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Detection of Francisella tularensis in ulcers of patients with tularemia by PCR
A Sjostedt, U Eriksson, L Berglund, and A Tarnvik
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1045-1048;
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Virulent strains of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 and highly virulent strains of Streptococcus suis serotype 1 can be recognized by a unique ribotype profile
HE Smith, M Rijnsburger, N Stockhofe-Zurwieden, HJ Wisselink, U Vecht, and MA Smits
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1049-1053;
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Species identification of enterococci via intergenic ribosomal PCR
GJ Tyrrell, RN Bethune, B Willey, and DE Low
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1054-1060;
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Molecular epidemiology of multiply antibiotic-resistant Shigella flexneri in Fortaleza, Brazil
AA Lima, JJ Sidrim, NL Lima, W Titlow, ME Evans, and RN Greenberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1061-1065;
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Molecular characterization of the gene encoding H antigen in Escherichia coli and development of a PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism test for identification of E. coli O157:H7 and O157:NM
PI Fields, K Blom, HJ Hughes, LO Helsel, P Feng, and B Swaminathan
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1066-1070;
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Molecular cloning and characterization of a recombinant Histoplasma capsulatum antigen for antibody-based diagnosis of human histoplasmosis
R Chandrashekar, KC Curtis, BW Rawot, GS Kobayashi, and GJ Weil
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1071-1076;
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Comparison of four different sampling methods for detecting pharyngeal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae in children
S Rapola, E Salo, P Kiiski, M Leinonen, and AK Takala
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1077-1079;
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Measurement of levels of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase (RT) and RT activity-blocking antibody in human serum by a new standardized colorimetric assay
RJ Awad, GE Corrigan, DH Ekstrand, R Thorstensson, CF Kallander, and JS Gronowitz
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1080-1089;
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Puumala hantavirus genome in patients with nephropathia epidemica: correlation of PCR positivity with HLA haplotype and link to viral sequences in local rodents
A Plyusnin, J Horling, M Kanerva, J Mustonen, Y Cheng, J Partanen, O Vapalahti, SK Kukkonen, J Niemimaa, H Henttonen, B Niklasson, A Lundkvist, and A Vaheri
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1090-1096;
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Direct detection and identification of Mycobacterium ulcerans in clinical specimens by PCR and oligonucleotide-specific capture plate hybridization
F Portaels, J Agular, K Fissette, PA Fonteyne, H De Beenhouwer, P de Rijk, A Guedenon, R Lemans, C Steunou, C Zinsou, JM Dumonceau, and WM Meyers
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1097-1100;
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The value of including broth cultures as part of a routine culture protocol
P Derby, R Davies, and S Oliver
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1101-1102;
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Age-specific prevalence of Escherichia coli with localized and aggregative adherence in Venezuelan infants with acute diarrhea
R Gonzalez, C Diaz, M Marino, R Cloralt, M Pequeneze, and I Perez-Schael
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1103-1107;
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An improved colorimetric PCR-based method for detection and differentiation of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar in feces
D Britten, SM Wilson, R McNerney, AH Moody, PL Chiodini, and JP Ackers
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1108-1111;
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Characterization of urinary Escherichia coli O75 strains
W Nimmich, W Voigt, and G Seltmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1112-1117;
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Detection of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) antibody by western blotting and HIV-1 DNA by PCR in patients with AIDS
JB Jackson, JS Parsons, LS Nichols, N Knoble, S Kennedy, and EM Piwowar
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1118-1121;
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Serological diagnosis of hantavirus infections by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay based on detection of immunoglobulin G and M responses to recombinant nucleocapsid proteins of five viral serotypes
F Elgh, A Lundkvist, OA Alexeyev, H Stenlund, T Avsic-Zupanc, B Hjelle, HW Lee, KJ Smith, R Vainionpaa, D Wiger, G Wadell, and P Juto
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1122-1130;
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Actinobacillus suis strains isolated from healthy and diseased swine are clonal and carry apxICABDvar. suis and apxIICAvar. suis toxin genes
J Van Ostaaijen, J Frey, S Rosendal, and JI MacInnes
