JCM -- Table of Contents (April 1 1998, 36 [4])

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Contents: April 1998, Volume 36, Issue 4

       Bacteriology

       Virology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Mycology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Epidemiology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Parasitology

       Letters

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Bacteriology:

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Recombinant OspC and the Internal 14-kDa Flagellin Fragment for Serodiagnosis of Early Lyme Disease
Sebastian Rauer, Nicole Spohn, Christiane Rasiah, Uwe Neubert, and Arnold Vogt
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 857-861;
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Molecular Identification of Gemella Species from Three Patients with Endocarditis
Bernard La Scola and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 866-871;
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Group A Streptococcal Vir Types Are M-Protein Gene (emm) Sequence Type Specific
Don L. Gardiner, Alison M. Goodfellow, Diana R. Martin, and Kadaba S. Sriprakash
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 902-907;
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Novel Recombinant-Antigen Enzyme Immunoassay for Serological Diagnosis of Syphilis
H. Young, A. Moyes, L. Seagar, and A. McMillan
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 913-917;
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Use of Immunoblot Assay To Define Serum Antibody Patterns Associated with Helicobacter pylori Infection and with H. pylori-Related Ulcers
P. Aucher, M. L. Petit, P. R. Mannant, L. Pezennec, P. Babin, and J. L. Fauchere
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 931-936;
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Diversity of Helicobacter pylori vacA and cagA Genes and Relationship to VacA and CagA Protein Expression, Cytotoxin Production, and Associated Diseases
Jochen Rudi, Christof Kolb, Matthias Maiwald, Dirk Kuck, Andreas Sieg, Peter R. Galle, and Wolfgang Stremmel
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 944-948;
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Evaluation of Pyloriset Screen, a Rapid Whole-Blood Diagnostic Test for Helicobacter pylori Infection
Aino Oksanen, Lea Veijola, Pentti Sipponen, Knut-Olof Schauman, and Hilpi Rautelin
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 955-957;
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Epidemiology of a Dominant Clonal Strain of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium at Separate Hospitals in Boston, Massachusetts
Scott K. Fridkin, Deborah S. Yokoe, Cynthia G. Whitney, Andrew Onderdonk, and David C. Hooper
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 965-970;
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Identification of Lactococcus garvieae by PCR
Amir Zlotkin, Avi Eldar, Claudio Ghittino, and Herve Bercovier
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 983-985;
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Soft Salt-Mannitol Agar-Cloxacillin Test: a Highly Specific Bedside Screening Test for Detection of Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Nuria Mir, Miguel Sánchez, Fernando Baquero, Blanca López, Celia Calderón, and Rafael Cantón
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 986-989;
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Evaluation of Use of a New Chromogenic Agar in Detection of Urinary Tract Pathogens
Z. Samra, M. Heifetz, J. Talmor, E. Bain, and J. Bahar
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 990-994;
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Bordetella parapertussis Infection in Children: Epidemiology, Clinical Symptoms, and Molecular Characteristics of Isolates
Paola Mastrantonio, P. Stefanelli, M. Giuliano, Y. Herrera Rojas, M. Ciofi degli Atti, A. Anemona, and A. E. Tozzi
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 999-1002;
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Culture-Confirmed Reinfection of a Person with Different Strains of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto
William T. Golde, Barbara Robinson-Dunn, Mary Grace Stobierski, Daniel Dykhuizen, Ing-Nang Wang, Vernette Carlson, Harlan Stiefel, Susan Shiflett, and Grant L. Campbell
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1015-1019;
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Characterization of Staphylococci with Reduced Susceptibilities to Vancomycin and Other Glycopeptides
Fred C. Tenover, Michael V. Lancaster, Bertha C. Hill, Christine D. Steward, Sheila A. Stocker, Gary A. Hancock, Caroline M. O'Hara, Nancye C. Clark, and Keiichi Hiramatsu
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1020-1027;
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Evaluation of Four Methods for Rapid Identification of Staphylococcus aureus from Blood Cultures
David J. Speers, Thomas R. Olma, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1032-1034;
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Evaluation of PCR for Diagnosis of Melioidosis
Antje Haase, Maree Brennan, Siobhan Barrett, Yvonne Wood, Sarah Huffam, Daniel O'Brien, and Bart Currie
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1039-1041;
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Detection of Staphylococcal Superantigenic Toxins by a CD69-Specific Cytofluorimetric Assay Measuring T-Cell Activation
Gerard Lina, Grégoire Cozon, Josette Ferrandiz, Timothy Greenland, François Vandenesch, and Jerome Etienne
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1042-1045;
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Immunoglobulin M Capture Assay for Serologic Confirmation of Early Lyme Disease: Analysis of Immune Complexes with Biotinylated Borrelia burgdorferi Sonicate Enhanced with Flagellin Peptide Epitope
Michael Brunner, Stanley Stein, Paul D. Mitchell, and Leonard H. Sigal
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1074-1080;
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Molecular Typing of Staphylococcus aureus Based on PCR Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and DNA Sequence Analysis of the Coagulase Gene
John V. Hookey, Judith F. Richardson, and Barry D. Cookson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1083-1089;
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Nested PCR Assay for Detection of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae
Robert F. Massung, Kim Slater, Jessica H. Owens, William L. Nicholson, Thomas N. Mather, Victoria B. Solberg, and James G. Olson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1090-1095;
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Development of PCR Assays for Species- and Type-Specific Identification of Pasteurella multocida Isolates
Kirsty M. Townsend, Alan J. Frost, Chiang W. Lee, John M. Papadimitriou, and Hugh J. S. Dawkins
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1096-1100;
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Misidentification of Unusual Aeromonas Species as Members of the Genus Vibrio: a Continuing Problem
Sharon L. Abbott, Lourdes S. Seli, Michael Catino, Jr., Michael A. Hartley, and J. Michael Janda
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1103-1104;
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Sensitivity and Specificity of an Improved Rapid Latex Agglutination Test for Identification of Methicillin-Sensitive and -Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
Sandra C. Smole, Elyssa Aronson, Annette Durbin, Stephen M. Brecher, and Robert D. Arbeit
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1109-1112;
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Development of a Monoclonal Antibody to a Ureaplasma urealyticum Serotype 9 Antigen
Anne Naessens, Xiaoxing Cheng, Sabine Lauwers, and Janet A. Robertson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1125-1127;
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Application of an Optimized and Highly Discriminatory Method Based on Arbitrarily Primed PCR for Epidemiologic Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nosocomial Infections
Antonio Olmos, Juan J. Camarena, José M. Nogueira, Juan C. Navarro, Julia Risen, and Roberto Sánchez
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1128-1134;
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Bile-Esculin Test for Presumptive Identification of Enterococci and Streptococci: Effects of Bile Concentration, Inoculation Technique, and Incubation Time
C. Chuard and L. B. Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1135-1136;
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Long-Term Survival of Streptococcus pneumoniae at Room Temperature on Dorset Egg Medium
Avril D. Wasas, Robin E. Huebner, Mignon De Blanche, and Keith P. Klugman
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1139-1140;
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Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in Autopsy and Open-Lung Biopsy Tissues by Nested PCR
Deborah F. Talkington, W. Lanier Thacker, David W. Keller, and Jørgen S. Jensen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1151-1153;
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Corneal Ulcer Caused by Nocardia asteroides in a Patient with Leprosy
Uma M. Tendolkar, Ami Varaiya, A. S. Ahuja, S. A. Motwane, and A. S. Gogate
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1154-1156;
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Virology:

