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Articles:

E Vercauteren, P Descheemaeker, M Ieven, CC Sanders, and H Goossens

Comparison of screening methods for detection of extended-spectrum beta- lactamases and their prevalence among blood isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp. in a Belgian teaching hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2191-2197. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SJ Wong, GS Brady, and JS Dumler

Serological responses to Ehrlichia equi, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Borrelia burgdorferi in patients from New York State
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2198-2205. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Kaufman, PG Standard, M Jalbert, and DE Kraft

Immunohistologic identification of Aspergillus spp. and other hyaline fungi by using polyclonal fluorescent antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2206-2209. [Abstract] [PDF]  

YO Goguet de la Salmoniere, HM Li, G Torrea, A Bunschoten, J van Embden, and B Gicquel

Evaluation of spoligotyping in a study of the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2210-2214. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Mott, Y Rikihisa, Y Zhang, SM Reed, and CY Yu

Comparison of PCR and culture to the indirect fluorescent-antibody test for diagnosis of Potomac horse fever
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2215-2219. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Chongtrakool, SC Chaiyaroj, V Vithayasai, S Trawatcharegon, R Teanpaisan, S Kalnawakul, and S Sirisinha

Immunoreactivity of a 38-kilodalton Penicillium marneffei antigen with human immunodeficiency virus-positive sera
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2220-2223. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TC Roberts, RS Buller, M Gaudreault-Keener, KE Sternhell, K Garlock, GG Singer, DC Brennan, and GA Storch

Effects of storage temperature and time on qualitative and quantitative detection of cytomegalovirus in blood specimens by shell vial culture and PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2224-2228. [Abstract] [PDF]  

GE Pfyffer, C Cieslak, HM Welscher, P Kissling, and S Rusch-Gerdes

Rapid detection of mycobacteria in clinical specimens by using the automated BACTEC 9000 MB system and comparison with radiometric and solid-culture systems
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2229-2234. [Abstract] [PDF]  

RW Wilson, VA Steingrube, BA Brown, Z Blacklock, KC Jost, Jr, A McNabb, WD Colby, JR Biehle, JL Gibson, and RJ Wallace, Jr

Recognition of a Nocardia transvalensis complex by resistance to aminoglycosides, including amikacin, and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2235-2242. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SP Franzot, JS Hamdan, BP Currie, and A Casadevall

Molecular epidemiology of Cryptococcus neoformans in Brazil and the United States: evidence for both local genetic differences and a global clonal population structure
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2243-2251. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MM Durkin, PA Connolly, and LJ Wheat

Comparison of radioimmunoassay and enzyme-linked immunoassay methods for detection of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum antigen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2252-2255. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AM Bergmans, CM de Jong, G van Amerongen, CS Schot, and LM Schouls

Prevalence of Bartonella species in domestic cats in The Netherlands
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2256-2261. [Abstract] [PDF]  

JU Cope, A Hildesheim, MH Schiffman, MM Manos, AT Lorincz, RD Burk, AG Glass, C Greer, J Buckland, K Helgesen, DR Scott, ME Sherman, RJ Kurman, and KL Liaw

Comparison of the hybrid capture tube test and PCR for detection of human papillomavirus DNA in cervical specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2262-2265. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Ignatius, S Henschel, O Liesenfeld, U Mansmann, W Schmidt, S Koppe, T Schneider, W Heise, U Futh, EO Riecken, H Hahn, and R Ullrich

Comparative evaluation of modified trichrome and Uvitex 2B stains for detection of low numbers of microsporidial spores in stool specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2266-2269. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R San Millan, G Quindos, J Garaizar, R Salesa, J Guarro, and J Ponton

Characterization of Scedosporium prolificans clinical isolates by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2270-2274. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AP Cullen, CD Long, and AT Lorincz

Rapid detection and typing of herpes simplex virus DNA in clinical specimens by the hybrid capture II signal amplification probe test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2275-2278. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Vila, M Vargas, J Ruiz, F Gallardo, MT Jimenez de Anta, and J Gascon

Isolation of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O-rough:K1:H7 from two patients with traveler's diarrhea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2279-2282. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Maurin, F Eb, J Etienne, and D Raoult

Serological cross-reactions between Bartonella and Chlamydia species: implications for diagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2283-2287. [Abstract] [PDF]  

V Dubois, H Dutronc, ME Lafon, V Poinsot, JL Pellegrin, JM Ragnaud, AM Ferrer, and HJ Fleury

Latency and reactivation of JC virus in peripheral blood of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2288-2292. [Abstract] [PDF]  

B Kaltenboeck, D Heard, FJ DeGraves, and N Schmeer

Use of synthetic antigens improves detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of antibodies against abortigenic Chlamydia psittaci in ruminants
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2293-2298. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SM Faruque, KM Ahmed, AK Siddique, K Zaman, AR Alim, and MJ Albert

Molecular analysis of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal strains isolated in Bangladesh between 1993 and 1996: evidence for emergence of a new clone of the Bengal vibrios
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2299-2306. [Abstract] [PDF]  

N Pusterla, J Huder, C Wolfensberger, B Litschi, A Parvis, and H Lutz

Granulocytic ehrlichiosis in two dogs in Switzerland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2307-2309. [Abstract] [PDF]  

NS Bansal and F McDonell

Identification and DNA fingerprinting of Legionella strains by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2310-2314. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Ozeki, T Deguchi, M Yasuda, M Nakano, T Kawamura, Y Nishino, and Y Kawada

