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Minireviews:

Franklin R. Cockerill, III and Thomas F. Smith

Response of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory to Emerging (New) and Reemerging Infectious Diseases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2359-2365. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Akiko Kageyama, Kimiaki Torikoe, Masahiro Iwamoto, Jun-Ichi Masuyama, Yasuhiro Shibuya, Hitoaki Okazaki, Katsukiyo Yazawa, Seiji Minota, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, and Yuzuru Mikami

Nocardia arthritidis sp. nov., a New Pathogen Isolated from a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2366-2371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Inger Brock, Karin Weldingh, Eliane M. S. Leyten, Sandra M. Arend, Pernille Ravn, and Peter Andersen

Specific T-Cell Epitopes for Immunoassay-Based Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2379-2387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna Sajduda, Anna Brzostek, Marta Poplawska, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopec, Zofia Zwolska, Stefan Niemann, Jaroslaw Dziadek, and Doris Hillemann

Molecular Characterization of Rifampin- and Isoniazid-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Isolated in Poland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2425-2431. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Igor Mokrousov, Olga Narvskaya, Elena Limeschenko, Anna Vyazovaya, Tatiana Otten, and Boris Vyshnevskiy

Analysis of the Allelic Diversity of the Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains of the Beijing Family: Practical Implications and Evolutionary Considerations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2438-2444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul H. C. Eilers, Dick van Soolingen, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Rob M. Warren, and Martien W. Borgdorff

Transposition Rates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis IS6110 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Patterns
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2461-2464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean Baldus Patel, Richard J. Wallace, Jr., Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Tony Taylor, Carol Imperatrice, Deborah G. B. Leonard, Rebecca W. Wilson, Linda Mann, Kenneth C. Jost, and Irving Nachamkin

Sequence-Based Identification of Aerobic Actinomycetes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2530-2540. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard Truman, Amanda B. Fontes, Antonio B. de Miranda, Philip Suffys, and Thomas Gillis

Genotypic Variation and Stability of Four Variable-Number Tandem Repeats and Their Suitability for Discriminating Strains of Mycobacterium leprae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2558-2565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dao Nguyen, Paul Brassard, Dick Menzies, Louise Thibert, Rob Warren, Serge Mostowy, and Marcel Behr

Genomic Characterization of an Endemic Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain: Evolutionary and Epidemiologic Implications
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2573-2580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. S. Bruijnesteijn van Coppenraet, J. A. Lindeboom, J. M. Prins, M. F. Peeters, E. C. J. Claas, and E. J. Kuijper

Real-Time PCR Assay Using Fine-Needle Aspirates and Tissue Biopsy Specimens for Rapid Diagnosis of Mycobacterial Lymphadenitis in Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2644-2650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gerard A. Cangelosi, Robert J. Freeman, Kaeryn N. Lewis, Devon Livingston-Rosanoff, Ketan S. Shah, Sparrow Joy Milan, and Stefan V. Goldberg

Evaluation of a High-Throughput Repetitive-Sequence-Based PCR System for DNA Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium avium Complex Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2685-2693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Prabhakar, A. Mishra, A. Singhal, V. M. Katoch, S. S. Thakral, J. S. Tyagi, and H. K. Prasad

Use of the hupB Gene Encoding a Histone-Like Protein of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a Target for Detection and Differentiation of M. tuberculosis and M. bovis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2724-2732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

M. Abid Hussain, Farhana Kauser, Aleem A. Khan, Santosh Tiwari, Chittoor M. Habibullah, and Niyaz Ahmed

Implications of Molecular Genotyping of Helicobacter pylori Isolates from Different Human Populations by Genomic Fingerprinting of Enterobacterial Repetitive Intergenic Consensus Regions for Strain Identification and Geographic Evolution
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2372-2378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George Sakoulas, Pamela A. Moise-Broder, Jerome Schentag, Alan Forrest, Robert C. Moellering, Jr., and George M. Eliopoulos

