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Minireviews:

Melissa B. Miller and Peter H. Gilligan

Laboratory Aspects of Management of Chronic Pulmonary Infections in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4009-4015. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Kate E. Templeton, Sitha A. Scheltinga, Peter Sillekens, Jantine W. Crielaard, Alje P. van Dam, Herman Goossens, and Eric C. J. Claas

Development and Clinical Evaluation of an Internally Controlled, Single-Tube Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Legionella pneumophila and Other Legionella Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4016-4021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joslyn Conley, Merle E. Olson, Linda S. Cook, Howard Ceri, Van Phan, and H. Dele Davies

Biofilm Formation by Group A Streptococci: Is There a Relationship with Treatment Failure?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4043-4048. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew D. Sails, Bala Swaminathan, and Patricia I. Fields

Clonal Complexes of Campylobacter jejuni Identified by Multilocus Sequence Typing Correlate with Strain Associations Identified by Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4058-4067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dmitriy Volokhov, Vladimir Chizhikov, Konstantin Chumakov, and Avraham Rasooly

Microarray-Based Identification of Thermophilic Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli, C. lari, and C. upsaliensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4071-4080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Birgit Strommenger, Christiane Kettlitz, Guido Werner, and Wolfgang Witte

Multiplex PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Nine Clinically Relevant Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4089-4094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stine G. Jessing, Øystein Angen, and Tomas J. Inzana

Evaluation of a Multiplex PCR Test for Simultaneous Identification and Serotyping of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Serotypes 2, 5, and 6
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4095-4100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yukie Shibata, Kazuhisa Ozaki, Mitsuko Seki, Takayuki Kawato, Hideki Tanaka, Yoshio Nakano, and Yoshihisa Yamashita

Analysis of Loci Required for Determination of Serotype Antigenicity in Streptococcus mutans and Its Clinical Utilization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4107-4112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kate E. Templeton, Sitha A. Scheltinga, Anneke van der Zee, Bram M. W. Diederen, Anna M. Kruijssen, Herman Goossens, Ed Kuijper, and Eric C. J. Claas

Evaluation of Real-Time PCR for Detection of and Discrimination between Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis, and Bordetella holmesii for Clinical Diagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4121-4126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. P. Bosshard, S. Abels, R. Zbinden, E. C. Böttger, and M. Altwegg

Ribosomal DNA Sequencing for Identification of Aerobic Gram-Positive Rods in the Clinical Laboratory (an 18-Month Evaluation)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4134-4140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Magnus Unemo, Per Olcén, Jan Albert, and Hans Fredlund

Comparison of Serologic and Genetic porB-Based Typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae: Consequences for Future Characterization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4141-4147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria G. Detsika, John E. Corkill, Marcelo Magalhães, Kerry J. Glendinning, C. Anthony Hart, and Craig Winstanley

Molecular Typing of, and Distribution of Genetic Markers among, Burkholderia cepacia Complex Isolates from Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4148-4153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caleb W. Dorsey, Melanie S. Beglin, and Luis A. Actis

Detection and Analysis of Iron Uptake Components Expressed by Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4188-4193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Teresa Spanu, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Daniela Ciccaglione, Tiziana D'Inzeo, Lucio Romano, Fiammetta Leone, and Giovanni Fadda

Use of the VITEK 2 System for Rapid Identification of Clinical Isolates of Staphylococci from Bloodstream Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4259-4263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura Pagani, Emanuela Dell'Amico, Roberta Migliavacca, Marco Maria D'Andrea, Ernesto Giacobone, Gianfranco Amicosante, Egidio Romero, and Gian Maria Rossolini

Multiple CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases in Nosocomial Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae from a Hospital in Northern Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4264-4269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rita Prager, Wolfgang Rabsch, Wiebke Streckel, Wolfgang Voigt, Erhardt Tietze, and Helmut Tschäpe

Molecular Properties of Salmonella enterica Serotype Paratyphi B Distinguish between Its Systemic and Its Enteric Pathovars
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4270-4278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

István Tóth, Fréderique Hérault, Lothar Beutin, and Eric Oswald

Production of Cytolethal Distending Toxins by Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Human and Animal Sources: Establishment of the Existence of a New cdt Variant (Type IV)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4285-4291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Burkhard Malorny, Cornelia Bunge, and Reiner Helmuth

