JCM -- Table of Contents (October 1 2005, 43 [10])

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Contents: October 2005, Volume 43, Issue 10

       Minireviews

       Mycology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Epidemiology

       Virology

       Bacteriology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Parasitology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

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Minireviews:

Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Diagnosis of Bordetella Infections
M. Riffelmann, C. H. Wirsing von König, V. Caro, N. Guiso for the Pertussis PCR Consensus Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 4925-4929;
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Mycology:

Molecular Phylogeny of the Pseudallescheria boydii Species Complex: Proposal of Two New Species
Felix Gilgado, Josep Cano, Josepa Gené, and Josep Guarro
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 4930-4942;
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Development of a DNA Microarray for Detection and Identification of Fungal Pathogens Involved in Invasive Mycoses
Dirk M. Leinberger, Ulrike Schumacher, Ingo B. Autenrieth, and Till T. Bachmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 4943-4953;
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Use of Real-Time PCR To Process the First Galactomannan-Positive Serum Sample in Diagnosing Invasive Aspergillosis
Laurence Millon, Renaud Piarroux, Eric Deconinck, Claude-Eric Bulabois, Frédéric Grenouillet, Pierre Rohrlich, Jean-Marc Costa, and Stéphane Bretagne
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5097-5101;
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Comparison of Six DNA Extraction Methods for Recovery of Fungal DNA as Assessed by Quantitative PCR
David N. Fredricks, Caitlin Smith, and Amalia Meier
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5122-5128;
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Molecular Phylogenetics of the Genus Trichosporon Inferred from Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene Sequences
Swarajit Kumar Biswas, Li Wang, Koji Yokoyama, and Kazuko Nishimura
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5171-5178;
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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
M. A. Pfaller, L. Boyken, S. A. Messer, S. Tendolkar, R. J. Hollis, and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5208-5213;
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Detection of Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigenemia To Determine Biological and Clinical Implications of Beta-Lactam Treatments
Emmanuelle Bart-Delabesse, Maria Basile, Ahmad Al Jijakli, Didier Souville, Frédérick Gay, Bruno Philippe, Philippe Bossi, Martin Danis, Jean-Paul Vernant, and Annick Datry
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5214-5220;
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Trichophyton eboreum sp. nov. Isolated from Human Skin
Jochen Brasch and Yvonne Gräser
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5230-5237;
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Quality Control and Reference Guidelines for CLSI Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Method (M38-A Document) for Amphotericin B, Itraconazole, Posaconazole, and Voriconazole
A. Espinel-Ingroff, A. Fothergill, M. Ghannoum, E. Manavathu, L. Ostrosky-Zeichner, M. Pfaller, M. Rinaldi, W. Schell, and T. Walsh
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5243-5246;
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Use of the DiversiLab System for Species and Strain Differentiation of Fusarium Species Isolates
M. Healy, K. Reece, D. Walton, J. Huong, S. Frye, I. I. Raad, and D. P. Kontoyiannis
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5278-5280;
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Urinary D-Arabinitol/L-Arabinitol Levels in Infants Undergoing Long-Term Antibiotic Therapy
Teresa J. Stradomska, Bogumila Bobula-Milewska, Anna Bauer, Zbigniew Mielniczuk, Maria Dabkowska, Malgorzata Syczewska, and Danuta Dzierzanowska
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5351-5354;
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Development of a Nested Qualitative Real-Time PCR Assay To Detect Aspergillus Species DNA in Clinical Specimens
Catriona Halliday, Qi Xuan Wu, Gregory James, and Tania Sorrell
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5366-5368;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Variation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis PE_PGRS33 Gene among Clinical Isolates
Sarah Talarico, M. Donald Cave, Carl F. Marrs, Betsy Foxman, Lixin Zhang, and Zhenhua Yang
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 4954-4960;
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Characterization of Mycobacterium caprae Isolates from Europe by Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit Genotyping
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 4984-4992;
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Polymorphism of Variable-Number Tandem Repeats at Multiple Loci in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Nat Smittipat, Pamaree Billamas, Manee Palittapongarnpim, Arunee Thong-On, Mansuet M. Temu, Prateep Thanakijcharoen, Opart Karnkawinpong, and Prasit Palittapongarnpim
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5034-5043;
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Diversity of Potential Short Tandem Repeats in Mycobacterium leprae and Application for Molecular Typing
Liangfen Zhang, Teky Budiawan, and Masanori Matsuoka
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5221-5229;
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Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, Genetic Susceptibility to Crohn's Disease, and Sardinians: the Way Ahead
Leonardo A. Sechi, Maria Gazouli, John Ikonomopoulos, John C. Lukas, Antonio M. Scanu, Niyaz Ahmed, Giovanni Fadda, and Stefania Zanetti
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5275-5277;
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Comparative Nucleotide Sequence Analysis of Polymorphic Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Loci in Mycobacterium ulcerans
Anthony Ablordey, Markus Hilty, Pieter Stragier, Jean Swings, and Françoise Portaels
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5281-5284;
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Use of Specific rRNA Oligonucleotide Probes for Microscopic Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Culture and Tissue Specimens
Allison L. St. Amand, Daniel N. Frank, Mary Ann De Groote, Randall J. Basaraba, Ian M. Orme, and Norman R. Pace
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5369-5371;
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Epidemiology:

Outbreak of Infection with a Multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Strain Associated with Contaminated Roll Boards in Operating Rooms
Annemarie van 't Veen, Anneke van der Zee, Jolande Nelson, Ben Speelberg, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, and Anton G. M. Buiting
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 4961-4967;
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Clinical and Molecular Analysis of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteria in the Community Setting
Corinne Arpin, Véronique Dubois, Jeanne Maugein, Jacqueline Jullin, Brigitte Dutilh, Jean-Philippe Brochet, Gilberte Larribet, Isabelle Fischer, and Claudine Quentin
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5048-5054;
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Contemporary Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in Hong Kong
Margaret Ip, R. W. H. Yung, T. K. Ng, W. K. Luk, Cindy Tse, Philip Hung, Mark Enright, and Donald J. Lyon
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5069-5073;
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Characterization of Isolates of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Displaying High-Level Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Japan
Hidemasa Izumiya, Kadumi Mori, Takayuki Kurazono, Masanori Yamaguchi, Masato Higashide, Noriko Konishi, Akemi Kai, Koji Morita, Jun Terajima, and Haruo Watanabe
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5074-5079;
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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
Pierre Nicolas, Gunnstein Norheim, Eric Garnotel, Saacou Djibo, and Dominique A. Caugant
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5129-5135;
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Transmission of Burkholderia cepacia Complex: Evidence for New Epidemic Clones Infecting Cystic Fibrosis Patients in Italy
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5136-5142;
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Comparison of Genetic Backgrounds of Methicillin-Resistant and -Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Portuguese Hospitals and the Community
M. Aires de Sousa, T. Conceição, C. Simas, and H. de Lencastre
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5150-5157;
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Heterogeneity of Biofilms Formed by Nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Baoleri Lee, Janus A. J. Haagensen, Oana Ciofu, Jens Bo Andersen, Niels Høiby, and Søren Molin
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5247-5255;
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Multi-Virulence-Locus Sequence Typing Clarifies Epidemiology of Recent Listeriosis Outbreaks in the United States
Yi Chen, Wei Zhang, and Stephen J. Knabel
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5291-5294;
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Sequence-Based Typing of adeB as a Potential Tool To Identify Intraspecific Groups among Clinical Strains of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Geert Huys, Margo Cnockaert, Alexandr Nemec, and Jean Swings
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5327-5331;
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Outbreaks in Distinct Regions Due to a Single Klebsiella pneumoniae Clone Carrying a bla_VIM-1 Metallo-ß-Lactamase Gene
Alexandros Ikonomidis, Despina Tokatlidou, Ioulia Kristo, Danai Sofianou, Athanassios Tsakris, Paraskevi Mantzana, Spyros Pournaras, and Antonios N. Maniatis
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5344-5347;
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Virology:

Sequence Diversity in the Glycoprotein B Gene Complicates Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection and Quantification of Cytomegalovirus
Melinda B. Nye, Adam R. Leman, Michelle E. Meyer, Marilyn A. Menegus, and Paul G. Rothberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 4968-4971;
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Serotype-Specific Detection of Dengue Viruses in a Fourplex Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay
Barbara W. Johnson, Brandy J. Russell, and Robert S. Lanciotti
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 4977-4983;
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Use of Time-Saving Flow Cytometry for Rapid Determination of Resistance of Human Cytomegalovirus to Ganciclovir
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5003-5008;
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Development of Multiplex PCRs for Detection of Common Viral Pathogens and Agents of Congenital Infections
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5102-5110;
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Individual Donor Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing for Detection of West Nile Virus
Dong-Hun Lee, John Mathew, Wolfram Pfahler, Dongling Ma, Jay Valinsky, Alfred M. Prince, and Linda Andrus
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5111-5116;
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Evaluation of Diagnostic Markers for Measles Virus Infection in the Context of an Outbreak in Spain
María M. Mosquera, Fernando de Ory, Virtudes Gallardo, Loreto Cuenca, Mercedes Morales, Waldo Sánchez-Yedra, Teresa Cabezas, Juan M. Hernández, and Juan E. Echevarría
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5117-5121;
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Rapid Genotyping of Hepatitis C Virus by Primer-Specific Extension Analysis
Nick A. Antonishyn, Vivian M. Ast, Ryan R. McDonald, Rabindra K. Chaudhary, Lisa Lin, Anton P. Andonov, and Greg B. Horsman
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5158-5163;
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Characterization of New Recombinant Noroviruses
K. Ambert-Balay, F. Bon, F. Le Guyader, P. Pothier, and E. Kohli
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5179-5186;
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Use of Sequence Data Generated in the Bayer TruGene Genotyping Assay To Recognize and Characterize Non-Subtype-B Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Strains
Diane L. Hirigoyen and Charles P. Cartwright
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5263-5271;
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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
Jennifer L. McDermott, Isabella Martini, Davide Ferrari, Francesca Bertolotti, Claudio Giacomazzi, Giuseppe Murdaca, Francesco Puppo, Francesco Indiveri, and Oliviero E. Varnier
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5272-5274;
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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
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5301-5304;
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Use of Stored Serum from Uganda for Development and Evaluation of a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Testing Algorithm Involving Multiple Rapid Immunoassays
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5312-5315;
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Bacteriology:

Diagnosis of Invasive Pneumococcal Infection by Serotype-Specific Urinary Antigen Detection
John P. Leeming, Keith Cartwright, Rhonwen Morris, Siobhan A. Martin, Michael D. Smith on behalf of the South-West Pneumococcus Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 4972-4976;
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Use of Shell-Vial Cell Culture Assay for Isolation of Bacteria from Clinical Specimens: 13 Years of Experience
Frédérique Gouriet, Florence Fenollar, Jean-Yves Patrice, Michel Drancourt, and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 4993-5002;
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Variability of Clostridium difficile Surface Proteins and Specific Serum Antibody Response in Patients with Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease
Séverine Péchiné, Claire Janoir, and Anne Collignon
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5018-5025;
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Novel Multiplex PCR Assay for Characterization and Concomitant Subtyping of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Types I to V in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Kunyan Zhang, Jo-Ann McClure, Sameer Elsayed, Thomas Louie, and John M. Conly
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5026-5033;
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SHV-Type Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Production Is Associated with Reduced Cefepime Susceptibility in Enterobacter cloacae
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5058-5064;
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Two-Year Evaluation of Borrelia burgdorferi Culture and Supplemental Tests for Definitive Diagnosis of Lyme Disease
Peggy Coulter, Clara Lema, Diane Flayhart, Amy S. Linhardt, John N. Aucott, Paul G. Auwaerter, and J. Stephen Dumler
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5080-5084;
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Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Derived from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis under Aerobic, Anaerobic, and Biofilm Conditions
Dominic Hill, Barbara Rose, Aniko Pajkos, Michael Robinson, Peter Bye, Scott Bell, Mark Elkins, Barbara Thompson, Colin MacLeod, Shawn D. Aaron, and Colin Harbour
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5085-5090;
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Delineation of Campylobacter concisus Genomospecies by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis and Correlation of Results with Clinical Data
Rune Aabenhus, Stephen L. W. On, Berit L. Siemer, Henrik Permin, and Leif P. Andersen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5091-5096;
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Development of PCR Assays Targeting the Genes Involved in Synthesis and Assembly of the New Escherichia coli O174 and O177 O Antigens
Lothar Beutin, Qingke Kong, Lu Feng, Quan Wang, Gladys Krause, Luciana Leomil, Qi Jin, and Lei Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5143-5149;
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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
Wei Qi, Miriam Ender, Frances O'Brien, Alexander Imhof, Christian Ruef, Nadine McCallum, and Brigitte Berger-Bächi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5164-5170;
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Use of a Three-Dimensional Microarray System for Detection of Levofloxacin Resistance and the mecA Gene in Staphylococcus aureus
Tomonori Nagaoka, Toshinobu Horii, Takatomo Satoh, Tomoko Ito, Akio Monji, Akihiro Takeshita, and Masato Maekawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5187-5194;
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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
Andrew S. Johnson, Cheryl L. Tarr, B. H. Brown, Jr, Karen M. Birkhead, and J. J. Farmer, III
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5195-5201;
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Molecular Characterization of Hand Flora and Environmental Isolates in a Community Setting
Preeti Pancholi, Mimi Healy, Tracy Bittner, Renee Webb, Fan Wu, Allison Aiello, Elaine Larson, and Phyllis Della Latta
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5202-5207;
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Contribution of Systematic Serological Testing in Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5238-5242;
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Evaluation of a Rapid Direct Assay for Identification of Bacteria and the mecA and van Genes from Positive-Testing Blood Cultures
U. Eigner, M. Weizenegger, A.-M. Fahr, and W. Witte
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5256-5262;
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Development of Daptomycin Resistance In Vivo in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
M. K. Hayden, K. Rezai, R. A. Hayes, K. Lolans, J. P. Quinn, and R. A. Weinstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5285-5287;
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Rapid Screening of Urine Specimens for Bacteriuria by the Cellenium System
Preeti Pancholi, Kathleen Pavletich, and Phyllis Della-Latta
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5288-5290;
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Ten Cases of Actinobaculum schaalii Infection: Clinical Relevance, Bacterial Identification, and Antibiotic Susceptibility
Mark Reinhard, Jørgen Prag, Michael Kemp, Keld Andresen, Belinda Klemmensen, Niels Højlyng, Susan Hildebrand Sørensen, and Jens Jørgen Christensen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5305-5308;
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Comparison of API 50 CH Strips to Whole-Chromosomal DNA Probes for Identification of Lactobacillus Species
Melinda A. Boyd, May A. D. Antonio, and Sharon L. Hillier
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5309-5311;
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Pseudomonas putida Septicemia in a Special Care Nursery Due to Contaminated Flush Solutions Prepared in a Hospital Pharmacy
Joseph F. Perz, Allen S. Craig, Charles W. Stratton, Stanley J. Bodner, Walter E. Phillips, Jr., and William Schaffner
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5316-5318;
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Multilocus Sequence Typing of Escherichia coli O26:H11 Isolates Carrying stx in Canada Does Not Identify Genetic Diversity
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5319-5323;
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Evaluation of Universal Probes and Primer Sets for Assessing Total Bacterial Load in Clinical Samples: General Implications and Practical Use in Endodontic Antimicrobial Therapy
H. P. Horz, M. E. Vianna, B. P. F. A. Gomes, and G. Conrads
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5332-5337;
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Prospective Multicenter Evaluation of a New Immunoassay and Real-Time PCR for Rapid Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea in Hospitalized Patients
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5338-5340;
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Use of a Selective Enrichment Broth To Recover Clostridium difficile from Stool Swabs Stored under Different Conditions
Luis G. Arroyo, Joyce Rousseau, Barbara M. Willey, Don E. Low, Henry Staempfli, Allison McGeer, and J. Scott Weese
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5341-5343;
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Comparison of Three Molecular Methods Used for Subtyping of Legionella pneumophila Strains Isolated during an Epidemic of Legionellosis in Rome
M. Scaturro, M. Losardo, G. De Ponte, and M. L. Ricci
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5348-5350;
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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
Mona Byström, Sidsel Böcher, Anna Magnusson, Jørgen Prag, and Anders Johansson
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5355-5358;
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Comparison of Ashdown's Medium, Burkholderia cepacia Medium, and Burkholderia pseudomallei Selective Agar for Clinical Isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5359-5361;
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Single Multiplex PCR Assay To Identify Simultaneously the Six Categories of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli Associated with Enteric Infections
Maricel Vidal, Eileen Kruger, Claudia Durán, Rosanna Lagos, Myron Levine, Valeria Prado, Cecilia Toro, and Roberto Vidal
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5362-5365;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Phylogenetic Characterization of Canine Distemper Viruses Detected in Naturally Infected Dogs in North America
Ingrid D. R. Pardo, Gayle C. Johnson, and Steven B. Kleiboeker
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5009-5017;
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Real-Time Reverse Transcription PCR for Detection and Quantitative Analysis of Equine Influenza Virus
Michelle Quinlivan, Eugene Dempsey, Fergus Ryan, Sean Arkins, and Ann Cullinane
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5055-5057;
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Parasitology:

Diagnosis of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis in AIDS Patients in Brazil: Importance of Molecular and Immunological Methods Using Peripheral Blood Samples
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5044-5047;
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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
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5065-5068;
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Changes in Serum Immunoglobulin G Levels as a Marker for Cryptosporidium sp. Infection in Peruvian Children
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5298-5300;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Cervical Specimen Order and Performance Measures of Chlamydia trachomatis Diagnostic Testing
Khalil G. Ghanem, Robert E. Johnson, Emilia H. Koumans, Jeanne M. Marrazzo, and Lauri E. Markowitz
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5295-5297;
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Prospective Comparison of Cell Cultures and Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Laboratory Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis Infections
Deborah J. Jespersen, Karen S. Flatten, Mary F. Jones, and Thomas F. Smith
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5324-5326;
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Case Reports:

Endophthalmitis Caused by Fusarium proliferatum
Consuelo Ferrer, Jorge Alio, Alejandra Rodriguez, Mariano Andreu, and Francisca Colom
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5372-5375;
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Fatal Pulmonary Infection Associated with a Novel Organism, "Parastreptomyces abscessus"
W. Garrett Nichols, Jennifer Prentice, Yolanda Houze, LaDonna Carlson, and Brad T. Cookson
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5376-5379;
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Bacteremia Caused by a Metronidazole-Resistant Prevotella sp. Strain
Francine Mory, Jean-Philippe Carlier, Corentine Alauzet, Maxime Thouvenin, Hélène Schuhmacher, and Alain Lozniewski
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5380-5383;
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Clinical Progression of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Vertebral Osteomyelitis Associated with Reduced Susceptibility to Daptomycin
Holenarasipur R. Vikram, Nancy L. Havill, Laura M. Koeth, and John M. Boyce
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5384-5387;
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First Case of Osteomyelitis Due to Shewanella algae
E. Botelho-Nevers, F. Gouriet, C. Rovery, P. Paris, V. Roux, D. Raoult, and P. Brouqui
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5388-5390;
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Reduced Levofloxacin Susceptibility and Tetracycline Resistance in a Clinical Isolate of Haemophilus quentini Identified by 16S rRNA Sequencing
Gannon C. Mak, P. L. Ho, Cindy W. S. Tse, Susanna K. P. Lau, and Samson S. Y. Wong
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5391-5392;
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Mycobacterium thermoresistibile Infection following Knee-Replacement Surgery
Vincent J. LaBombardi, Lalita Shastry, and Henry Tischler
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5393-5394;
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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
Corrado Girmenia, Maria Luisa Moleti, Alessandra Micozzi, Anna Paola Iori, Walter Barberi, Robin Foà, and Pietro Martino
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5395-5396;
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Combination Assay Detecting both Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) p24 Antigen and Anti-HIV Antibodies Opens a Second Diagnostic Window
David Speers, Peter Phillips, and John Dyer
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5397-5399;
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First Report of Salmonella enterica Serotype Panama Meningitis Associated with Consumption of Contaminated Breast Milk by a Neonate
Te-Li Chen, Peck-Foong Thien, Shu-Chin Liaw, Chang-Phone Fung, and L. K. Siu
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5400-5402;
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Letters To The Editor:

High Rate of Infection with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4 in a District of Galicia, Spain
Stella M. Martinez, Manuel B. Delgado, Javier F. Castroagudín, and Antonio Aguilera
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5403-5404;
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Lack of Correlation of Gelatinase Production and Biofilm Formation in a Large Collection of Enterococcus faecalis Isolates
Jamal A. Mohamed and Barbara E. Murray
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5405-5407;
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Errors in Published Sequences of Human Cytomegalovirus Primers and Probes: Do We Need More Quality Control?
Wafa Habbal, Fawza Monem, and Barbara Christine Gärtner
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5408-5409;
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Detection of Chlamydophila psittaci in Asymptomatic Animals
Grazia Greco, Marialaura Corrente, Vito Martella, Takashi Saito, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Satoshi Ichiyama, Jitsuko Ohnishi, Yoshihiro Mori, and Fumikazu Kohi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5410-5411;
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Molecular Diagnosis of Lymphogranuloma Venereum: PCR-Based Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and Real-Time PCR
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5412-5413;
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Whipple's DNA Is Not Whipple's Disease
Markus Schneemann, Gabriele Schoedon, Lynne M. Sloan, Jon E. Rosenblatt, and Franklin R. Cockerill, III
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5414
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Stable and Consistent Genetic Profile of Oka Varicella Vaccine Virus Is Not Linked with Appearance of Infrequent Breakthrough Cases Postvaccination
Ventzislav Vassilev, Vladimir N. Loparev, D. Scott Schmid, and Andreas Sauerbrei
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2005 43: 5415-5417;
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