Contents: July 1999, Volume 37, Issue 7        Minireviews        Bacteriology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Epidemiology        Mycology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Virology        Parasitology        Case Reports        Letters        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Molecular Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in the Central Nervous System Yi-Wei Tang, P. Shawn Mitchell, Mark J. Espy, Thomas F. Smith, and David H. Persing J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2127-2136; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Borrelia burgdorferi in Tick Cell Culture Modulates Expression of Outer Surface Proteins A and C in Response to Temperature Marygorret Obonyo, Ulrike G. Munderloh, Volker Fingerle, Bettina Wilske, and Timothy J. Kurtti J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2137-2141; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Subtyping of Haemophilus influenzae Strains by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Mitsumasa Saito, Akiko Umeda, and Shin-ichi Yoshida J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2142-2147; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Proficiency of Clinical Laboratories in Spain in Detecting Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp. Juan Alonso-Echanove, Belen Robles, William R. Jarvis, and The Spanish VRE Study Group J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2148-2152; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Burkholderia spp. in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: Comparison of Conventional and Molecular Methods Cindy van Pelt, Cees M. Verduin, Wil H. F. Goessens, Margreet C. Vos, Burkhard Tümmler, Christine Segonds, Frans Reubsaet, Henri Verbrugh, and Alex van Belkum J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2158-2164; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Most Enterobacter aerogenes Strains in France Belong to a Prevalent Clone Claude Bosi, Anne Davin-Regli, Charleric Bornet, Monique Mallea, Jean-Marie Pages, and Claude Bollet J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2165-2169; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Discriminatory Power of Typing Methods for Neisseria gonorrhoeae M. Van Looveren, C. A. Ison, M. Ieven, P. Vandamme, I. M. Martin, K. Vermeulen, A. Renton, and H. Goossens J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2183-2188; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiple Types of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 6 in a Hospital Heated-Water System Associated with Sporadic Infections Paolo Visca, Paola Goldoni, P. Christian Lück, Jürgen H. Helbig, Lorena Cattani, Giuseppe Giltri, Simone Bramati, and Maddalena Castellani Pastoris J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2189-2196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of Burkholderia Species by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of the 16S rRNA Gene and Application to Cystic Fibrosis Isolates Christine Segonds, Thierry Heulin, Nicole Marty, and Gerard Chabanon J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2201-2208; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Subtyping of Clostridium perfringens by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis To Facilitate Food-Borne-Disease Outbreak Investigations Susan E. Maslanka, Jared G. Kerr, Glen Williams, James M. Barbaree, Loretta A. Carson, J. Michael Miller, and Bala Swaminathan J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2209-2214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Identification of Ehrlichia, Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, and Bartonella Species in Dutch Ixodes ricinus Ticks Leo M. Schouls, Ingrid Van De Pol, Sjoerd G. T. Rijpkema, and Corrie S. Schot J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2215-2222; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the PACE 2 Assay, Two Amplification Assays, and Clearview EIA for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Female Endocervical and Urine Specimens Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, Lenore Landers, Ian Thorneycroft, and Kimberle Chapin J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2223-2229; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Helicobacter pylori DNA in Fecal Samples from Infected Individuals William A. Gramley, Ali Asghar, Henry F. Frierson, Jr., and Steven M. Powell J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2236-2240; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Validity of Interpretation Criteria for Standardized Western Blots (Immunoblots) for Serodiagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis Based on Sera Collected throughout Europe Ulrike Hauser, Gisela Lehnert, and Bettina Wilske J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2241-2247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Usefulness of Fatty Acid Composition for Differentiation