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Autor:
H Stiefel, Robert F. Benson, B Robinson-Dunn, J W Dyke, W Schneider, C W Moss, W L Thacker, W R Mayberry, D H Havlichek, Don J. Brenner
Publikováno v:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 30:2398-2401
A Legionella-like organism, strain 1677-MI-H, was isolated from the bronchoscopy washings of a patient with pneumonia who had a 2-year history of progressive, chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The growth characteristics, cellular fatty acids, and ubiquin
Publikováno v:
Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 24:647-655
Etiology and clinical manifestations have been studied in 153 adult patients with lower respiratory tract infection, and the results are presented according to clinical and radiographic diagnosis. Laboratory investigations revealed that bacterial inf
Autor:
W. L. Thacker, D. F. Talkington
Publikováno v:
Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology. 7:778-780
The Meridian ImmunoCard (IC), GenBio ImmunoWELL-IgM, and Remel EIA commercial antibody tests are qualitative enzyme immunoassays that detect antibodies to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in serum. These tests were compared to an M. pneumoniae complement fixati
Autor:
B Dwyer, L Hawes, W R Mayberry, W L Thacker, Heather F. Gidding, Robert F. Benson, Don J. Brenner
Publikováno v:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 29:475-478
Three Legionella-like organisms were isolated from water from the cooling towers of two Australian institutions. The strains grew on buffered charcoal-yeast extract (BCYE) agar but not on BCYE agar in the absence of L-cysteine. Gas-liquid chromatogra
Publikováno v:
Research in Microbiology. 141:453-463
Three Legionella-like organisms isolated from patients with pneumonia are shown to belong to the species Legionella sainthelensi by DNA hybridization studies and to a new serogroup, serogroup 2, by serological studies (ATCC 49322). L. sainthelensi se
Autor:
W L Thacker, Deborah F. Talkington
Publikováno v:
Journal of Clinical Microbiology. 33:1212-1214
The complement fixation (CF) test is the current reference serologic test for the diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. However, it is reported to be insensitive and nonspecific, and it is labor intensive. To determine if a faster and more se
Autor:
S, Lockman, N, Hone, T A, Kenyon, M, Mwasekaga, M, Villauthapillai, T, Creek, E, Zell, A, Kirby, W L, Thacker, D, Talkington, I N, Moura, N J, Binkin, L, Clay, J W, Tappero
Publikováno v:
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 7(8)
In countries with high HIV rates, diagnosis of lower respiratory disease etiology is both challenging and clinically important.To determine the etiology of lower respiratory tract disease among persons with suspected tuberculosis (TB) and abnormal ch
Publikováno v:
Laboratory animal science. 45(6)
A new species of mycoplasmas was isolated from the lungs and nasopharyngeal washings of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster). Clinical signs of disease and microscopic lesions were not observed at the time of this isolation. The organism was cultured
Autor:
Stephen L. Cochi, Gail H. Cassell, Peter M. Strebel, V Alexander, W L Thacker, Roland W. Sutter, S F Davis, C Orton, G N Sanden
Publikováno v:
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. 20(3)
Concurrent outbreaks of illnesses that were manifested by cough and that were suspected to be due to Bordetella pertussis and Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection were investigated in a midwestern town in Illinois. Three studies were conducted: questionna
Publikováno v:
APMIS : acta pathologica, microbiologica, et immunologica Scandinavica. 102(10)
Ten Chlamydia pneumoniae strains were screened for Mycoplasma contamination using two differently designed Mycoplasma-specific polymerase chain reactions (PCR). The primers of the Mycoplasma-specific PCR designed by Spaepen et al. (9) cross-reacted w