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S Hammer, C Crumpacker, R D'Aquila, B Jackson, J Lathey, D Livnat, and P Reichelderfer

Use of virologic assays for detection of human immunodeficiency virus in clinical trials: recommendations of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group Virology Committee.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2557-2564. [PDF]  

M Tanaka, S Onoe, T Matsuba, S Katayama, M Yamanaka, H Yonemichi, K Hiramatsu, B K Baek, C Sugimoto, and M Onuma

Detection of Theileria sergenti infection in cattle by polymerase chain reaction amplification of parasite-specific DNA.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2565-2569. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Theisen, B Frederiksen, A M Lebech, J Vuust, and K Hansen

Polymorphism in ospC gene of Borrelia burgdorferi and immunoreactivity of OspC protein: implications for taxonomy and for use of OspC protein as a diagnostic antigen.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2570-2576. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R T Marconi, D S Samuels, T G Schwan, and C F Garon

Identification of a protein in several Borrelia species which is related to OspC of the Lyme disease spirochetes.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2577-2583. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Mamolen, R F Breiman, J M Barbaree, R A Gunn, K M Stone, J S Spika, D T Dennis, S H Mao, and R L Vogt

Use of multiple molecular subtyping techniques to investigate a Legionnaires' disease outbreak due to identical strains at two tourist lodges.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2584-2588. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E H Bingen, M Weber, J Derelle, N Brahimi, N Y Lambert-Zechovsky, M Vidailhet, J Navarro, and J Elion

Arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction as a rapid method to differentiate crossed from independent Pseudomonas cepacia infections in cystic fibrosis patients.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2589-2593. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D A Kertesz, S K Byrne, and A W Chow

Characterization of Neisseria meningitidis by polymerase chain reaction and restriction endonuclease digestion of the porA gene.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2594-2598. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M L Pearson, D A Pegues, L A Carson, R O'Donnell, R H Berger, R L Anderson, and W R Jarvis

Cluster of Enterobacter cloacae pseudobacteremias associated with use of an agar slant blood culturing system.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2599-2603. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F Gunzer and H Karch

Expression of A and B subunits of Shiga-like toxin II as fusions with glutathione S-transferase and their potential for use in seroepidemiology.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2604-2610. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G F Jones, G E Ward, M P Murtaugh, G Lin, and C J Gebhart

Enhanced detection of intracellular organism of swine proliferative enteritis, ileal symbiont intracellularis, in feces by polymerase chain reaction.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2611-2615. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Fasola, C Livdahl, and P Ferrieri

Molecular analysis of multiple isolates of the major serotypes of group B streptococci.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2616-2620. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M A Schembri, S K Lin, and J R Lambert

Comparison of commercial diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori antibodies.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2621-2624. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M E Eremeeva, N M Balayeva, V F Ignatovich, and D Raoult

Proteinic and genomic identification of spotted fever group rickettsiae isolated in the former USSR.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2625-2633. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T A Martino, M J Sole, L Z Penn, C C Liew, and P Liu

Quantitation of enteroviral RNA by competitive polymerase chain reaction.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2634-2640. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L J Chandler, C D Blair, and B J Beaty

Detection of dengue-2 viral RNA by reversible target capture hybridization.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2641-2647. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C A Bass, D L Jungkind, N S Silverman, and J M Bondi

Clinical evaluation of a new polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in endocervical specimens.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2648-2653. [Abstract] [PDF]  

W W Kum, K B Laupland, R H See, and A W Chow

Improved purification and biologic activities of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome toxin 1.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2654-2660. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K M Rudolph, A J Parkinson, C M Black, and L W Mayer

Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2661-2666. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D R Brown, J T Bryan, H Cramer, and K H Fife

Analysis of human papillomavirus types in exophytic condylomata acuminata by hybrid capture and Southern blot techniques.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2667-2673. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P H Kaleida, D G Nativio, H P Chao, and S N Cowden

Prevalence of bacterial respiratory pathogens in the nasopharynx in breast-fed versus formula-fed infants.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2674-2678. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K E Sherman, J O'Brien, A G Gutierrez, S Harrison, M Urdea, P Neuwald, and J Wilber

