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Minireviews:

Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Thomas J. Marrie, and Didier Raoult

Diagnosis of Q Fever
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1823-1834. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Abgaandorjiin Avarzed, Ikuo Igarashi, Daniel T. De Waal, Satoru Kawai, Yukio Oomori, Noboru Inoue, Yoshiyuki Maki, Yoshitaka Omata, Atsushi Saito, Hideyuki Nagasawa, Yutaka Toyoda, and Naoyoshi Suzuki

Monoclonal Antibody against Babesia equi: Characterization and Potential Application of Antigen for Serodiagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1835-1839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anke Dinkel, Markus von Nickisch-Rosenegk, Birgit Bilger, Michael Merli, Richard Lucius, and Thomas Romig

Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in the Definitive Host: Coprodiagnosis by PCR as an Alternative to Necropsy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1871-1876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Olivier Liguory, Felicia David, Claudine Sarfati, Francis Derouin, and Jean-Michel Molina

Determination of Types of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Strains Isolated from Patients with Intestinal Microsporidiosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1882-1885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lynne S. Garcia and Robyn Y. Shimizu

Evaluation of Intestinal Protozoan Morphology in Human Fecal Specimens Preserved in EcoFix: Comparison of Wheatley's Trichrome Stain and EcoStain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1974-1976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eva Harris, Gerald Kropp, Alejandro Belli, Betzabé Rodriguez, and Nina Agabian

Single-Step Multiplex PCR Assay for Characterization of New World Leishmania Complexes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1989-1995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Dick van Soolingen, Adri G. M. van der Zanden, Petra E. W. de Haas, Gerda T. Noordhoek, Albert Kiers, Norbert A. Foudraine, Francoise Portaels, Arend H. J. Kolk, Kristin Kremer, and Jan D. A. van Embden

Diagnosis of Mycobacterium microti Infections among Humans by Using Novel Genetic Markers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1840-1845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Martine Pestel-Caron and Robert D. Arbeit

Characterization of IS1245 for Strain Typing of Mycobacterium avium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1859-1863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L. e. Desjardin, Y. Chen, M. D. Perkins, L. Teixeira, M. D. Cave, and K. D. Eisenach

Comparison of the ABI 7700 System (TaqMan) and Competitive PCR for Quantification of IS6110 DNA in Sputum during Treatment of Tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1964-1968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Simon A. Watterson, Stuart M. Wilson, Malcolm D. Yates, and Francis A. Drobniewski

Comparison of Three Molecular Assays for Rapid Detection of Rifampin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1969-1973. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Charles G. Thornton, Kerry M. MacLellan, Thomas L. Brink, Jr., Denise E. Lockwood, Mark Romagnoli, June Turner, William G. Merz, Richard S. Schwalbe, Marcia Moody, Yvonne Lue, and Selvin Passen

Novel Method for Processing Respiratory Specimens for Detection of Mycobacteria by Using C₁₈-Carboxypropylbetaine: Blinded Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1996-2003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Charles G. Thornton, Kerry M. MacLellan, Thomas L. Brink, Jr., David M. Wolfe, Oscar J. Llorin, and Selvin Passen

Processing Respiratory Specimens with C₁₈-Carboxypropylbetaine: Development of a Sediment Resuspension Buffer That Contains Lytic Enzymes To Reduce the Contamination Rate and Lecithin To Alleviate Toxicity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2004-2013. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bodo R. Eing, Andrea Becker, Arthur Sohns, and Ronald Ringelmann

Comparison of Roche Cobas Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis Assay with In-House PCR and Culture for Detection of M. tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2023-2029. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Sheikh Jalaluddin, Jeanne-Marie Devaster, Robert Scheen, Michele Gerard, and Jean-Paul Butzler

Molecular Epidemiological Study of Nosocomial Enterobacter aerogenes Isolates in a Belgian Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1846-1852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nadia Liassine, Reno Frei, Isabelle Jan, and Raymond Auckenthaler

