JCM -- Table of Contents (March 1 1996, 34 [3])

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Articles:

Susceptibility testing of fungi: current status of correlation of in vitro data with clinical outcome
MA Ghannoum, JH Rex, and JN Galgiani
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 489-495;
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Infectious disease physicians rate microbiology services and practices
EJ Baron, D Francis, and KM Peddecord
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 496-500;
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Novel, ligation-dependent PCR assay for detection of hepatitis C in serum
TC Hsuih, YN Park, C Zaretsky, F Wu, S Tyagi, FR Kramer, R Sperling, and DY Zhang
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 501-507;
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Impact of chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine-impregnated central venous catheters on in vitro quantitation of catheter-associated bacteria
SK Schmitt, C Knapp, GS Hall, DL Longworth, JT McMahon, and JA Washington
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 508-511;
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Rapid diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteremia by PCR
L Folgueira, R Delgado, E Palenque, JM Aguado, and AR Noriega
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 512-515;
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Isolation of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 strains from patients with hemolytic-uremic syndrome by using immunomagnetic separation, DNA-based methods, and direct culture
H Karch, C Janetzki-Mittmann, S Aleksic, and M Datz
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 516-519;
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Quantitative light microscopic detection of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in stool specimens: a longitudinal study of human immunodeficiency virus- infected microsporidiosis patients
JE Clarridge, 3rd, S Karkhanis, L Rabeneck, B Marino, and LW Foote
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 520-523;
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Novel Borrelia burgdorferi isolates from Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes dentatus ticks feeding on humans
JF Anderson, RA Flavell, LA Magnarelli, SW Barthold, FS Kantor, R Wallich, DH Persing, D Mathiesen, and E Fikrig
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 524-529;
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Rapid colorimetric hybridization assay for detecting amplified Helicobacter pylori DNA in gastric biopsy specimens
AP Lage, A Fauconnier, A Burette, Y Glupczynski, A Bollen, and E Godfroid
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 530-533;
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Is urine leukocyte esterase test a useful screening method to predict Chlamydia trachomatis infection in women?
JM Chow, J Moncada, D Brooks, G Bolan, H Shaw, and J Schachter
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 534-536;
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Molecular analysis of microflora associated with dentoalveolar abscesses
D Dymock, AJ Weightman, C Scully, and WG Wade
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 537-542;
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Comparison of Bactec 9240 and Difco ESP blood culture systems for detection of organisms from vials whose entry was delayed
K Chapin and TL Lauderdale
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 543-549;
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Evaluation of enzyme immunoassay for detection of salivary antibody to Helicobacter pylori
AE Simor, E Lin, F Saibil, L Cohen, M Louie, S Pearen, and HA Donhoffer
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 550-553;
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Changing practices in mycobacteriology: a follow-up survey of state and territorial public health laboratories
BR Bird, MM Denniston, RE Huebner, and RC Good
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 554-559;
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Molecular characteristics of Haemophilus influenzae causing invasive disease during the period of vaccination in Switzerland: analysis of strains isolated between 1986 and 1993
K Muhlemann, M Balz, S Aebi, and K Schopfer
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 560-563;
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Molecular epidemiology of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing SHV-5 beta- lactamase: parallel outbreaks due to multiple plasmid transfer
WM Prodinger, M Fille, A Bauernfeind, I Stemplinger, S Amann, B Pfausler, C Lass-Florl, and MP Dierich
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 564-568;
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtype prevalence in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and identification of novel subtypes of HCV major type 6
H Doi, C Apichartpiyakul, KI Ohba, M Mizokami, and H Hotta
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 569-574;
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Genome macrorestriction analysis of sequential Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates from bronchiectasis patients without cystic fibrosis
SW Hla, KP Hui, WC Tan, and B Ho
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 575-578;
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Early neonatal diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis: value of comparative enzyme-linked immunofiltration assay immunological profiles and anti-Toxoplasma gondii immunoglobulin M (IgM) or IgA immunocapture and implications for postnatal therapeutic strategies
JM Pinon, C Chemla, I Villena, F Foudrinier, D Aubert, D Puygauthier-Toubas, B Leroux, D Dupouy, C Quereux, M Talmud, T Trenque, G Potron, M Pluot, G Remy, and A Bonhomme
