Contents: April 2002, Volume 40, Issue 4        Minireviews        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Bacteriology        Mycology        Epidemiology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Parasitology        Virology        Case Reports        Letters to the Editor        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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Miscellaneous Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci: Emerging Opportunists Kathryn L. Ruoff J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1129-1133; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Pseudoepidemic Due to a Unique Strain of Mycobacterium szulgai: Genotypic, Phenotypic, and Epidemiological Analysis Qing Zhang, Randa Kennon, Maureen A. Koza, Kristina Hulten, and Jill E. Clarridge III J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1134-1139; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relatively Alcohol-Resistant Mycobacteria Are Emerging Pathogens in Patients Receiving Acupuncture Treatment Patrick C. Y. Woo, Kit-Wah Leung, Samson S. Y. Wong, Ken T. K. Chong, Elim Y. L. Cheung, and Kwok-Yung Yuen J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1219-1224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium elephantis from Human Specimens Christine Turenne, Pamela Chedore, Joyce Wolfe, Frances Jamieson, Kevin May, and Amin Kabani J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1230-1236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolution of the IS6110-Based Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Pattern during the Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis R. M. Warren, G. D. van der Spuy, M. Richardson, N. Beyers, C. Booysen, M. A. Behr, and P. D. van Helden J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1277-1282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genome Scale Comparison of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis with Mycobacterium avium subsp. avium Reveals Potential Diagnostic Sequences John P. Bannantine, Emily Baechler, Qing Zhang, LingLing Li, and Vivek Kapur J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1303-1310; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Medically Relevant Nocardia Species with an Abbreviated Battery of Tests Deanna L. Kiska, Karen Hicks, and David J. Pettit J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1346-1351; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel IS6110 Insertion Sites in the Direct Repeat Locus of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Strains from the St. Petersburg Area of Russia and Evolutionary and Epidemiological Considerations Igor Mokrousov, Olga Narvskaya, Elena Limeschenko, Tatiana Otten, and Boris Vyshnevskiy J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1504-1507; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Enterococcus gilvus sp. nov. and Enterococcus pallens sp. nov. Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens Gregory J. Tyrrell, LeeAnn Turnbull, Lúcia M. Teixeira, Johanne Lefebvre, Maria da Glória S. Carvalho, Richard R. Facklam, and Marguerite Lovgren J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1140-1145; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Repopulating the Gastrointestinal Tract following Treatment with a Novel Glycolipodepsipeptide, Ramoplanin L. R. Baden, I. A. Critchley, D. F. Sahm, W. So, M. Gedde, S. Porter, R. C. Moellering, Jr., and G. Eliopoulos J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1160-1163; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotyping of a Homogeneous Group of Yersinia pestis Strains Isolated in the United States Xiao-Zhe Huang, May C. Chu, Dave M. Engelthaler, and Luther E. Lindler J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1164-1173; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recombinant BBK32 Protein in Serodiagnosis of Early and Late Lyme Borreliosis Tero Heikkilä, Ilkka Seppälä, Harri Saxén, Jaana Panelius, Miikka Peltomaa, Tiina Julin, Sten-Anders Carlsson, and Pekka Lahdenne J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1174-1180; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Strains Isolated from Localized Juvenile Periodontitis Patients Jeffrey B. Kaplan, Helen C. Schreiner, David Furgang, and Daniel H. Fine J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1181-1187; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Six-Year Molecular Analysis of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Isolates among Cystic Fibrosis Patients at a Referral Center for Lung Transplantation David G. Heath, Kathy Hohneker, Charlene Carriker, Kelly Smith, Jonathan Routh, John J. LiPuma, Robert M. Aris, David Weber, and Peter H. Gilligan