Contents: June 2001, Volume 39, Issue 6        Minireviews        Bacteriology        Virology        Mycology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Parasitology        Epidemiology        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Case Reports        Letters        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Sorbitol-Fermenting Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H Strains: Epidemiology, Phenotypic and Molecular Characteristics, and Microbiological Diagnosis Helge Karch and Martina Bielaszewska J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2043-2049; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Development and Evaluation of Detection Systems for Staphylococcal Exfoliative Toxin A Responsible for Scalded-Skin Syndrome Shamez Ladhani, Scott Robbie, Richard C. Garratt, Daniel S. Chapple, Christopher L. Joannou, and Robert W. Evans J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2050-2054; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nosocomial Outbreak Due to a Multiresistant Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa P12: Efficacy of Cefepime-Amikacin Therapy and Analysis of -Lactam Resistance Véronique Dubois, Corinne Arpin, Monique Melon, Bernard Melon, Catherine Andre, Cécile Frigo, and Claudine Quentin J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2072-2078; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three Days of Incubation May Be Sufficient for Routine Blood Cultures with BacT/Alert FAN Blood Culture Bottles Paul P. Bourbeau and Janice K. Pohlman J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2079-2082; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Controlled Comparison of Original Vented Aerobic FAN Medium with New Nonvented BacT/ALERT FA Medium for Culturing Blood Stanley Mirrett, Richard J. Everts, and L. Barth Reller J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2098-2101; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Etiology of Children's Diarrhea in Montevideo, Uruguay: Associated Pathogens and Unusual Isolates M. E. Torres, M. C. Pírez, F. Schelotto, G. Varela, V. Parodi, F. Allende, E. Falconi, L. Dell'Acqua, P. Gaione, M. V. Méndez, A. M. Ferrari, A. Montano, E. Zanetta, A. M. Acuña, H. Chiparelli, and E. Ingold J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2134-2139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Presence of icaA and icaD Genes and Slime Production in a Collection of Staphylococcal Strains from Catheter-Associated Infections Carla Renata Arciola, Lucilla Baldassarri, and Lucio Montanaro J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2151-2156; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outcome of Cephalosporin Treatment for Serious Infections Due to Apparently Susceptible Organisms Producing Extended-Spectrum -Lactamases: Implications for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory David L. Paterson, Wen-Chien Ko, Anne Von Gottberg, Jose Maria Casellas, Lutfiye Mulazimoglu, Keith P. Klugman, Robert A. Bonomo, Louis B. Rice, Joseph G. McCormack, and Victor L. Yu J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2206-2212; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Identification of Campylobacter spp. by Melting Peak Analysis of Biprobes in Real-Time PCR J. M. J. Logan, K. J. Edwards, N. A. Saunders, and J. Stanley J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2227-2232; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Ehrlichia spp. and Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes Ticks in the Baltic Regions of Russia Andrey N. Alekseev, Helen V. Dubinina, Ingrid Van De Pol, and Leo M. Schouls J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2237-2242; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Strains in an Area of Italy Where Lyme Borreliosis Is Endemic Lorenzo Ciceroni, Simonetta Ciarrochi, Alessandra Ciervo, Valeria Mondarini, Francesco Guzzo, Giuseppe Caruso, Rossella Murgia, and Marina Cinco J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2254-2260; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody Response to Shiga Toxins Stx2 and Stx1 in Children with Enteropathic Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Kerstin Ludwig, Mohamed A. Karmali, Volkan Sarkim, Christoph Bobrowski, Martin Petric, Helge Karch, Dirk E. Müller-Wiefel, and Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Pädiatrische Nephrologie J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2272-2279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Roche Neisseria gonorrhoeae 16S rRNA PCR for Confirmation of AMPLICOR PCR-Positive Samples and Comparison of Its Diagnostic Performance According to Storage Conditions and Preparation of Endocervical Specimens E. Van Dyck, H. Smet, L. Van Damme, and M. Laga J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2280-2282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reemergence of Gentamicin-Susceptible Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in France: a Phylogenetic Approach D. S. Blanc, P. Francioli, A. Le Coustumier, L. Gazagne, E. Lecaillon, P. Gueudet, F. Vandenesch, and