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Minireviews:

M. Riffelmann, C. H. Wirsing von König, V. Caro, N. Guiso for the Pertussis PCR Consensus Group

Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Diagnosis of Bordetella Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 4925-4929. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Felix Gilgado, Josep Cano, Josepa Gené, and Josep Guarro

Molecular Phylogeny of the Pseudallescheria boydii Species Complex: Proposal of Two New Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 4930-4942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dirk M. Leinberger, Ulrike Schumacher, Ingo B. Autenrieth, and Till T. Bachmann

Development of a DNA Microarray for Detection and Identification of Fungal Pathogens Involved in Invasive Mycoses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 4943-4953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Laurence Millon, Renaud Piarroux, Eric Deconinck, Claude-Eric Bulabois, Frédéric Grenouillet, Pierre Rohrlich, Jean-Marc Costa, and Stéphane Bretagne

Use of Real-Time PCR To Process the First Galactomannan-Positive Serum Sample in Diagnosing Invasive Aspergillosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5097-5101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David N. Fredricks, Caitlin Smith, and Amalia Meier

Comparison of Six DNA Extraction Methods for Recovery of Fungal DNA as Assessed by Quantitative PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5122-5128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Swarajit Kumar Biswas, Li Wang, Koji Yokoyama, and Kazuko Nishimura

Molecular Phylogenetics of the Genus Trichosporon Inferred from Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene Sequences
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5171-5178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Comparison of Results of Voriconazole Disk Diffusion Testing for Candida Species with Results from a Central Reference Laboratory in the ARTEMIS Global Antifungal Surveillance Program
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5208-5213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emmanuelle Bart-Delabesse, Maria Basile, Ahmad Al Jijakli, Didier Souville, Frédérick Gay, Bruno Philippe, Philippe Bossi, Martin Danis, Jean-Paul Vernant, and Annick Datry

Detection of Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigenemia To Determine Biological and Clinical Implications of Beta-Lactam Treatments
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5214-5220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jochen Brasch and Yvonne Gräser

Trichophyton eboreum sp. nov. Isolated from Human Skin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5230-5237. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Espinel-Ingroff, A. Fothergill, M. Ghannoum, E. Manavathu, L. Ostrosky-Zeichner, M. Pfaller, M. Rinaldi, W. Schell, and T. Walsh

Quality Control and Reference Guidelines for CLSI Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Method (M38-A Document) for Amphotericin B, Itraconazole, Posaconazole, and Voriconazole
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5243-5246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Healy, K. Reece, D. Walton, J. Huong, S. Frye, I. I. Raad, and D. P. Kontoyiannis

Use of the DiversiLab System for Species and Strain Differentiation of Fusarium Species Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5278-5280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Teresa J. Stradomska, Bogumila Bobula-Milewska, Anna Bauer, Zbigniew Mielniczuk, Maria Dabkowska, Malgorzata Syczewska, and Danuta Dzierzanowska

Urinary D-Arabinitol/L-Arabinitol Levels in Infants Undergoing Long-Term Antibiotic Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5351-5354. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catriona Halliday, Qi Xuan Wu, Gregory James, and Tania Sorrell

Development of a Nested Qualitative Real-Time PCR Assay To Detect Aspergillus Species DNA in Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5366-5368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Sarah Talarico, M. Donald Cave, Carl F. Marrs, Betsy Foxman, Lixin Zhang, and Zhenhua Yang

Variation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE_PGRS33 Gene among Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 4954-4960. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wolfgang M. Prodinger, Anita Brandstätter, Ludmila Naumann, Maria Pacciarini, Tanja Kubica, Maria Laura Boschiroli, Alicia Aranaz, György Nagy, Zeljko Cvetnic, Matjaz Ocepek, Artem Skrypnyk, Wilfried Erler, Stefan Niemann, Ivo Pavlik, and Irmgard Moser

Characterization of Mycobacterium caprae Isolates from Europe by Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit Genotyping
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 4984-4992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Nat Smittipat, Pamaree Billamas, Manee Palittapongarnpim, Arunee Thong-On, Mansuet M. Temu, Prateep Thanakijcharoen, Opart Karnkawinpong, and Prasit Palittapongarnpim

Polymorphism of Variable-Number Tandem Repeats at Multiple Loci in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5034-5043. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Liangfen Zhang, Teky Budiawan, and Masanori Matsuoka