J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1188-1193; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ribosomal DNA-Directed PCR for Identification of Achromobacter (Alcaligenes) xylosoxidans Recovered from Sputum Samples from Cystic Fibrosis Patients Lixia Liu, Tom Coenye, Jane L. Burns, Paul W. Whitby, Terrence L. Stull, and John J. LiPuma J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1210-1213; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in 2-Millimeter Skin Samples of Erythema Migrans Lesions: Correlation of Results with Clinical and Laboratory Findings Dionysios Liveris, Guiqing Wang, Gary Girao, Daniel W. Byrne, John Nowakowski, Donna McKenna, Robert Nadelman, Gary P. Wormser, and Ira Schwartz J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1249-1253; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of DNA Hybridization and PCR Assays for Detection of Putative Pathogenic Enteroadherent Escherichia coli Isabel C. A. Scaletsky, Sandra H. Fabbricotti, Katia R. Aranda, Mauro B. Morais, and Ulysses Fagundes-Neto J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1254-1258; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Limited Genetic Diversity of Recent Invasive Isolates of Non-Serotype b Encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae Adebomi Omikunle, Shinji Takahashi, Chrishana L. Ogilvie, Yan Wang, Carina A. Rodriguez, Joseph W. St. Geme, III, and Elisabeth E. Adderson J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1264-1270; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

rpoB Gene Sequence-Based Identification of Staphylococcus Species Michel Drancourt and Didier Raoult J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1333-1338; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Spiked Clinical Samples by Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification K. Loens, D. Ursi, M. Ieven, P. van Aarle, P. Sillekens, P. Oudshoorn, and H. Goossens J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1339-1345; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic and Phenotypic Differences between Legionella pneumophila Strains Mustapha M. Samrakandi, Suat L. G. Cirillo, Dennis A. Ridenour, Luiz E. Bermudez, and Jeffrey D. Cirillo J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1352-1362; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reactivity of Convalescent-Phase Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Patient Sera with the Megaplasmid-Encoded TagA Protein of Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli O157 Adrienne W. Paton and James C. Paton J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1395-1399; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Bacteria in Feces by Multiplex PCR with Molecular Beacons on the Smart Cycler Simon D. Bélanger, Maurice Boissinot, Christian Ménard, François J. Picard, and Michel G. Bergeron J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1436-1440; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification, Characterization, and Distribution of a Shiga Toxin 1 Gene Variant (stx1c) in Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Humans Wenlan Zhang, Martina Bielaszewska, Thorsten Kuczius, and Helge Karch J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1441-1446; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium from First-Pass Urine of Men with Urethritis and Asymptomatic Men by Real-Time PCR Takashi Yoshida, Takashi Deguchi, Masayasu Ito, Shin-Ichi Maeda, Masayoshi Tamaki, and Hiroaki Ishiko J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1451-1455; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dynamics of Dissemination and Outer Surface Protein Expression of Different European Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Strains in Artificially Infected Ixodes ricinus Nymphs Volker Fingerle, Sandra Rauser, Bettina Hammer, Olaf Kahl, Christiane Heimerl, Ulrike Schulte-Spechtel, Lise Gern, and Bettina Wilske J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1456-1463; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Eight Rapid Screening Tests for Acute Leptospirosis in Hawaii Paul V. Effler, April K. Bogard, Harry Y. Domen, Alan R. Katz, Henry Y. Higa, and David M. Sasaki J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1464-1469; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Brucella melitensis Vaccine Strain Rev.1 in Animals and Humans in Israel by PCR Analysis of the PstI Site Polymorphism of Its omp2 Gene Svetlana Bardenstein, Michal Mandelboim, Thomas A. Ficht, Miriam Baum, and Menachem Banai J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1475-1480; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

