Contents: February 2001, Volume 39, Issue 2        Virology        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Epidemiology        Bacteriology        Parasitology        Mycology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Case Reports        Letters        Errata Other Issues

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Virology:

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Immunological and PCR Analyses for Borna Disease Virus in Psychiatric Patients and Blood Donors in Japan Koji Fukuda, Kazuo Takahashi, Yasuhide Iwata, Norio Mori, Kenji Gonda, Tsuguhiro Ogawa, Kouichi Osonoe, Minako Sato, Shin-ichi Ogata, Taisuke Horimoto, Takashi Sawada, Masato Tashiro, Kazunari Yamaguchi, Shin-ichi Niwa, and Shiro Shigeta J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 419-429; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of DNA Sequencing and a Line Probe Assay for Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Drug Resistance Mutations in Patients Failing Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Jean Servais, Christine Lambert, Elodie Fontaine, Jean-Marc Plesséria, Isabelle Robert, Vic Arendt, Thérèse Staub, François Schneider, Robert Hemmer, Guy Burtonboy, and Jean-Claude Schmit J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 454-459; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Monitoring Resistance to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Protease Inhibitors by Pyrosequencing Deirdre O'Meara, Karin Wilbe, Thomas Leitner, Bo Hejdeman, Jan Albert, and Joakim Lundeberg J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 464-473; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Typing of Human Adenoviruses by a General PCR Combined with Restriction Endonuclease Analysis Annika Allard, Bo Albinsson, and Göran Wadell J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 498-505; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated with Previous Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients Paola Cattani, Maria Capuano, Rosalia Graffeo, Rosalba Ricci, Francesca Cerimele, Decio Cerimele, Giuseppe Nanni, and Giovanni Fadda J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 506-508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Normalized Quantification by Real-Time PCR of Epstein-Barr Virus Load in Patients at Risk for Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders Wolfram J. Jabs, Holger Hennig, Michael Kittel, Klaus Pethig, Françoise Smets, Peter Bucsky, Holger Kirchner, and Hans J. Wagner J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 564-569; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

No Evidence of Infectious Retroviruses in Measles Virus Vaccines Produced in Chicken Embryo Cell Cultures Muhammad Shahabuddin, Johnna F. Sears, and Arifa S. Khan J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 675-684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Typing and Subtyping Influenza Virus Using DNA Microarrays and Multiplex Reverse Transcriptase PCR Jiping Li, Shu Chen, and David H. Evans J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 696-704; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Rapid Optical Immunoassay for Influenza Viruses (FLU OIA Test) in Comparison with Cell Culture and Reverse Transcription-PCR Guy Boivin, Isabelle Hardy, and Andrew Kress J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 730-732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Evaluation of Semiautomated COBAS AMPLICOR Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) MONITOR Test and Manual Microwell Plate-Based AMPLICOR HBV MONITOR Test Irena J. Marin, Mario Poljak, Katja Seme, Jelka Meglic-Volkar, Mojca Maticic, Gorazd Lesnicar, and Vladimir Brinovec J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 758-761; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Detection of Hepatitis C Virus RNA by Light Cycler PCR and Comparison with Two Different PCR Assays Matthias Schröter, Bernhard Zöllner, Peter Schäfer, Rainer Laufs, and Heinz-Hubert Feucht J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 765-768; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantification of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA by Real-Time PCR Elyanne Gault, Yanne Michel, Axelle Dehée, Chahrazed Belabani, Jean-Claude Nicolas, and Antoine Garbarg-Chenon J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 772-775; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunofluorescence Method for Detection of Ebola Virus Immunoglobulin G, Using HeLa Cells Which Express Recombinant Nucleoprotein Masayuki Saijo, Masahiro Niikura, Shigeru Morikawa, and Ichiro Kurane J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 776-778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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Use of rpoB Gene Analysis for Detection and Identification of Bartonella Species Patricia Renesto, Joanny Gouvernet, Michel Drancourt, Veronique Roux, and Didier Raoult J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 430-437; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensitive Detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis in Cell Culture, Blood, and Tick Specimens by Reverse Transcription-PCR Suleyman Felek, Ahmet Unver, Roger W. Stich, and Yasuko Rikihisa J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 460-463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicenter Comparison Trial of DNA Extraction Methods and PCR Assays for Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Endarterectomy Specimens Petra Apfalter, Francesco