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Minireviews:

M. A. Pfaller and D. J. Diekema

Unusual Fungal and Pseudofungal Infections of Humans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1495-1504. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Allison L. St. Amand, Daniel N. Frank, Mary Ann De Groote, and Norman R. Pace

Use of Specific rRNA Oligonucleotide Probes for Microscopic Detection of Mycobacterium avium Complex Organisms in Tissue
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1505-1514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony Ablordey, Jean Swings, Christine Hubans, Karim Chemlal, Camille Locht, Françoise Portaels, and Philip Supply

Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing of Mycobacterium ulcerans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1546-1551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Siegfried Burggraf, Udo Reischl, Naeem Malik, Markus Bollwein, Ludmila Naumann, and Bernhard Olgemöller

Comparison of an Internally Controlled, Large-Volume LightCycler Assay for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Clinical Samples with the COBAS AMPLICOR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1564-1569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anandi Martin, Juan Carlos Palomino, and Françoise Portaels

Rapid Detection of Ofloxacin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Two Low-Cost Colorimetric Methods: Resazurin and Nitrate Reductase Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1612-1616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicoletta Lari, Laura Rindi, Christophe Sola, Daniela Bonanni, Nalin Rastogi, Enrico Tortoli, and Carlo Garzelli

Genetic Diversity, Determined on the Basis of katG463 and gyrA95 Polymorphisms, Spoligotyping, and IS6110 Typing, of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates from Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1617-1624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Heekyung Park, Hyunjung Jang, Eunsil Song, Chulhun L. Chang, Minki Lee, Seokhoon Jeong, Junhyung Park, Byeongchul Kang, and Cheolmin Kim

Detection and Genotyping of Mycobacterium Species from Clinical Isolates and Specimens by Oligonucleotide Array
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1782-1788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Darío García de Viedma, Emilio Bouza, Nalin Rastogi, and Christophe Sola

Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotypes in Madrid and Identification of Two New Families Specific to Spain-Related Settings
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1797-1806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrée Couble, Verónica Rodríguez-Nava, Michèle Pérouse de Montclos, Patrick Boiron, and Frédéric Laurent

Direct Detection of Nocardia spp. in Clinical Samples by a Rapid Molecular Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1921-1924. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Lefmann, A. Moter, B. Schweickert, and U. B. Göbel

Misidentification of Mycobacterium leprae as Mycobacterium intracellulare by the COBAS AMPLICOR M. intracellulare Test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1928-1929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ahmet Yilmaz Coban, Kemal Bilgin, Meltem Uzun, Nuriye Tasdelen Fisgin, Alper Akgunes, Cigdem Cekic Cihan, Asuman Birinci, and Belma Durupinar

Susceptibilities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Isoniazid and Rifampin on Blood Agar
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1930-1931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Chao Chien Chen, Lee Jene Teng, Seng Kaiung, and Tsung Chain Chang

Identification of Clinically Relevant Viridans Streptococci by an Oligonucleotide Array
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1515-1521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuli Song, Chengxu Liu, Mauricio Bolanos, Julia Lee, Maureen McTeague, and Sydney M. Finegold

Evaluation of 16S rRNA Sequencing and Reevaluation of a Short Biochemical Scheme for Identification of Clinically Significant Bacteroides Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1531-1537. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Farhana Kauser, M. Abid Hussain, Irshad Ahmed, Naheed Ahmad, Aejaz Habeeb, Aleem A. Khan, and Niyaz Ahmed

Comparing Genomes of Helicobacter pylori Strains from the High-Altitude Desert of Ladakh, India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1538-1545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lothar Beutin, Stefan Kaulfuss, Sylvia Herold, Eric Oswald, and Herbert Schmidt

Genetic Analysis of Enteropathogenic and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Serogroup O103 Strains by Molecular Typing of Virulence and Housekeeping Genes and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1552-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mitsuko Seki, Yoshihisa Yamashita, Hirotaka Torigoe, Hiromasa Tsuda, Setsuko Sato, and Masao Maeno

