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Minireviews:

Claudio Piersimoni and Claudio Scarparo

Relevance of Commercial Amplification Methods for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5355-5365. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

S. Zhao, S. Qaiyumi, S. Friedman, R. Singh, S. L. Foley, D. G. White, P. F. McDermott, T. Donkar, C. Bolin, S. Munro, E. J. Baron, and R. D. Walker

Characterization of Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport Isolated from Humans and Food Animals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5366-5371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alba E. Vega, Teresa I. Cortiñas, Claudia M. Mattana, Humberto J. Silva, and Olga Puig de Centorbi

Growth of Helicobacter pylori in Medium Supplemented with Cyanobacterial Extract
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5384-5388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna C. Noller, M. Catherine McEllistrem, Antonio G. F. Pacheco, David J. Boxrud, and Lee H. Harrison

Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis Distinguishes Outbreak and Sporadic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5389-5397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca J. Towers, Peter K. Fagan, Susanne R. Talay, Bart J. Currie, Kadaba S. Sriprakash, Mark J. Walker, and Gursharan S. Chhatwal

Evolution of sfbI Encoding Streptococcal Fibronectin-Binding Protein I: Horizontal Genetic Transfer and Gene Mosaic Structure
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5398-5406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naohiro Shibata, Yohei Doi, Kunikazu Yamane, Tetsuya Yagi, Hiroshi Kurokawa, Keigo Shibayama, Haru Kato, Kumiko Kai, and Yoshichika Arakawa

PCR Typing of Genetic Determinants for Metallo-ß-Lactamases and Integrases Carried by Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated in Japan, with Focus on the Class 3 Integron
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5407-5413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hak Sun Yu, Je Chul Lee, Hee Young Kang, Dong Woo Ro, Jae Young Chung, Young Sook Jeong, Seong Ho Tae, Chul Hee Choi, Eun Young Lee, Sung Yong Seol, Yoo Chul Lee, and Dong Taek Cho

Changes in Gene Cassettes of Class 1 Integrons among Escherichia coli Isolates from Urine Specimens Collected in Korea during the Last Two Decades
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5429-5433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Florence Fenollar, Bernard La Scola, Hisashi Inokuma, J. Stephen Dumler, Mark J. Taylor, and Didier Raoult

Culture and Phenotypic Characterization of a Wolbachia pipientis Isolate
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5434-5441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dag Harmsen, Heike Claus, Wolfgang Witte, Jörg Rothgänger, Hermann Claus, Doris Turnwald, and Ulrich Vogel

Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a University Hospital Setting by Using Novel Software for spa Repeat Determination and Database Management
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5442-5448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jessica L. Versage, Darlena D. M. Severin, May C. Chu, and Jeannine M. Petersen

Development of a Multitarget Real-Time TaqMan PCR Assay for Enhanced Detection of Francisella tularensis in Complex Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5492-5499. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eugen Domann, George Hong, Can Imirzalioglu, Simon Turschner, Johannes Kühle, Corinna Watzel, Torsten Hain, Hamid Hossain, and Trinad Chakraborty

Culture-Independent Identification of Pathogenic Bacteria and Polymicrobial Infections in the Genitourinary Tract of Renal Transplant Recipients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5500-5510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jay V. Solnick, Kikuko Chang, Don R. Canfield, and Julie Parsonnet

Natural Acquisition of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Newborn Rhesus Macaques
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5511-5516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monica K. Borucki and Douglas R. Call

Listeria monocytogenes Serotype Identification by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5537-5540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Greenberg, Ron Dagan, Marie Muallem, and Nurith Porat

Antibiotic-Resistant Invasive Pediatric Streptococcus pneumoniae Clones in Israel
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5541-5545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. M. Charalambous, S. L. Batt, A. C. Peek, H. Mwerinde, N. Sam, and S. H. Gillespie

Quantitative Validation of Media for Transportation and Storage of Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5551-5556. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ellen Y. Stromdahl, Phillip C. Williamson, Thomas M. Kollars, Jr., Sandra R. Evans, Ryan K. Barry, Mary A. Vince, and Nicole A. Dobbs

