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Minireviews:

Kurt D. Reed

Laboratory Testing for Lyme Disease: Possibilities and Practicalities
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 319-324. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Lee L. Lam, Chou-Pong Pau, Sheila C. Dollard, Philip E. Pellett, and Thomas J. Spira

Highly Sensitive Assay for Human Herpesvirus 8 Antibodies That Uses a Multiple Antigenic Peptide Derived from Open Reading Frame K8.1
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 325-329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guy Boivin, Albert D. Osterhaus, Annie Gaudreau, Helen C. Jackson, Jan Groen, and Penelope Ward

Role of Picornaviruses in Flu-Like Illnesses of Adults Enrolled in an Oseltamivir Treatment Study Who Had No Evidence of Influenza Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 330-334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Loredana Sarmati, Emanuele Nicastri, Saverio G. Parisi, Gabriella d'Ettorre, Giorgio Mancino, Pasquale Narciso, Vincenzo Vullo, and Massimo Andreoni

Discordance between Genotypic and Phenotypic Drug Resistance Profiles in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Strains Isolated from Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 335-340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara C. Gärtner, Hansjörg Schäfer, Katja Marggraff, Günter Eisele, Marco Schäfer, Klaus Roemer, Hans-Jürgen Laws, Martina Sester, Urban Sester, Hermann Einsele, and Nikolaus Mueller-Lantzsch

Evaluation of Use of Epstein-Barr Viral Load in Patients after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation To Diagnose and Monitor Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 351-358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yung T. Huang, Paul Yam, Huimin Yan, and Yan Sun

Engineered BGMK Cells for Sensitive and Rapid Detection of Enteroviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 366-371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masayuki Saijo, Tang Qing, Masahiro Niikura, Akihiko Maeda, Tetsuro Ikegami, Koji Sakai, Christophe Prehaud, Ichiro Kurane, and Shigeru Morikawa

Immunofluorescence Technique Using HeLa Cells Expressing Recombinant Nucleoprotein for Detection of Immunoglobulin G Antibodies to Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 372-375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sophie Alcon, Antoine Talarmin, Monique Debruyne, Andrew Falconar, Vincent Deubel, and Marie Flamand

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Specific to Dengue Virus Type 1 Nonstructural Protein NS1 Reveals Circulation of the Antigen in the Blood during the Acute Phase of Disease in Patients Experiencing Primary or Secondary Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 376-381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bodo Rolf Eing, Lars Lippelt, Eva Ulla Lorentzen, Wali Hafezi, Wolfgang Schlumberger, Katja Steinhagen, and Joachim Ewald Kühn

Evaluation of Confirmatory Strategies for Detection of Type-Specific Antibodies against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 407-413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y. Matsuzaki, K. Sugawara, K. Mizuta, E. Tsuchiya, Y. Muraki, S. Hongo, H. Suzuki, and K. Nakamura

Antigenic and Genetic Characterization of Influenza C Viruses Which Caused Two Outbreaks in Yamagata City, Japan, in 1996 and 1998
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 422-429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tatsuji Kimura, Akinori Rokuhara, Yoko Sakamoto, Shintaro Yagi, Eiji Tanaka, Kendo Kiyosawa, and Noboru Maki

Sensitive Enzyme Immunoassay for Hepatitis B Virus Core-Related Antigens and Their Correlation to Virus Load
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 439-445. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey J. Germer, Paul J. Heimgartner, Duane M. Ilstrup, W. Scott Harmsen, Greg D. Jenkins, and Robin Patel

Comparative Evaluation of the VERSANT HCV RNA 3.0, QUANTIPLEX HCV RNA 2.0, and COBAS AMPLICOR HCV MONITOR Version 2.0 Assays for Quantification of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Serum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 495-500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. O'Halloran, M. Lynch, B. Cryan, and S. Fanning

Application of Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of VP7-Encoding Genes: Fine Comparison of Irish and Global Rotavirus Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 524-531. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuqi Zhao, Min Yu, Johann W. Miller, Mingzhong Chen, Eric G. Bremer, William Kabat, and Ram Yogev

Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Proviral DNA by Using TaqMan Technology
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 675-678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Kaaren G. Vargas and Sophie Joly

Carriage Frequency, Intensity of Carriage, and Strains of Oral Yeast Species Vary in the Progression to Oral Candidiasis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Individuals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 341-350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Soraya Díez, Beatriz L. Gómez, Angela Restrepo, Rod J. Hay, and Andrew J. Hamilton

