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Diagnosis of pneumococcal empyema using immunochromatographic test on pleural fluid and serotype distribution in Korean children
February 2012(Vol. 72 | No. 2 | Pages 119-124)
Joon-Ho Lee, So Hee Kim, Jina Lee, Eun Hwa Choi, Hoan Jong Lee

Evaluation of 3 different rapid automated systems for diagnosis of urinary tract infections
February 2012(Vol. 72 | No. 2 | Pages 125-130)
Matthias Marschal, Matthias Wienke, Steffen Hoering, Ingo B. Autenrieth, Julia-Stefanie Frick

Pyrosequencing-based validation of a simple cell-suspension polymerase chain reaction assay for Campylobacter with application of high-processivity polymerase and novel internal amplification controls for rapid and specific detection
February 2012(Vol. 72 | No. 2 | Pages 131-138)
Brian B. Oakley, J. Eric Line, Mark E. Berrang, Jessica M. Johnson, R. Jeff Buhr, Nelson A. Cox, Kelli L. Hiett, Bruce S. Seal

Galactomannan testing might be useful for early diagnosis of fusariosis
27 January 2012
Małgorzata Mikulska, Elisa Furfaro, Valerio Del Bono, Francesca Gualandi, Anna Maria Raiola, Maria Pia Molinari, Paola Gritti, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Andrea Bacigalupo, Claudio Viscoli
Abstract: Galactomannan (GM) is used to diagnose aspergillosis. We present a case of a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient with fusariosis who received early antifungal treatment based o...
Direct identification of mycobacteria from smear-positive sputum samples using an improved multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay
27 January 2012
Ju-Hsin Chia, Tsu-Lan Wu, Lin-Hui Su, An-Jing Kuo, Hsin-Chih Lai
Abstract: The rapid identification of mycobacteria from smear-positive sputum samples is very important. To identify the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and frequently isolated nontuberculou...
Apropos “Evaluation of third-generation RIDASCREEN enzyme immunoassay for the detection of norovirus antigens in stool samples of hospitalized children in Belém, Pará, Brazil”
25 January 2012
Adriana Luchs, Simone Guadagnucci Morillo, Maria do Carmo Sampaio Tavares Timenetsky
We read with interest the article of , “Evaluation of third-generation RIDASCREEN® enzyme immunoassay in stool samples of hospitalized children in Belém, Pará, Brazil.” This study would be valuable to...
Efficiency of the TK Culture System in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
25 January 2012
Tanıl Kocagöz, Sedat Altın, Özgül Türkyılmaz, İlhan Taş, Perihan Karaduman, Dilek Bolaban, Elif Yeşilyurt, Sinem Öktem, Nihan Aytekin, Gülçe Şınık, Erkan Mozioğlu, Thomas Silier
Abstract: We have evaluated the efficiency of the TK Rapid Mycobacterial Culture System in isolating mycobacteria from clinical samples and in susceptibility testing. The TK Medium indicates mycobacte...
Identification of CTX-M β-lactamases among Escherichia coli from the community in New York City
19 January 2012
Hemavarna Tiruvury, James R. Johnson, Noriel Mariano, Louise Grenner, Rita Colon-Urban, Mohamed Erritouni, Wehbeh Wehbeh, Sorana Segal-Maurer, James J. Rahal, Brian Johnston, Carl Urban
Abstract: We have identified CTX-M group 1 β-lactamases in 87% of community-acquired Escherichia coli isolates that produce extended-spectrum β-lactamases, with the majority harboring CTX-M-15 and rep...

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Comparison of automated repetitive-sequence–based polymerase chain reaction and spa typing versus pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for molecular typing of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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