abstract：:In 1991, multiresistant Escherichia coli O78:H10 strains caused an outbreak of urinary tract infections in Copenhagen, Denmark. The phylogenetic origin, clonal background, and virulence characteristics of the outbreak isolates, and their relationship to nonoutbreak O78:H10 strains according to these traits and resista...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Olesen B,Scheutz F,Andersen RL,Menard M,Boisen N,Johnston B,Hansen DS,Krogfelt KA,Nataro JP,Johnson JR

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main goal of this study was to determine the prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), particularly livestock-associated MRSA (LA-MRSA) in pigs and pork. The genotypic relatedness of isolates on the farm, at slaughter, and at the retail level was assessed. Paired nasal and perianal swab sa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Molla B,Byrne M,Abley M,Mathews J,Jackson CR,Fedorka-Cray P,Sreevatsan S,Wang P,Gebreyes WA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Buruli ulcer (BU) is a necrotizing infection of skin and soft tissue caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. In Australia, most cases of BU are linked to temperate, coastal Victoria and tropical, northern Queensland, and strains from these regions are distinguishable by variable-number tandem repeat (VNTR) typing. We presen...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lavender CJ,Globan M,Johnson PD,Charles PG,Jenkin GA,Ghosh N,Clark BM,Martinello M,Fyfe JA

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Declining malaria transmission and known difficulties with current diagnostic tools for malaria, such as microscopy and rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in particular at low parasite densities, still warrant the search for sensitive diagnostic tests. Molecular tests need substantial simplification before implementation i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Mens PF,de Bes HM,Sondo P,Laochan N,Keereecharoen L,van Amerongen A,Flint J,Sak JR,Proux S,Tinto H,Schallig HD

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first case of peritonitis caused by Roseomonas mucosa which led to technique failure in an adolescent patient with HIV receiving peritoneal dialysis. Identification of the causative organism by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and phylogenetic analysis is described. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Boyd MA,Laurens MB,Fiorella PD,Mendley SR

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enteroviruses have been reported in encephalitis cases. However, clinical and epidemiological characteristics of enteroviruses in encephalitis are not fully established. We prospectively investigated 204 children with encephalitis over a period of 2 years (2009 to 2010) for enterovirus. Enterovirus was detected in 45 ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kumar A,Shukla D,Kumar R,Idris MZ,Misra UK,Dhole TN

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the performance of the DR. TBDR/NTM IVD kit, which was designed to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis, rifampin-resistant M. tuberculosis, and nontuberculous mycobacteria, for detecting 110 positive and 50 negative cultures in Mycobacterium Growth Indicator Tubes. The accuracy rate of this kit for identifi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lee MR,Cheng A,Huang YT,Liu CY,Chung KP,Wang HC,Liang SK,Liao CH,Yu CJ,Hsueh PR

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) has been found to be an accurate, rapid, and inexpensive method for the identification of bacteria and yeasts. Previous evaluations have compared the accuracy, time to identification, and costs of the MALDI-TOF MS method agains...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tan KE,Ellis BC,Lee R,Stamper PD,Zhang SX,Carroll KC

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heterogeneity and the increasing clinical importance of the Enterobacter cloacae complex have often been discussed. However, little is known about molecular factors causing pathogenicity within this nomenspecies. Here, we analyzed the genetic differences between an avirulent plant isolate and a pathogenic strain c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kremer AN,Hoffmann H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis (IA) requires increasingly rapid molecular methods that enable sensitive detection and discrimination between species. We designed and evaluated a real-time PCR-based method that combined melting temperature (T(m)) calling analysis of a specific probe with high-resolution melting an...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Alonso M,Escribano P,Guinea J,Recio S,Simon A,Peláez T,Bouza E,García de Viedma D

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Performance in proficiency testing (PT) schemes is an objective measure of a laboratory's best performance. We examined the performance of participants in two parasitology PT schemes in South Africa from 2004 through 2010. The average rates of acceptable scores over the period were 58% and 66% for the stool and blood ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Poonsamy B,Dini L,Frean J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uropathogenic Escherichia coli (UPEC) is the predominant cause of urinary tract infection in both hospital and community settings. The recent emergence of multidrug-resistant clones like the O25b:H4-ST131 lineage represents a significant threat to health, and numerous studies have explored the virulence potential of t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Gibreel TM,Dodgson AR,Cheesbrough J,Bolton FJ,Fox AJ,Upton M

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commercial multiplex PCR (hyplex SuperBug ID) was tested with a collection of 132 clinical Enterobacteriaceae strains producing different carbapenemases. The sensitivity for the detection of KPC-, VIM-, NDM-, and OXA-48-encoding genes was 100%, whereas two IMP variants were missed. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kaase M,Szabados F,Wassill L,Gatermann SG

