abstract：:Lactococcus garvieae is a Gram-positive coccus that has morphological and biochemical similarities to enterococci. L. garvieae strains rare human pathogens, with only a few cases reported in the literature, mainly as a cause of infective endocarditis. L. garvieae is well known as a fish pathogen, and in some of the re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Navas ME,Hall G,El Bejjani D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A singleplex PCR assay using a single primer pair targeting the putative sugar transporter gene was developed here to distinguish Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii, Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans, and Cryptococcus gattii according to the distinct size of the amplicon. The interspecies and intravarietal hybr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Feng X,Fu X,Ling B,Wang L,Liao W,Yao Z

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PLEX-ID system is a novel technology that couples PCR amplification and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry to identify pathogens directly in clinical specimens. The analytical performance of the PLEX-ID Broad Fungal assay was compared with that of traditional culture identification by using 91 characterized...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Simner PJ,Uhl JR,Hall L,Weber MM,Walchak RC,Buckwalter S,Wengenack NL

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tests for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae, which can provide results rapidly to guide therapeutic decision-making, offer patient care advantages over laboratory-based tests that require several days to provide results. We compared results from the Cepheid GeneXpert CT/NG (Xpert) assay to results from t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gaydos CA,Van Der Pol B,Jett-Goheen M,Barnes M,Quinn N,Clark C,Daniel GE,Dixon PB,Hook EW 3rd,CT\/NG Study Group.

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative PCR on nasopharyngeal aspirate (NPA) can achieve high sensitivity and specificity in diagnosing Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) compared to microscopic examination of bronchoscopic specimens in a population with low HIV prevalence. Since NPA is a minimally invasive procedure, it is ideal as a screening test ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： To KK,Wong SC,Xu T,Poon RW,Mok KY,Chan JF,Cheng VC,Chan KH,Hung IF,Yuen KY

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Time to detection (TTD) in automated blood culture systems is delayed for sensitive microorganisms in the presence of antimicrobial substances and has been associated with worse outcomes for sepsis patients on inadequate empirical therapy. While resin addition removes antimicrobial substances to various degrees from b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mitteregger D,Barousch W,Nehr M,Kundi M,Zeitlinger M,Makristathis A,Hirschl AM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cobas human papillomavirus (HPV) test, approved by the FDA in April 2011, is a fully automated assay for the detection of 14 high-risk (hr) HPV genotypes from cervical specimens collected in liquid-based cytology medium using real-time PCR amplification of the L1 gene and TaqMan probes. Results are simultaneously ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Rao A,Young S,Erlich H,Boyle S,Krevolin M,Sun R,Apple R,Behrens C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Samples from patients at high risk for invasive aspergillosis (IA) were prospectively collected and analyzed for the presence of molecular markers of fungal infection. Serum specimens were screened for galactomannan and Aspergillus DNA, and whole-blood specimens were screened only for Aspergillus DNA. Fungal infection...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Springer J,Morton CO,Perry M,Heinz WJ,Paholcsek M,Alzheimer M,Rogers TR,Barnes RA,Einsele H,Loeffler J,White PL

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A protocol was optimized for the isolation of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) from milk and colostrum, with parameters including chemical decontamination, antibiotics, and different culture media. This study demonstrates that the efficiency of MAP recovery from milk is highly dependent upon the cultu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bradner L,Robbe-Austerman S,Beitz DC,Stabel JR

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present a duplex, real-time PCR assay for detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (blaKPC) and New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (blaNDM) genes. Accuracy was assessed with 158 Gram-negative bacillary isolates, including 134 carbapenemase producers. The assay had 100% sensitivity and specificity compared with r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Cunningham SA,Noorie T,Meunier D,Woodford N,Patel R

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of candidate antiviral drugs against Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6), and HHV-8 is hampered by the lack of convenient laboratory assays. We developed real-time quantitative PCR assays performed on supernatants of lymphoma cell lines and determined the 50% inhibitory concentrations (IC5...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Bounaadja L,Piret J,Goyette N,Boivin G

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The PNA-FISH Yeast Traffic Light assay was performed on 54 clinical isolates of yeasts inoculated into blood culture bottles. The assay showed high sensitivity (Candida albicans/C. parapsilosis, 100%; C. glabrata/C. krusei, 92.3%; C. tropicalis, 100%) and specificity (C. albicans/C. parapsilosis, 100%; C. glabrata/C. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Stone NR,Gorton RL,Barker K,Ramnarain P,Kibbler CC

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CHROMagar Yersinia (CAY) is a new chromogenic medium for the presumptive detection of virulent Yersinia enterocolitica in stools. Based on a comparative analysis of 1,494 consecutive stools from hospitalized patients, CAY was found to be just as sensitive as the reference medium (cefsulodin-irgasan-novobiocin agar) bu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Renaud N,Lecci L,Courcol RJ,Simonet M,Gaillot O