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method Targeting the lytA Gene for Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1581-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hend Younsi, M'Hammed Sarih, Fatima Jouda, Edmond Godfroid, Lise Gern, Ali Bouattour, Guy Baranton, and Daniele Postic

Characterization of Borrelia lusitaniae Isolates Collected in Tunisia and Morocco
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1587-1593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ian L. Ross and Michael W. Heuzenroeder

Discrimination within Phenotypically Closely Related Definitive Types of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium by the Multiple Amplification of Phage Locus Typing Technique
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1604-1611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hsien Chang Chang, Yu Fang Wei, Lenie Dijkshoorn, Mario Vaneechoutte, Chung Tao Tang, and Tsung Chain Chang

Species-Level Identification of Isolates of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii Complex by Sequence Analysis of the 16S-23S rRNA Gene Spacer Region
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1632-1639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kei Kasahara, Koichi Maeda, Keiichi Mikasa, Kenji Uno, Ken Takahashi, Mitsuru Konishi, Eiichiro Yoshimoto, Koichi Murakawa, Eiji Kita, and Hiroshi Kimura

Clonal Dissemination of Macrolide-Resistant and Penicillin-Susceptible Serotype 3 and Penicillin-Resistant Taiwan 19F-14 and 23F-15 Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in Japan: a Pilot Surveillance Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1640-1645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Igor Mokrousov, Olga Narvskaya, Elena Limeschenko, and Anna Vyazovaya

Efficient Discrimination within a Corynebacterium diphtheriae Epidemic Clonal Group by a Novel Macroarray-Based Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1662-1668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sonsoles Berrón, Asunción Fenoll, Montserrat Ortega, Noemí Arellano, and Julio Casal

Analysis of the Genetic Structure of Nontypeable Pneumococcal Strains Isolated from Conjunctiva
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1694-1698. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Siamak P. Yazdankhah, Bjørn-Arne Lindstedt, and Dominique A. Caugant

Use of Variable-Number Tandem Repeats To Examine Genetic Diversity of Neisseria meningitidis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1699-1705. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. Serrano, J. Melo-Cristino, J. A. Carriço, and M. Ramirez

Characterization of the Genetic Lineages Responsible for Pneumococcal Invasive Disease in Portugal
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1706-1715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christine D. Steward, Patti M. Raney, Allison K. Morrell, Portia P. Williams, Linda K. McDougal, Laura Jevitt, John E. McGowan, Jr., and Fred C. Tenover

Testing for Induction of Clindamycin Resistance in Erythromycin-Resistant Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1716-1721. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

June M. Brown, Rodrick P. Frazier, Roger E. Morey, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Gerald J. Pellegrini, Maryam I. Daneshvar, Dannie G. Hollis, and Michael M. McNeil

Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Clinical Isolates of CDC Coryneform Group A-3: Proposal of a New Species of Cellulomonas, Cellulomonas denverensis sp. nov.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1732-1737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lucia L. Nemoy, Mamuka Kotetishvili, Justine Tigno, Ananda Keefer-Norris, Anthony D. Harris, Eli N. Perencevich, Judith A. Johnson, Dave Torpey, Alexander Sulakvelidze, J. Glenn Morris, Jr., and O. Colin Stine

Multilocus Sequence Typing versus Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1776-1781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frédéric Bert, Manette Juvin, Zahia Ould-Hocine, Gervais Clarebout, Emmanuelle Keller, Nicole Lambert, and Guillaume Arlet

Evaluation and Updating of the Osiris Expert System for Identification of Escherichia coli ß-Lactam Resistance Phenotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1846-1850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Osamu Yamasaki, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Motoyuki Sugai, Colette Chapuis-Cellier, François Arnaud, François Vandenesch, Jerome Etienne, and Gerard Lina

Clinical Manifestations of Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndrome Depend on Serotypes of Exfoliative Toxins
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1890-1893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marilou Ciantar, Hubert N. Newman, Michael Wilson, and David A. Spratt

