Contents: August 2000, Volume 38, Issue 8        Virology        Bacteriology        Epidemiology        Mycology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Parasitology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Case Reports        Letters        Errata        Author's Correction Other Issues

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Virology:

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Comparison and Application of a Novel Genotyping Method, Semiautomated Primer-Specific and Mispair Extension Analysis, and Four Other Genotyping Assays for Detection of Hepatitis C Virus Mixed-Genotype Infections Yu-Wen Hu, Evan Balaskas, Milena Furione, Pei-Hua Yen, Garry Kessler, Vito Scalia, Linda Chui, and Graham Sher J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2807-2813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical and Financial Benefits of Rapid Detection of Respiratory Viruses: an Outcomes Study Joan Barenfanger, Cheryl Drake, Nidia Leon, Tina Mueller, and Tammy Troutt J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2824-2828; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Performance Characteristics of the QUANTIPLEX HIV-1 RNA 3.0 Assay for Detection and Quantitation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma Alejo Erice, Donald Brambilla, James Bremer, J. Brooks Jackson, Robert Kokka, Belinda Yen-Lieberman, and Robert W. Coombs J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2837-2845; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enteric Virus Infections and Diarrhea in Healthy and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children Mary B. Liste, Ivelisse Natera, José A. Suarez, Flor H. Pujol, Ferdinando Liprandi, and Juan E. Ludert J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2873-2877; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nosocomial Transmission of Echovirus 30: Molecular Evidence by Phylogenetic Analysis of the VP1 Encoding Sequence Jean-Luc Bailly, Aline Béguet, Martine Chambon, Cécile Henquell, and Hélène Peigue-Lafeuille J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2889-2892; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Quantitative Real-Time Detection Assay for Hepatitis B Virus DNA and Comparison with Two Commercial Assays Suzan D. Pas, Edwin Fries, Robert A. De Man, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, and Hubert G. M. Niesters J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2897-2901; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Evaluation of the Automated COBAS AMPLICOR HCV MONITOR Test Version 2.0 for Quantifying Serum Hepatitis C Virus RNA and Comparison to the Quantiplex HCV Version 2.0 Test Ming-Lung Yu, Wan-Long Chuang, Chia-Yen Dai, Shinn-Cherng Chen, Zu-Yau Lin, Ming-Yuh Hsieh, Liang-Yen Wang, and Wen-Yu Chang J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2933-2939; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of a Reverse Transcription-PCR for Identification and Differentiation of Aichi Virus, a New Member of the Picornavirus Family Associated with Gastroenteritis in Humans T. Yamashita, M. Sugiyama, H. Tsuzuki, K. Sakae, Y. Suzuki, and Y. Miyazaki J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2955-2961; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of an Outbreak of Fulminant Hepatitis B Nicola Petrosillo, Giuseppe Ippolito, Laura Solforosi, Pietro E. Varaldo, Massimo Clementi, and Aldo Manzin J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2975-2981; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Adenoviruses (AdV) in Culture-Negative Environmental Samples by PCR during an AdV-Associated Respiratory Disease Outbreak Marcela Echavarria, Shellie A. Kolavic, Steven Cersovsky, Felicia Mitchell, Jose L. Sanchez, Christina Polyak, Bruce L. Innis, and Leonard N. Binn J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2982-2984; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Evaluation of Three Human Immunodeficiency Virus Genotyping Systems: the HIV-GenotypR Method, the HIV PRT GeneChip Assay, and the HIV-1 RT Line Probe Assay John W. Wilson, Pamela Bean, Terry Robins, Frank Graziano, and David H. Persing J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3022-3028; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity, Distribution, and Serological Features of Hantavirus Infection in Five Countries in South America P. J. Padula, S. B. Colavecchia, V. P. Martínez, M. O. Gonzalez Della Valle, A. Edelstein, S. D. L. Miguel, J. Russi, J. Mora Riquelme, N. Colucci, M. Almirón, and R. D. Rabinovich J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3029-3035; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fluorescence-Based Quantitative Methods for Detecting Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Induced Syncytia Sabina Wünschmann and Jack T. Stapleton J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3055-3060; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnostic Utility of a Multiplex Herpesvirus