J. Etienne J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2287-2290; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biofilm Formation by Gram-Negative Bacteria on Central Venous Catheter Connectors: Effect of Conditioning Films in a Laboratory Model R. Murga, J. M. Miller, and R. M. Donlan J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2294-2297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High-Frequency Recovery of Quinupristin-Dalfopristin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates from the Poultry Production Environment Joshua R. Hayes, Angela C. McIntosh, Sadaf Qaiyumi, Judith A. Johnson, Linda L. English, Lewis E. Carr, David D. Wagner, and Sam W. Joseph J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2298-2299; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Iron Transport Gene on Pathogenicity-Associated Island of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli in E. coli O157:H7 Containing Shiga Toxin Gene Changyun Ye and Jianguo Xu J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2300-2305; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Receptor-Clustering Assay To Detect Uropathogenic and Diarrheal Escherichia coli Isolates Bearing Adhesins of the Dr Family P. Goluszko, R. Selvarangan, B. J. Nowicki, S. Nowicki, A. Hart, E. Pawelczyk, and K. Nguyen J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2317-2320; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Fingerprinting for Identification of a Core Group of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Transmitters in the Population Attending a Clinic for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Amsterdam, The Netherlands Joke Spaargaren, Jeroen Stoof, Han Fennema, Roel Coutinho, and Paul Savelkoul J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2335-2337; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sampling Variability in the Microbiological Evaluation of Expectorated Sputa and Endotracheal Aspirates Sanjai Nagendra, Paul Bourbeau, Stephen Brecher, Michael Dunne, Mark LaRocco, and Gary Doern J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2344-2347; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Virology:

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Quantitation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in Cell-Free Cervicovaginal Secretions: Comparison of Reverse Transcription-PCR Amplification (AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR 1.5) with Enhanced-Sensitivity Branched-DNA Assay (Quantiplex 3.0) Ali Si-Mohamed, Laurent Andreoletti, Isabelle Colombet, Marie-Paule Carreno, Gladys Lopez, Gilles Chatelier, Michel D. Kazatchkine, and Laurent Belec J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2055-2059; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of an env gp41-Based Heteroduplex Mobility Assay for Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtyping S. M. Agwale, K. E. Robbins, L. Odama, A. Saekhou, C. Zeh, A. Edubio, O. M. Njoku, N. Sani-Gwarzo, M. F. Gboun, F. Gao, M. Reitz, D. Hone, T. M. Folks, D. Pieniazek, C. Wambebe, and M. L. Kalish J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2110-2114; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Immunochromatographic Rapid Test for Diagnosis of Acute Puumala Virus Infection Helena Hujakka, Vesa Koistinen, Pekka Eerikäinen, Ilpo Kuronen, Ilkka Mononen, Markku Parviainen, Åke Lundkvist, Antti Vaheri, Ale Närvänen, and Olli Vapalahti J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2146-2150; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Drug Resistance Testing: a Comparison of Three Sequence-Based Methods Maria Erali, Sam Page, Larry G. Reimer, and David R. Hillyard J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2157-2165; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Frequent Detection of the Human Herpesvirus 6-Specific Genomes in the Livers of Children with Various Liver Diseases Yoshikazu Ozaki, Hitoshi Tajiri, Keiko Tanaka-Taya, Sotaro Mushiake, Akihito Kimoto, Koichi Yamanishi, and Shintaro Okada J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2173-2177; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Human Cytomegalovirus Strains by Analysis of Short Tandem Repeat Polymorphisms Adrianne Walker, Susan J. Petheram, Linda Ballard, Jody R. Murph, Gail J. Demmler, and James F. Bale, Jr. J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2219-2226; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus DNA in Genital and Dermal Specimens by LightCycler PCR after Extraction using the IsoQuick, MagNA Pure, and BioRobot 9604 Methods Mark J. Espy, Paul N. Rys, Arlo D. Wold, James R. Uhl, Lynne M. Sloan, Greg D. Jenkins, Duane M. Ilstrup, Frank R. Cockerill, III, Robin Patel, Jon E. Rosenblatt, and Thomas F. Smith J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2233-2236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Dobrava Virus from Apodemus flavicollis in Greece Anna Papa, Kirill Nemirov, Heikki Henttonen, Jukka Niemimaa, Antonis Antoniadis, Antti Vaheri, Alexander Plyusnin, and Olli Vapalahti