Development of a rapid assay for detecting gyrA mutations in Escherichia coli and determination of incidence of gyrA mutations in clinical strains isolated from patients with complicated urinary tract infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2315-2319. [Abstract] [PDF]  

R Ramani, A Ramani, and SJ Wong

Rapid flow cytometric susceptibility testing of Candida albicans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2320-2324. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Satake, N Clark, D Rimland, FS Nolte, and FC Tenover

Detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in fecal samples by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2325-2330. [Abstract] [PDF]  

G Icardi, P Bonanni, AM Raffo, A Masini, L Orione, M De Martini, and P Crovari

Evaluation of performance of the RIBA processor system for automated analysis of the strip immunoblot assay for detection of antibodies to hepatitis C virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2331-2336. [Abstract] [PDF]  

F Garnier, G Gerbaud, P Courvalin, and M Galimand

Identification of clinically relevant viridans group streptococci to the species level by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2337-2341. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DE Perlada, AG Smulian, and MT Cushion

Molecular epidemiology and antibiotic susceptibility of enterococci in Cincinnati, Ohio: a prospective citywide survey
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2342-2347. [Abstract] [PDF]  

C Pujol, S Joly, SR Lockhart, S Noel, M Tibayrenc, and DR Soll

Parity among the randomly amplified polymorphic DNA method, multilocus enzyme electrophoresis, and Southern blot hybridization with the moderately repetitive DNA probe Ca3 for fingerprinting Candida albicans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2348-2358. [Abstract] [PDF]  

DE Norris, BJ Johnson, J Piesman, GO Maupin, JL Clark, and WC Black, 4th

Culturing selects for specific genotypes of Borrelia burgdorferi in an enzootic cycle in Colorado
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2359-2364. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Y Liu, BJ Mee, and L Mulgrave

Identification of clinical isolates of indole-positive Klebsiella spp., including Klebsiella planticola, and a genetic and molecular analysis of their beta-lactamases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2365-2369. [Abstract] [PDF]  

KS Kil, RO Darouiche, RA Hull, MD Mansouri, and DM Musher

Identification of a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain associated with nosocomial urinary tract infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2370-2374. [Abstract] [PDF]  

S Patel, M Yates, and NA Saunders

PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and partial rRNA gene sequencing: a rational approach to identifying mycobacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2375-2380. [Abstract] [PDF]  

TK Smit, AD Steele, I Peenze, X Jiang, and MK Estes

Study of Norwalk virus and Mexico virus infections at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2381-2385. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CS Harrington, FM Thomson-Carter, and PE Carter

Evidence for recombination in the flagellin locus of Campylobacter jejuni: implications for the flagellin gene typing scheme
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2386-2392. [Abstract] [PDF]  

L Pineda-Garcia, A Ferrera, and SE Hoffner

DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Honduras
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2393-2397. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Husmann, A Feddersen, A Steitz, C Freytag, and S Bhakdi

Simultaneous identification of campylobacters and prediction of quinolone resistance by comparative sequence analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2398-2400. [Abstract] [PDF]  

A Hurtado and RJ Owen

A molecular scheme based on 23S rRNA gene polymorphisms for rapid identification of Campylobacter and Arcobacter species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2401-2404. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Mirelman, Y Nuchamowitz, and T Stolarsky

Comparison of use of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay-based kits and PCR amplification of rRNA genes for simultaneous detection of Entamoeba histolytica and E. dispar
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2405-2407. [Abstract] [PDF]  

D Wilkinson, N Ndovela, A Kharsany, C Connolly, and AW Sturm

Tampon sampling for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis: a potentially useful way to detect genital infections?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2408-2409. [Abstract] [PDF]  

P Yagupsky and J Press

Use of the isolator 1.5 microbial tube for culture of synovial fluid from patients with septic arthritis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2410-2412. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Arens, W Meyer, 3rd, D Brambilla, J Bremer, S Fiscus, B Griffith, S Hammer, R Hodinka, W Kabat, B Yen-Lieberman, L Myers, and P Reichelderfer

Stabilities of free and complexed human immunodeficiency virus p24 antigens during short- and long-term storage
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2413-2416. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Ruiz, I Lorente, J Perez, E Simarro, and L Martinez-Campos

Diagnosis of brucellosis by using blood cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2417-2418. [Abstract] [PDF]  

K Sherefa, M Sallberg, B Johansson, M Salminen, and A Sonnerborg

Subtyping of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 strains by using antibodies specific for the third variable domain (V3) of gp120: results may be affected by divergent V3 sequences
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2419-2421. [Abstract] [PDF]  

PE Verweij, A Voss, JP Donnelly, BE de Pauw, and JF Meis

Wooden sticks as the source of a pseudoepidemic of infection with Rhizopus microsporus var. rhizopodiformis among immunocompromised patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2422-2423. [Abstract] [PDF]  

E Tortoli, F Lavinia, and MT Simonetti

Evaluation of a commercial ligase chain reaction kit (Abbott LCx) for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2424-2426. [Abstract] [PDF]  

CK Fong, J Falcone, and ML Landry

Use of a single swab in multi-microbe or flex trans transport medium for detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by Roche Amplicor PCR and culture in specimens from two different patient populations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2427-2429. [Abstract] [PDF]  

ME Limoncu, IC Balcioglu, K Yereli, Y Ozbel, and A Ozbilgin

A new experimental in vitro culture medium for cultivation of Leishmania species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2430-2431. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Letters:

RV Goering and FC Tenover

Epidemiological interpretation of chromosomal macro-restriction fragment patterns analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2432-2433. [PDF]  

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