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Research Article:

Lyme disease: the sensible pursuit of answers.
K B Liegner
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 1961-1963;
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Concordant clonal delineation of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by macrorestriction analysis and polymerase chain reaction genome fingerprinting.
M J Struelens, R Bax, A Deplano, W G Quint, and A Van Belkum
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 1964-1970;
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Metronidazole susceptibility testing for Helicobacter pylori: comparison of disk, broth, and agar dilution methods and their clinical relevance.
A J DeCross, B J Marshall, R W McCallum, S R Hoffman, L J Barrett, and R L Guerrant
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 1971-1974;
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Human papillomavirus DNA in urine samples compared with that in simultaneously collected urethra and cervix samples.
O Forslund, B G Hansson, P Rymark, and B Bjerre
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 1975-1979;
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Cell-free plasma human immunodeficiency virus type 1 titer assessed by culture and immunocapture-reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction.
R W Coombs, D R Henrard, W F Mehaffey, J Gibson, E Eggert, T C Quinn, and J Phillips
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 1980-1986;
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Comparison of various repetitive DNA elements as genetic markers for strain differentiation and epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
D van Soolingen, P E de Haas, P W Hermans, P M Groenen, and J D van Embden
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 1987-1995;
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Comparative evaluation of AccuProbe culture identification test for Neisseria gonorrhoeae and other rapid methods.
H Young and A Moyes
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 1996-1999;
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Relationship between indole production and differentiation of Klebsiella species: indole-positive and -negative isolates of Klebsiella determined to be clonal.
J N Maslow, S M Brecher, K S Adams, A Durbin, S Loring, and R D Arbeit
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2000-2003;
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Detection of Ockelbo virus RNA in skin biopsies by polymerase chain reaction.
J Hörling, S Vene, C Franzén, and B Niklasson
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2004-2009;
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Characterization of field strains of group A bovine rotaviruses by using polymerase chain reaction-generated G and P type-specific cDNA probes.
A V Parwani, H A Hussein, B I Rosen, A Lucchelli, L Navarro, and L J Saif
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2010-2015;
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Rapid detection of vesicular stomatitis virus New Jersey serotype in clinical samples by using polymerase chain reaction.
L L Rodriguez, G J Letchworth, C F Spiropoulou, and S T Nichol
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2016-2020;
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Comparison of restriction enzyme analysis versus pulsed-field gradient gel electrophoresis as a typing system for Torulopsis glabrata and Candida species other than C. albicans.
J A Vazquez, A Beckley, S Donabedian, J D Sobel, and M J Zervos
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2021-2030;
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Escherichia coli strains involved in diarrhea in France: high prevalence and heterogeneity of diffusely adhering strains.
C Jallat, V Livrelli, A Darfeuille-Michaud, C Rich, and B Joly
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2031-2037;
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Isolation and characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi from blood of a bird captured in the Saint Croix River Valley.
R G McLean, S R Ubico, C A Hughes, S M Engstrom, and R C Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2038-2043;
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Evaluation of genetic divergence of borrelial isolates from Lyme disease patients in Hokkaido, Japan, by rRNA gene probes.
M Fukunaga, M Sohnaka, M Nakao, and K Miyamoto
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2044-2048;
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Large-scale use of polymerase chain reaction for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a routine mycobacteriology laboratory.
J E Clarridge, 3rd, R M Shawar, T M Shinnick, and B B Plikaytis
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2049-2056;
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Rapid diagnosis of scrub typhus by a passive hemagglutination assay using recombinant 56-kilodalton polypeptides.
I S Kim, S Y Seong, S G Woo, M S Choi, J S Kang, and W H Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2057-2060;
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Identification of Mycobacterium species by using amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis.
M Vaneechoutte, H De Beenhouwer, G Claeys, G Verschraegen, A De Rouck, N Paepe, A Elaichouni, and F Portaels
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2061-2065;
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Diagnostic value of amplification of human cytomegalovirus DNA from gastrointestinal biopsies from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients.
