JCM -- Table of Contents (September 1 1997, 35 [9])

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Contents: September 1997, Volume 35, Issue 9

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Articles:

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
E Vercauteren, P Descheemaeker, M Ieven, CC Sanders, and H Goossens
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2191-2197;
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Serological responses to Ehrlichia equi, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, and Borrelia burgdorferi in patients from New York State
SJ Wong, GS Brady, and JS Dumler
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2198-2205;
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Immunohistologic identification of Aspergillus spp. and other hyaline fungi by using polyclonal fluorescent antibodies
L Kaufman, PG Standard, M Jalbert, and DE Kraft
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2206-2209;
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Evaluation of spoligotyping in a study of the transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
YO Goguet de la Salmoniere, HM Li, G Torrea, A Bunschoten, J van Embden, and B Gicquel
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2210-2214;
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Comparison of PCR and culture to the indirect fluorescent-antibody test for diagnosis of Potomac horse fever
J Mott, Y Rikihisa, Y Zhang, SM Reed, and CY Yu
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2215-2219;
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Immunoreactivity of a 38-kilodalton Penicillium marneffei antigen with human immunodeficiency virus-positive sera
P Chongtrakool, SC Chaiyaroj, V Vithayasai, S Trawatcharegon, R Teanpaisan, S Kalnawakul, and S Sirisinha
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2220-2223;
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Effects of storage temperature and time on qualitative and quantitative detection of cytomegalovirus in blood specimens by shell vial culture and PCR
TC Roberts, RS Buller, M Gaudreault-Keener, KE Sternhell, K Garlock, GG Singer, DC Brennan, and GA Storch
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2224-2228;
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Rapid detection of mycobacteria in clinical specimens by using the automated BACTEC 9000 MB system and comparison with radiometric and solid-culture systems
GE Pfyffer, C Cieslak, HM Welscher, P Kissling, and S Rusch-Gerdes
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2229-2234;
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Recognition of a Nocardia transvalensis complex by resistance to aminoglycosides, including amikacin, and PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis
RW Wilson, VA Steingrube, BA Brown, Z Blacklock, KC Jost, Jr, A McNabb, WD Colby, JR Biehle, JL Gibson, and RJ Wallace, Jr
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2235-2242;
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Molecular epidemiology of Cryptococcus neoformans in Brazil and the United States: evidence for both local genetic differences and a global clonal population structure
SP Franzot, JS Hamdan, BP Currie, and A Casadevall
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2243-2251;
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Comparison of radioimmunoassay and enzyme-linked immunoassay methods for detection of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum antigen
MM Durkin, PA Connolly, and LJ Wheat
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2252-2255;
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Prevalence of Bartonella species in domestic cats in The Netherlands
AM Bergmans, CM de Jong, G van Amerongen, CS Schot, and LM Schouls
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2256-2261;
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Comparison of the hybrid capture tube test and PCR for detection of human papillomavirus DNA in cervical specimens
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2262-2265;
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Comparative evaluation of modified trichrome and Uvitex 2B stains for detection of low numbers of microsporidial spores in stool specimens
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2266-2269;
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Characterization of Scedosporium prolificans clinical isolates by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis
R San Millan, G Quindos, J Garaizar, R Salesa, J Guarro, and J Ponton
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2270-2274;
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Rapid detection and typing of herpes simplex virus DNA in clinical specimens by the hybrid capture II signal amplification probe test
AP Cullen, CD Long, and AT Lorincz
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2275-2278;
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Isolation of verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli O-rough:K1:H7 from two patients with traveler's diarrhea
J Vila, M Vargas, J Ruiz, F Gallardo, MT Jimenez de Anta, and J Gascon
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2279-2282;
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Serological cross-reactions between Bartonella and Chlamydia species: implications for diagnosis
M Maurin, F Eb, J Etienne, and D Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2283-2287;
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Latency and reactivation of JC virus in peripheral blood of human immunodeficiency virus type 1-infected patients
V Dubois, H Dutronc, ME Lafon, V Poinsot, JL Pellegrin, JM Ragnaud, AM Ferrer, and HJ Fleury
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2288-2292;
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Use of synthetic antigens improves detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of antibodies against abortigenic Chlamydia psittaci in ruminants
B Kaltenboeck, D Heard, FJ DeGraves, and N Schmeer
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2293-2298;
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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
SM Faruque, KM Ahmed, AK Siddique, K Zaman, AR Alim, and MJ Albert
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2299-2306;
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Granulocytic ehrlichiosis in two dogs in Switzerland
N Pusterla, J Huder, C Wolfensberger, B Litschi, A Parvis, and H Lutz
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2307-2309;
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Identification and DNA fingerprinting of Legionella strains by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA analysis
NS Bansal and F McDonell
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2310-2314;
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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
S Ozeki, T Deguchi, M Yasuda, M Nakano, T Kawamura, Y Nishino, and Y Kawada
