JCM -- Table of Contents (July 1 1995, 33 [7])

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Articles:

Subdivision of Burkholderia pseudomallei ribotypes into multiple types by random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis provides new insights into epidemiology
A Haase, H Smith-Vaughan, A Melder, Y Wood, A Janmaat, J Gilfedder, D Kemp, and B Currie
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1687-1690;
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Arcobacter-specific and Arcobacter butzleri-specific 16S rRNA-based DNA probes
IV Wesley, L Schroeder-Tucker, AL Baetz, FE Dewhirst, and BJ Paster
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1691-1698;
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Detection of H-1 parvovirus and Kilham rat virus by PCR
DG Besselsen, CL Besch-Williford, DJ Pintel, CL Franklin, RR Hook, Jr, and LK Riley
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1699-1703;
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Isolation and characterization of a new strain of Ehrlichia chaffeensis from a patient with nearly fatal monocytic ehrlichiosis
JS Dumler, SM Chen, K Asanovich, E Trigiani, VL Popov, and DH Walker
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1704-1711;
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Antimicrobial activity of fusidic acid and disk diffusion susceptibility testing criteria for gram-positive cocci
E Toma and D Barriault
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1712-1715;
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Use of amplified fragment length polymorphism in molecular typing of Legionella pneumophila and application to epidemiological studies
C Valsangiacomo, F Baggi, V Gaia, T Balmelli, R Peduzzi, and JC Piffaretti
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1716-1719;
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Rapid assay for mycobacterial growth and antibiotic susceptibility using gel microdrop encapsulation
C Ryan, BT Nguyen, and SJ Sullivan
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1720-1726;
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Differentiation of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infections with HIV-2-cross-reacting antibody from mixed infections with HIV-1 and HIV-2 by serological absorption test
M Imai, T Hayashi, M Kondo, T Saito, A Ito, M Hayami, and K Nishioka
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1727-1729;
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Detection of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in boar semen by PCR
J Christopher-Hennings, EA Nelson, JK Nelson, RJ Hines, SL Swenson, HT Hill, JJ Zimmerman, JB Katz, MJ Yaeger, and CC Chase
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1730-1734;
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Prevalence of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and HTLV- 2 infection among Spanish drug users measured by HTLV-1 assay and HTLV- 1 and -2 assay. HTLV-1 and HTLV-2 Spanish Study Group
DR Henrard, V Soriano, E Robertson, M Gutierrez, J Stephens, F Dronda, F Miles, E Pujol, M Buytendorp, and A Castro
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1735-1738;
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Identification of microsporidia in stool specimens by using PCR and restriction endonucleases
DP Fedorko, NA Nelson, and CP Cartwright
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1739-1741;
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Leish-KIT, a stable direct agglutination test based on freeze-dried antigen for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis
SE Meredith, NC Kroon, E Sondorp, J Seaman, MG Goris, CW van Ingen, H Oosting, GJ Schoone, WJ Terpstra, and L Oskam
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1742-1745;
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Variation of human papillomavirus type 6 (HPV-6) and HPV-11 genomes sampled throughout the world
PA Heinzel, SY Chan, L Ho, M O'Connor, P Balaram, MS Campo, K Fujinaga, N Kiviat, J Kuypers, and H Pfister
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1746-1754;
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Concurrence of Clostridium difficile toxin A enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, fecal lactoferrin assay, and clinical criteria with C. difficile cytotoxin titer in two patient cohorts
MA Schleupner, DC Garner, KM Sosnowski, CJ Schleupner, LJ Barrett, E Silva, D Hirsch, and RL Guerrant
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1755-1759;
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Evaluation of Etest for susceptibility testing of rapidly growing mycobacteria
JR Biehle, SJ Cavalieri, MA Saubolle, and LJ Getsinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1760-1764;
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Detection and quantification of virus DNA in plasma of patients with Epstein-Barr virus-associated diseases
M Yamamoto, H Kimura, T Hironaka, K Hirai, S Hasegawa, K Kuzushima, M Shibata, and T Morishima
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1765-1768;
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Phenotypic characterization of epidemic versus sporadic strains of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
WJ Van Wamel, AC Fluit, T Wadstrom, H van Dijk, J Verhoef, and CM Vandenbroucke- Grauls
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1769-1774;
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Preclinical evaluation of AMPLICOR hepatitis C virus test for detection of hepatitis C virus RNA
FS Nolte, C Thurmond, and MW Fried
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1775-1778;
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Analysis of clonal relationships among isolates of Shigella sonnei by different molecular typing methods
PY Liu, YJ Lau, BS Hu, JM Shyr, ZY Shi, WS Tsai, YH Lin, and CY Tseng
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1779-1783;
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Neisseria meningitidis with decreased susceptibility to penicillin in Saskatchewan, Canada
JM Blondeau, FE Ashton, M Isaacson, Y Yaschuck, C Anderson, and G Ducasse
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1784-1786;
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Clinical comparison of the isolator and BacT/Alert aerobic blood culture systems
WC Hellinger, JJ Cawley, S Alvarez, SF Hogan, WS Harmsen, DM Ilstrup, and FR Cockerill, 3rd
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1787-1790;
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Significance of Salmonella typhi bacteriuria
E Mathai, TJ John, M Rani, D Mathai, N Chacko, V Nath, and AM Cherian
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1791-1792;
