JCM -- Table of Contents (March 1 1997, 35 [3])

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Articles:

Interlaboratory comparison of test results for detection of Lyme disease by 516 participants in the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene/College of American Pathologists Proficiency Testing Program
LL Bakken, SM Callister, PJ Wand, and RF Schell
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 537-543;
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Isolation of Bartonella (Rochalimaea) henselae: effects of methods of blood collection and handling
SA Brenner, JA Rooney, P Manzewitsch, and RL Regnery
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 544-547;
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Evaluation of a quantitative competitive PCR assay for measuring herpes simplex virus DNA content in genital tract secretions
A Hobson, A Wald, N Wright, and L Corey
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 548-552;
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Evaluation of the recombinant 38-kilodalton antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a potential immunodiagnostic reagent
RJ Wilkinson, K Haslov, R Rappuoli, F Giovannoni, PR Narayanan, CR Desai, HM Vordermeier, J Paulsen, G Pasvol, J Ivanyi, and M Singh
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 553-557;
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Evaluation of the AnaeroPack system for growth of clinically significant anaerobes
ML Delaney and AB Onderdonk
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 558-562;
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Doing it right the first time: quality improvement and the contaminant blood culture
FI Weinbaum, S Lavie, M Danek, D Sixsmith, GF Heinrich, and SS Mills
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 563-565;
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PCR identification of Mycobacterium bovis BCG
EA Talbot, DL Williams, and R Frothingham
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 566-569;
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A one-tube method of reverse transcription-PCR to efficiently amplify a 3-kilobase region from the RNA polymerase gene to the poly(A) tail of small round-structured viruses (Norwalk-like viruses)
T Ando, SS Monroe, JS Noel, and RI Glass
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 570-577;
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Sensitive assay for measurement of antibodies to Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins A, B, and E: use of hapten-labeled-antibody elution to isolate specific complexes
GJ Doellgast, JE Brown, JA Koufman, and CL Hatheway
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 578-583;
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Detection and identification of two Bartonella henselae variants in domestic cats in Germany
A Sander, C Buhler, K Pelz, E von Cramm, and W Bredt
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 584-587;
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Isolator component responsible for inhibition of Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare in BACTEC 12B medium
BL Wasilauskas and RM Morrell, Jr
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 588-590;
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Screening for active toxoplasmosis in patients by DNA hybridization with the ABGTg7 probe in blood samples
SO Angel, M Matrajt, J Margarit, M Nigro, E Illescas, V Pszenny, MR Amendoeira, E Guarnera, and JC Garberi
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 591-595;
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Large-restriction-fragment analysis of Mycobacterium kansasii genomic DNA and its application in molecular typing
Y Iinuma, S Ichiyama, Y Hasegawa, K Shimokata, S Kawahara, and T Matsushima
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 596-599;
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Rapid and specific detection of Sin Nombre virus antibodies in patients with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome by a strip immunoblot assay suitable for field diagnosis
B Hjelle, S Jenison, N Torrez-Martinez, B Herring, S Quan, A Polito, S Pichuantes, T Yamada, C Morris, F Elgh, HW Lee, H Artsob, and R Dinello
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 600-608;
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Comparison of the western blot assay with the neutralizing-antibody and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for measuring antibody to verocytotoxin 1
D Reymond, MA Karmali, I Clarke, M Winkler, and M Petric
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 609-613;
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Identification of Burkholderia cepacia isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis and use of a simple new selective medium
DA Henry, ME Campbell, JJ LiPuma, and DP Speert
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 614-619;
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Antigenic and molecular analyses of different Chlamydia pneumoniae strains
CA Jantos, S Heck, R Roggendorf, M Sen-Gupta, and JH Hegemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 620-623;
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Emergence of a new clone of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor displacing V. cholerae O139 Bengal in Bangladesh
SM Faruque, KM Ahmed, AR Abdul Alim, F Qadri, AK Siddique, and MJ Albert
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 624-630;
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Deterioration of detectable human immunodeficiency virus serum p24 antigen in samples stored for batch testing
JL Lathey, IC Marschner, B Kabat, and SA Spector
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 631-635;
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Diagnosis of invasive candidiasis in neutropenic children with cancer by determination of D-arabinitol/L-arabinitol ratios in urine
