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Minireviews:

Jack S. Remington, Philippe Thulliez, and Jose G. Montoya

Recent Developments for Diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 941-945. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Raffaele Zarrilli, Margherita Crispino, Maria Bagattini, Elena Barretta, Anna Di Popolo, Maria Triassi, and Paolo Villari

Molecular Epidemiology of Sequential Outbreaks of Acinetobacter baumannii in an Intensive Care Unit Shows the Emergence of Carbapenem Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 946-953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne-Katharina Sonntag, Rita Prager, Martina Bielaszewska, Wenlan Zhang, Angelika Fruth, Helmut Tschäpe, and Helge Karch

Phenotypic and Genotypic Analyses of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O145 Strains from Patients in Germany
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 954-962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tannette G. Krediet, Ellen M. Mascini, Ellen van Rooij, Judith Vlooswijk, Armand Paauw, Leo J. Gerards, and André Fleer

Molecular Epidemiology of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Causing Sepsis in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit over an 11-Year Period
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 992-995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renate J. van den Berg, Eric C. J. Claas, Duddy H. Oyib, Corné H. W. Klaassen, Lenie Dijkshoorn, Jon S. Brazier, and Ed J. Kuijper

Characterization of Toxin A-Negative, Toxin B-Positive Clostridium difficile Isolates from Outbreaks in Different Countries by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism and PCR Ribotyping
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1035-1041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jesús Rodríguez-Baño, Maria Dolores Navarro, Luisa Romero, Luis Martínez-Martínez, Miguel A. Muniain, Evelio J. Perea, Ramón Pérez-Cano, and Alvaro Pascual

Epidemiology and Clinical Features of Infections Caused by Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in Nonhospitalized Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1089-1094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lothar Beutin, Gladys Krause, Sonja Zimmermann, Stefan Kaulfuss, and Kerstin Gleier

Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Human Patients in Germany over a 3-Year Period
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1099-1108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. A. Granville, P. Cernoch, G. A. Land, and J. R. Davis

Performance Assessment of the Fecal Leukocyte Test for Inpatients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1254-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Inge Thoelen, Elien Moës, Philippe Lemey, Sara Mostmans, Elke Wollants, A. Michael Lindberg, Anne-Mieke Vandamme, and Marc Van Ranst

Analysis of the Serotype and Genotype Correlation of VP1 and the 5' Noncoding Region in an Epidemiological Survey of the Human Enterovirus B Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 963-971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeroen Maertzdorf, Chiaoyin K. Wang, Jennifer B. Brown, Joseph D. Quinto, Marla Chu, Miranda de Graaf, Bernadette G. van den Hoogen, Richard Spaete, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, and Ron A. M. Fouchier

Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Detection of Human Metapneumoviruses from All Known Genetic Lineages
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 981-986. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adam M. Bressler and Frederick S. Nolte

Preclinical Evaluation of Two Real-Time, Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays for Detection of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 987-991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kate E. Dingle, Derrick Crook, and Katie Jeffery

Stable and Noncompetitive RNA Internal Control for Routine Clinical Diagnostic Reverse Transcription-PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1003-1011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Boeckh, MeeiLi Huang, James Ferrenberg, Terry Stevens-Ayers, Laurence Stensland, W. Garrett Nichols, and Lawrence Corey

Optimization of Quantitative Detection of Cytomegalovirus DNA in Plasma by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1142-1148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parmjeet Randhawa, Andrew Ho, Ron Shapiro, Abhay Vats, P. Swalsky, Sydney Finkelstein, John Uhrmacher, and Karen Weck

Correlates of Quantitative Measurement of BK Polyomavirus (BKV) DNA with Clinical Course of BKV Infection in Renal Transplant Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1176-1180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brent Frisbie, Yi-Wei Tang, Marie Griffin, Katherine Poehling, Peter F. Wright, Kathy Holland, and Kathryn M. Edwards

Surveillance of Childhood Influenza Virus Infection: What Is the Best Diagnostic Method To Use for Archival Samples?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1181-1184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María Inés Gismondi, Estela Inés Turazza, Saúl Grinstein, María Cristina Galoppo, and María Victoria Preciado

Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Infants and Children from Argentina
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1199-1202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas Nitsche, Heinz Ellerbrok, and Georg Pauli

