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Articles:

FM Muller, JE Hoppe, and CH Wirsing von Konig

Laboratory diagnosis of pertussis: state of the art in 1997
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2435-2443. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MS Smeltzer, AF Gillaspy, FL Pratt, and MD Thames

Comparative evaluation of use of cna, fnbA, fnbB, and hlb for genomic fingerprinting in the epidemiological typing of Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2444-2449. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MK Hudspeth, SH Gerardo, DM Citron, and EJ Goldstein

Growth characteristics and a novel method for identification (the WEE- TAB system) of Porphyromonas species isolated from infected dog and cat bite wounds in humans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2450-2453. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

OF Osman, L Oskam, EE Zijlstra, NC Kroon, GJ Schoone, ET Khalil, AM El-Hassan, and PA Kager

Evaluation of PCR for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2454-2457. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Y Ohara-Nemoto, S Tajika, M Sasaki, and M Kaneko

Identification of Abiotrophia adiacens and Abiotrophia defectiva by 16S rRNA gene PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2458-2463. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MS Hughes, NW Ball, LA Beck, GW de Lisle, RA Skuce, and SD Neill

Determination of the etiology of presumptive feline leprosy by 16S rRNA gene analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2464-2471. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H Safi, J Aznar, and JC Palomares

Molecular epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains isolated during a 3-year period (1993 to 1995) in Seville, Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2472-2476. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

N Maes, Y De Gheldre, R De Ryck, M Vaneechoutte, H Meugnier, J Etienne, and MJ Struelens

Rapid and accurate identification of Staphylococcus species by tRNA intergenic spacer length polymorphism analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2477-2481. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A Pantosti, M Malpeli, M Wilks, MG Menozzi, and F D'Ambrosio

Detection of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2482-2486. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R Puohiniemi, T Heiskanen, and A Siitonen

Molecular epidemiology of two international sprout-borne Salmonella outbreaks
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2487-2491. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C Ros Bascunana, N Nowotny, and S Belak

Detection and differentiation of rabbit hemorrhagic disease and European brown hare syndrome viruses by amplification of VP60 genomic sequences from fresh and fixed tissue specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2492-2495. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

CD Paddock, JW Sumner, GM Shore, DC Bartley, RC Elie, JG McQuade, CR Martin, CS Goldsmith, and JE Childs

Isolation and characterization of Ehrlichia chaffeensis strains from patients with fatal ehrlichiosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2496-2502. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M Picardeau, A Varnerot, T Lecompte, F Brel, T May, and V Vincent

Use of different molecular typing techniques for bacteriological follow- up in a clinical trial with AIDS patients with Mycobacterium avium bacteremia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2503-2510. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MS Bartlett, SH Vermund, R Jacobs, PJ Durant, MM Shaw, JW Smith, X Tang, JJ Lu, B Li, S Jin, and CH Lee

Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in air samples: likely environmental risk to susceptible persons
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2511-2513. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A Hoefnagels-Schuermans, WE Peetermans, MJ Struelens, S Van Lierde, and J Van Eldere

Clonal analysis and identification of epidemic strains of methicillin- resistant Staphylococcus aureus by antibiotyping and determination of protein A gene and coagulase gene polymorphisms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2514-2520. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

N Martin-Casabona, D Xairo Mimo, T Gonzalez, J Rossello, and L Arcalis

Rapid method for testing susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by using DNA probes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2521-2525. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J Rosenberg, FC Tenover, J Wong, W Jarvis, and DJ Vugia

Are clinical laboratories in California accurately reporting vancomycin- resistant enterococci?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2526-2530. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Bascomb, SL Abbott, JD Bobolis, DA Bruckner, SJ Connell, SK Cullen, M Daugherty, D Glenn, JM Janda, SJ Lentsch, D Lindquist, PB Mayhew, DM Nothaft, JR Skinner, GB Williams, J Wong, and BL Zimmer

Multicenter evaluation of the MicroScan Rapid Gram-Negative Identification Type 3 Panel
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2531-2536. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R Shuttleworth, RJ Behme, A McNabb, and WD Colby

Human isolates of Staphylococcus caprae: association with bone and joint infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2537-2541. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JM Costa, ML Darde, B Assouline, M Vidaud, and S Bretagne

