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Minireviews:

Melvin P. Weinstein

Blood Culture Contamination: Persisting Problems and Partial Progress
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2275-2278. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Hong Bin Kim, Wan Beom Park, Ki Deok Lee, Young Joo Choi, Sang Won Park, Myoung-don Oh, Eui-Chong Kim, and Kang Won Choe

Nationwide Surveillance for Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin in Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2279-2281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Werner L. Pabst, Martin Altwegg, Christian Kind, Slavko Mirjanic, Daniel Hardegger, and David Nadal

Prevalence of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli among Children with and without Diarrhea in Switzerland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2289-2293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mei Qu, Jing Xu, Yanpeng Ding, Ruibai Wang, Peng Liu, Biao Kan, Guoming Qi, Yanqing Liu, and Shouyi Gao

Molecular Epidemiology of Vibrio cholerae O139 in China: Polymorphism of Ribotypes and CTX Elements
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2306-2310. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sang Hee Lee, Jae Young Kim, Sang Heum Shin, Young Jun An, Young Wook Choi, Yeun Chang Jung, Ha Il Jung, Eui Suk Sohn, Seok Hoon Jeong, and Kye Joon Lee

Dissemination of SHV-12 and Characterization of New AmpC-Type Beta-Lactamase Genes among Clinical Isolates of Enterobacter Species in Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2477-2482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sverker Bernander, Kerstin Jacobson, Jürgen Herbert Helbig, Paul Christian Lück, and Monica Lundholm

A Hospital-Associated Outbreak of Legionnaires' Disease Caused by Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Is Characterized by Stable Genetic Fingerprinting but Variable Monoclonal Antibody Patterns
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2503-2508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hak-Sun Yu, Sung-Yong Seol, and Dong-Taek Cho

Diversity of Tn1546-Like Elements in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Isolated from Humans and Poultry in Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2641-2643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel J. Diekema, Janet I. Andrews, Holly Huynh, Paul R. Rhomberg, Stella R. Doktor, Jill Beyer, Virginia D. Shortridge, Robert K. Flamm, Ronald N. Jones, and Michael A. Pfaller

Molecular Epidemiology of Macrolide Resistance in Neonatal Bloodstream Isolates of Group B Streptococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2659-2661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Søren Kranker, Lis Alban, Jaap Boes, and Jan Dahl

Longitudinal Study of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Infection in Three Danish Farrow-to-Finish Swine Herds
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2282-2288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Y. Deng, C. A. Batten, B. L. Liu, P. R. Lambden, M. Elschner, H. Günther, P. Otto, P. Schnürch, W. Eichhorn, W. Herbst, and I. N. Clarke

Studies of Epidemiology and Seroprevalence of Bovine Noroviruses in Germany
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2300-2305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. F. Key, D. K. Guenette, K.-J. Yoon, P. G. Halbur, T. E. Toth, and X. J. Meng

Development of a Heteroduplex Mobility Assay To Identify Field Isolates of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus with Nucleotide Sequences Closely Related to Those of Modified Live-Attenuated Vaccines
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2433-2439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana I. Vela, Joaquin Goyache, Carmen Tarradas, Inmaculada Luque, Ana Mateos, Miguel A. Moreno, Carmen Borge, J. Anselmo Perea, Lucas Domínguez, and José F. Fernández-Garayzábal

Analysis of Genetic Diversity of Streptococcus suis Clinical Isolates from Pigs in Spain by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2498-2502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Darren J. Trott, Michelle R. Moeller, Richard L. Zuerner, Jesse P. Goff, W. Ray Waters, David P. Alt, Richard L. Walker, and Michael J. Wannemuehler

Characterization of Treponema phagedenis-Like Spirochetes Isolated from Papillomatous Digital Dermatitis Lesions in Dairy Cattle
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2522-2529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Karlsson, C. Fellström, A. Gunnarsson, A. Landén, and A. Franklin

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Porcine Brachyspira (Serpulina) Species Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2596-2604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bradley J. Blitvich, Richard A. Bowen, Nicole L. Marlenee, Roy A. Hall, Michel L. Bunning, and Barry J. Beaty

