Contents: September 2001, Volume 39, Issue 9        Virology        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Bacteriology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Epidemiology        Mycology        Parasitology        Case Reports        Letters Other Issues

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Virology:

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Detection of B Virus Antibody in Monkey Sera Using Glycoprotein D Expressed in Mammalian Cells Kiyoshi Tanabayashi, Ryozaburo Mukai, and Akio Yamada J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3025-3030; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence of Extrahepatic Sites of Replication of the Hepatitis E Virus in a Swine Model T. P. E. Williams, C. Kasorndorkbua, P. G. Halbur, G. Haqshenas, D. K. Guenette, T. E. Toth, and X. J. Meng J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3040-3046; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

LightCycler Multiplex PCR for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Common Viral Infections of the Central Nervous System Steven J. Read, Joanne L. Mitchell, and Colin G. Fink J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3056-3059; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Approach To Reduce the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Window Period: Clinical Evaluation of a New Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for HCV Core Antigen Giancarlo Icardi, Filippo Ansaldi, Bianca Marisa Bruzzone, Paolo Durando, Stephen Lee, Carla de Luigi, and Pietro Crovari J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3110-3114; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Seven Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Antigen-Antibody Combination Assays: Evaluation of HIV Seroconversion Sensitivity and Subtype Detection Thoai Duong Ly, Lynn Martin, David Daghfal, Arnold Sandridge, Daniel West, Richard Bristow, Laurence Chalouas, Xiaoxing Qiu, Sheng C. Lou, Jeffrey C. Hunt, Gerald Schochetman, and Sushil G. Devare J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3122-3128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reliable Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Children for Adequate Hospital Infection Control Management Susanne Abels, David Nadal, Angelika Stroehle, and Walter Bossart J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3135-3139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antibody Responses to Recombinant Epstein-Barr Virus Antigens in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients: Complementary Test of ZEBRA Protein and Early Antigens p54 and p138 R. Dardari, W. Hinderer, D. Lang, A. Benider, B. El Gueddari, I. Joab, A. Benslimane, and M. Khyatti J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3164-3170; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a Heteroduplex Mobility Assay To Detect Differences in the Fusion Protein Cleavage Site Coding Sequence among Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates Analia Berinstein, Holly S. Sellers, Daniel J. King, and Bruce S. Seal J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3171-3178; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Origin of Hepatitis B Virus Strains with Precore C-1858 Variant Erik Alestig, Charles Hannoun, Peter Horal, and Magnus Lindh J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3200-3203; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Method for Detection, Typing, and Quantification of Human Papillomaviruses in Clinical Samples Keith W. Hart, O. Martin Williams, Nicola Thelwell, Alison N. Fiander, Tom Brown, Lesek K. Borysiewicz, and Colin M. Gelder J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3204-3212; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Ebola Viral Antigen by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using a Novel Monoclonal Antibody to Nucleoprotein Masahiro Niikura, Tetsuro Ikegami, Masayuki Saijo, Ichiro Kurane, Mary E. Miranda, and Shigeru Morikawa J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3267-3271; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Six-Year Study of the Incidence of Herpes in Genital and Nongenital Cultures in a Central Kentucky Medical Center Patient Population Julie A. Ribes, Anchalee D. Steele, John Pat Seabolt, and Doris J. Baker J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3321-3325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Existence of Hepatitis C Virus in Culex quinquefasciatus after Ingestion of Infected Blood: Experimental Approach to Evaluating Transmission by Mosquitoes Ting-Tsung Chang, Tsuey-Yu Chang, Cheng-Chen Chen, Kung-Chia Young, Jun-Neng Roan, Yen-Chien Lee, Pin-Nan Cheng, and Hua-Lin Wu J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3353-3355; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicenter Proficiency Testing of Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods for the Detection of Enteroviruses Karin E. Van Vliet, Peter Muir, Jose