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Publikováno v:
Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 19(11):1078-1081
The role of interferon-γ release assays in the diagnosis of active tuberculosis disease is uncertain, and recent guidelines do not support their routine use. We reviewed the clinical records of 415 patients who had a QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-Tube assa
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J G Magee, Katherine J. Hardy, Warren N. Fawley, Pietro G Coen, M. Shemko, Martin D. Curran, Mark H. Wilcox, A. Birtles, K. J. Dodgson, S. M. Green, M. Cairns, Nandini Shetty, Mike W Wren, Peter M Hawkey, A. D. Sails
Publikováno v:
Clinical Infectious Diseases. 55:1056-1063
BACKGROUND: Marked increases in Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) incidence, driven by epidemic strain spread, is a global phenomenon. METHODS: The Clostridium difficile Ribotyping Network (CDRN) was established in 2007 as part of enhanced CDI su
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Anne Barrett, Richard M. Myers, Francis Drobniewski, Oliver Blatchford, Louise Bradshaw, Sema Mandal, Ibrahim Abubakar, Peter M. Hawkey, P. Lewis White, J G Magee, Laura F Anderson, Tim Brown, Jason T. Evans, Amie Louise Seagar, Michael Ruddy, Grace Smith, Ian F. Laurenson
Publikováno v:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 49:1943-1950
Due to an increase in bovine tuberculosis in cattle in the United Kingdom, we investigated the characteristics of Mycobacterium bovis infection in humans and assessed whether extensive transmission of M. bovis between humans has occurred. A cross-sec
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Jonathan E. Moore, Charlotte Anderson, Tim Brown, J G Magee, Jim McMenamin, JM Watson, Michelle E. Kruijshaar, E G Smith, Francis Drobniewski, Michael Ruddy, Ibrahim Abubakar, M Yates, Marc Lipman
Publikováno v:
Thorax. 64:512-515
Background: The emergence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDRTB) is a threat to global tuberculosis control. Limited information is, however, available on the outcome of XDRTB cases. This study
Publikováno v:
Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 18:E131-E133
Individuals suffering from fibrocystic disease may acquire non-tuberculous mycobacteria as colonizing or infecting organisms. Mycobacterium abscessus is of particular concern because it may be very difficult to eradicate and may mitigate against lung
Publikováno v:
Journal of Medical Microbiology. 51:895-898
In controlling the spread of tuberculosis, early detection of disease caused by organisms of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) is vital. The BD ProbeTec ET system provides a method for the direct detection of MTBC by strand displacement a
Publikováno v:
Thorax. 57:810-816
Background: This study aimed to describe the clinical, microbiological, molecular epidemiology and treatment of multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB) cases in the UK and to determine factors associated with survival. Methods: Ninety MDRTB cases we
Publikováno v:
Journal of Clinical Pathology. 54:613-616
Aims—To compare clinical information and sputum microscopy as methods for the selection of samples for enhanced mycobacterial detection, identification, and susceptibility systems (EMDISS) to promote the rapid diagnosis of patients with infectious
Publikováno v:
Journal of Virological Methods
Two rapid real-time RT-PCR assays, specific for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza A and B, were evaluated for the detection of these viruses in clinical respiratory samples. The RSV assay was applied to 100 samples and the Influenza A a
Publikováno v:
Journal of Clinical Pathology. 52:334-337
In order to audit United Kingdom laboratory diagnostic and reference services including novel molecular methods for tuberculosis, a questionnaire was sent to laboratories submitting specimens to the PHLS Mycobacterium Reference Unit (MRU) and regiona