Contents: November 2000, Volume 38, Issue 11        Virology        Epidemiology        Parasitology        Bacteriology        Mycology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Case Reports        Letters Other Issues

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Virology:

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Diagnostic Value of Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM Anti-Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Tests Based on HEV RNA in an Area Where Hepatitis E Is Not Endemic Chen-Chun Lin, Jaw-Ching Wu, Ting-Tsung Chang, Wen-Yu Chang, Ming-Lung Yu, Albert W. Tam, Shen-Chin Wang, Yi-Hsiang Huang, Full-Young Chang, and Shou-Dong Lee J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3915-3918; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of Protease and Reverse Transcriptase Sequences in Non-Subtype-B Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Strains: Evidence of Many Minor Drug Resistance Mutations in Treatment-Naive Patients Laurence Vergne, Martine Peeters, Eitel Mpoudi-Ngole, Anke Bourgeois, Florian Liegeois, Coumba Toure-Kane, Souleymane Mboup, Claire Mulanga-Kabeya, Eric Saman, Jacques Jourdan, Jacques Reynes, and Eric Delaporte J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3919-3925; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Results of a Quality Assurance Program for Detection of Cytomegalovirus Infection in the Pediatric Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Complications of Vertically Transmitted Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Study Gail J. Demmler, Allison Istas, Kirk A. Easley, Andrea Kovacs, and the Pediatric Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Complications of Vertically Transmitted HIV-1 Infection Study Group J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3942-3945; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analytical Performance and Clinical Utility of a Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Assay for Detection of Cytomegalovirus Infection Donald J. Witt, M. Kemper, Andrew Stead, P. Sillekens, Christine C. Ginocchio, Mark J. Espy, Carlos V. Paya, Thomas F. Smith, Frits Roeles, and Angela M. Caliendo J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3994-3999; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Cytomegalovirus DNA in Human Specimens by LightCycler PCR Lars Schaade, Peter Kockelkorn, Klaus Ritter, and Michael Kleines J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4006-4009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Highly Sensitive and Specific Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Based on Recombinant Matrix Protein for Detection of Avian Pneumovirus Antibodies Baldev R. Gulati, Kjerstin T. Cameron, Bruce S. Seal, Sagar M. Goyal, David A. Halvorson, and M. Kariuki Njenga J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4010-4014; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quality of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Viral Load Testing in Australia Susan J. Best, Anthony P. Gust, Elizabeth I. M. Johnson, Catherine H. McGavin, and Elizabeth M. Dax J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4015-4020; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicenter Comparison of Roche COBAS AMPLICOR MONITOR Version 1.5, Organon Teknika NucliSens QT with Extractor, and Bayer Quantiplex Version 3.0 for Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma Donald G. Murphy, Louise Côté, Micheline Fauvel, Pierre René, and Jean Vincelette J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4034-4041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Real-Time Quantitative PCR for Human Herpesvirus 6 DNA Giuseppe Locatelli, Fabio Santoro, Fabrizio Veglia, Alberto Gobbi, Paolo Lusso, and Mauro S. Malnati J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4042-4048; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 Gag Indeterminate Western Blot Patterns in Central Africa: Relationship to Plasmodium falciparum Infection Renaud Mahieux, Peter Horal, Philippe Mauclère, Odile Mercereau-Puijalon, Micheline Guillotte, Laurent Meertens, Edward Murphy, and Antoine Gessain J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4049-4057; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Detection of West Nile Virus from Human Clinical Specimens, Field-Collected Mosquitoes, and Avian Samples by a TaqMan Reverse Transcriptase-PCR Assay Robert S. Lanciotti, Amy J. Kerst, Roger S. Nasci, Marvin S. Godsey, Carl J. Mitchell, Harry M. Savage, Nicholas Komar, Nicholas A. Panella, Becky C. Allen, Kate E. Volpe, Brent S. Davis, and John T. Roehrig J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4066-4071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Influenza A Viruses from Different Species by PCR Amplification of Conserved Sequences in the Matrix Gene Ron A. M. Fouchier, Theo M. Bestebroer, Sander Herfst, Liane Van Der Kemp, Guus F. Rimmelzwaan, and Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4096-4101; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Species-Specific Identification of Human Adenoviruses by a Multiplex PCR Assay WanHong Xu, Mike C. McDonough, and Dean D. Erdman J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4114-4120; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Version 2.0 Qualitative and Quantitative AMPLICOR Reverse Transcription-PCR Tests for Hepatitis C Virus RNA: Calibration to International Units, Enhanced Genotype Reactivity, and Performance Characteristics Sung C. Lee, Anisha Antony, Nitta Lee, Jeff