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 579-583;
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Home-use nebulizers: a potential primary source of Burkholderia cepacia and other colistin-resistant, gram-negative bacteria in patients with cystic fibrosis [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1996 Jun;34(6):1601]
GR Hutchinson, S Parker, JA Pryor, F Duncan-Skingle, PN Hoffman, ME Hodson, ME Kaufmann, and TL Pitt
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 584-587;
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Comparison of broth microdilution and E-test for susceptibility testing of Neisseria meningitidis
A Pascual, P Joyanes, L Martinez-Martinez, AI Suarez, and EJ Perea
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 588-591;
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Combinational detection of autolysin and penicillin-binding protein 2B genes of Streptococcus pneumoniae by PCR
K Ubukata, Y Asahi, A Yamane, and M Konno
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 592-596;
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Characterization of clinical isolates of Escherichia coli showing high levels of fluoroquinolone resistance
N Lehn, J Stower-Hoffmann, T Kott, C Strassner, H Wagner, M Kronke, and W Schneider- Brachert
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 597-602;
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Comparative evaluation of virological and serological methods in prenatal diagnosis of parvovirus B19 fetal hydrops
M Zerbini, M Musiani, G Gentilomi, S Venturoli, G Gallinella, and R Morandi
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 603-608;
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Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei DNA in patients with septicemic melioidosis
T Dharakul, S Songsivilai, S Viriyachitra, V Luangwedchakarn, B Tassaneetritap, and W Chaowagul
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 609-614;
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Rapid identification of Candida species by DNA fingerprinting with PCR
M Thanos, G Schonian, W Meyer, C Schweynoch, Y Graser, TG Mitchell, W Presber, and HJ Tietz
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 615-621;
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Rapid subgenus identification of human adenovirus isolates by a general PCR
AH Kidd, M Jonsson, D Garwicz, AE Kajon, AG Wermenbol, MW Verweij, and JC De Jong
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 622-627;
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Determination of stability of Brucella abortus RB51 by use of genomic fingerprint, oxidative metabolism, and colonial morphology and differentiation of strain RB51 from B. abortus isolates from bison and elk
AE Jensen, DR Ewalt, NF Cheville, CO Thoen, and JB Payeur
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 628-633;
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Multicenter evaluation of new double-antigen sandwich enzyme immunoassay for measurement of anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and type 2 antibodies
P Burgisser, F Simon, M Wernli, T Wust, MF Beya, and PC Frei
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 634-637;
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Moredun Bordetella Medium, an improved selective medium for isolation of Bordetella parapertussis
KM Connor, JF Porter, MM Quirie, and W Donachie
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 638-640;
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Evaluation and comparison of molecular techniques for epidemiological typing of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar dublin
B Liebisch and S Schwarz
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 641-646;
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Q fever pneumonia in children in Japan
H To, N Kako, GQ Zhang, H Otsuka, M Ogawa, O Ochiai, SV Nguyen, T Yamaguchi, H Fukushi, N Nagaoka, M Akiyama, K Amano, and K Hirai
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 647-651;
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Multiple infections of Ixodes scapularis ticks by Borrelia burgdorferi as revealed by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis
DS Guttman, PW Wang, IN Wang, EM Bosler, BJ Luft, and DE Dykhuizen
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 652-656;
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Detection of viral DNA to evaluate outcome of antiviral treatment of patients with recurrent genital herpes
F Diaz-Mitoma, M Ruben, S Sacks, P MacPherson, and G Caissie
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 657-663;
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Isolation of the equine granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent, Ehrlichia equi, in tick cell culture
UG Munderloh, JE Madigan, JS Dumler, JL Goodman, SF Hayes, JE Barlough, CM Nelson, and TJ Kurtti
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 664-670;
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Rickettsia felis: a new species of pathogenic rickettsia isolated from cat fleas
JA Higgins, S Radulovic, ME Schriefer, and AF Azad
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 671-674;
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Evaluation of a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of serum immunoglobulin G response to human herpesvirus 6
TP Sloots, JP Kapeleris, IM Mackay, M Batham, and PL Devine
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 675-679;
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U.S. hospital mycobacteriology laboratories: status and comparison with state public health department laboratories
JI Tokars, JR Rudnick, K Kroc, L Manangan, G Pugliese, RE Huebner, J Chan, and WR Jarvis
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 680-685;
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Comparison of five plating media for isolation of Salmonella species from human stools
