Contents: November 2005, Volume 43, Issue 11        Bacteriology        Mycology        Virology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Epidemiology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Parasitology        Case Reports        Letters To The Editor        Errata Other Issues

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Bacteriology:

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Use of Biochemical Kinetic Data To Determine Strain Relatedness among Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Isolates E. de la Torre, M. Tello, E. M. Mateu, and E. Torre J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5419-5424; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Antigenic Divergence of Bordetella pertussis Isolates in Taiwan Shu-Man Yao, Yu-Chi Lin, Chen-Ying Chou, Ying-Yan Chen, Miao-Ju Hsiao, Hour-Young Chen, Jer-Jea Yan, Hsun-Pi Su, and Shu-Ying Li J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5457-5461; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Assessment of Band-Based Similarity Coefficients for Automatic Type and Subtype Classification of Microbial Isolates Analyzed by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis J. A. Carriço, F. R. Pinto, C. Simas, S. Nunes, N. G. Sousa, N. Frazão, H. de Lencastre, and J. S. Almeida J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5483-5490; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Novel Bacterial Mucinase, Glycosulfatase, Is Associated with Bacterial Vaginosis Anthony M. Roberton, Rebecca Wiggins, Patrick J. Horner, Rosemary Greenwood, Theresa Crowley, Arnold Fernandes, Monica Berry, and Anthony P. Corfield J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5504-5508; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicenter Evaluation of BBL CHROMagar MRSA Medium for Direct Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Surveillance Cultures of the Anterior Nares Diane Flayhart, Janet F. Hindler, David A. Bruckner, Geraldine Hall, Rabin K. Shrestha, Sherilynn A. Vogel, Sandra S. Richter, Wanita Howard, Rhonda Walther, and Karen C. Carroll J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5536-5540; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Criteria for Immunofluorescence Assay for Q Fever Diagnosis in Japan A. Setiyono, M. Ogawa, Y. Cai, S. Shiga, T. Kishimoto, and I. Kurane J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5555-5559; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Resilience of the Dominant Human Fecal Microbiota upon Short-Course Antibiotic Challenge M. F. De La Cochetière, T. Durand, P. Lepage, A. Bourreille, J. P. Galmiche, and J. Doré J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5588-5592; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensitive EDTA-Based Microbiological Assays for Detection of Metallo-ß-Lactamases in Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Bacteria Patricia Marchiaro, María A. Mussi, Viviana Ballerini, Fernando Pasteran, Alejandro M. Viale, Alejandro J. Vila, and Adriana S. Limansky J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5648-5652; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Specific and Sensitive Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Clinical Specimens by Real-Time PCR C. W. M. Geraats-Peters, M. Brouwers, P. M. Schneeberger, A. G. M. van der Zanden, S. M. Bruisten, G. Weers-Pothoff, C. H. E. Boel, A. J. C. van den Brule, H. G. Harmsen, and M. H. A. Hermans J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5653-5659; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characteristics of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Responsible for Meningitis in Poland from 1997 to 2004 Anna Skoczynska, Marcin Kadlubowski, Joanna Empel, and Waleria Hryniewicz J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5665-5669; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Resequencing Oligonucleotide Microarrays for Identification of Streptococcus pyogenes and Associated Antibiotic Resistance Determinants Louis Davignon, Elizabeth A. Walter, Kate M. Mueller, Christopher P. Barrozo, David A. Stenger, Baochuan Lin on behalf of the Epidemic Outbreak Surveillance Consortium J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5690-5695; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of tccP in Clinical Enterohemorrhagic and Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates Junkal Garmendia, Zhihong Ren, Sharon Tennant, Monica Aparecida Midolli Viera, Yuwen Chong, Andrew Whale, Kristy Azzopardi, Sivan Dahan, Marcelo Palma Sircili, Marcia Regina Franzolin, Luiz R. Trabulsi, Alan Phillips, Tânia A. T. Gomes, Jianguo Xu, Roy Robins-Browne, and Gad Frankel J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5715-5720; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Defining the Normal Bacterial Flora of the Oral Cavity Jørn A. Aas, Bruce J. Paster, Lauren N. Stokes, Ingar Olsen, and Floyd E. Dewhirst J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5721-5732; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbial Risk Indicators of Early Childhood Caries P. M. Corby, J. Lyons-Weiler, W. A. Bretz, T. C. Hart, J. A. Aas, T. Boumenna, J. Goss, A. L. Corby, H. M. Junior, R. J. Weyant, and