Discrimination of d-Tartrate-Fermenting and -Nonfermenting Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Isolates by Genotypic and Phenotypic Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4292-4297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xuan Qin, Julia Emerson, Jenny Stapp, Lynn Stapp, Patrick Abe, and Jane L. Burns

Use of Real-Time PCR with Multiple Targets To Identify Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Other Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4312-4317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. A. Miller, R. D. Walker, A. Baya, K. Clemens, M. Coles, J. P. Hawke, B. E. Henricson, H. M. Hsu, J. J. Mathers, J. L. Oaks, M. Papapetropoulou, and R. Reimschuessel

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Aquatic Bacteria: Quality Control Disk Diffusion Ranges for Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 and Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida ATCC 33658 at 22 and 28°C
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4318-4323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kimberle Chapin and Michael Musgnug

Evaluation of Three Rapid Methods for the Direct Identification of Staphylococcus aureus from Positive Blood Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4324-4327. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanjay K. Shukla, Kathryn A. Bernard, Mary Harney, Daniel N. Frank, and Kurt D. Reed

Corynebacterium nigricans sp. nov.: Proposed Name for a Black-Pigmented Corynebacterium Species Recovered from the Human Female Urogenital Tract
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4353-4358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kate E. Templeton, Sitha A. Scheltinga, A. Willy Graffelman, Jolanda M. van Schie, Jantine W. Crielaard, Peter Sillekens, Peterhans J. van den Broek, Herman Goossens, Matthias F. C. Beersma, and Eric C. J. Claas

Comparison and Evaluation of Real-Time PCR, Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification, Conventional PCR, and Serology for Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4366-4371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yichun Liu, May-Ann Lee, Eng-Eong Ooi, Yeo Mavis, Ai-Ling Tan, and Hung-Hiang Quek

Molecular Typing of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolates from Various Countries in Asia by a Multiplex PCR Assay on Variable-Number Tandem Repeats
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4388-4394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hannah N. Coleman, Dayle A. Daines, Justin Jarisch, and Arnold L. Smith

Chemically Defined Media for Growth of Haemophilus influenzae Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4408-4410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Gloria S. Carvalho, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Terry Thompson, Delois Jackson, and Richard R. Facklam

Confirmation of Nontypeable Streptococcus pneumoniae-Like Organisms Isolated from Outbreaks of Epidemic Conjunctivitis as Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4415-4417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara C. Kahl, Angelika Duebbers, Gabriele Lubritz, Johannes Haeberle, Hans G. Koch, Barbara Ritzerfeld, Marion Reilly, Erik Harms, Richard A. Proctor, Mathias Herrmann, and Georg Peters

Population Dynamics of Persistent Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from the Airways of Cystic Fibrosis Patients during a 6-Year Prospective Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4424-4427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ina Foulon, Denis Piérard, Gaëtan Muyldermans, Kristof Vandoorslaer, Oriane Soetens, Paul Rosseel, and Sabine Lauwers

Prevalence of Fragilysin Gene in Bacteroides fragilis Isolates from Blood and Other Extraintestinal Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4428-4430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Branger, J. P. Casalta, G. Habib, F. Collard, and D. Raoult

Streptococcus pneumoniae Endocarditis: Persistence of DNA on Heart Valve Material 7 Years after Infectious Episode
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4435-4437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akihiro Yoshida, Nao Suzuki, Yoshio Nakano, Miki Kawada, Takahiko Oho, and Toshihiko Koga

Development of a 5' Nuclease-Based Real-Time PCR Assay for Quantitative Detection of Cariogenic Dental Pathogens Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4438-4441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H.-C. Slotved, J. Elliott, T. Thompson, and H. B. Konradsen

Latex Assay for Serotyping of Group B Streptococcus Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4445-4447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Loens, M. Ieven, D. Ursi, T. Beck, M. Overdijk, P. Sillekens, and H. Goossens

Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae by Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4448-4450. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clarisse Rovery, Jean Marc Rolain, Didier Raoult, and Philippe Brouqui

Shell Vial Culture as a Tool for Isolation of Brucella melitensis in Chronic Hepatic Abscess
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4460-4461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Malthe A. Melau Kristiansen, Dorthe Sandvang, and Thorkild Bremholm Rasmussen

