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Virology:

Peter A. White, Xinyan Zhai, Ian Carter, Yue Zhao, and William D. Rawlinson

Simplified Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping by Heteroduplex Mobility Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 477-482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jan Vinjé, Hanneke Deijl, Reina van der Heide, David Lewis, Kjell-Olof Hedlund, Lennart Svensson, and Marion P. G. Koopmans

Molecular Detection and Epidemiology of Sapporo-Like Viruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 530-536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jean-Luc Bailly, Martine Chambon, Cécile Henquell, Josette Icart, and Hélène Peigue-Lafeuille

Genomic Variations in Echovirus 30 Persistent Isolates Recovered from a Chronically Infected Immunodeficient Child and Comparison with the Reference Strain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 552-557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Brian S. N. Blank, Pieter L. Meenhorst, Jan Willem Mulder, Gerrit Jan Weverling, Hein Putter, Wouter Pauw, Willemien C. van Dijk, Paul Smits, Sonja Lie-A-Ling, Peter Reiss, and Joep M. A. Lange

Value of Different Assays for Detection of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) in Predicting the Development of HCMV Disease in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 563-569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chloe L. Thio, Karen R. Nolt, Jacquie Astemborski, David Vlahov, Kenrad E. Nelson, and David L. Thomas

Screening for Hepatitis C Virus in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 575-577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Irene G. Sia, Jennie A. Wilson, Mark J. Espy, Carlos V. Paya, and Thomas F. Smith

Evaluation of the COBAS AMPLICOR CMV MONITOR Test for Detection of Viral DNA in Specimens Taken from Patients after Liver Transplantation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 600-606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Fausto Baldanti, Paolo Grossi, Milena Furione, Lavinia Simoncini, Antonella Sarasini, Patrizia Comoli, Rita Maccario, Roberto Fiocchi, and Giuseppe Gerna

High Levels of Epstein-Barr Virus DNA in Blood of Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients and Their Value in Predicting Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 613-619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cindy Christopherson, Yorda Kidane, Brian Conway, John Krowka, Haynes Sheppard, and Shirley Kwok

PCR-Based Assay To Quantify Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 630-634. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Suzanne D. Vernon, Elizabeth R. Unger, and Deon Williams

Comparison of Human Papillomavirus Detection and Typing by Cycle Sequencing, Line Blotting, and Hybrid Capture
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 651-655. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Retno Handajani, Soetjipto, Maria Inge Lusida, Purnomo Suryohudoyo, Pangestu Adi, Poernomo Boedi Setiawan, Chairul Anwar Nidom, R. Soemarto, Yuko Katayama, Motoko Fujii, and Hak Hotta

Prevalence of GB Virus C/Hepatitis G Virus Infection among Various Populations in Surabaya, Indonesia, and Identification of Novel Groups of Sequence Variants
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 662-668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Joshua H. Nelson, Gregory A. Hawkins, Karin Edlund, Magnus Evander, Lennart Kjellberg, Göran Wadell, Joakim Dillner, Tsilya Gerasimova, Ann L. Coker, Lucia Pirisi, Daniel Petereit, and Paul F. Lambert

A Novel and Rapid PCR-Based Method for Genotyping Human Papillomaviruses in Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 688-695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jeffrey N. Martin, Zahwa Amad, Cynthia Cossen, Phung K. Lam, Dean H. Kedes, Kimberly A. Page-Shafer, Dennis H. Osmond, and Bagher Forghani

Use of Epidemiologically Well-Defined Subjects and Existing Immunofluorescence Assays To Calibrate a New Enzyme Immunoassay for Human Herpesvirus 8 Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 696-701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lieven Stuyver, Caroline Van Geyt, Sija De Gendt, Georges Van Reybroeck, Fabien Zoulim, Geert Leroux-Roels, and Rudi Rossau

Line Probe Assay for Monitoring Drug Resistance in Hepatitis B Virus-Infected Patients during Antiviral Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 702-707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marie L. Landry and David Ferguson

SimulFluor Respiratory Screen for Rapid Detection of Multiple Respiratory Viruses in Clinical Specimens by Immunofluorescence Staining
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 708-711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hubert G. M. Niesters, Joost van Esser, Edwin Fries, Katja C. Wolthers, Jan Cornelissen, and Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus

