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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Britta Gröndahl, Wolfram Puppe, Andrea Hoppe, Inka Kühne, Josef A. I. Weigl, and Heinz-Josef Schmitt

Rapid Identification of Nine Microorganisms Causing Acute Respiratory Tract Infections by Single-Tube Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR: Feasibility Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 1-7. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean Vincelette, Jurjen Schirm, Marc Bogard, Anne-Marie Bourgault, Dirk S. Luijt, Anne Bianchi, Pieter C. van Voorst Vader, Ann Butcher, and Maurice Rosenstraus

Multicenter Evaluation of the Fully Automated COBAS AMPLICOR PCR Test for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Urogenital Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 74-80. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Petrovec, J. W. Sumner, W. L. Nicholson, J. E. Childs, F. Strle, J. Barlic, S. Lotric-Furlan, and T. Avsic Zupanc

Identity of Ehrlichial DNA Sequences Derived from Ixodes ricinus Ticks with Those Obtained from Patients with Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Slovenia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 209-210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Luc J. M. Sabbe, Dick Van De Merwe, Leo Schouls, Anneke Bergmans, Mario Vaneechoutte, and Peter Vandamme

Clinical Spectrum of Infections Due to the Newly Described Actinomyces Species A. turicensis, A. radingae, and A. europaeus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 8-13. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. W. Dorigo-Zetsma, S. A. J. Zaat, P. M. E. Wertheim-van Dillen, L. Spanjaard, J. Rijntjes, G. van Waveren, J. S. Jensen, A. F. Angulo, and J. Dankert

Comparison of PCR, Culture, and Serological Tests for Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Respiratory Tract Infection in Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 14-17. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. J. Rosser, M. J. Alfa, S. Hoban, J. Kennedy, and G. K. Harding

E Test versus Agar Dilution for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Viridans Group Streptococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 26-30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James A. Comer, William L. Nicholson, John W. Sumner, James G. Olson, and James E. Childs

Diagnosis of Human Ehrlichiosis by PCR Assay of Acute-Phase Serum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 31-34. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Krzysztof Sieradzki, Richard B. Roberts, David Serur, Judie Hargrave, and Alexander Tomasz

Heterogeneously Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Strain Causing Recurrent Peritonitis in a Dialysis Patient during Vancomycin Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 39-44. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dennis S. Hansen, Francesca Mestre, Sebastián Albertí, Santiago Hernández-Allés, Dolores Álvarez, Antonio Doménech-Sánchez, José Gil, Susana Merino, Juan M. Tomás, and Vicente J. Benedí

Klebsiella pneumoniae Lipopolysaccharide O Typing: Revision of Prototype Strains and O-Group Distribution among Clinical Isolates from Different Sources and Countries
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 56-62. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Gilot, M. Gubina, N. Klun, J. Mehle, E. Tcherneva, N. Rijpens, and L. Herman

Typing of Listeria monocytogenes Strains by Repetitive Element Sequence-Based PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 103-109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans Peter Hinrikson, Fabrizio Dutly, and Martin Altwegg

Homogeneity of 16S-23S Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Regions of Tropheryma whippelii in Swiss Patients with Whipple's Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 152-156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. M. O'Neill, S. H. Gillespie, and G. C. Whiting

Detection of Penicillin Susceptibility in Streptococcus pneumoniae by pbp2b PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 157-160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nguyen Doan, Adolfo Contreras, Jane Flynn, John Morrison, and Jørgen Slots

Proficiencies of Three Anaerobic Culture Systems for Recovering Periodontal Pathogenic Bacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 171-174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raffaele Piccolomini, Giovanni Di Bonaventura, Matteo Neri, Arturo Di Girolamo, Giovanni Catamo, and Eligio Pizzigallo

Usefulness of Leifson Staining Method in Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 199-201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans-Jörg Linde, Heinrich Neubauer, Hermann Meyer, Stojanca Aleksic, and Norbert Lehn

Identification of Yersinia Species by the Vitek GNI Card
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 211-214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Lovgren, L. Dell'Acqua, R. Palacio, G. Echániz-Aviles, A. Soto-Noguerón, E. Castañeda, C. I. Agudelo, I. Heitmann, M. C. Brandileone, R. C. Zanella, A. Rossi, J. Pace, J. A. Talbot, and The Pneumococcal Study Group

