JCM -- Table of Contents (December 1 1995, 33 [12])

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Contents: December 1995, Volume 33, Issue 12

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Articles:

Analysis of Bordetella pertussis isolates from an epidemic by pulsed- field gel electrophoresis
B Beall, PK Cassiday, and GN Sanden
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3083-3086;
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Single-step PCR for detection of Brucella spp. from blood and milk of infected animals
DS Leal-Klevezas, IO Martinez-Vazquez, A Lopez-Merino, and JP Martinez-Soriano
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3087-3090;
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Simultaneous detection and genotyping of three genomic groups of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in Dutch Ixodes ricinus ticks by characterization of the amplified intergenic spacer region between 5S and 23S rRNA genes
SG Rijpkema, MJ Molkenboer, LM Schouls, F Jongejan, and JF Schellekens
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3091-3095;
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DNA amplification and restriction endonuclease analysis for differentiation of 12 species and taxa of Nocardia, including recognition of four new taxa within the Nocardia asteroides complex
VA Steingrube, BA Brown, JL Gibson, RW Wilson, J Brown, Z Blacklock, K Jost, S Locke, RF Ulrich, and RJ Wallace, Jr
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3096-3101;
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Identification of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in subgingival plaque by PCR
TF Flemmig, S Rudiger, U Hofmann, H Schmidt, B Plaschke, A Stratz, B Klaiber, and H Karch
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3102-3105;
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Plasma (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan and fungal antigenemia in patients with candidemia, aspergillosis, and cryptococcosis
T Miyazaki, S Kohno, K Mitsutake, S Maesaki, K Tanaka, N Ishikawa, and K Hara
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3115-3118;
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Characterization of Aeromonas trota strains that cross-react with Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal
MJ Albert, M Ansaruzzaman, T Shimada, A Rahman, NA Bhuiyan, S Nahar, F Qadri, and MS Islam
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3119-3123;
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Evaluation of enzyme-linked immunoassay for serological diagnosis of cysticercosis
L Sloan, S Schneider, and J Rosenblatt
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3124-3128;
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Coxiella burnetii blood cultures from acute and chronic Q-fever patients
D Musso and D Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3129-3132;
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Meningococcal carriage, alcohol consumption, and campus bar patronage in a serogroup C meningococcal disease outbreak
PB Imrey, LA Jackson, PH Ludwinski, AC England, 3rd, GA Fella, BC Fox, LB Isdale, MW Reeves, and JD Wenger
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3133-3137;
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Comparison of three staining methods for detecting microsporidia in fluids
ES Didier, JM Orenstein, A Aldras, D Bertucci, LB Rogers, and FA Janney
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3138-3145;
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Screening for antimicrobial resistance in fecal samples by the replica plating method
M Osterblad, T Leistevuo, and P Huovinen
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3146-3149;
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Comparison of antigen detection and PCR assay using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for diagnosing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients receiving treatment for hematological malignancies
PE Verweij, JP Latge, AJ Rijs, WJ Melchers, BE De Pauw, JA Hoogkamp-Korstanje, and JF Meis
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3150-3153;
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Comparison of two alternative microdilution procedures with the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards reference macrodilution method M27-P for in vitro testing of fluconazole- resistant and -susceptible isolates of Candida albicans
A Espinel-Ingroff, JL Rodriguez-Tudela, and JV Martinez-Suarez
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3154-3158;
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Antimicrobial susceptibilities and serotypes of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae strains in Switzerland
J Wust, E Huf, and FH Kayser
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3159-3163;
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Differential spirochetal infectivities to vector ticks of mice chronically infected by the agent of Lyme disease
CM Shih, LP Liu, and A Spielman
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3164-3168;
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Comparison of arbitrarily primed PCR with restriction endonuclease and immunoblot analyses for typing Clostridium difficile isolates
YJ Tang, ST Houston, PH Gumerlock, ME Mulligan, DN Gerding, S Johnson, FR Fekety, and J Silva, Jr