Development of a Real-Time Quantitative Assay for Detection of Epstein-Barr Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 712-715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Klara Abravaya, Claudia Esping, Robert Hoenle, Jacek Gorzowski, Robert Perry, Paul Kroeger, John Robinson, and Richard Flanders

Performance of a Multiplex Qualitative PCR LCx Assay for Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Group M Subtypes, Group O, and HIV-2
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 716-723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pornthep Wattanamano, John L. Clayton, Jeffrey J. Kopicko, Patricia Kissinger, Steven Elliot, Christine Jarrott, Setlur Rangan, and Mark A. Beilke

Comparison of Three Assays for Cytomegalovirus Detection in AIDS Patients at Risk for Retinitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 727-732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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

Detection of TT Virus DNA and GB Virus Type C/Hepatitis G Virus RNA in Serum and Breast Milk: Determination of Mother-to-Child Transmission
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 745-747. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D. David, B. Yakobson, J. S. Smith, and Y. Stram

Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies Virus Isolates from Israel and Other Middle- and Near-Eastern Countries
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 755-762. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Adriana Weinberg, Tony N. Hodges, Shaobing Li, Guanyung Cai, and Martin R. Zamora

Comparison of PCR, Antigenemia Assay, and Rapid Blood Culture for Detection and Prevention of Cytomegalovirus Disease after Lung Transplantation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 768-772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jonathan Dorn, Silvina Masciotra, Chunfu Yang, Robert Downing, Benon Biryahwaho, Timothy D. Mastro, John Nkengasong, Danuta Pieniazek, Mark A. Rayfield, Dale J. Hu, and Renu B. Lal

Analysis of Genetic Variability within the Immunodominant Epitopes of Envelope gp41 from Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Group M and Its Impact on HIV-1 Antibody Detection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 773-780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mark J. Espy, James R. Uhl, P. Shawn Mitchell, Jill N. Thorvilson, Kathleen A. Svien, Arlo D. Wold, and Thomas F. Smith

Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in the Clinical Laboratory by LightCycler PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 795-799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tai-An Cha, Kevin Kao, Jackie Zhao, Patricia E. Fast, Paul M. Mendelman, and Ann Arvin

Genotypic Stability of Cold-Adapted Influenza Virus Vaccine in an Efficacy Clinical Trial
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 839-845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Susan A. Fiscus, Hrishikesh Chakraborty, Robin Shepard, and Melissa Goodman

Comparison of Blood Collected in Acid-Citrate-Dextrose and EDTA for Use in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 858-860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Wolfgang T. Hofgärtner, Jeffrey A. Kant, and Karen E. Weck

Hepatitis C Virus Quantitation: Optimization of Strategies for Detecting Low-Level Viremia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 888-891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Miren Iturriza-Gómara, Jon Green, David W. G. Brown, Ulrich Desselberger, and James J. Gray

Diversity within the VP4 Gene of Rotavirus P[8] Strains: Implications for Reverse Transcription-PCR Genotyping
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 898-901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christoph Manegold, Catharina Krempe, Helmut Jablonowski, Lasse Kajala, Manfred Dietrich, and Ortwin Adams

Comparative Evaluation of Two Branched-DNA Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Quantification Assays with Lower Detection Limits of 50 and 500 Copies per Milliliter
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 914-917. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

Yoshiyuki Ito, Takeshi Azuma, Shigeji Ito, Hiroyuki Suto, Hideki Miyaji, Yukinao Yamazaki, Takuji Kato, Yoshihiro Kohli, Yoshihide Keida, and Masaru Kuriyama

Sequence Analysis and Clinical Significance of the iceA Gene from Helicobacter pylori Strains in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 483-488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Taisei Kanamoto, Setsuko Sato, and Masakazu Inoue

Genetic Heterogeneities and Phenotypic Characteristics of Strains of the Genus Abiotrophia and Proposal of Abiotrophia para-adiacens sp. nov.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 492-498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lois S. Wiggs, Joseph J. Cavallaro, and J. Michael Miller

Evaluation of the Oxyrase OxyPlate Anaerobe Incubation System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 499-507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christine Y. Turenne, Evelyn Witwicki, Daryl J. Hoban, James A. Karlowsky, and Amin M. Kabani

