JCM -- Table of Contents (February 1 1998, 36 [2])

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Contents: February 1998, Volume 36, Issue 2

       Minireviews

       Bacteriology

       Virology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Mycology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Epidemiology

       Parasitology

       Letters

       Errata

       Author's Correction

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Minireviews:

Candida dubliniensis: Characteristics and Identification
Derek Sullivan and David Coleman
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 329-334;
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Bacteriology:

Serotyping Scheme for Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Based on Direct Agglutination of Heat-Stable Antigens
J. A. Frost, A. N. Oza, R. T. Thwaites, and B. Rowe
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 335-339;
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Evaluation of a New Competitive Immunoassay (BioElisa Syphilis) for Screening for Treponema pallidum Antibodies at Various Stages of Syphilis
Anne Ebel, Loïc Bachelart, and Jean-Michel Alonso
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 358-361;
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Impact of Strain Heterogeneity on Lyme Disease Serology in Europe: Comparison of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays Using Different Species of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato
Ulrike Hauser, Heide Krahl, Helmut Peters, Volker Fingerle, and Bettina Wilske
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 427-436;
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Molecular Analysis of Tn1546 in Enterococcus faecium Isolated from Animals and Humans
Lars Bogø Jensen, Peter Ahrens, Lone Dons, Ronald N. Jones, Anette M. Hammerum, and Frank Møller Aarestrup
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 437-442;
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Rapid Detection of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Cerebrospinal Fluid by a Seminested-PCR Strategy
Mignon du Plessis, Anthony M. Smith, and Keith P. Klugman
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 453-457;
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Development and Evaluation of a PCR-Based Assay for Detection of Haemobartonella felis in Cats and Differentiation of H. felis from Related Bacteria by Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
Joanne B. Messick, Linda M. Berent, and Sandra K. Cooper
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 462-466;
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Comparative Study of Bacteremias Caused by Enterococcus spp. with and without High-Level Resistance to Gentamicin
Francisco Javier Caballero-Granado, J. M. Cisneros, R. Luque, M. Torres-Tortosa, F. Gamboa, F. Díez, J. L. Villanueva, R. Pérez-Cano, J. Pasquau, D. Merino, A. Menchero, D. Mora, M. A. López-Ruz, A. Vergara, and for the Grupo Andaluz Para El Estudio De Las Enfermedades Infecciosas
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 520-525;
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Evaluation of the RapID CB Plus System for Identification of Corynebacterium Species and Other Gram-Positive Rods
Marie K. Hudspeth, Sharon Hunt Gerardo, Diane M. Citron, and Ellie J. C. Goldstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 543-547;
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Molecular Approaches to Diagnosis of Pulmonary Diseases Due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Marianne Abele-Horn, Ulrich Busch, Hans Nitschko, Enno Jacobs, Ralph Bax, Friederike Pfaff, Beatrix Schaffer, and Jürgen Heesemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 548-551;
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Genetic Heterogeneity of Strains of Neisseria meningitidis Belonging to Serotype 22 Isolated in the Czech Republic
Martin Musilek, Dario Giorgini, Nora Hamadouche, Paula Kriz, and Muhamed-Kheir Taha
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 563-565;
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Quality Control Limits for Dilution and Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Tests of Trovafloxacin against Eight Quality Control Strains
Peter C. Fuchs, Arthur L. Barry, and Steven D. Brown
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 585-586;
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Comparison of Eight Methods To Detect Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococci
Hubert P. Endtz, Nicole Van Den Braak, Alex Van Belkum, Wil H. Goessens, Deborah Kreft, A. Barnard Stroebel, and Henri A. Verbrugh
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 592-594;
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Failure of Quality Control Measures To Prevent Reporting of False Resistance to Imipenem, Resulting in a Pseudo-Outbreak of Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Yehuda Carmeli, Karen Eichelberger, Don Soja, Joanna Dakos, Lata Venkataraman, Paola DeGirolami, and Matthew Samore
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 595-597;
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Detection and Characterization of Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli by Using Multiplex PCR Assays for stx₁, stx₂, eaeA, Enterohemorrhagic E. coli hlyA, rfb_O111, and rfb_O157
Adrienne W. Paton and James C. Paton
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 598-602;
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Virology:

Application of Subtype-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies for Rapid Detection and Identification of Influenza A and B Viruses
Minoru Ueda, Akiko Maeda, Naoko Nakagawa, Tetsuo Kase, Ritsuko Kubota, Hikaru Takakura, Atsushi Ohshima, and Yoshinobu Okuno
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 340-344;
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Serotype-Specific Identification of Polioviruses by PCR Using Primers Containing Mixed-Base or Deoxyinosine Residues at Positions of Codon Degeneracy
David R. Kilpatrick, Baldev Nottay, Chen-Fu Yang, Su-Ju Yang, Edson Da Silva, Silvia Peñaranda, Mark Pallansch, and Olen Kew
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 352-357;
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Assessment of Hepatitis B Virus DNA Stability in Serum by the Chiron Quantiplex Branched-DNA Assay
Mel Krajden, Lorraine Comanor, Oretta Rifkin, Anna Grigoriew, James M. Minor, and Gordon F. Kapke
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 382-386;
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Automated RIBA Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Strip Immunoblot Assay for Reproducible HCV Diagnosis
P. Martin, F. Fabrizi, V. Dixit, S. Quan, M. Brezina, E. Kaufman, , K. Sra, R. DiNello, A. Polito, and G. Gitnick
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 387-390;
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Hepatitis G Virus Infection in Amerindians and Other Venezuelan High-Risk Groups
Flor H. Pujol, Yury E. Khudyakov, Marisol Devesa, Mian-E. Cong, Carmen L. Loureiro, Linda Blitz, Freya Capriles, Simón Beker, Ferdinando Liprandi, and Howard A. Fields
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 470-474;
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Antibodies against Early Proteins of Human Papillomaviruses as Diagnostic Markers for Invasive Cervical Cancer
Wolfgang Meschede, Klaus Zumbach, Joris Braspenning, Martin Scheffner, Luis Benitez-Bribiesca, Jeff Luande, Lutz Gissmann, and Michael Pawlita
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 475-480;
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Stability of Human Immunodeficiency Virus RNA in Blood Specimens as Measured by a Commercial PCR-Based Assay
Kimberley Sebire, Kate McGavin, Sally Land, Tracey Middleton, and Chris Birch
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 493-498;
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Evaluation of PCR Primers for Early Diagnosis of Cytomegalovirus Infection following Liver Transplantation
Julio C. Mendez, Mark J. Espy, Thomas F. Smith, Jennie A. Wilson, and Carlos V. Paya
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 526-530;
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Amplification of Full-Length Hepatitis B Virus Genomes from Samples from Patients with Low Levels of Viremia: Frequency and Functional Consequences of PCR-Introduced Mutations
Stephan Günther, Gunhild Sommer, Franziska Von Breunig, Alicja Iwanska, Tatyana Kalinina, Martina Sterneck, and Hans Will
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 531-538;
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Viruses and Bacteria in the Etiology of the Common Cold
Mika J. Mäkelä, Tuomo Puhakka, Olli Ruuskanen, Maija Leinonen, Pekka Saikku, Marko Kimpimäki, Soile Blomqvist, Timo Hyypiä, and Pertti Arstila
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 539-542;
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Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay for Detecting Mutations in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 pol Gene That Are Associated with Resistance to Zidovudine, Didanosine, and Lamivudine
Reva E. Edelstein, Deborah A. Nickerson, Vincent O. Tobe, Laura A. Manns-Arcuino, and Lisa M. Frenkel
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 569-572;
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Multicenter Evaluation of the New Automated Enzymun-Test Anti-HIV 1 + 2 + Subtyp O
Bernard Weber
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 580-584;
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Comparison of Use of Cerebrospinal Fluid, Serum, and Throat Swab Specimens in Diagnosis of Enteroviral Acute Neurological Infection by a Rapid RNA Detection PCR Assay
Laurent Andréoletti, Nathalie Blassel-Damman, Anny Dewilde, Louis Vallée, Robin Cremer, Didier Hober, and Pierre Wattré
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 589-591;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Serotyping and Genotyping of Genital Chlamydia trachomatis Isolates Reveal Variants of Serovars Ba, G, and J as Confirmed by omp1 Nucleotide Sequence Analysis
Servaas A. Morré, Jacobus M. Ossewaarde, Jar Lan, Gerard J. J. van Doornum, Jan M. M. Walboomers, David M. MacLaren, Chris J. L. M. Meijer, and Adriaan J. C. van den Brule
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 345-351;
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Evaluation of Bias in Diagnostic-Test Sensitivity and Specificity Estimates Computed by Discrepant Analysis
Timothy A. Green, Carolyn M. Black, and Robert E. Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 375-381;
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Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by the Gen-Probe AMPLIFIED Chlamydia Trachomatis Assay (AMP CT) in Urine Specimens from Men and Women and Endocervical Specimens from Women
Kimberly A. Crotchfelt, Barbara Pare, Charlotte Gaydos, and Thomas C. Quinn
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 391-394;
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Pooling Urine Samples for Ligase Chain Reaction Screening for Genital Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Asymptomatic Women
Katherine A. Kacena, Sean B. Quinn, M. René Howell, Guillermo E. Madico, Thomas C. Quinn, and Charlotte A. Gaydos
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 481-485;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Rapid, Low-Technology MIC Determination with Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates by Using the Microplate Alamar Blue Assay
Scott G. Franzblau, Richard S. Witzig, James C. McLaughlin, Patricia Torres, Guillermo Madico, Antonio Hernandez, Michelle T. Degnan, Mary B. Cook, Virginia K. Quenzer, Robert M. Ferguson, and Robert H. Gilman
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 362-366;
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Effects of Decontamination Methods and Culture Conditions on Viability of Mycobacterium ulcerans in the BACTEC System
J. C. Palomino and F. Portaels
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 402-408;
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Value of Examining Multiple Sputum Specimens in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Susan M. Nelson, Marcia A. Deike, and Charles P. Cartwright
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 467-469;
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Molecular Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Risk Factors for Tuberculosis Transmission in Paris, France, and Surrounding Area
M. C. Gutiérrez, V. Vincent, D. Aubert, J. Bizet, O. Gaillot, L. Lebrun, C. Le Pendeven, M. P. Le Pennec, D. Mathieu, C. Offredo, B. Pangon, and C. Pierre-Audigier
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 486-492;
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Separation among Species of Mycobacterium terrae Complex by Lipid Analyses: Comparison with Biochemical Tests and 16S rRNA Sequencing
Pirjo Torkko, Merja Suutari, Sini Suomalainen, Lars Paulin, Lennart Larsson, and Marja-Leena Katila
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 499-505;
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DNA Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Culture Isolates Collected in Brazil and Spotted onto Filter Paper
Marion Burger, Salmo Raskin, Sonia R. Brockelt, Beate Amthor, Heinrich K. Geiss, and Walter H. Haas
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 573-576;
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Use of Gas Chromatographic Fatty Acid and Mycolic Acid Cleavage Product Determination To Differentiate among Mycobacterium genavense, Mycobacterium fortuitum, Mycobacterium simiae, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
S. Chou, P. Chedore, and S. Kasatiya
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 577-579;
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Fatal Pulmonary Infection with Mycobacterium celatum in an Apparently Immunocompetent Patient
Irene Bux-Gewehr, Hans P. Hagen, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, and Gerhard E. Feurle
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 587-588;
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Mycology:

Rapid Differentiation of Closely Related Candida Species and Strains by Pyrolysis-Mass Spectrometry and Fourier Transform-Infrared Spectroscopy
Éadaoin M. Timmins, Susan A. Howell, Bjørn K. Alsberg, William C. Noble, and Royston Goodacre
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 367-374;
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Rapid Detection of Candida albicans in Clinical Samples by DNA Amplification of Common Regions from C. albicans-Secreted Aspartic Proteinase Genes
M. Flahaut, D. Sanglard, M. Monod, J. Bille, and M. Rossier
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 395-401;
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First Identification of Autochthonous Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii Isolated from Goats with Predominantly Severe Pulmonary Disease in Spain
Teresa Baró, Josep M. Torres-Rodríguez, Miguel Hermoso De Mendoza, Yolanda Morera, and Concepción Alía
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 458-461;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Detection of Bovine Herpesvirus 1 Glycoprotein E Antibodies in Individual Milk Samples by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays
G. J. Wellenberg, E. R. A. M. Verstraten, M. H. Mars, and J. T. Van Oirschot
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 409-413;
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Improved Diagnostic PCR Assay for Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Based on the Nucleotide Sequence of an Outer Membrane Lipoprotein
Trine Gram and Peter Ahrens
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 443-448;
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Association of Deficiency in Antibody Response to Vaccine and Heterogeneity of Ehrlichia risticii Strains with Potomac Horse Fever Vaccine Failure in Horses
Sukanta K. Dutta, Ramesh Vemulapalli, and Biswajit Biswas
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 506-512;
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Antibody Tests for Identification of Mycobacterium bovis-Infected Bovine Herds
M. Amadori, S. Tameni, P. Scaccaglia, S. Cavirani, I. L. Archetti, and R. Quondam Giandomenico
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 566-568;
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Epidemiology:

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Nosocomial Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Trauma Patients
T. Na'was, A. Hawwari, E. Hendrix, J. Hebden, R. Edelman, M. Martin, W. Campbell, R. Naso, R. Schwalbe, and A. I. Fattom
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 414-420;
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Nosocomial Candida glabrata Colonization: an Epidemiologic Study
Jose A. Vazquez, Louise M. Dembry, Veronica Sanchez, Mary A. Vazquez, Jack D. Sobel, Carl Dmuchowski, and Marcus J. Zervos
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 421-426;
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Evolution of an Endemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Population in an Australian Hospital from 1967 to 1996
Rodney Givney, Alison Vickery, Anne Holliday, Mary Pegler, and Richard Benn
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 552-556;
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Epidemiological Investigation of Vaginal Saccharomyces cerevisiae Isolates by a Genotypic Method
Michael J. McCullough, Karl V. Clemons, Claudio Farina, John H. McCusker, and David A. Stevens
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 557-562;
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Parasitology:

Comparison of PCR, Isoenzyme Analysis, and Antigen Detection for Diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica Infection
Rashidul Haque, I. K. M. Ali, S. Akther, and William A. Petri, Jr.
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 449-452;
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Detection of Tritrichomonas foetus by PCR and DNA Enzyme Immunoassay Based on rRNA Gene Unit Sequences
Richard S. J. Felleisen, Natacha Lambelet, Philipp Bachmann, Jacques Nicolet, Norbert Müller, and Bruno Gottstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 513-519;
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Letters:

Evaluation of 16S rRNA Gene PCR with Primers Hp1 and Hp2 for Detection of Helicobacter pylori
W. K. Leung; and S. K. F. Chong
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 603
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Evaluation of a Rapid Air Thermal Cycler for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
A. M. Kearns, R. Freeman, M. Steward;, Kimberle Chapin, and Tsai-ling Lauderdale
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 604-605;
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Errata:

Evaluation of Vitek GNI+ and Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems Crystal E/NF Identification Systems for Identification of Members of the Family Enterobacteriaceae and Other Gram-Negative, Glucose-Fermenting and Non-Glucose-Fermenting Bacilli
Caroline M. O'Hara, Glennis L. Westbrook, and J. Michael Miller
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 606
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Author's Correction:

Necrotizing Pneumonia Caused by Penicillium chrysogenum
Domenico D'Antonio, Beatrice Violante, Claudio Farina, Rocco Sacco, Domenico Angelucci, Maurizio Masciulli, Antonio Iacone, and Ferdinando Romano
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 1998 36: 607
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