B Christensson, T Wiebe, C Pehrson, and L Larsson
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 636-640;
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Diagnosis of triple-lumen catheter infection: comparison of roll plate, sonication, and flushing methodologies
RJ Sherertz, SO Heard, and II Raad
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 641-646;
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Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates by spoligotyping and IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism
M Goyal, NA Saunders, JD van Embden, DB Young, and RJ Shaw
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 647-651;
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Specific PCR assay for direct detection of intestinal microsporidia Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis in fecal specimens from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients
C Ombrouck, L Ciceron, S Biligui, S Brown, P Marechal, T van Gool, A Datry, M Danis, and I Desportes-Livage
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 652-655;
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Use of the flagellar H7 gene as a target in multiplex PCR assays and improved specificity in identification of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli strains
VP Gannon, S D'Souza, T Graham, RK King, K Rahn, and S Read
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 656-662;
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Comparison of DNA fingerprint patterns of isolates of Mycobacterium africanum from east and west Africa
WH Haas, G Bretzel, B Amthor, K Schilke, G Krommes, S Rusch-Gerdes, V Sticht- Groh, and HJ Bremer
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 663-666;
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Identification of various medically important Candida species in clinical specimens by PCR-restriction enzyme analysis
G Morace, M Sanguinetti, B Posteraro, G Lo Cascio, and G Fadda
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 667-672;
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Development of a nested PCR assay for detection of feline infectious peritonitis virus in clinical specimens
DA Gamble, A Lobbiani, M Gramegna, LE Moore, and G Colucci
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 673-675;
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Evaluation of the Gen-Probe Chlamydia trachomatis transcription- mediated amplification assay with urine specimens from women
R Pasternack, P Vuorinen, and A Miettinen
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 676-678;
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Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies specific for the lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli O157
RB Westerman, Y He, JE Keen, ET Littledike, and J Kwang
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 679-684;
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An optimized PCR leads to rapid and highly sensitive detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in patients with Lyme borreliosis
S Priem, MG Rittig, T Kamradt, GR Burmester, and A Krause
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 685-690;
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Aseptic meningitis and encephalitis: the role of PCR in the diagnostic laboratory [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1997 Jun;35(6):1649]
SJ Read, KJ Jeffery, and CR Bangham
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 691-696;
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Characterization of mycobacterial isolates phylogenetically related to, but different from Mycobacterium simiae
E Tortoli, C Piersimoni, P Kirschner, A Bartoloni, C Burrini, C Lacchini, A Mantella, G Muzzi, CP Tosi, V Penati, C Scarparo, MT Simonetti, and EC Bottger
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 697-702;
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Multiplex PCR detection of vanA, vanB, vanC-1, and vanC-2/3 genes in enterococci
R Patel, JR Uhl, P Kohner, MK Hopkins, and FR Cockerill, 3rd
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 703-707;
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Prenatal diagnosis of rubella virus infection by direct detection and semiquantitation of viral RNA in clinical samples by reverse transcription-PCR
MG Revello, F Baldanti, A Sarasini, M Zavattoni, M Torsellini, and G Gerna
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 708-713;
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An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect PCR products of the rfbS gene from serogroup D salmonellae: a rapid screening prototype
JM Luk, U Kongmuang, RS Tsang, and AA Lindberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 714-718;
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Genotypic assessment of isoniazid and rifampin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a blind study at reference laboratory level
A Telenti, N Honore, C Bernasconi, J March, A Ortega, B Heym, HE Takiff, and ST Cole
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 719-723;
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Simple diagnosis of Encephalitozoon sp. microsporidial infections by using a panspecific antiexospore monoclonal antibody
FJ Enriquez, O Ditrich, JD Palting, and K Smith
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 724-729;
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Uniform staining of Cyclospora oocysts in fecal smears by a modified safranin technique with microwave heating [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1997 Jun;35(6):1648]
GS Visvesvara, H Moura, E Kovacs-Nace, S Wallace, and ML Eberhard
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 730-733;