PCR Assay Performed with Cerebrospinal Fluid from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Neurological Disorders C. Quereda, I. Corral, F. Laguna, M. E. Valencia, A. Tenorio, J. E. Echeverria, E. Navas, P. Martín-Dávila, A. Moreno, V. Moreno, J. M. Gonzalez-Lahoz, J. R. Arribas, and A. Guerrero J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3061-3067; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lactoferrin and Eosinophilic Cationic Protein in Nasal Secretions of Patients with Experimental Rhinovirus Colds, Natural Colds, and Presumed Acute Community-Acquired Bacterial Sinusitis Mark D. Niehaus, Jack M. Gwaltney, Jr., J. Owen Hendley, Mercy J. Newman, Peter W. Heymann, Gary P. Rakes, Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills, and Richard L. Guerrant J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3100-3102; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recovery and Identification of West Nile Virus from a Hawk in Winter Antonio E. Garmendia, Herbert J. Van Kruiningen, Richard A. French, John F. Anderson, Theodore G. Andreadis, Asok Kumar, and A. Brian West J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3110-3111; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of LightCycler PCR for Implementation of Laboratory Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus Infections Mark J. Espy, Teri K. Ross, Rosaline Teo, Kathleen A. Svien, Arlo D. Wold, James R. Uhl, and Thomas F. Smith J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3116-3118; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Rapid Automated Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae by Use of the bioMerieux VITEK 2 James H. Jorgensen, Arthur L. Barry, M. M. Traczewski, Daniel F. Sahm, M. Leticia McElmeel, and Sharon A. Crawford J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2814-2818; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

vacA Genotypes in Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated from Children with and without Duodenal Ulcer in Brazil Valquiria Ribeiro De Gusmão, Edilberto Nogueira Mendes, Dulciene Maria De Magalhães Queiroz, Gifone Aguiar Rocha, Andreia Maria Camargos Rocha, Abdussalam Ali Ramadan Ashour, and Anfrisina Sales Teles Carvalho J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2853-2857; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Significant Bacteriuria by Automated Urinalysis Using Flow Cytometry Hiroshi Okada, Yutaka Sakai, Shigenori Miyazaki, Soichi Arakawa, Yukio Hamaguchi, and Sadao Kamidono J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2870-2872; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Complement-Mediated Antibody-Dependent Bactericidal Activity in a Fluorescence-Based Serum Bactericidal Assay for Group B Neisseria meningitidis Kenneth T. Mountzouros and Alan P. Howell J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2878-2884; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Susan Donabedian, Ellie Hershberger, Lee Ann Thal, J. W. Chow, Don B. Clewell, Barbara Robinson-Dunn, and Marcus J. Zervos J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2885-2888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of the Neisserial Lipoprotein (Lip) for Subtyping Neisseria gonorrhoeae David L. Trees, Abbigail J. Schultz, and Joan S. Knapp J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2914-2916; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Analysis of the ank Gene of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae Robert F. Massung, Jessica H. Owens, David Ross, Kurt D. Reed, Miroslav Petrovec, Anneli Bjoersdorff, Richard T. Coughlin, Gerald A. Beltz, and Cheryl I. Murphy J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2917-2922; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Bartonella clarridgeiae Flagellin (FlaA) and Detection of Antiflagellin Antibodies in Patients with Lymphadenopathy Anna Sander, Anja Zagrosek, Wolfgang Bredt, Emile Schiltz, Yves Piémont, Christa Lanz, and Christoph Dehio J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2943-2948; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Members of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex by Species-Specific PCR Paul W. Whitby, Karen B. Carter, Kenneth L. Hatter, John J. LiPuma, and Terrence L. Stull J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2962-2965; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of H Antigens Reveals that Human Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli O26 Strains That Carry the eae Gene Belong to the H11 Clonal Complex Wen-Lan Zhang, Martina Bielaszewska, Jochen Bockemühl, Herbert Schmidt, Flemming Scheutz, and Helge Karch J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2989-2993; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of Pathogenic Bartonella Species by Infrequent Restriction Site PCR Scott A. Handley and Russell L. Regnery J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3010-3015; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Significance