To see an article, click its [Full Text], [Abstract] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Andrea V. Moore, Scott M. Kirk, Steven M. Callister, Gerald H. Mazurek, and Ronald F. Schell

Safe Determination of Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Antimycobacterial Agents by Flow Cytometry
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 479-483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. J. Hellyer, L. E. DesJardin, L. Teixeira, M. D. Perkins, M. D. Cave, and K. D. Eisenach

Detection of Viable Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Reverse Transcriptase-Strand Displacement Amplification of mRNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 518-523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeanett Bauer, Åse B. Andersen, Dorthe Askgaard, Sten B. Giese, and Birger Larsen

Typing of Clinical Mycobacterium avium Complex Strains Cultured during a 2-Year Period in Denmark by Using IS1245
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 600-605. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruce A. Hanna, Adeleh Ebrahimzadeh, L. Bruce Elliott, Margie A. Morgan, Susan M. Novak, Sabine Rusch-Gerdes, Millie Acio, Denise F. Dunbar, T. Michele Holmes, Charles H. Rexer, Chiminyan Savthyakumar, and Ann M. Vannier

Multicenter Evaluation of the BACTEC MGIT 960 System for Recovery of Mycobacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 748-752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Ninet, P. Rohner, C. Metral, and R. Auckenthaler

Assessment of Use of the COBAS AMPLICOR System with BACTEC 12B Cultures for Rapid Detection of Frequently Identified Mycobacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 782-784. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alicia Alito, Nora Morcillo, Silvia Scipioni, Alberto Dolmann, María I. Romano, Angel Cataldi, and Dick van Soolingen

The IS6110 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism in Particular Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains May Evolve Too Fast for Reliable Use in Outbreak Investigation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 788-791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zmira Samra, Lea Kaufmann, Avraham Zeharia, Shai Ashkenazi, Jacob Amir, Judy Bahar, Udo Reischl, and Ludmilla Naumann

Optimal Detection and Identification of Mycobacterium haemophilum in Specimens from Pediatric Patients with Cervical Lymphadenopathy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 832-834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Ringuet, C. Akoua-Koffi, S. Honore, A. Varnerot, V. Vincent, P. Berche, J. L. Gaillard, and C. Pierre-Audigier

hsp65 Sequencing for Identification of Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 852-857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Jack T. Stapleton, Donna Klinzman, Warren N. Schmidt, Michael A. Pfaller, Ping Wu, Douglas R. LaBrecque, Jian-qiu Han, Mary Jeanne Perino Phillips, Robert Woolson, and Beth Alden

Prospective Comparison of Whole-Blood- and Plasma-Based Hepatitis C Virus RNA Detection Systems: Improved Detection Using Whole Blood as the Source of Viral RNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 484-489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Agnetha Josefsson, Ken Livak, and Ulf Gyllensten

Detection and Quantitation of Human Papillomavirus by Using the Fluorescent 5' Exonuclease Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 490-496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arno C. Andeweg, Theo M. Bestebroer, Martijn Huybreghs, Tjeerd G. Kimman, and Jan C. de Jong

Improved Detection of Rhinoviruses in Clinical Samples by Using a Newly Developed Nested Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 524-530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dario Soldateschi, Grazia Maria Dal Maso, Marcello Valassina, Laura Santini, Silvia Bianchi, and Maria Grazia Cusi

Laboratory Diagnosis of Toscana Virus Infection by Enzyme Immunoassay with Recombinant Viral Nucleoprotein
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 649-652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcela S. Echavarria, Stuart C. Ray, Richard Ambinder, J. Stephen Dumler, and Patricia Charache

PCR Detection of Adenovirus in a Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient: Hemorrhagic Cystitis as a Presenting Manifestation of Disseminated Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 686-689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Darío García de Viedma, Roberto Alonso, Pilar Miralles, Juan Berenguer, Marta Rodriguez-Créixems, and Emilio Bouza

Dual Qualitative-Quantitative Nested PCR for Detection of JC Virus in Cerebrospinal Fluid: High Potential for Evaluation and Monitoring of Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in AIDS Patients Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 724-728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eftyhia Vardas, P. M. Leary, Jane Yeats, Waseila Badrodien, and Stephanie Kreis

Case Report and Molecular Analysis of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a South African Child
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 775-777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Erali and David R. Hillyard

Evaluation of the Ultrasensitive Roche Amplicor HIV-1 Monitor Assay for Quantitation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 792-795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Poljak, Anja Brencic, Katja Seme, Adriana Vince, and Irena J. Marin

