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Guest Commentary:

W. Michael Dunne, Jr., J.Keith Pinckard, and Lora V. Hooper

Clinical Microbiology in the Year 2025
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3889-3893. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

R. N. Zadoks, W. B. van Leeuwen, D. Kreft, L. K. Fox, H. W. Barkema, Y. H. Schukken, and A. van Belkum

Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Bovine and Human Skin, Milking Equipment, and Bovine Milk by Phage Typing, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, and Binary Typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3894-3902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Bogaert, N. T. Ha, M. Sluijter, N. Lemmens, R. de Groot, and P. W. M. Hermans

Molecular Epidemiology of Pneumococcal Carriage among Children with Upper Respiratory Tract Infections in Hanoi, Vietnam
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3903-3908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oliver Greiner, Christoph Berger, Philip J. R. Day, Gabriela Meier, Christoph M. Tang, and David Nadal

Rates of Detection of Neisseria meningitidis in Tonsils Differ in Relation to Local Incidence of Invasive Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3917-3921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Liliana Gamboa, Teresa Camou, María Hortal, and Elizabeth Castañeda

Dissemination of Streptococcus pneumoniae Clone Colombia⁵-19 in Latin America
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3942-3950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lixin Zhang, Betsy Foxman, and Carl Marrs

Both Urinary and Rectal Escherichia coli Isolates Are Dominated by Strains of Phylogenetic Group B2
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3951-3955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. van Duijkeren, W. J. B. Wannet, D. J. Houwers, and W. van Pelt

Serotype and Phage Type Distribution of Salmonella Strains Isolated from Humans, Cattle, Pigs, and Chickens in The Netherlands from 1984 to 2001
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3980-3985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

German Bou, Monica Cartelle, Maria Tomas, Delia Canle, Francisca Molina, Rita Moure, Jose Maria Eiros, and Antonio Guerrero

Identification and Broad Dissemination of the CTX-M-14 ß-Lactamase in Different Escherichia coli Strains in the Northwest Area of Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4030-4036. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Gilot, Gérard Lina, Thierry Cochard, and Bernard Poutrel

Analysis of the Genetic Variability of Genes Encoding the RNA III-Activating Components Agr and TRAP in a Population of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Cows with Mastitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4060-4067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keiko Okuma, Kozue Iwakawa, John D. Turnidge, Warren B. Grubb, Jan M. Bell, Frances G. O'Brien, Geoffrey W. Coombs, John W. Pearman, Fred C. Tenover, Maria Kapi, Chuntima Tiensasitorn, Teruyo Ito, and Keiichi Hiramatsu

Dissemination of New Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in the Community
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4289-4294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ronald N. Jones, Alan H. Mutnick, and David J. Varnam

Impact of Modified Nonmeningeal Streptococcus pneumoniae Interpretive Criteria (NCCLS M100-S12) on the Susceptibility Patterns of Five Parenteral Cephalosporins: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (1997 to 2001)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4332-4333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vivi Miriagou, Roxana Filip, Gabriela Coman, and Leonidas S. Tzouvelekis

Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Salmonella Strains in Romania
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4334-4336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuhiko Hoshino, Hiroshi Watanabe, Rinya Sugita, Norichika Asoh, Simon Angelo Ntabaguzi, Kiwao Watanabe, Kazunori Oishi, and Tsuyoshi Nagatake

High Rate of Transmission of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae between Parents and Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4357-4359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Sung-Hsin Kuo, Liang-In Lin, Chee-Jen Chang, Yun-Ru Liu, Kuo-Sin Lin, and Ann-Lii Cheng

Increased Risk of Parvovirus B19 Infection in Young Adult Cancer Patients Receiving Multiple Courses of Chemotherapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3909-3912. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dana DeVange Panteleeff, Sandra Emery, Barbra A. Richardson, Christine Rousseau, Sarah Benki, Sharon Bodrug, Joan K. Kreiss, and Julie Overbaugh

Validation of Performance of the Gen-Probe Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Viral Load Assay with Genital Swabs and Breast Milk Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3929-3937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Servi J. C. Stevens, Sandra A. W. M. Verkuijlen, Adriaan J. C. van den Brule, and Jaap M. Middeldorp

Comparison of Quantitative Competitive PCR with LightCycler-Based PCR for Measuring Epstein-Barr Virus DNA Load in Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3986-3992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara Suligoi, Claudio Galli, Mario Massi, Fiorella Di Sora, Mauro Sciandra, Patrizio Pezzotti, Olga Recchia, Francesco Montella, Alessandro Sinicco, and Giovanni Rezza

