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Minireviews:

Michael A. Saubolle and Den Sussland

Nocardiosis: Review of Clinical and Laboratory Experience
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4497-4501. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Kai Man Kam, Cindy Kit Yee Luey, Yee Man Tsang, Choi Ping Law, Man Yu Chu, Tze Leung Cheung, and Agatha Wai Huen Chiu

Molecular Subtyping of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis in Hong Kong: Correlation with Epidemiological Events from 1994 to 2002
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4502-4511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allon E. Moses, Carlos Hidalgo-Grass, Mary Dan-Goor, Joseph Jaffe, Ilanit Shetzigovsky, Miriam Ravins, Zinaida Korenman, Ronit Cohen-Poradosu, and Ran Nir-Paz

emm Typing of M Nontypeable Invasive Group A Streptococcal Isolates in Israel
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4655-4659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kimberly J. Center, Annette C. Reboli, Robin Hubler, Gail L. Rodgers, and Sarah S. Long

Decreased Vancomycin Susceptibility of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Evidence of Spread of Staphylococcus warneri
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4660-4665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Horacio A. Lopardo, Patricia Vidal, Paola Jeric, Daniela Centron, Hugo Paganini, Richard R. Facklam, and John Elliott

Six-Month Multicenter Study on Invasive Infections Due to Group B Streptococci in Argentina
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4688-4694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lin-Hui Su, Jonathan T. Ou, Hsieh-Shong Leu, Ping-Cherng Chiang, Yueh-Pi Chiu, Ju-Hsin Chia, An-Jing Kuo, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Chishih Chu, Tsu-Lan Wu, Chien-Feng Sun, Thomas V. Riley, and Barbara J. Chang

Extended Epidemic of Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Serratia marcescens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4726-4732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Malla R. Rao, Remon Abu-Elyazeed, Stephen J. Savarino, Abdollah B. Naficy, Thomas F. Wierzba, Ibrahim Abdel-Messih, Hind Shaheen, Robert W. Frenck, Jr., Ann-Mari Svennerholm, and John D. Clemens

High Disease Burden of Diarrhea Due to Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli among Rural Egyptian Infants and Young Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4862-4864. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Kärenlampi, H. Rautelin, M. Hakkinen, and M.-L. Hänninen

Temporal and Geographical Distribution and Overlap of Penner Heat-Stable Serotypes and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Genotypes of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates Collected from Humans and Chickens in Finland during a Seasonal Peak
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4870-4872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Capilla, P. Goñi, M. C. Rubio, J. Castillo, L. Millán, P. Cerdá, J. Sahagún, C. Pitart, A. Beltrán, and R. Gómez-Lus

Epidemiological Study of Resistance to Nalidixic Acid and Other Antibiotics in Clinical Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4876-4878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Fernanda Silveira Flôres Vogel, Luizinho Caron, Eduardo Furtado Flores, Rudi Weiblen, Evandro Reinoldo Winkelmann, Sandra Vanderli Mayer, and Reginaldo Gaspar Bastos

Distribution of Bovine Herpesvirus Type 5 DNA in the Central Nervous Systems of Latently, Experimentally Infected Calves
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4512-4520. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allison M. Liddell, Steven L. Stockham, Michael A. Scott, John W. Sumner, Christopher D. Paddock, Monique Gaudreault-Keener, Max Q. Arens, and Gregory A. Storch

Predominance of Ehrlichia ewingii in Missouri Dogs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4617-4622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura McAuliffe, Richard J. Ellis, Roger D. Ayling, and Robin A. J. Nicholas

Differentiation of Mycoplasma Species by 16S Ribosomal DNA PCR and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Fingerprinting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4844-4847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

W. C. Yam, K. H. Chan, L. L. M. Poon, Y. Guan, K. Y. Yuen, W. H. Seto, and J. S. M. Peiris

Evaluation of Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays for Rapid Diagnosis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Associated with a Novel Coronavirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4521-4524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarah Palmer, Ann P. Wiegand, Frank Maldarelli, Holly Bazmi, JoAnn M. Mican, Michael Polis, Robin L. Dewar, Angeline Planta, Shuying Liu, Julia A. Metcalf, John W. Mellors, and John M. Coffin

New Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase-Initiated PCR Assay with Single-Copy Sensitivity for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4531-4536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Srikumar Sengupta, Kenji Onodera, Alexander Lai, and Ulrich Melcher

Molecular Detection and Identification of Influenza Viruses by Oligonucleotide Microarray Hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4542-4550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yae-Jean Kim, Jung-Yun Hong, Hoan-Jong Lee, Seon-Hee Shin, Yun-Kyung Kim, Toshiki Inada, Madoka Hashido, and Pedro A. Piedra

Genome Type Analysis of Adenovirus Types 3 and 7 Isolated during Successive Outbreaks of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4594-4599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Belinda L. Herring, Ying C. Ge, Bin Wang, Mala Ratnamohan, Frank Zheng, Anthony L. Cunningham, Nitin K. Saksena, and Dominic E. Dwyer

Segregation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtypes by Risk Factor in Australia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4600-4604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine Archimbaud, Jean-Luc Bailly, Martine Chambon, Olivier Tournilhac, Philippe Travade, and Hélène Peigue-Lafeuille

Molecular Evidence of Persistent Echovirus 13 Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Relapsed Lymphoma after an Outbreak of Meningitis in 2000
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4605-4610. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Z. Gu, S. W. Belzer, C. S. Gibson, M. J. Bankowski, and R. T. Hayden

Multiplexed, Real-Time PCR for Quantitative Detection of Human Adenovirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4636-4641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathalie Bastien, Diane Ward, Paul Van Caeseele, Ken Brandt, Spencer H. S. Lee, Gail McNabb, Brian Klisko, Edward Chan, and Yan Li

Human Metapneumovirus Infection in the Canadian Population
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4642-4646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Graham A. Tipples, Rasool Hamkar, Talat Mohktari-Azad, Michael Gray, Geoff Parkyn, Carol Head, and Samuel Ratnam

Assessment of Immunoglobulin M Enzyme Immunoassays for Diagnosis of Measles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4790-4792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henry Lik-Yuen Chan, May Ling Wong, Alex Yui Hui, Lawrence Cheung-Tsui Hung, Francis Ka-Leung Chan, and Joseph Jao-Yiu Sung

Use of Hepatitis B Virus DNA Quantitation To Predict Hepatitis B e Antigen Reversion in Cases of Chronic Hepatitis B
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4793-4795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey J. Germer, David W. Majewski, Michael Rosser, Amber Thompson, P. Shawn Mitchell, Thomas F. Smith, Slava Elagin, and Joseph D.C. Yao

Evaluation of the TRUGENE HCV 5'NC Genotyping Kit with the New GeneLibrarian Module 3.1.2 for Genotyping of Hepatitis C Virus from Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4855-4857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luis F. Avendaño, María Angélica Palomino, and Carmen Larrañaga

Surveillance for Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants Hospitalized for Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in Chile (1989 to 2000)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4879-4882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Iruka N. Okeke, Oladipupo Ojo, Adebayo Lamikanra, and James B. Kaper

Etiology of Acute Diarrhea in Adults in Southwestern Nigeria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4525-4530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Binh An Diep, Françoise Perdreau-Remington, and George F. Sensabaugh

Clonal Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus by Multilocus Restriction Fragment Typing, a Rapid Screening Approach for Molecular Epidemiology
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4559-4564. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine Lascols, Dominique Lamarque, Jean-Marc Costa, Christiane Copie-Bergman, Jeanne-Marie Le Glaunec, Lionel Deforges, Claude-James Soussy, Jean-Claude Petit, Jean-Charles Delchier, and Jacques Tankovic

Fast and Accurate Quantitative Detection of Helicobacter pylori and Identification of Clarithromycin Resistance Mutations in H. pylori Isolates from Gastric Biopsy Specimens by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4573-4577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johann D. D. Pitout, Mark D. Reisbig, Mike Mulvey, Linda Chui, Marie Louie, Larry Crowe, Deirdre L. Church, Sameer Elsayed, Dan Gregson, Rafiq Ahmed, Peter Tilley, and Nancy D. Hanson

