JCM -- Table of Contents (August 1 1996, 34 [8])

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Articles:

Diagnostic mycobacteriology: where are we today?
GV Doern
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1873-1876;
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Comparison of Isolator 1.5 and BACTEC NR660 aerobic 6A blood culture systems for detection of fungemia in children
CA Petti, AK Zaidi, S Mirrett, and LB Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1877-1879;
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Detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing strains by the Etest ESBL screen
MG Cormican, SA Marshall, and RN Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1880-1884;
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Quantitative assay of PCR-amplified hepatitis B virus DNA using a peroxidase-labelled DNA probe and enhanced chemiluminescence
A Erhardt, S Schaefer, N Athanassiou, M Kann, and WH Gerlich
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1885-1891;
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Chromosomal DNA restriction endonuclease digestion patterns of beta- lactamase-producing Enterococcus faecalis isolates collected from a single hospital over a 7-year period
PS Seetulsingh, JF Tomayko, PE Coudron, SM Markowitz, C Skinner, KV Singh, and BE Murray
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1892-1896;
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Differentiation of Chlamydia spp. by sequence determination and restriction endonuclease cleavage of RNase P RNA genes
B Herrmann, O Winqvist, JG Mattsson, and LA Kirsebom
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1897-1902;
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Rapid detection of Mycobacterium avium in stool samples from AIDS patients by immunomagnetic PCR
Z Li, GH Bai, CF von Reyn, P Marino, MJ Brennan, N Gine, and SL Morris
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1903-1907;
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Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Flavobacterium indologenes infections associated with indwelling devices
PR Hsueh, LJ Teng, SW Ho, WC Hsieh, and KT Luh
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1908-1913;
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Rapid diagnosis of human parainfluenza virus type 1 infection by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR-enzyme hybridization assay
J Fan and KJ Henrickson
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1914-1917;
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Enolase antigen, mannan antigen, Cand-Tec antigen, and beta-glucan in patients with candidemia
K Mitsutake, T Miyazaki, T Tashiro, Y Yamamoto, H Kakeya, T Otsubo, S Kawamura, MA Hossain, T Noda, Y Hirakata, and S Kohno
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1918-1921;
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Phylogenetic analysis of pathogen-related oral spirochetes
BK Choi, C Wyss, and UB Gobel
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1922-1925;
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Variation in metabolic enzyme activity of persistent Haemophilus influenzae in respiratory tracts of patients with cystic fibrosis
LV Moller, H Grasselier, J Dankert, and L van Alphen
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1926-1929;
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Further studies on biochemical characteristics and serologic properties of the genus Aeromonas
JM Janda, SL Abbott, S Khashe, GH Kellogg, and T Shimada
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1930-1933;
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Development of novel assays for botulinum type A and B neurotoxins based on their endopeptidase activities
B Hallis, BA James, and CC Shone
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1934-1938;
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Improved rapid identification of mycobacteria by combining solid-phase extraction with high-performance liquid chromatography analysis of BACTEC cultures
PS Duffey, LS Guthertz, and GC Evans
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1939-1943;
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Improved plaque assays for Rickettsia prowazekii in Vero 76 cells
PF Policastro, MG Peacock, and T Hackstadt
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1944-1948;
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Amplification of residual DNA sequences in sterile bronchoscopes leading to false-positive PCR results
K Kaul, S Luke, C McGurn, N Snowden, C Monti, and WA Fry
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1949-1951;
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Experimental transmission of Bartonella henselae by the cat flea
BB Chomel, RW Kasten, K Floyd-Hawkins, B Chi, K Yamamoto, J Roberts-Wilson, AN Gurfield, RC Abbott, NC Pedersen, and JE Koehler
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1952-1956;
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Detection and characterization of antigens in urine of patients with acute, congenital, and chronic Chagas' disease
RS Corral, J Altcheh, SR Alexandre, S Grinstein, H Freilij, and AM Katzin
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1957-1962;
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Adhesive properties and antibiotic resistance of Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Serratia clinical isolates involved in nosocomial infections
V Livrelli, C De Champs, P Di Martino, A Darfeuille-Michaud, C Forestier, and B Joly
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1963-1969;
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Reevaluation of interpretive criteria for Haemophilus influenzae by using meropenem (10-microgram), imipenem (10-microgram), and ampicillin (2- and 10-microgram) disks
L Zerva, DJ Biedenbach, and RN Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1970-1974;
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Clinical characterization of a competitive PCR assay for quantitative testing of hepatitis C virus
EP Miskovsky, AV Carrella, K Gutekunst, CA Sun, TC Quinn, and DL Thomas
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1975-1979;
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Comparison of efficacy and cost-effectiveness of BIOMIC VIDEO and Vitek antimicrobial susceptibility test systems for use in the clinical microbiology laboratory
I Berke and PM Tierno, Jr
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1980-1984;
