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Contents: December 2001, Volume 39, Issue 12

       Bacteriology

       Epidemiology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Mycology

       Virology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Parasitology

       Case Reports

       Letters

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Bacteriology:

Laribacter hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a Novel Gram-Negative Bacterium Isolated from a Cirrhotic Patient with Bacteremia and Empyema
Kwok-Yung Yuen, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Jade L. L. Teng, Kit-Wah Leung, Michelle K. M. Wong, and Susanna K. P. Lau
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4227-4232;
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PCR-Based Detection and Identification of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Pathogens in Sputum from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Andrew McDowell, Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, John E. Moore, Kerstin E. A. Dunbar, A. Kevin Webb, Mary E. Dodd, S. Lorraine Martin, B. Cherie Millar, Christopher J. Scott, Mary Crowe, and J. Stuart Elborn
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4247-4255;
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Rapid and Accurate Species-Level Identification of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci by Using the sodA Gene as a Target
Claire Poyart, Gilles Quesne, Claire Boumaila, and Patrick Trieu-Cuot
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4296-4301;
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Evaluation of BacT/ALERT System for Detection of Mycoplasma hominis in Simulated Blood Cultures
Ken B. Waites and Kay C. Canupp
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4328-4331;
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Identification of Pandoraea Species by 16S Ribosomal DNA-Based PCR Assays
Tom Coenye, Lixia Liu, Peter Vandamme, and John J. LiPuma
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4452-4455;
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Culture with BACTEC Peds Plus/F Bottle Compared with Conventional Methods for Detection of Bacteria in Synovial Fluid
John G. Hughes, Emily A. Vetter, Robin Patel, Cathy D. Schleck, Scott Harmsen, L. Thomas Turgeant, and Franklin R. Cockerill, III
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4468-4471;
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Detection of Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica by a Rapid and Sensitive Duplex PCR Assay
Wim J. B. Wannet, Michiel Reessink, Henk A. Brunings, and Henny M. E. Maas
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4483-4486;
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Beyond Serotypes and Virulence-Associated Factors: Detection of Genetic Diversity among O153:H45 CFA/I Heat-Stable Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strains
A. B. F. Pacheco, L. C. S. Ferreira, M. G. Pichel, D. F. Almeida, N. Binsztein, and G. I. Viboud
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4500-4505;
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Automation of Fluorescence-Based PCR for Confirmation of Meningococcal Disease
M. A. Diggle, G. F. S. Edwards, and S. C. Clarke
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4518-4519;
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Rapid Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Positive Blood Cultures by Real-Time Fluorescence PCR
Thean Yen Tan, Sally Corden, Rosemary Barnes, and Barry Cookson
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4529-4531;
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Association of the Urease Gene with Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Strains Irrespective of Their Serogroups
Masayuki Nakano, Tetsuya Iida, Makoto Ohnishi, Ken Kurokawa, Akira Takahashi, Teizo Tsukamoto, Teruo Yasunaga, Tetsuya Hayashi, and Takeshi Honda
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4541-4543;
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Automated Ribotyping Provides Rapid Phylogenetic Subgroup Affiliation of Clinical Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains
Olivier Clermont, Christophe Cordevant, Stephane Bonacorsi, Armelle Marecat, Marc Lange, and Edouard Bingen
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4549-4553;
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Molecular Characterization of First Human Bartonella Strain Isolated in Italy
Alessandra Ciervo, Andrea Petrucca, Simonetta Ciarrocchi, Antonella Pinto, Lucio Bonazzi, Anna Fabio, Enrico Farnetti, Bruno B. Chomel, and Lorenzo Ciceroni
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4554-4557;
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Molecular Investigation of the Aum Shinrikyo Anthrax Release in Kameido, Japan
Paul Keim, Kimothy L. Smith, Christine Keys, Hiroshi Takahashi, Takeshi Kurata, and Arnold Kaufmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4566-4567;
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Recurrent Soft Tissue Abscesses Caused by Legionella cincinnatiensis
Jacques G. H. Gubler, Mirjam Schorr, V. Gaia, R. Zbinden, and M. Altwegg
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4568-4570;
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Improved Rate of Isolation of Neisseria meningitidis by Direct Plating of Pharyngeal Swabs
Richard Cunningham, Roger Matthews, Gill Lewendon, Sarah Harrison, and James M. Stuart
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4575-4576;
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Epidemiology:

Evaluation of Typing of Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Three PCR Methods Using Specific Primers
Hin-Chung Wong and Chih-Hsueh Lin
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4233-4240;
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Selection of a Teicoplanin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Mutant during an Outbreak Caused by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci with the VanB Phenotype
Magdalena Kawalec, Marek Gniadkowski, Aleksander Skotnicki, Janusz Fiett, and Waleria Hryniewicz
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4274-4282;
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Staphylococcus aureus Isolated in Cases of Impetigo Produces Both Epidermolysin A or B and LukE-LukD in 78% of 131 Retrospective and Prospective Cases
A. Gravet, P. Couppié, O. Meunier, E. Clyti, B. Moreau, R. Pradinaud, H. Monteil, and G. Prévost
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4349-4356;
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Polymorphism of Bordetella pertussis Isolates Circulating for the Last 10 Years in France, Where a Single Effective Whole-Cell Vaccine Has Been Used for More than 30 Years
Christian Weber, Caroline Boursaux-Eude, Gilberte Coralie, Valérie Caro, and Nicole Guiso
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4396-4403;
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Outbreak of Infection with Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Carrying bla_IMP-8 in a University Medical Center in Taiwan
Jing-Jou Yan, Wen-Chien Ko, Shu-Huei Tsai, Hsiu-Mei Wu, and Jiunn-Jong Wu
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4433-4439;
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Nationwide Survey Shows that Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Heterogeneously and Intermediately Resistant to Vancomycin Are Not Disseminated throughout Japanese Hospitals
Yasuyoshi Ike, Yoshichika Arakawa, Xinghua Ma, Kenichi Tatewaki, Mitsuaki Nagasawa, Haruyoshi Tomita, Koichi Tanimoto, and Shuhei Fujimoto
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4445-4451;
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Clonal Relationship between U.S. and French Serotype V Group B Streptococcus Isolates
Isabelle Le Thomas-Bories, Frederic Fitoussi, Patricia Mariani-Kurkdjian, Josette Raymond, Naima Brahimi, Philippe Bidet, Valerie Lefranc, and Edouard Bingen
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4526-4528;
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Dissemination of Clonally Unrelated Erythromycin- and Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates in a Tertiary Greek Hospital
Antonios N. Maniatis, Spyros Pournaras, Maria Kanellopoulou, Fanourios Kontos, Evangelia Dimitroulia, Evangelos Papafrangas, and Athanassios Tsakris
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4571-4574;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Characterization of a Mycobacterium intracellulare Variant Strain by Molecular Techniques
M. C. Menendez, E. Palenque, M. C. Navarro, M. C. Nuñez, M. J. Rebollo, and M. J. Garcia
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4241-4246;
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Evaluation of the Mycobacterium bovis Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Probe pUCD, in Combination with the Direct Repeat Probe, for Molecular Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains in Ireland
Henrietta Cameron, Rory O'Brien, Anthony Murray, Bartley Cryan, Rosemary Hone, and Mark Rogers
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4404-4406;
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Evaluation of BACTEC Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT 960) Automated System for Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Fausta Ardito, Brunella Posteraro, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Stefania Zanetti, and Giovanni Fadda
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4440-4444;
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Rapid Identification of Mycobacteria to the Species Level Using INNO-LiPA Mycobacteria, a Reverse Hybridization Assay
P. N. Suffys, A. da Silva Rocha, M. de Oliveira, C. E. Dias Campos, A. M. Werneck Barreto, F. Portaels, L. Rigouts, G. Wouters, G. Jannes, G. van Reybroeck, W. Mijs, and B. Vanderborght
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4477-4482;
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Identification of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Biopsy Specimens from Patients with Crohn's Disease Identified by In Situ Hybridization
Leonardo A. Sechi, Mura Manuela, Tanda Francesco, Lissia Amelia, Solinas Antonello, Fadda Giovanni, and Zanetti Stefania
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4514-4517;
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Genetic Diversity among Mycobacterium bovis Isolates: a Preliminary Study of Strains from Animal and Human Sources
M. P. U. Sales, G. M. Taylor, S. Hughes, M. Yates, G. Hewinson, D. B. Young, and R. J. Shaw
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4558-4562;
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Mycology:

Comparison of Spectrophotometric and Visual Readings of NCCLS Method and Evaluation of a Colorimetric Method Based on Reduction of a Soluble Tetrazolium Salt, 2,3-Bis {2-Methoxy-4-Nitro-5-[(Sulfenylamino) Carbonyl]-2H- Tetrazolium-Hydroxide}, for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Aspergillus Species
Joseph Meletiadis, Johan W. Mouton, Jacques F. G. M. Meis, Bianca A. Bouman, Peter J. Donnelly, Paul E. Verweij, and EUROFUNG Network
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4256-4263;
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Molecular Characterization of New Clinical Isolates of Candida albicans and C. dubliniensis in Japan: Analysis Reveals a New Genotype of C. albicans with Group I Intron
Miki Tamura, Kayo Watanabe, Yuzuru Mikami, Katsukiyo Yazawa, and Kazuko Nishimura
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4309-4315;
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Comparison of the BACTEC MYCO/F Lytic Bottle to the Isolator Tube, BACTEC Plus Aerobic F/Bottle, and BACTEC Anaerobic Lytic/10 Bottle and Comparison of the BACTEC Plus Aerobic F/Bottle to the Isolator Tube for Recovery of Bacteria, Mycobacteria, and Fungi from Blood
E. Vetter, C. Torgerson, A. Feuker, J. Hughes, S. Harmsen, C. Schleck, C. Horstmeier, G. Roberts, and F. Cockerill, III
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4380-4386;
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Evaluation of Etest Method for Determining Caspofungin (MK-0991) Susceptibilities of 726 Clinical Isolates of Candida Species
M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, K. Mills, A. Bolmström, and R. N. Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4387-4389;
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Multidrug-Resistant Trichosporon asahii Infection of Nongranulocytopenic Patients in Three Intensive Care Units
Dana G. Wolf, Rama Falk, Moshe Hacham, Bart Theelen, Teun Boekhout, Gloria Scorzetti, Mervyn Shapiro, Colin Block, Ira F. Salkin, and Itzhack Polacheck
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4420-4425;
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Identification, Classification, and Phylogeny of the Pathogenic Species Exophiala jeanselmei and Related Species by Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene Analysis
Li Wang, Koji Yokoyama, Makoto Miyaji, and Kazuko Nishimura
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4462-4467;
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Genetic Diversity of Histoplasma capsulatum Strains Isolated from Soil, Animals, and Clinical Specimens in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, by a PCR-Based Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Assay
Mauro de Medeiros Muniz, Claudia Vera Pizzini, José Mauro Peralta, Errol Reiss, and Rosely M. Zancopé-Oliveira
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4487-4494;
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Recovery of Candida dubliniensis and Other Yeasts from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Associated Periodontal Lesions
M. A. Jabra-Rizk, S. M. S. Ferreira, M. Sabet, W. A. Falkler, W. G. Merz, and T. F. Meiller
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4520-4522;
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Differences in Clinical and Laboratory Diagnostic Characteristics of Penicilliosis Marneffei in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)- and Non-HIV-Infected Patients
S. S. Y. Wong, K. H. Wong, W. T. Hui, S. S. Lee, J. Y. C. Lo, L. Cao, and K. Y. Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4535-4540;
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Molecular Typing of Penicillium marneffei Isolates from Thailand by NotI Macrorestriction and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
Sompong Trewatcharegon, Stitaya Sirisinha, Amparat Romsai, Boonchaoy Eampokalap, Rawee Teanpaisan, and Sansanee C. Chaiyaroj
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4544-4548;
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Rapid PCR-Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Method To Differentiate and Estimate Relative Abundance of Pneumocystis carinii Special Forms Infecting Rats
Aimable Nahimana, Melanie T. Cushion, Dominique S. Blanc, and Philippe M. Hauser
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4563-4565;
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Virology:

Quantification of Proviral Load of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 Subtypes A and B Using Real-Time PCR
Florence Damond, Diane Descamps, Isabelle Farfara, Jean Noël Telles, Sophie Puyeo, Pauline Campa, Annie Leprêtre, Sophie Matheron, Françoise Brun-Vezinet, and François Simon
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4264-4268;
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Viral Load of Human Herpesvirus 8 in Peripheral Blood of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Kaposi's Sarcoma
Rosamaria Tedeschi, Malin Enbom, Ettore Bidoli, Annika Linde, Paolo De Paoli, and Joakim Dillner
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4269-4273;
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Characterization of Capsid Genes, Expressed in the Baculovirus System, of Three New Genetically Distinct Strains of "Norwalk-Like Viruses"
Gaël Belliot, Jacqueline S. Noel, Jin-Fen Li, Yoshiyuki Seto, Charles D. Humphrey, Tamie Ando, Roger I. Glass, and Stephan S. Monroe
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4288-4295;
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TaqMan 5'-Nuclease Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 PCR Assay with Phage-Packaged Competitive Internal Control for High-Throughput Blood Donor Screening
C. Drosten, E. Seifried, and W. K. Roth
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4302-4308;
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Performance of Applied Biosystems ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System for Sequence-Based Analysis of Non-Subtype B Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 from Uganda
Martin Mracna, Graziella Becker-Pergola, Joann Dileanis, Laura A. Guay, Shawn Cunningham, J. Brooks Jackson, and Susan H. Eshleman
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4323-4327;
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Kinetics of Dengue Virus-Specific Serum Immunoglobulin Classes and Subclasses Correlate with Clinical Outcome of Infection
P. Koraka, C. Suharti, T. E. Setiati, A. T. A. Mairuhu, E. Van Gorp, C. E. Hack, M. Juffrie, J. Sutaryo, G. M. Van Der Meer, J. Groen, and A. D. M. E. Osterhaus
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4332-4338;
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Efficient Extraction of Virus DNA by NucliSens Extractor Allows Sensitive Detection of Hepatitis B Virus by PCR
Erik Gobbers, Tom A. M. Oosterlaken, Mario J. A. W. M. van Bussel, Roel Melsert, Aloys C. M. Kroes, and Eric C. J. Claas
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4339-4343;
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Prevalence of Anti-Human Papillomavirus Type 16, 18, 31, and 58 Virus-Like Particles in Women in the General Population and in Prostitutes
Antoine Touzé, Silvia de Sanjosé, Pierre Coursaget, M. Rosa Almirall, Virgilio Palacio, Chris J. L. M. Meijer, Janet Kornegay, and F. Xavier Bosch
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4344-4348;
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Detection and Differentiation of Human Polyomaviruses JC and BK by LightCycler PCR
David M. Whiley, Ian M. Mackay, and Theo P. Sloots
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4357-4361;
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Quantification of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients by Real-Time PCR
Frank Griscelli, Michel Barrois, Sylvie Chauvin, Stephane Lastere, Dominique Bellet, and Jean-Henri Bourhis
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4362-4369;
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Detection of Sporadic Cases of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Infection in China Using Immunoassays Based on Recombinant Open Reading Frame 2 and 3 Polypeptides from HEV Genotype 4
Youchun Wang, Huayuan Zhang, Zhuo Li, Wenjie Gu, Haiyuan Lan, Wa Hao, Roger Ling, Hemin Li, and Tim J. Harrison
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4370-4379;
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European Proficiency Testing Program for Molecular Detection and Quantitation of Hepatitis B Virus DNA
Elizabeth Valentine-Thon, Anton M. van Loon, Jurjen Schirm, Jim Reid, Paul E. Klapper, and Graham M. Cleator
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4407-4412;
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New LightCycler PCR for Rapid and Sensitive Quantification of Parvovirus B19 DNA Guides Therapeutic Decision-Making in Relapsing Infections
Timm C. Harder, Markus Hufnagel, Katrin Zahn, Karin Beutel, Heinz-Josef Schmitt, Uwe Ullmann, and Peter Rautenberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4413-4419;
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Laboratory Diagnosis of Common Herpesvirus Infections of the Central Nervous System by a Multiplex PCR Assay
Panayotis Markoulatos, Amalia Georgopoulou, Nikolaos Siafakas, Elias Plakokefalos, Georgina Tzanakaki, and Jenny Kourea-Kremastinou
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4426-4432;
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Quantitative Real-Time PCR Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus and Its Application to Evaluation of Antiviral Compounds
Stephan Garcia, Jean Marc Crance, Agnes Billecocq, Andre Peinnequin, Alain Jouan, Michele Bouloy, and Daniel Garin
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4456-4461;
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Comparative Quantitation of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients with CMV Infection by Using Two High-Throughput Automated Systems
Raymund R. Razonable, Robert A. Brown, Mark J. Espy, Antonio Rivero, Walter Kremers, Jennie Wilson, Cynthia Groettum, Thomas F. Smith, and Carlos V. Paya
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4472-4476;
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Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Assays for Rapid Detection of West Nile and St. Louis Encephalitis Viruses
Robert S. Lanciotti and Amy J. Kerst
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4506-4513;
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Evaluation of Two Enzyme Immunoassays for Detection of Human Rotaviruses in Fecal Specimens
Bodo R. Eing, Guenter May, Horst G. Baumeister, and Joachim E. Kühn
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4532-4534;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Standardization of Broth Microdilution and Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Tests for Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae and Haemophilus somnus: Quality Control Standards for Ceftiofur, Enrofloxacin, Florfenicol, Gentamicin, Penicillin, Tetracycline, Tilmicosin, and Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole
P. F. McDermott, A. L. Barry, R. N. Jones, G. E. Stein, C. Thornsberry, C. C. Wu, and R. D. Walker
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4283-4287;
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Differentiation of Ehrlichia platys and E. equi Infections in Dogs by Using 16S Ribosomal DNA-Based PCR
Susan I. Hancock, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, and Christian Pitulle
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4577-4578;
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Parasitology:

Human Babesiosis in Japan: Epizootiologic Survey of Rodent Reservoir and Isolation of New Type of Babesia microti-Like Parasite
Masayoshi Tsuji, Qiang Wei, Aya Zamoto, Chiharu Morita, Satoru Arai, Tsunezo Shiota, Masato Fujimagari, Asao Itagaki, Hiromi Fujita, and Chiaki Ishihara
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4316-4322;
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Serological Diagnosis of Chagas' Disease Employing a Trypanosoma cruzi Recombinant Antigen That Consists of Four Different Peptides
A. W. Ferreira, Z. R. Belem, E. A. Lemos, S. G. Reed, and A. Campos-Neto
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4390-4395;
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Zoonotic Potential of Enterocytozoon bieneusi
Bianca Dengjel, Monika Zahler, Walter Hermanns, Karl Heinritzi, Thomas Spillmann, Angelika Thomschke, Thomas Löscher, Rainer Gothe, and Heinz Rinder
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4495-4499;
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Evaluation of ColorPAC Giardia/Cryptosporidium Rapid Assay and ProSpecT Giardia/Cryptosporidium Microplate Assay for Detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium in Fecal Specimens
M. T. Katanik, S. K. Schneider, J. E. Rosenblatt, G. S. Hall, and G. W. Procop
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4523-4525;
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Case Reports:

Scedosporium prolificans Keratouveitis in Association with a Contact Lens Retained Intraocularly over a Long Term
Stella Arthur, Lisa L. Steed, David J. Apple, Qun Peng, Gene Howard, and Marcela Escobar-Gomez
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4579-4582;
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Case of Catheter Sepsis with Ralstonia gilardii in a Child with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Georges Wauters, Geert Claeys, Gerda Verschraegen, Thierry De Baere, Els Vandecruys, Leen Van Simaey, Catharine De Ganck, and Mario Vaneechoutte
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4583-4584;
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Fatal Myocarditis Associated with Acute Parvovirus B19 and Human Herpesvirus 6 Coinfection
Jacques Rohayem, Jürgen Dinger, Rainer Fischer, Karin Klingel, Reinhard Kandolf, and Axel Rethwilm
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4585-4587;
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One Case Each of Recurrent Meningitis and Hemoperitoneum Infection with Ralstonia mannitolilytica
Mario Vaneechoutte, Thierry De Baere, Georges Wauters, Sophia Steyaert, Geert Claeys, Dirk Vogelaers, and Gerda Verschraegen
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4588-4590;
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First European Pediatric Case of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis
Maja Arnez, Miroslav Petrovec, Stanka Lotric-Furlan, Tatjana Avsic Zupanc, and Franc Strle
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4591-4592;
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Detection of Galactomannan for Diagnosis of Fungal Rhinosinusitis
Catherine Kauffmann-Lacroix, Marie-Helène Rodier, Jean-Louis Jacquemin, Jean Michel Goujon, and Jean-Michel Klossek
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4593-4594;
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Correlation of Staphylococcus aureus icaADBC Genotype and Biofilm Expression Phenotype
Holger Rohde, Johannes K. M. Knobloch, Matthias A. Horstkotte, Dietrich Mack, Carla Renata Arciola, Lucio Montanaro, and Lucilla Baldassarri
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4595-4596;
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Relative Sensitivities of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains to Penicillin and Ceftriaxone
David S. Hodes, Thaddeus E. Sudol, Gary V. Doern, Michael Pfaller, and Angela A. Brueggeman
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4597
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Use of Recombinant Mitogillin for Serodiagnosis of Aspergillus fumigatus-Associated Diseases
Patrick C. Y. Woo, Andy S. P. Leung, Susanna K. P. Lau, Ken T. K. Chong, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Michael Weig, Uwe Groß, Sebastian Domhof, and Edgar Brunner
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4598-4600;
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Evaluation of Commercially Available Rapid Assays: a Manufacturer's Perspective
Ian Hart, Don O'Connor, Michael Cassidy, and Martin Cormican
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2001 39: 4601
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