Contents: September 2000, Volume 38, Issue 9        Virology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Mycology        Bacteriology        Parasitology        Epidemiology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Case Reports        Letters        Errata Other Issues

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Virology:

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Clinical Relevance of Direct Quantification of pp65 Antigenemia Using Flow Cytometry in Solid Organ and Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Anne-Sophie Poirier-Toulemonde, Noel Milpied, Diego Cantarovich, Jean-François Morcet, Sylviane Billaudel, and Berthe-Marie Imbert-Marcille J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3143-3149; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Identification and Differentiation of Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) Wild-Type Strains and an Attenuated Varicella Vaccine Strain Using a VZV Open Reading Frame 62-Based PCR Vladimir N. Loparev, Takele Argaw, Philip R. Krause, Michiko Takayama, and D. Scott Schmid J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3156-3160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnosis of Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections in the Clinical Laboratory by LightCycler PCR Mark J. Espy, Rosaline Teo, Teri K. Ross, Kathleen A. Svien, Arlo D. Wold, James R. Uhl, and Thomas F. Smith J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3187-3189; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Three Different Sensitive Assays for Hepatitis B Virus DNA in Monitoring of Responses to Antiviral Therapy Henry L. Y. Chan, Nancy W. Y. Leung, Tracy C. M. Lau, May L. Wong, and Joseph J. Y. Sung J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3205-3208; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Time-Resolved Fluorometry PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus in Cerebrospinal Fluid Veijo Hukkanen, Tiina Rehn, Ritva Kajander, Minna Sjöroos, and Matti Waris J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3214-3218; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of the Rhesus Lymphocryptovirus Viral Capsid Antigen and Epstein-Barr Virus-Encoded Small RNA Homologues and Use in Diagnosis of Acute and Persistent Infections Pasupuleti Rao, Hua Jiang, and Fred Wang J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3219-3225; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

False-Positive Results of Plasma PCR for Cytomegalovirus DNA due to Delayed Sample Preparation Peter Schäfer, Werner Tenschert, Matthias Schröter, Kai Gutensohn, and Rainer Laufs J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3249-3253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comprehensive PCR-Based Assay for Detection and Species Identification of Human Herpesviruses Grant Johnson, Susan Nelson, Martin Petric, and Raymond Tellier J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3274-3279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Competitive Reverse Transcription-PCR for Quantification of Dengue Virus RNA Wei-Kung Wang, Chun-Nan Lee, Chuan-Liang Kao, Yi-Ling Lin, and Chwan-Chuen King J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3306-3310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recent High Incidence of Fulminant Hepatitis in Samara, Russia: Molecular Analysis of Prevailing Hepatitis B and D Virus Strains Erik Flodgren, Susanne Bengtsson, Mikael Knutsson, Elena A. Strebkova, Alistair H. Kidd, Oleg A. Alexeyev, and Karin Kidd-Ljunggren J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3311-3316; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Rotavirus in Ireland: Detection of Novel Strains Circulating in the Population F. O'Halloran, M. Lynch, B. Cryan, H. O'Shea, and S. Fanning J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3370-3374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 DNA in Consecutive Genital Samples Does Not Always Represent Persistent Infection as Determined by Molecular Variant Analysis Marie-Hélène Mayrand, François Coutlée, Catherine Hankins, Normand Lapointe, Pierre Forest, Manon de Ladurantaye, The Canadian Women's HIV Study Group, and Michel Roger J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3388-3393; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Whole-Blood Hemagglutination Inhibition Test for Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) Antibodies M. P. Meyer and R. E. Baughn J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3413-3414; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Rotavirus VP7 Serotypes and VP4 Genotypes Circulating in Sousse, Tunisia, from 1995 to 1999: Emergence of Natural Human Reassortants Abdelhalim Trabelsi, Ina Peenze, Cara Pager, M. Jeddi, and Duncan Steele J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3415-3419; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Quantitation of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Feces of Chronically Infected Individuals Marcel Beld, Roel Sentjens, Sjoerd Rebers, Jan Weel, Pauline Wertheim-van Dillen, Cees Sol, and René Boom J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3442-3444; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hospital-Based Evaluation of Two Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibody Screening Tests Rajesh Kannangai, Sandeep Ramalingam, Selvaraj