Contents: October 2001, Volume 39, Issue 10        Minireviews        Mycology        Bacteriology        Epidemiology        Parasitology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Virology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Letters        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Taxonomy and Identification of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex Tom Coenye, Peter Vandamme, John R. W. Govan, and John J. LiPuma J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3427-3436; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Widespread Occurrence of Pneumocystis carinii in Commercial Rat Colonies Detected Using Targeted PCR and Oral Swabs Crystal R. Icenhour, Sandra L. Rebholz, Margaret S. Collins, and Melanie T. Cushion J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3437-3441; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Identification of Yeasts in Positive Blood Cultures by a Multiplex PCR Method Hsein Chang Chang, Shiang Ning Leaw, Ay Huey Huang, Tsu Lan Wu, and Tsung Chain Chang J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3466-3471; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Malassezia Microflora on the Skin of Atopic Dermatitis Patients and Healthy Subjects Takashi Sugita, Hajime Suto, Tetsushi Unno, Ryoji Tsuboi, Hideoki Ogawa, Takako Shinoda, and Akemi Nishikawa J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3486-3490; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantification of Candida albicans Actin mRNA by the LightCycler System as a Means of Assessing Viability in a Model of Cutaneous Candidiasis Charles N. Okeke, Ryoji Tsuboi, and Hideoki Ogawa J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3491-3494; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Identification of Dimorphic and Yeast-Like Fungal Pathogens Using Specific DNA Probes Mark D. Lindsley, Steven F. Hurst, Naureen J. Iqbal, and Christine J. Morrison J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3505-3511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Clinical Isolates of Actinomyces Species by Amplified 16S Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis Val Hall, P. R. Talbot, S. L. Stubbs, and B. I. Duerden J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3555-3562; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiplex PCR Using Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 and 2 Regions for Rapid Detection and Identification of Yeast Strains Shin-Ichi Fujita, Yasuko Senda, Shigeki Nakaguchi, and Takuma Hashimoto J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3617-3622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterogeneity and Compartmentalization of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis Genotypes in Autopsy Lungs Jannik Helweg-Larsen, Bettina Lundgren, and Jens D. Lundgren J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3789-3792; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Performance of Candida ID, a New Chromogenic Medium for Presumptive Identification of Candida Species, in Comparison to CHROMagar Candida Birgit Willinger, Cornelia Hillowoth, Brigitte Selitsch, and Mammad Manafi J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3793-3795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Epidemiological Validation of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Patterns for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus D. S. Blanc, M. J. Struelens, A. Deplano, R. De Ryck, P. M. Hauser, C. Petignat, and P. Francioli J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3442-3445; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensitive and Specific Method for Rapid Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae Using Real-Time Fluorescence PCR James C. McAvin, Patricia A. Reilly, Robert M. Roudabush, William J. Barnes, Ann Salmen, Glen W. Jackson, Kathleen K. Beninga, Alicia Astorga, Ferne K. McCleskey, William B. Huff, Debra Niemeyer, and Kenton L. Lohman J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3446-3451; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Test for Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae Antigen in Urine Samples from Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia David R. Murdoch, Richard T. R. Laing, Graham D. Mills, Noel C. Karalus, G. Ian Town, Stanley Mirrett, and L. Barth Reller J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3495-3498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Granulicatella and Abiotrophia Species from Human Clinical Specimens Jens Jørgen Christensen and Richard R. Facklam J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3520-3523; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Identification of Bacteria from Positive Blood Cultures by Amplification and Sequencing of the 16S rRNA Gene: Evaluation of BACTEC 9240 Instrument True- Positive and False-Positive Results Qinfang Qian, Yi-Wei Tang, Christopher P. Kolbert, Catherine A. Torgerson, John G. Hughes, Emily A. Vetter, W. Scott Harmsen, Stacy O. Montgomery, Franklin R. Cockerill, III, and David H. Persing J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3578-3582; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Identification and Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolated from Blood: Implications for Therapy Samir K. Saha, Gary L. Darmstadt, Abdullah H. Baqui, M. Hanif, M. Ruhulamin, Mathuram Santosham, T. Nagatake, and Robert E. Black J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3583-3585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Methicillin-Resistant, Quinupristin-Dalfopristin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Sensitivity to Glycopeptides G. Werner, C. Cuny, F.