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Minireviews:

Henry D. Isenberg

Clinical Microbiology: Past, Present, and Future
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 917-918. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Zaher Zeaiter, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Gilbert Greub, and Didier Raoult

Diagnosis of Bartonella Endocarditis by a Real-Time Nested PCR Assay Using Serum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 919-925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Luisa Tomasini, Stefania Zanussi, Michele Sozzi, Rosamaria Tedeschi, Giancarlo Basaglia, and Paolo De Paoli

Heterogeneity of cag Genotypes in Helicobacter pylori Isolates from Human Biopsy Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 976-980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susanna K. P. Lau, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Herman Tse, Kit-Wah Leung, Samson S. Y. Wong, and Kwok-Yung Yuen

Invasive Streptococcus iniae Infections Outside North America
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1004-1009. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuli A. Ratiner, Saara Salmenlinna, Marjut Eklund, Markku Keskimäki, and Anja Siitonen

Serology and Genetics of the Flagellar Antigen of Escherichia coli O157:H7a,7c
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1033-1040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gehua Wang, Clifford G. Clark, Chenyi Liu, Chad Pucknell, Cindy K. Munro, Tamara M. A. C. Kruk, Richard Caldeira, David L. Woodward, and Frank G. Rodgers

Detection and Characterization of the Hemolysin Genes in Aeromonas hydrophila and Aeromonas sobria by Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1048-1054. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Petra Luber, Edda Bartelt, Elke Genschow, Jutta Wagner, and Helmut Hahn

Comparison of Broth Microdilution, E Test, and Agar Dilution Methods for Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1062-1068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Johnson, M. Ayers, S. C. C. McClure, S. E. Richardson, and R. Tellier

Detection and Identification of Bartonella Species Pathogenic for Humans by PCR Amplification Targeting the Riboflavin Synthase Gene (ribC)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1069-1072. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew B. Onderdonk, Mei-Ling Lee, Ellice Lieberman, Mary L. Delaney, and Ruth E. Tuomala

Quantitative Microbiologic Models for Preterm Delivery
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1073-1079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. M. Donabedian, L. A. Thal, E. Hershberger, M. B. Perri, J. W. Chow, P. Bartlett, R. Jones, K. Joyce, S. Rossiter, K. Gay, J. Johnson, C. Mackinson, E. Debess, J. Madden, F. Angulo, and M. J. Zervos

Molecular Characterization of Gentamicin-Resistant Enterococci in the United States: Evidence of Spread from Animals to Humans through Food
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1109-1113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christiane Scherer, Karl-D. Müller, Peter-M. Rath, and Rainer A. M. Ansorg

Influence of Culture Conditions on the Fatty Acid Profiles of Laboratory-Adapted and Freshly Isolated Strains of Helicobacter pylori
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1114-1117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maja Rupnik, Naoki Kato, Miklavz Grabnar, and Haru Kato

New Types of Toxin A-Negative, Toxin B-Positive Strains among Clostridium difficile Isolates from Asia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1118-1125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. M. Perez, P. Cavalli, C. Roure, R. Renac, Y. Gille, and A. M. Freydiere

Comparison of Four Chromogenic Media and Hektoen Agar for Detection and Presumptive Identification of Salmonella Strains in Human Stools
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1130-1134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne-Marie Fahr, Ulrich Eigner, Martina Armbrust, Alexandra Caganic, Giuseppe Dettori, Carlo Chezzi, Luca Bertoncini, Magda Benecchi, and Maria Grazia Menozzi

Two-Center Collaborative Evaluation of the Performance of the BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System for Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Enterococcus spp. and Staphylococcus spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1135-1142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul Gruteke, Wil Goessens, Jan van Gils, Paul Peerbooms, Nicole Lemmens-den Toom, Marga van Santen-Verheuvel, Alex van Belkum, and Henri Verbrugh

Patterns of Resistance Associated with Integrons, the Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase SHV-5 Gene, and a Multidrug Efflux Pump of Klebsiella pneumoniae Causing a Nosocomial Outbreak
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1161-1166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. M. Bartkus, B. A. Juni, K. Ehresmann, C. A. Miller, G. N. Sanden, P. K. Cassiday, M. Saubolle, B. Lee, J. Long, A. R. Harrison, Jr., and J. M. Besser

Identification of a Mutation Associated with Erythromycin Resistance in Bordetella pertussis: Implications for Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1167-1172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pamala R. Coker, Kimothy L. Smith, Patricia F. Fellows, Galena Rybachuck, Konstantin G. Kousoulas, and Martin E. Hugh-Jones