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a case-control study using the Fungitell assay, the novel Platelia Candida Antigen (Ag) Plus and Candida Antibody (Ab) Plus assays, and the Cand-Tec latex agglutination test to evaluate the usefulness of (1→3)-β-D-glucan (BDG), mannan antigen with/without anti-mannan antibody, and Cand-Tec Candida antigen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Held J,Kohlberger I,Rappold E,Busse Grawitz A,Häcker G

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sequencing-based pathogen identification directly from clinical specimens requires time-consuming interpretation, especially with mixed chromatograms when multiple microorganisms are detected. We assessed RipSeq Mixed software for human papillomavirus (HPV) genotyping by comparison to the linear array HPV genotyping a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tardif KD,Simmon KE,Kommedal O,Pyne MT,Schlaberg R

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiplex PCR (mPCR) protocol was developed for simultaneous detection of the gyrB gene in Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus mitis, and Streptococcus oralis, and the specificity was evaluated using 141 coccus strains. Genomic DNAs purified from S. pneumoniae, S. mitis, and S. oralis strains were efficiently de...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kim W,Park HK,Hwang WJ,Shin HS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The volume of blood sampled for blood culture determines its sensitivity. We measured low mean blood volumes in submitted aerobic (8.38 ± 3.88 ml) and anaerobic (7.16 ± 3.83 ml) blood culture bottles. Educational seminars were held for phlebotomy teams, and renewed measurements thereafter revealed significantly higher...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： van Ingen J,Hilt N,Bosboom R

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although antiretroviral treatment availability has improved, the virological monitoring of patients remains largely uneven across regions. In addition, viral quantification tests are suffering from human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) genetic diversity, fueled by the emergence of new recombinants and of lentivi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Etienne L,Eymard-Duvernay S,Aghokeng A,Butel C,Monleau M,Peeters M

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of CHROMagar STEC and CHROMagar STEC O104 (CHROMagar Microbiology, Paris, France) media for the detection of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) was assessed with 329 stool specimens collected over 14 months from patients with suspected STEC infections (June 2011 to August 2012). The CHROMaga...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gouali M,Ruckly C,Carle I,Lejay-Collin M,Weill FX

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequencies of 10 opportunistic DNA viruses were determined by multiplex real-time PCR in paired cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brain tissue of HIV-infected individuals. In the CSF, viruses were detectable in 45/55 cases: JC virus (JCV) in 62%, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) in 44%, cytomegalovirus (CMV) in 25%, varicell...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kannangai R,Sachithanandham J,Mahadevan A,Abraham AM,Sridharan G,Desai A,Ravi V,Shankar SK

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A species-specific molecular beacon real-time PCR assay was developed for rapid diagnosis of Exserohilum rostratum infection. As low as 100 fg of E. rostratum DNA can be reliably detected in the presence of 50 ng of human DNA, with a dynamic linear quantification range from 20 ng to 200 fg. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhao Y,Petraitiene R,Walsh TJ,Perlin DS

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a Linear Array test/retest analysis using cytologic specimens from 198 women. A total of 67.2% of samples had the same human papillomavirus (HPV) types detected in both tests (type-specific positive agreement was 83.3% overall [Kappa = 0.9] and 86.8% for carcinogenic types [Kappa = 0.92]). Discordance was...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Koshiol J,Dunn ST,Walker JL,Zuna RE,Schiffman M,Sherman ME,Gold MA,Allen RA,Zhang R,Wang SS,Wentzensen N

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) is a virulence factor of Staphylococcus aureus, which is associated with skin and soft-tissue infections and necrotizing pneumonia. To develop a rapid phenotypic assay, recombinant PVL F component was used to generate monoclonal antibodies by phage display. These antibodies were spott...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Monecke S,Müller E,Buechler J,Rejman J,Stieber B,Akpaka PE,Bandt D,Burris R,Coombs G,Hidalgo-Arroyo GA,Hughes P,Kearns A,Abós SM,Pichon B,Skakni L,Söderquist B,Ehricht R

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, three novel avian-origin swine influenza viruses (SIVs) were first isolated from pigs in Guangdong Province, southern China, yet little is known about the seroprevalence of avian influenza viruses among pigs in southern China. Here, we report for the first time the seroprevalence of avian H3, H4, and H6 infl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Su S,Qi W,Chen J,Zhu W,Huang Z,Xie J,Zhang G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-1 drug resistance (HIVDR) assays are important tools in clinical management of HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and surveillance of drug-resistant variants at population levels. The high cost associated with commercial assays hinders their use in resource-limited settings. We adopted and valid...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Inzaule S,Yang C,Kasembeli A,Nafisa L,Okonji J,Oyaro B,Lando R,Mills LA,Laserson K,Thomas T,Nkengasong J,Zeh C

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 201 Mycoplasma pneumoniae clinical isolates from Beijing, China, isolated from 2008 to 2011, were clustered into 16 multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA) types, of which 6 new MLVA types have never been reported previously. Type 1 isolates based on p1 gene genotyping were mainly MLVA ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhao F,Liu G,Cao B,Wu J,Gu Y,He L,Meng F,Zhu L,Yin Y,Lv M,Zhang J

