Contents: April 2003, Volume 41, Issue 4        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Mycology        Bacteriology        Parasitology        Virology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Epidemiology        Case Reports        Letters to the Editor Other Issues

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Serotypes, Virulence Genes, and Intimin Types of Shiga Toxin (Verotoxin)-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Healthy Sheep in Spain M. Blanco, J. E. Blanco, A. Mora, J. Rey, J. M. Alonso, M. Hermoso, J. Hermoso, M. P. Alonso, G. Dahbi, E. A. González, M. I. Bernárdez, and J. Blanco J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1351-1356; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Presence and Characterization of Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli Virulence Genes in F165-Positive E. coli Strains Isolated from Diseased Calves and Pigs Hojabr Dezfulian, Isabelle Batisson, John M. Fairbrother, Peter C. K. Lau, Atef Nassar, George Szatmari, and Josée Harel J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1375-1385; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of PCR as a Diagnostic Mass-Screening Tool To Detect Leishmania (Viannia) spp. in Domestic Dogs (Canis familiaris) Richard Reithinger, Juan Canales Espinoza, Orin Courtenay, and Clive R. Davies J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1486-1493; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Filamentous Fungus Sagenomella chlamydospora Responsible for a Disseminated Infection in a Dog Josepa Gené, José L. Blanco, Josep Cano, Marta E. García, and Josep Guarro J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1722-1725; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Detection of Chlamydia psittaci and C. pecorum by High-Sensitivity Real-Time PCR Reveals High Prevalence of Vaginal Infection in Cattle Fred J. DeGraves, Dongya Gao, Hans-Robert Hehnen, Tobias Schlapp, and Bernhard Kaltenboeck J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1726-1729; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Single-Enzyme Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism for Typing Pasteurella multocida subsp. multocida Isolates from Pigs A. M. Moreno, M. R. Baccaro, A. J. P. Ferreira, and A. F. Pestana de Castro J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1743-1746; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Use of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis To Identify Medically Important Candida spp., Including C. dubliniensis A. Borst, B. Theelen, E. Reinders, T. Boekhout, A. C. Fluit, and P. H. M. Savelkoul J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1357-1362; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Sporothrix schenckii in Clinical Samples by a Nested PCR Assay Sindy Hu, Wen-Hung Chung, Shuen-Iu Hung, Hsin-Chun Ho, Zen-Whe Wang, Chien-Hsun Chen, Shu-Chuan Lu, Tseng-tong Kuo, and Hong-Shang Hong J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1414-1418; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activities of Fluconazole and Voriconazole against 1,586 Recent Clinical Isolates of Candida Species Determined by Broth Microdilution, Disk Diffusion, and Etest Methods: Report from The ARTEMIS Global Antifungal Susceptibility Program, 2001 M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, S. A. Messer, L. Boyken, and R. J. Hollis J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1440-1446; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Combined Use of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Recombinant 27-Kilodalton and Purified 87-Kilodalton Antigens in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Serodiagnosis of Paracoccidioidomycosis Soraya Díez, Beatriz L. Gómez, Juan G. McEwen, Angela Restrepo, Rod J. Hay, and Andrew J. Hamilton J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1536-1542; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Single Cells of Cryptococcus neoformans in Clinical Samples by Solid-Phase Cytometry T. G. M. Bauters, D. Swinne, V. Stove, and H. J. Nelis J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1736-1737; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Detection of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum in Human Clinical Samples Andrea Bracca, María Elena Tosello, Javier E. Girardini, Susana L. Amigot, Carlos Gomez, and Esteban Serra J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1753-1755; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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16S Ribosomal DNA Sequence-Based Analysis of Clinically Significant Gram-Positive Anaerobic Cocci Yuli Song, Chengxu Liu, Maureen McTeague, and Sydney M. Finegold J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1363-1369; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Detection of Moraxella catarrhalis in Nasopharyngeal Secretions by Real-Time PCR Oliver Greiner, Philip J. R. Day, Martin Altwegg, and David Nadal