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Contents: June 2000, Volume 38, Issue 6

       Guest Commentary

       Minireviews

       Bacteriology

       Virology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Epidemiology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Mycology

       Parasitology

       Case Reports

       Fast-Track Communications

       Letters

       Author's Correction

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Guest Commentary:

Discrepant Analysis: How Can We Test a Test?
Alexander J. McAdam
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2027-2029;
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Minireviews:

Quantitative Molecular Analysis of Virus Expression and Replication
Massimo Clementi
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2030-2036;
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Bacteriology:

Comparison of Three Commercial Rapid Identification Systems for the Unusual Gram-Positive Cocci Dolosigranulum pigrum, Ignavigranum ruoffiae, and Facklamia Species
Leslye L. LaClaire and Richard R. Facklam
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2037-2042;
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An Analytical Model Applied to a Multicenter Pneumococcal Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Study
Brian D. Plikaytis, David Goldblatt, Carl E. Frasch, Christine Blondeau, Michael J. Bybel, G. Scott Giebink, Ingileif Jonsdottir, Helena Käyhty, Helle Bossen Konradsen, Dace V. Madore, Moon H. Nahm, Cheryl A. Schulman, Patricia F. Holder, Tamar Lezhava, Cheryl M. Elie, and George M. Carlone
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2043-2050;
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Rapid Detection of mecA-Positive and mecA-Negative Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci by an Anti-Penicillin Binding Protein 2a Slide Latex Agglutination Test
Zafar Hussain, Luba Stoakes, Shaunalee Garrow, Susan Longo, Viivi Fitzgerald, and Robert Lannigan
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2051-2054;
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Use of PCR with Universal Primers and Restriction Endonuclease Digestions for Detection and Identification of Common Bacterial Pathogens in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Jang-Jih Lu, Cherng-Lih Perng, Shih-Yi Lee, and Chih-Chieng Wan
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2076-2080;
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A European Multicenter Study of Immunoblotting in Serodiagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis
J. Robertson, E. Guy, N. Andrews, B. Wilske, P. Anda, M. Granström, U. Hauser, Y. Moosmann, V. Sambri, J. Schellekens, G. Stanek, and J. Gray
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2097-2102;
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Evaluation of a New System, VITEK 2, for Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Enterococci
Fernando Garcia-Garrote, Emilia Cercenado, and Emilio Bouza
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2108-2111;
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Accuracy and Precision of Quantitative Calibrated Loops in Transfer of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
J. A. Jacobs, E. I. G. B. De Brauwer, E. I. M. Cornelissen, and M. Drent
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2117-2121;
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Genetic Diversity of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in Ticks from Mainland Portugal
Simona De Michelis, Henna-Sisko Sewell, Margarida Collares-Pereira, Margarida Santos-Reis, Leo M. Schouls, Vladimir Benes, Edward C. Holmes, and Klaus Kurtenbach
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2128-2133;
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Molecular Characteristics and Epidemiological Significance of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O26 Strains
Wen-Lan Zhang, Martina Bielaszewska, Almut Liesegang, Helmut Tschäpe, Herbert Schmidt, Martin Bitzan, and Helge Karch
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2134-2140;
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Macrorestriction Fingerprinting of "Streptococcus milleri" Group Bacteria by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
K. L. Bartie, M. J. Wilson, D. W. Williams, and M. A. O. Lewis
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2141-2149;
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A Filamentous Phage Associated with Recent Pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 Strains
Hatsumi Nasu, Tetsuya Iida, Tomomi Sugahara, Yoshiharu Yamaichi, Kwon-Sam Park, Katsushi Yokoyama, Kozo Makino, Hideo Shinagawa, and Takeshi Honda
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2156-2161;
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Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) Strains of Serogroup O118 Display Three Distinctive Clonal Groups of EHEC Pathogens
Lothar H. Wieler, Barbara Busse, Hartmut Steinrück, Lothar Beutin, Albert Weber, Helge Karch, and Georg Baljer
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2162-2169;
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Evaluation of Three Rapid Methods for Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
L. Louie, S. O. Matsumura, E. Choi, M. Louie, and A. E. Simor
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2170-2173;
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Frequency of Low-Level Bacteremia in Children from Birth to Fifteen Years of Age
James A. Kellogg, John P. Manzella, and David A. Bankert
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2181-2185;
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Comparison of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Coagulase Gene Restriction Profile Analysis Techniques in the Molecular Typing of Staphylococcus aureus
Chien-Shun Chiou, Hsiao-Lun Wei, and Li-Chu Yang
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2186-2190;
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Role of vacA and cagA in Helicobacter pylori Inhibition of Mucin Synthesis in Gastric Mucous Cells
Winfried Beil, Marie Luise Enss, Simone Müller, Barbara Obst, Karl-Friedrich Sewing, and Siegfried Wagner
