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P M Small, N B McClenny, S P Singh, G K Schoolnik, L S Tompkins, and P A Mickelsen

Molecular strain typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to confirm cross-contamination in the mycobacteriology laboratory and modification of procedures to minimize occurrence of false-positive cultures.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1677-1682. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P F Lehmann, L C Wu, W R Pruitt, S A Meyer, and D G Ahearn

Unrelatedness of groups of yeasts within the Candida haemulonii complex.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1683-1687. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B A Forbes and K E Hicks

Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens in a clinical laboratory by polymerase chain reaction.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1688-1694. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F C Tenover, J Tokars, J Swenson, S Paul, K Spitalny, and W Jarvis

Ability of clinical laboratories to detect antimicrobial agent-resistant enterococci.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1695-1699. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Thomas, H R Smith, and B Rowe

Use of digoxigenin-labelled oligonucleotide DNA probes for VT2 and VT2 human variant genes to differentiate Vero cytotoxin-producing Escherichia coli strains of serogroup O157.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1700-1703. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J I Alos, T Lambert, and P Courvalin

Comparison of two molecular methods for tracing nosocomial transmission of Escherichia coli K1 in a neonatal unit.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1704-1709. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F T Chan, M X Guan, and A M Mackenzie

Application of indirect immunofluorescence to detection of Dientamoeba fragilis trophozoites in fecal specimens.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1710-1714. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C A Ewanowich, L W Chui, M G Paranchych, M S Peppler, R G Marusyk, and W L Albritton

Major outbreak of pertussis in northern Alberta, Canada: analysis of discrepant direct fluorescent-antibody and culture results by using polymerase chain reaction methodology.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1715-1725. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Takai, Y Watanabe, T Ikeda, T Ozawa, S Matsukura, Y Tamada, S Tsubaki, and T Sekizaki

Virulence-associated plasmids in Rhodococcus equi.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1726-1729. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G M Matar, B Swaminathan, S B Hunter, L N Slater, and D F Welch

Polymerase chain reaction-based restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of a fragment of the ribosomal operon from Rochalimaea species for subtyping.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1730-1734. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A D Steele, D Garcia, J Sears, G Gerna, O Nakagomi, and J Flores

Distribution of VP4 gene alleles in human rotaviruses by using probes to the hyperdivergent region of the VP4 gene.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1735-1740. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A F Ogunrinade, R Chandrashekar, M L Eberhard, and G J Weil

Preliminary evaluation of recombinant Onchocerca volvulus antigens for serodiagnosis of onchocerciasis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1741-1745. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Sotiropoulos, S C Smith, and P J Coloe

Characterization of two DNA probes specific for Serpulina hyodysenteriae.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1746-1752. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J B Mahony, K E Luinstra, J W Sellors, and M A Chernesky

Comparison of plasmid- and chromosome-based polymerase chain reaction assays for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis nucleic acids.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1753-1758. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Thibert and S Lapierre

Routine application of high-performance liquid chromatography for identification of mycobacteria.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1759-1763. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C S Huang, M S Ho, C S Yang, C L Lee, and C A Tan

Hepatitis C markers in hemodialysis patients.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1764-1769. [Abstract] [PDF]  

U Blecker, S Lanciers, B Hauser, and Y Vandenplas

Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in adults and children by using the Malakit Helicobacter pylori, a commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1770-1773. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R W Cone, P D Swenson, A C Hobson, M Remington, and L Corey

Herpes simplex virus detection from genital lesions: a comparative study using antigen detection (HerpChek) and culture.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1774-1776. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F S Nolte, B Metchock, J E McGowan, Jr, A Edwards, O Okwumabua, C Thurmond, P S Mitchell, B Plikaytis, and T Shinnick

Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sputum by polymerase chain reaction and DNA hybridization.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1777-1782. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Vonsover, I Shif, I Silberstein, H Rudich, Y Aboudy, E Mendelson, L Shulman, T Nakagomi, and O Nakagomi

Identification of feline- and canine-like rotaviruses isolated from humans by restriction fragment length polymorphism assay.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1783-1787. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M B Coyle, R B Leonard, D J Nowowiejski, A Malekniazi, and D J Finn