Epitope-Blocking Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Detection of West Nile Virus Antibodies in Domestic Mammals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2676-2679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Bovine Non-O157 Shiga Toxin 2-Containing Escherichia coli Isolates Commonly Possess stx_2-EDL933 and/or stx_2vhb Subtypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2716-2722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chris Helps, Nicky Reeves, Kathy Egan, Pam Howard, and Dave Harbour

Detection of Chlamydophila felis and Feline Herpesvirus by Multiplex Real-Time PCR Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2734-2736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anders Miki Bojesen, Mia Torpdahl, Henrik Christensen, John Elmerdahl Olsen, and Magne Bisgaard

Genetic Diversity of Gallibacterium anatis Isolates from Different Chicken Flocks
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2737-2740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arshud M. Dar, Shirin Munir, Sagar M. Goyal, and Vivek Kapur

Sequence Analysis of the Matrix (M2) Protein Gene of Avian Pneumovirus Recovered from Turkey Flocks in the United States
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2748-2751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Annu Alho, Jane Marttila, Jorma Ilonen, and Timo Hyypiä

Diagnostic Potential of Parechovirus Capsid Proteins
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2294-2299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maitreyi S. Rajala, Wayne M. Sullender, A. K. Prasad, Lalit Dar, and Shobha Broor

Genetic Variability among Group A and B Respiratory Syncytial Virus Isolates from a Large Referral Hospital in New Delhi, India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2311-2316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George E. Armah, Andrew Duncan Steele, Fred N. Binka, Mathew D. Esona, Richard Harry Asmah, Francis Anto, David Brown, Jon Green, Felicity Cutts, and Andy Hall

Changing Patterns of Rotavirus Genotypes in Ghana: Emergence of Human Rotavirus G9 as a Major Cause of Diarrhea in Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2317-2322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomoko Yoda, Yasuhiko Suzuki, Yoshitake Terano, Kenji Yamazaki, Naomi Sakon, Tsuyoshi Kuzuguchi, Hajime Oda, and Teizo Tsukamoto

Precise Characterization of Norovirus (Norwalk-Like Virus)-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies with Broad Reactivity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2367-2371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pei-Yun Shu, Shu-Fen Chang, Yu-Chung Kuo, Yi-Yun Yueh, Li-Jung Chien, Chien-Lin Sue, Ting-Hsiang Lin, and Jyh-Hsiung Huang

Development of Group- and Serotype-Specific One-Step SYBR Green I-Based Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Dengue Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2408-2416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shea N. Gardner, Thomas A. Kuczmarski, Elizabeth A. Vitalis, and Tom R. Slezak

Limitations of TaqMan PCR for Detecting Divergent Viral Pathogens Illustrated by Hepatitis A, B, C, and E Viruses and Human Immunodeficiency Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2417-2427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Holger Hennig, Nikolaus Osterrieder, Michael Müller-Steinhardt, Hanns-Martin Teichert, Holger Kirchner, and Klaus-Peter Wandinger

Detection of Marek's Disease Virus DNA in Chicken but Not in Human Plasma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2428-2432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. K. Ghosh, L. Kuhn, J. West, K. Semrau, D. Decker, D. M. Thea, and G. M. Aldrovandi

Quantitation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Breast Milk
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2465-2470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tokiomi Endo, Toshiyuki Miura, Tomohiko Koibuchi, Hitomi Nakamura, Takashi Takahashi, Takashi Odawara, Mieko Goto, Atsushi Ajisawa, Aikichi Iwamoto, and Tetsuya Nakamura

Molecular Analysis of Human Herpesvirus 8 by Using Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Open Reading Frame 26
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2492-2497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annika Antonsson, Silvana Karanfilovska, Pelle G. Lindqvist, and Bengt Göran Hansson

General Acquisition of Human Papillomavirus Infections of Skin Occurs in Early Infancy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2509-2514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Miyake, Yuji Iizawa, and Masanori Baba

