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February 2002, Volume 40, Issue 2   [Index by Author]       Other Issues:  
       Guest Commentaries (none in this issue)
       Minireviews
       Bacteriology
       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
       Mycology
       Parasitology
       Virology
       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
       Epidemiology
       Case Reports
       Fast-Track Communications (none in this issue)
       Letters to the Editor
       Errata
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Minireviews:

Laboratory Testing for Lyme Disease: Possibilities and Practicalities
   Kurt D. Reed
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 319-324. [HTML] [PDF]  
 


Bacteriology:

The ica Operon and Biofilm Production in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Associated with Carriage and Disease in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
   G. D. I. de Silva, M. Kantzanou, A. Justice, R. C. Massey, A. R. Wilkinson, N. P. J. Day, and S. J. Peacock
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 382-388. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Rapidly Increasing Prevalence of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Middle Tennessee: a 10-Year Clinical and Molecular Analysis
   Yi-Wei Tang, Haijing Li, Jane P. Griffin, David W. Haas, and Erika M. C. D'Agata
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 395-399. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
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
   Tero Heikkilä, Ilkka Seppälä, Harri Saxen, Jaana Panelius, Heta Yrjänäinen, and Pekka Lahdenne
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 453-460. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Diagnosis of Human Leptospirosis by Monoclonal Antibody-Based Antigen Detection in Urine
   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
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2001. 40: 480-489. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Multiserotype Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay as a Diagnostic Aid for Periodontitis in Large-Scale Studies
   P. J. Pussinen, T. Vilkuna-Rautiainen, G. Alfthan, K. Mattila, and S. Asikainen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 512-518. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Novel Antigens of Helicobacter pylori Correspond to Ulcer-Related Antibody Pattern of Sera from Infected Patients
   Christo Atanassov, Leon Pezennec, Jacques d'Alayer, Ghislaine Grollier, Bertrand Picard, and Jean-Louis Fauchère
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 547-552. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Genetic Diversity of Streptococcus suis Strains Isolated from Pigs and Humans as Revealed by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
   Florence Berthelot-Hérault, Corinne Marois, Marcelo Gottschalk, and Marylène Kobisch
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 615-619. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Molecular Profiles of Group B Streptococcal Surface Protein Antigen Genes: Relationship to Molecular Serotypes
   Fanrong Kong, Sonia Gowan, Diana Martin, Gregory James, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 620-626. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Selective Amplification of tyv (rfbE), prt (rfbS), viaB, and fliC Genes by Multiplex PCR for Identification of Salmonella enterica Serovars Typhi and Paratyphi A
   Kenji Hirose, Ken-Ichiro Itoh, Hiroshi Nakajima, Takayuki Kurazono, Masanori Yamaguchi, Kazuo Moriya, Takayuki Ezaki, Yoshiaki Kawamura, Kazumichi Tamura, and Haruo Watanabe
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 633-636. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Evaluation of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae as Etiologic Agents of Persistent Cough in Adolescents and Adults
   Robert M. Wadowsky, Elias A. Castilla, Stella Laus, Anita Kozy, Robert W. Atchison, Lawrence A. Kingsley, Joel I. Ward, and David P. Greenberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 637-640. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli as a Cause of Acute Diarrhea in Young Children in Northeast Brazil: a Case-Control Study
   Isabel C. A. Scaletsky, Sandra H. Fabbricotti, Rozane L. B. Carvalho, Claudia R. Nunes, Helcio S. Maranhão, Mauro B. Morais, and Ulysses Fagundes-Neto
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 645-648. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Frequency of Isolation of Staphylococcus lugdunensis in Consecutive Urine Cultures and Relationship to Urinary Tract Infection
   D. T. Haile, J. Hughes, E. Vetter, P. Kohner, R. Snyder, R. Patel, and F. R. Cockerill III
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 654-656. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Use of 16S rRNA Sequencing for Identification of Actinobacillus ureae Isolated from a Cerebrospinal Fluid Sample
   A. C. Whitelaw, I. M. Shankland, and B. G. Elisha
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 666-668. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
In Vitro Activities of Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporins against Nonmeningeal Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae: MIC Interpretation Using NCCLS M100-S12 Recommendations
   Daniel F. Sahm, Clyde Thornsberry, David C. Mayfield, Mark E. Jones, and James A. Karlowsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 669-674. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Rapid Real-Time PCR for Determination of Penicillin Susceptibility in Pneumococcal Meningitis, Including Culture-Negative Cases
