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Minireviews:

Karen C. Carroll

Laboratory Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: Controversy and Conundrums
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3115-3120. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Jing-Jou Yan, Wen-Chien Ko, Yun-Chih Jung, Chin-Luan Chuang, and Jiunn-Jong Wu

Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Producing Inducible DHA-1 ß-Lactamase in a University Hospital in Taiwan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3121-3126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tom Coenye, Theodore Spilker, Alissa Martin, and John J. LiPuma

Comparative Assessment of Genotyping Methods for Epidemiologic Study of Burkholderia cepacia Genomovar III
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3300-3307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Rosario Amezaga, Philip E. Carter, Phillip Cash, and Hamish McKenzie

Molecular Epidemiology of Erythromycin Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Blood and Noninvasive Sites
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3313-3318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Haruyoshi Tomita, Carl Pierson, Suk Kyung Lim, Don B. Clewell, and Yasuyoshi Ike

Possible Connection between a Widely Disseminated Conjugative Gentamicin Resistance (pMG1-Like) Plasmid and the Emergence of Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococcus faecium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3326-3333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Giovanni M. Giammanco, Sarina Pignato, Caterina Mammina, Francine Grimont, Patrick A. D. Grimont, Antonino Nastasi, and Giuseppe Giammanco

Persistent Endemicity of Salmonella bongori 48:z₃₅:- in Southern Italy: Molecular Characterization of Human, Animal, and Environmental Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3502-3505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Zhenyu Chen and Karen E. Weck

Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping: Interrogation of the 5' Untranslated Region Cannot Accurately Distinguish Genotypes 1a and 1b
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3127-3134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hideo Yoshida, Naoya Kato, Yasushi Shiratori, Runxuan Shao, Yue Wang, Shuichiro Shiina, and Masao Omata

Weak Association between SEN Virus Viremia and Liver Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3140-3145. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joeli A. Brinkman, W. Elizabeth Jones, Ann M. Gaffga, Jonathan A. Sanders, Anil K. Chaturvedi, Joseph Slavinsky, III, John L. Clayton, Jeanne Dumestre, and Michael E. Hagensee

Detection of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Urine Specimens from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3155-3161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvina Masciotra, Chunfu Yang, Danuta Pieniazek, Chanda Thomas, Sherry M. Owen, Harold M. McClure, and Renu B. Lal

Detection of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus in Diverse Species and of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 by Using Consensus Primers within the pol Region
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3167-3171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hitoshi Mizuo, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Yasuhiro Takikawa, Yoshiki Sugai, Hajime Tokita, Yoshihiro Akahane, Keiichi Itoh, Yuhko Gotanda, Masaharu Takahashi, Tsutomu Nishizawa, and Hiroaki Okamoto

Polyphyletic Strains of Hepatitis E Virus Are Responsible for Sporadic Cases of Acute Hepatitis in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3209-3218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elham Rekabdar, Petra Tunbäck, Jan-Åke Liljeqvist, Magnus Lindh, and Tomas Bergström

Dichotomy of Glycoprotein G Gene in Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3245-3251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas Bourlet, Rachel Levy, Anne Maertens, Jean-Claude Tardy, Florence Grattard, Hélène Cordonier, Jean-Louis Laurent, Jean-François Guerin, and Bruno Pozzetto

Detection and Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Seminal Plasma and Spermatozoon Fractions of Semen from Patients Attempting Medically Assisted Conception
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3252-3255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José E. Levi, Bernhard Kleter, Wim G. V. Quint, Maria C. S. Fink, Cynthia L. M. Canto, Regina Matsubara, Iara Linhares, Aluísio Segurado, Bart Vanderborght, José Eluf Neto, and Leen-Jan van Doorn

High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections and High Frequency of Multiple HPV Genotypes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3341-3345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melissa Ayers, Karen Siu, Eve Roberts, Alex M. Garvin, and Raymond Tellier

Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus Quasispecies by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight (Mass Spectrometry) Mutation Detection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3455-3462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Iris Schrijver and Ellen Jo Baron

Labor and Cost Requirements of Two Commercial Assays for Qualitative Molecular Detection of Hepatitis C Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3476-3477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melissa G. Gotstein, Paula M. Aide, Paul F. Coleman, and Mark R. Sanborn

Rate of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women Determined by a Monoclonal Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Immunoassay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3493-3496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mariacarmela Solmone, Enrico Girardi, Francesco Costa, Leopoldo Pucillo, Giuseppe Ippolito, and Maria R. Capobianchi

