JCM -- Table of Contents (February 1 1996, 34 [2])

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Contents: February 1996, Volume 34, Issue 2

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Articles:

Use of recombinant antigens of Borrelia burgdorferi in serologic tests for diagnosis of lyme borreliosis
LA Magnarelli, E Fikrig, SJ Padula, JF Anderson, and RA Flavell
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 237-240;
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Synthetic peptide-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis
C Fargeas, M Hommel, R Maingon, C Dourado, M Monsigny, and R Mayer
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 241-248;
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Comparison of PCR detection of mecA with standard susceptibility testing methods to determine methicillin resistance in coagulase- negative staphylococci
MK York, L Gibbs, F Chehab, and GF Brooks
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 249-253;
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Predominance of two Bartonella henselae variants among cat-scratch disease patients in the Netherlands
AM Bergmans, JF Schellekens, JD van Embden, and LM Schouls
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 254-260;
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Comparison of two quantitative hepatitis C virus reverse transcriptase PCR assays
WK Roth, JH Lee, B Ruster, and S Zeuzem
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 261-264;
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Comprehensive ribotyping scheme for heat-stable serotypes of Campylobacter jejuni
C Fitzgerald, RJ Owen, and J Stanley
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 265-269;
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Evaluation of Anaplasma marginale major surface protein 3 (MSP3) as a diagnostic test antigen
AR Alleman and AF Barbet
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 270-276;
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Analysis of HL and O serotypes of Campylobacter strains by the flagellin gene typing system
I Nachamkin, H Ung, and CM Patton
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 277-281;
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Encephalocytozoon intestinalis-specific monoclonal antibodies for laboratory diagnosis of microsporidiosis
PJ Beckers, GJ Derks, T Gool, FJ Rietveld, and RW Sauerwein
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 282-285;
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Isolation of Mycoplasma genitalium strains from the male urethra
JS Jensen, HT Hansen, and K Lind
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 286-291;
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Genetic diversity of Neisseria gonorrhoeae IB-2 and IB-6 isolates revealed by whole-cell repetitive element sequence-based PCR
CL Poh, V Ramachandran, and JW Tapsall
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 292-295;
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Two-laboratory collaborative study on identification of mycobacteria: molecular versus phenotypic methods
B Springer, L Stockman, K Teschner, GD Roberts, and EC Bottger
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 296-303;
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Diagnosis of mycobacterial infections by nucleic acid amplification: 18- month prospective study
P Kirschner, J Rosenau, B Springer, K Teschner, K Feldmann, and EC Bottger
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 304-312;
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Identification of enteroviruses in clinical specimens by competitive PCR followed by genetic typing using sequence analysis
A Arola, J Santti, O Ruuskanen, P Halonen, and T Hyypia
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 313-318;
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Mycobacteriosis caused by Mycobacterium genavense in birds kept in a zoo: 11-year survey
F Portaels, L Realini, L Bauwens, B Hirschel, WM Meyers, and W de Meurichy
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 319-323;
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Multiprimer PCR system for differential identification of mycobacteria in clinical samples
P Del Portillo, MC Thomas, E Martinez, C Maranon, B Valladares, ME Patarroyo, and M Carlos Lopez
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 324-328;
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Application of a commercial kit for detection of PCR products to quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA and proviral DNA
HJ Lin, M Haywood, and FB Hollinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 329-333;
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Strain-specific reverse transcriptase PCR assay: means to distinguish candidate vaccine from wild-type strains of respiratory syncytial virus
H Zheng, TC Peret, VB Randolph, JC Crowley, and LJ Anderson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 334-337;
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Distribution of capsular types and antibiotic susceptibility of invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from aborigines in central Australia
M Gratten, P Torzillo, F Morey, J Dixon, J Erlich, J Hagger, and J Henrichsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 338-341;
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Comparison of a modified DNA hybridization assay with standard culture enrichment for detecting group B streptococci in obstetric patients
SM Kircher, MP Meyer, and JA Jordan
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 342-344;
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Molecular epidemiology of apparent outbreak of invasive aspergillosis in a hematology ward
A Leenders, A van Belkum, S Janssen, S de Marie, J Kluytmans, J Wielenga, B Lowenberg, and H Verbrugh
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 345-351;
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Rejection criteria for endotracheal aspirates from pediatric patients
AK Zaidi and LB Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 352-354;
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Cost and time savings following introduction of rejection criteria for clinical specimens
AJ Morris, LK Smith, S Mirrett, and LB Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 355-357;
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Hospital outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae resistant to broad-spectrum cephalosporins and beta-lactam-beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations by hyperproduction of SHV-5 beta-lactamase
GL French, KP Shannon, and N Simmons
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 358-363;
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Molecular polymorphism of the lyme disease agent Borrelia garinii in northern Europe is influenced by a novel enzootic Borrelia focus in the North Atlantic
J Bunikis, B Olsen, V Fingerle, J Bonnedahl, B Wilske, and S Bergstrom
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 364-368;
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Detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 47 DNA in malignant lesions from epidermodysplasia verruciformis by protocols for precise typing of related HPV DNAs
A Adachi, T Kiyono, Y Hayashi, M Ohashi, and M Ishibashi
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 369-375;
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Rapid characterization of periodontal bacterial isolates by using fluorogenic substrate tests
MF Maiden, A Tanner, and PJ Macuch
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 376-384;
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Axenic growth and drug sensitivity studies of Balamuthia mandrillaris, an agent of amebic meningoencephalitis in humans and other animals
FL Schuster and GS Visvesvara
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 385-388;
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Typing of Mycobacterium avium isolates by PCR
M Picardeau and V Vincent