M. Echevarria, Paul E. Klapper, Graham M. Cleator, and Anton M. Van Loon J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3390-3392; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome: Diagnostic Problems with a Known Disease Dominic Wichmann, Werner Slenczka, Peter Alter, Stephan Boehm, and Heinz Feldmann J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3414-3416; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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Citrate Synthase Gene Sequence: a New Tool for Phylogenetic Analysis and Identification of Ehrlichia Hisashi Inokuma, Philippe Brouqui, Michel Drancourt, and Didier Raoult J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3031-3039; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Detection and Molecular Identification of Chlamydiaceae Species J. C. Hartley, S. Kaye, S. Stevenson, J. Bennett, and G. Ridgway J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3072-3079; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Typing of the Etiologic Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Sarah E. Carter, M. Dana Ravyn, Yaning Xu, and Russell C. Johnson J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3398-3401; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Rapid and Accurate Identification of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci by Real-Time PCR K. J. Edwards, M. E. Kaufmann, and N. A. Saunders J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3047-3051; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation of Metronidazole-Sensitive and -Resistant Clinical Isolates of Helicobacter pylori by Immunoblotting with Antisera to the RdxA Protein Stephanie R. Latham, Robert J. Owen, Nicola C. Elviss, Agnès Labigne, and Peter J. Jenks J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3052-3055; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stx2 Subtyping of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Cattle in France: Detection of a New Stx2 Subtype and Correlation with Additional Virulence Factors Yolande Bertin, Karima Boukhors, Nathalie Pradel, Valerie Livrelli, and Christine Martin J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3060-3065; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Semiautomation of Multilocus Sequence Typing for the Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Neisseria meningitidis S. C. Clarke, M. A. Diggle, and G. F. S. Edwards J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3066-3071; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhancing the Specificity of the COBAS AMPLICOR CT/NG Test for Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Retesting Specimens with Equivocal Results Barbara Van Der Pol, David H. Martin, Julius Schachter, Thomas C. Quinn, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Robert B. Jones, Kimberly Crotchfelt, Jeanne Moncada, D. Jungkind, Buffy Turner, Cynthia Peyton, James F. Kelly, Judith B. Weiss, and Maurice Rosenstraus J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3092-3098; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Clinical Staphylococcal Isolates from Humans by Internal Transcribed Spacer PCR Isabel Couto, Sandro Pereira, Maria Miragaia, Ilda Santos Sanches, and Hermínia de Lencastre J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3099-3103; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Strains of Alcaligenes and Agrobacterium by a Polyphasic Approach Dominique Clermont, Christine Harmant, and Chantal Bizet J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3104-3109; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Nasopharyngeal Secretions by Real-Time PCR Oliver Greiner, Philip J. R. Day, Philipp P. Bosshard, Fatime Imeri, Martin Altwegg, and David Nadal J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3129-3134; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Extensive Allelic Variation among Francisella tularensis Strains in a Short-Sequence Tandem Repeat Region Anders Johansson, Ingela Göransson, Pär Larsson, and Anders Sjöstedt J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3140-3146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Group G Beta-Hemolytic Streptococcal Bacteremia Characterized by 16S Ribosomal RNA Gene Sequencing Patrick C. Y. Woo, Ami M. Y. Fung, Susanna K. P. Lau, Samson S. Y. Wong, and Kwok-Yung Yuen J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3147-3155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification and Characterization of Variable-Number Tandem Repeats in the Yersinia pestis Genome Alexandra M. Klevytska, Lance B. Price, James M. Schupp, Patricia L. Worsham, Jane Wong, and Paul Keim J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3179-3185; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Francisella tularensis Strain Typing Using Multiple-Locus, Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis Jason Farlow, Kimothy L. Smith, Jane Wong, Michelle Abrams, Michael Lytle, and Paul Keim