L Cotte, E Drouet, F Bissuel, G A Denoyel, and C Trepo
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2066-2069;
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Comparison of the Gen-Probe Group A streptococcus Direct Test with culture and a rapid streptococcal antigen detection assay for diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis.
B J Heiter and P P Bourbeau
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2070-2073;
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Identification of an insertion sequence-like element in a subspecies of Mycobacterium kansasii.
M Yang, B C Ross, and B Dwyer
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2074-2079;
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Evaluation of an antigen capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts.
R D Newman, K L Jaeger, T Wuhib, A A Lima, R L Guerrant, and C L Sears
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2080-2084;
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Comparative chemotaxonomic studies of mycolic acid-free coryneform bacteria of human origin.
C Barreau, F Bimet, M Kiredjian, N Rouillon, and C Bizet
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2085-2090;
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Impact of persistent Anaplasma marginale rickettsemia on tick infection and transmission.
I S Eriks, D Stiller, and G H Palmer
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2091-2096;
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Typing of pneumococci by using 12 pooled antisera.
U B Sørensen
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2097-2100;
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Evaluation of alkaline phosphatase-labelled ipaH probe for diagnosis of Shigella infections.
R A Oberhelman, D J Kopecko, M M Venkatesan, E Salazar-Lindo, E Gotuzzo, A Yi, E Chea-Woo, R Ruiz, C Fernandez-Prada, and R León-Barúa
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2101-2104;
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Twelve aberrant strains of Staphylococcus aureus subsp. aureus from clinical specimens.
C Fontana, L Cellini, and B Dainelli
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2105-2109;
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Rationale for selective use of anaerobic blood cultures.
A J Morris, M L Wilson, S Mirrett, and L B Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2110-2113;
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Controlled clinical comparison of two lysis-based blood culture systems, isolator and Septi-Chek Release, for detection of bloodstream infections.
B A Kirkley, K A Easley, B A Basille, and J A Washington
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2114-2117;
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Selective amplification of abequose and paratose synthase genes (rfb) by polymerase chain reaction for identification of Salmonella major serogroups (A, B, C2, and D).
J M Luk, U Kongmuang, P R Reeves, and A A Lindberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2118-2123;
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Oligonucleotide fingerprinting of isolates of Candida species other than C. albicans and of atypical Candida species from human immunodeficiency virus-positive and AIDS patients.
D Sullivan, D Bennett, M Henman, P Harwood, S Flint, F Mulcahy, D Shanley, and D Coleman
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2124-2133;
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Polymerase chain reaction assay for pertussis: simultaneous detection and discrimination of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis.
A van der Zee, C Agterberg, M Peeters, J Schellekens, and F R Mooi
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2134-2140;
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Characterization of an 18-kilodalton Brucella cytoplasmic protein which appears to be a serological marker of active infection of both human and bovine brucellosis.
F A Goldbaum, J Leoni, J C Wallach, and C A Fossati
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2141-2145;
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Characterization of a chromosomal gene and the antigen it expresses from the Lyme disease agent, Borrelia burgdorferi.
R B LeFebvre, W S Probert, and G C Perng
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2146-2151;
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Evaluation of the molecular epidemiology of an outbreak of multiply resistant Shigella sonnei in a day-care center by using pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and plasmid DNA analysis.
M J Brian, R Van, I Townsend, B E Murray, T G Cleary, and L K Pickering
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2152-2156;
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A highly specific and sensitive DNA probe derived from chromosomal DNA of Helicobacter pylori is useful for typing H. pylori isolates.
C Li, D A Ferguson, Jr, T Ha, D S Chi, and E Thomas
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2157-2162;
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Evaluation of conventional media for detection of colonization factor antigens of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli.
A R Ghosh, D Sen, D A Sack, and A T Hoque
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2163-2166;
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Expression and diagnostic utility of hepatitis E virus putative structural proteins expressed in insect cells.
J He, A W Tam, P O Yarbough, G R Reyes, and M Carl
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2167-2173;
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Detection of immunoglobulin G antibodies to Helicobacter pylori in urine by an enzyme immunoassay method.