Bacillus anthracis Virulence in Guinea Pigs Vaccinated with Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed Is Linked to Plasmid Quantities and Clonality
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1212-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adriana N. De Paulis, Silvia C. Predari, Carlos D. Chazarreta, and Jorge E. Santoianni

Five-Test Simple Scheme for Species-Level Identification of Clinically Significant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1219-1224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vicki A. Luna, Debra King, Carisa Davis, Tony Rycerz, Matthew Ewert, Andrew Cannons, Philip Amuso, and Jacqueline Cattani

Novel Sample Preparation Method for Safe and Rapid Detection of Bacillus anthracis Spores in Environmental Powders and Nasal Swabs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1252-1255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elizabeth M. Marlowe, Linda Gibson, James Hogan, Shannon Kaplan, and David A. Bruckner

Conventional and Molecular Methods for Verification of Results Obtained with BacT/Alert Nonvent Blood Culture Bottles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1266-1269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christophe De Champs, Nathalie Maroncle, Damien Balestrino, Chantal Rich, and Christiane Forestier

Persistence of Colonization of Intestinal Mucosa by a Probiotic Strain, Lactobacillus casei subsp. rhamnosus Lcr35, after Oral Consumption
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1270-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fotini Betsou, Katy Beaumont, Jean Marie Sueur, and Jeanne Orfila

Construction and Evaluation of Internal Control DNA for PCR Amplification of Chlamydia trachomatis DNA from Urine Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1274-1276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maryam I. Daneshvar, Dannie G. Hollis, Robbin S. Weyant, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Anne M. Whitney, Michael P. Douglas, John P. Macgregor, Jean G. Jordan, Leonard W. Mayer, Shadi M. Rassouli, Winfred Barchet, Cindy Munro, L. Shuttleworth, and Kathryn Bernard

Paracoccus yeeii sp. nov. (Formerly CDC Group EO-2), a Novel Bacterial Species Associated with Human Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1289-1294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ulrike Schulte-Spechtel, Gisela Lehnert, Gaby Liegl, Volker Fingerle, Christiane Heimerl, Barbara J. B. Johnson, and Bettina Wilske

Significant Improvement of the Recombinant Borrelia-Specific Immunoglobulin G Immunoblot Test by Addition of VlsE and a DbpA Homologue Derived from Borrelia garinii for Diagnosis of Early Neuroborreliosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1299-1303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julien Loubinoux, Benoit Jaulhac, Yves Piemont, Henri Monteil, and Alain E. Le Faou

Isolation of Sulfate-Reducing Bacteria from Human Thoracoabdominal Pus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1304-1306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudia Zampaloni, Paola Cappelletti, Manuela Prenna, Luca Agostino Vitali, and Sandro Ripa

emm Gene Distribution among Erythromycin-Resistant and -Susceptible Italian Isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1307-1310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anastasia Mitchell, Terezinha M. J. Silva, Leah J. Barrett, Aldo A. M. Lima, and Richard L. Guerrant

Age-Specific Helicobacter pylori Seropositivity Rates of Children in an Impoverished Urban Area of Northeast Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1326-1328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Kim N. Brett, Vidiya Ramachandran, Michael A. Hornitzky, Karl A. Bettelheim, Mark J. Walker, and Steven P. Djordjevic

stx_1c Is the Most Common Shiga Toxin 1 Subtype among Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Sheep but Not among Isolates from Cattle
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 926-936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven Van Gucht, Kristien Van Reeth, and Maurice Pensaert

Interaction between Porcine Reproductive-Respiratory Syndrome Virus and Bacterial Endotoxin in the Lungs of Pigs: Potentiation of Cytokine Production and Respiratory Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 960-966. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick Boerlin, Franziska Boerlin-Petzold, and Thomas Jemmi

Use of Listeriolysin O and Internalin A in a Seroepidemiological Study of Listeriosis in Swiss Dairy Cows
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1055-1061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiaohong Huang, Xuenan Xuan, Naoaki Yokoyama, Longshan Xu, Hiroshi Suzuki, Chihiro Sugimoto, Hideyuki Nagasawa, Kozo Fujisaki, and Ikuo Igarashi

High-Level Expression and Purification of a Truncated Merozoite Antigen-2 of Babesia equi in Escherichia coli and Its Potential for Immunodiagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1147-1151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Uwe Roesler and Andreas Hensel