Detection of Orthopoxvirus DNA by Real-Time PCR and Identification of Variola Virus DNA by Melting Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1207-1213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Véronique Keuser, Frédéric Schynts, Bruno Detry, Alfred Collard, Béatrice Robert, Alain Vanderplasschen, Paul-Pierre Pastoret, and Etienne Thiry

Improved Antigenic Methods for Differential Diagnosis of Bovine, Caprine, and Cervine Alphaherpesviruses Related to Bovine Herpesvirus 1
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1228-1235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francesca Bugli, Stefania Manzara, Riccardo Torelli, Rosalia Graffeo, Rosaria Santangelo, Paola Cattani, and Giovanni Fadda

Human Monoclonal Antibody Fragment Specific for Glycoprotein G in Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 with Applications for Serotype-Specific Diagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1250-1253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shannon E. Nesbitt, Linda Cook, and Keith R. Jerome

Cytomegalovirus Quantitation by Real-Time PCR Is Unaffected by Delayed Separation of Plasma from Whole Blood
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1296-1297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María Inés Gismondi, Lothar Heinrich Staendner, Saúl Grinstein, Carlos Alberto Guzmán, and María Victoria Preciado

Hepatitis C Virus Isolates from Argentina Disclose a Novel Genotype 1-Associated Restriction Pattern
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1298-1301. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Grant S. Hansman, Kazuhiko Katayama, Niwat Maneekarn, Supatra Peerakome, Pattara Khamrin, Supin Tonusin, Shoko Okitsu, Osamu Nishio, Naokazu Takeda, and Hiroshi Ushijima

Genetic Diversity of Norovirus and Sapovirus in Hospitalized Infants with Sporadic Cases of Acute Gastroenteritis in Chiang Mai, Thailand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1305-1307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Boris Klempa, Morten Schütt, Brita Auste, Milan Labuda, Rainer Ulrich, Helga Meisel, and Detlev H. Krüger

First Molecular Identification of Human Dobrava Virus Infection in Central Europe
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1322-1325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Paz Cañadas, F. Xavier Bosch, M. Luisa Junquera, Maijo Ejarque, Rebeca Font, Elena Ordoñez, and Silvia de Sanjosé

Concordance of Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus DNA in Anogenital and Oral Infections in a High-Risk Population
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1330-1332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vito Martella, Alessandra Cavalli, Annamaria Pratelli, Giancarlo Bozzo, Michele Camero, Domenico Buonavoglia, Donato Narcisi, Maria Tempesta, and Canio Buonavoglia

A Canine Parvovirus Mutant Is Spreading in Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1333-1336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Grce, K. Husnjak, M. Matovina, N. Milutin, L. Magdic, O. Husnjak, and K. Pavelic

Human Papillomavirus, Cytomegalovirus, and Adeno-Associated Virus Infections in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1341-1344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tetsushi Yoshikawa, Masaru Ihira, Shiho Akimoto, Chie Usui, Fumi Miyake, Sadao Suga, Yoshihiko Enomoto, Ryota Suzuki, Yukihiro Nishiyama, and Yoshizo Asano

Detection of Human Herpesvirus 7 DNA by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1348-1352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

C. M. A. Thuring, J. H. F. Erkens, J. G. Jacobs, A. Bossers, L. J. M. Van Keulen, G. J. Garssen, F. G. Van Zijderveld, S. J. Ryder, M. H. Groschup, T. Sweeney, and J. P. M. Langeveld

Discrimination between Scrapie and Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in Sheep by Molecular Size, Immunoreactivity, and Glycoprofile of Prion Protein
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 972-980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sangeeta Khare, Thomas A. Ficht, Renato L. Santos, Juan Romano, Allison R. Ficht, Shuping Zhang, Irene R. Grant, Melissa Libal, David Hunter, and L. Garry Adams

Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Bovine Milk and Feces by a Combination of Immunomagnetic Bead Separation-Conventional PCR and Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1075-1081. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ken Maeda, Fuminori Mizukoshi, Masataka Hamano, Kazushige Kai, Hiroyuki Iwata, Takashi Kondo, and Tomio Matsumura

Development of an Equine Herpesvirus Type 4-Specific Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using a B-Cell Epitope as an Antigen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1095-1098. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Baele, K. Van den Bulck, A. Decostere, P. Vandamme, M.-L. Hänninen, R. Ducatelle, and F. Haesebrouck

