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Minireviews:

Daniel J. Diekema, Kirsty J. Dodgson, Bryndis Sigurdardottir, and Michael A. Pfaller

Rapid Detection of Antimicrobial-Resistant Organism Carriage: an Unmet Clinical Need
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2879-2883. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Susanna K. P. Lau, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Beatrice H. L. Wong, Hoi-Wah Tsoi, Gibson K. S. Woo, Rosana W. S. Poon, Kwok-Hung Chan, William I. Wei, J. S. Malik Peiris, and Kwok-Yung Yuen

Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Protein in SARS Patients by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2884-2889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. Gonzalez, B. Masquelier, H. Fleury, B. Lacroix, A. Troesch, G. Vernet, and J. N. Telles

Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Antiretroviral Resistance Mutations by High-Density DNA Probe Arrays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2907-2912. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eddy Van Dyck, Anne Buvé, Helen A. Weiss, Judith R. Glynn, David W. G. Brown, Bénédicte De Deken, John Parry, and Richard J. Hayes

Performance of Commercially Available Enzyme Immunoassays for Detection of Antibodies against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 in African Populations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2961-2965. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsutomu Kageyama, Michiyo Shinohara, Kazue Uchida, Shuetsu Fukushi, Fuminori B. Hoshino, Shigeyuki Kojima, Reiko Takai, Tomoichiro Oka, Naokazu Takeda, and Kazuhiko Katayama

Coexistence of Multiple Genotypes, Including Newly Identified Genotypes, in Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis Due to Norovirus in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2988-2995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marilyn J. Ohm-Smith, Patricia S. Nassos, and Barbara L. Haller

Evaluation of the Binax NOW, BD Directigen, and BD Directigen EZ Assays for Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2996-2999. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Milena Furione, Renato Maserati, Marta Gatti, Fausto Baldanti, Agostino Cividini, Raffaele Bruno, Giuseppe Gerna, and Mario U. Mondelli

Dissociation of Serum and Liver Hepatitis C Virus RNA Levels in Patients Coinfected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Treated with Antiretroviral Drugs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3012-3016. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jacques R. Kremer, Fred Fack, Christophe M. Olinger, Mick N. Mulders, and Claude P. Muller

Measles Virus Genotyping by Nucleotide-Specific Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3017-3022. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cécile Henquell, Carole Cartau, Armand Abergel, Henri Laurichesse, Christel Regagnon, Christophe De Champs, Jean-Luc Bailly, and Hélène Peigue-Lafeuille

High Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Type 5 in Central France Evidenced by a Prospective Study from 1996 to 2002
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3030-3035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marcel Beld, René Minnaar, Jan Weel, Cees Sol, Marjolein Damen, Harry van der Avoort, Pauline Wertheim-van Dillen, Alex van Breda, and René Boom

Highly Sensitive Assay for Detection of Enterovirus in Clinical Specimens by Reverse Transcription-PCR with an Armored RNA Internal Control
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3059-3064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tarek Elbeik, Norman Markowitz, Patricia Nassos, Uday Kumar, Scott Beringer, Barbara Haller, and Valerie Ng

Simultaneous Runs of the Bayer VERSANT HIV-1 Version 3.0 and HCV bDNA Version 3.0 Quantitative Assays on the System 340 Platform Provide Reliable Quantitation and Improved Work Flow
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3120-3127. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Sotlar, D. Diemer, A. Dethleffs, Y. Hack, A. Stubner, N. Vollmer, S. Menton, M. Menton, K. Dietz, D. Wallwiener, R. Kandolf, and B. Bültmann

Detection and Typing of Human Papillomavirus by E6 Nested Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3176-3184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allyson R. Butchko and Jeanne A. Jordan

Comparison of Three Commercially Available Serologic Assays Used To Detect Human Parvovirus B19-Specific Immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG Antibodies in Sera of Pregnant Women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3191-3195. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laura Gillim-Ross, Jill Taylor, David R. Scholl, Jared Ridenour, Paul S. Masters, and David E. Wentworth

Discovery of Novel Human and Animal Cells Infected by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus by Replication-Specific Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3196-3206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christelle Deffernez, Werner Wunderli, Yves Thomas, Sabine Yerly, Luc Perrin, and Laurent Kaiser