Determination of Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae by Using the E Test with Mueller-Hinton Agar Supplemented with Sheep or Horse Blood May Be Unreliable
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 215-217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Steinmetz, A. Reganzerowski, B. Brenneke, S. Häussler, A. Simpson, and N. J. White

Rapid Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei by Latex Agglutination Based on an Exopolysaccharide-Specific Monoclonal Antibody
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 225-228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lieke V. M. Möller, Jan P. Arends, Hermie J. M. Harmsen, Adriaan Talens, Peter Terpstra, and Maarten J. H. Slooff

Ochrobactrum intermedium Infection after Liver Transplantation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 241-244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Hornei, E. Lüneberg, H. Schmidt-Rotte, M. Maaß, K. Weber, F. Heits, M. Frosch, and W. Solbach

Systemic Infection of an Immunocompromised Patient with Methylobacterium zatmanii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 248-250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas J. Marrie, Shaun Tyler, Gregory Bezanson, Charles Dendy, and Wendy Johnson

Analysis of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Isolates by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 251-254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. N. Petts

Evaluation of the Oxoid Dryspot Streptococcal Grouping Kit for Grouping Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 255-257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. K. Lalitha, Kurien Thomas, R. Satish Kumar, Mark C. Steinhoff, and the IBIS Study Group

Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Coagglutination with 12 Pooled Antisera
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 263-265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine Heurtin-Le Corre, Pierre-Yves Donnio, Monique Perrin, Marie-France Travert, and Jean-Loup Avril

Increasing Incidence and Comparison of Nalidixic Acid-Resistant Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serotype Typhimurium Isolates from Humans and Animals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 266-269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Emmanuel Roilides, Lynne Sigler, Evangelia Bibashi, Helen Katsifa, Nicolas Flaris, and Christos Panteliadis

Disseminated Infection Due to Chrysosporium zonatum in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease and Review of Non-Aspergillus Fungal Infections in Patients with This Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 18-25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Desakorn, M. D. Smith, A. L. Walsh, A. J. H. Simpson, D. Sahassananda, A. Rajanuwong, V. Wuthiekanun, P. Howe, B. J. Angus, P. Suntharasamai, and N. J. White

Diagnosis of Penicillium marneffei Infection by Quantitation of Urinary Antigen by Using an Enzyme Immunoassay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 117-121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meja Rabodonirina, Laurent Cotte, André Boibieux, Karine Kaiser, Martine Mayençon, Didier Raffenot, Christian Trepo, Dominique Peyramond, and Stéphane Picot

Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in Blood Specimens from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients by Nested PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 127-131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Hong Nguyen and Christine Y. Yu

Influence of Incubation Time, Inoculum Size, and Glucose Concentrations on Spectrophotometric Endpoint Determinations for Amphotericin B, Fluconazole, and Itraconazole
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 141-145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jong Hee Shin, Frederick S. Nolte, Brian P. Holloway, and Christine J. Morrison

Rapid Identification of up to Three Candida Species in a Single Reaction Tube by a 5' Exonuclease Assay Using Fluorescent DNA Probes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 165-170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanjay G. Revankar, Deanna A. Sutton, Stephen E. Sanche, Jyothi Rao, Marcus Zervos, Farnaz Dashti, and Michael G. Rinaldi

Metarrhizium anisopliae as a Cause of Sinusitis in Immunocompetent Hosts
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 195-198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heidrun Peltroche-Llacsahuanga, Norbert Schnitzler, Rudolf Lütticken, and Gerhard Haase

Rapid Identification of Candida glabrata by Using a Dipstick To Detect Trehalase-Generated Glucose
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 202-205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sumio Kawamura, Shigefumi Maesaki, Tetsuhiro Noda, Youichi Hirakata, Kazunori Tomono, Takayoshi Tashiro, and Shigeru Kohno

Comparison between PCR and Detection of Antigen in Sera for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Aspergillosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 218-220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pedro García-Martos, Josepa Gené, María Solé, José Mira, Ricardo Ruíz-Henestrosa, and Josep Guarro