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2215-2218;
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Cloning and Sequencing of a Part of the Heat Shock Protein 65 Gene (hsp65) of "Tropheryma whippelii" and Its Use for Detection of "T. whippelii" in Clinical Specimens by PCR
Silvia Morgenegg, Fabrizio Dutly, and Martin Altwegg
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2248-2253;
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Misidentifying Helicobacters: the Helicobacter cinaedi Example
Peter Vandamme, Clare S. Harrington, Katri Jalava, and Stephen L. W. On
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2261-2266;
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A Survey of Stool Culturing Practices for Vibrio Species at Clinical Laboratories in Gulf Coast States
Nina N. Marano, Nicholas A. Daniels, Alyssa N. Easton, Andre McShan, Beverly Ray, Joy G. Wells, Patricia M. Griffin, and Frederick J. Angulo
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2267-2270;
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Molecular Characterization of Campylobacter jejuni from Patients with Guillain-Barré and Miller Fisher Syndromes
Hubert P. Endtz, C. Wim Ang, Nicole van den Braak, Birgitta Duim, Alan Rigter, Lawrence J. Price, David L. Woodward, Frank G. Rodgers, Wendy M. Johnson, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Bart C. Jacobs, Henri A. Verbrugh, and Alex van Belkum
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2297-2301;
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Dynamics of Meningococcal Long-Term Carriage among University Students and Their Implications for Mass Vaccination
D. A. A. Ala'Aldeen, K. R. Neal, K. Ait-Tahar, J. S. Nguyen-Van-Tam, A. English, T. J. Falla, P. M. Hawkey, and R. C. B. Slack
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2311-2316;
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Recovery of Bordetella holmesii from Patients with Pertussis-Like Symptoms: Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis To Characterize Circulating Strains
Eyob Mazengia, Ellen A. Silva, Joseph A. Peppe, Ralph Timperi, and Harvey George
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2330-2333;
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Quantitative Real-Time PCR for Porphyromonas gingivalis and Total Bacteria
Sharon R. Lyons, Ann L. Griffen, and Eugene J. Leys
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2362-2365;
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New Chromogenic Identification and Detection of Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus
John Merlino, Marcel Leroi, Ross Bradbury, Duncan Veal, and Colin Harbour
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2378-2380;
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Direct Evidence by DNA Fingerprinting that Endoscopic Cross-Infection of Helicobacter pylori Is a Cause of Postendoscopic Acute Gastritis
Toshiro Sugiyama, Hiroji Naka, Akira Yachi, and Masahiro Asaka
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2381-2382;
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Molecular Characterization of the vanD Gene Cluster and a Novel Insertion Element in a Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Isolated in Canada
D. A. Boyd, J. Conly, H. Dedier, G. Peters, L. Robertson, E. Slater, and M. R. Mulvey
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2392-2394;
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Survival of the Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent under Refrigeration Conditions
Fatemeh Kalantarpour, Ishraq Chowdhury, Gary P. Wormser, and Maria E. Aguero-Rosenfeld
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2398-2399;
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Retrospective Diagnosis of Diphtheria by Detection of the Corynebacterium diphtheriae tox Gene in a Formaldehyde-Fixed Throat Swab Using PCR and Sequencing Analysis
Takako Komiya, Naohiro Shibata, Masafumi Ito, Motohide Takahashi, and Yoshichika Arakawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2400-2402;
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Epidemiologic Typing of Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis in a Canada-Wide Outbreak of Gastroenteritis due to Contaminated Cheese
Rafiq Ahmed, Geoff Soule, Walter H. Demczuk, Clifford Clark, Rasik Khakhria, Samuel Ratnam, Stephen Marshall, Lai-King Ng, David L. Woodward, Wendy M. Johnson, and Frank G. Rodgers
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2403-2406;
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Limitations of Vitek GPS-418 Cards in Exact Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci with the vanB Genotype
Tadashi Okabe, Kozue Oana, Yoshiyuki Kawakami, Masaru Yamaguchi, Yuko Takahashi, Yukie Okimura, Takayuki Honda, and Tsutomu Katsuyama
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2409-2411;
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Identification of Arthrobacter oxydans, Arthrobacter luteolus sp. nov., and Arthrobacter albus sp. nov., Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens
Georges Wauters, Jacqueline Charlier, Michèle Janssens, and Michel Delmée
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2412-2415;
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Rapid Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Simultaneous Species Confirmation Using Real-Time Fluorescence PCR
Udo Reischl, Hans-Jörg Linde, Michaela Metz, Birgit Leppmeier, and Norbert Lehn
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2429-2433;
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Culture of Helicobacter pylori from a Gastric String May Be an Alternative to Endoscopic Biopsy
Amy L. Samuels, Helen M. Windsor, Grace Y. Ho, Luke D. Goodwin, and Barry J. Marshall
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2438-2439;
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Relationship of Genetic Type of Shiga Toxin to Manifestation of Bloody Diarrhea due to Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Serogroup O157 Isolates in Osaka City, Japan
Y. Nishikawa, Z. Zhou, A. Hase, J. Ogasawara, T. Cheasty, and K. Haruki
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2440-2442;
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Virology:

PCR and Restriction Endonuclease Analysis for Rapid Identification of Human Adenovirus Subgenera
Elfath M. Elnifro, Robert J. Cooper, Paul E. Klapper, and Andrew S. Bailey
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2055-2061;
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Monoclonal Antibodies Directed against Conserved Epitopes on the Nucleocapsid Protein and the Major Envelope Glycoprotein of Equine Arteritis Virus
Emilie Weiland, Sylvia Bolz, Frank Weiland, Werner Herbst, Martin J. B. Raamsman, Peter J. M. Rottier, and Antoine A. F. De Vries
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2065-2075;
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Persistence of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Benign and (Pre)malignant Skin Lesions from Renal Transplant Recipients
Ron J. M. Berkhout, Jan N. Bouwes Bavinck, and Jan ter Schegget
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2087-2096;
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Comparison of Quantitative Cytomegalovirus (CMV) PCR in Plasma and CMV Antigenemia Assay: Clinical Utility of the Prototype AMPLICOR CMV MONITOR Test in Transplant Recipients
Angela M. Caliendo, Kirsten St. George, Shaw-Yi Kao, Jessica Allega, Ban-Hock Tan, Robert LaFontaine, Larry Bui, and Charles R. Rinaldo
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2122-2127;
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A Multicenter Study Evaluation of the Digene Hybrid Capture II Signal Amplification Technique for Detection of Hepatitis B Virus DNA in Serum Samples and Testing of EUROHEP Standards
Hubert G. M. Niesters, Mel Krajden, Lynda Cork, Maria de Medina, Mary Hill, Edwin Fries, and Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2150-2155;
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Comparison of Serologic Assays and PCR for Diagnosis of Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection
Thomas J. Spira, Lee Lam, Sheila C. Dollard, Yuan-Xiang Meng, Chou Pong Pau, Jodi B. Black, Darrell Burns, Brian Cooper, Melissa Hamid, Joe Huong, Kathleen Kite-Powell, and Philip E. Pellett
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2174-2180;
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Performance of the COBAS AMPLICOR HCV MONITOR Test, Version 2.0, an Automated Reverse Transcription-PCR Quantitative System for Hepatitis C Virus Load Determination
G. Gerken, T. Rothaar, M. G. Rumi, R. Soffredini, M. Trippler, M. J. Blunk, A. Butcher, S. Soviero, and G. Colucci
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2210-2214;
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Evaluation of Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG Enzyme Immunoassays in Serologic Diagnosis of West Nile Virus Infection
G. Tardei, S. Ruta, V. Chitu, C. Rossi, T. F. Tsai, and C. Cernescu
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2232-2239;
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Diagnostic Potential of Puumala Virus Nucleocapsid Protein Expressed in Drosophila melanogaster Cells
Katarina Brus Sjölander, Irina Golovljova, Alexander Plyusnin, and Åke Lundkvist
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2324-2329;
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Multicenter Evaluation of Methods To Quantitate Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Seminal Plasma
Susan A. Fiscus, Don Brambilla, Robert W. Coombs, Belinda Yen-Lieberman, James Bremer, Andrea Kovacs, Suraiya Rasheed, Maryanne Vahey, Ted Schutzbank, Patricia S. Reichelderfer, and other members of the Aids Clinical Trials Group Genital Secretions Working Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2348-2353;
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High Prevalence of TT Virus DNA in Human Saliva and Semen
Tomoko Inami, Nami Konomi, Yasuyuki Arakawa, and Kenji Abe
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2407-2408;
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Molecular Characterization of Porcine Rotaviruses from the Southern Region of Brazil: Characterization of an Atypical Genotype G[9] Strain
Maria Lucia Rácz, Suzana S. Kroeff, Veridiana Munford, Thabata A. R. Caruzo, Edison L. Durigon, Yasuyoshi Hayashi, Vera Gouvea, and Enzo A. Palombo
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2443-2446;
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Comparison of Quantitations of Viral Load in Varicella and Zoster
Hiroshi Kimura, Shinji Kido, Takao Ozaki, Naoko Tanaka, Yoshinori Ito, Richard K. Williams, and Tsuneo Morishima
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2447-2449;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Isolation in Endothelial Cell Cultures of Chlamydia trachomatis LGV (Serovar L2) from a Lymph Node of a Patient with Suspected Cat Scratch Disease
M. Maurin and D. Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2062-2064;
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rpoB Gene Analysis as a Novel Strategy for Identification of Spirochetes from the Genera Borrelia, Treponema, and Leptospira
Patricia Renesto, Katell Lorvellec-Guillon, Michel Drancourt, and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2200-2203;
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Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis Serovars in Men and Women with a Symptomatic or Asymptomatic Infection: an Association with Clinical Manifestations?
S. A. Morré, L. Rozendaal, I. G. M. van Valkengoed, A. J. P. Boeke, P. C. van Voorst Vader, J. Schirm, S. de Blok, J. A. R. van den Hoek, G. J. J. van Doornum, C. J. L. M. Meijer, and A. J. C. van den Brule
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2292-2296;
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Reproducibility Problems with the Abbott Laboratories LCx Assay for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ann M. Gronowski, Susan Copper, David Baorto, and Patrick R. Murray
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2416-2418;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