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Preparation of mycobacterial DNA from blood culture fluids by simple alkali wash and heat lysis method for PCR detection
JK Kulski and T Pryce
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1985-1991;
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Vancomycin-resistant Aureobacterium species cellulitis and bacteremia in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia
FS Nolte, KE Arnold, H Sweat, EF Winton, and G Funke
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1992-1994;
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Characterization of two unusual clinically significant Francisella strains
JE Clarridge, 3rd, TJ Raich, A Sjosted, G Sandstrom, RO Darouiche, RM Shawar, PR Georghiou, C Osting, and L Vo
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 1995-2000;
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Prospective clinical evaluation of Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR test as a screening method in a low-prevalence population
R Cartuyvels, C De Ridder, S Jonckheere, L Verbist, and J Van Eldere
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2001-2003;
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Differentiation of Mycobacterium genavense and Mycobacterium simiae by automated mycolic acid analysis with high-performance liquid chromatography
D Ritter, LD Carlson, BK Logan, LS Ramos, JO Kilburn, and MB Coyle
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2004-2006;
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Identification of a polymorphic nucleotide in oxyR specific for Mycobacterium bovis
S Sreevatsan, P Escalante, X Pan, DA Gillies, 2nd, S Siddiqui, CN Khalaf, BN Kreiswirth, P Bifani, LG Adams, T Ficht, VS Perumaalla, MD Cave, JD van Embden, and JM Musser
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2007-2010;
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Dot-immunogold filtration assay as a screening test for syphilis
Q Huang, X Lan, T Tong, X Wu, M Chen, X Feng, R Liu, Y Tang, and Z Zhu
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2011-2013;
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Efficacy of immunoglobulin M serodiagnostic test for rapid diagnosis of acute babesiosis
PJ Krause, R Ryan, S Telford, 3rd, D Persing, and A Spielman
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2014-2016;
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Age and prevalence of Porphyromonas gingivalis in children
DL McClellan, AL Griffen, and EJ Leys
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2017-2019;
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Species belonging to the "Streptococcus milleri" group: antimicrobial susceptibility and comparative prevalence in significant clinical specimens
C Bantar, L Fernandez Canigia, S Relloso, A Lanza, H Bianchini, and J Smayevsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2020-2022;
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Evidence of presence of poliovirus genomic sequences in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with postpolio syndrome
I Leparc-Goffart, J Julien, F Fuchs, I Janatova, M Aymard, and H Kopecka
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2023-2026;
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Proposed MIC quality control guidelines for National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards susceptibility tests using seven veterinary antimicrobial agents: ceftiofur, enrofloxacin, florfenicol, penicillin G-novobiocin, pirlimycin, premafloxacin, and spectinomycin
SA Marshall, RN Jones, A Wanger, JA Washington, GV Doern, AL Leber, and TH Haugen
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2027-2029;
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Detection of Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA in blood culture by a single PCR assay
M Hassan-King, I Baldeh, R Adegbola, C Omosigho, SO Usen, A Oparaugo, and BM Greenwood
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2030-2032;
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Immunoglobulin M immunoblot for diagnosis of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in patients with acute facial palsy
VK Jain, E Hilton, J Maytal, G Dorante, NT Ilowite, and SK Sood
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2033-2035;
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Incubation time for feline immunodeficiency virus cultures
S Giannecchini, D Matteucci, P Mazzetti, and M Bendinelli
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2036-2038;
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Colorimetric susceptibility testing for Aspergillus fumigatus: comparison of menadione-augmented 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5- diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide and Alamar blue tests
B Jahn, A Stuben, and S Bhakdi
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2039-2041;
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Evaluation of commercial vancomycin agar screen plates for detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci
KG Van Horn, CA Gedris, KM Rodney, and JB Mitchell
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2042-2044;
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Bacteremia due to Gordona sputi in an immunocompromised patient [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1996 Dec;34(12):3258]
P Riegel, R Ruimy, D de Briel, F Eichler, JP Bergerat, R Christen, and H Monteil
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2045-2047;
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Letters:

Evaluation of CHROMagar Candida plates
AM Freydiere
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2048
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Analysis of genes coding for small-subunit rRNA sequences in studying phylogenetics of dematiaceous fungal pathogens
G Haase
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2049-2050;
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Failure of Gram stain to detect Propionibacterium acnes in specimens from clinically significant infections
J Esteban, G Garcia-Calvo, P Jimenez-Castillo, and F Soriano
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2051
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Errata:

Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage samples by polymerase chain reaction
M Olsson, K Elvin, S Lofdahl, and E Linder
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1996 34: 2052
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