Comparative Evaluation of First- and Second-Generation Digene Hybrid Capture Assays for Detection of Human Papillomaviruses Associated with High or Intermediate Risk for Cervical Cancer
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 796-797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Chanbancherd, A. E. Brown, R. Trichavaroj, P. Tienamporn, P. Puthakird, N. Limpairojn, T. C. VanCott, and M. S. de Souza

Application of Dried Blood Spot Specimens for Serologic Subtyping of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Thailand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 804-806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Donald G. Murphy, Patrick Gonin, and Micheline Fauvel

Reproducibility and Performance of the Second-Generation Branched-DNA Assay in Routine Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 812-814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quan-Gen Li, Anna Henningsson, Per Juto, Fredrik Elgh, and Göran Wadell

Use of Restriction Fragment Analysis and Sequencing of a Serotype-Specific Region To Type Adenovirus Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 844-847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel S. Shapiro

Quality Control in Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods: Use of Elementary Probability Theory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 848-851. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Patrick Boerlin, Scott A. McEwen, Franziska Boerlin-Petzold, Jeffrey B. Wilson, Roger P. Johnson, and Carlton L. Gyles

Associations between Virulence Factors of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli and Disease in Humans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 497-503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Po-Ren Hsueh, Lee-Jene Teng, Pan-Chyr Yang, Hui-Ju Pan, Yu-Chi Chen, Li-Hua Wang, Shen-Wu Ho, and Kwen-Tay Luh

Dissemination of Two Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones Exhibiting Negative Staphylase Reactions in Intensive Care Units
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 504-509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael E. Konkel, Sean A. Gray, Bong J. Kim, Steven G. Garvis, and Julie Yoon

Identification of the Enteropathogens Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Based on the cadF Virulence Gene and Its Product
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 510-517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fanrong Kong, Xuejun Zhu, Weizhen Wang, Xiangzhao Zhou, Susanna Gordon, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert

Comparative Analysis and Serovar-Specific Identification of Multiple-Banded Antigen Genes of Ureaplasma urealyticum Biovar 1
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 538-543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine D. Steward, Sheila A. Stocker, Jana M. Swenson, Caroline M. O'Hara, Jonathan R. Edwards, Robert P. Gaynes, John E. McGowan, Jr., and Fred C. Tenover

Comparison of Agar Dilution, Disk Diffusion, MicroScan, and Vitek Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods to Broth Microdilution for Detection of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Isolates of the Family Enterobacteriaceae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 544-547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert D. Gilmore, Jr., Rendi L. Murphree, Angela M. James, Sarah A. Sullivan, and Barbara J. B. Johnson

The Borrelia burgdorferi 37-Kilodalton Immunoblot Band (P37) Used in Serodiagnosis of Early Lyme Disease Is the flaA Gene Product
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 548-552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinsuke Arao, Shiro Matsuura, Mitsuo Nonomura, Kanji Miki, Keigo Kabasawa, and Hisao Nakanishi

Measurement of Urinary Lactoferrin as a Marker of Urinary Tract Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 553-557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dionysios Liveris, Shobha Varde, Radha Iyer, Seth Koenig, Susan Bittker, Denise Cooper, Donna McKenna, John Nowakowski, Robert B. Nadelman, Gary P. Wormser, and Ira Schwartz

Genetic Diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi in Lyme Disease Patients as Determined by Culture versus Direct PCR with Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 565-569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Javier Yugueros Marcos, Alberto Cascón Soriano, María Sánchez Salazar, Carmen Hernanz Moral, Susana Suárez Ramos, Mark S. Smeltzer, and German Naharro Carrasco

Rapid Identification and Typing of Staphylococcus aureus by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of the aroA Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 570-574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pilar Beltrán, Gabriela Delgado, Armando Navarro, Francisca Trujillo, Robert K. Selander, and Alejandro Cravioto

Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Vibrio cholerae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 581-590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. J. Farrell, G. Daggard, and T. K. S. Mukkur

Nested Duplex PCR To Detect Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis and Its Application in Diagnosis of Pertussis in Nonmetropolitan Southeast Queensland, Australia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 606-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

René Boom, Cees Sol, Marcel Beld, Jan Weel, Jaap Goudsmit, and Pauline Wertheim-van Dillen

Improved Silica-Guanidiniumthiocyanate DNA Isolation Procedure Based on Selective Binding of Bovine Alpha-Casein to Silica Particles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 615-619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mignon du Plessis, Anthony M. Smith, and Keith P. Klugman