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis 87-Kilodalton Antigen, a Heat Shock Protein Useful in Diagnosis: Characterization, Purification, and Detection in Biopsy Material via Immunohistochemistry
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 359-365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans Henrik Larsen, Henry Masur, Joseph A. Kovacs, Vee J. Gill, Victoria A. Silcott, Palaniandy Kogulan, Janine Maenza, Margo Smith, Daniel R. Lucey, and Steven H. Fischer

Development and Evaluation of a Quantitative, Touch-Down, Real-Time PCR Assay for Diagnosing Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 490-494. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarah F. Gee, Sophie Joly, David R. Soll, Jacques F. G. M. Meis, Paul E. Verweij, Itzhack Polacheck, Derek J. Sullivan, and David C. Coleman

Identification of Four Distinct Genotypes of Candida dubliniensis and Detection of Microevolution In Vitro and In Vivo
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 556-574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Maquelin, L.-P. Choo-Smith, H. P. Endtz, H. A. Bruining, and G. J. Puppels

Rapid Identification of Candida Species by Confocal Raman Microspectroscopy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 594-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

G. D. I. de Silva, M. Kantzanou, A. Justice, R. C. Massey, A. R. Wilkinson, N. P. J. Day, and S. J. Peacock

The ica Operon and Biofilm Production in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Associated with Carriage and Disease in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 382-388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yi-Wei Tang, Haijing Li, Jane P. Griffin, David W. Haas, and Erika M. C. D'Agata

Rapidly Increasing Prevalence of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Middle Tennessee: a 10-Year Clinical and Molecular Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 395-399. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tero Heikkilä, Ilkka Seppälä, Harri Saxen, Jaana Panelius, Heta Yrjänäinen, and Pekka Lahdenne

Species-Specific Serodiagnosis of Lyme Arthritis and Neuroborreliosis Due to Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto, B. afzelii, and B. garinii by Using Decorin Binding Protein A
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 453-460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patcharin Saengjaruk, Wanpen Chaicumpa, George Watt, Gaysorn Bunyaraksyotin, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Pramuan Tapchaisri, Chuanpit Sittinont, Thanachai Panaphut, Kanchana Tomanakan, Yuwaporn Sakolvaree, Manas Chongsa-Nguan, Yuvadee Mahakunkijcharoen, Thareerat Kalambaheti, Pimjai Naigowit, Michael Angelo L. Wambangco, Hisao Kurazono, and Hideo Hayashi

Diagnosis of Human Leptospirosis by Monoclonal Antibody-Based Antigen Detection in Urine
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2001 40: 480-489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. J. Pussinen, T. Vilkuna-Rautiainen, G. Alfthan, K. Mattila, and S. Asikainen

Multiserotype Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay as a Diagnostic Aid for Periodontitis in Large-Scale Studies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 512-518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christo Atanassov, Leon Pezennec, Jacques d'Alayer, Ghislaine Grollier, Bertrand Picard, and Jean-Louis Fauchère

Novel Antigens of Helicobacter pylori Correspond to Ulcer-Related Antibody Pattern of Sera from Infected Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 547-552. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Florence Berthelot-Hérault, Corinne Marois, Marcelo Gottschalk, and Marylène Kobisch

Genetic Diversity of Streptococcus suis Strains Isolated from Pigs and Humans as Revealed by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 615-619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Molecular Profiles of Group B Streptococcal Surface Protein Antigen Genes: Relationship to Molecular Serotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 620-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kenji Hirose, Ken-Ichiro Itoh, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takayuki Kurazono, Masanori Yamaguchi, Kazuo Moriya, Takayuki Ezaki, Yoshiaki Kawamura, Kazumichi Tamura, and Haruo Watanabe

Selective Amplification of tyv (rfbE), prt (rfbS), viaB, and fliC Genes by Multiplex PCR for Identification of Salmonella enterica Serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 633-636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert M. Wadowsky, Elias A. Castilla, Stella Laus, Anita Kozy, Robert W. Atchison, Lawrence A. Kingsley, Joel I. Ward, and David P. Greenberg

Evaluation of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae as Etiologic Agents of Persistent Cough in Adolescents and Adults
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 637-640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isabel C. A. Scaletsky, Sandra H. Fabbricotti, Rozane L. B. Carvalho, Claudia R. Nunes, Helcio S. Maranhão, Mauro B. Morais, and Ulysses Fagundes-Neto

Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli as a Cause of Acute Diarrhea in Young Children in Northeast Brazil: a Case-Control Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 645-648. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. T. Haile, J. Hughes, E. Vetter, P. Kohner, R. Snyder, R. Patel, and F. R. Cockerill III

Frequency of Isolation of Staphylococcus lugdunensis in Consecutive Urine Cultures and Relationship to Urinary Tract Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 654-656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. C. Whitelaw, I. M. Shankland, and B. G. Elisha

Use of 16S rRNA Sequencing for Identification of Actinobacillus ureae Isolated from a Cerebrospinal Fluid Sample
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 666-668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel F. Sahm, Clyde Thornsberry, David C. Mayfield, Mark E. Jones, and James A. Karlowsky

In Vitro Activities of Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporins against Nonmeningeal Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae: MIC Interpretation Using NCCLS M100-S12 Recommendations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 669-674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angela M. Kearns, Clive Graham, Doreen Burdess, Jane Heatherington, and Roger Freeman

Rapid Real-Time PCR for Determination of Penicillin Susceptibility in Pneumococcal Meningitis, Including Culture-Negative Cases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 682-684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicholas M. Anstey, Bart J. Currie, Marilyn Hassell, Didier Palmer, Brian Dwyer, and Harald Seifert

Community-Acquired Bacteremic Acinetobacter Pneumonia in Tropical Australia Is Caused by Diverse Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii, with Carriage in the Throat in At-Risk Groups
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 685-686. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noëlle Barbier Frebourg, Gilles Berthelot, Raymond Hocq, Ahmed Chibani, and Jean-François Lemeland

Septicemia Due to Pasteurella pneumotropica: 16S rRNA Sequencing for Diagnosis Confirmation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 687-689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Gilot and Jean Content

Specific Identification of Listeria welshimeri and Listeria monocytogenes by PCR Assays Targeting a Gene Encoding a Fibronectin-Binding Protein
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 698-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rune Aabenhus, Sean O. Hynes, Henrik Permin, Anthony P. Moran, and Leif P. Andersen

Lectin Typing of Campylobacter concisus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 715-717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Kenneth M. Bischoff, David G. White, Patrick F. McDermott, Shaohua Zhao, Stuart Gaines, John J. Maurer, and David J. Nisbet

Characterization of Chloramphenicol Resistance in Beta-Hemolytic Escherichia coli Associated with Diarrhea in Neonatal Swine
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 389-394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ronald N. Jones, Michael A. Pfaller, Paul R. Rhomberg, and Donald H. Walter

Tiamulin Activity against Fastidious and Nonfastidious Veterinary and Human Bacterial Isolates: Initial Development of In Vitro Susceptibility Test Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 461-465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Bruno B. Chomel, Rickie W. Kasten, Carrie M. Hew, David K. Weber, Wilson I. Lee, Sara Droz, and Jane E. Koehler

Experimental Infection of Domestic Cats with Bartonella koehlerae and Comparison of Protein and DNA Profiles with Those of Other Bartonella Species Infecting Felines
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 466-474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Vögtlin, C. Fraefel, S. Albini, C. M. Leutenegger, E. Schraner, B. Spiess, H. Lutz, and M. Ackermann

Quantification of Feline Herpesvirus 1 DNA in Ocular Fluid Samples of Clinically Diseased Cats by Real-Time TaqMan PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 519-523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roger W. Stich, Yasuko Rikihisa, S. A. Ewing, Glen R. Needham, Debra L. Grover, and Sathaporn Jittapalapong

Detection of Ehrlichia canis in Canine Carrier Blood and in Individual Experimentally Infected Ticks with a p30-Based PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 540-546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. A. Lainson, K. D. Aitchison, W. Donachie, and J. R. Thomson

Typing of Pasteurella multocida Isolated from Pigs with and without Porcine Dermatitis and Nephropathy Syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 588-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristen A. Weigle, Luz Angela Labrada, Caterin Lozano, Cecilia Santrich, and Douglas C. Barker

PCR-Based Diagnosis of Acute and Chronic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania (Viannia)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 601-606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

J. L. Cloud, H. Neal, R. Rosenberry, C. Y. Turenne, M. Jama, D. R. Hillyard, and K. C. Carroll

Identification of Mycobacterium spp. by Using a Commercial 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing Kit and Additional Sequencing Libraries
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 400-406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuhiko Suzuki, Aya Suzuki, Aki Tamaru, Chihiro Katsukawa, and Hajime Oda

