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May 2003, Volume 41, Issue 5   [Index by Author]       Other Issues:  
       Guest Commentaries (none in this issue)
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       Bacteriology
       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
       Mycology
       Parasitology
       Virology
       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
       Epidemiology
       Case Reports
       Fast-Track Communications (none in this issue)
       Letters to the Editor
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Bacteriology:

Characterization of a Tandem Repeat Polymorphism in Legionella pneumophila and Its Use for Genotyping
   C. Pourcel, Y. Vidgop, F. Ramisse, G. Vergnaud, and C. Tram
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1819-1826. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Evaluation of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis as a Tool for Determining the Degree of Genetic Relatedness between Strains of Escherichia coli O157:H7
   Margaret A. Davis, Dale D. Hancock, Thomas E. Besser, and Douglas R. Call
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1843-1849. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Rapid Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium, Mycoplasma hominis, Ureaplasma parvum, and Ureaplasma urealyticum Organisms in Genitourinary Samples by PCR-Microtiter Plate Hybridization Assay
   Takashi Yoshida, Shin-Ichi Maeda, Takashi Deguchi, Takamaro Miyazawa, and Hiroaki Ishiko
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1850-1855. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Evaluation of Coxiella burnetii Antibiotic Susceptibilities by Real-Time PCR Assay
   Robert E. Brennan and James E. Samuel
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1869-1874. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Evaluation of a New Cellulose Sponge-Tipped Swab for Microbiological Sampling: a Laboratory and Clinical Investigation
   Monica Österblad, Helinä Järvinen, Kurt Lönnqvist, Solja Huikko, Pekka Laippala, Jouko Viljanto, Heikki Arvilommi, and Pentti Huovinen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1894-1900. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Quality Control for ß-Lactam Susceptibility Testing with a Well-Defined Collection of Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains in Spain
   Rafael Cantón, Elena Loza, María Del Carmen Conejo, Fernando Baquero, and Luis Martínez-Martínez
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1912-1918. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Antimicrobial Resistance and Genetic Diversity of Shigella sonnei Isolates from Western Ireland, an Area of Low Incidence of Infection
   Niall DeLappe, Fiona O'Halloran, Seamus Fanning, G. Corbett-Feeney, T. Cheasty, and M. Cormican
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1919-1924. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
BVBlue Test for Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis
   Linda Myziuk, Barbara Romanowski, and Stephen C. Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1925-1928. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Genomic Diversity of Clinical and Environmental Vibrio cholerae Strains Isolated in Brazil between 1991 and 2001 as Revealed by Fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
   Fabiano L. Thompson, Cristiane C. Thompson, Ana C. P. Vicente, Grace N. D. Theophilo, Ernesto Hofer, and Jean Swings
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1946-1950. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Validation of the Automated Reading and Incubation System with Sensititre Plates for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
   Kimberle C. Chapin and Michael C. Musgnug
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1951-1956. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Microbial Population Diversity in the Urethras of Healthy Males and Males Suffering from Nonchlamydial, Nongonococcal Urethritis
   W. A. Riemersma, C. J. C. van der Schee, W. I. van der Meijden, H. A. Verbrugh, and A. van Belkum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1977-1986. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Usefulness of the MicroSeq 500 16S Ribosomal DNA-Based Bacterial Identification System for Identification of Clinically Significant Bacterial Isolates with Ambiguous Biochemical Profiles
   Patrick C. Y. Woo, Kenneth H. L. Ng, Susanna K. P. Lau, Kam-tong Yip, Ami M. Y. Fung, Kit-wah Leung, Dorothy M. W. Tam, Tak-lun Que, and Kwok-yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1996-2001. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
DNA-Level Characterization of Helicobacter pylori Strains from Patients with Overt Disease and with Benign Infections in Bangladesh
   Motiur Rahman, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Shamsun Nahar, Simanti Datta, Milan Mashhud Ahmad, Safique Sarker, Ibna M. Masud, Lars Engstrand, M. John Albert, G. Balakrish Nair, and Douglas E. Berg
