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Sensitivity and specificity of PCR for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a blind comparison study among seven laboratories.
G T Noordhoek, A H Kolk, G Bjune, D Catty, J W Dale, P E Fine, P Godfrey-Faussett, S N Cho, T Shinnick, and S B Svenson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 277-284;
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Nested PCR for specific detection and rapid identification of human picornaviruses.
U Kämmerer, B Kunkel, and K Korn
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 285-291;
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Rapid and simple PCR assay for quantitation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in plasma: application to acute retroviral infection.
J Mulder, N McKinney, C Christopherson, J Sninsky, L Greenfield, and S Kwok
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 292-300;
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Epidemiological study by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis of an outbreak of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a geriatric hospital.
A Gouby, C Neuwirth, G Bourg, N Bouziges, M J Carles-Nurit, E Despaux, and M Ramuz
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 301-305;
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Sequence analysis of the 5' untranslated region in isolates of at least four genotypes of hepatitis C virus in The Netherlands.
G E Kleter, L J van Doorn, J T Brouwer, S W Schalm, R A Heijtink, and W G Quint
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 306-310;
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Serotypic differentiation of rotaviruses in field samples from diarrheic pigs by using nucleic acid probes specific for porcine VP4 and human and porcine VP7 genes.
B I Rosen, A V Parwani, S Lopez, J Flores, and L J Saif
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 311-317;
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Norwalk virus-associated gastroenteritis traced to ice consumption aboard a cruise ship in Hawaii: comparison and application of molecular method-based assays.
A S Khan, C L Moe, R I Glass, S S Monroe, M K Estes, L E Chapman, X Jiang, C Humphrey, E Pon, and J K Iskander
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 318-322;
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Asymptomatic carriage of Neisseria meningitidis in a randomly sampled population.
D A Caugant, E A Høiby, P Magnus, O Scheel, T Hoel, G Bjune, E Wedege, J Eng, and L O Frøholm
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 323-330;
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PCR-based restriction fragment length polymorphism typing of Helicobacter pylori.
S Fujimoto, B Marshall, and M J Blaser
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 331-334;
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PCR primers and probes for the 16S rRNA gene of most species of pathogenic bacteria, including bacteria found in cerebrospinal fluid.
K Greisen, M Loeffelholz, A Purohit, and D Leong
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 335-351;
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Natural infections with Borrelia spirochetes in two dogs from Florida.
E B Breitschwerdt, W L Nicholson, A R Kiehl, C Steers, D J Meuten, and J F Levine
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 352-357;
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Construction of polyepitope fusion antigens of human cytomegalovirus ppUL32: reactivity with human antibodies.
A Ripalti, Q Ruan, M C Boccuni, F Campanini, G Bergamini, and M P Landini
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 358-363;
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MT-2 cell tropism as prognostic marker for disease progression in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection.
A Karlsson, K Parsmyr, E Sandström, E M Fenyö, and J Albert
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 364-370;
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Analysis of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae and Erysipelothrix tonsillarum by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis.
K N Chooromoney, D J Hampson, G J Eamens, and M J Turner
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 371-376;
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Correlation between antibiotic resistance, phage-like particle presence, and virulence in Rhodococcus equi human isolates.
P Nordmann, M Keller, F Espinasse, and E Ronco
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 377-383;
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Characterization, distribution, and microbiological associations of Fusobacterium spp. in clinical specimens of animal origin.
S S Jang and D C Hirsh
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 384-387;
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Clotting activity in Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies from human patients.
F Vandenesch, C Lebeau, M Bes, G Lina, B Lina, T Greenland, Y Benito, Y Brun, J Fleurette, and J Etienne
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 388-392;
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Evaluation of Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test and PCR for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens.
N Miller, S G Hernandez, and T J Cleary
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 393-397;
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Use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for epidemiological study of Bordetella pertussis in a whooping cough outbreak.
Y R de Moissac, S L Ronald, and M S Peppler
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 398-402;
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Diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection: multicenter evaluation of a newly developed anti-HIV 1 and 2 enzyme immunoassay.