Rapid Identification of Bacteria from Positive Blood Cultures by Fluorescence-Based PCR-Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis of the 16S rRNA Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 513-520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Masatoshi Tanaka, Hiroshi Nakayama, Masashi Haraoka, Takeshi Saika, Intetsu Kobayashi, and Seiji Naito

Antimicrobial Resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and High Prevalence of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Isolates in Japan, 1993 to 1998
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 521-525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ayako Takahashi, Sachie Yomoda, Isao Kobayashi, Toyoji Okubo, Mitsuko Tsunoda, and Shizuko Iyobe

Detection of Carbapenemase-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii in a Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 526-529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eva Tzelepi, Panagiota Giakkoupi, Danai Sofianou, Veneta Loukova, Anastassia Kemeroglou, and Athanassios Tsakris

Detection of Extended-Spectrum -Lactamases in Clinical Isolates of Enterobacter cloacae and Enterobacter aerogenes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 542-546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Thomas J. Novicki, Judy A. Daly, Susan L. Mottice, and Karen C. Carroll

Comparison of Sorbitol MacConkey Agar and a Two-Step Method Which Utilizes Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Toxin Testing and a Chromogenic Agar To Detect and Isolate Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 547-551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christine C. Sanders, Michel Peyret, Ellen Smith Moland, Carole Shubert, Kenneth S. Thomson, Jean-Marc Boeufgras, and W. Eugene Sanders, Jr.

Ability of the VITEK 2 Advanced Expert System To Identify -Lactam Phenotypes in Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 570-574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chandar Anand, Rhonda Gordon, Helene Shaw, Kevin Fonseca, and Merle Olsen

Pig and Goat Blood as Substitutes for Sheep Blood in Blood-Supplemented Agar Media
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 591-594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hans Peter Hinrikson, Fabrizio Dutly, and Martin Altwegg

Evaluation of a Specific Nested PCR Targeting Domain III of the 23S rRNA Gene of "Tropheryma whippelii" and Proposal of a Classification System for Its Molecular Variants
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 595-599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anna Scotto d'Abusco, Maria Del Grosso, Stefano Censini, Antonello Covacci, and Annalisa Pantosti

The Alleles of the bft Gene Are Distributed Differently among Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis Strains from Human Sources and Can Be Present in Double Copies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 607-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Karine Gambarotto, Marie-Cécile Ploy, Pascal Turlure, Carole Grélaud, Christian Martin, Dominique Bordessoule, and Francois Denis

Prevalence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Fecal Samples from Hospitalized Patients and Nonhospitalized Controls in a Cattle-Rearing Area of France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 620-624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hisakazu Yano, Mitsuko Suetake, Akio Kuga, Kazuhiko Irinoda, Ryoichi Okamoto, Toshimitsu Kobayashi, and Matsuhisa Inoue

Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Analysis of Nasopharyngeal Flora in Children Attending a Day Care Center
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 625-629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Karen P. Dierksen, Nancy L. Ragland, and John R. Tagg

A New Alkaline pH-Adjusted Medium Enhances Detection of -Hemolytic Streptococci by Minimizing Bacterial Interference Due to Streptococcus salivarius
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 643-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Akira Ohno, Yoshikazu Ishii, Ling Ma, and Keizo Yamaguchi

Problems Related to Determination of MICs of Oximino-Type Expanded-Spectrum Cephems for Proteus vulgaris
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 677-681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. Ehrenborg, L. Wesslén, Å. Jakobson, G. Friman, and M. Holmberg

Sequence Variation in the ftsZ Gene of Bartonella henselae Isolates and Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 682-687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P. H. Summanen

Comparison of Effects of Medium Composition and Atmospheric Conditions on Detection of Bilophila wadsworthia -Lactamase by Cefinase and Cefinase Plus Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 733-736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Zafar Hussain, Luba Stoakes, Viki Massey, Deb Diagre, Viivi Fitzgerald, Sameer El Sayed, and Robert Lannigan

Correlation of Oxacillin MIC with mecA Gene Carriage in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 752-754. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. M. Anthony, T. J. Brown, and G. L. French

Rapid Diagnosis of Bacteremia by Universal Amplification of 23S Ribosomal DNA Followed by Hybridization to an Oligonucleotide Array
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 781-788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. M. Kattar, J. F. Chavez, A. P. Limaye, S. L. Rassoulian-Barrett, S. L. Yarfitz, L. C. Carlson, Y. Houze, S. Swanzy, B. L. Wood, and B. T. Cookson

