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Guest Commentary:

J. Michael Janda and Sharon L. Abbott

Bacterial Identification for Publication: When Is Enough Enough?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1887-1891. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Minireviews:

Lynne S. Garcia

Laboratory Identification of the Microsporidia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1892-1901. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

M. Jasmine Mohammed, Chung K. Marston, Tanja Popovic, Robbin S. Weyant, and Fred C. Tenover

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Bacillus anthracis: Comparison of Results Obtained by Using the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards Broth Microdilution Reference and Etest Agar Gradient Diffusion Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1902-1907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea M. Hujer, Malcolm G. P. Page, Marion S. Helfand, Bethany Yeiser, and Robert A. Bonomo

Development of a Sensitive and Specific Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detecting and Quantifying CMY-2 and SHV ß-Lactamases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1947-1957. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wieger L. Homan, David Tribe, Simone Poznanski, Mei Li, Geoff Hogg, Emile Spalburg, Jan D. A. van Embden, and Rob J. L. Willems

Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Enterococcus faecium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1963-1971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvain Brisse, Vivian Fussing, Ben Ridwan, Jan Verhoef, and Rob J. L. Willems

Automated Ribotyping of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1977-1984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asis Khan, S. C. Das, T. Ramamurthy, A. Sikdar, J. Khanam, S. Yamasaki, Y. Takeda, and G. Balakrish Nair

Antibiotic Resistance, Virulence Gene, and Molecular Profiles of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Diverse Sources in Calcutta, India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2009-2015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toshio Kumao, William Ba-Thein, and Hideo Hayashi

Molecular Subtyping Methods for Detection of Salmonella enterica Serovar Oranienburg Outbreaks
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2057-2061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tom Coenye, Johan Goris, Theodore Spilker, Peter Vandamme, and John J. LiPuma

Characterization of Unusual Bacteria Isolated from Respiratory Secretions of Cystic Fibrosis Patients and Description of Inquilinus limosus gen. nov., sp. nov.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2062-2069. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Craig A. Jackson, Steven D. Lovrich, William A. Agger, and Steven M. Callister

Reassessment of a Midwestern Lyme Disease Focus for Borrelia burgdorferi and the Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2070-2073. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cristina Danés, Julián González-Martín, Tomàs Pumarola, Ana Rañó, Natividad Benito, Antoni Torres, Asunción Moreno, Montserrat Rovira, and Jorge Puig de la Bellacasa

Pulmonary Infiltrates in Immunosuppressed Patients: Analysis of a Diagnostic Protocol
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2134-2140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Javier Pérez-Pérez and Nancy D. Hanson

Detection of Plasmid-Mediated AmpC ß-Lactamase Genes in Clinical Isolates by Using Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2153-2162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudio Scarparo, Paola Piccoli, Paolo Ricordi, and Mariuccia Scagnelli

Evaluation of the DipStreak, a New Device with an Original Streaking Mechanism for Detection, Counting, and Presumptive Identification of Urinary Tract Pathogens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2169-2178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. J. Paster, W. A. Falkler, Jr., C. O. Enwonwu, E. O. Idigbe, K. O. Savage, V. A. Levanos, M. A. Tamer, R. L. Ericson, C. N. Lau, and F. E. Dewhirst

Prevalent Bacterial Species and Novel Phylotypes in Advanced Noma Lesions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2187-2191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johanna Mäkinen, Jussi Mertsola, Matti K. Viljanen, Heikki Arvilommi, and Qiushui He

Rapid Typing of Bordetella pertussis Pertussis Toxin Gene Variants by LightCycler Real-Time PCR and Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Hybridization Probe Melting Curve Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2213-2216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paolo Scarpellini, Paola Carrera, Annalisa Cavallero, Massimo Cernuschi, Gianni Mezzi, Pier Alberto Testoni, Anna Zingale, and Adriano Lazzarin

Direct Detection of Helicobacter pylori Mutations Associated with Macrolide Resistance in Gastric Biopsy Material Taken from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Subjects
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2234-2237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshio Yamaoka, Julianne Souchek, Stefan Odenbreit, Rainer Haas, Anna Arnqvist, Thomas Borén, Tadashi Kodama, Michael S. Osato, Oscar Gutierrez, Jong G. Kim, and David Y. Graham

Discrimination between Cases of Duodenal Ulcer and Gastritis on the Basis of Putative Virulence Factors of Helicobacter pylori
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2244-2246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James R. Johnson, Catherine Jerome, Daniel R. Boster, Ann E. Stapleton, and Phillip I. Tarr