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Transport and storage conditions for cultural recovery of Chlamydia pneumoniae
M Maass and K Dalhoff
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1793-1796;
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Differentiation of Bartonella-like isolates at the species level by PCR- restriction fragment length polymorphism in the citrate synthase gene
AF Norman, R Regnery, P Jameson, C Greene, and DC Krause
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1797-1803;
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Detection of penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae with commercially available broth microdilution panels
FS Nolte, B Metchock, T Williams, L Diem, A Bressler, and FC Tenover
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1804-1806;
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Diversity of DNA fingerprints in Cryptococcus neoformans
A Varma, D Swinne, F Staib, JE Bennett, and KJ Kwon-Chung
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1807-1814;
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Three distinct genotypes within Candida parapsilosis from clinical sources
D Lin, LC Wu, MG Rinaldi, and PF Lehmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1815-1821;
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Detection of genital human papillomavirus by single-tube nested PCR and type-specific oligonucleotide hybridization
N Ylitalo, T Bergstrom, and U Gyllensten
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1822-1828;
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Comparison of CAPTIA syphilis G enzyme immunoassay with rapid plasma reagin test for detection of syphilis
RP Silletti
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1829-1831;
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Rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis by using Roche AMPLICOR Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR test
RF D'Amato, AA Wallman, LH Hochstein, PM Colaninno, M Scardamaglia, E Ardila, M Ghouri, K Kim, RC Patel, and A Miller
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1832-1834;
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High incidence of Haemophilus influenzae in nasopharyngeal secretions and middle ear effusions as detected by PCR
T Ueyama, Y Kurono, K Shirabe, M Takeshita, and G Mogi
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1835-1838;
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Isolation and characterization of a naturally occurring parainfluenza 3 virus variant
EM Swierkosz, DD Erdman, T Bonnot, C Schneiderheinze, and JL Waner
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1839-1841;
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Determination of MICs for Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare complex in liquid medium by a colorimetric method
R Gomez-Flores, S Gupta, R Tamez-Guerra, and RT Mehta
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1842-1846;
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Genetic variability of Bacillus anthracis and related species
LJ Harrell, GL Andersen, and KH Wilson
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1847-1850;
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Mycoplasma genitalium mixture in synovial fluid isolate
JG Tully, DL Rose, JB Baseman, SF Dallo, AL Lazzell, and CP Davis
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1851-1855;
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Direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in respiratory specimens by Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test and Roche Amplicor Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Test
P Vuorinen, A Miettinen, R Vuento, and O Hallstrom
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1856-1859;
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Molecular analysis of genes encoding outer surface protein C (OspC) of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato: relationship to ospA genotype and evidence of lateral gene exchange of ospC
S Jauris-Heipke, G Liegl, V Preac-Mursic, D Rossler, E Schwab, E Soutschek, G Will, and B Wilske
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1860-1866;
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Expression of outer surface proteins A and C of Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes ricinus
V Fingerle, U Hauser, G Liegl, B Petko, V Preac-Mursic, and B Wilske
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1867-1869;
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Dynamic analysis of heterogeneous hepatitis C virus populations by direct solid-phase sequencing
J Odeberg, Z Yun, A Sonnerborg, M Uhlen, and J Lundeberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1870-1874;
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Evaluation of immunoglobulin G enzyme immunoassay for serodiagnosis of yaws
JL Backhouse and BJ Hudson
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1875-1878;
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Identification of Bartonella (Rochalimaea) species among fastidious gram-negative bacteria on the basis of the partial sequence of the citrate-synthase gene
C Joblet, V Roux, M Drancourt, J Gouvernet, and D Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1879-1883;
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Initial use of a broth microdilution method suitable for in vitro testing of fungal isolates in a clinical microbiology laboratory
DM Hacek, GA Noskin, K Trakas, and LR Peterson
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1884-1889;
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Comparison of multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and random amplified polymorphic DNA analysis for molecular subtyping of Cryptococcus neoformans. The Cryplococcal Disease Active Surveillance Group
ME Brandt, LC Hutwagner, RJ Kuykendall, and RW Pinner
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1890-1895;
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Comparison of three methods for culturing throat swabs from cystic fibrosis patients
JE Hoppe, U Theurer-Mainka, and M Stern
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1896-1898;
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Chromosomal DNA fingerprinting analysis using the insertion sequence IS6110 and the repetitive element DR as strain-specific markers for epidemiological study of tuberculosis in French Polynesia
G Torrea, G Levee, P Grimont, C Martin, S Chanteau, and B Gicquel
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1899-1904;
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Comparison of BACTEC 9240 and BacT/Alert blood culture systems in an adult hospital