Rapid Detection of Pyrazinamide-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by a PCR-Based In Vitro System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 501-507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Farnia, F. Mohammadi, Z. Zarifi, D. J. Tabatabee, J. Ganavi, K. Ghazisaeedi, P. K. Farnia, M. Gheydi, M. Bahadori, M. R. Masjedi, and A. A. Velayati

Improving Sensitivity of Direct Microscopy for Detection of Acid-Fast Bacilli in Sputum: Use of Chitin in Mucus Digestion
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 508-511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. A. Kristian Ängeby, Lisbeth Klintz, and Sven E. Hoffner

Rapid and Inexpensive Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with a Nitrate Reductase Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 553-555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enrico Tortoli, Marta Benedetti, Alessandra Fontanelli, and M. Tullia Simonetti

Evaluation of Automated BACTEC MGIT 960 System for Testing Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Four Major Antituberculous Drugs: Comparison with the Radiometric BACTEC 460TB Method and the Agar Plate Method of Proportion
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 607-610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann S. G. Lee, Lynn L. H. Tang, Irene H. K. Lim, Richard Bellamy, and Sin-Yew Wong

Discrimination of Single-Copy IS6110 DNA Fingerprints of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates by High-Resolution Minisatellite-Based Typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 657-659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Mark Doherty, Abebech Demissie, Joseph Olobo, Dawit Wolday, Sven Britton, Tewodros Eguale, Pernille Ravn, and Peter Andersen

Immune Responses to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific Antigen ESAT-6 Signal Subclinical Infection among Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 704-706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohamed E. Hamid, Andreas Roth, Olfert Landt, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, Michael Goodfellow, and Harald Mauch

Differentiation between Mycobacterium farcinogenes and Mycobacterium senegalense Strains Based on 16S-23S Ribosomal DNA Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequences
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 707-711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Malcolm D. Yates, Francis A. Drobniewski, and Stuart M. Wilson

Evaluation of a Rapid PCR-Based Epidemiological Typing Method for Routine Studies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 712-714. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Melanie P. Dautle, Ricky L. Ulrich, and Thomas A. Hughes

Typing and Subtyping of 83 Clinical Isolates Purified from Surgically Implanted Silicone Feeding Tubes by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Amplification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 414-421. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Miragaia, Isabel Couto, Sandro F. F. Pereira, Karl G. Kristinsson, Henrik Westh, Jens O. Jarløv, João Carriço, Jonas Almeida, Ilda Santos-Sanches, and Hermínia de Lencastre

Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Clones: Evidence of Geographic Dissemination
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 430-438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roland Diel, Steffen Schneider, Karen Meywald-Walter, Christa-Maria Ruf, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, and Stefan Niemann

Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Hamburg, Germany: Long-Term Population-Based Analysis Applying Classical and Molecular Epidemiological Techniques
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 532-539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mariagrazia Perilli, Emanuela Dell'Amico, Bernardetta Segatore, Maria Rosaria de Massis, Ciro Bianchi, Francesco Luzzaro, Gian Maria Rossolini, Antonio Toniolo, Giuseppe Nicoletti, and Gianfranco Amicosante

Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases Produced by Nosocomial Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from an Italian Nationwide Survey
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 611-614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seiichi Kato, Shigeru Fujimura, Hirokazu Udagawa, Toshiaki Shimizu, Shunichi Maisawa, Kyoko Ozawa, and Kazuie Iinuma

Antibiotic Resistance of Helicobacter pylori Strains in Japanese Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 649-653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. M. Pettigrew, B. Foxman, Z. Ecevit, C. F. Marrs, and J. Gilsdorf

Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Typing, and Automated Ribotyping To Assess Genomic Variability among Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 660-662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yvonne Van Dijk, Camiel L. C. Wielders, Ad C. Fluit, Armand Paauw, Rob J. A. Diepersloot, and Ellen M. Mascini

Genotyping of Clinical Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in a Dutch Teaching Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 663-665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luca A. Vitali, Claudia Zampaloni, Manuela Prenna, and Sandro Ripa

PCR M Typing: a New Method for Rapid Typing of Group A Streptococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 679-681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mariana G. Pichel, Norma Binsztein, Firdausi Qadri, and Jorge A. Girón

Type IV Longus Pilus of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: Occurrence and Association with Toxin Types and Colonization Factors among Strains Isolated in Argentina
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 694-697. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

C. F. L. Amar, P. H. Dear, S. Pedraza-Díaz, N. Looker, E. Linnane, and J. McLauchlin

Sensitive PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Assay for Detection and Genotyping of Giardia duodenalis in Human Feces
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 446-452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jamshaid Iqbal, Parsotam R. Hira, Grover Saroj, Reeni Philip, Faiza Al-Ali, Patrick J. Madda, and Ali Sher