J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2291-2293; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays for Detection of Active Human Herpesvirus 6 Infection Glenn Van den Bosch, Giuseppe Locatelli, Lieve Geerts, Giovanni Fagà, Margareta Ieven, Herman Goossens, Disa Bottiger, Bo Öberg, Paolo Lusso, and Zwi N. Berneman J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2308-2310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Phenotypic Switching and Genetic Diversity of Cryptococcus neoformans Samaniya Sukroongreung, Shirlene Lim, Srisurang Tantimavanich, Boonchaoy Eampokalap, Dee Carter, Churairatana Nilakul, Suriyaphongse Kulkeratiyut, and Somsit Tansuphaswadikul J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2060-2064; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinguishing Candida Species by -N-Acetylhexosaminidase Activity Kyoko Niimi, Maxwell G. Shepherd, and Richard D. Cannon J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2089-2097; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Utility of Inoculum Counting (Walshe and English Criteria) in Clinical Diagnosis of Onychomycosis Caused by Nondermatophytic Filamentous Fungi Aditya K. Gupta, Elizabeth A. Cooper, Paul MacDonald, and Richard C. Summerbell J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2115-2121; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogeny of Pneumocystis carinii from 18 Primate Species Confirms Host Specificity and Suggests Coevolution Christine Demanche, Madeleine Berthelemy, Thierry Petit, Bruno Polack, Ann E. Wakefield, Eduardo Dei-Cas, and Jacques Guillot J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2126-2133; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Aspergillus fumigatus and Related Species by Nested PCR Targeting Ribosomal DNA Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions Jun Zhao, Fanrong Kong, Ruoyu Li, Xiaohong Wang, Zhe Wan, and Duanli Wang J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2261-2266; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phaeohyphomycotic Cyst Caused by Colletotrichum crassipes Luiz Guilherme Martins Castro, Carlos da Silva Lacaz, Josep Guarro, Josepa Gené, Elisabeth Maria Heins-Vaccari, Roseli Santos de Freitas Leite, Giovana Letícia Hernández Arriagada, Márcia Maria Ozaki Reguera, Eunice Miki Ito, Neusa Yuriko Sakai Valente, and Ricardo Spina Nunes J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2321-2324; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Aspergillus Species DNA by PCR in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Marie-Pierre Hayette, Dolores Vaira, Fabrice Susin, Pascal Boland, Geneviève Christiaens, Pierrette Melin, and Patrick De Mol J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2338-2340; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antifungal Susceptibilities, Varieties, and Electrophoretic Karyotypes of Clinical Isolates of Cryptococcus neoformans from Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela Belinda M. Calvo, Arnaldo L. Colombo, Olga Fischman, A. Santiago, L. Thompson, Marcia Lazera, Flavio Telles, Kazutaka Fukushima, Kazuko Nishimura, Reiko Tanaka, Makoto Myiajy, and M. Luiza Moretti-Branchini J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2348-2350; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Development of a Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Pig and Mouse Tissues L. H. Jauregui, J. Higgins, D. Zarlenga, J. P. Dubey, and J. K. Lunney J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2065-2071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coinfection of Enteric Helicobacter spp. and Campylobacter spp. in Cats Z. Shen, Y. Feng, F. E. Dewhirst, and J. G. Fox J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2166-2172; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Study Using Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Fingerprinting, PCR Genotyping, and Phenotyping To Differentiate Campylobacter fetus Strains Isolated from Animals Jaap A. Wagenaar, Marcel A. P. van Bergen, Diane G. Newell, Rose Grogono-Thomas, and Birgitta Duim J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2283-2286; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Pork and Poultry Products from a Cattle-Rearing Area of France Karine Gambarotto, Marie-Cecile Ploy, Frederic Dupron, Marie Giangiobbe, and Francois Denis J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2354-2355; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Simultaneous Detection of Mycobacterium leprae and Its Susceptibility to Dapsone Using DNA Heteroduplex Analysis Diana L. Williams, Tana L. Pittman, Thomas P. Gillis, Masanori Matsuoka, and Yoshiko Kashiwabara J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2083-2088; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of Mycobacterial Species by PCR-Restriction Analysis of DNA (342 Base Pairs) of the RNA Polymerase Gene (rpoB) Bum-Joon Kim, Keun-Hwa Lee, Bo-Na Park, Seo-Jeong Kim, Gill-Han Bai, Sang-Jae Kim, and Yoon-Hoh Kook J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2102-2109; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Misidentification