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Use of virologic assays for detection of human immunodeficiency virus in clinical trials: recommendations of the AIDS Clinical Trials Group Virology Committee.
S Hammer, C Crumpacker, R D'Aquila, B Jackson, J Lathey, D Livnat, and P Reichelderfer
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2557-2564;
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Detection of Theileria sergenti infection in cattle by polymerase chain reaction amplification of parasite-specific DNA.
M Tanaka, S Onoe, T Matsuba, S Katayama, M Yamanaka, H Yonemichi, K Hiramatsu, B K Baek, C Sugimoto, and M Onuma
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2565-2569;
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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.
M Theisen, B Frederiksen, A M Lebech, J Vuust, and K Hansen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2570-2576;
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Identification of a protein in several Borrelia species which is related to OspC of the Lyme disease spirochetes.
R T Marconi, D S Samuels, T G Schwan, and C F Garon
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2577-2583;
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Use of multiple molecular subtyping techniques to investigate a Legionnaires' disease outbreak due to identical strains at two tourist lodges.
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2584-2588;
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Arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction as a rapid method to differentiate crossed from independent Pseudomonas cepacia infections in cystic fibrosis patients.
E H Bingen, M Weber, J Derelle, N Brahimi, N Y Lambert-Zechovsky, M Vidailhet, J Navarro, and J Elion
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2589-2593;
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Characterization of Neisseria meningitidis by polymerase chain reaction and restriction endonuclease digestion of the porA gene.
D A Kertesz, S K Byrne, and A W Chow
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2594-2598;
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Cluster of Enterobacter cloacae pseudobacteremias associated with use of an agar slant blood culturing system.
M L Pearson, D A Pegues, L A Carson, R O'Donnell, R H Berger, R L Anderson, and W R Jarvis
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2599-2603;
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Expression of A and B subunits of Shiga-like toxin II as fusions with glutathione S-transferase and their potential for use in seroepidemiology.
F Gunzer and H Karch
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2604-2610;
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Enhanced detection of intracellular organism of swine proliferative enteritis, ileal symbiont intracellularis, in feces by polymerase chain reaction.
G F Jones, G E Ward, M P Murtaugh, G Lin, and C J Gebhart
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2611-2615;
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Molecular analysis of multiple isolates of the major serotypes of group B streptococci.
E Fasola, C Livdahl, and P Ferrieri
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2616-2620;
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Comparison of commercial diagnostic tests for Helicobacter pylori antibodies.
M A Schembri, S K Lin, and J R Lambert
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2621-2624;
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Proteinic and genomic identification of spotted fever group rickettsiae isolated in the former USSR.
M E Eremeeva, N M Balayeva, V F Ignatovich, and D Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2625-2633;
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Quantitation of enteroviral RNA by competitive polymerase chain reaction.
T A Martino, M J Sole, L Z Penn, C C Liew, and P Liu
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2634-2640;
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Detection of dengue-2 viral RNA by reversible target capture hybridization.
L J Chandler, C D Blair, and B J Beaty
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2641-2647;
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Clinical evaluation of a new polymerase chain reaction assay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in endocervical specimens.
C A Bass, D L Jungkind, N S Silverman, and J M Bondi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2648-2653;
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Improved purification and biologic activities of staphylococcal toxic shock syndrome toxin 1.
W W Kum, K B Laupland, R H See, and A W Chow
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2654-2660;
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Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of pneumococcal pneumonia.
K M Rudolph, A J Parkinson, C M Black, and L W Mayer
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2661-2666;
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Analysis of human papillomavirus types in exophytic condylomata acuminata by hybrid capture and Southern blot techniques.
D R Brown, J T Bryan, H Cramer, and K H Fife
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2667-2673;
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Prevalence of bacterial respiratory pathogens in the nasopharynx in breast-fed versus formula-fed infants.
P H Kaleida, D G Nativio, H P Chao, and S N Cowden
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2674-2678;
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Quantitative evaluation of hepatitis C virus RNA in patients with concurrent human immunodeficiency virus infections.