Amplicon Sequencing and Improved Detection of Human Rhinovirus in Respiratory Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3212-3218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Baochuan Lin, Gary J. Vora, Dzung Thach, Elizabeth Walter, David Metzgar, Clark Tibbetts, and David A. Stenger

Use of Oligonucleotide Microarrays for Rapid Detection and Serotyping of Acute Respiratory Disease-Associated Adenoviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3232-3239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tae Jeong Oh, Chang Jin Kim, Suk Kyung Woo, Tae Seung Kim, Dong Jun Jeong, Myung Soon Kim, Sunwoo Lee, Hyun Sill Cho, and Sungwhan An

Development and Clinical Evaluation of a Highly Sensitive DNA Microarray for Detection and Genotyping of Human Papillomaviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3272-3280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Vinayagamoorthy, Kirk Mulatz, and Roger Hodkinson

Identification of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus by Simultaneous Multigene DNA Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3291-3294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naoko Nakagawa, Ritsuko Kubota, Akiko Maeda, and Yoshinobu Okuno

Influenza B Virus Victoria Group with a New Glycosylation Site Was Epidemic in Japan in the 2002-2003 Season
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3295-3297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. M. Beyari, T. A. Hodgson, W. Kondowe, E. M. Molyneux, C. M. Scully, S. R. Porter, and C. G. Teo

Genotypic Profile of Human Herpesvirus 8 (Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus) in Urine
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3313-3316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard S. Buller and Gregory Storch

Evaluation of a Real-Time PCR Assay Using the LightCycler System for Detection of Parvovirus B19 DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3326-3328. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Abdolreza Advani, Declan Donnelly, and Hans Hallander

Reference System for Characterization of Bordetella pertussis Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Profiles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2890-2897. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karine Brudey, Max Gordon, Peter Moström, Liselott Svensson, Bodil Jonsson, Christophe Sola, Malin Ridell, and Nalin Rastogi

Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Western Sweden
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3046-3051. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. J. B. Wannet, E. Spalburg, M. E. O. C. Heck, G. N. Pluister, R. J. L. Willems, and A. J. de Neeling

Widespread Dissemination in The Netherlands of the Epidemic Berlin Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone with Low-Level Resistance to Oxacillin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3077-3082. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans Steinsland, Palle Valentiner-Branth, Peter Aaby, Kåre Mølbak, and Halvor Sommerfelt

Clonal Relatedness of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from a Cohort of Young Children in Guinea-Bissau
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3100-3107. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lukasz Naumiuk, Anna Baraniak, Marek Gniadkowski, Beata Krawczyk, Bartosz Rybak, Ewa Sadowy, Alfred Samet, and Józef Kur

Molecular Epidemiology of Serratia marcescens in Two Hospitals in Danzig, Poland, over a 5-Year Period
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3108-3116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. G. O'Brien, T. T. Lim, F. N. Chong, G. W. Coombs, M. C. Enright, D. A. Robinson, A. Monk, B. Saïd-Salim, B. N. Kreiswirth, and W. B. Grubb

Diversity among Community Isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Australia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3185-3190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Young Uh, In Ho Jang, Gyu Yel Hwang, Mi Kyung Lee, Kap Jun Yoon, and Hyo Youl Kim

Serotypes and Genotypes of Erythromycin-Resistant Group B Streptococci in Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3306-3308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

François-Xavier Weill, Marie Demartin, Laëtitia Fabre, and Patrick A. D. Grimont

Extended-Spectrum-ß-Lactamase (TEM-52)-Producing Strains of Salmonella enterica of Various Serotypes Isolated in France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3359-3362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Ulrich Vogel, Heike Claus, Lutz von Müller, Donald Bunjes, Johannes Elias, and Matthias Frosch

Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient Caused by a Commensal Neisseria meningitidis Strain Harboring the Capsule Null Locus (cnl)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2898-2901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Seok Hoon Jeong, Il Kwon Bae, Jung Hun Lee, Seung Ghyu Sohn, Geun Ho Kang, Ghil Ja Jeon, Young Ho Kim, Byeong Chul Jeong, and Sang Hee Lee

Molecular Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases Produced by Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli from a Korean Nationwide Survey
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2902-2906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Penelope A. Bryant, Hua Yi Li, Angelo Zaia, Julia Griffith, Geoff Hogg, Nigel Curtis, and Jonathan R. Carapetis