and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Leminorella spp., an Emerging Nosocomial Pathogen Lidia Blekher, Yardena Siegman-Igra, David Schwartz, Stephen A. Berger, and Yehuda Carmeli J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3036-3038; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Identification of Dialister pneumosintes in Subgingival Plaque of Humans N. Doan, A. Contreras, J. Flynn, J. Slots, and C. Chen J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3043-3047; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characterization of Toxin A-Negative, Toxin B-Positive Clostridium difficile Isolates by PCR J. Scott Moncrief, Limin Zheng, Laurie M. Neville, and David M. Lyerly J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3072-3075; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Detection of Campylobacter jejuni in Stool Specimens by an Enzyme Immunoassay and Surveillance for Campylobacter upsaliensis in the Greater Salt Lake City Area Musa Hindiyeh, Sandra Jense, Sheri Hohmann, Hilary Benett, Cheryl Edwards, William Aldeen, Ann Croft, Judy Daly, Susan Mottice, and Karen C. Carroll J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3076-3079; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Molecular Epidemiological Study of Mycobacterium simiae Isolated from AIDS Patients in Guadeloupe Eric Legrand, Anne Devallois, Lionel Horgen, and Nalin Rastogi J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3080-3084; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Validation of the Abbreviated Brucella AMOS PCR as a Rapid Screening Method for Differentiation of Brucella abortus Field Strain Isolates and the Vaccine Strains, 19 and RB51 Darla R. Ewalt and Betsy J. Bricker J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3085-3086; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simple and Reliable Multiplex PCR Assay for Surveillance Isolates of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Reiko Kariyama, Ritsuko Mitsuhata, Joseph W. Chow, Don B. Clewell, and Hiromi Kumon J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3092-3095; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of 5-Bromo-4-Chloro-3-Indolyl--D-N-Acetylneuraminic Acid in a Novel Spot Test To Identify Sialidase Activity in Vaginal Swabs from Women with Bacterial Vaginosis R. Wiggins, T. Crowley, P. J. Horner, P. W. Soothill, M. R. Millar, and A. P. Corfield J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3096-3097; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia Isolates in Northern Colorado Identified as Borrelia bissettii Bradley S. Schneider, Nordin S. Zeidner, Thomas R. Burkot, Gary O. Maupin, and Joseph Piesman J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3103-3105; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Utility of Commercial Systems for Identification of Burkholderia cepacia Complex from Cystic Fibrosis Sputum Culture Deborah Blecker Shelly, Theodore Spilker, Edward J. Gracely, Tom Coenye, Peter Vandamme, and John J. LiPuma J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3112-3115; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Nationwide German Multicenter Study on Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcal Bloodstream Isolates and Comparative In Vitro Activities of Quinupristin-Dalfopristin Christof von Eiff, Ralf René Reinert, Michael Kresken, Johannes Brauers, and Dieter Hafner J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2819-2823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outbreak of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Susceptibility to Glycopeptides in a Parisian Hospital François Guerin, Annie Buu-Hoï, Jean-Luc Mainardi, Guillaume Kac, Nathalie Colardelle, Sabine Vaupré, Laurent Gutmann, and Isabelle Podglajen J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2985-2988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Rapid Identification of Candida dubliniensis Using a Species-Specific Molecular Beacon Steven Park, May Wong, Salvatore A. E. Marras, Emily W. Cross, Timothy E. Kiehn, Vishnu Chaturvedi, Sanjay Tyagi, and David S. Perlin J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2829-2836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relative Abundance of Oligosaccharides in Candida Species as Determined by Fluorophore-Assisted Carbohydrate Electrophoresis Tresa L. Goins and Jim E. Cutler J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2862-2869; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Estimation of Minimum Sterol 14-Demethylation-Inhibitory Concentration of Azoles in Candida Yeasts Using Acetate-Mediated Growth Inhibition: Potential Utility in Susceptibility Testing Osamu Shimokawa and Hiroaki Nakayama J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2893-2896; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Detection and Identification of Candida, Aspergillus, and Fusarium Species in Ocular Samples Using Nested PCR Emma