and Diagnostic Delay Caused by a False-Positive Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct Test in an Immunocompetent Patient with a Mycobacterium celatum Infection Jeroen H. T. Tjhie, Arne F. van Belle, Mirjam Dessens-Kroon, and Dick van Soolingen J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2311-2312; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of IS6110 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Patterns and Mechanisms of Antimicrobial Resistance for Multidrug-Resistant Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from a Major Reference Hospital in Assiut, Egypt Said Abbadi, Heba G. Rashed, Glenn P. Morlock, Charles L. Woodley, O. El Shanawy, and Robert C. Cooksey J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2330-2334; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Simple and Efficient Method for Measuring Anti-Toxoplasma Immunoglobulin Antibodies in Human Sera Using Complement-Mediated Lysis of Transgenic Tachyzoites Expressing -Galactosidase Caroline Dando, Katie E. Gabriel, Jack S. Remington, and Stephen F. Parmley J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2122-2125; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Babesiosis in Japan: Isolation of Babesia microti-Like Parasites from an Asymptomatic Transfusion Donor and from a Rodent from an Area Where Babesiosis Is Endemic Qiang Wei, Masayoshi Tsuji, Aya Zamoto, Masatoshi Kohsaki, Toshimitsu Matsui, Tsunezo Shiota, Sam R. Telford, III, and Chiaki Ishihara J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2178-2183; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotyping Encephalitozoon hellem Isolates by Analysis of the Polar Tube Protein Gene Lihua Xiao, Lixia Li, Hercules Moura, Irshad Sulaiman, Altaf A. Lal, Simonetta Gatti, Massimo Scaglia, Elizabeth S. Didier, and Govinda S. Visvesvara J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2191-2196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotyping Encephalitozoon cuniculi by Multilocus Analyses of Genes with Repetitive Sequences Lihua Xiao, Lixia Li, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Hercules Moura, Elizabeth S. Didier, and Altaf A. Lal J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2248-2253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strategy for Diagnosis of Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Evaluation of Methods Comparing Mothers and Newborns and Standard Methods for Postnatal Detection of Immunoglobulin G, M, and A Antibodies J. M. Pinon, H. Dumon, C. Chemla, J. Franck, E. Petersen, M. Lebech, J. Zufferey, M.-H. Bessieres, P. Marty, R. Holliman, J. Johnson, V. Luyasu, B. Lecolier, E. Guy, D. H. M. Joynson, A. Decoster, G. Enders, H. Pelloux, and E. Candolfi J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2267-2271; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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High Prevalence of VanB2 Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in Taiwan Jang-Jih Lu, Cherng-Lih Perng, Ming-Fa Ho, Tzong-Shi Chiueh, and Wei-Hwa Lee J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2140-2145; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Coexistence of SHV-4- and TEM-24-Producing Enterobacter aerogenes Strains before a Large Outbreak of TEM-24-Producing Strains in a French Hospital H. Mammeri, G. Laurans, M. Eveillard, S. Castelain, and F. Eb J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2184-2190; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three-Year Assessment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in Latin America from 1996 to 1998 Marta Aires de Sousa, Maria Miragaia, Ilda Santos Sanches, Sofia Ávila, Inger Adamson, Silvana T. Casagrande, Maria Cristina C. Brandileone, Rosario Palacio, Lillia Dell'Acqua, Maria Hortal, Teresa Camou, Alicia Rossi, Maria Elena Velazquez-Meza, Gabriela Echaniz-Aviles, Fortino Solorzano-Santos, Ingrid Heitmann, and Hermínia de Lencastre J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2197-2205; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology Study of Exogenous Reinfection in an Area with a Low Incidence of Tuberculosis Alessandra Bandera, Andrea Gori, Lidia Catozzi, Anna Degli Esposti, Giulia Marchetti, Chiara Molteni, Giulio Ferrario, Luigi Codecasa, Valeria Penati, Alberto Matteelli, and Fabio Franzetti J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2213-2218; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recognition of Two Groups of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Based on Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Hypervariable-Region Type, and Ribotype in Finland Saara Salmenlinna and Jaana Vuopio-Varkila J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2243-2247; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotypic Diversity of Mutans Streptococci in Brazilian Nursery Children Suggests Horizontal Transmission Renata O. Mattos-Graner, Yihong Li, Page W. Caufield, Margaret Duncan, and Daniel J. Smith