Contents: May 1998, Volume 36, Issue 5        Mycology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Bacteriology        Virology        Parasitology        Epidemiology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Letters        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Mycology:

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Panfungal PCR Assay for Detection of Fungal Infection in Human Blood Specimens Jo-Anne Van Burik, David Myerson, Randall W. Schreckhise, and Raleigh A. Bowden J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1169-1175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Limitations of the Current Microbial Identification System for Identification of Clinical Yeast Isolates James A. Kellogg, David A. Bankert, and Vishnu Chaturvedi J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1197-1200; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Evaluation of National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards Broth Macrodilution and Agar Dilution Screening Methods for Testing Fluconazole Susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans William R. Kirkpatrick, Robert K. McAtee, Sanjay G. Revankar, Annette W. Fothergill, Dora I. McCarthy, Michael G. Rinaldi, and Thomas F. Patterson J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1330-1332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Enzyme-Linked Immunoassay To Determine Nanogram Levels of Pneumocandins in Human Plasma Y. D. Karkhanis and D. M. Schmatz J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1414-1418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Voriconazole in Treatment of Scedosporium apiospermum Infection: Case Report Corrado Girmenia, Giovanni Luzi, Monica Monaco, and Pietro Martino J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1436-1438; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Rapid Yeast Plus Panel with the API20C Yeast System for Identification of Clinically Significant Isolates of Candida Species Judith S. Heelan, Edgar Sotomayor, Kimberly Coon, and Julia B. D'Arezzo J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1443-1445; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of a 2,3-Bis(2-Methoxy-4-Nitro-5-Sulfophenyl)-5-[(Phenylamino)Carbonyl]-2H-Tetrazolium Hydroxide (XTT) Colorimetric Method with the Standardized National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards Method of Testing Clinical Yeast Isolates for Susceptibility to Antifungal Agents S. P. Hawser, H. Norris, C. J. Jessup, and M. A. Ghannoum J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1450-1452; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Detection of Species of the Opportunistic Yeast Trichosporon by PCR Takashi Sugita, Akemi Nishikawa, and Takako Shinoda J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1458-1460; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Evaluation of BACTEC MYCO/F Lytic Medium for Recovery of Mycobacteria and Fungi from Blood Rebecca T. Waite and Gail L. Woods J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1176-1179; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-Diphenyl Tetrazolium Bromide for Rapid Detection of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Robert N. Mshana, Genet Tadesse, Getahun Abate, and Håkan Miörner J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1214-1219; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Kanamycin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Identifying Mutations in the 16S rRNA Gene Yasuhiko Suzuki, Chihiro Katsukawa, Aki Tamaru, Chiyoji Abe, Masanao Makino, Yasuo Mizuguchi, and Hatsumi Taniguchi J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1220-1225; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Roche AMPLICOR Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR in Early Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis Alec Bonington, J. I. George Strang, Paul E. Klapper, Steven V. Hood, William Rubombora, Miranda Penny, Rose Willers, and Edmund G. L. Wilkins J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1251-1254; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis by Ligase Chain Reaction Amplification Fredy Gamboa, José Dominguez, Eduardo Padilla, José M. Manterola, Elena Gazapo, Joan Lonca, Lurdes Matas, Agueda Hernandez, Pere Joan Cardona, and Vicente Ausina J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1324-1329; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reverse Transcription-PCR Detection of Mycobacterium leprae in Clinical Specimens Mekonnen Kurabachew, Assefa Wondimu, and Judith J. Ryon J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1352-1356; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicenter Comparison of ESP Culture System II with BACTEC 460TB and with Lowenstein-Jensen Medium for Recovery of Mycobacteria from Different Clinical Specimens, Including Blood Enrico Tortoli, Paola Cichero, M. Gabriella Chirillo, M. Rita Gismondo, Letizia Bono, Giampietro Gesu, M. Tullia Simonetti, Gisella Volpe, Giampietro Nardi, and Piero Marone J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1378-1381; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recurrent Catheter-Related Infection Caused by a Single Clone of Mycobacterium chelonae with Two Colonial Morphotypes Po-ren Hsueh, Lee-jene Teng, Pan-chyr Yang, Yu-chi Chen, Shen-wu Ho, and Kwen-tay Luh J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1422-1424; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Number of Days Required for Recovery of Mycobacteria from Blood and Other Samples Jaime Esteban, Ana Molleja, Ricardo Fernández-Roblas, and Francisco Soriano J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1456-1457; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Insertion Element IS3-Based PCR Method for Subtyping Escherichia coli O157:H7 