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Minireviews:

Margareta M. Ieven and Vicky Y. Hoymans

Involvement of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Atherosclerosis: More Evidence for Lack of Evidence
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 19-24. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Olivier Picone, Jean-Marc Costa, Marie-Laure Chaix, Yves Ville, Christine Rouzioux, and Marianne Leruez-Ville

Human Cytomegalovirus UL144 Gene Polymorphisms in Congenital Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 25-29. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaharu Takahashi, Shigeyuki Kusakai, Hitoshi Mizuo, Kazuyuki Suzuki, Kuniko Fujimura, Kazuo Masuko, Yoshiki Sugai, Tatsuya Aikawa, Tsutomu Nishizawa, and Hiroaki Okamoto

Simultaneous Detection of Immunoglobulin A (IgA) and IgM Antibodies against Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Is Highly Specific for Diagnosis of Acute HEV Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 49-56. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Zsak, M. V. Borca, G. R. Risatti, A. Zsak, R. A. French, Z. Lu, G. F. Kutish, J. G. Neilan, J. D. Callahan, W. M. Nelson, and D. L. Rock

Preclinical Diagnosis of African Swine Fever in Contact-Exposed Swine by a Real-Time PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 112-119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masahiko Takahashi, Hidetsugu Saito, Makiko Higashimoto, Kazuhiro Atsukawa, and Hiromasa Ishii

Benefit of Hepatitis C Virus Core Antigen Assay in Prediction of Therapeutic Response to Interferon and Ribavirin Combination Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 186-191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathryn L. Springer, Sunwen Chou, Shaobing Li, Roger H. Giller, Ralph Quinones, James E. Shira, and Adriana Weinberg

How Evolution of Mutations Conferring Drug Resistance Affects Viral Dynamics and Clinical Outcomes of Cytomegalovirus-Infected Hematopoietic Cell Transplant Recipients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 208-213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mala Rakoto-Andrianarivelo, Dominique Rousset, Richter Razafindratsimandresy, Stéphane Chevaliez, Sophie Guillot, Jean Balanant, and Francis Delpeyroux

High Frequency of Human Enterovirus Species C Circulation in Madagascar
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 242-249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Therese L. Waltz, Salvatore Marras, Gemma Rochford, John Nolan, Eugenia Lee, Margherita Melegari, and Henry Pollack

Development of a Molecular-Beacon Assay To Detect the G₁₈₉₆A Precore Mutation in Hepatitis B Virus-Infected Individuals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 254-258. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey J. Germer, W. Scott Harmsen, Jayawant N. Mandrekar, P. Shawn Mitchell, and Joseph D. C. Yao

Evaluation of the COBAS TaqMan HCV Test with Automated Sample Processing Using the MagNA Pure LC Instrument
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 293-298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas B. Rasmussen, Åse Uttenthal, Jovita Fernández, and Torben Storgaard

Quantitative Multiplex Assay for Simultaneous Detection and Identification of Indiana and New Jersey Serotypes of Vesicular Stomatitis Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 356-362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marjut A. M. Rintala, Seija E Grénman, Mirja H. Puranen, Erika Isolauri, Ulla Ekblad, Pentti O. Kero, and Stina M. Syrjänen

Transmission of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus (HPV) between Parents and Infant: a Prospective Study of HPV in Families in Finland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 376-381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra Perez, Melissa Inman, Alan Doster, and Clinton Jones

Latency-Related Gene Encoded by Bovine Herpesvirus 1 Promotes Virus Growth and Reactivation from Latency in Tonsils of Infected Calves
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 393-401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sarah Palmer, Mary Kearney, Frank Maldarelli, Elias K. Halvas, Christian J. Bixby, Holly Bazmi, Diane Rock, Judith Falloon, Richard T. Davey, Jr., Robin L. Dewar, Julia A. Metcalf, Scott Hammer, John W. Mellors, and John M. Coffin