K E Sherman, J O'Brien, A G Gutierrez, S Harrison, M Urdea, P Neuwald, and J Wilber
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2679-2682;
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Two percent sodium chloride is required for susceptibility testing of staphylococci with oxacillin when using agar-based dilution methods.
M B Huang, T E Gay, C N Baker, S N Banerjee, and F C Tenover
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2683-2688;
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Comparison of the Septi-Chek AFB and BACTEC systems and conventional culture for recovery of mycobacteria.
D L Sewell, A L Rashad, W J Rourke, Jr, S L Poor, J A McCarthy, and M A Pfaller
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2689-2691;
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Peripheral blood mononuclear cell human immunodeficiency virus type 1 proviral DNA quantification by polymerase chain reaction: relationship to immunodeficiency and drug effect.
J G Montoya, R Wood, D Katzenstein, M Holodny, and T C Merigan
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2692-2696;
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DNA large restriction fragment patterns of sporadic and epidemic nosocomial strains of Mycobacterium chelonae and Mycobacterium abscessus.
R J Wallace, Jr, Y Zhang, B A Brown, V Fraser, G H Mazurek, and S Maloney
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2697-2701;
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Evaluation of chlamydiazyme enzyme immunoassay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in urine specimens from men.
J M Ehret, J C Leszcynski, J M Douglas, S L Genova, M A Chernesky, J Moncada, and J Schachter
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2702-2705;
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Evidence of an epidemic of Blastocystis hominis infections in preschool children in northern Jordan.
L F Nimri
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2706-2708;
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Isolation and characterization of "Flexispira rappini" from laboratory mice.
D B Schauer, N Ghori, and S Falkow
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2709-2714;
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Immunomagnetic purification to facilitate DNA diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum.
N Seesod, J Lunderberg, A Hedrum, L Aslund, A Holder, S Thaithong, and M Uhlén
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2715-2719;
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Polymerase chain reaction assay for diagnosis of potentially toxinogenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae strains: correlation with ADP-ribosylation activity assay.
D Hauser, M R Popoff, M Kiredjian, P Boquet, and F Bimet
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2720-2723;
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DNA fingerprinting of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
J C Lefevre, G Faucon, A M Sicard, and A M Gasc
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2724-2728;
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An immunoblotting diagnostic assay for heartwater based on the immunodominant 32-kilodalton protein of Cowdria ruminantium detects false positives in field sera.
S M Mahan, N Tebele, D Mukwedeya, S Semu, C B Nyathi, L A Wassink, P J Kelly, T Peter, and A F Barbet
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2729-2737;
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay reactivity of torovirus-like particles in fecal specimens from humans with diarrhea.
M Koopmans, M Petric, R I Glass, and S S Monroe
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2738-2744;
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Comparison of polymerase chain reaction, culture, and western immunoblot serology for diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis infection.
E Grimprel, P Bégué, I Anjak, F Betsou, and N Guiso
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2745-2750;
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Cultivation of cilia-associated respiratory bacillus in artificial medium and determination of the 16S rRNA gene sequence.
T R Schoeb, K Dybvig, M K Davidson, and J K Davis
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2751-2757;
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Use of monoclonal antibodies to distinguish pathogenic Naegleria fowleri (cysts, trophozoites, or flagellate forms) from other Naegleria species.
O Sparagano, E Drouet, R Brebant, E Manet, G A Denoyel, and P Pernin
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2758-2763;
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Growth of 28 Legionella species on selective culture media: a comparative study.
T C Lee, R M Vickers, V L Yu, and M M Wagener
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2764-2768;
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Isolation of a DNA probe for identification of Mycobacterium kansasii, including the genetic subgroup.
M Yang, B C Ross, and B Dwyer
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2769-2772;
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Differentiation of strains of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans by arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction.
H R Preus, V I Haraszthy, J J Zambon, and R J Genco
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2773-2776;
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Identification and characterization of multiple species of vancomycin-resistant enterococci, including an evaluation of Vitek software version 7.1.