Curt J. Thompson, Claire Daly, Timothy J. Barrett, Jane P. Getchell, Mary J. R. Gilchrist, and Mike J. Loeffelholz J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1180-1184; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two-Step PCR-Based Assay for Identification of Bacterial Etiology of Otitis Media with Effusion in Infected Lebanese Children Ghassan M. Matar, Nada Sidani, Michel Fayad, and Usamah Hadi J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1185-1188; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Short-Term Follow-Up by Serology of Patients Given Antibiotic Treatment for Helicobacter pylori Infection R. J. F. Laheij, E. M. Witteman, P. Bloembergen, R. W. de Koning, J. B. M. J. Jansen, and A. L. M. Verbeek J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1193-1196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three Cases of Anaerobiospirillum succiniciproducens Bacteremia Confirmed by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing Wee Tee, Tony M. Korman, Mary Jo Waters, Andrew Macphee, Adam Jenney, Linda Joyce, and Michael L. Dyall-Smith J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1209-1213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotypic Characterization of Seven Strains of Mycoplasma fermentans Isolated from Synovial Fluids of Patients with Arthritis Thierry Schaeverbeke, Maïthé Clerc, Laurence Lequen, Alain Charron, Cécile Bébéar, Bertille de Barbeyrac, Bernard Bannwarth, Joël Dehais, and Christiane Bébéar J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1226-1231; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Growth and Survival of Helicobacter pylori in Defined Medium and Susceptibility to Brij 78 N. Albertson, I. Wenngren, and J.-E. Sjöström J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1232-1235; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Ureaplasma urealyticum in Endotracheal Tube Aspirates from Neonates by PCR S. Nelson, A. Matlow, G. Johnson, C. Th'ng, M. Dunn, and P. Quinn J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1236-1239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specificity of Rabbit Antisera against Lipopolysaccharide of Acinetobacter Ralph Pantophlet, Lore Brade, Lenie Dijkshoorn, and Helmut Brade J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1245-1250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Typing of Helicobacter pylori vacA Gene and Detection of cagA Gene by PCR and Reverse Hybridization L. J. van Doorn, C. Figueiredo, R. Rossau, G. Jannes, M. van Asbroeck, J. C. Sousa, F. Carneiro, and W. G. V. Quint J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1271-1276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Analysis of a New vacA Genotype Variant of Helicobacter pylori in Different Patient Groups in Germany Sonja Strobel, Stefan Bereswill, Peter Balig, Peter Allgaier, Hans-Günther Sonntag, and Manfred Kist J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1285-1289; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gemella bergeriae sp. nov., Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens Matthew D. Collins, Roger A. Hutson, Enevold Falsen, Berit Sjöden, and Richard R. Facklam J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1290-1293; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Computerized Analysis of Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Patterns: Comparative Evaluation of Two Commercial Software Packages P. Gerner-Smidt, L. M. Graves, Susan Hunter, and B. Swaminathan J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1318-1323; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of a Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Clone in an Intensive Care Burn Unit Po-Ren Hsueh, Lee-Jene Teng, Pan-Chyr Yang, Yu-Chi Chen, Shen-Wu Ho, and Kwen-Tay Luh J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1347-1351; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nosocomial Outbreak of Klebsiella pneumoniae Producing SHV-5 Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase, Originating from a Contaminated Ultrasonography Coupling Gel Olivier Gaillot, Christophe Maruéjouls, Éric Abachin, Fabrice Lecuru, Guillaume Arlet, Michel Simonet, and Patrick Berche J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1357-1360; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Following National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards and Deutsche Industrie Norm-Medizinische Mikrobiologie Guidelines, Country of Isolate Origin, and Site of Infection on Susceptibility of Escherichia coli to Amoxicillin-Clavulanate (Augmentin) I. Simpson, J. Durodie, S. Knott, B. Shea, J. Wilson, and K. Machka J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1361-1365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotypic and Phenotypic Analysis of Mycoplasma fermentans Strains Isolated from Different Host Tissues Laura Campo, Patrick Larocque, Tiziana La Malfa, Warren D. Blackburn, and Harold L. Watson J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1371-1377; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simplified Quantitative Assay System for Measuring Activities of Drugs against Intracellular Legionella pneumophila Futoshi Higa, Nobuchika Kusano, Masao Tateyama, Takashi Shinzato, Noriko Arakaki, Kazuyoshi Kawakami, and Atsushi Saito J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1392-1398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of Oral Treponemes Associated with Periodontal Disease Annette Moter, Carina Hoenig, Bong-Kyu Choi, Birgit Riep, and Ulf B. Göbel J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1399-1403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Acinetobacters on Blood Agar in Presence of D-Glucose by Unique Browning Effect Hong Siau, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Pak-Leung