Prospective Study of a Real-Time PCR That Is Highly Sensitive, Specific, and Clinically Useful for Diagnosis of Meningococcal Disease in Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2919-2925. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Magnus Unemo, Per Olcén, Jon Jonasson, and Hans Fredlund

Molecular Typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates by Pyrosequencing of Highly Polymorphic Segments of the porB Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2926-2934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarah A. Kühne, William S. Hawes, Roberto M. La Ragione, Martin J. Woodward, Garry C. Whitelam, and Kevin C. Gough

Isolation of Recombinant Antibodies against EspA and Intimin of Escherichia coli O157:H7
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2966-2976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reidun Øvstebø, Petter Brandtzaeg, Berit Brusletto, Kari Bente Foss Haug, Knut Lande, Ernst Arne Høiby, and Peter Kierulf

Use of Robotized DNA Isolation and Real-Time PCR To Quantify and Identify Close Correlation between Levels of Neisseria meningitidis DNA and Lipopolysaccharides in Plasma and Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Systemic Meningococcal Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2980-2987. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Munson, A. Banerjee, T. F. Watson, and W. G. Wade

Molecular Analysis of the Microflora Associated with Dental Caries
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3023-3029. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mónica V. Cunha, Sílvia A. Sousa, Jorge H. Leitão, Leonilde M. Moreira, Paula A. Videira, and Isabel Sá-Correia

Studies on the Involvement of the Exopolysaccharide Produced by Cystic Fibrosis-Associated Isolates of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex in Biofilm Formation and in Persistence of Respiratory Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3052-3058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Zafer Ecevit, Kirk W. McCrea, Melinda M. Pettigrew, Ananda Sen, Carl F. Marrs, and Janet R. Gilsdorf

Prevalence of the hifBC, hmw1A, hmw2A, hmwC, and hia Genes in Haemophilus influenzae Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3065-3072. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Kite, K. Eastwood, S. Sugden, and S. L. Percival

Use of In Vivo-Generated Biofilms from Hemodialysis Catheters To Test the Efficacy of a Novel Antimicrobial Catheter Lock for Biofilm Eradication In Vitro
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3073-3076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Boyadzhyan, T. Yashina, J. H. Yatabe, M. Patnaik, and C. S. Hill

Comparison of the APTIMA CT and GC Assays with the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay, the Abbott LCx Assay, and Direct Fluorescent-Antibody and Culture Assays for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3089-3093. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thi Anh Hong Le, Monique Lejay-Collin, Patrick A. D. Grimont, Thuy Long Hoang, Thi Vinh Nguyen, Francine Grimont, and Maurice R. Scavizzi

Endemic, Epidemic Clone of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Harboring a Single Multidrug-Resistant Plasmid in Vietnam between 1995 and 2002
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3094-3099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roy Byun, Mangala A. Nadkarni, Kim-Ly Chhour, F. Elizabeth Martin, Nicholas A. Jacques, and Neil Hunter

Quantitative Analysis of Diverse Lactobacillus Species Present in Advanced Dental Caries
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3128-3136. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nele Wellinghausen, Beate Wirths, Andreas Essig, and Lars Wassill

Evaluation of the Hyplex BloodScreen Multiplex PCR-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay System for Direct Identification of Gram-Positive Cocci and Gram-Negative Bacilli from Positive Blood Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3147-3152. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joshua W. Courtney, Leah M. Kostelnik, Nordin S. Zeidner, and Robert F. Massung

Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophilum and Borrelia burgdorferi
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3164-3168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul P. Bourbeau and Barbara J. Heiter

Use of Swabs without Transport Media for the Gen-Probe Group A Strep Direct Test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3207-3211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julie Giles, Justin Hardick, Jeffrey Yuenger, Michael Dan, Karl Reich, and Jonathan Zenilman

Use of Applied Biosystems 7900HT Sequence Detection System and Taqman Assay for Detection of Quinolone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3281-3283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sanghamitra Mukhopadhyay, Alejandra P. Clark, Erin D. Sullivan, Richard D. Miller, and James T. Summersgill

Detailed Protocol for Purification of Chlamydia pneumoniae Elementary Bodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3288-3290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicholas Dalesio, Vince Marsiglia, Andrew Quinn, Thomas C. Quinn, and Charlotte A. Gaydos