Analysis of Urinary Escherichia coli Isolates for Ability To Produce Shiga Toxin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2247-2248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra M. Tallent, Tammy Bischoff, Michael Climo, Belinda Ostrowsky, Richard P. Wenzel, and Michael B. Edmond

Vancomycin Susceptibility of Oxacillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Causing Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2249-2250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zafar Hussain, Luba Stoakes, Michael A. John, Shaunalee Garrow, and Viivi Fitzgerald

Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Primary Blood Culture Isolates of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci by PCR, Slide Agglutination, Disk Diffusion, and a Commercial Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2251-2253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. P. M. Senna, C. A. Pinto, L. P. S. Carvalho, and D. S. Santos

Comparison of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and PCR Analysis of Polymorphisms on the mec Hypervariable Region for Typing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2254-2256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sydney M. Harvey, Joan Sturgeon, and David E. Dassey

Botulism Due to Clostridium baratii Type F Toxin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2260-2262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Olivia L. Champion, Emma L. Best, and Jennifer A. Frost

Comparison of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Techniques for Investigating Outbreaks of Enteritis Due to Campylobacters
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2263-2265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michèle Bes, Leila Saidi Slim, Fatma Becharnia, Hélène Meugnier, François Vandenesch, Jerome Etienne, and Jean Freney

Population Diversity of Staphylococcus intermedius Isolates from Various Host Species: Typing by 16S-23S Intergenic Ribosomal DNA Spacer Polymorphism Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2275-2277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel S. Shapiro and Donald R. Schwartz

Exposure of Laboratory Workers to Francisella tularensis despite a Bioterrorism Procedure
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2278-2281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. M. Freixo, P. C. S. Caldas, F. Martins, R. C. Brito, R. M. C. Ferreira, L. S. Fonseca, and M. H. F. Saad

Evaluation of Etest Strips for Rapid Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2282-2284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Guilbault, A.-C. Labbé, L. Poirier, L. Busque, C. Béliveau, and M. Laverdière

Development and Evaluation of a PCR Method for Detection of the Clostridium difficile Toxin B Gene in Stool Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2288-2290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juana Gismero-Ordoñez, Monique Dall'Agnol, Luiz R. Trabulsi, and Jorge A. Girón

Expression of the Bundle-Forming Pilus by Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains of Heterologous Serotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2291-2296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Kathy R. Fernandez, Lori M. Hansen, Peter Vandamme, Blaine L. Beaman, and Jay V. Solnick

Captive Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) Are Commonly Infected with Helicobacter cinaedi
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1908-1912. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brad S. Huber, Darin V. Allred, John C. Carmen, David D. Frame, David G. Whiting, Jason R. Cryan, Terry R. Olson, Paul J. Jackson, Karen Hill, Miriam T. Laker, and Richard A. Robison

Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analyses of Pasteurella multocida Isolates from Fatal Fowl Cholera Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2163-2168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

James R. Johnson, Adam L. Stell, Timothy T. O'Bryan, Michael Kuskowski, Bogdan Nowicki, Candice Johnson, Joel N. Maslow, Anil Kaul, Justine Kavle, and Guillem Prats

Global Molecular Epidemiology of the O15:K52:H1 Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Clonal Group: Evidence of Distribution beyond Europe
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1913-1923. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alice Agasan, John Kornblum, George Williams, Chi-Chi Pratt, Phylis Fleckenstein, Marie Wong, and Alex Ramon

Profile of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica (Subspecies I) Serotype 4,5,12:i:- Strains Causing Food-Borne Infections in New York City
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1924-1929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inge H. M. van Loo, Kees J. Heuvelman, Audrey J. King, and Frits R. Mooi

Multilocus Sequence Typing of Bordetella pertussis Based on Surface Protein Genes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1994-2001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Motiur Rahman, Zafar Sultan, Shirajum Monira, Ashraful Alam, Khairun Nessa, Sonia Islam, Shamsun Nahar, Shama-A-Waris, Shahnewaz Alam Khan, Jozef Bogaerts, Nazrul Islam, and John Albert

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolated in Bangladesh (1997 to 1999): Rapid Shift to Fluoroquinolone Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2037-2040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Javier Garaizar, Steffen Porwollik, Aurora Echeita, Aitor Rementeria, Silvia Herrera, Rita Mei-Yi Wong, Jonathan Frye, Miguel A. Usera, and Michael McClelland

DNA Microarray-Based Typing of an Atypical Monophasic Salmonella enterica Serovar
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2074-2078. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frédéric Barbut, Valérie Lalande, Béatrice Burghoffer, Huong Vu Thien, Emmanuel Grimprel, and Jean-Claude Petit

