JCM -- Table of Contents (October 1 2002, 40 [10])

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Contents: October 2002, Volume 40, Issue 10

       Minireviews

       Bacteriology

       Epidemiology

       Parasitology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Mycology

       Virology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Case Reports

       Letters to the Editor

       Author's Correction

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Minireviews:

Role of Sentinel Surveillance of Candidemia: Trends in Species Distribution and Antifungal Susceptibility
M. A. Pfaller and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3551-3557;
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Bacteriology:

Evaluation of the Digene Hybrid Capture II Assay with the Rapid Capture System for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
B. Van Der Pol, J. A. Williams, N. J. Smith, B. E. Batteiger, A. P. Cullen, H. Erdman, T. Edens, K. Davis, H. Salim-Hammad, V. W. Chou, L. Scearce, J. Blutman, and W. J. Payne
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3558-3564;
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Duration of Persistence of Gonococcal DNA Detected by Ligase Chain Reaction in Men and Women following Recommended Therapy for Uncomplicated Gonorrhea
Laura H. Bachmann, Renee A. Desmond, Joan Stephens, Annalee Hughes, and Edward W. Hook III
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3596-3601;
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Identification of Bartonella bacilliformis Genotypes and Their Relevance to Epidemiological Investigations of Human Bartonellosis
Richard J. Birtles, Norman K. Fry, Palmira Ventosilla, Abraham G. Cáceres, Eduardo Sánchez, Hugo Vizcarra, and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3606-3612;
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Detection in Escherichia coli of the Genes Encoding the Major Virulence Factors, the Genes Defining the O157:H7 Serotype, and Components of the Type 2 Shiga Toxin Family by Multiplex PCR
Gehua Wang, Clifford G. Clark, and Frank G. Rodgers
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3613-3619;
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Genetic Classification and Differentiation of Bartonella Species Based on Comparison of Partial ftsZ Gene Sequences
Zaher Zeaiter, Zhongxing Liang, and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3641-3647;
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Development of a Rapid Immunodiagnostic Test for Haemophilus ducreyi
Kristine Patterson, Bonnie Olsen, Christopher Thomas, Dora Norn, Milton Tam, and Christopher Elkins
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3694-3702;
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Evaluation of the Etest ESBL and the BD Phoenix, VITEK 1, and VITEK 2 Automated Instruments for Detection of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases in Multiresistant Escherichia coli and Klebsiella spp.
Maurine A. Leverstein-van Hall, Ad C. Fluit, Armand Paauw, Adrienne T. A. Box, Sylvain Brisse, and Jan Verhoef
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3703-3711;
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Real-Time Quantitative PCR for Detection of Helicobacter pylori
Qiang He, Jian-Ping Wang, Michael Osato, and Lawrence B. Lachman
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3720-3728;
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Ability of the MicroScan Rapid Gram-Negative ID Type 3 Panel To Identify Nonenteric Glucose-Fermenting and Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli
Caroline M. O'Hara and J. Michael Miller
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3750-3752;
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Comparison of Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis as Tools for Typing Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in a Microepidemiological Setting
S. J. Peacock, G. D. I. de Silva, A. Justice, A. Cowland, C. E. Moore, C. G. Winearls, and N. P. J. Day
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3764-3770;
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Use of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Identification of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli Recovered from Patients Attending a Single Cystic Fibrosis Center
Agnes Ferroni, Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus, Eric Abachin, Gilles Quesne, Gerard Lenoir, Patrick Berche, and Jean-Louis Gaillard
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3793-3797;
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Imipenem-EDTA Disk Method for Differentiation of Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Producing Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp.
Dongeun Yong, Kyungwon Lee, Jong Hwa Yum, Hee Bong Shin, Gian Maria Rossolini, and Yunsop Chong
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3798-3801;
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Direct Detection and Differentiation of Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila in Clinical Specimens by Dual-Color Real-Time PCR and Melting Curve Analysis
Udo Reischl, Hans-Jörg Linde, Norbert Lehn, Olfert Landt, Kevin Barratt, and Nele Wellinghausen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3814-3817;
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Association of the prtF1 Gene (Encoding Fibronectin-Binding Protein F1) and the sic Gene (Encoding the Streptococcal Inhibitor of Complement) with emm Types of Group A Streptococci Isolated from Japanese Children with Pharyngitis
Xiaoming Ma, Hideaki Kikuta, Nobuhisa Ishiguro, Mikio Yoshioka, Takashi Ebihara, Teiko Murai, Intetu Kobayashi, and Kunihiko Kobayashi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3835-3837;
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Impact of Nasopharyngeal Swab Types on Detection of Bordetella pertussis by PCR and Culture
Joann L. Cloud, Weston Hymas, and Karen C. Carroll
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3838-3840;
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Reevaluation of Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis Cases from 1975 to 1985 by 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analysis
Inmaculada A. Herrero, Mark S. Rouse, Kerryl E. Piper, Samer A. Alyaseen, James M. Steckelberg, and Robin Patel
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3848-3850;
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Longitudinal Quantitative Detection by Real-Time PCR of Mycoplasma genitalium in First-Pass Urine of Men with Recurrent Nongonococcal Urethritis
Takashi Deguchi, Takashi Yoshida, Shigeaki Yokoi, Masayasu Ito, Masayoshi Tamaki, Hiroaki Ishiko, and Shin-Ichi Maeda
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3854-3856;
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High Prevalence of cagA- and babA2-Positive Helicobacter pylori Clinical Isolates in Taiwan
Chih-Ho Lai, Chun-Hsien Kuo, Ya-Chi Chen, Fang-Yu Chao, Sek-Kwong Poon, Chi-Sen Chang, and Wen-Ching Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3860-3862;
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Epidemiology:

Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of the Changing Nature of a Meningococcal Outbreak following a Vaccination Campaign
Liran I. Shlush, Doron M. Behar, Adrian Zelazny, Nathy Keller, James R. Lupski, Arthur L. Beaudet, and Dani Bercovich
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3565-3571;
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Pilot Study of the Genetic Diversity of the Pneumococcal Nasopharyngeal Flora among Children Attending Day Care Centers
Raquel Sá-Leão, Alexander Tomasz, Ilda Santos Sanches, and Hermínia de Lencastre
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3577-3585;
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Improved Culture from Lymph Nodes of Patients with Cat Scratch Disease and Genotypic Characterization of Bartonella henselae Isolates in Australia
Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Jenny Robson, Zaher Zeaiter, Rodney McDougall, Shane Byrne, and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3620-3624;
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Genotypes of Invasive Pneumococcal Isolates Recently Recovered from Italian Patients
Giordano Dicuonzo, Giovanni Gherardi, Robert E. Gertz, Fabio D'Ambrosio, Antonio Goglio, Giulia Lorino, Simona Recchia, Annalisa Pantosti, and Bernard Beall
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3660-3665;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Sequence Analysis of the porB Gene Confirms Presence of Two Circulating Strains
Magnus Unemo, Per Olcén, Torsten Berglund, Jan Albert, and Hans Fredlund
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3741-3749;
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PCR Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato, Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus, and the Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent in Ixodes persulcatus Ticks from Western Siberia, Russia
Olga V. Morozova, Andrey K. Dobrotvorsky, Natalya N. Livanova, Sergey E. Tkachev, Valentina N. Bakhvalova, Anatoly B. Beklemishev, and Felipe C. Cabello
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3802-3804;
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Erythromycin-Resistant Group A Streptococcal Isolates Recovered in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 1995 to 2001
Antoaneta Detcheva, Richard R. Facklam, and Bernard Beall
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3831-3834;
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Parasitology:

