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Minireviews:

J. Hoorfar, B. Malorny, A. Abdulmawjood, N. Cook, M. Wagner, and P. Fach

Practical Considerations in Design of Internal Amplification Controls for Diagnostic PCR Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1863-1868. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Chika Oya, Yoshitsugu Ochiai, Yojiro Taniuchi, Takashi Takano, Fukiko Ueda, Yasuhiro Yoshikawa, and Ryo Hondo

Specific Detection and Identification of Herpes B Virus by a PCR-Microplate Hybridization Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1869-1874. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Björn Herrmann, Viviana Cavaglia Larsson, Carl-Johan Rubin, Fredrik Sund, Britt-Marie Eriksson, Johan Arvidson, Zhibing Yun, Kåre Bondeson, and Jonas Blomberg

Comparison of a Duplex Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assay and the COBAS Amplicor CMV Monitor Test for Detection of Cytomegalovirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1909-1914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Victoria A. Olson, Thomas Laue, Miriam T. Laker, Igor V. Babkin, Christian Drosten, Sergei N. Shchelkunov, Matthias Niedrig, Inger K. Damon, and Hermann Meyer

Real-Time PCR System for Detection of Orthopoxviruses and Simultaneous Identification of Smallpox Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1940-1946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hong Thi Cam Thai, Mai Quynh Le, Cuong Duc Vuong, Manmohan Parida, Harumi Minekawa, Tsugunori Notomi, Futoshi Hasebe, and Kouichi Morita

Development and Evaluation of a Novel Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1956-1961. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian G. Schüttler, Christine Thomas, Thomas Discher, Georg Friese, Jürgen Lohmeyer, Ralph Schuster, Stephan Schaefer, and Wolfram H. Gerlich

Variable Ratio of Hepatitis C Virus RNA to Viral Core Antigen in Patient Sera
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1977-1981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raymond K. H. Hui, Fanya Zeng, Charis M. N. Chan, K. Y. Yuen, Joseph S. M. Peiris, and Frederick C. C. Leung

Reverse Transcriptase PCR Diagnostic Assay for the Coronavirus Associated with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1994-1999. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kati Hokynar, Päivi Norja, Harri Laitinen, Pekka Palomäki, Antoine Garbarg-Chenon, Annamari Ranki, Klaus Hedman, and Maria Söderlund-Venermo

Detection and Differentiation of Human Parvovirus Variants by Commercial Quantitative Real-Time PCR Tests
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2013-2019. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-François Pouliquen, Lynette Hardy, Anne Lavergne, Eric Kafiludine, and Mirdad Kazanji

High Seroprevalence of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type 1 in Blood Donors in Guyana and Molecular and Phylogenetic Analysis of New Strains in the Guyana Shelf (Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2020-2026. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Jacques Lefrère, Françoise Roudot-Thoraval, Françoise Lunel, Sophie Alain, Marie-Laure Chaix, Elisabeth Dussaix, Michèle Gassin, Jacques Izopet, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Christopher Payan, Françoise Stoll-Keller, Vincent Thibault, Mary-Anne Trabaud, Dominique Bettinger, Marc Bogard, Michel Branger, Claudine Buffet-Janvresse, Anne Charrois, Christine Defer, Catherine Laffont, Joëlle Lerable, Thierry Levayer, Michèle Martinot-Peignoux, Bernard Mercier, and Arielle R. Rosenberg

Expertise of French Laboratories in Detection, Genotyping, and Quantification of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Serum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2027-2030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christian Drosten, Lily-Lily Chiu, Marcus Panning, Hoe Nam Leong, Wolfgang Preiser, John S. Tam, Stephan Günther, Stefanie Kramme, Petra Emmerich, Wooi Loon Ng, Herbert Schmitz, and Evelyn S. C. Koay

Evaluation of Advanced Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays and an Alternative PCR Target Region for Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Associated Coronavirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2043-2047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuki Kuroiwa, Kazushige Nagai, Lisa Okita, and Hiroyuki Tsutsumi

Genetic Variability and Molecular Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Subgroup A Strains in Japan Determined by Heteroduplex Mobility Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2048-2053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael K. Hourfar, W. Kurt Roth, Erhard Seifried, and Michael Schmidt

Comparison of Two Real-Time Quantitative Assays for Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2094-2100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roger D. Schnagl, Karen Boniface, Pauline Cardwell, Damien McCarthy, Caroline Ondracek, Barbara Coulson, John Erlich, and Fran Morey