J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1386-1390; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Cytolethal Distending Toxin Production in Periodontopathogenic Bacteria Ryousuke Yamano, Masaru Ohara, Shuichi Nishikubo, Tamaki Fujiwara, Toru Kawamoto, Yoko Ueno, Hitoshi Komatsuzawa, Katsuji Okuda, Hidemi Kurihara, Hidekazu Suginaka, Eric Oswald, Kazuo Tanne, and Motoyuki Sugai J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1391-1398; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Method for Quantitative Detection and Presumptive Identification of Group B Streptococci on Primary Plating Søren Mose Hansen and Uffe B. Skov Sørensen J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1399-1403; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus lugdunensis Infections: High Frequency of Inguinal Area Carriage N. van der Mee-Marquet, A. Achard, L. Mereghetti, A. Danton, M. Minier, and R. Quentin J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1404-1409; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Genes Encoding Pyrogenic Toxin Superantigens and Exfoliative Toxins among Strains of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Blood and Nasal Specimens Karsten Becker, Alexander W. Friedrich, Gabriele Lubritz, Maria Weilert, Georg Peters, and Christof von Eiff J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1434-1439; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from Italy by the BD Phoenix Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase Detection Method Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Teresa Spanu, Daniela Ciccaglione, Lucio Romano, Barbara Fiori, Giuseppe Nicoletti, Stefania Zanetti, and Giovanni Fadda J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1463-1468; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Effects of Strain-Specific Antigen Variation on the Accuracy of Serologic Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection Patrice A. Marchildon, Toshiro Sugiyama, Yoshihiro Fukada, Jeffrey S. Peacock, Masahiro Asaka, Takashi Shimoyama, and David Y. Graham J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1480-1485; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Duplex PCR Genotyping Assay for Distinguishing Clostridium perfringens Type A Isolates Carrying Chromosomal Enterotoxin (cpe) Genes from Those Carrying Plasmid-Borne Enterotoxin (cpe) Genes Qiyi Wen, Kazuaki Miyamoto, and Bruce A. McClane J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1494-1498; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Influence of Transferable Genetic Determinants on the Outcome of Typing Methods Commonly Used for Enterococcus faecium Guido Werner, Rob J. L. Willems, Bianca Hildebrandt, Ingo Klare, and Wolfgang Witte J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1499-1506; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Ribotyping and Restriction Enzyme Analysis for Inter- and Intraspecies Discrimination of Bordetella avium and Bordetella hinzii Karen B. Register, Randy E. Sacco, and Gwen E. Nordholm J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1512-1519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

International Typing Study of Toxin A-Negative, Toxin B-Positive Clostridium difficile Variants Stuart Johnson, Susan P. Sambol, Jon S. Brazier, Michel Delmée, V. Avesani, Michelle M. Merrigan, and Dale N. Gerding J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1543-1547; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Pathogenicity Marker Found in the Plasticity Region of the Helicobacter pylori Genome Adriana Santos, Dulciene Maria Magalhães Queiroz, Armelle Ménard, Armelle Marais, Gifone Aguiar Rocha, Celso Affonso Oliveira, Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira Nogueira, Milton Uzeda, and Francis Mégraud J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1651-1655; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tandem Tetramer-Based Microsatellite Fingerprinting for Typing of Proteus mirabilis Strains Tomasz Cieslikowski, Dobroslawa Gradecka, Magdalena Mielczarek, and Wieslaw Kaca J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1673-1680; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evolution of a Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Strain In Vivo: Multiple Changes in the Antibiotic Resistance Phenotypes of a Single Lineage of Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus under the Impact of Antibiotics Administered for Chemotherapy K. Sieradzki, T. Leski, J. Dick, L. Borio, and A. Tomasz J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1687-1693; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Blood Agar and Mycobacterium tuberculosis: the End of a Dogma M. Drancourt, P. Carrieri, M.