JCM -- Table of Contents (September 1 2002, 40 [9])

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Contents: September 2002, Volume 40, Issue 9

       Minireviews

       Epidemiology

       Virology

       Mycology

       Bacteriology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Parasitology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Case Reports

       Letters to the Editor

       Errata

       Author's Correction

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Minireviews:

Laboratory Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: Controversy and Conundrums
Karen C. Carroll
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3115-3120;
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Epidemiology:

Emergence of Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Producing Inducible DHA-1 ß-Lactamase in a University Hospital in Taiwan
Jing-Jou Yan, Wen-Chien Ko, Yun-Chih Jung, Chin-Luan Chuang, and Jiunn-Jong Wu
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3121-3126;
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Comparative Assessment of Genotyping Methods for Epidemiologic Study of Burkholderia cepacia Genomovar III
Tom Coenye, Theodore Spilker, Alissa Martin, and John J. LiPuma
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3300-3307;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Erythromycin Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Blood and Noninvasive Sites
Maria Rosario Amezaga, Philip E. Carter, Phillip Cash, and Hamish McKenzie
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3313-3318;
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Possible Connection between a Widely Disseminated Conjugative Gentamicin Resistance (pMG1-Like) Plasmid and the Emergence of Vancomycin Resistance in Enterococcus faecium
Haruyoshi Tomita, Carl Pierson, Suk Kyung Lim, Don B. Clewell, and Yasuyoshi Ike
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3326-3333;
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Persistent Endemicity of Salmonella bongori 48:z₃₅:- in Southern Italy: Molecular Characterization of Human, Animal, and Environmental Isolates
Giovanni M. Giammanco, Sarina Pignato, Caterina Mammina, Francine Grimont, Patrick A. D. Grimont, Antonino Nastasi, and Giuseppe Giammanco
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3502-3505;
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Virology:

Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping: Interrogation of the 5' Untranslated Region Cannot Accurately Distinguish Genotypes 1a and 1b
Zhenyu Chen and Karen E. Weck
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3127-3134;
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Weak Association between SEN Virus Viremia and Liver Disease
Hideo Yoshida, Naoya Kato, Yasushi Shiratori, Runxuan Shao, Yue Wang, Shuichiro Shiina, and Masao Omata
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3140-3145;
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Detection of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Urine Specimens from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Women
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3155-3161;
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Detection of Simian Immunodeficiency Virus in Diverse Species and of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 by Using Consensus Primers within the pol Region
Silvina Masciotra, Chunfu Yang, Danuta Pieniazek, Chanda Thomas, Sherry M. Owen, Harold M. McClure, and Renu B. Lal
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3167-3171;
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Polyphyletic Strains of Hepatitis E Virus Are Responsible for Sporadic Cases of Acute Hepatitis in Japan
Hitoshi Mizuo, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Yasuhiro Takikawa, Yoshiki Sugai, Hajime Tokita, Yoshihiro Akahane, Keiichi Itoh, Yuhko Gotanda, Masaharu Takahashi, Tsutomu Nishizawa, and Hiroaki Okamoto
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3209-3218;
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Dichotomy of Glycoprotein G Gene in Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Isolates
Elham Rekabdar, Petra Tunbäck, Jan-Åke Liljeqvist, Magnus Lindh, and Tomas Bergström
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3245-3251;
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Detection and Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Seminal Plasma and Spermatozoon Fractions of Semen from Patients Attempting Medically Assisted Conception
Thomas Bourlet, Rachel Levy, Anne Maertens, Jean-Claude Tardy, Florence Grattard, Hélène Cordonier, Jean-Louis Laurent, Jean-François Guerin, and Bruno Pozzetto
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3252-3255;
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High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infections and High Frequency of Multiple HPV Genotypes in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women in Brazil
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3341-3345;
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Characterization of Hepatitis C Virus Quasispecies by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight (Mass Spectrometry) Mutation Detection
Melissa Ayers, Karen Siu, Eve Roberts, Alex M. Garvin, and Raymond Tellier
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3455-3462;
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Labor and Cost Requirements of Two Commercial Assays for Qualitative Molecular Detection of Hepatitis C Virus
Iris Schrijver and Ellen Jo Baron
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3476-3477;
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Rate of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Pregnant Women Determined by a Monoclonal Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Immunoassay
Melissa G. Gotstein, Paula M. Aide, Paul F. Coleman, and Mark R. Sanborn
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3493-3496;
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Simple and Reliable Method for Detection and Genotyping of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Dried Blood Spots Stored at Room Temperature
Mariacarmela Solmone, Enrico Girardi, Francesco Costa, Leopoldo Pucillo, Giuseppe Ippolito, and Maria R. Capobianchi
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3512-3514;
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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
Jordi Reina, Emma Padilla, Fermin Alonso, Enrique Ruiz de Gopegui, Maria Munar, and Margarita Mari
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3515-3517;
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Molecular Characterization Confirms the Presence of a Divergent Strain of Canine Coronavirus (UWSMN-1) in Australia
Matthew J. Naylor, Charanjiv S. Walia, Steven McOrist, Philip R. Lehrbach, Elizabeth M. Deane, and Gavan A. Harrison
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3518-3522;
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Prevalence of Blood-Borne Infectious Diseases in Blood Donors in Ghana
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3523-3525;
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Mycology:

Replacement of Candida albicans with C. dubliniensis in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Treated with Fluconazole
Marcos Martinez, José L. López-Ribot, William R. Kirkpatrick, Brent J. Coco, Stefano P. Bachmann, and Thomas F. Patterson
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3135-3139;
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Development and Evaluation of Rapid Urinary Antigen Detection Tests for Diagnosis of Penicilliosis Marneffei
Varunee Desakorn, Andrew J. H. Simpson, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Duangjai Sahassananda, Adul Rajanuwong, Punnee Pitisuttithum, Paul A. Howe, Michael D. Smith, and Nicholas J. White
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3179-3183;
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Testing Conditions for Determination of Minimum Fungicidal Concentrations of New and Established Antifungal Agents for Aspergillus spp.: NCCLS Collaborative Study
A. Espinel-Ingroff, A. Fothergill, J. Peter, M. G. Rinaldi, and T. J. Walsh
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3204-3208;
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Fast, Noninvasive Method for Molecular Detection and Differentiation of Malassezia Yeast Species on Human Skin and Application of the Method to Dandruff Microbiology
Christina M. Gemmer, Yvonne M. DeAngelis, Bart Theelen, Teun Boekhout, and Thomas L. Dawson, Jr.
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3350-3357;
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Increasing Incidence of Candidemia: Results from a 20-Year Nationwide Study in Iceland
Lena Rós Ásmundsdóttir, Helga Erlendsdóttir, and Magnús Gottfredsson
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3489-3492;
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Bacteriology:

Cavitary Pneumonia in an AIDS Patient Caused by an Unusual Bordetella bronchiseptica Variant Producing Reduced Amounts of Pertactin and Other Major Antigens
Benito Lorenzo-Pajuelo, José Luis Villanueva, Juan Rodríguez-Cuesta, Nuria Vergara-Irigaray, Máximo Bernabeu-Wittel, Andrés Garcia-Curiel, and Guillermo Martínez de Tejada
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3146-3154;
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groESL Sequence Determination, Phylogenetic Analysis, and Species Differentiation for Viridans Group Streptococci
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3172-3178;
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Molecular Characterization of Multiresistant d-Tartrate-Positive Salmonella enterica Serovar Paratyphi B Isolates
Angelika Miko, Beatriz Guerra, Andreas Schroeter, Christina Dorn, and Reiner Helmuth
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3184-3191;
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Comparison of Rapid, Automated Ribotyping and DNA Macrorestriction Analysis of Burkholderia pseudomallei
Timothy J. J. Inglis, Lyn O'Reilly, Niki Foster, Adele Clair, and Judy Sampson
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3198-3203;
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PCR-Based Identification of Bacteria Associated with Endodontic Infections
Ashraf F. Fouad, Jody Barry, Melissa Caimano, Michael Clawson, Qiang Zhu, Rachaele Carver, Karsten Hazlett, and Justin D. Radolf
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3223-3231;
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Sensitivity of Three Urinary Antigen Tests Associated with Clinical Severity in a Large Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease in The Netherlands
Ed P. F. Yzerman, Jeroen W. den Boer, Kamilla D. Lettinga, Joop Schellekens, Jacob Dankert, and Marcel Peeters
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3232-3236;
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Effects of Various Test Media on the Activities of 21 Antimicrobial Agents against Haemophilus influenzae
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3269-3276;
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Rapid Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci with the VITEK 2 System
Matthias A. Horstkotte, Johannes K.-M. Knobloch, Holger Rohde, Sabine Dobinsky, and Dietrich Mack
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3291-3295;
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New Variants of Vibrio cholerae O1 Biotype El Tor with Attributes of the Classical Biotype from Hospitalized Patients with Acute Diarrhea in Bangladesh
G. Balakrish Nair, Shah M. Faruque, N. A. Bhuiyan, M. Kamruzzaman, A. K. Siddique, and David A. Sack
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3296-3299;
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Determination of Novel Borrelia Genospecies in Swedish Ixodes ricinus Ticks
Carl-Johan Fraenkel, Ulf Garpmo, and Johan Berglund
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3308-3312;
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Rational Design of DNA Sequence-Based Strategies for Subtyping Listeria monocytogenes
Steven Cai, Dirce Yorika Kabuki, Arnaldo Yoshiteru Kuaye, Theresa Gina Cargioli, Michael S. Chung, Rasmus Nielsen, and Martin Wiedmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3319-3325;
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Detection and Quantification of Oral Treponemes in Subgingival Plaque by Real-Time PCR
Yasuyuki Asai, Takayoshi Jinno, Hajime Igarashi, Yoshinori Ohyama, and Tomohiko Ogawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3334-3340;
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Leptotrichia amnionii sp. nov., a Novel Bacterium Isolated from the Amniotic Fluid of a Woman after Intrauterine Fetal Demise
Sanjay K. Shukla, Paul R. Meier, Paul D. Mitchell, Daniel N. Frank, and Kurt D. Reed
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3346-3349;
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Fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Reveals Phage-Type- Specific Markers and Potential for Microarray Typing
Honghua Hu, Ruiting Lan, and Peter R. Reeves
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3406-3415;
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Comparison of Lysis Filtration and an Automated Blood Culture System (BACTEC) for Detection, Quantification, and Identification of Odontogenic Bacteremia in Children
Victoria S. Lucas, Vasiliki Lytra, Thoraya Hassan, Helen Tatham, M. Wilson, and Graham J. Roberts
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3416-3420;
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Actinomyces cardiffensis sp. nov. from Human Clinical Sources
Val Hall, Mattew D. Collins, Roger Hutson, Enevold Falsen, and Brian I. Duerden
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3427-3431;
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Taxonomic Subgroups of Pasteurella multocida Correlate with Clinical Presentation
Henry I. Chen, Kristina Hulten, and Jill E. Clarridge, III
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3438-3441;
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Quantitative Multiprobe PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection and Identification to Species Level of Bacterial Pathogens
Samuel Yang, Shin Lin, Gabor D. Kelen, Thomas C. Quinn, James D. Dick, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Richard E. Rothman
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3449-3454;
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Molecular Typing of Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis-Associated Treponema Isolates Based on Analysis of 16S-23S Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Spacer Regions
L. V. Stamm, H. L. Bergen, and R. L. Walker
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3463-3469;
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Molecular Analysis of the Pathogenicity Locus and Polymorphism in the Putative Negative Regulator of Toxin Production (TcdC) among Clostridium difficile Clinical Isolates
Patrizia Spigaglia and Paola Mastrantonio
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3470-3475;
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Direct PCR Detection of Burkholderia cepacia Complex and Identification of Its Genomovars by Using Sputum as Source of DNA
Pavel Drevínek, Hana Hrbácková, Ondrej Cinek, Jana Bartosová, Otakar Nyc, Alexandr Nemec, and Petr Pohunek
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3485-3488;
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Technical Improvement To Prevent DNA Degradation of Enteric Pathogens in Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
Joanna M. K. Koort, Susanna Lukinmaa, Marjatta Rantala, Erja Unkila, and Anja Siitonen
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3497-3498;
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Evaluation of Dipstick Serologic Tests for Diagnosis of Brucellosis and Typhoid Fever in Egypt
Tharwat F. Ismail, Henk Smits, Momtaz O. Wasfy, Joseph L. Malone, Moustafa A. Fadeel, and Frank Mahoney
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3509-3511;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Reactive Nitrogen Intermediates Have a Bacteriostatic Effect on Mycobacterium tuberculosis In Vitro
Marcia A. Firmani and Lee W. Riley
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3162-3166;
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Comparison of C₁₈-Carboxypropylbetaine and Standard N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine-NaOH Processing of Respiratory Specimens for Increasing Tuberculosis Smear Sensitivity in Brazil
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3219-3222;
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Mycobacterium microti Infection (Vole Tuberculosis) in Wild Rodent Populations
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3281-3285;
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Rapid-Cycle PCR and Fluorimetry for Detection of Mycobacteria
Jacqueline Lachnik, Birgit Ackermann, Antje Bohrssen, Silvia Maass, Catharina Diephaus, Axel Puncken, Marion Stermann, and Franz-Christoph Bange
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3364-3373;
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Clinical and Epidemiological Correlates of Genotypes within the Mycobacterium avium Complex Defined by Restriction and Sequence Analysis of hsp65
Sandra C. Smole, Fionnuala McAleese, Jutamas Ngampasutadol, C. Fordham von Reyn, and Robert D. Arbeit
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3374-3380;
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Mycobacterium africanum Subtype II Is Associated with Two Distinct Genotypes and Is a Major Cause of Human Tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3398-3405;
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Genotypic Diversity of Clinical Actinomyces Species: Phenotype, Source, and Disease Correlation among Genospecies
Jill E. Clarridge, III and Qing Zhang
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3442-3448;
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Evaluation of GenoType and LiPA MYCOBACTERIA Assays for Identification of Finnish Mycobacterial Isolates
Johanna Mäkinen, Aleksi Sarkola, Merja Marjamäki, Matti K. Viljanen, and Hanna Soini
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3478-3481;
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Are Three Sputum Acid-Fast Bacillus Smears Necessary for Discontinuing Tuberculosis Isolation?
Philip Mathew, Yen-Hong Kuo, Bindu Vazirani, Robert H. K. Eng, and Melvin P. Weinstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3482-3484;
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Early Detection of Negative BACTEC MGIT 960 Cultures by PCR-Reverse Cross-Blot Hybridization Assay
Lucio Romano, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Fausta Ardito, Giovanni Gesu, Anna Maria Schito, and Giovanni Fadda
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3499-3501;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Identification of Anaplasma phagocytophila (Formerly Ehrlichia phagocytophila) Variants in Blood from Sheep in Norway
Snorre Stuen, Ingrid Van De Pol, Karin Bergström, and Leo M. Schouls
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3192-3197;
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Development of a Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Type A Influenza Virus and the Avian H5 and H7 Hemagglutinin Subtypes
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3256-3260;
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Distribution of Environmentally Regulated Genes of Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 among S. suis Serotypes and Other Organisms
Astrid de Greeff, Herma Buys, Robin Verhaar, Loek van Alphen, and Hilde E. Smith
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3261-3268;
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Malignant Catarrhal Fever-Like Disease in Barbary Red Deer (Cervus elaphus barbarus) Naturally Infected with a Virus Resembling Alcelaphine Herpesvirus 2
Robert Klieforth, Gabriel Maalouf, Ilse Stalis, Karen Terio, Donald Janssen, and Mark Schrenzel
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3381-3390;
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Biological and Biochemical Characterization of Sheep Scrapie in Japan
Motohiro Horiuchi, Takuya Nemoto, Naotaka Ishiguro, Hidefumi Furuoka, Shirou Mohri, and Morikazu Shinagawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3421-3426;
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Comparison of Serological Detection Methods for Diagnosis of Ehrlichia canis Infections in Dogs
Myriam Bélanger, Heather L. Sorenson, Michelle K. France, Michael V. Bowie, Anthony F. Barbet, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, and A. Rick Alleman
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3506-3508;
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Parasitology:

Detection and Genotyping of Oocysts of Cryptosporidium parvum by Real-Time PCR and Melting Curve Analysis
Sultan Tanriverdi, Atila Tanyeli, Fikri Baslamisli, Fatih Köksal, Yurdanur Kilinç, Xiaochuan Feng, Glenda Batzer, Saul Tzipori, and Giovanni Widmer
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3237-3244;
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Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis on Modified Columbia Agar in the Routine Laboratory
Angelika Stary, Angelika Kuchinka-Koch, and Lilianna Teodorowicz
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3277-3280;
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Practical Approach for Typing Strains of Leishmania infantum by Microsatellite Analysis
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3391-3397;
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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
Tom van Gool, Hans Vetter, Tony Vervoort, Michael J. Doenhoff, Jose Wetsteyn, and David Overbosch
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3432-3437;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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
Bohai Wen, Rui Jian, Youzhi Zhang, and Rong Chen
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3286-3290;
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Detection of Rickettsia prowazekii in Body Lice and Their Feces by Using Monoclonal Antibodies
Rong Fang, Linda Houhamdi, and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3358-3363;
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Evaluation of a Novel Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Detecting Coxiella burnetii-Specific Immunoglobulin G for Q Fever Prevaccination Screening and Diagnosis
Peter R. Field, Avelina Santiago, Sau-Wan Chan, Dhara B. Patel, David Dickeson, Jody L. Mitchell, Peter L. Devine, and Alan M. Murphy
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3526-3529;
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Case Reports:

A Pilot with Pain in His Leg: Thigh Abscess Caused by Salmonella enterica Serotype Brandenburg
Per Björkman, Anna Nilsson, and Kristian Riesbeck
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3530-3531;
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Isolation of Nocardia paucivorans from the Cerebrospinal Fluid of a Patient with Relapse of Cerebral Nocardiosis
M. Eisenblätter, U. Disko, G. Stoltenburg-Didinger, H. Scherübl, K. P. Schaal, A. Roth, R. Ignatius, M. Zeitz, H. Hahn, and J. Wagner
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3532-3534;
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First Report on Schizophyllum commune from a Dog
Rui Kano, Syougo Oomae, Yasuhiro Nakano, Takeo Minami, Michio Sukikara, Takao Nakayama, and Atsuhiko Hasegawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3535-3537;
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Disseminated Infection Due to Blastobacter denitrificans following Routine Appendectomy in an Adolescent
Rene Trotha, Gudrun Guenther, Wolfgang König, and Brigitte König
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3538-3539;
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Letters to the Editor:

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Strains among Classical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli O Serogroups
Waldir P. Elias, Samar F. Barros, Cristiano G. Moreira, Luiz R. Trabulsi, and Tânia A. T. Gomes
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3540-3541;
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Importance of Testing Stool Specimens for Shiga Toxins
C. H. Park, H. J. Kim, and D. L. Hixon
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3542-3543;
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Acrophialophora fusispora Misidentified as Scedosporium prolificans
Josep Guarro, Josepa Gené, Lynne Sigler, Deanna A. Sutton, Stella Arthur, and Lisa L. Steed
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3544-3545;
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Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Can Yield DNA Fingerprints of Degradation-Susceptible Clostridium difficile Strains
Warren N. Fawley, Mark H. Wilcox, Corné H. W. Klaassen, Hanneke A. de Valk-Van Haren, and Alphons M. Horrevorts
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3546-3547;
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Errata:

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
Yolande Bertin, Karima Boukhors, Nathalie Pradel, Valerie Livrelli, and Christine Martin
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3548
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Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Enterococcus faecium
Wieger L. Homan, David Tribe, Simone Poznanski, Mei Li, Geoff Hogg, Emile Spalburg, Jan D. A. van Embden, and Rob J. L. Willems
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3548
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Author's Correction:

Carried Meningococci in the Czech Republic: a Diverse Recombining Population
K. A. Jolley, J. Kalmusova, E. J. Feil, S. Gupta, M. Musilek, P. Kriz, and M. C. J. Maiden
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2002 40: 3549-3550;
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