Multiple, Linked Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Drug Resistance Mutations in Treatment-Experienced Patients Are Missed by Standard Genotype Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 406-413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabrizio Fabrizi, Giovanna Lunghi, Filippo Aucella, Stefano Mangano, Francesco Barbisoni, Sergio Bisegna, Domenico Vigilante, Aurelio Limido, and Paul Martin

Novel Assay Using Total Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Core Antigen quantification for Diagnosis of HCV Infection in Dialysis Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 414-420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leo L. M. Poon, Cynthia S. W. Leung, Kwok H. Chan, Jack H. C. Lee, Kwok Y. Yuen, Yi Guan, and Joseph S. M. Peiris

Detection of Human Influenza A Viruses by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 427-430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Javier Martinez-Picado, Kristina Morales-Lopetegi, Cristina Villena, Carolina Gutiérrez, Nuria Izquierdo, Silvia Marfil, Bonaventura Clotet, and Lidia Ruiz

Evidence for Preferential Genotyping of a Minority Human Immunodeficiency Virus Population Due to Primer-Template Mismatching during PCR-Based Amplification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 436-438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jérôme Legoff, Emmanuel Guérot, Angélique Ndjoyi-Mbiguino, Mathieu Matta, Ali Si-Mohamed, Laurent Gutmann, Jean-Yves Fagon, and Laurent Bélec

High Prevalence of Respiratory Viral Infections in Patients Hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit for Acute Respiratory Infections as Detected by Nucleic Acid-Based Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 455-457. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Risatti, L. Holinka, Z. Lu, G. Kutish, J. D. Callahan, W. M. Nelson, E. Brea Tió, and M. V. Borca

Diagnostic Evaluation of a Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Detection of Classical Swine Fever Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 468-471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. Damond, F. Brun-Vezinet, S. Matheron, G. Peytavin, P. Campa, S. Pueyo, F. Mammano, S. Lastere, I. Farfara, F. Simon, G. Chene, and D. Descamps

Polymorphism of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 (HIV-2) Protease Gene and Selection of Drug Resistance Mutations in HIV-2-Infected Patients Treated with Protease Inhibitors
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 484-487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Céline Deffrasnes, Stéphanie Côté, and Guy Boivin

Analysis of Replication Kinetics of the Human Metapneumovirus in Different Cell Lines by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 488-490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl, Brigitte Schmied, Armin Rieger, Mario Sarcletti, Maria Geit, Robert Zangerle, and Hanns Hofmann

Low Proportion of Recent Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infections among Newly Diagnosed Cases of HIV Infection as Shown by the Presence of HIV-Specific Antibodies of Low Avidity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 497-498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Richard A. Respess, Ada Cachafeiro, David Withum, Susan A. Fiscus, Daniel Newman, Bernard Branson, Oliviero E. Varnier, Kim Lewis, and Timothy J. Dondero

Evaluation of an Ultrasensitive p24 Antigen Assay as a Potential Alternative to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Viral Load Assay in Resource-Limited Settings
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 506-508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

G. Muyldermans, O. Soetens, M. Antoine, S. Bruisten, B. Vincart, F. Doucet-Populaire, N. K. Fry, P. Olcén, J. M. Scheftel, J. M. Senterre, A. van der Zee, M. Riffelmann, D. Piérard, and S. Lauwers

External Quality Assessment for Molecular Detection of Bordetella pertussis in European Laboratories
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 30-35. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Foucault, B. La Scola, H. Lindroos, S. G. E. Andersson, and D. Raoult

Multispacer Typing Technique for Sequence-Based Typing of Bartonella quintana
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 41-48. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daphna Mokady, Uri Gophna, and Eliora Z. Ron

Extensive Gene Diversity in Septicemic Escherichia coli Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 66-73. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guido Funke and Pascale Funke-Kissling

