JCM -- Table of Contents (January 1 1996, 34 [1])

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Articles:

Evolution of the serologic response to Borrelia burgdorferi in treated patients with culture-confirmed erythema migrans
ME Aguero-Rosenfeld, J Nowakowski, S Bittker, D Cooper, RB Nadelman, and GP Wormser
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 1-9;
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Evaluation of commercial methods for determining antimicrobial susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae
FC Tenover, CN Baker, and JM Swenson
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 10-14;
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Comparison of ribotyping, arbitrarily primed PCR, and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis for molecular typing of Listeria monocytogenes
M Louie, P Jayaratne, I Luchsinger, J Devenish, J Yao, W Schlech, and A Simor
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 15-19;
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Clinical comparison of difco ESP, Wampole isolator, and Becton Dickinson Septi-Chek aerobic blood culturing systems
FR Cockerill, 3rd, CA Torgerson, GS Reed, EA Vetter, AL Weaver, JC Dale, GD Roberts, NK Henry, DM Ilstrup, and JE Rosenblatt
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 20-24;
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PCR monitoring of response to liposomal amphotericin B treatment of systemic candidiasis in neutropenic mice
AJ van Deventer, WH Goessens, A van Belkum, EW van Etten, HJ van Vliet, and HA Verbrugh
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 25-28;
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Detection of cytomegalovirus in blood donors by PCR using the digene SHARP signal system assay: effects of sample preparation and detection methodology
M Krajden, P Shankaran, C Bourke, and W Lau
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 29-33;
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Clinical comparison of isolator, Septi-Chek, nonvented tryptic soy broth, and direct agar plating combined with thioglycolate broth for diagnosing spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
JE Hay, FR Cockerill, 3rd, D Kaese, EA Vetter, PC Wollan, J Rakela, and MP Wilhelm
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 34-37;
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Comparative evaluation of several techniques for purification of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts from rat feces
P Suresh and JE Rehg
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 38-40;
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Discrimination of respiratory syncytial virus subgroups A and B by reverse transcription-PCR
J Gottschalk, R Zbinden, L Kaempf, and I Heinzer
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 41-43;
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Geographic, clinical, serologic, and molecular evidence of granulocytic ehrlichiosis, a likely zoonotic disease, in Minnesota and Wisconsin dogs
B Greig, KM Asanovich, PJ Armstrong, and JS Dumler
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 44-48;
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Simultaneous PCR detection of Haemophilus ducreyi, Treponema pallidum, and herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 from genital ulcers
KA Orle, CA Gates, DH Martin, BA Body, and JB Weiss
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 49-54;
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Genetic diversity among Mycobacterium avium complex AccuProbe-positive isolates
H Soini, E Eerola, and MK Viljanen
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 55-57;
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Application of CHROMagar Candida for rapid screening of clinical specimens for Candida albicans, Candida tropicalis, Candida krusei, and Candida (Torulopsis) glabrata
MA Pfaller, A Houston, and S Coffmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 58-61;
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Rapid identification of Campylobacter species by restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of a PCR-amplified fragment of the gene coding for 16S rRNA
P Cardarelli-Leite, K Blom, CM Patton, MA Nicholson, AG Steigerwalt, SB Hunter, DJ Brenner, TJ Barrett, and B Swaminathan
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 62-67;
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Epidemiological typing of Flavimonas oryzihabitans by PCR and pulsed- field gel electrophoresis
PY Liu, ZY Shi, YJ Lau, BS Hu, JM Shyr, WS Tsai, YH Lin, and CY Tseng
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 68-70;
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Comparison of infectivities of six tick-derived isolates of Borrelia burgdorferi for rodents and ticks
CA Peavey and RS Lane
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 71-75;
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Outbreak of TEM-24-producing Enterobacter aerogenes in an intensive care unit and dissemination of the extended-spectrum beta-lactamase to other members of the family enterobacteriaceae
C Neuwirth, E Siebor, J Lopez, A Pechinot, and A Kazmierczak
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 76-79;
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Significance of indeterminate third-generation hepatitis C virus recombinant immunoblot assay
JM Pawlotsky, A Bastie, C Pellet, J Remire, F Darthuy, L Wolfe, C Sayada, J Duval, and D Dhumeaux
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 80-83;