Incidence of Group C Human Rotavirus in Central Australia and Sequence Variation of the VP7 and VP4 Genes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2127-2133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corné H. W. Klaassen, Clemens F. M. Prinsen, Hanneke A. de Valk, Alphons M. Horrevorts, Marcel A. F. Jeunink, and Frederik B. J. M. Thunnissen

DNA Microarray Format for Detection and Subtyping of Human Papillomavirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2152-2160. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roy F. Chemaly, Belinda Yen-Lieberman, Elias A. Castilla, Amy Reilly, Susana Arrigain, Carol Farver, Robin K. Avery, Steven M. Gordon, and Gary W. Procop

Correlation between Viral Loads of Cytomegalovirus in Blood and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Specimens from Lung Transplant Recipients Determined by Histology and Immunohistochemistry
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2168-2172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicole Kessler, Olivier Ferraris, Kevin Palmer, Wayne Marsh, and Adam Steel

Use of the DNA Flow-Thru Chip, a Three-Dimensional Biochip, for Typing and Subtyping of Influenza Viruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2173-2185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonas Lefevre, Catherine Hankins, Deborah Money, Anita Rachlis, Karina Pourreaux, and François Coutlée

Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Viral Load Is Higher in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Seropositive Women with High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions Than in Those with Normal Cytology Smears
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2212-2215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Bon, H. Giraudon, C. Sancey, C. Barranger, M. Joannes, P. Pothier, and E. Kohli

Development and Evaluation of a New Commercial Test Allowing the Simultaneous Detection of Noroviruses and Sapoviruses by Reverse Transcription-PCR and Microplate Hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2218-2220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chris I. Gallimore, David Cubitt, Nelita du Plessis, and Jim J. Gray

Asymptomatic and Symptomatic Excretion of Noroviruses during a Hospital Outbreak of Gastroenteritis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2271-2274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Oliver Donoso Mantke, Rudolf Meyer, Susanna Prösch, and Matthias Niedrig

Frequent Detection of Viral Nucleic Acids in Heart Valve Tissue
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2298-2300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Beatrice H. L. Wong, Hoi-wah Tsoi, Ami M. Y. Fung, Kwok-hung Chan, Victoria K. P. Tam, J. S. Malik Peiris, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Detection of Specific Antibodies to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Protein for Serodiagnosis of SARS Coronavirus Pneumonia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2306-2309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

A. Huletsky, R. Giroux, V. Rossbach, M. Gagnon, M. Vaillancourt, M. Bernier, F. Gagnon, K. Truchon, M. Bastien, F. J. Picard, A. van Belkum, M. Ouellette, P. H. Roy, and M. G. Bergeron

New Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of Methicillin- Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Directly from Specimens Containing a Mixture of Staphylococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1875-1884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sonja J. Olsen, Jim Pruckler, William Bibb, Nguyen Thi My Thanh, Tran My Trinh, Nguyen Thi Minh, Sumathi Sivapalasingam, Amita Gupta, Phan Thu Phuong, Nguyen Tran Chinh, Nguyen Vinh Chau, Phung Dac Cam, and Eric D. Mintz

Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Typhoid Fever
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1885-1889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ji Young Huh, Wee Gyo Lee, Kyungwon Lee, Wan Shik Shin, and Jin Hong Yoo

Distribution of Insertion Sequences Associated with Tn1546-Like Elements among Enterococcus faecium Isolates from Patients in Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1897-1902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Ribault, K. Harper, L. Grave, C. Lafontaine, P. Nannini, A. Raimondo, and I. Besson Faure

Rapid Screening Method for Detection of Bacteria in Platelet Concentrates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1903-1908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samuel M. Moskowitz, Jessica M. Foster, Julia Emerson, and Jane L. Burns

Clinically Feasible Biofilm Susceptibility Assay for Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1915-1922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. R. McQuiston, R. Parrenas, M. Ortiz-Rivera, L. Gheesling, F. Brenner, and P. I. Fields

Sequencing and Comparative Analysis of Flagellin Genes fliC, fljB, and flpA from Salmonella
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1923-1932. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carina Gonçalves, Dominique Decré, Frédéric Barbut, Béatrice Burghoffer, and Jean-Claude Petit