Novel Reporter T-Cell Line Highly Susceptible to Both CCR5- and CXCR4-Using Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Its Application to Drug Susceptibility Tests
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2515-2521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohammad Reza Abbaszadegan, Mehran Gholamin, Abbas Tabatabaee, Reza Farid, Massoud Houshmand, and Morteza Abbaszadegan

Prevalence of Human T-Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 among Blood Donors from Mashhad, Iran
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2593-2595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yi-Wei Tang, Joyce E. Johnson, Philip J. Browning, Roberto A. Cruz-Gervis, Angela Davis, Barney S. Graham, Kenneth L. Brigham, John A. Oates, Jr., James E. Loyd, and Arlene A. Stecenko

Herpesvirus DNA Is Consistently Detected in Lungs of Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2633-2640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Angélique Ndjoyi-Mbiguino, Francis Ozouaki, Jérôme Legoff, François-Xavier Mbopi-Kéou, Ali Si-Mohamed, Isabelle Ndombi Onas, Evelyne Avoune, and Laurent Bélec

Comparison of Washing and Swabbing Procedures for Collecting Genital Fluids To Assess Cervicovaginal Shedding of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2662-2664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nahed M. Abdel-Haq, Robert A. Thomas, Basim I. Asmar, Viera Zacharova, and William D. Lyman

Increased Prevalence of G1P[4] Genotype among Children with Rotavirus-Associated Gastroenteritis in Metropolitan Detroit
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2680-2682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc Wirden, Anne Simon, Luminita Schneider, Roland Tubiana, Luc Paris, Anne Genevieve Marcelin, Constance Delaugerre, Mayeule Legrand, Serge Herson, Gilles Peytavin, Christine Katlama, and Vincent Calvez

Interruption of Nonnucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor (NNRTI) Therapy for 2 Months Has No Effect on Levels of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Plasma of Patients Harboring Viruses with Mutations Associated with Resistance to NNRTIs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2713-2715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jorge F. Quarleri, María V. Bussy, Verónica L. Mathet, Vanesa Ruiz, Rubén Iácono, Ling Lu, Betty H. Robertson, and José R. Oubiña

In Vitro Detection of Dissimilar Amounts of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Subtype-Specific RNA Genomes in Mixes Prepared from Sera of Persons Infected with a Single HCV Genotype
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2727-2733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas L. Cherpes, Leslie A. Meyn, and Sharon L. Hillier

Plasma versus Serum for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2-Specific Immunoglobulin G Antibodies with a Glycoprotein G2-Based Enzyme Immunoassay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2758-2759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Soma Das, V. Varghese, S. Chaudhury, P. Barman, S. Mahapatra, K. Kojima, S. K. Bhattacharya, T. Krishnan, R. K. Ratho, G. P. Chhotray, A. C. Phukan, N. Kobayashi, and T. N. Naik

Emergence of Novel Human Group A Rotavirus G12 Strains in India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2760-2762. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. J. Weissenborn, A. M. Funke, M. Hellmich, P. Mallmann, P. G. Fuchs, H. J. Pfister, and U. Wieland

Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus DNA Loads in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Women with High-Grade Cervical Lesions Are Strongly Elevated
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2763-2767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

S. Honoré-Bouakline, J. P. Vincensini, V. Giacuzzo, P. H. Lagrange, and J. L. Herrmann

Rapid Diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis by PCR: Impact of Sample Preparation and DNA Extraction
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2323-2329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sara Ngo Niobe-Eyangoh, Christopher Kuaban, Philippe Sorlin, Patrick Cunin, Jocelyn Thonnon, Christophe Sola, Nalin Rastogi, Veronique Vincent, and M. Cristina Gutierrez

Genetic Biodiversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains from Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Cameroon
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2547-2553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patricia S. Conville, June M. Brown, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Judy W. Lee, Dorothy E. Byrer, Victoria L. Anderson, Susan E. Dorman, Steven M. Holland, Barbara Cahill, Karen C. Carroll, and Frank G. Witebsky

Nocardia veterana as a Pathogen in North American Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2560-2568. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomotada Iwamoto, Toshiaki Sonobe, and Kozaburo Hayashi

