JCM -- Table of Contents (February 1 2005, 43 [2])

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Contents: February 2005, Volume 43, Issue 2

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Bacteriology

       Mycology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Virology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Parasitology

       Epidemiology

       Case Reports

       Letters to the Editor

       Errata

       Authors' Correction

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Insertion- and Deletion-Associated Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Phospholipase C-Encoding Genes among 106 Clinical Isolates from Turkey
Sarah Talarico, Riza Durmaz, and Zhenhua Yang
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 533-538;
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Identifying Sources of Human Exposure to Plague
Jennifer L. Lowell, David M. Wagner, Bakyt Atshabar, Michael F. Antolin, Amy J. Vogler, Paul Keim, May C. Chu, and Kenneth L. Gage
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 650-656;
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Evaluation of a Two-Step Approach for Large-Scale, Prospective Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in the United States
Lauren S. Cowan, Lois Diem, Timothy Monson, Philip Wand, David Temporado, Tanya V. Oemig, and Jack T. Crawford
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 688-695;
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Long-Term Molecular Analysis of Tuberculosis Strains in Alabama, a State Characterized by a Largely Indigenous, Low-Risk Population
Mirjam-Colette Kempf, Nancy E. Dunlap, Kerry H. Lok, William H. Benjamin, Jr., Nancy B. Keenan, and Michael E. Kimerling
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 870-878;
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Growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Conventional BacT/ALERT FA Blood Culture Bottles Allows Reliable Diagnosis of Mycobacteremia
T. Hanscheid, C. Monteiro, J. Melo Cristino, L. Marques Lito, and M. J. Salgado
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 890-891;
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Mycobacterium marinum Infections in Fish and Humans in Israel
M. Ucko and A. Colorni
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 892-895;
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Lot Quality Assurance Sampling of Sputum Acid-Fast Bacillus Smears for Assessing Sputum Smear Microscopy Centers
N. Selvakumar, B. N. Murthy, E. Prabhakaran, S. Sivagamasundari, Samuel Vasanthan, M. Perumal, R. Govindaraju, L. S. Chauhan, Fraser Wares, T. Santha, and P. R. Narayanan
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 913-915;
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Bacteriology:

Identification of Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Loci in Leptospira interrogans Sensu Stricto
Z. Majed, E. Bellenger, D. Postic, C. Pourcel, G. Baranton, and M. Picardeau
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 539-545;
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Distribution of the Urease Gene Cluster among and Urease Activities of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 Isolates from Humans
Alexander W. Friedrich, Robin Köck, Martina Bielaszewska, Wenlan Zhang, Helge Karch, and Werner Mathys
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 546-550;
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The Pneumoplex Assays, a Multiplex PCR-Enzyme Hybridization Assay That Allows Simultaneous Detection of Five Organisms, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydia (Chlamydophila) pneumoniae, Legionella pneumophila, Legionella micdadei, and Bordetella pertussis, and Its Real-Time Counterpart
M. Khanna, J. Fan, K. Pehler-Harrington, C. Waters, P. Douglass, J. Stallock, S. Kehl, and K. J. Henrickson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 565-571;
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DNA Macrorestriction Analysis of Nontypeable Group B Streptococcal Isolates: Clonal Evolution of Nontypeable and Type V Isolates
Nicole R. Amundson, Aurea E. Flores, Sharon L. Hillier, Carol J. Baker, and Patricia Ferrieri
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 572-576;
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Description of Campylobacter curvus and C. curvus-Like Strains Associated with Sporadic Episodes of Bloody Gastroenteritis and Brainerd's Diarrhea
Sharon L. Abbott, Michael Waddington, David Lindquist, Jim Ware, Wendy Cheung, Janet Ely, and J. Michael Janda
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 585-588;
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Use of the MicroSeq 500 16S rRNA Gene-Based Sequencing for Identification of Bacterial Isolates That Commercial Automated Systems Failed To Identify Correctly
Carla Fontana, Marco Favaro, Marco Pelliccioni, Enrico Salvatore Pistoia, and Cartesio Favalli
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 615-619;
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Characterization of Cytolethal Distending Toxin of Campylobacter Species Isolated from Captive Macaque Monkeys
Rohana P. Dassanayake, You Zhou, Susanne Hinkley, Cynthia J. Stryker, Gail Plauche, Juan T. Borda, Karol Sestak, and Gerald E. Duhamel
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 641-649;
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Sequence Analysis of the Escherichia coli O15 Antigen Gene Cluster and Development of a PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of Intestinal and Extraintestinal Pathogenic E. coli O15 Strains
Lothar Beutin, Jiang Tao, Lu Feng, Gladys Krause, Sonja Zimmermann, Kerstin Gleier, Qiuyu Xia, and Lei Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 703-710;
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A Novel Shigella dysenteriae Serovar Isolated in Canada
P. L. Melito, D. L. Woodward, J. Munro, J. Walsh, R. Foster, P. Tilley, A. Paccagnella, J. Isaac-Renton, J. Ismail, and L. K. Ng
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 740-744;
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High Rate of Fatal Cases of Pediatric Septicemia Caused by Gram-Negative Bacteria with Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Bjørn Blomberg, Roland Jureen, Karim P. Manji, Bushir S. Tamim, Davis S. M. Mwakagile, Willy K. Urassa, Maulidi Fataki, Viola Msangi, Marit G. Tellevik, Samwel Y. Maselle, and Nina Langeland
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 745-749;
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Use of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism To Identify and Type Brucella Isolates of Medical and Veterinary Interest
Adrian M. Whatmore, Terry J. Murphy, Stephen Shankster, Emma Young, Sally J. Cutler, and Alastair P. Macmillan
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 761-769;
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Tyrosine Phosphorylation of CagA from Chinese Helicobacter pylori Isolates in AGS Gastric Epithelial Cells
Youli Zhang, Richard H. Argent, Darren P. Letley, Rachael J. Thomas, and John C. Atherton
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 786-790;
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Simple Method for Determination of the Number of Helicobacter pylori CagA Variable-Region EPIYA Tyrosine Phosphorylation Motifs by PCR
Richard H. Argent, Youli Zhang, and John C. Atherton
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 791-795;
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Six-Month Multicenter Study on Invasive Infections Due to Streptococcus pyogenes and Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis in Argentina
Horacio A. Lopardo, Patricia Vidal, Monica Sparo, Paola Jeric, Daniela Centron, Richard R. Facklam, Hugo Paganini, N. Gaston Pagniez, Marguerite Lovgren, Bernard Beall the Argentinian Streptococcus Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 802-807;
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Stability of PorA during a Meningococcal Disease Epidemic