Quantitative evaluation of hepatitis C virus RNA in patients with concurrent human immunodeficiency virus infections.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2679-2682. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M B Huang, T E Gay, C N Baker, S N Banerjee, and F C Tenover

Two percent sodium chloride is required for susceptibility testing of staphylococci with oxacillin when using agar-based dilution methods.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2683-2688. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D L Sewell, A L Rashad, W J Rourke, Jr, S L Poor, J A McCarthy, and M A Pfaller

Comparison of the Septi-Chek AFB and BACTEC systems and conventional culture for recovery of mycobacteria.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2689-2691. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J G Montoya, R Wood, D Katzenstein, M Holodny, and T C Merigan

Peripheral blood mononuclear cell human immunodeficiency virus type 1 proviral DNA quantification by polymerase chain reaction: relationship to immunodeficiency and drug effect.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2692-2696. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R J Wallace, Jr, Y Zhang, B A Brown, V Fraser, G H Mazurek, and S Maloney

DNA large restriction fragment patterns of sporadic and epidemic nosocomial strains of Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium abscessus.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2697-2701. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J M Ehret, J C Leszcynski, J M Douglas, S L Genova, M A Chernesky, J Moncada, and J Schachter

Evaluation of chlamydiazyme enzyme immunoassay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in urine specimens from men.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2702-2705. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L F Nimri

Evidence of an epidemic of Blastocystis hominis infections in preschool children in northern Jordan.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2706-2708. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D B Schauer, N Ghori, and S Falkow

Isolation and characterization of "Flexispira rappini" from laboratory mice.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2709-2714. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Seesod, J Lunderberg, A Hedrum, L Aslund, A Holder, S Thaithong, and M Uhlén

Immunomagnetic purification to facilitate DNA diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2715-2719. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Hauser, M R Popoff, M Kiredjian, P Boquet, and F Bimet

Polymerase chain reaction assay for diagnosis of potentially toxinogenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains: correlation with ADP-ribosylation activity assay.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2720-2723. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J C Lefevre, G Faucon, A M Sicard, and A M Gasc

DNA fingerprinting of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2724-2728. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S M Mahan, N Tebele, D Mukwedeya, S Semu, C B Nyathi, L A Wassink, P J Kelly, T Peter, and A F Barbet

An immunoblotting diagnostic assay for heartwater based on the immunodominant 32-kilodalton protein of Cowdria ruminantium detects false positives in field sera.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2729-2737. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Koopmans, M Petric, R I Glass, and S S Monroe

Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay reactivity of torovirus-like particles in fecal specimens from humans with diarrhea.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2738-2744. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Grimprel, P Bégué, I Anjak, F Betsou, and N Guiso

Comparison of polymerase chain reaction, culture, and western immunoblot serology for diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis infection.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2745-2750. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T R Schoeb, K Dybvig, M K Davidson, and J K Davis

Cultivation of cilia-associated respiratory bacillus in artificial medium and determination of the 16S rRNA gene sequence.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2751-2757. [Abstract] [PDF]  

O Sparagano, E Drouet, R Brebant, E Manet, G A Denoyel, and P Pernin

Use of monoclonal antibodies to distinguish pathogenic Naegleria fowleri (cysts, trophozoites, or flagellate forms) from other Naegleria species.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2758-2763. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T C Lee, R M Vickers, V L Yu, and M M Wagener

Growth of 28 Legionella species on selective culture media: a comparative study.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2764-2768. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Yang, B C Ross, and B Dwyer

Isolation of a DNA probe for identification of Mycobacterium kansasii, including the genetic subgroup.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2769-2772. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H R Preus, V I Haraszthy, J J Zambon, and R J Genco

Differentiation of strains of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans by arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2773-2776. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B M Willey, B N Kreiswirth, A E Simor, Y Faur, M Patel, G Williams, and D E Low