of Legionella Species Alexandra Diogo, António Veríssimo, M. Fernanda Nobre, and Milton S. da Costa J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2248-2254; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between Helicobacter pylori iceA, cagA, and vacA Status and Clinical Outcome: Studies in Four Different Countries Yoshio Yamaoka, Tadashi Kodama, Oscar Gutierrez, Jong G. Kim, Kei Kashima, and David Y. Graham J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2274-2279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinct Variants of Helicobacter pylori cagA Are Associated with vacA Subtypes Leen-Jan van Doorn, Céu Figueiredo, Ricardo Sanna, Martin J. Blaser, and Wim G. V. Quint J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2306-2311; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Statens Serum Institut Enteric Medium for Detection of Enteric Pathogens Marianne Blom, Aase Meyer, Peter Gerner-Smidt, Knud Gaarslev, and Frank Espersen J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2312-2316; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissemination of a Chloramphenicol- and Tetracycline-Resistant but Penicillin-Susceptible Invasive Clone of Serotype 5 Streptococcus pneumoniae in Colombia Mónica Tamayo, Raquel Sá-Leão, Ilda Santos Sanches, Elizabeth Castañeda, and Hermínia de Lencastre J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2337-2342; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of vacA, cagA, and IS605 Genotypes and Those Determined by PCR Amplification of DNA between Repetitive Sequences of Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated from Patients with Nonulcer Dyspepsia or Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma Nathalie E. M. van Doorn, Ferry Namavar, Leen-Jan van Doorn, Zarmina Durrani, Ernst J. Kuipers, and Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2348-2349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

An Untypeable Shigella flexneri Strain Associated with an Outbreak in California Rosalie T. Trevejo, Sharon L. Abbott, Mitchell I. Wolfe, Jerry Meshulam, David Yong, and George R. Flores J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2352-2353; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the AnaeroPack Campylo System for Growth of Microaerophilic Bacteria Kenneth Van Horn and Clara Tóth J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2376-2377; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Improved Methods for Immunoassay of Mycothiol Mia D. Unson, Gerald L. Newton, Karen F. Arnold, Charles E. Davis, and Robert C. Fahey J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2153-2157; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Amplified 16S Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis for Identification of Actinomyces Species and Comparison with Pyrolysis-Mass Spectrometry and Conventional Biochemical Tests Val Hall, G. L. O'Neill, J. T. Magee, and B. I. Duerden J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2255-2261; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nocardia Thyroiditis: Unusual Location of Infection Christian Carriere, Helene Marchandin, Jean Michel Andrieu, Anne Vandome, and Colette Perez J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2323-2325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amplification of a 500-Base-Pair Fragment from Cultured Isolates of Mycobacterium bovis Juan Germán Rodríguez, Juan Carlos Fissanoti, Patricia Del Portillo, Manuel Elkin Patarroyo, María Isabel Romano, and Angel Cataldi J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2330-2332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for DNA Typing Analysis P. Bemer-Melchior and H. B. Drugeon J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2350-2351; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Epidemiological Study of an Acinetobacter baumannii Outbreak by Using a Combination of Antibiotyping and Ribotyping M. Biendo, G. Laurans, J. F. Lefebvre, F. Daoudi, and F. Eb J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2170-2175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Salmonella Enteritidis Phage Types 1 and 4: Pheno- and Genotypic Epidemiology of Recent Outbreaks in Finland Susanna Lukinmaa, Raili Schildt, Teemu Rinttilä, and Anja Siitonen J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2176-2182; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Epidemiological Characterization of Vaginal Saccharomyces cerevisiae Isolates Brunella Posteraro, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Giuseppina D'Amore, Luca Masucci, Giulia Morace, and Giovanni Fadda J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2230-2235; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nosocomial Pseudoepidemic Caused by Bacillus cereus Traced to Contaminated Ethyl Alcohol from a Liquor Factory Po-Ren Hsueh, Lee-Jene Teng, Pan-Chyr Yang, Hui-Lu Pan, Shen-Wu Ho, and Kwen-Tay Luh J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2280-2284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clonal