Precision and Accuracy of a Procedure for Detecting Recent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections by Calculating the Antibody Avidity Index by an Automated Immunoassay-Based Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4015-4020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yanlong Pei and Dongwan Yoo

Genetic Characterization and Sequence Heterogeneity of a Canadian Isolate of Swine Hepatitis E Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4021-4029. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection and Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4068-4071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rodney Mark Ratcliff, James Christopher Doherty, and Geoffrey David Higgins

Sensitive Detection of RNA Viruses Associated with Gastroenteritis by a Hanging-Drop Single-Tube Nested Reverse Transcription-PCR Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4091-4099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

René Boom, Cees J. A. Sol, Tim Schuurman, Alex van Breda, Jan F. L. Weel, Marcel Beld, Ineke J. M. ten Berge, Pauline M. E Wertheim-van Dillen, and Menno D. de Jong

Human Cytomegalovirus DNA in Plasma and Serum Specimens of Renal Transplant Recipients Is Highly Fragmented
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4105-4113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roger D. Schnagl, Kate Belfrage, Rachel Farrington, Kylie Hutchinson, Victoria Lewis, John Erlich, and Fran Morey

Incidence of Human Astrovirus in Central Australia (1995 to 1998) and Comparison of Deduced Serotypes Detected from 1981 to 1998
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4114-4120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elisabetta Caselli, Michela Boni, Arianna Bracci, Antonella Rotola, Claudio Cermelli, Massimiliano Castellazzi, Dario Di Luca, and Enzo Cassai

Detection of Antibodies Directed against Human Herpesvirus 6 U94/REP in Sera of Patients Affected by Multiple Sclerosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4131-4137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Glòria Sánchez, Rosa M. Pintó, Hermelinda Vanaclocha, and Albert Bosch

Molecular Characterization of Hepatitis A Virus Isolates from a Transcontinental Shellfish-Borne Outbreak
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4148-4155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. F. Huang, G. Haqshenas, H. L. Shivaprasad, D. K. Guenette, P. R. Woolcock, C. T. Larsen, F. W. Pierson, F. Elvinger, T. E. Toth, and X. J. Meng

Heterogeneity and Seroprevalence of a Newly Identified Avian Hepatitis E Virus from Chickens in the United States
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4197-4202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adriana Weinberg, Debra Schissel, and Roger Giller

Molecular Methods for Cytomegalovirus Surveillance in Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4203-4206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Soile Blomqvist, Carita Savolainen, Laura Råman, Merja Roivainen, and Tapani Hovi

Human Rhinovirus 87 and Enterovirus 68 Represent a Unique Serotype with Rhinovirus and Enterovirus Features
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4218-4223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Martin Lagging, Clementina E. Garcia, Johan Westin, Rune Wejstål, Gunnar Norkrans, Amar P. Dhillon, and Magnus Lindh

Comparison of Serum Hepatitis C Virus RNA and Core Antigen Concentrations and Determination of Whether Levels Are Associated with Liver Histology or Affected by Specimen Storage Time
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4224-4229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laurent Kaiser, Luc Perrin, Bernard Chapuis, Karine Hadaya, Lenka Kolarova, Christelle Deffernez, Saadia Huguet, Claudine Helg, and Werner Wunderli

Improved Monitoring of Cytomegalovirus Infection after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation by an Ultrasensitive Plasma DNA PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4251-4255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roxane Chikhi-Brachet, Fabienne Bon, Laurent Toubiana, Pierre Pothier, Jean-Claude Nicolas, Antoine Flahault, and Evelyne Kohli

Virus Diversity in a Winter Epidemic of Acute Diarrhea in France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4266-4272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yung T. Huang, Huimin Yan, Yan Sun, Joseph A. Jollick, Jr., and Heather Baird

Cryopreserved Cell Monolayers for Rapid Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus and Influenza Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4301-4303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Berta Rodés, Eva Poveda, and Vincent Soriano

Rapid Assessment of Phenotypic Resistance to Protease Inhibitors in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Group O
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4313-4316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diana Ludolfs, Stefan Schilling, Jan Altenschmidt, and Herbert Schmitz

Serological Differentiation of Infections with Dengue Virus Serotypes 1 to 4 by Using Recombinant Antigens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4317-4320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Terho Heikkinen, Jane Marttila, Aimo A. Salmi, and Olli Ruuskanen