Evidence of Borrelia lonestari DNA in Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) Removed from Humans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5557-5562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samir K. Saha, Abdullah H. Baqui, Gary L. Darmstadt, M. Ruhulamin, Mohammed Hanif, Shams El Arifeen, Mathuram Santosham, Kazunori Oishi, Tsuyoshi Nagatake, and Robert E. Black

Comparison of Antibiotic Resistance and Serotype Composition of Carriage and Invasive Pneumococci among Bangladeshi Children: Implications for Treatment Policy and Vaccine Formulation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5582-5587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mårten Kivi, Ylva Tindberg, Mikael Sörberg, Thomas H. Casswall, Ragnar Befrits, Per M. Hellström, Carina Bengtsson, Lars Engstrand, and Marta Granström

Concordance of Helicobacter pylori Strains within Families
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5604-5608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. M. C. Martin, A. Ghani, G. Bell, G. Kinghorn, and C. A. Ison

Persistence of Two Genotypes of Neisseria gonorrhoeae during Transmission
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5609-5614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cíntia Presser Silva, Júlio Carlos Pereira-Lima, Adriana Gonçalves Oliveira, Juliana Becattini Guerra, Daniela Lemos Marques, Letícia Sarmanho, Mônica Maria Demas Álvares Cabral, and Dulciene Maria Magalhães Queiroz

Association of the Presence of Helicobacter in Gallbladder Tissue with Cholelithiasis and Cholecystitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5615-5618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caroline M. O'Hara, Evangeline G. Sowers, Cheryl A. Bopp, Sarah B. Duda, and Nancy A. Strockbine

Accuracy of Six Commercially Available Systems for Identification of Members of the Family Vibrionaceae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5654-5659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Konrad Trülzsch, Harald Hoffmann, Christiane Keller, Sören Schubert, Lutz Bader, Jürgen Heesemann, and Andreas Roggenkamp

Highly Resistant Metabolically Deficient Dwarf Mutant of Escherichia coli Is the Cause of a Chronic Urinary Tract Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5689-5694. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John D. Perry, Claire Rennison, Lynne A. Butterworth, Andrew L. J. Hopley, and F. Kate Gould

Evaluation of S. aureus ID, a New Chromogenic Agar Medium for Detection of Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5695-5698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sharon J. Peacock, Anita Justice, D. Griffiths, G. D. I. de Silva, M. N. Kantzanou, Derrick Crook, Karen Sleeman, and Nicholas P. J. Day

Determinants of Acquisition and Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in Infancy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5718-5725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Soler, F. Marco, J. Vila, M. R. Chacón, J. Guarro, and M. J. Figueras

Evaluation of Two Miniaturized Systems, MicroScan W/A and BBL Crystal E/NF, for Identification of Clinical Isolates of Aeromonas spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5732-5734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Routsi, E. Platsouka, R. J. L. Willems, M. J. M. Bonten, O. Paniara, G. Saroglou, and C. Roussos

Detection of Enterococcal Surface Protein Gene (esp) and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Typing of Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium during Its Emergence in a Greek Intensive Care Unit
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5742-5746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian M. Carroll, Niyaz Ahmed, Sarah M. Beesley, Aleem A. Khan, Sheikh Ghousunnissa, Colm A. O Moráin, and Cyril J. Smyth

Fine-Structure Molecular Typing of Irish Helicobacter pylori Isolates and Their Genetic Relatedness to Strains from Four Different Continents
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5755-5759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paola Stefanelli, Cecilia Fazio, Arianna Neri, Tonino Sofia, and Paola Mastrantonio

First Report of Capsule Replacement among Electrophoretic Type 37 Neisseria meningitidis Strains in Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5783-5786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ken B. Waites, Kellie E. Jones, Kyung Hyo Kim, Stephen A. Moser, Crystal N. Johnson, Susan K. Hollingshead, Eun-Suk Kang, Ki Sook Hong, and William H. Benjamin, Jr.