J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2313-2316; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotyping Neisseria gonorrhoeae Using Fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis Helen M. Palmer and Catherine Arnold J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2325-2329; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Liver Abscess Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae in Siblings Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Lin-Hui Su, Tsu-Lan Wu, and Iou-Jih Hung J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2351-2353; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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Comparison of a Polymer Conjugate-Enhanced Enzyme Immunoassay to Ligase Chain Reaction for Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis in Endocervical Swabs Max Chernesky, Dan Jang, Debby Copes, Jay Patel, Astrid Petrich, Kathleen Biers, Arlene Sproston, and Julius Kapala J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2306-2307; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fulminant Japanese Spotted Fever Associated with Hypercytokinemia Hiromichi Iwasaki, Fumihiko Mahara, Nobuhiro Takada, Hiromi Fujita, and Takanori Ueda J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2341-2343; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Bacteremia by Dermabacter hominis, a Rare Pathogen José Luis Gómez-Garcés, Jesús Oteo, Guadalupe García, Belén Aracil, Juan Ignacio Alós, and Guido Funke J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2356-2357; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptococcal Meningitis Resulting from Contact with an Infected Horse James Downar, Barbara M. Willey, Jeffrey W. Sutherland, Kelly Mathew, and Donald E. Low J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2358-2359; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Basidiobolus ranarum as an Etiologic Agent of Gastrointestinal Zygomycosis Z. U. Khan, M. Khoursheed, R. Makar, S. Al-Waheeb, I. Al-Bader, A. Al-Muzaini, R. Chandy, and A. S. Mustafa J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2360-2363; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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LightCycler-Based Quantitative PCR for Detection of Cytomegalovirus in Blood, Urine, and Respiratory Samples Angela M. Kearns, Brenda Draper, Wendy Wipat, Andrew J. L. Turner, Janice Wheeler, Roger Freeman, Jayne Harwood, F. Kate Gould, John H. Dark, Lars Schaade, and Michael Kleines J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2364-2365; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Likelihood Ratios for Microbiology Peter Barriga and Marek Smieja J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2366 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Primer Design for Multiplex PCR Analysis of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus spp. Sameer Elsayed, Nina Hamilton, David Boyd, Michael Mulvey, Reiko Kariyama, Ritsuko Mitsuhata, and Hiromi Kumon J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2367-2368; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clarifications Regarding the 3' Repeat Region of the cagA Gene in Helicobacter pylori and Clinical Outcome Yoshio Yamaoka, David Y. Graham, Cláudia Augustin Rota, Júlio C. Pereira-Lima, and Nance B. Nardi J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2369-2370; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Diagnosis of an Enterocytozoon bieneusi Human Genotype C Infection in a Moderately Immunosuppressed Human Immunodeficiency Virus- Seronegative Liver-Transplant Recipient with Severe Chronic Diarrhea Andreas Sing, Karin Tybus, Jürgen Heesemann, and Alexander Mathis J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2371-2372; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dual Emergence in Food and Humans of a Novel Multiresistant Serotype of Salmonella in Senegal: Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serotype 35:c:1,2 Eric Cardinale, Pierre Colbachini, Jean David Perrier-Gros-Claude, Amy Gassama, and Awa Aïdara-Kane J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2373-2374; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pooling Cervical Swabs for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by PCR: Sensitivity, Dilution, Inhibition, and Cost-Saving Aspects Servaas A. Morré, Rogier van Dijk, Chris J. L. M. Meijer, Adriaan J. C. van den Brule, Susanne Krüger Kjaer, and Christian Munk J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2375-2376; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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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. June 2001 39: 2377 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Organization of Pasteurella multocida cap Loci and Development of a Multiplex Capsular PCR Typing System Kirsty M. Townsend, John D. Boyce, Jing Y. Chung, Alan J. Frost, and Ben Adler J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2001 39: 2377 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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