Diversity of Potential Short Tandem Repeats in Mycobacterium leprae and Application for Molecular Typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5221-5229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leonardo A. Sechi, Maria Gazouli, John Ikonomopoulos, John C. Lukas, Antonio M. Scanu, Niyaz Ahmed, Giovanni Fadda, and Stefania Zanetti

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Genetic Susceptibility to Crohn's Disease, and Sardinians: the Way Ahead
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5275-5277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony Ablordey, Markus Hilty, Pieter Stragier, Jean Swings, and Françoise Portaels

Comparative Nucleotide Sequence Analysis of Polymorphic Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Loci in Mycobacterium ulcerans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5281-5284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Allison L. St. Amand, Daniel N. Frank, Mary Ann De Groote, Randall J. Basaraba, Ian M. Orme, and Norman R. Pace

Use of Specific rRNA Oligonucleotide Probes for Microscopic Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Culture and Tissue Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5369-5371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Annemarie van 't Veen, Anneke van der Zee, Jolande Nelson, Ben Speelberg, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, and Anton G. M. Buiting

Outbreak of Infection with a Multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Associated with Contaminated Roll Boards in Operating Rooms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 4961-4967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corinne Arpin, Véronique Dubois, Jeanne Maugein, Jacqueline Jullin, Brigitte Dutilh, Jean-Philippe Brochet, Gilberte Larribet, Isabelle Fischer, and Claudine Quentin

Clinical and Molecular Analysis of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteria in the Community Setting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5048-5054. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margaret Ip, R. W. H. Yung, T. K. Ng, W. K. Luk, Cindy Tse, Philip Hung, Mark Enright, and Donald J. Lyon

Contemporary Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in Hong Kong
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5069-5073. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hidemasa Izumiya, Kadumi Mori, Takayuki Kurazono, Masanori Yamaguchi, Masato Higashide, Noriko Konishi, Akemi Kai, Koji Morita, Jun Terajima, and Haruo Watanabe

Characterization of Isolates of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Displaying High-Level Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5074-5079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pierre Nicolas, Gunnstein Norheim, Eric Garnotel, Saacou Djibo, and Dominique A. Caugant

Molecular Epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis Isolated in the African Meningitis Belt between 1988 and 2003 Shows Dominance of Sequence Type 5 (ST-5) and ST-11 Complexes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5129-5135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Campana, G. Taccetti, N. Ravenni, F. Favari, L. Cariani, A. Sciacca, D. Savoia, A. Collura, E. Fiscarelli, G. De Intinis, M. Busetti, A. Cipolloni, A. d'Aprile, E. Provenzano, I. Collebrusco, P. Frontini, G. Stassi, M. Trancassini, D. Tovagliari, A. Lavitola, C. J. Doherty, T. Coenye, J. R. W. Govan, and P. Vandamme

Transmission of Burkholderia cepacia Complex: Evidence for New Epidemic Clones Infecting Cystic Fibrosis Patients in Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5136-5142. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Aires de Sousa, T. Conceição, C. Simas, and H. de Lencastre

Comparison of Genetic Backgrounds of Methicillin-Resistant and -Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Portuguese Hospitals and the Community
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5150-5157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Baoleri Lee, Janus A. J. Haagensen, Oana Ciofu, Jens Bo Andersen, Niels Høiby, and Søren Molin

Heterogeneity of Biofilms Formed by Nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5247-5255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yi Chen, Wei Zhang, and Stephen J. Knabel

Multi-Virulence-Locus Sequence Typing Clarifies Epidemiology of Recent Listeriosis Outbreaks in the United States
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5291-5294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Geert Huys, Margo Cnockaert, Alexandr Nemec, and Jean Swings

Sequence-Based Typing of adeB as a Potential Tool To Identify Intraspecific Groups among Clinical Strains of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5327-5331. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexandros Ikonomidis, Despina Tokatlidou, Ioulia Kristo, Danai Sofianou, Athanassios Tsakris, Paraskevi Mantzana, Spyros Pournaras, and Antonios N. Maniatis

Outbreaks in Distinct Regions Due to a Single Klebsiella pneumoniae Clone Carrying a bla_VIM-1 Metallo-ß-Lactamase Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5344-5347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Melinda B. Nye, Adam R. Leman, Michelle E. Meyer, Marilyn A. Menegus, and Paul G. Rothberg

Sequence Diversity in the Glycoprotein B Gene Complicates Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection and Quantification of Cytomegalovirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 4968-4971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Barbara W. Johnson, Brandy J. Russell, and Robert S. Lanciotti