Association between Handling of Pet Treats and Infection with Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport Expressing the AmpC ß-Lactamase, CMY-2
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4578-4582. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. G. MacKay, C. L. Williams, M. McMillan, R. N. Ndip, A. J. Shepherd, and L. T. Weaver

Evaluation of Protocol Using Gene Capture and PCR for Detection of Helicobacter pylori DNA in Feces
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4589-4593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca T. Horvat, Neil E. Klutman, Melinda K. Lacy, Dennis Grauer, and Marsha Wilson

Effect of Duplicate Isolates of Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Antibiogram Data
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4611-4616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Lee, Y. S. Lim, D. Yong, J. H. Yum, and Y. Chong

Evaluation of the Hodge Test and the Imipenem-EDTA Double-Disk Synergy Test for Differentiating Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Producing Isolates of Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4623-4629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jay E. Gee, Claudio T. Sacchi, Mindy B. Glass, Barun K. De, Robbin S. Weyant, Paul N. Levett, Anne M. Whitney, Alex R. Hoffmaster, and Tanja Popovic

Use of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Rapid Identification and Differentiation of Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4647-4654. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paola Stefanelli, Alessandra Carattoli, Arianna Neri, Cecilia Fazio, and Paola Mastrantonio

Prediction of Decreased Susceptibility to Penicillin of Neisseria meningitidis Strains by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4666-4670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias Pulz, Andreas Matussek, Masyar Monazahian, Andreas Tittel, Elisabet Nikolic, Maike Hartmann, Tobias Bellin, Jan Buer, and Florian Gunzer

Comparison of a Shiga Toxin Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Two Types of PCR for Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Human Stool Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4671-4675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masatoshi Okura, Ro Osawa, Atsushi Iguchi, Eiji Arakawa, Jun Terajima, and Haruo Watanabe

Genotypic Analyses of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Development of a Pandemic Group-Specific Multiplex PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4676-4682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Klotz, S. Opper, K. Heeg, and S. Zimmermann

Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxins A to D by Real-Time Fluorescence PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4683-4687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robyn A. Wallace, Philip J. Schluter, Ross Forgan-Smith, Robyn Wood, and Penelope M. Webb

Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Adults with Intellectual Disability
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4700-4704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas K. W. Ling, Z. K. Liu, and Augustine F. B. Cheng

Evaluation of the VITEK 2 System for Rapid Direct Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Bacilli from Positive Blood Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4705-4707. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. J. Oosterheert, M. J. M. Bonten, E. Buskens, M. M. E. Schneider, and I. M. Hoepelman

Algorithm To Determine Cost Savings of Targeting Antimicrobial Therapy Based on Results of Rapid Diagnostic Testing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4708-4713. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew D. Sails, Bala Swaminathan, and Patricia I. Fields

Utility of Multilocus Sequence Typing as an Epidemiological Tool for Investigation of Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis Caused by Campylobacter jejuni
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4733-4739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. R. Fiebelkorn, S. A. Crawford, M. L. McElmeel, and J. H. Jorgensen

Practical Disk Diffusion Method for Detection of Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4740-4744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kimberle C. Chapin and Michael C. Musgnug

Direct Susceptibility Testing of Positive Blood Cultures by Using Sensititre Broth Microdilution Plates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4751-4754. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert A. Dunsmuir and Grace Gallacher

Microwave Sterilization of Femoral Head Allograft
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4755-4757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William Hurtle, Elizabeth Bode, Rebecca Susan Kaplan, Jeff Garrison, Brian Kearney, David Shoemaker, Erik Henchal, and David Norwood

Use of Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography To Identify Bacillus anthracis by Analysis of the 16S-23S rRNA Interspacer Region and gyrA Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4758-4766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tamimount Mohammadi, Henk W. Reesink, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, and Paul H. M. Savelkoul

Optimization of Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Eubacterial 16S Ribosomal DNA in Platelet Concentrates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4796-4798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Suzanne M. Paule, William E. Trick, Fred C. Tenover, Mary Lankford, Susan Cunningham, Valentina Stosor, Ralph L. Cordell, and Lance R. Peterson

