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Minireviews:

James H. Jorgensen

Need for Susceptibility Testing Guidelines for Fastidious or Less-Frequently Isolated Bacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 493-496. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Michel Drancourt, Véronique Roux, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, and Didier Raoult

rpoB Gene Sequence-Based Identification of Aerobic Gram-Positive Cocci of the Genera Streptococcus, Enterococcus, Gemella, Abiotrophia, and Granulicatella
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 497-504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Klaschik, L. E. Lehmann, A. Raadts, M. Book, J. Gebel, A. Hoeft, and F. Stuber

Detection and Differentiation of In Vitro-Spiked Bacteria by Real-Time PCR and Melting-Curve Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 512-517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Valérie Dénervaud, Patrick TuQuoc, Dominique Blanc, Sabine Favre-Bonté, Viji Krishnapillai, Cornelia Reimmann, Dieter Haas, and Christian van Delden

Characterization of Cell-to-Cell Signaling-Deficient Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains Colonizing Intubated Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 554-562. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joann L. Cloud, Patricia S. Conville, Ann Croft, Dag Harmsen, Frank G. Witebsky, and Karen C. Carroll

Evaluation of Partial 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing for Identification of Nocardia Species by Using the MicroSeq 500 System with an Expanded Database
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 578-584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zafar Sultan, Shamsun Nahar, Bengt Wretlind, Emma Lindback, and Motiur Rahman

Comparison of Mismatch Amplification Mutation Assay with DNA Sequencing for Characterization of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 591-594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thi Thu Ha Hoang, Thuc-Uyen Wheeldon, Carina Bengtsson, Dac Cam Phung, Mikael Sörberg, and Marta Granström

Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Helicobacter pylori Needs Adjustment for the Population Investigated
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 627-630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cinzia Spinaci, Gloria Magi, Claudia Zampaloni, Luca A. Vitali, Claudia Paoletti, Maria R. Catania, Manuela Prenna, Luigi Ferrante, Sandro Ripa, Pietro E. Varaldo, and Bruna Facinelli

Genetic Diversity of Cell-Invasive Erythromycin-Resistant and -Susceptible Group A Streptococci Determined by Analysis of the RD2 Region of the prtF1 Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 639-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. J. Streutker, C. N. Bernstein, V. L. Chan, R. H. Riddell, and K. Croitoru

Detection of Species-Specific Helicobacter Ribosomal DNA in Intestinal Biopsy Samples from a Population-Based Cohort of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 660-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jørgen Skov Jensen, Eva Björnelius, Birthe Dohn, and Peter Lidbrink

Use of TaqMan 5' Nuclease Real-Time PCR for Quantitative Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium DNA in Males with and without Urethritis Who Were Attendees at a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 683-692. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark Wilks, Rebecca Wiggins, Angela Whiley, Enid Hennessy, Simon Warwick, Helen Porter, Anthony Corfield, and Michael Millar

Identification and H₂O₂ Production of Vaginal Lactobacilli from Pregnant Women at High Risk of Preterm Birth and Relation with Outcome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 713-717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tim Schuurman, Richard F. de Boer, Anna M. D. Kooistra-Smid, and Anton A. van Zwet

Prospective Study of Use of PCR Amplification and Sequencing of 16S Ribosomal DNA from Cerebrospinal Fluid for Diagnosis of Bacterial Meningitis in a Clinical Setting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 734-740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark W. Blaylock, Oxana Musatovova, Janet G. Baseman, and Joel B. Baseman

Determination of Infectious Load of Mycoplasma genitalium in Clinical Samples of Human Vaginal Cells
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 746-752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marc Anderson, Daphne Bollinger, Ashley Hagler, Hadley Hartwell, Bryan Rivers, Kristie Ward, and Todd R. Steck

Viable but Nonculturable Bacteria Are Present in Mouse and Human Urine Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 753-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David J. Farrell, Ian Morrissey, Sarah Bakker, Louise Morris, Sylvie Buckridge, and David Felmingham

