V Hopwood, D W Warnock, J D Milne, T Crowley, C T Horrocks, P K Taylor
A new commercial slide latex particle agglutination test for rapid (2 min) diagnosis of vaginal candidosis was evaluated and compared with conventional methods. Of the 263 women studied, 63 (23.9%) had yeasts in the vagina. Clinical signs of vulvitis or vaginitis were seen in 23 women (8.8%) and 40 (15.2%) were harbouring yeasts without clinical signs. Yeast counts were generally higher in women with clinical signs of vaginal candidosis than in those without. The test was positive in 15 of the 23 women (65.2%) with clinical signs, the incidence of a positive test increasing in direct proportion to the amount of yeasts isolated. The test's sensitivity, specificity and predictive values were comparable to those of microscopy and culture. Being both rapid and simple to perform, this new test offers a useful alternative to conventional methods for the diagnosis of vaginal candidosis.
{"title":"Evaluation of a new slide latex agglutination test for diagnosis of vaginal candidosis.","authors":"V Hopwood, D W Warnock, J D Milne, T Crowley, C T Horrocks, P K Taylor","doi":"10.1007/BF02013092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013092","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A new commercial slide latex particle agglutination test for rapid (2 min) diagnosis of vaginal candidosis was evaluated and compared with conventional methods. Of the 263 women studied, 63 (23.9%) had yeasts in the vagina. Clinical signs of vulvitis or vaginitis were seen in 23 women (8.8%) and 40 (15.2%) were harbouring yeasts without clinical signs. Yeast counts were generally higher in women with clinical signs of vaginal candidosis than in those without. The test was positive in 15 of the 23 women (65.2%) with clinical signs, the incidence of a positive test increasing in direct proportion to the amount of yeasts isolated. The test's sensitivity, specificity and predictive values were comparable to those of microscopy and culture. Being both rapid and simple to perform, this new test offers a useful alternative to conventional methods for the diagnosis of vaginal candidosis.</p>","PeriodicalId":11958,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/BF02013092","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14785999","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G Couetdic, P Plesiat, R Chambers, J Y Cahn, Y Michel-Briand
{"title":"Three cases of bacteremia with group Ve-2 bacteria in France.","authors":"G Couetdic, P Plesiat, R Chambers, J Y Cahn, Y Michel-Briand","doi":"10.1007/BF02013125","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013125","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11958,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/BF02013125","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14786697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cefoxitin-resistant clinical isolates of Enterobacter spp. demonstrated inducible beta-lactamase activity in 31 of 47 (65.9%) disk approximation tests and in 32 of 52 (63.5%) agar dilution induction tests. Agreement between the two results was only 72.3%, and 80.9% of the strains were positive in at least one induction test. Lack of valid interpretive criteria preclude their routine use in the clinical laboratory.
{"title":"Evaluation of disk approximation and agar dilution induction tests for demonstration of in vitro antagonism of cefotaxime by cefoxitin in Enterobacter species.","authors":"S W Chandler, F S Nolte","doi":"10.1007/BF02013114","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013114","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cefoxitin-resistant clinical isolates of Enterobacter spp. demonstrated inducible beta-lactamase activity in 31 of 47 (65.9%) disk approximation tests and in 32 of 52 (63.5%) agar dilution induction tests. Agreement between the two results was only 72.3%, and 80.9% of the strains were positive in at least one induction test. Lack of valid interpretive criteria preclude their routine use in the clinical laboratory.</p>","PeriodicalId":11958,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/BF02013114","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14622633","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D L Dworzack, M P Pugsley, C C Sanders, E A Horowitz
To assess the clinical importance of emergence of beta-lactam resistance caused by stable derepression of chromosomal beta-lactamases, sequential cultures from patients treated with expanded-spectrum cephalosporins were monitored for the persistence of bacteria possessing these enzymes. Antibiotic susceptibilities and beta-lactamase production before and after cefoxitin induction were determined in sequential isolates of individual bacterial strains. Of 49 strains isolated from 44 patients, 25 strains (51%) were eradicated by cephalosporin therapy, 17 strains (35%) persisted with unchanged susceptibility in sequential cultures, and 7 strains (14%) from 7 patients developed multiple beta-lactam resistance during cephalosporin therapy. In 6 of the 7 strains, resistance was associated with stable derepression of beta-lactamases. In the patient group whose strains developed resistance, subsequent use of non-beta-lactam antibiotics was more frequent and mortality was higher.
{"title":"Emergence of resistance in gram-negative bacteria during therapy with expanded-spectrum cephalosporins.","authors":"D L Dworzack, M P Pugsley, C C Sanders, E A Horowitz","doi":"10.1007/BF02013110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013110","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To assess the clinical importance of emergence of beta-lactam resistance caused by stable derepression of chromosomal beta-lactamases, sequential cultures from patients treated with expanded-spectrum cephalosporins were monitored for the persistence of bacteria possessing these enzymes. Antibiotic susceptibilities and beta-lactamase production before and after cefoxitin induction were determined in sequential isolates of individual bacterial strains. Of 49 strains isolated from 44 patients, 25 strains (51%) were eradicated by cephalosporin therapy, 17 strains (35%) persisted with unchanged susceptibility in sequential cultures, and 7 strains (14%) from 7 patients developed multiple beta-lactam resistance during cephalosporin therapy. In 6 of the 7 strains, resistance was associated with stable derepression of beta-lactamases. In the patient group whose strains developed resistance, subsequent use of non-beta-lactam antibiotics was more frequent and mortality was higher.</p>","PeriodicalId":11958,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/BF02013110","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14622632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A total of 38 strains of Corynebacterium Group D2 isolated from clinical specimens in Belgian laboratories were characterized by pronounced urease activity, inability to acidify sugars and to reduce nitrates and multiresistance to antibiotics. Two strains were involved in clinical diseases. The organisms were found to have a more opportunistic than pathogenic behaviour.
{"title":"Isolation of Corynebacterium group D2 from clinical specimens.","authors":"B Van Bosterhaut, G Claeys, J Gigi, G Wauters","doi":"10.1007/BF02013099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013099","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A total of 38 strains of Corynebacterium Group D2 isolated from clinical specimens in Belgian laboratories were characterized by pronounced urease activity, inability to acidify sugars and to reduce nitrates and multiresistance to antibiotics. Two strains were involved in clinical diseases. The organisms were found to have a more opportunistic than pathogenic behaviour.</p>","PeriodicalId":11958,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/BF02013099","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14786689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J N Katchaki, F B Bronkhorst, G P van Berge Henegouwen
{"title":"Lack of invasiveness of Campylobacter pylori.","authors":"J N Katchaki, F B Bronkhorst, G P van Berge Henegouwen","doi":"10.1007/BF02013126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013126","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11958,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/BF02013126","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14786698","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative in vitro activity of the new macrolide A-56268 against anaerobic bacteria.","authors":"H M Wexler, S M Finegold","doi":"10.1007/BF02013121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013121","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11958,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/BF02013121","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14094056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"In vitro activity of the new quinolone RO 23-6240 (AM-833) and the new cephalosporins RO 15-8074 and RO 19-5247 (T-2525) against Mycobacterium fortuitum and Mycobacterium chelonae.","authors":"P Hohl, M Salfinger, F M Kafader","doi":"10.1007/BF02013118","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02013118","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11958,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Clinical Microbiology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/BF02013118","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"14248061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}