Prevalence and Characterization of a Binary Toxin (Actin-Specific ADP-Ribosyltransferase) from Clostridium difficile
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1933-1939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Flavia Huygens, Alex J. Stephens, Graeme R. Nimmo, and Philip M. Giffard

mecA Locus Diversity in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Brisbane, Australia, and the Development of a Novel Diagnostic Procedure for the Western Samoan Phage Pattern Clone
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1947-1955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nathalie Fonsale, Michèle Bes, Isabelle Verdier, Anne Carricajo, Christine Ploton, Gérald Aubert, Jerome Etienne, François Vandenesch, and Anne Marie Freydiere

Specific Identification of Staphylococcus aureus by Staphychrom II, a Rapid Chromogenic Staphylocoagulase Test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1962-1964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew M. Ferris, Xiaomei Yan, Robbert C. Habbersett, Yulin Shou, Cheryl L. Lemanski, James H. Jett, Thomas M. Yoshida, and Babetta L. Marrone

Performance Assessment of DNA Fragment Sizing by High-Sensitivity Flow Cytometry and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1965-1976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frank Pasmans, Filip Van Immerseel, Katleen Hermans, Marc Heyndrickx, Jean-Marc Collard, Richard Ducatelle, and Freddy Haesebrouck

Assessment of Virulence of Pigeon Isolates of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Typhimurium Variant Copenhagen for Humans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2000-2002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vu Dinh Thiem, Orntipa Sethabutr, Lorenz von Seidlein, Tran Van Tung, Do Gia Canh, Bui Trong Chien, Le Huu Tho, Hyejon Lee, Huo-Shu Houng, Thomas L. Hale, John D. Clemens, Carl Mason, and Dang Duc Trach

Detection of Shigella by a PCR Assay Targeting the ipaH Gene Suggests Increased Prevalence of Shigellosis in Nha Trang, Vietnam
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2031-2035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

O. Fujise, W. Chen, S. Rich, and C. Chen

Clonal Diversity and Stability of Subgingival Eikenella corrodens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2036-2042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Salim Trad, Jeanine Allignet, Lionel Frangeul, Marilyne Davi, Massimo Vergassola, Elisabeth Couve, Anne Morvan, Amel Kechrid, Carmen Buchrieser, Philippe Glaser, and Névine El Solh

DNA Macroarray for Identification and Typing of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2054-2064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Comparison of Conventional and Molecular Methods for Identification of Aerobic Catalase-Negative Gram-Positive Cocci in the Clinical Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2065-2073. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Theodore Spilker, Tom Coenye, Peter Vandamme, and John J. LiPuma

PCR-Based Assay for Differentiation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa from Other Pseudomonas Species Recovered from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2074-2079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Binh An Diep, George F. Sensabaugh, Naraporn S. Somboona, Heather A. Carleton, and Françoise Perdreau-Remington

Widespread Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections Due to Two Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Harboring the Genes for Panton-Valentine Leucocidin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2080-2084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nikolay Sergeev, Dmitriy Volokhov, Vladimir Chizhikov, and Avraham Rasooly

Simultaneous Analysis of Multiple Staphylococcal Enterotoxin Genes by an Oligonucleotide Microarray Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2134-2143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naiel Bisharat, Derrick W. Crook, James Leigh, Rosalind M. Harding, Phil N. Ward, Tracey J. Coffey, Martin C. Maiden, Tim Peto, and Nicola Jones

Hyperinvasive Neonatal Group B Streptococcus Has Arisen from a Bovine Ancestor
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2161-2167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Drancourt, P. Berger, and D. Raoult

Systematic 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing of Atypical Clinical Isolates Identified 27 New Bacterial Species Associated with Humans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2197-2202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer A. Black, Kenneth S. Thomson, and Johann D. D. Pitout

Use of ß-Lactamase Inhibitors in Disk Tests To Detect Plasmid-Mediated AmpC ß-Lactamases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2203-2206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pablo Yagupsky

Use of the BACTEC MYCO/F LYTIC Medium for Detection of Brucella melitensis Bacteremia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2207-2208. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joan Barenfanger, Cheryl Drake, Jerry Lawhorn, and Steven J. Verhulst

Comparison of Chlorhexidine and Tincture of Iodine for Skin Antisepsis in Preparation for Blood Sample Collection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2216-2217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Véronique Roux, Michel Drancourt, Andreas Stein, Philippe Riegel, Didier Raoult, and Bernard La Scola

Corynebacterium Species Isolated from Bone and Joint Infections Identified by 16S rRNA Gene Sequence Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2231-2233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mathew O'Brien, Kevin Freeman, Gary Lum, Allen C. Cheng, Susan P. Jacups, and Bart J. Currie