Performance of the New VITEK 2 GP Card for Identification of Medically Relevant Gram-Positive Cocci in a Routine Clinical Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 84-88. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gani Orhan, Aysen Bayram, Yasemin Zer, and Iclal Balci

Synergy Tests by E Test and Checkerboard Methods of Antimicrobial Combinations against Brucella melitensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 140-143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Muhamed-Kheir Taha, Jean-Michel Alonso, Mary Cafferkey, Dominique A. Caugant, Stuart C. Clarke, Mathew A. Diggle, Andrew Fox, Matthias Frosch, Stephen J. Gray, Malcolm Guiver, Sigrid Heuberger, Jitka Kalmusova, Konstantinos Kesanopoulos, Anne-Marie Klem, Paula Kriz, John Marsh, Paula Mölling, Karen Murphy, Per Olcén, Oumar Sanou, Georgina Tzanakaki, and Ulrich Vogel

Interlaboratory Comparison of PCR-Based Identification and Genogrouping of Neisseria meningitidis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 144-149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stella Z. Doktor, Jill M. Beyer, Robert K. Flamm, and Virginia D. Shortridge

Comparison of emm Typing and Ribotyping with Three Restriction Enzymes To Characterize Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus pyogenes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 150-155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jigui Yu, Jisheng Lin, William H. Benjamin, Jr., Ken B. Waites, Che-hung Lee, and Moon H. Nahm

Rapid Multiplex Assay for Serotyping Pneumococci with Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 156-162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clarisse Rovery, Gilbert Greub, Hubert Lepidi, Jean-Paul Casalta, Gilbert Habib, Frédéric Collart, and Didier Raoult

PCR Detection of Bacteria on Cardiac Valves of Patients with Treated Bacterial Endocarditis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 163-167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Naohiro Okitsu, Satoru Kaieda, Hisakazu Yano, Ryuichi Nakano, Yoshio Hosaka, Ryouichi Okamoto, Toshimitsu Kobayashi, and Matsuhisa Inoue

Characterization of ermB Gene Transposition by Tn1545 and Tn917 in Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 168-173. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. C. V. Palazzo, M. L. C. Araujo, and A. L. C. Darini

First Report of Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococci Isolated from Healthy Carriers in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 179-185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mimi Healy, Joe Huong, Traci Bittner, Maricel Lising, Stacie Frye, Sabeen Raza, Robert Schrock, Janet Manry, Alex Renwick, Robert Nieto, Charles Woods, James Versalovic, and James R. Lupski

Microbial DNA Typing by Automated Repetitive-Sequence-Based PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 199-207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aruni De Zoysa, Androulla Efstratiou, and Peter M. Hawkey

Molecular Characterization of Diphtheria Toxin Repressor (dtxR) Genes Present in Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Strains Isolated in the United Kingdom
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 223-228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jui-Chang Tsai, Po-Ren Hsueh, Hsiao-Mann Lin, Hui-Jen Chang, Shen-Wu Ho, and Lee-Jene Teng

Identification of Clinically Relevant Enterococcus Species by Direct Sequencing of groES and Spacer Region
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 235-241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Henrik Christensen, Magne Bisgaard, Øystein Angen, Wilhelm Frederiksen, and John Elmerdahl Olsen

Characterization of Sucrose-Negative Pasteurella multocida Variants, Including Isolates from Large-Cat Bite Wounds
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 259-270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rama Chaudhry, Nazima Nisar, Bhavna Hora, Sridhar Reddy Chirasani, and Pawan Malhotra

Expression and Immunological Characterization of the Carboxy-Terminal Region of the P1 Adhesin Protein of Mycoplasma pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 321-325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew McDowell, Susanna Valanne, Gordon Ramage, Michael M. Tunney, Josephine V. Glenn, Gregory C. McLorinan, Ajay Bhatia, Jean-Francois Maisonneuve, Michael Lodes, David H. Persing, and Sheila Patrick

