Contents: September 1998, Volume 36, Issue 9        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Bacteriology        Virology        Mycology        Parasitology        Epidemiology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Letters        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Differentiation between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium by Amplification of the 16S-23S Ribosomal DNA Spacer Arunnee Sansila, Poonpilas Hongmanee, Charoen Chuchottaworn, Somsak Rienthong, Dhanida Rienthong, and Prasit Palittapongarnpim J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2399-2403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific Differentiation between Mycobacterium bovis BCG and Virulent Strains of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Juana Magdalena, Philip Supply, and Camille Locht J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2471-2476; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Identification of Mycobacteria by Using the Microbial Identification System in Combination with Additional Trimethylsulfonium Hydroxide Pyrolysis K.-Dieter Müller, Ernst N. Schmid, and Reiner M. Kroppenstedt J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2477-2480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microaerophilic Conditions Promote Growth of Mycobacterium genavense L. Realini, K. De Ridder, J.-C. Palomino, B. Hirschel, and F. Portaels J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2565-2570; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Modification of Results of Drug Susceptibility Tests by Coexistence of Mycobacterium avium Complex with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Sputum Sample: Case Report and Experimental Considerations Katsuhiro Suzuki, Terumi Kimoto, Kazunari Tsuyuguchi, Hisako Matsumoto, Akio Niimi, Eisaku Tanaka, Takako Murayama, and Ryoichi Amitani J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2745-2747; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Method for Rapid Measurement of Growth of Mycobacteria in Detergent-Free Media Paul R. Meyers, William R. Bourn, Lafras M. Steyn, Paul D. van Helden, Albert D. Beyers, and Gordon D. Brown J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2752-2754; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Evaluation of the BDProbeTec Strand Displacement Amplification Assay for Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculosis John S. Bergmann and Gail L. Woods J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2766-2768; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cord Formation in BACTEC Medium Is a Reliable, Rapid Method for Presumptive Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Yvette S. McCarter, Irene N. Ratkiewicz, and Ann Robinson J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2769-2771; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Early Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in BACTEC Cultures by Ligase Chain Reaction Enrico Tortoli, Federica Lavinia, and M. Tullia Simonetti J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2791-2792; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Study of the Relatedness of Isolates of Shigella flexneri and Shigella sonnei Obtained in 1986 and 1987 and in 1994 and 1995 from Hong Kong E. T. S. Houang, Y.-W. Chu, T.-K. Ng, and A. F. B. Cheng J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2404-2407; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the RapID CB Plus System for Identification of Coryneform Bacteria and Listeria spp. Guido Funke, Katja Peters, and Max Aravena-Roman J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2439-2442; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strategy for Optimizing DNA Amplification in a Peripheral Blood PCR Assay Used for Diagnosis of Human Brucellosis Pilar Morata, Maria Isabel Queipo-Ortuño, and Juan de Dios Colmenero J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2443-2446; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Assay Using the Nucleotide Sequence of the Helicobacter hepaticus Urease Structural Genes ureAB Zeli Shen, David B. Schauer, Harry L. T. Mobley, and James G. Fox J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2447-2453; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence of Nosocomial Infection in Japan Caused by High-Level Gentamicin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Identification of the Pheromone-Responsive Conjugative Plasmid Encoding Gentamicin Resistance Xinghua Ma, Michiaki Kudo, Ayako Takahashi, Koichi Tanimoto, and Yasuyoshi Ike J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2460-2464; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of Clones of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci among Premature Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Two-Center Study of Bacterial