JCM -- Table of Contents (November 1 1997, 35 [11])

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Contents: November 1997, Volume 35, Issue 11

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Minireviews:

Laboratory diagnosis of rickettsioses: current approaches to diagnosis of old and new rickettsial diseases
B La Scola and D Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2715-2727;
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Articles:

Evaluation of three commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays and two latex agglutination assays for diagnosis of primary Epstein-Barr virus infection
A Svahn, M Magnusson, L Jagdahl, L Schloss, G Kahlmeter, and A Linde
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2728-2732;
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Molecular diagnosis of bacterial endocarditis by broad-range PCR amplification and direct sequencing
D Goldenberger, A Kunzli, P Vogt, R Zbinden, and M Altwegg
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2733-2739;
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Quantification of cytomegalovirus DNA in peripheral blood leukocytes by a branched-DNA signal amplification assay
DN Chernoff, RC Miner, BS Hoo, LP Shen, RJ Kelso, D Jekic-McMullen, JP Lalezari, S Chou, WL Drew, and JA Kolberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2740-2744;
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Sequences of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis strains associated with recurrent pneumonia vary at multiple loci
SP Keely and JR Stringer
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2745-2747;
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Rapid detection of Pneumocystis carinii in bronchoalveolar lavage specimens from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: use of a simple DNA extraction procedure and nested PCR
M Rabodonirina, D Raffenot, L Cotte, A Boibieux, M Mayencon, G Bayle, F Persat, F Rabatel, C Trepo, D Peyramond, and MA Piens
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2748-2751;
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Heterogeneity of BmpA (P39) among European isolates of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato and influence of interspecies variability on serodiagnosis
D Roessler, U Hauser, and B Wilske
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2752-2758;
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Colonization of skin by Helcococcus kunzii
J Haas, SL Jernick, RJ Scardina, J Teruya, AM Caliendo, and KL Ruoff
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2759-2761;
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Heminested PCR assay for detection of six genotypes of rabies and rabies-related viruses
PR Heaton, P Johnstone, LM McElhinney, R Cowley, E O'Sullivan, and JE Whitby
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2762-2766;
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Molecular characterization of Mycobacterium avium complex isolates giving discordant results in AccuProbe tests by PCR-restriction enzyme analysis, 16S rRNA gene sequencing, and DT1-DT6 PCR
A Devallois, M Picardeau, CN Paramasivan, V Vincent, and N Rastogi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2767-2772;
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Evaluation of BBL CHROMagar orientation medium for detection and presumptive identification of urinary tract pathogens
KA Hengstler, R Hammann, and AM Fahr
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2773-2777;
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Phenotypic and genotypic characterization of Vagococcus fluvialis, including strains isolated from human sources
LM Teixeira, MG Carvalho, VL Merquior, AG Steigerwalt, DJ Brenner, and RR Facklam
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2778-2781;
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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of three clinical isolates of Mycobacterium interjectum
R Lumb, A Goodwin, R Ratcliff, R Stapledon, A Holland, and I Bastian
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2782-2785;
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Human salmonellosis associated with exotic pets
DL Woodward, R Khakhria, and WM Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2786-2790;
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Inhibitory effects of polyoxyethylene stearate, PANTA, and neutral pH on growth of Mycobacterium genavense in BACTEC primary cultures
L Realini, P Van Der Stuyft, K De Ridder, B Hirschel, and F Portaels
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2791-2794;
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Quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA from dried plasma spots collected on filter paper
S Cassol, MJ Gill, R Pilon, M Cormier, RF Voigt, B Willoughby, and J Forbes
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2795-2801;
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Detection of rifampin resistance by single-strand conformation polymorphism analysis of cerebrospinal fluid of patients with tuberculosis of the central nervous system
P Scarpellini, S Braglia, AM Brambilla, M Dalessandro, P Cichero, A Gori, and A Lazzarin
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2802-2806;
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Molecular epidemiology of varicella-zoster virus in East London, England, between 1971 and 1995
K Hawrami, IJ Hart, F Pereira, S Argent, B Bannister, B Bovill, D Carrington, M Ogilvie, S Rawstorne, Y Tryhorn, and J Breuer
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2807-2809;
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Discrimination of Campylobacter jejuni isolates by fla gene sequencing
RJ Meinersmann, LO Helsel, PI Fields, and KL Hiett
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2810-2814;
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Report of spores of Henneguya salminicola (Myxozoa) in human stool specimens: possible source of confusion with human spermatozoa
RS McClelland, DM Murphy, and DK Cone
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2815-2818;
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Distribution of Acinetobacter species on human skin: comparison of phenotypic and genotypic identification methods