Microsatellite in the beta-tubulin gene of Toxoplasma gondii as a new genetic marker for use in direct screening of amniotic fluids
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2542-2545. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Y Itoh, I Nagano, M Kunishima, and T Ezaki

Laboratory investigation of enteroaggregative Escherichia coli O untypeable:H10 associated with a massive outbreak of gastrointestinal illness
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2546-2550. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P Minodier, R Piarroux, F Gambarelli, C Joblet, and H Dumon

Rapid identification of causative species in patients with Old World leishmaniasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2551-2555. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M Bassiri, PA Mardh, and M Domeika

Multiplex AMPLICOR PCR screening for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in women attenting non-sexually transmitted disease clinics. The European Chlamydia Epidemiology Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2556-2560. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Z El Harrif-Heraud, C Arpin, S Benliman, and C Quentin

Molecular epidemiology of a nosocomial outbreak due to SHV-4-producing strains of Citrobacter diversus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2561-2567. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D Linton, AJ Lawson, RJ Owen, and J Stanley

PCR detection, identification to species level, and fingerprinting of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli direct from diarrheic samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2568-2572. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Chatellier, C Ramanantsoa, P Harriau, K Rolland, A Rosenau, and R Quentin

Characterization of Streptococcus agalactiae strains by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2573-2579. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A Deplano, M Vaneechoutte, G Verschraegen, and MJ Struelens

Typing of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis strains by PCR analysis of inter-IS256 spacer length polymorphisms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2580-2587. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MJ Albert, NA Bhuiyan, KA Talukder, AS Faruque, S Nahar, SM Faruque, M Ansaruzzaman, and M Rahman

Phenotypic and genotypic changes in Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2588-2592. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

PE Coudron, ES Moland, and CC Sanders

Occurrence and detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in members of the family Enterobacteriaceae at a veterans medical center: seek and you may find
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2593-2597. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MM Kuan

Detection and rapid differentiation of human enteroviruses following genomic amplification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2598-2601. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E D'Agata, L Venkataraman, P DeGirolami, and M Samore

Molecular epidemiology of acquisition of ceftazidime-resistant gram- negative bacilli in a nonoutbreak setting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2602-2605. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

N Zhi, Y Rikihisa, HY Kim, GP Wormser, and HW Horowitz

Comparison of major antigenic proteins of six strains of the human granulocytic ehrlichiosis agent by Western immunoblot analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2606-2611. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

RL Zuerner and CA Bolin

Differentiation of Leptospira interrogans isolates by IS1500 hybridization and PCR assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2612-2617. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

BL Gomez, JI Figueroa, AJ Hamilton, BL Ortiz, MA Robledo, A Restrepo, and RJ Hay

Development of a novel antigen detection test for histoplasmosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2618-2622. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Zou

A practical approach to genetic screening for influenza virus variants
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2623-2627. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

WH Goessens, JW Mouton, WI van der Meijden, S Deelen, TH van Rijsoort-Vos, N Lemmens-den Toom, HA Verbrugh, and RP Verkooyen

Comparison of three commercially available amplification assays, AMP CT, LCx, and COBAS AMPLICOR, for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in first-void urine
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2628-2633. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P Rohner, B Pepey, and R Auckenthaler

Advantage of combining resin with lytic BACTEC blood culture media
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2634-2638. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C Franzen, M Altfeld, P Hegener, P Hartmann, G Arendt, H Jablonowski, J Rockstroh, V Diehl, B Salzberger, and G Fatkenheuer

Limited value of PCR for detection of Toxoplasma gondii in blood from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2639-2641. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Nordentoft, H Christensen, and HC Wegener

Evaluation of a fluorescence-labelled oligonucleotide probe targeting 23S rRNA for in situ detection of Salmonella serovars in paraffin- embedded tissue sections and their rapid identification in bacterial smears
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2642-2648. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

AA Butt and J Carreon

Histoplasma capsulatum sinusitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2649-2650. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Y Katayama, K Shibahara, T Kohama, M Homma, and H Hotta

Molecular epidemiology and changing distribution of genotypes of measles virus field strains in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2651-2653. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