Evaluation of PCR for Diagnosis of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in an Area of Endemicity in Northeastern Brazil
Eduardo Henrique Gomes Rodrigues, Maria Edileuza Felinto de Brito, Mitzi Guedes Mendonça, Roberto P. Werkhäuser, Eridan M. Coutinho, Wayner V. Souza, Maria de Fátima P. Militão de Albuquerque, Márcio L. Jardim, and Frederico G. C. Abath
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3572-3576;
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Improved Detection by DNA Amplification of Trichomonas vaginalis in Males
Jane R. Schwebke and Lisa F. Lawing
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3681-3683;
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Trypanosoma cruzi Recombinant Complement Regulatory Protein: a Novel Antigen for Use in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Chagas' Disease
Wendell S. F. Meira, Lúcia M. C. Galvão, Eliane D. Gontijo, George L. L. Machado-Coelho, Karen A. Norris, and Egler Chiari
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3735-3740;
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Evaluation of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay with Recombinant Rhoptry-Associated Protein 1 Antigen against Babesia bovis for the Detection of Specific Antibodies in Cattle
Suthisak Boonchit, Xuenan Xuan, Naoaki Yokoyama, Will L. Goff, Gale Wagner, and Ikuo Igarashi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3771-3775;
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DNA Differential Diagnosis of Human Taeniid Cestodes by Base Excision Sequence Scanning Thymine-Base Reader Analysis with Mitochondrial Genes
Hiroshi Yamasaki, Minoru Nakao, Yasuhito Sako, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Marcello Otake Sato, Wulamu Mamuti, Munehiro Okamoto, and Akira Ito
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3818-3821;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates Associated with Nosocomial Infections in Dogs
Susan Sanchez, M. A. McCrackin Stevenson, Charlene R. Hudson, Marie Maier, Tameka Buffington, Quyen Dam, and John J. Maurer
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3586-3595;
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Molecular Follow-Up of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Agona Infection in Cattle and Humans
Nanna Lindqvist, Anja Siitonen, and Sinikka Pelkonen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3648-3653;
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Development of a Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for the Pig Pathogen Streptococcus suis: Identification of Virulent Clones and Potential Capsular Serotype Exchange
Samantha J. King, James A. Leigh, Peter J. Heath, Inmaculada Luque, Carmen Tarradas, Christopher G. Dowson, and Adrian M. Whatmore
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3671-3680;
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Mycology:

Identification of Candida glabrata by a 30-Second Trehalase Test
A.-M. Freydière, F. Parant, F. Noel-Baron, M. Crepy, A. Treny, H. Raberin, A. Davidson, and F. C. Odds
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3602-3605;
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Optimal Testing Conditions for Determining MICs and Minimum Fungicidal Concentrations of New and Established Antifungal Agents for Uncommon Molds: NCCLS Collaborative Study
A. Espinel-Ingroff, V. Chaturvedi, A. Fothergill, and M. G. Rinaldi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3776-3781;
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Comparison of the Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Subcommittee of the European Committee on Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Proposed Standard and the E-Test with the NCCLS Broth Microdilution Method for Voriconazole and Caspofungin Susceptibility Testing of Yeast Species
Erja Chryssanthou and Manuel Cuenca-Estrella
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3841-3844;
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Virology:

Comparative Sequence Analysis of the Core Protein and Its Frameshift Product, the F Protein, of Hepatitis C Virus Subtype 1b Strains Obtained from Patients with and without Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Satoshi Ogata, Motoko Nagano-Fujii, Yonson Ku, Seitetsu Yoon, and Hak Hotta
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3625-3630;
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Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2-Specific Immunoglobulin G Antibodies in African Sera by Using Recombinant gG2, Western Blotting, and gG2 Inhibition
Wayne Hogrefe, Xin Su, James Song, Rhoda Ashley, and Lilly Kong
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3635-3640;
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Plasma RNA Viral Load in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 Subtype A and Subtype B Infections
Florence Damond, Marie Gueudin, Sophie Pueyo, Isabelle Farfara, David L. Robertson, Diane Descamps, Geneviève Chène, Sophie Matheron, Pauline Campa, Françoise Brun-Vézinet, and François Simon
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3654-3659;
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Rapid and Sensitive Routine Detection of All Members of the Genus Enterovirus in Different Clinical Specimens by Real-Time PCR
Monique Nijhuis, Noortje van Maarseveen, Rob Schuurman, Sandra Verkuijlen, Machiel de Vos, Karin Hendriksen, and Anton M. van Loon
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3666-3670;
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Analysis of Intratypic Variation Evident in an Ibaraki Virus Strain and Its Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serogroup
Seiichi Ohashi, Kazuo Yoshida, Tohru Yanase, and Tomoyuki Tsuda
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3684-3688;
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Evaluation of a Cytomegalovirus Glycoprotein B Recombinant Enzyme Immunoassay To Discriminate between a Recent and a Past Infection
M. J. Sipewa, P. Goubau, and M. Bodéus
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3689-3693;
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Monitoring Drug Resistance in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)-Infected Patients during Lamivudine Therapy: Evaluation of Performance of INNO-LiPA HBV DR Assay
Anna S. F. Lok, Fabien Zoulim, Stephen Locarnini, Alessandra Mangia, Grazia Niro, Hilde Decraemer, Geert Maertens, Frank Hulstaert, Karen De Vreese, and Erwin Sablon
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3729-3734;
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Rapid Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype E Infection by PCR
Mao-Yuan Chen, Wei-Kung Wang, Ming-Cheng Lee, Shing-Jer Twu, Shiow-Ing Wu, and Chun-Nan Lee
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3805-3809;
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Assessment of a Combined Testing Strategy for Detection of Antibodies to Human Herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) in Persons with Kaposi's Sarcoma, Persons with Asymptomatic HHV-8 Infection, and Persons at Low Risk for HHV-8 Infection
Corey Casper, Elizabeth Krantz, Heather Taylor, Julie Dalessio, David Carrell, Anna Wald, Lawrence Corey, and Rhoda Ashley
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3822-3825;
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Phylogenetic Analysis of Newcastle Disease Virus Genotypes Isolated in Japan
Masaji Mase, Kunitoshi Imai, Yasuyuki Sanada, Naoko Sanada, Noboru Yuasa, Tadao Imada, Kenji Tsukamoto, and Shigeo Yamaguchi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3826-3830;
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Molecular Detection of Human Calicivirus among Spanish Children with Acute Gastroenteritis
E. Roman, A. Negredo, R. M. Dalton, I. Wilhelmi, and A. Sánchez-Fauquier
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3857-3859;
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Stability of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid Determined with the AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Test, Version 1.5 (Ultrasensitive)
Elyse J. Singer, H. Aaron Aronow, Shing-Yi Lee, Charles H. Hinkin, and Tadd Lazarus
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3863-3864;
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Rate of Virological Treatment Failure and Frequencies of Drug Resistance Genotypes among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Subjects on Antiretroviral Therapy in Spain
Oscar Gallego, Lidia Ruíz, Alex Vallejo, Bonaventura Clotet, Manuel Leal, and Vincent Soriano
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3865-3866;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Quantification of Chlamydia trachomatis Elementary Bodies in Urine by Ligase Chain Reaction
Michael E. Blocker, Robert G. Krysiak, Frieda Behets, Myron S. Cohen, and Marcia M. Hobbs
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3631-3634;
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Head-to-Head Multicenter Comparison of DNA Probe and Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Women Performed with an Improved Reference Standard
Carolyn M. Black, Jeanne Marrazzo, Robert E. Johnson, Edward W. Hook III, Robert B. Jones, Timothy A. Green, Julius Schachter, Walter E. Stamm, Gail Bolan, Michael E. St. Louis, and David H. Martin
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3757-3763;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