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1131-1137;
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Comparative performances of six agglutination kits assessed by using typical and atypical strains of Staphylococcus aureus
P Personne, M Bes, G Lina, F Vandenesch, Y Brun, and J Etienne
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1138-1140;
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Use of the Treponema pallidum-specific captia syphilis IgG assay in conjunction with the rapid plasma reagin to test for syphilis
BS Reisner, LM Mann, CA Tholcken, RT Waite, and GL Woods
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1141-1143;
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Helicobacter westmeadii sp. nov., a new species isolated from blood cultures of two AIDS patients
NL Trivett-Moore, WD Rawlinson, M Yuen, and GL Gilbert
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1144-1150;
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Molecular evolution of Vibrio cholerae O1 strains isolated in Lima, Peru, from 1991 to 1995
A Dalsgaard, MN Skov, O Serichantalergs, P Echeverria, R Meza, and DN Taylor
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1151-1156;
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Molecular study of persistence of Nocardia asteroides and Nocardia otitidiscaviarum strains in patients with long-term nocardiosis
F Provost, F Laurent, LR Uzcategui, and P Boiron
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1157-1160;
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Single-tube, nested, reverse transcriptase PCR for detection of viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis
NT Jou, RB Yoshimori, GR Mason, JS Louie, and MR Liebling
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1161-1165;
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Comparison of the BacT/Alert FAN aerobic and the Difco ESP 80A aerobic bottles for pediatric blood cultures
PL Welby-Sellenriek, DS Keller, RJ Ferrett, and GA Storch
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1166-1171;
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Characterization of an immunoreactive protein from the agent of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis
CP Kolbert, ES Bruinsma, AS Abdulkarim, EK Hofmeister, RB Tompkins, SR Telford, 3rd, PD Mitchell, J Adams-Stich, and DH Persing
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1172-1178;
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Species identification of Chlamydia isolates by analyzing restriction fragment length polymorphism of the 16S-23S rRNA spacer region
A Meijer, GJ Kwakkel, A de Vries, LM Schouls, and JM Ossewaarde
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1179-1183;
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Hepatitis C virus replicative levels and efficiency of genotyping by specific PCR and antibody assay
N Yuki, N Hayashi, E Mita, H Hagiwara, K Ohkawa, K Katayama, Y Sasaki, A Kasahara, H Fusamoto, and T Kamada
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1184-1189;
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Analysis of genetic polymorphism in the phospholipase region of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
L Vera-Cabrera, ST Howard, A Laszlo, and WM Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1190-1195;
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Evaluation of monoclonal antibodies for subtyping of currently circulating human type A influenza viruses
M Tkacova, E Vareckova, IC Baker, JM Love, and T Ziegler
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1196-1198;
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Association of Ureaplasma urealyticum biovars with clinical outcome for neonates, obstetric patients, and gynecological patients with pelvic inflammatory disease
M Abele-Horn, C Wolff, P Dressel, F Pfaff, and A Zimmermann
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1199-1202;
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Detection of Colorado tick fever virus by using reverse transcriptase PCR and application of the technique in laboratory diagnosis [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1997 Jul;35(7):1920]
AJ Johnson, N Karabatsos, and RS Lanciotti
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1203-1208;
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Use of monoclonal antibodies to facilitate identification, cloning, and purification of Chlamydia trachomatis hsp10
D LaVerda and GI Byrne
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1209-1215;
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Identification of clinically important ascomycetous yeasts based on nucleotide divergence in the 5' end of the large-subunit (26S) ribosomal DNA gene
CP Kurtzman and CJ Robnett
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1216-1223;
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Rapid detection of Salmonella enterica with primers specific for iroB
AJ Baumler, F Heffron, and R Reissbrodt
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1224-1230;
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Survey of emm gene sequences and T-antigen types from systemic Streptococcus pyogenes infection isolates collected in San Francisco, California; Atlanta, Georgia; and Connecticut in 1994 and 1995
B Beall, R Facklam, T Hoenes, and B Schwartz
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1231-1235;