Simple and Reliable Method for Detection and Genotyping of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Dried Blood Spots Stored at Room Temperature
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3512-3514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jordi Reina, Emma Padilla, Fermin Alonso, Enrique Ruiz de Gopegui, Maria Munar, and Margarita Mari

Evaluation of a New Dot Blot Enzyme Immunoassay (Directigen Flu A+B) for Simultaneous and Differential Detection of Influenza A and B Virus Antigens from Respiratory Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3515-3517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew J. Naylor, Charanjiv S. Walia, Steven McOrist, Philip R. Lehrbach, Elizabeth M. Deane, and Gavan A. Harrison

Molecular Characterization Confirms the Presence of a Divergent Strain of Canine Coronavirus (UWSMN-1) in Australia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3518-3522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William Ampofo, Nicholas Nii-Trebi, Justina Ansah, Kenji Abe, Hideo Naito, Simeon Aidoo, Victor Nuvor, James Brandful, Naoki Yamamoto, David Ofori-Adjei, and Koichi Ishikawa

Prevalence of Blood-Borne Infectious Diseases in Blood Donors in Ghana
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3523-3525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Marcos Martinez, José L. López-Ribot, William R. Kirkpatrick, Brent J. Coco, Stefano P. Bachmann, and Thomas F. Patterson

Replacement of Candida albicans with C. dubliniensis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Treated with Fluconazole
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3135-3139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Varunee Desakorn, Andrew J. H. Simpson, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Duangjai Sahassananda, Adul Rajanuwong, Punnee Pitisuttithum, Paul A. Howe, Michael D. Smith, and Nicholas J. White

Development and Evaluation of Rapid Urinary Antigen Detection Tests for Diagnosis of Penicilliosis Marneffei
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3179-3183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Espinel-Ingroff, A. Fothergill, J. Peter, M. G. Rinaldi, and T. J. Walsh

Testing Conditions for Determination of Minimum Fungicidal Concentrations of New and Established Antifungal Agents for Aspergillus spp.: NCCLS Collaborative Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3204-3208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christina M. Gemmer, Yvonne M. DeAngelis, Bart Theelen, Teun Boekhout, and Thomas L. Dawson, Jr.

Fast, Noninvasive Method for Molecular Detection and Differentiation of Malassezia Yeast Species on Human Skin and Application of the Method to Dandruff Microbiology
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3350-3357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lena Rós Ásmundsdóttir, Helga Erlendsdóttir, and Magnús Gottfredsson

Increasing Incidence of Candidemia: Results from a 20-Year Nationwide Study in Iceland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3489-3492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Benito Lorenzo-Pajuelo, José Luis Villanueva, Juan Rodríguez-Cuesta, Nuria Vergara-Irigaray, Máximo Bernabeu-Wittel, Andrés Garcia-Curiel, and Guillermo Martínez de Tejada

Cavitary Pneumonia in an AIDS Patient Caused by an Unusual Bordetella bronchiseptica Variant Producing Reduced Amounts of Pertactin and Other Major Antigens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3146-3154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lee-Jene Teng, Po-Ren Hsueh, Jui-Chang Tsai, Pin-Wun Chen, Jia-Chuan Hsu, Hsin-Chih Lai, Chun-Nan Lee, and Shen-Wu Ho

groESL Sequence Determination, Phylogenetic Analysis, and Species Differentiation for Viridans Group Streptococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3172-3178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angelika Miko, Beatriz Guerra, Andreas Schroeter, Christina Dorn, and Reiner Helmuth

Molecular Characterization of Multiresistant d-Tartrate-Positive Salmonella enterica Serovar Paratyphi B Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3184-3191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy J. J. Inglis, Lyn O'Reilly, Niki Foster, Adele Clair, and Judy Sampson

Comparison of Rapid, Automated Ribotyping and DNA Macrorestriction Analysis of Burkholderia pseudomallei
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3198-3203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ashraf F. Fouad, Jody Barry, Melissa Caimano, Michael Clawson, Qiang Zhu, Rachaele Carver, Karsten Hazlett, and Justin D. Radolf

PCR-Based Identification of Bacteria Associated with Endodontic Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3223-3231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ed P. F. Yzerman, Jeroen W. den Boer, Kamilla D. Lettinga, Joop Schellekens, Jacob Dankert, and Marcel Peeters