Evidence of multiple taxa within commercially available reference strains of Corynebacterium xerosis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1788-1793. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Havlir, C A Kemper, and S C Deresinski

Reproducibility of lysis-centrifugation cultures for quantification of Mycobacterium avium complex bacteremia.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1794-1798. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Honma, Y Ohara, H Murayama, K Sako, and Y Iwasaki

Effects of fixation and varying target length on the sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction for detection of human T-cell leukemia virus type I proviral DNA in formalin-fixed tissue sections.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1799-1803. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D King, L Pasarell, D M Dixon, M R McGinnis, and W G Merz

A phaeohyphomycotic cyst and peritonitis caused by Phialemonium species and a reevaluation of its taxonomy.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1804-1810. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J V Iralu, V K Sritharan, W S Pieciak, D F Wirth, J H Maguire, and R H Barker, Jr

Diagnosis of Mycobacterium avium bacteremia by polymerase chain reaction.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1811-1814. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N B Rasool, K Y Green, and A Z Kapikian

Serotype analysis of rotaviruses from different locations in Malaysia.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1815-1819. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E L Roggen, R Pansaerts, E Van Dyck, and P Piot

Antigen detection and immunological typing of Haemophilus ducreyi with a specific rabbit polyclonal serum.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1820-1825. [Abstract] [PDF]  

U Szewzyk, R Szewzyk, and T A Stenström

Growth and survival of Serratia marcescens under aerobic and anaerobic conditions in the presence of materials from blood bags.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1826-1830. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K H Park, W H Chang, and T G Schwan

Identification and characterization of Lyme disease spirochetes, Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato, isolated in Korea.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1831-1837. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E H Burns, Jr, J M Norman, M D Hatcher, and D A Bemis

Fimbriae and determination of host species specificity of Bordetella bronchiseptica.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1838-1844. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M W McKinney, P N Levett, and R W Haylock

Cloning of a DNA sequence unique to Clostridium botulinum group I by selective hybridization.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1845-1849. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Pantosti, A O Tzianabos, B G Reinap, A B Onderdonk, and D L Kasper

Bacteroides fragilis strains express multiple capsular polysaccharides.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1850-1855. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Tønjum and R Haas

Identification of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans by leukotoxin gene-specific hybridization and polymerase chain reaction assays.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1856-1859. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Afshar, N H Shakarchi, and G C Dulac

Development of a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of bovine, ovine, porcine, and equine antibodies to vesicular stomatitis virus.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1860-1865. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Dupouy-Camet, S L de Souza, C Maslo, A Paugam, A G Saimot, R Benarous, C Tourte-Schaefer, and F Derouin

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in venous blood from AIDS patients by polymerase chain reaction.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1866-1869. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C R Clabots, S Johnson, K M Bettin, P A Mathie, M E Mulligan, D R Schaberg, L R Peterson, and D N Gerding

Development of a rapid and efficient restriction endonuclease analysis typing system for Clostridium difficile and correlation with other typing systems.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1870-1875. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L S Guthertz, S D Lim, Y Jang, and P S Duffey

Curvilinear-gradient high-performance liquid chromatography for identification of mycobacteria.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1876-1881. [Abstract] [PDF]  

W A Schwartzman, C A Nesbit, and E J Baron

Development and evaluation of a blood-free medium for determining growth curves and optimizing growth of Rochalimaea henselae.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1882-1885. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J C Hierholzer, P E Halonen, P O Dahlen, P G Bingham, and M M McDonough

Detection of adenovirus in clinical specimens by polymerase chain reaction and liquid-phase hybridization quantitated by time-resolved fluorometry.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1886-1891. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M A Olsen and A R Sambol

Confirmation of positive results for chlamydial antigen by the Chlamydiazyme assay: value of repeated testing and a blocking antibody assay.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1892-1895. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D A Jobe, S M Callister, and R F Schell

Recovery of Borrelia burgdorferi by filtration.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1896-1898. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J R Paulsrud, S F Queener, M S Bartlett, and J W Smith

Total cellular fatty acid composition of cultured Pneumocystis carinii.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1899-1902. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J C Lallement, J P Vendrell, P Corbeau, J Ducos, M Segondy, A Escande, V Robert-Hebmann, F Jean, J Reynes, and A Serre

