Contents: May 2001, Volume 39, Issue 5        Epidemiology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Virology        Mycology        Bacteriology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Parasitology        Case Reports        Letters        Errata Other Issues

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Epidemiology:

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Group A Streptococcal Genotypes from Pediatric Throat Isolates in Rome, Italy Giordano Dicuonzo, Giovanni Gherardi, Giulia Lorino, Silvia Angeletti, Marina De Cesaris, Ersilia Fiscarelli, Debra E. Bessen, and Bernard Beall J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1687-1690; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of Neisseria lactamica Strains from Epidemiologically Defined Carriers Dirk Alber, Mark Oberkötter, Sebastian Suerbaum, Heike Claus, Matthias Frosch, and Ulrich Vogel J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1710-1715; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outbreak of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium of the Phenotype VanB in a Hospital in Warsaw, Poland: Probable Transmission of the Resistance Determinants into an Endemic Vancomycin-Susceptible Strain Magdalena Kawalec, Marek Gniadkowski, Maria Zaleska, Tomasz Ozorowski, Lech Konopka, and Waleria Hryniewicz J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1781-1787; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Results Generated by Serotyping, Pulsed-Field Restriction Analysis, Ribotyping, and Repetitive-Sequence PCR Used To Characterize Penicillin-Resistant Pneumococci from the United States W. Michael Dunne, Jr., Karen Sue Kehl, Carol A. Holland-Staley, Angela B. Brueggemann, Michael A. Pfaller, and Gary V. Doern J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1791-1795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistence of Two Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Clones of Serotypes 1 and 5 in Comparison to That of Multiple Clones of Serotypes 6B and 23F among Children in Southern Israel Nurith Porat, Ronit Trefler, and Ron Dagan J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1827-1832; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clustering of South African Helicobacter pylori Isolates from Peptic Ulcer Disease Patients Is Demonstrated by Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic-PCR Fingerprinting M. Kidd, J. C. Atherton, A. J. Lastovica, and J. A. Louw J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1833-1839; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dynamics of a Nosocomial Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Producing the PER-1 Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase Francesco Luzzaro, Elisabetta Mantengoli, Mariagrazia Perilli, Gianluigi Lombardi, Viviana Orlandi, Alessandra Orsatti, Gianfranco Amicosante, Gian Maria Rossolini, and Antonio Toniolo J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1865-1870; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nationwide German Multicenter Study on the Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcal Blood Isolates from Neutropenic Patients and Comparative In Vitro Activities of Quinupristin-Dalfopristin and Eight Other Antimicrobials Ralf René Reinert, Christof von Eiff, Michael Kresken, Johannes Brauers, Dieter Hafner, Adnan Al-Lahham, Holger Schorn, Rudolf Lütticken, and Georg Peters J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1928-1931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence of In Vivo Transfer of a Plasmid Encoding the Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase TEM-24 and Other Resistance Factors among Different Members of the Family Enterobacteriaceae Catherine Neuwirth, Eliane Siebor, Andre Pechinot, Jean-Marie Duez, Michele Pruneaux, Frederic Garel, Antoine Kazmierczak, and Roger Labia J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1985-1988; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Secondary Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates with Matching IS6110 Fingerprints from Different Geographic Regions of the United States Z. H. Yang, J. H. Bates, K. D. Eisenach, and M. D. Cave J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1691-1695; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Norway Ulf R. Dahle, Per Sandven, Einar Heldal, and Dominique A. Caugant J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1802-1807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutations in the rpoB Gene of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in Spain and Their Rapid Detection by PCR-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Lucia Garcia, Mercedes Alonso-Sanz, Maria J. Rebollo, Juan C. Tercero, and Fernando Chaves J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1813-1818; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Recommended Laboratory Testing Methods among Patients with Tuberculosis in California Steffi Kellam, Lisa Pascopella, Edward Desmond, Arthur Reingold, and Daniel P. Chin J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1969-1971; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test for Early Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in BACTEC 12B Medium E. P. Desmond and K. Loretz J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1993-1995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of PCR Using TRC4 and IS6110 Primers in Detection of Tuberculous Meningitis Sujatha Narayanan, Vijayalakshmi Parandaman, P. R. Narayanan, P. Venkatesan, C. Girish, S. Mahadevan, and Sarala Rajajee J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2006-2008; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Virology:

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Evaluation of the Hexaplex Assay for Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Children Sue C. Kehl, Kelly J. Henrickson, Weimin Hua, and Jiang Fan J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1696-1701; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping Based on 5' Noncoding Sequence Analysis (Trugene) P. Halfon, P. Trimoulet, M. Bourliere, H. Khiri, V. de Lédinghen, P. Couzigou, J. M. Feryn, P. Alcaraz, C. Renou, H. J. A. Fleury, and D. Ouzan J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1771-1773; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nested Restriction Site-Specific PCR To Detect and Type Hepatitis C Virus (HCV): a Rapid Method To Distinguish HCV Subtype 1b from Other Genotypes Laura Krekulova, Vratislav Rehak, Adil E. Wakil, Eva Harris, and Lee W. Riley J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1774-1780; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Effects of Storage and Type of Blood Collection Tubes on Hepatitis C Virus Level in Whole Blood Samples Harald H. Kessler, Evelyn Stelzl, Reinhard B. Raggam, Josef Haas, Franz Kirchmeir, Karin Hegenbarth, Elisabeth Daghofer, Brigitte I. Santner, Egon Marth, and Rudolf E. Stauber J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1788-1790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensitivity and Specificity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Rapid Serologic Assays and Testing Algorithms in an Antenatal Clinic in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Stéphania Koblavi-Dème, Chantal Maurice, Daniel Yavo, Toussaint S. Sibailly, Kabran N'guessan, Yvonne Kamelan-Tano, Stefan Z. Wiktor, Thierry H. Roels, Terence Chorba, and John N. Nkengasong J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1808-1812; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Non-B Subtypes in Foreigners Living in Madrid, Spain, and Comparison of the Performances of the AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Version 1.0 and the New Automated Version 1.5 Africa Holguín, Belén Aracil, Amparo Álvarez, Carlos Barros, and Vincent Soriano J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1850-1854; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

One-Tube Real-Time Isothermal Amplification Assay To Identify and Distinguish Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtypes A, B, and C and Circulating Recombinant Forms AE and AG Michel P. de Baar, Eveline C. Timmermans, Margreet Bakker, Esther de Rooij, Bob van Gemen, and Jaap Goudsmit J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1895-1902; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Flavivirus Universal Primer Pairs and Development of a Rapid, Highly Sensitive Heminested Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Detection of Flaviviruses Targeted to a Conserved Region of the NS5 Gene Sequences Natale Scaramozzino, Jean-Marc Crance, Alain Jouan, Dominique A. DeBriel, Françoise Stoll, and Daniel Garin J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1922-1927; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Sequence Analysis and the INNO-LiPA HBV DR Line Probe Assay for Detection of Lamivudine-Resistant Hepatitis B Virus Strains in Patients under Various Clinical Conditions Stephan W. Aberle, Josef Kletzmayr, Bruno Watschinger, Brigitte Schmied, Norbert Vetter, and Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1972-1974; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rotavirus G and P Genotypes in Rural Ghana Richard H. Asmah, Jon Green, George E. Armah, Chris I. Gallimore, Jim J. Gray, Mirren Iturriza-Gómara, Francis Anto, Abraham Oduro, Fred N. Binka, David W. G. Brown, and Felicity Cutts J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1981-1984; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Characterization of Genotype 4 Hepatitis C Virus Isolates from Argentina Victoria Alfonso, Diego Flichman, Silvia Sookoian, Viviana Andrea Mbayed, and Rodolfo Héctor Campos J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1989-1992; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rotavirus Genotypes P[4]G9, P[6]G9, and P[8]G9 in Hospitalized Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil I. T. Araújo, M. S. R. Ferreira, A. M. Fialho, R. M. Assis, C. M. Cruz, M. Rocha, and J. P. G. Leite J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1999-2001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variable Oncogene Promoter Activity of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Cervical Cancer Isolates from Australia Kylie J. Watts, Carol H. Thompson, Yvonne E. Cossart, and Barbara R. Rose J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2009-2014; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Prevalence of TT Virus (TTV) and TTV-Like Minivirus in Cervical Swabs Claudia Fornai, Fabrizio Maggi, Maria Linda Vatteroni, Mauro Pistello, and Mauro Bendinelli J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2022-2024; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Outbreak of