Sensitivity of Three Urinary Antigen Tests Associated with Clinical Severity in a Large Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in The Netherlands
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3232-3236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael R. Jacobs, Saralee Bajaksouzian, Anne Windau, Peter C. Appelbaum, Gengrong Lin, David Felmingham, Christine Dencer, Laura Koeth, Mendel E. Singer, and Caryn E. Good

Effects of Various Test Media on the Activities of 21 Antimicrobial Agents against Haemophilus influenzae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3269-3276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias A. Horstkotte, Johannes K.-M. Knobloch, Holger Rohde, Sabine Dobinsky, and Dietrich Mack

Rapid Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci with the VITEK 2 System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3291-3295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Balakrish Nair, Shah M. Faruque, N. A. Bhuiyan, M. Kamruzzaman, A. K. Siddique, and David A. Sack

New Variants of Vibrio cholerae O1 Biotype El Tor with Attributes of the Classical Biotype from Hospitalized Patients with Acute Diarrhea in Bangladesh
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3296-3299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carl-Johan Fraenkel, Ulf Garpmo, and Johan Berglund

Determination of Novel Borrelia Genospecies in Swedish Ixodes ricinus Ticks
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3308-3312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven Cai, Dirce Yorika Kabuki, Arnaldo Yoshiteru Kuaye, Theresa Gina Cargioli, Michael S. Chung, Rasmus Nielsen, and Martin Wiedmann

Rational Design of DNA Sequence-Based Strategies for Subtyping Listeria monocytogenes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3319-3325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasuyuki Asai, Takayoshi Jinno, Hajime Igarashi, Yoshinori Ohyama, and Tomohiko Ogawa

Detection and Quantification of Oral Treponemes in Subgingival Plaque by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3334-3340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanjay K. Shukla, Paul R. Meier, Paul D. Mitchell, Daniel N. Frank, and Kurt D. Reed

Leptotrichia amnionii sp. nov., a Novel Bacterium Isolated from the Amniotic Fluid of a Woman after Intrauterine Fetal Demise
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3346-3349. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Honghua Hu, Ruiting Lan, and Peter R. Reeves

Fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Reveals Phage-Type- Specific Markers and Potential for Microarray Typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3406-3415. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Victoria S. Lucas, Vasiliki Lytra, Thoraya Hassan, Helen Tatham, M. Wilson, and Graham J. Roberts

Comparison of Lysis Filtration and an Automated Blood Culture System (BACTEC) for Detection, Quantification, and Identification of Odontogenic Bacteremia in Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3416-3420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Val Hall, Mattew D. Collins, Roger Hutson, Enevold Falsen, and Brian I. Duerden

Actinomyces cardiffensis sp. nov. from Human Clinical Sources
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3427-3431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henry I. Chen, Kristina Hulten, and Jill E. Clarridge, III

Taxonomic Subgroups of Pasteurella multocida Correlate with Clinical Presentation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3438-3441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samuel Yang, Shin Lin, Gabor D. Kelen, Thomas C. Quinn, James D. Dick, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Richard E. Rothman

Quantitative Multiprobe PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection and Identification to Species Level of Bacterial Pathogens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3449-3454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. V. Stamm, H. L. Bergen, and R. L. Walker

Molecular Typing of Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis-Associated Treponema Isolates Based on Analysis of 16S-23S Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Spacer Regions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3463-3469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrizia Spigaglia and Paola Mastrantonio

Molecular Analysis of the Pathogenicity Locus and Polymorphism in the Putative Negative Regulator of Toxin Production (TcdC) among Clostridium difficile Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3470-3475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pavel Drevínek, Hana Hrbácková, Ondrej Cinek, Jana Bartosová, Otakar Nyc, Alexandr Nemec, and Petr Pohunek

Direct PCR Detection of Burkholderia cepacia Complex and Identification of Its Genomovars by Using Sputum as Source of DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3485-3488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joanna M. K. Koort, Susanna Lukinmaa, Marjatta Rantala, Erja Unkila, and Anja Siitonen

Technical Improvement To Prevent DNA Degradation of Enteric Pathogens in Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3497-3498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tharwat F. Ismail, Henk Smits, Momtaz O. Wasfy, Joseph L. Malone, Moustafa A. Fadeel, and Frank Mahoney

Evaluation of Dipstick Serologic Tests for Diagnosis of Brucellosis and Typhoid Fever in Egypt
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3509-3511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Marcia A. Firmani and Lee W. Riley