Diversity among Recently Emerged Strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 Associated With Pandemic Spread Prasanta K. Bag, Suvobroto Nandi, Rupak K. Bhadra, T. Ramamurthy, S. K. Bhattacharya, M. Nishibuchi, T. Hamabata, Shinji Yamasaki, Yoshifumi Takeda, and G. Balakrish Nair J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2354-2357; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of an Outbreak of Febrile Gastroenteritis Caused by Listeria monocytogenes in Cold-Smoked Rainbow Trout M. K. Miettinen, A. Siitonen, P. Heiskanen, H. Haajanen, K. J. Björkroth, and H. J. Korkeala J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2358-2360; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in an Area of Hyperendemicity in Southern Italy: a Population-Based Study Alberto R. Osella, Laura Sonzogni, Aldo Cavallini, Luciana Foti, Vito Guerra, Alfredo Di Leo, Mario U. Mondelli, Giovanni Misciagna, and Enrico M. Silini J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2371-2372; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Fluconazole Susceptibilities of Bloodstream Candida sp. Isolates as Determined by National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards Method M27-A and Two Other Methods Emilia Cantón, Javier Pemán, Alfonso Carrillo-Muñoz, Ana Orero, Pedro Ubeda, Angel Viudes, and Miguel Gobernado J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2197-2200; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Mycology Laboratory Proficiency Testing Andrew A. Reilly, Ira F. Salkin, Michael R. McGinnis, Sally Gromadzki, Lester Pasarell, Maggi Kemna, Nancy Higgins, and Max Salfinger J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2297-2305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Amphotericin B Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus terreus, with a Head-to-Head Comparison to Voriconazole Deanna A. Sutton, Stephen E. Sanche, Sanjay G. Revankar, Annette W. Fothergill, and Michael G. Rinaldi J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2343-2345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Upper Respiratory Tract Disease in the Gopher Tortoise Is Caused by Mycoplasma agassizii M. B. Brown, G. S. McLaughlin, P. A. Klein, B. C. Crenshaw, I. M. Schumacher, D. R. Brown, and E. R. Jacobson J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2262-2269; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Equine Antibodies to Babesia caballi by Recombinant B. caballi Rhoptry-Associated Protein 1 in a Competitive-Inhibition Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Lowell S. Kappmeyer, Lance E. Perryman, Stephen A. Hines, Timothy V. Baszler, Jonathan B. Katz, Steven G. Hennager, and Donald P. Knowles J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2285-2290; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlamydia pneumoniae in a Free-Ranging Giant Barred Frog (Mixophyes iteratus) from Australia Lee Berger, Kym Volp, Sarah Mathews, Rick Speare, and Peter Timms J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2378-2380; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Virology:

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Detection of Human Papillomavirus Types 6 and 11 in Pubic and Perianal Hair from Patients with Genital Warts Ingeborg L. A. Boxman, Arjan Hogewoning, Linda H. C. Mulder, Jan Nico Bouwes Bavinck, and Jan ter Schegget J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2270-2273; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Worldwide Evaluation of DNA Sequencing Approaches for Identification of Drug Resistance Mutations in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase Rob Schuurman, Lisa Demeter, Patricia Reichelderfer, Jolanda Tijnagel, Tom de Groot, and Charles Boucher J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2291-2296; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prenatal Diagnosis of Parvovirus B19-Induced Hydrops Fetalis by Chemiluminescence In Situ Hybridization M. Musiani, P. Pasini, M. Zerbini, G. Gentilomi, A. Roda, G. Gallinella, E. Manaresi, and S. Venturoli J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2326-2329; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Evidence of Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis G Virus among Women without Known Risk Factors for Parenteral Infections Clara Menéndez, José-María Sánchez-Tapias, Pedro-Luis Alonso, Mireia Giménez-Barcons, Elizeus Kahigwa, John-Jairo Aponte, Hassan Mshinda, Margarita-María Navia, María-Teresa Jiménez de Anta, Juan Rodés, and Juan-Carlos Saiz J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2333-2336; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Detection of Respiratory Viruses by Shell Vial Assay Using Simultaneous Culture of HEp-2, LLC-MK2, and MDCK Cells in a Single Vial José M. Navarro-Marí, Sara Sanbonmatsu-Gámez, Mercedes Pérez-Ruiz, and Manuel De La Rosa-Fraile