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Growth inhibition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by polyoxyethylene stearate present in the BACTEC pyrazinamide susceptibility test
MA Miller, L Thibert, F Desjardins, SH Siddiqi, and A Dascal
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 84-86;
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Molecular typing by random amplification of polymorphic DNA and M13 southern hybridization of related paired isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus
MJ Anderson, K Gull, and DW Denning
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 87-93;
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Comparison of three commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and biopsy-dependent diagnosis for detecting Helicobacter pylori infection
BA van de Wouw, WA de Boer, AR Jansz, RT Roymans, and AP Staals
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 94-97;
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Molecular technique for rapid identification of mycobacteria
E Avaniss-Aghajani, K Jones, A Holtzman, T Aronson, N Glover, M Boian, S Froman, and CF Brunk
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 98-102;
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Novel method for rapid identification of Nocardia species by detection of preformed enzymes
JR Biehle, SJ Cavalieri, T Felland, and BL Zimmer
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 103-107;
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Biochemical investigations of biogroups and subspecies of Morganella morganii
JM Janda, SL Abbott, S Khashe, and T Robin
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 108-113;
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Outbreak of group A streptococci in a burn center: use of pheno- and genotypic procedures for strain tracking
P Gruteke, A van Belkum, LM Schouls, WD Hendriks, FA Reubsaet, J Dokter, H Boxma, and HA Verbrugh
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 114-118;
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Antigenic properties and diagnostic potential of puumala virus nucleocapsid protein expressed in insect cells
O Vapalahti, A Lundkvist, H Kallio-Kokko, K Paukku, I Julkunen, H Lankinen, and A Vaheri
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 119-125;
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Comparative evaluation of BACTEC aerobic Plus/F and Septi-Chek Release blood culture media
P Rohner, B Pepey, and R Auckenthaler
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 126-129;
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Evaluation of Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test and Roche PCR-microwell plate hybridization method (AMPLICOR MYCOBACTERIUM) for direct detection of mycobacteria
S Ichiyama, Y Iinuma, Y Tawada, S Yamori, Y Hasegawa, K Shimokata, and N Nakashima
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 130-133;
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Evaluation of Roche Amplicor PCR assay for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
WL Wobeser, M Krajden, J Conly, H Simpson, B Yim, M D'costa, M Fuksa, C Hian- Cheong, M Patterson, A Phillips, R Bannatyne, A Haddad, JL Brunton, and S Krajden
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 134-139;
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Diagnosis of viral respiratory tract infections in children by using a reverse transcription-PCR panel
LL Gilbert, A Dakhama, BM Bone, EE Thomas, and RG Hegele
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 140-143;
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Genotypic and phenotypic characterization of Escherichia coli isolates from dogs manifesting attaching and effacing lesions
M Beaudry, C Zhu, JM Fairbrother, and J Harel
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 144-148;
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Variant colony surface antigenic phenotypes within mycoplasma strain populations: implications for species identification and strain standardization
R Rosengarten and D Yogev
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 149-158;
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Genotype profile of human polyomavirus JC excreted in urine of immunocompetent individuals
HT Agostini, CF Ryschkewitsch, and GL Stoner
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 159-164;
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Cloning of Brucella abortus gene and characterization of expressed 26- kilodalton periplasmic protein: potential use for diagnosis
OL Rossetti, AI Arese, ML Boschiroli, and SL Cravero
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 165-169;
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Comparison of spiral gradient endpoint and agar dilution methods for susceptibility testing of anaerobic bacteria: a multilaboratory collaborative evaluation [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1996 Sep;34(9):2341]
HM Wexler, E Molitoris, PR Murray, J Washington, RJ Zabransky, PH Edelstein, and SM Finegold
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 170-174;
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Field inversion gel electrophoretic analysis of Legionella pneumophila strains associated with nosocomial legionellosis in children
M Green, ER Wald, B Dashefsky, K Barbadora, and RM Wadowsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 175-176;
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Use of gen-probe probe competition assay as a supplement to probes for direct detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urogenital specimens
