Search Results - "Brazier, J.S"

Application of multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis to determine clonal spread of toxin A-negative Clostridium difficile in a general hospital in Buenos Aires, Argentina by Goorhuis, A., Legaria, M.C., van den Berg, R.J., Harmanus, C., Klaassen, C.H.W., Brazier, J.S., Lumelsky, G., Kuijper, E.J.

“…Isolates from patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) usually produce both toxin A (TcdA) and toxin B (TcdB), but an increasing number of reports…”
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Fusobacterium necrophorum infections in England and Wales 1990-2000 by BRAZIER, J.S, HALL, V, YUSUF, E, DUERDEN, B.I

“…PHLS Anaerobe Reference Unit, Department of Medical Microbiology and Public Health Laboratory, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff…”
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A European survey of diagnostic methods and testing protocols for Clostridium difficile by Barbut, F., Delmée, M., Brazier, J.S., Petit, J.C., Poxton, I.R., Rupnik, M., Lalande, V., Schneider, C., Mastrantonio, P., Alonso, R., Kuipjer, E., Tvede, M.

“…To conduct a survey of the methods used in clinical microbiology laboratories in Europe to diagnose infection with Clostridium difficile. A questionnaire was…”
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Isolation and identification of Clostridium spp. from infections associated with the injection of drugs: experiences of a microbiological investigation team by BRAZIER, J.S, DUERDEN, B.I, HALL, V, SALMON, J.E, HOOD, J, BRETT, M.M, MCLAUCHLIN, J, GEORGE, R.C

“…PHLS Anaerobe Reference Unit, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff CF14 4XW, *Department of Microbiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 0SF, Food Safety…”
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Bacteroides species highly resistant to metronidazole: an emerging clinical problem? by Rotimi, V.O., Khoursheed, M., Brazier, J.S., Jamal, W.Y., Khodakhast, F.B.

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The Clostridium difficile surveillance program in London England by Sabir-Ali, A, Rusek, R, Biskup, M, Strydom, C, Brazier, J.S, Morris, T.M, Way, A, Hall, V, Patel, B

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Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis of Clostridium novyi, C. perfringens and Bacillus cereus isolated from injecting drug users during 2000 by MCLAUCHLIN, J, SALMON, J.E, AHMED, S, BRAZIER, J.S, BRETT, M.M, GEORGE, R.C, HOOD, J

“…Food Safety Microbiology Laboratory, Division of Gastrointestinal Infections and *Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, PHLS Central Public Health…”
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Clostridium difficile: from obscurity to superbug by Brazier, J.S.

“…According to the UK media and popular press, Clostridium difficile is now a fully fledged member of that notorious but ill-defined group of microorganisms…”
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Antimicrobial susceptibility of polymerase chain reaction ribotypes of Clostridium difficile commonly isolated from symptomatic hospital patients in the UK by John, R., Brazier, J.S.

“…Two hundred and seventy-one clinical isolates of Clostridium difficile, including the six most common polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotypes isolated from…”
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Genetic analysis of mechanisms of multidrug resistance in a clinical isolate of Bacteroides fragilis by Pumbwe, L., Wareham, D.W., Aduse-Opoku, J., Brazier, J.S., Wexler, H.M.

“…This study investigated the mechanisms of multidrug resistance (MDR) in an isolate of Bacteroides fragilis (WI1) from a patient with anaerobic sepsis. The MDR…”
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Typing of Clostridium difficile by Brazier, J.S.

“…Clostridium difficile is primarily recognised as a nosocomially acquired pathogen manifesting in gastrointestinal disease subsequent to the patient receiving…”
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A modified pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) protocol for subtyping previously non-PFGE typeable isolates of Clostridium difficile polymerase chain reaction ribotype 001 by Gal, M., Northey, G., Brazier, J.S.

“…A modified pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) protocol was developed and applied to 50 isolates of the UK epidemic strain of Clostridium difficile,…”
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First isolation of Clostridium difficile PCR ribotype 027 from a patient with severe persistent diarrhoea in Hungary by Terhes, G., Urbán, E., Konkoly-Thege, M., Székely, É., Brazier, J.S., Kuijper, E.J., Nagy, E.

“…A recent Supplement to Clinical Microbiology and Infection entitled ‘Infection control measures to limit the spread of C. difficile’ pointed out that the…”
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Subtyping of Clostridium difficile polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotype 001 by repetitive extragenic palindromic PCR genomic fingerprinting by Rahmati, A., Gal, M., Northey, G., Brazier, J.S.

“…Fifty isolates of the most common UK strain of Clostridium difficile [polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ribotype 001] were analysed by three PCR-based typing…”
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Correlation of Multidrug Resistance, Toxinotypes and PCR Ribotypes in Clostridium difficile Isolates from Kuwait by Jamal, W.Y., Rotimi, V.O., Grubesic, A., Rupnik, M., Brazier, J.S., Duerden, B.I.

“…Clostridium difficile is a common cause of nosocomial diarrhea. Its role in community-acquired diarrhea is also becoming an important public health concern…”
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P17.69 Clostridium difficile Surveillance in London, England by Rusek, R., Sabir-Ali, A., Biskup, M., Strydom, C., Brazier, J.S., Patel, B.

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Toxin A negative/B positive C. difficile strains - a reply by Brazier, J.S., Stubbs, S.L., Duerden, B.I.

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Modification of a PCR Ribotyping Method for Application as a Routine Typing Scheme for Clostridium difficile by O'Neill, G.L., Ogunsola 1, F.T., Brazier, J.S., Duerden, B.I.

“…A modification of a PCR ribotyping procedure based on polymorphisms in the 16S-23S intergenic spacer region was evaluated for use as a typing method for…”
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Clostridium di facile: An update on its epidemiology and role in hospital outbreaks in England and Wales by Djuretic, T., Wall, P.G., Brazier, J.S.

“…Data from the surveillance system of general outbreaks of infectious intestinal disease and from laboratory reports collated by the Communicable Disease…”
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The European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Study Group on Clostridium difficile (ESGCD) by Brazier, J.S.

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