Application of pbp1A PCR in Identification of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 628-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pia Toikka, Simo Nikkari, Olli Ruuskanen, Maija Leinonen, and Jussi Mertsola

Pneumolysin PCR-Based Diagnosis of Invasive Pneumococcal Infection in Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 633-637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas A. Wichelhaus, Sylvia Kern, Volker Schäfer, and Volker Brade

Rapid Detection of Epidemic Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 690-693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy L. Overman and J. Michael Janda

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Aeromonas jandaei, A. schubertii, A. trota, and A. veronii Biotype veronii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 706-708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amparo García, Beatriz Rosón, José Luis Pérez, Ricard Verdaguer, Jordi Dorca, Jordi Carratalà, Aurora Casanova, Frederic Manresa, and Francesc Gudiol

Usefulness of PCR and Antigen Latex Agglutination Test with Samples Obtained by Transthoracic Needle Aspiration for Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 709-714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annie Felten, Claude Barreau, Chantal Bizet, Philippe Henri Lagrange, and Alain Philippon

Lactobacillus Species Identification, H₂O₂ Production, and Antibiotic Resistance and Correlation with Human Clinical Status
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 729-733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Dalsgaard, A. Forslund, N. V. Tam, D. X. Vinh, and P. D. Cam

Cholera in Vietnam: Changes in Genotypes and Emergence of Class I Integrons Containing Aminoglycoside Resistance Gene Cassettes in Vibrio cholerae O1 Strains Isolated from 1979 to 1996
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 734-741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Basak Dogan, Sirkka Asikainen, and Hannele Jousimies-Somer

Evaluation of Two Commercial Kits and Arbitrarily Primed PCR for Identification and Differentiation of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans, Haemophilus aphrophilus, and Haemophilus paraphrophilus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 742-747. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael R. Shreve, Steven Butler, Haley J. Kaplowitz, Harvey R. Rabin, Dennis Stokes, Michael Light, Warren E. Regelmann, and Investigators for the Epidemiologic Study of Cystic Fibrosis

Impact of Microbiology Practice on Cumulative Prevalence of Respiratory Tract Bacteria in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 753-757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olivier Gaillot, Patrick Di Camillo, Patrick Berche, René Courcol, and Colette Savage

Comparison of CHROMagar Salmonella Medium and Hektoen Enteric Agar for Isolation of Salmonellae from Stool Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 762-765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John D. Perry, Michael Ford, Jeffrey Taylor, Amanda L. Jones, Roger Freeman, and Frances K. Gould

ABC Medium, a New Chromogenic Agar for Selective Isolation of Salmonella spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 766-768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Biermann, G. Fries, P. Jehnichen, S. Bhakdi, and M. Husmann

Isolation of Abiotrophia adiacens from a Brain Abscess Which Developed in a Patient after Neurosurgery
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 769-771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jang-Jih Lu, Cherng-Lih Perng, Rong-Yaun Shyu, Chi-Hsiang Chen, Qinyuan Lou, Sonny K. F. Chong, and Chao-Hung Lee

Comparison of Five PCR Methods for Detection of Helicobacter pylori DNA in Gastric Tissues
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 772-774. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maritza Rios, Valeria Prado, Michele Trucksis, Carolina Arellano, Consuelo Borie, Marcela Alexandre, Alberto Fica, and Myron M. Levine

Clonal Diversity of Chilean Isolates of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli from Patients with Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome, Asymptomatic Subjects, Animal Reservoirs, and Food Products
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 778-781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernard La Scola, Gérard Michel, and Didier Raoult

Isolation of Legionella pneumophila by Centrifugation of Shell Vial Cell Cultures from Multiple Liver and Lung Abscesses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 785-787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevan L. Hanson and Charles P. Cartwright

Comparison of Simple and Rapid Methods for Identifying Enterococci Intrinsically Resistant to Vancomycin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 815-817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine H. Tremlett, Derek F. J. Brown, and Neil Woodford

Variation in Structure and Location of VanA Glycopeptide Resistance Elements among Enterococci from a Single Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 818-820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jørgen Skov Jensen, Brita Bruun, and Bente Gahrn-Hansen

Unexpected Cross-Reaction with Fusobacterium necrophorum in a PCR for Detection of Mycoplasmas
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 828-829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Itzhak Brook and Edith H. Frazier