A. F. Devoy, K. H. Dyet, and D. R. Martin
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 832-837;
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Molecular Analysis of Microbial Diversity in Advanced Caries
Kim-Ly Chhour, Mangala A. Nadkarni, Roy Byun, F. Elizabeth Martin, Nicholas A. Jacques, and Neil Hunter
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 843-849;
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Evidence of Borrelia Autoimmunity-Induced Component of Lyme Carditis and Arthritis
Elizabeth S. Raveche, Steven E. Schutzer, Helen Fernandes, Helen Bateman, Brian A. McCarthy, Steven P. Nickell, and Madeleine W. Cunningham
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 850-856;
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Endocarditis Due to a New Rod-Shaped Neisseria sp.
Sylvie Michaux-Charachon, Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Anne Le Flèche, Nicole Bouziges, Albert Sotto, and Patrick A. D. Grimont
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 886-889;
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Reliability of the E-Test Method for Detection of Colistin Resistance in Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii
L. A. Arroyo, A. García-Curiel, M. E. Pachón-Ibañez, A. C. Llanos, M. Ruiz, J. Pachón, and J. Aznar
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 903-905;
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Evaluation of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism for Differentiation of Avian Mycoplasma Species
Yang Hong, Maricarmen García, Sharon Levisohn, Inna Lysnyansky, Victoria Leiting, P. H. M. Savelkoul, and S. H. Kleven
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 909-912;
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Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil within the Lao People's Democratic Republic
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Mayfong Mayxay, Wirongrong Chierakul, Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh, Allen C. Cheng, Nicholas J White, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 923-924;
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Quality Control Guidelines for Testing Gram-Negative Control Strains with Polymyxin B and Colistin (Polymyxin E) by Standardized Methods
Ronald N. Jones, Tamara R. Anderegg, Jana M. Swenson The Quality Control Working Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 925-927;
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Specimen Storage in Transport Medium and Detection of Group B Streptococci by Culture
Manuel Rosa-Fraile, Enrique Camacho-Muñoz, Javier Rodríguez-Granger, and Carmen Liébana-Martos
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 928-930;
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Use of the Restriction Enzyme EcoRI for Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoretic Analysis of Helicobacter pylori
Yoshio Hosaka, Kazuhiko Irinoda, Ryuichi Nakano, Satosi Tanabe, Wasaburo Koizumi, Katunori Saigenji, and Matsuhisa Inoue
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 931-932;
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Identification and Characterization of Sporadic Isolates of Streptococcus iniae Isolated from Humans
Richard Facklam, John Elliott, Lynn Shewmaker, and Art Reingold
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 933-937;
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Prevalence and Serotype Distribution of Encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Patients with Lower Respiratory Tract Infections in Poland
Anna Skoczynska, Magdalena Lewandowska, Anna Klarowicz, and Waleria Hryniewicz
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 938-941;
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Evaluation of Etest MBL for Detection of bla_IMP-1 and bla_VIM-2 Allele-Positive Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas spp. and Acinetobacter spp.
Kyungwon Lee, Dongeun Yong, Jong Hwa Yum, Yong Sik Lim, Anne Bolmström, Anette Qwärnström, Åsa Karlsson, and Yunsop Chong
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 942-944;
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Bartonella vinsonii subsp. arupensis as an Agent of Blood Culture-Negative Endocarditis in a Human
Florence Fenollar, Stéphane Sire, and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 945-947;
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Duplex PCR To Differentiate between Mycoplasma synoviae and Mycoplasma gallisepticum on the Basis of Conserved Species-Specific Sequences of Their Hemagglutinin Genes
B. Ben Abdelmoumen Mardassi, R. Ben Mohamed, I. Gueriri, S. Boughattas, and B. Mlik
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 948-958;
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Identification and Characterization of Clinical Isolates of Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri Group
Srdjan Stepanovic, Ivana Dakic, Donald Morrison, Tomasz Hauschild, Petr Jezek, Petr Petrás, An Martel, Dragana Vukovic, Adebayo Shittu, and Luc A. Devriese
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 956-958;
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Mycology:

Multiple Genetically Distinct Groups Revealed among Clinical Isolates Identified as Atypical Aspergillus fumigatus
Margaret E. Katz, Annette M. Dougall, Kerry Weeks, and Brian F. Cheetham
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 551-555;
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Comparative Analysis of Environmental and Clinical Populations of Cryptococcus neoformans
Anastasia P. Litvintseva, Lori Kestenbaum, Rytas Vilgalys, and Thomas G. Mitchell
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 556-564;
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Isolation of Candida famata from a Patient with Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy
Luis Carrasco, Marta Ramos, Rebeca Galisteo, Diana Pisa, Manuel Fresno, and María Eugenia González
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 635-640;
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Use of PCR Targeting of Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions and Single-Stranded Conformation Polymorphism Analysis of Sequence Variation in Different Regions of rRNA Genes in Fungi for Rapid Diagnosis of Mycotic Keratitis
Manish Kumar and P. K. Shukla
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 662-668;
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Recurrent Colonization of Successively Implanted Tracheoesophageal Vocal Prostheses by a Member of the Fusarium solani Species Complex
K. Honraet, M. M. De Vos, R. C. Summerbell, I. van Kempen, S. De Saeger, H. Vermeersch, C. Van Peteghem, and H. J. Nelis
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 770-777;
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In Vitro Method To Study Antifungal Perfusion in Candida Biofilms
Y. H. Samaranayake, J. Ye, J. Y. Y. Yau, B. P. K. Cheung, and L. P. Samaranayake
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 818-825;
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Detection of Aspergillus fumigatus and a Mutation That Confers Reduced Susceptibility to Itraconazole and Posaconazole by Real-Time PCR and Pyrosequencing
Jason P. Trama, Eli Mordechai, and Martin E. Adelson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 906-908;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Impact of Patient Characteristics on Performance of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests and DNA Probe for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Women with Genital Infections
Jeanne M. Marrazzo, Robert E. Johnson, Timothy A. Green, Walter E. Stamm, Julius Schachter, Gail Bolan, Edward W. Hook, III, Robert B. Jones, David H. Martin, Michael E. St. Louis, and Carolyn M. Black
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 577-584;
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Virology:

Evaluation of a Multiplex Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Detection and Differentiation of Influenza Viruses A and B during the 2001-2002 Influenza Season in Israel
Musa Hindiyeh, Virginia Levy, Roberto Azar, Noemi Varsano, Liora Regev, Yael Shalev, Zehava Grossman, and Ella Mendelson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 589-595;
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Evaluation of the COBAS Amplicor HBV Monitor Assay and Comparison with the Ultrasensitive HBV Hybrid Capture 2 Assay for Quantification of Hepatitis B Virus DNA
Eric Q. Konnick, Maria Erali, Edward R. Ashwood, and David R. Hillyard
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 596-603;
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Production of Herpes B Virus Recombinant Glycoproteins and Evaluation of Their Diagnostic Potential
Ludmila Perelygina, Irina Patrusheva, Soumya Hombaiah, Holley Zurkuhlen, Martin J. Wildes, Nikolai Patrushev, and Julia Hilliard
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 620-628;
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Molecular Characterizations of Human and Animal Group A Rotaviruses in The Netherlands
R. van der Heide, M. P. G. Koopmans, N. Shekary, D. J. Houwers, Y. T. H. P. van Duynhoven, and W. H. M. van der Poel
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 669-675;
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Diagnostic Approach for Differentiating Infected from Vaccinated Poultry on the Basis of Antibodies to NS1, the Nonstructural Protein of Influenza A Virus
Terrence M. Tumpey, Rene Alvarez, David E. Swayne, and David L. Suarez
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 676-683;
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Duplex Reverse Transcription-PCR Followed by Nested PCR Assays for Detection and Identification of Brazilian Alphaviruses and Flaviviruses
Roberta Vieira de Morais Bronzoni, Flávia Graciela Baleotti, Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira, Márcio Nunes, and Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 696-702;
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Characterization of Virus Isolates by Particle-Associated Nucleic Acid PCR
Alexander Stang, Klaus Korn, Oliver Wildner, and Klaus Überla
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 716-720;
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Five New Genome Types of Adenovirus Type 37 Caused Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis in Sapporo, Japan, for More Than 10 Years
Toshihide Ariga, Yasushi Shimada, Kenji Shiratori, Kazuhiro Ohgami, Shudo Yamazaki, Yoshitsugu Tagawa, Masayuki Kikuchi, Yoshie Miyakita, Kozo Fujita, Hiroaki Ishiko, Koki Aoki, and Shigeaki Ohno
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 726-732;
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Comparison of Hepatitis C Virus NS5b and 5' Noncoding Gene Sequencing Methods in a Multicenter Study
Syria Laperche, Françoise Lunel, Jacques Izopet, Sophie Alain, Paul Dény, Gilles Duverlie, Catherine Gaudy, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Jean-Christophe Plantier, Bruno Pozzetto, Vincent Thibault, François Tosetti, and Jean-Jacques Lefrère
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 733-739;
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Mutations within the Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1b E2-PePHD Domain Do Not Correlate with Treatment Outcome
Catherine Gaudy, Marie Lambelé, Alain Moreau, Pascal Veillon, Francoise Lunel, and Alain Goudeau
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 750-754;
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Self-Assembly of the Recombinant Capsid Protein of a Bovine Norovirus (BoNV) into Virus-Like Particles and Evaluation of Cross-Reactivity of BoNV with Human Noroviruses
M. G. Han, Q. Wang, J. R. Smiley, K. O. Chang, and L. J. Saif
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 778-785;
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Identification of Genetic Evidence for Dobrava Virus Spillover in Rodents by Nested Reverse Transcription (RT)-PCR and TaqMan RT-PCR
Manfred Weidmann, P. Schmidt, M. Vackova, K. Krivanec, P. Munclinger, and F. T. Hufert
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 808-812;
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Sensitivity and Specificity of the ViroSeq Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Genotyping System for Detection of HIV-1 Drug Resistance Mutations by Use of an ABI PRISM 3100 Genetic Analyzer
Susan H. Eshleman, Gillian Crutcher, Olga Petrauskene, Kevin Kunstman, Shawn P. Cunningham, Christina Trevino, Cheryl Davis, John Kennedy, Jeff Fairman, Brian Foley, and JoAnn Kop
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 813-817;
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Evaluation of Two Commercially Available, Inexpensive Alternative Assays Used for Assessing Viral Load in a Cohort of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C-Infected Patients from South Africa
G. Stevens, N. Rekhviashvili, L. E. Scott, René Gonin, and W. Stevens
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 857-861;
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Novel Replicon-Based Reporter Gene Assay for Detection of Rubella Virus in Clinical Specimens
Wen-Pin Tzeng, Yumei Zhou, Joseph Icenogle, and Teryl K. Frey
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 879-885;
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Rapid Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection by a Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method
Yoshihiko Enomoto, Tetsushi Yoshikawa, Masaru Ihira, Shiho Akimoto, Fumi Miyake, Chie Usui, Sadao Suga, Kayoko Suzuki, Takashi Kawana, Yukihiro Nishiyama, and Yoshizo Asano
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 951-955;
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Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus RNA in Plasma during the Course of Infection
Wei-Kung Wang, Chi-Tai Fang, Hui-Ling Chen, Chao-Fu Yang, Yee-Chun Chen, Mei-Ling Chen, Shey-Ying Chen, Jyh-Yuan Yang, Jih-Hui Lin, Pan-Chyr Yang, Shan-Chwen Chang Members of the SARS Research Group of National Taiwan University College of Medicine-National Taiwan University Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 962-965;
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Molecular Characterization of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Type C of Indian Origin
Singanallur Balasubramanian Nagendrakumar, Guddeti Srinivas Reddy, Dev Chandran, Dorairajan Thiagarajan, Pundi Narasimha Rangarajan, and Villuppanoor Alwar Srinivasan
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 966-969;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Molecular Identification of a Novel Deltaproteobacterium as the Etiologic Agent of Epizootic Bovine Abortion (Foothill Abortion)
Donald P. King, Ching-I Chen, Myra T. Blanchard, Brian M. Aldridge, Mark Anderson, Richard Walker, John Maas, Don Hanks, Mark Hall, and Jeffrey L. Stott
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 604-609;
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Indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Brucella melitensis-Specific Antibodies in Goat Milk
N. D. Funk, L. B. Tabatabai, P. H. Elzer, S. D. Hagius, B. M. Martin, and L. J. Hoffman
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 721-725;
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Genetic Variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum Infecting Dogs in Western Washington State
Florence M. Poitout, Joanne K. Shinozaki, Patrick J. Stockwell, Cynthia J. Holland, and Sanjay K. Shukla
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 796-801;
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Persistence of Escherichia coli O157 Isolates on Bovine Farms in England and Wales
Ernesto Liebana, Richard P. Smith, Miranda Batchelor, Ian McLaren, Claire Cassar, Felicity A. Clifton-Hadley, and Giles A. Paiba
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 898-902;
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Emergence of a Nephropathogenic Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus with a Novel Genotype in India
Jagadeesh Bayry, Mallikarjun S. Goudar, Prashant K. Nighot, Supriya G. Kshirsagar, Brian S. Ladman, Jack Gelb, Jr., Govind R. Ghalsasi, and Gopal N. Kolte
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 916-918;
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Bacterial Genotype Affects the Manifestation and Persistence of Bovine Staphylococcus aureus Intramammary Infection
M. Haveri, S. Taponen, J. Vuopio-Varkila, S. Salmenlinna, and S. Pyörälä
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 959-961;
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Parasitology:

Detection and Identification of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon Species in Stool and Urine Specimens by PCR and Differential Hybridization
Daan W. Notermans, Ron Peek, Menno D. de Jong, Ellen M. Wentink-Bonnema, René Boom, and Tom van Gool
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 610-614;
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Development of Colorimetric Microtiter Plate Assay for Assessment of Antimicrobials against Acanthamoeba
James McBride, Paul R. Ingram, Fiona L. Henriquez, and Craig W. Roberts
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 629-634;
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Use of an Immunochromatographic Assay for Rapid Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in Vaginal Specimens
Jill S. Huppert, Byron E. Batteiger, Phillip Braslins, James A. Feldman, Marcia M. Hobbs, Heather Z. Sankey, Arlene C. Sena, and Karen A. Wendel
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 684-687;
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Diagnosis of Congenital Toxoplasmosis by Two-Dimensional Immunoblot Differentiation of Mother and Child Immunoglobulin G Profiles
Henrik Vedel Nielsen, Dorte Remmer Schmidt, and Eskild Petersen
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 711-715;
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Epidemiology:

Seroprevalence of Noroviruses in Swine
Tibor Farkas, Setsuko Nakajima, Masaaki Sugieda, Xiaoyun Deng, Weiming Zhong, and Xi Jiang
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 657-661;
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Detection and Characterization of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli from Young Children in Hanoi, Vietnam
Trung Vu Nguyen, Phung Le Van, Chinh Le Huy, Khanh Nguyen Gia, and Andrej Weintraub
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 755-760;
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Outbreak of Infection Caused by Enterobacter cloacae Producing the Novel VEB-3 Beta-Lactamase in China
Xiaofei Jiang, Yuxing Ni, Yanqun Jiang, Feiyi Yuan, Lizhong Han, Ming Li, Hong Liu, Li Yang, and Yuan Lu
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 826-831;
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Sequence Variation in the porB Gene from B:P1.4 Meningococci Causing New Zealand's Epidemic
Kristin H. Dyet and Diana R. Martin
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 838-842;
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Population-Level Retrospective Study of Neurologically Expressed Disorders in Ruminants before the Onset of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) in Belgium, a BSE Risk III Country
C. Saegerman, D. Berkvens, L. Claes, A. Dewaele, F. Coignoul, R. Ducatelle, D. Cassart, B. Brochier, F. Costy, S. Roels, H. Deluyker, E. Vanopdenbosch, and E. Thiry
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 862-869;
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Evaluation of a New Selective Enrichment Broth for Detection of Group B Streptococci in Pregnant Women
Judith S. Heelan, Judith Struminsky, Patricia Lauro, and C. James Sung
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 896-897;
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Ecoepidemiology of Laribacter hongkongensis, a Novel Bacterium Associated with Gastroenteritis
Jade L. L. Teng, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Shirley S. L. Ma, Thomas H. C. Sit, Lip-tet Ng, Wai-ting Hui, Susanna K. P. Lau, and Kwok-yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 919-922;
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Case Reports:

Cutaneous Melioidosis in a Man Who Was Taken as a Prisoner of War by the Japanese during World War II
Viseth Ngauy, Yan Lemeshev, Lee Sadkowski, and George Crawford
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 970-972;
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Scedosporium apiospermum Soft Tissue Infection Successfully Treated with Voriconazole: Potential Pitfalls in the Transition from Intravenous to Oral Therapy
Joanna M. Schaenman, Daniel B. DiGiulio, Laurence F. Mirels, Nancy M. McClenny, Gerald J. Berry, Annette W. Fothergill, Michael G. Rinaldi, and Jose G. Montoya
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 973-977;
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Pitfalls Associated with Primaquine-Tolerant Plasmodium vivax
Jeanne M. Spudick, Lynne S. Garcia, David M. Graham, and David A. Haake
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 978-981;
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Identification and First Report of Inonotus (Phellinus) tropicalis as an Etiologic Agent in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease
D. A. Sutton, E. H. Thompson, M. G. Rinaldi, P. C. Iwen, K. K. Nakasone, H. S. Jung, H. M. Rosenblatt, and M. E. Paul
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 982-987;
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Tenosynovitis of the Wrist Due to Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Heart Transplant Patient
Alexandre Le Meur, Cédric Arvieux, Pascal Guggenbuhl, Michel Cormier, and Anne Jolivet-Gougeon
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 988-990;
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Liver Abscess Caused by magA⁺ Klebsiella pneumoniae in North America
Ferric C. Fang, Netanya Sandler, and Stephen J. Libby
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 991-992;
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Isolation of an Influenza C Virus Introduced into Japan by a Traveler from Malaysia
Yoko Matsuzaki, Katsuhiko Sato, Kanetsu Sugawara, Emi Takashita, Yasushi Muraki, Takayuki Morishita, Norimichi Kumagai, Sousuke Suzuki, and Seiji Hongo
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 993-995;
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Nalidixic Acid-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Presenting as a Primary Psoas Abscess: Case Report and Review of the Literature
William A. Shakespeare, Daniel Davie, Claude Tonnerre, Michael A. Rubin, Michael Strong, and Cathy A. Petti
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 996-998;
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Corynebacterium ulcerans in an Immunocompromised Patient with Diphtheria and Her Dog
Marie-Frédérique Lartigue, Xavier Monnet, Anne Le Flèche, Patrick A. D. Grimont, Jean-Jacques Benet, Antoine Durrbach, Monique Fabre, and Patrice Nordmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 999-1001;
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Pyogenic Liver Abscess Due to Rhodococcus equi in an Immunocompetent Host
Fátima Napoleão, Paulo Vieira Damasco, Thereza Cristina Ferreira Camello, Márcio Damasceno do Vale, Arnaldo Feitosa Braga de Andrade, Raphael Hirata, Jr., and Ana Luíza de Mattos-Guaraldi
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 1002-1004;
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Letters to the Editor:

Comparison of the InPouch TF Culture System and Wet-Mount Microscopy for Diagnosis of Trichomonas gallinae Infections in the Pink Pigeon Columba mayeri
Nancy Bunbury, Diana Bell, Carl Jones, Andrew Greenwood, and Paul Hunter
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 1005-1006;
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Isolation of Cryptococcus adeliensis from Clinical Samples and the Environment in Germany
Kathrin Tintelnot and Heidemarie Losert
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 1007
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Confirming Shedding of Human Herpesvirus 8 in Urine from Infected Patients in Brazil
Elizabeth Santos-Fortuna and Adele Caterino-de-Araujo
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 1008
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Mycobacterium fortuitum Infection after a Brown Bear Bite
Ville A. Lehtinen, Timo Kaukonen, Irma Ikäheimo, Saara-Mari Mähönen, Markku Koskela, and Pekka Ylipalosaari
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 1009
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Polyphasic Approach for Identifying Bacillus spp.
Maria V. Elzi, Kim Mallard, Sara Droz, and Thomas Bodmer
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 1010
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Ineffectiveness of the Binax NOW Malaria Test for Diagnosis of Plasmodium ovale Malaria
Christine Bigaillon, Eléonore Fontan, Jean-Didier Cavallo, Eric Hernandez, and André Spiegel
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 1011
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Errata:

Construction Strategy for an Internal Amplification Control for Real-Time Diagnostic Assays Using Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification: Development and Clinical Application
David Rodríguez-Lázaro, Martin D'Agostino, Maria Pla, and Nigel Cook
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 1012
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Clonal Distribution of Invasive Pneumococcal Isolates from Children and Selected Adults in the United States Prior to 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine Introduction
Robert E. Gertz, Jr., M. Catherine McEllistrem, David J. Boxrud, Zhongya Li, Varja Sakota, Terry A. Thompson, Richard R. Facklam, John M. Besser, Lee H. Harrison, Cynthia G. Whitney, and Bernard Beall
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 1013
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Use of Fatty Acid RPMI 1640 Media for Testing Susceptibilities of Eight Malassezia Species to the New Triazole Posaconazole and to Six Established Antifungal Agents by a Modified NCCLS M27-A2 Microdilution Method and Etest
Aristea Velegraki, Evangelos C. Alexopoulos, Stavroula Kritikou, and George Gaitanis
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 1014
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Authors' Correction:

Genotypic and Phenotypic Heterogeneity among Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients
Isdore Chola Shamputa, Leen Rigouts, Lovet Achale Eyongeta, Nabil Abdullah El Aila, Armand van Deun, Abdul Hamid Salim, Eve Willery, Camille Locht, Philip Supply, and Françoise Portaels
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2005 43: 1015-1016;
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