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Bacteriology:

J. H. Oliver, Jr., T. M. Kollars, Jr., F. W. Chandler, Jr., A. M. James, E. J. Masters, R. S. Lane, and L. O. Huey

First Isolation and Cultivation of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato from Missouri
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1-5. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Paul N. Levett and Carol U. Whittington

Evaluation of the Indirect Hemagglutination Assay for Diagnosis of Acute Leptospirosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 11-14. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clemens Hofinger, Helge Karch, and Herbert Schmidt

Structure and Function of Plasmid pColD157 of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 and Its Distribution among Strains from Patients with Diarrhea and Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 24-29. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Renee E. Collie and Bruce A. McClane

Evidence That the Enterotoxin Gene Can Be Episomal in Clostridium perfringens Isolates Associated with Non-Food-Borne Human Gastrointestinal Diseases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 30-36. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Claire Poyart, Gilles Quesne, Stephane Coulon, Patrick Berche, and Patrick Trieu-Cuot

Identification of Streptococci to Species Level by Sequencing the Gene Encoding the Manganese-Dependent Superoxide Dismutase
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 41-47. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

N. Okhravi, L. Ficker, M. M. Matheson, and S. Lightman

Enterobacter cloacae Endophthalmitis: Report of Four Cases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 48-51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Noëlle Barbier Frebourg, Delphine Nouet, Ludovic Lemée, Emmanuelle Martin, and Jean-François Lemeland

Comparison of ATB Staph, Rapid ATB Staph, Vitek, and E-Test Methods for Detection of Oxacillin Heteroresistance in Staphylococci Possessing mecA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 52-57. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G. Q. Zhang, Sa V. Nguyen, H. To, M. Ogawa, A. Hotta, T. Yamaguchi, H. J. Kim, H. Fukushi, and K. Hirai

Clinical Evaluation of a New PCR Assay for Detection of Coxiella burnetii in Human Serum Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 77-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yoshihiro Shimoji, Yasuyuki Mori, Koji Hyakutake, Tsutomu Sekizaki, and Yuichi Yokomizo

Use of an Enrichment Broth Cultivation-PCR Combination Assay for Rapid Diagnosis of Swine Erysipelas
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 86-89. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Andreas Roggenkamp, Marianne Abele-Horn, Karl-Heinz Trebesius, Ursula Tretter, Ingo B. Autenrieth, and Jürgen Heesemann

Abiotrophia elegans sp. nov., a Possible Pathogen in Patients with Culture-Negative Endocarditis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 100-104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

François Blot, Eric Schmidt, Gérard Nitenberg, Cyrille Tancrède, Bernard Leclercq, Agnès Laplanche, and Antoine Andremont

Earlier Positivity of Central-Venous- versus Peripheral-Blood Cultures Is Highly Predictive of Catheter-Related Sepsis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 105-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Richard A. Hull, Delbert C. Rudy, Inge E. Wieser, and William H. Donovan

Virulence Factors of Escherichia coli Isolates From Patients with Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria and Neuropathic Bladders Due to Spinal Cord and Brain Injuries
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 115-117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Leonardo A. Sechi, Stefania Zanetti, Ilaria Dupré, Giovanni Delogu, and Giovanni Fadda

Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Sequences as Molecular Targets for Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 128-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jaana Mättö, Maria Saarela, Satu Alaluusua, Virva Oja, Hannele Jousimies-Somer, and Sirkka Asikainen

Detection of Porphyromonas gingivalis from Saliva by PCR by Using a Simple Sample-Processing Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 157-160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michael R. Jacobs, Saralee Bajaksouzian, Elizabeth L. Palavecino-Fasola, Henry M. Holoszyc, and Peter C. Appelbaum

Determination of Penicillin MICs for Streptococcus pneumoniae by Using a Two- or Three-Disk Diffusion Procedure
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 179-183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D. M. Lyerly, L. M. Neville, D. T. Evans, J. Fill, S. Allen, W. Greene, R. Sautter, P. Hnatuck, D. J. Torpey, and R. Schwalbe

Multicenter Evaluation of the Clostridium difficile TOX A/B TEST
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 184-190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maurice Rosenstraus, Zhuang Wang, Sheng-Yung Chang, David DeBonville, and Joanne P. Spadoro

An Internal Control for Routine Diagnostic PCR: Design, Properties, and Effect on Clinical Performance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 191-197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D. J. Reinhardt, A. Lee, and T. Popovic

Antitoxin-in-Membrane and Antitoxin-in-Well Assays for Detection of Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 207-210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kumthorn Malathum, Kavindra V. Singh, George M. Weinstock, and Barbara E. Murray

Repetitive Sequence-Based PCR versus Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Typing of Enterococcus faecalis at the Subspecies Level
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 211-215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Douglas S. Kernodle, David C. Classen, Charles W. Stratton, and Allen B. Kaiser