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Serodiagnosis of Helicobacter hepaticus infection in mice by an enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay
RS Livingston, LK Riley, EK Steffen, CL Besch-Williford, RR Hook, Jr, and CL Franklin
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1236-1238;
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Confirmation of the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and other mycobacteria in mycobacterial growth indicator tubes (MGIT) by multiplex strand displacement amplification
FZ Badak, DL Kiska, M O'Connell, CM Nycz, C Hartley, S Setterquist, and RL Hopfer
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1239-1243;
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Seroreactivity to hepatitis E virus in areas where the disease is not endemic
DL Thomas, PO Yarbough, D Vlahov, SA Tsarev, KE Nelson, AJ Saah, and RH Purcell
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1244-1247;
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A PCR assay for identification of Enterococcus faecium
S Cheng, FK McCleskey, MJ Gress, JM Petroziello, R Liu, H Namdari, K Beninga, A Salmen, and VG DelVecchio
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1248-1250;
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Development of a reverse transcriptase PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for quantification of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in plasma: comparison with commercial quantitative assays
MA Trabaud, G Audoly, K Leriche, L Cotte, J Ritter, M Sepetjan, and C Trepo
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1251-1254;
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Persistent JC virus (JCV) infection is demonstrated by continuous shedding of the same JCV strains
T Kitamura, C Sugimoto, A Kato, H Ebihara, M Suzuki, F Taguchi, K Kawabe, and Y Yogo
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1255-1257;
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Use of cycloserine-cefoxitin-fructose agar and L-proline-aminopeptidase (PRO Discs) in the rapid identification of Clostridium difficile
DP Fedorko and EC Williams
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1258-1259;
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Food-borne disease outbreaks due to bacteria in Taiwan, 1986 to 1995
TM Pan, TK Wang, CL Lee, SW Chien, and CB Horng
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1260-1262;
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Evaluation of bichro-latex albicans, a new method for rapid identification of Candida albicans
G Quindos, R San Millan, R Robert, C Bernard, and J Ponton
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1263-1265;
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Isolation of serotype G8, P6[1] bovine rotavirus from adult cattle with diarrhea
M Sato, T Nakagomi, K Tajima, K Ezura, H Akashi, and O Nakagomi
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1266-1268;
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Assessment of swab transport systems for aerobic and anaerobic organism recovery
JL Perry
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1269-1271;
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Isolation from diarrheal and asymptomatic kittens of three rotavirus strains that belong to the AU-1 genogroup of human rotaviruses
M Mochizuki, T Nakagomi, and O Nakagomi
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1272-1275;
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Congenital toxoplasmosis due to maternal reinfection during pregnancy
MF Gavinet, F Robert, G Firtion, E Delouvrier, C Hennequin, JR Maurin, C Tourte- Schaefer, and J Dupouy-Camet
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1276-1277;
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A rapid and simple method for extracting human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA from plasma: enhanced sensitivity
J Mulder, R Resnick, B Saget, S Scheibel, S Herman, H Payne, R Harrigan, and S Kwok
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1278-1280;
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Evaluation of a line probe assay kit for characterization of rpoB mutations in rifampin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from New York City
RC Cooksey, GP Morlock, S Glickman, and JT Crawford
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1281-1283;
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Detection of genetically diverse human immunodeficiency virus type 1 group M and O isolates by PCR
RA Respess, A Butcher, H Wang, T Chaowanachan, N Young, N Shaffer, TD Mastro, B Biryahwaho, R Downing, A Tanuri, M Schechter, R Pascu, L Zekeng, L Kaptue, L Gurtler, J Eberle, D Ellenberger, C Fridlund, M Rayfield, and S Kwok
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1284-1286;
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Determination of drug susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis through mycolic acid analysis
E Garza-Gonzalez, M Guerrero-Olazaran, R Tijerina-Menchaca, and JM Viader-Salvado
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1287-1289;
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Four-day incubation period for blood culture bottles processed with the Difco ESP blood culture system
GV Doern, AB Brueggemann, WM Dunne, SG Jenkins, DC Halstead, and JC McLaughlin
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1997 35: 1290-1292;
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