Longitudinal Analysis of Prototheca zopfii-Specific Immune Responses: Correlation with Disease Progression and Carriage in Dairy Cows
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1181-1186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Arif Munshi, Nyree M. Taylor, Andrew S. J. Mikosza, Peter B. S. Spencer, and David J. Hampson

Detection by PCR and Isolation Assays of the Anaerobic Intestinal Spirochete Brachyspira aalborgi from the Feces of Captive Nonhuman Primates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1187-1191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

P. L. Ho, D. R. Johnson, A. W. Y. Yue, D. N. C. Tsang, T. L. Que, B. Beall, and E. L. Kaplan

Epidemiologic Analysis of Invasive and Noninvasive Group A Streptococcal Isolates in Hong Kong
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 937-942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antoinette B. Hartman, Idongesit I. Essiet, Daniel W. Isenbarger, and Luther E. Lindler

Epidemiology of Tetracycline Resistance Determinants in Shigella spp. and Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli: Characterization and Dissemination of tet(A)-1
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1023-1032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Paul Pirnay, Daniel De Vos, Christel Cochez, Florence Bilocq, Jean Pirson, Marc Struelens, Luc Duinslaeger, Pierre Cornelis, Martin Zizi, and Alain Vanderkelen

Molecular Epidemiology of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Colonization in a Burn Unit: Persistence of a Multidrug-Resistant Clone and a Silver Sulfadiazine-Resistant Clone
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1192-1202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vania M. Carvalho, Carlton L. Gyles, Kim Ziebell, Marcela A. Ribeiro, José L. Catão-Dias, Idércio L. Sinhorini, Jamile Otman, Rogéria Keller, Luiz R. Trabulsi, and Antônio F. Pestana de Castro

Characterization of Monkey Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) and Human Typical and Atypical EPEC Serotype Isolates from Neotropical Nonhuman Primates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1225-1234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leonid Titov, Valentina Kolodkina, Alina Dronina, Francine Grimont, Patrick A. D. Grimont, Monique Lejay-Collin, Aruni de Zoysa, Constantin Andronescu, Angela Diaconescu, Byanca Marin, and Androulla Efstratiou

Genotypic and Phenotypic Characteristics of Corynebacterium diphtheriae Strains Isolated from Patients in Belarus during an Epidemic Period
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1285-1288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy J. Lott, Ruth E. Fundyga, Mary E. Brandt, Lee H. Harrison, Andre N. Sofair, Rana A. Hajjeh, and David W. Warnock

Stability of Allelic Frequencies and Distributions of Candida albicans Microsatellite Loci from U.S. Population-Based Surveillance Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1316-1321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

G. J. Renukaradhya, K. B. Suresh, M. Rajasekhar, and M. S. Shaila

Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Based on Monoclonal Antibody and Recombinant Hemagglutinin for Serosurveillance of Rinderpest Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 943-947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Linda L. Jagodzinski, John D. Cooley, Mark Weber, and Nelson L. Michael

Performance Characteristics of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Genotyping Systems in Sequence-Based Analysis of Subtypes Other than HIV-1 Subtype B
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 998-1003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruengpung Sutthent, Narintorn Gaudart, Kulkanya Chokpaibulkit, Nattaya Tanliang, Chinda Kanoksinsombath, and Pongsakdi Chaisilwatana

p24 Antigen Detection Assay Modified with a Booster Step for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1016-1022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bradley J. Blitvich, Nicole L. Marlenee, Roy A. Hall, Charles H. Calisher, Richard A. Bowen, John T. Roehrig, Nicholas Komar, Stanley A. Langevin, and Barry J. Beaty

Epitope-Blocking Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for the Detection of Serum Antibodies to West Nile Virus in Multiple Avian Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1041-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janet R. Kornegay, Michel Roger, Philip O. Davies, Amanda P. Shepard, Nayana A. Guerrero, Belen Lloveras, Darren Evans, and François Coutlée

International Proficiency Study of a Consensus L1 PCR Assay for the Detection and Typing of Human Papillomavirus DNA: Evaluation of Accuracy and Intralaboratory and Interlaboratory Agreement
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1080-1086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvie Corbet, Jens Bukh, Anja Heinsen, and Anders Fomsgaard

Hepatitis C Virus Subtyping by a Core-Envelope 1-Based Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay with Sequencing and Its Use in Determining Subtype Distribution among Danish Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1091-1100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hinda Triki, Mohamed Ridha Barbouche, Olfa Bahri, Mohamed Bejaoui, and Koussay Dellagi