-J. Schmitz, and W. Witte J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3586-3590; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Two Commercial Enzyme Immunoassays, Testing Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA Responses, for Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children Angelika Kindermann, Nikolaos Konstantopoulos, Norbert Lehn, Hans Demmelmair, and Sibylle Koletzko J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3591-3596; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA PCR To Examine Epidemiology of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Achromobacter (Alcaligenes) xylosoxidans from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Jay W. Krzewinski, Chau D. Nguyen, Jessica M. Foster, and Jane L. Burns J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3597-3602; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Vitek Gram-Positive Susceptibility 106 Card, the MRSA-Screen Latex Agglutination Test, and mecA Analysis for Detecting Oxacillin Resistance in a Geographically Diverse Collection of Clinical Isolates of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci T. Yamazumi, I. Furuta, D. J. Diekema, M. A. Pfaller, and R. N. Jones J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3633-3636; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Yersinia pestis by Fluorogenic PCR Using the LightCycler Luther E. Lindler, Wei Fan, and Nazma Jahan J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3649-3655; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato and Ehrlichia spp. in Ixodes Ticks from Southern Norway Andrew Jenkins, Bjørn-Erik Kristiansen, Anne-Gry Allum, Randi Kersten Aakre, Linda Strand, Ellen Johanne Kleveland, Ingrid van de Pol, and Leo Schouls J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3666-3671; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Identification of Campylobacter concisus M. I. Matsheka, A. J. Lastovica, and B. Gay Elisha J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3684-3689; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Staphylococcus spp. by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism of gap Gene Javier Yugueros, Alejandro Temprano, María Sánchez, José María Luengo, and Germán Naharro J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3693-3695; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Efficiency of Screening Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Hospitals Where the Bacteria Are Increasingly Prevalent K. Lee, J. K. Lim, D. Yong, J. Yum, Y. Chong, R. Okamoto, and M. Inoue J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3696-3699; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci by a Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a-Specific Latex Agglutination Test Matthias A. Horstkotte, Johannes K.-M. Knobloch, Holger Rohde, and Dietrich Mack J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3700-3702; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contamination of Transplantable Human Tumor-Bearing Lines by Helicobacter hepaticus and Its Elimination Kazuo Goto, Ken-Ichi Ishihara, Ayako Kuzuoka, Yasuyuki Ohnishi, and Toshio Itoh J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3703-3704; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR for Specific Detection of H7 Flagellar Variant of fliC among Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli James R. Johnson and Adam L. Stell J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3712-3717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Vitek Card GPS105 and VTK-RO7.01 Software for Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Clinically Relevant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Fernando Martinez, Laura J. Chandler, Barbara S. Reisner, and Gail L. Woods J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3733-3735; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnostic Yield of a PCR Assay in Focal Complications of Brucellosis P. Morata, M. I. Queipo-Ortuño, J. M. Reguera, F. Miralles, J. J. Lopez-Gonzalez, and J. D. Colmenero J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3743-3746; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of CTX-M-14 Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase in Clinical Isolates of Shigella sonnei, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Korea Hyunjoo Pai, Eun-Hwa Choi, Hoan-Jong Lee, Jung Yun Hong, and George A. Jacoby J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3747-3749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Enterococci Performed in Accordance with Six National Committee Standardized Disk Diffusion Procedures Gary Cotter and Catherine C. Adley J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3753-3756; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Altering Trends in the Dominance of Shigella flexneri Serotypes and Emergence of Serologically Atypical S. flexneri Strains in Dhaka, Bangladesh Kaisar A. Talukder, Dilip K. Dutta, Ashrafus Safa, M. Ansaruzzaman, Ferdaus Hassan, Khorshed Alam, K. M. N. Islam, N. I. A. Carlin, G. B. Nair, and David A. Sack J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3757-3759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contamination of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Multidrug- Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: Implications for Hospital and Laboratory Workers Susan M. Collins, Donna M. Hacek, Lisa A. Degen, Marc O. Wright, Gary A. Noskin, and Lance R. Peterson