Nasal Swab versus Nasopharyngeal Aspirate for Isolation of Respiratory Viruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4337-4339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter A. White, Yong Pan, Anthony J. Freeman, George Marinos, Rosemary A. Ffrench, Andrew R. Lloyd, and William D. Rawlinson

Quantification of Hepatitis C Virus in Human Liver and Serum Samples by Using LightCycler Reverse Transcriptase PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4346-4348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Duane W. Newton, Cindy F. Mellen, Barbara D. Baxter, Robert L. Atmar, and Marilyn A. Menegus

Practical and Sensitive Screening Strategy for Detection of Influenza Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4353-4356. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miguel Bruguera, Juan-Carlos Saiz, Sandra Franco, Mireia Giménez-Barcons, José María Sánchez-Tapias, Silvia Fabregas, Roser Vega, Neus Camps, Angela Domínguez, and Lluis Salleras

Outbreak of Nosocomial Hepatitis C Virus Infection Resolved by Genetic Analysis of HCV RNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4363-4366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

J. D. Perry, G. Riley, F. K. Gould, J. M. Perez, E. Boissier, R. T. Ouedraogo, and A. M. Freydière

Alafosfalin as a Selective Agent for Isolation of Salmonella from Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3913-3916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gilbert Greub and Didier Raoult

"Actinobaculum massiliae," a New Species Causing Chronic Urinary Tract Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3938-3941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marco R. Oggioni, Francesca Meacci, Alessandra Carattoli, Alessandra Ciervo, Germano Orru, Antonio Cassone, and Gianni Pozzi

Protocol for Real-Time PCR Identification of Anthrax Spores from Nasal Swabs after Broth Enrichment
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3956-3963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. L. C. Wielders, A. C. Fluit, S. Brisse, J. Verhoef, and F. J. Schmitz

mecA Gene Is Widely Disseminated in Staphylococcus aureus Population
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3970-3975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gianluigi Lombardi, Francesco Luzzaro, Jean-Denis Docquier, Maria Letizia Riccio, Mariagrazia Perilli, Alessandra Colì, Gianfranco Amicosante, Gian Maria Rossolini, and Antonio Toniolo

Nosocomial Infections Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Isolates of Pseudomonas putida Producing VIM-1 Metallo-ß-Lactamase
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4051-4055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David J. Diemert, Michael D. Libman, and Pierre Lebel

Confirmation by 16S rRNA PCR of the COBAS AMPLICOR CT/NG Test for Diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infection in a Low-Prevalence Population
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4056-4059. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deborah J. Eaves, Ernesto Liebana, Martin J. Woodward, and Laura J. V. Piddock

Detection of gyrA Mutations in Quinolone-Resistant Salmonella enterica by Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4121-4125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kwai-Lin Thong, Yee-Ling Goh, Rohani M. Yasin, Ming Guek Lau, Megan Passey, Gibson Winston, Mition Yoannes, Tikki Pang, and John C. Reeder

Increasing Genetic Diversity of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolates from Papua New Guinea over the Period from 1992 to 1999
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4156-4160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shawn D. Aaron, Wendy Ferris, Karam Ramotar, Katherine Vandemheen, Francis Chan, and Raphael Saginur

Single and Combination Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Planktonic, Adherent, and Biofilm-Grown Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Cultured from Sputa of Adults with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4172-4179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pablo Yagupsky, Nechama Peled, and Orna Katz

Epidemiological Features of Invasive Kingella kingae Infections and Respiratory Carriage of the Organism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4180-4184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhi-Dong Jiang, David Greenberg, James P. Nataro, Robert Steffen, and Herbert L. DuPont

Rate of Occurrence and Pathogenic Effect of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Virulence Factors in International Travelers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4185-4190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kimberle C. Chapin, Patricia Blake, and Claire D. Wilson

Performance Characteristics and Utilization of Rapid Antigen Test, DNA Probe, and Culture for Detection of Group A Streptococci in an Acute Care Clinic
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4207-4210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava and Jari Jalava

Optimal DNA Isolation Method for Detection of Bacteria in Clinical Specimens by Broad-Range PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4211-4217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Scott Hefty, Chad S. Brooks, Amy M. Jett, Gary L. White, Stephen K. Wikel, Ronald C. Kennedy, and Darrin R. Akins

OspE-Related, OspF-Related, and Elp Lipoproteins Are Immunogenic in Baboons Experimentally Infected with Borrelia burgdorferi and in Human Lyme Disease Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4256-4265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erik L. Munson, Michael A. Pfaller, and Gary V. Doern