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2008-2014. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Characterization of Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains Harboring the astA Gene That Were Associated with a Waterborne Outbreak of Diarrhea in Japan
   Jun Yatsuyanagi, Shioko Saito, Yoshimichi Miyajima, Ken-Ichi Amano, and Katsuhiko Enomoto
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2033-2039. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
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. 2003. 41: 2068-2079. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Evaluation of the Vitek 2 ID-GNB Assay for Identification of Members of the Family Enterobacteriaceae and Other Nonenteric Gram-Negative Bacilli and Comparison with the Vitek GNI+ Card
   Caroline M. O'Hara and J. Michael Miller
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2096-2101. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Identification and Characterization of a New Variant of Shiga Toxin 1 in Escherichia coli ONT:H19 of Bovine Origin
   Christine Bürk, Richard Dietrich, Gabriele Açar, Maximilian Moravek, Michael Bülte, and Erwin Märtlbauer
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2106-2112. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Rapid Identification of Escherichia coli Pathotypes by Virulence Gene Detection with DNA Microarrays
   Sadjia Bekal, Roland Brousseau, Luke Masson, Gabrielle Prefontaine, John Fairbrother, and Josée Harel
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2113-2125. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Multiplex PCR for Detection of Three Plasmid-Borne Genes of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Strains
   Jorge F. Cerna, James P. Nataro, and Teresa Estrada-Garcia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2138-2140. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Usefulness of Urinary Antigen Detection by an Immunochromatographic Test for Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Children
   J. Domínguez, S. Blanco, C. Rodrigo, M. Azuara, N. Galí, A. Mainou, A. Esteve, A. Castellví, C. Prat, L. Matas, and V. Ausina
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2161-2163. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
A Serotype V Clone Is Predominant among Erythromycin-Resistant Streptococcus agalactiae Isolates in a Southwestern Region of Germany
   Ulrich von Both, Michael Ruess, Urban Mueller, Kirsten Fluegge, Anna Sander, and Reinhard Berner
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2166-2169. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Rapid Screening for Streptococcus agalactiae in Vaginal Specimens of Pregnant Women by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization
   Laura A. Artz, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, and Ingo B. Autenrieth
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2170-2173. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Multilocus Sequence Typing Has Better Discriminatory Ability for Typing Vibrio cholerae than Does Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Provides a Measure of Phylogenetic Relatedness
   Mamuka Kotetishvili, O. Colin Stine, Yuansha Chen, Arnold Kreger, Alexander Sulakvelidze, Shanmuga Sozhamannan, and J. Glenn Morris, Jr.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2191-2196. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase Enzymes in Clinical Isolates of Enterobacter Species from Lagos, Nigeria
   I. E. Aibinu, V. C. Ohaegbulam, E. A. Adenipekun, F. T. Ogunsola, T. O. Odugbemi, and B. J. Mee
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2197-2200. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Influence of Lack of CO2 on Anaerobic Bacteria: a Quick Method To Verify the Absence of CO2
   Robbin L. Killam, Joan Barenfanger, and Mike Cox
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2201-2202. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Search for Cytolethal Distending Toxin Production among Fecal Escherichia Coli Isolates from Brazilian Children with Diarrhea and without Diarrhea
   Lilian R. M. Marques, Ana T. Tavechio, Cecília M. Abe, and Tânia A. T. Gomes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2206-2208. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 


Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae-Specific Antibodies Binding to the VD2 and VD3 Regions of the Major Outer Membrane Protein
   Marcus Klein, Arne Kötz, Katussevani Bernardo, and Martin Krönke
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1957-1962. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Pilot Study of COBAS PCR and Ligase Chain Reaction for Detection of Rectal Infections Due to Chlamydia trachomatis
   Matthew R. Golden, Sabina G. Astete, Rosa Galvan, Aldo Lucchetti, Jorge Sanchez, Connie L. Celum, William L. H. Whittington, Walter E. Stamm, King K. Holmes, and Patricia A. Totten
