems with the Abbott laboratories LCx assay for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

abstract：:Fifty staphylococcal strains that produced toxic shock syndrome (TSS) toxin 1 and that were isolated from patients with TSS were characterized. One strain had more properties that were characteristic of Staphylococcus hyicus than of Staphylococcus aureus. Forty-four strains had the same properties or differed in only ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Aliu B,Bergdoll MS

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Direct inoculation onto Granada medium (GM) in plates and tubes was compared to inoculation into a selective Todd-Hewitt broth (with 8 microg of gentamicin per ml and 15 microg of nalidixic acid per ml) for detection of group B streptococci (GBS) in pregnant women with 800 vaginal and 450 vaginoanorectal samples. Comp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rosa-Fraile M,Rodriguez-Granger J,Cueto-Lopez M,Sampedro A,Gaye EB,Haro JM,Andreu A

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The usefulness of filter paper for preservation of bacterial cells was shown by mixed-linker DNA fingerprint analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from 77 Brazilian patients. DNA fingerprints of samples spotted onto filter paper and conventional culture material were identical. Thus, filter paper specimens a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Burger M,Raskin S,Brockelt SR,Amthor B,Geiss HK,Haas WH

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of congenital syphilis in apparently healthy infants continues to be problematic. Immunoglobulin M antibodies specific for a subset of Treponema pallidum antigens have been detected by Western blotting (immunoblotting). In the present study we investigated the sensitivity and specificity of this method. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Meyer MP,Eddy T,Baughn RE

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Widespread use of conjugate pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein vaccines may alter the spectrum of pneumococci producing invasive disease. Novel sensitive diagnostic methods would be valuable for monitoring the epidemiology of pneumococcal disease within populations and vaccine recipients. Ideally, these methods shoul...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Leeming JP,Cartwright K,Morris R,Martin SA,Smith MD,South-West Pneumococcus Study Group.

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a molecular epidemiology study on 120 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from patients presenting pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in Burkina Faso. Classical antibiogram studies and genetic characterization, using mycobacterial interspersed repetitive-unit-variable-number tandem-repeat (MIRU-VNTR) typing and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Godreuil S,Torrea G,Terru D,Chevenet F,Diagbouga S,Supply P,Van de Perre P,Carriere C,Bañuls AL

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Azole-resistant Aspergillus fumigatus is an increasing worldwide problem with major clinical implications. Surveillance is warranted to guide clinicians to provide optimal treatment to patients. To investigate azole resistance in clinical Aspergillus isolates in our institution, a Belgian university hospital, we condu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Montesinos I,Argudín MA,Hites M,Ahajjam F,Dodémont M,Dagyaran C,Bakkali M,Etienne I,Jacobs F,Knoop C,Patteet S,Lagrou K

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two hundred ninety isolates of Escherichia coli were investigated for the production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs). Fourteen (4.8%) of the 290 strains were found to produce ESBLs. Each of the 14 strains produced one or two ESBLs, as follows: 10 strains produced TEM-52, 1 strain produced SHV-2a, 1 strain...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Pai H,Lyu S,Lee JH,Kim J,Kwon Y,Kim JW,Choe KW

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1 and 2 regions in the rRNA gene were determined by directly sequencing PCR-amplified fragments for all of the species (17 species and five varieties) in the genus Trichosporon. Comparative sequence analysis suggests that six medically relevant species,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sugita T,Nishikawa A,Ikeda R,Shinoda T

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten characteristic strains of spirochetes (HT2, HT7, HT10, HT15, HT17, HT19, HT20, HT22, HT32, and HT59) isolated from Ixodes persulcatus adult ticks in Hokkaido, Japan, were selected and analyzed by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, with monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies, and by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis....

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fukunaga M,Sohnaka M,Takahashi Y,Nakao M,Miyamoto K

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Penicilliosis, caused by the dimorphic fungus Penicillium marneffei, is an important opportunistic systemic fungal infection affecting immunocompromised individuals living in areas where penicilliosis is endemic. We have demonstrated previously that a urinary enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with purified rab...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Desakorn V,Simpson AJ,Wuthiekanun V,Sahassananda D,Rajanuwong A,Pitisuttithum P,Howe PA,Smith MD,White NJ

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of brucellosis in cattle and small ruminants requires the use of more than one serological test. The complement fixation test (CFT), the rose bengal test (RBT), and the serum agglutination test (SAT) are among the most useful tests for routine diagnosis. The microagglutination test (MAT) was developed as...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Baum M,Zamir O,Bergman-Rios R,Katz E,Beider Z,Cohen A,Banai M

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The serotype, RNA electropherotype, and cross-protection properties of rotaviruses isolated from canine, simian, porcine, and human species were compared. The bovine strain B:USA:78:1A and the canine strain C:USA:81:2 were adapted to cell culture and cloned in this study. The other viruses, i.e., simian strain S:USA:7...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gaul SK,Simpson TF,Woode GN,Fulton RW