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2315-2319;
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Rapid flow cytometric susceptibility testing of Candida albicans
R Ramani, A Ramani, and SJ Wong
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2320-2324;
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Detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci in fecal samples by PCR
S Satake, N Clark, D Rimland, FS Nolte, and FC Tenover
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2325-2330;
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Evaluation of performance of the RIBA processor system for automated analysis of the strip immunoblot assay for detection of antibodies to hepatitis C virus
G Icardi, P Bonanni, AM Raffo, A Masini, L Orione, M De Martini, and P Crovari
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2331-2336;
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Identification of clinically relevant viridans group streptococci to the species level by PCR
F Garnier, G Gerbaud, P Courvalin, and M Galimand
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2337-2341;
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Molecular epidemiology and antibiotic susceptibility of enterococci in Cincinnati, Ohio: a prospective citywide survey
DE Perlada, AG Smulian, and MT Cushion
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2342-2347;
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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
C Pujol, S Joly, SR Lockhart, S Noel, M Tibayrenc, and DR Soll
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2348-2358;
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Culturing selects for specific genotypes of Borrelia burgdorferi in an enzootic cycle in Colorado
DE Norris, BJ Johnson, J Piesman, GO Maupin, JL Clark, and WC Black, 4th
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2359-2364;
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Identification of clinical isolates of indole-positive Klebsiella spp., including Klebsiella planticola, and a genetic and molecular analysis of their beta-lactamases
Y Liu, BJ Mee, and L Mulgrave
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2365-2369;
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Identification of a Klebsiella pneumoniae strain associated with nosocomial urinary tract infection
KS Kil, RO Darouiche, RA Hull, MD Mansouri, and DM Musher
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2370-2374;
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PCR-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and partial rRNA gene sequencing: a rational approach to identifying mycobacteria
S Patel, M Yates, and NA Saunders
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2375-2380;
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Study of Norwalk virus and Mexico virus infections at Ga-Rankuwa Hospital, Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa
TK Smit, AD Steele, I Peenze, X Jiang, and MK Estes
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2381-2385;
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Evidence for recombination in the flagellin locus of Campylobacter jejuni: implications for the flagellin gene typing scheme
CS Harrington, FM Thomson-Carter, and PE Carter
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2386-2392;
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DNA fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in Honduras
L Pineda-Garcia, A Ferrera, and SE Hoffner
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2393-2397;
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Simultaneous identification of campylobacters and prediction of quinolone resistance by comparative sequence analysis
M Husmann, A Feddersen, A Steitz, C Freytag, and S Bhakdi
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2398-2400;
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A molecular scheme based on 23S rRNA gene polymorphisms for rapid identification of Campylobacter and Arcobacter species
A Hurtado and RJ Owen
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2401-2404;
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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
D Mirelman, Y Nuchamowitz, and T Stolarsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2405-2407;
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Tampon sampling for diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis: a potentially useful way to detect genital infections?
D Wilkinson, N Ndovela, A Kharsany, C Connolly, and AW Sturm
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2408-2409;
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Use of the isolator 1.5 microbial tube for culture of synovial fluid from patients with septic arthritis
P Yagupsky and J Press
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2410-2412;
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Stabilities of free and complexed human immunodeficiency virus p24 antigens during short- and long-term storage
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2413-2416;
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Diagnosis of brucellosis by using blood cultures
J Ruiz, I Lorente, J Perez, E Simarro, and L Martinez-Campos
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2417-2418;
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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
K Sherefa, M Sallberg, B Johansson, M Salminen, and A Sonnerborg
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2419-2421;
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Wooden sticks as the source of a pseudoepidemic of infection with Rhizopus microsporus var. rhizopodiformis among immunocompromised patients
PE Verweij, A Voss, JP Donnelly, BE de Pauw, and JF Meis
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2422-2423;
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Evaluation of a commercial ligase chain reaction kit (Abbott LCx) for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in pulmonary and extrapulmonary specimens
E Tortoli, F Lavinia, and MT Simonetti
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2424-2426;
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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
CK Fong, J Falcone, and ML Landry
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2427-2429;
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A new experimental in vitro culture medium for cultivation of Leishmania species
ME Limoncu, IC Balcioglu, K Yereli, Y Ozbel, and A Ozbilgin
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2430-2431;
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Letters:

Epidemiological interpretation of chromosomal macro-restriction fragment patterns analyzed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
RV Goering and FC Tenover
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1997 35: 2432-2433;
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