False Molecular Clusters due to Nonrandom Association of IS6110 with Mycobacterium tuberculosis
S. H. Gillespie, A. Dickens, and T. D. McHugh
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2081-2086;
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A Comparison of Seven Tests for Serological Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
Sudha Pottumarthy, Virginia C. Wells, and Arthur J. Morris
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2227-2231;
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Development of Antigen Detection Assay for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Using Sputum Samples
Lenka M. Pereira Arias-Bouda, Lan N. Nguyen, Ly M. Ho, Sjoukje Kuijper, Henk M. Jansen, and Arend H. J. Kolk
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2278-2283;
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Mass Spectrometric Identification of Mtb81, a Novel Serological Marker for Tuberculosis
Ronald C. Hendrickson, John F. Douglass, Lisa D. Reynolds, Patricia D. McNeill, Darrick Carter, Steven G. Reed, and Raymond L. Houghton
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2354-2361;
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Comparison of Recoveries of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using the Automated BACTEC MGIT 960 System, the BACTEC 460 TB System, and Löwenstein-Jensen Medium
Ákos Somoskövi, Csaba Ködmön, Ákos Lantos, Zoltán Bártfai, Lilla Tamási, Judit Füzy, and Pál Magyar
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2395-2397;
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Epidemiology:

High Rate of Tetracycline Resistance in Streptococcus pyogenes in Iran: an Epidemiological Study
A. Jasir, A. Tanna, A. Noorani, A. Mirsalehian, A. Efstratiou, and C. Schalen
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2103-2107;
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Isolation and Characterization of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococci from Hospitalized Patients over a 30-Month Period
R. R. S. Nelson, K. F. McGregor, A. R. Brown, S. G. B. Amyes, and H.-K. Young
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2112-2116;
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Evaluation of IS200-PCR and Comparison with Other Molecular Markers To Trace Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serotype Typhimurium Bovine Isolates from Farm to Meat
Yves Millemann, Stéphane Gaubert, Dominique Remy, and Catherine Colmin
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2204-2209;
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Comparative Evaluation of Three Different Genotyping Methods for Investigation of Nosocomial Outbreaks of Legionnaires' Disease in Hospitals
Daniel Jonas, Heinz-Georg W. Meyer, Philipp Matthes, Doris Hartung, Bernhard Jahn, Franz D. Daschner, and Bernd Jansen
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2284-2291;
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Epidemiologic Subtyping of Escherichia coli Serogroup O157 Strains Isolated in Ontario by Phage Typing and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
Martin A. Preston, Wendy Johnson, Rasik Khakhria, and Alexander Borczyk
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2366-2368;
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Epidemiology of Recurrences or Reinfections of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea
Frédéric Barbut, Anne Richard, Kheira Hamadi, Valérie Chomette, Béatrice Burghoffer, and Jean-Claude Petit
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2386-2388;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

PCR-Based Quantification of Borrelia burgdorferi Organisms in Canine Tissues over a 500-Day Postinfection Period
Reinhard K. Straubinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2191-2199;
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Atypical Lipid-Dependent Malassezia Species Isolated from Dogs with Otitis Externa