Prevalence and Genetic Characterization of Toxin A Variant Strains of Clostridium difficile among Adults and Children with Diarrhea in France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2079-2083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bodil Lund, Christina Agvald-Öhman, Anna Hultberg, and Charlotta Edlund

Frequent Transmission of Enterococcal Strains between Mechanically Ventilated Patients Treated at an Intensive Care Unit
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2084-2088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Montesinos, E. Salido, T. Delgado, M. Cuervo, and A. Sierra

Epidemiologic Genotyping of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis at a University Hospital and Comparison with Antibiotyping and Protein A and Coagulase Gene Polymorphisms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2119-2125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sabina Cauci, Silvia Driussi, Davide De Santo, Paola Penacchioni, Teresa Iannicelli, Paolo Lanzafame, Francesco De Seta, Franco Quadrifoglio, Domenico de Aloysio, and Secondo Guaschino

Prevalence of Bacterial Vaginosis and Vaginal Flora Changes in Peri- and Postmenopausal Women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2147-2152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Olga S. Toungoussova, Per Sandven, Andrey O. Mariandyshev, Nina I. Nizovtseva, Gunnar Bjune, and Dominique A. Caugant

Spread of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains of the Beijing Genotype in the Archangel Oblast, Russia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1930-1937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Celine Gounder, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello, Marcus B. Conde, William R. Bishai, Afrânio L. Kritski, Richard E. Chaisson, and Susan E. Dorman

Field Evaluation of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Test for Tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1989-1993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Solvig Roring, Alistair Scott, David Brittain, Ian Walker, Glyn Hewinson, Sydney Neill, and Robin Skuce

Development of Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing of Mycobacterium bovis: Comparison of Results with Those Obtained by Using Existing Exact Tandem Repeats and Spoligotyping
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2126-2133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mårten Kivi, Xuemin Liu, Soumya Raychaudhuri, Russ B. Altman, and Peter M. Small

Determining the Genomic Locations of Repetitive DNA Sequences with a Whole-Genome Microarray: IS6110 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2192-2198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent J. LaBombardi

Comparison of the ESP and BACTEC Systems for Testing Susceptibilities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates to Pyrazinamide
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2238-2239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wolfgang M. Prodinger, Angelika Eigentler, Franz Allerberger, Michael Schönbauer, and Walter Glawischnig

Infection of Red Deer, Cattle, and Humans with Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae in Western Austria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2270-2272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vívian de F. Sumnienski Rodrigues, Fernanda C. Queiroz Mello, Marta Osório Ribeiro, Leila Fonseca, Afrânio Lineu Kritski, Maria Lucia Rossetti, and Arnaldo Zaha

Detection of Mycobacterium avium in Blood Samples of Patients with AIDS by Using PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2297-2299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Bernard Weber, Lutz Gürtler, Rigmor Thorstensson, Ulrike Michl, Annelies Mühlbacher, Philippe Bürgisser, Roberto Villaescusa, Adolfo Eiras, Christian Gabriel, Herbert Stekel, Srivilai Tanprasert, Sinenaart Oota, Maria-Jose Silvestre, Cristina Marques, Maria Ladeira, Holger Rabenau, Annemarie Berger, Urban Schmitt, and Walter Melchior

Multicenter Evaluation of a New Automated Fourth-Generation Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening Assay with a Sensitive Antigen Detection Module and High Specificity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1938-1946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Daly, A. Corcoran, B. P. Mahon, and S. Doyle

High-Sensitivity PCR Detection of Parvovirus B19 in Plasma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1958-1962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent A. Lopez, Eric J. Bourne, Michael W. Lutz, and Lynn D. Condreay

Assessment of the COBAS Amplicor HBV Monitor Test for Quantitation of Serum Hepatitis B Virus DNA Levels
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1972-1976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Detection of Smallpox Virus DNA by LightCycler PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 1985-1988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karin Bok, David O. Matson, and Jorge A. Gomez

Genetic Variation of Capsid Protein VP7 in Genotype G4 Human Rotavirus Strains: Simultaneous Emergence and Spread of Different Lineages in Argentina
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2016-2022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann R. Hunt, Roy A. Hall, Amy J. Kerst, Roger S. Nasci, Harry M. Savage, Nicholas A. Panella, Kristy L. Gottfried, Kristen L. Burkhalter, and John T. Roehrig

Detection of West Nile Virus Antigen in Mosquitoes and Avian Tissues by a Monoclonal Antibody-Based Capture Enzyme Immunoassay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2023-2030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pascale Trimoulet, Philippe Halfon, Eric Pohier, Hacène Khiri, Geneviève Chêne, and Hervé Fleury