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3169-3173;
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Clonal relatedness of Shiga-like toxin-producing Escherichia coli O101 strains of human and porcine origin
S Franke, D Harmsen, A Caprioli, D Pierard, LH Wieler, and H Karch
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3174-3178;
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Typing of LaCrosse, snowshoe hare, and Tahyna viruses by analyses of single-strand conformation polymorphisms of the small RNA segments
WC Black, DL Vanlandingham, WP Sweeney, LP Wasieloski, CH Calisher, and BJ Beaty
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3179-3182;
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Molecular epidemiological studies of Mycobacterium bovis infections in humans and animals in Sweden
R Szewzyk, SB Svenson, SE Hoffner, G Bolske, H Wahlstrom, L Englund, A Engvall, and G Kallenius
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3183-3185;
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Sensitivities of PCR, MicroTrak, ChlamydiaEIA, IDEIA, and PACE 2 for purified Chlamydia trachomatis elementary bodies in urine, peripheral blood, peripheral blood leukocytes, and synovial fluid
JG Kuipers, K Scharmann, J Wollenhaupt, E Nettelnbreker, S Hopf, and H Zeidler
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3186-3190;
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Evaluation of E-Test for determination of antimicrobial MICs for Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis patients
EF Marley, C Mohla, and JM Campos
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3191-3193;
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Prevalence and serovar distribution of asymptomatic cervical Chlamydia trachomatis infections as determined by highly sensitive PCR
J Lan, I Melgers, CJ Meijer, JM Walboomers, R Roosendaal, C Burger, OP Bleker, and AJ van den Brule
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3194-3197;
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Evaluation of PCR and indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay on milk samples for diagnosis of brucellosis in dairy cattle
C Romero, M Pardo, MJ Grillo, R Diaz, JM Blasco, and I Lopez-Goni
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3198-3200;
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Quantitation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 DNA by two PCR procedures coupled with enzyme-linked oligosorbent assay
F Mallet, C Hebrard, JM Livrozet, O Lees, F Tron, JL Touraine, and B Mandrand
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3201-3208;
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Identification and antimicrobial resistance patterns of clinical isolates of Clostridium clostridioforme, Clostridium innocuum, and Clostridium ramosum compared with those of clinical isolates of Clostridium perfringens
CJ Alexander, DM Citron, JS Brazier, and EJ Goldstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3209-3215;
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PCR and single-strand conformational polymorphism for recognition of medically important opportunistic fungi
TJ Walsh, A Francesconi, M Kasai, and SJ Chanock
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3216-3220;
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Comparison of Amplicor, in-house PCR, and conventional culture for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical samples
J Schirm, LA Oostendorp, and JG Mulder
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3221-3224;
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PCR assay based on DNA coding for 16S rRNA for detection and identification of mycobacteria in clinical samples
LF Kox, J van Leeuwen, S Knijper, HM Jansen, and AH Kolk
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3225-3233;
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Predominance of a single genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in countries of east Asia
D van Soolingen, L Qian, PE de Haas, JT Douglas, H Traore, F Portaels, HZ Qing, D Enkhsaikan, P Nymadawa, and JD van Embden
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3234-3238;
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Enhanced specificity of truncated transmembrane protein for serologic confirmation of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and HTLV-2 infections by western blot (immunoblot) assay containing recombinant envelope glycoproteins
M Varma, DL Rudolph, M Knuchel, WM Switzer, KG Hadlock, M Velligan, L Chan, SK Foung, and RB Lal
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3239-3244;
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Prolonged Bartonella bacteremia in cats associated with cat-scratch disease patients
DL Kordick, KH Wilson, DJ Sexton, TL Hadfield, HA Berkhoff, and EB Breitschwerdt
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3245-3251;
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Molecular characterization of a wild poliovirus type 3 epidemic in The Netherlands (1992 and 1993)
MN Mulders, AM van Loon, HG van der Avoort, JH Reimerink, A Ras, TM Bestebroer, MA Drebot, OM Kew, and MP Koopmans
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3252-3256;
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Enhanced recovery of Haemophilus ducreyi from clinical specimens by incubation at 33 versus 35 degrees C