Serotype-Specific Detection of Dengue Viruses in a Fourplex Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 4977-4983. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gyu-Cheol Lee, Dong-Gun Lee, Su-Mi Choi, Jin-Hong Yoo, Sun-Hee Park, Jung-Hyun Choi, Woo-Sung Min, Ok-Hee Cho, Chan-Hee Lee, and Wan-Shik Shin

Use of Time-Saving Flow Cytometry for Rapid Determination of Resistance of Human Cytomegalovirus to Ganciclovir
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5003-5008. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. J. McIver, C. F. H. Jacques, S. S. W. Chow, S. C. Munro, G. M. Scott, J. A. Roberts, M. E. Craig, and W. D. Rawlinson

Development of Multiplex PCRs for Detection of Common Viral Pathogens and Agents of Congenital Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5102-5110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dong-Hun Lee, John Mathew, Wolfram Pfahler, Dongling Ma, Jay Valinsky, Alfred M. Prince, and Linda Andrus

Individual Donor Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing for Detection of West Nile Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5111-5116. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

María M. Mosquera, Fernando de Ory, Virtudes Gallardo, Loreto Cuenca, Mercedes Morales, Waldo Sánchez-Yedra, Teresa Cabezas, Juan M. Hernández, and Juan E. Echevarría

Evaluation of Diagnostic Markers for Measles Virus Infection in the Context of an Outbreak in Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5117-5121. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nick A. Antonishyn, Vivian M. Ast, Ryan R. McDonald, Rabindra K. Chaudhary, Lisa Lin, Anton P. Andonov, and Greg B. Horsman

Rapid Genotyping of Hepatitis C Virus by Primer-Specific Extension Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5158-5163. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Ambert-Balay, F. Bon, F. Le Guyader, P. Pothier, and E. Kohli

Characterization of New Recombinant Noroviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5179-5186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diane L. Hirigoyen and Charles P. Cartwright

Use of Sequence Data Generated in the Bayer TruGene Genotyping Assay To Recognize and Characterize Non-Subtype-B Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5263-5271. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer L. McDermott, Isabella Martini, Davide Ferrari, Francesca Bertolotti, Claudio Giacomazzi, Giuseppe Murdaca, Francesco Puppo, Francesco Indiveri, and Oliviero E. Varnier

Decay of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Unintegrated DNA Containing Two Long Terminal Repeats in Infected Individuals after 3 to 8 Years of Sustained Control of Viremia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5272-5274. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yolanda Vega, Lucía Pérez-Alvárez, Elena Delgado, Mercedes Muñoz, Gema Casado, Rocío Carmona, María Sierra, Elena Vázquez de Parga, Milagros Pinilla, Valentina García, Leandro Medrano, Gerardo Contreras, Miguel Thomson, and Rafael Nájera

Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay for Detection of Mutations Associated with Reverse Transcriptase and Protease Inhibitor Resistance in Non-B Subtypes and Recombinant Forms of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5301-5304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Darrell E. Singer, Noah Kiwanuka, David Serwadda, Fred Nalugoda, Linda Hird, Jamie Bulken-Hoover, Godfrey Kigozi, Jennifer A. Malia, Eva K. Calero, Warren Sateren, Merlin L. Robb, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Maria Wawer, Ronald H. Gray, Nelson Sewankambo, Deborah L. Birx, and Nelson L. Michael

Use of Stored Serum from Uganda for Development and Evaluation of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Testing Algorithm Involving Multiple Rapid Immunoassays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5312-5315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

John P. Leeming, Keith Cartwright, Rhonwen Morris, Siobhan A. Martin, Michael D. Smith on behalf of the South-West Pneumococcus Study Group

Diagnosis of Invasive Pneumococcal Infection by Serotype-Specific Urinary Antigen Detection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 4972-4976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frédérique Gouriet, Florence Fenollar, Jean-Yves Patrice, Michel Drancourt, and Didier Raoult

Use of Shell-Vial Cell Culture Assay for Isolation of Bacteria from Clinical Specimens: 13 Years of Experience
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 4993-5002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Séverine Péchiné, Claire Janoir, and Anne Collignon

Variability of Clostridium difficile Surface Proteins and Specific Serum Antibody Response in Patients with Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5018-5025. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kunyan Zhang, Jo-Ann McClure, Sameer Elsayed, Thomas Louie, and John M. Conly

Novel Multiplex PCR Assay for Characterization and Concomitant Subtyping of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Types I to V in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5026-5033. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dóra Szabó, Robert A. Bonomo, Fernanda Silveira, A. William Pasculle, Carla Baxter, Peter K. Linden, Andrea M. Hujer, Kristine M. Hujer, Kathleen Deeley, and David L. Paterson

