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Diagnosis of pneumococcal empyema using immunochromatographic test on pleural fluid and serotype distribution in Korean children
14 November 2011
Abstract: To evaluate the diagnostic value of immunochromatographic test (ICT) on pleural fluid in diagnosing pneumococcal empyema in children and to determine pneumococcal serotypes, 62 exudative par...
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Joon-Ho Lee,
So Hee Kim,
Jina Lee,
Eun Hwa Choi,
Hoan Jong Lee
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119-124
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Evaluation of 3 different rapid automated systems for diagnosis of urinary tract infections
21 November 2011
Abstract: Urinary tract infections (UTI) are one of the most common infections in both hospitalised and ambulant patients. Rapid diagnostic of UTIs is necessary to provide early information about the ...
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Matthias Marschal,
Matthias Wienke,
Steffen Hoering,
Ingo B. Autenrieth,
Julia-Stefanie Frick
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125-130
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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
Abstract: Although Campylobacter is an important food-borne human pathogen, there remains a lack of molecular diagnostic assays that are simple to use, cost-effective, and provide rapid results in res...
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Brian B. Oakley,
J. Eric Line,
Mark E. Berrang,
Jessica M. Johnson,
R. Jeff Buhr,
Nelson A. Cox,
Kelli L. Hiett,
Bruce S. Seal
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131-138
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| Virology |
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Low prevalence of Pneumocystis jirovecii lung colonization in Ugandan HIV-infected patients hospitalized with non-Pneumocystis pneumonia
07 December 2011
Abstract: Pneumocystis jirovecii is an important opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients. In the developed world, P. jirovecii epidemiology is marked by frequen...
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Steve M. Taylor,
Steven R. Meshnick,
William Worodria,
Alfred Andama,
J. Lucian Davis,
Adithya Cattamanchi,
Saskia den Boon,
Samuel D. Yoo,
Carol D. Goodman,
Laurence Huang,
On behalf of the International HIV-associated Opportunistic Pneumonias (IHOP) Study
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139-143
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Validation of a polymerase chain reaction–oligochromatography test for detection of influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus
05 December 2011
Abstract: The outbreak of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus caused the first influenza pandemic disease of the 21st century. In August 2010, the pandemic moved into the post-pandemic period. Howe...
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Loreto Fuenzalida,
Cristina Prat,
Silvia Blanco,
Albert Bas,
M.J. Domínguez,
M. Ángeles Hernández,
Carlos Rodrigo,
Vicente Ausina
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144-149
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Evaluation of a novel commercial rapid test for dengue diagnosis based on specific IgA detection
Abstract: The performance of the novel commercial test ASSURE® Dengue IgA Rapid test (MP Diagnostics) was evaluated using a panel of 172 sera collected from dengue patients and 47 sera from healthy bl...
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Sergio Isaac de la Cruz Hernández,
Silvia González Mateos,
Hilario Flores Aguilar,
Irma López Martinez,
Celia Alpuche Aranda,
Juan E. Ludert,
Rosa María del Angel
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150-155
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Diagnostic significance of hepatitis B viral antigens in patients with glomerulonephritis-associated hepatitis B virus infection
Abstract: Hepatitis B viral infection can lead to hepatitis B virus–associated glomerulonephritis, a clinically significant subtype of secondary nephritis. In the present study, we examined the presen...
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Chenggang Shi,
Jiyi Huang,
Xun Liu,
Xiaolin Zeng,
Cailian Cheng,
Qiongli Yin,
Mei Li,
Guifeng Cheng
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156-160
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| Mycobacteriology |
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Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections in cancer patients in a medical center in Taiwan, 2005–2008
05 December 2011
Abstract: Data on the nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) species that cause infection and the characteristics of disease caused by these pathogens in cancer patients are limited, so we perform this st...
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Chih-Cheng Lai,
Che-Kim Tan,
Aristine Cheng,
Kuei-Pin Chung,
Chien-Yuan Chen,
Chun-Hsing Liao,
Yu-Tsung Huang,
Po-Ren Hsueh
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161-165
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Development of an ultrasensitive polymerase chain reaction–amplified immunoassay based on mycobacterial RD antigens: implications for the serodiagnosis of tuberculosis
Abstract: Immuno-polymerase chain reaction (I-PCR) combines the versatility of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with the exponential amplification power of PCR. The present study was designed...
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Promod K. Mehta,
Mamta Kalra,
Gopal Krishan Khuller,
Digambar Behera,
Indu Verma
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166-174
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| Parasitology |
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Molecular diagnosis and species identification of imported malaria in returning travellers in Italy
14 November 2011
Abstract: A new seminested polymerase chain reaction (sn-PCR)–based protocol was developed and used to detect and identify Plasmodium species in 1226 whole-blood samples from patients (872 Italians an...
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Maria Grazia Paglia,
Francesco Vairo,
Nazario Bevilacqua,
Piero Ghirga,
Pasquale Narciso,
Carlo Severini,
Emanuele Nicastri
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175-180
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Fulminant gestational hepatitis due to primary herpes simplex type 2 infection: use of serum HSV polymerase chain reaction for noninvasive diagnosis
21 November 2011
Abstract: Acute gestational hepatitis from herpes simplex virus (HSV) infection is a rare but potentially life-threatening condition. We present the first reported case of primary HSV type 2 hepatitis...
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Ju-Hsien J.C. Nienaber,
David R. McNamara,
Ritu Banerjee,
Bobbi S. Pritt,
Tess Karre,
Muhammad R. Sohail
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181-184
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Coccidioidomycosis of cervical lymph nodes in an HIV-infected patient with immunologic reconstitution on potent HAART: a rare observation in a nonendemic area
21 November 2011
Abstract: Coccidioidomycosis is caused by the dimorphic fungus Coccidioides immitis, which is endemic in southwestern United States. We report a case of coccidioidomycosis of cervical lymph nodes that...
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Alessandro D'Avino,
Simona Di Giambenedetto,
Massimiliano Fabbiani,
Salvatore Farina
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185-187
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Clinical evidence for rapid transmission of Lyme disease following a tickbite
21 November 2011
Abstract: Lyme disease transmission to humans by Ixodes ticks is thought to require at least 36–48 h of tick attachment. We describe 3 cases in which transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi, the spiroche...
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Eleanor D. Hynote,
Phyllis C. Mervine,
Raphael B. Stricker
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188-192
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus expressing low-level methicillin resistance may not be detected by the VITEK2® system
21 November 2011
Abstract: Low-level methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus may be difficult to detect with the VITEK® 2 system (VK2). Here, we suggest that S. aureus exhibiting VK2-oxacillin MIC of 1 or 2 mg/L a...
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Malik Al Nakib,
Hélène Réglier-Poupet,
Magalie Longo,
Jean-Marie Adam,
Josette Raymond,
Gilles Zambardi,
Asmaa Tazi,
Claire Poyart
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193-195
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Detection of 10 medically important Candida species by seminested polymerase chain reaction
12 December 2011
Abstract: A seminested PCR detecting ten medically important Candida species were achieved. Analytical sensitivity and specificity were not compromised.
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Leslie Thian Lung Than,
Pei Pei Chong,
Kee Peng Ng,
Heng Fong Seow
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196-198
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