Case of Onychomycosis Caused by Microsporum racemosum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 258-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Liliane Ciceron, Ginette Jaureguiberry, Frederick Gay, and Martin Danis

Development of a Plasmodium PCR for Monitoring Efficacy of Antimalarial Treatment
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 35-38. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tamara Tuuminen, Helena Seppänen, Eeva-Marja Pitkänen, Pekka Palomäki, and Kirsti Käpyaho

Improvement of Immunoglobulin M Capture Immunoassay Specificity: Toxoplasma Antibody Detection Method as a Model
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 270-273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, Cornelia Domehl, Giampietro Nardi, Maria Rita Gismondo, Hans-Martin Welscher, and Gaby E. Pfyffer

Multicenter Evaluation of the Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube for Testing Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to First-Line Drugs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 45-48. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Troesch, H. Nguyen, C. G. Miyada, S. Desvarenne, T. R. Gingeras, P. M. Kaplan, P. Cros, and C. Mabilat

Mycobacterium Species Identification and Rifampin Resistance Testing with High-Density DNA Probe Arrays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 49-55. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rob Roy MacGregor, Kimberly Dreyer, Steve Herman, Peter K. Hocknell, Lan Nghiem, Vincent J. Tevere, and Amy L. Williams

Use of PCR in Detection of Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) Bacteremia: Sensitivity of the Assay and Effect of Treatment for MAC Infection on Concentrations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Plasma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 90-94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frederic J. Laurent, Frederique Provost, and Patrick Boiron

Rapid Identification of Clinically Relevant Nocardia Species to Genus Level by 16S rRNA Gene PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 99-102. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gaby E. Pfyffer, Pascale Funke-Kissling, Eva Rundler, and Rainer Weber

Performance Characteristics of the BDProbeTec System for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Respiratory Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 137-140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James H. Jorgensen, Jesse R. Salinas, Rosemary Paxson, Karen Magnon, Jan E. Patterson, and Thomas F. Patterson

False-Positive Gen-Probe Direct Mycobacterium tuberculosis Amplification Test Results for Patients with Pulmonary M. kansasii and M. avium Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 175-178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Guimaraes-Peres, F. Portaels, P. de Rijk, K. Fissette, S. R. Pattyn, J.-P. van Vooren, and P.-A. Fonteyne

Comparison of Two PCRs for Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 206-208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Grazia Garrino, Youri Glupczynski, Josiane Degraux, Henri Nizet, and Michel Delmée

Evaluation of the Abbott LCx Mycobacterium tuberculosis Assay for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Human Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 229-232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

M. P. de Baar, K. H. M. van der Horn, J. Goudsmit, A. de Ronde, and F. de Wolf

Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Nucleocapsid Protein p7 In Vitro and In Vivo
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 63-67. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Klaus-Hinrich Heermann, Wolfram H. Gerlich, Michael Chudy, Stephan Schaefer, Reiner Thomssen, and The Eurohep Pathobiology Group

Quantitative Detection of Hepatitis B Virus DNA in Two International Reference Plasma Preparations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 68-73. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alison J. Maguire, Jon Green, David W. G. Brown, Ulrich Desselberger, and James J. Gray

Molecular Epidemiology of Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis Associated with Small Round-Structured Viruses in East Anglia, United Kingdom, During the 1996-1997 Season
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 81-89. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard Rogers, Alison Windust, and Josie Gregory

Evaluation of a Novel Dry Latex Preparation for Demonstration of Infectious Mononucleosis Heterophile Antibody in Comparison with Three Established Tests
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 95-98. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Triques, J. Coste, J. L. Perret, C. Segarra, E. Mpoudi, J. Reynes, E. Delaporte, A. Butcher, K. Dreyer, S. Herman, J. Spadoro, and M. Peeters

Efficiencies of Four Versions of the AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Test for Quantification of Different Subtypes of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 110-116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Irina Gavrilovskaya, Rachel LaMonica, Mary-Ellen Fay, Brian Hjelle, Connie Schmaljohn, Robert Shaw, and Erich R. Mackow