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2174-2175. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Specific Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity Responses to ESAT-6 Identify Tuberculosis-Infected Cattle
   J. M. Pollock, J. McNair, H. Bassett, J. P. Cassidy, E. Costello, H. Aggerbeck, I. Rosenkrands, and P. Andersen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1856-1860. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Snapshot of Moving and Expanding Clones of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Their Global Distribution Assessed by Spoligotyping in an International Study
   Ingrid Filliol, Jeffrey R. Driscoll, Dick van Soolingen, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Kristin Kremer, Georges Valétudie, Dang Duc Anh, Rachael Barlow, Dilip Banerjee, Pablo J. Bifani, Karine Brudey, Angel Cataldi, Robert C. Cooksey, Debby V. Cousins, Jeremy W. Dale, Odir A. Dellagostin, Francis Drobniewski, Guido Engelmann, Séverine Ferdinand, Deborah Gascoyne-Binzi, Max Gordon, M. Cristina Gutierrez, Walter H. Haas, Herre Heersma, Eric Kassa-Kelembho, Ho Minh Ly, Athanasios Makristathis, Caterina Mammina, Gerald Martin, Peter Moström, Igor Mokrousov, Valérie Narbonne, Olga Narvskaya, Antonino Nastasi, Sara Ngo Niobe-Eyangoh, Jean W. Pape, Voahangy Rasolofo-Razanamparany, Malin Ridell, M. Lucia Rossetti, Fritz Stauffer, Philip N. Suffys, Howard Takiff, Jeanne Texier-Maugein, Véronique Vincent, Jacobus H. de Waard, Christophe Sola, and Nalin Rastogi
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1963-1970. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Controlled Comparison of BACTEC 13A, MYCO/F LYTIC, BacT/ALERT MB, and ISOLATOR 10 Systems for Detection of Mycobacteremia
   John A. Crump, David C. Tanner, Stanley Mirrett, Celeste M. McKnight, and L. Barth Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1987-1990. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Simple and Fast Lateral Flow Test for Classification of Leprosy Patients and Identification of Contacts with High Risk of Developing Leprosy
   S. Bührer-Sékula, H. L. Smits, G. C. Gussenhoven, J. van Leeuwen, S. Amador, T. Fujiwara, P. R. Klatser, and L. Oskam
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1991-1995. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: Evidence for Limited Strain Diversity, Strain Sharing, and Identification of Unique Targets for Diagnosis
   Alifiya S. Motiwala, Megan Strother, Alongkorn Amonsin, Beverly Byrum, Saleh A. Naser, Judith R. Stabel, William P. Shulaw, John P. Bannantine, Vivek Kapur, and Srinand Sreevatsan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2015-2026. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Characterization of Mycobacterium montefiorense sp. nov., a Novel Pathogenic Mycobacterium from Moray Eels That Is Related to Mycobacterium triplex
   Michael H. Levi, John Bartell, Leanne Gandolfo, Sandra C. Smole, Sylvia F. Costa, Louis M. Weiss, Linda K. Johnson, Gerard Osterhout, and Lawrence H. Herbst
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2147-2152. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Mutations in the rpoB Gene of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from China
   Jun Yue, Wei Shi, Jingping Xie, Yao Li, Erliang Zeng, and Honghai Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2209-2212. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Novel Polymorphic Region of the rpoB Gene Containing Mycobacterium Species-Specific Sequences and Its Use in Identification of Mycobacteria
   Hyeyoung Lee, Hye-Eun Bang, Gill-Han Bai, and Sang-Nae Cho
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2213-2218. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Mycology:

Development of a LightCycler PCR Assay for Detection and Quantification of Aspergillus fumigatus DNA in Clinical Samples from Neutropenic Patients
   Birgit Spiess, Dieter Buchheidt, Corinna Baust, Heyko Skladny, Wolfgang Seifarth, Udo Zeilfelder, Christine Leib-Mösch, Handan Mörz, and Rüdiger Hehlmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1811-1818. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Persistence of Oropharyngeal Candida albicans Strains with Reduced Susceptibilities to Fluconazole among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Seropositive Children and Adults in a Long-Term Care Facility
   Natalya U. Makarova, V. V. Pokrowsky, A. V. Kravchenko, L. V. Serebrovskaya, Michael J. James, Michael M. McNeil, Brent A. Lasker, David W. Warnock, and Errol Reiss
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1833-1837. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Racial Distribution of Candida dubliniensis Colonization among South Africans
   Elaine Blignaut, Claude Pujol, Sophie Joly, and David R. Soll