Leibow, Jian Q. Yang, Stephen Soviero, Karen Gutekunst, and Maurice Rosenstraus J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4171-4179; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Intertypic Antigenicity of Aino Virus Isolates by Dot Immunobinding Assay Using Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibodies Kazuo Yoshida, Seiichi Ohashi, Tomomi Kubo, and Tomoyuki Tsuda J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4211-4214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extensive Sequence Divergence among Bovine Respiratory Syncytial Viruses Isolated during Recurrent Outbreaks in Closed Herds L. E. Larsen, K. Tjørnehøj, and B. Viuff J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4222-4227; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1-Seronegative Latent Carriers by Administration of a Live-Attenuated Vaccine in Passively Immunized Calves Mylène Lemaire, Gilles Meyer, Eric Baranowski, Frédéric Schynts, Guy Wellemans, Pierre Kerkhofs, and Etienne Thiry J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4233-4238; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Marked Differences in Quantity of Infectious Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Detected in Persons with Controlled Plasma Viremia by a Simple Enhanced Culture Method Cécile L. Tremblay, Françoise Giguel, Debra P. Merrill, Johnson T. Wong, Eric Rosenberg, Spyros Kalams, Bruce D. Walker, Richard T. D'Aquila, and Martin S. Hirsch J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4246-4248; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Commercial DNA Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection of Enterovirus Reverse Transcription-PCR Products Amplified from Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens Pampee P. Young, Richard S. Buller, and Gregory A. Storch J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4260-4261; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Can Pooling Be Used for Seroprevalence Studies of Hepatitis C? G. M. Stephens, J. M. Raboud, L. Karakas, and C. H. Sherlock J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4264-4265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Hepatitis G Virus (HGV) RNA and Antibodies to the HGV Envelope Protein E2 in a Cohort of Hemodialysis Patients T. Pérez-Gracia, F. Galán, J. A. Girón-González, A. Lozano, B. Benavides, E. Fernández, and M. Rodríguez-Iglesias J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4277-4279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Avian Pneumovirus (APV) RNA from Wild and Sentinel Birds in the United States Has Genetic Homology with RNA from APV Isolates from Domestic Turkeys Hyun-Jin Shin, M. Kariuki Njenga, Brian McComb, David A. Halvorson, and Kakambi V. Nagaraja J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4282-4284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Community Acquisition of Gentamicin-Sensitive Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Southeast Queensland, Australia Graeme R. Nimmo, Jacqueline Schooneveldt, Gabrielle O'Kane, Brad McCall, and Alison Vickery J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3926-3931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emergence and Rapid Spread of Carbapenem Resistance during a Large and Sustained Hospital Outbreak of Multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii Xavier Corbella, Abelardo Montero, Miquel Pujol, M. Angeles Domínguez, Josefina Ayats, M. José Argerich, Frederic Garrigosa, Javier Ariza, and Francesc Gudiol J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4086-4095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outbreak of Bacillus cereus Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Traced to Balloons Used in Manual Ventilation Wil C. Van Der Zwet, Gerard A. Parlevliet, Paul H. Savelkoul, Jeroen Stoof, Annie M. Kaiser, A. Marceline Van Furth, and Christina M. Vandenbroucke-Grauls J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4131-4136; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity and Clonal Patterns among Antibiotic-Susceptible and -Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Colonizing Children: Day Care Centers as Autonomous Epidemiological Units Raquel Sá-Leão, Alexander Tomasz, Ilda Santos Sanches, Sónia Nunes, C. Rute Alves, António Brito Avô, Joana Saldanha, Karl G. Kristinsson, and Hermínia de Lencastre J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4137-4144; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emergence of Vibrio cholerae O1 Biotype El Tor Serotype Inaba from the Prevailing O1 Ogawa Serotype Strains in India Pallavi Garg, Ranjan K. Nandy, Papiya Chaudhury, Nandini Roy Chowdhury, Keya De, T. Ramamurthy, Shinji Yamasaki, S. K. Bhattacharya, Yoshifumi Takeda, and G. Balakrish Nair J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4249-4253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Value of Examining Three Acid-Fast Bacillus Sputum Smears for Removal of Patients Suspected of Having Tuberculosis from the "Airborne Precautions" Category David W. Craft, Melissa C. Jones, Cherie N. Blanchet, and Roy L. Hopfer J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4285-4287; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Discrimination between Clinically Relevant and Nonrelevant Acanthamoeba Strains Isolated from Contact Lens- Wearing Keratitis Patients in Austria J. Walochnik, E.