Identification of nocardia species by restriction endonuclease analysis of an amplified portion of the 16S rRNA gene.

abstract：:One of the capabilities developed by bacteria is the ability to gain large fragments of DNA from other bacteria or to lose portions of their own genomes. Among these exchangeable fragments are the genomic islands (GIs). Nine GIs have been identified in Brucella, and genomic island 3 (GI-3) is shared by two pathogenic ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Céspedes S,Salgado P,Valenzuela P,Vidal R,Oñate AA

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection and quantitation of human parainfluenza virus type 1 (HPIV-1) RNA in nasal wash specimens from 49 children with lower respiratory infections were performed by a reverse transcription-PCR-enzyme hybridization assay (RT-PCR-EHA). The HPIV-1 RT-PCR-EHA was then used to test 40 samples from asymptomatic chil...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fan J,Henrickson KJ

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of whole-genome sequencing (WGS) for routine mycobacterial species identification and drug susceptibility testing (DST) is becoming a reality. We compared the performances of WGS and standard laboratory workflows prospectively, by parallel processing at a major mycobacterial reference service over the course of 1 ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Quan TP,Bawa Z,Foster D,Walker T,Del Ojo Elias C,Rathod P,MMM Informatics Group.,Iqbal Z,Bradley P,Mowbray J,Walker AS,Crook DW,Wyllie DH,Peto TEA,Smith EG

更新日期：2018-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a central venous catheter-related (Port-A-Cath; Smiths Industries Medical Systems [SIMS] Deltec, Inc., St. Paul, Minn.) infection caused by Rhodotorula glutinis in a 51-year-old man with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. He was treated with fluconazole for 8 weeks and had the catheter removed. Two isolates of R. g...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hsueh PR,Teng LJ,Ho SW,Luh KT

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for blastomycosis was evaluated with 65 human sera from culturally or histologically proven cases of blastomycosis, 53 sera from humans with heterologous infections, and 115 sera from apparently normal people. The diagnostic value of the ELISA was compared with that of the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Turner S,Kaufman L,Jalbert M

更新日期：1986-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in anogenital carcinogenesis is firmly established, but evidence that supports a similar role in skin remains speculative. Immunosuppressed renal transplant recipients have an increased incidence of viral warts and nonmelanoma skin cancer, and the presence of HPV DNA in these les...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Harwood CA,Spink PJ,Surentheran T,Leigh IM,de Villiers EM,McGregor JM,Proby CM,Breuer J

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies established that neither cloth nor disposable diapers demonstrably contributed to the growth of Escherichia coli, Proteus vulgaris, Staphylococcus aureus, or Candida albicans when urine was present as a growth medium. In a clinical study of 166 children, the microbial skin flora of children with atopi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Keswick BH,Seymour JL,Milligan MC

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Tigecycline Evaluation and Surveillance Trial (TEST) was designed to monitor global longitudinal changes in bacterial susceptibility to a panel of antimicrobial agents, including tigecycline. In this study, we examine susceptibility among Gram-positive isolates collected from pediatric patients globally between 20...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brandon M,Dowzicky MJ

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates in children. This study assessed the impact of a direct HSV (dHSV) PCR assay on the time to result reporting and the duration of acyclovir therapy for children with signs and symptoms...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Van TT,Mongkolrattanothai K,Arevalo M,Lustestica M,Dien Bard J

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:McCoy cells treated with cycloheximide, iododeoxyuridine, and DEAE-dextran and untreated McCoy cells were inoculated with two stock strains of Chlamydia trachomatis and with 231 urethral specimens from men, 53 (23%) of which contained C. trachomatis. Isolation rates, number and quality of inclusions, and quality of th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Benes S,McCormack WM

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eleven isolates representing five distinct outbreaks of pneumococcal conjunctivitis were examined for phenotypic and genetic characteristics. None of the strains possessed capsules, and all strains were susceptible to optochin, bile soluble, and Gen-Probe AccuProbe test positive. All 11 isolates were confirmed as Stre...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Carvalho MG,Steigerwalt AG,Thompson T,Jackson D,Facklam RR

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori cagA and vacA genotypes have been used for almost a decade as stable entities to link the severity of gastritis and ulcer disease. We describe here microevolution of the two genomic islands, cag pathogenicity island (cagPAI; 40 kb) and tfs3 (16 kb) from isolates obtained at inclusion (one subclone)...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Alvi A,Devi SM,Ahmed I,Hussain MA,Rizwan M,Lamouliatte H,Mégraud F,Ahmed N

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nocardia asteroides is a rare cause of keratitis usually associated with trauma. We report a case of corneal ulceration caused by N. asteroides in a patient with leprosy. This is the first case report of nocardial keratitis from Southeast Asia. The diminished corneal sensation in a patient with leprosy could be a pred...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tendolkar UM,Varaiya A,Ahuja AS,Motwane SA,Gogate AS

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-six Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains (62 of the gravis biotype and 4 of the mitis biotype) isolated during the Georgian diphtheria epidemic of 1993 to 1998 and 13 non-Georgian C. diphtheriae strains (10 Russian and 3 reference isolates) were characterized by (i) biotyping, (ii) toxigenicity testing with the E...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sulakvelidze A,Kekelidze M,Gomelauri T,Deng Y,Khetsuriani N,Kobaidze K,De Zoysa A,Efstratiou A,Morris JG Jr,Imnadze P

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this work, we describe the assembly of a synthetic gene coding for several antigenic determinants found in different Leishmania infantum antigens. Selected epitopes were derived from the ribosomal proteins LiP2a, LiP2b, and LiP0 and from the histone H2A. The resulting gene was overexpressed in Escherichia coli eith...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Soto M,Requena JM,Quijada L,Alonso C