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1838-1842. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Evaluation of the Etest and Disk Diffusion Methods for Determining Susceptibilities of 235 Bloodstream Isolates of Candida glabrata to Fluconazole and Voriconazole
   M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, L. Boyken, S. A. Messer, S. Tendolkar, and R. J. Hollis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1875-1880. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Candida dubliniensis at a University Hospital in Saudi Arabia
   R. Fotedar and S. S. A. Al Hedaithy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1907-1911. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Detection of Fluconazole-Resistant Isolates of Candida glabrata by Using an Agar Screen Assay
   Susan M. Nelson and Charles P. Cartwright
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2141-2143. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Variation in Susceptibility of Bloodstream Isolates of Candida glabrata to Fluconazole According to Patient Age and Geographic Location
   M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, L. Boyken, S. Tendolkar, R. J. Hollis, and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2176-2179. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Detection of Circulating Aspergillus fumigatus Galactomannan: Value and Limits of the Platelia Test for Diagnosing Invasive Aspergillosis
   Claudine Pinel, Hélène Fricker-Hidalgo, Bernadette Lebeau, Frédéric Garban, Rébecca Hamidfar, Pierre Ambroise-Thomas, and Renée Grillot
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2184-2186. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Genotyping of Candida albicans Oral Strains from Healthy Individuals by Polymorphic Microsatellite Locus Analysis
   Frédéric Dalle, Laure Dumont, Norélie Franco, David Mesmacque, Denis Caillot, Pierre Bonnin, Caroline Moiroux, Odile Vagner, Bernadette Cuisenier, Sarab Lizard, and Alain Bonnin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2203-2205. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Parasitology:

Epidemiology of Cyclospora cayetanensis and Other Intestinal Parasites in a Community in Haiti
   Adriana S. Lopez, Jean M. Bendik, Jean Y. Alliance, Jacquelin M. Roberts, Alexandre J. da Silva, Iaci N. S. Moura, Michael J. Arrowood, Mark L. Eberhard, and Barbara L. Herwaldt
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2047-2054. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Virology:

Multicenter Evaluation of Use of Dried Blood and Plasma Spot Specimens in Quantitative Assays for Human Immunodeficiency Virus RNA: Measurement, Precision, and RNA Stability
   Don Brambilla, Cheryl Jennings, Grace Aldrovandi, James Bremer, Anne Marie Comeau, Sharon A. Cassol, Ruth Dickover, J. Brooks Jackson, Jane Pitt, John L. Sullivan, Ann Butcher, Lynell Grosso, Patricia Reichelderfer, and Susan A. Fiscus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1888-1893. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
New Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection of Hepatitis B Virus Core Antigen (HBcAg) and Relation between Levels of HBcAg and HBV DNA
   Tatsuji Kimura, Akinori Rokuhara, Akihiro Matsumoto, Shintaro Yagi, Eiji Tanaka, Kendo Kiyosawa, and Noboru Maki
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1901-1906. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Improved Detection of Rhinoviruses by Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification after Nucleotide Sequence Determination of the 5' Noncoding Regions of Additional Rhinovirus Strains
   K. Loens, M. Ieven, D. Ursi, C. de Laat, P. Sillekens, P. Oudshoorn, and H. Goossens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1971-1976. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Detection of Anti-West Nile Virus Immunoglobulin M in Chicken Serum by an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
   Alison J. Johnson, Stanley Langevin, Katherine L. Wolff, and Nicholas Komar
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2002-2007. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Monitoring Cytomegalovirus Infection in Adult and Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients by a Real-Time PCR Assay Performed with Blood Plasma
   Marianne Leruez-Ville, Marie Ouachée, Richard Delarue, Anne-Sophie Sauget, Stéphane Blanche, Agnès Buzyn, and Christine Rouzioux
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2040-2046. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Applications of Competitor RNA in Diagnostic Reverse Transcription-PCR
   Steven B. Kleiboeker
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2055-2061. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Development and Verification of an Automated Sample Processing Protocol for Quantitation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma
   Brenda G. Lee, Kristin R. Fiebelkorn, Angela M. Caliendo, and Frederick S. Nolte