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sapporo-like viruses (SLVs) are associated with acute gastroenteritis in humans. Due to a limited supply of available reagents for diagnosis, little is known about the incidence and pathogenicity of these viruses. We have developed a first-generation generic reverse transcriptase (RT) PCR assay based on a single prime...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Vinjé J,Deijl H,van der Heide R,Lewis D,Hedlund KO,Svensson L,Koopmans MP

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We validated a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the detection of anti-CagA antibodies in Brazilian patients with Helicobacter pylori infection. The test presented high sensitivity (97.4%) and specificity (88.9%) when employed in patients without gastric carcinoma. However, in gastric carcinoma patients...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rocha AM,Rocha GA,Santos A,de Oliveira CA,Queiroz DM

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 90 clinical isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans studied, 3 were determined to be serotype B/C. The patients from whom these B/C isolates were obtained were identified as never having lived in or visited the areas associated with B/C serotypes. This finding suggests a broader geographic distribution of this serotype...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fromtling RA,Shadomy S,Shadomy HJ,Dismukes WE

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) causes acute and relapsing symptoms characterized by ulcerative lesions. Laboratory diagnosis of HSV in cutaneous or mucocutaneous lesions has historically been performed with the use of viral cell culture systems; however, these tests are laborious and suffer decreased sensitivity for advan...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Faron ML,Ledeboer NA,Patel A,Beqa SH,Yen-Lieberman B,Kohn D,Leber AL,Mayne D,Northern WI,Buchan BW

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional culture techniques are limited in the ability to detect multiple Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes in nasopharyngeal (NP) secretions. We developed an immunoblot (IB) method with monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to detect S. pneumoniae and to identify serotypes. NP specimens stored in skim milk-tryptone-gluco...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bronsdon MA,O'Brien KL,Facklam RR,Whitney CG,Schwartz B,Carlone GM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection and quantitation of human immunoglobulin M (IgM), IgG, and IgA antibodies against Yersinia enterocolitica by using lipopolysaccharides as antigens is described. The results obtained with the lipopolysaccharide ELISA were compared with the results of the wh...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Granfors K,Viljanen MK,Toivanen A

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of catheter-related bloodstream infection by Tsukamurella inchonensis, identified using 16S rRNA gene sequencing, in a patient with myelofibrosis who underwent a bone marrow transplant. Tsukamurella species infections are rare. To our knowledge, this is the first case of T. inchonensis bloodstream inf...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Takebe I,Sawabe E,Ohkusu K,Tojo N,Tohda S

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：:Type-specific antigen was purified from the supernatant of type III group B streptococcal cultures, tyrosylated, and bound to microtiter wells for an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The immunological specificity of the antigen and the assay was shown by (i) reaction only with homologous unabsorbed rabbit sera and (...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Anthony BF,Concepcion NF,McGeary SA,Ward JI,Heiner DC,Shapshak P,Insel RA

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid and simple method for extracting specific cell-free antigens of Coccidioides immitis and Histoplasma capsulatum from agar slant cultures was developed. The extracts were analyzed in immunodiffusion tests for the presence of C. immitis or H. capsulatum specific antigens. These extracts were compared with cultur...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kaufman L,Standard P

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of the Beijing genotype family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are a cause of particular concern because of their increasing dissemination in the world and their association with drug resistance. Phylogenetically, this family includes distinct ancient and modern sublineages. The modern strains, contrary to the a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ribeiro SC,Gomes LL,Amaral EP,Andrade MR,Almeida FM,Rezende AL,Lanes VR,Carvalho EC,Suffys PN,Mokrousov I,Lasunskaia EB

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-one Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium isolates of animal and human origin, matched by phage type, antimicrobial resistance pattern, and place of isolation, were analyzed by microbiological and molecular techniques, including pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) and plasmid profiling. PFGE identified 10 ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cooke FJ,Wain J,Fookes M,Ivens A,Thomson N,Brown DJ,Threlfall EJ,Gunn G,Foster G,Dougan G

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequence analysis of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was employed as the gold standard method for yeast identification in the China Hospital Invasive Fungal Surveillance Net (CHIF-NET). It has subsequently been found that matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhang L,Xiao M,Wang H,Gao R,Fan X,Brown M,Gray TJ,Kong F,Xu YC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The appearance and persistence of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG antibodies in postnatal rubella infections were studied by employing a solid-phase radioimmunoassay test. Altogether, 222 serial serum specimens from 51 patients with acute rubella infection were tested. Both IgG and IgM antibodies developed rapidly and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Meurman OH

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acinetobacter isolates associated with casualties from the Iraq conflict from the United States were compared with those from the United Kingdom by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and integron analysis. Representatives of the main outbreak strain associated with casualties from both countries were indistinguishable i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Turton JF,Kaufmann ME,Gill MJ,Pike R,Scott PT,Fishbain J,Craft D,Deye G,Riddell S,Lindler LE,Pitt TL

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:Capnocytophaga is a genus of gram-negative rods involved mainly in bacteremia in immunocompromised hosts. Here we report a case of Capnocytophaga peritonitis in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis. The disease appeared as a superinfection during antimicrobial therapy of a previous episode of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Esteban J,Albalate M,Caramelo C,Reyero A,Carriazo MA,Hernandez J,Ortiz A,Soriano F

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00