In Vivo Development of Quinolone Resistance in Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium DT104
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4462-4464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Tristan, Liu Ying, Michele Bes, Jerome Etienne, Francois Vandenesch, and Gerard Lina

Use of Multiplex PCR To Identify Staphylococcus aureus Adhesins Involved in Human Hematogenous Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4465-4467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcello P. Riggio and Alan Lennon

Identification of Oral Peptostreptococcus Isolates by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of 16S rRNA Genes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4475-4479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sigrid Van Bost, Etienne Jacquemin, Eric Oswald, and Jacques Mainil

Multiplex PCRs for Identification of Necrotoxigenic Escherichia coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4480-4482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Philip E. Castle, Attila T. Lorincz, David R. Scott, Mark E. Sherman, Andrew G. Glass, Brenda B. Rush, Sholom Wacholder, Robert D. Burk, M. Michele Manos, John E. Schussler, Paul Macomber, and Mark Schiffman

Comparison between Prototype Hybrid Capture 3 and Hybrid Capture 2 Human Papillomavirus DNA Assays for Detection of High-Grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Cancer
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4022-4030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie Gallwitz, Ted Schutzbank, Richard L. Heberling, S. S. Kalter, and Jeffrey E. Galpin

Smallpox: Residual Antibody after Vaccination
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4068-4070. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James E. Cummins, Jr., Julie M. Villanueva, Tammy Evans-Strickfaden, Shekou M. Sesay, Sheila R. Abner, Timothy J. Bush, Timothy A. Green, Jeffrey L. Lennox, Thomas Wright, Thomas M. Folks, Clyde E. Hart, and Charlene S. Dezzutti

Detection of Infectious Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Female Genital Secretions by a Short-Term Culture Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4081-4088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Penelopie Koraka, Chantal P. Burghoorn-Maas, Andrew Falconar, Tatty E. Setiati, Kiss Djamiatun, Jan Groen, and Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus

Detection of Immune-Complex-Dissociated Nonstructural-1 Antigen in Patients with Acute Dengue Virus Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4154-4159. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann R. Falsey, Maria A. Formica, John J. Treanor, and Edward E. Walsh

Comparison of Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR to Viral Culture for Assessment of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Shedding
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4160-4165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan J. Wong, Rebekah H. Boyle, Valerie L. Demarest, Anh N. Woodmansee, Laura D. Kramer, Hongmin Li, Michael Drebot, Raymond A. Koski, Erol Fikrig, Denise A. Martin, and Pei-Yong Shi

Immunoassay Targeting Nonstructural Protein 5 To Differentiate West Nile Virus Infection from Dengue and St. Louis Encephalitis Virus Infections and from Flavivirus Vaccination
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4217-4223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dean D. Erdman, Geoffrey A. Weinberg, Kathryn M. Edwards, Frances J. Walker, Barbara C. Anderson, Jörn Winter, Monica González, and Larry J. Anderson

GeneScan Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Detection of Six Common Respiratory Viruses in Young Children Hospitalized with Acute Respiratory Illness
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4298-4303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anu Jääskeläinen, Xiuqi Han, Matthias Niedrig, Antti Vaheri, and Olli Vapalahti

Diagnosis of Tick-Borne Encephalitis by a µ-Capture Immunoglobulin M-Enzyme Immunoassay Based on Secreted Recombinant Antigen Produced in Insect Cells
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4336-4342. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan A. Nadin-Davis, Mary Sheen, and Alexander I. Wandeler

Use of Discriminatory Probes for Strain Typing of Formalin-Fixed, Rabies Virus-Infected Tissues by In Situ Hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4343-4352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. J. R. van Elden, A. M. van Loon, A. van der Beek, K. A. W. Hendriksen, A. I. M. Hoepelman, M. G. J. van Kraaij, P. Schipper, and M. Nijhuis

Applicability of a Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Immunocompromised Adults
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4378-4381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Junji Ikewaki, Eiichi Ohtsuka, Rie Kawano, Masao Ogata, Hiroshi Kikuchi, and Masaru Nasu

