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Minireviews:

Sue C. Kehl

Role of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2711-2715. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Teresa N. Quitugua, Barbara J. Seaworth, Stephen E. Weis, Jeffery P. Taylor, J. Seb Gillette, Ishmael I. Rosas, Kenneth C. Jost, Jr., D. Mitchel Magee, and Rebecca A. Cox

Transmission of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Texas and Mexico
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2716-2724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Madalene Richardson, Nora M. Carroll, Erica Engelke, Gian D. van der Spuy, Faeeza Salker, Zahn Munch, Robert P. Gie, Robin M. Warren, Nulda Beyers, and Paul D. van Helden

Multiple Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains in Early Cultures from Patients in a High-Incidence Community Setting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2750-2754. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Selvakumar, Fathima Rahman, Renu Garg, S. Rajasekaran, Nalini Sunder Mohan, K. Thyagarajan, V. Sundaram, T. Santha, Thomas R. Frieden, and P. R. Narayanan

Evaluation of the Phenol Ammonium Sulfate Sedimentation Smear Microscopy Method for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3017-3020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlos Y. Soto, Núria Andreu, Isidre Gibert, and Marina Luquin

Simple and Rapid Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra from M. tuberculosis Clinical Isolates through Two Cytochemical Tests Using Neutral Red and Nile Blue Stains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3021-3024. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Selvakumar, Fathima Rahman, S. Rajasekaran, P. R. Narayanan, and Thomas R. Frieden

Inefficiency of 0.3% Carbol Fuchsin in Ziehl-Neelsen Staining for Detecting Acid-Fast Bacilli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3041-3043. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Gazouli, J. Ikonomopoulos, R. Trigidou, M. Foteinou, C. Kittas, and V. Gorgoulis

Assessment of Mycobacterial, Propionibacterial, and Human Herpesvirus 8 DNA in Tissues of Greek Patients with Sarcoidosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3060-3063. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Ruiz, J. Gutierrez, F. J. Zerolo, and M. Casal

GenoType Mycobacterium Assay for Identification of Mycobacterial Species Isolated from Human Clinical Samples by Using Liquid Medium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3076-3078. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dagmar Rimek, Sachin Tyagi, and Reinhard Kappe

Performance of an IS6110-Based PCR Assay and the COBAS AMPLICOR MTB PCR System for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex DNA in Human Lymph Node Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3089-3092. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

John M. Broyles, Kevin P. O'Connell, and Denise M. Korniewicz

PCR-Based Method for Detecting Viral Penetration of Medical Exam Gloves
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2725-2728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sunita Singh, Vincent T. K. Chow, M. C. Phoon, K. P. Chan, and Chit Laa Poh

Direct Detection of Enterovirus 71 (EV71) in Clinical Specimens from a Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Outbreak in Singapore by Reverse Transcription-PCR with Universal Enterovirus and EV71-Specific Primers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2823-2827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Luzia Rosa e Silva, Iná Pires de Carvalho, and Vera Gouvea

1998-1999 Rotavirus Seasons in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil: Detection of an Unusual G3P[4] Epidemic Strain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2837-2842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Buesa, B. Collado, P. López-Andújar, R. Abu-Mallouh, J. Rodríguez Díaz, A. García Díaz, J. Prat, S. Guix, T. Llovet, G. Prats, and A. Bosch

Molecular Epidemiology of Caliciviruses Causing Outbreaks and Sporadic Cases of Acute Gastroenteritis in Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2854-2859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mel Krajden, Rainer Ziermann, Asphani Khan, Annie Mak, Kimmy Leung, David Hendricks, and Lorraine Comanor

Qualitative Detection of Hepatitis C Virus RNA: Comparison of Analytical Sensitivity, Clinical Performance, and Workflow of the Cobas Amplicor HCV Test Version 2.0 and the HCV RNA Transcription-Mediated Amplification Qualitative Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2903-2907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hermann Meyer, Mathilde Perrichot, Markus Stemmler, Petra Emmerich, Herbert Schmitz, Francis Varaine, Robert Shungu, Florimond Tshioko, and Pierre Formenty

Outbreaks of Disease Suspected of Being Due to Human Monkeypox Virus Infection in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2001
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2919-2921. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heli Piiparinen, Krister Höckerstedt, Maija Lappalainen, Jukka Suni, and Irmeli Lautenschlager