IS1311 and IS1245 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analyses, Serotypes, and Drug Susceptibilities of Mycobacterium avium Complex Isolates Obtained from a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patient
Lenka Dvorska, Milan Bartos, Oldrich Ostadal, Jarmila Kaustova, Ludmila Matlova, and Ivo Pavlik
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3712-3719;
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Multicenter Evaluation of a Nonweekend Reading Schedule for Radiometric Pyrazinamide Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
B. Madison, W. Gross, I. George, A. Sloutsky, G. Washabaugh, B. Robinson-Dunn, H. Lipman, B. Metchock, G. Mazurek, and J. Ridderhof
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3753-3756;
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Serodiagnosis of Tuberculosis: Comparison of Immunoglobulin A (IgA) Response to Sulfolipid I with IgG and IgM Responses to 2,3-Diacyltrehalose, 2,3,6-Triacyltrehalose, and Cord Factor Antigens
Esther Julián, Lurdes Matas, Andrés Pérez, José Alcaide, Marie-Antoinette Lanéelle, and Marina Luquin
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3782-3788;
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Mutations in the rpoB and katG Genes Leading to Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Latvia
T. Tracevska, I. Jansone, L. Broka, O. Marga, and V. Baumanis
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3789-3792;
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Detection of embB306 Mutations in Ethambutol-Susceptible Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Northwestern Russia: Implications for Genotypic Resistance Testing
Igor Mokrousov, Tatiana Otten, Boris Vyshnevskiy, and Olga Narvskaya
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3810-3813;
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Reduction of Contamination of Mycobacterial Growth Indicator Tubes with a Modified Antimicrobial Combination
Chulhun Ludgerus Chang, Tae Sung Park, Seung Hwan Oh, Hyung Hoi Kim, Eun Yup Lee, Han Chul Son, and Cheol Min Kim
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3845-3847;
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Use of Spoligotyping for Accurate Classification of Recurrent Tuberculosis
R. M. Warren, E. M. Streicher, S. Charalambous, G. Churchyard, G. D. van der Spuy, A. D. Grant, P. D. van Helden, and T. C. Victor
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3851-3853;
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Case Reports:

Isolation of Buttiauxella gaviniae from a Spinal Cord Patient with Urinary Bladder Pathology
Thierry De Baere, Georges Wauters, Peter Kämpfer, Caroline Labit, Geert Claeys, Gerda Verschraegen, and Mario Vaneechoutte
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3867-3870;
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Dialister pneumosintes Associated with Human Brain Abscesses
J. M. Rousée, D. Bermond, Y. Piémont, C. Tournoud, R. Heller, P. Kehrli, M. L. Harlay, H. Monteil, and B. Jaulhac
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3871-3873;
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Japanese Spotted Fever Involving the Central Nervous System: Two Case Reports and a Literature Review
Manabu Araki, Katsuya Takatsuka, Junichiro Kawamura, and Yuko Kanno
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3874-3876;
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Letters to the Editor:

Sniffing Bacterial Cultures on Agar Plates: a Useful Tool or a Safety Hazard?
Timothy Barkham and Mark B. Taylor
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3877
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Use of the Isolator 1.5 Microbial Tube for Detection of Brucella melitensis in Synovial Fluid
Pablo Yagupsky and Nechama Peled
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3878
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Detection of Opisthorchis viverrini in Human Stool Specimens by PCR
S. Wongratanacheewin, W. Pumidonming, R. W. Sermswan, V. Pipitgool, and W. Maleewong
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3879-3880;
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Nitrate Reductase Assay for Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Stefan Panaiotov, Todor Kantardjiev, K. A. Kristian Ängeby, Lisbeth Klintz, and Sven E. Hoffner
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3881-3882;
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Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Proviral DNA by the TaqMan Real-Time PCR Assay
Zhibing Yun, Eva Fredriksson, and Anders Sönnerborg
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3883-3884;
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Contamination Management of Broad-Range Ribosomal DNA PCR: Where Is the Evidence?
Stefaan J. Vandecasteele, Johan Frans, Marc Van Ranst, Beverley C. Millar, Xu Jiru, and John E. Moore
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3885-3886;
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Author's Correction:

Failure of Commercial Ligase Chain Reaction To Detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in Sputum Samples from a Patient with Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Due to a Deletion of the Target Region
Christopher M. Gilpin, David J. Dawson, Gabrielle O'Kane, John G. Armstrong, and Christopher Coulter
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3887
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Coinfection with Three Ehrlichia Species in Dogs from Thailand and Venezuela with Emphasis on Consideration of 16S Ribosomal DNA Secondary Structure
Jiraporn Suksawat, Christian Pitulle, Cruz Arraga-Alvarado, Karina Madrigal, Susan I. Hancock, and Edward B. Breitschwerdt
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2002 40: 3887
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