Dissemination of Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates Containing Both erm(B) and mef(A) in South Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5787-5791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Louis Sixou, Christophe Magaud, Anne Jolivet-Gougeon, Michel Cormier, and Martine Bonnaure-Mallet

Evaluation of the Mandibular Third Molar Pericoronitis Flora and Its Susceptibility to Different Antibiotics Prescribed in France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5794-5797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James R. Johnson, Abby Gajewski, Alan J. Lesse, and Thomas A. Russo

Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli as a Cause of Invasive Nonurinary Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5798-5802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Daniel S. Shapiro

Surge Capacity for Response to Bioterrorism in Hospital Clinical Microbiology Laboratories
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5372-5376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. M. Mascini, K. P. Jalink, T. E. M. Kamp-Hopmans, H. E. M. Blok, J. Verhoef, M. J. M. Bonten, and A. Troelstra

Acquisition and Duration of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal Carriage in Relation to Strain Type
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5377-5383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noriyuki Nagano, Naohiro Shibata, Yuko Saitou, Yukiko Nagano, and Yoshichika Arakawa

Nosocomial Outbreak of Infections by Proteus mirabilis That Produces Extended-Spectrum CTX-M-2 Type ß-Lactamase
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5530-5536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sérgio Bokermann, Rosemeire C. Zanella, Ana Paula S. Lemos, Ana Lúcia S. S. de Andrade, and Maria Cristina de C. Brandileone

Evaluation of Methodology for Serotyping Invasive and Nasopharyngeal Isolates of Haemophilus influenzae in the Ongoing Surveillance in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5546-5550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hubert P. Endtz, Hanneke van West, Peggy C. R. Godschalk, Lidewij de Haan, Yaskara Halabi, Nicole van den Braak, Barbara I. Kesztyüs, Ewald Leyde, Alewijn Ott, Roel Verkooyen, Lawrence J. Price, David L. Woodward, Frank G. Rodgers, C. Wim Ang, Rinske van Koningsveld, Alex van Belkum, and Izzy Gerstenbluth

Risk Factors Associated with Campylobacter jejuni Infections in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5588-5592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Birgitta Duim, Peggy C. R. Godschalk, Nicole van den Braak, Kate E. Dingle, Jeroen R. Dijkstra, Ewald Leyde, Jan van der Plas, Frances M. Colles, Hubert P. Endtz, Jaap A. Wagenaar, Martin C. J. Maiden, and Alex van Belkum

Molecular Evidence for Dissemination of Unique Campylobacter jejuni Clones in Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5593-5597. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Bogaert, P. W. M. Hermans, I. N. Grivea, G. S. Katopodis, T. J. Mitchell, M. Sluijter, R. de Groot, N. G. Beratis, and G. A. Syrogiannopoulos

Molecular Epidemiology of Penicillin-Susceptible Non-ß-Lactam-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Greek Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5633-5639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Robinson, R. Carzino, D. Armstrong, and A. Olinsky

Pseudomonas Cross-Infection from Cystic Fibrosis Patients to Non-Cystic Fibrosis Patients: Implications for Inpatient Care of Respiratory Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Didier Moissenet, Hoang Vu-Thien, Yahia Benzerara, and Guillaume Arlet

DNA Fingerprinting of Ralstonia paucula by Infrequent-Restriction-Site PCR and Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5747-5749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jane F. Turton, Mary E. Kaufmann, Nazim Mustafa, Sonia Kawa, Fiona E. Clode, and Tyrone L. Pitt

Molecular Comparison of Isolates of Burkholderia multivorans from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis in the United Kingdom
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5750-5754. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Elisa Beghetto, Wilma Buffolano, Andrea Spadoni, Mariassunta Del Pezzo, Manlio Di Cristina, Olga Minenkova, Eskild Petersen, Franco Felici, and Nicola Gargano

Use of an Immunoglobulin G Avidity Assay Based on Recombinant Antigens for Diagnosis of Primary Toxoplasma gondii Infection during Pregnancy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5414-5418. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noritaka Kuboki, Noboru Inoue, Tatsuya Sakurai, Francescopaolo Di Cello, Dennis J. Grab, Hiroshi Suzuki, Chihiro Sugimoto, and Ikuo Igarashi

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Detection of African Trypanosomes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5517-5524. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Justin Hardick, Samuel Yang, Shin Lin, Della Duncan, and Charlotte Gaydos