Characterization of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci from a Swiss Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1853-1858. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L. Fiore, D. Genovese, E. Diamanti, S. Catone, B. Ridolfi, B. Ibrahimi, R. konomi, H. G. A. M. van der Avoort, T. Hovi, R. Crainic, P. Simeoni, and C. Amato

Antigenic and Molecular Characterization of Wild Type 1 Poliovirus Causing Outbreaks of Poliomyelitis in Albania and Neighboring Countries in 1996
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1912-1918. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Miles Denton, Neil J. Todd, Kevin G. Kerr, Peter M. Hawkey, and James M. Littlewood

Molecular Epidemiology of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolated from Clinical Specimens from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis and Associated Environmental Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1953-1958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Asish Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Arnab Basu, Pallavi Garg, Prasanta K. Bag, Amit Ghosh, S. K. Bhattacharya, Yoshifumi Takeda, and G. Balakrish Nair

Molecular Epidemiology of Reemergent Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal in India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2149-2152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

Tanya Vener, Malin Nygren, AnnaLena Andersson, Mathias Uhlén, Jan Albert, and Joakim Lundeberg

Use of Multiple Competitors for Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1864-1870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alma S. Rigonan, Linda Mann, and Tasnee Chonmaitree

Use of Monoclonal Antibodies To Identify Serotypes of Enterovirus Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1877-1881. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Srinand Sreevatsan, Jack B. Bookout, Fidel M. Ringpis, Mridula R. Pottathil, David J. Marshall, Monika De Arruda, Christopher Murvine, Lance Fors, Raveendran M. Pottathil, and Raj R. Barathur

Algorithmic Approach to High-Throughput Molecular Screening for Alpha Interferon-Resistant Genotypes in Hepatitis C Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1895-1901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

F. D. LaBrecque, D. R. LaBrecque, D. Klinzman, S. Perlman, J. B. Cederna, P. L. Winokur, J.-Q. Han, and J. T. Stapleton

Recombinant Hepatitis A Virus Antigen: Improved Production and Utility in Diagnostic Immunoassays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2014-2018. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tom Solomon, Le Thi Thu Thao, Nguyen Minh Dung, Rachel Kneen, Nguyen The Hung, Ananda Nisalak, David W. Vaughn, Jeremy Farrar, Tran Tinh Hien, Nicholas J. White, and Mary Jane Cardosa

Rapid Diagnosis of Japanese Encephalitis by Using an Immunoglobulin M Dot Enzyme Immunoassay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2030-2034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Antoine Touze, Slimane El Mehdaoui, Pierre-Yves Sizaret, Christine Mougin, Nubia Muñoz, and Pierre Coursaget

The L1 Major Capsid Protein of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Variants Affects Yield of Virus-Like Particles Produced in an Insect Cell Expression System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2046-2051. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Philippe Halfon, Marc Bourlière, Gilles Halimi, Hacène Khiri, Patrice Bertezene, Isabelle Portal, Danielle Botta-Fridlund, André Pierre Gauthier, Monique Jullien, Jean Marc Feryn, Victoria Gerolami, and Guy Cartouzou

Assessment of Spontaneous Fluctuations of Viral Load in Untreated Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C by Two Standardized Quantitation Methods: Branched DNA and Amplicor Monitor
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2073-2075. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Timo Hyypiä, Tuomo Puhakka, Olli Ruuskanen, Mika Mäkelä, Anita Arola, and Pertti Arstila

Molecular Diagnosis of Human Rhinovirus Infections: Comparison with Virus Isolation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2081-2083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chia-Ming Chu, Chau-Ting Yeh, and Yun-Fan Liaw

Low-Level Viremia and Intracellular Expression of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) in HBsAg Carriers with Concurrent Hepatitis C Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2084-2086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Torange Yeghiazarian, Yuqi Zhao, Stanley E. Read, William Kabat, Xiaoyi Li, Sarah J. Hamren, Patrick J. Sheridan, Judith C. Wilber, David N. Chernoff, and Ram Yogev

Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Levels in Plasma by Using Small-Volume-Format Branched-DNA Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2096-2098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marcello Valassina, Anna Maria Cuppone, Silvia Bianchi, Laura Santini, and Maria Grazia Cusi

Evidence of Toscana Virus Variants Circulating in Tuscany, Italy, during the Summers of 1995 to 1997
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2103-2104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

László Egyed

Replication of Bovine Herpesvirus Type 4 in Human Cells In Vitro
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2109-2111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kirk M. Doing, Mary Ann Jerkofsky, Elaine G. Dow, and Jo Ann Jellison

Use of Fluorescent-Antibody Staining of Cytocentrifuge-Prepared Smears in Combination with Cell Culture for Direct Detection of Respiratory Viruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2112-2114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Diane Descamps, Vincent Calvez, Gilles Collin, Agnès Cécille, Cristian Apetrei, Florence Damond, Christine Katlama, Sophie Matheron, Jean-Marie Huraux, and Françoise Brun-Vézinet

Line Probe Assay for Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Mutations Conferring Resistance to Nucleoside Inhibitors of Reverse Transcriptase: Comparison with Sequence Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2143-2145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

M. A. Pfaller, R. N. Jones, G. V. Doern, H. S. Sader, R. J. Hollis, S. A. Messer, and for The Sentry Participant Group

International Surveillance of Bloodstream Infections Due to Candida Species: Frequency of Occurrence and Antifungal Susceptibilities of Isolates Collected in 1997 in the United States, Canada, and South America for the SENTRY Program
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1886-1889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mary E. Brandt, Arvind A. Padhye, Leonard W. Mayer, and Brian P. Holloway

Utility of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA PCR and TaqMan Automated Detection in Molecular Identification of Aspergillus fumigatus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2057-2062. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jannik Helweg-Larsen, Jørgen Skov Jensen, Thomas Benfield, Ulrik Gerner Svendsen, Jens D. Lundgren, and Bettina Lundgren

Diagnostic Use of PCR for Detection of Pneumocystis carinii in Oral Wash Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2068-2072. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Emmanuelle Pinjon, Derek Sullivan, Ira Salkin, Diarmuid Shanley, and David Coleman

Simple, Inexpensive, Reliable Method for Differentiation of Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2093-2095. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mária Vastag, Tamás Papp, Zsolt Kasza, and Csaba Vágvölgyi

Differentiation of Rhizomucor Species by Carbon Source Utilization and Isoenzyme Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2153-2156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jong Hee Shin, Sang Ku Lee, Soon Pal Suh, Dong Wook Ryang, Nam Ho Kim, Michael G. Rinaldi, and Deanna A. Sutton

Fatal Hormonema dematioides Peritonitis in a Patient on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: Criteria for Organism Identification and Review of Other Known Fungal Etiologic Agents
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2157-2163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Christian A. Jantos, Rüdiger Roggendorf, Frederik N. Wuppermann, and Johannes H. Hegemann

Rapid Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae by PCR-Enzyme Immunoassay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1890-1894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dien G. Pham, Guillermo E. Madico, Thomas C. Quinn, Mark J. Enzler, Thomas F. Smith, and Charlotte A. Gaydos

Use of Lambda Phage DNA as a Hybrid Internal Control in a PCR-Enzyme Immunoassay To Detect Chlamydia pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1919-1922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Susan J. Wong and Josephine A. Thomas

Cytoplasmic, Nuclear, and Platelet Autoantibodies in Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1959-1963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ioanna Spyridaki, Achilleas Gikas, Diamantis Kofteridis, Anna Psaroulaki, and Yannis Tselentis

Q Fever in the Greek Island of Crete: Detection, Isolation, and Molecular Identification of Eight Strains of Coxiella burnetii from Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2063-2067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

M. Swenshon, C. Lämmler, and U. Siebert

Identification and Molecular Characterization of Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci Isolated from Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) of the North and Baltic Seas
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1902-1906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Massimo Fabbi, Maddalena Castellani Pastoris, Eugenio Scanziani, Simone Magnino, and Luigi Di Matteo