B. J. Paster J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5753-5759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a Real-Time PCR TaqMan Assay for Rapid Identification and Differentiation of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Burkholderia mallei Jana M. U'Ren, Matthew N. Van Ert, James M. Schupp, W. Ryan Easterday, Tatum S. Simonson, Richard T. Okinaka, Talima Pearson, and Paul Keim J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5771-5774; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Quinolone Resistance Phenomenon in Salmonella enterica: Nalidixic Acid-Susceptible Isolates with Reduced Fluoroquinolone Susceptibility Antti J. Hakanen, Marianne Lindgren, Pentti Huovinen, Jari Jalava, Anja Siitonen, and Pirkko Kotilainen J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5775-5778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of a blaSHV Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase in Salmonella enterica Serovar Newport MDR-AmpC Shelley C. Rankin, Jean M. Whichard, Kevin Joyce, Lynn Stephens, Kathleen O'Shea, Helen Aceto, Donald S. Munro, and Charles E. Benson J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5792-5793; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Rate of DNA Recovery from United Kingdom Epidemic Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotype 1 Strains Stored Cryogenically N. J. Asha, W. N. Fawley, J. Freeman, and M. H. Wilcox J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5794-5795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Emergence of a Streptococcus pneumoniae Clinical Isolate Highly Resistant to Telithromycin and Fluoroquinolones Diego Faccone, Patricia Andres, Marcelo Galas, Marta Tokumoto, Adriana Rosato, and Alejandra Corso J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5800-5803; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Testing of Brucella Species: Quality Control Limits for Ten Antimicrobial Agents against Three Standard Quality Control Strains Steven D. Brown, Maria M. Traczewski the Brucella QC Working Group J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5804-5807; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a Fully Automated System (RAISUS) for Rapid Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Staphylococci K. Kanemitsu, H. Kunishima, M. Hatta, K. Inden, T. Saga, H. Ouchi, K. Ishizawa, H. Harigae, H. Takemura, and M. Kaku J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5808-5810; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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In Vitro Activities of Anidulafungin against More than 2,500 Clinical Isolates of Candida spp., Including 315 Isolates Resistant to Fluconazole M. A. Pfaller, L. Boyken, R. J. Hollis, S. A. Messer, S. Tendolkar, and D. J. Diekema J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5425-5427; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of a Serodiagnostic Complement Fixation Antigen of Coccidioides posadasii Expressed in the Nonpathogenic Fungus Uncinocarpus reesii J.-J. Yu, T. N. Kirkland, L. K. Hall, J. Wopschall, R. C. Smith, C.-Y. Hung, X. Chen, E. Tarcha, P. W. Thomas, and G. T. Cole J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5462-5469; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between MIC and Minimum Sterol 14-Demethylation-Inhibitory Concentration as a Factor in Evaluating Activities of Azoles against Various Fungal Species Osamu Shimokawa, Masakazu Niimi, Ken Kikuchi, Mitsumasa Saito, Hideko Kajiwara, and Shin-ichi Yoshida J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5547-5549; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multilocus Sequence Typing for Differentiation of Strains of Candida tropicalis Arianna Tavanti, Amanda D. Davidson, Elizabeth M. Johnson, Martin C. J. Maiden, Duncan J. Shaw, Neil A. R. Gow, and Frank C. Odds J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5593-5600; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Population Structure and Properties of Candida albicans, as Determined by Multilocus Sequence Typing Arianna Tavanti, Amanda D. Davidson, Mark J. Fordyce, Neil A. R. Gow, Martin C. J. Maiden, and Frank C. Odds J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5601-5613; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of Clinical Cryptococcus neoformans Strains from India N. Jain, B. L. Wickes, S. M. Keller, J. Fu, A. Casadevall, P. Jain, M. A. Ragan, U. Banerjee, and B. C. Fries J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5733-5742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Supplementation of CHROMagar Candida Medium with Pal's Medium for Rapid Identification of Candida dubliniensis Ismail H. Sahand, María D. Moragues, Elena Eraso, María Villar-Vidal, Guillermo Quindós, and José Pontón J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5768-5770; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Virology:

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Could Human Papillomaviruses Be Spread through Blood? Sohrab Bodaghi, Lauren V. Wood, Gregg Roby, Celia Ryder, Seth M. Steinberg, and Zhi-Ming Zheng J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5428-5434; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of One-Step, Real-Time, Quantitative Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays for Absolute Quantitation of Human Coronaviruses OC43 and 229E Leen Vijgen, Els Keyaerts, Elien Moës, Piet Maes, Griet Duson, and Marc Van Ranst J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5452-5456; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Identification of Human Adenovirus Types 3 and 7 from Respiratory Specimens via Multiplex Type-Specific PCR Jin A Lee, Nam Hee Kim, Sun Jung Kim, Eun Hwa Choi, and Hoan Jong Lee J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5509-5514; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epidemiological Survey of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in a Large Pediatric Tertiary Care Center Frédéric Chano, Céline Rousseau, Céline Laferrière, Michel Couillard, and Hugues Charest J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5520-5525; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Effect of DNA Purification on Detection of Human Papillomavirus in Oral Rinse Samples by PCR Gypsyamber D'Souza, Elizabeth Sugar, William Ruby, Patti Gravitt, and Maura Gillison J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5526-5535; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Automated Extraction of Viral-Pathogen RNA and DNA for High-Throughput Quantitative Real-Time PCR Kurt Beuselinck, Marc van Ranst, and J. van Eldere J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5541-5546; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

TaqMan Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR and JDVp26 Antigen Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay To Quantify Jembrana Disease Virus Load during the Acute Phase of In Vivo Infection Meredith Stewart, Moira Desport, Nining Hartaningsih, and Graham Wilcox J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5574-5580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a General-Primer-PCR-Reverse-Line-Blotting System for Detection of Beta and Gamma Cutaneous Human Papillomaviruses Antoinette A. T. P. Brink, Belen Lloveras, Ingo Nindl, Daniëlle A. M. Heideman, Debbie Kramer, René Pol, M. Jose Fuente, Chris J. L. M. Meijer, and Peter J. F. Snijders J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5581-5587; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Persistent Detection of Varicella-Zoster Virus DNA in a Previously Healthy Child after Severe Chickenpox Mireille T. M. Vossen, Mi-Ran Gent, Karla M. C. Peters, Pauline M. E. Wertheim-van Dillen, Koert M. Dolman, Alex van Breda, René A. W. van Lier, and Taco W. Kuijpers J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5614-5621; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid and Accurate Genotyping of YMDD Motif Variants in the Hepatitis B Virus Genome by an Improved Reverse Dot Blot Method Zhi-Ying Ou, Na Liu, Chang-Jie Chen, Gang Cheng, and Yun-Shao He J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5685-5689; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sensitive Phenotypic Detection of Minor Drug-Resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase Variants Dwight V. Nissley, Elias K. Halvas, Nicole L. Hoppman, David J. Garfinkel, John W. Mellors, and Jeffrey N. Strathern J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5696-5704; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Analysis of Egyptian Respiratory Adenovirus Isolates, Including Identification of Species, Serotypes, and Coinfections David Metzgar, Miguel Osuna, Samuel Yingst, Magda Rakha, Kenneth Earhart, Diaa Elyan, Hala Esmat, Magdi D. Saad, Adriana Kajon, Jianguo Wu, Gregory C. Gray, Margaret A. K. Ryan, and Kevin L. Russell J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5743-5752; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Infection with an Avian H9N2 Influenza A Virus in Hong Kong in 2003 K. M. Butt, Gavin J. D. Smith, Honglin Chen, L. J. Zhang, Y. H. Connie Leung, K. M. Xu, Wilina Lim, Robert G. Webster, K. Y. Yuen, J. S. Malik Peiris, and Yi Guan J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5760-5767; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the RSV Respi-Strip with Direct Fluorescent-Antigen Detection for Diagnosis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Pediatric Patients D. Gregson, T. Lloyd, S. Buchan, and D. Church J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5782-5783; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Four Dengue Virus Antigens for Determination of Dengue Immune Status by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay of Immunoglobulin G Avidity Séverine Matheus, Xavier Deparis, Bhety Labeau, Josiane Lelarge, Jacques Morvan, and Philippe Dussart J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5784-5786; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Analysis of the p24-p7 Region of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gag Gene To Determine Subtype Distribution among Female Sex Workers in Calcutta, India Satarupa Sengupta, Smarajit Jana, Pratim Roy, Kamalesh Sarkar, Sujit K. Bhattacharya, and Sekhar Chakrabarti