J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3772-3774; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Low Concentrations of Mupirocin in the Pharynx following Intranasal Application May Contribute to Mupirocin Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Hiroshi Watanabe, Hironori Masaki, Norichika Asoh, Kiwao Watanabe, Kazunori Oishi, Shinobu Kobayashi, Akiyoshi Sato, Rinya Sugita, and Tsuyoshi Nagatake J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3775-3777; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Magnetic Immuno-PCR Assay with Inhibitor Removal for Direct Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Human Feces Lurdes Monteiro, Nathalie Gras, and Francis Megraud J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3778-3780; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Optimal Inoculation Methods and Quality Control for the NCCLS Oxacillin Agar Screen Test for Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus Jana M. Swenson, Jean Spargo, Fred C. Tenover, and Mary Jane Ferraro J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3781-3784; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Performance of Eight Methods, Including Two New Rapid Methods, for Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in a Challenge Set of Staphylococcus aureus Organisms Jana M. Swenson, Portia P. Williams, George Killgore, Caroline Mohr O'Hara, and Fred C. Tenover J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3785-3788; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Value of Throat Swab in Diagnosis of Melioidosis Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Yupin Suputtamongkol, A. J. H. Simpson, Panida Kanaphun, and N. J. White J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3801-3802; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Molecular Analysis of a Hospital Cafeteria-Associated Salmonellosis Outbreak Using Modified Repetitive Element PCR Fingerprinting James R. Johnson, Connie Clabots, Miguel Azar, David J. Boxrud, John M. Besser, and Joseph R. Thurn J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3452-3460; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Serovar Muenchen Infections Associated with Alfalfa Sprouts Grown from Seeds Pretreated with Calcium Hypochlorite Mary E. Proctor, Marge Hamacher, Mary Lou Tortorello, John R. Archer, and Jeffrey P. Davis J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3461-3465; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Canadian Standardized Protocol for Subtyping Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Using Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis M. R. Mulvey, L. Chui, J. Ismail, L. Louie, C. Murphy, N. Chang, M. Alfa, and Canadian Committee for the Standardization of Molecular Methods J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3481-3485; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Geographical Heterogeneity between Far Eastern and Western Countries in Prevalence of the Virulence Plasmid, the Superantigen Yersinia pseudotuberculosis-Derived Mitogen, and the High-Pathogenicity Island among Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Strains Hiroshi Fukushima, Yuhou Matsuda, Ryotaro Seki, Misao Tsubokura, Nobuaki Takeda, Felix Nikolaevich Shubin, In Ki Paik, and Xue Bin Zheng J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3541-3547; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Prevalence of Class I Integrons in Escherichia coli, Klebsiella Species, and Enterobacter Species Isolates over a 7-Year Period in a German University Hospital Franz-Josef Schmitz, Dieter Hafner, Roland Geisel, Patrick Follmann, Christian Kirschke, Jan Verhoef, Karl Köhrer, and Ad C. Fluit J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3724-3726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epidemiology and Susceptibility of 3,051 Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from 25 University Hospitals Participating in the European SENTRY Study A. C. Fluit, C. L. C. Wielders, J. Verhoef, and F.-J. Schmitz J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3727-3732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium Isolates Obtained from Humans in France K. Guyot, A. Follet-Dumoulin, E. Lelièvre, C. Sarfati, M. Rabodonirina, G. Nevez, J. C. Cailliez, D. Camus, and E. Dei-Cas J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3472-3480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Phospholipase Region of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is a Preferential Locus for IS6110 Transposition Lucio Vera-Cabrera, Marco A. Hernández-Vera, Oliverio Welsh, Wendy M. Johnson, and Jorge Castro-Garza J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3499-3504; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Automated High-Throughput Genotyping for Study of Global Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Based on Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units Philip Supply, Sarah Lesjean, Evgueni Savine, Kristin Kremer, Dick van Soolingen, and Camille Locht J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3563-3571; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Evaluation of Anti-Tuberculous Glycolipid Immunoglobulin G Antibody Assay for Rapid Serodiagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Ryoji Maekura, Yoshinari Okuda, Masaru Nakagawa, Touru Hiraga, Souichirou Yokota, Masami Ito, Ikuya Yano, Hiroaki Kohno, Masako Wada, Chiyoji Abe, Takeo Toyoda, Toshio Kishimoto, and Takeshi Ogura J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3603-3608; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spoligotype