JCM -- Table of Contents (October 1 2004, 42 [10])

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Contents: October 2004, Volume 42, Issue 10

       Minireviews

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Mycology

       Bacteriology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Epidemiology

       Virology

       Parasitology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Case Reports

       Letters to the Editor

       Errata

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Minireviews:

Rare and Emerging Opportunistic Fungal Pathogens: Concern for Resistance beyond Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus
M. A. Pfaller and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4419-4431;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility Assay, a Rapid, Reliable Diagnostic Test for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Suitable for Use in Resource-Poor Settings
David A. J. Moore, Daniel Mendoza, Robert H Gilman, Carlton A. W. Evans, María-Graciela Hollm Delgado, Jose Guerra, Luz Caviedes, Daniel Vargas, Eduardo Ticona, Jaime Ortiz, Giselle Soto, Jose Serpa the Tuberculosis Working Group in Perú
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4432-4437;
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Direct Detection of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Respiratory Specimens by PCR-DNA Sequencing
W. C. Yam, C. M. Tam, C. C. Leung, H. L. Tong, K. H. Chan, E. T. Y. Leung, K. C. Wong, W. W. Yew, W. H. Seto, K. Y. Yuen, and P. L. Ho
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4438-4443;
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Detection of Mutations Associated with Isoniazid and Rifampin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Samara Region, Russian Federation
V. Nikolayevsky, T. Brown, Y. Balabanova, M. Ruddy, I. Fedorin, and F. Drobniewski
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4498-4502;
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Performance Assessment of a Nested-PCR Assay (the RAPID BAP-MTB) and the BD ProbeTec ET System for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Clinical Specimens
Jann-Yuan Wang, Li-Na Lee, Chin-Sheng Chou, Chung-Yi Huang, Shu-Kuan Wang, Hsin-Chih Lai, Po-Ren Hsueh, and Kwen-Tay Luh
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4599-4603;
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Multiplex Detection of Mutations in Clinical Isolates of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Short Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay on DNA Chips
Jiao-Yu Deng, Xian-En Zhang, Hong-Bing Lu, Qiang Liu, Zhi-Ping Zhang, Ya-Feng Zhou, Wei-Hong Xie, and Zhi-Jun Fu
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4850-4852;
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Mycology:

Origins of Microsatellite Diversity in the Trichophyton rubrum- T. violaceum Clade (Dermatophytes)
T. Ohst, S. de Hoog, W. Presber, V. Stavrakieva, and Y. Gräser
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4444-4448;
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Detection of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis gp70 Circulating Antigen and Follow-Up of Patients Undergoing Antimycotic Therapy
Silvia Helena Marques da Silva, Daniela de Mattos Grosso, José Daniel Lopes, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Maria Heloisa Souza Lima Blotta, Flávio Queiroz-Telles, and Zoilo Pires de Camargo
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4480-4486;
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Genotyping of 44 Isolates of Fusarium solani, the Main Agent of Fungal Keratitis in Brazil
Patricio Godoy, Josep Cano, Josepa Gené, Josep Guarro, Ana Luisa Höfling-Lima, and Arnaldo Lopes Colombo
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4494-4497;
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Seroincidence of Coccidioidomycosis during Military Desert Training Exercises
Nancy F. Crum, Mark Potter, and Demosthenes Pappagianis
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4552-4555;
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Clinical Evaluation of the Sensititre YeastOne Colorimetric Antifungal Plate for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of the New Triazoles Voriconazole, Posaconazole, and Ravuconazole
M. A. Pfaller, A. Espinel-Ingroff, and R. N. Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4577-4580;
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Differential Expression of Secretory Aspartyl Proteinase Genes (SAP1-10) in Oral Candida albicans Isolates with Distinct Karyotypes
Arianna Tavanti, Giacomo Pardini, Daniele Campa, Paola Davini, Antonella Lupetti, and Sonia Senesi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4726-4734;
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Detection of Galactomannan Antigenemia in Patients Receiving Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Correlations between In Vitro, In Vivo, and Clinical Properties of the Drug-Antigen Interaction
Thomas J. Walsh, Shmuel Shoham, Ruta Petraitiene, Tin Sein, Robert Schaufele, Amy Kelaher, Heidi Murray, Christine Mya-San, John Bacher, and Vidmantas Petraitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4744-4748;
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Tobacco Agar, a New Medium for Differentiating Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans
Zia U. Khan, Suhail Ahmad, Eiman Mokaddas, and Rachel Chandy
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4796-4798;
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Use of Lung Resection and Voriconazole for Successful Treatment of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillus ustus Infection
A. Azzola, J. R. Passweg, J. M. Habicht, L. Bubendorf, M. Tamm, A. Gratwohl, and G. Eich
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4805-4808;
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In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility of Cryptococcus gattii
Luciana Trilles, Belkys Fernández-Torres, Márcia dos Santos Lazéra, Bodo Wanke, and Josep Guarro
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4815-4817;
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First Case of Arthrographis kalrae Ethmoid Sinusitis and Ophthalmitis in the People's Republic of China
Liyan Xi, Kazutaka Fukushima, Changming Lu, Kayoko Takizawa, Ruiduan Liao, and Kazuko Nishimura
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4828-4831;
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Clinical Benefit of Recovering Dermatophytes from Skin Swabs Sent for Bacterial Culture
Gillian Mabbott, Jocelyn Smith, and Arthur J. Morris
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4838-4839;
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Association between Phospholipase Production by Malassezia pachydermatis and Skin Lesions
C. Cafarchia and D. Otranto
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4868-4869;
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Routine Use of a Commercial Test, GLABRATA RTT, for Rapid Identification of Candida glabrata in Six Laboratories
A. M. Freydiere, J. D. Perry, O. Faure, B. Willinger, A. M. Tortorano, A. Nicholson, J. Peman, and P. E. Verweij
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4870-4872;
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Antigen Assay with the Potential To Aid in Diagnosis of Blastomycosis
Michelle Durkin, John Witt, Ann LeMonte, Blair Wheat, and Patricia Connolly
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4873-4875;
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Bacteriology:

Serotypes and Sequence Types of Pneumococci Causing Invasive Disease in Scotland Prior to the Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Polysaccharide Vaccines
S. C. Clarke, K. J. Scott, and S. M. McChlery
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4449-4452;
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Development of a Multiplex PCR for the Detection of asa1, gelE, cylA, esp, and hyl Genes in Enterococci and Survey for Virulence Determinants among European Hospital Isolates of Enterococcus faecium
Vanessa Vankerckhoven, Tim Van Autgaerden, Carl Vael, Christine Lammens, Sabine Chapelle, Rosaria Rossi, Daniela Jabes, and Herman Goossens
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4473-4479;
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Tropheryma whipplei Infection of an Acellular Porcine Heart Valve Bioprosthesis in a Patient Who Did Not Have Intestinal Whipple's Disease
Jens Dreier, Florian Szabados, Axel von Herbay, Thilo Kröger, and Knut Kleesiek
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4487-4493;
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Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis, a Novel Typing Scheme To Study the Genetic Relatedness and Epidemiology of Enterococcus faecium Isolates
Janetta Top, Leo M. Schouls, Marc J. M. Bonten, and Rob J. L. Willems
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4503-4511;
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Novel Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Simultaneous Clarithromycin Susceptibility Testing of Stool and Biopsy Specimens
Claudia Schabereiter-Gurtner, Alexander M. Hirschl, Brigitte Dragosics, Peter Hufnagl, Sonja Puz, Zsuzsanna Kovách, Manfred Rotter, and Athanasios Makristathis
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4512-4518;
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Development and Evaluation of a Chromogenic Agar Medium for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
John D. Perry, Amie Davies, Lynne A. Butterworth, Andrew L. J. Hopley, Audrey Nicholson, and F. Kate Gould
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4519-4523;
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Nocardia mexicana sp. nov., a New Pathogen Isolated from Human Mycetomas
Verónica Rodríguez-Nava, Andrée Couble, Claudie Molinard, Horacio Sandoval, Patrick Boiron, and Frédéric Laurent
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4530-4535;
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Large-Scale Comparative Genomics Meta-Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates Reveals Low Level of Genome Plasticity
Eduardo N. Taboada, Rey R. Acedillo, Catherine D. Carrillo, Wendy A. Findlay, Diane T. Medeiros, Oksana L. Mykytczuk, Michael J. Roberts, C. Alexander Valencia, Jeffrey M. Farber, and John H. E. Nash
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4566-4576;
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Controlled Clinical Comparison of the BacT/ALERT FN and the Standard Anaerobic SN Blood Culture Medium
S. Mirrett, C. A. Petti, C. W. Woods, R. Magadia, M. P. Weinstein, and L. B. Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4581-4585;
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Comparative Analysis of Gtf Isozyme Production and Diversity in Isolates of Streptococcus mutans with Different Biofilm Growth Phenotypes
Renata O. Mattos-Graner, Marcelo H. Napimoga, Kasuo Fukushima, Margaret J. Duncan, and Daniel J. Smith
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4586-4592;
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Relative Importance of Nasopharyngeal versus Oropharyngeal Sampling for Isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae from Healthy and Sick Individuals Varies with Age
David Greenberg, Arnon Broides, Irena Blancovich, Nechama Peled, Noga Givon-Lavi, and Ron Dagan
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4604-4609;
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High Prevalence of Genital Mycoplasmas among Sexually Active Young Adults with Urethritis or Cervicitis Symptoms in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Michael J. Schlicht, Steven D. Lovrich, Jeffrey S. Sartin, Patricia Karpinsky, Steven M. Callister, and William A. Agger
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4636-4640;
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Evolutionary Genetic Analysis of the Emergence of Epidemic Vibrio cholerae Isolates on the Basis of Comparative Nucleotide Sequence Analysis and Multilocus Virulence Gene Profiles
Yvonne A. O'Shea, F. Jerry Reen, Anne Marie Quirke, and E. Fidelma Boyd
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4657-4671;
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Accuracy of Phenotypic and Genotypic Testing for Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Description of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae sp. nov.
Judy C. Arbique, Claire Poyart, Patrick Trieu-Cuot, Gilles Quesne, Maria da Glória S. Carvalho, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Roger E. Morey, Delois Jackson, Ross J. Davidson, and Richard R. Facklam
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4686-4696;
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Phylogeny, Clinical Associations, and Diagnostic Utility of the Pilin Subunit Gene (sfpA) of Sorbitol-Fermenting, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H^–
Alexander W. Friedrich, Katja V. Nierhoff, Martina Bielaszewska, Alexander Mellmann, and Helge Karch
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4697-4701;
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Genetic Diversity among Community Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Causing Outpatient Infections in Australia
Geoffrey W. Coombs, Graeme R. Nimmo, Jan M. Bell, Flavia Huygens, Frances G. O'Brien, Mary J. Malkowski, Julie C. Pearson, Alex J. Stephens, Philip M. Giffard the Australian Group for Antimicrobial Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4735-4743;
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Two Novel Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays for Rapid Detection of Bacterial Contamination in Platelet Concentrates
Jens Dreier, Melanie Störmer, and Knut Kleesiek
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4759-4764;
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Dramatic Increase in Prevalence of Fecal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae during Nonoutbreak Situations in Spain
Aránzazu Valverde, Teresa M. Coque, M. Paz Sánchez-Moreno, Azucena Rollán, Fernando Baquero, and Rafael Cantón
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4769-4775;
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Comparison of Trends of Resistance Rates over 3 Years Calculated from Results for All Isolates and for the First Isolate of a Given Species from a Patient
Sang-Oh Lee, Yong Kyun Cho, Sue-Yun Kim, Eun Sun Lee, Shin Young Park, and Yiel-Hae Seo