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An aberrant variant of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum
DA Sutton, AA Padhye, PG Standard, and MG Rinaldi
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 734-735;
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Stability of hybridization activity of Coccidioides immitis in live and heat-killed frozen cultures tested by AccuProbe Coccidioides immitis culture identification test
M Valesco and K Johnston
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 736-737;
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Restriction enzyme analysis of the virulence plasmids of VapA-positive Rhodococcus equi strains isolated from humans and horses
VM Nicholson and JF Prescott
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 738-740;
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Minimal effect of delayed sample processing on results of quantitative PCR for cytomegalovirus DNA in leukocytes compared to results of an antigenemia assay
P Schafer, W Tenschert, K Gutensohn, and R Laufs
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 741-744;
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Genetic analysis of a meningococcal population based on polymorphism of the pilA-pilB locus: a molecular approach for meningococcal epidemiology
M Guibourdenche, D Giorgini, A Gueye, M Larribe, JY Riou, and MK Taha
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 745-750;
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Genetic relatedness and diversity of Cryptococcus neoformans strains in the Maltese Islands
C Lo Passo, I Pernice, M Gallo, C Barbara, FT Luck, G Criseo, and A Pernice
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 751-755;
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Standardized peripheral blood mononuclear cell culture assay for zidovudine susceptibility testing of clinical human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolates: effect of reducing the numbers of replicates and concentrations
IC Marschner, DL Mayers, A Erice, L Smeaton, VA Johnson, DD Richman, P Reichelderfer, and AJ Japour
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 756-758;
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Specific identification of the enteropathogens Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli by using a PCR test based on the ceuE gene encoding a putative virulence determinant
I Gonzalez, KA Grant, PT Richardson, SF Park, and MD Collins
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 759-763;
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Dot blot assay for the serotyping of pneumococci
A Fenoll, I Jado, D Vicioso, and J Casal
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 764-766;
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Prevalence of hepatitis G viremia among healthy subjects, individuals with liver disease, and persons at risk for parenteral transmission
HH Feucht, B Zollner, S Polywka, B Knodler, M Schroter, H Nolte, and R Laufs
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 767-768;
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Diversity of the 32-kilodalton protein gene may form a basis for species determination of potentially pathogenic mycobacterial species
H Soini and MK Viljanen
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 769-773;
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Temporal study of immunoglobin M seroreactivity to Borrelia burgdorferi in patients treated for Lyme borreliosis
E Hilton, A Tramontano, J DeVoti, and SK Sood
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 774-776;
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Septicemia caused by Streptococcus canis in a human
F Bert and N Lambert-Zechovsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 777-779;
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Recurrent CDC group IVc-2 bacteremia in a human with AIDS
RR Anderson, P Warnick, and PC Schreckenberger
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 780-782;
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The Honduran human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) epidemic is dominated by HIV-1 subtype B as determined by V3 domain sero- and genotyping
C Lara, M Sallberg, B Johansson, IL de Rivera, and A Sonnerborg
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 783-784;
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Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive childhood infections in Bangladesh, 1992 to 1995
SK Saha, N Rikitomi, D Biswas, K Watanabe, M Ruhulamin, K Ahmed, M Hanif, K Matsumoto, RB Sack, and T Nagatake
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 785-787;
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Evaluation of a quantitative plasma PCR plate assay for detecting cytomegalovirus infection in marrow transplant recipients
GM Gallez-Hawkins, BR Tegtmeier, A ter Veer, JC Niland, SJ Forman, and JA Zaia
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 788-790;
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A general primer GP5+/GP6(+)-mediated PCR-enzyme immunoassay method for rapid detection of 14 high-risk and 6 low-risk human papillomavirus genotypes in cervical scrapings
MV Jacobs, PJ Snijders, AJ van den Brule, TJ Helmerhorst, CJ Meijer, and JM Walboomers
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 791-795;
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Reproducibility of quantitative cultures of endotracheal aspirates from mechanically ventilated patients
DC Bergmans, MJ Bonten, PW De Leeuw, and EE Stobberingh
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 796-798;
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Letters:

Specificity of IS6110-based amplification assays for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
SH Gillespie, TD McHugh, and LE Newport
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 1997 35: 799-801;
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