B M Willey, B N Kreiswirth, A E Simor, Y Faur, M Patel, G Williams, and D E Low
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2777-2779;
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Monoclonal antibody specific to virulence-associated 15- to 17-kilodalton antigens of Rhodococcus equi.
S Takai, M Iie, C Kobayashi, T Morishita, T Nishio, T Ishida, T Fujimura, Y Sasaki, and S Tsubaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2780-2782;
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Direct DNA probe assay for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in pharyngeal and rectal specimens.
J S Lewis, O Fakile, E Foss, G Legarza, A Leskys, K Lowe, and D Powning
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2783-2785;
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Evaluation of MicroScan rapid panels for detection of high-level aminoglycoside resistance in enterococci.
G L Woods, B DiGiovanni, M Levison, P Pitsakis, and D LaTemple
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2786-2787;
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Simple and rapid two-step polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii infection.
E Tamburrini, P Mencarini, A De Luca, A Antinori, E Visconti, A Ammassari, L Ortona, E Ortona, A Siracusano, and G Vicari
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2788-2789;
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Study of growth requirements other than cysteine of naturally occurring Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. auxotrophic for cysteine.
C J McIver and J W Tapsall
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2790-2793;
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Utilization review of the use of BACTEC PLUS high-volume blood culture bottles.
R C Porter, P Lo, D E Low, A E Simor, A McGeer, S Scriver, T C Moore, C Goldman, and M Skulnick
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2794-2795;
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Evaluation of a genetically engineered cell line and a histochemical beta-galactosidase assay to detect herpes simplex virus in clinical specimens.
E C Stabell, S R O'Rourke, G A Storch, and P D Olivo
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2796-2798;
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Profile of Escherichia coli O157:H7 pathogen responsible for hamburger-borne outbreak of hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome in Washington.
A D O'Brien, A R Melton, C K Schmitt, M L McKee, M L Batts, and D E Griffin
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2799-2801;
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Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from saliva.
D A Ferguson, Jr, C Li, N R Patel, W R Mayberry, D S Chi, and E Thomas
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2802-2804;
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Strains of Mycobacterium terrae complex which react with DNA probes for M. tuberculosis complex.
E G Ford, S J Snead, J Todd, and N G Warren
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2805-2806;
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Evaluation of reliability of pooling stool specimens from different patients and detection of Giardia lamblia antigen by microtiter enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
J C McLaughlin, S K Rasmussen, L J Nims, D A Madar, and C R Yazzie
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2807-2808;
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Utility of a respiratory virus panel containing a monoclonal antibody pool for screening of respiratory specimens in nonpeak respiratory syncytial virus season.
J C McDonald and P Quennec
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2809-2811;
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Effect of iron-limiting conditions on growth of clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii.
L A Actis, M E Tolmasky, L M Crosa, and J H Crosa
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2812-2815;
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Use of the Quantitative Buffy Coat system for detection of parasitemia in patients with babesiosis.
A R Mattia, M A Waldron, and L S Sierra
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2816-2818;
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Multilocus enzyme typing of Cryptococcus neoformans.
M E Brandt, S L Bragg, and R W Pinner
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2819-2823;
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Cytomegalovirus antigenemia: clinical correlations in transplant recipients and in persons with AIDS.
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2824-2827;
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Interpretive accuracy of the disk diffusion method for testing newer orally administered cephalosporins against Morganella morganii.
D J Biedenbach, R N Jones, and M E Erwin
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2828-2830;
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Discriminatory power of typing schemes based on Simpson's index of diversity for Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
J A Dillon, M Rahman, and K H Yeung
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2831-2833;
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Characterization of Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccines by DNA fingerprinting by a standardized methodology.
S C Arya
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2834-2835;
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Clinical isolates of Campylobacter mucosalis.
A Lastovica, E Le Roux, R Warren, and H Klump
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2835-2836;
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Serologic diagnosis of tuberculosis through assays of lipoarabinomannan antigen or antibody or lysozyme level.
S C Arya
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2836-2838;
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Pseudomonas folliculitis from sponges promoted as beauty aids.
L M Frenkel
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 1993 31: 2838
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