Performance of the MagNA Pure LC Robot for Extraction of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae DNA from Urine and Swab Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3300-3302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Amanda P. C. To, Susanna K. P. Lau, Ami M. Y. Fung, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Erythromycin Resistance in Four Isolates of Streptococcus-Like Gram-Positive Cocci Causing Bacteremia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3303-3305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrice Francois, Gesuele Renzi, Didier Pittet, Manuela Bento, Daniel Lew, Stephan Harbarth, Pierre Vaudaux, and Jacques Schrenzel

A Novel Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Typing of Major Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Elements
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3309-3312. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yiu-Wai Chu, Man-Yu Chu, Kit-Yee Luey, Yin-Wa Ngan, Ka-Lok Tsang, and Kai-Man Kam

Genetic Relatedness and Quinolone Resistance of Campylobacter jejuni Strains Isolated in 2002 in Hong Kong
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3321-3323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jing-Jou Yan, Wen-Chien Ko, Jiunn-Jong Wu, Shu-Huei Tsai, and Chin-Luan Chuang

Epidemiological Investigation of Bloodstream Infections by Extended Spectrum Cephalosporin-Resistant Escherichia coli in a Taiwanese Teaching Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3329-3332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian C. Michelow, Kurt Olsen, Juanita Lozano, Lynn B. Duffy, George H. McCracken, and R. Doug Hardy

Diagnostic Utility and Clinical Significance of Naso- and Oropharyngeal Samples Used in a PCR Assay To Diagnose Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection in Children with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3339-3341. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Annette Spreer, Astrid Lis, Joachim Gerber, Ralf René Reinert, Helmut Eiffert, and Roland Nau

Differences in Clinical Manifestation of Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection Are Not Correlated with In Vitro Production and Release of the Virulence Factors Pneumolysin and Lipoteichoic and Teichoic Acids
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3342-3345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hidehiro Tsuneoka, Akiko Umeda, Masato Tsukahara, and Kohsuke Sasaki

Evaluation of Indirect Fluorescence Antibody Assay for Detection of Bartonella clarridgeiae and Seroprevalence of B. clarridgeiae among Patients with Suspected Cat Scratch Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3346-3349. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pen-Yi Lin, Chishih Chu, Lin-Hui Su, Chung-Tsui Huang, Wen-Ya Chang, and Cheng-Hsun Chiu

Clinical and Microbiological Analysis of Bloodstream Infections Caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum in Nonneonatal Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3353-3355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. R. Anderegg, R. N. Jones, and H. S. Sader

Quality Control Guidelines for BAL9141 (Ro 63-9141), an Investigational Cephalosporin, When Reference MIC and Standardized Disk Diffusion Susceptibility Test Methods Are Used
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3356-3358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Yves-Olivier Luc Goguet de la Salmonière, C. C. Kim, A. G. Tsolaki, A. S. Pym, M. S. Siegrist, and Peter M. Small

High-Throughput Method for Detecting Genomic-Deletion Polymorphisms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2913-2918. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Roland Diel, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, and Stefan Niemann

Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis among Immigrants in Hamburg, Germany
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2952-2960. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alan McNabb, Diane Eisler, Kathy Adie, Marie Amos, Mabel Rodrigues, Gwen Stephens, William A. Black, and Judith Isaac-Renton

Assessment of Partial Sequencing of the 65-Kilodalton Heat Shock Protein Gene (hsp65) for Routine Identification of Mycobacterium Species Isolated from Clinical Sources
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3000-3011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isik Somuncu Johansen, Bettina Lundgren, Fehmi Tabak, Björn Petrini, Salih Hosoglu, Nese Saltoglu, and Vibeke Østergaard Thomsen

Improved Sensitivity of Nucleic Acid Amplification for Rapid Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3036-3040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eduardo Padilla, Victoria González, Jose María Manterola, Andrés Pérez, María Dolores Quesada, Sergio Gordillo, Cristina Vilaplana, María Angeles Pallarés, Sonia Molinos, María Dolores Sánchez, and Vicente Ausina

