JCM -- Table of Contents (August 1 1997, 35 [8])

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Articles:

Commentary on the objectives and efficacy of proficiency testing in microbiology
IF Salkin, RJ Limberger, and D Stasik
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1921-1923;
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Molecular diagnosis of cat scratch disease: a two-step approach
B Avidor, Y Kletter, S Abulafia, Y Golan, M Ephros, and M Giladi
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1924-1930;
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Pitfalls and fallacies of cat scratch disease serology: evaluation of Bartonella henselae-based indirect fluorescence assay and enzyme-linked immunoassay
AM Bergmans, MF Peeters, JF Schellekens, MC Vos, LJ Sabbe, JM Ossewaarde, H Verbakel, HJ Hooft, and LM Schouls
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1931-1937;
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Evaluation of a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of immunoglobulin M antibody in diagnosis of human leptospiral infection
WE Winslow, DJ Merry, ML Pirc, and PL Devine
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1938-1942;
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A case of tick-borne encephalitis in Japan and isolation of the the virus
I Takashima, K Morita, M Chiba, D Hayasaka, T Sato, C Takezawa, A Igarashi, H Kariwa, K Yoshimatsu, J Arikawa, and N Hashimoto
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1943-1947;
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Evaluation of transport media for Pasteurella multocida isolates from rabbit nasal specimens
E Kawamoto, T Sawada, and T Maruyama
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1948-1951;
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HEp-2 cell adherence patterns, serotyping, and DNA analysis of Escherichia coli isolates from eight patients with AIDS and chronic diarrhea
Y Polotsky, JP Nataro, D Kotler, TJ Barrett, and JM Orenstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1952-1958;
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Heterogeneity and clonality among isolates of Mycobacterium kansasii: implications for epidemiological and pathogenicity studies
F Alcaide, I Richter, C Bernasconi, B Springer, C Hagenau, R Schulze-Robbecke, E Tortoli, R Martin, EC Bottger, and A Telenti
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1959-1964;
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Analysis of the thermostable direct hemolysin (tdh) gene and the tdh- related hemolysin (trh) genes in urease-positive strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated on the West Coast of the United States
J Okuda, M Ishibashi, SL Abbott, JM Janda, and M Nishibuchi
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1965-1971;
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Improved diagnosis of primary Toxoplasma gondii infection in early pregnancy by determination of antitoxoplasma immunoglobulin G avidity
PA Jenum, B Stray-Pedersen, and AG Gundersen
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1972-1977;
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Corynebacterium imitans sp. nov. isolated from patients with suspected diphtheria
G Funke, A Efstratiou, D Kuklinska, RA Hutson, A De Zoysa, KH Engler, and MD Collins
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1978-1983;
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Exfoliative toxin detection using reversed passive latex agglutination: clinical and epidemiologic applications
A Kawabata, S Ichiyama, Y Iinuma, Y Hasegawa, M Ohta, and K Shimokata
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1984-1987;
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Phylogenetic placement and characterization of a new alpha-2 proteobacterium isolated from a patient with sepsis
G Blomqvist, L Wesslen, C Pahlson, E Hjelm, B Pettersson, T Nikkila, U Allard, O Svensson, M Uhlen, B Morein, and G Friman
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1988-1995;
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Evaluation of the semiautomated Abbott LCx Mycobacterium tuberculosis assay for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens
V Ausina, F Gamboa, E Gazapo, JM Manterola, J Lonca, L Matas, JR Manzano, C Rodrigo, PJ Cardona, and E Padilla
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 1996-2002;
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Microbiologic and clinical value of primary broth cultures of wound specimens collected with swabs
RP Silletti, E Ailey, S Sun, and D Tang
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2003-2006;
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Controlled comparison of bioMerieux VITAL and BACTEC NR-660 systems for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in pediatric patients
AK Zaidi, S Mirrett, JC McDonald, EE Rubin, LC McDonald, MP Weinstein, M Gupta, and LB Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2007-2012;
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Flow cytometric detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in human stool samples
LM Valdez, H Dang, PC Okhuysen, and CL Chappell
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2013-2017;
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Ehrlichia phagocytophila genogroup rickettsiae in ixodid ticks from California collected in 1995 and 1996
JE Barlough, JE Madigan, VL Kramer, JR Clover, LT Hui, JP Webb, and LK Vredevoe
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2018-2021;
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Mycobacterium growth indicator tube testing in conjunction with the AccuProbe or the AMPLICOR-PCR assay for detecting and identifying mycobacteria from sputum samples
S Ichiyama, Y Iinuma, S Yamori, Y Hasegawa, K Shimokata, and N Nakashima
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2022-2025;
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Rapid characterization schemes for surveillance isolates of vancomycin- resistant enterococci
