Newly recognized herpesvirus causing malignant catarrhal fever in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus).

abstract：:By use of the nearly perfectly colinear genomes of Rickettsia conorii and Rickettsia prowazekii, we compared the usefulness of three types of sequences for typing of R. conorii isolates: (i) 5 variable coding genes comprising the 16S ribosomal DNA, gltA, ompB, and sca4 (gene D) genes, which are present in both genomes...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fournier PE,Zhu Y,Ogata H,Raoult D

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Few studies have assessed the time to blood culture positivity as a predictor of clinical outcome in bloodstream infections (BSIs). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the time to positivity (TTP) of blood cultures in patients with Staphylococcus aureus BSIs and to assess its impact on clinical outcome. We perfo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Marra AR,Edmond MB,Forbes BA,Wenzel RP,Bearman GM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Borrelia lusitaniae is a species within the complex Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and is infrequently isolated in Europe. In contrast, this species is by far the most predominant in North Africa and in Portugal. In this study, we analyzed the genetic diversity, at several loci, of a large population of isolates from...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Younsi H,Sarih M,Jouda F,Godfroid E,Gern L,Bouattour A,Baranton G,Postic D

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a stress test, the recently introduced RapID CB Plus system (Remel Inc. [formerly Innovative Diagnostic Systems], Norcross, Ga.) was challenged with a diverse set of gram-positive rods comprising 345 strains of coryneform bacteria and 33 strains of Listeria spp. representing a total of 49 different taxa. Overall, w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Funke G,Peters K,Aravena-Roman M

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the sensitivity of the BinaxNOW pneumococcal urinary antigen (PUA) test for adult pneumococcal pneumonia caused by different serotypes. In this study, we aimed to analyze the trends in the sensitivity of the PUA test over a 15-year period (2001 to 2015) and to analyze its sensitivity for pneumoco...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shoji H,Domenech A,Simonetti AF,González A,García-Somoza D,Cubero M,Martí S,Maeda M,Tubau F,Liñares J,Domínguez MA,Carratalà J,Ardanuy C

更新日期：2018-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we designed an internally controlled quantitative nested real-time (QNRT) PCR assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in order to rapidly diagnose tuberculous meningitis. This technique combined the high sensitivity of nested PCR with the accurate quantification of real-time PCR. In this study, we attempt...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Takahashi T,Tamura M,Asami Y,Kitamura E,Saito K,Suzuki T,Takahashi SN,Matsumoto K,Sawada S,Yokoyama E,Takasu T

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osiris is a video zone size reader for disk diffusion tests featuring a built-in extended expert system (EES). The efficacy of the EES for the identification of the beta-lactam susceptibility phenotypes of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates was evaluated. Thirteen beta-lactams were tested in four laboratories by the disk...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bert F,Ould-Hocine Z,Juvin M,Dubois V,Loncle-Provot V,Lefranc V,Quentin C,Lambert N,Arlet G

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contamination of semiclosed disposable circuits of Healthdyne and Bourns ventilators was studied in a newborn intensive care unit over a 2-year period. A total of 379 fluid samples was obtained from inspiratory and expiratory tubing condensates and traps and from thermal humidifier columns fed with prefilled conta...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Malecka-Griggs B

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using data from an ongoing Swedish intervention project, the observed durations of nasopharyngeal carriage of penicillin-nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae (PNSP) (MIC of penicillin G of >or=0.5 microg/ml) stratified by both pneumococcal serogroup and age of the carrier were compared. The means and 95% confidence...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Högberg L,Geli P,Ringberg H,Melander E,Lipsitch M,Ekdahl K

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A differential staining method employing acridine orange-stained rickettsiae and safranin-stained standardized suspensions of Shigella dysenteriae is described for enumerating rickettsiae harvested during various stages of the growth cycle. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Silverman DJ,Fiset P,Wisseman CL Jr

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter rectus was isolated under routine anaerobic conditions (no additional hydrogen gas in the atmosphere) from an oral, nonperiodontal abscess from a patient with gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. We report the first case of a palate abscess caused by C. rectus and review the literature and atmospheric requir...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mahlen SD,Clarridge JE 3rd

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Swine influenza viruses (SIV) have been shown to sporadically infect humans and are infrequently identified by the Influenza Division of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after being received as unsubtypeable influenza A virus samples. Real-time reverse transcriptase PCR (rRT-PCR) procedures for det...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shu B,Wu KH,Emery S,Villanueva J,Johnson R,Guthrie E,Berman L,Warnes C,Barnes N,Klimov A,Lindstrom S

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 189 Candida albicans isolates have been typed by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis. The results obtained confirm the clonal mode of reproduction of C. albicans. The C. albicans populations found in the oropharynx of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients, in the oropharynx of healthy carriers,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boerlin P,Boerlin-Petzold F,Goudet J,Durussel C,Pagani JL,Chave JP,Bille J

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metarhizium viride has been associated with fatal systemic mycoses in chameleons, but subsequent data on mycoses caused by this fungus in reptiles are lacking. The aim of this investigation was therefore to obtain information on the presence of M. viride in reptiles kept as pets in captivity and its association with c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schmidt V,Klasen L,Schneider J,Hübel J,Pees M

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus are closely related pathogenic organisms that are difficult to differentiate phenotypically or genotypically. It is well known that vegetative and spore forms of bacilli are quite distinct both morphologically and chemically, but spore-specific chemical markers allowing these spe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fox A,Black GE,Fox K,Rostovtseva S