Pradeepkumar, Kannan Damodharan, and Gopalan Sridharan J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3445-3447; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Seroepidemiological Survey of Infection by Feline Leukemia Virus and Immunodeficiency Virus in Madrid and Correlation with Some Clinical Aspects Alvaro Arjona, Elena Escolar, Iria Soto, Nuria Barquero, Daniel Martin, and Esperanza Gomez-Lucia J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3448-3449; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hepatitis C Virus Core Mutations Reduce the Sensitivity of a Fluorescence Enzyme Immunoassay Hajime Tokita, Gilbert R. Kaufmann, Mamoru Matsubayashi, Isao Okuda, Tsukasa Tanaka, Hideharu Harada, Motokazu Mukaide, Kazuo Suzuki, and David A. Cooper J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3450-3452; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterogeneity of Influenza B Virus Strains in One Epidemic Season Differentiated by Monoclonal Antibodies and Nucleotide Sequences Naoko Nakagawa, Ritsuko Kubota, Akiko Maeda, Toshimasa Nakagawa, and Yoshinobu Okuno J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3467-3469; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Type Distribution of Astroviruses among Children with Gastroenteritis in Colombia and Venezuela Sandra M. Medina, María F. Gutierrez, Ferdinando Liprandi, and Juan E. Ludert J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3481-3483; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Cloning, Expression, and Antigenicity of Seto Virus Belonging to Genogroup I Norwalk-Like Viruses Shinichi Kobayashi, Kenji Sakae, Yasumoto Suzuki, Kuniko Shinozaki, Mineyuki Okada, Hiroaki Ishiko, Kunio Kamata, Kenji Suzuki, Katsuro Natori, Tatsuo Miyamura, and Naokazu Takeda J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3492-3494; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Rapid Centrifugation Assay with Conventional Tissue Culture Method for Isolation of Dengue 2 Virus in C6/36-HT Cells Rosmari Rodríguez Roche, Mayling Alvarez, María G. Guzmán, Luis Morier, and Gustavo Kourí J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3508-3510; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Role of IS6110-Targeted PCR, Culture, Biochemical, Clinical, and Immunological Criteria for Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis M. Caws, S. M. Wilson, C. Clough, and F. Drobniewski J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3150-3155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Real-Time PCR and Fluorimetry for Rapid Detection of Rifampin and Isoniazid Resistance-Associated Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Maria J. Torres, Antonio Criado, Jose C. Palomares, and Javier Aznar J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3194-3199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv/Ra Variants: Distinguishing the Mycobacterial Laboratory Strain P. Bifani, S. Moghazeh, B. Shopsin, J. Driscoll, A. Ravikovitch, and B. N. Kreiswirth J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3200-3204; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates by gyrB DNA Sequence Polymorphism Analysis Stefan Niemann, Dag Harmsen, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, and Elvira Richter J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3231-3234; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Immunological Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis CFP-10, an Immunodiagnostic Antigen Missing in Mycobacterium bovis BCG Davin C. Dillon, Mark R. Alderson, Craig H. Day, Teresa Bement, Antonio Campos-Neto, Yasir A. W. Skeiky, Thomas Vedvick, Roberto Badaro, Steven G. Reed, and Raymond Houghton J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3285-3290; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of the Mycobacterium bovis Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism DNA Probe pUCD and Performance Comparison with Standard Methods Rory O'Brien, Bret S. Danilowicz, Louise Bailey, Orla Flynn, Eamon Costello, Don O'Grady, and Mark Rogers J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3362-3369; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Actinomyces Isolates from Infected Root Canals of Teeth: Description of Actinomyces radicidentis sp. nov. Matthew D. Collins, Lesley Hoyles, Sotos Kalfas, Goran Sundquist, Tor Monsen, Natalia Nikolaitchouk, and Enevold Falsen J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3399-3403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Relationship between Mutations in Dihydropteroate Synthase of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis Isolates in Japan and Resistance to Sulfonamide Therapy Takashi Takahashi, Noriaki Hosoya, Tokiomi Endo, Tetsuya Nakamura, Hiroyuki Sakashita, Kyoko Kimura, Kenji Ohnishi, Yoshikazu Nakamura, and Aikichi Iwamoto J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3161-3164; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Small Subunit Ribosomal DNA Sequence Shows Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Closely Related to Blastomyces dermatitidis Ralf Bialek, Aida Ibricevic, Annette Fothergill, and Dominik Begerow J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3190-3193; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Tinea Unguium and Tinea Pedis in the General Population in Spain Sofia Perea, Maria Jose Ramos, Margarita Garau, Alba