Molecular Epidemiology of Multiresistant Streptococcus pneumoniae with Both erm(B)- and mef(A)-Mediated Macrolide Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 764-768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Larry Koreen, Srinivas V. Ramaswamy, Edward A. Graviss, Steven Naidich, James M. Musser, and Barry N. Kreiswirth

spa Typing Method for Discriminating among Staphylococcus aureus Isolates: Implications for Use of a Single Marker To Detect Genetic Micro- and Macrovariation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 792-799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paula Bajanca and Manuela Caniça

Emergence of Nonencapsulated and Encapsulated Non-b-Type Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Isolates in Portugal (1989-2001)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 807-810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fernando Chaves, Jesus García-Martínez, Sonia de Miguel, and Joaquín R. Otero

Molecular Characterization of Resistance to Mupirocin in Methicillin-Susceptible and -Resistant Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Nasal Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 822-824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard P. Spence, Tanny J. K. van der Reijden, Lenie Dijkshoorn, and Kevin J. Towner

Comparison of Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from United Kingdom Hospitals with Predominant Northern European Genotypes by Amplified-Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 832-834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ole Vielemeyer, Jill Y. Crouch, Stephen C. Edberg, and John G. Howe

Identification of Bordetella pertussis in a Critically Ill Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patient by Direct Genotypical Analysis of Gram-Stained Material and Discrimination from B. holmesii by Using a Unique recA Gene Restriction Enzyme Site
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 847-849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melissa B. Miller, Sonia L. Allen, Mary Ellen Mangum, Anastassia Doutova, and Peter H. Gilligan

Prevalence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus in Prenatal Screening Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 855-857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susanna K. P. Lau, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Mo-yin Mok, Jade L. L. Teng, Victoria K. P. Tam, Katie K. H. Chan, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Characterization of Haemophilus segnis, an Important Cause of Bacteremia, by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 877-880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John A. Crump, Jennifer R. Corder, Nancy G. Henshaw, and L. Barth Reller

Development, Implementation, and Impact of Acceptability Criteria for Serologic Tests for Infectious Diseases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 881-883. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne Jolivet-Gougeon, Zohreh Tamanai-Shacoori, Laurent Desbordes, Nathalie Burggraeve, Michel Cormier, and Martine Bonnaure-Mallet

Genetic Analysis of an Ambler Class A Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase from Capnocytophaga ochracea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 888-890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. M. I. Vaz, K. Irino, M. A. M. F. Kato, Â. M. G. Dias, T. A. T. Gomes, M. I. C. Medeiros, M. M. M. Rocha, and B. E. C. Guth

Virulence Properties and Characteristics of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli in São Paulo, Brazil, from 1976 through 1999
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 903-905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kimberle C. Chapin and Michael C. Musgnug

Evaluation of Sensititre Automated Reading and Incubation System for Automated Reading of Sensititre Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Plates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 909-911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Stina Syrjänen, Irena Shabalova, Nicolay Petrovichev, Vladimir Kozachenko, Tatjana Zakharova, Julia Pajanidi, Jurij Podistov, Galina Chemeris, Larisa Sozaeva, Elena Lipova, Irena Tsidaeva, Olga Ivanchenko, Alla Pshepurko, Sergej Zakharenko, Raisa Nerovjna, Ludmila Kljukina, Oksana Erokhina, Marina Branovskaja, Maritta Nikitina, Valerija Grunberga, Alexandr Grunberg, Anna Juschenko, Piero Tosi, Marcella Cintorino, Rosa Santopietro, and Kari Syrjänen

Acquisition of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Infections and Pap Smear Abnormalities among Women in the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 505-511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tarek Elbeik, Johan Surtihadi, Mark Destree, Jed Gorlin, Mark Holodniy, Saeed A. Jortani, Ken Kuramoto, Valerie Ng, Roland Valdes, Jr., Alexandra Valsamakis, and Norah A. Terrault

Multicenter Evaluation of the Performance Characteristics of the Bayer VERSANT HCV RNA 3.0 Assay (bDNA)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 563-569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Colson, M. Henry, C. Tourres, D. Lozachmeur, H. Gallais, J. A. Gastaut, J. Moreau, and C. Tamalet

Polymorphism and Drug-Selected Mutations in the Protease Gene of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 from Patients Living in Southern France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 570-577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Victoria Leb, Markus Stöcher, Elizabeth Valentine-Thon, Gabriele Hölzl, Harald Kessler, Herbert Stekel, and Jörg Berg