Reactive Nitrogen Intermediates Have a Bacteriostatic Effect on Mycobacterium tuberculosis In Vitro
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3162-3166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cherise P. Scott, Luciano dos Anjos Filho, Fernanda Carvalho de Queiroz Mello, Charles G. Thornton, William R. Bishai, Leila S. Fonseca, AfrÂnio L. Kritski, Richard E. Chaisson, and Yukari C. Manabe

Comparison of C₁₈-Carboxypropylbetaine and Standard N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine-NaOH Processing of Respiratory Specimens for Increasing Tuberculosis Smear Sensitivity in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3219-3222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rachel Cavanagh, Michael Begon, Malcolm Bennett, Torbjørn Ergon, Isla M. Graham, Petra E. W. de Haas, C. A. Hart, Marianne Koedam, Kristin Kremer, Xavier Lambin, Paul Roholl, and Dick van Soolingen

Mycobacterium microti Infection (Vole Tuberculosis) in Wild Rodent Populations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3281-3285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacqueline Lachnik, Birgit Ackermann, Antje Bohrssen, Silvia Maass, Catharina Diephaus, Axel Puncken, Marion Stermann, and Franz-Christoph Bange

Rapid-Cycle PCR and Fluorimetry for Detection of Mycobacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3364-3373. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra C. Smole, Fionnuala McAleese, Jutamas Ngampasutadol, C. Fordham von Reyn, and Robert D. Arbeit

Clinical and Epidemiological Correlates of Genotypes within the Mycobacterium avium Complex Defined by Restriction and Sequence Analysis of hsp65
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3374-3380. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Niemann, S. Rüsch-Gerdes, M. L. Joloba, C. C. Whalen, D. Guwatudde, J. J. Ellner, K. Eisenach, N. Fumokong, J. L. Johnson, T. Aisu, R. D. Mugerwa, A. Okwera, and S. K. Schwander

Mycobacterium africanum Subtype II Is Associated with Two Distinct Genotypes and Is a Major Cause of Human Tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3398-3405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jill E. Clarridge, III and Qing Zhang

Genotypic Diversity of Clinical Actinomyces Species: Phenotype, Source, and Disease Correlation among Genospecies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3442-3448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johanna Mäkinen, Aleksi Sarkola, Merja Marjamäki, Matti K. Viljanen, and Hanna Soini

Evaluation of GenoType and LiPA MYCOBACTERIA Assays for Identification of Finnish Mycobacterial Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3478-3481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philip Mathew, Yen-Hong Kuo, Bindu Vazirani, Robert H. K. Eng, and Melvin P. Weinstein

Are Three Sputum Acid-Fast Bacillus Smears Necessary for Discontinuing Tuberculosis Isolation?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3482-3484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lucio Romano, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Fausta Ardito, Giovanni Gesu, Anna Maria Schito, and Giovanni Fadda

Early Detection of Negative BACTEC MGIT 960 Cultures by PCR-Reverse Cross-Blot Hybridization Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3499-3501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Snorre Stuen, Ingrid Van De Pol, Karin Bergström, and Leo M. Schouls

Identification of Anaplasma phagocytophila (Formerly Ehrlichia phagocytophila) Variants in Blood from Sheep in Norway
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3192-3197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erica Spackman, Dennis A. Senne, T. J. Myers, Leslie L. Bulaga, Lindsey P. Garber, Michael L. Perdue, Kenton Lohman, Luke T. Daum, and David L. Suarez

Development of a Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Type A Influenza Virus and the Avian H5 and H7 Hemagglutinin Subtypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3256-3260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Astrid de Greeff, Herma Buys, Robin Verhaar, Loek van Alphen, and Hilde E. Smith

Distribution of Environmentally Regulated Genes of Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 among S. suis Serotypes and Other Organisms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3261-3268. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert Klieforth, Gabriel Maalouf, Ilse Stalis, Karen Terio, Donald Janssen, and Mark Schrenzel

Malignant Catarrhal Fever-Like Disease in Barbary Red Deer (Cervus elaphus barbarus) Naturally Infected with a Virus Resembling Alcelaphine Herpesvirus 2
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3381-3390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Motohiro Horiuchi, Takuya Nemoto, Naotaka Ishiguro, Hidefumi Furuoka, Shirou Mohri, and Morikazu Shinagawa