-J. Gévaudan, and D. Raoult J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1710-1711; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Staphylococcus aureus Blood Isolates Shows Lack of Polyclonal Bacteremia Riad Khatib, Mamta Sharma, S. Anwar H. Naqvi, Kathleen Riederer, Mohammed O. Almoujahed, and Mohamad G. Fakih J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1717-1719; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Six Auxotypes of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Transport Media J. J. Wade and M. A. Graver J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1720-1721; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation from Blood Culture of a Leclercia adecarboxylata Strain Producing an SHV-12 Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Annarita Mazzariol, Jessica Zuliani, Roberta Fontana, and Giuseppe Cornaglia J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1738-1739; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus 1R PCR Assay for Detection of Raoultella sp. Isolates among Strains Identified as Klebsiella oxytoca in the Clinical Laboratory Sophie A. Granier, Véronique Leflon-Guibout, Fred W. Goldstein, and Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1740-1742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Monoclonal Antibodies to Lipopolysaccharide for Antigenic Analysis of Coxiella burnetii Akitoyo Hotta, Midori Kawamura, Ho To, Masako Andoh, Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi, Hideto Fukushi, Ken-Ichi Amano, and Katsuya Hirai J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1747-1749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNase Pretreatment of Master Mix Reagents Improves the Validity of Universal 16S rRNA Gene PCR Results Alexandra Heininger, Marlies Binder, Andreas Ellinger, Konrad Botzenhart, Klaus Unertl, and Gerd Döring J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1763-1765; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Fluorescence-Based PCR Method for Identification of Serogroup A Meningococci M. A. Diggle, K. Smith, E. K. Girvan, and S. C. Clarke J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1766-1768; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of the saa Gene in Strains of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli of Human and Bovine Origins Claire Jenkins, Neil T. Perry, Tom Cheasty, Darren J. Shaw, Gad Frankel, Gordon Dougan, George J. Gunn, Henry R. Smith, Adrienne W. Paton, and James C. Paton J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1775-1778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

BIBI, a Bioinformatics Bacterial Identification Tool G. Devulder, G. Perrière, F. Baty, and J. P. Flandrois J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1785-1787; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Susceptibility Testing of Four Antibiotics against Borrelia burgdorferi: a Comparison of Results for the Three Genospecies Borrelia afzelii, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Stricto Martin Sicklinger, Ralf Wienecke, and Uwe Neubert J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1791-1793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

drs (Distantly Related sic) Gene Polymorphisms among emm12-Type Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates Claudia M. Brandt, Gerhard Haase, Barbara Spellerberg, Regina Holland, and Rudolf Lütticken J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1794-1797; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Method for Typing Staphylococcus aureus Strains: Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis of Polymorphism and Genetic Relationships of Clinical Isolates Artur Sabat, Jolanta Krzyszton-Russjan, Wojciech Strzalka, Renata Filipek, Klaudia Kosowska, Waleria Hryniewicz, James Travis, and Jan Potempa J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1801-1804; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria at Delivery: Comparison of Blood Film Preparation Methods and of Blood Films with Histology Stephen J. Rogerson, Patrick Mkundika, and Maxwell K. Kanjala J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1370-1374; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Real-Time PCR Assay for Quantitative Detection of Encephalitozoon intestinalis DNA Jean Menotti, Bruno Cassinat, Claudine Sarfati, Olivier Liguory, Francis Derouin, and Jean-Michel Molina J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1410-1413; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prospective Value of PCR Amplification and Sequencing for Diagnosis and Typing of Old World Leishmania Infections in an Area of Nonendemicity Jean-Pierre Gangneux, Jean Menotti, Frédéric Lorenzo, Claudine Sarfati, Hélène Blanche, Hung Bui, Francine Pratlong, Yves-Jean-François Garin, and Francis Derouin J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1419-1422; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of the 18S rRNA Gene of Cryptosporidium Parasites from Patients with or without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infections Living in Kenya, Malawi, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and Vietnam Wangeci Gatei, Julie Greensill, Richard W. Ashford, Luis E. Cuevas, Christopher M. Parry, Nigel A. Cunliffe, Nicholas J. Beeching, and C. Anthony Hart