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Contents: March 2002, Volume 40, Issue 3

       Guest Commentary

       Minireviews

       Virology

       Bacteriology

       Parasitology

       Epidemiology

       Mycology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Case Reports

       Letters to the Editor

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Guest Commentary:

Identification of Campylobacter Heat-Stable and Heat-Labile Antigens by Combining the Penner and Lior Serotyping Schemes
David L. Woodward and Frank G. Rodgers
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 741-745;
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Minireviews:

Role of the Laboratory in Diagnosis and Management of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients
Raymund R. Razonable, Carlos V. Paya, and Thomas F. Smith
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 746-752;
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Virology:

Species-Level Identification of Orthopoxviruses with an Oligonucleotide Microchip
Sergey Lapa, Maxim Mikheev, Sergei Shchelkunov, Vladimir Mikhailovich, Alexander Sobolev, Vladimir Blinov, Igor Babkin, Alexander Guskov, Elena Sokunova, Alexander Zasedatelev, Lev Sandakhchiev, and Andrei Mirzabekov
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 753-757;
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Performance Characteristics of the COBAS Amplicor Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Monitor, Version 2.0, International Unit Assay and the National Genetics Institute HCV Superquant Assay
Eric Q. Konnick, Maria Erali, Edward R. Ashwood, and David R. Hillyard
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 768-773;
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GP5+/6+ PCR followed by Reverse Line Blot Analysis Enables Rapid and High-Throughput Identification of Human Papillomavirus Genotypes
Adriaan J. C. van den Brule, René Pol, Nathalie Fransen-Daalmeijer, Leo M. Schouls, Chris J. L. M. Meijer, and Peter J. F. Snijders
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 779-787;
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Performance of the New Bayer VERSANT HCV RNA 3.0 Assay for Quantitation of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Plasma and Serum: Conversion to International Units and Comparison with the Roche COBAS Amplicor HCV Monitor, Version 2.0, Assay
Marcel Beld, Roel Sentjens, Sjoerd Rebers, Christine Weegink, Jan Weel, Cees Sol, and René Boom
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 788-793;
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Food-Borne Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Associated with Genogroup I Calicivirus
P. J. Hugo Johansson, Maria Torvén, Ann-Christin Hammarlund, Ulla Björne, Kjell-Olof Hedlund, and Lennart Svensson
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 794-798;
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Diagnosis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection: Comparison of Reverse Transcription-PCR to Viral Culture and Serology in Adults with Respiratory Illness
Ann R. Falsey, Maria A. Formica, and Edward E. Walsh
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 817-820;
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Group M Protease in Cameroon: Genetic Diversity and Protease Inhibitor Mutational Features
Peter N. Fonjungo, Eitel N. Mpoudi, Judith N. Torimiro, George A. Alemnji, Laura T. Eno, Esther J. Lyonga, John N. Nkengasong, Renu B. Lal, Mark Rayfield, Marcia L. Kalish, Thomas M. Folks, and Danuta Pieniazek
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 837-845;
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Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Physical Status of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 DNA by Quantitative Real-Time PCR
Shoji Nagao, Mitsuo Yoshinouchi, Yasunari Miyagi, Atsushi Hongo, Junichi Kodama, Sachio Itoh, and Takafumi Kudo
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 863-867;
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Distribution of Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes among American Blood Donors Determined with a PreS2 Epitope Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Kit
Takashi Moriya, Isamu K. Kuramoto, Hiroshi Yoshizawa, and Paul V. Holland
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 877-880;
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Diagnostic Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Antibodies in Urine: a Brazilian Study
Walter M. R. Oelemann, Catherine M. Lowndes, Giovani C. Veríssimo da Costa, Mariza G. Morgado, Luiz Roberto R. Castello-Branco, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Michel Alary, and Francisco I. Bastos
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 881-885;