J Ruiz, ML Nunez, J Diaz, I Lorente, J Perez, and J Gomez
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 686-688;
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Characteristics of Escherichia coli strains belonging to enteropathogenic E. coli serogroups isolated in Italy from children with diarrhea
A Giammanco, M Maggio, G Giammanco, R Morelli, F Minelli, F Scheutz, and A Caprioli
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 689-694;
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Two distinct human parainfluenza virus type 1 genotypes detected during the 1991 Milwaukee epidemic
KJ Henrickson and LL Savatski
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 695-700;
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Factors influencing the vitek gram-positive susceptibility system's detection of vanB-encoded vancomycin resistance among enterococci
B Jett, L Free, and DF Sahm
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 701-706;
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Immune response to hepatitis A virus capsid proteins after infection [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1996 Jun;34(6):1601]
CH Wang, SY Tschen, U Heinricy, M Weber, and B Flehmig
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 707-713;
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Comparative evaluation of two serologic typing methods for hepatitis C virus
A Cerino, A Cividini, M Asti, A Lanza, E Silini, and MU Mondelli
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 714-716;
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Controlled study of cytolethal distending toxin-producing Escherichia coli infections in Bangladeshi children
MJ Albert, SM Faruque, AS Faruque, KA Bettelheim, PK Neogi, NA Bhuiyan, and JB Kaper
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 717-719;
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Evaluation of ribotyping as epidemiologic tool for typing Escherichia coli serogroup O157 isolates
IE Martin, SD Tyler, KD Tyler, R Khakhria, and WM Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 720-723;
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Immunoserologic evidence of coinfection with Borrelia burgdorferi, Babesia microti, and human granulocytic Ehrlichia species in residents of Wisconsin and Minnesota
PD Mitchell, KD Reed, and JM Hofkes
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 724-727;
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Immunodetection of Pneumocystis carinii in bronchoalveolar lavage specimens compared with methenamine silver stain
I Lautenschlager, O Lyytikainen, L Jokipii, A Jokipii, A Maiche, T Ruutu, P Tukiainen, and P Ruutu
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 728-730;
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Mycobacterium malmoense bacteremia in two AIDS patients
M Fakih, S Chapalamadugu, A Ricart, N Corriere, and D Amsterdam
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 731-733;
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Rapid differentiation of Mycobacterium avium and M. paratuberculosis by PCR and restriction enzyme analysis
IS Eriks, KT Munck, TE Besser, GH Cantor, and V Kapur
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 734-737;
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Two novel genital human papillomavirus (HPV) types, HPV68 and HPV70, related to the potentially oncogenic HPV39
M Longuet, S Beaudenon, and G Orth
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 738-744;
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Comprehensive study of several general and type-specific primer pairs for detection of human papillomavirus DNA by PCR in paraffin-embedded cervical carcinomas
MF Baay, WG Quint, J Koudstaal, H Hollema, JM Duk, MP Burger, E Stolz, and P Herbrink
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 745-747;
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Development of immuno-PCR for diagnosis of bovine herpesvirus 1 infection
AS Mweene, T Ito, K Okazaki, E Ono, Y Shimizu, and H Kida
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 748-750;
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Comparison of five selective media for identifying fecal carriage of vancomycin-resistant enterococci
D Landman, JM Quale, E Oydna, B Willey, V Ditore, M Zaman, K Patel, G Saurina, and W Huang
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 751-752;
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Emergence of fluconazole-resistant strains of Blastoschizomyces capitatus causing nosocomial infections in cancer patients
D D'Antonio, A Mazzoni, A Iacone, B Violante, MA Capuani, F Schioppa, and F Romano
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 753-755;
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Neisseria elongata subsp. elongata, a case of human endocarditis complicated by pseudoaneurysm
T Nawaz, DJ Hardy, and W Bonnez
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 756-758;
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Isolation of group B porcine rotavirus in cell culture
T Sanekata, Y Kuwamoto, S Akamatsu, N Sakon, M Oseto, K Taniguchi, S Nakata, and MK Estes
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 759-761;
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Evaluation of mycobacteria growth indicator tube for recovery and drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from respiratory specimens
M Palaci, SY Ueki, DN Sato, MA Da Silva Telles, M Curcio, and EA Silva
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 762-764;
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Letters:

Clinical comparison of the isolator and BacT/Alert aerobic blood culture systems
BL Wasilauskas and R Morrell, Jr
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1996 34: 765
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