JCM -- Table of Contents (July 1 1998, 36 [7])

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Contents: July 1998, Volume 36, Issue 7

       Minireviews

       Parasitology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Epidemiology

       Virology

       Mycology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Bacteriology

       Author's Correction

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Minireviews:

Diagnosis of Q Fever
Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Thomas J. Marrie, and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1823-1834;
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Parasitology:

Monoclonal Antibody against Babesia equi: Characterization and Potential Application of Antigen for Serodiagnosis
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1835-1839;
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Detection of Echinococcus multilocularis in the Definitive Host: Coprodiagnosis by PCR as an Alternative to Necropsy
Anke Dinkel, Markus von Nickisch-Rosenegk, Birgit Bilger, Michael Merli, Richard Lucius, and Thomas Romig
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1871-1876;
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Determination of Types of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Strains Isolated from Patients with Intestinal Microsporidiosis
Olivier Liguory, Felicia David, Claudine Sarfati, Francis Derouin, and Jean-Michel Molina
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1882-1885;
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Evaluation of Intestinal Protozoan Morphology in Human Fecal Specimens Preserved in EcoFix: Comparison of Wheatley's Trichrome Stain and EcoStain
Lynne S. Garcia and Robyn Y. Shimizu
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1974-1976;
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Single-Step Multiplex PCR Assay for Characterization of New World Leishmania Complexes
Eva Harris, Gerald Kropp, Alejandro Belli, Betzabé Rodriguez, and Nina Agabian
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1989-1995;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Diagnosis of Mycobacterium microti Infections among Humans by Using Novel Genetic Markers
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1840-1845;
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Characterization of IS1245 for Strain Typing of Mycobacterium avium
Martine Pestel-Caron and Robert D. Arbeit
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1859-1863;
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Comparison of the ABI 7700 System (TaqMan) and Competitive PCR for Quantification of IS6110 DNA in Sputum during Treatment of Tuberculosis
L. e. Desjardin, Y. Chen, M. D. Perkins, L. Teixeira, M. D. Cave, and K. D. Eisenach
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1964-1968;
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Comparison of Three Molecular Assays for Rapid Detection of Rifampin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Simon A. Watterson, Stuart M. Wilson, Malcolm D. Yates, and Francis A. Drobniewski
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1969-1973;
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Novel Method for Processing Respiratory Specimens for Detection of Mycobacteria by Using C₁₈-Carboxypropylbetaine: Blinded Study
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1996-2003;
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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
Charles G. Thornton, Kerry M. MacLellan, Thomas L. Brink, Jr., David M. Wolfe, Oscar J. Llorin, and Selvin Passen
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2004-2013;
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Comparison of Roche Cobas Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis Assay with In-House PCR and Culture for Detection of M. tuberculosis
Bodo R. Eing, Andrea Becker, Arthur Sohns, and Ronald Ringelmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2023-2029;
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Epidemiology:

Molecular Epidemiological Study of Nosocomial Enterobacter aerogenes Isolates in a Belgian Hospital
Sheikh Jalaluddin, Jeanne-Marie Devaster, Robert Scheen, Michele Gerard, and Jean-Paul Butzler
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1846-1852;
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Characterization of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci from a Swiss Hospital
Nadia Liassine, Reno Frei, Isabelle Jan, and Raymond Auckenthaler
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1853-1858;
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Antigenic and Molecular Characterization of Wild Type 1 Poliovirus Causing Outbreaks of Poliomyelitis in Albania and Neighboring Countries in 1996
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1912-1918;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolated from Clinical Specimens from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis and Associated Environmental Samples
Miles Denton, Neil J. Todd, Kevin G. Kerr, Peter M. Hawkey, and James M. Littlewood
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1953-1958;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Reemergent Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal in India
Asish Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Arnab Basu, Pallavi Garg, Prasanta K. Bag, Amit Ghosh, S. K. Bhattacharya, Yoshifumi Takeda, and G. Balakrish Nair
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2149-2152;
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Virology:

Use of Multiple Competitors for Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma
Tanya Vener, Malin Nygren, AnnaLena Andersson, Mathias Uhlén, Jan Albert, and Joakim Lundeberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1864-1870;
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Use of Monoclonal Antibodies To Identify Serotypes of Enterovirus Isolates
Alma S. Rigonan, Linda Mann, and Tasnee Chonmaitree
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1877-1881;
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Algorithmic Approach to High-Throughput Molecular Screening for Alpha Interferon-Resistant Genotypes in Hepatitis C Patients
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1895-1901;
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Recombinant Hepatitis A Virus Antigen: Improved Production and Utility in Diagnostic Immunoassays
F. D. LaBrecque, D. R. LaBrecque, D. Klinzman, S. Perlman, J. B. Cederna, P. L. Winokur, J.-Q. Han, and J. T. Stapleton
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2014-2018;
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Rapid Diagnosis of Japanese Encephalitis by Using an Immunoglobulin M Dot Enzyme Immunoassay
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2030-2034;
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The L1 Major Capsid Protein of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Variants Affects Yield of Virus-Like Particles Produced in an Insect Cell Expression System
Antoine Touze, Slimane El Mehdaoui, Pierre-Yves Sizaret, Christine Mougin, Nubia Muñoz, and Pierre Coursaget
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2046-2051;
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Assessment of Spontaneous Fluctuations of Viral Load in Untreated Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C by Two Standardized Quantitation Methods: Branched DNA and Amplicor Monitor
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2073-2075;
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Molecular Diagnosis of Human Rhinovirus Infections: Comparison with Virus Isolation
Timo Hyypiä, Tuomo Puhakka, Olli Ruuskanen, Mika Mäkelä, Anita Arola, and Pertti Arstila
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2081-2083;
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Low-Level Viremia and Intracellular Expression of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) in HBsAg Carriers with Concurrent Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Chia-Ming Chu, Chau-Ting Yeh, and Yun-Fan Liaw
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2084-2086;
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Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Levels in Plasma by Using Small-Volume-Format Branched-DNA Assays
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2096-2098;
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Evidence of Toscana Virus Variants Circulating in Tuscany, Italy, during the Summers of 1995 to 1997
Marcello Valassina, Anna Maria Cuppone, Silvia Bianchi, Laura Santini, and Maria Grazia Cusi
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2103-2104;
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Replication of Bovine Herpesvirus Type 4 in Human Cells In Vitro
László Egyed
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2109-2111;
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Use of Fluorescent-Antibody Staining of Cytocentrifuge-Prepared Smears in Combination with Cell Culture for Direct Detection of Respiratory Viruses
Kirk M. Doing, Mary Ann Jerkofsky, Elaine G. Dow, and Jo Ann Jellison
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2112-2114;
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Line Probe Assay for Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Mutations Conferring Resistance to Nucleoside Inhibitors of Reverse Transcriptase: Comparison with Sequence Analysis
Diane Descamps, Vincent Calvez, Gilles Collin, Agnès Cécille, Cristian Apetrei, Florence Damond, Christine Katlama, Sophie Matheron, Jean-Marie Huraux, and Françoise Brun-Vézinet
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2143-2145;
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Mycology:

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
M. A. Pfaller, R. N. Jones, G. V. Doern, H. S. Sader, R. J. Hollis, S. A. Messer, and for The Sentry Participant Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1886-1889;
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Utility of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA PCR and TaqMan Automated Detection in Molecular Identification of Aspergillus fumigatus
Mary E. Brandt, Arvind A. Padhye, Leonard W. Mayer, and Brian P. Holloway
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2057-2062;
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Diagnostic Use of PCR for Detection of Pneumocystis carinii in Oral Wash Samples
Jannik Helweg-Larsen, Jørgen Skov Jensen, Thomas Benfield, Ulrik Gerner Svendsen, Jens D. Lundgren, and Bettina Lundgren
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2068-2072;
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Simple, Inexpensive, Reliable Method for Differentiation of Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans
Emmanuelle Pinjon, Derek Sullivan, Ira Salkin, Diarmuid Shanley, and David Coleman
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2093-2095;
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Differentiation of Rhizomucor Species by Carbon Source Utilization and Isoenzyme Analysis
Mária Vastag, Tamás Papp, Zsolt Kasza, and Csaba Vágvölgyi
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2153-2156;
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Fatal Hormonema dematioides Peritonitis in a Patient on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: Criteria for Organism Identification and Review of Other Known Fungal Etiologic Agents
Jong Hee Shin, Sang Ku Lee, Soon Pal Suh, Dong Wook Ryang, Nam Ho Kim, Michael G. Rinaldi, and Deanna A. Sutton
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2157-2163;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Rapid Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae by PCR-Enzyme Immunoassay
Christian A. Jantos, Rüdiger Roggendorf, Frederik N. Wuppermann, and Johannes H. Hegemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1890-1894;
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Use of Lambda Phage DNA as a Hybrid Internal Control in a PCR-Enzyme Immunoassay To Detect Chlamydia pneumoniae
Dien G. Pham, Guillermo E. Madico, Thomas C. Quinn, Mark J. Enzler, Thomas F. Smith, and Charlotte A. Gaydos
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1919-1922;
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Cytoplasmic, Nuclear, and Platelet Autoantibodies in Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Patients
Susan J. Wong and Josephine A. Thomas
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1959-1963;
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Q Fever in the Greek Island of Crete: Detection, Isolation, and Molecular Identification of Eight Strains of Coxiella burnetii from Clinical Samples
Ioanna Spyridaki, Achilleas Gikas, Diamantis Kofteridis, Anna Psaroulaki, and Yannis Tselentis
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2063-2067;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Identification and Molecular Characterization of Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci Isolated from Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) of the North and Baltic Seas
M. Swenshon, C. Lämmler, and U. Siebert
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1902-1906;
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Epidemiological and Environmental Investigations of Legionella pneumophila Infection in Cattle and Case Report of Fatal Pneumonia in a Calf
Massimo Fabbi, Maddalena Castellani Pastoris, Eugenio Scanziani, Simone Magnino, and Luigi Di Matteo
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1942-1947;
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Detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids of Pigs by PCR
A. Katrin Baumeister, Martin Runge, Martin Ganter, Anne A. Feenstra, Friedrich Delbeck, and Helga Kirchhoff
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1984-1988;
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Identification of a Granulocytic Ehrlichia Strain Isolated from a Horse in Switzerland and Comparison with Other Rickettsiae of the Ehrlichia phagocytophila Genogroup
Nicola Pusterla, Jon B. Huder, Karsten Feige, and Hans Lutz
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2035-2037;
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Borna Disease in a Dog with Lethal Meningoencephalitis
Herbert Weissenböck, Norbert Nowotny, Patrick Caplazi, Jolanta Kolodziejek, and Felix Ehrensperger
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2127-2130;
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Experimental Transmission of Ehrlichia equi to Horses through Naturally Infected Ticks (Ixodes pacificus) from Northern California
Gerhard H. Reubel, Robert B. Kimsey, Jeffrey E. Barlough, and John E. Madigan
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2131-2134;
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Therapeutic Effect of Doxycycline in Experimental Subclinical Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis: Evaluation of a 6-Week Course
Shimon Harrus, Trevor Waner, Itzhak Aizenberg, and Hylton Bark
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2140-2142;
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Streptococcus iniae, a Human and Animal Pathogen: Specific Identification by the Chaperonin 60 Gene Identification Method
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2164-2166;
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Bacteriology:

Effects of Different Test Conditions on MICs of Food Animal Growth-Promoting Antibacterial Agents for Enterococci
Patrick Butaye, Luc A. Devriese, and Freddy Haesebrouck
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1907-1911;
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Blood Cultures Positive for Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: Antisepsis, Pseudobacteremia, and Therapy of Patients
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1923-1926;
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Molecular Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Hospitalized Patients and Poultry Products in The Netherlands
Nicole van den Braak, Alex van Belkum, Marrit van Keulen, John Vliegenthart, Henri A. Verbrugh, and Hubert P. Endtz
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1927-1932;
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Extremely High Prevalence of Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae among Children in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1933-1937;
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Survival of Acinetobacter baumannii on Dry Surfaces: Comparison of Outbreak and Sporadic Isolates
A. Jawad, H. Seifert, A. M. Snelling, J. Heritage, and P. M. Hawkey
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1938-1941;
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Evaluation of the VITEK 2 System for Rapid Identification of Medically Relevant Gram-Negative Rods
Guido Funke, Dominique Monnet, Chiara deBernardis, Alexander von Graevenitz, and Jean Freney
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1948-1952;
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Genetic Diversity among Strains of Moraxella catarrhalis: Analysis Using Multiple DNA Probes and a Single-Locus PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Method
Elaine S. Walker, Robert A. Preston, J. Christopher Post, Garth D. Ehrlich, John H. Kalbfleisch, and Karin L. Klingman
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 1977-1983;
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Characterization of Serologically Nontypeable Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Isolates
Susanna Paju, Maria Saarela, Satu Alaluusua, Paula Fives-Taylor, and Sirkka Asikainen
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2019-2022;
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Distribution of Staphylococcus Species among Human Clinical Specimens and Emended Description of Staphylococcus caprae
Yoshiaki Kawamura, Xiao-Gang Hou, Ferdousi Sultana, Kenji Hirose, Masaki Miyake, Sin-Ei Shu, and Takayuki Ezaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2038-2042;
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Microtiter Assay for Detecting Campylobacter spp. and Helicobacter pylori with Surface Gangliosides Which Bind Cholera Toxin
David A. Sack, Albert J. Lastovica, Sunny H. Chang, and Gary Pazzaglia
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2043-2045;
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Direct Susceptibility Testing with Positive BacT/Alert Blood Cultures by Using MicroScan Overnight and Rapid Panels
Ken B. Waites, E. S. Brookings, S. A. Moser, and B. L. Zimmer
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2052-2056;
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Survey of Incidence of Clostridium difficile Infection in Canadian Hospitals and Diagnostic Approaches
Michelle J. Alfa, Tim Du, and Gabi Beda
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2076-2080;
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Coryneform Bacteria in Throat Cultures of Healthy Individuals
Alexander von Graevenitz, Verena Pünter-Streit, Philippe Riegel, and Guido Funke
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2087-2088;
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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
Melvin P. Weinstein, Stanley Mirrett, Linda Van Pelt, Mary McKinnon, Barbara L. Zimmer, Wesley Kloos, and L. Barth Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2089-2092;
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Clonal Nature of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Serotype O6:H16 Revealed by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis
Ana B. F. Pacheco, Kelen C. Soares, Darcy F. de Almeida, Gloria I. Viboud, Norma Binsztein, and Luis C. S. Ferreira
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2099-2102;
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Genetic Analysis of Multiple Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Isolates Obtained Serially from Two Long-Term-Care Patients
Dianna J. Schoonmaker, Lawrence H. Bopp, Aldona L. Baltch, Raymond P. Smith, Mary Ellen Rafferty, and Mary George
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2105-2108;
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Sudden Increase in Isolation of Group B Streptococci, Serotype V, Is Not Due to Emergence of a New Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Type
J. A. Elliott, K. D. Farmer, and R. R. Facklam
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2115-2116;
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Effects of Various Handling and Storage Conditions on Stability of Treponema pallidum DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid
A. V. Villanueva, R. P. Podzorski, and M. P. Reyes
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2117-2119;
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Comparison of Sample Preparation Methods for Detection of Legionella pneumophila in Culture-Positive Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids by PCR
B. Jaulhac, M. Reyrolle, Y. K. Sodahlon, S. Jarraud, M. Kubina, H. Monteil, Y. Piémont, and J. Etienne
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2120-2122;
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Chromosomal Rearrangements in Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Affecting Molecular Typing in Outbreak Investigations
M. A. Echeita and M. A. Usera
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2123-2126;
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Isolation and Characterization of Sorbitol-Fermenting Shiga Toxin (Verocytotoxin)-Producing Escherichia coli O157:Hßtrains in the Czech Republic
Martina Bielaszewska, Herbert Schmidt, Mohamed A. Karmali, Rasik Khakhria, Jan Janda, and Helge Karch
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2135-2137;
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Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. konkukian (Serotype H34) Superinfection: Case Report and Experimental Evidence of Pathogenicity in Immunosuppressed Mice
Eric Hernandez, Francoise Ramisse, Jean-Pierre Ducoureau, Thierry Cruel, and Jean-Didier Cavallo
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2138-2139;
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Facklamia ignava sp. nov., Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens
Matthew D. Collins, Paul A. Lawson, Rafael Monasterio, Enevold Falsen, Berit Sjöden, and Richard R. Facklam
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2146-2148;
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Author's Correction:

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, Sigrid K. McAllister, Nancye C. Clark, and Keiichi Hiramatsu
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1998 36: 2167
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