One-Point Population Analysis and Effect of Osmolarity on Detection of Hetero-Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sook-In Jung, Sungmin Kiem, Nam Yong Lee, Yeon-Sook Kim, Won Sup Oh, Hwang Lae Cho, Kyong Ran Peck, and Jae-Hoon Song J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1493-1495; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Performance of Four Chromogenic Urine Culture Media after One or Two Days of Incubation Compared with Reference Media Olle Aspevall, Björn Osterman, Rakel Dittmer, Lena Stén, Emma Lindbäck, and Urban Forsum J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1500-1503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Evidence of Helicobacter cinaedi Organisms in Human Gastric Biopsy Specimens J. A. Peña, K. McNeil, J. G. Fox, and J. Versalovic J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1511-1513; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Triplex PCR Assay To Discriminate Staphylococcus aureus from Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci and Determine Methicillin Resistance from Blood Cultures N. Maes, J. Magdalena, S. Rottiers, Y. De Gheldre, and M. J. Struelens J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1514-1517; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epidemic Strains of Shigella sonnei Biotype g Carrying Integrons Christopher J. McIver, Peter A. White, Louisa A. Jones, Tom Karagiannis, Jock Harkness, Deborah Marriott, and William D. Rawlinson J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1538-1540; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Production of BRO ß-Lactamases and Resistance to Complement in European Moraxella catarrhalis Isolates Franz-Josef Schmitz, Andreas Beeck, Mirella Perdikouli, Mechthild Boos, Susanne Mayer, Sybille Scheuring, Karl Köhrer, Jan Verhoef, and Ad C. Fluit J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1546-1548; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emerging Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases in Proteus mirabilis Laura Pagani, Roberta Migliavacca, Lucia Pallecchi, Cecilia Matti, Ernesto Giacobone, Gianfranco Amicosante, Egidio Romero, and Gian Maria Rossolini J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1549-1552; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Genetic Diversity of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis Based on Variations in Nucleotide Sequences of Internal Transcribed Spacers of rRNA Genes Laila F. Nimri, Iaci N. S. Moura, Laurence Huang, Carlos del Rio, David Rimland, Jeffrey S. Duchin, Ellen M. Dotson, and Charles B. Beard J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1146-1151; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Laccase and Melanization in Clinically Important Cryptococcus Species Other than Cryptococcus neoformans Reiko Ikeda, Takashi Sugita, Eric S. Jacobson, and Takako Shinoda J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1214-1218; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biofilm Production by Isolates of Candida Species Recovered from Nonneutropenic Patients: Comparison of Bloodstream Isolates with Isolates from Other Sources Jong Hee Shin, Seung Jung Kee, Myung Geun Shin, Soo Hyun Kim, Dong Hyeon Shin, Sang Ku Lee, Soon Pal Suh, and Dong Wook Ryang J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1244-1248; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mitochondrial Telomeres as Molecular Markers for Identification of the Opportunistic Yeast Pathogen Candida parapsilosis Jozef Nosek, L'ubomír Tomáska, Adriana Rycovská, and Hiroshi Fukuhara J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1283-1289; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Usefulness of Multilocus Sequence Typing for Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Candida albicans M.-E. Bougnoux, S. Morand, and C. d'Enfert J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1290-1297; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epidemiology of Candidemia: 3-Year Results from the Emerging Infections and the Epidemiology of Iowa Organisms Study D. J. Diekema, S. A. Messer, A. B. Brueggemann, S. L. Coffman, G. V. Doern, L. A. Herwaldt, and M. A. Pfaller J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1298-1302; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Yeast Species, Malassezia dermatis, Isolated from Patients with Atopic Dermatitis Takashi Sugita, Masako Takashima, Takako Shinoda, Hajime Suto, Tetsushi Unno, Ryoji Tsuboi, Hideoki Ogawa, and Akemi Nishikawa J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1363-1367; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Catheter-Related Candidemia Caused by Candida lipolytica in a Patient Receiving Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation Domenico D'Antonio, Ferdinando Romano, Eugenio Pontieri, Giuseppe Fioritoni, Claudia Caracciolo, Stefano Bianchini, Paola Olioso, Tommaso Staniscia, Roberta Sferra, Stefania Boccia, Antonella Vetuschi, Giovanni