GP Schmid, YC Faur, JA Valu, SA Sikandar, and MM McLaughlin
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3257-3259;
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Molecular subtyping of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 2 by single- strand conformation polymorphism analysis. Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study Group
W Heneine, WM Switzer, M Busch, RF Khabbaz, and JE Kaplan
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3260-3263;
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Isolation of coronaviruses antigenically indistinguishable from bovine coronavirus from wild ruminants with diarrhea
H Tsunemitsu, ZR el-Kanawati, DR Smith, HH Reed, and LJ Saif
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3264-3269;
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Transhemispheric exchange of Lyme disease spirochetes by seabirds
B Olsen, DC Duffy, TG Jaenson, A Gylfe, J Bonnedahl, and S Bergstrom
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3270-3274;
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Screening for Escherichia coli O157:H7--a nationwide survey of clinical laboratories
TG Boyce, AG Pemberton, JG Wells, and PM Griffin
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3275-3277;
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Contribution of molecular typing methods and antifungal susceptibility testing to the study of a candidemia cluster in a burn care unit
E Bart-Delabesse, H van Deventer, W Goessens, JL Poirot, N Lioret, A van Belkum, and F Dromer
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3278-3283;
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IS1533-based PCR assay for identification of Leptospira interrogans sensu lato serovars [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1997 Mar;35(3):802]
RL Zuerner, D Alt, and CA Bolin
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3284-3289;
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Nosocomial outbreak caused by Scedosporium prolificans (inflatum): four fatal cases in leukemic patients
M Alvarez, B Lopez Ponga, C Rayon, J Garcia Gala, MC Roson Porto, M Gonzalez, JV Martinez-Suarez, and JL Rodriguez-Tudela
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3290-3295;
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Sexual and in-contact transmission of asinine strain of equine arteritis virus among donkeys
JT Paweska, DH Volkmann, BJ Barnard, and ED Chirnside
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3296-3299;
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Importance in diagnosis of gastritis of detection by PCR of the cagA gene in Helicobacter pylori strains isolated from children
MO Husson, F Gottrand, A Vachee, L Dhaenens, EM de la Salle, D Turck, M Houcke, and H Leclerc
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3300-3303;
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Comparison of different PCR approaches for characterization of Burkholderia (Pseudomonas) cepacia isolates
PY Liu, ZY Shi, YJ Lau, BS Hu, JM Shyr, WS Tsai, YH Lin, and CY Tseng
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3304-3307;
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Purification of a baculovirus-expressed hepatitis E virus structural protein and utility in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
J He, WM Ching, P Yarbough, H Wang, and M Carl
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3308-3311;
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Amplification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from peripheral blood
A Rolfs, J Beige, U Finckh, B Kohler, T Schaberg, J Lokies, and H Lode
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3312-3314;
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Recovery of mycobacteria from blood in mycobacteria growth indicator tube and Lowenstein-Jensen slant after lysis-centrifugation
BA Hanna, SB Walters, SJ Bonk, and LJ Tick
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3315-3316;
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PCR detection of cytomegalovirus DNA in serum as a diagnostic test for congenital cytomegalovirus infection
CT Nelson, AS Istas, MK Wilkerson, and GJ Demmler
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3317-3318;
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Simple enzyme immunoassay for titration of antibodies to the CD4- binding site of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gp120
I Turbica, M Posner, C Bruck, and F Barin
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3319-3323;
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Antigens from Taenia crassiceps cysticerci used in complement fixation, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, and western blot (immunoblot) for diagnosis of neurocysticercosis
E Garcia, G Ordonez, and J Sotelo
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3324-3325;
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Comparison of commercial diagnostic tests for identification of serogroup antigens of Neisseria meningitidis
A van der Ende, IG Schuurman, CT Hopman, CA Fijen, and J Dankert
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3326-3327;
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Random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis of clinically and environmentally isolated Cryptococcus neoformans in Nagasaki
Y Yamamoto, S Kohno, H Koga, H Kakeya, K Tomono, M Kaku, T Yamazaki, M Arisawa, and K Hara