JA Smith, EA Bryce, JH Ngui-Yen, and FJ Roberts
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1905-1908;
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Evidence that the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards disk test is less sensitive than the screen plate for detection of low- expression-class methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
AM Mackenzie, H Richardson, R Lannigan, and D Wood
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1909-1911;
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Sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay compared with Pastorex latex agglutination test for diagnosing invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients
PE Verweij, D Stynen, AJ Rijs, BE de Pauw, JA Hoogkamp-Korstanje, and JF Meis
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1912-1914;
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Concentration of sputum by cytocentrifugation for preparation of smears for detection of acid-fast bacilli does not increase sensitivity of the fluorochrome stain
GL Woods, E Pentony, MJ Boxley, and AM Gatson
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1915-1916;
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Interference by hydroxyethyl starch used for vascular filling in latex agglutination test for cryptococcal antigen
L Millon, T Barale, MC Julliot, J Martinez, and G Mantion
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1917-1919;
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Rapid antigen detection assay for identification of Chlamydia trachomatis infection
B Van der Pol, JA Williams, and RB Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1920-1921;
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Murine infection model for maintenance and amplification of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts
F Petry, HA Robinson, and V McDonald
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1922-1924;
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Isolation of Porphyromonas gingivalis strain from tubal-ovarian abscess
R Hirata, Jr, C Menard, D Fournier, MA Catellani, C Mouton, and MC Ferreira
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1925-1926;
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The DNA-binding protein pUL57 of human cytomegalovirus is a major target antigen for the immunoglobulin M antibody response during acute infection
R Vornhagen, W Hinderer, HH Sonneborn, G Bein, L Matter, TH The, G Jahn, and B Plachter
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1927-1930;
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Comparison of pigment production and motility tests with PCR for reliable identification of intrinsically vancomycin-resistant enterococci
CP Cartwright, F Stock, GA Fahle, and VJ Gill
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1931-1933;
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Algorithm for use of nucleic acid probes for identifying Mycobacterium tuberculosis from BACTEC 12B bottles
B Metchock and L Diem
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1934-1937;
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Analysis of Salmonella typhi isolates from Southeast Asia by pulsed- field gel electrophoresis
KL Thong, S Puthucheary, RM Yassin, P Sudarmono, M Padmidewi, E Soewandojo, I Handojo, S Sarasombath, and T Pang
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1938-1941;
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Comparison of conventional stool concentration and preserved-smear methods with Merifluor Cryptosporidium/Giardia Direct Immunofluorescence Assay and ProSpecT Giardia EZ Microplate Assay for detection of Giardia lamblia
SK Zimmerman and CA Needham
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1942-1943;
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Quantitative culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from clinical sputum specimens and dilution endpoint of its detection by the Amplicor PCR assay
DM Yajko, C Wagner, VJ Tevere, T Kocagoz, WK Hadley, and HF Chambers
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1944-1947;
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Isolation of influenza virus in human lung embryonated fibroblast cells (MRC-5) from clinical samples
M de Ona, S Melon, P de la Iglesia, F Hidalgo, and AF Verdugo
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1948-1949;
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Brain abscess due to Bacillus macerans following a penetrating periorbital injury
F Bert, O Ouahes, and N Lambert-Zechovsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1950-1953;
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Evaluation of incubation times for urine cultures
R Cavagnolo
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1954-1956;
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Colorimetric detection of heat-labile toxin-encoding gene of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli by PCR
D O'Meara, E O'Shaughnessy, B Cryan, and S Fanning
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1957-1960;
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Retrospective case-control study of diffusely adhering Escherichia coli and clinical features in children with diarrhea
P Poitrineau, C Forestier, M Meyer, C Jallat, C Rich, G Malpuech, and C De Champs
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1961-1962;
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Evaluation of new rapid commercial enzyme immunoassay for detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in untreated stool specimens
MT Parisi and PM Tierno, Jr
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1963-1965;
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Errors arising from incorrect orientation of E test strips
JM Hamilton-Miller, S Shah, and TS Yam
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1966-1967;
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Human herpesviruses 6 and 7 in cervixes of pregnant women
T Okuno, H Oishi, K Hayashi, M Nonogaki, K Tanaka, and K Yamanishi
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1968-1970;
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Letters:

Screening quality of respiratory samples and Legionella pneumoniae [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1995 Nov;33(11):3082]
A Ferrer, P Bellver, V Falco, and P Royo
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1971
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The first epidemic of Vibrio cholerae O139
TJ John and MV Jesudason
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1995 33: 1972
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