Contents: December 2005, Volume 43, Issue 12        Minireviews        Parasitology        Mycology        Bacteriology        Virology        Epidemiology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Case Reports        Letters To The Editor        Errata Other Issues

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Minireviews:

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In-House Nucleic Acid Amplification Assays in Research: How Much Quality Control Is Needed before One Can Rely upon the Results? Petra Apfalter, Udo Reischl, and Margaret R. Hammerschlag J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5835-5841; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Use of PCR Amplification of tRNA Gene-Linked Short Tandem Repeats for Genotyping Entamoeba histolytica Ibne Karim M. Ali, Mehreen Zaki, and C. Graham Clark J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5842-5847; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii Strains from Immunocompromised Patients Reveals High Prevalence of Type I Strains A. Khan, C. Su, M. German, G. A. Storch, D. B. Clifford, and L. David Sibley J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5881-5887; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Recombinant Antigens for Early Postnatal Diagnosis of Congenital Toxoplasmosis Wilma Buffolano, Elisa Beghetto, Mariassunta Del Pezzo, Andrea Spadoni, Manlio Di Cristina, Eskild Petersen, and Nicola Gargano J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5916-5924; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Two Target Genes for Detection and Genotyping of Giardia lamblia in Human Feces by PCR and PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Isabelle Bertrand, Laetitia Albertini, and Janine Schwartzbrod J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5940-5944; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnostic Accuracy of Two rK39 Antigen-Based Dipsticks and the Formol Gel Test for Rapid Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Northeastern Uganda François Chappuis, Yolanda Mueller, Alexandre Nguimfack, John Bosco Rwakimari, Sophie Couffignal, Marleen Boelaert, Philippe Cavailler, Louis Loutan, and Patrice Piola J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5973-5977; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Fingerprinting of Leishmania infantum Strains following an Outbreak of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Central Israel Abedelmajeed Nasereddin, Gad Baneth, Gabriele Schönian, Moein Kanaan, and Charles L. Jaffe J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6054-6059; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Results from the ARTEMIS DISK Global Antifungal Surveillance Study: a 6.5-Year Analysis of Susceptibilities of Candida and Other Yeast Species to Fluconazole and Voriconazole by Standardized Disk Diffusion Testing M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, M. G. Rinaldi, R. Barnes, B. Hu, A. V. Veselov, N. Tiraboschi, E. Nagy, D. L. Gibbs the Global Antifungal Surveillance Group J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5848-5859; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for Rapid Detection and Identification of Seven Candida Species Oliver Goldenberg, Stefanie Herrmann, Thomas Adam, Gina Marjoram, George Hong, Ulf B. Göbel, and Barbara Graf J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5912-5915; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a (13)-ß-D-Glucan Assay for Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections Jerry W. Pickering, Howard W. Sant, Catherine A. P. Bowles, William L. Roberts, and Gail L. Woods J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5957-5962; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mistaken Identity: Neosartorya pseudofischeri and Its Anamorph Masquerading as Aspergillus fumigatus S. Arunmozhi Balajee, Jennifer Gribskov, Mary Brandt, James Ito, Annette Fothergill, and Kieren A. Marr J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5996-5999; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Frequency and Species Distribution of Gliotoxin-Producing Aspergillus Isolates Recovered from Patients at a Tertiary-Care Cancer Center Russell E. Lewis, Nathan P. Wiederhold, Michail S. Lionakis, Randall A. Prince, and Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6120-6122; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Relationship between Human and Animal Isolates of Candida albicans Anke Edelmann, Monika Krüger, and Jan Schmid J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6164-6166; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Protocol for Specific Identification of Candida nivariensis, a Recently Described Pathogenic Yeast Julia Alcoba-Flórez, María del Pilar Arévalo, F. Javier González-Paredes, Josep Cano, Josep Guarro, Eduardo Pérez-Roth, and Sebastián Méndez-Álvarez J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6194-6196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Analysis of a Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Clonal Group by Multilocus Sequence Typing Sara Y. Tartof, Owen D. Solberg, Amee R. Manges, and Lee W. Riley J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5860-5864; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Ped-2E9 Cell-Based Cytotoxicity Analysis and Genotyping of Bacillus Species Kristen M. Gray, Padmapriya P. Banada, Erin O'Neal, and Arun K. Bhunia