T Mok, AP Koehler, MY Yu, DH Ellis, PJ Johnson, and NW Wickham

Fatal Penicillium citrinum pneumonia with pericarditis in a patient with acute leukemia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2654-2656. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G Fabio, SN Knight, IM Kidd, SM Noibi, MA Johnson, VC Emery, PD Griffiths, and DA Clark

Prospective study of human herpesvirus 6, human herpesvirus 7, and cytomegalovirus infections in human immunodeficiency virus-positive patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2657-2659. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

IF Salkin, AA Padhye, and ME Kemna

A new medium for the presumptive identification of dermatophytes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2660-2662. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E Julian, L Matas, V Ausina, and M Luquin

Detection of lipoarabinomannan antibodies in patients with newly acquired tuberculosis and patients with relapse tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2663-2664. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

BM Imbert-Marcille, N Robillard, AS Poirier, M Coste-Burel, D Cantarovich, N Milpied, and S Billaudel

Development of a method for direct quantification of cytomegalovirus antigenemia by flow cytometry
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2665-2669. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

N Cere, B Polack, NK Chanteloup, and P Coudert

Natural transmission of Pneumocystis carinii in nonimmunosuppressed animals: early contagiousness of experimentally infected rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2670-2672. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

RM Bannatyne, MC Jackson, and Z Memish

Rapid diagnosis of Brucella bacteremia by using the BACTEC 9240 system
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2673-2674. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

PE Verweij, M van Kasteren, J van de Nes, GS de Hoog, BE de Pauw, and JF Meis

Fatal pulmonary infection caused by the basidiomycete Hormographiella aspergillata
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2675-2678. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J Boman, C Gaydos, P Juto, G Wadell, and TC Quinn

Failure to detect Chlamydia trachomatis in cell culture by using a monoclonal antibody directed against the major outer membrane protein
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2679-2680. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

CA Tholcken, S Huang, and GL Woods

Evaluation of the ESP Culture System II for recovery of mycobacteria from blood specimens collected in isolator tubes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2681-2682. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D Garcia-Hermoso, S Mathoulin-Pelissier, B Couprie, O Ronin, B Dupont, and F Dromer

DNA typing suggests pigeon droppings as a source of pathogenic Cryptococcus neoformans serotype D
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2683-2685. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J Dyer, KC Hayani, WM Janda, and PC Schreckenberger

Citrobacter sedlakii meningitis and brain abscess in a premature infant
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2686-2688. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

NA Saunders, G Hallas, ET Gaworzewska, L Metherell, A Efstratiou, JV Hookey, and RC George

PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and sequencing as an alternative to serology for M-antigen typing of Streptococcus pyogenes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2689-2691. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M Hiyoshi, S Tagawa, T Takubo, K Tanaka, T Nakao, Y Higeno, K Tamura, M Shimaoka, A Fujii, M Higashihata, Y Yasui, T Kim, A Hiraoka, and N Tatsumi

Evaluation of the AMPLICOR CMV test for direct detection of cytomegalovirus in plasma specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2692-2694. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H Enroth, R Rigo, K Hulten, and L Engstrand

Diagnostic accuracy of a rapid whole-blood test for detection of Helicobacter pylori
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2695-2697. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

X Forns, D Tan, HJ Alter, RH Purcell, and J Bukh

Evaluation of commercially available and in-house reverse transcription- PCR assays for detection of hepatitis G virus or GB virus C
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2698-2702. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Y Fujiwara and O Nakagomi

Interspecies sharing of two distinct nonstructural protein 1 alleles among human and animal rotaviruses as revealed by dot blot hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2703-2705. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Whittier, K Olivier, P Gilligan, M Knowles, and P Della-Latta

Proficiency testing of clinical microbiology laboratories using modified decontamination procedures for detection of nontuberculous mycobacteria in sputum samples from cystic fibrosis patients. The Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Cystic Fibrosis Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2706-2708. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B Roberts and R Hirst

Immunomagnetic separation and PCR for detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2709-2711. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters:

L Alcala, FJ Vasallo, E Cercenado, F Garcia-Garrote, M Rodriguez-Creixems, and E Bouza

Catheter-related bacteremia due to Roseomonas gilardii sp. nov.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2712. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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