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Minireviews:

Lance R. Peterson and Stephen E. Brossette

Hunting Health Care-Associated Infections from the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: Passive, Active, and Virtual Surveillance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1-4. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Michaela A. Riddell, Jennie A. Leydon, Mike G. Catton, and Heath A. Kelly

Detection of Measles Virus-Specific Immunoglobulin M in Dried Venous Blood Samples by Using a Commercial Enzyme Immunoassay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 5-9. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chia-Ming Chu, Chau-Ting Yeh, Ching-Song Lee, I-Shyan Sheen, and Yun-Fan Liaw

Precore Stop Mutant in HBeAg-Positive Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: Clinical Characteristics and Correlation with the Course of HBeAg-to-Anti-HBe Seroconversion
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 16-21. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jia-Horng Kao, Pei-Jer Chen, Ming-Yang Lai, and Ding-Shinn Chen

Clinical and Virological Aspects of Blood Donors Infected with Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes B and C
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 22-25. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shoukat H. Qari, Richard Respess, Hillard Weinstock, Elise M. Beltrami, Kurt Hertogs, Brendan A. Larder, Christos J. Petropoulos, Nicholas Hellmann, and Walid Heneine

Comparative Analysis of Two Commercial Phenotypic Assays for Drug Susceptibility Testing of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 31-35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Franti, Jean-Thierry Aubin, Guillemette De Saint-Maur, Haruhiko Kosuge, Koichi Yamanishi, Agnes Gautheret-Dejean, Antoine Garbarg-Chenon, Jean-Marie Huraux, and Henri Agut

Immune Reactivity of Human Sera to the Glycoprotein B of Human Herpesvirus 7
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 44-51. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiao-Guang Dou, Ganesh Talekar, Joy Chang, Xing Dai, Lixia Li, Maria-Teresa Bonafonte, Brian Holloway, Howard A. Fields, and Yury E. Khudyakov

Antigenic Heterogeneity of the Hepatitis C Virus NS5A Protein
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 61-67. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reiko Saito, Hitoshi Oshitani, Hiroki Masuda, and Hiroshi Suzuki

Detection of Amantadine-Resistant Influenza A Virus Strains in Nursing Homes by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis with Nasopharyngeal Swabs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 84-88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María del Mar Mosquera, Fernando de Ory, Mónica Moreno, and Juan E. Echevarría

Simultaneous Detection of Measles Virus, Rubella Virus, and Parvovirus B19 by Using Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 111-116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

X. J. Meng, B. Wiseman, F. Elvinger, D. K. Guenette, T. E. Toth, R. E. Engle, S. U. Emerson, and R. H. Purcell

Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis E Virus in Veterinarians Working with Swine and in Normal Blood Donors in the United States and Other Countries
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 117-122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susana Guix, Santiago Caballero, Cristina Villena, Rosa Bartolomé, Cristina Latorre, Nuria Rabella, Maria Simó, Albert Bosch, and Rosa M. Pintó

Molecular Epidemiology of Astrovirus Infection in Barcelona, Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 133-139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Palacios, I. Casas, A. Tenorio, and C. Freire

Molecular Identification of Enterovirus by Analyzing a Partial VP1 Genomic Region with Different Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 182-192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giuseppe Gerna, Elena Percivalle, Antonella Sarasini, and M. Grazia Revello

Human Cytomegalovirus and Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells: Restriction of Primary Isolation to Blood Samples and Susceptibilities of Clinical Isolates from Other Sources to Adaptation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 233-238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Jen-Ren Wang, Yen-Chang Tuan, Huey-Pin Tsai, Jing-Jou Yan, Ching-Chuan Liu, and Ih-Jen Su

Change of Major Genotype of Enterovirus 71 in Outbreaks of Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Taiwan between 1998 and 2000
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 10-15. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Greenberg, D. P. Speert, E. Mahenthiralingam, D. A. Henry, M. E. Campbell, D. W. Scheifele, and CPS/LCDC IMPACT Monitoring Network

Emergence of Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae Invasive Clones in Canada
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 68-74. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corné H. W. Klaassen, Hanneke A. van Haren, and Alfons M. Horrevorts

Molecular Fingerprinting of Clostridium difficile Isolates: Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis versus Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 101-104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mamoru Noda, Tetsuya Yoshida, Takemasa Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi Ikeda, Koji Yamaoka, and Takeo Ogino