Fully Automated, Internally Controlled Quantification of Hepatitis B Virus DNA by Real-Time PCR by Use of the MagNA Pure LC and LightCycler Instruments
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 585-590. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. A. Page and A. D. Steele

Antigenic and Genetic Characterization of Serotype G2 Human Rotavirus Strains from the African Continent
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 595-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David A. Kulesh, Robert O. Baker, Bonnie M. Loveless, David Norwood, Susan H. Zwiers, Eric Mucker, Chris Hartmann, Rafael Herrera, David Miller, Deanna Christensen, Leonard P. Wasieloski, Jr., John Huggins, and Peter B. Jahrling

Smallpox and pan-Orthopox Virus Detection by Real-Time 3'-Minor Groove Binder TaqMan Assays on the Roche LightCycler and the Cepheid Smart Cycler Platforms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 601-609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nahed Ismail, Geoffrey E. Fish, and Michael B. Smith

Laboratory Evaluation of a Fully Automated Chemiluminescence Immunoassay for Rapid Detection of HBsAg, Antibodies to HBsAg, and Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 610-617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arun Kumar Adhikary, Toshiki Inada, Urmila Banik, Jiro Numaga, and Nobuhiko Okabe

Identification of Subgenus C Adenoviruses by Fiber-Based Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 670-673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annette K. Malan, Thomas B. Martins, Harry R. Hill, and Christine M. Litwin

Evaluations of Commercial West Nile Virus Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM Enzyme Immunoassays Show the Value of Continuous Validation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 727-733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jenny Martial, Yoann Morice, Sylvie Abel, André Cabié, Christelle Rat, Frédéric Lombard, André Edouard, Serge Pierre-Louis, Philippe Garsaud, Odile Béra, Roger Chout, Emmanuel Gordien, Paul Deny, and Raymond Césaire

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotypes in the Caribbean Island of Martinique: Evidence for a Large Radiation of HCV-2 and for a Recent Introduction from Europe of HCV-4
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 784-791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph D. C. Yao, Marcel G. H. M. Beld, Lynette Lin Ean Oon, Christopher H. Sherlock, Jeffrey Germer, Sandra Menting, Su Yun Se Thoe, Linda Merrick, Rainer Ziermann, Johan Surtihadi, and H. James Hnatyszyn

Multicenter Evaluation of the VERSANT Hepatitis B Virus DNA 3.0 Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 800-806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alessandra Amendola, Licia Bordi, Claudio Angeletti, Enrico Girardi, Giuseppe Ippolito, and Maria R. Capobianchi

Comparison of LCx with Other Current Viral Load Assays for Detecting and Quantifying Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Patients Infected with the Circulating Recombinant Form A/G (CRF02)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 811-815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juan E. Ludert, Ana C. Alcalá, and Ferdinando Liprandi

Primer Pair p289-p290, Designed To Detect Both Noroviruses and Sapoviruses by Reverse Transcription-PCR, Also Detects Rotaviruses by Cross-Reactivity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 835-836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diane L. Eisler, Alan McNabb, Danielle R. Jorgensen, and Judith L. Isaac-Renton

Use of an Internal Positive Control in a Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR To Detect West Nile Virus RNA in Mosquito Pools
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 841-843. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carmen de Mendoza, Ellen Paxinos, Pablo Barreiro, Nuria Camino, Marina Núñez, and Vincent Soriano

Different Viral Rebound following Discontinuation of Antiretroviral Therapy in Cases of Infection with Viruses Carrying L74V or Thymidine-Associated Mutations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 862-866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

J. O. Mecham and W. C. Wilson

Antigen Capture Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays Using Baculovirus-Expressed Antigens for Diagnosis of Bluetongue Virus and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 518-523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Blanco, J. E. Blanco, A. Mora, G. Dahbi, M. P. Alonso, E. A. González, M. I. Bernárdez, and J. Blanco

Serotypes, Virulence Genes, and Intimin Types of Shiga Toxin (Verotoxin)-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates from Cattle in Spain and Identification of a New Intimin Variant Gene (eae-)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 645-651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Guptill, C.-C. Wu, H. HogenEsch, L. N. Slater, N. Glickman, A. Dunham, H. Syme, and L. Glickman

Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Genetic Diversity of Bartonella henselae Infections in Pet Cats in Four Regions of the United States
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 652-659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle Quinlivan, Ann Cullinane, Maura Nelly, Kees van Maanen, Jacco Heldens, and Sean Arkins

Comparison of Sensitivities of Virus Isolation, Antigen Detection, and Nucleic Acid Amplification for Detection of Equine Influenza Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 759-763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. G. J. Koene, D. J. Houwers, J. R. Dijkstra, B. Duim, and J. A. Wagenaar

Simultaneous Presence of Multiple Campylobacter Species in Dogs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 819-821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Tadjine, K. R. Mittal, S. Bourdon, and M. Gottschalk

Development of a New Serological Test for Serotyping Haemophilus parasuis Isolates and Determination of Their Prevalence in North America
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 839-840. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

José Campos, Margarita Hernando, Federico Román, María Pérez-Vázquez, Belén Aracil, Jesús Oteo, Edurne Lázaro, Francisco de Abajo, and the Group of Invasive Haemophilus Infections of the Autonomous Community of Madrid, Spain,

Analysis of Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Infections after Extensive Vaccination against H. influenzae Type b
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 524-529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erika Lindberg, Ingegerd Adlerberth, Bill Hesselmar, Robert Saalman, Inga-Lisa Strannegård, Nils Åberg, and Agnes E. Wold

High Rate of Transfer of Staphylococcus aureus from Parental Skin to Infant Gut Flora
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 530-534. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ok-Jin Park, Kyung-Man Min, Son-Jin Choe, Bong-Kyu Choi, and Kack-Kyun Kim

Use of Insertion Sequence Element IS1126 in a Genotyping and Transmission Study of Porphyromonas gingivalis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 535-541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marilyn Chung, Gordon Dickinson, Herminia de Lencastre, and Alexander Tomasz

International Clones of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Two Hospitals in Miami, Florida
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 542-547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Khairun Nessa, Shama-A Waris, Zafar Sultan, Shirajum Monira, Maqsud Hossain, Shamsun Nahar, Habibur Rahman, Mahbub Alam, Pam Baatsen, and Motiur Rahman

Epidemiology and Etiology of Sexually Transmitted Infection among Hotel-Based Sex Workers in Dhaka, Bangladesh
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 618-621. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sylvia Valdezate, Ana Vindel, Pilar Martín-Dávila, Begoña Sánchez Del Saz, Fernando Baquero, and Rafael Cantón

High Genetic Diversity among Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Strains Despite Their Originating at a Single Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 693-699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Lindmark, B. Harbom, L. Thebo, L. Andersson, G. Hedin, B. Osterman, T. Lindberg, Y. Andersson, A. Westöö, and E. Olsson Engvall

Genetic Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance of Campylobacter jejuni Isolated from Meats, Water, and Humans in Sweden
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 700-706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nadia Liassine, Raymond Auckenthaler, Marie-Christine Descombes, Michèle Bes, François Vandenesch, and Jerome Etienne

Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated in Switzerland Contains the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin or Exfoliative Toxin Genes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 825-828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin Grehan, Stephen Danon, Adrian Lee, George Daskalopoulos, and Hazel Mitchell

Absence of Mucosa-Associated Colonic Helicobacters in an Australian Urban Population
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 874-876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Hiroshi Yamasaki, James C. Allan, Marcello Otake Sato, Minoru Nakao, Yasuhito Sako, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Dongchuan Qiu, Wulamu Mamuti, Philip S. Craig, and Akira Ito

DNA Differential Diagnosis of Taeniasis and Cysticercosis by Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 548-553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ron Peek, Freek R. Reedeker, and Tom van Gool

Direct Amplification and Genotyping of Dientamoeba fragilis from Human Stool Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 631-635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gabriella A. Farcas, Kathleen J. Y. Zhong, Tony Mazzulli, and Kevin C. Kain

Evaluation of the RealArt Malaria LC Real-Time PCR Assay for Malaria Diagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 636-638. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wendell S. F. Meira, Lúcia M. C. Galvão, Eliane D. Gontijo, George L. L. Machado-Coelho, Karen A. Norris, and Egler Chiari