Community-Acquired Poliovirus Infection in Children with Primary Immunodeficiencies in Tunisia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1203-1211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oscar Gallego, Carmen de Mendoza, Angélica Corral, and Vincent Soriano

Changes in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus p7-p1-p6 gag Gene in Drug-Naive and Pretreated Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1245-1247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gabriele Hölzl, Markus Stöcher, Victoria Leb, Herbert Stekel, and Jörg Berg

Entirely Automated Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in Plasma by Using the Ultrasensitive COBAS AMPLICOR HIV-1 Monitor Test and RNA Purification on the MagNA Pure LC Instrument
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1248-1251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Grant Johnson, Daryl Dick, Melissa Ayers, Martin Petric, and Raymond Tellier

Detection and Species-Level Identification of Primate Herpesviruses with a Comprehensive PCR Test for Human Herpesviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1256-1258. [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

Hepatitis B Virus Genotype C Takes a More Aggressive Disease Course Than Hepatitis B Virus Genotype B in Hepatitis B e Antigen-Positive Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1277-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. M. Weingartl, J. Riva, and P. Kumthekar

Molecular Characterization of Avian Paramyxovirus 1 Isolates Collected from Cormorants in Canada from 1995 to 2000
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1280-1284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

David W. Dowdy, Amelia Maters, Nicole Parrish, Christopher Beyrer, and Susan E. Dorman

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test as Used Routinely on Smear-Positive Respiratory Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 948-953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiao-Yong Fan, Zhong-Yi Hu, Fan-Hong Xu, Zhi-Qiang Yan, Sheng-Qi Guo, and Zhong-Ming Li

Rapid Detection of rpoB Gene Mutations in Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in Shanghai by Using the Amplification Refractory Mutation System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 993-997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Victoria J. Cook, Christine Y. Turenne, Joyce Wolfe, Ryan Pauls, and Amin Kabani

Conventional Methods versus 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing for Identification of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria: Cost Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1010-1015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. G. M. Van Der Zanden, E. M. Te Koppele-Vije, N. Vijaya Bhanu, D. Van Soolingen, and L. M. Schouls

Use of DNA Extracts from Ziehl-Neelsen-Stained Slides for Molecular Detection of Rifampin Resistance and Spoligotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1101-1108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kati Ådjers-Koskela and Marja-Leena Katila

Susceptibility Testing with the Manual Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube (MGIT) and the MGIT 960 System Provides Rapid and Reliable Verification of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1235-1239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caroline Taillard, Gilbert Greub, Rainer Weber, Gaby E. Pfyffer, Thomas Bodmer, Stefan Zimmerli, Reno Frei, Stefano Bassetti, Peter Rohner, Jean-Claude Piffaretti, Enos Bernasconi, Jacques Bille, Amalio Telenti, and Guy Prod'hom

Clinical Implications of Mycobacterium kansasii Species Heterogeneity: Swiss National Survey
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1240-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Noël Dauendorffer, Isabelle Guillemin, Alexandra Aubry, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, Wladimir Sougakoff, Vincent Jarlier, and Emmanuelle Cambau

Identification of Mycobacterial Species by PCR Sequencing of Quinolone Resistance-Determining Regions of DNA Gyrase Genes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1311-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ryoji Maekura, Hiroaki Kohno, Atsushi Hirotani, Yoshinari Okuda, Masami Ito, Takeshi Ogura, and Ikuya Yano

Prospective Clinical Evaluation of the Serologic Tuberculous Glycolipid Test in Combination with the Nucleic Acid Amplification Test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1322-1325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

C. Sandt, G. D. Sockalingum, D. Aubert, H. Lepan, C. Lepouse, M. Jaussaud, A. Leon, J. M. Pinon, M. Manfait, and D. Toubas

Use of Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for Typing of Candida albicans Strains Isolated in Intensive Care Units
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 954-959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. J. Maxwell, S. A. Messer, R. J. Hollis, L. Boyken, S. Tendolkar, D. J. Diekema, and M. A. Pfaller

Evaluation of Etest Method for Determining Fluconazole and Voriconazole MICs for 279 Clinical Isolates of Candida Species Infrequently Isolated from Blood
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1087-1090. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. B. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, R. J. Hollis, D. J. Diekema, and M. A. Pfaller