Propionibacterium acnes Types I and II Represent Phylogenetically Distinct Groups
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 326-334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kate E. Dingle, Frances M. Colles, Daniel Falush, and Martin C. J. Maiden

Sequence Typing and Comparison of Population Biology of Campylobacter coli and Campylobacter jejuni
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 340-347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Freyja Lynn, Marcia M. Hobbs, Jonathan M. Zenilman, Frieda M. T. F. Behets, Kathleen Van Damme, Andry Rasamindrakotroka, and Margaret C. Bash

Genetic Typing of the Porin Protein of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from Clinical Noncultured Samples for Strain Characterization and Identification of Mixed Gonococcal Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 368-375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pradyot Prakash, Om Prakash Mishra, Alok Kumar Singh, Anil Kumar Gulati, and Gopal Nath

Evaluation of Nested PCR in Diagnosis of Typhoid Fever
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 431-432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shiri Navon-Venezia, Azita Leavitt, Ronen Ben-Ami, Yuval Aharoni, Mitchell J. Schwaber, David Schwartz, and Yehuda Carmeli

Evaluation of an Accelerated Protocol for Detection of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacilli from Positive Blood Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 439-441. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cathy A. Petti, Stanley Mirrett, Christopher W. Woods, and L. Barth Reller

Controlled Clinical Comparison of Plastic versus Glass Bottles of BacT/ALERT PF Medium for Culturing Blood from Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 445-447. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Martina Bielaszewska, Phillip I. Tarr, Helge Karch, Wenlan Zhang, and Werner Mathys

Phenotypic and Molecular Analysis of Tellurite Resistance among Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Sorbitol-Fermenting O157:NM Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 452-454. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mindy B. Glass and Tanja Popovic

Preliminary Evaluation of the API 20NE and RapID NF Plus Systems for Rapid Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei and B. mallei
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 479-483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Giakkoupi, L. S. Tzouvelekis, G. L. Daikos, V. Miriagou, G. Petrikkos, N. J. Legakis, and A. C. Vatopoulos

Discrepancies and Interpretation Problems in Susceptibility Testing of VIM-1-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 494-496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara C. Kahl, Alexander Mellmann, Susanne Deiwick, Georg Peters, and Dag Harmsen

Variation of the Polymorphic Region X of the Protein A Gene during Persistent Airway Infection of Cystic Fibrosis Patients Reflects Two Independent Mechanisms of Genetic Change in Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 502-505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fook-Choe Cheah, Trevor P. Anderson, Brian A. Darlow, and David R. Murdoch

Comparison of the Mycoplasma Duo Test with PCR for Detection of Ureaplasma Species in Endotracheal Aspirates from Premature Infants
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 509-510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mari Nevas, Miia Lindström, Antti Virtanen, Sebastian Hielm, Markku Kuusi, Stephen S. Arnon, Erkki Vuori, and Hannu Korkeala

Infant Botulism Acquired from Household Dust Presenting as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 511-513. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Mizuho Sato, Reiko Saito, Takatsugu Sakai, Yasuko Sano, Makoto Nishikawa, Asami Sasaki, Yugo Shobugawa, Fumitake Gejyo, and Hiroshi Suzuki

Molecular Epidemiology of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections among Children with Acute Respiratory Symptoms in a Community over Three Seasons
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 36-40. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Bogaert, R. H. Veenhoven, M. Sluijter, W. J. W. Wannet, G. T. Rijkers, T. J. Mitchell, S. C. Clarke, W. H. F. Goessens, A. G. Schilder, E. A. M. Sanders, R. de Groot, and P. W. M. Hermans

Molecular Epidemiology of Pneumococcal Colonization in Response to Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccination in Children with Recurrent Acute Otitis Media
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 74-83. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allison N. Scott, Dick Menzies, Terry-Nan Tannenbaum, Louise Thibert, Robert Kozak, Lawrence Joseph, Kevin Schwartzman, and Marcel A. Behr