Use of the Trypanosoma cruzi Recombinant Complement Regulatory Protein To Evaluate Therapeutic Efficacy following Treatment of Chronic Chagasic Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 707-712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anchalee Dantrakool, Pradya Somboon, Tetsuo Hashimoto, and Atsuko Saito-Ito

Identification of a New Type of Babesia Species in Wild Rats (Bandicota indica) in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 850-854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Leslie Hall, Sherri Wohlfiel, and Glenn D. Roberts

Experience with the MicroSeq D2 Large-Subunit Ribosomal DNA Sequencing Kit for Identification of Filamentous Fungi Encountered in the Clinical Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 622-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chung-ming Chu, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Ken T. K. Chong, Wah-shing Leung, Veronica L. Chan, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Association of Presence of Aspergillus Antibodies with Hemoptysis in Patients with Old Tuberculosis or Bronchiectasis but No Radiologically Visible Mycetoma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 665-669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Espinel-Ingroff, M. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, C. C. Knapp, N. Holliday, and S. B. Killian

Multicenter Comparison of the Sensititre YeastOne Colorimetric Antifungal Panel with the NCCLS M27-A2 Reference Method for Testing New Antifungal Agents against Clinical Isolates of Candida spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 718-721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jae il Yoo, Yeong Seon Lee, Chul-Yong Song, and Bong Su Kim

Purification and Characterization of a 43-Kilodalton Extracellular Serine Proteinase from Cryptococcus neoformans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 722-726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie-Hélène Meyer, Valérie Letscher-Bru, Benoît Jaulhac, Jocelyn Waller, and Ermanno Candolfi

Comparison of Mycosis IC/F and Plus Aerobic/F Media for Diagnosis of Fungemia by the Bactec 9240 System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 773-777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ralf Bialek, Jan Kern, Tanja Herrmann, Rolando Tijerina, Luis Ceceñas, Udo Reischl, and Gloria M. González

PCR Assays for Identification of Coccidioides posadasii Based on the Nucleotide Sequence of the Antigen 2/Proline-Rich Antigen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 778-783. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Svetlana Challier, Stéphanie Boyer, Eric Abachin, and Patrick Berche

Development of a Serum-Based Taqman Real-Time PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 844-846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine Coignard, Steven F. Hurst, Lynette E. Benjamin, Mary E. Brandt, David W. Warnock, and Christine J. Morrison

Resolution of Discrepant Results for Candida Species Identification by Using DNA Probes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 858-861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frans M. Verduyn Lunel, Andreas Voss, Ed J. Kuijper, L. B. S. Gelinck, Peter M. Hoogerbrugge, K. L. Liem, Bart Jan Kullberg, and Paul E. Verweij

Detection of the Candida Antigen Mannan in Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens from Patients Suspected of Having Candida Meningitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 867-870. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria José Linares, Guadalupe Charriel, Francisco Solís, and Manuel Casal

Comparison of Two Microdilution Methods for Testing Susceptibility of Candida spp. to Voriconazole
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 899-902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Sayera Banu, Stephen V. Gordon, Si Palmer, Reazul Islam, Shakeel Ahmed, Khan Mashrequl Alam, Stewart T. Cole, and Roland Brosch

Genotypic Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Bangladesh and Prevalence of the Beijing Strain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 674-682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masanori Matsuoka, Liangfen Zhang, Teky Budiawan, Keisuke Saeki, and Shinzo Izumi

Genotyping of Mycobacterium leprae on the Basis of the Polymorphism of TTC Repeats for Analysis of Leprosy Transmission
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 741-745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas C. Victor, Petra E. W. de Haas, Annemarie M. Jordaan, Gian D. van der Spuy, Madalene Richardson, D. van Soolingen, Paul D. van Helden, and Robin Warren

Molecular Characteristics and Global Spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with a Western Cape F11 Genotype
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 769-772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elisabeth Schölvinck, Katalin A. Wilkinson, Adam O. Whelan, Adrian R. Martineau, Michael Levin, and Robert J. Wilkinson

