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Research Article:

The resurgence of tuberculosis: is your laboratory ready?
F C Tenover, J T Crawford, R E Huebner, L J Geiter, C R Horsburgh, Jr, and R C Good
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 767-770;
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Current practices in mycobacteriology: results of a survey of state public health laboratories.
R E Huebner, R C Good, and J I Tokars
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 771-775;
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Progress toward a simplified polymerase chain reaction and its application to diagnosis of tuberculosis.
S M Wilson, R McNerney, P M Nye, P D Godfrey-Faussett, N G Stoker, and A Voller
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 776-782;
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Detection of Helicobacter pylori in dental plaque by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.
A M Nguyen, L Engstrand, R M Genta, D Y Graham, and F A el-Zaatari
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 783-787;
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Marked phenotypic variability in Pseudomonas cepacia isolated from a patient with cystic fibrosis.
G Y Larsen, T L Stull, and J L Burns
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 788-792;
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Comparison of the BacT/Alert pediatric blood culture system, Pedi-BacT, with conventional culture using the 20-milliliter Becton-Dickinson supplemented peptone broth tube.
K K Krisher, D R Whyburn, and F E Koepnick
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 793-797;
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Comparison of phage typing and DNA fingerprinting by polymerase chain reaction for discrimination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains.
A van Belkum, R Bax, P Peerbooms, W H Goessens, N van Leeuwen, and W G Quint
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 798-803;
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Role of beta-hemolytic group C streptococci in pharyngitis: incidence and biochemical characteristics of Streptococcus equisimilis and Streptococcus anginosus in patients and healthy controls.
K Fox, J Turner, and A Fox
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 804-807;
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Role of group C beta-hemolytic streptococci in pharyngitis: epidemiologic study of clinical features associated with isolation of group C streptococci.
J C Turner, A Fox, K Fox, C Addy, C Z Garrison, B Herron, C Brunson, and G Betcher
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 808-811;
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Characterization of unrelated strains of Staphylococcus schleiferi by using ribosomal DNA fingerprinting, DNA restriction patterns, and plasmid profiles.
F Grattard, J Etienne, B Pozzetto, F Tardy, O G Gaudin, and J Fleurette
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 812-818;
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Evaluation of immunoglobulin E-specific antibodies and viral antigens in nasopharyngeal secretions of children with respiratory syncytial virus infections.
J C Russi, A Delfraro, M D Borthagaray, B Velazquez, B García-Barreno, and M Hortal
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 819-823;
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Polymerase chain reaction using 16S rRNA gene sequences distinguishes the two biovars of Ureaplasma urealyticum.
J A Robertson, A Vekris, C Bebear, and G W Stemke
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 824-830;
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Use of DNA analysis of Pasteurella haemolytica biotype T isolates to monitor transmission in bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis).
M D Jaworski, A C Ward, D L Hunter, and I V Wesley
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 831-835;
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Effect of heterosubtypic immunity on infection with attenuated influenza A virus vaccines in young children.
M C Steinhoff, L F Fries, R A Karron, M L Clements, and B R Murphy
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 836-838;
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Novel, rapid optical immunoassay technique for detection of group A streptococci from pharyngeal specimens: comparison with standard culture methods.
R J Harbeck, J Teague, G R Crossen, D M Maul, and P L Childers
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 839-844;
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Evaluation of commercially available acridinium ester-labeled chemiluminescent DNA probes for culture identification of Blastomyces dermatitidis, Coccidioides immitis, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Histoplasma capsulatum.
L Stockman, K A Clark, J M Hunt, and G D Roberts
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 845-850;
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Characterization of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli isolated from U.S. troops deployed to the Middle East.
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 851-856;
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Computerized surveillance in clinical microbiology with time series analysis.
R B Dessau and P Steenberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 857-860;
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Improved recovery of mycobacteria from respiratory secretions of patients with cystic fibrosis.
S Whittier, R L Hopfer, M R Knowles, and P H Gilligan
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 861-864;
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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.
M L Wilson, T E Davis, S Mirrett, J Reynolds, D Fuller, S D Allen, K K Flint, F Koontz, and L B Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 865-871;
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Rochalimaea elizabethae sp. nov. isolated from a patient with endocarditis.
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 872-881;
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Detection of hepatitis C virus RNA by a combined reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay.
K K Young, R M Resnick, and T W Myers
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 882-886;
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Determination of carbohydrate profiles of Bacillus anthracis and Bacillus cereus including identification of O-methyl methylpentoses by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
A Fox, G E Black, K Fox, and S Rostovtseva
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 887-894;
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Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction amplification of Mycobacterium leprae-specific repetitive sequence in biopsy specimens from leprosy patients.
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 895-899;
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Evaluation of commercial antisera for serotyping heat-labile antigens of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli.
M A Nicholson and C M Patton
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 900-903;
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Rapid, polymerase chain reaction-based identification assays for Candida species.