Use of the Roche LightCycler Instrument in a Real-Time PCR for Trichomonas vaginalis in Urine Samples from Females and Males
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5619-5622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Massaro W. Ueti, Guy H. Palmer, Lowell S. Kappmeyer, Glen A. Scoles, and Donald P. Knowles

Expression of Equi Merozoite Antigen 2 during Development of Babesia equi in the Midgut and Salivary Gland of the Vector Tick Boophilus microplus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5803-5809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Susanne Maurmann, Lutz Fricke, Hans-Joachim Wagner, Peter Schlenke, Holger Hennig, Jürgen Steinhoff, and Wolfram J. Jabs

Molecular Parameters for Precise Diagnosis of Asymptomatic Epstein-Barr Virus Reactivation in Healthy Carriers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5419-5428. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tran Thien-Tuan Huy, Hiroshi Ushijima, Khin Maung Win, Pairoj Luengrojanakul, Pradeep Krishna Shrestha, Zhao-Hua Zhong, Andrei V. Smirnov, Teresa Casanovas Taltavull, Tetsutaro Sata, and Kenji Abe

High Prevalence of Hepatitis B Virus Pre-S Mutant in Countries Where It Is Endemic and Its Relationship with Genotype and Chronicity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5449-5455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carla Osiowy and Elizabeth Giles

Evaluation of the INNO-LiPA HBV Genotyping Assay for Determination of Hepatitis B Virus Genotype
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5473-5477. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abeltje M. Polstra, Remco van den Burg, Jaap Goudsmit, and Marion Cornelissen

Human Herpesvirus 8 Load in Matched Serum and Plasma Samples of Patients with AIDS-Associated Kaposi's Sarcoma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5488-5491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jianduan Li, Daniela S. Gerhard, Zhengyan Zhang, Phyllis C. Huettner, Jason Wright, Loan Nguyen, Danielle Lu, and Janet S. Rader

Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for Detecting and Typing Genital Human Papillomavirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5563-5571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emmanuelle Cotto, Didier Neau, Martine Cransac-Neau, Marc Auriacombe, Jean-Luc Pellegrin, Jean-Marie Ragnaud, Anne-Marie Fillet, Magali Belnard, Hervé Fleury, and Marie-Edith Lafon

Borna Disease Virus RNA in Immunocompromised Patients in Southwestern France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5577-5581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guang-Yuh Hwang, Chuang-Yu Lin, Li-Mei Huang, Yan-Hsiung Wang, Jing-Chyi Wang, Ching-Ting Hsu, Sheng-Shun Yang, and Cheng-Chung Wu

Detection of the Hepatitis B Virus X Protein (HBx) Antigen and Anti-HBx Antibodies in Cases of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5598-5603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Martella, M. Ciarlet, A. Pratelli, S. Arista, V. Terio, G. Elia, A. Cavalli, M. Gentile, N. Decaro, G. Greco, M. A. Cafiero, M. Tempesta, and C. Buonavoglia

Molecular Analysis of the VP7, VP4, VP6, NSP4, and NSP5/6 Genes of a Buffalo Rotavirus Strain: Identification of the Rare P[3] Rhesus Rotavirus-Like VP4 Gene Allele
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5665-5675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jérôme Jacques, Jocelyne Carquin, Véronique Brodard, Hélène Moret, Dorine Lebrun, Maude Bouscambert, Jacques Motte, Gérard Rémy, and Laurent Andréoletti

New Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Enterovirus Genomes in Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens of Patients with Aseptic Meningitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5726-5728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Wakuda, S. Nagashima, N. Kobayashi, Y. Pongsuwanna, and K. Taniguchi

Serologic and Genomic Characterization of a G12 Human Rotavirus in Thailand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5764-5769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

X. Sherry Chi, Trentice V. Bolar, Ping Zhao, Ruth Rappaport, and Sheau-Mei Cheng

Cocirculation and Evolution of Two Lineages of Influenza B Viruses in Europe and Israel in the 2001-2002 Season
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5770-5773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuling Shi, Yanping Yi, Ping Li, Tieji Kuang, Linhai Li, Mei Dong, Qingjun Ma, and Cheng Cao