Modification of Dienes Mutual Inhibition Test for Epidemiological Characterization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4285-4288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neil Woodford, Luke Tysall, Cressida Auckland, Mark W. Stockdale, Andrew J. Lawson, Rachel A. Walker, and David M. Livermore

Detection of Oxazolidinone-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Strains by Real-Time PCR and PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4298-4300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sven Klaschik, Lutz E. Lehmann, Ansgar Raadts, Malte Book, Andreas Hoeft, and Frank Stuber

Real-Time PCR for Detection and Differentiation of Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4304-4307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. V. Singh, Sree Renjini Isac, and R. R. Colwell

Development of a Hexaplex PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of Virulence and Regulatory Genes in Vibrio cholerae and Vibrio mimicus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4321-4324. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William S. Probert, Susan L. Bystrom, Shideh Khashe, Kimmi N. Schrader, and Jane D. Wong

5' Exonuclease Assay for Detection of Serogroup Y Neisseria meningitidis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4325-4328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sue B. Overman, Douglas D. Eley, Barry E. Jacobs, and Julie A. Ribes

Evaluation of Methods To Increase the Sensitivity and Timeliness of Detection of Streptococcus agalactiae in Pregnant Women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4329-4321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenneth E. Aldridge and Megan O'Brien

In Vitro Susceptibilities of the Bacteroides fragilis Group Species: Change in Isolation Rates Significantly Affects Overall Susceptibility Data
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4349-4352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven M. Levine, Guillermo Perez-Perez, Asalia Olivares, Herman Yee, Bruce A. Hanna, and Martin J. Blaser

PCR-Based Detection of Bacillus anthracis in Formalin-Fixed Tissue from a Patient Receiving Ciprofloxacin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4360-4362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Li Tan and Parwinder S. Grewal

Comparison of Two Silver Staining Techniques for Detecting Lipopolysaccharides in Polyacrylamide Gels
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4372-4374. [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. A. Bernard, C. Munro, D. Wiebe, and E. Ongsansoy

Characteristics of Rare or Recently Described Corynebacterium Species Recovered from Human Clinical Material in Canada
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4375-4381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberta Migliavacca, Jean-Denis Docquier, Claudia Mugnaioli, Gianfranco Amicosante, Rossana Daturi, Kyungwon Lee, Gian Maria Rossolini, and Laura Pagani

Simple Microdilution Test for Detection of Metallo-ß-Lactamase Production in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4388-4390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

D. M. Wolk, S. K. Schneider, N. L. Wengenack, L. M. Sloan, and J. E. Rosenblatt

Real-Time PCR Method for Detection of Encephalitozoon intestinalis from Stool Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3922-3928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Carme, F. Bissuel, D. Ajzenberg, R. Bouyne, C. Aznar, M. Demar, S. Bichat, D. Louvel, A. M. Bourbigot, C. Peneau, P. Neron, and M. L. Dardé

Severe Acquired Toxoplasmosis in Immunocompetent Adult Patients in French Guiana
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4037-4044. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ali Haghighi, Seiki Kobayashi, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Gohta Masuda, and Tomoyoshi Nozaki

Remarkable Genetic Polymorphism among Entamoeba histolytica Isolates from a Limited Geographic Area
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4081-4090. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akira Ito, Ning Xiao, Martine Liance, Marcello O. Sato, Yasuhito Sako, Wulamu Mamuti, Yuji Ishikawa, Minoru Nakao, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Karine Bardonnet, Solange Bresson-Hadni, and Dominique A. Vuitton

Evaluation of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) with Affinity-Purified Em18 and an ELISA with Recombinant Em18 for Differential Diagnosis of Alveolar Echinococcosis: Results of a Blind Test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4161-4165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Geoffrey Playford and John Walker

Evaluation of the ICT Malaria P.f/P.v and the OptiMal Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Malaria in Febrile Returned Travellers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4166-4171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Radwanska, S. Magez, H. Perry-O'Keefe, H. Stender, J. Coull, J. M. Sternberg, P. Büscher, and J. J. Hyldig-Nielsen

Direct Detection and Identification of African Trypanosomes by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization with Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4295-4297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

May-Ann Lee, Chiew-Hoon Tan, Lay-Tin Aw, Choon-Siang Tang, Mulkit Singh, Sze-Hee Lee, Hwee-Pin Chia, and Eric P. H. Yap