Further Evaluation of a Rapid Diagnostic Test for Melioidosis in an Area of Endemicity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2239-2240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Erik Glocker and Manfred Kist

Rapid Detection of Point Mutations in the gyrA Gene of Helicobacter pylori Conferring Resistance to Ciprofloxacin by a Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer-Based Real-Time PCR Approach
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2241-2246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nao Suzuki, Akihiro Yoshida, Toshiyuki Saito, Miki Kawada, and Yoshio Nakano

Quantitative Microbiological Study of Subgingival Plaque by Real-Time PCR Shows Correlation between Levels of Tannerella forsythensis and Fusobacterium spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2255-2257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel J. Diekema, Kathleen Lee, Patti Raney, Loreen A. Herwaldt, Gary V. Doern, and Fred C. Tenover

Accuracy and Appropriateness of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Reporting for Bacteria Isolated from Blood Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2258-2260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Bogdanovich, M. Skurnik, P. S. Lübeck, P. Ahrens, and J. Hoorfar

Validated 5' Nuclease PCR Assay for Rapid Identification of the Genus Brucella
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2261-2263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tamara Newsome, Bing-Jie Li, Nianxiang Zou, and Shyh-Ching Lo

Presence of Bacterial Phage-Like DNA Sequences in Commercial Taq DNA Polymerase Reagents
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2264-2267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takahiko Kudo, Zhannat Z. Nurgalieva, Margaret E. Conner, Sue Crawford, Stefan Odenbreit, Rainer Haas, David Y. Graham, and Yoshio Yamaoka

Correlation between Helicobacter pylori OipA Protein Expression and oipA Gene Switch Status
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2279-2281. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick Tang, Peter Ng, Ming Lum, Martin Skulnick, Glen W. Small, Donald E. Low, Alicia Sarabia, Tony Mazzulli, Katherine Wong, Andrew E. Simor, and Barbara M. Willey

Use of the Vitek-1 and Vitek-2 Systems for Detection of Constitutive and Inducible Macrolide Resistance in Group B Streptococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2282-2284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luc Dedieu, Jean-Marie Pagès, and Jean-Michel Bolla

Use of the omp50 Gene for Identification of Campylobacter Species by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2301-2305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rendi Murphree Bacon, Mark A. Pilgard, Barbara J. B. Johnson, Sandra J. Raffel, and Tom G. Schwan

Glycerophosphodiester Phosphodiesterase Gene (glpQ) of Borrelia lonestari Identified as a Target for Differentiating Borrelia Species Associated with Hard Ticks (Acari:Ixodidae)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2326-2328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Kumar Rajakumar, Jamila Shafi, Rebecca J. Smith, Richard A. Stabler, Peter W. Andrew, Deborah Modha, Gerry Bryant, Philip Monk, Jason Hinds, Philip D. Butcher, and Michael R. Barer

Use of Genome Level-Informed PCR as a New Investigational Approach for Analysis of Outbreak-Associated Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1890-1896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yong-Jiang Sun, Richard Bellamy, Ann S. G. Lee, Sze Ta Ng, Sindhu Ravindran, Sin-Yew Wong, Camille Locht, Philip Supply, and Nicholas I. Paton

Use of Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing To Examine Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Singapore
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1986-1993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruth McNerney, Bupe S. Kambashi, Juliana Kinkese, Ruth Tembwe, and Peter Godfrey-Faussett

Development of a Bacteriophage Phage Replication Assay for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2115-2120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wilfried Erler, Gerald Martin, Konrad Sachse, Ludmila Naumann, Dagmar Kahlau, Jörg Beer, Milan Bartos, György Nagy, Zeljko Cvetnic, Manca Zolnir-Dovc, and Ivo Pavlik

Molecular Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae Isolates from Central Europe
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2234-2238. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberto S. Reis, Ivan Neves, Jr., Sergio L. S. Lourenço, Leila S. Fonseca, and Maria Cristina S. Lourenço

Comparison of Flow Cytometric and Alamar Blue Tests with the Proportional Method for Testing Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Rifampin and Isoniazid
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2247-2248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Cruciani, C. Scarparo, M. Malena, O. Bosco, G. Serpelloni, and C. Mengoli

Meta-Analysis of BACTEC MGIT 960 and BACTEC 460 TB, with or without Solid Media, for Detection of Mycobacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2321-2325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Suzanne M. Johnson, Keira A. Simmons, and Demosthenes Pappagianis