Sensitivities and Specificities of Spoligotyping and Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing Methods for Studying Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 89-94. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Po-Liang Lu, Lien-Chun Chin, Chien-Fang Peng, Yi-Hsiung Chiang, Tyen-Po Chen, Ling Ma, and L. K Siu

Risk Factors and Molecular Analysis of Community Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 132-139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masaki Takahashi, Michiaki Koga, Keiko Yokoyama, and Nobuhiro Yuki

Epidemiology of Campylobacter jejuni Isolated from Patients with Guillain-Barré and Fisher Syndromes in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 335-339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. L. Ross, E. P. Fuss, S. M. Harrington, M. Cai, T. M. Perl, and W. G. Merz

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus caprae in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 363-367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kwan Soo Ko, Ji-Young Lee, Ji Yoeun Suh, Won Sup Oh, Kyong Ran Peck, Nam Yong Lee, and Jae-Hoon Song

Distribution of Major Genotypes among Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in Asian Countries
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 421-426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Soichiro Kimura, Jimena Alba, Katsuaki Shiroto, Reiko Sano, Yoshihito Niki, Shigefumi Maesaki, Koji Akizawa, Mitsuo Kaku, Yuji Watanuki, Yoshikazu Ishii, and Keizo Yamaguchi

Clonal Diversity of Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Possessing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Geographically Diverse Regions of Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 458-461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Adam N. Treitman, Paul R. Yarnold, John Warren, and Gary A. Noskin

Emerging Incidence of Enterococcus faecium among Hospital Isolates (1993 to 2002)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 462-463. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hanna Pituch, Deborah Kreft, Piotr Obuch-Woszczatynski, Dorota Wultanska, Felicja Meisel-Mikolajczyk, Miroslaw Luczak, and Alex van Belkum

Clonal Spread of a Clostridium difficile Strain with a Complete Set of Toxin A, Toxin B, and Binary Toxin Genes among Polish Patients with Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 472-475. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Karin Weldingh, Ida Rosenkrands, Limei Meng Okkels, T. Mark Doherty, and Peter Andersen

Assessing the Serodiagnostic Potential of 35 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Proteins and Identification of Four Novel Serological Antigens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 57-65. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruwen Jou, Chen-Yuan Chiang, and Wei-Lun Huang

Distribution of the Beijing Family Genotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Taiwan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 95-100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yeo-Jun Yun, Keun-Hwa Lee, Lin Haihua, Yoon-Jong Ryu, Bum-Joon Kim, Young-Ho Lee, Goo-Hyun Baek, Hee-Joong Kim, Moon-Sang Chung, Myung-Chul Lee, Sang-Hoon Lee, In-Ho Choi, Tae-Jun Cho, Bong-Soon Chang, and Yoon-Hoh Kook

Detection and Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Joint Biopsy Specimens by rpoB PCR Cloning and Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 174-178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

V. Siegmund, O. Adjei, P. Racz, C. Berberich, E. Klutse, F. van Vloten, T. Kruppa, B. Fleischer, and G. Bretzel

Dry-Reagent-Based PCR as a Novel Tool for Laboratory Confirmation of Clinically Diagnosed Mycobacterium ulcerans-Associated Disease in Areas in the Tropics Where M. ulcerans Is Endemic
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 271-276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kai Man Kam, Chi Wai Yip, Lai Wa Tse, Kin Lai Wong, Tak Kam Lam, Kristin Kremer, Betty Kam Yan Au, and Dick van Soolingen

Utility of Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit Typing for Differentiating Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates of the Beijing Family
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 306-313. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristin Kremer, Betty Kam Yan Au, Peter Chi Wai Yip, Robin Skuce, Philip Supply, Kai Man Kam, and Dick van Soolingen