Diversity of Mycobacterium bovis Strains Isolated in France from 1979 to 2000 N. Haddad, A. Ostyn, C. Karoui, M. Masselot, M. F. Thorel, S. L. Hughes, J. Inwald, R. G. Hewinson, and B. Durand J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3623-3632; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Necessity of Quality-Controlled 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Databases: Identifying Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Species Christine Y. Turenne, Lorelee Tschetter, Joyce Wolfe, and Amin Kabani J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3637-3648; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Differentiation of "Mycobacterium canettii" from Other Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Organisms by PCR-Restriction Analysis of the hsp65 Gene Khye Seng Goh, Eric Legrand, Christophe Sola, and Nalin Rastogi J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3705-3708; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epidemiologic Usefulness of Spoligotyping for Secondary Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates with Low Copy Numbers of IS6110 Wendy A. Cronin, Jonathan E. Golub, Laurence S. Magder, Nancy G. Baruch, Monica J. Lathan, Leonard N. Mukasa, Nancy Hooper, Jafar H. Razeq, Donna Mulcahy, William H. Benjamin, and William R. Bishai J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3709-3711; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Contaminated BACTEC 12B Broth Cultures by Testing with Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test Xiaotian Zheng, Minnie Pang, Howard D. Engler, Sherri Tanaka, and Thomas Reppun J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3718-3720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Rifampin-Resistant Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Hungary by DNA Sequencing and the Line Probe Assay Zoltán Bártfai, Ákos Somoskövi, Csaba Ködmön, Nóra Szabó, Erzsébet Puskás, Lászlóné Kosztolányi, Eszter Faragó, Judit Mester, Linda M. Parsons, and Max Salfinger J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3736-3739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Removal of PCR Inhibitors by Silica Membranes: Evaluating the Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis Kit Boris Böddinghaus, Thomas A. Wichelhaus, Volker Brade, and Thomas Bittner J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3750-3752; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of BACTEC MGIT 960 and BACTEC 460TB Systems for Recovery of Mycobacteria from Clinical Specimens of a University Hospital with Low Incidence of Tuberculosis Lorenz Leitritz, Sören Schubert, Bettina Bücherl, Adelheid Masch, Jürgen Heesemann, and Andreas Roggenkamp J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3764-3767; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simple and Rational Approach to the Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium avium Complex Species, and Other Commonly Isolated Mycobacteria Derek A. Wong, Peter C. W. Yip, Danny T. L. Cheung, and Kai Man Kam J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3768-3771; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of BacT/Alert 3D Liquid Culture System for Recovery of Mycobacteria from Clinical Specimens Using Sodium Dodecyl (Lauryl) Sulfate-NaOH Decontamination A. Carricajo, N. Fonsale, A. C. Vautrin, and G. Aubert J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3799-3800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Virology:

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Characterization of Newly Emerging Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates from the People's Republic of China and Taiwan Li Yu, Zhiliang Wang, Yihai Jiang, Leo Chang, and Jimmy Kwang J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3512-3519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Great Diversity of Group A Rotavirus Strains and High Prevalence of Mixed Rotavirus Infections in India Vivek Jain, Bimal K. Das, Maharaj K. Bhan, Roger I. Glass, Jon R. Gentsch, and Indian Strain Surveillance Collaborating Laboratories J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3524-3529; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nonisotopic Detection of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Clinical Specimens Using a Consensus PCR and a Generic Probe Mix in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Format J. R. Kornegay, A. P. Shepard, C. Hankins, E. Franco, N. Lapointe, H. Richardson, Canadian Women's HIV Study Group, and F. Coutleé J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3530-3536; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative, Fluorogenic Probe PCR Assay for Detection of Human Herpesvirus 8 DNA in Clinical Specimens Felicia R. Stamey, Mitesh M. Patel, Brian P. Holloway, and Philip E. Pellett J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3537-3540; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Detection of Hepatitis B Virus DNA by Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification with Molecular Beacon Detection Sol Yates, Maarten Penning, Jaap Goudsmit, Inge Frantzen, Bert van de Weijer, Dianne van Strijp, and Bob van Gemen J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3656-3665; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flow Cytometry Compared with Indirect Immunofluorescence for Rapid Detection of Dengue Virus Type 1 after Amplification in Tissue Culture Chuan-Liang Kao, Meng-Chan Wu, Yen-Hui Chiu, Jing-Lin Lin, Yin-Chang Wu, Yi-Yung Yueh, Li-Kuang Chen, Men-Fang Shaio, and Chwan-Chuen King