Comparative Evaluation of the New Version of the INNO-LiPA Mycobacteria and GenoType Mycobacterium Assays for Identification of Mycobacterium Species from MB/BacT Liquid Cultures Artificially Inoculated with Mycobacterial Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3083-3088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aharona Glatman-Freedman, Arturo Casadevall, Zongdong Dai, William R. Jacobs, Jr., Anping Li, Sheldon L. Morris, Josepine Anne D. Navoa, Sajida Piperdi, John B. Robbins, Rachel Schneerson, J. Reid Schwebach, and Michael Shapiro

Antigenic Evidence of Prevalence and Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Arabinomannan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3225-3231. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Niyaz Ahmed, Mahfooz Alam, K. Rajender Rao, Farhana Kauser, N. Ashok Kumar, Nazia N. Qazi, Vartul Sangal, V. D. Sharma, Ram Das, V. M. Katoch, K. J. R. Murthy, Sujai Suneetha, S. K. Sharma, Leonardo A. Sechi, Robert H. Gilman, and Seyed E. Hasnain

Molecular Genotyping of a Large, Multicentric Collection of Tubercle Bacilli Indicates Geographical Partitioning of Strain Variation and Has Implications for Global Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3240-3247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michel Fabre, Jean-Louis Koeck, Philippe Le Flèche, Fabrice Simon, Vincent Hervé, Gilles Vergnaud, and Christine Pourcel

High Genetic Diversity Revealed by Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Genotyping and Analysis of hsp65 Gene Polymorphism in a Large Collection of "Mycobacterium canettii" Strains Indicates that the M. tuberculosis Complex Is a Recently Emerged Clone of "M. canettii"
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3248-3255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Sedlacek, M. Rifai, K. Feldmann, and F. C. Bange

LightCycler-Based Differentiation of Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium chelonae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3284-3287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parissa Farnia, Foroazan Mohammadi, Mehdi Mirsaedi, Abolhasan Zia Zarife, Javad Tabatabee, Katayoon Bahadori, Muslem Bahadori, Mohammad Reza Masjedi, and Ali Akbar Velayati

Application of Oxidation-Reduction Assay for Monitoring Treatment of Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3324-3325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. X. Wang, L. H. Sng, H. N. Leong, and B. H. Tan

Direct Identification of Mycobacterium haemophilum in Skin Lesions of Immunocompromised Patients by PCR-Restriction Endonuclease Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3336-3338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Monica Molano, Chris J. L. M. Meijer, Servaas A. Morré, Rene Pol, and Adriaan J. C. van den Brule

Combination of PCR Targeting the VD2 of omp1 and Reverse Line Blot Analysis for Typing of Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis Serovars in Cervical Scrape Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2935-2939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charlotte A. Gaydos, Mellisa Theodore, Nicholas Dalesio, Billie Jo Wood, and Thomas C. Quinn

Comparison of Three Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Urine Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3041-3045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vicky Y. Hoymans, Johan M. Bosmans, Dominique Ursi, Wim Martinet, Floris L. Wuyts, Eric Van Marck, Martin Altwegg, Christiaan J. Vrints, and Margareta M. Ieven

Immunohistostaining Assays for Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Atherosclerotic Arteries Indicate Cross-Reactions with Nonchlamydial Plaque Constituents
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3219-3224. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Ann Kurth, William L. H. Whittington, Matthew R. Golden, Katherine K. Thomas, King K. Holmes, and Jane R. Schwebke

Performance of a New, Rapid Assay for Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2940-2943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sharon L. Roy, Stephanie M. DeLong, Sara A. Stenzel, Beletshachew Shiferaw, Jacquelin M. Roberts, Asheena Khalakdina, Ruthanne Marcus, Suzanne D. Segler, Dipti D. Shah, Stephanie Thomas, Duc J. Vugia, Shelley M. Zansky, Vance Dietz, and Michael J. Beach

Risk Factors for Sporadic Cryptosporidiosis among Immunocompetent Persons in the United States from 1999 to 2001
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2944-2951. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zuzana Kucerova, Hercules Moura, Gordon J. Leitch, Rama Sriram, Caryn Bern, Vivian Kawai, Daniel Vargas, Robert H. Gilman, Eduardo Ticona, Aldo Vivar, and Govinda S. Visvesvara

Purification of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Spores from Stool Specimens by Gradient and Cell Sorting Techniques
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3256-3261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zheng Wang, Gary J. Vora, and David A. Stenger