Relationship of MIC and Bactericidal Activity to Efficacy of Vancomycin for Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2398-2402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael M. McNeil, June M. Brown, Michelle E. Carvalho, Dannie G. Hollis, Roger E. Morey, and L. Barth Reller

Molecular Epidemiologic Evaluation of Endocarditis Due to Oerskovia turbata and CDC Group A-3 Associated with Contaminated Homograft Valves
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2495-2500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takeshi Azuma, Akiyo Yamakawa, Shiho Yamazaki, Masahiro Ohtani, Yoshiyuki Ito, Atsushi Muramatsu, Hiroyuki Suto, Yukinao Yamazaki, Yoshihide Keida, Hideaki Higashi, and Masanori Hatakeyama

Distinct Diversity of the cag Pathogenicity Island among Helicobacter pylori Strains in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2508-2517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H.-C. Slotved, M. Kaltoft, I. C. Skovsted, M. B. Kerrn, and F. Espersen

Simple, Rapid Latex Agglutination Test for Serotyping of Pneumococci (Pneumotest-Latex)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2518-2522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markus Hufnagel, Lynn E. Hancock, Stefanie Koch, Christian Theilacker, Michael S. Gilmore, and Johannes Huebner

Serological and Genetic Diversity of Capsular Polysaccharides in Enterococcus faecalis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2548-2557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephan J. Ott, Meike Musfeldt, Uwe Ullmann, Jochen Hampe, and Stefan Schreiber

Quantification of Intestinal Bacterial Populations by Real-Time PCR with a Universal Primer Set and Minor Groove Binder Probes: a Global Approach to the Enteric Flora
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2566-2572. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvia Herrera-León, John R. McQuiston, Miguel A. Usera, Patricia I. Fields, Javier Garaizar, and M. Aurora Echeita

Multiplex PCR for Distinguishing the Most Common Phase-1 Flagellar Antigens of Salmonella spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2581-2586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ludovic Lemee, Anne Dhalluin, Martine Pestel-Caron, Jean-François Lemeland, and Jean-Louis Pons

Multilocus Sequence Typing Analysis of Human and Animal Clostridium difficile Isolates of Various Toxigenic Types
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2609-2617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James R. Johnson, Krista Owens, Amee R. Manges, and Lee W. Riley

Rapid and Specific Detection of Escherichia coli Clonal Group A by Gene-Specific PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2618-2622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. M. Sloan, J. R. Uhl, E. A. Vetter, C. D. Schleck, W. S. Harmsen, J. Manahan, R. L. Thompson, J. E. Rosenblatt, and F. R. Cockerill, III

Comparison of the Roche LightCycler vanA/vanB Detection Assay and Culture for Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci from Perianal Swabs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2636-2643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chao Chien Chen, Lee Jene Teng, and Tsung Chain Chang

Identification of Clinically Relevant Viridans Group Streptococci by Sequence Analysis of the 16S-23S Ribosomal DNA Spacer Region
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2651-2657. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ufuk Over Hasdemir, Jacqueline Chevalier, Patrice Nordmann, and Jean-Marie Pagès

Detection and Prevalence of Active Drug Efflux Mechanism in Various Multidrug-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains from Turkey
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2701-2706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dennis K. S. Law, Averil M. Henderson, and Raymond S. W. Tsang

DNA Sequence Analysis of the PorB Protein of Nonserotypeable Serogroup C ET-15 Meningococci Suggests a Potential Mutational Hot Spot on Their Serotype Antigens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2718-2723. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ulrich R. M. Bohr, Bernhard Glasbrenner, Anett Primus, Alexandra Zagoura, Thomas Wex, and Peter Malfertheiner

Identification of Enterohepatic Helicobacter Species in Patients Suffering from Inflammatory Bowel Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2766-2768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul C. Schreckenberger, Elizabeth Ilendo, and Kathryn L. Ristow