J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3186-3192; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outbreak of Infection with Extended-Spectrum -Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Mexican Hospital Jesus Silva, Rodolfo Gatica, Cecilia Aguilar, Zita Becerra, Ulises Garza-Ramos, Manuel Velázquez, Guadalupe Miranda, Blanca Leaños, Fortino Solórzano, and Gabriela Echániz J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3193-3196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Affirm Ambient Temperature Transport System for the Detection and Identification of Trichomonas vaginalis, Gardnerella vaginalis, and Candida Species from Vaginal Fluid Specimens Haywood L. Brown, DeAnna D. Fuller, Thomas E. Davis, Jane R. Schwebke, and Sharon L. Hillier J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3197-3199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Serum Immune Complexes in a New Test That Accurately Confirms Early Lyme Disease and Active Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi Michael Brunner and Leonard H. Sigal J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3213-3221; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the VITEK 2 System for the Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Three Species of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Rods Frequently Isolated from Clinical Samples Providencia Joyanes, María del Carmen Conejo, Luis Martínez-Martínez, and Evelio J. Perea J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3247-3253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relevance of the Number of Positive Bottles in Determining Clinical Significance of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in Blood Cultures Stanley Mirrett, Melvin P. Weinstein, Larry G. Reimer, Michael L. Wilson, and L. Barth Reller J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3279-3281; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Identification of Microorganisms from Endodontic Infections H. J. Rolph, A. Lennon, M. P. Riggio, W. P. Saunders, D. MacKenzie, L. Coldero, and J. Bagg J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3282-3289; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Phenotypic Features of Streptococcus pyogenes Strains Isolated in Brazil That Harbor New emm Sequences Lúcia M. Teixeira, Rosana R. Barros, Angela Christina D. Castro, José Mauro Peralta, Maria Da Glória S. Carvalho, Deborah F. Talkington, Adriana M. Vivoni, Richard R. Facklam, and Bernard Beall J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3290-3295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Recombinant Leptospira Antigen-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for the Serodiagnosis of Leptospirosis Brendan Flannery, Dirceu Costa, Fernanda Pinheiro Carvalho, Hygia Guerreiro, James Matsunaga, Emilson Domingos Da Silva, Antonio Gomes Pinto Ferreira, Lee W. Riley, Mitermayer G. Reis, David A. Haake, and Albert I. Ko J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3303-3310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Novel Helicobacter Species in Pig Stomachs by PCR and Partial Sequencing Young K. Choi, Jeong H. Han, and Han S. Joo J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3311-3315; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Determination of Enterococcus faecalis groESL Full-Length Sequence and Application for Species Identification Lee-Jene Teng, Po-Ren Hsueh, Yi-Hui Wang, Hsiao-Mann Lin, Kwen-Tay Luh, and Shen-Wu Ho J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3326-3331; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiplex PCR Protocol for the Diagnosis of Staphylococcal Infection William J. Mason, Jon S. Blevins, Karen Beenken, Noroyono Wibowo, Neelum Ojha, and Mark S. Smeltzer J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3332-3338; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae Revisited James A. Kellogg, David A. Bankert, Carol J. Elder, Joanne L. Gibbs, and Marie C. Smith J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3373-3375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Molecular Types and mecA Gene Carriage of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Relation to Nosocomial Septicemia Tannette G. Krediet, Mark E. Jones, Karin Janssen, Leo J. Gerards, and André Fleer J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3376-3378; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heteroresistance to Vancomycin in Enterococcus faecium M. Rabiul Alam, Susan Donabedian, William Brown, James Gordon, Joseph W. Chow, Marcus J. Zervos, and Ellie Hershberger J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3379-3381; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contamination of Catheter-Drawn Blood Cultures Richard J. Everts, Emily N. Vinson, Paul O. Adholla, and L. Barth Reller J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3393-3394; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Murine Monoclonal Antibodies against Escherichia coli O4 Lipopolysaccharide