J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2346-2347; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Level of Human Immunodeficiency Virus DNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells Correlates with Efficacy of Antiretroviral Therapy Jennifer L. McDermott, Adriana A. Giri, Isabella Martini, Maria Bono, Mauro Giacomini, Antonio Campelli, Luigi Tagliaferro, Andrea Cara, and Oliviero E. Varnier J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2361-2365; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of an Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Immunoglobulin M Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using a Synthetic Convergent Peptide Library, or Mixotope, for Diagnosis of Primary EBV Infection D. Tranchand-Bunel, H. Gras-Masse, B. Bourez, L. Dedecker, and C. Auriault J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2366-2368; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Human Rotavirus G Types Circulating in Paris, France, during the 1997-1998 Epidemic: High Prevalence of Type G4 Elyanne Gault, Roxane Chikhi-Brachet, Sandrine Delon, Nathalie Schnepf, Laurence Albiges, Emmanuel Grimprel, Jean-Philippe Girardet, Pierre Begue, and Antoine Garbarg-Chenon J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2373-2375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Detection by an Immunofluorescence Test of Encephalitozoon intestinalis Spores in Routinely Formalin-Fixed Stool Samples Stored at Room Temperature H. Moura, F. C. Sodre, F. J. Bornay-Llinares, G. J. Leitch, T. Navin, S. Wahlquist, R. Bryan, I. Meseguer, and G. S. Visvesvara J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2317-2322; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Delayed versus Immediate Bedside Inoculation of Culture Media for Diagnosis of Vaginal Trichomonosis Jane R. Schwebke, Moira F. Venglarik, and Shellie C. Morgan J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2369-2370; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Typhoid Fever Due to Salmonella Kapemba Infection in an Otherwise Healthy Middle-Aged Man Hans-Eckart Sarnighausen, Claus Benz, Martin Eickenberg, J. Bockemühl, H. Tschäpe, and Jürgen F. Riemann J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2381-2382; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Large Conjugative vanA Plasmids in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Guido Werner, Ingo Klare, and Wolfgang Witte J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2383-2384; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Characterization of Novel Rotavirus Strains in the United States Vera Gouvea, Norma Santos;, Jon R. Gentsch, and Roger I. Glass J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2385-2386; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Histoplasma capsulatum Antigen Detection: Comparison of the Performance Characteristics of a New Inhibition Immunoassay to Those of an Established Antibody Sandwich Immunoassay Joe Wheat;, B. Gómez, A. Restrepo, A. J. Hamilton, J. I. Figueroa, and R. J. Hay J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2387 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rare Case of Failure by an Automated System To Detect Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase in a Cephalosporin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolate Leonidas S. Tzouvelekis, Alkiviadis C. Vatopoulos, George Katsanis, and Eva Tzelepi J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2388 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnosis and Management of Nocardia Keratitis Savitri Sharma, M. S. Sridhar;, and Uma M. Tendolkar J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2389 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Samples Frozen at 20°C Gulden Yilmaz, Nilgun Isik, Nilgun Kansak, Selim Badur, Özdem Ang, Serpil Ugur Baysal, and Nedret Uzel J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2390 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Comparison of Simple and Rapid Methods for Identifying Enterococci Intrinsically Resistant to Vancomycin Kevan L. Hanson and Charles P. Cartwright J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2391 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Detection and Characterization of Novel Rotavirus Strains in the United States M. Ramachandran, J. R. Gentsch, U. D. Parashar, S. Jin, P. A. Woods, J. L. Holmes, C. D. Kirkwood, R. F. Bishop, H. B. Greenberg, S. Urasawa, G. Gerna, B. S. Coulson, K. Taniguchi, J. S. Bresee, R. I. Glass, and THE NATIONAL ROTAVIRUS STRAIN SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM COLLABORATING LABORATORIES J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2392 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Corneal Ulcer Caused by Nocardia asteroides in a Patient with Leprosy Uma M. Tendolkar, Ami Varaiya, A. S. Ahuja, S. A. Motwane, and A. S. Gogate J. Clin. Microbiol. July 1999 37: 2392 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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