H Seifert, L Dijkshoorn, P Gerner-Smidt, N Pelzer, I Tjernberg, and M Vaneechoutte
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2819-2825;
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Recent emergence of new variants of Yersinia pestis in Madagascar
A Guiyoule, B Rasoamanana, C Buchrieser, P Michel, S Chanteau, and E Carniel
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2826-2833;
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Genotype-specific RNA probes for direct identification of wild polioviruses by blot hybridization
L De, CF Yang, E Da Silva, J Boshell, P Caceres, JR Gomez, M Pallansch, and O Kew
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2834-2840;
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Antigenic lipopolysaccharide components of Legionella pneumophila recognized by monoclonal antibodies: possibilities and limitations for division of the species into serogroups
JH Helbig, JB Kurtz, MC Pastoris, C Pelaz, and PC Luck
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2841-2845;
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Performance of the Amplicor human immunodeficiency virus type 1 PCR and analysis of specimens with false-negative results
KL Barlow, JH Tosswill, JV Parry, and JP Clewley
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2846-2853;
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Use of multiplex PCR for simultaneous detection of four bacterial species in middle ear effusions
PH Hendolin, A Markkanen, J Ylikoski, and JJ Wahlfors
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2854-2858;
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Use of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis to determine genomic diversity in strains of Helicobacter hepaticus from geographically distant locations
KE Saunders, KJ McGovern, and JG Fox
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2859-2863;
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Frequency and natural history of rhinovirus infections in adults during autumn
E Arruda, A Pitkaranta, TJ Witek, Jr, CA Doyle, and FG Hayden
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2864-2868;
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Molecular evidence and clinical significance of herpesvirus coinfection in the central nervous system
YW Tang, MJ Espy, DH Persing, and TF Smith
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2869-2872;
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Laboratory diagnosis of central nervous system infections with herpes simplex virus by PCR performed with cerebrospinal fluid specimens
PS Mitchell, MJ Espy, TF Smith, DR Toal, PN Rys, EF Berbari, DR Osmon, and DH Persing
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2873-2877;
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Comparison of a photometric method with standardized methods of antifungal susceptibility testing of yeasts
CJ Clancy and MH Nguyen
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2878-2882;
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Seroprevalence of Bartonella henselae infection and correlation with disease status in cats in Switzerland
T Glaus, R Hofmann-Lehmann, C Greene, B Glaus, C Wolfensberger, and H Lutz
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2883-2885;
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Effects of specimen collection, processing, and storage conditions on stability of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA levels in plasma
CC Ginocchio, XP Wang, MH Kaplan, G Mulligan, D Witt, JW Romano, M Cronin, and R Carroll
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2886-2893;
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Molecular epidemiology of Ornithobacterium rhinotracheale
A Amonsin, JF Wellehan, LL Li, P Vandamme, C Lindeman, M Edman, RA Robinson, and V Kapur
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2894-2898;
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Vaginal carriage of enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in pregnant women
P Leszczynski, A van Belkum, H Pituch, H Verbrugh, and F Meisel-Mikolajczyk
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2899-2903;
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An outbreak of listeriosis suspected to have been caused by rainbow trout
H Ericsson, A Eklow, ML Danielsson-Tham, S Loncarevic, LO Mentzing, I Persson, H Unnerstad, and W Tham
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2904-2907;
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Phylogenetic analyses of Chlamydia psittaci strains from birds based on 16S rRNA gene sequence
T Takahashi, M Masuda, T Tsuruno, Y Mori, I Takashima, T Hiramune, and N Kikuchi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2908-2914;
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Culture of the causative organism of donovanosis (Calymmatobacterium granulomatis) in HEp-2 cells
J Carter, S Hutton, KS Sriprakash, DJ Kemp, G Lum, J Savage, and FJ Bowden
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2915-2917;
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Growth and morphological transformations of Helicobacter pylori in broth media
AP Andersen, DA Elliott, M Lawson, P Barland, VB Hatcher, and EG Puszkin
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2918-2922;
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Decreased capacity for type-specific-antigen synthesis accounts for high prevalence of nontypeable strains of group B streptococci in Mexico
GC Palacios, EK Eskew, F Solorzano, and SJ Mattingly
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2923-2926;
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Rapid diagnosis of human brucellosis by peripheral-blood PCR assay
MI Queipo-Ortuno, P Morata, P Ocon, P Manchado, and JD Colmenero
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2927-2930;
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Evaluation of performances of three DNA enzyme immunoassays for detection of Helicobacter pylori PCR products from biopsy specimens
L Monteiro, J Cabrita, and F Megraud
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2931-2936;
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Isolation and characterization of a coronavirus from elk calves with diarrhea
F Majhdi, HC Minocha, and S Kapil