Molecular and Epidemiological Analyses of Human Adenovirus Type 7 Strains Isolated from the 1995 Nationwide Outbreak in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 140-145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Soma Das, A. Sen, G. Uma, V. Varghese, S. Chaudhuri, S. K. Bhattacharya, T. Krishnan, P. Dutta, D. Dutta, M. K. Bhattacharya, U. Mitra, N. Kobayashi, and T. N. Naik

Genomic Diversity of Group A Rotavirus Strains Infecting Humans in Eastern India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 146-149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruiting Lan and Peter R. Reeves

Pandemic Spread of Cholera: Genetic Diversity and Relationships within the Seventh Pandemic Clone of Vibrio cholerae Determined by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 172-181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Pillay, H. Liu, S. Ebrahim, C. Y. Chen, W. Lai, G. Fehler, R. C. Ballard, B. Steiner, A. W. Sturm, and S. A. Morse

Molecular Typing of Treponema pallidum in South Africa: Cross-Sectional Studies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 256-258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joice Neves Reis, Soraia Machado Cordeiro, Steven J. Coppola, Kátia Salgado, Maria G. S. Carvalho, Lúcia M. Teixeira, Terry A. Thompson, Richard R. Facklam, Mitermayer G. Reis, and Albert I. Ko

Population-Based Survey of Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Serotype Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Meningitis Patients in Salvador, Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 275-277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luis M. Perea-Mejía, Alma E. Inzunza-Montiel, and Alejandro Cravioto

Molecular Characterization of Group A Streptococcus Strains Isolated during a Scarlet Fever Outbreak
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 278-280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. A. Bhuiyan, M. Ansaruzzaman, M. Kamruzzaman, Khorshed Alam, N. R. Chowdhury, M. Nishibuchi, Shah M. Faruque, David A. Sack, Yoshifumi Takeda, and G. Balakrish Nair

Prevalence of the Pandemic Genotype of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Significance of Its Distribution across Different Serotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 284-286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Jill M. Van Dalfsen, Jenny R. Stapp, Charles Phelps, Patricia Stewart, and Jane L. Burns

Comparison of Two Culture Methods for Detection of Tobramycin-Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms in the Sputum of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 26-30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carolin Rauter, Rainer Oehme, Isabel Diterich, Matthias Engele, and Thomas Hartung

Distribution of Clinically Relevant Borrelia Genospecies in Ticks Assessed by a Novel, Single-Run, Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 36-43. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Zoe Jordens, Jeannette N. Williams, Graeme R. Jones, and John E. Heckels

Detection of Meningococcal Carriage by Culture and PCR of Throat Swabs and Mouth Gargles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 75-79. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. H. Engler, A. Efstratiou, D. Norn, R. S. Kozlov, I. Selga, T. G. Glushkevich, M. Tam, V. G. Melnikov, I. K. Mazurova, V. E. Kim, G. Y. Tseneva, L. P. Titov, and R. C. George

Immunochromatographic Strip Test for Rapid Detection of Diphtheria Toxin: Description and Multicenter Evaluation in Areas of Low and High Prevalence of Diphtheria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 80-83. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lynne M. Sloan, Marlene K. Hopkins, P. Shawn Mitchell, Emily A. Vetter, Jon E. Rosenblatt, W. Scott Harmsen, Franklin R. Cockerill, and Robin Patel

Multiplex LightCycler PCR Assay for Detection and Differentiation of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis in Nasopharyngeal Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 96-100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takashi Yoshida, Shin-Ichi Maeda, Takashi Deguchi, and Hiroaki Ishiko

Phylogeny-Based Rapid Identification of Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas from Urethritis Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 105-110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine C. Sanders, Anton F. Ehrhardt, Ellen Smith Moland, Kenneth S. Thomson, Barbara Zimmer, and Darcie E. Roe

ßlasEN: Microdilution Panel for Identifying ß-Lactamases Present in Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 123-127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

César García-Rey, Lorenzo Aguilar, Fernando Baquero, Julio Casal, and Rafael Dal-Ré

Importance of Local Variations in Antibiotic Consumption and Geographical Differences of Erythromycin and Penicillin Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 159-164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Petitjean, A. Vabret, S. Gouarin, and F. Freymuth