Monitoring of Viral Load by Quantitative Plasma PCR during Active Cytomegalovirus Infection of Individual Liver Transplant Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2945-2952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jurjen Schirm, Anton M. van Loon, Elizabeth Valentine-Thon, Paul E. Klapper, Jim Reid, and Graham M. Cleator

External Quality Assessment Program for Qualitative and Quantitative Detection of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Diagnostic Virology
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2973-2980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Donald R. Mayo and William H. Beckwith III

Inactivation of West Nile Virus during Serologic Testing and Transport
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3044-3046. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jia-Horng Kao, Pei-Jer Chen, Ming-Yang Lai, and Ding-Shinn Chen

Hepatitis D Virus Genotypes in Intravenous Drug Users in Taiwan: Decreasing Prevalence and Lack of Correlation with Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3047-3049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naoko Nakagawa, Souichi Nukuzuma, Shigekazu Haratome, Shosan Go, Toshimasa Nakagawa, and Kozaburo Hayashi

Emergence of an Influenza B Virus with Antigenic Change
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3068-3070. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Claude Pujol, Michael Pfaller, and David R. Soll

Ca3 Fingerprinting of Candida albicans Bloodstream Isolates from the United States, Canada, South America, and Europe Reveals a European Clade
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2729-2740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Arunmozhi Balajee and Kieren A. Marr

Conidial Viability Assay for Rapid Susceptibility Testing of Aspergillus Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2741-2745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. C. Hahn, C. J. F. Fontes, R. D. Batista, and J. S. Hamdan

In Vitro Comparison of Activities of Terbinafine and Itraconazole against Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2828-2831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guizhen Luo and Thomas G. Mitchell

Rapid Identification of Pathogenic Fungi Directly from Cultures by Using Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2860-2865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. C. Summerbell and H.-J. Schroers

Analysis of Phylogenetic Relationship of Cylindrocarpon lichenicola and Acremonium falciforme to the Fusarium solani Species Complex and a Review of Similarities in the Spectrum of Opportunistic Infections Caused by These Fungi
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2866-2875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph Meletiadis, Johan W. Mouton, Jacques F. G. M. Meis, Bianca A. Bouman, and Paul E. Verweij

Comparison of the Etest and the Sensititre Colorimetric Methods with the NCCLS Proposed Standard for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Aspergillus Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2876-2885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brent A. Lasker

Evaluation of Performance of Four Genotypic Methods for Studying the Genetic Epidemiology of Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2886-2892. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Morace, G. Amato, F. Bistoni, G. Fadda, P. Marone, M. T. Montagna, S. Oliveri, L. Polonelli, R. Rigoli, I. Mancuso, S. La Face, L. Masucci, L. Romano, C. Napoli, D. Tatò, M. G. Buscema, C. M. C. Belli, M. M. Piccirillo, S. Conti, S. Covan, F. Fanti, C. Cavanna, F. D'Alò, and L. Pitzurra

Multicenter Comparative Evaluation of Six Commercial Systems and the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards M27-A Broth Microdilution Method for Fluconazole Susceptibility Testing of Candida Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2953-2958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans Henrik Larsen, Joseph A. Kovacs, Frida Stock, Vibeke H. Vestereng, Bettina Lundgren, Steven H. Fischer, and Vee J. Gill

Development of a Rapid Real-Time PCR Assay for Quantitation of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. carinii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2989-2993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana Cecilia Mesa-Arango, María del Rocío Reyes-Montes, Amelia Pérez-Mejía, Hortensia Navarro-Barranco, Valeria Souza, Gerardo Zúñiga, and Conchita Toriello

Phenotyping and Genotyping of Sporothrix schenckii Isolates According to Geographic Origin and Clinical Form of Sporotrichosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3004-3011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Josep Guarro, Ana Luisa Höfling-Lima, Josepa Gené, Denise De Freitas, Patricio Godoy, Maria Luisa Zorat-Yu, Luis Zaror, and Olga Fischman

Corneal Ulcer Caused by the New Fungal Species Sarcopodium oculorum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3071-3075. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Alejandra Vásquez, Tell Jakobsson, Siv Ahrné, Urban Forsum, and Göran Molin

Vaginal Lactobacillus Flora of Healthy Swedish Women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2746-2749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy R. Walsh, Anne Bolmström, Anette Qwärnström, and Ana Gales