Pichia anomala Infection in the Pediatric Service of a Tertiary-Care Center in Northern India A. Chakrabarti, K. Singh, A. Narang, S. Singhi, R. Batra, K. L. N. Rao, P. Ray, S. Gopalan, S. Das, V. Gupta, A. K. Gupta, S. M. Bose, and M. M. McNeil J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1702-1706; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Recombinant Mitogillin for Improved Serodiagnosis of Aspergillus fumigatus-Associated Diseases Michael Weig, Matthias Frosch, Kathrin Tintelnot, Andrea Haas, Uwe Groß, Bernd Linsmeier, and Jürgen Heesemann J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1721-1730; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Polymorphism of Aspergillus fumigatus in Clinical Samples from Patients with Invasive Aspergillosis: Investigation Using Multiple Typing Methods S. Bertout, F. Renaud, R. Barton, F. Symoens, J. Burnod, M.-A. Piens, B. Lebeau, M.-A. Viviani, F. Chapuis, J.-M. Bastide, R. Grillot, M. Mallié, and THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH GROUP ON BIOTYPE AND GENOTYPE OF ASPERGILLUS J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1731-1737; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Alternaria infectoria in a Renal Transplant Recipient Teysir Halaby, Hans Boots, Anton Vermeulen, André van der Ven, Hugues Beguin, Hans van Hooff, and Jan Jacobs J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1952-1955; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Reformulated CHROMagar Candida Mary Ann Jabra-Rizk, Troy M. Brenner, Mark Romagnoli, A. A. M. A. Baqui, William G. Merz, William A. Falkler, Jr., and Timothy F. Meiller J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2015-2016; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Detection and Culture of Bartonella quintana, Serratia marcescens, and Acinetobacter spp. from Decontaminated Human Body Lice Bernard La Scola, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Philippe Brouqui, and Didier Raoult J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1707-1709; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter sp. Flexispira Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Young Adult Anne Iten, Susanne Graf, Martin Egger, Martin Täuber, and Joerg Graf J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1716-1720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of AfaE Adhesins Produced by Extraintestinal and Intestinal Human Escherichia coli Isolates: PCR Assays for Detection of Afa Adhesins That Do or Do Not Recognize Dr Blood Group Antigens Chantal Le Bouguénec, Lila Lalioui, Laurence du Merle, Mabel Jouve, Pascale Courcoux, Saeid Bouzari, Rangaraj Selvarangan, Bogdan J. Nowicki, Yves Germani, Antoine Andremont, Pierre Gounon, and Marie-Isabelle Garcia J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1738-1745; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

iceA Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated from Brazilian Children and Adults Abdussalam Ali Ramadan Ashour, Guilherme Birchal Collares, Edilberto Nogueira Mendes, Valquíria Ribeiro de Gusmão, Dulciene Maria de Magalhães Queiroz, Paula Prazeres Magalhães, Anfrisina Sales Teles de Carvalho, Celso Affonso de Oliveira, Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira Nogueira, Gifone Aguiar Rocha, and Andreia Maria Camargos Rocha J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1746-1750; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Enzyme Immunoassay, Culture, and Three Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests E. Van Dyck, M. Ieven, S. Pattyn, L. Van Damme, and M. Laga J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1751-1756; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Classification and Identification of Enterococci: a Comparative Phenotypic, Genotypic, and Vibrational Spectroscopic Study C. Kirschner, K. Maquelin, P. Pina, N. A. Ngo Thi, L.-P. Choo-Smith, G. D. Sockalingum, C. Sandt, D. Ami, F. Orsini, S. M. Doglia, P. Allouch, M. Mainfait, G. J. Puppels, and D. Naumann J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1763-1770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assignment of CDC Weak Oxidizer Group 2 (WO-2) to the Genus Pandoraea and Characterization of Three New Pandoraea Genomospecies Maryam I. Daneshvar, Dannie G. Hollis, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Anne M. Whitney, Laura Spangler, Michael P. Douglas, Jean G. Jordan, John P. MacGregor, Bertha C. Hill, Fred C. Tenover, Don J. Brenner, and Robbin S. Weyant J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1819-1826; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simple Method for Determining Biovar and Serovar Types of Ureaplasma urealyticum Clinical Isolates Using PCR-Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis David Pitcher, Margaret Sillis, and Janet A. Robertson J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1840-1844; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Biosite Triage Clostridium difficile Panel for Rapid Detection of Clostridium difficile in Stool Samples Marie L. Landry, Jeffrey Topal, David Ferguson, Darlene Giudetti, and Yajarayma Tang J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1855-1858; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Variability of the Adhesin-Encoding Gene pvpA among Mycoplasma gallisepticum Strains and Its Application in Diagnosis