Evaluation of Four Commercial Immunoglobulin G (IgG)- and IgM-Specific Enzyme Immunoassays for Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 165-171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria J. C. Gomes-Solecki, Gary P. Wormser, Martin Schriefer, Glenn Neuman, Laura Hannafey, John D. Glass, and Raymond J. Dattwyler

Recombinant Assay for Serodiagnosis of Lyme Disease Regardless of OspA Vaccination Status
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 193-197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshinobu Eishi, Moritaka Suga, Ikuo Ishige, Daisuke Kobayashi, Tetsuo Yamada, Tamiko Takemura, Touichiro Takizawa, Morio Koike, Shoji Kudoh, Ulrich Costabel, Josune Guzman, Gianfranco Rizzato, Marcello Gambacorta, Ronald du Bois, Andrew G. Nicholson, Om P. Sharma, and Masayuki Ando

Quantitative Analysis of Mycobacterial and Propionibacterial DNA in Lymph Nodes of Japanese and European Patients with Sarcoidosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 198-204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Goosen, J. Theron, M. Ntsala, F. F. Maree, A. Olckers, S. J. Botha, A. J. Lastovica, and S. W. van der Merwe

Evaluation of a Novel Heminested PCR Assay Based on the Phosphoglucosamine Mutase Gene for Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Saliva and Dental Plaque
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 205-209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fanrong Kong, Sonia Gowan, Diana Martin, Gregory James, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert

Serotype Identification of Group B Streptococci by PCR and Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 216-226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sean O. Hynes, Nathalie Broutet, Eurohepygast Study Group, Torkel Wadström, Marika Mikelsaar, Paul W. O’Toole, John Telford, Lars Engstrand, Shigeru Kamiya, Andreas F. Mentis, and Anthony P. Moran

Phenotypic Variation of Helicobacter pylori Isolates from Geographically Distinct Regions Detected by Lectin Typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 227-232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Ando, R. M. Peek, D. Pride, S. M. Levine, T. Takata, Y.-C. Lee, K. Kusugami, A. van der Ende, E. J. Kuipers, J. G. Kusters, and M. J. Blaser

Polymorphisms of Helicobacter pylori HP0638 Reflect Geographic Origin and Correlate with cagA Status
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 239-246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenneth Oliveira, Gary W. Procop, Deborah Wilson, James Coull, and Henrik Stender

Rapid Identification of Staphylococcus aureus Directly from Blood Cultures by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization with Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 247-251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhi-Jun Pan, Wan-Wen Su, Guido N. J. Tytgat, Jacob Dankert, and Arie van der Ende

Assessment of Clarithromycin-Resistant Helicobacter pylori among Patients in Shanghai and Guangzhou, China, by Primer-Mismatch PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 259-261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony P. Shuber, Jennifer J. Ascaño, Kevin A. Boynton, Anastasia Mitchell, Henry F. Frierson, Jr., Wa’el El-Rifai, and Steven M. Powell

Accurate, Noninvasive Detection of Helicobacter pylori DNA from Stool Samples: Potential Usefulness for Monitoring Treatment
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 262-264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Ami M. Y. Fung, Susanna K. P. Lau, and Kwok-Yung Yuen

Identification by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing of Lactobacillus salivarius Bacteremic Cholecystitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 265-267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul R. Langford, Brian J. Sheehan, Taheed Shaikh, and J. Simon Kroll

Active Copper- and Zinc-Containing Superoxide Dismutase in the Cryptic Genospecies of Haemophilus Causing Urogenital and Neonatal Infections Discriminates Them from Haemophilus influenzae Sensu Stricto
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 268-270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrienne W. Paton and James C. Paton

Direct Detection and Characterization of Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli by Multiplex PCR for stx₁, stx₂, eae, ehxA, and saa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 271-274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deniz Akduman, Josephine M. Ehret, Kimberly Messina, Sharron Ragsdale, and Franklyn N. Judson

Evaluation of a Strand Displacement Amplification Assay (BD ProbeTec-SDA) for Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Urine Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 281-283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hazel M. Aucken and Kate Westwell