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida famata (teleomorph Debaryomyces hansenii) has been described as a medically relevant yeast, and this species has been included in many commercial identification systems that are currently used in clinical laboratories. Among 53 strains collected during the SENTRY and ARTEMIS surveillance programs and previousl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Castanheira M,Woosley LN,Diekema DJ,Jones RN,Pfaller MA

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subgroup J avian leukosis virus (ALV-J) is an avian retrovirus that causes severe economic losses in the poultry industry. The early identification and removal of virus-shedding birds are important to reduce the spread of congenital and contact infections. In this study, a TaqMan-based real-time PCR method for the rap...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Qin L,Gao Y,Ni W,Sun M,Wang Y,Yin C,Qi X,Gao H,Wang X

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last decade, the global emergence of carbapenem resistance in Enterobacteriaceae has posed great concern to public health. Data concerning the role of environmental contamination in the dissemination of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) are currently lacking. Here, we aimed to examine the extent of ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lerner A,Adler A,Abu-Hanna J,Meitus I,Navon-Venezia S,Carmeli Y

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A transrectal prostate biopsy is the most common procedure used to establish the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Prior to biopsy, patients are commonly given ciprofloxacin for prophylaxis. However, a complication of the procedure is infection with ciprofloxacin-resistant organisms, in particular resistant Escherichia co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Liss MA,Nakamura KK,Peterson EM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Quantitative fecal lactoferrin was measured in 112 patients tested for toxigenic Clostridium difficile using glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) and toxin immunoassays combined with tcdB PCR. Lactoferrin levels were higher in the GDH-positive/toxin-positive group (79 μg/ml) than in the GDH-positive/toxin-negative/PCR-positi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： LaSala PR,Ekhmimi T,Hill AK,Farooqi I,Perrotta PL

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of hospital-acquired and life-threatening infections. Active surveillance programs for MRSA utilize either molecular or culture-based methods. A prospective study was performed to compare the performance of selective and differential chromogenic media...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Denys GA,Renzi PB,Koch KM,Wissel CM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a large prospective comparison, the illumigene test detected Clostridium difficile in 98% of toxin-positive and 58% of toxin-negative samples confirmed positive by other methods. The Xpert was uniformly sensitive. Most samples with discrepant results had C. difficile concentrations below the illumigene limit of det...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gyorke CE,Wang S,Leslie JL,Cohen SH,Solnick JV,Polage CR

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropheryma whipplei is the causative agent of classic Whipple's disease (WD) and other clinical entities, such as localized infection. Asymptomatic carriers have also been reported, mainly based on the testing of fecal samples. Our objective was to undertake a retrospective analysis of molecular biology usage for the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Edouard S,Fenollar F,Raoult D

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whole HIV-1 genome sequences are pivotal for large-scale studies of inter- and intrahost evolution, including the acquisition of drug resistance mutations. The ability to rapidly and cost-effectively generate large numbers of HIV-1 genome sequences from different populations and geographical locations and determine th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gall A,Ferns B,Morris C,Watson S,Cotten M,Robinson M,Berry N,Pillay D,Kellam P

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis causes three main types of American tegumentary leishmaniasis (ATL), localized cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), mucosal leishmaniasis (ML), and disseminated leishmaniasis (DL). All forms are observed among individuals of Corte de Pedra, Brazil. We previously used random amplified markers...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Queiroz A,Sousa R,Heine C,Cardoso M,Guimarães LH,Machado PR,Carvalho EM,Riley LW,Wilson ME,Schriefer A

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPCs) are considered a serious threat to antibiotic therapy, as they confer resistance to carbapenems, which are used to treat extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing bacteria. Here, we describe the development and evaluation of a DNA microarray for the detection and gen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Peter H,Berggrav K,Thomas P,Pfeifer Y,Witte W,Templeton K,Bachmann TT

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A set of 104 isolates from human clinical samples from the United States, morphologically compatible with Bipolaris, were morphologically and molecularly identified through the sequence analysis of the internal transcribed space (ITS) region of the nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA). The predominant species was Bipolaris sp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： da Cunha KC,Sutton DA,Fothergill AW,Cano J,Gené J,Madrid H,De Hoog S,Crous PW,Guarro J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae plays an important role in causing acute exacerbations in patients with chronic respiratory disease. However, few data are available regarding pneumococcal persistence in adult patients with chronic respiratory diseases. Fifty pneumococci recovered from sputum samples (1995 to 2010) from 13 ad...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Domenech A,Ardanuy C,Balsalobre L,Marti S,Calatayud L,De la Campa AG,Brueggemann AB,Liñares J

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the performances of 2 PCR assays (BD GeneOhm and Seegene ACE) for direct detection of tcdB from stool specimens. The concordance rate between BD and Seegene was 96.3%. The sensitivities, specificities, positive predictive values (PPVs), and negative predictive values (NPVs) of BD and Seegene were 95.7%, 9...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Shin BM,Mun SJ,Yoo SJ,Kuak EY

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00