Incidence of Constitutive and Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci in a Community and a Tertiary Care Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2777-2779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hsin-Ling Lee, Hsin-Chun Lee, How-Ran Guo, Wen-Chien Ko, and Kuan-Wen Chen

Clinical Significance and Mechanism of Gas Formation of Pyogenic Liver Abscess Due to Klebsiella pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2783-2785. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elaine S. Walker, Foster Levy, Mahmoud Shorman, Gerard David, Jehad Abdalla, and Felix A. Sarubbi

A Decline in Mupirocin Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Accompanied Administrative Control of Prescriptions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2792-2795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wilhelmina M. Huston, Adam J. Potter, Michael P. Jennings, Jordi Rello, Alan R. Hauser, and Alastair G. McEwan

Survey of Ferroxidase Expression and Siderophore Production in Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2806-2809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Blanca E. Gonzalez, Kristina G. Hulten, Sheldon L. Kaplan, and Edward O. Mason, Jr.

Clonality of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 1 Isolates from Pediatric Patients in the United States
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2810-2812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Santanu Chattopadhyay, Rajashree Patra, T. Ramamurthy, Abhijit Chowdhury, Amal Santra, G. K. Dhali, S. K. Bhattacharya, Douglas E. Berg, G. Balakrish Nair, and Asish K. Mukhopadhyay

Multiplex PCR Assay for Rapid Detection and Genotyping of Helicobacter pylori Directly from Biopsy Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2821-2824. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Georges Wauters, Gerhard Haase, Véronique Avesani, Jacqueline Charlier, Michèle Janssens, Johan Van Broeck, and Michel Delmée

Identification of a Novel Brevibacterium Species Isolated from Humans and Description of Brevibacterium sanguinis sp. nov.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2829-2832. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruno L. Schmidt

Evaluation of a New Particle Gel Immunoassay for Determination of Antibodies against Treponema pallidum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2833-2835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. L. Best, A. J. Fox, J. A. Frost, and F. J. Bolton

Identification of Campylobacter jejuni Multilocus Sequence Type ST-21 Clonal Complex by Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2836-2839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Indira T. Kudva, Robert W. Griffin, Megan Murray, Manohar John, Nicole T. Perna, Timothy J. Barrett, and Stephen B. Calderwood

Insertions, Deletions, and Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms at Rare Restriction Enzyme Sites Enhance Discriminatory Power of Polymorphic Amplified Typing Sequences, a Novel Strain Typing System for Escherichia coli O157:H7
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2388-2397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

François-Xavier Weill, Marie Demartin, Didier Tandé, Emmanuelle Espié, Ignace Rakotoarivony, and Patrick A. D. Grimont

SHV-12-Like Extended-Spectrum-ß-Lactamase-Producing Strains of Salmonella enterica Serotypes Babelsberg and Enteritidis Isolated in France among Infants Adopted from Mali
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2432-2437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew P. Stevens, Sepehr N. Tabrizi, Rosanne Muller, Vicki Krause, and Suzanne M. Garland

Characterization of Chlamydia trachomatis omp1 Genotypes Detected in Eye Swab Samples from Remote Australian Communities
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2501-2507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura Pagani, Elisabetta Mantengoli, Roberta Migliavacca, Elisabetta Nucleo, Simona Pollini, Melissa Spalla, Rossana Daturi, Egidio Romero, and Gian Maria Rossolini

Multifocal Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Producing the PER-1 Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase in Northern Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2523-2529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Asrat, Ingrid Nilsson, Yohannes Mengistu, Endale Kassa, Senait Ashenafi, Kiros Ayenew, Torkel Wadström, and Waleed Abu-Al-Soud

Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori vacA and cagA Genotypes in Ethiopian Dyspeptic Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2682-2684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katri Jalava, S. Hallanvuo, U.-M. Nakari, P. Ruutu, E. Kela, T. Heinäsmäki, A. Siitonen, and J. P. Nuorti