Federico, Eugenio Gaudio, and Giuseppe Carruba J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1381-1386; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Activity of Nystatin Compared with Those of Liposomal Nystatin, Amphotericin B, and Fluconazole against Clinical Candida Isolates Sevtap Arikan, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner, Mario Lozano-Chiu, Victor Paetznick, David Gordon, Tom Wallace, and John H. Rex J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1406-1412; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen in the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients with Probable Cerebral Aspergillosis Claudio Viscoli, Marco Machetti, Paola Gazzola, Andrea De Maria, Dimitri Paola, Maria Teresa Van Lint, Francesca Gualandi, Mauro Truini, and Andrea Bacigalupo J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1496-1499; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prospective Evaluation of the New Chromogenic Medium Candida ID, in Comparison with Candiselect, for Isolation of Molds and Isolation and Presumptive Identification of Yeast Species Valerie Letscher-Bru, Marie-Helene Meyer, Anne-Cecile Galoisy, Jocelyn Waller, and Ermanno Candolfi J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1508-1510; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Probable Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis Infection Robert F. Miller, Helen E. Ambrose, Vas Novelli, and Ann E. Wakefield J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1555-1557; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Polymorphic Amplified Typing Sequences Provide a Novel Approach to Escherichia coli O157:H7 Strain Typing Indira T. Kudva, Peter S. Evans, Nicole T. Perna, Timothy J. Barrett, G. Joel DeCastro, Frederick M. Ausubel, Frederick R. Blattner, and Stephen B. Calderwood J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1152-1159; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Escherichia coli ehl1 Gene-Positive Serotype O18ac:H31 Associated with an Outbreak of Diarrhea in a Neonatal Nursery in Neuquén City, Argentina Isabel Chinen, Marta Rivas, Viviana Soriano, Elizabeth Miliwebsky, Gabriel Fernández Galvez, Germán Chillemi, Ariela Baschkier, Gehua Wang, Richard Caldeira, David L. Woodward, and Frank G. Rodgers J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1225-1229; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacter Isolates in a Spanish Hospital during a 12-Year Period Rafael Cantón, Antonio Oliver, Teresa M. Coque, María del Carmen Varela, José Claudio Pérez-Díaz, and Fernando Baquero J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1237-1243; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clonal Spread of Staphylococcus aureus Heterogeneously Resistant to Vancomycin in a University Hospital in Korea Mi-Na Kim, Sang Hyun Hwang, Yeon-Jung Pyo, Hyang-Mi Mun, and Chik Hyun Pai J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1376-1380; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of a Novel Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Epidemic Clone in Córdoba, Argentina, Involved in Nosocomial Infections Claudia Sola, Germán Gribaudo, Ana Vindel, Luis Patrito, and José Luis Bocco J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1427-1435; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Introduction of New Clones of Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in Hong Kong Margaret Ip, Donald J. Lyon, Raymond W. H. Yung, Lily Tsang, and Augustine F. B. Cheng J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1522-1525; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Community-Acquired Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia in Adult Patients in Taiwan Jann-Tay Wang, Lawrence Clifford McDonald, Shan-Chwen Chang, and Monto Ho J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1526-1529; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Four Strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolated from Patients during an Outbreak of Disease Associated with Ground Beef: Importance of Evaluating Multiple Colonies from an Outbreak-Associated Product Mary E. Proctor, Terry Kurzynski, Cindy Koschmann, John R. Archer, and Jeffrey P. Davis J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1530-1533; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Quantitative Detection of Neospora caninum in Bovine Aborted Fetuses and Experimentally Infected Mice by Real-Time PCR Esther Collantes-Fernández, Ángel Zaballos, Gema Álvarez-García, and Luis M. Ortega-Mora J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1194-1198; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Multigenic Characterization of a Herpesvirus Associated with Malignant Catarrhal Fever in White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from