Diagnosis of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) by Detection of SARS Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Antibodies in an Antigen-Capturing Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5781-5782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Pierre-Edouard Fournier, J. Stephen Dumler, Gilbert Greub, Jianzhi Zhang, Yimin Wu, and Didier Raoult

Gene Sequence-Based Criteria for Identification of New Rickettsia Isolates and Description of Rickettsia heilongjiangensis sp. nov.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5456-5465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marina E. Eremeeva, Gregory A. Dasch, and David J. Silverman

Evaluation of a PCR Assay for Quantitation of Rickettsia rickettsii and Closely Related Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5466-5472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Andrea Gaedigk, Roger Gaedigk, and Susan M. Abdel-Rahman

Genetic Heterogeneity in the rRNA Gene Locus of Trichophyton tonsurans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5478-5487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John W. Baddley, Peter G. Pappas, Anita C. Smith, and Stephen A. Moser

Epidemiology of Aspergillus terreus at a University Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5525-5529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Swarajit Kumar Biswas, Li Wang, Koji Yokoyama, and Kazuko Nishimura

Molecular Analysis of Cryptococcus neoformans Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene Sequences
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5572-5576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kevin C. Hazen, Ellen Jo Baron, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Corrado Girmenia, Aurora Sanchez-Sousa, Amalia del Palacio, Catalina de Bedout, and David L. Gibbs

Comparison of the Susceptibilities of Candida spp. to Fluconazole and Voriconazole in a 4-Year Global Evaluation Using Disk Diffusion
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5623-5632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joan Barenfanger, Pushpalatha Arakere, Rafael Dela Cruz, Adil Imran, Cheryl Drake, Jerry Lawhorn, Steven J. Verhulst, and Nancy Khardori

Improved Outcomes Associated with Limiting Identification of Candida spp. in Respiratory Secretions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5645-5649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rangaraj Selvarangan, Uyen Bui, Ajit P. Limaye, and Brad T. Cookson

Rapid Identification of Commonly Encountered Candida Species Directly from Blood Culture Bottles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5660-5664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cathal E. O'Sullivan, Miki Kasai, Andrea Francesconi, Vidmantas Petraitis, Ruta Petraitiene, Amy M. Kelaher, Alia A. Sarafandi, and Thomas J. Walsh

Development and Validation of a Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assay Using Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Technology for Detection of Aspergillus fumigatus in Experimental Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5676-5682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Imhof, S. Arunmozhi Balajee, and Kieren A. Marr

New Methods To Assess Susceptibilities of Aspergillus Isolates to Caspofungin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5683-5688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew R. Dodgson, Claude Pujol, David W. Denning, David R. Soll, and Andrew J. Fox

Multilocus Sequence Typing of Candida glabrata Reveals Geographically Enriched Clades
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5709-5717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael A. Pfaller, Shawn A. Messer, Linda Boyken, Cassie Rice, Shailesh Tendolkar, Richard J. Hollis, and Daniel J. Diekema

Caspofungin Activity against Clinical Isolates of Fluconazole-Resistant Candida
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5729-5731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flavia Hebeler-Barbosa, Flavia V. Morais, Mario R. Montenegro, Eiko E. Kuramae, Beatriz Montes, Juan G. McEwen, Eduardo Bagagli, and Rosana Puccia

Comparison of the Sequences of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions and PbGP43 Genes of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis from Patients and Armadillos (Dasypus novemcinctus)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5735-5737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Cherie Millar, Xu Jiru, Michael J. Walker, James P. Evans, and John E. Moore

False Identification of Coccidioides immitis: Do Molecular Methods Always Get It Right?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5778-5780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues, Cidália Pina-Vaz, Sofia Costa-de-Oliveira, and Christina Tavares

Expression of Plasma Coagulase among Pathogenic Candida Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5792-5793. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

G. D. van der Spuy, R. M. Warren, M. Richardson, N. Beyers, M. A. Behr, and P. D. van Helden

Use of Genetic Distance as a Measure of Ongoing Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5640-5644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tao Hong, W. Ray Butler, Frank Hollis, Margaret M. Floyd, Sean R. Toney, Yi-Wei Tang, Cindy Steele, and Robert J. Leggiadro