J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5787-5791; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Respiratory Samples by Transcription-Reverse Transcription Concerted Reaction with an Automated System Shunji Takakura, Shigeo Tsuchiya, Yuichi Isawa, Kiyoshi Yasukawa, Toshinori Hayashi, Motohisa Tomita, Katsuhiro Suzuki, Tatsuro Hasegawa, Takanori Tagami, Atsuyuki Kurashima, and Satoshi Ichiyama J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5435-5439; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Mutations Associated with Isoniazid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from China Min Zhang, Jun Yue, Yan-ping Yang, Hong-mei Zhang, Jian-qiang Lei, Rui-liang Jin, Xue-lian Zhang, and Hong-hai Wang J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5477-5482; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Rapid Genomic Deletion Typing To Monitor a Tuberculosis Outbreak within an Urban Homeless Population Robert Freeman, Midori Kato-Maeda, Kirsten A. Hauge, Kathleen L. Horan, Eyal Oren, Masahiro Narita, Carolyn K. Wallis, Don Cave, Charles M. Nolan, Peter M. Small, and Gerard A. Cangelosi J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5550-5554; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fast Ligation-Mediated PCR, a Fast and Reliable Method for IS6110-Based Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Florian Reisig, Kristin Kremer, Beate Amthor, Dick van Soolingen, and Walter H. Haas J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5622-5627; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discriminatory Power and Reproducibility of Novel DNA Typing Methods for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains Kristin Kremer, Catherine Arnold, Angel Cataldi, M. Cristina Gutiérrez, Walter H. Haas, Stefan Panaiotov, Robin A. Skuce, Philip Supply, Adri G. M. van der Zanden, and Dick van Soolingen J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5628-5638; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Clonal Complexity in Tuberculosis by Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing Darío García de Viedma, Noelia Alonso Rodriguez, Sandra Andrés, Maria Jesús Ruiz Serrano, and Emilio Bouza J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5660-5664; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Direct Detection and Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis in Bovine Samples by a Novel Nested PCR Assay: Correlation with Conventional Techniques A. Mishra, A. Singhal, D. S. Chauhan, V. M. Katoch, K. Srivastava, S. S. Thakral, S. S. Bharadwaj, V. Sreenivas, and H. K. Prasad J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5670-5678; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Strain Families of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Causing Pulmonary and Extrapulmonary Disease in Hospitalized Children in Cape Town, South Africa Mark P. Nicol, Christophe Sola, Bradley February, Nalin Rastogi, Lafras Steyn, and Robert J. Wilkinson J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5779-5781; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Clonal Association between Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 23A, Circulating within the United States, and an Internationally Dispersed Clone of Serotype 23F Rekha Pai, Robert E. Gertz, Cynthia G. Whitney, Bernard Beall the Active Bacterial Core Surveillance Team J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5440-5444; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Evolution of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Metropolitan Area of Cologne, Germany, from 1984 to 1998 Hilmar Wisplinghoff, Birgitta Ewertz, Susanne Wisplinghoff, Danuta Stefanik, Georg Plum, Francoise Perdreau-Remington, and Harald Seifert J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5445-5451; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Techniques for Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in Stool Surveillance Cultures D. Landman, J. K. Salvani, S. Bratu, and J. Quale J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5639-5641; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of an Automated Repetitive Sequence-Based PCR Microbial Typing System to Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Analysis of Outbreaks of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus T. L. Ross, W. G. Merz, M. Farkosh, and K. C. Carroll J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5642-5647; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Campylobacter coli in Swine Production: Antimicrobial Resistance Mechanisms and Molecular Epidemiology Siddhartha Thakur and Wondwossen A. Gebreyes J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5705-5714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epidemiology and Molecular Analysis of Intestinal Colonization by Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Greek Hospitals Achilleas Gikas, Athanasia Christidou, Efstathia Scoulica, Paulos Nikolaidis, Athanasios Skoutelis, Stamatina Levidiotou, Sofia Kartali, Efstratios Maltezos, Simeon Metalidis, John Kioumis, George Haliotis, Sofia Dima, Maria Roumbelaki, Nikoleta Papageorgiou, Evangelos