Missouri Steven B. Kleiboeker, Margaret A. Miller, Susan K. Schommer, Jose A. Ramos-Vara, Magalie Boucher, and Susan E. Turnquist J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1311-1318; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection by Reverse Transcription-PCR and Genetic Characterization of Field Isolates of Swine Hepatitis E Virus from Pigs in Different Geographic Regions of the United States F. F. Huang, G. Haqshenas, D. K. Guenette, P. G. Halbur, S. K. Schommer, F. W. Pierson, T.E. Toth, and X. J. Meng J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1326-1332; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of gyrA Mutations, Cyclohexane Resistance, and the Presence of Class I Integrons in Salmonella enterica from Farm Animals in England and Wales Ernesto Liebana, Carol Clouting, Claire A. Cassar, Luke P. Randall, Rachel A. Walker, E. John Threlfall, Felicity A. Clifton-Hadley, Anne M. Ridley, and Robert H. Davies J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1481-1486; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Two Phylogenetically Related Organisms from Feces by PCR for Detection of Salmonella spp. Claudia Gentry-Weeks, H. Joel Hutcheson, Lisa Marie Kim, Denise Bolte, Josie Traub-Dargatz, Paul Morley, Barbara Powers, and Michael Jessen J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1487-1492; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Mitochondrial DNA Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) and 18S Small-Subunit Ribosomal DNA PCR-RFLP Analyses of Acanthamoeba Isolated from Contact Lens Storage Cases of Residents in Southwestern Korea Hyun-Hee Kong, Ji-Yeol Shin, Hak-Sun Yu, Jin Kim, Tae-Won Hahn, Young-Ho Hahn, and Dong-Il Chung J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1199-1206; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transmission Studies of Babesia microti in Ixodes ricinus Ticks and Gerbils Jeremy Gray, Lars Victor von Stedingk, Mikael Gürtelschmid, and Marta Granström J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1259-1263; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Differentiation and Typing of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar Mehreen Zaki, Parool Meelu, Wei Sun, and C. Graham Clark J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1271-1276; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Timing of Inoculation of the Pouch Makes No Difference in Increased Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis by the InPouch TV Method Joan Barenfanger, Cheryl Drake, and Chad Hanson J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1387-1389; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunoglobulin M (IgM)-Glycoinositolphospholipid Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay: an Immunoenzymatic Assay for Discrimination between Patients with Acute Toxoplasmosis and Those with Persistent Parasite-Specific IgM Antibodies Mónica Giraldo, Ricardo W. D. Portela, Mirian Snege, Paulo G. Leser, Mário E. Camargo, José Roberto Mineo, and Ricardo T. Gazzinelli J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1400-1405; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cloning of a Truncated Babesia equi Gene Encoding an 82-Kilodalton Protein and Its Potential Use in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Haruyuki Hirata, Hiromi Ikadai, Naoaki Yokoyama, Xuenan Xuan, Kozo Fujisaki, Naoyoshi Suzuki, Takeshi Mikami, and Ikuo Igarashi J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1470-1474; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Virology:

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Genotypes and Clinical Phenotypes of Hepatitis B Virus in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection Jia-Horng Kao, Pei-Jer Chen, Ming-Yang Lai, and Ding-Shinn Chen J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1207-1209; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Frequency of Mutations Conferring Resistance to Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients in Korea Young Keol Cho, Heungsup Sung, Sun Hee Ahn, In Gyu Bae, Jun Hee Woo, Young Ho Won, Dae Ghon Kim, and Moon Won Kang J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1319-1325; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Mammalian Reovirus RNA by Using Reverse Transcription-PCR: Sequence Diversity within the 3-Encoding L1 Gene Thomas P. Leary, James C. Erker, Michelle L. Chalmers, Andrea T. Cruz, J. Denise Wetzel, Suresh M. Desai, Isa K. Mushahwar, and Terence S. Dermody J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1368-1375; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of a Human Rotavirus with G12 and P[9] Specificity in Thailand Y. Pongsuwanna, R. Guntapong, M. Chiwakul, R. Tacharoenmuang, N. Onvimala, M. Wakuda, N. Kobayashi, and