G Hess, F Avillez, M H Lourenco, F D'Agostino, G Cambie, P Piot, G Vercauteren, U Michl, W Melchior, and H Bayer
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 403-406;
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Comparison of traditional and molecular methods of typing isolates of Staphylococcus aureus.
F C Tenover, R Arbeit, G Archer, J Biddle, S Byrne, R Goering, G Hancock, G A Hébert, B Hill, and R Hollis
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 407-415;
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Sensitive quantitation of endotoxin by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with monoclonal antibody against Limulus peptide C.
G H Zhang, L Baek, P E Nielsen, O Buchardt, and C Koch
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 416-422;
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Monoclonal antibody to native P39 protein from Borrelia burgdorferi.
T J Sullivan, K E Hechemy, H L Harris, U H Rudofsky, W A Samsonoff, A J Peterson, B D Evans, and S L Balaban
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 423-429;
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Comparison of E test with standard broth microdilution for determining antibiotic susceptibilities of penicillin-resistant strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae.
E A Macias, E O Mason, Jr, H Y Ocera, and M T LaRocco
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 430-432;
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Evaluation of differential inoculum disk diffusion method and Vitek GPS-SA card for detection of oxacillin-resistant staphylococci.
C C Knapp, M D Ludwig, and J A Washington
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 433-436;
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Use of restriction fragment polymorphism analysis of rRNA genes to assign species to unknown clinical isolates of oral viridans streptococci.
J D Rudney and C J Larson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 437-443;
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Serologic surveillance for the Lyme disease spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi, in Minnesota by using white-tailed deer as sentinel animals.
J S Gill, R G McLean, R B Shriner, and R C Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 444-451;
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Genotypic variation and slime production among blood and catheter isolates of Candida parapsilosis.
M L Branchini, M A Pfaller, J Rhine-Chalberg, T Frempong, and H D Isenberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 452-456;
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Virulence of Rhodococcus equi isolates from patients with and without AIDS.
S Takai, Y Sasaki, T Ikeda, Y Uchida, S Tsubaki, and T Sekizaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 457-460;
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A 2-year study of Helicobacter pylori in children.
J Raymond, M Bergeret, P H Benhamou, K Mensah, and C Dupont
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 461-463;
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Nonrepresentative PCR amplification of variable gene sequences in clinical specimens containing dilute, complex mixtures of microorganisms.
C J Wright, A E Jerse, M S Cohen, J G Cannon, and H S Seifert
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 464-468;
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Loofah sponges as reservoirs and vehicles in the transmission of potentially pathogenic bacterial species to human skin.
E J Bottone, A A Perez, 2nd, and J L Oeser
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 469-472;
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Variation of DNA sequence in immediate-early gene of human herpesvirus 6 and variant identification by PCR.
T Yamamoto, T Mukai, K Kondo, and K Yamanishi
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 473-476;
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An integrated target sequence and signal amplification assay, reverse transcriptase-PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, to detect and characterize flaviviruses.
G J Chang, D W Trent, A V Vorndam, E Vergne, R M Kinney, and C J Mitchell
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 477-483;
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Rapid detection of parainfluenza virus type 3 RNA in respiratory specimens: use of reverse transcription-PCR-enzyme immunoassay.
R A Karron, J L Froehlich, L Bobo, R B Belshe, and R H Yolken
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 484-488;
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Identification of a highly cross-reactive outer surface protein B epitope among diverse geographic isolates of Borrelia spp. causing Lyme disease.
R J Shoberg, M Jonsson, A Sadziene, S Bergström, and D D Thomas
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 489-500;
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Ribotyping for differentiating Flavobacterium meningosepticum isolates from clinical and environmental sources.
H Colding, J Bangsborg, N E Fiehn, T Bennekov, and B Bruun
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 501-505;
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Comparative evaluation of alternative methods for broth dilution susceptibility testing of fluconazole against Candida albicans.
M A Pfaller, C Grant, V Morthland, and J Rhine-Chalberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 506-509;
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Hemagglutinating properties of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli.