I. Kritsotakis, and Yannis Tselentis J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5796-5799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Cultivable Oral Microbiota of Domestic Dogs David R. Elliott, Michael Wilson, Catherine M. F. Buckley, and David A. Spratt J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5470-5476; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays, an Immunofluorescent-Antibody Test, and Two Rapid Tests (Immunochromatographic-Dipstick and Gel Tests) for Serological Diagnosis of Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Leishmania Infections in Dogs Maik Mettler, Felix Grimm, Gioia Capelli, Heinrich Camp, and Peter Deplazes J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5515-5519; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analytical Verification of a PCR Assay for Identification of Bordetella avium Karen B. Register and Andrew G. Yersin J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5567-5573; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Comparison of Real-Time PCR Protocols for Differential Laboratory Diagnosis of Amebiasis Yvonne Qvarnstrom, Cleve James, Maniphet Xayavong, Brian P. Holloway, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Rama Sriram, and Alexandre J. da Silva J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5491-5497; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Full-Length Recombinant Calflagin and Its C Fragment for Improvement of Diagnosis of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection Iván S. Marcipar, Cintia Roodveldt, Gerardo Corradi, María L. Cabeza, Maria Edileuza F. Brito, Lucile M. Floeter Winter, Alberto J. Marcipar, and Ariel M. Silber J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5498-5503; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Assay as a New Molecular Tool for Detection and Quantification of Leishmania Parasites in Skin Biopsy Samples Wendy F. van der Meide, Gerard J. Schoone, William R. Faber, Jim E. Zeegelaar, Henry J. C. de Vries, Yusuf Özbel, Rudy F. M. Lai A Fat, Leíla I. A. R. C. Coelho, Masoom Kassi, and Henk D. F. H. Schallig J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5560-5566; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Effects of Interferon and Ribavirin by a Sensitive Replicon System Takanobu Kato, Tomoko Date, Michiko Miyamoto, Masaya Sugiyama, Yasuhito Tanaka, Etsuro Orito, Tomoyoshi Ohno, Kanji Sugihara, Izumi Hasegawa, Kei Fujiwara, Kiyoaki Ito, Atsushi Ozasa, Masashi Mizokami, and Takaji Wakita J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5679-5684; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Laryngeal Scleroma Associated with Klebsiella pneumoniae subsp. ozaenae C. De Champs, J. F. Vellin, L. Diancourt, S. Brisse, J. L. Kemeny, L. Gilain, and T. Mom J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5811-5813; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Three Nonfatal Cases of Neonatal Adenovirus Infection Elfateh M. Elnifro, Robert J. Cooper, Ian Dady, Sa'id Hany, Zolf M. Mughal, and Paul E. Klapper J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5814-5815; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Group A Streptococcal Meningitis in a Pediatric Patient following Cochlear Implantation: Report of the First Case and Review of the Literature Géraldine Pettersen, Philippe Ovetchkine, and Bruce Tapiero J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5816-5818; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Identification of Rhizomucor pusillus as a Cause of Sinus-Orbital Zygomycosis in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia Peter C. Iwen, Alison G. Freifeld, Lynne Sigler, and Stefano R. Tarantolo J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5819-5821; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Non-Culture-Based Analysis of Bacterial Populations from Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis Daniel A. Power, Jeremy P. Burton, Chris N. Chilcott, John R. Tagg, and Patrick J. Dawes J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5822-5824; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intraabdominal Zygomycosis Caused by Syncephalastrum racemosum Infection Successfully Treated with Partial Surgical Debridement and High-Dose Amphotericin B Lipid Complex Sanmarié Schlebusch and David F. M. Looke J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5825-5827; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters To The Editor:

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The Role of Cryptococcal Antigen Assay in Diagnosis and Monitoring of Cryptococcal Meningitis Spinello Antinori, Anna Radice, Laura Galimberti, Carlo Magni, Marco Fasan, and Carlo Parravicini J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5828-5829; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Commercial Mushrooms and Bean Sprouts Are a Source of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Barry Curran, J. Alun W. Morgan, David Honeybourne, and Christopher G. Dowson J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2005 43: 5830-5831; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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