Association of Borderline Oxacillin-Susceptible Strains of Staphylococcus aureus with Surgical Wound Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 219-222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Caroline M. O'Hara, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Bertha C. Hill, J. Michael Miller, and Don J. Brenner

First Report of a Human Isolate of Erwinia persicinus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 248-250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nicolle L. Trivett-Moore, Gwendolyn L. Gilbert, Carmella L. H. Law, Darren J. Trott, and David J. Hampson

Isolation of Serpulina pilosicoli from Rectal Biopsy Specimens Showing Evidence of Intestinal Spirochetosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 261-265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L. S. Tzouvelekis, E. Tzelepi, E. Prinarakis, M. Gazouli, A. Katrahoura, P. Giakkoupi, O. Paniara, and N. J. Legakis

Sporadic Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Resistant to Cefepime and Cefpirome in Greek Hospitals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 266-268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marie-Christine Misonne and Philippe Pierre Hoet

Species-Specific Plasmid Sequences for PCR Identification of the Three Species of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Involved in Lyme Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 269-272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Zafar Hussain, Luba Stoakes, Robert Lannigan, Susan Longo, and Barbara Nancekivell

Evaluation of Screening and Commercial Methods for Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 273-274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alan Patrick Gibb and Sallene Wong

Inhibition of PCR by Agar from Bacteriological Transport Media
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 275-276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. Sharma, R. Brousseau, and S. Kasatiya

Detection and Confirmation of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Urogenital Specimens by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 277-280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Roger Lee, Joseph Peppe, and Harvey George

Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis of Genomic Digests Demonstrates Linkages among Food, Food Handlers, and Patrons in a Food-Borne Salmonella javiana Outbreak in Massachusetts
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 284-285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gary P. Wormser, John Nowakowski, Robert B. Nadelman, Susan Bittker, Denise Cooper, and Charles Pavia

Improving the Yield of Blood Cultures for Patients with Early Lyme Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 296-298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E. Kent Korgenski and Judy A. Daly

Evaluation of the BIOMIC Video Reader System for Determining Interpretive Categories of Isolates on the Basis of Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Results
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 302-304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Robert Kong, Alexandre Mebazaa, Bertrand Heitz, Dominique André De Briel, Martine Kiredjian, Laurent Raskine, and Didier Payen

Case of Triple Endocarditis Caused by Rothia dentocariosa and Results of a Survey in France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 309-310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Haruhiko Yoshida, Katsutaro Hirota, Yasushi Shiratori, Takeshi Nihei, Shin Amano, Akira Yoshida, Osamu Kawamata, and Masao Omata

Use of a Gastric Juice-Based PCR Assay To Detect Helicobacter pylori Infection in Culture-Negative Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 317-320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Takako Osaki, Haruhiko Taguchi, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, and Shigeru Kamiya

Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Fecal Samples of Gnotobiotic Mice Infected with H. pylori by an Immunomagnetic-Bead Separation Technique
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 321-323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Mitsutaka Kuzuya, Ritsushi Fujii, Masako Hamano, Masao Yamada, Kuniko Shinozaki, Akira Sasagawa, Sumiyo Hasegawa, Hiroyoshi Kawamoto, Kazuo Matsumoto, Ayumi Kawamoto, Asao Itagaki, Sadayuki Funatsumaru, and Syozo Urasawa

Survey of Human Group C Rotaviruses in Japan during the Winter of 1992 to 1993
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 6-10. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nadine Lemaître, Wladimir Sougakoff, Afef Masmoudi, Marie-Hélène Fievet, Roland Bismuth, and Vincent Jarlier

Characterization of Gentamicin-Susceptible Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Involved in Nosocomial Spread
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 81-85. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. Blümel, E. Blümel, A. F. Yassin, H. Schmidt-Rotte, and K. P. Schaal

Typing of Nocardia farcinica by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Reveals an Endemic Strain as Source of Hospital Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 118-122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Graeme L. Barnes, Eric Uren, Kerrie B. Stevens, and Ruth F. Bishop

Etiology of Acute Gastroenteritis in Hospitalized Children in Melbourne, Australia, from April 1980 to March 1993
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 133-138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Serge Riffard, François Lo Presti, François Vandenesch, Françoise Forey, Monique Reyrolle, and Jerome Etienne

Comparative Analysis of Infrequent-Restriction-Site PCR and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Epidemiological Typing of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 161-167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Debby Cousins, Suzette Williams, Ernesto Liébana, Alicia Aranaz, Annelies Bunschoten, Jan Van Embden, and Trevor Ellis

Evaluation of Four DNA Typing Techniques in Epidemiological Investigations of Bovine Tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 168-178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jeanett Bauer, Zhenhua Yang, Sigrid Poulsen, and Åse B. Andersen