Evaluation of a New Etest for Detecting Metallo-ß-Lactamases in Routine Clinical Testing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2755-2759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annie Felten, Bernadette Grandry, Philippe Henri Lagrange, and Isabelle Casin

Evaluation of Three Techniques for Detection of Low-Level Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): a Disk Diffusion Method with Cefoxitin and Moxalactam, the Vitek 2 System, and the MRSA-Screen Latex Agglutination Test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2766-2771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Anthony, Barbara Rose, Mary Beard Pegler, Mark Elkins, Helen Service, Keerthi Thamotharampillai, Jason Watson, Michael Robinson, Peter Bye, John Merlino, and Colin Harbour

Genetic Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from the Sputa of Australian Adult Cystic Fibrosis Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2772-2778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masao Fukushima, Kenichi Kakinuma, and Ryuji Kawaguchi

Phylogenetic Analysis of Salmonella, Shigella, and Escherichia coli Strains on the Basis of the gyrB Gene Sequence
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2779-2785. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Louie, J. Goodfellow, P. Mathieu, A. Glatt, M. Louie, and A. E. Simor

Rapid Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci from Blood Culture Bottles by Using a Multiplex PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2786-2790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bindu Nair, Jenny Stapp, Lynn Stapp, Linda Bugni, Jill Van Dalfsen, and Jane L. Burns

Utility of Gram Staining for Evaluation of the Quality of Cystic Fibrosis Sputum Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2791-2794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yankuba Kassama, Paul J. Rooney, and Royston Goodacre

Fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Probabilistic Database for Identification of Bacterial Isolates from Urinary Tract Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2795-2800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabio A. Lievano, Meredith A. Reynolds, Alfred L. Waring, Joel Ackelsberg, Kristine M. Bisgard, Gary N. Sanden, Dalya Guris, Anne Golaz, Dianna J. Bopp, Ronald J. Limberger, and Perry F. Smith

Issues Associated with and Recommendations for Using PCR To Detect Outbreaks of Pertussis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2801-2805. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. M. Avery, E. Liebana, C.-A. Reid, M. J. Woodward, and S. Buncic

Combined Use of Two Genetic Fingerprinting Methods, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Ribotyping, for Characterization of Escherichia coli O157 Isolates from Food Animals, Retail Meats, and Cases of Human Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2806-2812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dulciene Maria Magalhães Queiroz, Gifone Aguiar Rocha, Celso Affonso de Oliveira, Andreia Maria Camargos Rocha, Adriana Santos, Mônica Maria Demas Álvares Cabral, and Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira Nogueira

Role of Corpus Gastritis and cagA-Positive Helicobacter pylori Infection in Reflux Esophagitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2849-2853. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Constance A. Bell, James R. Uhl, Ted L. Hadfield, John C. David, Richard F. Meyer, Thomas F. Smith, and Franklin R. Cockerill III

Detection of Bacillus anthracis DNA by LightCycler PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2897-2902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jairam R. Lingappa, William Lawrence, Sheyla West-Keefe, Romesh Gautom, and Brad T. Cookson

Diagnosis of Community-Acquired Pertussis Infection: Comparison of Both Culture and Fluorescent-Antibody Assays with PCR Detection Using Electrophoresis or Dot Blot Hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2908-2912. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wanda B. Songy, Kathryn L. Ruoff, Richard R. Facklam, Mary J. Ferraro, and Stanley Falkow

Identification of Streptococcus bovis Biotype I Strains among S. bovis Clinical Isolates by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2913-2918. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard J. Wallace, Jr., Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Leslie Hall, Glenn Roberts, Rebecca W. Wilson, Linda B. Mann, Christopher J. Crist, Sher H. Chiu, Robbie Dunlap, Maria J. Garcia, J. Todd Bagwell, and Kenneth C. Jost, Jr.