J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5865-5872; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Serotypes and Antimicrobial Resistance Genes among Streptococcus agalactiae Isolates from Bovine and Human Hosts Belgin Dogan, Y. H. Schukken, C. Santisteban, and Kathryn J. Boor J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5899-5906; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Several Inducer and Substrate Antibiotic Combinations in a Disk Approximation Assay Format To Screen for AmpC Induction in Patient Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Enterobacter spp., Citrobacter spp., and Serratia spp. W. Michael Dunne, Jr. and Daniel J. Hardin J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5945-5949; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of 43 Streptococcus Species by Pyrosequencing Analysis of the rnpB Gene Åsa Innings, Margareta Krabbe, Måns Ullberg, and Björn Herrmann J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5983-5991; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multilocus Sequence Typing of Neisseria meningitidis Directly from Clinical Samples and Application of the Method to the Investigation of Meningococcal Disease Case Clusters Andrew Birtles, Katie Hardy, Stephen J. Gray, Suzanne Handford, Edward B. Kaczmarski, Valerie Edwards-Jones, and Andrew J. Fox J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6007-6014; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recurrent Melioidosis in Patients in Northeast Thailand Is Frequently Due to Reinfection Rather than Relapse Bina Maharjan, Narisara Chantratita, Mongkol Vesaratchavest, Allen Cheng, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Wirongrong Chierakul, Wipada Chaowagul, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6032-6034; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Recognition of SCCmec Types According to Typing Pattern Determined by Multienzyme Multiplex PCR-Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Anneke van der Zee, Max Heck, Marcel Sterks, Airien Harpal, Emile Spalburg, Leonard Kazobagora, and Wim Wannet J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6042-6047; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacterial Characteristics in Relation to Clinical Source of Escherichia coli Isolates from Women with Acute Cystitis or Pyelonephritis and Uninfected Women James R. Johnson, Krista Owens, Abby Gajewski, and Michael A. Kuskowski J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6064-6072; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Phylogenetic and Phenotypic Analyses To Identify Nonhemolytic Streptococci Isolated from Bacteremic Patients Tomonori Hoshino, Taku Fujiwara, and Mogens Kilian J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6073-6085; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Ramification Amplification Assay for Detection of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Other E. coli Shiga Toxin-Producing Strains Fan Li, Chunyan Zhao, Wandi Zhang, Shenghui Cui, Jianghong Meng, Josephine Wu, and David Y. Zhang J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6086-6090; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of Virulence Genotype with Phylogenetic Background in Comparison to Different Seropathotypes of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates Jean Pierre Girardeau, Alessandra Dalmasso, Yolande Bertin, Christian Ducrot, Séverine Bord, Valérie Livrelli, Christine Vernozy-Rozand, and Christine Martin J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6098-6107; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid and Simple Method for Detecting the Toxin B Gene of Clostridium difficile in Stool Specimens by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Haru Kato, Toshiyuki Yokoyama, Hideaki Kato, and Yoshichika Arakawa J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6108-6112; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Polymorphism and Molecular Subtyping of the Capsular Gene Cluster of Group B Streptococcus Shannon D. Manning, David W. Lacher, H. Dele Davies, Betsy Foxman, and Thomas S. Whittam J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6113-6116; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

The Role of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing in Identification of Microorganisms Misidentified by Conventional Methods C. A. Petti, C. R. Polage, and P. Schreckenberger J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6123-6125; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Testing of Campylobacter jejuni and the Determination of Quality Control Ranges for Fourteen Antimicrobial Agents Patrick F. McDermott, Sonya M. Bodeis-Jones, Thomas R. Fritsche, Ronald N. Jones, Robert D. Walker, and the Campylobacter Susceptibility Testing Group J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6136-6138; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiplex PCR Assay That Identifies the Major Lipooligosaccharide Serotype Expressed by Moraxella catarrhalis Clinical Isolates Katie J. Edwards, Johanna M. Schwingel, Anup K. Datta, and Anthony A. Campagnari J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6139-6143; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the LightCycler Staphylococcus MGRADE Kits on Positive Blood Cultures That Contained Gram-Positive Cocci in Clusters Nabin K. Shrestha, Marion J. Tuohy, Ravindran A. Padmanabhan, Gerri S. Hall, and Gary W. Procop