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex, M. avium, and M. intracellulare in Sputum Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2616-2622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. Galí, J. Domínguez, S. Blanco, C. Prat, M. D. Quesada, L. Matas, and V. Ausina

Utility of an In-House Mycobacteriophage-Based Assay for Rapid Detection of Rifampin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2647-2649. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elvira Richter, Michael Weizenegger, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, and Stefan Niemann

Evaluation of Genotype MTBC Assay for Differentiation of Clinical Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2672-2675. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Awewura Kwara, Ronald Schiro, Lauren S. Cowan, Newton E. Hyslop, Mark F. Wiser, Stephanie Roahen Harrison, Patricia Kissinger, Lois Diem, and Jack T. Crawford

Evaluation of the Epidemiologic Utility of Secondary Typing Methods for Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2683-2685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Moira Chan-Yeung, Cheuk-Ming Tam, Harriet Wong, Chi-Chiu Leung, Julie Wang, Wing-Wai Yew, Chak-Wah Lam, and Kai-Man Kam

Molecular and Conventional Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in Hong Kong: a Population-Based Prospective Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2706-2708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James T. Douglas, Lishi Qian, Jaime C. Montoya, James M. Musser, Jan D. A. Van Embden, Dick Van Soolingen, and Kristin Kremer

Characterization of the Manila Family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2723-2726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew M. Middleton, Paul Cullinan, Robert Wilson, Jonathan R. Kerr, and Maureen V. Chadwick

Interpreting the Results of the Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct Test for Detection of M. tuberculosis rRNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2741-2743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvain Godreuil, Marie-Noëlle Didelot, Colette Perez, Anne Leflèche, Patrick Boiron, Jacques Reynes, Frédéric Laurent, Hélène Jean-Pierre, and Hélène Marchandin

Nocardia veterana Isolated from Ascitic Fluid of a Patient with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2768-2773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Roland Jureen, Janetta Top, Stein Christian Mohn, Stig Harthug, Nina Langeland, and Rob J. L. Willems

Molecular Characterization of Ampicillin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates from Hospitalized Patients in Norway
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2330-2336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Norichika Asoh, Hiroshi Watanabe, Marguerite Fines-Guyon, Kiwao Watanabe, Kazunori Oishi, Weerayut Kositsakulchai, Tippaya Sanchai, Khemrassamee Kunsuikmengrai, Sumpun Kahintapong, Banyong Khantawa, Prasit Tharavichitkul, Thira Sirisanthana, and Tsuyoshi Nagatake

Emergence of Rifampin-Resistant Rhodococcus equi with Several Types of Mutations in the rpoB Gene among AIDS Patients in Northern Thailand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2337-2340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sou-Ichi Makino, Toru Tobe, Hiroshi Asakura, Masahisa Watarai, Testuya Ikeda, Koichi Takeshi, and Chihiro Sasakawa

Distribution of the Secondary Type III Secretion System Locus Found in Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates among Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2341-2347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sharon L. Abbott, Wendy K. W. Cheung, and J. Michael Janda

The Genus Aeromonas: Biochemical Characteristics, Atypical Reactions, and Phenotypic Identification Schemes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2348-2357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jasmine M. Chaitram, Laura A. Jevitt, Sara Lary, and Fred C. Tenover

The World Health Organization's External Quality Assurance System Proficiency Testing Program Has Improved the Accuracy of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing and Reporting among Participating Laboratories Using NCCLS Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2372-2377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. A. Brito, M. Ramirez, and H. de Lencastre

Serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae by Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2378-2384. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sebastián Albertí, César García-Rey, María A. Domínguez, Lorenzo Aguilar, Emilia Cercenado, Miguel Gobernado, and Adela García-Perea,

Survey of emm Gene Sequences from Pharyngeal Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates Collected in Spain and Their Relationship with Erythromycin Susceptibility
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2385-2390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stanley Mirrett, L. Barth Reller, Cathy A. Petti, Christopher W. Woods, Bindu Vazirani, Rekha Sivadas, and Melvin P. Weinstein