In Vitro Susceptibility Testing of Aspergillus spp.: Comparison of Etest and Reference Microdilution Methods for Determining Voriconazole and Itraconazole MICs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1126-1129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rama Ramani and Vishnu Chaturvedi

Proficiency Testing Program for Clinical Laboratories Performing Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Pathogenic Yeast Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1143-1146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph M. Bliss, Mark A. Sullivan, Jane Malone, and Constantine G. Haidaris

Differentiation of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis by Using Recombinant Human Antibody Single-Chain Variable Fragments Specific for Hyphae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1152-1160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Totet, Jean-Claude Pautard, Christian Raccurt, Patricia Roux, and Gilles Nevez

Genotypes at the Internal Transcribed Spacers of the Nuclear rRNA Operon of Pneumocystis jiroveci in Nonimmunosuppressed Infants without Severe Pneumonia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1173-1180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian O. Mosca, María D. Moragues, José Llovo, Asmaa Al Mosaid, David C. Coleman, and José Pontón

Casein Agar: a Useful Medium for Differentiating Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1259-1262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jose Martagon-Villamil, Nabin Shrestha, Mary Sholtis, Carlos M. Isada, Gerri S. Hall, Terry Bryne, Barbara A. Lodge, L. Barth Reller, and Gary W. Procop

Identification of Histoplasma capsulatum from Culture Extracts by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1295-1298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Umaporn Thathaisong, Jeerapun Worapong, Mathirut Mungthin, Peerapan Tan-Ariya, Kwanjai Viputtigul, Apichart Sudatis, Adisak Noonai, and Saovanee Leelayoova

Blastocystis Isolates from a Pig and a Horse Are Closely Related to Blastocystis hominis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 967-975. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesca Leoni, Chris I. Gallimore, Jonathan Green, and Jim McLauchlin

Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of Cryptosporidium Isolates from Humans and Animals by Using a Heteroduplex Mobility Assay and Nucleic Acid Sequencing Based on a Small Double-Stranded RNA Element
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 981-992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Max Q. Arens, Allison M. Liddell, Gerald Buening, Monique Gaudreault-Keener, John W. Sumner, James A. Comer, Richard S. Buller, and Gregory A. Storch

Detection of Ehrlichia spp. in the Blood of Wild White-Tailed Deer in Missouri by PCR Assay and Serologic Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1263-1265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Liliana Gabrielli, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Maria Pia Foschini, Marcello Lanari, Brunella Guerra, Vincenzo Eusebi, and Maria Paola Landini

Horizontal In Utero Acquisition of Cytomegalovirus Infection in a Twin Pregnancy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1329-1331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Josep Guarro, Sydney Hartz Alves, Josepa Gené, Neiva Aparecida Grazziotin, Rosemari Mazzuco, Cristiane Dalmagro, Javier Capilla, Luis Zaror, and Emilio Mayayo

Two Cases of Subcutaneous Infection Due to Phaeoacremonium spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1332-1336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julien Loubinoux, Liliana Mihaila-Amrouche, Anne Le Fleche, Etienne Pigne, Gerard Huchon, Patrick A. D. Grimont, and Anne Bouvet

Bacteremia Caused by Acinetobacter ursingii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1337-1338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adrien Kettaneh, François-Xavier Weill, Isabelle Poilane, Olivier Fain, Michel Thomas, Jean-Louis Herrmann, and Laurent Hocqueloux

Septic Shock Caused by Ochrobactrum anthropi in an Otherwise Healthy Host
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1339-1341. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Masaharu Takahashi, Tsutomu Nishizawa, and Hiroaki Okamoto

Identification of a Genotype III Swine Hepatitis E Virus That Was Isolated from a Japanese Pig Born in 1990 and That Is Most Closely Related to Japanese Isolates of Human Hepatitis E Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1342-1343. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Potters, M. Seghers, G. Muyldermans, D. Piérard, A. Naessens, and S. Lauwers

Recovery of Mycobacterium elephantis from Sputum of a Patient in Belgium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1344. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christophe Sola, Nalin Rastogi, M. Cristina Gutierrez, Véronique Vincent, Roland Brosch, Linda Parsons, S. Niemann, S. Rüsch-Gerdes, and S. K. Schwander

Is Mycobacterium africanum Subtype II (Uganda I and Uganda II) a Genetically Well-Defined Subspecies of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1345-1348. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Albert J. Lastovica, Feng Shi, and Benjamin N. Fry

Molecular Typing of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 1349-1350. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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