Comparative humoral responses to human immunodeficiency virus type 1-p24gag linear B-cell epitopes among individuals showing atypical western immunoblotting reactions and implications for diagnosis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1903-1907. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M N Qureshi, A A Perez, 2nd, R M Madayag, and E J Bottone

Inhibition of Acanthamoeba species by Pseudomonas aeruginosa: rationale for their selective exclusion in corneal ulcers and contact lens care systems.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1908-1910. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J E Hoppe, M Herter, S Aleksic, T Klingebiel, and D Niethammer

Catheter-related Rahnella aquatilis bacteremia in a pediatric bone marrow transplant recipient.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1911-1912. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Grenier and J Michaud

Evidence for the absence of hyaluronidase activity in Porphyromonas gingivalis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1913-1915. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A P Burnens, J Stanley, U B Schaad, and J Nicolet

Novel Campylobacter-like organism resembling Helicobacter fennelliae isolated from a boy with gastroenteritis and from dogs.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1916-1917. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A A van Zwet, J C Thijs, A M Kooistra-Smid, J Schirm, and J A Snijder

Sensitivity of culture compared with that of polymerase chain reaction for detection of Helicobacter pylori from antral biopsy samples.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1918-1920. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C E Bantar, M Micucci, L Fernandez Canigia, J Smayevsky, and H M Bianchini

Synergy characterization for Enterococcus faecalis strains displaying moderately high-level gentamicin and streptomycin resistance.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1921-1923. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M A Pfaller, A L Barry, and P C Fuchs

Levofloxacin disk potency and tentative interpretive criteria for susceptibility tests.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1924-1926. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C R Woods, J Versalovic, T Koeuth, and J R Lupski

Whole-cell repetitive element sequence-based polymerase chain reaction allows rapid assessment of clonal relationships of bacterial isolates.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1927-1931. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A L Barry, M A Pfaller, and P C Fuchs

Ramoplanin susceptibility testing criteria.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1932-1935. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T W Geisbert, P B Jahrling, and J W Ezzell, Jr

Use of immunoelectron microscopy to demonstrate Francisella tularensis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1936-1939. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Gomez-Lus, B S Fields, R F Benson, W T Martin, S P O'Connor, and C M Black

Comparison of arbitrarily primed polymerase chain reaction, ribotyping, and monoclonal antibody analysis for subtyping Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1940-1942. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Gozlan, J M Salord, C Chouaïd, C Duvivier, O Picard, M C Meyohas, and J C Petit

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) late-mRNA detection in peripheral blood of AIDS patients: diagnostic value for HCMV disease compared with those of viral culture and HCMV DNA detection.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1943-1945. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A H Chagla, A A Borczyk, J E Aldom, S Dalla Rosa, and D D Cole

Evaluation of the L-pyrrolidonyl-beta-naphthylamide hydrolysis test for the differentiation of members of the families Enterobacteriaceae and Vibrionaceae.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1946-1948. [Abstract] [PDF]  

T Mizobe, H Yamasaki, K Doi, M Ando, and K Onoue

Analysis of serotype-specific antibodies to Trichosporon cutaneum types I and II in patients with summer-type hypersensitivity pneumonitis with monoclonal antibodies to serotype-related polysaccharide antigens.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1949-1951. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L V Möller, L van Alphen, H Grasselier, and J Dankert

N-acetyl-D-glucosamine medium improves recovery of Haemophilus influenzae from sputa of patients with cystic fibrosis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1952-1954. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Kaufhold, A Podbielski, and P Kriz-Kuzemenska

Identification of M types of group A streptococci.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1955-1956. [PDF]  

R J Chiodini

Abolish Mycobacterium paratuberculosis strain 18.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1956-1958. [PDF]  

F Allerberger, W Vogetseder, M Eille, and M Dierich

Usefulness of DNA fingerprinting in combating tuberculosis.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1959. [PDF]  

Errata:

In Vitro Susceptibility Testing of Haemophilus influenzae: Review of New National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards Recommendations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1993 31: 1960. [PDF]  

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