Controlled Clinical Comparison of BacT/ALERT Standard Aerobic Medium with BACTEC Standard Aerobic Medium for Culturing Blood
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2391-2394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. de la Torre, D. Zapata, M. Tello, W. Mejía, N. Frías, F. J. García Peña, E. M. Mateu, and E. Torre

Several Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serotype 4,5,12:i:- Phage Types Isolated from Swine Samples Originate from Serotype Typhimurium DT U302
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2395-2400. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guillermo I. Pérez-Pérez, R. Bradley Sack, Raymond Reid, Mathuram Santosham, Janne Croll, and Martin J. Blaser

Transient and Persistent Helicobacter pylori Colonization in Native American Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2401-2407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Smith, M. A. Diggle, and S. C. Clarke

Comparison of Commercial DNA Extraction Kits for Extraction of Bacterial Genomic DNA from Whole-Blood Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2440-2443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ronen Ben-Ami, Shiri Navon-Venezia, David Schwartz, and Yehuda Carmeli

Infection of a Ventriculoatrial Shunt with Phenotypically Variable Staphylococcus epidermidis Masquerading as Polymicrobial Bacteremia Due to Various Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci and Kocuria varians
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2444-2447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander W. Friedrich, Julia Borell, Martina Bielaszewska, Angelika Fruth, Helmut Tschäpe, and Helge Karch

Shiga Toxin 1c-Producing Escherichia coli Strains: Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization and Association with Human Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2448-2453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrizia Spigaglia and Paola Mastrantonio

Evaluation of Repetitive Element Sequence-Based PCR as a Molecular Typing Method for Clostridium difficile
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2454-2457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Crystal N. Johnson, William H. Benjamin, Jr., Stephen A. Moser, Susan K. Hollingshead, Xiaotian Zheng, Marilyn J. Crain, Moon H. Nahm, and Ken B. Waites

Genetic Relatedness of Levofloxacin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from North America
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2458-2464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lixia Liu, Theodore Spilker, Tom Coenye, and John J. LiPuma

Identification by Subtractive Hybridization of a Novel Insertion Element Specific for Two Widespread Burkholderia cepacia Genomovar III Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2471-2476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvano Palladino, Ian D. Kay, James P. Flexman, Ingrid Boehm, Anna Maria G. Costa, Erica J. Lambert, and Keryn J. Christiansen

Rapid Detection of vanA and vanB Genes Directly from Clinical Specimens and Enrichment Broths by Real-Time Multiplex PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2483-2486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arjanne Van Griethuysen, Annemarie Van 't Veen, Anton Buiting, Timothy Walsh, and Jan Kluytmans

High Percentage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates with Reduced Susceptibility to Glycopeptides in The Netherlands
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2487-2491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicola Jones, John F. Bohnsack, Shinji Takahashi, Karen A. Oliver, Man-Suen Chan, Frank Kunst, Philippe Glaser, Christophe Rusniok, Derrick W. M. Crook, Rosalind M. Harding, Naiel Bisharat, and Brian G. Spratt

Multilocus Sequence Typing System for Group B Streptococcus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2530-2536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregor Gorkiewicz, Gebhard Feierl, Caroline Schober, Franz Dieber, Josef Köfer, Rudolf Zechner, and Ellen L. Zechner

Species-Specific Identification of Campylobacters by Partial 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2537-2546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Anthony G. Scott, Eric L. Marston, Andrew J. Hall, and Kevin Marsh

Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia by psaA PCR Analysis of Lung Aspirates from Adult Patients in Kenya
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2554-2559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Teresa Semedo, Margarida Almeida Santos, Paula Martins, Maria Fátima Silva Lopes, José J. Figueiredo Marques, Rogério Tenreiro, and Maria Teresa Barreto Crespo

Comparative Study Using Type Strains and Clinical and Food Isolates To Examine Hemolytic Activity and Occurrence of the cyl Operon in Enterococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2569-2576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard Facklam, Marguerite Lovgren, Patricia Lynn Shewmaker, and Gregory Tyrrell