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 389-392;
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Coagglutination test for serotyping Pasteurella haemolytica
L Fodor, Z Penzes, and J Varga
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 393-397;
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Typing multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: conflicting epidemiological data produced by genotypic and phenotypic methods clarified by phylogenetic analysis
M Jorgensen, R Givney, M Pegler, A Vickery, and G Funnell
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 398-403;
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Quantification of low levels of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) type 1 RNA in P24 antigen-negative, asymptomatic, HIV-positive patients by PCR
MA Munoz-Fernandez, J Navarro, MG Montes, J Cosin, JM Zabay, and E Fernandez-Cruz
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 404-408;
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Validation of catheter semiquantitative culture technique for nonstaphylococcal organisms
DP Dooley, A Garcia, JW Kelly, RN Longfield, and L Harrison
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 409-412;
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Genome analysis of adenovirus type 3 isolated in Japan
S Shiao, K Aoki, K Isobe, WL Tsuzuki, N Itoh, K Toba, N Kobayashi, Y Noguchi, and S Ohno
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 413-416;
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Survey of type 6 group variants of hepatitis C virus in Southeast Asia by using a core-based genotyping assay
J Mellor, EA Walsh, LE Prescott, LM Jarvis, F Davidson, PL Yap, and P Simmonds
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 417-423;
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Correlation between DNA restriction fragment length polymorphisms in Leptospira interrogans serovar pomona type kennewicki and host animal source
CA Bolin and RL Zuerner
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 424-425;
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Effect of antibiotics contained in two Brucella selective media on growth of Brucella abortus, B. melitensis, and B. ovis
CM Marin, JL Alabart, and JM Blasco
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 426-428;
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Acute Bordetella pertussis infection in an adult
S Smith and RC Tilton
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 429-430;
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Escherichia coli O157:H7 in microbial flora of sheep
IT Kudva, PG Hatfield, and CJ Hovde
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 431-433;
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Equine granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Connecticut caused by an agent resembling the human granulocytotropic ehrlichia
JE Madigan, JE Barlough, JS Dumler, NS Schankman, and E DeRock
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 434-435;
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Unusual diversity of human rotavirus G and P genotypes in India
M Ramachandran, BK Das, A Vij, R Kumar, SS Bhambal, N Kesari, H Rawat, L Bahl, S Thakur, PA Woods, RI Glass, MK Bhan, and JR Gentsch
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 436-439;
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Expression of recombinant parvovirus NS1 protein by a baculovirus and application to serologic testing of rodents
LK Riley, R Knowles, G Purdy, N Salome, D Pintel, RR Hook, Jr, CL Franklin, and CL Besch-Williford
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 440-444;
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Comparison of two methods for detecting varicella-zoster virus antibody with varicella-zoster virus cell-mediated immunity
A Weinberg, AR Hayward, HB Masters, IA Ogu, and MJ Levin
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 445-446;
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Epidemiological study of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections in japan based on PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism of the P1 cytadhesin gene
T Sasaki, T Kenri, N Okazaki, M Iseki, R Yamashita, M Shintani, Y Sasaki, and M Yayoshi
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 447-449;
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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in cerebrospinal fluid following immunomagnetic enrichment
GH Mazurek, V Reddy, D Murphy, and T Ansari
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 450-453;
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Direct identification and recognition of yeast species from clinical material by using albicans ID and CHROMagar Candida plates
C Baumgartner, AM Freydiere, and Y Gille
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 454-456;
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High-level sensitivity of quantitative pp65 cytomegalovirus (CMV) antigenemia assay for diagnosis of CMV disease in AIDS patients and follow-up [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1996 May;34(5):1350]
B Bek, M Boeckh, J Lepenies, B Bieniek, K Arasteh, W Heise, KM Deppermann, G Bornhoft, M Stoffler-Meilicke, I Schuller, and G Hoffken
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 457-459;
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Primary invasive cutaneous Microsporum canis infections in immunocompromised patients
D King, LW Cheever, A Hood, TD Horn, MG Rinaldi, and WG Merz
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 460-462;
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Enterobacter cloacae producing a Shiga-like toxin II-related cytotoxin associated with a case of hemolytic-uremic syndrome
AW Paton and JC Paton
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 463-465;
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Serotyping of Cryptococcus neoformans by dot enzyme assay
T Belay, R Cherniak, EB O'Neill, and TR Kozel
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 466-470;
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Comparison of three methods for recovery of yeasts from hands of health- care workers
LJ Strausbaugh, DL Sewell, RC Tjoelker, T Heitzman, T Webster, TT Ward, and MA Pfaller
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 471-473;
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Molecular probe for typing strains of Candida albicans
P Postlethwait, B Bell, WT Oberle, and P Sundstrom
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 474-476;
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Rapid laboratory confirmation of human brucellosis by PCR analysis of a target sequence on the 31-kilodalton Brucella antigen DNA
GM Matar, IA Khneisser, and AM Abdelnoor
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 477-478;
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Evaluation of in vitro spectra of activity of azithromycin, clarithromycin, and erythromycin tested against strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae by reference agar dilution, disk diffusion, and Etest methods
PC Mehaffey, SD Putnam, MS Barrett, and RN Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 479-481;
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New PCR assay for rapid and quantitative detection of human cytomegalovirus in cerebrospinal fluid
JU Vogel, J Cinatl, A Lux, B Weber, AJ Driesel, and HW Doerr
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 482-483;
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Letters:

Additional data about the influence of an inhibitory factor on growth of Mycobacterium kansasii in BACTEC 12B medium
F Alcaide, M Santin, and R Martin
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 484
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PCR-based detection of Trypanosoma cruzi useful for specific diagnosis of human Chagas' disease

J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1996 34: 485-486;
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