Clinical and Laboratory Features of Mycobacterium mageritense
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2930-2935. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann Tammelin, Anna Hambræus, and Elisabeth Ståhle

Mediastinitis after Cardiac Surgery: Improvement of Bacteriological Diagnosis by Use of Multiple Tissue Samples and Strain Typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2936-2941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. E. Wilson, P. K. Cassiday, T. Popovic, and G. N. Sanden

Bordetella pertussis Isolates with a Heterogeneous Phenotype for Erythromycin Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2942-2944. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. García-Rey, L. Aguilar, F. Baquero, J. Casal, and J. E. Martín

Pharmacoepidemiological Analysis of Provincial Differences between Consumption of Macrolides and Rates of Erythromycin Resistance among Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates in Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2959-2963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan Maddocks, Tom Olma, and Sharon Chen

Comparison of CHROMagar Salmonella Medium and Xylose-Lysine-Desoxycholate and Salmonella-Shigella Agars for Isolation of Salmonella Strains from Stool Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2999-3003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pattarachai Kiratisin, Caroline D. Fukuda, Alexandra Wong, Frida Stock, Jeanne C. Preuss, Laura Ediger, Trupti N. Brahmbhatt, Steven H. Fischer, Daniel P. Fedorko, Frank G. Witebsky, and Vee J. Gill

Large-Scale Screening of Nasal Swabs for Bacillus anthracis: Descriptive Summary and Discussion of the National Institutes of Health's Experience
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3012-3016. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corinne Arpin, Véronique Dubois, Anne-Marie Rogues, Fanny Menard, Anne-Marie Gavinet, Jean-Pierre Maire, Jean-Pierre Gachie, Marie-Christine Bezian, and Claudine Quentin

Cross-Infection Due to Imipenem-Resistant Bacteroides fragilis Associated with a Totally Implantable Venous Port
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3032-3034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hideyuki Takahashi, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroo Inouye, Toshiro Kuroki, Yuko Watanabe, Shiro Yamai, and Haruo Watanabe

Isolation from a Healthy Carrier and Characterization of a Neisseria meningitidis Strain That Is Deficient in -Glutamyl Aminopeptidase Activity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3035-3037. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Leverstein-van Hall, A. Paauw, A. T. A. Box, H. E. M. Blok, J. Verhoef, and A. C. Fluit

Presence of Integron-Associated Resistance in the Community Is Widespread and Contributes to Multidrug Resistance in the Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3038-3040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie-Hélène Guinebretière, Véronique Broussolle, and Christophe Nguyen-The

Enterotoxigenic Profiles of Food-Poisoning and Food-Borne Bacillus cereus Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3053-3056. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Armin Witt, Ljubomir Petricevic, Ulrike Kaufmann, Hubertus Gregor, and Herbert Kiss

DNA Hybridization Test: Rapid Diagnostic Tool for Excluding Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant Women with Symptoms Suggestive of Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3057-3059. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pinar Zarakolu, Ian Buchanan, Milton Tam, Kim Smith, and Edward W. Hook III

Preliminary Evaluation of an Immunochromatographic Strip Test for Specific Treponema pallidum Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3064-3065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohamad S. Miqdady, Zhi-Dong Jiang, James P. Nataro, and Herbert L. DuPont

Detection of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli with Formalin-Preserved HEp-2 Cells
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3066-3067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Mossoro, Philippe Glaziou, Simon Yassibanda, Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan, Claudine Bekondi, Pierre Minssart, Christine Bernier, Chantal Le Bouguénec, and Yves Germani

Chronic Diarrhea, Hemorrhagic Colitis, and Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Associated with HEp-2 Adherent Escherichia coli in Adults Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Bangui, Central African Republic
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3086-3088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Yasuhito Sako, Minoru Nakao, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Bruno Gottstein, Marshall W. Lightowers, Peter M. Schantz, and Akira Ito

Alveolar Echinococcosis: Characterization of Diagnostic Antigen Em18 and Serological Evaluation of Recombinant Em18
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2760-2765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Wondwossen Abebe Gebreyes and Craig Altier

Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Typhimurium Isolates from Swine
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2813-2822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wen-Bin Chung, Karl Johan Sorensen, Pei-Chih Liao, Pin-Cheng Yang, and Ming-Hwa Jong

Differentiation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus-Infected from Vaccinated Pigs by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Nonstructural Protein 3AB as the Antigen and Application to an Eradication Program
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2843-2848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henk J. Wisselink, Jeroen J. Joosten, and Hilde E. Smith

Multiplex PCR Assays for Simultaneous Detection of Six Major Serotypes and Two Virulence-Associated Phenotypes of Streptococcus suis in Tonsillar Specimens from Pigs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2922-2929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alongkorn Amonsin, James F. X. Wellehan, Ling-Ling Li, Judy Laber, and Vivek Kapur