Application of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing To Identify Bordetella hinzii as the Causative Agent of Fatal Septicemia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 789-794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H. E. de Melker, F. G. A. Versteegh, M. A. E. Conyn-van Spaendonck, L. H. Elvers, G. A. M. Berbers, A. van der Zee, and J. F. P. Schellekens

Specificity and Sensitivity of High Levels of Immunoglobulin G Antibodies against Pertussis Toxin in a Single Serum Sample for Diagnosis of Infection with Bordetella pertussis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 800-806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G. J. Jansen, M. Mooibroek, J. Idema, H. J. M. Harmsen, G. W. Welling, and J. E. Degener

Rapid Identification of Bacteria in Blood Cultures by Using Fluorescently Labeled Oligonucleotide Probes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 814-817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michael Hogardt, Karlheinz Trebesius, Anna M. Geiger, Mathias Hornef, Josef Rosenecker, and Jürgen Heesemann

Specific and Rapid Detection by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization of Bacteria in Clinical Samples Obtained from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 818-825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Karlheinz Trebesius, and Ingo B. Autenrieth

Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Allows Rapid Identification of Microorganisms in Blood Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 830-838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Muhamed-Kheir Taha

Simultaneous Approach for Nonculture PCR-Based Identification and Serogroup Prediction of Neisseria meningitidis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 855-857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Marchese, G. Balistreri, E. Tonoli, E. A. Debbia, and G. C. Schito

Heterogeneous Vancomycin Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated in a Large Italian Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 866-869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Francesca Brunello and Roberta Fontana

Reliability of the MB/BacT System for Testing Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates to Antituberculous Drugs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 872-873. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Trudy M. Wassenaar, Benjamin N. Fry, Albert J. Lastovica, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Peter J. Coloe, and Birgitta Duim

Genetic Characterization of Campylobacter jejuni O:41 Isolates in Relation with Guillain-Barré Syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 874-876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Noëlle Barbier Frebourg, Sophie Lefebvre, Stéphanie Baert, and Jean-François Lemeland

PCR-Based Assay for Discrimination between Invasive and Contaminating Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 877-880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Craig Winstanley and C. Anthony Hart

Presence of Type III Secretion Genes in Burkholderia pseudomallei Correlates with Ara Phenotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 883-885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Diane M. Citron, Yumi A. Warren, Marie K. Hudspeth, and Ellie J. C. Goldstein

Survival of Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacteria in Purulent Clinical Specimens Maintained in the Copan Venturi Transystem and Becton Dickinson Port-a-Cul Transport Systems
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 892-894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, Tom Coenye, Jacqueline W. Chung, David P. Speert, John R. W. Govan, Peter Taylor, and Peter Vandamme

Diagnostically and Experimentally Useful Panel of Strains from the Burkholderia cepacia Complex
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 910-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Teresa Alarcón, Diego Domingo, Nuria Prieto, and Manuel López-Brea

PCR Using 3'-Mismatched Primers To Detect A2142C Mutation in 23S rRNA Conferring Resistance to Clarithromycin in Helicobacter pylori Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 923-925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

C. N. Okeke, R. Tsuboi, M. Kawai, and H. Ogawa

Fluorometric Assessment of In Vitro Antidermatophytic Activities of Antimycotics Based on Their Keratin-Penetrating Power
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 489-491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Harriet Provine and Susan Hadley

Preliminary Evaluation of a Semisolid Agar Antifungal Susceptibility Test for Yeasts and Molds
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 537-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. D. Holdom, B. Lechenne, R. J. Hay, A. J. Hamilton, and M. Monod

Production and Characterization of Recombinant Aspergillus fumigatus Cu,Zn Superoxide Dismutase and Its Recognition by Immune Human Sera
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 558-562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Juergen Loeffler, Norbert Henke, Holger Hebart, Diethard Schmidt, Lars Hagmeyer, Ulrike Schumacher, and Hermann Einsele

Quantification of Fungal DNA by Using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer and the Light Cycler System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 586-590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Matthew C. Fisher, Gina L. Koenig, Thomas J. White, and John W. Taylor

Pathogenic Clones versus Environmentally Driven Population Increase: Analysis of an Epidemic of the Human Fungal Pathogen Coccidioides immitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 807-813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Joseph Baran, Jr., Enid Klauber, Jeffrey Barczak, Kathleen Riederer, and Riad Khatib

