JCM -- Table of Contents (June 1 1995, 33 [6])

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Articles:

Q-beta replicase-amplified assay for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis directly from clinical specimens
JS Shah, J Liu, D Buxton, A Hendricks, L Robinson, G Radcliffe, W King, D Lane, DM Olive, and JD Klinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1435-1441;
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Reverse transcription multiplex PCR for differentiation between polio- and enteroviruses from clinical and environmental samples
D Egger, L Pasamontes, M Ostermayer, and K Bienz
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1442-1447;
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Parent-to-child transmission is relatively common in the spread of the human polyomavirus JC virus
T Kunitake, T Kitamura, J Guo, F Taguchi, K Kawabe, and Y Yogo
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1448-1451;
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Expression, self-assembly, and antigenicity of a snow mountain agent- like calicivirus capsid protein
X Jiang, DO Matson, GM Ruiz-Palacios, J Hu, J Treanor, and LK Pickering
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1452-1455;
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High specificity of Trypanosoma cruzi epimastigote ribonucleoprotein as antigen in serodiagnosis of Chagas' disease
ME Solana, AM Katzin, ES Umezawa, and CS Miatello
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1456-1460;
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Genetic diversity of Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from patients with cystic fibrosis revealed by restriction fragment length polymorphism of the rRNA gene region
C Martin, MA Ichou, P Massicot, A Goudeau, and R Quentin
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1461-1466;
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Comparison of four DNA-based methods for strain delineation of Candida lusitaniae
D King, J Rhine-Chalberg, MA Pfaller, SA Moser, and WG Merz
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1467-1470;
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Multiple strains of Streptococcus pyogenes in skin sores of aboriginal Australians
J Carapetis, D Gardiner, B Currie, and JD Mathews
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1471-1472;
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Variable serum immunoglobulin responses against different Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato species in a population at risk for and patients with Lyme disease
J Bunikis, B Olsen, G Westman, and S Bergstroom
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1473-1478;
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Diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis by immunoblotting and relationship with other methods
BF Chumpitazi, A Boussaid, H Pelloux, C Racinet, M Bost, and A Goullier-Fleuret
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1479-1485;
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Rapid bacterial antigen detection is not clinically useful
MD Perkins, S Mirrett, and LB Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1486-1491;
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Seroepizootiology of Helicobacter pylori gastric infection in nonhuman primates housed in social environments
A Dubois, N Fiala, RH Weichbrod, GS Ward, M Nix, PT Mehlman, DM Taub, GI Perez- Perez, and MJ Blaser
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1492-1495;
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Serologic detection of infection with cagA+ Helicobacter pylori strains
TL Cover, Y Glupczynski, AP Lage, A Burette, MK Tummuru, GI Perez-Perez, and MJ Blaser
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1496-1500;
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Colonizing populations of Candida albicans are clonal in origin but undergo microevolution through C1 fragment reorganization as demonstrated by DNA fingerprinting and C1 sequencing
SR Lockhart, JJ Fritch, AS Meier, K Schroppel, T Srikantha, R Galask, and DR Soll
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1501-1509;
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Inhibitory activity in saliva of cell-to-cell transmission of human T- cell lymphotropic virus type 1 in vitro: evaluation of saliva as an alternative source of transmission
T Yamamoto, K Terada, N Nishida, R Moriuchi, S Shirabe, T Nakamura, Y Tsuji, T Miyamoto, and S Katamine
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1510-1515;
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Geographic distribution of human rotavirus VP4 genotypes and VP7 serotypes in five South African regions
AD Steele, MC van Niekerk, and MJ Mphahlele
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1516-1519;
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Correlation between phenotypic characteristics and DNA relatedness within Enterococcus faecium strains
LM Teixeira, RR Facklam, AG Steigerwalt, NE Pigott, VL Merquior, and DJ Brenner
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1520-1523;
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Ability of commercial and reference antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods to detect vancomycin resistance in enterococci
FC Tenover, JM Swenson, CM O'Hara, and SA Stocker
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1524-1527;
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New Nocardia taxon among isolates of Nocardia brasiliensis associated with invasive disease
RJ Wallace, Jr, BA Brown, Z Blacklock, R Ulrich, K Jost, JM Brown, MM McNeil, G Onyi, VA Steingrube, and J Gibson
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1528-1533;