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We determined the E-Test and National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards standardized agar dilution MICs of ceftazidime, ciprofloxacin, piperacillin, and tobramycin for Pseudomonas aeruginosa during tests of 100 rough and mucoid P. aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis patients. The levels of agreement (+/...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Marley EF,Mohla C,Campos JM

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective study was conducted on 25 Legionella pneumophila culture-positive and 98 culture-negative bronchoalveolar lavage fluid samples to compare two DNA preparation methods: a rapid modified Chelex-based protocol and a proteinase K method. PCR was found to be more sensitive with the Chelex-based method (P = 0.0...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jaulhac B,Reyrolle M,Sodahlon YK,Jarraud S,Kubina M,Monteil H,Piémont Y,Etienne J

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Class-specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) with purified recombinant antigens of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu stricto and Western blot analyses with whole cells of this spirochete were used to test human sera to determine which antigens were diagnostically important. In analyses for immunoglobulin M (IgM...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Magnarelli LA,Ijdo JW,Padula SJ,Flavell RA,Fikrig E

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using the Staphylococcus aureus absorption method, we have modified a commercial radioimmunoassay kit for the determination of total antibody to hepatitis B core antigen so that we can now determine the predominant globulin species of that antibody. One-hundred percent of acute hepatitis B sera had a predominance of i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schable CA,Maynard JE

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective study, 139 serial blood samples from 15 transplant recipients were assessed for the presence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) by virus isolation (CMV viremia) and by direct staining of CMV antigens (CMV Ag) in blood leukocytes (CMV antigenemia). CMV was isolated from 23 samples, whereas CMV Ag was detected in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van der Bij W,Schirm J,Torensma R,van Son WJ,Tegzess AM,The TH

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 12,321 stool samples analyzed over a 6-year interval, 870 (7.1%) were positive for a total of 1,019 parasites, of which 1,011 (99.2%) were found in trichrome-stained smears of unconcentrated specimens while only 479 (47.0%) were detected in iodine-stained smears of concentrated samples. Stool specimens were next an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kellogg JA,Elder CJ

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several unusual fatty acids characterized strains of Francisella tularensis. Long-chain (C20-C26) acids and the hydroxy acids 2-hydroxy-decanoate, 3-hydroxy-hexadecanoate, and 3-hydroxy-octadecanoate appeared to be of special diagnostic value. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jantzen E,Berdal BP,Omland T

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The RD2 region of the internalization-associated gene prtF1, which encodes the fibronectin-binding repeat domain type 2 of protein F1, plays a crucial role in the entry of group A streptococci (GAS) into epithelial cells. A molecular study of the variability of the RD2 region was carried out with 77 independent Italia...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Spinaci C,Magi G,Zampaloni C,Vitali LA,Paoletti C,Catania MR,Prenna M,Ferrante L,Ripa S,Varaldo PE,Facinelli B

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter jejuni was recovered from four dogs (11%) and four cats (33%) living with Danish human patients infected with C. jejuni. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis revealed the occurrence of the same quinolone-resistant strain in a girl and her dog. C. jejuni isolates with closely related (>95% sim...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Damborg P,Olsen KE,Møller Nielsen E,Guardabassi L

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular methodologies were used to identify 28 Achromobacter spp. from patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) identified 17 Achromobacter xylosoxidans isolates (all bla(OXA-114) positive), nine Achromobacter ruhlandii isolates (all bla(OXA-114) positive), one Achromobacter dolens isola...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rodrigues ER,Ferreira AG,Leão RS,Leite CC,Carvalho-Assef AP,Albano RM,Marques EA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the performance of the Rapidec Carba NP test, which was introduced recently into the market for the detection of carbapenemase production in a broad spectrum of β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae clinical isolates. In total, 252 clinical Enterobacteriaceae isolates that had been genetically ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hombach M,von Gunten B,Castelberg C,Bloemberg GV

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori is known to be a major cause of peptic ulceration. The jhp0562 gene, encoding a glycosyltransferase involved in the synthesis of the lipopolysaccharide, was associated with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) in children. The beta-(1,3)-galactosyltransferase [beta-(1,3)GalT] gene (jhp0563), involved in Lewi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Oleastro M,Santos A,Cordeiro R,Nunes B,Mégraud F,Ménard A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a case of invasive pneumococcal infection in a healthy 10-month-old infant from whom Streptococcus pneumoniae serotype 23F was isolated from the blood and serotype 23B was isolated from the cerebrospinal fluid. Both serotypes were penicillin nonsusceptible. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis demonstr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： de Andrade AL,Pimenta FC,Laval CA,de Andrade JG,Guerra ML,Brandileone MC

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two species of Bartonella, a novel Bartonella clarridgeiae-like bacterium and B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii, were isolated from rural dogs and gray foxes in northern California. A novel B. clarridgeiae-like species was isolated from 3 (1.7%) of 182 dogs and 22 (42%) of 53 gray foxes, while B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Henn JB,Gabriel MW,Kasten RW,Brown RN,Theis JH,Foley JE,Chomel BB

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, the currently known typing methods for Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates were evaluated with regard to reproducibility, discrimination, and specificity. Therefore, 90 M. tuberculosis complex strains, originating from 38 countries, were tested in five restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) typ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kremer K,van Soolingen D,Frothingham R,Haas WH,Hermans PW,Martín C,Palittapongarnpim P,Plikaytis BB,Riley LW,Yakrus MA,Musser JM,van Embden JD

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00