High aspartyl proteinase production and vaginitis in human immunodeficiency virus-infected women.

abstract：:Microsporidia (phylum Microsproa) have recently become recognized as common opportunistic protozoans in the United States and worldwide, particularly affecting immunodeficient patients. Microsporidian organisms within the genus Encephalitozoon are the cause of nephrologic, ophthalmic, pneumologic, gastroenteric, and s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Enriquez FJ,Ditrich O,Palting JD,Smith K

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：:During February and March 1984, 207 fecal samples from infants and children with gastroenteritis were tested for rotavirus with four techniques: two enzyme immunoassays (Rotazyme; Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Ill., and Enzygnost-Rotavirus; Calbiochem-Behring, La Jolla, Calif.) and two latex agglutination tests ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sambourg M,Goudeau A,Courant C,Pinon G,Denis F

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative PCR (qPCR) is more sensitive than microscopy for detecting Pneumocystis jirovecii in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid. We therefore developed a qPCR assay and compared the results with those of a routine immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and clinical data. The assay included automated DNA extraction, ampli...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Botterel F,Cabaret O,Foulet F,Cordonnier C,Costa JM,Bretagne S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we determined the sequences of four intimin variant genes detected in attaching and effacing Escherichia coli isolates of human origin. Three of them were novel and were designated eae-eta (eta), eae-iota (iota), and eae-kappa (kappa). The fourth was identical to the recently described eae-zeta (zeta), ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhang WL,Köhler B,Oswald E,Beutin L,Karch H,Morabito S,Caprioli A,Suerbaum S,Schmidt H

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Species of the genus Bartonella are currently recognized in growing numbers and are involved in an increasing variety of human diseases, mainly trench fever, Carrion's disease, bacillary angiomatosis, endocarditis, cat scratch disease, neuroretinitis, and asymptomatic bacteremia. Such a wide spectrum of infections mak...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Houpikian P,Raoult D

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannheimia glucosida, M. haemolytica, and M. ruminalis were isolated from cases of acute mastitis in ewes. M. glucosida was found to be a common cause of clinical mastitis in sheep. Selected phenotypic tests in addition to genotyping were needed to definitively identify Mannheimia species causing ovine mastitis. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Omaleki L,Barber SR,Allen JL,Browning GF

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All medical and high-risk surgical patients were screened for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization over 3.5 years. The sensitivities of nasal and rectal swabs were 68% and 62%, respectively. Naris and open-skin-site swabs detected 467 (74%) of 627 adult carriers identified. Rectal swabs detected an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Currie A,Davis L,Odrobina E,Waldman S,White D,Tomassi J,Katz KC

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case in which fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) utilized for relapsing Clostridium difficile colitis successfully eradicated colonization with several multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs). FMT may have an additive benefit of reducing MDRO carriage and should be further investigated as a potential mea...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Crum-Cianflone NF,Sullivan E,Ballon-Landa G

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This three-center collaborative study was conducted to evaluate samples of the Microbial Profile System (MPS) antimicrobial microdilution panels [previously produced by Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Co., (3M Co.), St. Paul, Minn. and currently produced by Flow Laboratories, Inc., Rockville, Md.). This was a three-p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gerlach EH,Jones RN,Barry AL

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

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：:Many diseases with unknown etiology may be caused by unidentified viruses. Sequence-independent amplification revealed a new astrovirus, similar to VA1, in a 4-year-old male diagnosed with celiac disease. This expands the geographic range of this virus to include Europe and may associate astrovirus infection with the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Smits SL,van Leeuwen M,van der Eijk AA,Fraaij PL,Escher JC,Simon JH,Osterhaus AD

更新日期：2010-09-01 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 CLSI (formerly NCCLS) M38-A document for antifungal susceptibility testing of filamentous fungi does not describe guidelines for echinocandins. A multicenter study (eight centers) evaluated inter- and intralaboratory reproducibilities of two reading times (24 and 48 h or 48 and 72 h) and two end points (MICs and m...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Espinel-Ingroff A,Fothergill A,Ghannoum M,Manavathu E,Ostrosky-Zeichner L,Pfaller MA,Rinaldi MG,Schell W,Walsh TJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical importance of nondiphtherial Corynebacterium, a ubiquitous member of the normal human microflora of the skin and mucous membrane, for ocular surface infections has been recognized recently. We performed an antimicrobial susceptibility test with Etest strips for three fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin, norfl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Eguchi H,Kuwahara T,Miyamoto T,Nakayama-Imaohji H,Ichimura M,Hayashi T,Shiota H

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel one-step, closed-tube, loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for detecting Entamoeba histolytica, one of the leading causes of morbidity in developing countries, was developed. The sensitivity of the LAMP assay is 1 parasite per reaction. A total of 130 clinical samples were analyzed, and the res...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liang SY,Chan YH,Hsia KT,Lee JL,Kuo MC,Hwa KY,Chan CW,Chiang TY,Chen JS,Wu FT,Ji DD