DNA Fingerprinting of Pasteurella multocida Recovered from Avian Sources
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3025-3031. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Paul G. H. Peerbooms, Marlene N. Engelen, Dominique A. J. Stokman, Birgit H. B. van Benthem, Maria-Lucia van Weert, Sylvia M. Bruisten, Alex van Belkum, and Roel A. Coutinho

Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Potential Bacterial Pathogens Related to Day Care Attendance, with Special Reference to the Molecular Epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2832-2836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. García Del Blanco, M. E. Dobson, A. I. Vela, V. A. De La Puente, C. B. Gutiérrez, T. L. Hadfield, P. Kuhnert, J. Frey, L. Domínguez, and E. F. Rodríguez Ferri

Genotyping of Francisella tularensis Strains by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Fingerprinting, and 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2964-2972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine Doit, Chawki Loukil, Pierre Geslin, and Edouard Bingen

Phenotypic and Genetic Diversity of Invasive Pneumococcal Isolates Recovered from French Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2994-2998. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luke T. Daum, William J. Barnes, James C. McAvin, Margaret S. Neidert, Lynn A. Cooper, William B. Huff, Linda Gaul, W. S. Riggins, Sandra Morris, Ann Salmen, and Kenton L. Lohman

Real-Time PCR Detection of Salmonella in Suspect Foods from a Gastroenteritis Outbreak in Kerr County, Texas
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3050-3052. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atsushi Iguchi, Ro Osawa, Junichi Kawano, Akira Shimizu, Jun Terajima, and Haruo Watanabe

Effects of Repeated Subculturing and Prolonged Storage at Room Temperature of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 on Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Profiles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3079-3081. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flavia Huygens, Graeme R. Nimmo, Jacqueline Schooneveldt, Wendy J. Munckhof, and Philip M. Giffard

Genotyping of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Assaying for the Presence of Variable Elements Associated with mecA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3093-3097. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Sally Land, Sepehr Tabrizi, Anthony Gust, Elizabeth Johnson, Susan Garland, and Elizabeth M. Dax

External Quality Assessment Program for Chlamydia trachomatis Diagnostic Testing by Nucleic Acid Amplification Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2893-2896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Quan Lin, Ning Zhi, Norio Ohashi, Harold W. Horowitz, Maria E. Aguero-Rosenfeld, John Raffalli, Gary P. Wormser, and Yasuko Rikihisa

Analysis of Sequences and Loci of p44 Homologs Expressed by Anaplasma phagocytophila in Acutely Infected Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 2981-2988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eun-jeong Heo, Jin-ho Park, Ja-ryong Koo, Man-suk Park, Mi-yeoun Park, J. Stephen Dumler, and Joon-seok Chae

Serologic and Molecular Detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Anaplasma phagocytophila (Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent) in Korean Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3082-3085. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

M. B. Taylor, D. Chadwick, and T. Barkham

First Reported Isolation of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii from a Patient in Singapore
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3098-3099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathryn A. Harris, Katy J. Fidler, John C. Hartley, Julie Vogt, Nigel J. Klein, Fergal Monsell, and Vas M. Novelli

Unique Case of Helicobacter sp. Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Child Diagnosed by Broad-Range 16S PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3100-3103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cesare Bosman, Renata Boldrini, Giuliana Borsetti, Sergio Morelli, Maria Grazia Paglia, and Paolo Visca

Sicca Syndrome Associated with Tropheryma whipplei Intestinal Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3104-3106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

John E. Moore*, Lester Crothers, B. Cherie Millar, Elizabeth Crothers, Paul J. Rooney, Lihua Xiao, James S. G. Dooley, and Colm J. Lowery

Low Incidence of Concurrent Enteric Infection Associated with Sporadic and Outbreak-Related Human Cryptosporidiosis in Northern Ireland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3107-3108. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corry B. Struijk and D. A. A. Mossel

Eventual Management of Sprout-Transmitted Salmonellosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3109. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Subhash C Arya*

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis in Patients Coinfected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3110. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enrico Tortoli and Philip Suffys

Identification of Mycobacteria by Using INNO LiPA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3111. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul J. M. Roholl, Arnold Herrewegh, Dick van Soolingen, L. A. Sechi, M. Mura, S. Zanetti, F. Tanda, A. Lissia, and G. Fadda

Positive IS900 In Situ Hybridization Signals as Evidence for Role of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Etiology of Crohn's Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3112-3113. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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