Amplification of Coccidioidal DNA in Clinical Specimens by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1982-1985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joao P. Frade, David W. Warnock, and Beth A. Arthington-Skaggs

Rapid Quantification of Drug Resistance Gene Expression in Candida albicans by Reverse Transcriptase LightCycler PCR and Fluorescent Probe Hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2085-2093. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Lewis White, David W. Williams, Tomoari Kuriyama, Shamim A. Samad, Michael A. O. Lewis, and Rosemary A. Barnes

Detection of Candida in Concentrated Oral Rinse Cultures by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2101-2107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caroline Massonet, Johan Van Eldere, Mario Vaneechoutte, Thierry De Baere, Jan Verhaegen, and Katrien Lagrou

Comparison of VITEK 2 with ITS2-Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis for Identification of Yeast Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2209-2211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vishnu Chaturvedi, Rama Ramani, and Michael A. Pfaller

Collaborative Study of the NCCLS and Flow Cytometry Methods for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida albicans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2249-2251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vishnu Chaturvedi, Rama Ramani, and John H. Rex

Collaborative Study of Antibiotic Medium 3 and Flow Cytometry for Identification of Amphotericin B-Resistant Candida Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2252-2254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kyle T. Beggs, Ann R. Holmes, Richard D. Cannon, and Alison M. Rich

Detection of Candida albicans mRNA in Archival Histopathology Samples by Reverse Transcription-PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2275-2278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ken T. K. Chong, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Yi Huang, and Kwok-yung Yuen

AFMP2 Encodes a Novel Immunogenic Protein of the Antigenic Mannoprotein Superfamily in Aspergillus fumigatus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2287-2291. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peter C. Iwen, Alison G. Freifeld, Tricia A. Bruening, and Steven H. Hinrichs

Use of a Panfungal PCR Assay for Detection of Fungal Pathogens in a Commercial Blood Culture System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2292-2293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Birthe Hald, Karl Pedersen, Michael Wainø, Jens Christian Jørgensen, and Mogens Madsen

Longitudinal Study of the Excretion Patterns of Thermophilic Campylobacter spp. in Young Pet Dogs in Denmark
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2003-2012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. M. de C. Bronsvoort, K. J. Sørensen, J. Anderson, A. Corteyn, V. N. Tanya, R. P. Kitching, and K. L. Morgan

Comparison of Two 3ABC Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Diagnosis of Multiple-Serotype Foot-and-Mouth Disease in a Cattle Population in an Area of Endemicity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2108-2114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yumiko Imada, Ai Takase, Reiko Kikuma, Yoshifumi Iwamaru, Shigehiro Akachi, and Yûji Hayakawa

Serotyping of 800 Strains of Erysipelothrix Isolated from Pigs Affected with Erysipelas and Discrimination of Attenuated Live Vaccine Strain by Genotyping
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2121-2126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Simon L. Priestnall, Bo Wiinberg, Anette Spohr, Britta Neuhaus, Manuela Kuffer, Martin Wiedmann, and Kenneth W. Simpson

Evaluation of "Helicobacter heilmannii" Subtypes in the Gastric Mucosas of Cats and Dogs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2144-2151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chantal M. Rothschild, J. Lindsay Oaks, Jennifer K. Schaupp, Fred R. Rurangirwa, Debra C. Sellon, and Melissa T. Hines

Helcococcus ovis Isolated from a Pulmonary Abscess in a Horse
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2224-2226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

B. M. de C. Bronsvoort, A. D. Radford, V. N. Tanya, C. Nfon, R. P. Kitching, and K. L. Morgan

Molecular Epidemiology of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Viruses in the Adamawa Province of Cameroon
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2186-2196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Doit, C. Loukil, A.-M. Simon, A. Ferroni, J.-E. Fontan, S. Bonacorsi, P. Bidet, V. Jarlier, Y. Aujard, F. Beaufils, and E. Bingen

Outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia Bacteremia in a Pediatric Hospital Due to Contamination of Lipid Emulsion Stoppers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2227-2230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Won-Jong Jang, Jong-Hyun Kim, Yeon-Joo Choi, Kwang-Don Jung, Yang-Gyu Kim, Seung-Hyun Lee, Myung-Sik Choi, Ik-Sang Kim, David H. Walker, and Kyung-Hee Park