Epidemiological and Environmental Investigations of Legionella pneumophila Infection in Cattle and Case Report of Fatal Pneumonia in a Calf
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1942-1947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Katrin Baumeister, Martin Runge, Martin Ganter, Anne A. Feenstra, Friedrich Delbeck, and Helga Kirchhoff

Detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids of Pigs by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1984-1988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nicola Pusterla, Jon B. Huder, Karsten Feige, and Hans Lutz

Identification of a Granulocytic Ehrlichia Strain Isolated from a Horse in Switzerland and Comparison with Other Rickettsiae of the Ehrlichia phagocytophila Genogroup
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2035-2037. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Herbert Weissenböck, Norbert Nowotny, Patrick Caplazi, Jolanta Kolodziejek, and Felix Ehrensperger

Borna Disease in a Dog with Lethal Meningoencephalitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2127-2130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gerhard H. Reubel, Robert B. Kimsey, Jeffrey E. Barlough, and John E. Madigan

Experimental Transmission of Ehrlichia equi to Horses through Naturally Infected Ticks (Ixodes pacificus) from Northern California
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2131-2134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shimon Harrus, Trevor Waner, Itzhak Aizenberg, and Hylton Bark

Therapeutic Effect of Doxycycline in Experimental Subclinical Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis: Evaluation of a 6-Week Course
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2140-2142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Swee Han Goh, David Driedger, Sandra Gillett, Donald E. Low, Sean M. Hemmingsen, Mayben Amos, David Chan, Marguerite Lovgren, Barbara M. Willey, Carol Shaw, and John A. Smith

Streptococcus iniae, a Human and Animal Pathogen: Specific Identification by the Chaperonin 60 Gene Identification Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2164-2166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

Patrick Butaye, Luc A. Devriese, and Freddy Haesebrouck

Effects of Different Test Conditions on MICs of Food Animal Growth-Promoting Antibacterial Agents for Enterococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1907-1911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David Souvenir, Donald E. Anderson, Jr., Samuel Palpant, Henry Mroch, Susan Askin, Jeffrey Anderson, Jerry Claridge, John Eiland, Connie Malone, Mark W. Garrison, Patrice Watson, and Douglas M. Campbell

Blood Cultures Positive for Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: Antisepsis, Pseudobacteremia, and Therapy of Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1923-1926. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nicole van den Braak, Alex van Belkum, Marrit van Keulen, John Vliegenthart, Henri A. Verbrugh, and Hubert P. Endtz

Molecular Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Hospitalized Patients and Poultry Products in The Netherlands
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1927-1932. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chen-Chia Christine Chiou, Yung-Ching Liu, Tsi-Shu Huang, Wen-Kuei Hwang, Jen-Hsien Wang, Hsi-Hsun Lin, Muh-Yong Yen, and Kai-Sheng Hsieh

Extremely High Prevalence of Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae among Children in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1933-1937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Jawad, H. Seifert, A. M. Snelling, J. Heritage, and P. M. Hawkey

Survival of Acinetobacter baumannii on Dry Surfaces: Comparison of Outbreak and Sporadic Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1938-1941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Guido Funke, Dominique Monnet, Chiara deBernardis, Alexander von Graevenitz, and Jean Freney

Evaluation of the VITEK 2 System for Rapid Identification of Medically Relevant Gram-Negative Rods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1948-1952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Elaine S. Walker, Robert A. Preston, J. Christopher Post, Garth D. Ehrlich, John H. Kalbfleisch, and Karin L. Klingman

Genetic Diversity among Strains of Moraxella catarrhalis: Analysis Using Multiple DNA Probes and a Single-Locus PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1977-1983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Susanna Paju, Maria Saarela, Satu Alaluusua, Paula Fives-Taylor, and Sirkka Asikainen

Characterization of Serologically Nontypeable Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2019-2022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yoshiaki Kawamura, Xiao-Gang Hou, Ferdousi Sultana, Kenji Hirose, Masaki Miyake, Sin-Ei Shu, and Takayuki Ezaki