DF Sahm, L Free, C Smith, M Eveland, and LM Mundy
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2026-2030;
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Identification of Candida species by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting of colony lysates
P Steffan, JA Vazquez, D Boikov, C Xu, JD Sobel, and RA Akins
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2031-2039;
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Pseudo-outbreak of septicemia due to rapidly growing mycobacteria associated with extrinsic contamination of culture supplement
DA Ashford, S Kellerman, M Yakrus, S Brim, RC Good, L Finelli, WR Jarvis, and MM McNeil
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2040-2042;
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Application of a nested, multiplex PCR to psittacosis outbreaks
TO Messmer, SK Skelton, JF Moroney, H Daugharty, and BS Fields
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2043-2046;
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Use of recombinant human antibody fragments for detection of cytomegalovirus antigenemia
RA Williamson, T Lazzarotto, PP Sanna, RB Bastidas, B Dalla Casa, G Campisi, R Burioni, MP Landini, and DR Burton
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2047-2050;
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Evaluation of the premier EHEC assay for detection of Shiga toxin- producing Escherichia coli
KS Kehl, P Havens, CE Behnke, and DW Acheson
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2051-2054;
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Genotypic analysis of Burkholderia cepacia isolates from 13 French cystic fibrosis centers
C Segonds, E Bingen, G Couetdic, S Mathy, N Brahimi, N Marty, P Plesiat, Y Michel-Briand, and G Chabanon
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2055-2060;
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Detection and clinical significance of extended-spectrum beta- lactamases in a tertiary-care medical center
CL Emery and LA Weymouth
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2061-2067;
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Mycobacterial growth and bacterial contamination in the mycobacteria growth indicator tube and BACTEC 460 culture systems
DB Cornfield, KG Beavis, JA Greene, M Bojak, and J Bondi
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2068-2071;
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Evaluation of a nonradiometric system (BACTEC 9000 MB) for detection of mycobacteria in human clinical samples
S Zanetti, F Ardito, L Sechi, M Sanguinetti, P Molicotti, G Delogu, MP Pinna, A Nacci, and G Fadda
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2072-2075;
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Multiplex reverse transcription-PCR for surveillance of influenza A and B viruses in England and Wales in 1995 and 1996
JS Ellis, DM Fleming, and MC Zambon
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2076-2082;
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Application of the Etest to the antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium marinum clinical isolates
CM Flynn, CM Kelley, MS Barrett, and RN Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2083-2086;
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PCR amplification and comparison of nucleotide sequences from the groESL heat shock operon of Ehrlichia species
JW Sumner, WL Nicholson, and RF Massung
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2087-2092;
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Development of an antimicrobial susceptibility testing method suitable for performance during space flight
JH Jorgensen, JA Skweres, SK Mishra, ML McElmeel, LA Maher, R Mulder, MV Lancaster, and DL Pierson
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2093-2097;
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Evidence that mortality from Vibrio vulnificus infection results from single strains among heterogeneous populations in shellfish
JK Jackson, RL Murphree, and ML Tamplin
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2098-2101;
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Evaluation of the Vidas Chlamydia test to detect and verify Chlamydia trachomatis in urogenital specimens
J Schachter, RB Jones, RC Butler, B Rice, D Brooks, B Van der Pol, M Gray, and J Moncada
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2102-2106;
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Detection of group B rotaviruses in fecal samples from diarrheic calves and adult cows and characterization of their VP7 genes
KO Chang, AV Parwani, D Smith, and LJ Saif
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2107-2110;
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Molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pyogenes in an area where acute pharyngotonsillitis is endemic
L Nguyen, D Levy, A Ferroni, P Gehanno, and P Berche
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2111-2114;
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Multicenter laboratory evaluation of the bioMerieux Vitek antimicrobial susceptibility testing system with 11 antimicrobial agents versus members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
GV Doern, AB Brueggemann, R Perla, J Daly, D Halkias, RN Jones, and MA Saubolle
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2115-2119;
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Coinfection with Bartonella clarridgeiae and Bartonella henselae and with different Bartonella henselae strains in domestic cats
AN Gurfield, HJ Boulouis, BB Chomel, R Heller, RW Kasten, K Yamamoto, and Y Piemont
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2120-2123;
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Detection and identification of mycobacteria by amplification of RNA and DNA in pretreated blood and bone marrow aspirates by a simple lysis method
F Gamboa, JM Manterola, J Lonca, L Matas, B Vinado, M Gimenez, PJ Cardona, E Padilla, and V Ausina