J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6144-6146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a Triplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Toxin Genes in Clinical Isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Ryan R. McDonald, Nick A. Antonishyn, Toni Hansen, Laelie A. Snook, Evelyn Nagle, Michael R. Mulvey, Paul N. Levett, and Greg B. Horsman J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6147-6149; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Validation of Performance of Plastic versus Glass Bottles for Culturing Anaerobes from Blood in BacT/ALERT SN Medium Stanley Mirrett, Maria J. Joyce, and L. Barth Reller J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6150-6151; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Serotyping of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Nasopharyngeal Samples by PCR-Based Multiplex Assay Jaime Moreno, Elkin Hernández, Olga Sanabria, and Elizabeth Castañeda J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6152-6154; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Ribotyping as a Tool for Molecular Typing of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis Strains of Worldwide Origin Ekaterina Voskressenskaya, Alexandre Leclercq, Galina Tseneva, and Elisabeth Carniel J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6155-6160; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Virology:

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Use of Immunoglobulin G Avidity Assays for Differentiation of Primary from Previous Infections with West Nile Virus P. N. Levett, K. Sonnenberg, F. Sidaway, S. Shead, M. Niedrig, K. Steinhagen, G. B. Horsman, and M. A. Drebot J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5873-5875; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Rotavirus VP7 Typing Assay Using a One-Step Reverse Transcriptase PCR Protocol and Product Sequencing and Utility of the Assay for Epidemiological Studies and Strain Characterization, Including Serotype Subgroup Analysis Daniel J. DiStefano, Nikolai Kraiouchkine, Laura Mallette, Marianne Maliga, Gregory Kulnis, Paul M. Keller, H. Fred Clark, and Alan R. Shaw J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5876-5880; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infections in Urine Samples from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Men Paul H. M. Smits, Remco Bakker, Eefje Jong, Jan Willem Mulder, Pieter L. Meenhorst, Bernhard Kleter, Leen-Jan van Doorn, and Wim G. V. Quint J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5936-5939; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Two Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) RNA Surrogate Assays to the Standard HIV RNA Assay Cheryl Jennings, Susan A. Fiscus, Suzanne M. Crowe, Aleksandra D. Danilovic, Ralph J. Morack, Salvatore Scianna, Ada Cachafeiro, Donald J. Brambilla, Jorg Schupbach, Wendy Stevens, Richard Respess, Oliviero E. Varnier, Gary E. Corrigan, J. Simon Gronowitz, Michael A. Ussery, and James W. Bremer J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5950-5956; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity and Recombination of Porcine Sapoviruses Qiu-Hong Wang, Myung Guk Han, Julie A. Funk, Gary Bowman, Daniel A. Janies, and Linda J. Saif J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5963-5972; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Significance of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Genotypes and Precore and Core Promoter Mutations Affecting HBV e Antigen Expression in Taiwan Chien-Hung Chen, Chuan-Mo Lee, Sheng-Nan Lu, Chi-Sin Changchien, Hock-Liew Eng, Chao-Min Huang, Jing-Houng Wang, Chao-Hung Hung, and Tsung-Hui Hu J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6000-6006; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a Commercially Available Line Probe Assay for Genotyping of Hepatitis C Virus 5a Strains Jannick Verbeeck, Piet Maes, Elke Wollants, Schalk Van der Merwe, Ernie Song, Frederik Nevens, and Marc Van Ranst J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6117-6119; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Noroviruses as a Cause of Traveler's Diarrhea among Students from the United States Visiting Mexico GwangPyo Ko, Coralith Garcia, Zhi-Dong Jiang, Pablo C. Okhuysen, Jaime Belkind-Gerson, Roger I. Glass, and Herbert L. DuPont J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6126-6129; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Evolution of Human Influenza A/H3N2 Virus in Asia and Europe from 2001 to 2003 X. Sherry Chi, Trentice V. Bolar, Ping Zhao, John S. Tam, Ruth Rappaport, and Sheau-Mei Cheng J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6130-6132; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Binax NOW Flu A Enzyme Immunochromatographic Assay and R-Mix Shell Vial Culture for the 2003-2004 Influenza Season Robert C. Fader J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6133-6135; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Identification of Adenoviruses in Clinical Samples by Analyzing a Partial Hexon Genomic Region I. Casas, A. Avellon, M. Mosquera, O. Jabado, J. E. Echevarria, R. H. Campos, M. Rewers, P. Perez-Breña, W. I. Lipkin, and G. Palacios J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6176-6182; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association between Cellular Human Immunodeficiency Virus DNA Level and Immunological Parameters in Patients