Comparison of PCR Assay to Culture for Surveillance Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4805-4807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christopher P. Barrozo, Kevin L. Russell, Tyler C. Smith, Anthony W. Hawksworth, Margaret A. K. Ryan, and Gregory C. Gray

National Department of Defense Surveillance Data for Antibiotic Resistance and emm Gene Types of Clinical Group A Streptococcal Isolates from Eight Basic Training Military Sites
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4808-4811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy J. J. Inglis, Max Aravena-Roman, Simon Ching, Kevin Croft, V. Wuthiekanun, and Brian J. Mee

Cellular Fatty Acid Profile Distinguishes Burkholderia pseudomallei from Avirulent Burkholderia thailandensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4812-4814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bjorn L. Herpers, Bartelt M. de Jongh, Kim van der Zwaluw, and Erik J. van Hannen

Real-Time PCR Assay Targets the 23S-5S Spacer for Direct Detection and Differentiation of Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4815-4816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick Tang, Donald E. Low, Sandra Atkinson, Karen Pike, Aisha Ashi-Sulaiman, Andrew Simor, Susan Richardson, and Barbara M. Willey

Investigation of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Identified as Erythromycin Intermediate by the Vitek-1 System: Comparison with Results Obtained with the Vitek-2 and Phoenix Systems
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4823-4825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Knud Poulsen, Oum-Keltoum Ennibi, and Dorte Haubek

Improved PCR for Detection of the Highly Leukotoxic JP2 Clone of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in Subgingival Plaque Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4829-4832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sigrun Gudmundsdottir, Hjordis Hardardottir, and Eggert Gunnarsson

Subtyping of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Outbreak Strains Isolated from Humans and Animals in Iceland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4833-4835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsu-Lan Wu, Ju-Hsin Chia, Lin-Hui Su, An-Jing Kuo, Chishih Chu, and Cheng-Hsun Chiu

Dissemination of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4836-4838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susanna K. P. Lau, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Wai-ting Hui, Maria W. S. Li, Jade L. L. Teng, Tak-Lun Que, Wei-Kwang Luk, Raymond W. M. Lai, Raymond W. H. Yung, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Use of Cefoperazone MacConkey Agar for Selective Isolation of Laribacter hongkongensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4839-4841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas Sing, Michael Hogardt, Suse Bierschenk, and Jürgen Heesemann

Detection of Differences in the Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences of Diphtheria Toxin from Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans Causing Extrapharyngeal Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4848-4851. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sharon L. Abbott, Jennifer O'Connor, Tom Robin, Barbara L. Zimmer, and J. Michael Janda

Biochemical Properties of a Newly Described Escherichia Species, Escherichia albertii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4852-4854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jing-Jou Yan, Ching-Chuan Liu, Wen-Chien Ko, Shui-Yuan Hsu, Hsiu-Mei Wu, Yee-Shin Lin, Ming T. Lin, Woei-Jer Chuang, and Jiunn-Jong Wu

Molecular Analysis of Group A Streptococcal Isolates Associated with Scarlet Fever in Southern Taiwan between 1993 and 2002
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4858-4861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caroline Loïez, Stéphanie Herwegh, Frédéric Wallet, Sylvie Armand, Françoise Guinet, and René J. Courcol

Detection of Yersinia pestis in Sputum by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4873-4875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Abdalla Ahmed, Wendy van de Sande, Henri Verbrugh, Ahmed Fahal, and Alex van Belkum

Madurella mycetomatis Strains from Mycetoma Lesions in Sudanese Patients Are Clonal
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4537-4541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Boualem Sendid, Denis Caillot, Bénédicte Baccouch-Humbert, Lena Klingspor, Monique Grandjean, Alain Bonnin, and Daniel Poulain

Contribution of the Platelia Candida-Specific Antibody and Antigen Tests to Early Diagnosis of Systemic Candida tropicalis Infection in Neutropenic Adults
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4551-4558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takashi Mochizuki, Hiroshi Ishizaki, Richard C. Barton, Mary K. Moore, Colin J. Jackson, Steven L. Kelly, and E. Glyn V. Evans

Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Regions Is Useful for Differentiating Strains of Trichophyton mentagrophytes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4583-4588. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takashi Sugita, Masako Takashima, Minako Kodama, Ryoji Tsuboi, and Akemi Nishikawa

Description of a New Yeast Species, Malassezia japonica, and Its Detection in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis and Healthy Subjects
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4695-4699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lynn L. Horvath, Duane R. Hospenthal, Clinton K. Murray, and David P. Dooley

Detection of Simulated Candidemia by the BACTEC 9240 System with Plus Aerobic/F and Anaerobic/F Blood Culture Bottles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4714-4717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph Meletiadis, Debbie T. A. te Dorsthorst, and Paul E. Verweij

Use of Turbidimetric Growth Curves for Early Determination of Antifungal Drug Resistance of Filamentous Fungi
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4718-4725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. S. de Hoog, V. Vicente, R. B. Caligiorne, S. Kantarcioglu, K. Tintelnot, A. H. G. Gerrits van den Ende, and G. Haase

Species Diversity and Polymorphism in the Exophiala spinifera Clade Containing Opportunistic Black Yeast-Like Fungi
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4767-4778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. D. Bossler, S. S. Richter, A. J. Chavez, S. A. Vogelgesang, D. A. Sutton, A. M. Grooters, M. G. Rinaldi, G. S. de Hoog, and M. A Pfaller

Exophiala oligosperma Causing Olecranon Bursitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4779-4782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Asmaa Al Mosaid, Derek J. Sullivan, and David C. Coleman

Differentiation of Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans on Pal's Agar
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4787-4789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xavier M. Boldo, Lourdes Villa-Tanaca, Gerardo Zúñiga, and César Hernández-Rodríguez

Genetic Diversity among Clinical Isolates of Candida glabrata Analyzed by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA and Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis Analyses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4799-4804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bertrand Favre, Bettina Hofbauer, Kwang-Soo Hildering, and Neil S. Ryder

Comparison of In Vitro Activities of 17 Antifungal Drugs against a Panel of 20 Dermatophytes by Using a Microdilution Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4817-4819. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Francesco Broccolo, Paolo Scarpellini, Giuseppe Locatelli, Anna Zingale, Anna M. Brambilla, Paola Cichero, Leonardo A. Sechi, Adriano Lazzarin, Paolo Lusso, and Mauro S. Malnati

Rapid Diagnosis of Mycobacterial Infections and Quantitation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Load by Two Real-Time Calibrated PCR Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4565-4572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Rogier van Doorn, Eric C. J. Claas, Kate E. Templeton, Adri G. M. van der Zanden, Arianne te Koppele Vije, Menno D. de Jong, Jacob Dankert, and Ed J. Kuijper

Detection of a Point Mutation Associated with High-Level Isoniazid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Using Real-Time PCR Technology with 3'-Minor Groove Binder-DNA Probes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4630-4635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy J. Cleary, Gladys Roudel, Ofelia Casillas, and Nancimae Miller

Rapid and Specific Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Using the Smart Cycler Instrument and a Specific Fluorogenic Probe
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4783-4786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monserrat Ruiz, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Francisco Rodríguez-Valera, and Gloria Royo

Amplified-Fragment Length Polymorphism as a Complement to IS6110-Based Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis for Molecular Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4820-4822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manzour Hernando Hazbón, Nora Guarín, Beatriz Eugenia Ferro, Ana Lucía Rodríguez, Luz Angela Labrada, Rafael Tovar, Paul F. Riska, and William R. Jacobs, Jr.