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Arbitrarily primed PCR DNA fingerprinting of Escherichia coli O157:H7 strains by using templates from boiled cultures
G Madico, NS Akopyants, and DE Berg
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1534-1536;
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Multicenter evaluation of arbitrarily primed PCR for typing of Staphylococcus aureus strains
A van Belkum, J Kluytmans, W van Leeuwen, R Bax, W Quint, E Peters, A Fluit, C Vandenbroucke-Grauls, A van den Brule, and H Koeleman
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1537-1547;
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Selective utilization of DNA probes for identification of Mycobacterium species on the basis of cord formation in primary BACTEC 12B cultures
DA Kaminski and DJ Hardy
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1548-1550;
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Comparison of BioStar Strep A OIA optical immune assay, Abbott TestPack Plus Strep A, and culture with selective media for diagnosis of group A streptococcal pharyngitis
M Roe, C Kishiyama, K Davidson, L Schaefer, and J Todd
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1551-1553;
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Comparison of field inversion gel electrophoresis with contour-clamped homogeneous electric field electrophoresis as a typing method for Enterococcus faecium
M Green, K Barbadora, S Donabedian, and MJ Zervos
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1554-1557;
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Ethanol fixation of sputum sediments for DNA-based detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
DL Williams, TP Gillis, and WG Dupree
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1558-1561;
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Comparative stabilities of quantitative human immunodeficiency virus RNA in plasma from samples collected in VACUTAINER CPT, VACUTAINER PPT, and standard VACUTAINER tubes
M Holodniy, L Mole, B Yen-Lieberman, D Margolis, C Starkey, R Carroll, T Spahlinger, J Todd, and JB Jackson
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1562-1566;
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Clinical and epidemiological investigations of Acinetobacter genomospecies 3 in a neonatal intensive care unit
A Horrevorts, K Bergman, L Kollee, I Breuker, I Tjernberg, and L Dijkshoorn
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1567-1572;
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Inter- and intraspecies identification of Bartonella (Rochalimaea) species
V Roux and D Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1573-1579;
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Detection of Epstein-Barr virus DNA in cerebrospinal fluid for diagnosis of AIDS-related central nervous system lymphoma
JR Arribas, DB Clifford, CJ Fichtenbaum, RL Roberts, WG Powderly, and GA Storch
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1580-1583;
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Analysis of enzymatic activities for differentiation of two species of nutritionally variant streptococci, Streptococcus defectivus and Streptococcus adjacens
D Beighton, KA Homer, A Bouvet, and AR Storey
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1584-1587;
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Direct determination of cryptococcal antigen in transthoracic needle aspirate for diagnosis of pulmonary cryptococcosis
YS Liaw, PC Yang, CJ Yu, DB Chang, HJ Wang, LN Lee, SH Kuo, and KT Luh
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1588-1591;
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Species identification of members of the Streptococcus milleri group isolated from the vagina by ID 32 Strep system and differential phenotypic characteristics
Z Ahmet, M Warren, and ET Houang
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1592-1595;
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Comparison of three typing methods for clinical and environmental isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus
D Lin, PF Lehmann, BH Hamory, AA Padhye, E Durry, RW Pinner, and BA Lasker
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1596-1601;
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Long-term shedding and clonal turnover of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 in diarrheal diseases
H Karch, H Russmann, H Schmidt, A Schwarzkopf, and J Heesemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1602-1605;
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Comparative study of five different DNA fingerprint techniques for molecular typing of Streptococcus pneumoniae strains
PW Hermans, M Sluijter, T Hoogenboezem, H Heersma, A van Belkum, and R de Groot
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1606-1612;
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Experience with a novel selective medium for isolation of Actinomyces spp. from medical and dental specimens
R Lewis, D McKenzie, J Bagg, and A Dickie
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1613-1616;
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Genotypic detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis rifampin resistance: comparison of single-strand conformation polymorphism and dideoxy fingerprinting
TA Felmlee, Q Liu, AC Whelen, D Williams, SS Sommer, and DH Persing
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1617-1623;
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Identification of virulent Rhodococcus equi by amplification of gene coding for 15- to 17-kilodalton antigens
S Takai, T Ikeda, Y Sasaki, Y Watanabe, T Ozawa, S Tsubaki, and T Sekizaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1624-1627;