GL Woods and DM Garza
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 177-178;
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Evaluation of new computer-enhanced identification program for microorganisms: adaptation of BioBASE for identification of members of the family Enterobacteriaceae
JM Miller and P Alachi
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 179-181;
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Comparison of two leukocyte extraction methods for cytomegalovirus antigenemia assay
A Garcia, J Niubo, MA Benitez, M Viqueira, and JL Perez
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 182-184;
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Natamycin as a selective antifungal agent in media for growth of Legionella spp
PH Edelstein and MA Edelstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 185-187;
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Demonstration of borna disease virus RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells derived from domestic cats in Japan
Y Nakamura, S Asahi, T Nakaya, MK Bahmani, S Saitoh, K Yasui, H Mayama, K Hagiwara, C Ishihara, and K Ikuta
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 188-191;
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Genomic DNA fingerprint analysis of biotype 1 Gardnerella vaginalis from patients with and without bacterial vaginosis
SR Wu, SL Hillier, and K Nath
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 192-195;
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Genetic heterogeneity of M type 3 group A streptococci causing severe infections in Tayside, Scotland
M Upton, PE Carter, G Orange, and TH Pennington
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 196-198;
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Rapid and sensitive detection of enteroviruses in specimens from patients with aseptic meningitis
S Yerly, A Gervaix, V Simonet, M Caflisch, L Perrin, and W Wunderli
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 199-201;
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Comparison of ribotyping and genome fingerprinting of Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from cystic fibrosis patients
T Bennekov, H Colding, B Ojeniyi, MW Bentzon, and N Hoiby
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 202-204;
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Diagnosis of parvovirus B19 infection by detection of specific immunoglobulin M antibody in saliva
RC Cubel, SA Oliveira, DW Brown, BJ Cohen, and JP Nascimento
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 205-207;
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Recovery of Histoplasma capsulatum from BACTEC TB media
DR Graham, C Drake, and JE Barenfanger
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 208-209;
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Comparison of rectal and perirectal swabs for detection of colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci
JW Weinstein, S Tallapragada, P Farrel, and LM Dembry
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 210-212;
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Comparison of four enzyme immunoassays for detection of human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 2 antibodies
D Gallo, ET Yeh, ES Moore, and CV Hanson
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 213-215;
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Serratia rubidaea as an invasive pathogen
PR Ursua, MJ Unzaga, P Melero, I Iturburu, C Ezpeleta, and R Cisterna
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 216-217;
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D-mannitol in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with AIDS and cryptococcal meningitis
GM Megson, DA Stevens, JR Hamilton, and DW Denning
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 218-221;
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Improved performance of Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test when 500 instead of 50 microliters of decontaminated sediment is used
T Bodmer, E Mockl, K Muhlemann, and L Matter
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 222-223;
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Identification of a 25-kilodalton protein of Mycobacterium bovis BCG to distinguish BCG strains from Mycobacterium tuberculosis
D Kumar, BS Srivastava, NB Singh, and R Srivastava
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 224-226;
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Microbiological findings about pulmonary cryptosporidiosis in two AIDS patients
C Dupont, ME Bougnoux, L Turner, E Rouveix, and M Dorra
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 227-229;
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Letters:

Filtration of BACTEC 7H12B broth cultures for identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex by AccuProbe
PP Koemoth, RH Fraselle, JM Correa de Brito, MM Brock, and P Bartsch
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 230-231;
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Reliability of pasco MIC system for use in detection of resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
LK Dillon
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 232-233;
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Value of terminal subcultures for blood cultures monitored by BACTEC 9240
MP Weinstein, S Mirrett, LB Reller, LG Reimer, and ML Wilson
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 1996 34: 234-235;
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