Genotyping and Patient Risk Factors Clementien L. Vermont, Nico G. Hartwig, André Fleer, Peter de Man, Henri Verbrugh, John van den Anker, Ronald de Groot, and Alex van Belkum J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2485-2490; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cat Scratch Disease: the Rare Role of Afipia felis Michael Giladi, Boaz Avidor, Yehudith Kletter, Suzy Abulafia, Leonard N. Slater, David F. Welch, Don J. Brenner, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Anne M. Whitney, and Moshe Ephros J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2499-2502; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chronic Prosthetic Hip Infection Caused by a Small-Colony Variant of Escherichia coli Andreas Roggenkamp, Andreas Sing, Mathias Hornef, Ulrich Brunner, Ingo B. Autenrieth, and Jürgen Heesemann J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2530-2534; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid and Specific Detection of Toxigenic Staphylococcus aureus: Use of Two Multiplex PCR Enzyme Immunoassays for Amplification and Hybridization of Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Genes, Exfoliative Toxin Genes, and Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1 Gene Karsten Becker, Ricarda Roth, and Georg Peters J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2548-2553; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of rRNA-Targeted PCR and In Situ Hybridization with Fluorescently Labelled Oligonucleotides for Detection of Yersinia Species Karlheinz Trebesius, Dag Harmsen, Alexander Rakin, Jochen Schmelz, and Jürgen Heesemann J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2557-2564; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Can Results Obtained with Commercially Available MicroScan Microdilution Panels Serve as an Indicator of -Lactamase Production among Escherichia coli and Klebsiella Isolates with Hidden Resistance to ExpandedSpectrum Cephalosporins and Aztreonam? Ellen Smith Moland, Christine C. Sanders, and Kenneth S. Thomson J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2575-2579; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of an Amplified-Fragment Length Polymorphism Technique To Fingerprint and Differentiate Isolates of Helicobacter pylori J. R. Gibson, E. Slater, J. Xerry, D. S. Tompkins, and R. J. Owen J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2580-2585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expanding Allelic Diversity of Helicobacter pylori vacA Leen-Jan van Doorn, Céu Figueiredo, Ricardo Sanna, Salvador Pena, Peter Midolo, Enders K. W. Ng, John C. Atherton, Martin J. Blaser, and Wim G. V. Quint J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2597-2603; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Clinical Strains of CDC Group IVc-2 Gerard J. Osterhout, Joan L. Valentine, and James D. Dick J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2618-2622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Branched-DNA Assay for Detection of the mecA Gene in Oxacillin-Resistant and Oxacillin-Sensitive Staphylococci C. P. Kolbert, J. Arruda, P. Varga-Delmore, X. Zheng, M. Lewis, J. Kolberg, and D. H. Persing J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2640-2644; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnostic Value of PCR for Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in Skin Biopsy and Urine Samples from Patients with Skin Borreliosis S. Brettschneider, H. Bruckbauer, N. Klugbauer, and H. Hofmann J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2658-2665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Controlled Comparative Evaluation of BacT/Alert FAN and ESP 80A Aerobic Media as Means for Detecting Bacteremia and Fungemia Gary V. Doern, Ann Barton, and Sudah Rao J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2686-2689; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clonal Expansion of Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains Causing Hickman Catheter-Related Infections in a Hemato-Oncologic Department Jan L. Nouwen, Alex van Belkum, Siem de Marie, Jacqueline Sluijs, Jenne J. Wielenga, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, and Henri A. Verbrugh J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2696-2702; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Antibiogram of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 6B Isolates from Selected Areas within the United States Karen M. Rudolph, Alan J. Parkinson, and Marilyn C. Roberts J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2703-2707; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Binax Legionella Urinary Antigen Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) with the Biotest Legionella Urin Antigen EIA for Detection of Legionella Antigen in both Concentrated and Nonconcentrated Urine Samples