Gamma Interferon-Based Immunodiagnosis of Tuberculosis: Comparison between Whole-Blood and Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 829-831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Van den Wijngaert, A. Dediste, Y. VanLaethem, M. Gerard, O. Vandenberg, and G. Zissis

Critical Use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques To Test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Respiratory Tract Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 837-838. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Getahun Abate, Abraham Aseffa, Alemayehu Selassie, Solomon Goshu, Bekele Fekade, Dawit WoldeMeskal, and Håkan Miörner

Direct Colorimetric Assay for Rapid Detection of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 871-873. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María Susana Imaz, Marcelo Alberto Comini, Elsa Zerbini, María Delfina Sequeira, Omar Latini, Juan Daniel Claus, and Mahavir Singh

Evaluation of Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Kits for Detection of Tuberculosis in Argentinean Population
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 884-887. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. M. Streicher, R. M. Warren, C. Kewley, J. Simpson, N. Rastogi, C. Sola, G. D. van der Spuy, P. D. van Helden, and T. C. Victor

Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Rural Districts of the Western Cape Province of South Africa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 891-894. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. L. Sampson, M. Richardson, P. D. van Helden, and R. M. Warren

IS6110-Mediated Deletion Polymorphism in Isogenic Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 895-898. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cidália Pina-Vaz, Sofia Costa-Oliveira, Acácio Gonçalves Rodrigues, and Alexandre Salvador

Novel Method Using a Laser Scanning Cytometer for Detection of Mycobacteria in Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 906-908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Caroline Allombert, Yupin Supputamongkol, Giuseppe Caruso, Philippe Brouqui, and Didier Raoult

Aneruptive Fever Associated with Antibodies to Rickettsia helvetica in Europe and Thailand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 816-818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Jean Michel Mansuy, Jean Marie Peron, Christophe Bureau, Laurent Alric, Jean Pierre Vinel, and Jacques Izopet

Immunologically Silent Autochthonous Acute Hepatitis E Virus Infection in France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 912-913. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harish C. Gugnani, Vanan K. Vijayan, Puneet Tyagi, Sonal Sharma, Alberto M. Stchigel, and Josep Guarro

Onychomycosis Due to Emericella quadrilineata
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 914-916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Neha Peled, Yohai David, and Pablo Yagupsky

Bartholin's Gland Abscess Caused by Brucella melitensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 917-918. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Dorothy M. W. Tam, Susanna K. P. Lau, Ami M. Y. Fung, and Kwok-Yung Yuen

Enterococcus cecorum Empyema Thoracis Successfully Treated with Cefotaxime
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 919-922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kaoutar Moumile, Etienne Carbonnelle, Philippe Dessemme, Daniel Tamisier, Franck Iserin, Véronique Houdouin, Xavier Nassif, and Patrick Berche

Culture-Negative Pericarditis Caused by Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 923-924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Järv, J. Lehtmaa, R. C. Summerbell, E. S. Hoekstra, R. A. Samson, and P. Naaber

Isolation of Neosartorya pseudofischeri from Blood: First Hint of Pulmonary Aspergillosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 925-928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wolfgang A. Krueger, Bernd Kottler, Bernd E. Will, Alexandra Heininger, Heinz Guggenberger, and Klaus E. Unertl

Treatment of Meningitis Due to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis with Linezolid
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 929-932. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Samson S. Y. Wong, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Two Cases of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis Due to Plesiomonas shigelloides
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 933-935. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Isamu Mori, Takashi Yokochi, Naoki Koide, Tsuyoshi Sugiyama, Tomoaki Yoshida, Yoshinobu Kimura, Hironobu Naiki, Rokuro Matsubara, Tohru Takeuchi, and Yukihiro Nishiyama

PCR Search for the Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Genome in Brain Sections of Patients with Familial Alzheimer's Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 936-937. [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. M. Wagner, B. L. Schmidt, A. R. Bergmann, A. M. Derler, and E. Aberer

Inability of One-Step Real-Time PCR To Detect Borrelia burgdorferi DNA in Urine
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 938. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

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. 2004 42: 939. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna C. Noller, M. Catherine McEllistrem, Antonio G. F. Pacheco, David J. Boxrud, and Lee H. Harrison

Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis Distinguishes Outbreak and Sporadic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 940. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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