Results from 5 Years of Nationwide DNA Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates in a Country with a Low Incidence of M. tuberculosis Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 305-308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Jacque J. Staats, Brandon L. Plattner, Jerome Nietfeld, Steve Dritz, and M. M. Chengappa

Use of Ribotyping and Hemolysin Activity To Identify Highly Virulent Streptococcus suis Type 2 Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 15-19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Manuel Soto, Jose M. Requena, Luis Quijada, and Carlos Alonso

Multicomponent Chimeric Antigen for Serodiagnosis of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 58-63. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shimon Harrus, Trevor Waner, Itzhak Aizenberg, Janet E. Foley, Amy M. Poland, and Hylton Bark

Amplification of Ehrlichial DNA from Dogs 34 Months after Infection with Ehrlichia canis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 73-76. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hong Li, Garry Snowder, Donal O'Toole, and Timothy B. Crawford

Transmission of Ovine Herpesvirus 2 in Lambs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 223-226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Annie Gagné, Sonia Lacouture, André Broes, Sylvie D'Allaire, and Marcelo Gottschalk

Development of an Immunomagnetic Method for Selective Isolation of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Serotype 1 from Tonsils
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 251-254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Peggy Matsiota-Bernard, Georgia Vrioni, and Evangelos Marinis

Characterization of rpoB Mutations in Rifampin-Resistant Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Greece
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 20-23. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Claudio Piersimoni, Domenico Nista, Stefano Bornigia, and Giuseppina De Sio

Evaluation of a New Method for Rapid Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium avium Complex Isolates by Using the Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 64-67. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Andreas Roth, Marga Fischer, Mohamed E. Hamid, Sabine Michalke, Wolfgang Ludwig, and Harald Mauch

Differentiation of Phylogenetically Related Slowly Growing Mycobacteria Based on 16S-23S rRNA Gene Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequences
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 139-147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rebecca W. Wilson, Vincent A. Steingrube, Barbara A. Brown, and Richard J. Wallace, Jr.

Clinical Application of PCR-Restriction Enzyme Pattern Analysis for Rapid Identification of Aerobic Actinomycete Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 148-152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Luz Elena Espinosa de los Monteros, Juan Carlos Galán, Montserrat Gutiérrez, Sofía Samper, Juan F. García Marín, Carlos Martín, Lucas Domínguez, Luis de Rafael, Fernando Baquero, Enrique Gómez-Mampaso, and Jesús Blázquez

Allele-Specific PCR Method Based on pncA and oxyR Sequences for Distinguishing Mycobacterium bovis from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Intraspecific M. bovis pncA Sequence Polymorphism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 239-242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Laurent Raynaud, Frederic Delbac, Veronique Broussolle, Meja Rabodonirina, Veronique Girault, Martine Wallon, Gregoire Cozon, Christian P. Vivares, and François Peyron

Identification of Encephalitozoon intestinalis in Travelers with Chronic Diarrhea by Specific PCR Amplification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 37-40. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Carol J. Palmer, John F. Lindo, Winslow I. Klaskala, Jose A. Quesada, Rina Kaminsky, Marianna K. Baum, and Arba L. Ager

Evaluation of the OptiMAL Test for Rapid Diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum Malaria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 203-206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jean Bickii, Leonardo K. Basco, and Pascal Ringwald

Assessment of Three In Vitro Tests and an In Vivo Test for Chloroquine Resistance in Plasmodium falciparum Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 243-247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. Delgado, J. A. Pineda, J. Macías, C. Regordán, J. A. Gallardo, M. Leal, A. Sanchez-Quijano, and E. Lissen

Low Sensitivity of Peripheral Blood Smear for Diagnosis of Subclinical Visceral Leishmaniasis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 315-316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

Carla Osiowy, Isabelle Prud'homme, Michael Monette, and Shimian Zou

Detection of Human Herpesvirus 6 DNA in Serum by a Microplate PCR-Hybridization Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 68-72. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eiji Tanaka, Michael Tacke, Masakazu Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Nakatsuji, Kendo Kiyosawa, Susanne Schmolke, Alfred M. Engel, Georg Hess, and Harvey J. Alter

Past and Present Hepatitis G Virus Infections in Areas Where Hepatitis C is Highly Endemic and Those Where It Is Not Endemic
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 110-114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

John N. Nkengasong, Chantal Maurice, Stéphania Koblavi, Mireille Kalou, Celestin Bile, Daniel Yavo, Emmanuel Boateng, Stefan Z. Wiktor, and Alan E. Greenberg