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid (2.5 h) direct enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for Clostridium difficile toxin A was developed for clinical use. Specimen centrifugation and filtration were not required. The EIA detected toxin A levels in patient stool as low as 20 pg (2 ng/ml of stool). The test was 5,000 times more sensitive for toxin A than it wa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： DiPersio JR,Varga FJ,Conwell DL,Kraft JA,Kozak KJ,Willis DH

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous analysis of the microbiology of advanced caries by culture and real-time PCR emphasized the high incidence and abundance of gram-negative anaerobic species, particularly Prevotella-like bacteria. The diversity of Prevotella-like bacteria was further explored by analyzing pooled bacterial DNA from lesions of c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nadkarni MA,Caldon CE,Chhour KL,Fisher IP,Martin FE,Jacques NA,Hunter N

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty human clinical Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare complex strains isolated in Greece were characterized to the species level by PCR with three sets of primers specific for one or both species. M. avium predominated in both human immunodeficiency virus-positive and -negative patients, but the frequency of M. i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kyriakopoulos AM,Tassios PT,Matsiota-Bernard P,Marinis E,Tsaousidou S,Legakis NJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We systematically evaluated 5 methods for testing daptomycin versus 48 Enterococcus faecalis, 51 Enterococcus faecium, and 50 Staphylococcus aureus isolates using (i and ii) broth microdilution (BMD) with 50-mg/liter calcium medium supplementation (reference method) and 30-mg/liter calcium medium supplementation (BMD3...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kirn TJ,Onyeaso E,Syed M,Weinstein MP

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite its theoretical advantages, direct antimicrobial susceptibility testing (DST) of urine specimens remains controversial largely because of concerns regarding its accuracy, particularly with mixed cultures. To evaluate the performance of DST in the setting of acute urinary tract infection (UTI), we performed DST...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Johnson JR,Tiu FS,Stamm WE

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:From November 2000 to October 2001, a reverse transcription-PCR using primers directed to the norovirus RNA polymerase coding region was included in a viral and bacterial routine screening to diagnose sporadic cases of acute gastroenteritis among children in Asturias, Spain. The role of noroviruses (8.6% of the positi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boga JA,Melón S,Nicieza I,De Diego I,Villar M,Parra F,De Oña M

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic-associated hemorrhagic colitis (AAHC) is associated with Klebsiella oxytoca. This study analyzed whether cytotoxic properties are linked to specific subtypes of K. oxytoca. Klebsiella isolates from stools of AAHC patients, healthy carriers, and diarrhea patients as well as from infections of other organs we...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Joainig MM,Gorkiewicz G,Leitner E,Weberhofer P,Zollner-Schwetz I,Lippe I,Feierl G,Krause R,Hinterleitner T,Zechner EL,Högenauer C

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two colorimetric methods that use Alamar Blue or 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide (MTT) for assaying the in vitro activities of antifungal agents have been described. We report that both tests performed similarly when the antifungal activity of amphotericin B against Candida albicans wa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jahn B,Stüben A,Bhakdi S

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is spreading fast in many African countries, there is an increasing demand for rapid and sensitive diagnostic methods that can be used to confirm the initial diagnosis based on clinical symptoms or pathological findings. Two PCR-based diagnostic systems for identification of...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Persson A,Pettersson B,Bölske G,Johansson KE

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in northern Alberta was detected using two enzyme immunoassays and an in-house real-time PCR. Of 2,328 stool samples, 8 were positive for O157:H7 STEC and 13 were positive for non-O157 STEC. No significant gender (P = 0.17) or age (P = 0.81) differences between groups were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chui L,Lee MC,Malejczyk K,Lim L,Fok D,Kwong P

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Respiratory diphtheria, characterized by a firmly adherent pseudomembrane, is caused by toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae, with similar illness produced occasionally by toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans or, rarely, Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis While diphtheria laboratory confirmation requir...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Williams MM,Waller JL,Aneke JS,Weigand MR,Diaz MH,Bowden KE,Simon AK,Peng Y,Xiaoli L,Cassiday PK,Winchell J,Tondella ML

更新日期：2020-09-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Viral hemorrhagic fevers, because of their high mortality rates, the lack of medical countermeasures, and their potential use as instruments of bioterrorism, pose a significant threat to the developed and the developing areas of the world. The key to preventing the spread of these diseases is early and accurate detect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Satterly NG,Voorhees MA,Ames AD,Schoepp RJ

更新日期：2016-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied whether the Etest can be used as an alternative to agar dilution to determine antimicrobial susceptibilities of ceftriaxone, cefixime, and cefpodoxime in Neisseria gonorrhoeae surveillance. One hundred fifteen clinical and laboratory isolates of N. gonorrhoeae were tested following the Clinical Laboratory I...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liu H,Taylor TH Jr,Pettus K,Trees D

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An apparent outbreak of serious Candida albicans infections (n = 6) occurred in a surgical intensive care unit over a 4-week period. Four patients developed C. albicans bloodstream infections. An additional patient developed catheter-related C. albicans infection; the sixth patient developed an infection of cerebrospi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Voss A,Pfaller MA,Hollis RJ,Rhine-Chalberg J,Doebbeling BN

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Vidas Chlamydia test (CHL) is an automated enzyme-linked immunofluorescence assay for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis. Positive and equivocal results are confirmed with a blocking assay. A mouse monoclonal antibody directed against the chlamydial lipopolysaccharides was used for the test. The CHL assay is w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Schachter J,Jones RB,Butler RC,Rice B,Brooks D,Van der Pol B,Gray M,Moncada J

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00