T. Liu, M. García, S. Levisohn, D. Yogev, and S. H. Kleven J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1882-1888; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Protocol for Subtyping of Campylobacter jejuni Efrain M. Ribot, Collette Fitzgerald, Kristy Kubota, Bala Swaminathan, and Timothy J. Barrett J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1889-1894; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Two Methods for Serotyping Campylobacter spp. Dorothy McKay, June Fletcher, Peggy Cooper, and Fiona M. Thomson-Carter J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1917-1921; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Tests for Syphilis: Rational Design of a PCR Method for Detection of Treponema pallidum in Clinical Specimens Using Unique Regions of the DNA Polymerase I Gene Hsi Liu, Berta Rodes, C.-Y. Chen, and Bret Steiner J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1941-1946; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Does Blood of Healthy Subjects Contain Bacterial Ribosomal DNA? Simo Nikkari, Ian J. McLaughlin, Wanli Bi, Deborah E. Dodge, and David A. Relman J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1956-1959; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Utility of Paired BACTEC MYCO/F LYTIC Blood Culture Vials for Detection of Bacteremia, Mycobacteremia, and Fungemia Lennox K. Archibald, Hamish Dobbie, Peter Kazembe, Okey Nwanyanwu, Celeste McKnight, Terry Byrne, Rachel M. Addison, Michael Bell, L. Barth Reller, and William R. Jarvis J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1960-1962; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Real-Time PCR Assay Targeting IS481 of Bordetella pertussis and Molecular Basis for Detecting Bordetella holmesii Udo Reischl, Norbert Lehn, Gary N. Sanden, and Mike J. Loeffelholz J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1963-1966; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pretreatment with Urea-Hydrochloric Acid Enhances the Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from Contaminated Specimens Qunsheng Song, Gerald W. Zirnstein, Bala Swaminathan, and Benjamin D. Gold J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1967-1968; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Clarithromycin Resistance and cagA and vacA Genotyping of Helicobacter pylori Strains from the West of Ireland Using Line Probe Assays Kieran A. Ryan, Leen-Jan van Doorn, Anthony P. Moran, Maura Glennon, Terry Smith, and Majella Maher J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1978-1980; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Laboratory Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea and Colitis: Usefulness of Premier Cytoclone A+B Enzyme Immunoassay for Combined Detection of Stool Toxins and Toxigenic C. difficile Strains Alain Lozniewski, Christian Rabaud, Emmanuelle Dotto, Michele Weber, and Francine Mory J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1996-1998; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Serotypes by Multiplex PCR Nao Suzuki, Yoshio Nakano, Yasuo Yoshida, Daisuke Ikeda, and Toshihiko Koga J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2002-2005; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Outer Membrane Proteins and DNA Profiles in Strains of Haemophilus parasuis Recovered from Systemic and Respiratory Sites Alvaro Ruiz, Simone Oliveira, Montserrat Torremorell, and Carlos Pijoan J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1757-1762; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Adaptation of Escherichia coli to the Bovine Mammary Gland A. J. Bradley and M. J. Green J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1845-1849; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Salmonellae in Chicken Feces by a Combination of Tetrathionate Broth Enrichment, Capillary PCR, and Capillary Gel Electrophoresis K. Tayfun Carli, Can Bora Unal, Vildan Caner, and Aysegul Eyigor J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1871-1876; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Monoclonal Antibody-Based Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Morbillivirus Antibody in Marine Mammal Sera Jeremiah T. Saliki and Terry W. Lehenbauer J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1877-1881; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Common Ovine Shiga Toxin 2-Containing Escherichia coli Serotypes and Human Isolates of the Same Serotypes Possess a Stx2d Toxin Type Vidiya Ramachandran, Michael A. Hornitzky, Karl A. Bettelheim, Mark J. Walker, and Steven P. Djordjevic J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1932-1937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virulence Properties and Serotypes of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli from Healthy Australian Slaughter-Age Sheep Steven P. Djordjevic, Michael A. Hornitzky, Graham Bailey, Paul Gill, Barbara Vanselow, Keith Walker, and Karl A. Bettelheim J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2017-2021; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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Replicate PCR Testing and Probit Analysis for Detection and Quantitation of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Clinical Specimens M. Smieja, J. B. Mahony, C. H. Goldsmith, S. Chong, A. Petrich, and M. Chernesky J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1796-1801; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Chlamydia