J. A. Domínguez, N. Galí, P. Pedroso, A. Fargas, E. Padilla, J. M. Manterola, and L. Matas J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2718-2722; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotypic Characterization of Clarithromycin-Resistant and -Susceptible Helicobacter pylori Strains from the Same Patient Demonstrates Existence of Two Unrelated Isolates Ge Wang, Qin Jiang, and Diane E. Taylor J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2730-2731; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Virulent Yersinia enterocolitica Strains Unable To Ferment Sucrose Annie Guiyoule, Françoise Guinet, Liliane Martin, Catherine Benoit, Nicole Desplaces, and Elisabeth Carniel J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2732-2734; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Ehrlichia phagocytophila DNA in Ixodes ricinus Ticks from Areas in Switzerland Where Tick-Borne Fever Is Endemic Nicola Pusterla, Jon B. Huder, Hans Lutz, and Ueli Braun J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2735-2736; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Procedure for Rapid Detection of Burkholderia mallei and Burkholderia pseudomallei Adolf Bauernfeind, Carsten Roller, Detlef Meyer, Renate Jungwirth, and Ines Schneider J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2737-2741; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discrimination of Burkholderia gladioli from Other Burkholderia Species Detectable in Cystic Fibrosis Patients by PCR Adolf Bauernfeind, Ines Schneider, Renate Jungwirth, and Carsten Roller J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2748-2751; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Stool Specimens by PCR and Antigen Enzyme Immunoassay Athanasios Makristathis, Eva Pasching, Kurt Schütze, Margit Wimmer, Manfred L. Rotter, and Alexander M. Hirschl J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2772-2774; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Vitek GNI and GNI+ Cards for Identification of Gram-Negative Bacteria Paul P. Bourbeau and Barbara J. Heiter J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2775-2777; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Specific Nested Oligonucleotide PCR Primers for the Streptococcus iniae 16S-23S Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Spacer Brian R. Berridge, Jeffrey D. Fuller, Joyce de Azavedo, Donald E. Low, Herve Bercovier, and Paul F. Frelier J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2778-2781; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Francisella tularensis by Centrifugation of Shell Vial Cell Culture from an Inoculation Eschar Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Lionel Bernabeu, Bernard Schubert, Maryse Mutillod, Veronique Roux, and Didier Raoult J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2782-2783; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori Determined by the E Test Using Tetrazolium Egg Yolk Agar Yanet Valdez, Billie Velapatiño, Robert H. Gilman, Vilma Gutierrez, and Carlos León J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2784-2785; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Houseflies Are an Unlikely Reservoir or Vector for Helicobacter pylori Michael S. Osato, Kamran Ayub, Hong-Hahn Le, Rita Reddy, and David Y. Graham J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2786-2788; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Virology:

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Detection by PCR of Enteroviruses in Cerebrospinal Fluid during a Summer Outbreak of Aseptic Meningitis in Switzerland Meri Gorgievski-Hrisoho, Jean-Daniel Schumacher, Nevenka Vilimonovic, Daniel Germann, and Lukas Matter J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2408-2412; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Cytomegalovirus in Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients by the AMPLICOR CMV Test Christopher M. Long, Lawrence Drew, Richard Miner, Dragana Jekic-McMullen, Chaka Impraim, and Shaw-Yi Kao J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2434-2438; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cooperative Oligonucleotides Mediating Direct Capture of Hepatitis C Virus RNA from Serum Deirdre O'Meara, Zhibing Yun, Anders Sönnerborg, and Joakim Lundeberg J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2454-2459; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of NucliSens and Amplicor Monitor Assays for Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in Plasma of Persons with HIV-1 Subtype A Infection in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire John N. Nkengasong, Mirielle Kalou, Chantal Maurice, Celestin Bile, Marie-Yolande Borget, Stéphania Koblavi, Emmanuel Boateng, Madeleine Sassan-Morokro, Ekpini Anatole-Ehounou, Peter Ghys, Alan E. Greenberg, and Stefan Z. Wiktor