J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1458-1462; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection, Differentiation, and Quantitation of Pathogenic Leishmania Organisms by a Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer-Based Real-Time PCR Assay Alexandra Schulz, Katja Mellenthin, Gabriele Schönian, Bernhard Fleischer, and Christian Drosten J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1529-1535; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Value of Specific Immunoglobulin E Detection by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay in Cases of Acquired and Congenital Toxoplasmosis F. Foudrinier, I. Villena, R. Jaussaud, D. Aubert, C. Chemla, F. Martinot, and J. M. Pinon J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1681-1686; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Virology:

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International Collaborative Study To Compare Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays for Detection and Genotyping of Noroviruses Jan Vinjé, Harry Vennema, Leena Maunula, Carl-Henrik von Bonsdorff, Marina Hoehne, Eckart Schreier, Alison Richards, Jon Green, David Brown, Suzanne S. Beard, Stephan S. Monroe, Erwin de Bruin, Lennart Svensson, and Marion P. G. Koopmans J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1423-1433; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Broadly Reactive and Highly Sensitive Assay for Norwalk-Like Viruses Based on Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR Tsutomu Kageyama, Shigeyuki Kojima, Michiyo Shinohara, Kazue Uchida, Shuetsu Fukushi, Fuminori B. Hoshino, Naokazu Takeda, and Kazuhiko Katayama J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1548-1557; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Evaluation of Two Methods for Genotyping Hepatitis C Virus Based on Analysis of the 5' Noncoding Region Frederick S. Nolte, Alicia M. Green, Kristin R. Fiebelkorn, Angela M. Caliendo, Cynthia Sturchio, Aileen Grunwald, and Mimi Healy J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1558-1564; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections by Real-Time PCR Manfred Weidmann, Ursula Meyer-König, and Frank T. Hufert J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1565-1568; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Accuracy of the TRUGENE HIV-1 Genotyping Kit Robert M. Grant, Daniel R. Kuritzkes, Victoria A. Johnson, John W. Mellors, John L. Sullivan, Ronald Swanstrom, Richard T. D'Aquila, Mark Van Gorder, Mark Holodniy, Robert M. Lloyd, Jr., Caroline Reid, Gillian F. Morgan, and Dean L. Winslow J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1586-1593; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Performance Characteristics of the TRUGENE HIV-1 Genotyping Kit and the Opengene DNA Sequencing System Daniel R. Kuritzkes, Robert M. Grant, Paul Feorino, Marshal Griswold, Marie Hoover, Russell Young, Stephen Day, Robert M. Lloyd, Jr., Caroline Reid, Gillian F. Morgan, and Dean L. Winslow J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1594-1599; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Hepatitis B Virus DNA in Sera from Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection by DNA Microarray Method Kazunori Kawaguchi, Shuichi Kaneko, Masao Honda, Hiroshi F. Kawai, Yukihiro Shirota, and Kenichi Kobayashi J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1701-1704; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nucleotide and Predicted Amino Acid Sequence-Based Analysis of the Avian Metapneumovirus Type C Cell Attachment Glycoprotein Gene: Phylogenetic Analysis and Molecular Epidemiology of U.S. Pneumoviruses Rene Alvarez, Humphrey M. Lwamba, Darrell R. Kapczynski, M. Kariuki Njenga, and Bruce S. Seal J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1730-1735; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New PCR Test That Recognizes All Human Prototypes of Enterovirus: Application for Clinical Diagnosis Thomas Bourlet, Valerie Caro, Sophie Minjolle, Isabelle Jusselin, Bruno Pozzetto, Radu Crainic, and Ronald Colimon J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1750-1752; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Norwalk-Like Virus Infections in Cases of Viral Gastroenteritis among Children in Osaka City, Japan Nobuhiro Iritani, Yoshiyuki Seto, Hideyuki Kubo, Tsukasa Murakami, Kosuke Haruki, Minoru Ayata, and Hisashi Ogura J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1756-1759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Drug-Associated Resistance Mutations in Plasma and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patients for Whom Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Is Failing Loredana Sarmati, Emanuele Nicastri, Ilaria Uccella, Gabriella d'Ettorre, Saverio G. Parisi, Lucia Palmisano, Clementina Galluzzo, Ercole Concia, Vincenzo Vullo, Stefano Vella, and Massimo Andreoni J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1760-1762; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Human