Biological and Biochemical Characterization of Sheep Scrapie in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3421-3426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myriam Bélanger, Heather L. Sorenson, Michelle K. France, Michael V. Bowie, Anthony F. Barbet, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, and A. Rick Alleman

Comparison of Serological Detection Methods for Diagnosis of Ehrlichia canis Infections in Dogs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3506-3508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Sultan Tanriverdi, Atila Tanyeli, Fikri Baslamisli, Fatih Köksal, Yurdanur Kilinç, Xiaochuan Feng, Glenda Batzer, Saul Tzipori, and Giovanni Widmer

Detection and Genotyping of Oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum by Real-Time PCR and Melting Curve Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3237-3244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angelika Stary, Angelika Kuchinka-Koch, and Lilianna Teodorowicz

Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis on Modified Columbia Agar in the Routine Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3277-3280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Béatrice Bulle, Laurence Millon, Jean-Mathieu Bart, Montserrat Gállego, Françoise Gambarelli, Montserrat Portús, Lee Schnur, Charles L. Jaffe, Salceda Fernandez-Barredo, José María Alunda, and Renaud Piarroux

Practical Approach for Typing Strains of Leishmania infantum by Microsatellite Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3391-3397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tom van Gool, Hans Vetter, Tony Vervoort, Michael J. Doenhoff, Jose Wetsteyn, and David Overbosch

Serodiagnosis of Imported Schistosomiasis by a Combination of a Commercial Indirect Hemagglutination Test with Schistosoma mansoni Adult Worm Antigens and an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay with S. mansoni Egg Antigens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3432-3437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Bohai Wen, Rui Jian, Youzhi Zhang, and Rong Chen

Simultaneous Detection of Anaplasma marginale and a New Ehrlichia Species Closely Related to Ehrlichia chaffeensis by Sequence Analyses of 16S Ribosomal DNA in Boophilus microplus Ticks from Tibet
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3286-3290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rong Fang, Linda Houhamdi, and Didier Raoult

Detection of Rickettsia prowazekii in Body Lice and Their Feces by Using Monoclonal Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3358-3363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter R. Field, Avelina Santiago, Sau-Wan Chan, Dhara B. Patel, David Dickeson, Jody L. Mitchell, Peter L. Devine, and Alan M. Murphy

Evaluation of a Novel Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Detecting Coxiella burnetii-Specific Immunoglobulin G for Q Fever Prevaccination Screening and Diagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3526-3529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Per Björkman, Anna Nilsson, and Kristian Riesbeck

A Pilot with Pain in His Leg: Thigh Abscess Caused by Salmonella enterica Serotype Brandenburg
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3530-3531. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Eisenblätter, U. Disko, G. Stoltenburg-Didinger, H. Scherübl, K. P. Schaal, A. Roth, R. Ignatius, M. Zeitz, H. Hahn, and J. Wagner

Isolation of Nocardia paucivorans from the Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient with Relapse of Cerebral Nocardiosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3532-3534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rui Kano, Syougo Oomae, Yasuhiro Nakano, Takeo Minami, Michio Sukikara, Takao Nakayama, and Atsuhiko Hasegawa

First Report on Schizophyllum commune from a Dog
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3535-3537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rene Trotha, Gudrun Guenther, Wolfgang König, and Brigitte König

Disseminated Infection Due to Blastobacter denitrificans following Routine Appendectomy in an Adolescent
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3538-3539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Waldir P. Elias, Samar F. Barros, Cristiano G. Moreira, Luiz R. Trabulsi, and Tânia A. T. Gomes

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Strains among Classical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O Serogroups
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3540-3541. [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. H. Park, H. J. Kim, and D. L. Hixon

Importance of Testing Stool Specimens for Shiga Toxins
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3542-3543. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Josep Guarro, Josepa Gené, Lynne Sigler, Deanna A. Sutton, Stella Arthur, and Lisa L. Steed

Acrophialophora fusispora Misidentified as Scedosporium prolificans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3544-3545. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Warren N. Fawley, Mark H. Wilcox, Corné H. W. Klaassen, Hanneke A. de Valk-Van Haren, and Alphons M. Horrevorts

Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Can Yield DNA Fingerprints of Degradation-Susceptible Clostridium difficile Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3546-3547. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Yolande Bertin, Karima Boukhors, Nathalie Pradel, Valerie Livrelli, and Christine Martin

Stx2 Subtyping of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Cattle in France: Detection of a New Stx2 Subtype and Correlation with Additional Virulence Factors
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 3548. [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
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