-M. Haller-Schober, H. Kölli, O. Picher, A. Obwaller, and H. Aspöck J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3932-3936; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Immunoglobulin M Antibodies to P35 Antigen of Toxoplasma gondii for Serodiagnosis of Recently Acquired Infection in Pregnant Women Yasuhiro Suzuki, Raymund Ramirez, Cindy Press, Shuli Li, Stephen Parmley, Philippe Thulliez, and Jack S. Remington J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3967-3970; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Immunodiagnosis of Cystic Hydatid Disease by Using a Synthetic Peptide with Higher Diagnostic Value Than That of Its Parent Protein, Echinococcus granulosus Antigen B Gualberto González-Sapienza, Carmen Lorenzo, and Alberto Nieto J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3979-3983; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of Cryptosporidium spp. in the United Kingdom: Results of Genotyping Cryptosporidium spp. in 1,705 Fecal Samples from Humans and 105 Fecal Samples from Livestock Animals J. McLauchlin, C. Amar, S. Pedraza-Díaz, and G. L. Nichols J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3984-3990; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Quantification of Plasmodium falciparum in Blood Samples Using Quantitative Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Gerard J. Schoone, Linda Oskam, Nel C. M. Kroon, Henk D. F. H. Schallig, and Sabah A. Omar J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4072-4075; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Real-Time PCR for Quantitative Detection of Toxoplasma gondii Mei-Hui Lin, Tse-Ching Chen, Tseng-tong Kuo, Ching-Chung Tseng, and Ching-Ping Tseng J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4121-4125; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Recognition of Two Novel Phenons of the Genus Acinetobacter among Non-Glucose-Acidifying Isolates from Human Specimens Alexandr Nemec, Lenie Dijkshoorn, and Petr Jezek J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3937-3941; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outbreak of Nosocomial Infections Due to Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase-Producing Strains of Enteric Group 137, a New Member of the Family Enterobacteriaceae Closely Related to Citrobacter farmeri and Citrobacter amalonaticus John R. Warren, J. J. Farmer, III, Floyd E. Dewhirst, Karen Birkhead, Teresa Zembower, Lance R. Peterson, Lola Sims, and Mondira Bhattacharya J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3946-3952; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Enterococcus Species and Phenotypically Similar Lactococcus and Vagococcus Species by Reverse Checkerboard Hybridization to Chaperonin 60 Gene Sequences Swee Han Goh, Richard R. Facklam, Michelle Chang, Janet E. Hill, Gregory J. Tyrrell, Emma C. M. Burns, David Chan, Cheng He, Tazim Rahim, Carol Shaw, and Sean M. Hemmingsen J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3953-3959; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Campylobacter jejuni by Use of a Fluorogenic PCR Assay David L. Wilson, Sheila R. Abner, Thomas C. Newman, Linda S. Mansfield, and John E. Linz J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3971-3978; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of Domain V of 23S rRNA Gene Sequence in Different Enterococcus Species Sotirios Tsiodras, Howard S. Gold, Eoin P. G. Coakley, Christine Wennersten, Robert C. Moellering, Jr., and George M. Eliopoulos J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3991-3993; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of an Immunocapture-Agglutination Test (Brucellacapt) for Serodiagnosis of Human Brucellosis Antonio Orduña, Ana Almaraz, Ana Prado, M. Purificación Gutierrez, Agustina Garcia-Pascual, Ana Dueñas, Milagros Cuervo, Ramon Abad, Beatriz Hernández, Belen Lorenzo, Miguel A. Bratos, and Antonio Rodriguez Torres J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4000-4005; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Pathogenic Characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Isolates from Spain Raquel Escudero, Marta Barral, Azucena Pérez, M. Mar Vitutia, Ana L. García-Pérez, Santos Jiménez, Ricela E. Sellek, and Pedro Anda J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4026-4033; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Fluorescence-Based Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis for Molecular Typing in Hospital Epidemiology: Comparison with Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Typing Strains of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Nick A. Antonishyn, Ryan R. McDonald, Edward L. Chan, Greg Horsman, Carla E. Woodmansee, Pamela S. Falk, and C. Glen Mayhall J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4058-4065; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnostic Performance of the Roche AMPLICOR PCR in Detecting Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Genitourinary Specimens from Female Sex Workers in Cotonou, Benin L. Mukenge-Tshibaka, M. Alary, F. Bernier, E. van Dyck, C. M. Lowndes, A. Guédou, S. Anagonou, and J. R. Joly J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4076-4079; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Directly from Stools: Evaluation of Commercial Extraction Methods for Purifying Fecal DNA J. L. Holland, L. Louie, A. E. Simor, and M. Louie J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4108-4113; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Immunoreactivity to a Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus M-Like Protein To Confirm an Outbreak of Poststreptococcal Glomerulonephritis, and Sequences of M-Like Proteins from Isolates Obtained from Different