J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2495-2498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the AMPLICOR Cytomegalovirus Test with Specimens from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Subjects Guy Boivin, Julie Handfield, Emil Toma, Gilles Murray, Richard Lalonde, Vincent J. Tevere, Rita Sun, and Michel G. Bergeron J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2509-2513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigenic Characterization of Hantaan and Seoul Virus Nucleocapsid Proteins Expressed by Recombinant Baculovirus: Application of a Truncated Protein, Lacking an Antigenic Region Common to the Two Viruses, as a Serotyping Antigen Mayuko Morii, Kumiko Yoshimatsu, Jiro Arikawa, Guizen Zhou, Hiroaki Kariwa, and Ikuo Takashima J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2514-2521; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Naturally Occurring Orthopoxviruses: Potential for Recombination with Vaccine Vectors Tore Sandvik, Morten Tryland, Hilde Hansen, Reidar Mehl, Ugo Moens, Ørjan Olsvik, and Terje Traavik J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2542-2547; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Murex Hybrid Capture Cytomegalovirus DNA Assay versus Plasma PCR and Shell Vial Assay for Diagnosis of Human Cytomegalovirus Viremia in Immunocompromised Patients Winsome Y. Barrett-Muir, Celia Aitken, Kate Templeton, Martin Raftery, Steve M. Kelsey, and Judy Breuer J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2554-2556; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Detection of North American and Central African Isolates of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus (EHDV) Based on Genome Segment 10 of EHDV Serotype 1 Imadeldin E. Aradaib, William C. Wilson, Caroline E. Schore, Mohammed E. H. Mohammed, Tilahun D. Yilma, James S. Cullor, and Bennie I. Osburn J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2604-2608; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Typing of Dengue Viruses in Clinical Specimens and Mosquitoes by Single-Tube Multiplex Reverse Transcriptase PCR Eva Harris, T. Guy Roberts, Leila Smith, John Selle, Laura D. Kramer, Sonia Valle, Erick Sandoval, and Angel Balmaseda J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2634-2639; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicenter Evaluation of the Amplicor Enterovirus PCR Test with Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Aseptic Meningitis K. E. van Vliet, M. Glimåker, P. Lebon, P. E. Klapper, C. E. Taylor, M. Ciardi, H. G. A. M. van der Avoort, R. J. A. Diepersloot, J. Kurtz, M. F. Peeters, G. M. Cleator, and A. M. van Loon J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2652-2657; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Laboratory Assays To Predict Cytomegalovirus Disease in Renal Transplant Recipients Cheuk Yan William Tong, Luis Cuevas, Helen Williams, and Ali Bakran J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2681-2685; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Low False-Negative Rate of PCR Analysis for Detecting Human Papillomavirus-Related Cervical Lesions Philip Zazove, Barbara D. Reed, Lucie Gregoire, Alex Ferenczy, Daniel W. Gorenflo, and Wayne D. Lancaster J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2708-2713; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Evaluation of Colorimetric Microtiter Plate Systems for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus in Cerebrospinal Fluid Yi-Wei Tang, Paul N. Rys, Barbara J. Rutledge, P. Shawn Mitchell, Thomas F. Smith, and David H. Persing J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2714-2717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Rotavirus Types G8 and G10 among Brazilian Children with Diarrhea Norma Santos, Rita C. C. Lima, Cláudio F. A. Pereira, and Vera Gouvea J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2727-2729; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Microsatellite Markers for Typing Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates Emmanuelle Bart-Delabesse, Jean-François Humbert, Éric Delabesse, and Stéphane Bretagne J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2413-2418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Identification of Candida dubliniensis by Indirect Immunofluorescence Based on Differential Localization of Antigens on C. dubliniensis Blastospores and Candida albicans Germ Tubes Joseba Bikandi, Rosario San Millán, María D. Moragues, Gontzal Cebas, Mary Clarke, David C. Coleman, Derek J. Sullivan, Guillermo Quindós, and José Pontón J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2428-2433; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of Copy Number of rRNA Genes in Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis Xing Tang, Marilyn S. Bartlett, James W. Smith, Jang-Jih Lu, and Chao-Hung Lee J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2491-2494; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Etest Method for Determining Fluconazole Susceptibilities of 402 Clinical Yeast Isolates by Using Three Different Agar Media M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, Å. Karlsson, and A. Bolmström J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2586-2589; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Evaluation of the ASTY Colorimetric Microdilution Panel for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing M. A. Pfaller, S. Arikan, M. Lozano-Chiu, Y.