Use of Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Typing To Differentiate Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Family Isolates from Hong Kong and Comparison with IS6110 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Typing and Spoligotyping
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 314-320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manuela Pardini, Francis Varaine, Elisabetta Iona, Erchanik Arzumanian, Francesco Checchi, Marco Rinaldo Oggioni, Graziella Orefici, and Lanfranco Fattorini

Cetyl-Pyridinium Chloride Is Useful for Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Sputa Subjected to Long-Term Storage
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 442-444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony Ablordey, Roman Kotlowski, Jean Swings, and Françoise Portaels

PCR Amplification with Primers Based on IS2404 and GC-Rich Repeated Sequence Reveals Polymorphism in Mycobacterium ulcerans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 448-451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Cletus P. Kurtzman, Christie J. Robnett, Jerrold M. Ward, Cory Brayton, Peter Gorelick, and Thomas J. Walsh

Multigene Phylogenetic Analysis of Pathogenic Candida Species in the Kazachstania (Arxiozyma) telluris Complex and Description of Their Ascosporic States as Kazachstania bovina sp. nov., K. heterogenica sp. nov., K. pintolopesii sp. nov., and K. slooffiae sp. nov.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 101-111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sergey V. Balashov, Rebecca Gardiner, Steven Park, and David S. Perlin

Rapid, High-Throughput, Multiplex, Real-Time PCR for Identification of Mutations in the cyp51A Gene of Aspergillus fumigatus That Confer Resistance to Itraconazole
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 214-222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria José Linares, Guadalupe Charriel, Francisco Solís, Fernando Rodriguez, Ana Ibarra, and M. Casal

Susceptibility of Filamentous Fungi to Voriconazole Tested by Two Microdilution Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 250-253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Arianna Tavanti, Amanda D. Davidson, Neil A. R. Gow, Martin C. J. Maiden, and Frank C. Odds

Candida orthopsilosis and Candida metapsilosis spp. nov. To Replace Candida parapsilosis Groups II and III
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 284-292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carmen Pazos, José Pontón, and Amalia Del Palacio

Contribution of (13)-ß-D-Glucan Chromogenic Assay to Diagnosis and Therapeutic Monitoring of Invasive Aspergillosis in Neutropenic Adult Patients: a Comparison with Serial Screening for Circulating Galactomannan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 299-305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey J. Tarrand, Xiang Y. Han, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, and Gregory S. May

Aspergillus Hyphae in Infected Tissue: Evidence of Physiologic Adaptation and Effect on Culture Recovery
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 382-386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benjamin J. George, Lynn L. Horvath, and Duane R. Hospenthal

Effect of Inoculum Size on Detection of Candida Growth by the BACTEC 9240 Automated Blood Culture System Using Aerobic and Anaerobic Media
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 433-435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jill R. Blankenship, Nina Singh, Barbara D. Alexander, and Joseph Heitman

Cryptococcus neoformans Isolates from Transplant Recipients Are Not Selected for Resistance to Calcineurin Inhibitors by Current Immunosuppressive Regimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 464-467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. J. Diekema, B. Petroelje, S. A. Messer, R. J. Hollis, and M. A Pfaller

Activities of Available and Investigational Antifungal Agents against Rhodotorula Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 476-478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rodrigo Berzaghi, Silvia Helena Marques da Silva, and Zoilo Pires de Camargo

Variable gp43 Secretion by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Clones Obtained by Two Different Culture Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 491-493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Birgit Willinger, Susanne Wein, Alexander M. Hirschl, Manfred L. Rotter, and Mammad Manafi

Comparison of a New Commercial Test, GLABRATA RTT, with a Dipstick Test for Rapid Identification of Candida glabrata
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 499-501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

J. L. N. Wood, J. R. Newton, N. Chanter, and J. A. Mumford

Association between Respiratory Disease and Bacterial and Viral Infections in British Racehorses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 120-126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cristiane N. Pereira, Ines Di Rosa, Anna Fagotti, Francesca Simoncelli, Rita Pascolini, and Leonel Mendoza