Multiple Outbreaks of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Infections in Finland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2789-2791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

David T. McNamara, Jodi M. Thomson, Laurin J. Kasehagen, and Peter A. Zimmerman

Development of a Multiplex PCR-Ligase Detection Reaction Assay for Diagnosis of Infection by the Four Parasite Species Causing Malaria in Humans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2403-2410. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiromi Ikadai, Hiroko Tanaka, Nona Shibahara, Aya Matsuu, Masami Uechi, Naoyuki Itoh, Sugao Oshiro, Noboru Kudo, Ikuo Igarashi, and Takashi Oyamada

Molecular Evidence of Infections with Babesia gibsoni Parasites in Japan and Evaluation of the Diagnostic Potential of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2465-2469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Momar Ndao, Etienne Bandyayera, Evelyne Kokoskin, Theresa W. Gyorkos, J. Dick MacLean, and Brian J. Ward

Comparison of Blood Smear, Antigen Detection, and Nested-PCR Methods for Screening Refugees from Regions Where Malaria Is Endemic after a Malaria Outbreak in Quebec, Canada
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2694-2700. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Andrew M. Schurko, Leonel Mendoza, Arthur W. A. M. de Cock, James E. J. Bedard, and Glen R. Klassen

Development of a Species-Specific Probe for Pythium insidiosum and the Diagnosis of Pythiosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2411-2418. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Silvia Helena Marques da Silva, Flávio Queiroz-Telles, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Maria Heloisa Souza Lima Blotta, José Daniel Lopes, and Zoilo Pires de Camargo

Monitoring gp43 Antigenemia in Paracoccidioidomycosis Patients during Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2419-2424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Josep Cano, Josep Guarro, and Josepa Gené

Molecular and Morphological Identification of Colletotrichum Species of Clinical Interest
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2450-2454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Juan C. Robles, Larry Koreen, Steven Park, and David S. Perlin

Multilocus Sequence Typing Is a Reliable Alternative Method to DNA Fingerprinting for Discriminating among Strains of Candida albicans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2480-2488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masahito Kawazu, Yoshinobu Kanda, Yasuhito Nannya, Katsunori Aoki, Mineo Kurokawa, Shigeru Chiba, Toru Motokura, Hisamaru Hirai, and Seishi Ogawa

Prospective Comparison of the Diagnostic Potential of Real-Time PCR, Double-Sandwich Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Galactomannan, and a (13)-ß-D-Glucan Test in Weekly Screening for Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematological Disorders
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2733-2741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diane C. McFadden, Oscar Zaragoza, and Arturo Casadevall

Immunoreactivity of Cryptococcal Antigen Is Not Stable under Prolonged Incubations in Human Serum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2786-2788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ping Ren, Sundara Sridhar, and Vishnu Chaturvedi

Use of Paraffin-Embedded Tissue for Identification of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in a Baker's Lung Nodule by Fungal PCR and Nucleotide Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2840-2842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Evelyn Stelzl, Zsofia Muller, Egon Marth, and Harald H. Kessler

Rapid Quantification of Hepatitis B Virus DNA by Automated Sample Preparation and Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2445-2449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roberta Sitnik, João Renato Rebello Pinho, Dennis Armando Bertolini, Antonio Plinio Bernardini, Luiz Caetano da Silva, and Flair José Carrilho

Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes and Precore and Core Mutants in Brazilian Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2455-2460. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S.-M. Kulmala, S. Syrjänen, I. Shabalova, N. Petrovichev, V. Kozachenko, J. Podistov, O. Ivanchenko, S. Zakharenko, R. Nerovjna, L. Kljukina, M. Branovskaja, V. Grunberga, A. Juschenko, P. Tosi, R. Santopietro, and K. Syrjänen