-S. Chen, S. Coffman, S. A. Messer, R. Rennie, C. Sand, T. Heffner, J. H. Rex, J. Wang, and N. Yamane J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2609-2612; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Species Identification and Virulence Attributes of Saccharomyces boulardii (nom. inval.) Michael J. McCullough, Karl V. Clemons, John H. McCusker, and David A. Stevens J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2613-2617; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Classification of Trichophyton mentagrophytes Complex Strains Based on DNA Sequences of Nuclear Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 Regions Koichi Makimura, Takashi Mochizuki, Atsuhiko Hasegawa, Katsuhisa Uchida, Hiuga Saito, and Hideyo Yamaguchi J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2629-2633; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stable Phenotypic Resistance of Candida Species to Amphotericin B Conferred by Preexposure to Subinhibitory Levels of Azoles Jose A. Vazquez, Maria T. Arganoza, Dina Boikov, Stephanie Yoon, Jack D. Sobel, and Robert A. Akins J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2690-2695; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Trichosporon asahii by PCR Based on Sequences of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions Takashi Sugita, Akemi Nishikawa, and Takako Shinoda J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2742-2744; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Phaeoacremonium inflatipes Arvind A. Padhye, Miriam S. Davis, Dale Baer, Anne Reddick, Kaushal K. Sinha, and Juliana Ott J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2763-2765; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Visceral Leishmaniasis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients in Southern Spain Juan A. Pineda, José A. Gallardo, Juan Macías, Juan Delgado, Carmen Regordán, Francisco Morillas, Federico Relimpio, Joaquina Martín-Sánchez, Armando Sánchez-Quijano, Manuel Leal, and Eduardo Lissen J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2419-2422; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Three Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Diagnosis of Chagas' Disease Walter M. R. Oelemann, Maria Da Glória M. Teixeira, Giovani C. Veríssimo Da Costa, José Borges-Pereira, José Adail F. De Castro, José Rodrigues Coura, and José Mauro Peralta J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2423-2427; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Gamma Interferon Gene Knockout Mouse: a Highly Sensitive Model for Evaluation of Therapeutic Agents against Cryptosporidium parvum Jeffrey K. Griffiths, Cynthia Theodos, Melissa Paris, and Saul Tzipori J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2503-2508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dynamics of Antigenemia and Coproantigens during a Human Fasciola hepatica Outbreak Ana M. Espino, Ailén Díaz, Antonio Pérez, and Carlos M. Finlay J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2723-2726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Necessity of Molecular Techniques To Distinguish between Neisseria meningitidis Strains Isolated from Patients with Meningococcal Disease and from Their Healthy Contacts Ulrich Vogel, Giovanna Morelli, Kerstin Zurth, Heike Claus, Eugen Kriener, Mark Achtman, and Matthias Frosch J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2465-2470; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epidemiological Study of Prevalence of Genogroup II Human Calicivirus (Mexico Virus) Infections in Japan and Southeast Asia as Determined by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays Shinjiro Honma, Shuji Nakata, Kazuko Numata, Keiko Kogawa, Teruo Yamashita, Mitsuaki Oseto, Xi Jiang, and Shunzo Chiba J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2481-2484; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis, Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis, and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Fingerprinting for Identification of Acinetobacter Genomic Species and Typing of Acinetobacter baumannii Johannes G. M. Koeleman, Jeroen Stoof, Dennis J. Biesmans, Paul H. M. Savelkoul, and Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2522-2529; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Astroviruses