Distribution of Staphylococcus Species among Human Clinical Specimens and Emended Description of Staphylococcus caprae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2038-2042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David A. Sack, Albert J. Lastovica, Sunny H. Chang, and Gary Pazzaglia

Microtiter Assay for Detecting Campylobacter spp. and Helicobacter pylori with Surface Gangliosides Which Bind Cholera Toxin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2043-2045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ken B. Waites, E. S. Brookings, S. A. Moser, and B. L. Zimmer

Direct Susceptibility Testing with Positive BacT/Alert Blood Cultures by Using MicroScan Overnight and Rapid Panels
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2052-2056. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michelle J. Alfa, Tim Du, and Gabi Beda

Survey of Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infection in Canadian Hospitals and Diagnostic Approaches
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2076-2080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alexander von Graevenitz, Verena Pünter-Streit, Philippe Riegel, and Guido Funke

Coryneform Bacteria in Throat Cultures of Healthy Individuals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2087-2088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Melvin P. Weinstein, Stanley Mirrett, Linda Van Pelt, Mary McKinnon, Barbara L. Zimmer, Wesley Kloos, and L. Barth Reller

Clinical Importance of Identifying Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Blood Cultures: Evaluation of MicroScan Rapid and Dried Overnight Gram-Positive Panels versus a Conventional Reference Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2089-2092. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ana B. F. Pacheco, Kelen C. Soares, Darcy F. de Almeida, Gloria I. Viboud, Norma Binsztein, and Luis C. S. Ferreira

Clonal Nature of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Serotype O6:H16 Revealed by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2099-2102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dianna J. Schoonmaker, Lawrence H. Bopp, Aldona L. Baltch, Raymond P. Smith, Mary Ellen Rafferty, and Mary George

Genetic Analysis of Multiple Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Isolates Obtained Serially from Two Long-Term-Care Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2105-2108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. A. Elliott, K. D. Farmer, and R. R. Facklam

Sudden Increase in Isolation of Group B Streptococci, Serotype V, Is Not Due to Emergence of a New Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Type
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2115-2116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. V. Villanueva, R. P. Podzorski, and M. P. Reyes

Effects of Various Handling and Storage Conditions on Stability of Treponema pallidum DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2117-2119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B. Jaulhac, M. Reyrolle, Y. K. Sodahlon, S. Jarraud, M. Kubina, H. Monteil, Y. Piémont, and J. Etienne

Comparison of Sample Preparation Methods for Detection of Legionella pneumophila in Culture-Positive Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2120-2122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. A. Echeita and M. A. Usera

Chromosomal Rearrangements in Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Affecting Molecular Typing in Outbreak Investigations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2123-2126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Martina Bielaszewska, Herbert Schmidt, Mohamed A. Karmali, Rasik Khakhria, Jan Janda, and Helge Karch

Isolation and Characterization of Sorbitol-Fermenting Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin)-Producing Escherichia coli O157:Hßtrains in the Czech Republic
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2135-2137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eric Hernandez, Francoise Ramisse, Jean-Pierre Ducoureau, Thierry Cruel, and Jean-Didier Cavallo

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. konkukian (Serotype H34) Superinfection: Case Report and Experimental Evidence of Pathogenicity in Immunosuppressed Mice
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2138-2139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Matthew D. Collins, Paul A. Lawson, Rafael Monasterio, Enevold Falsen, Berit Sjöden, and Richard R. Facklam

Facklamia ignava sp. nov., Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2146-2148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Author's Correction:

Fred C. Tenover, Michael V. Lancaster, Bertha C. Hill, Christine D. Steward, Sheila A. Stocker, Gary A. Hancock, Caroline M. O'Hara, Sigrid K. McAllister, Nancye C. Clark, and Keiichi Hiramatsu

Characterization of Staphylococci with Reduced Susceptibilities to Vancomycin and Other Glycopeptides
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2167. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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