SHV-Type Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Production Is Associated with Reduced Cefepime Susceptibility in Enterobacter cloacae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5058-5064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Peggy Coulter, Clara Lema, Diane Flayhart, Amy S. Linhardt, John N. Aucott, Paul G. Auwaerter, and J. Stephen Dumler

Two-Year Evaluation of Borrelia burgdorferi Culture and Supplemental Tests for Definitive Diagnosis of Lyme Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5080-5084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dominic Hill, Barbara Rose, Aniko Pajkos, Michael Robinson, Peter Bye, Scott Bell, Mark Elkins, Barbara Thompson, Colin MacLeod, Shawn D. Aaron, and Colin Harbour

Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Derived from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis under Aerobic, Anaerobic, and Biofilm Conditions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5085-5090. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rune Aabenhus, Stephen L. W. On, Berit L. Siemer, Henrik Permin, and Leif P. Andersen

Delineation of Campylobacter concisus Genomospecies by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis and Correlation of Results with Clinical Data
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5091-5096. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lothar Beutin, Qingke Kong, Lu Feng, Quan Wang, Gladys Krause, Luciana Leomil, Qi Jin, and Lei Wang

Development of PCR Assays Targeting the Genes Involved in Synthesis and Assembly of the New Escherichia coli O174 and O177 O Antigens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5143-5149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wei Qi, Miriam Ender, Frances O'Brien, Alexander Imhof, Christian Ruef, Nadine McCallum, and Brigitte Berger-Bächi

Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Zürich, Switzerland (2003): Prevalence of Type IV SCCmec and a New SCCmec Element Associated with Isolates from Intravenous Drug Users
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5164-5170. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tomonori Nagaoka, Toshinobu Horii, Takatomo Satoh, Tomoko Ito, Akio Monji, Akihiro Takeshita, and Masato Maekawa

Use of a Three-Dimensional Microarray System for Detection of Levofloxacin Resistance and the mecA Gene in Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5187-5194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew S. Johnson, Cheryl L. Tarr, B. H. Brown, Jr, Karen M. Birkhead, and J. J. Farmer, III

First Case of Septicemia Due to a Strain Belonging to Enteric Group 58 (Enterobacteriaceae) and Its Designation as Averyella dalhousiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., Based on Analysis of Strains from 20 Additional Cases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5195-5201. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preeti Pancholi, Mimi Healy, Tracy Bittner, Renee Webb, Fan Wu, Allison Aiello, Elaine Larson, and Phyllis Della Latta

Molecular Characterization of Hand Flora and Environmental Isolates in a Community Setting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5202-5207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Raoult, J. P. Casalta, H. Richet, M. Khan, E. Bernit, C. Rovery, S. Branger, F. Gouriet, G. Imbert, E. Bothello, F. Collart, and G. Habib

Contribution of Systematic Serological Testing in Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5238-5242. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

U. Eigner, M. Weizenegger, A.-M. Fahr, and W. Witte

Evaluation of a Rapid Direct Assay for Identification of Bacteria and the mecA and van Genes from Positive-Testing Blood Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5256-5262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. K. Hayden, K. Rezai, R. A. Hayes, K. Lolans, J. P. Quinn, and R. A. Weinstein

Development of Daptomycin Resistance In Vivo in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5285-5287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Preeti Pancholi, Kathleen Pavletich, and Phyllis Della-Latta

Rapid Screening of Urine Specimens for Bacteriuria by the Cellenium System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5288-5290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark Reinhard, Jørgen Prag, Michael Kemp, Keld Andresen, Belinda Klemmensen, Niels Højlyng, Susan Hildebrand Sørensen, and Jens Jørgen Christensen

Ten Cases of Actinobaculum schaalii Infection: Clinical Relevance, Bacterial Identification, and Antibiotic Susceptibility
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5305-5308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melinda A. Boyd, May A. D. Antonio, and Sharon L. Hillier

Comparison of API 50 CH Strips to Whole-Chromosomal DNA Probes for Identification of Lactobacillus Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5309-5311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph F. Perz, Allen S. Craig, Charles W. Stratton, Stanley J. Bodner, Walter E. Phillips, Jr., and William Schaffner