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2937-2942;
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Detection and identification of Candida species in experimentally infected tissue and human blood by rRNA-specific fluorescent in situ hybridization
A Lischewski, M Kretschmar, H Hof, R Amann, J Hacker, and J Morschhauser
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2943-2948;
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Scytalidium dimidiatum and Lecythophora hoffmannii: unusual causes of fungal infections in a patient with AIDS
DJ Marriott, KH Wong, E Aznar, JL Harkness, DA Cooper, and D Muir
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2949-2952;
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Production of toxins (enterotoxins, verotoxins, and necrotoxins) and colicins by Escherichia coli strains isolated from septicemic and healthy chickens: relationship with in vivo pathogenicity
JE Blanco, M Blanco, A Mora, and J Blanco
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2953-2957;
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Genes coding for enterotoxins and verotoxins in porcine Escherichia coli strains belonging to different O:K:H serotypes: relationship with toxic phenotypes
M Blanco, JE Blanco, EA Gonzalez, A Mora, W Jansen, TA Gomes, LF Zerbini, T Yano, AF de Castro, and J Blanco
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2958-2963;
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Application of immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization for detection of bovine coronavirus in paraffin-embedded, formalin-fixed intestines
Z Zhang, GA Andrews, C Chard-Bergstrom, HC Minocha, and S Kapil
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2964-2965;
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Strains of glycopeptide-resistant Enterococcus faecium can alter their van genotypes during an outbreak
N Woodford, PR Chadwick, D Morrison, and BD Cookson
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2966-2968;
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Rapid identification of mycobacteria to species level by PCR- restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of the hsp65 gene and proposition of an algorithm to differentiate 34 mycobacterial species
A Devallois, KS Goh, and N Rastogi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2969-2973;
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The aerobic and anaerobic bacteriology of perirectal abscesses
I Brook and EH Frazier
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2974-2976;
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Rapid pulsed-field gel electrophoresis protocol for typing of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and other gram-negative organisms in 1 day
RK Gautom
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2977-2980;
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Virulence patterns of Escherichia coli K1 strains associated with neonatal meningitis
E Bingen, S Bonacorsi, N Brahimi, E Denamur, and J Elion
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2981-2982;
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Evaluation of the automated COBAS AMPLICOR hepatitis C virus PCR system
M Poljak, K Seme, and S Koren
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2983-2984;
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Development of an antimicrobial susceptibility surveillance system for Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Malawi: comparison of methods
CC Daly, I Hoffman, M Hobbs, M Maida, D Zimba, R Davis, G Mughogho, and MS Cohen
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2985-2988;
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Surveillance and detection of erythromycin resistance in Bordetella pertussis isolates recovered from a pediatric population in the Intermountain West region of the United States
EK Korgenski and JA Daly
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2989-2991;
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Tilletiopsis minor: a new etiologic agent of human subcutaneous mycosis in an immunocompromised host
R Ramani, BT Kahn, and V Chaturvedi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2992-2995;
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Serotyping of group A rotaviruses in Egyptian neonates and infants less than 1 year old with acute diarrhea
SF Radwan, MK Gabr, S El-Maraghi, and AF El-Saifi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2996-2998;
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Immunoglobulin A antibodies to Helicobacter pylori
TD Jaskowski, TB Martins, HR Hill, and CM Litwin
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 2999-3000;
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Characterization to species level of Mycobacterium avium complex strains from human immunodeficiency virus-positive and -negative patients
AM Kyriakopoulos, PT Tassios, P Matsiota-Bernard, E Marinis, S Tsaousidou, and NJ Legakis
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 3001-3003;
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Comparison of charcoal- and starch-based media for testing susceptibilities of Legionella species to macrolides, azalides, and fluoroquinolones
SL Pendland, SJ Martin, C Chen, PC Schreckenberger, and LH Danziger
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 3004-3006;
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Letters:

Proline-aminopeptidase test for rapid screening of Clostridium difficile
A Garcia, T Garcia, and JL Perez
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 3007
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Amplification-based DNA fingerprinting: from artifactual to definitive typing and in between
A van Belkum
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 3008-3009;
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Absence of human herpesvirus 8 DNA in benign and malignant endothelial lesions
E Viviano, N Romano, M Sorce, E Castelli, and L Marasa
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 3010
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Candida dubliniensis
DC Coleman, DJ Sullivan, and JM Mossman
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1997 35: 3011-3012;
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