Real-Time PCR Assay Compared to Nested PCR and Antigenemia Assays for Detecting Cytomegalovirus Reactivation in Adult T-Cell Leukemia-Lymphoma Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4382-4387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. R. Laird, V. Ibarra, G. Ruiz-Palacios, M. L. Guerrero, R. I. Glass, and J. R. Gentsch

Unexpected Detection of Animal VP7 Genes among Common Rotavirus Strains Isolated from Children in Mexico
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4400-4403. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana Barrios, Carmen de Mendoza, Luz Martín-Carbonero, Esteve Ribera, Pere Domingo, María José Galindo, Juan Gálvez, Vicente Estrada, David Dalmau, Víctor Asensi, and Vincent Soriano

Role of Baseline Human Immunodeficiency Virus Genotype as a Predictor of Viral Response to Tenofovir in Heavily Pretreated Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4421-4423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Mayaud, Helen A. Weiss, Charles J. N. Lacey, Dilbinder K. Gill, and David C. W. Mabey

Genital Human Papillomavirus Genotypes in Northwestern Tanzania
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4451-4453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Bo Svenungsson, Lars G. Burman, Kirsti Jalakas-Pörnull, Åsa Lagergren, Johan Struwe, and Thomas Åkerlund

Epidemiology and Molecular Characterization of Clostridium difficile Strains from Patients with Diarrhea: Low Disease Incidence and Evidence of Limited Cross-Infection in a Swedish Teaching Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4031-4037. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Sörberg, O. Nyrén, and M. Granström

Unexpected Decrease with Age of Helicobacter pylori Seroprevalence among Swedish Blood Donors
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4038-4042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adilia Warris, Corné H. W. Klaassen, Jacques F. G. M. Meis, Maaike T. de Ruiter, Hanneke A. de Valk, Tore G. Abrahamsen, Peter Gaustad, and Paul E. Verweij

Molecular Epidemiology of Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates Recovered from Water, Air, and Patients Shows Two Clusters of Genetically Distinct Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4101-4106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mónica V. Cunha, Jorge H. Leitão, Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, Peter Vandamme, Luís Lito, Celeste Barreto, Maria José Salgado, and Isabel Sá-Correia

Molecular Analysis of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Isolates from a Portuguese Cystic Fibrosis Center: a 7-Year Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4113-4120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Serotype Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Molecular Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Serotype 19F, 6B, and 23F Pneumococci in Northern Thailand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4178-4183. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hanna Pituch, Alex van Belkum, Nicole van den Braak, Piotr Obuch-Woszczatynski, Henri Verbrugh, Felicja Meisel-Mikolajczyk, and Miroslaw Luczak

Recent Emergence of an Epidemic Clindamycin-Resistant Clone of Clostridium difficile among Polish Patients with C. difficile-Associated Diarrhea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4184-4187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert E. Gertz, Jr., M. Catherine McEllistrem, David J. Boxrud, Zhongya Li, Varja Sakota, Terry A. Thompson, Richard R. Facklam, John M. Besser, Lee H. Harrison, Cynthia G. Whitney, and Bernard Beall

Clonal Distribution of Invasive Pneumococcal Isolates from Children and Selected Adults in the United States Prior to 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine Introduction
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4194-4216. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Palle Valentiner-Branth, Hans Steinsland, Thea K. Fischer, Michael Perch, Flemming Scheutz, Francisco Dias, Peter Aaby, Kåre Mølbak, and Halvor Sommerfelt

Cohort Study of Guinean Children: Incidence, Pathogenicity, Conferred Protection, and Attributable Risk for Enteropathogens during the First 2 Years of Life
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4238-4245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sachie Yomoda, Toyoji Okubo, Ayako Takahashi, Masami Murakami, and Shizuko Iyobe

Presence of Pseudomonas putida Strains Harboring Plasmids Bearing the Metallo-ß-Lactamase Gene bla_IMP in a Hospital in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4246-4251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Walter Demczuk, Geoff Soule, Clifford Clark, Hans-W. Ackermann, Russell Easy, Rasik Khakhria, Frank Rodgers, and Rafiq Ahmed

Phage-Based Typing Scheme for Salmonella enterica Serovar Heidelberg, a Causative Agent of Food Poisonings in Canada
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4279-4284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dragana Vukovic, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, Branislava Savic, and Stefan Niemann