Photographic and Luminometric Detection of Luciferase Reporter Phages for Drug Susceptibility Testing of Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4865-4869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Joerg Blessmann, Ibne Karim M. Ali, Phuong A. Ton Nu, Binh T. Dinh, Tram Q. Ngo Viet, An Le Van, C. Graham Clark, and Egbert Tannich

Longitudinal Study of Intestinal Entamoeba histolytica Infections in Asymptomatic Adult Carriers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4745-4750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Denis Filisetti, Mohamed Gorcii, Elodie Pernot-Marino, Odile Villard, and Ermanno Candolfi

Diagnosis of Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Comparison of Targets for Detection of Toxoplasma gondii by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4826-4828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Jeanne Moncada, Joan M. Chow, and Julius Schachter

Volume Effect on Sensitivity of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Urine Specimens from Females
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4842-4843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Gérard Lina, Roland Quentin, Hélène Yaouanc-Lapalle, Christine Fièvre, Naoto Takahashi, and Jerome Etienne

Staphylococcal Exanthematous Disease in a Newborn Due to a Virulent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain Containing the TSST-1 Gene in Europe: an Alert for Neonatologists
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4883-4884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Walter Buzina, Hannes Braun, Kerstin Schimpl, and Heinz Stammberger

Bipolaris spicifera Causes Fungus Balls of the Sinuses and Triggers Polypoid Chronic Rhinosinusitis in an Immunocompetent Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4885-4887. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susanna K. P. Lau, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Tak-ching Yim, Amanda P. C. To, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Molecular Characterization of a Strain of Group A Streptococcus Isolated from a Patient with a Psoas Abscess
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4888-4891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ying-Wei Lin, Souichi Adachi, Ken-Ichiro Watanabe, Katsutsugu Umeda, and Tatsutoshi Nakahata

Serial Granulocyte Transfusions as a Treatment for Sepsis Due to Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Neutropenic Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4892-4893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Boris Klempa, Helga Meisel, Silvana Räth, Jan Bartel, Rainer Ulrich, and Detlev H. Krüger

Occurrence of Renal and Pulmonary Syndrome in a Region of Northeast Germany Where Tula Hantavirus Circulates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4894-4897. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isabelle Durand-Joly, Serge Alfandari, Zinnédine Benchikh, Marion Rodrigue, Ana Espinel-Ingroff, Benoit Catteau, Christophe Cordevant, Daniel Camus, Eduardo Dei-Cas, Francis Bauters, Laurence Delhaes, and Stéphane De Botton

Successful Outcome of Disseminated Fusarium Infection with Skin Localization Treated with Voriconazole and Amphotericin B-Lipid Complex in a Patient with Acute Leukemia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4898-4900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristian Riesbeck

Paronychia Due to Prevotella bivia That Resulted in Amputation: Fast and Correct Bacteriological Diagnosis Is Crucial
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4901-4903. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evelyne Schvoerer, Valéry Frechin, André Warter, Bernard Gasser, Hervé Jouin, Jean-Pierre Gut, and Françoise Stoll-Keller

Persistent Multiple Pulmonary Nodules in a Nonimmunocompromised Woman after Varicella-Related Myelitis Treated with Acyclovir
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4904-4905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Alina V. Martynova and Vyacheslav B. Turcutyuicov

Macrolide Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Collected in the Far East of Russia from 2000 to 2002
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4906. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sabai Phyu, Roland Jureen, Ti Ti, Ulf R. Dahle, and Harleen M. S. Grewal

Heterogeneity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in Yangon, Myanmar
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4907-4908. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elsa Sarti, Mónica Moreno-Galván, Guadalupe Rodríguez-Angeles, Guadalupe Viveros, Rita Flores-León, and Roberto Tapia-Conyer

Molecular Characterization of Anthrax in Positive Powders: a Mexican Experience
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4909. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas F. Widmer and Melvin P. Weinstein

Sterilization of Skin and Catheters before Drawing Blood Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4910. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph D. C. Yao, Jeffrey Germer, Robin Patel, Jörg Berg, Gabriele Hölzl, Markus Stöcher, Victoria Leb, and Herbert Stekel

Need for Procedural Details in the Protocol for Specimen Processing by the MagNA Pure LC Instrument
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4911-4912. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Daniel Godoy, Gaynor Randle, Andrew J. Simpson, David M. Aanensen, Tyrone L. Pitt, Reimi Kinoshita, and Brian G. Spratt

Multilocus Sequence Typing and Evolutionary Relationships among the Causative Agents of Melioidosis and Glanders, Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4913. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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