Host Species Mary Lou Nicholson, LaReesa Ferdinand, Jacquelyn S. Sampson, Andrea Benin, Sharon Balter, Sergio Wyton Lima Pinto, Scott F. Dowell, Richard R. Facklam, George M. Carlone, and Bernard Beall J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4126-4130; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Method for Species-Specific Identification of Vibrio cholerae Using Primers Targeted to the Gene of Outer Membrane Protein OmpW Bisweswar Nandi, Ranjan K. Nandy, Sarmishtha Mukhopadhyay, G. Balakrish Nair, Toshio Shimada, and Asoke C. Ghose J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4145-4151; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Borrelia burgdorferi VlsE Invariable Region Useful in Canine Lyme Disease Serodiagnosis by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Fang Ting Liang, Richard H. Jacobson, Reinhard K. Straubinger, Amy Grooters, and Mario T. Philipp J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4160-4166; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of PCR-Based Methods for Discrimination of Francisella Species and Subspecies and Development of a Specific PCR That Distinguishes the Two Major Subspecies of Francisella tularensis Anders Johansson, Ashraf Ibrahim, Ingela Göransson, Ulla Eriksson, D. Gurycova, Jill E. Clarridge, III, and Anders Sjöstedt J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4180-4185; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coyotes (Canis latrans) as the Reservoir for a Human Pathogenic Bartonella sp.: Molecular Epidemiology of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii Infection in Coyotes from Central Coastal California Chao-Chin Chang, Rickie W. Kasten, Bruno B. Chomel, Darren C. Simpson, Carrie M. Hew, Dorsey L. Kordick, Remy Heller, Yves Piemont, and Edward B. Breitschwerdt J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4193-4200; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of tRNA Intergenic Spacer PCR for Identification of Enterococcus Species Margo Baele, Paul Baele, Mario Vaneechoutte, Virginie Storms, Patrick Butaye, Luc A. Devriese, Gerda Verschraegen, Monique Gillis, and Freddy Haesebrouck J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4201-4207; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Legionella pneumophila Using a Real-Time PCR Hybridization Assay A. L. Ballard, N. K. Fry, L. Chan, S. B. Surman, J. V. Lee, T. G. Harrison, and K. J. Towner J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4215-4218; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Extended-Spectrum -Lactamases in Klebsiellae with the Oxoid Combination Disk Method Michael W. Carter, Karen J. Oakton, Marina Warner, and David M. Livermore J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4228-4232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a New Culture Medium for Borrelia burgdorferi Adriana R. Marques, Frida Stock, and Vee Gill J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4239-4241; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Typing Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Durmishkhan Turabelidze, Mamuka Kotetishvili, Arnold Kreger, J. Glenn Morris, Jr., and Alexander Sulakvelidze J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4242-4245; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid-Cycle PCR for Detection and Typing of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Clinical Specimens Fanrong Kong, Susanna Gordon, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4256-4259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Frequency of Isolation of Staphylococcus lugdunensis among Staphylococcal Isolates Causing Endocarditis: a 20-Year Experience Robin Patel, Kerryl E. Piper, Mark S. Rouse, James R. Uhl, Franklin R. Cockerill, III, and James M. Steckelberg J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4262-4263; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Gram Stain Interpretation Criteria Used by Microbiology Laboratories in Alberta, Canada Deirdre Church, Elizabeth Melnyk, and Barbara Unger J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4266-4268; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serodiagnosis of Bartonella bacilliformis Infection by Indirect Fluorescence Antibody Assay: Test Development and Application to a Population in an Area of Bartonellosis Endemicity Judith Chamberlin, Larry Laughlin, Scott Gordon, Sofia Romero, Nelson Solórzano, and Russell L. Regnery J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4269-4271; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Polymorphism in the Gene Coding for the Immunodominant Antigen gp43 from the Pathogenic Fungus Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Flavia V. Morais, Tânia F. Barros, Márcio K. Fukada, Patrícia S. Cisalpino, and Rosana Puccia J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 3960-3966; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serological Relationships of Cryptococcus spp.: Distribution of Antigenic Factors in Cryptococcus and Intraspecies Diversity Reiko Ikeda, Takashi Sugita, and Takako Shinoda J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4021-4025; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Panfungal PCR and Multiplex Liquid Hybridization for Detection of Fungi in Tissue Specimens Panu H. Hendolin, Lars Paulin, Pirkko Koukila-Kähkölä, Veli-Jukka Anttila, Henrik Malmberg, Malcolm Richardson, and Jukka Ylikoski J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4186-4192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fungal Contamination of Food in Hematology