Cytomegalovirus Infection in Amniotic Fluid by Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Assay M. Grazia Revello, Daniele Lilleri, Maurizio Zavattoni, Milena Furione, Jaap Middeldorp, and Giuseppe Gerna J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1772-1774; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Occurrence of False Positives during Testing for Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus among Volunteer Blood Donors in India Sukanya Raghuraman, Thenmozhi Subramaniam, Dolly Daniel, Gopalan Sridharan, and Priya Abraham J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1788-1790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Evaluation of the MicroSeq System for Identification of Mycobacteria by 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing and Its Integration into a Routine Clinical Mycobacteriology Laboratory Leslie Hall, Kelly A. Doerr, Sherri L. Wohlfiel, and Glenn D. Roberts J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1447-1453; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Drug-Susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype Does Not Develop Mutation-Conferred Resistance to Rifampin at an Elevated Rate Jim Werngren and Sven E. Hoffner J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1520-1524; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Finnish Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates by Spoligotyping Kirsi Puustinen, Merja Marjamäki, Nalin Rastogi, Christophe Sola, Ingrid Filliol, Petri Ruutu, Pekka Holmström, Matti K. Viljanen, and Hanna Soini J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1525-1528; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR-Based Method To Differentiate the Subspecies of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex on the Basis of Genomic Deletions Richard C. Huard, Luiz Claudio de Oliveira Lazzarini, W. Ray Butler, Dick van Soolingen, and John L. Ho J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1637-1650; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Heterogeneity of RNA Polymerase Gene (rpoB) Sequences of Mycobacterium gordonae Clinical Isolates Identified with a DNA Probe Kit and by Conventional Methods Saotomo Itoh, Yuko Kazumi, Chiyoji Abe, and Mitsuyoshi Takahashi J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1656-1663; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nocardia veterana, a New Emerging Pathogen Sudha Pottumarthy, Ajit P. Limaye, Jennifer L. Prentice, Yolanda B. Houze, Susan R. Swanzy, and Brad T. Cookson J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1705-1709; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinctiveness of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotypes from Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Seropositive and -Seronegative Patients in Lima, Peru Niyaz Ahmed, Luz Caviedes, Mahfooz Alam, K. Rajender Rao, Vartul Sangal, Patricia Sheen, Robert H. Gilman, and Seyed E. Hasnain J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1712-1716; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the BDProbeTec ET System for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Samples: a Multicenter Study Gianna Mazzarelli, Laura Rindi, Paola Piccoli, Claudio Scarparo, Carlo Garzelli, and Enrico Tortoli J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1779-1782; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Equivocal Zone in Interpretation of Results of the Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis A. Kerleguer, J.-L. Koeck, M. Fabre, P. Gérôme, R. Teyssou, and V. Hervé J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1783-1784; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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Distribution of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in Atherosclerotic Carotid Arteries: Significance for Sampling Procedures Melanie Cochrane, Andreas Pospischil, Philip Walker, Harry Gibbs, and Peter Timms J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1454-1457; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Methods for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Using Commercially Available Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests and a Liquid Pap Smear Medium Emilia H. Koumans, Carolyn M. Black, Lauri E. Markowitz, ElizabethR. Unger, Antonya Pierce, Mary K. Sawyer, and John R. Papp J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1507-1511; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi in Ixodes scapularis Ticks from Pennsylvania Joshua W. Courtney, Richard L. Dryden, Jill Montgomery, Bradley S. Schneider, Gary Smith, and Robert F. Massung J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1569-1573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Ehrlichia spp., Anaplasma spp., Rickettsia spp., and Other Eubacteria in Ticks from the Thai-Myanmar Border and Vietnam Philippe Parola, Jean-Paul Cornet, Yibayiri Osée Sanogo, R. Scott Miller, Huynh Van Thien, Jean-Paul Gonzalez, Didier Raoult, Sam