and H5 Flagellin Mildred Rivera-Betancourt and James E. Keen J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3409-3413; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Experimental Paratuberculosis in Calves following Inoculation with a Rabbit Isolate of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis P. M. Beard, K. Stevenson, A. Pirie, K. Rudge, D. Buxton, S. M. Rhind, M. C. Sinclair, L. A. Wildblood, D. G. Jones, and J. M. Sharp J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3080-3084; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detecting Herpesvirus Exposure in Mediterranean Tortoises (Spur-Thighed Tortoise [Testudo graeca] and Hermann's Tortoise [Testudo hermanni]) F. C. Origgi, P. A. Klein, K. Mathes, S. Blahak, R. E. Marschang, S. J. Tucker, and E. R. Jacobson J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3156-3163; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Method for Detection of Gram-Positive and -Negative Bacteria in Milk from Cows with Moderate or Severe Clinical Mastitis Siamak P. Yazdankhah, Henning Sørum, Hans Jørgen S. Larsen, and Geir Gogstad J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3228-3233; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Identification of Mycobacterium Species by Multiple-Fluorescence PCR-Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis of the 16S rRNA Gene Lawrence M. Gillman, James Gunton, Christine Y. Turenne, Joyce Wolfe, and Amin M. Kabani J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3085-3091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Identification of Mycobacteria from MB/BacT Alert 3D Bottles: Comparative Evaluation of Two Commercial Probe Assays Claudio Scarparo, Paola Piccoli, Alessandra Rigon, Giuliana Ruggiero, Domenico Nista, and Claudio Piersimoni J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3222-3227; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of PCR-Restriction Profile Analysis and IS2404 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Fingerprinting for Identification and Typing of Mycobacterium ulcerans and M. marinum K. Chemlal, G. Huys, P.-A. Fonteyne, V. Vincent, A. G. Lopez, L. Rigouts, J. Swings, W. M. Meyers, and F. Portaels J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3272-3278; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Spread of Drug-Resistant Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Estonia Annika Krüüner, Sven E. Hoffner, Heinart Sillastu, Manfred Danilovits, Klavdia Levina, Stefan B. Svenson, Solomon Ghebremichael, Tuija Koivula, and Gunilla Källenius J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3339-3345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of rpoB Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Biprobe Analysis K. J. Edwards, L. A. Metherell, M. Yates, and N. A. Saunders J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3350-3352; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Identification of Aminoglycoside-Modifying Enzymes by Susceptibility Testing: Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Japan Takashi Ida, Ryoichi Okamoto, Chieko Shimauchi, Toyoji Okubo, Akio Kuga, and Matsuhisa Inoue J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3115-3121; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Concomitant Infection of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli in an Outbreak of Cholera Caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 in Ahmedabad, India Subhra Chakraborty, J. S. Deokule, Pallavi Garg, S. K. Bhattacharya, R. K. Nandy, G. Balakrish Nair, S. Yamasaki, Y. Takeda, and T. Ramamurthy J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3241-3246; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pneumococcal Carriage in Children in The Netherlands: a Molecular Epidemiological Study Debby Bogaert, Marlene N. Engelen, Anja J. M. Timmers-Reker, Kees P. Elzenaar, Paul G. H. Peerbooms, Roel A. Coutinho, Ronald de Groot, and Peter W. M. Hermans J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3316-3320; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Typing Confirms that Campylobacter jejuni Strains Associated with Guillain-Barré and Miller-Fisher Syndromes Are of Diverse Genetic Lineage, Serotype, and Flagella Type K. E. Dingle, N. Van Den Braak, F. M. Colles, Lawrence J. Price, David L. Woodward, Frank G. Rodgers, H. P. Endtz, A. Van Belkum, and M. C. J. Maiden J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3346-3349; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Biofilm Formation by Candida dubliniensis Gordon Ramage, Kacy Vande Walle, Brian L. Wickes, and José L. López-Ribot J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3234-3240; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