with Undetectable Plasma Viremia Level during Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Loredana Sarmati, Saverio Giuseppe Parisi, Emanuele Nicastri, Gabriella d'Ettorre, Lucia Palmisano, Mauro Andreotti, Carolina Andreoni, Marina Giuliano, Francesca Gatti, Caterina Boldrin, Giorgio Palù, Vincenzo Vullo, Stefano Vella, and Massimo Andreoni J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6183-6185; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Toscana Virus Central Nervous System Infections in Southern Italy Giuseppe Di Nicuolo, Pasquale Pagliano, Sonia Battisti, Maria Starace, Vera Mininni, Vittorio Attanasio, and Francesco Saverio Faella J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6186-6188; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Avidity Index Method and the Serologic Testing Algorithm for Recent Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Seroconversion, Two Methods Using a Single Serum Sample for Identification of Recent HIV Infections Elisa Martró, Barbara Suligoi, Victoria González, Vincenzo Bossi, Anna Esteve, Joanne Mei, Vicenç Ausina and the Recent HIV Infections Study Group J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6197-6199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Clonal Nature of Campylobacter fetus as Defined by Multilocus Sequence Typing Marcel A. P. van Bergen, Kate E. Dingle, Martin C. J. Maiden, Diane G. Newell, Linda van der Graaf-Van Bloois, Jos P. M. van Putten, and Jaap A. Wagenaar J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5888-5898; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Frequency and Possible Infection Control Implications of Gastrointestinal Colonization with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus John M. Boyce, Nancy L. Havill, and Benedicte Maria J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5992-5995; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Relationship between the Original Multiply Resistant South African Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae from 1977 to 1978 and Contemporary International Resistant Clones Ralf René Reinert, Michael R. Jacobs, Peter C. Appelbaum, Saralee Bajaksouzian, Soraia Cordeiro, Mark van der Linden, and Adnan Al-Lahham J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6035-6041; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Responsible for Penicillin Resistance and the Potential Role of New Conjugate Vaccines in New Caledonia N. Michel, M. Watson, F. Baumann, P. Perolat, and B. Garin J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6060-6063; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of an Outbreak Caused by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Health Care Ward and Associated Nursing Home Anne-Marie Kerttula, Outi Lyytikäinen, Jaana Vuopio-Varkila, Salha Ibrahem, Niina Agthe, Markku Broas, Henrik Jägerroos, and Anni Virolainen J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6161-6163; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Frequent Importation of Enterovirus 71 from Surrounding Countries into the Local Community of Yamagata, Japan, between 1998 and 2003 K. Mizuta, C. Abiko, T. Murata, Y. Matsuzaki, T. Itagaki, K. Sanjoh, M. Sakamoto, S. Hongo, S. Murayama, and K. Hayasaka J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6171-6175; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Molecular Characterization of Theileria Species Associated with Mortality in Four Species of African Antelopes A. M. Nijhof, V. Pillay, J. Steyl, L. Prozesky, W. H. Stoltsz, J. A. Lawrence, B. L. Penzhorn, and F. Jongejan J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5907-5911; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Polyphasic Characterization Reveals that the Human Pathogen Mycobacterium peregrinum Type II Belongs to the Bovine Pathogen Species Mycobacterium senegalense Richard J. Wallace, Jr., Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, June Brown, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Leslie Hall, Gail Woods, Joann Cloud, Linda Mann, Rebecca Wilson, Christopher Crist, Kenneth C. Jost, Jr., Dorothy E. Byrer, Jane Tang, Jason Cooper, Elena Stamenova, Brian Campbell, Joyce Wolfe, and Christine Turenne J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5925-5935; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of Genomic Downsizing on the Basis of Region-of-Difference Polymorphism Profiling of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Patient Isolates Reveals Geographic Partitioning K. Rajender Rao, Farhana Kauser, Sriramula Srinivas, Stefania Zanetti, Leonardo A. Sechi, Niyaz Ahmed, and Seyed E. Hasnain J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 5978-5982; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Determination of Rifampin Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Real-Time PCR Tanil Kocagoz, Zeynep Saribas, and Alpaslan Alp J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6015-6019; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Zambia: Eight Case Reports Patricia C. A. M. Buijtels, Pieter L. C. Petit, Henri A. Verbrugh, Alex van Belkum, and Dick van Soolingen J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6020-6026; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Insertion- and Deletion-Associated Genetic Polymorphisms among Four Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phospholipase C Genes and Associations with Extrathoracic Tuberculosis: a Population-Based Study Y. Kong, M. D. Cave, D. Yang, L. Zhang, C. F. Marrs, B. Foxman, J. H. Bates, F. Wilson, L. N. Mukasa, and Z. H. Yang J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6048-6053; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the Sodium Hydroxide Specimen Processing Method with the C18-Carboxypropylbetaine Specimen Processing Method Using Independent Specimens with Auramine Smear, the MB/BacT Liquid Culture System, and the COBAS AMPLICOR MTB Test Eduardo Padilla, José M. Manterola, Victoria González, Charles G. Thornton, M. Dolores Quesada, M. Dolores Sánchez, Miguel Pérez, and Vicente Ausina J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6091-6097; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nocardia ignorata, a New Agent of Human Nocardiosis Isolated from Respiratory Specimens in Europe and Soil Samples from Kuwait Verónica Rodríguez-Nava, Andrée Couble, Z. U. Khan, M. Pérouse de Montclos, L. Brasme, Cruz Villuendas, Claudie Molinard, Patrick Boiron, and Frédéric Laurent J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6167-6170; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Microelectronic Array Technology for Rapid Identification of Clinically Relevant Mycobacteria Maurizio Sanguinetti, Linda Novarese, Brunella Posteraro, Stefania Ranno, Elena De Carolis, Giovanni Pecorini, Barbara Lucignano, Fausta Ardito, and Giovanni Fadda J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6189-6193; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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Presence of Rickettsia conorii subsp. israelensis, the Causative Agent of Israeli Spotted Fever, in Sicily, Italy, Ascertained in a Retrospective Study Giovanni M. Giammanco, Giustina Vitale, Serafino Mansueto, Giuseppina Capra, Maria Pia Caleca, and Pietro Ammatuna J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6027-6031; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Clinical Significance of Mites in Urine Leigh A. Dini and John A. Frean J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6200-6201; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Thyroid Abscess Due to a Mixed Anaerobic Infection with Fusobacterium mortiferum Nikolaos P. Stavreas, Constantina D. Amanatidou, Emmanuel G. Hatzimanolis, Ioannis Legakis, George Naoum, Elli Lakka-Papadodima, George Georgoulias, Panagiota Morfou, and Sotirios Tsiodras J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6202-6204; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Life-Threatening Invasive Helcococcus kunzii Infections in Intravenous-Drug Users and ermA-Mediated Erythromycin Resistance Patrick C. Y. Woo, Herman Tse, Samson S. Y. Wong, Cindy W. S. Tse, Ami M. Y. Fung, Dorothy M. W. Tam, Susanna K. P. Lau, and Kwok-yung Yuen J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6205-6208; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Transmission of a Panton-Valentine Leucocidin-Positive, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain between Humans and a Dog E. van Duijkeren, M. J. H. M. Wolfhagen, M. E. O. C. Heck, and W. J. B. Wannet J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6209-6211; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters To The Editor:

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Quality Control Guidelines for Susceptibility Testing of Retapamulin (SB-275833) by Reference and Standardized Methods James E. Ross and Ronald N. Jones J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6212-6213; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Sequence Variant for Internal Transcribed Spacer Region of Mycobacterium abscessus Haleina Neal, Joann L. Cloud, June I. Pounder, Sam R. Page, and Gail L. Woods J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6214 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

5-Fluorouracil Altered Morphology and Inhibited Growth of Candida albicans Chandrasekhar Kesavan and Antony George Joyee J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6215-6216; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptococcus anginosus Bacteremia: Sutton's Law Mamie Hui J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6217 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Visual Detection of Multiple Viral Amplicons by Dipstick Assay: Its Application in Screening of Blood Donors a Welcome Tool for the Limited Resource Settings B. R. Panhotra, Z. U. Hassan, C. S. Joshi, A. Bahrani, Magda Anastassova Dineva, Jean-Pierre Allain, and Helen Lee J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6218-6219; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

ß-Lactamase Nomenclature George A. Jacoby and Karen Bush J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6220 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virulence Factors in Escherichia coli James R. Johnson, S. J. Drews, T. Mazzulli, and D. E. Low J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6221-6222; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Successful Multiresistant Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Lineage from Taipei, Taiwan, That Carries Either the Novel Staphylococcal Chromosome Cassettemec (SCCmec) Type VT or SCCmec Type IV Susan Boyle-Vavra, Ben Ereshefsky, Chih-Chien Wang, and Robert S. Daum J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2005 43: 6223 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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