Blasi, Jens Boman, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Michael Kundi, Matthias Maass, Athanasios Makristathis, Adam Meijer, Reinhard Nadrchal, Kenneth Persson, Manfred L. Rotter, C. Y. William Tong, Gerold Stanek, and Alexander M. Hirschl J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 519-524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Circulating Nucleic Acids of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Cytomegalovirus in Patients Undergoing Coronary Angiography M. Smieja, S. Chong, M. Natarajan, A. Petrich, L. Rainen, and J. B. Mahony J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 596-600; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain Composition of the Ehrlichia Anaplasma marginale within Persistently Infected Cattle, a Mammalian Reservoir for Tick Transmission Guy H. Palmer, Fred R. Rurangirwa, and Terry F. McElwain J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 631-635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Risk Factors for Antibiotic-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Hospitalized Patients with Urinary Tract Infections: a Prospective Study Albert Sotto, Corinne Merle De Boever, Pascale Fabbro-Peray, Anne Gouby, Danielle Sirot, and Jacques Jourdan J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 438-444; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of DNA Sequencing of the Protein A Gene Polymorphic Region with Other Molecular Typing Techniques for Typing Two Epidemiologically Diverse Collections of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Duarte C. Oliveira, Inês Crisóstomo, Ilda Santos-Sanches, Peter Major, C. Rute Alves, Marta Aires-de-Sousa, Marianne K. Thege, and Hermínia de Lencastre J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 574-580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnosing Genital Ulcer Disease in a Clinic for Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Amsterdam, The Netherlands S. M. Bruisten, I. Cairo, H. Fennema, A. Pijl, M. Buimer, P. G. H. Peerbooms, E. Van Dyck, A. Meijer, J. M. Ossewaarde, and G. J. J. van Doornum J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 601-605; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nosocomial Spread of an Unusual Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone That Is Sensitive to All Non--Lactam Antibiotics, Including Tobramycin Spyros Pournaras, Aris Slavakis, Aleka Polyzou, Danai Sofianou, Antonios N. Maniatis, and Athanassios Tsakris J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 779-781; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of Outbreak of Respiratory Syncytial Virus within Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit Graham S. Taylor, I. Barry Vipond, and E. Owen Caul J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 801-803; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Relatedness of Streptococcus suis Isolates of Various Serotypes and Clinical Backgrounds as Evaluated by Macrorestriction Analysis and Expression of Potential Virulence Traits Achim Allgaier, Ralph Goethe, Henk J. Wisselink, Hilde E. Smith, and Peter Valentin-Weigand J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 445-453; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Purification and Characterization of PCR-Inhibitory Components in Blood Cells Waleed Abu Al-Soud and Peter Rådström J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 485-493; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lone Star Tick-Infecting Borreliae Are Most Closely Related to the Agent of Bovine Borreliosis Stephen M. Rich, Philip M. Armstrong, Ronald D. Smith, and Sam R. Telford, III J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 494-497; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved, Low-Cost Selective Culture Medium for Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans M. Alsina, E. Olle, and J. Frias J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 509-513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Shared Noncapsular Antigen Is Responsible for False-Positive Reactions by Staphylococcus epidermidis in Commercial Agglutination Tests for Staphylococcus aureus Janet E. Blake and Mark A. Metcalfe J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 544-550; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of Penicillin-Susceptible, Multidrug-Resistant Serotype 6B Pneumococci Isolated from Children in Greece G. A. Syrogiannopoulos, D. Bogaert, I. N. Grivea, N. G. Beratis, R. De Groot, and P. W. M. Hermans J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 581-585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Unusual Occurrence of M Type 77, Antibiotic-Resistant Group A Streptococci in Southern Sweden A. Jasir, A. Tanna, A. Efstratiou, and C. Schalén J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 586-590; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Report of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin in Thailand Suwanna Trakulsomboon, Somwang Danchaivijitr, Yong Rongrungruang, Chertsak Dhiraputra, Wattanachai Susaemgrat, Teruyo Ito, and Keiichi Hiramatsu J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 591-595; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Consensus and Variable Region PCR Analysis of Helicobacter pylori 3' Region of cagA Gene in Isolates from Individuals with or without Peptic Ulcer Cláudia Augustin Rota, Júlio C. Pereira-Lima, Carolina Blaya, and Nance Beyer Nardi J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 606-612; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Potentially