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2062-2067. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Evaluation of a New Serotyping Assay for Detection of Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Type-Specific Antibodies in Serum Samples
   Elyanne Gault, Patrick Soussan, Yoann Morice, Lara Sanders, Assia Berrada, Brian Rogers, and Paul Deny
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2084-2087. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Genetic Characterization of a Novel, Naturally Occurring Recombinant Human G6P[6] Rotavirus
   Mustafizur Rahman, Karolien De Leener, Truus Goegebuer, Elke Wollants, Ingrid Van der Donck, Lieve Van Hoovels, and Marc Van Ranst
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2088-2095. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Recombinant VP7-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Immunoglobulin G Antibodies to Colorado Tick Fever Virus
   Fauziah Mohd Jaafar, Houssam Attoui, Pierre Gallian, Philippe Biagini, Jean-François Cantaloube, Philippe de Micco, and Xavier de Lamballerie
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2102-2105. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Real-Time PCR Assay of Individual Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Variants in Coinfected Human Lymphoid Tissues
   Yoshinori Ito, Jean-Charles Grivel, and Leonid Margolis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2126-2131. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Comparison of Lateral-Flow Immunoassay and Enzyme Immunoassay with Viral Culture for Rapid Detection of Influenza Virus in Nasal Wash Specimens from Children
   Andreea C. Cazacu, Jewel Greer, Moe Taherivand, and Gail J. Demmler
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2132-2134. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Failure To Genotype Herpes Simplex Virus by Real-Time PCR Assay and Melting Curve Analysis Due to Sequence Variation within Probe Binding Sites
   Trevor P. Anderson, Anja M. Werno, Kirsten A. Beynon, and David R. Murdoch
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2135-2137. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Kinetics and Significance of Serum Hepatitis C Virus Core Antigen in Patients with Acute Hepatitis C
   Agostino Cividini, Antonella Cerino, Alba Muzzi, Milena Furione, Chiara Rebucci, Laura Segagni, Marta Gatti, Vincenzo Barnaba, and Mario U. Mondelli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2144-2146. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Performance of the OraQuick Rapid Antibody Test for Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection in Patients with Various Levels of Exposure to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
   Robert J. O'Connell, Teresa M. Merritt, Jennifer A. Malia, Thomas C. VanCott, Matthew J. Dolan, Hassan Zahwa, William P. Bradley, Bernard M. Branson, Nelson L. Michael, and Caroline C. De Witt
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2153-2155. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Risk of Occupational Human Herpesvirus 8 Infection for Health Care Workers
   Barbara C. Gärtner, Alexandra Kloss, Harald Kaul, Urban Sester, Klaus Roemer, Hans Pees, Hans Köhler, and Nikolaus Mueller-Lantzsch
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2156-2157. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Frequency of Amantadine-Resistant Influenza A Viruses during Two Seasons Featuring Cocirculation of H1N1 and H3N2
   Reiko Saito, Takatsugu Sakai, Isamu Sato, Yasuko Sano, Hitoshi Oshitani, Mizuho Sato, and Hiroshi Suzuki
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2164-2165. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Comparison of the Denka-Seiken INFLU A·B-Quick and BD Directigen Flu A+B Kits with Direct Fluorescent-Antibody Staining and Shell Vial Culture Methods for Rapid Detection of Influenza Viruses
   James J. Dunn, Chris Gordon, Christy Kelley, and Karen C. Carroll
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2180-2183. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Human Group B Rotavirus Infections Cause Severe Diarrhea in Children and Adults in Bangladesh
   Takeshi Sanekata, Muzahed Uddin Ahmed, Abdul Kader, Koki Taniguchi, and Nobumichi Kobayashi
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2187-2190. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Comparison of the Pathogenesis of Two Genetically Different H3N2 Influenza A Viruses in Pigs
   Gabriele A. Landolt, Alexander I. Karasin, Lynette Phillips, and Christopher W. Olsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1936-1941. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Epidemiology:

Virulence Markers of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Isolated from Children and Adults with Diarrhea in Brasília, Brazil
   Iriane C. Piva, Alex L. Pereira, Lúcia R. Ferraz, Rejane S. N. Silva, Ataíza C. Vieira, Jesus E. Blanco, Miguel Blanco, Jorge Blanco, and Loreny G. Giugliano