Real-Time Fluorescence-Based PCR for Detection of Malaria Parasites
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4343-4345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Voahangy Rasolofo Razanamparany, Didier Ménard, Guy Aurégan, Brigitte Gicquel, and Suzanne Chanteau

Extrapulmonary and Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Antananarivo (Madagascar): High Clustering Rate in Female Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3964-3969. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Madison, B. Robinson-Dunn, I. George, W. Gross, H. Lipman, B. Metchock, A. Sloutsky, G. Washabaugh, G. Mazurek, and J. Ridderhof

Multicenter Evaluation of Ethambutol Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Agar Proportion and Radiometric Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3976-3979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annette S. de Boer, Barbara Blommerde, Petra E. W. de Haas, Maruschka M. G. G. Sebek, Kitty S. B. Lambregts-van Weezenbeek, Mirjam Dessens, and Dick van Soolingen

False-Positive Mycobacterium tuberculosis Cultures in 44 Laboratories in The Netherlands (1993 to 2000): Incidence, Risk Factors, and Consequences
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4004-4009. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth J. Sims, Madhu Goyal, and Catherine Arnold

Experimental versus In Silico Fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Improved Typing with an Extended Fragment Range
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4072-4076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamela Chedore, Cecelia Th'ng, Dennis H. Nolan, George M. Churchwell, David E. Sieffert, Yvonne M. Hale, and Frances Jamieson

Method for Inactivating and Fixing Unstained Smear Preparations of Mycobacterium tuberculosis for Improved Laboratory Safety
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4077-4080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Ruddy, T. D. McHugh, J. W. Dale, D. Banerjee, H. Maguire, P. Wilson, F. Drobniewski, P. Butcher, and S. H. Gillespie

Estimation of the Rate of Unrecognized Cross-Contamination with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in London Microbiology Laboratories
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4100-4104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudio Piersimoni, Claudio Scarparo, Paola Piccoli, Alessandra Rigon, Giuliana Ruggiero, Domenico Nista, and Stefano Bornigia

Performance Assessment of Two Commercial Amplification Assays for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex from Respiratory and Extrapulmonary Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4138-4142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nancimae Miller, Tim Cleary, Günter Kraus, Andrea K. Young, Gina Spruill, and H. James Hnatyszyn

Rapid and Specific Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Acid-Fast Bacillus Smear-Positive Respiratory Specimens and BacT/ALERT MP Culture Bottles by Using Fluorogenic Probes and Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4143-4147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. da Silva Rocha, A. M. Werneck Barreto, C. E. Dias Campos, M. Villas-Bôas da Silva, L. Fonseca, M. H. Saad, W. M. Degrave, and P. N. Suffys

Novel Allelic Variants of Mycobacteria Isolated in Brazil as Determined by PCR-Restriction Enzyme Analysis of hsp65
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4191-4196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dawit Kidane, Joseph O. Olobo, Abebe Habte, Yohannes Negesse, Abraham Aseffa, Getahun Abate, Mohammed A. Yassin, Kiflu Bereda, and Morten Harboe

Identification of the Causative Organism of Tuberculous Lymphadenitis in Ethiopia by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4230-4234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janin Stratmann, Birgit Strommenger, Karen Stevenson, and Gerald-F. Gerlach

Development of a Peptide-Mediated Capture PCR for Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Milk
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4244-4250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Masami Mochizuki, Michiru Hashimoto, Takayuki Hajima, Mitsuyoshi Takiguchi, Akira Hashimoto, Yumi Une, Frank Roerink, Takahisa Ohshima, Colin R. Parrish, and Leland E. Carmichael

Virologic and Serologic Identification of Minute Virus of Canines (Canine Parvovirus Type 1) from Dogs in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3993-3998. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomy Joseph, Japhet Lyaku, Robert A. Fredrickson, Arnost Cepica, and Frederick S. B. Kibenge

Use of Epitope Mapping To Identify a PCR Template for Protein Amplification and Detection by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay of Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 Glycoprotein D
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4045-4050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jody L. Gookin, Adam J. Birkenheuer, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, and Michael G. Levy

Single-Tube Nested PCR for Detection of Tritrichomonas foetus in Feline Feces
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4126-4130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Longbottom, Susan Fairley, Stephanie Chapman, Evgenia Psarrou, Evangelia Vretou, and Morag Livingstone

Serological Diagnosis of Ovine Enzootic Abortion by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay with a Recombinant Protein Fragment of the Polymorphic Outer Membrane Protein POMP90 of Chlamydophila abortus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4235-4243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa C. Bowers, Jeanette E. Purcell, Gail B. Plauché, Philippe A. Denoel, Yves Lobet, and Mario T. Philipp