Phenotypic Description and Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Aerococcus sanguinicola Isolates from Human Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2587-2592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masao Fukushima, Kenichi Kakinuma, Hiroshi Hayashi, Hiroko Nagai, Kunihiko Ito, and Ryuji Kawaguchi

Detection and Identification of Mycobacterium Species Isolates by DNA Microarray
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2605-2615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shabnam Qamer, Jonathan A. T. Sandoe, and Kevin G. Kerr

Use of Colony Morphology To Distinguish Different Enterococcal Strains and Species in Mixed Culture from Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2644-2646. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. H. Park, H. J. Kim, D. L. Hixon, and A. Bubert

Evaluation of the Duopath Verotoxin Test for Detection of Shiga Toxins in Cultures of Human Stools
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2650-2653. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudia Stöllberger, Josef Finsterer, Angelika Pratter, Wolfgang Kopsa, Julius Preiser, and Andreas Valentin

Ischemic Stroke and Splenic Rupture in a Case of Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2654-2658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudia Toma, Yan Lu, Naomi Higa, Noboru Nakasone, Isabel Chinen, Ariela Baschkier, Marta Rivas, and Masaaki Iwanaga

Multiplex PCR Assay for Identification of Human Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2669-2671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul P. Bourbeau and Barbara J. Heiter

Evaluation of Copan Swabs with Liquid Transport Media for Use in the Gen-Probe Group A Strep Direct Test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2686-2689. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hyunseok Peter Kang and W. Michael Dunne

Stability of Repetitive-Sequence PCR Patterns with Respect to Culture Age and Subculture Frequency
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2694-2696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Lewis and S. C. Clarke

Identification of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroups Y and W135 by siaD Nucleotide Sequence Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2697-2699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David R. Murdoch, Stanley Mirrett, Lizzie J. Harrell, Susan M. Donabedian, Marcus J. Zervos, and L. Barth Reller

Comparison of Microscan Broth Microdilution, Synergy Quad Plate Agar Dilution, and Disk Diffusion Screening Methods for Detection of High-Level Aminoglycoside Resistance in Enterococcus Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2703-2705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ellie J. C. Goldstein, Diane M. Citron, Victoria A. Peraino, and Sally A. Cross

Desulfovibrio desulfuricans Bacteremia and Review of Human Desulfovibrio Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2752-2754. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kamaljit Singh, Patrick J. Gavin, Thomas Vescio, Richard B. Thomson, Jr., Ruth B. Deddish, Adrienne Fisher, Gary A. Noskin, and Lance R. Peterson

Microbiologic Surveillance Using Nasal Cultures Alone Is Sufficient for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Neonates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2755-2757. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

J. Russ Forney, Chansuda Wongsrichanalai, Alan J. Magill, Leslie G. Craig, Jeeraphat Sirichaisinthop, Christian T. Bautista, R. Scott Miller, Christian F. Ockenhouse, Kent E. Kester, Naomi E. Aronson, Ellen M. Andersen, Higinio A. Quino-Ascurra, Carlos Vidal, Kimberly A. Moran, Clinton K. Murray, Caroline Cady DeWitt, D. Gray Heppner, Kevin C. Kain, W. Ripley Ballou, and Robert A. Gasser, Jr.

Devices for Rapid Diagnosis of Malaria: Evaluation of Prototype Assays That Detect Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein 2 and a Plasmodium vivax-Specific Antigen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2358-2366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathy Hancock, Azra Khan, Fatima B. Williams, Melinda L. Yushak, Sowmya Pattabhi, John Noh, and Victor C. W. Tsang

Characterization of the 8-Kilodalton Antigens of Taenia solium Metacestodes and Evaluation of Their Use in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Serodiagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2577-2586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frédéric Dalle, Pascale Roz, Guillaume Dautin, Marc Di-Palma, Evelyne Kohli, C. Sire-Bidault, Marie George Fleischmann, Anne Gallay, Sylvia Carbonel, Fabienne Bon, Claude Tillier, Pascal Beaudeau, and Alain Bonnin