Ho, Wei-Kwang Luk, Samson S. Y. Wong, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Rodney A. Lee, and Wai-Ting Hui J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1404-1407; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of a Nonpathogenic Strain of Citrobacter sedlakii Which Expresses Escherichia coli O157 Antigen C. H. Park, E. A. Martin, and E. L. White J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1408-1409; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Apparent Increased Prevalence of High-Level Aminoglycoside-Resistant Enterococcus durans Resulting from False Identification by a Semiautomated Software System Athanassios Tsakris, Neil Woodford, Spyros Pournaras, Mary Kaufmann, and John Douboyas J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1419-1421; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Buffered Plate Antigen Test as a Screening Test for Diagnosis of Human Brucellosis Nidia E. Lucero and Jorge E. Bolpe J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1425-1427; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simplification of a Locus-Specific DNA Typing Method (Vir Typing) for Streptococcus pyogenes J. Hartas, M. Hibble, and K. S. Sriprakash J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1428-1429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Corynebacterium amycolatum and Other Nonlipophilic Fermentative Corynebacteria of Human Origin Georges Wauters, Bernard Van Bosterhaut, Michèle Janssens, and Jan Verhaegen J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1430-1432; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of Providencia alcalifaciens with Diarrhea in Children M. John Albert, A. S. G. Faruque, and D. Mahalanabis J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1433-1435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survey of Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains Producing Extended-Spectrum -Lactamases: Prevalence of SHV-12 and SHV-2a in Korea Jungmin Kim, Youngmi Kwon, Hyunjoo Pai, Jong-Won Kim, and Dong-Taek Cho J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1446-1449; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Leptospira DNA in Patients with Aseptic Meningitis by PCR Eliete C. Romero, Ana E. C. Billerbeck, Valéria S. Lando, Eide D. Camargo, Candida C. Souza, and Paulo H. Yasuda J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1453-1455; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Virology:

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Immunoglobulin A-Specific Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Dengue Fever Antoine Talarmin, Bhety Labeau, Josiane Lelarge, and Jean-Louis Sarthou J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1189-1192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Murex CMV DNA Hybrid Capture Assay for Detection and Quantitation of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patients following Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Holger Hebart, Daphne Gamer, Juergen Loeffler, Claudia Mueller, Christian Sinzger, Gerhard Jahn, Peter Bader, Thomas Klingebiel, Lothar Kanz, and Hermann Einsele J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1333-1337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnostic Value of Monitoring Human Cytomegalovirus Late pp67 mRNA Expression in Renal-Allograft Recipients by Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Marinus J. Blok, Valere J. Goossens, Sabina J. V. Vanherle, Bert Top, Nicole Tacken, Jaap M. Middeldorp, Maarten H. L. Christiaans, Johannes P. van Hooff, and Cathrien A. Bruggeman J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1341-1346; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Detection and Identification of Human Parainfluenza Viruses 1, 2, and 3 from Clinical Samples by Multiplex PCR Juan E. Echevarría, Dean D. Erdman, Ella M. Swierkosz, Brian P. Holloway, and Larry J. Anderson J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1388-1391; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Membrane Filter Assay System, Ortho HCV Ab Quik Pack, for Detection of Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Antibody Takanari Kodama, Satoshi Ichiyama, Kumiko Sato, Toshi Nada, and Nobuo Nakashima J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1439-1440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Influenza C Virus during an Outbreak of Influenza A and B Viruses Evgenia Greenbaum, Avraham Morag, and Zichria Zakay-Rones J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1441-1442; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of DNA Enzyme Immunoassay and Line Probe Assays (Inno-LiPA HCV I and II) for Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping S. Le Pogam, F. Dubois, R. Christen, C. Raby, A. Cavicchini, and A. Goudeau J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1461-1463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Ultrastructure, Immunofluorescence, Western Blot, and PCR Analysis of Eight Isolates of Encephalitozoon (Septata) intestinalis Established in Culture from Sputum and Urine Samples and Duodenal Aspirates of Five Patients with AIDS C. del Aguila, G. P. Croppo, H. Moura, A. J. Da Silva, G. J. Leitch, D. M. Moss, S. Wallace, S. B. Slemenda, N. J. Pieniazek, and G. S. Visvesvara J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1201-1208; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant Mouse-Human Chimeric Antibodies as Calibrators in Immunoassays That Measure Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii John Hackett, Jr., Jane Hoff-Velk, Alan Golden, Jeff Brashear, John Robinson, Margaret Rapp, Michael Klass, David H. Ostrow, and Wlodek Mandecki J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1277-1284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Nine Commercially