New Shigella dysenteriae Serotype Roney S. Coimbra, Pascal Lenormand, Francine Grimont, Philippe Bouvet, Shigeru Matsushita, and Patrick A. D. Grimont J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 618-621; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Controlled Comparison of BacT/ALERT FAN Aerobic Medium and BACTEC Fungal Blood Culture Medium for Detection of Fungemia L. Clifford McDonald, Melvin P. Weinstein, Jose Fune, Stanley Mirrett, Larry G. Reimer, and L. Barth Reller J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 622-624; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clonal Relationships among Shigella Serotypes Suggested by Cryptic Flagellin Gene Polymorphism Roney S. Coimbra, Martine Lefevre, Francine Grimont, and Patrick A. D. Grimont J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 670-674; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Detection of Mutations in the 23S rRNA Gene of Helicobacter pylori That Confers Resistance to Clarithromycin Treatment to the Bacterium Masayuki Matsumura, Yoko Hikiba, Keiji Ogura, Goichi Togo, Izumi Tsukuda, Kenji Ushikawa, Yasushi Shiratori, and Masao Omata J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 691-695; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Breast Milk Transmission of a Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Producing Staphylococcus aureus Strain Causing Infantile Pneumonia Isabelle Le Thomas, Patricia Mariani-Kurkdjian, Anne Collignon, Alain Gravet, Olivier Clermont, Naïma Brahimi, Joël Gaudelus, Yannick Aujard, Jean Navarro, François Beaufils, and Edouard Bingen J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 728-729; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Surveillance of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection in the Province of Quebec, Canada, from 1996 to 1998: Serotype Distribution, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, and Clinical Characteristics L. P. Jetté, G. Delage, L. Ringuette, R. Allard, P. De Wals, F. Lamothe, V. Loo, and the Pneumococcus Study Group J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 733-737; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of BACTEC 9240 Blood Culture System for Detection of Brucella melitensis in Synovial Fluid Pablo Yagupsky, Nechama Peled, and Joseph Press J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 738-739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Variability and Prevalence of Bartonella henselae in Cats in Berlin, Germany, and Analysis of Its Genetic Relatedness to a Strain from Berlin That Is Pathogenic for Humans Mardjan Arvand, Alexander J. Klose, Dorothea Schwartz-Porsche, Helmut Hahn, and Constanze Wendt J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 743-746; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Protocol for Detection of Biofilms on Needleless Connectors Attached to Central Venous Catheters R. M. Donlan, R. Murga, M. Bell, C. M. Toscano, J. H. Carr, T. J. Novicki, C. Zuckerman, L. C. Corey, and J. M. Miller J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 750-753; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer for Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of the Campylobacter jejuni Flagellin Gene Irving Nachamkin, Nicholas J. Panaro, Ming Li, Huong Ung, Po Ki Yuen, Larry J. Kricka, and Peter Wilding J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 754-757; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Flagella as a Potential Marker for Campylobacter jejuni Strains Associated with Guillain-Barré Syndrome Raymond S. W. Tsang, Guillermo Figueroa, Louis Bryden, and Lai-King Ng J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 762-764; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Cluster of Strains Bearing a New Adhesin among Genetically Diverse Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Isolates of Serogroup O20 Mariana Pichel, Norma Binsztein, Gabriel Gutkind, and Gloria Viboud J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 782-786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Member of the Delta Subgroup of Proteobacteria from a Pyogenic Liver Abscess Is a Typical Sulfate Reducer of the Genus Desulfovibrio Liesbeth Schoenborn, Hamid Abdollahi, Wee Tee, Michael Dyall-Smith, and Peter H. Janssen J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 787-790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase (TEM-52)-Producing Strains of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium with Diverse Resistance Phenotypes Haluk Vahaboglu, Miklos Fuzi, Sila Cetin, Sibel Gundes, Eniko Ujhelyi, Figen Coskunkan, and Ozlem Tansel J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 791-793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Routine Molecular Identification of Enterococci by Gene-Specific PCR and 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing Silvia Angeletti, Giulia Lorino, Giovanni Gherardi, Fabrizio Battistoni, Marina De Cesaris, and Giordano Dicuonzo J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 794-797; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between Susceptibility to Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome and Levels of Globotriaosylceramide in Human Sera Shinobu Watarai, Kenji Yokota, Tana, Takumi Kishimoto, Tomohosa Kanadani, Kazuhisa Taketa, and Keiji Oguma J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 798-800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Use of an Enzyme Immunoassay Does Not Eliminate the Need To Analyze Multiple Stool Specimens for Sensitive Detection of Giardia lamblia Kevan