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Research Article:

Selection criteria for an antimicrobial susceptibility testing system.
J H Jorgensen
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2841-2844;
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Differentiation of pathogenic Entamoeba histolytica infections from nonpathogenic infections by detection of galactose-inhibitable adherence protein antigen in sera and feces.
M D Abd-Alla, T F Jackson, V Gathiram, A M el-Hawey, and J I Ravdin
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2845-2850;
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Comparison of quantitative cytomegalovirus antigenemia assay with culture methods and correlation with clinical disease.
M L Landry and D Ferguson
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2851-2856;
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Serologic evidence of canine and equine ehrlichiosis in northeastern United States.
L A Magnarelli and J F Anderson
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2857-2860;
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Evaluation of four commercially available enzyme immunoassays for laboratory diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated diseases.
S Whittier, D S Shapiro, W F Kelly, T P Walden, K J Wait, L T McMillon, and P H Gilligan
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2861-2865;
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Detection of antibody to recombinant Norwalk virus antigen in specimens from outbreaks of gastroenteritis.
S S Monroe, S E Stine, X Jiang, M K Estes, and R I Glass
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2866-2872;
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Genomic fingerprinting of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis.
J Belfaiza, D Postic, E Bellenger, G Baranton, and I S Girons
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2873-2877;
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Accelerated transmission of Lyme disease spirochetes by partially fed vector ticks.
C M Shih and A Spielman
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2878-2881;
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Genotypic identification of mycobacteria by nucleic acid sequence determination: report of a 2-year experience in a clinical laboratory.
P Kirschner, B Springer, U Vogel, A Meier, A Wrede, M Kiekenbeck, F C Bange, and E C Böttger
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2882-2889;
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Use of the polymerase chain reaction with a murine model of picornavirus-induced myocarditis.
I Leparc, F Fuchs, H Kopecka, and M Aymard
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2890-2894;
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Population structure of Australian isolates of Streptococcus suis.
D J Hampson, D J Trott, I L Clarke, C G Mwaniki, and I D Robertson
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2895-2900;
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Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serological diagnosis of Nocardia brasiliensis and clinical correlation with mycetoma infections.
M C Salinas-Carmona, O Welsh, and S M Casillas
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2901-2906;
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Characteristics of CDC group 1 and group 1-like coryneform bacteria isolated from clinical specimens.
G Funke, G M Lucchini, G E Pfyffer, M Marchiani, and A von Graevenitz
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2907-2912;
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Virological features of hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis patients.
E Silini, F Bono, A Cerino, V Piazza, E Solcia, and M U Mondelli
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2913-2917;
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Genetic heterogeneity of oncogenic human papillomavirus type 5 (HPV5) and phylogeny of HPV5 variants associated with epidermodysplasia verruciformis.
M C Deau, M Favre, S Jablonska, L A Rueda, and G Orth
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2918-2926;
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Rapid identification of some Leptospira isolates from cattle by random amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting.
B G Corney, J Colley, S P Djordjevic, R Whittington, and G C Graham
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2927-2932;
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Candida albicans genotyping in studies with patients with AIDS developing resistance to fluconazole.
E Bart-Delabesse, P Boiron, A Carlotti, and B Dupont
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2933-2937;
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Prevalence of newly isolated, cytopathic small round virus (Aichi strain) in Japan.
T Yamashita, K Sakae, Y Ishihara, S Isomura, and E Utagawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2938-2943;
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Quantitation of Giardia cysts and Cryptosporidium oocysts in fecal samples by direct immunofluorescence assay.
L Xiao and R P Herd
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2944-2946;
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Detection of Mycobacterium leprae nasal carriers in populations for which leprosy is endemic.
P R Klatser, S van Beers, B Madjid, R Day, and M Y de Wit
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2947-2951;
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Role of specific immunoglobulin E in diagnosis of acute toxoplasma infection and toxoplasmosis.
S Y Wong, M P Hajdu, R Ramirez, P Thulliez, R McLeod, and J S Remington
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2952-2959;
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Biological variation and quality control of plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA quantitation by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.
M A Winters, L B Tan, D A Katzenstein, and T C Merigan
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2960-2966;
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Life cycle of the human and animal oomycete pathogen Pythium insidiosum.
L Mendoza, F Hernandez, and L Ajello
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2967-2973;
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Analysis of discordant test results among five second-generation assays for anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies also tested by polymerase chain reaction-RNA assay and other laboratory and clinical tests for hepatitis.
I Nakagiri, K Ichihara, K Ohmoto, M Hirokawa, and N Matsuda
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2974-2980;
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Polymerase chain reaction-based strain characterization of noncapsulate Haemophilus influenzae.
J Z Jordens, N I Leaves, E C Anderson, and M P Slack
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2981-2987;
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Bactericidal, virucidal, and mycobactericidal activities of reused alkaline glutaraldehyde in an endoscopy unit.
J N Mbithi, V S Springthorpe, S A Sattar, and M Pacquette
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2988-2995;