Available Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Detection of Giardia lamblia in Fecal Specimens William E. Aldeen, K. Carroll, A. Robison, M. Morrison, and D. Hale J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1338-1340; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Temporal Correlations between Tick Abundance and Prevalence of Ticks Infected with Borrelia burgdorferi and Increasing Incidence of Lyme Disease Kirby C. Stafford, III, Matthew L. Cartter, Louis A. Magnarelli, Starr-Hope Ertel, and Patricia A. Mshar J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1240-1244; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonperinatal Nosocomial Transmission of Candida albicans in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Prospective Study Susan E. Reef, Brent A. Lasker, Dona S. Butcher, Michael M. McNeil, Ruth Pruitt, Harry Keyserling, and William R. Jarvis J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1255-1259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiological Study of Aspergillus fumigatus in a Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit by PCR Amplification of Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Sequences Sarah A. Radford, Elizabeth M. Johnson, John P. Leeming, Michael R. Millar, Jacqueline M. Cornish, Annabel B. M. Foot, and David W. Warnock J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1294-1299; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonrandom Association of IS6110 and Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Implications for Molecular Epidemiological Studies T. D. McHugh and S. H. Gillespie J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1410-1413; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Effects of Ammonia Inhalation and Acetic Acid Pretreatment on Colonization Kinetics of Toxigenic Pasteurella multocida within Upper Respiratory Tracts of Swine T. D. C. Hamilton, J. M. Roe, C. M. Hayes, and A. J. F. Webster J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1260-1265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Bovine Torovirus in Fecal Specimens of Calves with Diarrhea from Ontario Farms Lynn Duckmanton, Susy Carman, Éva Nagy, and Martin Petric J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1266-1270; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Presence of Multiple "Helicobacter heilmannii" Strains in an Individual Suffering from Ulcers and in His Two Cats Christine Dieterich, Paul Wiesel, Reto Neiger, André Blum, and Irène Corthésy-Theulaz J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1366-1370; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Methods of Identifying Helicobacter hepaticus in B6C3F1 Mice Used in a Carcinogenesis Bioassay James G. Fox, Judith A. MacGregor, Zeli Shen, Xiantang Li, Robert Lewis, and Charles A. Dangler J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1382-1387; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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Use of Ligase Chain Reaction with Urine versus Cervical Culture for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in an Asymptomatic Military Population of Pregnant and Nonpregnant Females Attending Papanicolaou Smear Clinics Charlotte A. Gaydos, M. Rene Howell, Thomas C. Quinn, Joel C. Gaydos, and Kelly T. McKee, Jr. J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1300-1304; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Placement of Rickettsiae from the Ticks Amblyomma americanum and Ixodes scapularis Susan J. Weller, Gerald D. Baldridge, Ulrike G. Munderloh, Hiroaki Noda, Jason Simser, and Timothy J. Kurtti J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1305-1317; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Evaluation of BBL CHROMagar and CPS ID2 Media for Detection and Presumptive Identification of Urinary Tract Pathogens Subhash C. Arya;, Dr. A.-M. Fahr, and Dr. R. Hammann J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1464 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Susceptibility Testing of Bordetella pertussis Jörg E. Hoppe;, E. Kent Korgenski, and Judy A. Daly J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1465 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

IS200 Insertion between gyrA and rcsC Genes in Salmonella typhi Subhash C. Arya; and Dr. Edmundo Calva J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1466 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinctive Carbohydrate Assimilation Profiles Used To Identify the First Clinical Isolates of Candida dubliniensis Recovered in the United States I. F. Salkin, W. R. Pruitt, A. A. Padhye, D. Sullivan, D. Coleman, and D. H. Pincus J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1467 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Molecular Typing of Helicobacter pylori Isolates from a Multicenter U.S. Clinical Trial by ureC Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Virginia D. Shortridge, Gregory G. Stone, Robert K. Flamm, Jill Beyer, James Versalovic, David Y. Graham, and S. Ken Tanaka J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1468 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid and Accurate Identification of Staphylococcus Species by tRNA Intergenic Spacer Length Polymorphism Analysis NicoLe Maes, Yves De Gheldre, Raf De Ryck, Mario Vaneechoutte, Hélène Meugnier, Jerome Etienne, and Marc J. Struelens J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1468 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Clinical and Epidemiologic Significance of Enterococci Intrinsically Resistant to Vancomycin (Possessing the vanC Genotype) Baldwin Toye, Josée Shymanski, Maria Bobrowska, Wendi Woods, and Karam Ramotar J. Clin. Microbiol. May 1998 36: 1469 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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