Human Papillomavirus Testing with the Hybrid Capture 2 Assay and PCR as Screening Tools
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2470-2475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pei-Yun Shu, Li-Kuang Chen, Shu-Fen Chang, Chien-Ling Su, Li-Jung Chien, Chuan Chin, Ting-Hsiang Lin, and Jyh-Hsiung Huang

Dengue Virus Serotyping Based on Envelope and Membrane and Nonstructural Protein NS1 Serotype-Specific Capture Immunoglobulin M Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2489-2494. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Miren Iturriza Gómara, Gagandeep Kang, Ajit Mammen, Atanu Kumar Jana, Mary Abraham, Ulrich Desselberger, David Brown, and Jim Gray

Characterization of G10P[11] Rotaviruses Causing Acute Gastroenteritis in Neonates and Infants in Vellore, India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2541-2547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jonathan A. Burton-MacLeod, Erin M. Kane, Rachel S. Beard, Leslie A. Hadley, Roger I. Glass, and Tamie Ando

Evaluation and Comparison of Two Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Kits for Detection of Antigenically Diverse Human Noroviruses in Stool Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2587-2595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Trudy Dobbs, Susan Kennedy, Chou-Pong Pau, J. Steven McDougal, and Bharat S. Parekh

Performance Characteristics of the Immunoglobulin G-Capture BED-Enzyme Immunoassay, an Assay To Detect Recent Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Seroconversion
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2623-2628. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiao-yan Che, Li-wen Qiu, Yu-xian Pan, Kun Wen, Wei Hao, Li-ya Zhang, Ya-di Wang, Zhi-yong Liao, Xu Hua, Vincent C. C. Cheng, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Sensitive and Specific Monoclonal Antibody-Based Capture Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection of Nucleocapsid Antigen in Sera from Patients with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2629-2635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Z. F. Sun, C. T. Larsen, F. F. Huang, P. Billam, F. W. Pierson, T. E. Toth, and X. J. Meng

Generation and Infectivity Titration of an Infectious Stock of Avian Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Chickens and Cross-Species Infection of Turkeys with Avian HEV
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2658-2662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yan Sergerie, Yacine Abed, Jean Roy, and Guy Boivin

Comparative Evaluation of Three Serological Methods for Detection of Human Herpesvirus 8-Specific Antibodies in Canadian Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2663-2667. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

José Antonio Boga, Santiago Melón, Inés Nicieza, Isabel de Diego, Mercedes Villar, Francisco Parra, and María de Oña

Etiology of Sporadic Cases of Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis in Asturias, Spain, and Genotyping and Characterization of Norovirus Strains Involved
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2668-2674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan H. Eshleman, John Hackett, Jr., Priscilla Swanson, Shawn P. Cunningham, Birgit Drews, Catherine Brennan, Sushil G. Devare, Léopold Zekeng, Lazare Kaptué, and Natalia Marlowe

Performance of the Celera Diagnostics ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System for Sequence-Based Analysis of Diverse Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2711-2717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nagadenahalli B. Siddappa, Prashanta K. Dash, Anita Mahadevan, Narayana Jayasuryan, Fen Hu, Bethany Dice, Randy Keefe, Kadappa S. Satish, Bhuthiah Satish, Kuttan Sreekanthan, Ramdas Chatterjee, Kandala Venu, Parthasarathy Satishchandra, Vasanthapuram Ravi, Susarla K. Shankar, Raj Shankarappa, and Udaykumar Ranga

Identification of Subtype C Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 by Subtype-Specific PCR and Its Use in the Characterization of Viruses Circulating in the Southern Parts of India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2742-2751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manfred Weidmann, Paolo M. D. A. Zanotto, Friedemann Weber, Martin Spiegel, Hans Rheinhard Brodt, and Frank T. Hufert

High-Efficiency Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Virus Genetic Material
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2771-2773. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Brooks Jackson, Estelle Piwowar-Manning, LeTanya Johnson-Lewis, Roland Bassett, Lisa M. Demeter, and Donald Brambilla