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Integrated Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Is Frequently Found in Cervical Cancer Precursors as Demonstrated by a Novel Quantitative Real-Time PCR Technique
Panu Peitsaro, Bo Johansson, and Stina Syrjänen
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 886-891;
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Use of PGMY Primers in L1 Consensus PCR Improves Detection of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Genital Samples
François Coutlée, Patti Gravitt, Janet Kornegay, Catherine Hankins, Harriet Richardson, Normand Lapointe, Hélène Voyer, and Eduardo Franco
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 902-907;
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Detection of Neutralizing Antibodies against Human Papillomaviruses (HPV) by Inhibition of Gene Transfer Mediated by HPV Pseudovirions
Latifa Bousarghin, Alba-Lucia Combita-Rojas, Antoine Touzé, Slimane El Mehdaoui, Pierre-Yves Sizaret, Maria-Mercedes Bravo, and Pierre Coursaget
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 926-932;
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Prevalence of Parvovirus B19 and Parvovirus V9 DNA and Antibodies in Paired Bone Marrow and Serum Samples from Healthy Individuals
Erik D. Heegaard, Bodil Laub Petersen, Carsten J. Heilmann, and Allan Hornsleth
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 933-936;
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Antigenic Diversity and Distribution of Rabies Virus in Mexico
Andrés Velasco-Villa, Mauricio Gómez-Sierra, Gustavo Hernández-Rodríguez, Victor Juárez-Islas, Alejandra Meléndez-Félix, Fernando Vargas-Pino, Oscar Velázquez-Monroy, and Ana Flisser
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 951-958;
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Genotyping of Human Papillomavirus in Liquid Cytology Cervical Specimens by the PGMY Line Blot Assay and the SPF₁₀ Line Probe Assay
Leen-Jan van Doorn, Wim Quint, Bernhard Kleter, Anco Molijn, Brigitte Colau, Marie-Thérèse Martin, Kravang-In, Norah Torrez-Martinez, Cheri L. Peyton, and Cosette M. Wheeler
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 979-983;
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Development and Evaluation of a DNA Enzyme Immunoassay Method for env Genotyping of Subtypes A through G of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Group M, with Discrimination of the Circulating Recombinant Forms CRF01_AE and CRF02_AG
Jean-Christophe Plantier, Laurence Vergne, Florence Damond, Souleymane MBoup, Eitel MPoudi-NGole, Laurence Buzelay, Isabelle Farfara, Denys Brand, Martine Peeters, Françoise Brun-Vézinet, Eric Delaporte, and Francis Barin
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1010-1022;
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PCR Detection and DNA Sequence Analysis of the Regulatory Region of Lymphotropic Papovavirus in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of an Immunocompromised Rhesus Macaque
John A. Lednicky, Steven J. Halvorson, and Janet S. Butel
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1056-1059;
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Rapid Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus DNA in Genital Ulcers by Real-Time PCR Using SYBR Green I Dye as the Detection Signal
Carmen Aldea, Carmen P. Alvarez, Lola Folgueira, Rafael Delgado, and Joaquín R. Otero
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1060-1062;
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Ratio of Two Successive Optical Densities from the Roche HIV-1 Monitor Test as a Measure of Accuracy of Estimates of Human Immunodeficiency Virus RNA Concentration
Cheryl Jennings, Donald J. Brambilla, and James W. Bremer
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1067-1068;
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Comparison of Molecular and Conventional Methods for Typing of Enteroviral Isolates
Darly Joseph Manayani, R. V. Shaji, G. John Fletcher, Thomas Cherian, N. Murali, N. Sathish, Tilak Solomon, Chandran Gnanamuthu, and Gopalan Sridharan
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1069-1070;
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Comparative Performance of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1-Specific Serologic Assays from MRL and Meridian Diagnostics
Julie A. Ribes, Angela Smith, Marie Hayes, Doris J. Baker, and Jeffrey L. Winters
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1071-1072;
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Results of Human Papillomavirus DNA Testing with the Hybrid Capture 2 Assay Are Reproducible
Philip E. Castle, Attila T. Lorincz, Iwona Mielzynska-Lohnas, David R. Scott, Andrew G. Glass, Mark E. Sherman, John E. Schussler, and Mark Schiffman
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1088-1090;
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Bacteriology:

Evaluation of Dry and Wet Transported Intravaginal Swabs in Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections in Female Soldiers by PCR
Charlotte A. Gaydos, Kimberly A. Crotchfelt, Nina Shah, Marie Tennant, Thomas C. Quinn, Joel C. Gaydos, Kelly T. McKee, Jr., and Anne M. Rompalo
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 758-761;
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Macrolide Efflux Genes mef(A) and mef(E) Are Carried by Different Genetic Elements in Streptococcus pneumoniae
M. Del Grosso, F. Iannelli, C. Messina, M. Santagati, N. Petrosillo, S. Stefani, G. Pozzi, and A. Pantosti
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 774-778;
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Streptococcus sinensis sp. nov., a Novel Species Isolated from a Patient with Infective Endocarditis
Patrick C. Y. Woo, Dorothy M. W. Tam, Kit-Wah Leung, Susanna K. P. Lau, Jade L. L. Teng, Michelle K. M. Wong, and Kwok-Yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 805-810;
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Association of Bacteroides forsythus and a Novel Bacteroides Phylotype with Periodontitis
Eugene J. Leys, Sharon R. Lyons, Melvin L. Moeschberger, Robert W. Rumpf, and Ann L. Griffen
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 821-825;
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Burkholderia cepacia Complex Bacteria from Clinical and Environmental Sources in Italy: Genomovar Status and Distribution of Traits Related to Virulence and Transmissibility
Annamaria Bevivino, Claudia Dalmastri, Silvia Tabacchioni, Luigi Chiarini, Maria L. Belli, Sandra Piana, Alberto Materazzo, Peter Vandamme, and Graziana Manno
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 846-851;
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Detection of seg, seh, and sei genes in Staphylococcus aureus Isolates and Determination of the Enterotoxin Productivities of S. aureus Isolates Harboring seg, seh, or sei Genes
Katsuhiko Omoe, Machiko Ishikawa, Yu Shimoda, Dong-Liang Hu, Shigeko Ueda, and Kunihiro Shinagawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 857-862;
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Initial Concentration of Staphylococcus epidermidis in Simulated Pediatric Blood Cultures Correlates with Time to Positive Results with the Automated, Continuously Monitored BACTEC Blood Culture System
Yishai Haimi-Cohen, Ernestine M. Vellozzi, and Lorry G. Rubin
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 898-901;
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Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O26 Strains and Establishment of Selective Isolation Media for These Strains
Reiji Hiramatsu, Masakado Matsumoto, Yoshio Miwa, Yasumoto Suzuki, Makoto Saito, and Yutaka Miyazaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 922-925;
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Genetic Profiling of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Strains in Relation to Clonality and Clinical Signs of Infection
Christina Welinder-Olsson, Maria Badenfors, Tom Cheasty, Eva Kjellin, and Bertil Kaijser
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 959-964;
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Evaluation of INNO-LIA Syphilis Assay as a Confirmatory Test for Syphilis
Hans-Jochen Hagedorn, Anna Kraminer-Hagedorn, Katrien De Bosschere, Frank Hulstaert, Hans Pottel, and Maan Zrein
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 973-978;
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Detection of Heat-Stable Antigens of Campylobacter jejuni and C. coli by Direct Agglutination and Passive Hemagglutination
A. N. Oza, R. T. Thwaites, D. R. A. Wareing, F. J. Bolton, and J. A. Frost
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 996-1000;
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Genomic Variation of Bartonella henselae Strains Detected in Lymph Nodes of Patients with Cat Scratch Disease
Zaher Zeaiter, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1023-1030;
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Nine-Year Surveillance of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Hospital Suggests Instability of mecA DNA Region in an Epidemic Strain
Pierre-Yves Donnio, Laurence Louvet, Laure Preney, Denis Nicolas, Jean-Loup Avril, and Laurent Desbordes
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1048-1052;
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Fatal Case of Campylobacter lari Prosthetic Joint Infection and Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Patient
Anja M. Werno, John D. Klena, Geoffrey M. Shaw, and David R. Murdoch
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1053-1055;
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Antimicrobial Surveillance of Haemophilus influenzae in the United States during 2000-2001 Leads to Detection of Clonal Dissemination of a ß-Lactamase-Negative and Ampicillin-Resistant Strain
James A. Karlowsky, Ian A. Critchley, Renée S. Blosser-Middleton, Elena A. Karginova, Mark E. Jones, Clyde Thornsberry, and Daniel F. Sahm
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1063-1066;
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Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for Hippurate Hydrolase of Campylobacter jejuni
Marina Steele, Carlton Gyles, Voon Loong Chan, and Joseph Odumeru
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1080-1082;
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Biochemical and Susceptibility Tests Useful for Identification of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Rods
Kim Laffineur, Michèle Janssens, Jacqueline Charlier, Véronique Avesani, Georges Wauters, and Michel Delmée
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1085-1087;
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Staphylococcus Heterogeneously Resistant to Vancomycin in China and Antimicrobial Activities of Imipenem and Vancomycin in Combination against It
Wu Benquan, Tang Yingchun, Zhang Kouxing, Zhang Tiantuo, Zhu Jiaxing, and Tan Shuqing
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1109-1112;
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Parasitology:

Incidence of and Risk Factors for Symptomatic Visceral Leishmaniasis among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients from Spain in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Rafael de la Rosa, Juan A Pineda, Juan Delgado, Juan Macías, Francisco Morillas, José A. Mira, Armando Sánchez-Quijano, Manuel Leal, and Eduardo Lissen
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 762-767;
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Based on Soluble Promastigote Antigen Detects Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG Antibodies in Sera from Cases of Visceral and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Jeffrey R. Ryan, Anthony M. Smithyman, G-Halli Rajasekariah, Lisa Hochberg, John M. Stiteler, and Samuel K. Martin
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1037-1043;
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Epidemiology:

Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in the High-Prevalence Area of Athens, Greece
E. Lebessi, H. Dellagrammaticas, P. T. Tassios, L. S. Tzouvelekis, S. Ioannidou, M. Foustoukou, and N. J. Legakis
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 799-804;
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Reproducibility of Bordetella pertussis Genomic DNA Fragments Generated by XbaI Restriction and Resolved by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
Terri H. Hardwick, Brian Plikaytis, Pamela K. Cassiday, Gary Cage, Mark S. Peppler, Deborah Shea, David Boxrud, and Gary N. Sanden
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 811-816;
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Molecular Typing of Selected Enterococcus faecalis Isolates: Pilot Study Using Multilocus Sequence Typing and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
Sreedhar R. Nallapareddy, Ruay-Wang Duh, Kavindra V. Singh, and Barbara E. Murray
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 868-876;
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Enterococcus faecium-Related Outbreak with Molecular Evidence of Transmission from Pigs to Humans
Hong-Zhou Lu, Xin-Hua Weng, Haijing Li, You-Kuan Yin, Mao-Yin Pang, and Yi-Wei Tang
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 913-917;
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Molecular Analysis of Bacterial Species Associated with Childhood Caries
Mitzi R. Becker, Bruce J. Paster, Eugene J. Leys, Melvin L. Moeschberger, Sarah G. Kenyon, Jamie L. Galvin, Susan K. Boches, Floyd E. Dewhirst, and Ann L. Griffen
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1001-1009;
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Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups W135 and A Were Equally Prevalent among Meningitis Cases Occurring at the End of the 2001 Epidemics in Burkina Faso and Niger
Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Isabelle Parent du Chatelet, Martin Schlumberger, Idrissa Sanou, Saacou Djibo, François de Chabalier, and Jean-Michel Alonso
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1083-1084;
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Two Different Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases (ESBLs) in One of the First ESBL-Producing Salmonella Isolates in Poland
Anna Baraniak, Ewa Sadowy, Waleria Hryniewicz, and Marek Gniadkowski
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1095-1097;
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Mycology:

Ca3 Fingerprinting of Candida albicans Isolates from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive and Healthy Individuals Reveals a New Clade in South Africa
Elaine Blignaut, Claude Pujol, Shawn Lockhart, Sophie Joly, and David R. Soll
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 826-836;
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Trends in Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida spp. Isolated from Pediatric and Adult Patients with Bloodstream Infections: SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program, 1997 to 2000
M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, R. N. Jones, S. A. Messer, and R. J. Hollis
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 852-856;
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Susceptibility Testing of Fluconazole by the NCCLS Broth Macrodilution Method, E-Test, and Disk Diffusion for Application in the Routine Laboratory
Inge Vandenbossche, Mario Vaneechoutte, Marleen Vandevenne, Thierry De Baere, and Gerda Verschraegen
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 918-921;
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Geographic Distribution of Mating Type Alleles of Cryptococcus neoformans in Four Areas of the United States
Zhun Yan, Xiaogang Li, and Jianping Xu
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 965-972;
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Environmental Occurrence of Madurella mycetomatis, the Major Agent of Human Eumycetoma in Sudan
Abdalla Ahmed, Daniel Adelmann, Ahmed Fahal, Henri Verbrugh, Alex van Belkum, and Sybren de Hoog
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1031-1036;
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Successful Outcome of Treatment of a Disseminated Infection Due to Fusarium dimerum in a Leukemia Patient
Valérie Letscher-Bru, France Campos, Jocelyn Waller, Raoul Randriamahazaka, Ermanno Candolfi, and Raoul Herbrecht
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1100-1102;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

PCR Detection and Serological Evidence of Granulocytic Ehrlichial Infection in Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus) and Chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra)
Jorge S. Liz, John W. Sumner, Kurt Pfister, and Michel Brossard
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 892-897;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