Gonzalez, Antonio R. Noriega, and Amalia del Palacio J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3226-3230; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Experimental Model of Progressive Disseminated Trichosporonosis in Mice with Latent Trichosporonemia Eiji Yamagata, Perparim Kamberi, Yuriko Yamakami, Atsuro Hashimoto, and Masaru Nasu J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3260-3266; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Variability of Pseudallescheria boydii, a Neurotropic Opportunist J. Rainer, G. S. de Hoog, M. Wedde, Y. Gräser, and S. Gilges J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3267-3273; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Taxonomy of the Trichophyton rubrum Complex Y. Gräser, A. F. A. Kuijpers, W. Presber, and G. S. de Hoog J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3329-3336; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Susceptibility Testing of Filamentous Fungi: Comparison of Etest and Reference Microdilution Methods for Determining Itraconazole MICs M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, K. Mills, and A. Bolmström J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3359-3361; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cutaneous Infection Caused by Cylindrocarpon lichenicola in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Peter C. Iwen, Stefano R. Tarantolo, Deanna A. Sutton, Michael G. Rinaldi, and Steven H. Hinrichs J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3375-3378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quality Control Limits for Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Tests of Ten Antifungal Agents A. L. Barry, M. A. Pfaller, S. D. Brown, A. Espinel-Ingroff, M. A. Ghannoum, C. Knapp, R. P. Rennie, J. H. Rex, and M. G. Rinaldi J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3457-3459; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mixed Infection Caused by Two Species of Fusarium in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient Josep Guarro, Marcio Nucci, Tiyomi Akiti, and Josepa Gené J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3460-3462; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR for Diagnosis of Paracoccidioidomycosis Glauce M. Gomes, Patrícia S. Cisalpino, Carlos P. Taborda, and Zoilo P. de Camargo J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3478-3480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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DNA-Based Diagnostic Approaches for Identification of Burkholderia cepacia Complex, Burkholderia vietnamiensis, Burkholderia multivorans, Burkholderia stabilis, and Burkholderia cepacia Genomovars I and III Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, Jocelyn Bischof, Sean K. Byrne, Christopher Radomski, Julian E. Davies, Yossef Av-Gay, and Peter Vandamme J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3165-3173; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cutaneous Microenvironment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Seropositive and HIV-Seronegative Individuals, with Special Reference to Staphylococcus aureus Colonization Michael Shapiro, Kathleen J. Smith, William D. James, Walter J. Giblin, David J. Margolis, Arlene N. Foglia, Kenneth McGinley, and James J. Leyden J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3174-3178; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic and Genotypic Diversity of the Flagellin Gene (fliC) among Clostridium difficile Isolates from Different Serogroups Albert Tasteyre, Tuomo Karjalainen, Véronique Avesani, Michel Delmée, Anne Collignon, Pierre Bourlioux, and Marie-Claude Barc J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3179-3186; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis for Identification of Bacteroides spp. and Characterization of Nitroimidazole Resistance Genes Simon L. J. Stubbs, Jon S. Brazier, Paul R. Talbot, and Brian I. Duerden J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3209-3213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Rapid PCR Assay Specific for Staphylococcus saprophyticus and Application to Direct Detection from Urine Samples Francis Martineau, François J. Picard, Christian Ménard, Paul H. Roy, Marc Ouellette, and Michel G. Bergeron J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3280-3284; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Nosocomial Outbreak Caused by a Multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii Strain with a Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Enzyme: High-Level Carbapenem Resistance in A. baumannii Is Not Due Solely to the Presence of -Lactamases Germán Bou, Gonzalo Cerveró, M. Angeles Domínguez, Carmen Quereda, and Jesús Martínez-Beltrán J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3299-3305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup B Serosubtypes and Serotypes Circulating in the United States Maria Lucia C. Tondella, Tanja Popovic, Nancy E. Rosenstein, D. B. Lake, George M. Carlone, Leonard W. Mayer, Bradley A. Perkins, and The Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Team J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3323-3328; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards Guidelines for Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Testing in New York State Laboratories Julia A. Kiehlbauch, George