Molecular Epidemiology of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Belgrade, Central Serbia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4372-4377. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raymond S.W. Tsang, Lori Kiefer, Dennis K. S. Law, Jan Stoltz, Rita Shahin, Shirley Brown, and Frances Jamieson

Outbreak of Serogroup C Meningococcal Disease Caused by a Variant of Neisseria meningitidis Serotype 2a ET-15 in a Community of Men Who Have Sex with Men
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4411-4414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kim Ekelund, Hans-Christian Slotved, Hans Ulrik Nielsen, Margit S. Kaltoft, and Helle B. Konradsen

Emergence of Invasive Serotype VIII Group B Streptococcal Infections in Denmark
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4442-4444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

V. Y. Hoymans, J. M. Bosmans, L. Van Renterghem, R. Mak, D. Ursi, F. Wuyts, C. J. Vrints, and M. Ieven

Importance of Methodology in Determination of Chlamydia pneumoniae Seropositivity in Healthy Subjects and in Patients with Coronary Atherosclerosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4049-4053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ulrike G. Munderloh, Cynthia M. Tate, Meghan J. Lynch, Elizabeth W. Howerth, Timothy J. Kurtti, and William R. Davidson

Isolation of an Anaplasma sp. Organism from White-Tailed Deer by Tick Cell Culture
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4328-4335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mary-Ann Shafer, Jeanne Moncada, Cherrie B. Boyer, Kelli Betsinger, Scott D. Flinn, and Julius Schachter

Comparing First-Void Urine Specimens, Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs, and Endocervical Specimens To Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by a Nucleic Acid Amplification Test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4395-4399. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antoinette Ngandjio, Maithe Clerc, Marie Christine Fonkoua, Jocelyn Thonnon, Friede Njock, Regis Pouillot, Françoise Lunel, Christiane Bebear, Bertille de Barbeyrac, and Anne Bianchi

Screening of Volunteer Students in Yaounde (Cameroon, Central Africa) for Chlamydia trachomatis Infection and Genotyping of Isolated C. trachomatis Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4404-4407. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

James F. X. Wellehan, Mihai Gagea, Dale A. Smith, W. Michael Taylor, Yohannes Berhane, and Dorothee Bienzle

Characterization of a Herpesvirus Associated with Tracheitis in Gouldian Finches (Erythrura [Chloebia] gouldiae)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4054-4057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Romolo Nonno, Elena Esposito, Gabriele Vaccari, Michela Conte, Stefano Marcon, Michele Di Bari, Ciriaco Ligios, Giovanni Di Guardo, and Umberto Agrimi

Molecular Analysis of Cases of Italian Sheep Scrapie and Comparison with Cases of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) and Experimental BSE in Sheep
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4127-4133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adam J. Birkenheuer, Michael G. Levy, and Edward B. Breitschwerdt

Development and Evaluation of a Seminested PCR for Detection and Differentiation of Babesia gibsoni (Asian Genotype) and B. canis DNA in Canine Blood Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4172-4177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Agüero, J. Fernández, L. Romero, C. Sánchez Mascaraque, M. Arias, and J. M. Sánchez-Vizcaíno

Highly Sensitive PCR Assay for Routine Diagnosis of African Swine Fever Virus in Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4431-4434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shinji Takai, Ronald J. Martens, Alan Julian, Márcio Garcia Ribeiro, Marconi Rodrigues de Farias, Yukako Sasaki, Kazuho Inuzuka, Tsutomu Kakuda, Shiro Tsubaki, and John F. Prescott

Virulence of Rhodococcus equi Isolated from Cats and Dogs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4468-4470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

María Haro, Carmen del Águila, Soledad Fenoy, and Nuno Henriques-Gil

Intraspecies Genotype Variability of the Microsporidian Parasite Encephalitozoon hellem
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4166-4171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

R. Scott Spurgiesz, Teresa N. Quitugua, Kimothy L. Smith, James Schupp, Eldon G. Palmer, Rebecca A. Cox, and Paul Keim

Molecular Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Using Nine Novel Variable-Number Tandem Repeats across the Beijing Family and Low-Copy-Number IS6110 Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4224-4230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Rondini, E. Mensah-Quainoo, H. Troll, T. Bodmer, and G. Pluschke