Pseudomonas putida Septicemia in a Special Care Nursery Due to Contaminated Flush Solutions Prepared in a Hospital Pharmacy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5316-5318. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthew W. Gilmour, Tyler Cote, Jamie Munro, Linda Chui, John Wylie, Judith Isaac-Renton, Greg Horsman, Dobryan M. Tracz, Ashleigh Andrysiak, and Lai-King Ng

Multilocus Sequence Typing of Escherichia coli O26:H11 Isolates Carrying stx in Canada Does Not Identify Genetic Diversity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5319-5323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. P. Horz, M. E. Vianna, B. P. F. A. Gomes, and G. Conrads

Evaluation of Universal Probes and Primer Sets for Assessing Total Bacterial Load in Clinical Samples: General Implications and Practical Use in Endodontic Antimicrobial Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5332-5337. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Renate J. van den Berg, Lesla S. Bruijnesteijn van Coppenraet, Hendrik-Jan Gerritsen, Hubert P. Endtz, Eric R. van der Vorm, and Ed J. Kuijper

Prospective Multicenter Evaluation of a New Immunoassay and Real-Time PCR for Rapid Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5338-5340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Luis G. Arroyo, Joyce Rousseau, Barbara M. Willey, Don E. Low, Henry Staempfli, Allison McGeer, and J. Scott Weese

Use of a Selective Enrichment Broth To Recover Clostridium difficile from Stool Swabs Stored under Different Conditions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5341-5343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Scaturro, M. Losardo, G. De Ponte, and M. L. Ricci

Comparison of Three Molecular Methods Used for Subtyping of Legionella pneumophila Strains Isolated during an Epidemic of Legionellosis in Rome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5348-5350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mona Byström, Sidsel Böcher, Anna Magnusson, Jørgen Prag, and Anders Johansson

Tularemia in Denmark: Identification of a Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica Strain by Real-Time PCR and High-Resolution Typing by Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5355-5358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sharon J. Peacock, Grace Chieng, Allen C. Cheng, David A. B. Dance, Premjit Amornchai, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Nittaya Teerawattanasook, Wirongrong Chierakul, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Vanaporn Wuthiekanun

Comparison of Ashdown's Medium, Burkholderia cepacia Medium, and Burkholderia pseudomallei Selective Agar for Clinical Isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5359-5361. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maricel Vidal, Eileen Kruger, Claudia Durán, Rosanna Lagos, Myron Levine, Valeria Prado, Cecilia Toro, and Roberto Vidal

Single Multiplex PCR Assay To Identify Simultaneously the Six Categories of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Associated with Enteric Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5362-5365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Ingrid D. R. Pardo, Gayle C. Johnson, and Steven B. Kleiboeker

Phylogenetic Characterization of Canine Distemper Viruses Detected in Naturally Infected Dogs in North America
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5009-5017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle Quinlivan, Eugene Dempsey, Fergus Ryan, Sean Arkins, and Ann Cullinane

Real-Time Reverse Transcription PCR for Detection and Quantitative Analysis of Equine Influenza Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5055-5057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Fabio A. Colombo, José E. Vidal, Augusto C. Penalva de Oliveira, Adrián V. Hernandez, Francisco Bonasser-Filho, Roberta S. Nogueira, Roberto Focaccia, and Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola

Diagnosis of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis in AIDS Patients in Brazil: Importance of Molecular and Immunological Methods Using Peripheral Blood Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5044-5047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carlos Ponce, Elisa Ponce, Elizabeth Vinelli, Alberto Montoya, Vilma de Aguilar, Antonio Gonzalez, Bianca Zingales, Rafael Rangel-Aldao, Mariano J. Levin, Javan Esfandiari, Eufrosina S. Umezawa, Alejandro O. Luquetti, and José Franco da Silveira

Validation of a Rapid and Reliable Test for Diagnosis of Chagas' Disease by Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi-Specific Antibodies in Blood of Donors and Patients in Central America
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5065-5068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffrey W. Priest, Caryn Bern, Jacquelin M. Roberts, James P. Kwon, Andres G. Lescano, William Checkley, Lilia Cabrera, Delynn M. Moss, Michael J. Arrowood, Charles R. Sterling, Robert H. Gilman, and Patrick J. Lammie

Changes in Serum Immunoglobulin G Levels as a Marker for Cryptosporidium sp. Infection in Peruvian Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5298-5300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Khalil G. Ghanem, Robert E. Johnson, Emilia H. Koumans, Jeanne M. Marrazzo, and Lauri E. Markowitz