Field Evaluation of a Combination of Monospecific Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Type-Specific Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2 Infections in HIV-Seropositive Persons in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 123-127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pier Luigi Calvo, Joe Kansopon, Kuldip Sra, Stella Quan, Robert DiNello, Roberto Guaschino, Giovanni Calabrese, Franca Danielle, Mauizia Rossana Brunetto, Ferruccio Bonino, Anna Lucia Massaro, Alan Polito, Michael Houghton, and Amy J. Weiner

Hepatitis C Virus Heteroduplex Tracking Assay for Genotype Determination Reveals Diverging Genotype 2 Isolates in Italian Hemodialysis Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 227-233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David W. Vaughn, Ananda Nisalak, Siripen Kalayanarooj, Tom Solomon, Nguyen Minh Dung, Andrea Cuzzubbo, and Peter L. Devine

Evaluation of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Test for Diagnosis of Dengue Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 234-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Claudia Lara, Robert Halasz, Anders Sönnerborg, and Matti Sällberg

Detection of Hepatitis G Virus RNA in Persons with and without Known Risk Factors for Blood-Borne Viral Infections in Sweden and Honduras
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 255-257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Susan A. Fiscus, Donald Brambilla, Lynell Grosso, Jody Schock, and Michael Cronin

Quantitation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma by Using Blood Dried on Filter Paper
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 258-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sharon Walmsley, Tony Mazzulli, and Mel Krajden

Long-Term Predictive Value of a Single Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA PCR Assay for CMV Disease in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 281-283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anton Andonov, Connie Sauder, Heather Jacobsen, and Rabindra Chaudhary

Comparison of Six Sets of PCR Primers from Two Different Genomic Regions for Amplification of GB Virus C/Hepatitis G Virus RNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 286-289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rhoda L. Ashley, Linxian Wu, Jerry W. Pickering, Ming-Chieh Tu, and Laura Schnorenberg

Premarket Evaluation of a Commercial Glycoprotein G-Based Enzyme Immunoassay for Herpes Simplex Virus Type-Specific Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 294-295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yuko Katayama, Kiyoyasu Kohso, Akiyoshi Nishimura, Yoshitsugu Tatsuno, Morio Homma, and Hak Hotta

Detection of Measles Virus mRNA from Autopsied Human Tissues
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 299-301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Donald Brambilla, Sheila Leung, Judy Lew, John Todd, Steven Herman, Mike Cronin, David E. Shapiro, James Bremer, Celine Hanson, George V. Hillyer, George D. McSherry, Rhoda S. Sperling, Robert W. Coombs, and Patricia S. Reichelderfer

Absolute Copy Number and Relative Change in Determinations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma: Effect of an External Standard on Kit Comparisons
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 311-314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

Anthony G. Tsolaki, Pieter Beckers, and Ann E. Wakefield

Pre-AIDS Era Isolates of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis: High Genotypic Similarity with Contemporary Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 90-93. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sanjay G. Revankar, William R. Kirkpatrick, Robert K. McAtee, Annette W. Fothergill, Spencer W. Redding, Michael G. Rinaldi, and Thomas F. Patterson

Interpretation of Trailing Endpoints in Antifungal Susceptibility Testing by the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 153-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ana Espinel-Ingroff

In Vitro Activity of the New Triazole Voriconazole (UK-109,496) against Opportunistic Filamentous and Dimorphic Fungi and Common and Emerging Yeast Pathogens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 198-202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Basabi Roy and Sally A. Meyer

Confirmation of the Distinct Genotype Groups within the Form Species Candida parapsilosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 216-218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Richard J. Creger, Kisa E. Weeman, Michael R. Jacobs, Anne Morrissey, Pamela Parker, Robert M. Fox, and Hillard M. Lazarus

Lack of Utility of the Lysis-Centrifugation Blood Culture Method for Detection of Fungemia in Immunocompromised Cancer Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 290-293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Deborah Dean, Dennis Ferrero, and Michael McCarthy

Comparison of Performance and Cost-Effectiveness of Direct Fluorescent-Antibody, Ligase Chain Reaction, and PCR Assays for Verification of Chlamydial Enzyme Immunoassay Results for Populations with a Low to Moderate Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 94-99. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters:

M. Laure Dardé, Isabelle Villena, J. Michel Pinon, and Isabelle Beguinot

Severe Toxoplasmosis Caused by a Toxoplasma gondii Strain with a New Isoenzyme Type Acquired in French Guyana
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 324. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marco Rinaldo Oggioni, Gianni Pozzi, Pier Egisto Valensin, Piero Galieni, and Catia Bigazzi

Recurrent Septicemia in an Immunocompromised Patient Due to Probiotic Strains of Bacillus subtilis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 325-326. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Subhash C. Arya

Speedy, Sensitive, and Specific Diagnosis of Pertussis by Using Serum and the Sensitized-Particle Test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 327. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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