J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3672-3677; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Screening of Active Lyssavirus Infection in Wild Bat Populations by Viral RNA Detection on Oropharyngeal Swabs Juan E. Echevarría, Ana Avellón, Javier Juste, Manuel Vera, and Carlos Ibáñez J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3678-3683; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serotype-Specific Detection of Coxsackievirus A16 in Clinical Specimens by Reverse Transcription-Nested PCR Justin W. A. Bendig, Patrick S. O'Brien, and Peter Muir J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3690-3692; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Performance of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2-Specific Serologic Assays from Meridian Diagnostics and MRL Diagnostics Julie A. Ribes, Marie Hayes, Angela Smith, Jeffrey L. Winters, and Doris J. Baker J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3740-3742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Longitudinal Variability of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Viral Load Measurements by Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification and NucliSens Assays in a Large Multicenter Study Marek J. Nowicki, Lorie Benning, James W. Bremer, William A. Meyer, III, Carl Hanson, Donald Brambilla, Sylvia Silver, Andrea Kovacs, and Women's Interagency HIV-1 Study Collaborative Study Group J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3760-3763; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amino Acid Substitution within the VP7 Protein of G2 Rotavirus Strains Associated with Failure To Serotype Miren Iturriza Gómara, David Cubitt, Ulrich Desselberger, and Jim Gray J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3796-3798; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

V3 Serological Subtyping of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 Infection Is Not Relevant Jean-Christophe Plantier, Florence Damond, Sandrine Souquières, Françoise Brun-Vézinet, François Simon, and Francis Barin J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3803-3807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Aortic Valve Endocarditis in a Dog Due to Bartonella clarridgeiae Bruno B. Chomel, Kristin A. Mac Donald, Rickie W. Kasten, Chao-Chin Chang, Aaron C. Wey, Janet E. Foley, William P. Thomas, and Mark D. Kittleson J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3548-3554; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Antibodies to a Disease-Associated Herpesvirus of the Green Turtle, Chelonia mydas Sadie S. Coberley, Lawrence H. Herbst, Daniel R. Brown, Llewellyn M. Ehrhart, Dean A. Bagley, Susan A. Schaf, Ritchie H. Moretti, Elliott R. Jacobson, and Paul A. Klein J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3572-3577; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Typing of Salmonella Serotypes Prevalent in Animals in England: Assessment of Methodology Ernesto Liebana, Daniel Guns, Lourdes Garcia-Migura, Martin J. Woodward, Felicity A. Clifton-Hadley, and Robert H. Davies J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3609-3616; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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Ultrastructural Study of Chlamydia pneumoniae In a Continuous-Infection Model Andrei Kutlin, Cameron Flegg, Deb Stenzel, Tamara Reznik, Patricia M. Roblin, Sarah Mathews, Peter Timms, and Margaret R. Hammerschlag J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3721-3723; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Foot and Mouth Disease: a Revised Policy Is Required Jagadeesh Bayry and Srini V. Kaveri J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3808 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Cytomegalovirus DNA in Human Specimens by LightCycler PCR: Melting Point Analysis Is Mandatory To Detect Virus Strains with Point Mutations in the Target Sequence of the Hybridization Probes Lars Schaade, Peter Kockelkorn, Klaus Ritter, and Michael Kleines J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3809 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prediction of Enterococcal Imipenem Susceptibility Using Ampicillin or Penicillin MICs: More Evidence for a Class Concept Ronald N. Jones J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3810-3811; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Whole-Blood Hepatitis C Virus RNA Extraction Methods Warren Schmidt, Jack T. Stapleton, Glenn B. Knight, and Vincent Agnello J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3812-3813; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Mutations Occur Gradually in In Vivo Populations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Bacteria A. S. de Boer, D. van Soolingen, M. W. Borgdorff, Nancy E. Dunlap, and William H. Benjamin, Jr. J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3814 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tuberculosis Transmission in Botswana S. Bonora, M. Boffito, S. Audagnotto, G. Di Perri, S. Lockman, C. R. Braden, J. W. Tappero, and N. J. Binkin J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3815-3816; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Comparison of the Serodia Treponema pallidum Particle Agglutination, Captia Syphilis-G, and SpiroTek Reagin II Tests with Standard Test Techniques for Diagnosis of Syphilis Victoria Pope, Martha B. Fears, William E. Morrill, Arnold Castro, and Susan E. Kikkert J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2001 39: 3817 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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