Multiplex PCR Assay for Differentiation of Helicobacter felis, H. bizzozeronii, and H. salomonis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1115-1122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter Damborg, Katharina E. P. Olsen, Eva Møller Nielsen, and Luca Guardabassi

Occurrence of Campylobacter jejuni in Pets Living with Human Patients Infected with C. jejuni
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1363-1364. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Guy E. Thwaites, Maxine Caws, Tran Thi Hong Chau, Nguyen Thi Dung, James I. Campbell, Nguyen Hoan Phu, Tran Tinh Hien, Nicholas J. White, and Jeremy J. Farrar

Comparison of Conventional Bacteriology with Nucleic Acid Amplification (Amplified Mycobacterium Direct Test) for Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis before and after Inception of Antituberculosis Chemotherapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 996-1002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lydia Kivihya-Ndugga, Maarten van Cleeff, Ernest Juma, Joseph Kimwomi, Willie Githui, Linda Oskam, Anja Schuitema, Dick van Soolingen, Lucy Nganga, Daniel Kibuga, Joseph Odhiambo, and Paul Klatser

Comparison of PCR with the Routine Procedure for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in a Population with High Prevalences of Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1012-1015. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amr M. Mohamed, Dhundy R. Bastola, Glenn P. Morlock, Robert C. Cooksey, and Steven H. Hinrichs

Temperature-Mediated Heteroduplex Analysis for Detection of pncA Mutations Associated with Pyrazinamide Resistance and Differentiation between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis by Denaturing High- Performance Liquid Chromatography
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1016-1023. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pascale Bemer, Thomas Bodmer, Juerg Munzinger, Monique Perrin, Véronique Vincent, and Henri Drugeon

Multicenter Evaluation of the MB/BACT System for Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1030-1034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Joy Milan, Kirsten A. Hauge, Natalia E. Kurepina, Kathryn H. Lofy, Stefan V. Goldberg, Masahiro Narita, Charles M. Nolan, Peter D. McElroy, Barry N. Kreiswirth, and Gerard A. Cangelosi

Expanded Geographical Distribution of the N Family of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains within the United States
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1064-1068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudio Scarparo, Paolo Ricordi, Giuliana Ruggiero, and Paola Piccoli

Evaluation of the Fully Automated BACTEC MGIT 960 System for Testing Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Pyrazinamide, Streptomycin, Isoniazid, Rifampin, and Ethambutol and Comparison with the Radiometric BACTEC 460TB Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1109-1114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles N. Bernstein, James F. Blanchard, Patricia Rawsthorne, and Michael T. Collins

Population-Based Case Control Study of Seroprevalence of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Patients with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1129-1135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoshinari Okuda, Ryoji Maekura, Atsusi Hirotani, Seigo Kitada, Kenji Yoshimura, Touru Hiraga, Yuoko Yamamoto, Masami Itou, Takeshi Ogura, and Toshio Ogihara

Rapid Serodiagnosis of Active Pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Analysis of Results from Multiple Antigen-Specific Tests
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1136-1141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manzour Hernando Hazbón and David Alland

Hairpin Primers for Simplified Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Other Organisms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1236-1242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bereneice M. Madison, Salman H. Siddiqi, Leonid Heifets, Wendy Gross, Mike Higgins, Nancy Warren, Anthony Thompson, Glenn Morlock, and John C. Ridderhof

Identification of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain with Stable, Low-Level Resistance to Isoniazid
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1294-1295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Madalene Richardson, Gian D. van der Spuy, Samantha L. Sampson, Nulda Beyers, Paul D. van Helden, and Robin M. Warren

Stability of Polymorphic GC-Rich Repeat Sequence-Containing Regions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1302-1304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bum-Joon Kim, Seong-Karp Hong, Keun-Hwa Lee, Yeo-Jun Yun, Eui-Chong Kim, Young-Gil Park, Gil-Han Bai, and Yoon-Hoh Kook

Differential Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria by Duplex PCR Assay Using the RNA Polymerase Gene (rpoB)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1308-1312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Sophie Joly, Connie Maze, Paul B. McCray, Jr., and Janet M. Guthmiller

Human ß-Defensins 2 and 3 Demonstrate Strain-Selective Activity against Oral Microorganisms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1024-1029. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Petra Wolffs, Rickard Knutsson, Börje Norling, and Peter Rådström