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rodent models have been developed to study the pathogenesis of diseases caused by Helicobacter pylori, as well as by other gastric and intestinal Helicobacter spp., but some murine enteric Helicobacter spp. cause hepatobiliary and intestinal tract diseases in specific inbred strains of laboratory mice. To identify the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nilsson HO,Ouis IS,Stenram U,Ljungh A,Moran AP,Wadström T,Al-Soud WA

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 151 Escherichia coli strains resistant to cefotaxime and ceftazidime were isolated during a prospective surveillance study. These strains were characterized by clinical, microbiological, and molecular analyses and were distributed into four clusters of 103, 11, 6, and 5 isolates, along with 25 unrelated str...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Oteo J,Navarro C,Cercenado E,Delgado-Iribarren A,Wilhelmi I,Orden B,García C,Miguelañez S,Pérez-Vázquez M,García-Cobos S,Aracil B,Bautista V,Campos J

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA loads in paired leukocyte and plasma samples from 199 patient visits by 66 patients with CMV retinitis were determined. Leukocyte CMV load determinations had a greater range of values (mean, 24,587 copies/10(6) leukocytes; maximum, 539, 000) than did plasma CMV load determinations (mean, 10,3...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jabs DA,Forman M,Enger C,Jackson JB

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At the Islet Isolation Laboratory of the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, manual sterility testing data show that contamination rates are 57.7% for pancreas transport fluid, 4.3% for postpurification islet samples, and 0% for pretransplant islet samples. This pilot study presents the BacT/Alert System as a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Murray L,McGowan N,Fleming J,Bailey L

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriological and morphological studies of 38 brown pigment common duct stones were performed. Stone cultures were positive for bacteria in 80.5% of those studied. Enterococci were the most common organisms that were isolated. Scanning electron microscopy showed the presence of bacteria in 84.2% of the stones. The b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Leung JW,Sung JY,Costerton JW

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid ID32A kit (bioMérieux Vitek, Inc., Hazelwood, Mo.) was evaluated for its ability to identify Peptostreptococcus species compared with conventional biochemical tests and gas-liquid chromatography (Virginia Polytechnic Institute), the current "gold standard" method. A total of 5 Peptostreptococcus American Typ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ng J,Ng LK,Chow AW,Dillon JA

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type strains of six Campylobacter species or subspecies were examined in eight tests used for the identification of such organisms. False-positive results were obtained in certain tests (growth on 1% bile, brilliant green, selenite, trimethylamine-N-oxide, 2,3,5-triphenyl tetrazolium chloride, and minimal media) w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： On SL,Holmes B

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical isolates of Haemophilus influenzae were assessed for the presence of fucK, hap, and sodC by hybridization with gene-specific probes, and isolates diverging from the expected H. influenzae genotype were characterized by phenotype and 16S rRNA gene sequencing. Two of 480 isolates were finally classified as vari...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Nørskov-Lauritsen N

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During lyssavirus surveillance, 1,221 bats of at least 30 species were collected from 25 locations in Kenya. One isolate of Lagos bat virus (LBV) was obtained from a dead Eidolon helvum fruit bat. The virus was most similar phylogenetically to LBV isolates from Senegal (1985) and from France (imported from Togo or Egy...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kuzmin IV,Niezgoda M,Franka R,Agwanda B,Markotter W,Beagley JC,Urazova OY,Breiman RF,Rupprecht CE

更新日期：2008-04-01 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

abstract：:The emerging multidrug-resistant pathogenic yeast Candida auris represents a serious threat to global health. Unlike most other Candida species, this organism appears to be commonly transmitted within health care facilities and causes health care-associated outbreaks. To better understand the epidemiology of this emer...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Welsh RM,Bentz ML,Shams A,Houston H,Lyons A,Rose LJ,Litvintseva AP

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PCR of a Candida albicans cytochrome P-450 lanosterol-alpha-demethylase (P450-L1A1) gene segment is a rapid and sensitive method of detection in clinical specimens. This enzyme is a target for azole antifungal action. In order to directly detect and identify the clinically most important species of Candida, we cloned ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Burgener-Kairuz P,Zuber JP,Jaunin P,Buchman TG,Bille J,Rossier M

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For recovery of brucellae from clinical specimens, a lysis-concentration procedure was superior to the procedure of Castañeda (M. R. Castañeda, Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 64:114-115, 1947). ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Etemadi H,Raissadat A,Pickett MJ,Zafari Y,Vahedifar P

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid detection of drug-resistant bacteria in clinical samples plays an instrumental role in patients' infection management and in implementing effective infection control policies. In the study described in this report, we validated a multiplex TaqMan real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) assay for the detection of bla(K...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hindiyeh M,Smollan G,Grossman Z,Ram D,Robinov J,Belausov N,Ben-David D,Tal I,Davidson Y,Shamiss A,Mendelson E,Keller N

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00