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Rapid detection of Streptococcus pyogenes in pediatric patient specimens by DNA probe.
L L Steed, E K Korgenski, and J A Daly
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 2996-3000;
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Typing of strains from a single-source outbreak of Pseudomonas pickettii.
W J Dimech, A G Hellyar, M Kotiw, D Marcon, S Ellis, and M Carson
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3001-3006;
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Norwalk-like viruses: demonstration of genomic diversity by polymerase chain reaction.
J Green, J P Norcott, D Lewis, C Arnold, and D W Brown
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3007-3012;
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Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis urethritis in men by polymerase chain reaction assay of first-catch urine.
J E Bauwens, A M Clark, M J Loeffelholz, S A Herman, and W E Stamm
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3013-3016;
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Epidemic of Pseudomonas cepacia in an adult cystic fibrosis unit: evidence of person-to-person transmission.
D L Smith, L B Gumery, E G Smith, D E Stableforth, M E Kaufmann, and T L Pitt
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3017-3022;
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Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis endocervical infections by a commercial polymerase chain reaction assay.
J E Bauwens, A M Clark, and W E Stamm
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3023-3027;
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Sensitive identification of bluetongue virus serogroup by a colorimetric dual oligonucleotide sorbent assay of amplified viral nucleic acid.
J B Katz, A D Alstad, G A Gustafson, and K M Moser
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3028-3030;
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Comparison of latex agglutination test with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibody to varicella-zoster virus.
M L Landry and D Ferguson
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3031-3033;
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Invasive strains of Escherichia coli belonging to serotype O121:NM.
S Matsushita, S Yamada, A Kai, and Y Kudoh
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3034-3035;
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Evaluation of new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on a supernatant containing Staphylococcus aureus alpha-toxin produced by Bacillus subtilis.
P Egnell, B Christensson, R Möllby, and J I Flock
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3036-3039;
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Opacification of Middlebrook agar as an aid in identification of Nocardia farcinica.
M Flores and E Desmond
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3040-3041;
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Detection of caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus by polymerase chain reaction.
P G Reddy, W J Sapp, and W Heneine
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3042-3043;
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Multiple stool examinations for ova and parasites and rate of false-negative results.
H Marti and J C Koella
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3044-3045;
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Relative frequencies of G (VP7) and P (VP4) serotypes determined by polymerase chain reaction assays among Japanese bovine rotaviruses isolated in cell culture.
Y Suzuki, T Sanekata, M Sato, K Tajima, Y Matsuda, and O Nakagomi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3046-3049;
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Growth in serum-free medium improves isolation of Chlamydia pneumoniae.
M Maass, A Essig, R Marre, and W Henkel
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3050-3052;
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Evaluation of Etest for testing antimicrobial susceptibilities of Neisseria gonorrhoeae isolates with different growth media.
K H Yeung, L K Ng, and J A Dillon
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3053-3055;
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Reliability of two novel methods, Alamar and E test, for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
S M Novak, J Hindler, and D A Bruckner
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3056-3057;
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Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Rochalimaea antibodies in Kawasaki disease.
M H Rathore, L L Barton, J E Dawson, R L Regnery, and E M Ayoub
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3058-3059;
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Laboratory review of reference strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae indicates mistyped intermedius strains.
M B Coyle, D J Nowowiejski, J Q Russell, and N B Groman
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3060-3062;
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Direct detection of Escherichia coli Shiga-like toxin genes in primary fecal cultures by polymerase chain reaction.
A W Paton, J C Paton, P N Goldwater, and P A Manning
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3063-3067;
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Detection of cholera toxin gene in stool specimens by polymerase chain reaction: comparison with bead enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and culture method for laboratory diagnosis of cholera.
T Ramamurthy, A Pal, P K Bag, S K Bhattacharya, G B Nair, H Kurozano, S Yamasaki, H Shirai, T Takeda, and Y Uesaka
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3068-3070;
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Detection of microsporidian spores in clinical samples by indirect fluorescent-antibody assay using whole-cell antisera to Encephalitozoon cuniculi and Encephalitozoon hellem.
C H Zierdt, V J Gill, and W S Zierdt
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3071-3074;
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VP4 serotype of the Gottfried strain of porcine rotavirus.
B Li and M Gorziglia
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3075-3077;
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Cefuroxime screening test for pneumococci.
F C Tenover, J Swenson, M J Ferraro, J Hindler, J Jorgensen, and P Murray
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3078-3079;
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BACTEC high-blood-volume fungal medium versus Isolator comparison misleading.
K M Hunter
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3079-3080;
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Correction:

Use of polymerase chain reaction for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis.
L Ostergaard, S Birkelund, and G Christiansen
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3081
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Ability of Clinical Laboratories To Detect Antimicrobial Agent-Resistant Enterococci

J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 31: 3081
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