Aerobic and Anaerobic Microbiology of Surgical-Site Infection Following Spinal Fusion
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 841-843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathrin Mühlemann, Susanne Graf, and Martin G. Täuber

Streptococcus bovis Clone Causing Two Episodes of Endocarditis 8 Years Apart
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 862-863. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. G. Willis, K. S. Smith, V. L. Dunn, L. A. Gapter, K. H. Riviere, and G. R. Riviere

Identification of Seven Treponema Species in Health- and Disease-Associated Dental Plaque by Nested PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 867-869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Yasmina F. Berrouane, Loreen A. Herwaldt, and Michael A. Pfaller

Trends in Antifungal Use and Epidemiology of Nosocomial Yeast Infections in a University Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 531-537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Espinel-Ingroff, M. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, C. C. Knapp, S. Killian, H. A. Norris, and M. A. Ghannoum

Multicenter Comparison of the Sensititre YeastOne Colorimetric Antifungal Panel with the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards M27-A Reference Method for Testing Clinical Isolates of Common and Emerging Candida spp., Cryptococcus spp., and Other Yeasts and Yeast-Like Organisms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 591-595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takao Kasuga, John W. Taylor, and Thomas J. White

Phylogenetic Relationships of Varieties and Geographical Groups of the Human Pathogenic Fungus Histoplasma capsulatum Darling
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 653-663. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. L. Gómez, J. I. Figueroa, A. J. Hamilton, S. Diez, M. Rojas, A. Tobón, A. Restrepo, and R. J. Hay

Detection of the 70-Kilodalton Histoplasma capsulatum Antigen in Serum of Histoplasmosis Patients: Correlation between Antigenemia and Therapy during Follow-Up
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 675-680. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroyuki Nagai, Yuriko Yamakami, Atsuro Hashimoto, Issei Tokimatsu, and Masaru Nasu

PCR Detection of DNA Specific for Trichosporon Species in Serum of Patients with Disseminated Trichosporonosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 694-699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Bertout, F. Renaud, D. Swinne, M. Mallié, and J.-M. Bastide

Genetic Multilocus Studies of Different Strains of Cryptococcus neoformans: Taxonomy and Genetic Structure
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 715-720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deanna A. Sutton, William D. Timm, Gareth Morgan-Jones, and Michael G. Rinaldi

Human Phaeohyphomycotic Osteomyelitis Caused by the Coelomycete Phomopsis Saccardo 1905: Criteria for Identification, Case History, and Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 807-811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Colin K. Campbell, Kate G. Davey, Ann D. Holmes, Adrien Szekely, and David W. Warnock

Comparison of the API Candida System with the AUXACOLOR System for Identification of Common Yeast Pathogens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 821-823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin C. Hazen, Gordon W. Theisz, and Susan A. Howell

Chronic Urinary Tract Infection Due to Candida utilis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 824-827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dagmar Rimek, Amar P. Garg, Walter H. Haas, and Reinhard Kappe

Identification of Contaminating Fungal DNA Sequences in Zymolyase
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 830-831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarah P. Franzot, Ira F. Salkin, and Arturo Casadevall

Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii: Separate Varietal Status for Cryptococcus neoformans Serotype A Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 838-840. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elias K. Manavathu, Jessica Cutright, and Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar

Comparative Study of Susceptibilities of Germinated and Ungerminated Conidia of Aspergillus fumigatus to Various Antifungal Agents
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 858-861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Witthuhn, D. Toubas, I. Béguinot, D. Aubert, C. Rouger, G. Remy, and J. M. Pinon

Evaluation of the Fungitest Kit by Using Strains from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients: Study of Azole Drug Susceptibility
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 864-866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, S. Gee, S. Joly, C. Pujol, D. J. Sullivan, D. C. Coleman, and D. R. Soll

In Vitro Susceptibilities of Candida dubliniensis Isolates Tested against the New Triazole and Echinocandin Antifungal Agents
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 870-872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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

Serologic Testing for Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis at a National Referral Center
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 558-564. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karin D. E. Everett, Linda J. Hornung, and Arthur A. Andersen

Rapid Detection of the Chlamydiaceae and Other Families in the Order Chlamydiales: Three PCR Tests
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 575-580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wilbert J. Newhall, Robert E. Johnson, Susan DeLisle, David Fine, Alula Hadgu, Bessie Matsuda, Donna Osmond, Joyce Campbell, and Walter E. Stamm

Head-to-Head Evaluation of Five Chlamydia Tests Relative to a Quality-Assured Culture Standard
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 681-685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Veronique Roux and Didier Raoult