Evaluation of the VERSANT HCV RNA 3.0 Assay for Quantification of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Serum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2031-2036. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias Schröter, Bernhard Zöllner, Peter Schäfer, Olfert Landt, Ulrich Lass, Rainer Laufs, and Heinz-Hubert Feucht

Genotyping of Hepatitis C Virus Types 1, 2, 3, and 4 by a One-Step LightCycler Method Using Three Different Pairs of Hybridization Probes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2046-2050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christoph Steininger, Michael Kundi, Stephan W. Aberle, Judith H. Aberle, and Theresia Popow-Kraupp

Effectiveness of Reverse Transcription-PCR, Virus Isolation, and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Influenza A Virus Infection in Different Age Groups
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2051-2056. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lisa M. Demeter, Ronald J. Bosch, Robert W. Coombs, Susan Fiscus, James Bremer, Victoria A. Johnson, Alejo Erice, J. Brooks Jackson, Stephen A. Spector, Kathleen M. Squires, Margaret A. Fischl, Michael D. Hughes, and Scott M. Hammer

Detection of Replication-Competent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) in Cultures from Patients with Levels of HIV-1 RNA in Plasma Suppressed to Less Than 500 or 50 Copies Per Milliliter
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2089-2094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ramu A. Subbramanian, Jingwu Xu, Emil Toma, Richard Morisset, Eric A. Cohen, José Menezes,, and Ali Ahmad

Comparison of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-Specific Infection-Enhancing and -Inhibiting Antibodies in AIDS Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2141-2146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Philippe Emond, Anne-Geneviève Marcelin, Richard Dorent, Catherine Milliancourt, Nicolas Dupin, Camille Frances, Henri Agut, Iradj Gandjbakhch, and Vincent Calvez

Kaposi's Sarcoma Associated with Previous Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection in Heart Transplant Recipients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2217-2219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eva Varecková, Nancy Cox, and Alexander Klimov

Evaluation of the Subtype Specificity of Monoclonal Antibodies Raised against H1 and H3 Subtypes of Human Influenza A Virus Hemagglutinins
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2220-2223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jose María Eiros, Cristina Labayru, Beatriz Hernández, Raúl Ortiz de Lejarazu, and Antonio Rodríguez Torres

Comparative Study of Two Methods for RNA Extraction Prior to Detection of Resistance to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 with the Line Probe Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2257-2259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lutz von Müller, Walter Hampl, Joachim Hinz, Helga Meisel, Angela Reip, Elisabeth Engelmann, Regine Heilbronn, Barbara Gärtner, Oliver Krämer, Hermann Einsele, Holger Hebart, Tatjana Ljubicic, Jürgen Löffler, and Thomas Mertens

High Variability between Results of Different In-House Tests for Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Monitoring and a Standardized Quantitative Plasma CMV PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2285-2287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Bernard La Scola, Zhongxing Liang, Zaher Zeaiter, Pierre Houpikian, Patrick A. D. Grimont, and Didier Raoult

Genotypic Characteristics of Two Serotypes of Bartonella henselae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2002-2008. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Hiromi Fujita, Nobuhiro Takada, and Didier Raoult

Genetic Identification of Rickettsiae Isolated from Ticks in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2176-2181. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yvonne Kuoppa, Jens Boman, Lena Scott, Urban Kumlin, Iréne Eriksson, and Annika Allard

Quantitative Detection of Respiratory Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2273-2274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Che-man Chan, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Andy S. P. Leung, Susanna K. P. Lau, Xiao-yan Che, Liang Cao, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Detection of Antibodies Specific to an Antigenic Cell Wall Galactomannoprotein for Serodiagnosis of Aspergillus fumigatus Aspergillosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2041-2045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gianluigi Cardinali, Alessandro Martini, Roberta Preziosi, Francesco Bistoni, and Franco Baldelli

Multicenter Comparison of Three Different Analytical Systems for Evaluation of DNA Banding Patterns from Cryptococcus neoformans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2095-2100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana Espinel-Ingroff and A. Rezusta

E-Test Method for Testing Susceptibilities of Aspergillus spp. to the New Triazoles Voriconazole and Posaconazole and to Established Antifungal Agents: Comparison with NCCLS Broth Microdilution Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2101-2107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alain Defontaine, Rachid Zouhair, Bernard Cimon, Jacqueline Carrère, Eric Bailly, Françoise Symoens, Mohammed Diouri, Jean-Noel Hallet, and Jean-Philippe Bouchara