Imported Visceral Leishmaniasis: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Comparative Analysis of Three Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 475-479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie-France Bosseno, Christian Barnabé, Ezequiel Magallón Gastélum, Felipe Lozano Kasten, Janine Ramsey, Bertha Espinoza, and Simone Frédérique Brenière

Predominance of Trypanosoma cruzi Lineage I in Mexico
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 627-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Maria Lucia C. Tondella, Deborah F. Talkington, Brian P. Holloway, Scott F. Dowell, Karyn Cowley, Montse Soriano-Gabarro, Mitchell S. Elkind, and Barry S. Fields

Development and Evaluation of Real-Time PCR-Based Fluorescence Assays for Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 575-583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Servaas A. Morré, Christian Munk, Kenneth Persson, Susanne Krüger-Kjaer, Rogier van Dijk, Chris J. L. M. Meijer, and Adriaan J. C. van den Brule

Comparison of Three Commercially Available Peptide-Based Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA Assays to Microimmunofluorescence Assay for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 584-587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ling H. Darwin, Allison P. Cullen, Patrick M. Arthur, Carole D. Long, Kim R. Smith, Jennifer L. Girdner, Edward W. Hook III, Thomas C. Quinn, and Attila T. Lorincz

Comparison of Digene Hybrid Capture 2 and Conventional Culture for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Cervical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 641-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason Mott, Yasukazu Muramatsu, Elizabeth Seaton, Carol Martin, Stephen Reed, and Yasuko Rikihisa

Molecular Analysis of Neorickettsia risticii in Adult Aquatic Insects in Pennsylvania, in Horses Infected by Ingestion of Insects, and Isolated in Cell Culture
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 690-693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

R. Gdoura, S. Pereyre, I. Frikha, N. Hammami, M. Clerc, Y. Sahnoun, C. Bebear, M. Daoud, B. de Barbeyrac, and A. Hammami

Culture-Negative Endocarditis Due to Chlamydia pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 718-720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. George Miller, Arvind A. Padhye, William van Bonn, Eric Jensen, Mary E. Brandt, and Sam H. Ridgway

Cryptococcosis in a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 721-724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Cloughley, J. Kelehan, G. Corbett-Feeney, M. Murray, J. Callaghan, P. Regan, and M. Cormican

Soft Tissue Infection with Absidia corymbifera in a Patient with Idiopathic Aplastic Anemia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 725-727. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enrico Tortoli, Alessandro Bartoloni, Maria Luigia Erba, Egle Levrè, Natalia Lombardi, Antonia Mantella, and Lorenzo Mecocci

Human Infections Due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 728-729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Tim Cleary, Nancimae Miller, and Octavio V. Martinez

Evaluation of Wet-Prep Motility Test for Presumptive Identification of Bacillus Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 730. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caryn Bern, Michael J. Arrowood, Mark Eberhard, James H. Maguire, Rafael Pratdesaba, Olga Torres, and Mario González

Cyclospora in Guatemala: Further Considerations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 731-732. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven M. Lipson, Lisa Liolios, and Steve Wesselingh

Rapid Laboratory Diagnostics during the Winter Respiratory Virus Season
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 733-734. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria J. Torres, Antonio Criado, Jose C. Palomares, Javier Aznar, Nick Saunders, and Kirstin Edwards

Detection of rpoB Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with LightCycler Technology
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 735. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Hänscheid, Emilia Valadas, Agustin Benito, and Jose Miguel Rubio

Poor Accuracy of Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Misdiagnosis of Imported Malaria: Are PCR-Based Reference Laboratories the Answer?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 736-737. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nagwa El Amin, Bengt Wretlind, Aline Wenger, Valérie Brandt, Jacques Bille, and Melvin P. Weinstein

Ampicillin-Sensitive, Imipenem-Resistant Strains of Enterococcus faecium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 738. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Leonardo A. Sechi, Manuela Mura, Francesco Tanda, Amelia Lissia, Antonello Solinas, Giovanni Fadda, and Stefania Zanetti

Identification of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Biopsy Specimens from Patients with Crohn's Disease Identified by In Situ Hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 739. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wim J. B. Wannet, Michiel Reessink, Henk A. Brunings, and Henny M. E. Maas

Detection of Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica by a Rapid and Sensitive Duplex PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 739. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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