M. J. Crespo, M. L. Abarca, and F. J. Cabañes
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2383-2385;
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Mycology:

Oral Colonization, Phenotypic, and Genotypic Profiles of Candida Species in Irradiated, Dentate, Xerostomic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Survivors
W. Keung Leung, Ranil S. Dassanayake, Joyce Y. Y. Yau, Li Jian Jin, Wing Cheong Yam, and Lakshman P. Samaranayake
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2219-2226;
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Comparative Evaluation of PASCO and National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards M27-A Broth Microdilution Methods for Antifungal Drug Susceptibility Testing of Yeasts
Beth A. Arthington-Skaggs, Milwood Motley, David W. Warnock, and Christine J. Morrison
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2254-2260;
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Identification of Medically Important Yeasts Using PCR-Based Detection of DNA Sequence Polymorphisms in the Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 Region of the rRNA Genes
Y. C. Chen, J. D. Eisner, M. M. Kattar, S. L. Rassoulian-Barrett, K. LaFe, S. L. Yarfitz, A. P. Limaye, and B. T. Cookson
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2302-2310;
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Intestinal Lesions Associated with Disseminated Candidiasis in an Experimental Animal Model
Karl A. Andrutis, Perry J. Riggle, Carol A. Kumamoto, and Saul Tzipori
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2317-2323;
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Comparison of a New Colorimetric Assay with the NCCLS Broth Microdilution Method (M-27A) for Antifungal Drug MIC Determination
R. K. Li, C. M. Elie, G. E. Clayton, and M. A. Ciblak
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2334-2338;
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Correlation between In Vitro and In Vivo Antifungal Activities in Experimental Fluconazole-Resistant Oropharyngeal and Esophageal Candidiasis
Thomas J. Walsh, Corina E. Gonzalez, Steven Piscitelli, John D. Bacher, Joanne Peter, Richard Torres, Daiva Shetti, Victoria Katsov, Kristina Kligys, and Caron A. Lyman
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2369-2373;
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Genetic Similarity among One Aspergillus flavus Strain Isolated from a Patient Who Underwent Heart Surgery and Two Environmental Strains Obtained from the Operating Room
Teresa M. Diaz-Guerra, Emilia Mellado, Manuel Cuenca-Estrella, Lourdes Gaztelurrutia, Jose Ignacio Villate Navarro, and Juan L. Rodríguez Tudela
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2419-2422;
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Retrospective Identification and Characterization of Candida dubliniensis Isolates among Candida albicans Clinical Laboratory Isolates from Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Infected and Non-HIV-Infected Individuals
M. A. Jabra-Rizk, W. A. Falkler, Jr., W. G. Merz, A. A. M. A. Baqui, J. I. Kelley, and T. F. Meiller
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2423-2426;
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Limitation of the AccuProbe Coccidioides immitis Culture Identification Test: False-Negative Results with Formaldehyde-Killed Cultures
Sally G. Gromadzki and Vishnu Chaturvedi
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2427-2428;
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Phaeoisaria clematidis as a Cause of Keratomycosis
Josep Guarro, Luiz A. Vieira, Denise De Freitas, Josepa Gené, Luis Zaror, Ana Luisa Hofling-Lima, Olga Fischman, Cecilia Zorat-Yu, and M. José Figueras
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2434-2437;
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Parasitology:

Cloning, Characterization, and Expression of a 200-Kilodalton Diagnostic Antigen of Babesia bigemina
N. Tebele, R. A. Skilton, J. Katende, C. W. Wells, V. Nene, T. McElwain, S. P. Morzaria, and A. J. Musoke
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2240-2247;
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Extraction-Free, Filter-Based Template Preparation for Rapid and Sensitive PCR Detection of Pathogenic Parasitic Protozoa
Palmer A. Orlandi and Keith A. Lampel
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2271-2277;
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Intervening Transcribed Spacer Region 1 Variability in Cyclospora cayetanensis
Rodney D. Adam, Ynes R. Ortega, Robert H. Gilman, and Charles R. Sterling
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2339-2343;
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Diagnosis of Invasive Amebiasis by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay of Saliva To Detect Amebic Lectin Antigen and Anti-Lectin Immunoglobulin G Antibodies
Mohamed D. Abd-Alla, Terry F. H. G. Jackson, Selvan Reddy, and Jonathan I. Ravdin
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2344-2347;
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Isolation of Acanthamoeba-Specific Antibodies from a Bacteriophage Display Library
Naveed A. Khan, John Greenman, Katherine P. Topping, Victoria C. Hough, Graham S. Temple, and Timothy A. Paget
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2374-2377;
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Genetic Homology among Thirteen Encephalitozoon intestinalis Isolates Obtained from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Intestinal Microsporidiosis
Olivier Liguory, Sandra Fournier, Claudine Sarfati, Francis Derouin, and Jean-Michel Molina
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2389-2391;
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Case Reports:

Recurrent Bacteremic Peritonitis Caused by Enterococcus cecorum in a Patient with Liver Cirrhosis
Po-Ren Hsueh, Lee-Jene Teng, Yu-Chi Chen, Pan-Chyr Yang, Shen-Wu Ho, and Kwen-Tay Luh
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2450-2452;
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Fast-Track Communications:

Genetic Characterization of an H1N2 Influenza Virus Isolated from a Pig In Indiana
Alexander I. Karasin, Christopher W. Olsen, and Gary A. Anderson
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2453-2456;
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Letters:

No Evidence of Active Infection with Human Herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) or HHV-8 in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Malin Enbom, Annika Linde, and Birgitta Evengård
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2457
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No Correlation in Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation Between Serological Parameters and Viral Load
Barbara Christine Gärtner, Kerstin Kortmann, Marco Schäfer, Nikolaus Mueller-Lantzsch, Urban Sester, Harald Kaul, and Hanns Pees
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2458
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Contribution of Combined Detection Assays of p24 Antigen and Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Antibodies in Diagnosis of Primary HIV Infection by Routine Testing
Thoai Doung Ly, Catherine Edlinger, Astrid Vabret, Odile Morvan, Béryl Greuet;, and Bernard Weber
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2459-2461;
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Determination of MIC Quality Control Ranges for ABT-733, a Novel Ketolide Antimicrobial Agent
Steven A. Marshall, Meredith E. Erwin, and Ronald N. Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2462-2463;
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Author's Correction:

Typing of Helicobacter pylori vacA Gene and Detection of cagA Gene by PCR and Reverse Hybridization
L. J. van Doorn, C. Figueiredo, R. Rossau, G. Jannes, M. van Asbroeck, J. C. Sousa, F. Carneiro, and W. G. V. Quint
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2464
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Expanding Allelic Diversity of Helicobacter pylori vacA
Leen-Jan van Doorn, Céu Figueiredo, Ricardo Sanna, Salvador Pena, Peter Midolo, Enders K. W. Ng, John C. Atherton, Martin J. Blaser, and Wim G. V. Quint
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2000 38: 2464
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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. June 2000 38: 2464
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