Genotyping Study of Scedosporium apiospermum Isolates from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2108-2114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan Rigby, Gary W. Procop, Gerhard Haase, Deborah Wilson, Geraldine Hall, Cletus Kurtzman, Kenneth Oliveira, Sabina Von Oy, Jens J. Hyldig-Nielsen, James Coull, and Henrik Stender

Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization with Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes for Rapid Identification of Candida albicans Directly from Blood Culture Bottles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2182-2186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. de Meeûs, F. Renaud, E. Mouveroux, J. Reynes, G. Galeazzi, M. Mallié, and J. M. Bastide

Genetic Structure of Candida glabrata Populations in AIDS and Non-AIDS Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2199-2206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick J. Gavin, Deanna A. Sutton, and Ben Z. Katz

Fatal Endocarditis in a Neonate Caused by the Dematiaceous Fungus Phialemonium obovatum: Case Report and Review of the Literature
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2207-2212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine Costa, Jean-Marc Costa, Christophe Desterke, Françoise Botterel, Catherine Cordonnier, and Stéphane Bretagne

Real-Time PCR Coupled with Automated DNA Extraction and Detection of Galactomannan Antigen in Serum by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2224-2227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stefano P. Bachmann, Thomas F. Patterson, and José L. López-Ribot

In Vitro Activity of Caspofungin (MK-0991) against Candida albicans Clinical Isolates Displaying Different Mechanisms of Azole Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2228-2230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter-Michael Rath, Katrin Petermeier, Paul E. Verweij, and Rainer Ansorg

Differentiation of Aspergillus ustus Strains by Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2231-2233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juergen Loeffler, Kathrin Schmidt, Holger Hebart, Ulrike Schumacher, and Hermann Einsele

Automated Extraction of Genomic DNA from Medically Important Yeast Species and Filamentous Fungi by Using the MagNA Pure LC System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2240-2243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura Rodero, Manuel Cuenca-Estrella, Susana Córdoba, Pedro Cahn, Graciela Davel, Sara Kaufman, Liliana Guelfand, and Juan L. Rodríguez-Tudela

Transient Fungemia Caused by an Amphotericin B-Resistant Isolate of Candida haemulonii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2266-2269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

J. V. Proaño-Narvaez, Antonio Meza-Lucas, Olga Mata-Ruiz, Roberto Carlos García-Jerónimo, and Dolores Correa

Laboratory Diagnosis of Human Neurocysticercosis: Double-Blind Comparison of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Electroimmunotransfer Blot Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2115-2118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Frédéric Wallet, Thierry Perez, Sylvie Armand, Benoit Wallaert, and René J. Courcol

Pneumonia Due to Bordetella bronchiseptica in a Cystic Fibrosis Patient: 16S rRNA Sequencing for Diagnosis Confirmation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2300-2301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew J. Curley, Shakir A. Hussein, and Paul M. Hassoun

Disseminated Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella Zoster Virus Coinfection in a Patient Taking Thalidomide for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2302-2304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher M. Gilpin, David J. Dawson, Gabrielle O'Kane, John G. Armstrong, and Christopher Coulter

Failure of Commercial Ligase Chain Reaction To Detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in Sputum Samples from a Patient with Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Due to a Deletion of the Target Region
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2305-2307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvie Dargere, Michel Vergnaud, Renaud Verdon, Eric Saloux, Olivier Le Page, Roland Leclercq, and Claude Bazin

Enterococcus gallinarum Endocarditis Occurring on Native Heart Valves
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2308-2310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark B. Taylor and Timothy Barkham

Fatal Case of Pneumonia Caused by a Nonhemolytic Strain of Streptococcus pyogenes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2311-2312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Maha Almuneef and Ziad A. Memish

Persistence of Brucella Antibodies after Successful Treatment of Acute Brucellosis in an Area of Endemicity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2313. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joris R. Delanghe, Michel R. Langlois, Birgitte Wuyts, Marc L. De Buyzere, Zahur Zaman, Jan Verhaegen, and Sylvie Roggeman

Performance of Urinary Flow Cytometry in Predicting Outcome of Urine Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2314-2315. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Author's Correction:

Christine Y. Turenne, Lorelee Tschetter, Joyce Wolfe, and Amin Kabani

Necessity of Quality-Controlled 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Databases: Identifying Nontuberculous Mycobacterium Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2316. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara C. Gärtner, Hansjörg Schäfer, Katja Marggraff, Günter Eisele, Marco Schäfer, Dagmar Dilloo, 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: 2316. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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