K. Taniguchi J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1390-1394; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid and Sensitive Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay for Detection of Mutations in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Associated with High-Level Resistance to Protease Inhibitors Ingrid A. Beck, Madhumita Mahalanabis, Gregory Pepper, Amy Wright, Shannon Hamilton, Erika Langston, and Lisa M. Frenkel J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1413-1419; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a New Combined Antigen and Antibody Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening Assay, VIDAS HIV DUO Ultra Bernard Weber, Annemarie Berger, Holger Rabenau, and Hans Wilhelm Doerr J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1420-1426; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of an Automated Sample Preparation Protocol for Quantitative Detection of Hepatitis C Virus RNA Evelyn Stelzl, Andrea Kormann-Klement, Josef Haas, Elisabeth Daghofer, Brigitte I. Santner, Egon Marth, and Harald H. Kessler J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1447-1450; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Abbott LCx Quantitative Assay for Measurement of Human Immunodeficiency Virus RNA in Plasma Carmen de Mendoza, José Alcamí, María Sainz, Dolores Folgueira, and Vincent Soriano J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1518-1521; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Characterization of Rotaviruses in Hospitalized Neonates in Blantyre, Malawi N. A. Cunliffe, S. Rogerson, W. Dove, B. D. M. Thindwa, J. Greensill, C. D. Kirkwood, R. L. Broadhead, and C. A. Hart J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1534-1537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Phylogenetic Analysis of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Hypervariable Region 1 Sequences To Trace an Outbreak of HCV in an Autodialysis Unit Philippe Halfon, Christa Roubicek, Victoria Gerolami, Yves Quentin, Hacene Khiri, Gérad Pepe, and Yvon Berland J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1541-1545; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Particle Agglutination Test for Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Hospital-Based Evaluation Sandeep Ramalingam, Rajesh Kannangai, Antony Raj A, Mary V. Jesudason, and Gopalan Sridharan J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1553-1554; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Equine Abortion Associated with the Borrelia parkeri-B. turicatae Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Spirochete Group R. L. Walker, D. H. Read, D. C. Hayes, and R. W. Nordhausen J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1558-1562; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serratia ficaria Endophthalmitis P. R. Badenoch, A. L. Thom, and D. J. Coster J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1563-1564; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters to the Editor:

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Prevalence of the sat Gene among Clinical Isolates of Shigella spp. Causing Travelers' Diarrhea: Geographical and Specific Differences Joaquim Ruiz, Margarita M. Navia, Jordi Vila, and Joaquim Gascón J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1565-1566; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anticoagulants Interfere with PCR Used To Diagnose Invasive Aspergillosis Marta E. García, Jose L. Blanco, Jesús Caballero, and Domingo Gargallo-Viola J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1567-1568; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates Harboring the ica Gene Cluster Needed for Biofilm Establishment Juana Victoria Martín-López, Eduardo Pérez-Roth, Félix Claverie-Martín, Oscar Díez Gil, Ninivé Batista, Manuel Morales, and Sebastián Méndez-Álvarez J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1569-1570; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improving Real-Time PCR Genotyping Assays by Asymmetric Amplification Kevin Barratt and John F. Mackay J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1571-1572; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Staphylococci with Reduced Susceptibility to Glycopeptides Mary Jane Ferraro, Jana M. Swenson, and Fred C. Tenover J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1573 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Simultaneous Detection of Measles Virus, Rubella Virus, and Parvovirus B19 by Using Multiplex PCR María del Mar Mosquera, Fernando de Ory, Mónica Moreno, and Juan E. Echevarría J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2002 40: 1574 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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