Comparison of Versions 1.0 AND 1.5 of the UltraSensitive AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Test for Subjects with Low Viral Load
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2774-2776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Constance T. Pachucki, M. Aijaz Khurshid, and John Nawrocki

Utility of Reverse Transcriptase PCR for Rapid Diagnosis of Influenza A Virus Infection and Detection of Amantadine-Resistant Influenza A Virus Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2796-2798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maxwell O. Otim, Henrik Christensen, Poul H. Jørgensen, Kurt J. Handberg, and Magne Bisgaard

Molecular Characterization and Phylogenetic Study of Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates from Recent Outbreaks in Eastern Uganda
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2802-2805. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lalitha Kabilan, S. Ramesh, S. Srinivasan, V. Thenmozhi, S. Muthukumaravel, and R. Rajendran

Hospital- and Laboratory-Based Investigations of Hospitalized Children with Central Nervous System-Related Symptoms To Assess Japanese Encephalitis Virus Etiology in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu, India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2813-2815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Barman, S. Ghosh, S. Das, V. Varghese, S. Chaudhuri, S. Sarkar, T. Krishnan, S. K. Bhattacharya, A. Chakrabarti, N. Kobayashi, and T. N. Naik

Sequencing and Sequence Analysis of VP7 and NSP5 Genes Reveal Emergence of a New Genotype of Bovine Group B Rotaviruses in India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2816-2818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Donald J. Brambilla, Cheryl Jennings, Ralph Morack, Suzanne Granger, and James W. Bremer

Comparison of the Sensitivities of the Version 1.5 and Version 1.0 Ultrasensitive Roche AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Kits at Low Concentrations of Human Immunodeficiency Virus RNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2819-2820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Chironna, Pierluigi Lopalco, Rosa Prato, Cinzia Germinario, Salvatore Barbuti, and Michele Quarto

Outbreak of Infection with Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Associated with a Foodhandler and Confirmed by Sequence Analysis Reveals a New HAV Genotype IB Variant
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2825-2828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Corinna Hermann, Katja Gueinzius, Albrecht Oehme, Sonja von Aulock, Eberhard Straube, and Thomas Hartung

Comparison of Quantitative and Semiquantitative Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Immunoglobulin G against Chlamydophila pneumoniae to a Microimmunofluorescence Test for Use with Patients with Respiratory Tract Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2476-2479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nichole A Lister, Sepehr N. Tabrizi, Christopher K. Fairley, Anthony Smith, Peter H. Janssen, and Suzanne Garland

Variability of the Chlamydia trachomatis omp1 Gene Detected in Samples from Men Tested in Male-Only Saunas in Melbourne, Australia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2596-2601. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martin E. Adelson, Raja-Venkitesh S. Rao, Richard C. Tilton, Kimberly Cabets, Eugene Eskow, Lesley Fein, James L. Occi, and Eli Mordechai

Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi, Bartonella spp., Babesia microti, and Anaplasma phagocytophila in Ixodes scapularis Ticks Collected in Northern New Jersey
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2799-2801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Alicia Aranaz, Lucía de Juan, Natalia Montero, Celia Sánchez, Margarita Galka, Consuelo Delso, Julio Álvarez, Beatriz Romero, Javier Bezos, Ana I. Vela, Victor Briones, Ana Mateos, and Lucas Domínguez

Bovine Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium bovis) in Wildlife in Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2602-2608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael L. Paustian, Alongkorn Amonsin, Vivek Kapur, and John P. Bannantine

Characterization of Novel Coding Sequences Specific to Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis: Implications for Diagnosis of Johne's Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2675-2681. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jody L. Gookin, Martha E. Stebbins, Emily Hunt, Karen Burlone, Merritt Fulton, Robin Hochel, Miriam Talaat, Matthew Poore, and Michael G. Levy

Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Feline Tritrichomonas foetus and Giardia Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2707-2710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. E. V. De Cock, S. L. Marks, B. A. Stacy, T. S. Zabka, J. Burkitt, G. Lu, D. J. Steffen, and G. E. Duhamel