H G Niesters, W H Goessens, J F Meis, and W G Quint
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 904-910;
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Identification of group-common linear epitopes in structural and nonstructural proteins of enteroviruses by using synthetic peptides.
J Cello, A Samuelson, P Stålhandske, B Svennerholm, S Jeansson, and M Forsgren
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 911-916;
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Restriction endonuclease analysis of the vp7 genes of human and animal rotaviruses.
V Gouvea, C Ramirez, B Li, N Santos, L Saif, H F Clark, and Y Hoshino
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 917-923;
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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.
N Margall, X Matias-Guiu, M Chillon, P Coll, M Alejo, V Nunes, M Quilez, N Rabella, G Prats, and J Prat
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 924-930;
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Competitive radioimmunoassay to detect antibodies to herpes B virus and SA8 virus.
J P Norcott and D W Brown
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 931-935;
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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.
C Ishida, K Matsumoto, K Fukada, K Matsushita, H Shiraki, and Y Maeda
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 936-940;
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Identification of Bacteroides forsythus in subgingival plaque from patients with advanced periodontitis.
H Gersdorf, A Meissner, K Pelz, G Krekeler, and U B Göbel
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 941-946;
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Cloning and expression of portions of the 34-kilodalton-protein gene of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis: its application to serological analysis of Johne's disease.
M De Kesel, P Gilot, M C Misonne, M Coene, and C Cocito
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 947-954;
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Characterization and seroepidemiology of a type 5 astrovirus associated with an outbreak of gastroenteritis in Marin County, California.
K Midthun, H B Greenberg, J B Kurtz, G W Gary, F Y Lin, and A Z Kapikian
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 955-962;
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Comparison of three enzyme immunoassays, a cytotoxicity assay, and toxigenic culture for diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea.
F Barbut, C Kajzer, N Planas, and J C Petit
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 963-967;
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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.
L M Clarke, M F Sierra, B J Daidone, N Lopez, J M Covino, and W M McCormack
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 968-971;
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Rapid screening test for enterotoxin-producing Bacillus cereus.
S G Jackson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 972-974;
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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.
L Aron, J Di Fabio, and F C Cabello
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 975-978;
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Evaluation of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibodies to bovine leukemia virus in serum and milk.
V K Nguyen and R F Maes
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 979-981;
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Random amplified polymorphic DNA assay is less discriminant than pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for typing strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
P Saulnier, C Bourneix, G Prévost, and A Andremont
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 982-985;
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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 F Ridpath, S R Bolin, and J Katz
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 986-989;
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Mycobacteriosis due to Mycobacterium genavense in six pet birds.
R K Hoop, E C Böttger, P Ossent, and M Salfinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 990-993;
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Increased specificity of antibody detection in surgical patients with invasive candidiasis with cytoplasmic antigens depleted of mannan residues.
A J van Deventer, H J van Vliet, L Voogd, W C Hop, and W H Goessens
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 994-997;
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Detection of serum antibodies to Chlamydia trachomatis in patients with chlamydial and nonchlamydial pelvic inflammatory disease by the IPAzyme Chlamydia and enzyme immunoassay.
A Mattila, A Miettinen, P K Heinonen, K Teisala, R Punnonen, and J Paavonen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 998-1000;
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UV red fluorescence of Eubacterium lentum.
A Mosca, C A Strong, and S M Finegold
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 1001-1002;
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Comparison of dot filter hybridization, Southern transfer hybridization, and polymerase chain reaction amplification for diagnosis of anal human papillomavirus infection.
J M Kuypers, C W Critchlow, P E Gravitt, D A Vernon, J B Sayer, M M Manos, and N B Kiviat
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 1003-1006;
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Cellular fatty acid compositions of "Achromobacter groups B and E".
B Holmes, C W Moss, and M I Daneshvar
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 1007-1008;
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Rapid and highly reproducible method for antifungal susceptibility testing of Aspergillus species.
H Yamada, S Kohno, S Maesaki, H Koga, M Kaku, K Hara, and H Tanaka
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 1009-1012;
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Comparison of the Seradyn Color Vue passive agglutination test and complement fixation for detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae antibodies.
D S Leland, K A Barth, and E B Cunningham
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 1013-1015;
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Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in pregnant women with the InPouch TV culture system.
D Draper, R Parker, E Patterson, W Jones, M Beutz, J French, K Borchardt, and J McGregor
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 1016-1018;
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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in clinical samples by using a simple lysis method and polymerase chain reaction.
L Folgueira, R Delgado, E Palenque, and A R Noriega
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 1019-1021;
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Prevalence of antibodies to Norwalk virus in England: detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay using baculovirus-expressed Norwalk virus capsid antigen.
J J Gray, X Jiang, P Morgan-Capner, U Desselberger, and M K Estes
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1993 31: 1022-1025;
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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. April 1993 31: 1026
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