E. Hannett, Max Salfinger, Wendy Archinal, Catherine Monserrat, and Cynthia Carlyn J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3341-3348; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Fingerprinting Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni subsp. jejuni Strains by Amplified-Fragment Length Polymorphism Genotyping Bjørn-Arne Lindstedt, Even Heir, Traute Vardund, Kjetil K. Melby, and Georg Kapperud J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3379-3387; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multilaboratory Validation of Rapid Spot Tests for Identification of Escherichia coli Mary K. York, Ellen Jo Baron, Jill E. Clarridge, Richard B. Thomson, and Melvin P. Weinstein J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3394-3398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Antigen Detection in Stool and Broth Cultures to That in Sorbitol-MacConkey Agar Stool Cultures Jennifer R. Stapp, Srdjan Jelacic, Yoo-Lee Yea, Eileen J. Klein, Marc Fischer, Carla R. Clausen, Xuan Qin, David L. Swerdlow, and Phillip I. Tarr J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3404-3406; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Extraction from and Direct Identification in Clinical Samples of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci Using the PCR Richard I. Jaffe, Janae D. Lane, Stephen V. Albury, and Debra M. Niemeyer J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3407-3412; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotyping of the Capsule Gene Cluster (cps) in Nontypeable Group B Streptococci Reveals Two Major cps Allelic Variants of Serotypes III and VII Mats Sellin, Carin Olofsson, Stellan Håkansson, and Mari Norgren J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3420-3428; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Automated 5' Nuclease PCR Assay for Identification of Salmonella enterica J. Hoorfar, P. Ahrens, and P. Rådström J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3429-3435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differences in Surface-Exposed Antigen Expression between Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated from Duodenal Ulcer Patients and from Asymptomatic Subjects Ann-Catrin E. Thoreson, Annika Hamlet, Janet Çelik, Mona Byström, Susanne Nyström, Lars Olbe, and Ann-Mari Svennerholm J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3436-3441; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Coagulase Gene (coa) Repeat Region Nucleotide Sequences for Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains B. Shopsin, M. Gomez, M. Waddington, M. Riehman, and B. N. Kreiswirth J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3453-3456; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of DT104 and U302 Phage Types among Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Isolates by PCR Lori C. Pritchett, Michael E. Konkel, John M. Gay, and Thomas E. Besser J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3484-3488; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Strains with Decreased Susceptibility to Fluoroquinolones Isolated in Greece from 1996 to 1999 Angeliki Mavroidi, Leonidas S. Tzouvelekis, Panayotis T. Tassios, Alexandros Flemetakis, Maria Daniilidou, and Eva Tzelepi J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3489-3491; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fecal Excretion of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Following a Food-Borne Outbreak Toshiyuki Murase, Mikiko Yamada, Tetsunori Muto, Akiyoshi Matsushima, and Shiro Yamai J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3495-3497; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pseudo-Outbreak of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Resulting from False Susceptibility Testing by a Rapid Automated System Athanassios Tsakris, Anastassia Pantazi, Spyros Pournaras, Antonios Maniatis, Aleka Polyzou, and Danai Sofianou J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3505-3507; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Diagnosis of Amebic Liver Abscess and Intestinal Infection with the TechLab Entamoeba histolytica II Antigen Detection and Antibody Tests Rashidul Haque, Nasir Uddin Mollah, Ibne Karim M. Ali, Khorshed Alam, Aleida Eubanks, David Lyerly, and William A. Petri, Jr. J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3235-3239; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica/Entamoeba dispar, and Cryptosporidium parvum Antigens in Human Fecal Specimens Using the Triage Parasite Panel Enzyme Immunoassay Lynne S. Garcia, Robyn Y. Shimizu, and Caroline N. Bernard J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3337-3340; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: IS900 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and IS1311 Polymorphism Analyses of Isolates from Animals and a Human in Australia R. J. Whittington, A. F. Hope, D. J. Marshall, C. A. Taragel, and I. Marsh J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3240-3248; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outbreak of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in a Hospital in Gdask, Poland, due to Horizontal Transfer of Different Tn1546-Like Transposon Variants and Clonal Spread of Several Strains Magdalena Kawalec, Marek Gniadkowski, and Waleria Hryniewicz J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3317-3322; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cattle