JCM -- Table of Contents (October 1 2003, 41 [10])

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Contents: October 2003, Volume 41, Issue 10

       Minireviews

       Epidemiology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Virology

       Bacteriology

       Mycology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Parasitology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Case Reports

       Letters to the Editor

       Errata

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Minireviews:

Nocardiosis: Review of Clinical and Laboratory Experience
Michael A. Saubolle and Den Sussland
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4497-4501;
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Epidemiology:

Molecular Subtyping of Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis in Hong Kong: Correlation with Epidemiological Events from 1994 to 2002
Kai Man Kam, Cindy Kit Yee Luey, Yee Man Tsang, Choi Ping Law, Man Yu Chu, Tze Leung Cheung, and Agatha Wai Huen Chiu
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4502-4511;
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emm Typing of M Nontypeable Invasive Group A Streptococcal Isolates in Israel
Allon E. Moses, Carlos Hidalgo-Grass, Mary Dan-Goor, Joseph Jaffe, Ilanit Shetzigovsky, Miriam Ravins, Zinaida Korenman, Ronit Cohen-Poradosu, and Ran Nir-Paz
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4655-4659;
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Decreased Vancomycin Susceptibility of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Evidence of Spread of Staphylococcus warneri
Kimberly J. Center, Annette C. Reboli, Robin Hubler, Gail L. Rodgers, and Sarah S. Long
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4660-4665;
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Six-Month Multicenter Study on Invasive Infections Due to Group B Streptococci in Argentina
Horacio A. Lopardo, Patricia Vidal, Paola Jeric, Daniela Centron, Hugo Paganini, Richard R. Facklam, and John Elliott
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4688-4694;
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Extended Epidemic of Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections Caused by Serratia marcescens
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4726-4732;
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High Disease Burden of Diarrhea Due to Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli among Rural Egyptian Infants and Young Children
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4862-4864;
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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
R. Kärenlampi, H. Rautelin, M. Hakkinen, and M.-L. Hänninen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4870-4872;
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Epidemiological Study of Resistance to Nalidixic Acid and Other Antibiotics in Clinical Yersinia enterocolitica O:3 Isolates
S. Capilla, P. Goñi, M. C. Rubio, J. Castillo, L. Millán, P. Cerdá, J. Sahagún, C. Pitart, A. Beltrán, and R. Gómez-Lus
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4876-4878;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Distribution of Bovine Herpesvirus Type 5 DNA in the Central Nervous Systems of Latently, Experimentally Infected Calves
Fernanda Silveira Flôres Vogel, Luizinho Caron, Eduardo Furtado Flores, Rudi Weiblen, Evandro Reinoldo Winkelmann, Sandra Vanderli Mayer, and Reginaldo Gaspar Bastos
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4512-4520;
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Predominance of Ehrlichia ewingii in Missouri Dogs
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4617-4622;
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Differentiation of Mycoplasma Species by 16S Ribosomal DNA PCR and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Fingerprinting
Laura McAuliffe, Richard J. Ellis, Roger D. Ayling, and Robin A. J. Nicholas
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4844-4847;
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Virology:

Evaluation of Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays for Rapid Diagnosis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Associated with a Novel Coronavirus
W. C. Yam, K. H. Chan, L. L. M. Poon, Y. Guan, K. Y. Yuen, W. H. Seto, and J. S. M. Peiris
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4521-4524;
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New Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase-Initiated PCR Assay with Single-Copy Sensitivity for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4531-4536;
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Molecular Detection and Identification of Influenza Viruses by Oligonucleotide Microarray Hybridization
Srikumar Sengupta, Kenji Onodera, Alexander Lai, and Ulrich Melcher
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4542-4550;
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Genome Type Analysis of Adenovirus Types 3 and 7 Isolated during Successive Outbreaks of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Children
Yae-Jean Kim, Jung-Yun Hong, Hoan-Jong Lee, Seon-Hee Shin, Yun-Kyung Kim, Toshiki Inada, Madoka Hashido, and Pedro A. Piedra
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4594-4599;
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Segregation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtypes by Risk Factor in Australia
Belinda L. Herring, Ying C. Ge, Bin Wang, Mala Ratnamohan, Frank Zheng, Anthony L. Cunningham, Nitin K. Saksena, and Dominic E. Dwyer
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4600-4604;
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Molecular Evidence of Persistent Echovirus 13 Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Relapsed Lymphoma after an Outbreak of Meningitis in 2000
Christine Archimbaud, Jean-Luc Bailly, Martine Chambon, Olivier Tournilhac, Philippe Travade, and Hélène Peigue-Lafeuille
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4605-4610;
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Multiplexed, Real-Time PCR for Quantitative Detection of Human Adenovirus
Z. Gu, S. W. Belzer, C. S. Gibson, M. J. Bankowski, and R. T. Hayden
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4636-4641;
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Human Metapneumovirus Infection in the Canadian Population
Nathalie Bastien, Diane Ward, Paul Van Caeseele, Ken Brandt, Spencer H. S. Lee, Gail McNabb, Brian Klisko, Edward Chan, and Yan Li
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4642-4646;
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Assessment of Immunoglobulin M Enzyme Immunoassays for Diagnosis of Measles
Graham A. Tipples, Rasool Hamkar, Talat Mohktari-Azad, Michael Gray, Geoff Parkyn, Carol Head, and Samuel Ratnam
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4790-4792;
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Use of Hepatitis B Virus DNA Quantitation To Predict Hepatitis B e Antigen Reversion in Cases of Chronic Hepatitis B
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan, May Ling Wong, Alex Yui Hui, Lawrence Cheung-Tsui Hung, Francis Ka-Leung Chan, and Joseph Jao-Yiu Sung
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4793-4795;
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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
Jeffrey J. Germer, David W. Majewski, Michael Rosser, Amber Thompson, P. Shawn Mitchell, Thomas F. Smith, Slava Elagin, and Joseph D.C. Yao
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4855-4857;
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Surveillance for Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Infants Hospitalized for Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in Chile (1989 to 2000)
Luis F. Avendaño, María Angélica Palomino, and Carmen Larrañaga
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4879-4882;
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Bacteriology:

Etiology of Acute Diarrhea in Adults in Southwestern Nigeria
Iruka N. Okeke, Oladipupo Ojo, Adebayo Lamikanra, and James B. Kaper
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4525-4530;
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Clonal Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus by Multilocus Restriction Fragment Typing, a Rapid Screening Approach for Molecular Epidemiology
Binh An Diep, Françoise Perdreau-Remington, and George F. Sensabaugh
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4559-4564;
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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
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4573-4577;
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Association between Handling of Pet Treats and Infection with Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport Expressing the AmpC ß-Lactamase, CMY-2
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4578-4582;
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Evaluation of Protocol Using Gene Capture and PCR for Detection of Helicobacter pylori DNA in Feces
W. G. MacKay, C. L. Williams, M. McMillan, R. N. Ndip, A. J. Shepherd, and L. T. Weaver
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4589-4593;
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Effect of Duplicate Isolates of Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Antibiogram Data
Rebecca T. Horvat, Neil E. Klutman, Melinda K. Lacy, Dennis Grauer, and Marsha Wilson
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4611-4616;
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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.
K. Lee, Y. S. Lim, D. Yong, J. H. Yum, and Y. Chong
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4623-4629;
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Use of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Rapid Identification and Differentiation of Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4647-4654;
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Prediction of Decreased Susceptibility to Penicillin of Neisseria meningitidis Strains by Real-Time PCR
Paola Stefanelli, Alessandra Carattoli, Arianna Neri, Cecilia Fazio, and Paola Mastrantonio
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4666-4670;
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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
Matthias Pulz, Andreas Matussek, Masyar Monazahian, Andreas Tittel, Elisabet Nikolic, Maike Hartmann, Tobias Bellin, Jan Buer, and Florian Gunzer
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4671-4675;
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Genotypic Analyses of Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Development of a Pandemic Group-Specific Multiplex PCR Assay
Masatoshi Okura, Ro Osawa, Atsushi Iguchi, Eiji Arakawa, Jun Terajima, and Haruo Watanabe
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4676-4682;
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Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Enterotoxins A to D by Real-Time Fluorescence PCR Assay
M. Klotz, S. Opper, K. Heeg, and S. Zimmermann
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4683-4687;
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Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Adults with Intellectual Disability
Robyn A. Wallace, Philip J. Schluter, Ross Forgan-Smith, Robyn Wood, and Penelope M. Webb
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4700-4704;
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Evaluation of the VITEK 2 System for Rapid Direct Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Bacilli from Positive Blood Cultures
Thomas K. W. Ling, Z. K. Liu, and Augustine F. B. Cheng
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4705-4707;
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Algorithm To Determine Cost Savings of Targeting Antimicrobial Therapy Based on Results of Rapid Diagnostic Testing
J. J. Oosterheert, M. J. M. Bonten, E. Buskens, M. M. E. Schneider, and I. M. Hoepelman
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4708-4713;
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Utility of Multilocus Sequence Typing as an Epidemiological Tool for Investigation of Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis Caused by Campylobacter jejuni
Andrew D. Sails, Bala Swaminathan, and Patricia I. Fields
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4733-4739;
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Practical Disk Diffusion Method for Detection of Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
K. R. Fiebelkorn, S. A. Crawford, M. L. McElmeel, and J. H. Jorgensen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4740-4744;
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Direct Susceptibility Testing of Positive Blood Cultures by Using Sensititre Broth Microdilution Plates
Kimberle C. Chapin and Michael C. Musgnug
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4751-4754;
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Microwave Sterilization of Femoral Head Allograft
Robert A. Dunsmuir and Grace Gallacher
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4755-4757;
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Use of Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography To Identify Bacillus anthracis by Analysis of the 16S-23S rRNA Interspacer Region and gyrA Gene
William Hurtle, Elizabeth Bode, Rebecca Susan Kaplan, Jeff Garrison, Brian Kearney, David Shoemaker, Erik Henchal, and David Norwood
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4758-4766;
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Optimization of Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Eubacterial 16S Ribosomal DNA in Platelet Concentrates
Tamimount Mohammadi, Henk W. Reesink, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, and Paul H. M. Savelkoul
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4796-4798;
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Comparison of PCR Assay to Culture for Surveillance Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
Suzanne M. Paule, William E. Trick, Fred C. Tenover, Mary Lankford, Susan Cunningham, Valentina Stosor, Ralph L. Cordell, and Lance R. Peterson
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4805-4807;
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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
Christopher P. Barrozo, Kevin L. Russell, Tyler C. Smith, Anthony W. Hawksworth, Margaret A. K. Ryan, and Gregory C. Gray
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4808-4811;
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Cellular Fatty Acid Profile Distinguishes Burkholderia pseudomallei from Avirulent Burkholderia thailandensis
Timothy J. J. Inglis, Max Aravena-Roman, Simon Ching, Kevin Croft, V. Wuthiekanun, and Brian J. Mee
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4812-4814;
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Real-Time PCR Assay Targets the 23S-5S Spacer for Direct Detection and Differentiation of Legionella spp. and Legionella pneumophila
Bjorn L. Herpers, Bartelt M. de Jongh, Kim van der Zwaluw, and Erik J. van Hannen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4815-4816;
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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
Patrick Tang, Donald E. Low, Sandra Atkinson, Karen Pike, Aisha Ashi-Sulaiman, Andrew Simor, Susan Richardson, and Barbara M. Willey
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4823-4825;
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Improved PCR for Detection of the Highly Leukotoxic JP2 Clone of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans in Subgingival Plaque Samples
Knud Poulsen, Oum-Keltoum Ennibi, and Dorte Haubek
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4829-4832;
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Subtyping of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Outbreak Strains Isolated from Humans and Animals in Iceland
Sigrun Gudmundsdottir, Hjordis Hardardottir, and Eggert Gunnarsson
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4833-4835;
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Dissemination of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Tsu-Lan Wu, Ju-Hsin Chia, Lin-Hui Su, An-Jing Kuo, Chishih Chu, and Cheng-Hsun Chiu
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4836-4838;
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Use of Cefoperazone MacConkey Agar for Selective Isolation of Laribacter hongkongensis
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4839-4841;
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Detection of Differences in the Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequences of Diphtheria Toxin from Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans Causing Extrapharyngeal Infections
Andreas Sing, Michael Hogardt, Suse Bierschenk, and Jürgen Heesemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4848-4851;
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Biochemical Properties of a Newly Described Escherichia Species, Escherichia albertii
Sharon L. Abbott, Jennifer O'Connor, Tom Robin, Barbara L. Zimmer, and J. Michael Janda
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4852-4854;
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Molecular Analysis of Group A Streptococcal Isolates Associated with Scarlet Fever in Southern Taiwan between 1993 and 2002
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4858-4861;
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Detection of Yersinia pestis in Sputum by Real-Time PCR
Caroline Loïez, Stéphanie Herwegh, Frédéric Wallet, Sylvie Armand, Françoise Guinet, and René J. Courcol
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4873-4875;
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Mycology:

Madurella mycetomatis Strains from Mycetoma Lesions in Sudanese Patients Are Clonal
Abdalla Ahmed, Wendy van de Sande, Henri Verbrugh, Ahmed Fahal, and Alex van Belkum
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4537-4541;
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Contribution of the Platelia Candida-Specific Antibody and Antigen Tests to Early Diagnosis of Systemic Candida tropicalis Infection in Neutropenic Adults
Boualem Sendid, Denis Caillot, Bénédicte Baccouch-Humbert, Lena Klingspor, Monique Grandjean, Alain Bonnin, and Daniel Poulain
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4551-4558;
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Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Regions Is Useful for Differentiating Strains of Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Takashi Mochizuki, Hiroshi Ishizaki, Richard C. Barton, Mary K. Moore, Colin J. Jackson, Steven L. Kelly, and E. Glyn V. Evans
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4583-4588;
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Description of a New Yeast Species, Malassezia japonica, and Its Detection in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis and Healthy Subjects
Takashi Sugita, Masako Takashima, Minako Kodama, Ryoji Tsuboi, and Akemi Nishikawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4695-4699;
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Detection of Simulated Candidemia by the BACTEC 9240 System with Plus Aerobic/F and Anaerobic/F Blood Culture Bottles
Lynn L. Horvath, Duane R. Hospenthal, Clinton K. Murray, and David P. Dooley
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4714-4717;
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Use of Turbidimetric Growth Curves for Early Determination of Antifungal Drug Resistance of Filamentous Fungi
Joseph Meletiadis, Debbie T. A. te Dorsthorst, and Paul E. Verweij
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4718-4725;
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Species Diversity and Polymorphism in the Exophiala spinifera Clade Containing Opportunistic Black Yeast-Like Fungi
G. S. de Hoog, V. Vicente, R. B. Caligiorne, S. Kantarcioglu, K. Tintelnot, A. H. G. Gerrits van den Ende, and G. Haase
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4767-4778;
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Exophiala oligosperma Causing Olecranon Bursitis
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4779-4782;
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Differentiation of Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans on Pal's Agar
Asmaa Al Mosaid, Derek J. Sullivan, and David C. Coleman
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4787-4789;
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Genetic Diversity among Clinical Isolates of Candida glabrata Analyzed by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA and Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis Analyses
Xavier M. Boldo, Lourdes Villa-Tanaca, Gerardo Zúñiga, and César Hernández-Rodríguez
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4799-4804;
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Comparison of In Vitro Activities of 17 Antifungal Drugs against a Panel of 20 Dermatophytes by Using a Microdilution Assay
Bertrand Favre, Bettina Hofbauer, Kwang-Soo Hildering, and Neil S. Ryder
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4817-4819;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Rapid Diagnosis of Mycobacterial Infections and Quantitation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Load by Two Real-Time Calibrated PCR Assays
Francesco Broccolo, Paolo Scarpellini, Giuseppe Locatelli, Anna Zingale, Anna M. Brambilla, Paola Cichero, Leonardo A. Sechi, Adriano Lazzarin, Paolo Lusso, and Mauro S. Malnati
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4565-4572;
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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
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4630-4635;
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Rapid and Specific Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Using the Smart Cycler Instrument and a Specific Fluorogenic Probe
Timothy J. Cleary, Gladys Roudel, Ofelia Casillas, and Nancimae Miller
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4783-4786;
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Amplified-Fragment Length Polymorphism as a Complement to IS6110-Based Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis for Molecular Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Monserrat Ruiz, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Francisco Rodríguez-Valera, and Gloria Royo
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4820-4822;
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Photographic and Luminometric Detection of Luciferase Reporter Phages for Drug Susceptibility Testing of Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates
Manzour Hernando Hazbón, Nora Guarín, Beatriz Eugenia Ferro, Ana Lucía Rodríguez, Luz Angela Labrada, Rafael Tovar, Paul F. Riska, and William R. Jacobs, Jr.
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4865-4869;
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Parasitology:

Longitudinal Study of Intestinal Entamoeba histolytica Infections in Asymptomatic Adult Carriers
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4745-4750;
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Diagnosis of Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Comparison of Targets for Detection of Toxoplasma gondii by PCR
Denis Filisetti, Mohamed Gorcii, Elodie Pernot-Marino, Odile Villard, and Ermanno Candolfi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4826-4828;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Volume Effect on Sensitivity of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Urine Specimens from Females
Jeanne Moncada, Joan M. Chow, and Julius Schachter
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4842-4843;
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Case Reports:

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
Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Gérard Lina, Roland Quentin, Hélène Yaouanc-Lapalle, Christine Fièvre, Naoto Takahashi, and Jerome Etienne
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4883-4884;
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Bipolaris spicifera Causes Fungus Balls of the Sinuses and Triggers Polypoid Chronic Rhinosinusitis in an Immunocompetent Patient
Walter Buzina, Hannes Braun, Kerstin Schimpl, and Heinz Stammberger
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4885-4887;
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Molecular Characterization of a Strain of Group A Streptococcus Isolated from a Patient with a Psoas Abscess
Susanna K. P. Lau, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Tak-ching Yim, Amanda P. C. To, and Kwok-yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4888-4891;
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Serial Granulocyte Transfusions as a Treatment for Sepsis Due to Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in a Neutropenic Patient
Ying-Wei Lin, Souichi Adachi, Ken-Ichiro Watanabe, Katsutsugu Umeda, and Tatsutoshi Nakahata
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4892-4893;
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Occurrence of Renal and Pulmonary Syndrome in a Region of Northeast Germany Where Tula Hantavirus Circulates
Boris Klempa, Helga Meisel, Silvana Räth, Jan Bartel, Rainer Ulrich, and Detlev H. Krüger
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4894-4897;
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Successful Outcome of Disseminated Fusarium Infection with Skin Localization Treated with Voriconazole and Amphotericin B-Lipid Complex in a Patient with Acute Leukemia
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4898-4900;
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Paronychia Due to Prevotella bivia That Resulted in Amputation: Fast and Correct Bacteriological Diagnosis Is Crucial
Kristian Riesbeck
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4901-4903;
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Persistent Multiple Pulmonary Nodules in a Nonimmunocompromised Woman after Varicella-Related Myelitis Treated with Acyclovir
Evelyne Schvoerer, Valéry Frechin, André Warter, Bernard Gasser, Hervé Jouin, Jean-Pierre Gut, and Françoise Stoll-Keller
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4904-4905;
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Letters to the Editor:

Macrolide Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Collected in the Far East of Russia from 2000 to 2002
Alina V. Martynova and Vyacheslav B. Turcutyuicov
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4906
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Heterogeneity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in Yangon, Myanmar
Sabai Phyu, Roland Jureen, Ti Ti, Ulf R. Dahle, and Harleen M. S. Grewal
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4907-4908;
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Molecular Characterization of Anthrax in Positive Powders: a Mexican Experience
Elsa Sarti, Mónica Moreno-Galván, Guadalupe Rodríguez-Angeles, Guadalupe Viveros, Rita Flores-León, and Roberto Tapia-Conyer
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4909
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Sterilization of Skin and Catheters before Drawing Blood Cultures
Andreas F. Widmer and Melvin P. Weinstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4910
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Need for Procedural Details in the Protocol for Specimen Processing by the MagNA Pure LC Instrument
Joseph D. C. Yao, Jeffrey Germer, Robin Patel, Jörg Berg, Gabriele Hölzl, Markus Stöcher, Victoria Leb, and Herbert Stekel
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4911-4912;
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Errata:

Multilocus Sequence Typing and Evolutionary Relationships among the Causative Agents of Melioidosis and Glanders, Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei
Daniel Godoy, Gaynor Randle, Andrew J. Simpson, David M. Aanensen, Tyrone L. Pitt, Reimi Kinoshita, and Brian G. Spratt
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2003 41: 4913
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