New York 1 and Sin Nombre Viruses Are Serotypically Distinct Viruses Associated with Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 122-126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Kimura, Makoto Morita, Yumi Yabuta, Kiyotaka Kuzushima, Koji Kato, Seiji Kojima, Takaharu Matsuyama, and Tsuneo Morishima

Quantitative Analysis of Epstein-Barr Virus Load by Using a Real-Time PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 132-136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vicky C. H. Lai, Richard Guan, Michael L. Wood, Su Kong Lo, Man-Fung Yuen, and Ching-Lung Lai

Nucleic Acid-Based Cross-Linking Assay for Detection and Quantification of Hepatitis B Virus DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 161-164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Astrid E. Greijer, Jos M. G. van de Crommert, Servi J. C. Stevens, and Jaap M. Middeldorp

Molecular Fine-Specificity Analysis of Antibody Responses to Human Cytomegalovirus and Design of Novel Synthetic-Peptide-Based Serodiagnostic Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 179-188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias Schröter, Heinz-Hubert Feucht, Peter Schäfer, Bernhard Zöllner, Susanne Polywka, and Rainer Laufs

Definition of False-Positive Reactions in Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 233-234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Viral Superinfection in Previously Unrecognized Chronic Carriers of Hepatitis B Virus with Superimposed Acute Fulminant versus Nonfulminant Hepatitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 235-237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. V. Bolton, A. R. Davis, Y. C. Ge, D. E. Dwyer, K. G. Kenrick, A. L. Cunningham, and N. K. Saksena

Molecular Evidence for Transmission of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type II Infection by a Human Bite
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 238-240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gary A. Fahle, Vee J. Gill, and Steven H. Fischer

Optimal Activation of Isopsoralen To Prevent Amplicon Carryover
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 261-262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Kim E. Saunders, Zeli Shen, Floyd E. Dewhirst, Bruce J. Paster, Charles A. Dangler, and James G. Fox

Novel Intestinal Helicobacter Species Isolated from Cotton-Top Tamarins (Saguinus oedipus) with Chronic Colitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 146-151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. R. Norris, S. L. Marks, K. A. Eaton, S. Z. Torabian, R. J. Munn, and J. V. Solnick

Healthy Cats Are Commonly Colonized with "Helicobacter heilmannii" That Is Associated with Minimal Gastritis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 189-194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Po-Ren Hsueh, Lee-Jene Teng, Li-Na Lee, Pan-Chyr Yang, Shen-Wu Ho, and Kwen-Tay Luh

Dissemination of High-Level Penicillin-, Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporin-, and Erythromycin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Clones in Taiwan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 221-224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephan Miehlke, Rachel Thomas, Oscar Guiterrez, David Y. Graham, and Mae F. Go

DNA Fingerprinting of Single Colonies of Helicobacter pylori from Gastric Cancer Patients Suggests Infection with a Single Predominant Strain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 245-247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters:

Jeffrey R. Driscoll, Michael A. McGarry, and Harry W. Taber

DNA Typing of a Nonviable Culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Homeless Shelter Outbreak
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 274-275. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Subhash C. Arya; and Lucia Fiore

Outbreak of Poliomyelitis in Albania and Neighboring Countries in 1996
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 276. [Full Text] [PDF]  

John A. Elliott, Richard R. Facklam, Catherine Nathan, Robert A. Weinstein, Lynn Kauffmann, Joyce McAllister, and Patty Stadnik

Coisolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae from Middle Ear Fluid and Sputum: Effect on MIC Results
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 277. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie-Louise Kerkmann, Markus Schuppler, Klaus-Dieter Paul, Gabriele Schoenian, and Maudy T. Smith

Red-Pigmented Candida albicans in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 278. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Meredith E. Erwin, Ronald N. Jones, and Quality Control Study Group

Studies To Establish Quality Control Ranges for SB-265805 (LB20304) When Using National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 279-280. [Full Text] [PDF]  

David R. Murdoch, Gillian J. Light, Lance C. Jennings, and Stephen T. Chambers

Sequence-Based Classification Scheme for the Genus Legionella Targeting the 5S rRNA Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 281. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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