Characterization of a Novel Rapidly Growing Mycobacterium Species Associated with Sepsis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5650-5653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Toïdi Adékambi, Philippe Colson, and Michel Drancourt

rpoB-Based Identification of Nonpigmented and Late-Pigmenting Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5699-5708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura Rindi, Daniela Bonanni, Nicoletta Lari, and Carlo Garzelli

Most Human Isolates of Mycobacterium avium Mav-A and Mav-B Are Strong Producers of Hemolysin, a Putative Virulence Factor
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5738-5740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Holger Mayta, Robert H. Gilman, Fanny Arenas, Teresa Valencia, Luz Caviedes, Sonia H. Montenegro, Eduardo Ticona, Jaime Ortiz, Rosa Chumpitaz, Carlton A. Evans, and Diana L. Williams

Evaluation of a PCR-Based Universal Heteroduplex Generator Assay as a Tool for Rapid Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Peru
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5774-5777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Monserrat Segura-Alvarez, Heinz Richter, Franz J. Conraths, and Lutz Geue

Evaluation of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays and a PCR Test for Detection of Shiga Toxins for Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in Cattle Herds
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5760-5763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Muriel Cornet, Martine Florent, Aurélie Lefebvre, Christophe Wertheimer, Claudine Perez-Eid, Michael J. Bangs, and Anne Bouvet

Tracheopulmonary Myiasis Caused by a Mature Third-Instar Cuterebra Larva: Case Report and Review
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5810-5812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abdalla O. A. Ahmed, Nicole Desplaces, Philippe Leonard, Fred Goldstein, Sybren De Hoog, Henri Verbrugh, and Alex van Belkum

Molecular Detection and Identification of Agents of Eumycetoma: Detailed Report of Two Cases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5813-5816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James J. Dunn, Michael J. Wolfe, Joel Trachtenberg, John D. Kriesel, Richard R. Orlandi, and Karen C. Carroll

Invasive Fungal Sinusitis Caused by Scytalidium dimidiatum in a Lung Transplant Recipient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5817-5819. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George Samonis, Sofia Maraki, Charalambos Kouroussis, Dimitrios Mavroudis, and Vassilios Georgoulias

Salmonella enterica Pneumonia in a Patient with Lung Cancer
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5820-5822. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Josep Guarro, Carmen Rubio, Josepa Gené, Josep Cano, Joaquina Gil, Rafael Benito, M. José Moranderia, and Enrique Miguez

Case of Keratitis Caused by an Uncommon Fusarium Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5823-5826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miguel G. Madariaga, Allan Tenorio, and Laurie Proia

Trichosporon inkin Peritonitis Treated with Caspofungin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5827-5829. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rakesh Kumar Mahajan, Shoeb Akhtar Khan, Dinesh Singh Chandel, Navin Kumar, Charoo Hans, and Rama Chaudhry

Fatal Case of Salmonella enterica subsp. arizonae Gastroenteritis in an Infant with Microcephaly
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5830-5832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Shanta Dutta, Ayantika Ghosh, Kaushik Ghosh, Dharitri Dutta, Sujit K. Bhattacharya, G. Balakrish Nair, and Shin-ichi Yoshida

Newly Emerged Multiple-Antibiotic-Resistant Shigella dysenteriae Type 1 Strains in and around Kolkata, India, Are Clonal
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5833-5834. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey Hoorfar, Nigel Cook, Burkhard Malorny, Martin Wagner, Dario De Medici, Amir Abdulmawjood, and Patrick Fach

Making Internal Amplification Control Mandatory for Diagnostic PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5835. [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Gerner-Smidt, C. Jensen, K. E. P. Olsen, F. Scheutz, K. Mølbak, B. Olesen, Werner L. Pabst, David Nadal, and Martin Altwegg

Diarrheagenic Potential of Escherichia coli in Children in a Developed Country
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5836-5837. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enrico Tortoli, G. D. Appleyard, and E. G. Clark

Latin Grammar Headaches
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 5838. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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