Cervical Specimen Order and Performance Measures of Chlamydia trachomatis Diagnostic Testing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5295-5297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deborah J. Jespersen, Karen S. Flatten, Mary F. Jones, and Thomas F. Smith

Prospective Comparison of Cell Cultures and Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Laboratory Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5324-5326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Consuelo Ferrer, Jorge Alio, Alejandra Rodriguez, Mariano Andreu, and Francisca Colom

Endophthalmitis Caused by Fusarium proliferatum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5372-5375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Garrett Nichols, Jennifer Prentice, Yolanda Houze, LaDonna Carlson, and Brad T. Cookson

Fatal Pulmonary Infection Associated with a Novel Organism, "Parastreptomyces abscessus"
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5376-5379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Francine Mory, Jean-Philippe Carlier, Corentine Alauzet, Maxime Thouvenin, Hélène Schuhmacher, and Alain Lozniewski

Bacteremia Caused by a Metronidazole-Resistant Prevotella sp. Strain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5380-5383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Holenarasipur R. Vikram, Nancy L. Havill, Laura M. Koeth, and John M. Boyce

Clinical Progression of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Vertebral Osteomyelitis Associated with Reduced Susceptibility to Daptomycin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5384-5387. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Botelho-Nevers, F. Gouriet, C. Rovery, P. Paris, V. Roux, D. Raoult, and P. Brouqui

First Case of Osteomyelitis Due to Shewanella algae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5388-5390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gannon C. Mak, P. L. Ho, Cindy W. S. Tse, Susanna K. P. Lau, and Samson S. Y. Wong

Reduced Levofloxacin Susceptibility and Tetracycline Resistance in a Clinical Isolate of Haemophilus quentini Identified by 16S rRNA Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5391-5392. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent J. LaBombardi, Lalita Shastry, and Henry Tischler

Mycobacterium thermoresistibile Infection following Knee-Replacement Surgery
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5393-5394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrado Girmenia, Maria Luisa Moleti, Alessandra Micozzi, Anna Paola Iori, Walter Barberi, Robin Foà, and Pietro Martino

Breakthrough Candida krusei Fungemia during Fluconazole Prophylaxis followed by Breakthrough Zygomycosis during Caspofungin Therapy in a Patient with Severe Aplastic Anemia Who Underwent Stem Cell Transplantation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5395-5396. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

David Speers, Peter Phillips, and John Dyer

Combination Assay Detecting both Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) p24 Antigen and Anti-HIV Antibodies Opens a Second Diagnostic Window
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5397-5399. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Te-Li Chen, Peck-Foong Thien, Shu-Chin Liaw, Chang-Phone Fung, and L. K. Siu

First Report of Salmonella enterica Serotype Panama Meningitis Associated with Consumption of Contaminated Breast Milk by a Neonate
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5400-5402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters To The Editor:

Stella M. Martinez, Manuel B. Delgado, Javier F. Castroagudín, and Antonio Aguilera

High Rate of Infection with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4 in a District of Galicia, Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5403-5404. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jamal A. Mohamed and Barbara E. Murray

Lack of Correlation of Gelatinase Production and Biofilm Formation in a Large Collection of Enterococcus faecalis Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5405-5407. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wafa Habbal, Fawza Monem, and Barbara Christine Gärtner

Errors in Published Sequences of Human Cytomegalovirus Primers and Probes: Do We Need More Quality Control?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5408-5409. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Grazia Greco, Marialaura Corrente, Vito Martella, Takashi Saito, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Satoshi Ichiyama, Jitsuko Ohnishi, Yoshihiro Mori, and Fumikazu Kohi

Detection of Chlamydophila psittaci in Asymptomatic Animals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5410-5411. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Servaas A. Morré, Joke Spaargaren, Johan S. A. Fennema, Henry J. C. de Vries, Patrick D. J. Sturm, Prashini Moodley, Keshnee Govender, Louise Bohlken, Trusha Vanmali, and A. Willem Sturm

Molecular Diagnosis of Lymphogranuloma Venereum: PCR-Based Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5412-5413. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Markus Schneemann, Gabriele Schoedon, Lynne M. Sloan, Jon E. Rosenblatt, and Franklin R. Cockerill, III

Whipple's DNA Is Not Whipple's Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5414. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ventzislav Vassilev, Vladimir N. Loparev, D. Scott Schmid, and Andreas Sauerbrei

Stable and Consistent Genetic Profile of Oka Varicella Vaccine Virus Is Not Linked with Appearance of Infrequent Breakthrough Cases Postvaccination
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 5415-5417. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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