Assessment of the Nasopharyngeal Bacterial Flora of Rhesus Macaques: Moraxella, Neisseria, Haemophilus, and Other Genera
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4340-4342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prasanna K. Patil, Jagadeesh Bayry, Chitimalla Ramakrishna, Basavesh Hugar, Laxmi D. Misra, Krishnamsetty Prabhudas, and C. Natarajan

Immune Responses of Sheep to Quadrivalent Double Emulsion Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccines: Rate of Development of Immunity and Variations among Other Ruminants
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4367-4371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Belkys Fernández-Torres, Francisco J. Cabañes, Alfonso J. Carrillo-Muñoz, Alexandre Esteban, Isabel Inza, Lourdes Abarca, and Josep Guarro

Collaborative Evaluation of Optimal Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Conditions for Dermatophytes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3999-4003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles A. Manire, Howard L. Rhinehart, Deanna A. Sutton, Elizabeth H. Thompson, Michael G. Rinaldi, John D. Buck, and Elliott Jacobson

Disseminated Mycotic Infection Caused by Colletotrichum acutatum in a Kemp's Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempi)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4273-4280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erik L. Munson, Dennis R. Troy, Joanne K. Weber, Shawn A. Messer, and Michael A. Pfaller

Presumptive Identification of Candida kefyr on Levine Formulation of Eosin Methylene Blue Agar
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4281-4284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rangaraj Selvarangan, Ajit P. Limaye, and Brad T. Cookson

Rapid Identification and Differentiation of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis by Capillary-Based Amplification and Fluorescent Probe Hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4308-4312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Che-Man Chan, Andy S. P. Leung, Susanna K. P. Lau, Xiao-Yan Che, Samson S. Y. Wong, Liang Cao, and Kwok-Yung Yuen

Detection of Cell Wall Galactomannoprotein Afmp1p in Culture Supernatants of Aspergillus fumigatus and in Sera of Aspergillosis Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4382-4387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Karuna P. Karunakaran, James F. Blanchard, Ausra Raudonikiene, Caixia Shen, Andrew D. Murdin, and Robert C. Brunham

Molecular Detection and Seroepidemiology of the Chlamydia pneumoniae Bacteriophage (Cpn1)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4010-4014. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Rana Zaman, Mujahed Abbas, and Eileen Burd

Late Prosthetic Hip Joint Infection with Actinomyces israelii in an Intravenous Drug User: Case Report and Literature Review
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4391-4392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Marilyn S. Hamilton, Mary Otto, Angela Nickell, David Abel, Yolanda Ballam, and Robert Schremmer

High Frequency of Competitive Inhibition in the Roche Cobas AMPLICOR Multiplex PCR for Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4393. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Drosten, Marcus Panning, Stephan Guenther, and Herbert Schmitz

False-Negative Results of PCR Assay with Plasma of Patients with Severe Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4394-4395. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anette Marie Hammerum and Lars Bogø Jensen

Prevalence of esp, Encoding the Enterococcal Surface Protein, in Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium Isolates from Hospital Patients, Poultry, and Pigs in Denmark
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4396. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jon Iredell, Josh McHattan, Pierre Kyme, Belinda Dillon, and Deborah Blanckenberg

Antigenic and Genotypic Relationships between Bartonella henselae Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4397-4398. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lorenzo Drago, Alessandra Lombardi, Elena De Vecchi, and Maria Rita Gismondo

Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of Bacillus anthracis Spores in Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4399. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea Becker, Dietmar H. Forster, and Eberhard Kniehl

Oxacillin Resistance Screening Agar Base for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4400-4401. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bernard Weber, T. D. Ly, Jeffrey Hunt, and Sushil G. Devare

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Antigen-Antibody Combination Assays: Evaluation of HIV Seroconversion Sensitivity and Subtype Detection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4402-4404. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author's Correction:

Armando DelVecchio, Michael Maley, Bart J. Currie, and K. S. Sriprakash

NAD-Glycohydrolase Production and speA and speC Distribution in Group A Streptococcus (GAS) Isolates Do Not Correlate with Severe GAS Diseases in the Australian Population
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4405. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark J. Espy, Franklin R. Cockerill III, Richard F. Meyer, Michael D. Bowen, Gregory A. Poland, Ted L. Hadfield, and Thomas F. Smith

Detection of Smallpox Virus DNA by LightCycler PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4405. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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