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F C Tenover, J T Crawford, R E Huebner, L J Geiter, C R Horsburgh, Jr, and R C Good

The resurgence of tuberculosis: is your laboratory ready?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 767-770. [PDF]  

R E Huebner, R C Good, and J I Tokars

Current practices in mycobacteriology: results of a survey of state public health laboratories.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 771-775. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S M Wilson, R McNerney, P M Nye, P D Godfrey-Faussett, N G Stoker, and A Voller

Progress toward a simplified polymerase chain reaction and its application to diagnosis of tuberculosis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 776-782. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A M Nguyen, L Engstrand, R M Genta, D Y Graham, and F A el-Zaatari

Detection of Helicobacter pylori in dental plaque by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 783-787. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Y Larsen, T L Stull, and J L Burns

Marked phenotypic variability in Pseudomonas cepacia isolated from a patient with cystic fibrosis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 788-792. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K K Krisher, D R Whyburn, and F E Koepnick

Comparison of the BacT/Alert pediatric blood culture system, Pedi-BacT, with conventional culture using the 20-milliliter Becton-Dickinson supplemented peptone broth tube.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 793-797. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A van Belkum, R Bax, P Peerbooms, W H Goessens, N van Leeuwen, and W G Quint

Comparison of phage typing and DNA fingerprinting by polymerase chain reaction for discrimination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 798-803. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Fox, J Turner, and A Fox

Role of beta-hemolytic group C streptococci in pharyngitis: incidence and biochemical characteristics of Streptococcus equisimilis and Streptococcus anginosus in patients and healthy controls.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 804-807. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J C Turner, A Fox, K Fox, C Addy, C Z Garrison, B Herron, C Brunson, and G Betcher

Role of group C beta-hemolytic streptococci in pharyngitis: epidemiologic study of clinical features associated with isolation of group C streptococci.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 808-811. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F Grattard, J Etienne, B Pozzetto, F Tardy, O G Gaudin, and J Fleurette

Characterization of unrelated strains of Staphylococcus schleiferi by using ribosomal DNA fingerprinting, DNA restriction patterns, and plasmid profiles.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 812-818. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J C Russi, A Delfraro, M D Borthagaray, B Velazquez, B García-Barreno, and M Hortal

Evaluation of immunoglobulin E-specific antibodies and viral antigens in nasopharyngeal secretions of children with respiratory syncytial virus infections.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 819-823. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J A Robertson, A Vekris, C Bebear, and G W Stemke

Polymerase chain reaction using 16S rRNA gene sequences distinguishes the two biovars of Ureaplasma urealyticum.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 824-830. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M D Jaworski, A C Ward, D L Hunter, and I V Wesley

Use of DNA analysis of Pasteurella haemolytica biotype T isolates to monitor transmission in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis).
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 831-835. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M C Steinhoff, L F Fries, R A Karron, M L Clements, and B R Murphy

Effect of heterosubtypic immunity on infection with attenuated influenza A virus vaccines in young children.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 836-838. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R J Harbeck, J Teague, G R Crossen, D M Maul, and P L Childers

Novel, rapid optical immunoassay technique for detection of group A streptococci from pharyngeal specimens: comparison with standard culture methods.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 839-844. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Stockman, K A Clark, J M Hunt, and G D Roberts

Evaluation of commercially available acridinium ester-labeled chemiluminescent DNA probes for culture identification of Blastomyces dermatitidis, Coccidioides immitis, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Histoplasma capsulatum.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 845-850. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M K Wolf, D N Taylor, E C Boedeker, K C Hyams, D R Maneval, M M Levine, K Tamura, R A Wilson, and P Echeverria

Characterization of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from U.S. troops deployed to the Middle East.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 851-856. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R B Dessau and P Steenberg

Computerized surveillance in clinical microbiology with time series analysis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 857-860. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Whittier, R L Hopfer, M R Knowles, and P H Gilligan

Improved recovery of mycobacteria from respiratory secretions of patients with cystic fibrosis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 861-864. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M L Wilson, T E Davis, S Mirrett, J Reynolds, D Fuller, S D Allen, K K Flint, F Koontz, and L B Reller

Controlled comparison of the BACTEC high-blood-volume fungal medium, BACTEC Plus 26 aerobic blood culture bottle, and 10-milliliter isolator blood culture system for detection of fungemia and bacteremia.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 865-871. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J S Daly, M G Worthington, D J Brenner, C W Moss, D G Hollis, R S Weyant, A G Steigerwalt, R E Weaver, M I Daneshvar, and S P O'Connor

Rochalimaea elizabethae sp. nov. isolated from a patient with endocarditis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 872-881. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K K Young, R M Resnick, and T W Myers

Detection of hepatitis C virus RNA by a combined reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 882-886. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Fox, G E Black, K Fox, and S Rostovtseva

Determination of carbohydrate profiles of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus including identification of O-methyl methylpentoses by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 887-894. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K H Yoon, S N Cho, M K Lee, R M Abalos, R V Cellona, T T Fajardo, Jr, L S Guido, E C Dela Cruz, G P Walsh, and J D Kim

Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction amplification of Mycobacterium leprae-specific repetitive sequence in biopsy specimens from leprosy patients.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 895-899. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M A Nicholson and C M Patton

Evaluation of commercial antisera for serotyping heat-labile antigens of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 900-903. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H G Niesters, W H Goessens, J F Meis, and W G Quint

Rapid, polymerase chain reaction-based identification assays for Candida species.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 904-910. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Cello, A Samuelson, P Stålhandske, B Svennerholm, S Jeansson, and M Forsgren