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2124-2128;
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Diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in women by using the ligase chain reaction on patient-obtained vaginal swabs
EW Hook, 3rd, SF Ching, J Stephens, KF Hardy, KR Smith, and HH Lee
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2129-2132;
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Diagnosis of genitourinary Chlamydia trachomatis infections by using the ligase chain reaction on patient-obtained vaginal swabs
EW Hook, 3rd, K Smith, C Mullen, J Stephens, L Rinehardt, MS Pate, and HH Lee
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2133-2135;
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Maxillary sinusitis caused by Pleurophomopsis lignicola
AA Padhye, RW Gutekunst, DJ Smith, and E Punithalingam
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2136-2141;
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Pretreatment of clinical specimens with sodium dodecyl (lauryl) sulfate is not suitable for the mycobacteria growth indicator tube cultivation method
GE Pfyffer, HM Welscher, and P Kissling
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2142-2144;
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Identification of a new strain of fastidious enterovirus 70 as the causative agent of an outbreak of hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
LM Shulman, Y Manor, R Azar, R Handsher, A Vonsover, E Mendelson, S Rothman, D Hassin, T Halmut, B Abramovitz, and N Varsano
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2145-2149;
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A case of peritonitis caused by Roseomonas gilardii in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
JA Sandoe, H Malnick, and KW Loudon
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2150-2152;
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Frequency of isolation of Staphylococcus intermedius from humans
I Mahoudeau, X Delabranche, G Prevost, H Monteil, and Y Piemont
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2153-2154;
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Simple color tests based on an alanyl peptidase reaction which differentiate Listeria monocytogenes from other Listeria species
AG Clark and J McLaughlin
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2155-2156;
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Evaluation of a rapid air thermal cycler for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
K Chapin and TL Lauderdale
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2157-2159;
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Characterization of a neurotoxigenic Clostridium butyricum strain isolated from the food implicated in an outbreak of food-borne type E botulism
X Meng, T Karasawa, K Zou, X Kuang, X Wang, C Lu, C Wang, K Yamakawa, and S Nakamura
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2160-2162;
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Emergence of Clostridium botulinum type B-like nontoxigenic organisms in a patient with type B infant botulism
K Yamakawa, T Karasawa, H Kakinuma, H Maruyama, H Takahashi, and S Nakamura
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2163-2164;
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Laboratory diagnosis of respiratory virus infections in 24 hours by utilizing shell vial cultures
HD Engler and J Preuss
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2165-2167;
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Invasive amoebiasis in two patients with AIDS and cytomegalovirus colitis
G Fatkenheuer, G Arnold, HM Steffen, C Franzen, M Schrappe, V Diehl, and B Salzberger
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2168-2169;
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Evaluation of the AnaeroPack system for growth of anaerobic bacteria
KG Van Horn, K Warren, and EJ Baccaglini
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2170-2173;
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Pediatric bacteremia due to Staphylococcus warneri: microbiological, epidemiological, and clinical features
JP Buttery, M Easton, SR Pearson, and GG Hogg
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2174-2177;
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Indwelling device-related bacteremia caused by serum-susceptible Campylobacter coli
PR Hsueh, LJ Teng, PC Yang, SW Ho, and KT Luh
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2178-2180;
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Detection of equine arteritis virus in the semen of carrier stallions by using a sensitive nested PCR assay
SA Gilbert, PJ Timoney, WH McCollum, and D Deregt
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2181-2183;
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Prevalence of bacterial resistance to quinolones and other antimicrobials among avian Escherichia coli strains isolated from septicemic and healthy chickens in Spain
JE Blanco, M Blanco, A Mora, and J Blanco
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2184-2185;
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Letters:

Dilution of samples collected and transported for Gen-Probe PACE 2 processing facilitates detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by Roche Amplicor PCR
D Liu, SL Jones, R Baird, and J Pedersen
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2186
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Detection of anti-Toxoplasma immunoglobulin M in pregnant women
H Pelloux, H Fricker-Hidalgo, A Goullier-Fleuret, and P Ambroise-Thomas
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2187
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The practical use of PCR for rapid detection of methicillin resistance among staphylococcal clinical isolates from Turkish hospitals
S Kocagoz and S Unal
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 1997 35: 2188-2189;
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