Detection and Genotyping of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium parvum by Oligonucleotide Microarray
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3262-3271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rebecca A. Guy, Chongxie Xiao, and Paul A. Horgen

Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection and Genotype Differentiation of Giardia lamblia in Stool Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3317-3320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Metin Korkmaz, Tonay Inceboz, Fehmi Celebi, Aylin Babaoglu, and Ahmet Uner

Use of Two Sensitive and Specific Immunoblot Markers, Em70 and Em90, for Diagnosis of Alveolar Echinococcosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3350-3352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

M. A. Ghannoum, V. Chaturvedi, A. Espinel-Ingroff, M. A. Pfaller, M. G. Rinaldi, W. Lee-Yang, and D. W. Warnock

Intra- and Interlaboratory Study of a Method for Testing the Antifungal Susceptibilities of Dermatophytes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 2977-2979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Further Standardization of Broth Microdilution Methodology for In Vitro Susceptibility Testing of Caspofungin against Candida Species by Use of an International Collection of More than 3,000 Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3117-3119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Cross-Resistance between Fluconazole and Ravuconazole and the Use of Fluconazole as a Surrogate Marker To Predict Susceptibility and Resistance to Ravuconazole among 12,796 Clinical Isolates of Candida spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3137-3141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Geographic Variation in the Susceptibilities of Invasive Isolates of Candida glabrata to Seven Systemically Active Antifungal Agents: a Global Assessment from the ARTEMIS Antifungal Surveillance Program Conducted in 2001 and 2002
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3142-3146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Younes Maaroufi, Naïma Ahariz, Mireille Husson, and Françoise Crokaert

Comparison of Different Methods of Isolation of DNA of Commonly Encountered Candida Species and Its Quantitation by Using a Real-Time PCR-Based Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3159-3163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jimin Gao and Akira Takashima

Cloning and Characterization of Trichophyton rubrum Genes Encoding Actin, Tri r2, and Tri r4
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3298-3299. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. W. Procop, S. Haddad, J. Quinn, M. L. Wilson, N. G. Henshaw, L. B. Reller, R. L. Artymyshyn, M. T. Katanik, and M. P. Weinstein

Detection of Pneumocystis jiroveci in Respiratory Specimens by Four Staining Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3333-3335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Marja Fossi, Tarja Pohjanvirta, Antti Sukura, Sirpa Heinikainen, Rikke Lindecrona, and Sinikka Pelkonen

Molecular and Ultrastructural Characterization of Porcine Hippurate-Negative Brachyspira pilosicoli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3153-3158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Marois, S. Bougeard, M. Gottschalk, and M. Kobisch

Multiplex PCR Assay for Detection of Streptococcus suis Species and Serotypes 2 and 1/2 in Tonsils of Live and Dead Pigs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3169-3175. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Mary E. Brandt, Carol A. Kauffman, Peter G. Pappas, Naureen Iqbal, Beth A. Arthington-Skaggs, Wendy Lee-Yang, and Maudy T. Smith

Fungemia Caused by Zygoascus hellenicus in an Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3363-3365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guido Funke, Reinhard Frodl, and Hartmut Sommer

First Comprehensively Documented Case of Paracoccus yeei Infection in a Human
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3366-3368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paresh D Sonsale, Mark R. Philipson, and Jilean Bowskill

Septic Arthritis of the Knee Due to Fusobacterium necrophorum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3369-3370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. P. Romero Gómez, A. M. Peinado Esteban, J. A. Sobrino Daza, J. A. Sáez Nieto, D. Alvarez, and P. Peña García

Prosthetic Mitral Valve Endocarditis Due to Ochrobactrum anthropi: Case Report
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3371-3373. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dennis Kunimoto, Robert Rennie, Diane M. Citron, and Ellie J. C. Goldstein

Bacteriology of a Bear Bite Wound to a Human: Case Report
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3374-3376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Kristoffer Strålin, Ingegerd Alriksson, and Eva Törnqvist

Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Antigen Can Be Detected in Sputum Samples by an Immunochromatographic Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3377. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Robert D. Garrison

Human Tracheopulmonary Myiasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3378. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy Barkham and Jeffrey Hoorfar

Internal Amplification Control for PCR Should Not Be Mandatory in the Clinical Medical Environment
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 3379-3380. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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