in a Children's Hospital Sunita Shastri, Anne Martin Doane, Jaime Gonzales, Usha Upadhyayula, and Dorsey M. Bass J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2571-2574; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intercontinental Spread of a Multidrug-Resistant MethicillinResistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone M. Aires de Sousa, I. Santos Sanches, M. L. Ferro, M. J. Vaz, Z. Saraiva, T. Tendeiro, J. Serra, and H. de Lencastre J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2590-2596; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clonal Distribution of Invasive Neisseria meningitidis Isolates from the Norwegian County of Telemark, 1987 to 1995 Randi Kersten Aakre, Andrew Jenkins, Bjørn-Erik Kristiansen, and L. Oddvar Frøholm J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2623-2628; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates in a District Hospital in Taiwan Peter Yuk-Fong Liu, Jai-Chin Tung, Se-Chin Ke, and Shun-Liang Chen J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2759-2762; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Detection of a Novel Strain of Porcine Circovirus in Pigs with Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome Igor Morozov, Theerapol Sirinarumitr, Steven D. Sorden, Patrick G. Halbur, Marsha K. Morgan, Kyoung-Jin Yoon, and Prem S. Paul J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2535-2541; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequential Evaluation of Dogs Naturally Infected with Ehrlichia canis, Ehrlichia chaffeensis, Ehrlichia equi, Ehrlichia ewingii, or Bartonella vinsonii Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Barbara C. Hegarty, and Susan I. Hancock J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2645-2651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of Multigenes Encoding the Immunodominant 30-Kilodalton Major Outer Membrane Proteins of Ehrlichia canis and Application of the Recombinant Protein for Serodiagnosis Norio Ohashi, Ahmet Unver, Ning Zhi, and Yasuko Rikihisa J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2671-2680; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nasal Granuloma Caused by Scedosporium apiospermum in a Dog F. J. Cabañes, X. Roura, F. García, M. Domingo, M. L. Abarca, and J. Pastor J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2755-2758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Actinobacillus equuli Septicemia: an Unusual Zoonotic Infection Christopher Ashhurst-Smith, Robert Norton, Wendy Thoreau, and Margaret M. Peel J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2789-2790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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Performance of Transcription-Mediated Amplification and Ligase Chain Reaction Assays for Detection of Chlamydial Infection in Urogenital Samples Obtained by Invasive and Noninvasive Methods Angelika Stary, Elisabeth Schuh, Martina Kerschbaumer, Birgit Götz, and Helen Lee J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2666-2670; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Mycobacterium microti: More Widespread than Previously Thought Kristin Kremer, Dick van Soolingen, Jan van Embden, Stephen Hughes, Jacqueline Inwald, and Glyn Hewinson J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2793-2794; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serological Investigation of a Febrile Outbreak in Delhi, India, Using a Rapid Immunochromatographic Test N. Berry, A. Chakravarti, R. Gur, M. D. Mathur;, and David W. Vaughn J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2795-2796; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain from a Novel Subfamily of Hepatitis G Virus/Hepatitis GB Virus C Isolated from a Japanese Patient: Sequence Analysis of the Envelope 1 Region J. K. Tong, K. Masuko-Hongo, K. Nishioka, T. Kato, F. Sugata, J. Akaogi, and S. Iino J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2797-2799; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cat Scratch Disease Due to Bartonella henselae Serotype Marseille (Swiss Cat) in a Seronegative Patient Jean-Luc Mainardi, Corinne Figliolini, Fred W. Goldstein, Philippe Blanche, Mylène Baret-Rigoulet, Nicolas Galezowski, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, and Didier Raoult J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2800 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Nonrespiratory Specimens by Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test Fredy Gamboa, José M. Manterola, Belén Viñado, Lourdes Matas, Montserrat Giménez, Joan Lonca, Joan Ruiz Manzano, Carlos Rodrigo, Pere Joan Cardona, Eduardo Padilla, Josep Domínguez, and Vicente Ausina J. Clin. Microbiol. September 1998 36: 2801 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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