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The control of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) has become an increasing burden on health care resources since their discovery over 20 years ago. Current techniques employed for their detection include time-consuming and laborious phenotypic methods or molecular methods requiring costly equipment and consumables...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Griffin PM,Price GR,Schooneveldt JM,Schlebusch S,Tilse MH,Urbanski T,Hamilton B,Venter D

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) strains emerged as agents of human disease, two types of toxin were identified: Shiga toxin type 1 (Stx1) (almost identical to Shiga toxin produced by Shigella dysenteriae type 1) and the immunologically distinct type 2 (Stx2). Subsequently, numerous STEC strains have...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Scheutz F,Teel LD,Beutin L,Piérard D,Buvens G,Karch H,Mellmann A,Caprioli A,Tozzoli R,Morabito S,Strockbine NA,Melton-Celsa AR,Sanchez M,Persson S,O'Brien AD

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pasteurella species are part of the oral flora of cats and dogs. In humans, they are frequently found in infected animal bite wounds, but invasive infections are rare. This is the first report of prosthetic-valve endocarditis with a Pasteurella dagmatis-like species, which originated from the patient's cat. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Strahm C,Goldenberger D,Gutmann M,Kuhnert P,Graber P

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a rare case of Francisella novicida bacteremia following a near-drowning event in seawater. We highlight the challenges associated with laboratory identification of F. novicida and differences in the epidemiology of F. novicida and Francisella tularensis infections. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Brett M,Doppalapudi A,Respicio-Kingry LB,Myers D,Husband B,Pollard K,Mead P,Petersen JM,Whitener CJ

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fundamental role for the endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia pipientis in the pathogenesis of Dirofilaria immitis infections has emerged in recent years. Diagnostic opportunities arising from this breakthrough have not yet been fully exploited. This study was aimed at developing conventional and real-time PCR assays to...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Turba ME,Zambon E,Zannoni A,Russo S,Gentilini F

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae strains represents a major threat for hospitalized patients. We document the dissemination and control of carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae clones in a Greek hospital. During a 3-year study period (January 2009 to December 2011), carbapenem...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Poulou A,Voulgari E,Vrioni G,Xidopoulos G,Pliagkos A,Chatzipantazi V,Markou F,Tsakris A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of the excellent performance of rapid tuberculosis (TB) nucleic acid amplification (NAA) tests and the clear benefits of immediate diagnosis of TB disease, NAA tests frequently are not used in the diagnosis of pulmonary TB cases, particularly TB cases with smear-negative sputa. Public health laboratories prim...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Han LL,Elvin P,Bernardo J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis (IA) is still a major problem in routine clinical practice. Early diagnosis is essential for a good patient prognosis. PCR is a highly sensitive method for the detection of nucleic acids and could play an important role in improving the diagnosis of fungal infections. Therefore, a n...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Springer J,Schloßnagel H,Heinz W,Doedt T,Soeller R,Einsele H,Loeffler J

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of Coccidioides thyroiditis in an HIV-infected patient with a history of recent Coccidioides pneumonia but with negative Coccidioides serology determined by enzyme immunoassay at presentation. Diagnosis of Coccidioides thyroiditis was made based on histopathologic examination and culture of thyroid ab...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Jinno S,Chang S,Jacobs MR

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to antimonial drugs has been documented in Leishmania isolates transmitted in South America, Europe, and Asia. The frequency and distribution of resistance to these and other antileishmanial drugs are unknown. Technical constraints have limited the assessment of drug susceptibility of clinical strains of Le...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fernández O,Diaz-Toro Y,Valderrama L,Ovalle C,Valderrama M,Castillo H,Perez M,Saravia NG

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Decreasing the time to species identification and antibiotic susceptibility determination of strains recovered from patients with bacteremia significantly decreases morbidity and mortality. Herein, we validated a method to identify Gram-negative bacteria directly from positive blood culture medium using the Bruker MAL...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Wimmer JL,Long SW,Cernoch P,Land GA,Davis JR,Musser JM,Olsen RJ

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the first case of spontaneous intrapartum Atopobium vaginae bacteremia identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The bacterium was misidentified by RapID ANA II, API Rapid ID 32A, and matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time of flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). The likely source of bacteremia wa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Chan JF,Lau SK,Curreem SO,To KK,Leung SS,Cheng VC,Yuen KY,Woo PC

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection typically leads to antibody response within weeks after primary infection. Here, we describe the case of a child infected with HCV by mother-to-child transmission who remained persistently seronegative despite the presence of high levels of circulating HCV RNA. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Larouche A,Gaëtan G,El-Bilali N,Quesnel-Vallières M,Martin SR,Alvarez F,Shoukry NH,Soudeyns H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate and internationally comparable human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA genotyping is essential both for evaluation of HPV vaccines and for effective monitoring and implementation of vaccination programs. The World Health Organization (WHO) HPV Laboratory Network (LabNet) regularly issues international proficiency stud...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Eklund C,Forslund O,Wallin KL,Zhou T,Dillner J,WHO Human Papillomavirus Laboratory Network.