Multicenter Evaluation of the COBAS AMPLICOR HCV Assay, an Integrated PCR System for Rapid Detection of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in the Diagnostic Laboratory
J. Albadalejo, R. Alonso, R. Antinozzi, M. Bogard, A.-M. Bourgault, G. Colucci, T. Fenner, H. Petersen, E. Sala, J. Vincelette, and C. Young
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 862-865;
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Different Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA Load Profiles Following Seroconversion among Injecting Drug Users without Correlation with HCV Genotype and Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Levels
Marcel Beld, Maarten Penning, Martin McMorrow, Jozef Gorgels, Anneke van den Hoek, and Jaap Goudsmit
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 872-877;
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Flow Cytometric Determination of Ganciclovir Susceptibilities of Human Cytomegalovirus Clinical Isolates
James M. McSharry, Nell S. Lurain, George L. Drusano, Alan Landay, Jody Manischewitz, Mostafa Nokta, Maurice O'Gorman, Howard M. Shapiro, Adriana Weinberg, Patricia Reichelderfer, and Clyde Crumpacker
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 958-964;
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Utility of Major Leukocyte Subpopulations for Monitoring Secondary Cytomegalovirus Infections in Renal-Allograft Recipients by PCR
Peter Schäfer, Werner Tenschert, Liana Cremaschi, Kai Gutensohn, and Rainer Laufs
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1008-1014;
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Comparison of Culture- and Non-Culture-Based Methods for Quantification of Viral Load and Resistance to Antiretroviral Drugs in Patients Given Zidovudine Monotherapy
Richard S. Tedder, Steve Kaye, Clive Loveday, Ian V. D. Weller, Don Jeffries, Jane Norman, Jonathan Weber, Michel Bourelly, Russell Foxall, Abdel Babiker, and Janet H. Darbyshire
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1056-1063;
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Detection of Norwalk Virus and Other Genogroup 1 Human Caliciviruses by a Monoclonal Antibody, RecombinantAntigen-Based Immunoglobulin M Capture Enzyme Immunoassay
James P. Brinker, Neil R. Blacklow, Mary K. Estes, Christine L. Moe, Kellogg J. Schwab, and John E. Herrmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1064-1069;
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Optimization of Specimen-Handling Procedures for Accurate Quantitation of Levels of Human Immunodeficiency Virus RNA in Plasma by Reverse Transcriptase PCR
Ruth E. Dickover, Steven A. Herman, Khaliq Saddiq, Deborah Wafer, Maryanne Dillon, and Yvonne J. Bryson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1070-1073;
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Rising Levels of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Antigenemia during Initial Antiviral Treatment of Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients with Primary HCMV Infection
Giuseppe Gerna, Maurizio Zavattoni, Elena Percivalle, Paolo Grossi, Maria Torsellini, and M. Grazia Revello
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1113-1116;
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Intravitam Diagnosis of Human Rabies by PCR Using Saliva and Cerebrospinal Fluid
P. Crepin, L. Audry, Y. Rotivel, A. Gacoin, C. Caroff, and H. Bourhy
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1117-1121;
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Detection of JC Virus in Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Samples from Patients with Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy but Not in CSF Samples from Patients with Herpes Simplex Encephalitis, Enteroviral Meningitis, or Multiple Sclerosis
G. Bogdanovic, P. Priftakis, A.-L. Hammarin, M. Söderström, A. Samuelson, I. Lewensohn-Fuchs, and T. Dalianis
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1137-1138;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Isolation and Characterization of Verocytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157 Strains from Dutch Cattle and Sheep
A. E. Heuvelink, F. L. A. M. van den Biggelaar, E. de Boer, R. G. Herbes, W. J. G. Melchers, J. H. J. Huis In 't Veld, and L. A. H. Monnens
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 878-882;
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Identification of a Novel Enteric Helicobacter Species in a Kitten with Severe Diarrhea
Janet E. Foley, Jay V. Solnick, Jean-Martin Lapointe, Spencer Jang, and Niels C. Pedersen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 908-912;
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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Cattle by PCR Using Milk, Lymph Node Aspirates, and Nasal Swabs
Fabrizio Vitale, Giuseppina Capra, Letizia Maxia, Stefano Reale, Gesualdo Vesco, and Santo Caracappa
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1050-1055;
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Baculovirus Expression of the Fusion Protein Gene of Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Utility of the Recombinant Protein in a Diagnostic Enzyme Immunoassay
Manoj K. Pastey and Siba K. Samal
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1105-1108;
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Phylogenetic Relationships among Highly Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates Obtained from Exotic Birds and Poultry from 1989 to 1996
Bruce S. Seal, Daniel J. King, Devin P. Locke, Dennis A. Senne, and Mark W. Jackwood
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1141-1145;
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Mycology:

Comparison of RapID Yeast Plus System with API 20C System for Identification of Common, New, and Emerging Yeast Pathogens
A. Espinel-Ingroff, L. Stockman, G. Roberts, D. Pincus, J. Pollack, and J. Marler
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 883-886;
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Comparative Evaluation of FUNGITEST and Broth Microdilution Methods for Antifungal Drug Susceptibility Testing of Candida Species and Cryptococcus neoformans
Kate G. Davey, Ann D. Holmes, Elizabeth M. Johnson, Adrien Szekely, and David W. Warnock
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 926-930;
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Identification and Purification of Specific Penicillium marneffei Antigens and Their Recognition by Human Immune Sera
L. Jeavons, A. J. Hamilton, N. Vanittanakom, R. Ungpakorn, E. G. V. Evans, T. Sirisanthana, and R. J. Hay
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 949-954;
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Performance of a PCR Assay for Detection of Pneumocystis carinii from Respiratory Specimens
Angela M. Caliendo, Peter L. Hewitt, Jessica M. Allega, Anne Keen, Kathryn L. Ruoff, and Mary Jane Ferraro
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 979-982;
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Intergenic Transcribed Spacer PCR Ribotyping for Differentiation of Saccharomyces Species and Interspecific Hybrids
Michael J. McCullough, Karl V. Clemons, John H. McCusker, and David A. Stevens
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1035-1038;
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Disseminated Invasive Infection Due to Metarrhizium anisopliae in an Immunocompromised Child
David Burgner, Gillian Eagles, Margaret Burgess, Peter Procopis, Maureen Rogers, David Muir, Robert Pritchard, Ailsa Hocking, and Michael Priest
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1146-1150;
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Chromogenic Tube Test for Presumptive Identification or Confirmation of Isolates as Candida albicans
John Merlino, Evanthia Tambosis, and Duncan Veal
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1157-1159;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Taxonomic Relationships among Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae as Revealed by Antigenic Analysis with Monoclonal Antibodies
Wenbin Xu and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 887-896;
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Glycogen Assay for Diagnosis of Female Genital Chlamydia trachomatis Infection
Yang Chun and Zhu Dao Yin
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1081-1082;
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Epidemiology:

Emergence of Multidrug Resistance in Ubiquitous and Dominant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Serogroup O:11
Panayotis T. Tassios, Vassiliki Gennimata, Anthony N. Maniatis, Caroline Fock, Nicholas J. Legakis, and The Greek Pseudomonas aeruginosa Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 897-901;
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Epidemiological Analysis of Salmonella enteritidis Isolates from Humans and Broiler Chickens in Thailand by Phage Typing and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
Sumalee Boonmar, Aroon Bangtrakulnonth, Srirat Pornrunangwong, Jun Terajima, Haruo Watanabe, Ken-Ichi Kaneko, and Masuo Ogawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 971-974;
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Diversity of DNA Fingerprints of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in the United States
Zhenhua Yang, Peter F. Barnes, Fernando Chaves, Kathleen D. Eisenach, Stephen E. Weis, Joseph H. Bates, and M. Donald Cave
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1003-1007;
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Nosocomial Pneumonia Caused by Three Genetically Different Strains of Legionella pneumophila and Detection of These Strains in the Hospital Water Supply
P. Christian Lück, Hans-Martin Wenchel, and Jürgen H. Helbig
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1160-1163;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Differentiation of Mycobacterium ulcerans, M. marinum, and M. haemophilum: Mapping of Their Relationships to M. tuberculosis by Fatty Acid Profile Analysis, DNA-DNA Hybridization, and 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis
T. Tønjum, D. B. Welty, E. Jantzen, and P. L. Small
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 918-925;
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Identification of a New DNA Region Specific for Members of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
Juana Magdalena, Anne Vachée, Philip Supply, and Camille Locht
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 937-943;
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Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Sputum Specimens by the Automated Roche Cobas Amplicor Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Test
Iiris Rajalahti, Pauli Vuorinen, Markku M. Nieminen, and Ari Miettinen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 975-978;
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Detection and Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Directly from Sputum Sediments by Ligase Chain Reaction
Douglas F. Moore and Janis I. Curry
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1028-1031;
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Sensitivity of Fluorochrome Microscopy for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis versus Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
Paul W. Wright, Richard J. Wallace, Jr., Nathan W. Wright, Barbara A. Brown, and David E. Griffith
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1046-1049;
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in a Green-Winged Macaw (Ara chloroptera): Report with Public Health Implications
Rita M. Washko, Heidi Hoefer, Timothy E. Kiehn, Donald Armstrong, Guy Dorsinville, and Thomas R. Frieden
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1101-1102;
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Spoligotyping Followed by Double-Repetitive-Element PCR as Rapid Alternative to IS6110 Fingerprinting for Epidemiological Studies of Tuberculosis
Christophe Sola, Lionel Horgen, Jerome Maïsetti, Anne Devallois, Khye Seng Goh, and Nalin Rastogi
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1122-1124;
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Parasitology:

Comparison of PCR and Microscopy for Detection of Cryptosporidium parvum in Human Fecal Specimens: Clinical Trial
U. M. Morgan, L. Pallant, B. W. Dwyer, D. A. Forbes, G. Rich, and R. C. A. Thompson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 995-998;
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Letters:

Effect of Nonionic Detergents on Amplification of Human Papillomavirus DNA with Consensus Primers MY09 and MY11
François Coutlée and Hélène Voyer
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1164
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Discrepancies between E-Test and Agar Dilution Methods for Testing Metronidazole Susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori
Teresa Alarcón, Diego Domingo, Manuel López-Brea;, Raffaele Piccolomini, and Giovanni Di Bonaventura
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1165-1166;
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Clostridium difficile Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Child
Ana Cid, Alberto Raúl Juncal, Antonio Aguilera, Benito Jose Regueiro, and Violeta González
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 1998 36: 1167-1168;
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