Trends in Antifungal Susceptibility among Candida sp. Urinary Isolates from 1994 and 1998
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 870-871. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mathias W. Hornef, Jochen Schopohl, Christian Zietz, Klaus K. J. Hallfeldt, Andreas Roggenkamp, Roland Gärtner, and Jürgen Heesemann

Thyrotoxicosis Induced by Thyroid Involvement of Disseminated Aspergillus fumigatus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 886-887. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

W. R. Kirkpatrick, J. L. Lopez-Ribot, R. K. Mcatee, and T. F. Patterson

Growth Competition between Candida dubliniensis and Candida albicans under Broth and Biofilm Growing Conditions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 902-904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Marjorie L. Beggs, Rossina Stevanova, and Kathleen D. Eisenach

Species Identification of Mycobacterium avium Complex Isolates by a Variety of Molecular Techniques
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 508-512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gail L. Woods, John S. Bergmann, Frank G. Witebsky, Gary A. Fahle, Betty Boulet, Marianne Plaunt, Barbara A. Brown, Richard J. Wallace, Jr., and Audrey Wanger

Multisite Reproducibility of Etest for Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium chelonae, and Mycobacterium fortuitum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 656-661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hanna Soini, Xi Pan, Amol Amin, Edward A. Graviss, Anees Siddiqui, and James M. Musser

Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Patients in Houston, Texas, by Spoligotyping
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 669-676. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

John S. Bergmann, William E. Keating, and Gail L. Woods

Clinical Evaluation of the BDProbeTec ET System for Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 863-865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Chiho Matsumoto, Jun Okuda, Masanori Ishibashi, Masaaki Iwanaga, Pallavi Garg, Thandavarayan Rammamurthy, Hin-Chung Wong, Angelo Depaola, Yung Bu Kim, M. John Albert, and Mitsuaki Nishibuchi

Pandemic Spread of an O3:K6 Clone of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Emergence of Related Strains Evidenced by Arbitrarily Primed PCR and toxRS Sequence Analyses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 578-585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alice N. Neely and Matthew P. Maley

Survival of Enterococci and Staphylococci on Hospital Fabrics and Plastic
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 724-726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Phillippa Connerton, John Wain, Tran T. Hien, Tahir Ali, Christopher Parry, Nguyen T. Chinh, Ha Vinh, Vo A. Ho, To S. Diep, Nicholas P. J. Day, Nicholas J. White, Gordon Dougan, and Jeremy J. Farrar

Epidemic Typhoid in Vietnam: Molecular Typing of Multiple-Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi from Four Outbreaks
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 895-897. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anne von Gottberg, Wim van Nierop, Adriano Dusé, Marlene Kassel, Kerrigan McCarthy, Adrian Brink, Marilyn Meyers, Raymond Smego, and Hendrik Koornhof

Epidemiology of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci Colonizing High-Risk Patients in Hospitals in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 905-909. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Giacometti, O. Cirioni, A. M. Schimizzi, M. S. Del Prete, F. Barchiesi, M. M. D'Errico, E. Petrelli, and G. Scalise

Epidemiology and Microbiology of Surgical Wound Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 918-922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Maria E. Aguero-Rosenfeld, Fatemeh Kalantarpour, Mehdi Baluch, Harold W. Horowitz, Donna F. McKenna, John T. Raffalli, Tze-chen Hsieh, Joseph Wu, J. Stephen Dumler, and Gary P. Wormser

Serology of Culture-Confirmed Cases of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 635-638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Elias A. Castilla and Robert M. Wadowsky

Effect of a Mycoplasma hominis-Like Mycoplasma on the Infection of HEp-2 Cells by the TW-183 Strain of Chlamydia pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 861-862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jens Gieffers, Erich Reusche, Werner Solbach, and Matthias Maass

Failure To Detect Chlamydia pneumoniae in Brain Sections of Alzheimer's Disease Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 881-882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

David A. Leiby, Silvano Wendel, Deise T. Takaoka, Roberta M. Fachini, Lea C. Oliveira, and Melinda A. Tibbals

Serologic Testing for Trypanosoma cruzi: Comparison of Radioimmunoprecipitation Assay with Commercially Available Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay, Indirect Hemagglutination Assay, and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Kits
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 639-642. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Luis Miguel González, Estrella Montero, Leslie J. S. Harrison, R. Michael E. Parkhouse, and Teresa Garate