New Simple and Rapid Test for Culture Confirmation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex: a Multicenter Study
Naoki Hasegawa, Takao Miura, Koudou Ishii, Kazuhiro Yamaguchi, Thomas H. Lindner, Samuel Merritt, Janis D. Matthews, and Salman H. Siddiqi
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 908-912;
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Specificities and Functions of the recA and pps1 Intein Genes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Application for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis
Isabelle Saves, Lee-Ann Lewis, Fabrice Westrelin, Robin Warren, Mamadou Daffé, and Jean-Michel Masson
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 943-950;
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New Real-Time PCR Able To Detect in a Single Tube Multiple Rifampin Resistance Mutations and High-Level Isoniazid Resistance Mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Darío García de Viedma, Maria del Sol Díaz Infantes, Fátima Lasala, Fernando Chaves, Luis Alcalá, and Emilio Bouza
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 988-995;
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rpoB Genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Family Isolates from East Asian Countries
Lishi Qian, Chiyoji Abe, Tao-Ping Lin, Ming-Chih Yu, Sang-Nae Cho, Sumin Wang, and James T. Douglas
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1091-1094;
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Fatal Pulmonary Nocardia farcinica Infection
Pedro De La Iglesia, Guillermo Viejo, Beatriz Gomez, Dolores De Miguel, Asuncion Del Valle, and Luis Otero
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1098-1099;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium malmoense Infections in Scotland
C. Doig, L. Muckersie, B. Watt, and K. J. Forbes
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1103-1105;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Identification and Molecular Characterization of a Bovine G3 Rotavirus Which Causes Age-Independent Diarrhea in Cattle
L. El-Attar, W. Dhaliwal, M. Iturriza-Gómara, and J. C. Bridger
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 937-942;
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Application of a 5' Nuclease Assay for Detection of Lawsonia intracellularis in Fecal Samples from Pigs
R. H. Lindecrona, T. K. Jensen, P. H. Andersen, and K. Møller
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 984-987;
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Periodontal Bacteria in Rabbit Mandibular and Maxillary Abscesses
Kerin L. Tyrrell, Diane M. Citron, Jeffrey R. Jenkins, and Ellie J. C. Goldstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1044-1047;
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Genetic Characterization of H1N2 Influenza A Viruses Isolated from Pigs throughout the United States
Alexander I. Karasin, John Landgraf, Sabrina Swenson, Gene Erickson, Sagar Goyal, Mary Woodruff, Gail Scherba, Gary Anderson, and Christopher W. Olsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1073-1079;
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Unusual Outbreak of Clinical Mastitis in Dairy Sheep Caused by Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus
Alfonso Las Heras, Ana I. Vela, Elena Fernández, Emilio Legaz, Lucas Domínguez, and Jose F. Fernández-Garayzábal
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1106-1108;
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Case Reports:

Pulmonary Colonization by Chrysosporium zonatum Associated with Allergic Inflammation in an Immunocompetent Subject
Shinichiro Hayashi, Keiko Naitoh, Shinichi Matsubara, Yoshiaki Nakahara, Zenzo Nagasawa, Ichiro Tanabe, Kohzi Kusaba, Jutaro Tadano, Kazuko Nishimura, and Lynne Sigler
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1113-1115;
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Letters to the Editor:

First Isolation of Reddish-Pigmented Candida (Torulopsis) glabrata from a Clinical Specimen
Heidrun Peltroche-Llacsahuanga, Sabine von Oy, and Gerhard Haase
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1116-1118;
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Quantitative Detection of Tropheryma whipplei DNA by Real-Time PCR
Florence Fenollar, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Didier Raoult, Rene Gérolami, Hubert Lepidi, and Claire Poyart
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1119-1120;
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Helicobacter Infection and Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Maria P. Dore, Michele Casu, Giuseppe Realdi, Andrea Piana, and Ida Mura
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1121
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Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Kosovo
Christian Drosten, Dirk Minnak, Petra Emmerich, Herbert Schmitz, and Thomas Reinicke
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1122-1123;
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Novel PCR-Probe Assay for Detection of and Discrimination between Legionella pneumophila and Other Legionella Species in Clinical Samples
Anneke van der Zee, Harold Verbakel, Caroline de Jong, Raymond Pot, Anneke Bergmans, Marcel Peeters, Peter Schneeberger, and Joop Schellekens
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1124-1125;
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Qiagen DNA Extraction Kits for Sample Preparation for Legionella PCR Are Not Suitable for Diagnostic Purposes
Anneke van der Zee, Marcel Peeters, Caroline de Jong, Harold Verbakel, Jantine W. Crielaard, Eric C.J. Claas, and Kate E. Templeton
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1126
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Capsular Vi Polysaccharide Antigen in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolates
Geeta Mehta and Subhash C. Arya
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2002 40: 1127-1128;
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