L. Hanson and Charles P. Cartwright J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 474-477; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Leishmania infantum Infection in Dogs Living in an Area of Canine Leishmaniasis Endemicity Using PCR on Several Tissues and Serology Laia Solano-Gallego, Pere Morell, Margarita Arboix, Jordi Alberola, and Lluis Ferrer J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 560-563; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Various Sample Preparation Methods for PCR Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis Using Peripheral Blood Laurence Lachaud, Elisabeth Chabbert, Pascal Dubessay, Jacques Reynes, Jacques Lamothe, and Patrick Bastien J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 613-617; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Identification of Eight Trichinella Genotypes by Reverse Line Blot Hybridization Y. B. Rombout, S. Bosch, and J. W. B. Van Der Giessen J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 642-646; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Monoclonal Antibodies Which Specifically Recognize Entamoeba histolytica in Preserved Stool Samples Yvonne C. W. Yau, Ian Crandall, and Kevin C. Kain J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 716-719; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Analysis of Growth Characteristics of Filamentous Fungi in Different Nutrient Media Joseph Meletiadis, Jacques F. G. M. Meis, Johan W. Mouton, and Paul E. Verweij J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 478-484; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nosocomial Fungemia Due to Exophiala jeanselmei var. jeanselmei and a Rhinocladiella Species: Newly Described Causes of Bloodstream Infection Marcio Nucci, Tiyomi Akiti, Gloria Barreiros, Fernanda Silveira, Sanjay G. Revankar, Deanna A. Sutton, and Thomas F. Patterson J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 514-518; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Glucose Supplementation and Inoculum Size on Growth Kinetics and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida spp. Manuel Cuenca-Estrella, Teresa M. Díaz-Guerra, Emilia Mellado, and Juan L. Rodríguez-Tudela J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 525-532; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microsatellite Typing as a New Tool for Identification of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Strains C. Hennequin, A. Thierry, G. F. Richard, G. Lecointre, H. V. Nguyen, C. Gaillardin, and B. Dujon J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 551-559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning and Characterization of a Complex DNA Fingerprinting Probe for Candida parapsilosis Lee Enger, Sophie Joly, Claude Pujol, Patricia Simonson, Michael Pfaller, and David R. Soll J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 658-669; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Discrimination among Dermatophytes, Scytalidium spp., and Other Fungi with a PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Ribotyping Method Marie Machouart-Dubach, Claire Lacroix, Martine Feuilhade de Chauvin, Isabelle Le Gall, Catherine Giudicelli, Frédéric Lorenzo, and Francis Derouin J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 685-690; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peritonitis Due to Thermoascus taitungiacus (Anamorph Paecilomyces taitungiacus) Asher Korzets, Miriam Weinberger, Avry Chagnac, Anna Goldschmied-Reouven, Michael G. Rinaldi, and Deanna A. Sutton J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 720-724; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Maxillary Sinusitis Caused by Actinomucor elegans Graciela Davel, Patricia Featherston, Anibal Fernández, Ruben Abrantes, Cristina Canteros, Laura Rodero, Carlos Sztern, and Diego Perrotta J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 740-742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Detection and Heterogeneity of Herpesviruses Causing Pacheco's Disease in Parrots Elizabeth Tomaszewski, Van G. Wilson, William L. Wigle, and David N. Phalen J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 533-538; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunodiagnostic Identification of Dairy Cows Infected with Prototheca zopfii at Various Clinical Stages and Discrimination between Infected and Uninfected Cows Uwe Roesler, Holger Scholz, and Andreas Hensel J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 539-543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Expression of Babesia equi Merozoite Antigen 1 in Insect Cells by Recombinant Baculovirus and Evaluation of Its Diagnostic Potential in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Xuenan Xuan, Alejandra Larsen, Hiromi Ikadai, Tetsuya Tanaka, Ikuo Igarashi, Hideyuki Nagasawa, Kozo Fujisaki, Yutaka Toyoda, Naoyoshi Suzuki, and Takeshi Mikami J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 705-709; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Direct Identification of Mycobacterium avium Complex and Mycobacterium gordonae from MB/BacT Bottles Using AccuProbe Ana Paula S. Louro, Ken B. Waites, Ecaterina Georgescu, and William H. Benjamin, Jr. J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 570-573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nocardia africana sp. nov., a New Pathogen Isolated from Patients with Pulmonary Infections Mohamed E. Hamid, Luis Maldonado, Ghada S. Sharaf Eldin, Maha F. Mohamed, Nageeb S. Saeed, and Michael Goodfellow J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 