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Immunoglobulin M capture immunoassay in investigation of coxsackievirus B5 and B6 outbreaks in South Australia
PN Goldwater
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1628-1631;
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Prospective comparison of direct immunofluorescence and conventional staining methods for detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium spp. in human fecal specimens
AJ Alles, MA Waldron, LS Sierra, and AR Mattia
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1632-1634;
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Relevance of culturing Candida species from intravascular catheters
R Khatib, JA Clark, LE Briski, and FM Wilson
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1635-1637;
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Helcococcus, a new genus of catalase-negative, gram-positive cocci isolated from clinical specimens
AM Caliendo, CD Jordan, and KL Ruoff
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1638
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Enhancement of the Brucella AMOS PCR assay for differentiation of Brucella abortus vaccine strains S19 and RB51
BJ Bricker and SM Halling
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1640-1642;
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Investigation of the reformulated Remel Synergy Quad plate for detection of high-level aminoglycoside and vancomycin resistance among enterococci
L Free and DF Sahm
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1643-1645;
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Comparison of several fixation methods for cytomegalovirus antigenemia assay
JL Perez, M De Ona, J Niubo, H Villar, S Melon, A Garcia, and R Martin
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1646-1649;
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Comparison of rapid immunofluorescence procedure with TestPack RSV and Directigen FLU-A for diagnosis of respiratory syncytial virus and influenza A virus
SJ Todd, L Minnich, and JL Waner
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1650-1651;
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Cloning and nucleotide sequence of a specific DNA fragment from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
LZ Goldani, AL Maia, and AM Sugar
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1652-1654;
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Intraerythrocytic presence of Bartonella henselae
DL Kordick and EB Breitschwerdt
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1655-1656;
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Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis provides rapid differentiation of methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococcus bacteremia isolates in pediatric hospital
E Bingen, MC Barc, N Brahimi, E Vilmer, and F Beaufils
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1657-1659;
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Human herpesvirus 6 and human herpesvirus 7 in chronic fatigue syndrome
D Di Luca, M Zorzenon, P Mirandola, R Colle, GA Botta, and E Cassai
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1660-1661;
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Quantitative competitive PCR with bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for diagnosis of toxoplasmosis in AIDS patients
S Bretagne, JM Costa, J Fleury-Feith, F Poron, ML Dubreuil-Lemaire, and M Vidaud
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1662-1664;
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Multicenter clinical laboratory evaluation of a beta-lactamase disk assay employing a novel chromogenic cephalosporin, S1
GV Doern, RN Jones, EH Gerlach, JA Washington, DJ Biedenbach, A Brueggemann, ME Erwin, C Knapp, and J Raymond
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1665-1667;
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Description of feline nonsuppurative meningoencephalomyelitis ("staggering disease") and studies of its etiology
N Nowotny and H Weissenbock
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1668-1669;
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Quantitation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 DNA and RNA by a novel internally controlled PCR assay
P Gupta, M Ding, M Cottrill, C Rinaldo, L Kingsley, S Wolinsky, and J Mellors
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1670-1673;
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False-positive cryptococcal antigen latex agglutination caused by disinfectants and soaps
LB Blevins, J Fenn, H Segal, P Newcomb-Gayman, and KC Carroll
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1674-1675;
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Analysis of strains of Campylobacter fetus by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
M Fujita, S Fujimoto, T Morooka, and K Amako
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1676-1678;
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Genotyping of hepatitis C virus in South Africa
HE Smuts and J Kannemeyer
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1679-1681;
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Letters:

Involvement of multiple Cryptococcus neoformans strains in a single episode of cryptococcosis and reinfection with novel strains in recurrent infection demonstrated by random amplification of polymorphic DNA and DNA fingerprinting
A Casadevall and ED Spitzer
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1682-1683;
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Cryptosporidium antigen detection in human feces by reverse passive hemagglutination assay
SC Arya
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 1995 33: 1684-1685;
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