Development and Application of Real-Time PCR Assay for Quantification of Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4231-4237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Enosawa, S. Kageyama, K. Sawai, K. Watanabe, T. Notomi, S. Onoe, Y. Mori, and Y. Yokomizo

Use of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification of the IS900 Sequence for Rapid Detection of Cultured Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4359-4365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Enrico Tortoli, Alessandro Mariottini, and Gianna Mazzarelli

Evaluation of INNO-LiPA MYCOBACTERIA v2: Improved Reverse Hybridization Multiple DNA Probe Assay for Mycobacterial Identification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4418-4420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isik Somuncu Johansen, Bettina Lundgren, Anaida Sosnovskaja, and Vibeke Østergaard Thomsen

Direct Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Clinical Specimens in Low- and High-Incidence Countries by Line Probe Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4454-4456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Márcia Susana N. Silva, Simone G. Senna, Marta O. Ribeiro, Andréia R. M. Valim, Maria Alice Telles, Afrânio Kritski, Glenn P. Morlock, Robert C. Cooksey, Arnaldo Zaha, and Maria Lucia R. Rossetti

Mutations in katG, inhA, and ahpC Genes of Brazilian Isoniazid-Resistant Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4471-4474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Tracy J. Wetter, Kevin C. Hazen, and Jim E. Cutler

Modification of Rapid Susceptibility Assay for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Aspergillus fumigatus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4252-4258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava, Sanna Laaksonen, Jouni Issakainen, Jukka Vauras, Jukka Nikoskelainen, Matti K. Viljanen, and Juha Salonen

Semiquantitative Detection by Real-Time PCR of Aspergillus fumigatus in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluids and Tissue Biopsy Specimens from Patients with Invasive Aspergillosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4304-4311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reiko Tanaka, Yumi Imanishi, and Kazuko Nishimura

Difference in FKS1 Gene Sequences between Serotypes A and D of Cryptococcus neoformans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4457-4459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Giuseppe Bolignano and Giuseppe Criseo

Disseminated Nosocomial Fungal Infection by Aureobasidium pullulans var. melanigenum: a Case Report
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4483-4485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Jeffrey W. Oliver

Ochrobactrum anthropi Misidentified as Shewanella putrefaciens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4486. [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Bobadilla-del-Valle, A. Ponce-de-León, M. Kato-Maeda, A. Hernández-Cruz, J. J. Calva-Mercado, B. Chávez-Mazari, B. A. Caballero-Rivera, J. C. Nolasco-García, and J. Sifuentes-Osornio

Comparison of Sodium Carbonate, Cetyl-Pyridinium Chloride, and Sodium Borate for Preservation of Sputa for Culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4487-4488. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Verónica L. Mathet, Lidia Espínola, Vanesa Ruiz, Alessandra Maríncola, Jorge F. Quarleri, Ana Ceballos, Liliana A. Martínez Peralta, Marcela Natal, Ana Haedo, Daniel O. Sánchez, and José R. Oubiña

Phylogenetic and Mathematical Analyses for Investigating Putative Mother-to-Infant Transmission Chains When Only GB Virus C (Hepatitis G Virus) 5' Noncoding Region Sequences Are Available
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4489-4491. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew S. J. Mikosza, David J. Hampson, Marion P.G. Koopmans, and Yvonne T. H. P. van Duynhoven

Presence of Brachyspira aalborgi and B. pilosicoli in Feces of Patients with Diarrhea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4492. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corné H. W. Klaassen, Hanneke A. de Valk, and Alphons M. Horrevorts

Clinical Staphylococcus aureus Isolate Negative for the Sa442 Fragment
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4493. [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Gerna, F. Baldanti, E. Percivalle, M. Zavattoni, G. Campanini, and M. G. Revello

Early Identification of Human Cytomegalovirus Strains by the Shell Vial Assay Is Prevented by a Novel Amino Acid Substitution in UL123 IE1 Gene Product
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4494-4495. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

William B. Nilsson, Rohinee N. Paranjpye, Angelo DePaola, and Mark S. Strom

Sequence Polymorphism of the 16S rRNA Gene of Vibrio vulnificus Is a Possible Indicator of Strain Virulence
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 4496. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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