The Pathogen of Frogs Amphibiocystidium ranae Is a Member of the Order Dermocystida in the Class Mesomycetozoea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 192-198. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. A. Terio, L. Munson, L. Marker, B. M. Aldridge, and J. V. Solnick

Comparison of Helicobacter spp. in Cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) with and without Gastritis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 229-234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

F. J. Cabañes, J. J. Hernández, and G. Castellá

Molecular Analysis of Malassezia sympodialis-Related Strains from Domestic Animals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 277-283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

M. A. Chernesky, D. H. Martin, E. W. Hook, D. Willis, J. Jordan, S. Wang, J. R. Lane, D. Fuller, and J. Schachter

Ability of New APTIMA CT and APTIMA GC Assays To Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Male Urine and Urethral Swabs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 127-131. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Christophe Noël, Fabienne Dufernez, Delphine Gerbod, Virginia P. Edgcomb, Pilar Delgado-Viscogliosi, Lip-Chuen Ho, Mulkit Singh, René Wintjens, Mitchell L. Sogin, Monique Capron, Raymond Pierce, Lionel Zenner, and Eric Viscogliosi

Molecular Phylogenies of Blastocystis Isolates from Different Hosts: Implications for Genetic Diversity, Identification of Species, and Zoonosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 348-355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Abhineet S. Sheoran, Xiaochuan Feng, Sabrina Kitaka, Linda Green, Christine Pearson, Elizabeth S. Didier, Susan Chapman, James K. Tumwine, and Saul Tzipori

Purification of Enterocytozoon bieneusi from Stools and Production of Specific Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 387-392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Petra Schneider, Liselotte Wolters, Gerard Schoone, Henk Schallig, Peter Sillekens, Rob Hermsen, and Robert Sauerwein

Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Is More Convenient than Real-Time PCR for Quantification of Plasmodium falciparum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 402-405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Natasha Ratnaraja, Timothy Blackmore, Joan Byrne, and Shuning Shi

Vibrio fluvialis Peritonitis in a Patient Receiving Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 514-515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nilton Lincopan, John Anthony McCulloch, Cristina Reinert, Valéria C. Cassettari, Ana C. Gales, and Elsa M. Mamizuka

First Isolation of Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Producing Multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from a Patient in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 516-519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

T. Tenenbaum, A. Heusch, B. Henrich, C. R. MacKenzie, K. G. Schmidt, and H. Schroten

Acute Hemorrhagic Pericarditis in a Child with Pneumonia Due to Chlamydophila pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 520-522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tatsuma Okazaki, Satoru Ebihara, Hidenori Takahashi, Masanori Asada, Akimasa Sato, Masaaki Seki, Hideyasu Ohto, and Hidetada Sasaki

Multiplex PCR-Identified Cutaneous Tuberculosis Evoked by Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vaccination in a Healthy Baby
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 523-525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

A. Gibello, A. I. Mata, M. M. Blanco, A. Casamayor, L. Domínguez, and José F. Fernández-Garayzabal

First Identification of Streptococcus phocae Isolated from Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 526-527. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Claude Petithory, Françoise Ardoin, and Lawrence R. Ash

Rapid and Inexpensive Method of Diluting Giemsa Stain for Diagnosis of Malaria and Other Infestations by Blood Parasites
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 528. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gian Paolo Fadini, Antonio Tiengo, and Angelo Avogaro

First Isolation of Burkholderia cepacia from a Deep Neck Abscess in a Diabetic Patient Successfully Treated with Hyperbaric Oxygen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 529. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chuen-Sheue Chiang, Chang-Pan Liu, Li-Chuan Weng, Nai-Yu Wang, and Gwo-Jen Liaw

Presence of ß-Lactamase Gene TEM-1 DNA Sequence in Commercial Taq DNA Polymerase
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 530-531. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

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. 2005 43: 532. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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