Units Adel Bouakline, Claire Lacroix, Nicole Roux, Jean Pierre Gangneux, and Francis Derouin J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4272-4273; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Detection and Identification of Mycobacteria by Amplification of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions with Genus- and Species-Specific PCR Primers Heekyung Park, Hyunjung Jang, Cheolmin Kim, Byungseon Chung, Chulhun L. Chang, Soon Kew Park, and Sundae Song J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4080-4085; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium heckeshornense sp. nov., a New Pathogenic Slowly Growing Mycobacterium sp. Causing Cavitary Lung Disease in an Immunocompetent Patient Andreas Roth, Udo Reischl, Nicolas Schönfeld, Ludmila Naumann, Stefan Emler, Marga Fischer, Harald Mauch, Robert Loddenkemper, and Reiner M. Kroppenstedt J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4102-4107; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the BACTEC MGIT 960 and ESP Culture System II for Growth and Detection of Mycobacteria Natalie Williams-Bouyer, Rebecca Yorke, Hung I. Lee, and Gail L. Woods J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4167-4170; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Rapid Detection of Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia Using a Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae Capsular Polysaccharide-Specific Antigen Detection Latex Agglutination Test J. B. March, C. Gammack, and R. Nicholas J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4152-4159; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Meningoencephalitis Associated with Globicatella sanguinis Infection in Lambs Ana I. Vela, Elena Fernández, Alfonso las Heras, Paul A. Lawson, Lucas Domínguez, Matthew D. Collins, and Jose F. Fernandez-Garayzabal J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4254-4255; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Acinetobacter baumannii-Infected Vascular Catheters Collected from Horses in an Equine Clinic Mario Vaneechoutte, Luc A. Devriese, Lenie Dijkshoorn, Benedicte Lamote, Piet Deprez, Gerda Verschraegen, and Freddy Haesebrouck J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4280-4281; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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Granulocytic Ehrlichiae in Ixodes persulcatus Ticks from an Area in China Where Lyme Disease Is Endemic Wu-Chun Cao, Qiu-Min Zhao, Pan-He Zhang, J. Stephen Dumler, Xi-Tan Zhang, Li-Qun Fang, and Hong Yang J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4208-4210; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Ehrlichia platys DNA in Brown Dog Ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) in Okinawa Island, Japan Hisashi Inokuma, Didier Raoult, and Philippe Brouqui J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4219-4221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Is Chlamydia pneumoniae Present in Brain Lesions of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis? Margaret R. Hammerschlag, Zheng Ke, Fengmin Lu, Patricia Roblin, Jens Boman, and Bernadette Kalman J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4274-4276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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White Grain Mycetoma Caused by a Cylindrocarpon sp. in India B. M. Hemashettar, B. Siddaramappa, A. A. Padhye, L. Sigler, and F. W. Chandler J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4288-4291; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peritonitis Due to Brevibacterium otitidis in a Patient Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Georges Wauters, Bernard Van Bosterhaut, Véronique Avesani, René Cuvelier, Jacqueline Charlier, Michèle Janssens, and Michel Delmée J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4292-4293; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistent Legionella Infection in a Patient after Bone Marrow Transplantation C. Schindel, U. Siepmann, S.-R. Han, A. J. Ullmann, E. Mayer, T. Fischer, and M. Maeurer J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4294-4295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Monitoring for Methylobacteria in Water Systems E. W. Rice, D. J. Reasoner, C. H. Johnson, and L. A. DeMaria J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4296-4297; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Macrolide and Fluoroquinolone (Levofloxacin) Resistances among Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains: Significant Trends from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (North America, 1997-1999) Ronald N. Jones and Michael A. Pfaller J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4298-4299; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Human Case of Salmonella enterica Serotype Landwasser Recovered from Breast Fluid Jafar H. Razeq, Althea Glenn, Gloria Thomas, and Ariana Sholes J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4300 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discrepant Analysis Is an Inappropriate and Unscientific Method Alula Hadgu and Alexander J. McAdam J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4301-4302; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

String Test for Helicobacter pylori Emilio Pérez-Trallero, Milagrosa Montes, Barry J. Marshall, and Helen M. Windsor J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2000 38: 4303 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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