Body Lice as Tools for Diagnosis and Surveillance of Reemerging Diseases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 596-599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lena Setchanova and Alexander Tomasz

Molecular Characterization of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Bulgaria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 638-648. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Willem van Leeuwen, Henri Verbrugh, Jos van der Velden, Nan van Leeuwen, Max Heck, and Alex van Belkum

Validation of Binary Typing for Staphylococcus aureus Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 664-674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jordi Vila, Joaquim Ruiz, Margarita Navia, Berta Becerril, Isabel Garcia, Sofia Perea, Inmaculada Lopez-Hernandez, Isabel Alamo, Frederic Ballester, Anna M. Planes, Jesus Martinez-Beltran, and Teresa Jimenez De Anta

Spread of Amikacin Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii Strains Isolated in Spain Due to an Epidemic Strain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 758-761. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samir K. Saha, N. Rikitomi, M. Ruhulamin, H. Masaki, M. Hanif, Maksuda Islam, K. Watanabe, K. Ahmed, K. Matsumoto, R. B. Sack, and T. Nagatake

Antimicrobial Resistance and Serotype Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Causing Childhood Infections in Bangladesh, 1993 to 1997
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 798-800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naoki Kato, Chengxu Liu, Haru Kato, Kunitomo Watanabe, Haruhi Nakamura, Naoichi Iwai, and Kazue Ueno

Prevalence of Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in Children with Diarrhea in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 801-803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atef El-Gendy, Nemat El-Ghorab, Edward M. Lane, Remon Abu Elyazeed, Nils I. A. Carlin, Mary M. Mitry, Bradford A. Kay, Stephen J. Savarino, and Leonard F. Peruski, Jr.

Identification of Shigella flexneri Subserotype 1c in Rural Egypt
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 873-874. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

James H. Boone, Tracy D. Wilkins, Theodore E. Nash, Jill E. Brandon, Elizabeth A. Macias, Robert C. Jerris, and David M. Lyerly

TechLab and Alexon Giardia Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Kits Detect Cyst Wall Protein 1
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 611-614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pascal Ringwald, Fleurette Solange Meche, Jean Bickii, and Leonardo K. Basco

In Vitro Culture and Drug Sensitivity Assay of Plasmodium falciparum with Nonserum Substitute and Acute-Phase Sera
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 700-705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Jelinek, M. P. Grobusch, S. Schwenke, S. Steidl, F. von Sonnenburg, H. D. Nothdurft, E. Klein, and T. Löscher

Sensitivity and Specificity of Dipstick Tests for Rapid Diagnosis of Malaria in Nonimmune Travelers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 721-723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James A. Kellogg and Carol J. Elder

Justification for Use of a Single Trichrome Stain as the Sole Means for Routine Detection of Intestinal Parasites in Concentrated Stool Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 835-837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Eileen L. Thacker, Patrick G. Halbur, Richard F. Ross, Roongroje Thanawongnuwech, and Brad J. Thacker

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Potentiation of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus-Induced Pneumonia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 620-627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters:

A. Patrick Gibb

Plates Are Better than Broth for Recovery of Fastidious Organisms from Some Specimen Material
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 875. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gianluigi Cardinali, Alessandro Martini, Carlo Tascini, Francesco Bistoni;, P. Gerner-Smidt, L. M. Graves, Susan Hunter, and B. Swaminathan

Critical Observations on Computerized Analysis of Banding Patterns with Commercial Software Packages
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 876-877. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flavio Lejbkowicz, Lazar Cohn, Nehama Hashman, and Imad Kassis

Recovery of Kingella kingae from Blood and Synovial Fluid of Two Pediatric Patients by Using the BacT/Alert System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 878. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jose Campos;, Colin Block, Yehudit Davidson, and Nathan Keller

Disc Testing of Meningococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 879-880. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Cheuk Yan William Tong, Luis Cuevas, Helen Williams, and Ali Bakran

Use of Laboratory Assays To Predict Cytomegalovirus Disease in Renal Transplant Recipients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 881. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author's Correction:

Ulrich Vogel, Giovanna Morelli, Kerstin Zurth, Heike Claus, Eugen Kriener, Mark Achtman, and Matthias Frosch

Necessity of Molecular Techniques To Distinguish between Neisseria meningitidis Strains Isolated from Patients with Meningococcal Disease and from Their Healthy Contacts
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999 37: 882. [Full Text] [PDF]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.