Molecular Characterization of Isolates of Waterborne Cryptosporidium spp. Collected during an Outbreak of Gastroenteritis in South Burgundy, France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2690-2693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margarida Alves, Lihua Xiao, Irshad Sulaiman, Altaf A. Lal, Olga Matos, and Francisco Antunes

Subgenotype Analysis of Cryptosporidium Isolates from Humans, Cattle, and Zoo Ruminants in Portugal
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2744-2747. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Thomas J. Novicki, Karen LaFe, Lynda Bui, Uyen Bui, Robert Geise, Kieren Marr, and Brad T. Cookson

Genetic Diversity among Clinical Isolates of Acremonium strictum Determined during an Investigation of a Fatal Mycosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2623-2628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lynn L. Horvath, Duane R. Hospenthal, Clinton K. Murray, and David P. Dooley

Direct Isolation of Candida spp. from Blood Cultures on the Chromogenic Medium CHROMagar Candida
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2629-2632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Carmen Rubio, Joaquina Gil, Inmaculada Ramírez de Ocáriz, Rafael Benito, and Antonio Rezusta

Comparison of Results Obtained by Testing with Three Different Agar Media and by the NCCLS M27-A Method for In Vitro Testing of Fluconazole against Candida spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2665-2668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna Zingale, Paola Carrera, Adriano Lazzarin, and Paolo Scarpellini

Detection of Pneumocystis carinii and Characterization of Mutations Associated with Sulfa Resistance in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Subjects
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2709-2712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Vineeta Singh, Sudha Salhan, B. C. Das, and A. Mittal

Predominance of Chlamydia trachomatis Serovars Associated with Urogenital Infections in Females in New Delhi, India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2700-2702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

X. Haristoy, A. Lozniewski, C. Tram, D. Simeon, L. Bevanger, and C. Lion

Francisella tularensis Bacteremia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2774-2776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amélie Auzias, Claude Bollet, Raouf Ayari, Michel Drancourt, and Didier Raoult

Corynebacterium freneyi Bacteremia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2777-2778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine Y. Turenne, Amar A. Suchak, Joyce N. Wolfe, Amin Kabani, and Lindsay E. Nicolle

Soft Tissue Infection Caused by a Novel Pigmented, Rapidly Growing Mycobacterium Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2779-2782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Phyllis A. Neef, Hari Polenakovik, Jill E. Clarridge, Mohammad Saklayen, Laura Bogard, and Jack M. Bernstein

Lactobacillus paracasei Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis and Review of the Literature
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2783-2784. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Valérie Zeller, Anne-Lyse Nardi, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, Wladimir Sougakoff, Bruno Stankoff, Christine Katlama, and François Bricaire

Disseminated Infection with a Mycobacterium Related to Mycobacterium triplex with Central Nervous System Involvement Associated with AIDS
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2785-2787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Walter Geißdörfer, Christoph Böhmer, Klaus Pelz, Christoph Schoerner, Wolfgang Frobenius, and Christian Bogdan

Tuboovarian Abscess Caused by Atopobium vaginae following Transvaginal Oocyte Recovery
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2788-2790. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Richard Porwancher

Improving the Specificity of Recombinant Immunoassays for Lyme Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2791. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bradley J. Betts and Robert W. Shafer

Algorithm Specification Interface for Human Immunodefiency Virus Type 1 Genotypic Interpretation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2792-2794. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tamara R. Anderegg, Douglas J. Biedenbach, and Ronald N. Jones

Initial Quality Control Evaluations for Susceptibility Testing of Dalbavancin (BI397), an Investigational Glycopeptide with Potent Gram-Positive Activity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2795-2796. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tom Coenye, Peter Vandamme, John J. LiPuma, John R. W. Govan, and Eshwar Mahenthiralingam

Updated Version of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex Experimental Strain Panel
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2797-2798. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Sven Klaschik, Lutz E. Lehmann, Ansgar Raadts, Malte Book, Andreas Hoeft, and Frank Stuber

Real-Time PCR for Detection and Differentiation of Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Bacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2799. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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