625-630; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis for a Limited Number of Gene Codons Can Predict Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a High-Incidence Community Annelies Van Rie, Robin Warren, Idris Mshanga, Annemarie M Jordaan, Gian D. van der Spuy, Madalene Richardson, John Simpson, Robert P. Gie, Donald A. Enarson, Nulda Beyers, Paul D. van Helden, and Thomas C. Victor J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 636-641; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pyrazinamide-Monoresistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the United States Margaret M. Hannan, Edward P. Desmond, Glenn P. Morlock, Gerald H. Mazurek, and Jack T. Crawford J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 647-650; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of MB/BacT ALERT 3D System with Radiometric BACTEC System and Löwenstein-Jensen Medium for Recovery and Identification of Mycobacteria from Clinical Specimens: a Multicenter Study Claudio Piersimoni, Claudio Scarparo, Annapaola Callegaro, Cristiana Passerini Tosi, Domenico Nista, Stefano Bornigia, Mariuccia Scagnelli, Alessandra Rigon, Giuliana Ruggiero, and Antonio Goglio J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 651-657; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of a New Mycobacterium Species in Wild Striped Bass in the Chesapeake Bay Robert A. Heckert, S. Elankumaran, Alessandra Milani, and Ana Baya J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 710-715; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium interjectum as Causative Agent of Cervical Lymphadenitis Thierry De Baere, Mieke Moerman, Leen Rigouts, Catharina Dhooge, Hubert Vermeersch, Gerda Verschraegen, and Mario Vaneechoutte J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 725-727; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Evaluation of the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test for Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Select Nonrespiratory Specimens Gail L. Woods, John S. Bergmann, and Natalie Williams-Bouyer J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 747-749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sterilization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Erdman Samples by Antimicrobial Fixation in a Biosafety Level 3 Laboratory J. Reid Schwebach, William R. Jacobs, Jr., and Arturo Casadevall J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 769-771; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Invasive Fungal Sinusitis and Meningitis Due to Arthrographis kalrae in a Patient with AIDS Peter V. Chin-Hong, Deanna A. Sutton, Marguerite Roemer, Mark A. Jacobson, and Judith A. Aberg J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 804-807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recurrent Achromobacter piechaudii Bacteremia in a Patient with Hematological Malignancy Stephen E. Kay, Robert A. Clark, Karen L. White, and Margaret M. Peel J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 808-810; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Strain Carrying the vanB2 Gene Variant in a Polish Hospital Magdalena Kawalec, Marek Gniadkowski, Urszula Zielinska, and Waleria Hryniewicz J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 811-815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fatal Pulmonary Infection Due to Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium abscessus in a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis Maurizio Sanguinetti, Fausta Ardito, Ersilia Fiscarelli, Marilena La Sorda, Patrizia D'Argenio, Gabriella Ricciotti, and Giovanni Fadda J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 816-819; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infection of Central Nervous System by Motile Enterococcus: First Case Report Asok Kurup, Wen Sim Nancy Tee, Liat Hui Loo, and Raymond Lin J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 820-822; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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First Report of Neisseria meningitidis Intermediately Resistant to Penicillin in Croatia A. Boras, D. Bozinovic, F. C. Tenover, and T. Popovic J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 823 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bifunctional Enzyme 6'-N-Aminoglycoside Acetyltransferase-2"-O- Aminoglycoside Phosphotransferase in Lactobacillus and Pediococcus Isolates of Animal Origin Carmen Tenorio, Myriam Zarazaga, Carolina Martinez, and Carmen Torres J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 824-825; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discrepant Analysis Is Still at Large Maya Sternberg and Alexander J. McAdam J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 826-827; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Detection and Identification of Mycobacteria by Amplification of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions with Genus-and Species-Specific PCR Primers Heekyung Park, Hyunjung Jang, Cheolmin Kim, Byungseon Chung, Chulhun L. Chang, Soon Kew Park, and Sundae Song J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 828 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Detection of Granulocytic Ehrlichiae in Ixodes ricinus Ticks and Wild Small Mammals in Western Switzerland Jorge S. Liz, Laurence Anderes, John W. Sumner, Robert F. Massung, Lise Gern, Bernard Rutti, and Michel Brossard J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2001 39: 828 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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