First Serologic Evidence of Human Spotted Fever Group Rickettsiosis in Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2310-2313. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rachel Gorman and Catherine C. Adley

Characterization of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Isolates from Human, Food, and Animal Sources in the Republic of Ireland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2314-2316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jill C. Roberts, Kavindra V. Singh, Pablo C. Okhuysen, and Barbara E. Murray

Molecular Epidemiology of the fsr Locus and of Gelatinase Production among Different Subsets of Enterococcus faecalis Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2317-2320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Janice C. Pedersen, Dennis A. Senne, Peter R. Woolcock, Hailu Kinde, Daniel J. King, Mark G. Wise, Brundaban Panigrahy, and Bruce S. Seal

Phylogenetic Relationships among Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates from the 2002-2003 Outbreak in California and Other Recent Outbreaks in North America
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2329-2334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Stanislav Shpynov, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Nikolay Rudakov, Marat Tankibaev, Irina Tarasevich, and Didier Raoult

Detection of a Rickettsia Closely Related to Rickettsia aeschlimannii, "Rickettsia heilongjiangensis," Rickettsia sp. Strain RpA4, and Ehrlichia muris in Ticks Collected in Russia and Kazakhstan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2221-2223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helene Polin, Peter Hufnagl, Reinhard Haunschmid, Florian Gruber, and Gunther Ladurner

Molecular Evidence of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in Ixodes ricinus Ticks and Wild Animals in Austria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2285-2286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Atsuko Saito-Ito, Yasuhiro Yano, Anchalee Dantrakool, Tetsuo Hashimoto, and Nobuhiro Takada

Survey of Rodents and Ticks in Human Babesiosis Emergence Area in Japan: First Detection of Babesia microti-Like Parasites in Ixodes ovatus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2268-2270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lineth Garcia, Ann Kindt, Hernan Bermudez, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas, Simonne De Doncker, Jorge Arevalo, Kelly Wilber Quispe Tintaya, and Jean-Claude Dujardin

Culture-Independent Species Typing of Neotropical Leishmania for Clinical Validation of a PCR-Based Assay Targeting Heat Shock Protein 70 Genes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2294-2297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Mardjan Arvand, Rita Feldhues, Markus Mieth, Thomas Kraus, and Peter Vandamme

Chronic Cholangitis Caused by Bordetella hinzii in a Liver Transplant Recipient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2335-2337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mi Ra Lee, Sang-Oh Lee, Sue-Yun Kim, Sun Mee Yang, Yiel-Hae Seo, and Yong Kyun Cho

Brain Abscess Due to Gemella haemolysans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2338-2340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jose M. Ramos, Manuel Cuenca-Estrella, Felix Gutierrez, Matilde Elia, and Juan L. Rodriguez-Tudela

Clinical Case of Endocarditis due to Trichosporon inkin and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of the Organism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2341-2344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ana Lucia S. Sgambatti de Andrade, Fabiana Cristina Pimenta, Cristina Aparecida Borges Laval, João Guimarães de Andrade, Maria Luiza Guerra, and Maria Cristina C. Brandileone

Invasive Pneumococcal Infection in a Healthy Infant Caused by Two Different Serotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2345-2346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melissa B. Miller, Ryan Hendren, and Peter H. Gilligan

Posttransplantation Disseminated Coccidioidomycosis Acquired from Donor Lungs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2347-2349. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Frank Heilmann, Adri van der Zanden, Frans Reubsaet, and Wim Wannet

Identification of 2,600 Clinical Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains in The Netherlands Yielded Sporadic Cases of Strains Negative for the Species-Specific Sa442 Gene Fragment
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2350. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Z. F. Sun and X. J. Meng

Antigenic Cross-Reactivity between the Nucleocapsid Protein of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus and Polyclonal Antisera of Antigenic Group I Animal Coronaviruses: Implication for SARS Diagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2351-2352. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kai Wang, Ram Samudrala, John Mittler, Shoukat Qari, Walid Heneine, Nicholas Hellmann, and Lee Bacheler

Weak Agreement between Antivirogram and PhenoSense Assays in Predicting Reduced Susceptibility to Antiretroviral Drugs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2353-2354. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Federico Nicola, Stephen B. Kaye*, and Godfrey Smith

Investigating Infectious Keratitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2355-2356. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Baijayantimala Mishra, R. K. Ratho, and Lalitha Kabilan

Virological Interpretations of Dengue Disease Spectrum in Infants in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, Need Reevaluation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2357-2358. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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