E. M. Jaeger, Nora M. Carroll, Sarah Choudhury, Anthony A. S. Dunlop, Hamish M. A. Towler, Melville M. Matheson, Peter Adamson, Narciss Okhravi, and Susan Lightman J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2902-2908; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of an Established Antibody Sandwich Method with an Inhibition Method of Histoplasma capsulatum Antigen Detection Todd O. Garringer, L. Joseph Wheat, and Edward J. Brizendine J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2909-2913; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis in Tissue Samples by a Nested PCR Assay Ralf Bialek, Aida Ibricevic, Christian Aepinus, Laura K. Najvar, Annette W. Fothergill, Jürgen Knobloch, and John R. Graybill J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2940-2942; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of NCCLS and 3-(4,5-Dimethyl-2-Thiazyl)-2,5-Diphenyl-2H-Tetrazolium Bromide (MTT) Methods of In Vitro Susceptibility Testing of Filamentous Fungi and Development of a New Simplified Method Joseph Meletiadis, Jacques F. G. M. Meis, Johan W. Mouton, J. Peter Donnelly, and Paul E. Verweij J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2949-2954; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simple and Rapid Detection of Candida albicans DNA in Serum by PCR for Diagnosis of Invasive Candidiasis Retno Wahyuningsih, Hans-Joachim Freisleben, Hans-Günther Sonntag, and Paul Schnitzler J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3016-3021; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Urine D-Arabinitol/L-Arabinitol Ratio in Diagnosis of Invasive Candidiasis in Newborn Infants Gudrún Sigmundsdóttir, Bertil Christensson, Lars J. Björklund, Kristina Håkansson, Christina Pehrson, and Lennart Larsson J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3039-3042; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Identification of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis by PCR Amplification of Ribosomal DNA Andrea B. Motoyama, Emerson J. Venancio, Gilberto O. Brandão, Silvana Petrofeza-Silva, Ildinete S. Pereira, Celia M. A. Soares, and Maria Sueli S. Felipe J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3106-3109; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Evaluation of recA Sequences for Identification of Mycobacterium Species Kym S. Blackwood, Cheng He, James Gunton, Christine Y. Turenne, Joyce Wolfe, and Amin M. Kabani J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2846-2852; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mapping of IS6110 Insertion Sites in Two Epidemic Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Marjorie L. Beggs, Kathleen D. Eisenach, and M. Donald Cave J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2923-2928; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Species Identification of Mycobacteria by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism of the rpoB Gene Hyeyoung Lee, Hee-Jung Park, Sang-Nae Cho, Gill-Han Bai, and Sang-Jae Kim J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2966-2971; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of BACTEC MYCO/F LYTIC and WAMPOLE ISOLATOR 10 (Lysis-Centrifugation) Systems for Detection of Bacteremia, Mycobacteremia, and Fungemia in a Developing Country Lennox K. Archibald, L. Clifford McDonald, Rachel M. Addison, Celeste McKnight, Terry Byrne, Hamish Dobbie, Okey Nwanyanwu, Peter Kazembe, L. Barth Reller, and William R. Jarvis J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2994-2997; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in the rpoB Gene of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Brazil Andréia Rosane M. Valim, Maria Lucia R. Rossetti, Marta O. Ribeiro, and Arnaldo Zaha J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3119-3122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Proteases as Markers for Differentiation of Pathogenic and Nonpathogenic Species of Acanthamoeba Naveed A. Khan, Edward L. Jarroll, Noorjahan Panjwani, Zhiyi Cao, and Timothy A. Paget J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2858-2861; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Real-Time PCR for Diagnosis and Follow-Up of Toxoplasma Reactivation after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation Using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Hybridization Probes J.