International Surveillance of Bloodstream Infections Due to Candida Species: Frequency of Occurrence and In Vitro Susceptibilities to Fluconazole, Ravuconazole, and Voriconazole of Isolates Collected from 1997 through 1999 in the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, R. N. Jones, H. S. Sader, A. C. Fluit, R. J. Hollis, S. A. Messer, and SENTRY Participant Group J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3254-3259; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variation in Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms among Serial Isolates from Patients with Trichophyton rubrum Infection Aditya K. Gupta, Yatika Kohli, and Richard C. Summerbell J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3260-3266; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antifungal Effects of Lysozyme and Lactoferrin against Genetically Similar, Sequential Candida albicans Isolates from a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Southern Chinese Cohort Y. H. Samaranayake, L. P. Samaranayake, E. H. N. Pow, V. T. Beena, and K. W. S. Yeung J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3296-3302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Characterization of a Species-Specific DNA Fragment for Identification of Candida (Torulopsis) glabrata by PCR Karsten Becker, Dörte Badehorn, Birgit Keller, Martina Schulte, Karl Heinz Böhm, Georg Peters, and Wolfgang Fegeler J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3356-3359; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Some Medically Important Fungi on Hospital Fabrics and Plastics Alice N. Neely and Mary M. Orloff J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3360-3361; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discrimination between Candida albicans and Other Pathogenic Species of the Genus Candida by Their Differential Sensitivities to Toxins of a Panel of Killer Yeasts P. Buzzini and A. Martini J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3362-3364; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans (Serotype D) Strains Are More Susceptible to Heat than C. neoformans var. grubii (Serotype A) Strains Luis. R Martinez, Javier Garcia-Rivera, and Arturo Casadevall J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3365-3367; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of PCR to Distinguish Common Species of Dermatophytes Elisabetta Faggi, Gabriella Pini, Enza Campisi, Chiara Bertellini, Elisa Difonzo, and Francesca Mancianti J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3382-3385; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Report of Human Infection Due to the Fungus Triadelphia pulvinata Saleh S. A. Al-Hedaithy J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3386-3389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Colorimetric Assay for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Aspergillus Species Joseph Meletiadis, Johan W. Mouton, Jacques F. G. M. Meis, Bianca A. Bouman, J. Peter Donnelly, Paul E. Verweij, and EUROFUNG Network J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3402-3408; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Cysticercus Antigens in Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Patients with Neurocysticercosis Alessandra Xavier Pardini, Adelaide José Vaz, Luis Dos Ramos Machado, and José Antônio Livramento J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3368-3372; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity of Babesia Infecting European Sheep Ticks (Ixodes ricinus) Darja Duh, Miroslav Petrovec, and Tatjana Avsic-Zupanc J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3395-3397; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Native Valve Endocarditis Due to Bartonella henselae in a Middle-Aged Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Woman Guy R. De La Rosa, Ben J. Barnett, Charles D. Ericsson, and Jeffrey B. Turk J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3417-3419; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis Caused by Dermabacter hominis Andreas Radtke, Kåre Bergh, Cecilia M. Øien, and Lars S. Bevanger J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3420-3421; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Evaluation of a New Medium, Oxacillin Resistance Screening Agar Base, for the Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Clinical Specimens Andrew E. Simor, Janet Goodfellow, Lisa Louie, and Marie Louie J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3422 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

IS6110 Insertions in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Predominantly into Coding Regions Samantha Sampson, Robin Warren, Madalene Richardson, Gian van der Spuy, Paul van Helden, Nancy Dunlap, and William H. Benjamin, Jr. J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3423-3424; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Labsystems Enzyme Immunoassay for Chlamydia pneumoniae Also Detects Chlamydia psittaci Infections Kristoffer Strålin, Hans Fredlund, Per Olcén, S. Bas, and T. L. Vischer J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2001 39: 3425-3426; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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