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1827-1832. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Evaluation and Utilization as a Public Health Tool of a National Molecular Epidemiological Tuberculosis Outbreak Database within the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2001
   F. A. Drobniewski, A. Gibson, M. Ruddy, and M. D. Yates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1861-1868. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
DNA Fingerprinting of Lactobacillus crispatus Strain CTV-05 by Repetitive Element Sequence-Based PCR Analysis in a Pilot Study of Vaginal Colonization
   May A. D. Antonio and Sharon L. Hillier
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1881-1887. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Escherichia coli Strains from Pregnant Women and Neonates: Intraspecies Genetic Distribution and Prevalence of Virulence Factors
   Stéphane Watt, Philippe Lanotte, Laurent Mereghetti, Maryvonne Moulin-Schouleur, Bertrand Picard, and Roland Quentin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1929-1935. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Regional Variation among vacA Alleles of Helicobacter pylori in China
   Jingtong Wang, Leen-Jan van Doorn, Philip A. Robinson, Xuhuai Ji, Dong Wang, Yu Wang, Lianying Ge, John L. Telford, and Jean E. Crabtree
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 1942-1945. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Two International Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones Endemic in a University Hospital in Patras, Greece
   M. Aires de Sousa, C. Bartzavali, I. Spiliopoulou, I. Santos Sanches, M. I. Crisóstomo, and H. de Lencastre
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2027-2032. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
pgi Genotyping Is a Surrogate for Serotyping of Encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae
   Juliana N. Anyanwu, Carina A. Rodriguez, Katherine E. Fleming, and Elisabeth E. Adderson
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2080-2083. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
O-Antigen Serotypes and Type III Secretory Toxins in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
   Karine Faure, David Shimabukuro, Temitayo Ajayi, Leonard R. Allmond, Teiji Sawa, and Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2158-2160. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Case Reports:

Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Veronaea botryosa in the People’s Republic of China
   A. Matsushita, L. Jilong, M. Hiruma, M. Kobayashi, T. Matsumoto, H. Ogawa, and A. A. Padhye
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2219-2222. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Spondylodiscitis Due to Clostridium ramosum Infection in an Immunocompetent Elderly Patient
   Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Nicole Bouziges, Albert Sotto, Jean-Louis Leroux, and Sylvie Michaux-Charachon
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2223-2226. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Neonatal Sudden Death Due to Legionella Pneumonia Associated with Water Birth in a Domestic Spa Bath
   Takuhito Nagai, Hisanori Sobajima, Mitsuji Iwasa, Toyonori Tsuzuki, Fumiaki Kura, Junko Amemura-Maekawa, and Haruo Watanabe
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2227-2229. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Acute Flaccid Paralysis from Echovirus Type 33 Infection
   Keith Grimwood, Q. Sue Huang, Lynette G. Sadleir, W. Allan Nix, David R. Kilpatrick, M. Steven Oberste, and Mark A. Pallansch
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2230-2232. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Infection with an Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Strain of Serratia marcescens following Tongue Reconstruction
   Benu Dhawan, Richard Bonnet, N. K. Shukla, Purva Mathur, Bimal K. Das, and Arti Kapil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2233-2234. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Eubacterium callanderi Bacteremia: Report of the First Case
   Aurélie Thiolas, Claude Bollet, Mohammed Gasmi, Michel Drancourt, and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2235-2236. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Fatal Case of Endocarditis Due to Weissella confusa
   James D. Flaherty, Paul N. Levett, Floyd E. Dewhirst, Theodore E. Troe, John R. Warren, and Stuart Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2237-2239. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Soft Tissue Infection and Bacteremia Caused by Shewanella putrefaciens
   Leonardo Pagani, Adolf Lang, Claudio Vedovelli, Oswald Moling, Giovanni Rimenti, Raffaele Pristerà, and Peter Mian
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2240-2241. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Bacteremia Due to a Novel Microbacterium Species in a Patient with Leukemia and Description of Microbacterium paraoxydans sp. nov.