Can Be a Reservoir of Sorbitol-Fermenting Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H Strains and a Source of Human Diseases Martina Bielaszewska, Herbert Schmidt, Almut Liesegang, Rita Prager, Wolfgang Rabsch, Helmut Tschäpe, Alois Cízek, Jan Janda, Kveta Bláhová, and Helge Karch J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3470-3473; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Preclinical Diagnosis of Scrapie by Immunohistochemistry of Third Eyelid Lymphoid Tissue K. I. O'Rourke, T. V. Baszler, T. E. Besser, J. M. Miller, R. C. Cutlip, G. A. H. Wells, S. J. Ryder, S. M. Parish, A. N. Hamir, N. E. Cockett, A. Jenny, and D. P. Knowles J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3254-3259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coronavirus and Pasteurella Infections in Bovine Shipping Fever Pneumonia and Evans' Criteria for Causation Johannes Storz, Xiaoqing Lin, Charles W. Purdy, Vladimir N. Chouljenko, Konstantin G. Kousoulas, Frederick M. Enright, William C. Gilmore, Robert E. Briggs, and Raymond W. Loan J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3291-3298; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative, Competitive PCR Analysis of Porcine Circovirus DNA in Serum from Pigs with Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome Qiang Liu, Li Wang, Phil Willson, and Lorne A. Babiuk J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3474-3477; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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Analysis of 16S rRNA and 51-Kilodalton Antigen Gene and Transmission in Mice of Ehrlichia risticii in Virgulate Trematodes from Elimia livescens Snails in Ohio Manuel Kanter, Jason Mott, Norio Ohashi, Bernard Fried, Stephen Reed, Young C. Lin, and Yasuko Rikihisa J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3349-3358; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Genetic Heterogeneity in Chlamydia trachomatis Clinical Isolates of Serovars D, E, and F by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Servaas A. Morré, Jacobus M. Ossewaarde, Paul H. M. Savelkoul, Jeroen Stoof, Chris J. L. M. Meijer, and Adriaan J. C. van den Brule J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3463-3466; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Classification of "Rickettsia heilongjiangii" and "Rickettsia hulinii," Two Chinese Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae J. Z. Zhang, M. Y. Fan, Y. M. Wu, P. E. Fournier, V. Roux, and D. Raoult J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3498-3501; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of a Ligase Chain Reaction-Based Assay and Cell Culture for Detection of Pharyngeal Carriage of Chlamydia trachomatis Andrew J. Winter, Gerry Gilleran, Kirstine Eastick, and Jonathan D. C. Ross J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3502-3504; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Peritonitis due to Enterococcus cecorum Thierry De Baere, Geert Claeys, Gerda Verschraegen, Luc A. Devriese, Margo Baele, Bruno Van Vlem, Raymond Vanholder, Clement Dequidt, and Mario Vaneechoutte J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3511-3512; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Brevibacterium casei Sepsis in an 18-Year-Old Female with AIDS P. Brazzola, R. Zbinden, C. Rudin, U. B. Schaad, and U. Heininger J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3513-3514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Mycobacterium neoaurum Isolated from a Neutropenic Patient with Catheter-Related Bacteremia by 16S rRNA Sequencing Patrick C. Y. Woo, Hoi-Wah Tsoi, Kit-Wah Leung, Peggy N. L. Lum, Andy S. P. Leung, Choi-Ha Ma, Kai-Man Kam, and Kwok-Yung Yuen J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3515-3517; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Cytotoxin-Producing Strain of Vibrio cholerae Non-O1, Non-O139 as a Cause of Cholera and Bacteremia after Consumption of Raw Clams Hassan Namdari, Christine R. Klaips, and Joan L. Hughes J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3518-3519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Evidence-Based Clinical Microbiology Giuseppe Giocoli J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3520-3521; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Investigation of Effects of Acid Citrate Dextrose and EDTA on Ability To Quantitatively Culture Human Immunodeficiency Virus Cheryl Jennings, James W. Bremer, and Donald J. Brambilla J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3522 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intrathecal Use of Colistin Walter Vasen, Pablo Desmery, Santiago Ilutovich, Icu Sanatorio Mitre, and Ana Di Martino J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3523 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Are Alternative Sources of Parasitic (Cysticercal) Antigens Necessary for Diagnosis of Neurocysticercosis? Muralidhar K. Katti; and Edneia Casagranda Bueno J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2000 38: 3524-3525; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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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. September 2000 38: 3526 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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