Rapid Quantification of Yersinia enterocolitica in Pork Samples by a Novel Sample Preparation Method, Flotation, Prior to Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1042-1047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Georg Mitterer, Martin Huber, Ernst Leidinger, Claudia Kirisits, Werner Lubitz, Manfred W. Mueller, and Wolfgang M. Schmidt

Microarray-Based Identification of Bacteria in Clinical Samples by Solid-Phase PCR Amplification of 23S Ribosomal DNA Sequences
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1048-1057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andresa Zamboni, Sandra H. Fabbricotti, Ulysses Fagundes-Neto, and Isabel C.A. Scaletsky

Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Virulence Factors Are Found To Be Associated with Infantile Diarrhea in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1058-1063. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Curtis L. Fritz, Lawrence R. Bronson, Charles R. Smith, Martin E. Schriefer, James R. Tucker, and Tom G. Schwan

Isolation and Characterization of Borrelia hermsii Associated with Two Foci of Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in California
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1123-1128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jing Zeng, Fang Teng, George M. Weinstock, and Barbara E. Murray

Translocation of Enterococcus faecalis Strains across a Monolayer of Polarized Human Enterocyte-Like T84 Cells
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1149-1154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura Betancor, Felipe Schelotto, Araci Martinez, Marinela Pereira, Gabriela Algorta, M. Alejandra Rodríguez, Rafael Vignoli, and José A. Chabalgoity

Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA and Phenotyping Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis Isolates Collected from Humans and Poultry in Uruguay from 1995 to 2002
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1155-1162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea S. Varela, M. Page Luttrell, Elizabeth W. Howerth, Victor A. Moore, William R. Davidson, David E. Stallknecht, and Susan E. Little

First Culture Isolation of Borrelia lonestari, Putative Agent of Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1163-1169. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Donna M. Hacek, Ralph L. Cordell, Gary A. Noskin, and Lance R. Peterson

Computer-Assisted Surveillance for Detecting Clonal Outbreaks of Nosocomial Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1170-1175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María Pérez-Vázquez, Federico Román, Belén Aracil, Rafael Cantón, and José Campos

Laboratory Detection of Haemophilus influenzae with Decreased Susceptibility to Nalidixic Acid, Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin, and Moxifloxacin Due to gyrA and parC Mutations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1185-1191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria da Glória S. Carvalho, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Roger E. Morey, Patricia Lynn Shewmaker, Lúcia M. Teixeira, and Richard R. Facklam

Characterization of Three New Enterococcal Species, Enterococcus sp. nov. CDC PNS-E1, Enterococcus sp. nov. CDC PNS-E2, and Enterococcus sp. nov. CDC PNS-E3, Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1192-1198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent B. Young and Thomas M. Schmidt

Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea Accompanied by Large-Scale Alterations in the Composition of the Fecal Microbiota
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1203-1206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erol Fikrig, Patricia K. Coyle, Steven E. Schutzer, Manchuan Chen, Zhidian Deng, and Richard A. Flavell

Preferential Presence of Decorin-Binding Protein B (BBA25) and BBA50 Antibodies in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Patients with Neurologic Lyme Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1243-1246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Judith S. Heelan, Meredith E. Hasenbein, and Alexander J. McAdam

Resistance of Group B Streptococcus to Selected Antibiotics, Including Erythromycin and Clindamycin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1263-1264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Gilot and Willem van Leeuwen

Comparative Analysis of agr Locus Diversification and Overall Genetic Variability among Bovine and Human Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1265-1269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hyo-Soon Park, Jung-Hee Lee, Eun-Ju Jeong, Seong-Eun Koh, Tae-Kyu Park, Won-Jong Jang, Kyung-Hee Park, Bum-Joon Kim, Yoon-Hoh Kook, and Seung-Hyun Lee

Evaluation of groEL Gene Analysis for Identification of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1270-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cheryl K. Shutt, Matthew Samore, and Karen C. Carroll

Comparison of the Denka Seiken Slide Agglutination Method to the Quellung Test for Serogrouping of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1274-1276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frank Kipp, Karsten Becker, Georg Peters, and Christof von Eiff

Evaluation of Different Methods To Detect Methicillin Resistance in Small-Colony Variants of Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1277-1279. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nandini Roy Chowdhury, O. Colin Stine, J. Glenn Morris, and G. B. Nair