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3328-3332;
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Protection against Ehrlichia equi is conferred by prior infection with the human granulocytotropic Ehrlichia (HGE agent)
JE Barlough, JE Madigan, E DeRock, JS Dumler, and JS Bakken
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3333-3334;
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Case report of Streptomyces endocarditis of a prosthetic aortic valve
SB Mossad, JW Tomford, R Stewart, NB Ratliff, and GS Hall
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3335-3337;
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Inhibitory effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate in detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by amplification of rRNA
JM Manterola, F Gamboa, J Lonca, L Matas, J Ruiz Manzano, C Rodrigo, and V Ausina
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3338-3340;
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Mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus microsporus var. microsporus: cellulitis in the leg of a diabetic patient cured by amputation
BC West, AD Oberle, and KJ Kwon-Chung
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3341-3344;
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Evaluation of API Campy in comparison with conventional methods for identification of thermophilic campylobacters
MB Huysmans, JD Turnidge, and JH Williams
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3345-3346;
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Isolation and characterization of a beta-D-glucuronidase-producing strain of Escherichia coli serotype O157:H7 in the United States
PS Hayes, K Blom, P Feng, J Lewis, NA Strockbine, and B Swaminathan
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3347-3348;
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Frozen stored murine hybridoma cells can be used to determine the virulence of Listeria monocytogenes
AK Bhunia, DG Westbrook, R Story, and MG Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3349-3351;
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Detection of respiratory syncytial virus by reverse transcription-PCR and hybridization with a DNA enzyme immunoassay [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1996 Jun;34(6):1601]
F Freymuth, G Eugene, A Vabret, J Petitjean, E Gennetay, J Brouard, JF Duhamel, and B Guillois
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3352-3355;
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Geographical heterogeneity between Far East and Europe in prevalence of ypm gene encoding the novel superantigen among Yersinia pseudotuberculosis strains
K Yoshino, T Ramamurthy, GB Nair, H Fukushima, Y Ohtomo, N Takeda, S Kaneko, and T Takeda
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3356-3358;
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Minireviews:

Diagnosis of tuberculosis by Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis test: a multicenter study
E Carpentier, B Drouillard, M Dailloux, D Moinard, E Vallee, B Dutilh, J Maugein, E Bergogne-Berezin, and B Carbonnelle
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3106-3110;
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Ligase chain reaction for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urogenital swabs
S Ching, H Lee, EW Hook, 3rd, MR Jacobs, and J Zenilman
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3111-3114;
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Letters:

Can random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis of the 16S-23S spacer region of Mycobacterium tuberculosis differentiate between isolates?
M Glennon and T Smith
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3359-3360;
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Detection of Salmonella typhi by nested PCR based on the ViaB sequence
KB Sharma and SC Arya
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3361
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Comparison of three typing methods for clinical and environmental isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus
KW Loudon and JP Burnie
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3362-3363;
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Detection of HeLa cell-detaching activity and alpha-hemolysin production in enteroaggregative Escherichia coli strains isolated from feces of Brazilian children
TA Gomes, CM Abe, and LR Marques
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3364
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Evaluation of two rapid antigen assays, BioStar Strep A OIA and Pacific Biotech CARDS O.S., and culture for detection of group A streptococci in throat swabs
RJ Harbeck
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3365-3367;
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Identification of Enterococcus faecalis strains by DNA hybridization and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
TM Coque and BE Murray
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3368-3369;
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Inter- and intraspecies identification of Bartonella species by PCR- restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of a fragment of the ribosomal operon
GM Matar
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 1995 33: 3370
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