Ileocolitis Associated with Anaerobiospirillum in Cats
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2752-2758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David W. C. Beasley, Michael R. Holbrook, Amelia P. A. Travassos da Rosa, Lark Coffey, Anne-Sophie Carrara, Kathrine Phillippi-Falkenstein, Rudolf P. Bohm, Jr., Marion S. Ratterree, Kristy M. Lillibridge, George V. Ludwig, Jose Estrada-Franco, Scott C. Weaver, Robert B. Tesh, Robert E. Shope, and Alan D. T. Barrett

Use of a Recombinant Envelope Protein Subunit Antigen for Specific Serological Diagnosis of West Nile Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2759-2765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Otranto, P. Paradies, M. Sasanelli, R. Spinelli, and O. Brandonisio

Rapid Immunochromatographic Test for Serodiagnosis of Canine Leishmaniasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2769-2770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

John H. Lee, Jae-Myung Jeong, Yong-Ho Park, Sung-Sun Choi, Yong-Hwan Kim, Joon-Seok Chae, Jin-San Moon, Hyun Park, Shin Kim, and Seong-Kug Eo

Evaluation of the Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)-Screen Latex Agglutination Test for Detection of MRSA of Animal Origin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2780-2782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

D. A. Sutton, M. G. Rinaldi, and M. Kielhofner

First U.S. Report of Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Veronaea botryosa in a Heart Transplant Recipient and Review of the Literature
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2843-2846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine Gaudy, Alain Moreau, Sylvie Brunet, Jean-Michel Descamps, Pascale Deleplanque, Denys Brand, and Francis Barin

Subtype B Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 Mutant That Escapes Detection in a Fourth-Generation Immunoassay for HIV Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2847-2849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroaki Takeuchi, Hiroshi Fujita, Fumio Iwasaki, Takako Takeuchi, Ken-Ichi Imadome, Toshika Okumiya, Tomohiro Matsui, and Mutsuo Takahashi

A Case of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Associated Thymic Carcinoid and Investigation of Existence of EBV-Infected Cells in Thymus and Thymic Tumors
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2850-2854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deanna L. Kiska, Christine Y. Turenne, A. Stephen Dubansky, and Joseph. B. Domachowske

First Case Report of Catheter-Related Bacteremia Due to "Mycobacterium lacticola"
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2855-2857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Muhammad R. Sohail and Jerry D. Smilack

Hernia Repair Mesh-Associated Mycobacterium goodii Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2858-2860. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexandra Alexopoulou, Gerasimos Baltayiannis, Saffie Jammeh, Jenny Waters, Spyros P. Dourakis, and Peter Karayiannis

Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Variant with Multiple Mutations in the a Determinant in an Agammaglobulinemic Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2861-2865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tony M. Korman, Anthony Boers, Travis M. Gooding, Nigel Curtis, and Kumar Visvanathan

Fatal Case of Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome Due to Group C Streptococcus Associated with Superantigen Exotoxin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2866-2869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Li-Hwei Sng, T. H. Koh, S. R. Toney, M. Floyd, W. R. Butler, and B. H. Tan

Bacteremia Caused by Gordonia bronchialis in a Patient with Sequestrated Lung
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2870-2871. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anil A. Panackal, Yolanda B. Houze, Jennifer Prentice, Seth S. Leopold, Brad T. Cookson, W. Conrad Liles, and Ajit P. Limaye

Prosthetic Joint Infection Due to "Helcococcus pyogenica"
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2872-2874. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fast-Track Communications:

Patrick M. Schlievert, Timothy J. Tripp, and Marnie L. Peterson

Reemergence of Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, during the 2000-2003 Surveillance Period
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2875-2876. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Liane Igel, Jürgen Herbert Helbig, and Paul Christian Lück

Isolation and Characterization of a Nonfluorescent Strain of Legionella parisiensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2877-2878. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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