Assessment of Evolution of Pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Multilocus Sequence Typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1280-1282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kimberle C. Chapin and Michael C. Musgnug

Evaluation of Penicillin Binding Protein 2a Latex Agglutination Assay for Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Directly from Blood Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1283-1284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. R. Chacón, L. Soler, E. A. Groisman, J. Guarro, and M. J. Figueras

Type III Secretion System Genes in Clinical Aeromonas Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1285-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William S. Probert, Kimmi N. Schrader, Nhi Y. Khuong, Susan L. Bystrom, and Margot H. Graves

Real-Time Multiplex PCR Assay for Detection of Brucella spp., B. abortus, and B. melitensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1290-1293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kazuyuki Ishihara, Akihiro Nabuchi, Rieko Ito, Kouji Miyachi, Howard K. Kuramitsu, and Katsuji Okuda

Correlation between Detection Rates of Periodontopathic Bacterial DNA in Carotid Coronary Stenotic Artery Plaque and in Dental Plaque Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1313-1315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Collares-Pereira, S. Couceiro, I. Franca, K. Kurtenbach, S. M. Schäfer, L. Vitorino, L. Gonçalves, S. Baptista, M. L. Vieira, and C. Cunha

First Isolation of Borrelia lusitaniae from a Human Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1316-1318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincens Weingart, Holger Rüssmann, Sibylle Koletzko, Josef Weingart, Wilhelm Höchter, and Michael Sackmann

Sensitivity of a Novel Stool Antigen Test for Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Adult Outpatients before and after Eradication Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1319-1321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberta Creti, Francesca Fabretti, Graziella Orefici, and Christina von Hunolstein

Multiplex PCR Assay for Direct Identification of Group B Streptococcal Alpha-Protein-Like Protein Genes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1326-1329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Prathiba Kurupati, Carol Chow, Gamini Kumarasinghe, and Chit Laa Poh

Rapid Detection of Klebsiella pneumoniae from Blood Culture Bottles by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1337-1340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Scott A. Sheedy, Aaron B. Ingham, Julian I. Rood, and Robert J. Moore

Highly Conserved Alpha-Toxin Sequences of Avian Isolates of Clostridium perfringens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1345-1347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eiki Sasaki, Ro Osawa, Yosuke Nishitani, and Robert A. Whiley

Development of a Diagnostic PCR Assay Targeting the Mn-Dependent Superoxide Dismutase Gene (sodA) for Identification of Streptococcus gallolyticus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1360-1362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Hiroshi Tachibana, Xun-Jia Cheng, Gohta Masuda, Noriyuki Horiki, and Tsutomu Takeuchi

Evaluation of Recombinant Fragments of Entamoeba histolytica Gal/GalNAc Lectin Intermediate Subunit for Serodiagnosis of Amebiasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1069-1074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wulamu Mamuti, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Yasuhito Sako, Minoru Nakao, Ning Xiao, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Naoki Sato, Dominique A. Vuitton, Renaud Piarroux, Marshall W. Lightowlers, Philip S. Craig, and Akira Ito

Molecular Cloning, Expression, and Serological Evaluation of an 8-Kilodalton Subunit of Antigen B from Echinococcus multilocularis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1082-1088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Perandin, N. Manca, A. Calderaro, G. Piccolo, L. Galati, L. Ricci, M. C. Medici, M. C. Arcangeletti, G. Snounou, G. Dettori, and C. Chezzi

Development of a Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium vivax, and Plasmodium ovale for Routine Clinical Diagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1214-1219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jaco J. Verweij, Roy A. Blangé, Kate Templeton, Janke Schinkel, Eric A. T. Brienen, Marianne A. A. van Rooyen, Lisette van Lieshout, and Anton M. Polderman

Simultaneous Detection of Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium parvum in Fecal Samples by Using Multiplex Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1220-1223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Cigdem Kuzucu, Barbara Rapino, Laura McDermott, and Susan Hadley

Comparison of the Semisolid Agar Antifungal Susceptibility Test with the NCCLS M38-P Broth Microdilution Test for Screening of Filamentous Fungi
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1224-1227. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Muñoz, L. R. Castañón, I. Calderón, M. E. Vázquez, and M. E. Manjarrez