-M. Costa, C. Pautas, P. Ernault, F. Foulet, C. Cordonnier, and S. Bretagne J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2929-2932; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Urinary Hydatid Antigen Detection by Coagglutination, a Cost-Effective and Rapid Test for Diagnosis of Cystic Echinococcosis in a Rural or Field Setting P. T. Ravinder, S. C. Parija, and K. S. V. K. Subba Rao J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2972-2974; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of Metronidazole Resistance in a Population of Trichomonas vaginalis Clinical Isolates Lauren J. Snipes, Pascale M. Gamard, Elizabeth M. Narcisi, C. Ben Beard, Tovi Lehmann, and W. Evan Secor J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3004-3009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Genetic and Serologic Evaluation of Capsule Production by Bovine Mammary Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and Other Staphylococcus spp. from Europe and the United States T. Tollersrud, K. Kenny, A. J. Reitz, Jr., and J. C. Lee J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 2998-3003; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Duplex PCR for Differential Identification of Mycobacterium bovis, M. avium, and M. avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Formalin- Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues from Cattle Christophe Coetsier, Pascal Vannuffel, Nathalie Blondeel, Jean-Francois Denef, Carlo Cocito, and Jean-Luc Gala J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3048-3054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borna Disease in a Free-Ranging Lynx (Lynx lynx) M.-P. Degiorgis, A.-L. Berg, C. Hård af Segerstad, T. Mörner, M. Johansson, and M. Berg J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3087-3091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Rabies Virus Antigen in Dog Saliva Using a Latex Agglutination Test S. Kasempimolporn, W. Saengseesom, B. Lumlertdacha, and V. Sitprija J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3098-3099; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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High-Resolution Genotyping of Chlamydia trachomatis from Recurrent Urogenital Infections Lisbeth Nørum Pedersen, Holger Olaf Kjær, Jens Kjølseth Møller, Torben Falck Ørntoft, and Lars Ostergaard J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3068-3071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Human Infection with Halomonas venusta following Fish Bite Alexander von Graevenitz, John Bowman, Carlo Del Notaro, and Michael Ritzler J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3123-3124; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two Successive Hepatitis C Virus Infections in an Intravenous Drug User Barbara Proust, Frederic Dubois, Yannick Bacq, Sophie Le Pogam, Sylvie Rogez, Romuald Levillain, and Alain Goudeau J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3125-3127; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Legionella oakridgensis from Two Patients with Pleural Effusion Living in the Same Geographical Area François Lo Presti, Serge Riffard, Sophie Jarraud, Florence Le Gallou, Hervé Richet, François Vandenesch, and Jerome Etienne J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3128-3130; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Evaluation of the BACTEC MGIT 960 and MB BAC/T Systems for Routine Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tom Whyte, Belinda Hanahoe, Tom Collins, Geraldine Corbett-Feeney, Martin Cormican;, Fernando Alcaide, Miguel Angel Benítez, Rogelio Martín, and Josep M. Escribà J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3131-3132; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The MB/BacT Is a Sensitive Method of Isolating Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Clinical Specimens in a Laboratory with a Low Rate of Isolation William H. Benjamin, Jr., Ken B. Waites, Stephen A. Moser;, and Andreas Roggenkamp J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3133-3134; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Herpesvirus 6 Infects and Replicates in Aortic Endothelium Antonella Rotola, Dario Di Luca, Enzo Cassai, Doris Ricotta, Alessandri Giulio, Adolfo Turano, Arnaldo Caruso, and Claudio Muneretto J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3135-3136; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Leukocyte Concentration in the Performance of the pp65 Antigenemia Assay Steven M. Lipson and Phyllis Della-Latta J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3137-3138; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

One-Year Prevalence of Candida dublinienis in a Dutch University Hospital Jacques F. G. M. Meis, Frans M. Verduyn Lunel, Paul E. Verweij, Andreas Voss;, and D. Coleman J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3139-3140; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Use of PCR To Detect Leishmania (Viannia) spp. in Dog Blood and Bone Marrow Richard Reithinger, Bronwen E. Lambson, Douglas C. Barker, and Clive R. Davis J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3141 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Author's Correction:

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Phenotypic and Genotypic Heterogeneity among Cultivable Pathogen-Related Oral Spirochetes and Treponema vincentii G. R. Riviere, K. S. Smith, and S. G. Willis , and K. H. Riviere J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2000 38: 3142 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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