   Angela M. Kearns, Clive Graham, Doreen Burdess, Jane Heatherington, and Roger Freeman
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 682-684. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
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
   Nicholas M. Anstey, Bart J. Currie, Marilyn Hassell, Didier Palmer, Brian Dwyer, and Harald Seifert
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 685-686. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Septicemia Due to Pasteurella pneumotropica: 16S rRNA Sequencing for Diagnosis Confirmation
   Noëlle Barbier Frebourg, Gilles Berthelot, Raymond Hocq, Ahmed Chibani, and Jean-François Lemeland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 687-689. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Specific Identification of Listeria welshimeri and Listeria monocytogenes by PCR Assays Targeting a Gene Encoding a Fibronectin-Binding Protein
   Philippe Gilot and Jean Content
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 698-703. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Lectin Typing of Campylobacter concisus
   Rune Aabenhus, Sean O. Hynes, Henrik Permin, Anthony P. Moran, and Leif P. Andersen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 715-717. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Development and Evaluation of Real-Time PCR-Based Fluorescence Assays for Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae
   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
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 575-583. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Comparison of Three Commercially Available Peptide-Based Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA Assays to Microimmunofluorescence Assay for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis Antibodies
   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
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 584-587. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Comparison of Digene Hybrid Capture 2 and Conventional Culture for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Cervical Specimens
   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
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 641-644. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Molecular Analysis of Neorickettsia risticii in Adult Aquatic Insects in Pennsylvania, in Horses Infected by Ingestion of Insects, and Isolated in Cell Culture
   Jason Mott, Yasukazu Muramatsu, Elizabeth Seaton, Carol Martin, Stephen Reed, and Yasuko Rikihisa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 690-693. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Identification of Mycobacterium spp. by Using a Commercial 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing Kit and Additional Sequencing Libraries
   J. L. Cloud, H. Neal, R. Rosenberry, C. Y. Turenne, M. Jama, D. R. Hillyard, and K. C. Carroll
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 400-406. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Rapid Detection of Pyrazinamide-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by a PCR-Based In Vitro System
   Yasuhiko Suzuki, Aya Suzuki, Aki Tamaru, Chihiro Katsukawa, and Hajime Oda
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 501-507. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Improving Sensitivity of Direct Microscopy for Detection of Acid-Fast Bacilli in Sputum: Use of Chitin in Mucus Digestion
   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
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 508-511. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Rapid and Inexpensive Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with a Nitrate Reductase Assay
   K. A. Kristian Ängeby, Lisbeth Klintz, and Sven E. Hoffner
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 553-555. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
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
   Enrico Tortoli, Marta Benedetti, Alessandra Fontanelli, and M. Tullia Simonetti
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 607-610. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Discrimination of Single-Copy IS6110 DNA Fingerprints of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates by High-Resolution Minisatellite-Based Typing
   Ann S. G. Lee, Lynn L. H. Tang, Irene H. K. Lim, Richard Bellamy, and Sin-Yew Wong
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 657-659. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Immune Responses to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Specific Antigen ESAT-6 Signal Subclinical Infection among Contacts of Tuberculosis Patients
   T. Mark Doherty, Abebech Demissie, Joseph Olobo, Dawit Wolday, Sven Britton, Tewodros Eguale, Pernille Ravn, and Peter Andersen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 704-706. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Differentiation between Mycobacterium farcinogenes and Mycobacterium senegalense Strains Based on 16S-23S Ribosomal DNA Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequences
   Mohamed E. Hamid, Andreas Roth, Olfert Landt, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, Michael Goodfellow, and Harald Mauch
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 707-711. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Evaluation of a Rapid PCR-Based Epidemiological Typing Method for Routine Studies of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
   Malcolm D. Yates, Francis A. Drobniewski, and Stuart M. Wilson
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 712-714. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Mycology:

Carriage Frequency, Intensity of Carriage, and Strains of Oral Yeast Species Vary in the Progression to Oral Candidiasis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Individuals
   Kaaren G. Vargas and Sophie Joly
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 341-350. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis 87-Kilodalton Antigen, a Heat Shock Protein Useful in Diagnosis: Characterization, Purification, and Detection in Biopsy Material via Immunohistochemistry
   Soraya Díez, Beatriz L. Gómez, Angela Restrepo, Rod J. Hay, and Andrew J. Hamilton
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 359-365. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Development and Evaluation of a Quantitative, Touch-Down, Real-Time PCR Assay for Diagnosing Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia
   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
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 490-494. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Identification of Four Distinct Genotypes of Candida dubliniensis and Detection of Microevolution In Vitro and In Vivo
   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
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 556-574. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Rapid Identification of Candida Species by Confocal Raman Microspectroscopy
   K. Maquelin, L.-P. Choo-Smith, H. P. Endtz, H. A. Bruining, and G. J. Puppels
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 594-600. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Parasitology:

Sensitive PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Assay for Detection and Genotyping of Giardia duodenalis in Human Feces
   C. F. L. Amar, P. H. Dear, S. Pedraza-Díaz, N. Looker, E. Linnane, and J. McLauchlin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 446-452. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Imported Visceral Leishmaniasis: Diagnostic Dilemmas and Comparative Analysis of Three Assays
   Jamshaid Iqbal, Parsotam R. Hira, Grover Saroj, Reeni Philip, Faiza Al-Ali, Patrick J. Madda, and Ali Sher
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 475-479. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Predominance of Trypanosoma cruzi Lineage I in Mexico
   Marie-France Bosseno, Christian Barnabé, Ezequiel Magallón Gastélum, Felipe Lozano Kasten, Janine Ramsey, Bertha Espinoza, and Simone Frédérique Brenière
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 627-632. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Virology:

Highly Sensitive Assay for Human Herpesvirus 8 Antibodies That Uses a Multiple Antigenic Peptide Derived from Open Reading Frame K8.1
   Lee L. Lam, Chou-Pong Pau, Sheila C. Dollard, Philip E. Pellett, and Thomas J. Spira
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 325-329. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Role of Picornaviruses in Flu-Like Illnesses of Adults Enrolled in an Oseltamivir Treatment Study Who Had No Evidence of Influenza Virus Infection
   Guy Boivin, Albert D. Osterhaus, Annie Gaudreau, Helen C. Jackson, Jan Groen, and Penelope Ward
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 330-334. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Discordance between Genotypic and Phenotypic Drug Resistance Profiles in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Strains Isolated from Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells
   Loredana Sarmati, Emanuele Nicastri, Saverio G. Parisi, Gabriella d'Ettorre, Giorgio Mancino, Pasquale Narciso, Vincenzo Vullo, and Massimo Andreoni
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 335-340. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Evaluation of Use of Epstein-Barr Viral Load in Patients after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation To Diagnose and Monitor Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disease
   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
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 351-358. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Engineered BGMK Cells for Sensitive and Rapid Detection of Enteroviruses
   Yung T. Huang, Paul Yam, Huimin Yan, and Yan Sun
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 366-371. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Immunofluorescence Technique Using HeLa Cells Expressing Recombinant Nucleoprotein for Detection of Immunoglobulin G Antibodies to Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
   Masayuki Saijo, Tang Qing, Masahiro Niikura, Akihiko Maeda, Tetsuro Ikegami, Koji Sakai, Christophe Prehaud, Ichiro Kurane, and Shigeru Morikawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 372-375. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
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
   Sophie Alcon, Antoine Talarmin, Monique Debruyne, Andrew Falconar, Vincent Deubel, and Marie Flamand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 376-381. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Evaluation of Confirmatory Strategies for Detection of Type-Specific Antibodies against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2
   Bodo Rolf Eing, Lars Lippelt, Eva Ulla Lorentzen, Wali Hafezi, Wolfgang Schlumberger, Katja Steinhagen, and Joachim Ewald Kühn
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 407-413. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Antigenic and Genetic Characterization of Influenza C Viruses Which Caused Two Outbreaks in Yamagata City, Japan, in 1996 and 1998
   Y. Matsuzaki, K. Sugawara, K. Mizuta, E. Tsuchiya, Y. Muraki, S. Hongo, H. Suzuki, and K. Nakamura
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 422-429. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Sensitive Enzyme Immunoassay for Hepatitis B Virus Core-Related Antigens and Their Correlation to Virus Load
   Tatsuji Kimura, Akinori Rokuhara, Yoko Sakamoto, Shintaro Yagi, Eiji Tanaka, Kendo Kiyosawa, and Noboru Maki
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 439-445. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
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
   Jeffrey J. Germer, Paul J. Heimgartner, Duane M. Ilstrup, W. Scott Harmsen, Greg D. Jenkins, and Robin Patel
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 495-500. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Application of Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of VP7-Encoding Genes: Fine Comparison of Irish and Global Rotavirus Isolates
   F. O'Halloran, M. Lynch, B. Cryan, and S. Fanning
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 524-531. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Proviral DNA by Using TaqMan Technology
   Yuqi Zhao, Min Yu, Johann W. Miller, Mingzhong Chen, Eric G. Bremer, William Kabat, and Ram Yogev
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 675-678. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Characterization of Chloramphenicol Resistance in Beta-Hemolytic Escherichia coli Associated with Diarrhea in Neonatal Swine
   Kenneth M. Bischoff, David G. White, Patrick F. McDermott, Shaohua Zhao, Stuart Gaines, John J. Maurer, and David J. Nisbet
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 389-394. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Tiamulin Activity against Fastidious and Nonfastidious Veterinary and Human Bacterial Isolates: Initial Development of In Vitro Susceptibility Test Methods
   Ronald N. Jones, Michael A. Pfaller, Paul R. Rhomberg, and Donald H. Walter
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 461-465. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Experimental Infection of Domestic Cats with Bartonella koehlerae and Comparison of Protein and DNA Profiles with Those of Other Bartonella Species Infecting Felines
   Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Bruno B. Chomel, Rickie W. Kasten, Carrie M. Hew, David K. Weber, Wilson I. Lee, Sara Droz, and Jane E. Koehler
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 466-474. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Quantification of Feline Herpesvirus 1 DNA in Ocular Fluid Samples of Clinically Diseased Cats by Real-Time TaqMan PCR
   A. Vögtlin, C. Fraefel, S. Albini, C. M. Leutenegger, E. Schraner, B. Spiess, H. Lutz, and M. Ackermann
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 519-523. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Detection of Ehrlichia canis in Canine Carrier Blood and in Individual Experimentally Infected Ticks with a p30-Based PCR Assay
   Roger W. Stich, Yasuko Rikihisa, S. A. Ewing, Glen R. Needham, Debra L. Grover, and Sathaporn Jittapalapong
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 540-546. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Typing of Pasteurella multocida Isolated from Pigs with and without Porcine Dermatitis and Nephropathy Syndrome
   F. A. Lainson, K. D. Aitchison, W. Donachie, and J. R. Thomson
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 588-593. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
PCR-Based Diagnosis of Acute and Chronic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania (Viannia)
   Kristen A. Weigle, Luz Angela Labrada, Caterin Lozano, Cecilia Santrich, and Douglas C. Barker
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 601-606. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Epidemiology:

Typing and Subtyping of 83 Clinical Isolates Purified from Surgically Implanted Silicone Feeding Tubes by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Amplification
   Melanie P. Dautle, Ricky L. Ulrich, and Thomas A. Hughes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 414-421. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Clones: Evidence of Geographic Dissemination
   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
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 430-438. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Hamburg, Germany: Long-Term Population-Based Analysis Applying Classical and Molecular Epidemiological Techniques
   Roland Diel, Steffen Schneider, Karen Meywald-Walter, Christa-Maria Ruf, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, and Stefan Niemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 532-539. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases Produced by Nosocomial Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from an Italian Nationwide Survey
   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
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 611-614. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Antibiotic Resistance of Helicobacter pylori Strains in Japanese Children
   Seiichi Kato, Shigeru Fujimura, Hirokazu Udagawa, Toshiaki Shimizu, Shunichi Maisawa, Kyoko Ozawa, and Kazuie Iinuma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 649-653. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Typing, and Automated Ribotyping To Assess Genomic Variability among Strains of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
   M. M. Pettigrew, B. Foxman, Z. Ecevit, C. F. Marrs, and J. Gilsdorf
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 660-662. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Genotyping of Clinical Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in a Dutch Teaching Hospital
   Yvonne Van Dijk, Camiel L. C. Wielders, Ad C. Fluit, Armand Paauw, Rob J. A. Diepersloot, and Ellen M. Mascini
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 663-665. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
PCR M Typing: a New Method for Rapid Typing of Group A Streptococci
   Luca A. Vitali, Claudia Zampaloni, Manuela Prenna, and Sandro Ripa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 679-681. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Type IV Longus Pilus of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: Occurrence and Association with Toxin Types and Colonization Factors among Strains Isolated in Argentina
   Mariana G. Pichel, Norma Binsztein, Firdausi Qadri, and Jorge A. Girón
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 694-697. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Case Reports:

Culture-Negative Endocarditis Due to Chlamydia pneumoniae
   R. Gdoura, S. Pereyre, I. Frikha, N. Hammami, M. Clerc, Y. Sahnoun, C. Bebear, M. Daoud, B. de Barbeyrac, and A. Hammami
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 718-720. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Cryptococcosis in a Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Caused by Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii
   W. George Miller, Arvind A. Padhye, William van Bonn, Eric Jensen, Mary E. Brandt, and Sam H. Ridgway
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 721-724. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Soft Tissue Infection with Absidia corymbifera in a Patient with Idiopathic Aplastic Anemia
   R. Cloughley, J. Kelehan, G. Corbett-Feeney, M. Murray, J. Callaghan, P. Regan, and M. Cormican
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 725-727. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Human Infections Due to Mycobacterium lentiflavum
   Enrico Tortoli, Alessandro Bartoloni, Maria Luigia Erba, Egle Levrè, Natalia Lombardi, Antonia Mantella, and Lorenzo Mecocci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 728-729. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Letters to the Editor:

Evaluation of Wet-Prep Motility Test for Presumptive Identification of Bacillus Species
   Tim Cleary, Nancimae Miller, and Octavio V. Martinez
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 730. [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Cyclospora in Guatemala: Further Considerations
   Caryn Bern, Michael J. Arrowood, Mark Eberhard, James H. Maguire, Rafael Pratdesaba, Olga Torres, and Mario González
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 731-732. [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Rapid Laboratory Diagnostics during the Winter Respiratory Virus Season
   Steven M. Lipson, Lisa Liolios, and Steve Wesselingh
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 733-734. [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Detection of rpoB Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis with LightCycler Technology
   Maria J. Torres, Antonio Criado, Jose C. Palomares, Javier Aznar, Nick Saunders, and Kirstin Edwards
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 735. [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Poor Accuracy of Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Misdiagnosis of Imported Malaria: Are PCR-Based Reference Laboratories the Answer?
   Thomas Hänscheid, Emilia Valadas, Agustin Benito, and Jose Miguel Rubio
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 736-737. [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Ampicillin-Sensitive, Imipenem-Resistant Strains of Enterococcus faecium
   Nagwa El Amin, Bengt Wretlind, Aline Wenger, Valérie Brandt, Jacques Bille, and Melvin P. Weinstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 738. [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Errata:

Identification of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Biopsy Specimens from Patients with Crohn's Disease Identified by In Situ Hybridization
   Leonardo A. Sechi, Manuela Mura, Francesco Tanda, Amelia Lissia, Antonello Solinas, Giovanni Fadda, and Stefania Zanetti
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 739. [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Detection of Pathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica by a Rapid and Sensitive Duplex PCR Assay
   Wim J. B. Wannet, Michiel Reessink, Henk A. Brunings, and Henny M. E. Maas
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40: 739. [HTML] [PDF]  
 

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