Parasitic Mycelial Forms of Coccidioides Species in Mexican Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1247-1249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Espinel-Ingroff, D. Montero, and E. Martin-Mazuelos

Long-Term Preservation of Fungal Isolates in Commercially Prepared Cryogenic Microbank Vials
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1257-1259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ali Abdul Lattif, Uma Banerjee, Rajendra Prasad, Ashutosh Biswas, Naveet Wig, Neeraj Sharma, Absarul Haque, Nivedita Gupta, Najma Z. Baquer, and Gauranga Mukhopadhyay

Susceptibility Pattern and Molecular Type of Species-Specific Candida in Oropharyngeal Lesions of Indian Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1260-1262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Pfaller, L. Boyken, S. A. Messer, R. J. Hollis, and D. J. Diekema

Stability of Mueller-Hinton Agar Supplemented with Glucose and Methylene Blue for Disk Diffusion Testing of Fluconazole and Voriconazole
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1288-1289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. T. Barreto de Oliveira, T. Boekhout, B. Theelen, F. Hagen, F. A. Baroni, M. S. Lazera, K. B. Lengeler, J. Heitman, I. N. G. Rivera, and C. R. Paula

Cryptococcus neoformans Shows a Remarkable Genotypic Diversity in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1356-1359. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Hisashi Inokuma, Takeshi Beppu, Masaru Okuda, Yojiro Shimada, and Yoshimi Sakata

Detection of Ehrlichial DNA in Haemaphysalis Ticks Recovered from Dogs in Japan That Is Closely Related to a Novel Ehrlichia sp. Found in Cattle Ticks from Tibet, Thailand, and Africa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1353-1355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Andrea J. Linscott, Melinda D. Poulter, Kevin Ward, and David A. Bruckner

Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 4 Isolated from Joint Tissue
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1365-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caterina Bigliazzi, Venerino Poletti, Davide Dell'Amore, Luca Saragoni, and Thomas V. Colby

Disseminated Basidiobolomycosis in an Immunocompetent Woman
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1367-1369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kunikazu Yamane, Jun Asato, Naofumi Kawade, Hajime Takahashi, Bon Kimura, and Yoshichika Arakawa

Two Cases of Fatal Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Photobacterium damsela in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1370-1372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cassandra D. Kelly, Christina Egan, Stephen W. Davis, William A. Samsonoff, Kimberlee A. Musser, Peter Drabkin, James R. Miller, Jill Taylor, and Nick M. Cirino

Laboratory Confirmation of Generalized Vaccinia following Smallpox Vaccination
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1373-1375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara Alexander Lodge, Elizabeth Dodds Ashley, Mark P. Steele, and John R. Perfect

Aspergillus fumigatus Empyema, Arthritis, and Calcaneal Osteomyelitis in a Lung Transplant Patient Successfully Treated with Posaconazole
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1376-1378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Núria Andreu, Isidre Gibert, Marina Luquin, Pappachan E. Kolattukudy, and Tatiana Sirakova

Neutral Red Staining of Cells of a Sulfolipid-Deficient Mycobacterium tuberculosis pks2 Mutant Proves that Sulfolipids Are Not Responsible for This Cytochemical Reaction
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1379-1380. [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. V. Singh, R. Bhanumathi, and R. R. Colwell

Characterization of a Cholera Toxin Gene-Negative Clinical Strain of Vibrio cholerae O139 Bengal
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1381. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miguel Blanco, Jesús E. Blanco, Jorge Blanco, VÂnia Maria de Carvalho, Daniela Lopes Onuma, and Antonio F. Pestana de Castro

Typing of Intimin (eae) Genes in Attaching and Effacing Escherichia coli Strains from Monkeys
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1382-1383. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inmaculada A. Herrero, Jose F. Fernández-Garayzábal, Miguel A. Moreno, and Lucas Domínguez

Dogs Should Be Included in Surveillance Programs for Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1384-1385. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tamara R. Anderegg, Thomas R. Fritsche, and Ronald N. Jones

Quality Control Guidelines for MIC Susceptibility Testing of Omiganan Pentahydrochloride (MBI 226), a Novel Antimicrobial Peptide
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1386-1387. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Josias Rodrigues, Cristiane M. Thomazini, Carlos A. M. Lopes, and Liliane O. Dantas

Concurrent Infection in a Dog and Colonization in a Child with a Human Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Clone
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1388-1389. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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