F Qadri, A Haque, S M Faruque, K A Bettelheim, R Robins-Browne, and M J Albert
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 510-514;
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Genetic variation in swine influenza virus A isolate associated with proliferative and necrotizing pneumonia in pigs.
M R Rekik, D J Arora, and S Dea
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 515-518;
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Isolation of hepatitis C virus RNA from serum for reverse transcription-PCR.
F S Nolte, C Thurmond, and P S Mitchell
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 519-520;
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Direct identification of Mycobacterium species in BACTEC 7H12B medium by high-performance liquid chromatography.
G D Cage
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 521-524;
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Suppression of fungal growth exhibited by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
J R Kerr
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 525-527;
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Improved PCR sensitivity for direct genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis serovars by using a nested PCR.
J Lan, J M Ossewaarde, J M Walboomers, C J Meijer, and A J van den Brule
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 528-530;
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Optical immunoassay for streptococcal pharyngitis: evaluation of accuracy with routine and mucoid strains associated with acute rheumatic fever outbreak in the intermountain area of the United States.
J A Daly, E K Korgenski, A C Munson, and E Llausas-Magana
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 531-532;
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Purification of Chlamydia trachomatis strains in mixed infection by monoclonal antibody neutralization.
M F Lampe and W E Stamm
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 533-535;
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Cross-reactivity of genetic probe for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with newly described species Mycobacterium celatum.
W R Butler, S P O'Connor, M A Yakrus, and W M Gross
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 536-538;
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Rapid assay for detection of toxic shock syndrome toxin 1 from human sera.
K Miwa, M Fukuyama, T Kunitomo, and H Igarashi
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 539-542;
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Treponemal infections in hares in The Netherlands.
J T Lumeij, J de Koning, R B Bosma, J J van der Sluis, and J F Schellekens
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 543-546;
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Microplate-based DNA hybridization assays for detection of human retroviral gene sequences.
L M Dyster, L Abbott, V Bryz-Gornia, B J Poiesz, and L D Papsidero
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 547-550;
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Early recognition of atypical Francisella tularensis strains lacking a cysteine requirement.
K Bernard, S Tessier, J Winstanley, D Chang, and A Borczyk
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 551-553;
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Diagnosis of paracoccidioidomycosis by dot immunobinding assay for antibody detection using the purified and specific antigen gp43.
C P Taborda and Z P Camargo
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 554-556;
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Microflora of abdominal sepsis by locus of infection.
A P Walker, C J Krepel, C M Gohr, and C E Edmiston
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 557-558;
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Predictive accuracy of disk diffusion test for Proteus vulgaris and Providencia species against five newer orally administered cephalosporins, cefdinir, cefetamet, cefprozil, cefuroxime, and loracarbef.
D J Biedenbach and R N Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 559-562;
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Case report of spinal epidural abscess caused by Haemophilus paraphrophilus.
E G Scerpella, S Wu, and P E Oefinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 563-564;
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Effects of blood medium supplements on activities of newer cephalosporins tested against enterococci.
B J Buschelman, R N Jones, and M J Bale
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 565-567;
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Improved performance of PACE 2 with modified collection system in combination with probe competition assay for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in urethral specimens from males.
J A Kluytmans, W H Goessens, J H van Rijsoort-Vos, H G Niesters, and E Stolz
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 568-570;
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Survival of human immunodeficiency virus in suspension and dried onto surfaces.
J van Bueren, R A Simpson, P Jacobs, and B D Cookson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 571-574;
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Nosocomial septicemia caused by Serratia plymuthica.
D Domingo, A Limia, T Alarcón, J C Sanz, M C Del Rey, and M López-Brea
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 575-577;
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Identification of Streptococcus suis isolated from swine: proposal for biochemical parameters.
C Tarradas, A Arenas, A Maldonado, I Luque, A Miranda, and A Perea
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 578-580;
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Lyme disease: the sensible pursuit of answers.
R Baxter
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1994 32: 581-582;
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