Reaction Difference Rule for Phage Typing of Staphylococcus aureus at 100 Times the Routine Test Dilution
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 292-293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jun Yatsuyanagi, Shioko Saito, Hiroyasu Sato, Yoshimichi Miyajima, Ken-Ichi Amano, and Katsuhiko Enomoto

Characterization of Enteropathogenic and Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Isolated from Diarrheal Outbreaks
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 294-297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helena Andreson, Krista Lõivukene, Toomas Sillakivi, Heidi-Ingrid Maaroos, Mart Ustav, Ants Peetsalu, and Marika Mikelsaar

Association of cagA and vacA Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori with Gastric Diseases in Estonia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 298-300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iruka N. Okeke, Hartmut Steinrück, Kristen J. Kanack, Simon J. Elliott, Lars Sundström, James B. Kaper, and Adebayo Lamikanra

Antibiotic-Resistant Cell-Detaching Escherichia coli Strains from Nigerian Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 301-305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Rickard Knutsson, Charlotta Löfström, Halfdan Grage, Jeffrey Hoorfar, and Peter Rådström

Modeling of 5' Nuclease Real-Time Responses for Optimization of a High-Throughput Enrichment PCR Procedure for Salmonella enterica
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 52-60. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laurence Lachaud, Sarah Marchergui-Hammami, Elisabeth Chabbert, Jacques Dereure, Jean Pierre Dedet, and Patrick Bastien

Comparison of Six PCR Methods Using Peripheral Blood for Detection of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 210-215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Norbert Müller, Nathalie Vonlaufen, Christian Gianinazzi, Stephen L. Leib, and Andrew Hemphill

Application of Real-Time Fluorescent PCR for Quantitative Assessment of Neospora caninum Infections in Organotypic Slice Cultures of Rat Central Nervous System Tissue
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 252-255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ying Fang, Wai-Hong Wu, Jessica L. Pepper, Jill L. Larsen, Salvatore A. E. Marras, Eric. A. Nelson, William B. Epperson, and Jane Christopher-Hennings

Comparison of Real-Time, Quantitative PCR with Molecular Beacons to Nested PCR and Culture Methods for Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Bovine Fecal Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 287-291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

S. Cornelia Kaydos, Heidi Swygard, Shelly L. Wise, Arlene C. Sena, Peter A. Leone, William C. Miller, Myron S. Cohen, and Marcia M. Hobbs

Development and Validation of a PCR-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay with Urine for Use in Clinical Research Settings To Detect Trichomonas vaginalis in Women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 89-95. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Limangeni Mankhambo, Maxwell Kanjala, Sarah Rudman, Valentino M. Lema, and Stephen J. Rogerson

Evaluation of the OptiMAL Rapid Antigen Test and Species-Specific PCR To Detect Placental Plasmodium falciparum Infection at Delivery
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 155-158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frank P. Mockenhaupt, Ulrike Ulmen, Christiane von Gaertner, George Bedu-Addo, and Ulrich Bienzle

Diagnosis of Placental Malaria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 306-308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shalini Shenoy, Godwin Wilson, H. V. Prashanth, K. Vidyalakshmi, B. Dhanashree, and R. Bharath

Primary Meningoencephalitis by Naegleria fowleri: First Reported Case from Mangalore, South India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 309-310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Wandi Zhang, Menashi Cohenford, Brian Lentrichia, Henry D. Isenberg, Elkin Simson, Hengjin Li, Jizu Yi, and David Y. Zhang

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by Isothermal Ramification Amplification Method: a Feasibility Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 128-132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Pascale Bemer, Frantiska Palicova, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, Henri B. Drugeon, and Gaby E. Pfyffer

Multicenter Evaluation of Fully Automated BACTEC Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube 960 System for Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 150-154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

G. Basaglia, E. Carretto, D. Barbarini, L. Moras, S. Scalone, P. Marone, and P. De Paoli

Catheter-Related Bacteremia Due to Kocuria kristinae in a Patient with Ovarian Cancer
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 311-313. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Cecilia C. L. Ngan, Su-Yun Se Thoe, Kwai-Peng Chan, Jimmy E. H. Sng, and Ai-Ee Ling

Alternative Strategies for Confirmation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Require Judicious Use
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 314-315. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jill Marturano and Lucia Fiore

Investigation of the Presence of Recombinant Polioviruses in the Hit Population in Albania during the 1996 Outbreak
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 316-317. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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