R. Telford III, and Chansuda Wongsrichanalai J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1600-1608; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Anaplasma marginale msp1 Genotypes Evolved under Positive Selection Pressure but Are Not Markers for Geographic Isolates José de la Fuente, Ronald A. Van Den Bussche, Tulio M. Prado, and Katherine M. Kocan J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1609-1616; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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DNA Fingerprinting of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Typhimurium with Emphasis on Phage Type DT104 Based on Variable Number of Tandem Repeat Loci Bjørn-Arne Lindstedt, Even Heir, Elisabet Gjernes, and Georg Kapperud J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1469-1479; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Harmonization of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Protocols for Epidemiological Typing of Strains of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a Single Approach Developed by Consensus in 10 European Laboratories and Its Application for Tracing the Spread of Related Strains Stephen Murchan, Mary Elizabeth Kaufmann, Ariane Deplano, Raf de Ryck, Marc Struelens, Christina Elsberg Zinn, Vivian Fussing, Saara Salmenlinna, Jaana Vuopio-Varkila, Névine El Solh, Christina Cuny, Wolfgang Witte, Panayotis T. Tassios, Nikolas Legakis, Willem van Leeuwen, Alex van Belkum, Anna Vindel, Idoia Laconcha, Javier Garaizar, Saara Haeggman, Barbro Olsson-Liljequist, Ulrika Ransjo, Geoffrey Coombes, and Barry Cookson J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1574-1585; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Molecular Epidemiology of Chilean Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis Isolates by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Bacteriophage Typing Jorge Fernandez, Alberto Fica, German Ebensperger, Hector Calfullan, Soledad Prat, Alda Fernandez, Marcela Alexandre, and Ingrid Heitmann J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1617-1622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Encapsulated and Noncapsulated Haemophilus influenzae and Determination of Phylogenetic Relationships by Multilocus Sequence Typing Emma Meats, Edward J. Feil, Suzanna Stringer, Alison J. Cody, Richard Goldstein, J. Simon Kroll, Tanja Popovic, and Brian G. Spratt J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1623-1636; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Haemophilus influenzae Carriage in Children Attending French Day Care Centers: a Molecular Epidemiological Study Henri Dabernat, Marie-Anne Plisson-Sauné, Catherine Delmas, Martine Séguy, Gèneviéve Faucon, Roselyne Pélissier, Hélène Carsenti, Christian Pradier, Micheline Roussel-Delvallez, Joël Leroy, Marie-Jeanne Dupont, Frédéric De Bels, and Pierre Dellamonica J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1664-1672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Invasive Infections: Variation of Sero- and Genotypes during an 11-Year Period in Finland Susanna Lukinmaa, Maria Miettinen, Ulla-Maija Nakari, Hannu Korkeala, and Anja Siitonen J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1694-1700; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clonal Dissemination of Yersinia enterocolitica Strains with Various Susceptibilities to Nalidixic Acid Javier Sánchez-Céspedes, Margarita M. Navia, Rocío Martínez, Beatriz Orden, Rosario Millán, Joaquín Ruiz, and Jordi Vila J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1769-1771; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation between Isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus from Breeding Turkeys and Their Environment by Genotyping with Microsatellite Markers Sybille Lair-Fulleringer, Jacques Guillot, Christophe Desterke, Dominique Seguin, Stephan Warin, Arnaud Bezille, René Chermette, and Stéphane Bretagne J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1798-1800; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Mycetoma of the Foot Caused by Fusarium solani: Identification of the Etiologic Agent by DNA Sequencing H. Yera, M. E. Bougnoux, C. Jeanrot, M. T. Baixench, G. De Pinieux, and J. Dupouy-Camet J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1805-1808; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters to the Editor:

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Automated Identification Systems and Burkholderia pseudomallei Tse Hsien Koh, Lily Siew Yong Ng, Joanna Lee Foon Ho, Li-Hwei Sng, Grace Chee Yeng Wang, and Raymond Valentine Tzer Pin Lin J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1809 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Standardizing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Campylobacter Species Patrick F. MCDermott and Robert D. Walker J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2003 41: 1810 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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