   Kim Laffineur, Véronique Avesani, Guy Cornu, Jacqueline Charlier, Michèle Janssens, Georges Wauters, and Michel Delmée
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2242-2246. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Bacteremia Due to Three Bacillus Species in a Case of Munchausen's Syndrome
   Jason Galanos, Shalinie Perera, Haydn Smith, David O'Neal, Harsha Sheorey, and Mary Jo Waters
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2247-2248. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Babesia bicornis sp. nov. and Theileria bicornis sp. nov.: Tick-Borne Parasites Associated with Mortality in the Black Rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis)
   Ard M. Nijhof, Banie L. Penzhorn, Godelieve Lynen, Johnson O. Mollel, Pete Morkel, Cornelis P. J. Bekker, and Frans Jongejan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2249-2254. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Sepsis, Multiple Organ Failure, and Death Due to Pandoraea pnomenusa Infection after Lung Transplantation
   Martin E. Stryjewski, John J. LiPuma, Robert H. Messier, Jr., L. Barth Reller, and Barbara D. Alexander
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2255-2257. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Peripartum Transmission of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae
   L. Clifford McDonald, Kris Bryant, and James Snyder
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2258-2260. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Keratitis Caused by Scedosporium apiospermum Successfully Treated with a Cornea Transplant and Voriconazole
   Eric Nulens, Cathrien Eggink, Antonius J. M. M. Rijs, Pieter Wesseling, and Paul E. Verweij
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2261-2264. [Abstract] [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Letters to the Editor:

Detection of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Antigen in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid by an Immunochromatographic Assay
   Peter C. Wever, Daan W. Notermans, Igor I. Tulevski, Jan K. M. Eeftinck Schattenkerk, and Menno D. de Jong
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2265. [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Evidence for Spread of a Clonal Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa among Cystic Fibrosis Clinics
   David Armstrong, Scott Bell, Michael Robinson, Peter Bye, Barbara Rose, Colin Harbour, Crystal Lee, Helen Service, Michael Nissen, Melanie Syrmis, and Claire Wainwright
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2266-2267. [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Clinical Microbiology in the Year 2025: Serologic and Host-Oriented Diagnosis
   Martin Rottman, Jean-Louis Gaillard, and W. Michael Dunne, Jr.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2268. [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Criteria for Identification of Cross-Contamination of Cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Routine Microbiology Laboratories
   Nora M. Carroll, Madalene Richardson, Paul D. van Helden, Stephen H. Gillespie, Timothy D. McHugh, Annette S. de Boer, and Dick van Soolingen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2269-2270. [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Immunochromatographic Test for Rapid Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Nasopharynx
   David R. Murdoch, L. Barth Reller, and Howard Faden
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2271. [HTML] [PDF]  
 
Contamination Management of Broad-Range or Specific PCR: Is There Any Difference?
   Patrick Bastien, Elisabeth Chabbert, Laurence Lachaud, Beverley C. Millar, Xu Jiru, and John E. Moore
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2272. [HTML] [PDF]  
 

Errata:

Ubiquity of Putative Type III Secretion Genes among Clinical and Environmental Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolates in Northern Australia
   H. C. Smith-Vaughan, D. Gal, P. M. Lawrie, C. Winstanley, K. S. Sriprakash, and B. J. Currie
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41: 2273. [HTML] [PDF]  
 

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