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A PCR for protein D (hpd#3) was used to differentiate nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) from Haemophilus haemolyticus. While 90% of nasopharyngeal specimens and 100% of lower-airway specimens from 84 Indigenous Australian children with bronchiectasis had phenotypic NTHI isolates confirmed as H. influenzae, onl...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Hare KM,Binks MJ,Grimwood K,Chang AB,Leach AJ,Smith-Vaughan H

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess the interlaboratory reproducibility at four university hospital laboratories in the southeast region of France of the Etest technique for the determination of caspofungin (CAS) and amphotericin B (AMB) MICs and to compare it to the CLSI broth microdilution reference method. Consecutive clini...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ranque S,Lachaud L,Gari-Toussaint M,Michel-Nguyen A,Mallié M,Gaudart J,Bertout S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation of β-glucan (BG) levels with clinical outcomes in invasive candidiasis (IC) remains unknown. Patients with proven IC were followed prospectively from diagnosis to outcome with twice-weekly serum BG sampling. Correlation of BG with clinical outcome was assessed in each patient. BG levels tend to decreas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Sims CR,Jaijakul S,Mohr J,Rodriguez J,Finkelman M,Ostrosky-Zeichner L

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the molecular epidemiology of 27 clinical multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis (MDRSE) isolates collected between 2003 and 2007 in an Australian teaching hospital. The dominant genotype (sequence type 2 [ST2]) accounted for 85% of the isolates tested and was indistinguishable from an MDRSE genotype...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Widerström M,McCullough CA,Coombs GW,Monsen T,Christiansen KJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-time PCR shows the widespread presence of Coxiella burnetii DNA in a broad range of commercially available milk and milk products. MLVA genotyping shows that this is the result of the presence of a predominant C. burnetii genotype in the dairy cattle population. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Tilburg JJ,Roest HJ,Nabuurs-Franssen MH,Horrevorts AM,Klaassen CH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated a rare area of endemicity with a high prevalence of both hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, in Putian County, China. Among 1,050 subjects, the overall prevalence of HBsAg seropositivity was 15.8%, and that of anti-HCV seropositivity was 28.9%. Intrafamilial viral tr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Lu WP,Lin GX,Shi S,Dong JH

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective observational study of bacteremic patients we ascertained the influence of different parts of culture results on the correctness of empirical antibiotic therapy. Ninety-three bacteremic patients requiring antibiotic treatment were included. Patients who had consultations with an infectious disease con...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Kerremans JJ,Verbrugh HA,Vos MC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the excretion dynamics and genotypic characteristics of rotavirus A (RVA), a longitudinal observational study was performed in 10 pigs from 3 litters at a farrow-to-finish farm. A total of 400 fecal samples were directly collected from the rectums of individual pigs (aged 7 to 217 days) at 3- to 14-day in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Miyazaki A,Kuga K,Suzuki T,Tsunemitsu H

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rate of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis (TB) has been steadily increasing in countries of the former USSR. The availability of rapid and reliable methods for the detection of drug resistance to second-line drugs is vital for adequate patient management. We evaluated the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Ignatyeva O,Kontsevaya I,Kovalyov A,Balabanova Y,Nikolayevskyy V,Toit K,Dragan A,Maxim D,Mironova S,Kummik T,Muntean I,Koshkarova E,Drobniewski F

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemiology of new acquisition of antibiotic-resistant organisms (AROs) in community-based skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) is not well studied. To define the incidence, persistence of, and time to new colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE), a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Fisch J,Lansing B,Wang L,Symons K,Cherian K,McNamara S,Mody L

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first case of cavitary pulmonary disease caused by Purpureocillium lilacinum is described. The isolate showed atypical microscopic characteristics similar to Acremonium and Fusarium spp., which necessitated molecular identification by sequencing of multiple conserved loci. The patient responded to voriconazole, re...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Khan Z,Ahmad S,Al-Ghimlas F,Al-Mutairi S,Joseph L,Chandy R,Sutton DA,Guarro J

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The performance of three line blot assays (LBAs), the Linear Array HPV genotyping assay (LA) (Roche Diagnostics), INNO-LiPA HPV Genotyping Extra (LiPA) (Innogenetics), and the reverse hybridization assay (RH) (Qiagen), was evaluated using quantitated whole genomic human papillomavirus (HPV) plasmids (types 6, 11, 16, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Steinau M,Onyekwuluje JM,Scarbrough MZ,Unger ER,Dillner J,Zhou T

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the era after the introduction of the meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine, from 1 January 2003 to 31 December 2010, serogroup B meningococci were the major cause of invasive meningococcal disease in the province of Québec, Canada, being responsible for 72% of all meningococcal disease cases. Of the 334 inva...

journal_title：Journal of clinical microbiology

authors： Zhou J,Lefebvre B,Deng S,Gilca R,Deceuninck G,Law DK,De Wals P,Tsang RS

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00