Differential Diagnosis of Taenia saginata and Taenia solium Infection by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 737-744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Taru Meri, T. Sakari Jokiranta, Lauri Suhonen, and Seppo Meri

Resistance of Trichomonas vaginalis to Metronidazole: Report of the First Three Cases from Finland and Optimization of In Vitro Susceptibility Testing under Various Oxygen Concentrations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 763-767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L. A. Dini, C. Cockinos, J. A. Frean, I. A. Niszl, and M. B. Markus

Unusual Case of Acanthamoeba polyphaga and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Keratitis in a Contact Lens Wearer from Gauteng, South Africa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 826-829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Amadeo Saez-Alquézar, Ester C. Sabino, Nanci Salles, Dalton F. Chamone, Frank Hulstaert, Hans Pottel, Erik Stoops, and Maan Zrein

Serological Confirmation of Chagas' Disease by a Recombinant and Peptide Antigen Line Immunoassay: INNO-LIA Chagas
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 851-854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Richard Reithinger, Bronwen E. Lambson, Douglas C. Barker, and Clive R. Davies

Use of PCR To Detect Leishmania (Viannia) spp. in Dog Blood and Bone Marrow
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 748-751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D. O. Sordelli, F. R. Buzzola, M. I. Gomez, L. Steele-Moore, D. Berg, E. Gentilini, M. Catalano, A. J. Reitz, T. Tollersrud, G. Denamiel, P. Jeric, and J. C. Lee

Capsule Expression by Bovine Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Argentina: Genetic and Epidemiologic Analyses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 846-850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

D. A. Bemis, D. J. Krahwinkel, L. A. Bowman, P. Mondon, and K. J. Kwon-Chung

Temperature-Sensitive Strain of Cryptococcus neoformans Producing Hyphal Elements in a Feline Nasal Granuloma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 926-928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jürg Wüst, Ulrich Steiger, Hanh Vuong, and Reinhard Zbinden

Infection of a Hip Prosthesis by Actinomyces naeslundii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 929-930. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Julien Loubinoux, Francine Mory, Ines A. C. Pereira, and Alain E. Le Faou

Bacteremia Caused by a Strain of Desulfovibrio Related to the Provisionally Named Desulfovibrio fairfieldensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 931-934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Fast-Track Communications:

B. Maraha, A. van der Zee, A. M. C. Bergmans, M.-L. Pan, M. F. Peeters, H. F. Berg, G. J. Scheffer, and J. A. J. W. Kluytmans

Is Mycoplasma pneumoniae Associated with Vascular Disease?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 935-936. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters:

María G. Domínguez-Bello, Nelson Reyes, Alejandro Teppa-Garrán, and Roberto Romero

Interference of Pseudomonas Strains in the Identification of Helicobacter pylori
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 937. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Wei Ning Chen, Chong Jin Oon, and Shiuan Koh

Horizontal Transmission of a Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen Mutant
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 938-939. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gregory D. Sloop and Janice Matthews-Greer

Criteria for Performing PCR in Cases of Suspected Herpes Encephalitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 940. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ulrich Vogel, Heike Claus, Matthias Frosch, and Dominique A. Caugant

Molecular Basis for Distinction of the ET-15 Clone within the ET-37 Complex of Neisseria meningitidis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 941-942. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pramod M. Shah; and Alexandra Heininger

PCR for Detection of Bacteremia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 943. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

Christine Y. Turenne, Steven E. Sanche, Daryl J. Hoban, James A. Karlowsky, and Amin M. Kabani

Rapid Identification of Fungi by Using the ITS2 Genetic Region and an Automated Fluorescent Capillary Electrophoresis System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 944. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Leena Kaikkonen, Hilkka Lankinen, Irene Harjunpää, Kati Hokynar, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Christian Oker-Blom, Lea Hedman, and Klaus Hedman

Acute-Phase-Specific Hepatapeptide Epitope for Diagnosis of Parvovirus B19 Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 944. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Author's Correction:

Michel Roger, Marie-Claude Faucher, Pierre Forest, Pierre St-Antoine, and François Coutlée

Evaluation of a vanA-specific PCR Assay for Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium during a Hospital Outbreak
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000 38: 945. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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