pneumoniae Serology: Importance of Methodology in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and Healthy Individuals A. Schumacher, A. B. Lerkerød, I. Seljeflot, L. Sommervoll, I. Holme, J. E. Otterstad, and H. Arnesen J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1859-1864; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of an Automated Liquid-Handling System (Tecan Genesis RSP 100) in the Abbott LCx Assay for Chlamydia trachomatis Kevan L. Hanson and Charles P. Cartwright J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1975-1977; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Use of Subgenic 18S Ribosomal DNA PCR and Sequencing for Genus and Genotype Identification of Acanthamoebae from Humans with Keratitis and from Sewage Sludge Jill M. Schroeder, Gregory C. Booton, John Hay, Ingrid A. Niszl, David V. Seal, Miles B. Markus, Paul A. Fuerst, and Thomas J. Byers J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1903-1911; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Congenital Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Newborns from the Pozna Region of Poland: Validation of a New Combined Enzyme Immunoassay for Toxoplasma gondii-Specific Immunoglobulin A and Immunoglobulin M Antibodies Malgorzata Paul, Eskild Petersen, and Jerzy Szczapa J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1912-1916; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Myxobolus sp., Another Opportunistic Parasite in Immunosuppressed Patients? Ligia I. Moncada, Myriam C. López, Martha I. Murcia, Santiago Nicholls, Frecia León, Olga Lucia Guío, and Augusto Corredor J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1938-1940; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

One-Step Purification of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Spores from Human Stools by Immunoaffinity Expanded-Bed Adsorption Isabelle Accoceberry, Marc Thellier, Annick Datry, Isabelle Desportes-Livage, Sylvestre Biligui, Martin Danis, and Xavier Santarelli J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 1947-1951; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Endocarditis Caused by Culture-Negative Organisms Visible by Brown and Brenn Staining: Utility of PCR and DNA Sequencing for Diagnosis Marissa B. Wilck, Yanyun Wu, John G. Howe, Jill Y. Crouch, and Stephen C. Edberg J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2025-2027; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Capnocytophaga cynodegmi Cellulitis, Bacteremia, and Pneumonitis in a Diabetic Man Podila S. Sarma and Smruti Mohanty J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2028-2029; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Disseminated Mycobacterium lentiflavum Infection in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patient S. Ngo Niobe, C. M. Bebear, M. Clerc, J.-L. Pellegrin, C. Bebear, and J. Maugein J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2030-2032; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium triplex Infection in a Liver Transplant Patient E. Hoff, M. Sholtis, G. Procop, C. Sabella, J. Goldfarb, R. Wyllie, R. Cunningham, L. Stockman, and G. Hall J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2033-2034; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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The Panmalarial Antigen Detected by the ICT Malaria P.f./P.v. Immunochromatographic Test Is Expressed by Plasmodium malariae Daniel Philippe Mason, Chansuda Wongsrichanalai, Khin Lin, R. Scott Miller, and Fumihiko Kawamoto J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2035 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Changes in Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Carriage Rates in the Zenica Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Pre- and Postwar Periods Selma Uzunovic-Kamberovic J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2036 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discordant Carbapenem Susceptibility in Methylobacterium Species and Its Application as a Method for Phenotypic Identification G. J. Zaharatos, A. Dascal, and M. A. Miller J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2037-2038; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant Low-Molecular-Mass Proteins pG and LA7 from Borrelia burgdorferi Reveal Low Diagnostic Sensitivity in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Sebastian Rauer, Reinhard Wallich, and Uwe Neubert J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2039-2040; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Rapid Typing of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Species in Specimens from Patients with Different Manifestations of Lyme Borreliosis Jan D. Lünemann, Silvia Zarmas, Susanne Priem, Juliane Franz, Rolf Zschenderlein, Elisabeth Aberer, Rolf Klein, Leon Schouls, Gerd R. Burmester, and Andreas Krause J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2041 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Use of Capillary PCR To Diagnose Mycoplasma Pneumonia Junichi Honda, Takafumi Yano, Mikako Kusaba, Junko Yonemitsu, Hiromoto Kitajima, Megumi Masuoka, Kaori Hamada, and Kotaro Oizumi J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2001 39: 2041 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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