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4776-4779;
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New Method for Laboratory Detection of AmpC ß-Lactamases in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae
K. Nasim, S. Elsayed, J. D. D. Pitout, J. Conly, D. L. Church, and D. B. Gregson
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4799-4802;
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Survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates of Different Auxotypes in Six Commercial Transport Systems
M. A. Graver and J. J. Wade
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4803-4804;
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Rapid and Economical Method for Biochemical Screening of Stool Isolates for Salmonella and Shigella Species
G. Wilson
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4821-4823;
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Species Distribution and Ribotype Diversity of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Isolates from French Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Sylvain Brisse, Christophe Cordevant, Peter Vandamme, Philippe Bidet, Chawki Loukil, Gérard Chabanon, Marc Lange, and Edouard Bingen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4824-4827;
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Universal High-Level Primary Metronidazole Resistance in Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Children in Egypt
May Sherif, Zaynab Mohran, Hanan Fathy, David M. Rockabrand, Patrick J. Rozmajzl, and Robert W. Frenck
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4832-4834;
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Detection of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections by the Differential-Time-to-Positivity Method and Gram Stain-Acridine Orange Leukocyte Cytospin Test in Neutropenic Patients after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
R. Krause, H. W. Auner, G. Gorkiewicz, A. Wölfler, F. Daxboeck, W. Linkesch, G. J. Krejs, C. Wenisch, and E. C. Reisinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4835-4837;
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Fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Subtyping of Multiresistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium DT104
Andrew J. Lawson, John Stanley, E. John Threlfall, and Meeta Desai
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4843-4845;
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icaA Is Not a Useful Diagnostic Marker for Prosthetic Joint Infection
Kristi L. Frank, Arlen D. Hanssen, and Robin Patel
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4846-4849;
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Performance of the Binax NOW Streptococcus pneumoniae Urinary Antigen Assay for Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Children with Underlying Pulmonary Diseases in the Absence of Acute Pneumococcal Infection
David Navarro, Leonor García-Maset, Concepción Gimeno, Amparo Escribano, Juan García-de-Lomas the Spanish Pneumococcal Infection Study Network
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4853-4855;
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Comparative Analysis of the Schleicher and Schuell IsoCode Stix DNA Isolation Device and the Qiagen QIAamp DNA Mini Kit
Susan R. Coyne, Philip D. Craw, David A. Norwood, and Melanie P. Ulrich
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4859-4862;
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Performance of the TechLab C. DIFF CHEK-60 Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) in Combination with the C. difficile Tox A/B II EIA Kit, the Triage C. difficile Panel Immunoassay, and a Cytotoxin Assay for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea
Heather Snell, Meredith Ramos, Sue Longo, Michael John, and Zafar Hussain
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4863-4865;
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Pooling of Clinical Specimens Prior to Testing for Chlamydia trachomatis by PCR Is Accurate and Cost Saving
Marian J. Currie, Michelle McNiven, Tracey Yee, Ursula Schiemer, and Francis J. Bowden
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4866-4867;
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Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the rRNA Operon and Variable Numbers of Tandem Repeats in the Lipoprotein Gene among Mycoplasma genitalium Strains from Clinical Specimens
Liang Ma and David H. Martin
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4876-4878;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Detection of U.S., Lelystad, and European-Like Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Viruses and Relative Quantitation in Boar Semen and Serum Samples by Real-Time PCR
A. Wasilk, J. D. Callahan, J. Christopher-Hennings, T. A. Gay, Y. Fang, M. Dammen, M. E. Reos, M. Torremorell, D. Polson, M. Mellencamp, E. Nelson, and W. M. Nelson
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4453-4461;
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Instability of the Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Pattern of Open Reading Frame 5 of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus during Sequential Pig-to-Pig Passages
Sang-Ho Cha, Chih-Cheng Chang, and Kyoung-Jin Yoon
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4462-4467;
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Longitudinal Study of Viruses Associated with Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease
Kerstin Erles, Edward J. Dubovi, Harriet W. Brooks, and Joe Brownlie
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4524-4529;
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Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of Mycoplasma bovis Isolates from the United Kingdom Shows Two Genetically Distinct Clusters
Laura McAuliffe, Branko Kokotovic, Roger D. Ayling, and Robin A. J. Nicholas
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4556-4565;
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Application of Molecular Fingerprinting for Qualitative Assessment of Small-Intestinal Bacterial Diversity in Dogs
Jan S. Suchodolski, Craig G. Ruaux, Jörg M. Steiner, Kathrin Fetz, and David A. Williams
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4702-4708;
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Type C Botulism Due to Toxic Feed Affecting 52,000 Farmed Foxes and Minks in Finland
Miia Lindström, Mari Nevas, Joanna Kurki, Raija Sauna-aho, Annikki Latvala-Kiesilä, Ilpo Pölönen, and Hannu Korkeala
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4718-4725;
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Isolation of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli from a South American Camelid (Lama guanicoe) with Diarrhea
E. C. Mercado, S. M. Rodríguez, A. M. Elizondo, G. Marcoppido, and V. Parreño
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4809-4811;
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Epidemiology:

Epidemiologic and Molecular Characterization of an Outbreak of Candida parapsilosis Bloodstream Infections in a Community Hospital
Thomas A. Clark, Sally A. Slavinski, Juliette Morgan, Timothy Lott, Beth A. Arthington-Skaggs, Mary E. Brandt, Risa M. Webb, Mary Currier, Richard H. Flowers, Scott K. Fridkin, and Rana A. Hajjeh
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4468-4472;
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High Rates of Clustering of Strains Causing Tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe: a Molecular Epidemiological Study
Philippa J. Easterbrook, Andrea Gibson, Shahed Murad, Dianie Lamprecht, Natalie Ives, Alex Ferguson, Odette Lowe, Peter Mason, Angelika Ndudzo, Alfred Taziwa, Robert Makombe, Lovemore Mbengeranwa, Christophe Sola, Nalim Rostogi, and Francis Drobniewski
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4536-4544;
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Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Noroviruses among Students in a Chinese Military Medical University
Ying-chun Dai, Jun Nie, Xu-fu Zhang, Zhi-feng Li, Yang Bai, Zhi-rong Zeng, Shou-yi Yu, Tibor Farkas, and Xi Jiang
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4615-4619;
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Longitudinal Study of Transmission, Diversity, and Stability of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus Genotypes in Brazilian Nursery Children
Marlise Inêz Klein, Flávia Martão Flório, Antonio Carlos Pereira, José Francisco Höfling, and Reginaldo Bruno Gonçalves
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4620-4626;
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Tracking Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones during a 5-Year Period (1998 to 2002) in a Spanish Hospital
Eduardo Pérez-Roth, Fabián Lorenzo-Díaz, Ninivé Batista, Antonio Moreno, and Sebastián Méndez-Álvarez
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4649-4656;
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Characterization of Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolates from Clinical Sources in Spain and Comparison with Asian and North American Pandemic Isolates
Jaime Martinez-Urtaza, Antonio Lozano-Leon, Angelo DePaola, Masanori Ishibashi, Kanae Shimada, Mitsuaki Nishibuchi, and Ernesto Liebana
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4672-4678;
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Sequence-Based Typing of flaB Is a More Stable Screening Tool Than Typing of flaA for Monitoring of Campylobacter Populations
Alexander Mellmann, Jan Mosters, Edda Bartelt, Peter Roggentin, Andrea Ammon, Alexander W. Friedrich, Helge Karch, and Dag Harmsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4840-4842;
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated in Bangladesh
Shamsun Nahar, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Rasel Khan, Mian Mashhud Ahmad, Simanti Datta, Santanu Chattopadhyay, Swapan Chandra Dhar, Shafiqul Alam Sarker, Lars Engstrand, Douglas E. Berg, G. Balakrish Nair, and Motiur Rahman
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4856-4858;
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Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Polymorphism among Brazilian Enterococcus faecalis Strains
Ricardo Titze-de-Almeida, Rob J. L. Willems, Janetta Top, Isabela Pereira Rodrigues, Renato Fonseca Ferreira, II, Hélène Boelens, Maria Christina C. Brandileone, Rosemeire C. Zanella, Maria Sueli Soares Felipe, and Alex van Belkum
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4879-4881;
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Virology:

Genotyping Hepatitis C Virus by Heteroduplex Mobility Analysis Using Temperature Gradient Capillary Electrophoresis
Rebecca L. Margraf, Maria Erali, Michael Liew, and Carl T. Wittwer
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4545-4551;
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Evidence of an Antigenic Shift among Palyam Serogroup Orbiviruses
Seiichi Ohashi, Youichi Matsumori, Tohru Yanase, Makoto Yamakawa, Tomoko Kato, and Tomoyuki Tsuda
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4610-4614;
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Prospective Study of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Children Less Than 3 Years of Age
Brigitte König, Wolfgang König, Ralf Arnold, Herrmann Werchau, Gabriele Ihorst, and Johannes Forster
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4632-4635;
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Performance of Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays Using a West Nile Virus Recombinant Antigen (preM/E) for Detection of West Nile Virus- and Other Flavivirus-Specific Antibodies
Wayne R. Hogrefe, Ronald Moore, Mary Lape-Nixon, Michael Wagner, and Harry E. Prince
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4641-4648;
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Evaluation and Validation of Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay Using the LightCycler System for Detection and Quantitation of Norovirus
Xiaoli Pang, Bonita Lee, Linda Chui, Jutta K. Preiksaitis, and Stephan S. Monroe
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4679-4685;
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Noninfectious Recombinant Antigen for Detection of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus-Specific Antibodies in Serum by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
David E. Purdy, Amanda J. Noga, and Gwong-Jen J. Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4709-4717;
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Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Therapy Enhances Parainfluenza Virus 3 Infection in Neonatal Lambs
David K. Meyerholz, Branka Grubor, Jack M. Gallup, Howard D. Lehmkuhl, Richard D. Anderson, Tatjana Lazic, and Mark R. Ackermann
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4780-4787;
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Pyrosequencing for Detection of Lamivudine-Resistant Hepatitis B Virus
Anna Lindström, Jacob Odeberg, and Jan Albert
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4788-4795;
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Comparison of an Immunochromatography Test with Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR for Rapid Diagnosis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
Yuki Kuroiwa, Kazushige Nagai, Lisa Okita, Susumu Ukae, Toshihiko Mori, Tomoyuki Hotsubo, and Hiroyuki Tsutsumi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4812-4814;
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Diagnostic Value of Reverse Transcription-PCR of Amniotic Fluid for Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Rubella Infection in Pregnant Women with Confirmed Primary Rubella Infection
Muriel Macé, Denis Cointe, Caroline Six, Daniel Levy-Bruhl, Isabelle Parent du Châtelet, Didier Ingrand, and Liliane Grangeot-Keros
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4818-4820;
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Parasitology:

Aqueous Humor and Serum Immunoblotting for Immunoglobulin Types G, A, M, and E in Cases of Human Ocular Toxoplasmosis
Justus G. Garweg, Silvia-Daniela L. Garweg, Franziska Flueckiger, Patrick Jacquier, and Matthias Boehnke
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4593-4598;
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Evaluation of the Immunoglobulin G Avidity Test for Diagnosis of Toxoplasmic Lymphadenopathy
Jose G. Montoya, Heather B. Huffman, and J. S. Remington
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4627-4631;
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PCR Assay Using Cerebrospinal Fluid for Diagnosis of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis in Brazilian AIDS patients
José E. Vidal, Fabio Antonio Colombo, Augusto C. Penalva de Oliveira, Roberto Focaccia, and Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4765-4768;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Use of Multiple Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests To Define the Infected-Patient "Gold Standard" in Clinical Trials of New Diagnostic Tests for Chlamydia trachomatis Infections
David H. Martin, Malanda Nsuami, Julius Schachter, Edward W. Hook, III, Dennis Ferrero, Thomas C. Quinn, and Charlotte Gaydos
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4749-4758;
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Case Reports:

HBsAg Seroclearance in Chinese Patients Receiving Lamivudine Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
Man-Fung Yuen, Danny Ka-Ho Wong, He-Jun Yuan, Siu-Man Sum, and Ching-Lung Lai
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4882-4884;
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Pediatric Infection Due to Multiresistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Infantis in Honduras
Ernesto Liebana, Miranda Batchelor, Carmen Torres, Laura Briñas, Luis A. Lagos, Baha Abdalhamid, Nancy D. Hanson, and Jaime Martinez-Urtaza
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4885-4888;
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Culture-Negative Neonatal Meningitis and Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus agalactiae
Valérie Lefranc Nègre, Anne-Marie Colin-Gorski, Suzel Magnier, Lydia Maisonneuve, Yannick Aujard, Edouard Bingen, and Stéphane Bonacorsi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4889-4890;
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Rothia dentocariosa Septicemia without Endocarditis in a Neonatal Infant with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
Jeong Hwan Shin, Jae Dong Shim, Hye Ran Kim, Jong Beom Sinn, Joong-Ki Kook, and Jeong Nyeo Lee
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4891-4892;
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Mitral Bioprosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by an Unusual Microorganism, Gemella morbillorum, in an Intravenous Drug User
Ramzan M. Zakir, Anthony Al-Dehneh, Leticia Dabu, Raj Kapila, and Muhamed Saric
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4893-4896;
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Gemella bergeriae Endocarditis Diagnosed by Sequencing of rRNA Genes in Heart Valve Tissue
Sameer Elsayed and Kunyan Zhang
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4897-4900;
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Eumycetoma Caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in a Dog
J. Guillot, D. Garcia-Hermoso, F. Degorce, M. Deville, C. Calvié, G. Dickelé, F. Delisle, and R. Chermette
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4901-4903;
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Detection of Bartonella quintana by Direct Immunofluorescence Examination of Blood Smears of a Patient with Acute Trench Fever
C. Foucault, J. M. Rolain, D. Raoult, and P. Brouqui
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4904-4906;
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Disseminated Infection with Prototheca zopfii after Unrelated Stem Cell Transplantation for Leukemia
Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Manfred Fille, Eberhard Gunsilius, Günther Gastl, and David Nachbaur
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4907-4908;
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Vibrio metschnikovii, a Rare Cause of Wound Infection
Hans-Jörg Linde, Reinhard Kobuch, Sylvia Jayasinghe, Udo Reischl, Norbert Lehn, Stefan Kaulfuss, and Lothar Beutin
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4909-4911;
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Letters to the Editor:

Novel Observations of Genotypic and Metabolic Characteristics of Three Subspecies of Streptococcus gallolyticus
Ro Osawa and Eiki Sasaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4912-4913;
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Need for Procedural Details in Detection of Periodontopathic Bacterial DNA in the Atheromatous Plaque by PCR
Vittorio Sambri, Antonella Marangoni, Francesca Cavrini, Ornella Leone, Gaia Magnani, Lucio Montebugnoli, Carlo Prati, Roberto Cevenini, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Nabuchi Akihiro, Rieko Ito, Koji Miyachi, Howard K. Kuramitsu, and Katsuji Okuda
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4914-4915;
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Errata:

Use of Applied Biosystems 7900HT Sequence Detection System and Taqman Assay for Detection of Quinolone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Julie Giles, Justin Hardick, Jeffrey Yuenger, Michael Dan, Karl Reich, and Jonathan Zenilman
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4916
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Validation of Clinical Application of Cytomegalovirus Plasma DNA Load Measurement and Definition of Treatment Criteria by Analysis of Correlation to Antigen Detection
Jayant S. Kalpoe, Aloys C. M. Kroes, Menno D. de Jong, Janke Schinkel, Caroline S. de Brouwer, Matthias F. C. Beersma, and Eric C. J. Claas
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4917
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Use of DNA Microarrays for Rapid Genotyping of TEM Beta-Lactamases That Confer Resistance
Verena Grimm, Satoshi Ezaki, Milorad Susa, Cornelius Knabbe, Rolf D. Schmid, and Till T. Bachmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2004 42: 4918
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