Identification and characterization of multiple species of vancomycin-resistant enterococci, including an evaluation of Vitek software version 7.1.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2777-2779. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Takai, M Iie, C Kobayashi, T Morishita, T Nishio, T Ishida, T Fujimura, Y Sasaki, and S Tsubaki

Monoclonal antibody specific to virulence-associated 15- to 17-kilodalton antigens of Rhodococcus equi.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2780-2782. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J S Lewis, O Fakile, E Foss, G Legarza, A Leskys, K Lowe, and D Powning

Direct DNA probe assay for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in pharyngeal and rectal specimens.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2783-2785. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G L Woods, B DiGiovanni, M Levison, P Pitsakis, and D LaTemple

Evaluation of MicroScan rapid panels for detection of high-level aminoglycoside resistance in enterococci.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2786-2787. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Tamburrini, P Mencarini, A De Luca, A Antinori, E Visconti, A Ammassari, L Ortona, E Ortona, A Siracusano, and G Vicari

Simple and rapid two-step polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii infection.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2788-2789. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C J McIver and J W Tapsall

Study of growth requirements other than cysteine of naturally occurring Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. auxotrophic for cysteine.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2790-2793. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R C Porter, P Lo, D E Low, A E Simor, A McGeer, S Scriver, T C Moore, C Goldman, and M Skulnick

Utilization review of the use of BACTEC PLUS high-volume blood culture bottles.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2794-2795. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E C Stabell, S R O'Rourke, G A Storch, and P D Olivo

Evaluation of a genetically engineered cell line and a histochemical beta-galactosidase assay to detect herpes simplex virus in clinical specimens.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2796-2798. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A D O'Brien, A R Melton, C K Schmitt, M L McKee, M L Batts, and D E Griffin

Profile of Escherichia coli O157:H7 pathogen responsible for hamburger-borne outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome in Washington.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2799-2801. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D A Ferguson, Jr, C Li, N R Patel, W R Mayberry, D S Chi, and E Thomas

Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from saliva.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2802-2804. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E G Ford, S J Snead, J Todd, and N G Warren

Strains of Mycobacterium terrae complex which react with DNA probes for M. tuberculosis complex.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2805-2806. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J C McLaughlin, S K Rasmussen, L J Nims, D A Madar, and C R Yazzie

Evaluation of reliability of pooling stool specimens from different patients and detection of Giardia lamblia antigen by microtiter enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2807-2808. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J C McDonald and P Quennec

Utility of a respiratory virus panel containing a monoclonal antibody pool for screening of respiratory specimens in nonpeak respiratory syncytial virus season.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2809-2811. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L A Actis, M E Tolmasky, L M Crosa, and J H Crosa

Effect of iron-limiting conditions on growth of clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2812-2815. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A R Mattia, M A Waldron, and L S Sierra

Use of the Quantitative Buffy Coat system for detection of parasitemia in patients with babesiosis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2816-2818. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M E Brandt, S L Bragg, and R W Pinner

Multilocus enzyme typing of Cryptococcus neoformans.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2819-2823. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Mazzulli, R H Rubin, M J Ferraro, R T D'Aquila, S A Doveikis, B R Smith, T H The, and M S Hirsch

Cytomegalovirus antigenemia: clinical correlations in transplant recipients and in persons with AIDS.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2824-2827. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D J Biedenbach, R N Jones, and M E Erwin

Interpretive accuracy of the disk diffusion method for testing newer orally administered cephalosporins against Morganella morganii.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2828-2830. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J A Dillon, M Rahman, and K H Yeung

Discriminatory power of typing schemes based on Simpson's index of diversity for Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2831-2833. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S C Arya

Characterization of Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccines by DNA fingerprinting by a standardized methodology.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2834-2835. [PDF]  

A Lastovica, E Le Roux, R Warren, and H Klump

Clinical isolates of Campylobacter mucosalis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2835-2836. [PDF]  

S C Arya

Serologic diagnosis of tuberculosis through assays of lipoarabinomannan antigen or antibody or lysozyme level.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2836-2838. [PDF]  

L M Frenkel

Pseudomonas folliculitis from sponges promoted as beauty aids.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 2838. [PDF]  

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