Identification of group-common linear epitopes in structural and nonstructural proteins of enteroviruses by using synthetic peptides.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 911-916. [Abstract] [PDF]  

V Gouvea, C Ramirez, B Li, N Santos, L Saif, H F Clark, and Y Hoshino

Restriction endonuclease analysis of the vp7 genes of human and animal rotaviruses.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 917-923. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Margall, X Matias-Guiu, M Chillon, P Coll, M Alejo, V Nunes, M Quilez, N Rabella, G Prats, and J Prat

Detection of human papillomavirus 16 and 18 DNA in epithelial lesions of the lower genital tract by in situ hybridization and polymerase chain reaction: cervical scrapes are not substitutes for biopsies.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 924-930. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J P Norcott and D W Brown

Competitive radioimmunoassay to detect antibodies to herpes B virus and SA8 virus.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 931-935. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Ishida, K Matsumoto, K Fukada, K Matsushita, H Shiraki, and Y Maeda

Detection of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) structural proteins in anti-HCV-positive sera by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using synthetic peptides as antigens.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 936-940. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Gersdorf, A Meissner, K Pelz, G Krekeler, and U B Göbel

Identification of Bacteroides forsythus in subgingival plaque from patients with advanced periodontitis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 941-946. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M De Kesel, P Gilot, M C Misonne, M Coene, and C Cocito

Cloning and expression of portions of the 34-kilodalton-protein gene of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis: its application to serological analysis of Johne's disease.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 947-954. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Midthun, H B Greenberg, J B Kurtz, G W Gary, F Y Lin, and A Z Kapikian

Characterization and seroepidemiology of a type 5 astrovirus associated with an outbreak of gastroenteritis in Marin County, California.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 955-962. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F Barbut, C Kajzer, N Planas, and J C Petit

Comparison of three enzyme immunoassays, a cytotoxicity assay, and toxigenic culture for diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 963-967. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L M Clarke, M F Sierra, B J Daidone, N Lopez, J M Covino, and W M McCormack

Comparison of the Syva MicroTrak enzyme immunoassay and Gen-Probe PACE 2 with cell culture for diagnosis of cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a high-prevalence female population.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 968-971. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S G Jackson

Rapid screening test for enterotoxin-producing Bacillus cereus.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 972-974. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Aron, J Di Fabio, and F C Cabello

Salmonella typhi O:9,12 polysaccharide-protein conjugates: characterization and immunoreactivity with pooled and individual normal human sera, sera from patients with paratyphoid A and B and typhoid fever, and animal sera.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 975-978. [Abstract] [PDF]  

V K Nguyen and R F Maes

Evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibodies to bovine leukemia virus in serum and milk.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 979-981. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Saulnier, C Bourneix, G Prévost, and A Andremont

Random amplified polymorphic DNA assay is less discriminant than pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for typing strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 982-985. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J F Ridpath, S R Bolin, and J Katz

Comparison of nucleic acid hybridization and nucleic acid amplification using conserved sequences from the 5' noncoding region for detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 986-989. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R K Hoop, E C Böttger, P Ossent, and M Salfinger

Mycobacteriosis due to Mycobacterium genavense in six pet birds.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 990-993. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A J van Deventer, H J van Vliet, L Voogd, W C Hop, and W H Goessens

Increased specificity of antibody detection in surgical patients with invasive candidiasis with cytoplasmic antigens depleted of mannan residues.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 994-997. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Mattila, A Miettinen, P K Heinonen, K Teisala, R Punnonen, and J Paavonen

Detection of serum antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis in patients with chlamydial and nonchlamydial pelvic inflammatory disease by the IPAzyme Chlamydia and enzyme immunoassay.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 998-1000. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Mosca, C A Strong, and S M Finegold

UV red fluorescence of Eubacterium lentum.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1001-1002. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J M Kuypers, C W Critchlow, P E Gravitt, D A Vernon, J B Sayer, M M Manos, and N B Kiviat

Comparison of dot filter hybridization, Southern transfer hybridization, and polymerase chain reaction amplification for diagnosis of anal human papillomavirus infection.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1003-1006. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Holmes, C W Moss, and M I Daneshvar

Cellular fatty acid compositions of "Achromobacter groups B and E".
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1007-1008. [Abstract] [PDF]  

H Yamada, S Kohno, S Maesaki, H Koga, M Kaku, K Hara, and H Tanaka

Rapid and highly reproducible method for antifungal susceptibility testing of Aspergillus species.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1009-1012. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D S Leland, K A Barth, and E B Cunningham

Comparison of the Seradyn Color Vue passive agglutination test and complement fixation for detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1013-1015. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Draper, R Parker, E Patterson, W Jones, M Beutz, J French, K Borchardt, and J McGregor

Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in pregnant women with the InPouch TV culture system.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1016-1018. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Folgueira, R Delgado, E Palenque, and A R Noriega

Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in clinical samples by using a simple lysis method and polymerase chain reaction.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1019-1021. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J J Gray, X Jiang, P Morgan-Capner, U Desselberger, and M K Estes

Prevalence of antibodies to Norwalk virus in England: detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using baculovirus-expressed Norwalk virus capsid antigen.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1022-1025. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Errata:

Development of Polymerase Chain Reaction Primer Sets for Diagnosis of Lyme Disease and for Species-Specific Identification of Lyme Disease Isolates by 16S rRNA Signature Nucleotide Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1026. [PDF]  

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