M M Alemohammad, T J Foley, and H Cohen
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2174-2177;
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Timely culture for mycobacteria which utilizes a microcolony method.
D F Welch, A P Guruswamy, S J Sides, C H Shaw, and M J Gilchrist
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2178-2184;
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Comparison of the reactivities of baculovirus-expressed recombinant Norwalk virus capsid antigen with those of the native Norwalk virus antigen in serologic assays and some epidemiologic observations.
K Y Green, J F Lew, X Jiang, A Z Kapikian, and M K Estes
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2185-2191;
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Use of polyvalent coagglutination reagents for serotyping of Streptococcus suis.
M Gottschalk, R Higgins, and M Boudreau
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2192-2194;
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Relative frequency of VP4 gene alleles among human rotaviruses recovered over a 10-year period (1982-1991) from Japanese children with diarrhea.
S Gunasena, O Nakagomi, Y Isegawa, E Kaga, T Nakagomi, A D Steele, J Flores, and S Ueda
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2195-2197;
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Typing of Legionella pneumophila strains by polymerase chain reaction-mediated DNA fingerprinting.
A van Belkum, M Struelens, and W Quint
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2198-2200;
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Isolation of Escherichia fergusonii from four different sites in a patient with pancreatic carcinoma and cholangiosepsis.
G Funke, A Hany, and M Altwegg
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2201-2203;
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Simple method for production of internal control DNA for Mycobacterium tuberculosis polymerase chain reaction assays.
D deWit, M Wootton, B Allan, and L Steyn
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2204-2207;
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Comparison of typing methods for Clostridium difficile isolates.
M J Wolfhagen, A C Fluit, R Torensma, M Jansze, A F Kuypers, E A Verhage, and J Verhoef
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2208-2211;
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Serological response to Chlamydia pneumoniae in adults with coronary arterial fatty streaks and fibrolipid plaques.
M Puolakkainen, C C Kuo, A Shor, S P Wang, J T Grayston, and L A Campbell
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2212-2214;
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Biochemical heterogeneity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates in Guinea-Bissau.
S E Hoffner, S B Svenson, R Norberg, F Dias, S Ghebremichael, and G Källenius
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2215-2217;
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Prospective application of reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction for diagnosing influenza infections in respiratory samples from a children's hospital.
E C Claas, A J van Milaan, M J Sprenger, M Ruiten-Stuiver, G I Arron, P H Rothbarth, and N Masurel
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2218-2221;
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Application and staining patterns of commercial anti-Pneumocystis carinii monoclonal antibodies.
K Elvin and E Linder
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2222-2224;
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Prevalence of antibodies to spotted fever group rickettsiae along the eastern coast of the Adriatic sea.
S Radulovic, D H Walker, K Weiss, B Dzelalija, and M Morovic
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2225-2227;
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Nested polymerase chain reaction for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical samples.
Y Miyazaki, H Koga, S Kohno, and M Kaku
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2228-2232;
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Application of rejection criteria for stool cultures for bacterial enteric pathogens.
K Fan, A J Morris, and L B Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2233-2235;
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Tentative interpretive criteria for disk diffusion susceptibility testing of sparfloxacin.
P C Fuchs, A L Barry, and M A Pfaller
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2236-2237;
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Evaluation of molecular typing for epidemiological study of Chlamydia trachomatis genital infections.
P Rodriguez, B de Barbeyrac, K Persson, B Dutilh, and C Bebear
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2238-2240;
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Seroepidemiological study of African horse sickness virus in The Gambia.
N Staeuber, B Fye, J Zinsstag, and K C McCullough
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2241-2243;
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Comparison of extracellular enzymes of Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. necrophorum and Fusobacterium necrophorum subsp. funduliforme.
K K Amoako, Y Goto, and T Shinjo
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2244-2247;
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Identification of pathogenic serotypes of Yersinia enterocolitica.
C Chiesa, L Pacifico, and G Ravagnan
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2248-2249;
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Wellcolex Colour Salmonella Test and Selenite-F broth.
B Orden and A Franco
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1993 31: 2249-2250;
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