Molecular Identification of Capnocytophaga spp. via 16S rRNA PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1894-1901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bram Diederen, Inge van Duijn, Alex van Belkum, Piet Willemse, Peter van Keulen, and Jan Kluytmans

Performance of CHROMagar MRSA Medium for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1925-1927. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Atieh Khamis, Didier Raoult, and Bernard La Scola

Comparison between rpoB and 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Molecular Identification of 168 Clinical Isolates of Corynebacterium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1934-1936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Søgaard, H. Stender, and H. C. Schønheyder

Direct Identification of Major Blood Culture Pathogens, Including Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli, by a Panel of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Assays Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1947-1949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frank Kipp, Barbara C. Kahl, Karsten Becker, Ellen J. Baron, Richard A. Proctor, Georg Peters, and Christof von Eiff

Evaluation of Two Chromogenic Agar Media for Recovery and Identification of Staphylococcus aureus Small-Colony Variants
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1956-1959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cathy A. Petti, Stanley Mirrett, Christopher W. Woods, and L. Barth Reller

Controlled Clinical Comparison of Plastic and Glass Bottles of BacT/ALERT FA Medium for Culturing Organisms from Blood of Adult Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1960-1962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karen F. McGregor and Brian G. Spratt

Identity and Prevalence of Multilocus Sequence Typing-Defined Clones of Group A Streptococci within a Hospital Setting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1963-1967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lucia M. Lopes, Sandra H. Fabbricotti, Antonio J. P. Ferreira, Maria A. M. F. Kato, Jane Michalski, and Isabel C. A. Scaletsky

Heterogeneity among Strains of Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli Isolated in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1968-1972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fidelma Fitzpatrick, Hilary Humphreys, and James P. O'Gara

Evidence for icaADBC-Independent Biofilm Development Mechanism in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1973-1976. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Apoena Ribeiro, Cícero Dias, Maria Cícera Silva-Carvalho, Laura Berquó, Fabienne Antunes Ferreira, Raquel Neves Soares Santos, Bernadete Teixeira Ferreira-Carvalho, and Agnes Marie Figueiredo

First Report of Infection with Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in South America
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1985-1988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manuel Rosa-Fraile, Javier Rodríguez-Granger, Enrique Camacho-Muñoz, and Antonio Sampedro

Use of Unmodified Starches and Partial Removal of Serum To Improve Granada Medium Stability
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1989-1991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Danny T. L. Cheung, Kai Man Kam, Kong Lung Hau, Tak Kong Au, Chung K. Marston, Jay E. Gee, Tanja Popovic, Matthew N. Van Ert, Leo Kenefic, Paul Keim, and Alex R. Hoffmaster

Characterization of a Bacillus anthracis Isolate Causing a Rare Case of Fatal Anthrax in a 2-Year-Old Boy from Hong Kong
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1992-1994. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. Ryan Easterday, Matthew N. Van Ert, Tatum S. Simonson, David M. Wagner, Leo J. Kenefic, Christopher J. Allender, and Paul Keim

Use of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the plcR Gene for Specific Identification of Bacillus anthracis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1995-1997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Margaret C. Bash, Peixuan Zhu, Sunita Gulati, Durrie McKnew, Peter A. Rice, and Freyja Lynn

por Variable-Region Typing by DNA Probe Hybridization Is Broadly Applicable to Epidemiologic Studies of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1522-1530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lucia Stampone, Maria Del Grosso, Delia Boccia, and Annalisa Pantosti

Clonal Spread of a Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Strain among Bloodstream-Infecting Isolates in Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1575-1580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregory J. Tyrrell, Marguerite Lovgren, Bertha Kress, and Karen Grimsrud

Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Alberta, Canada (2000 to 2002)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1678-1683. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kim Ekelund, Peter Skinhøj, Jesper Madsen, and Helle Bossen Konradsen

Reemergence of emm1 and a Changed Superantigen Profile for Group A Streptococci Causing Invasive Infections: Results from a Nationwide Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1789-1796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nuno A. Faria, Duarte C. Oliveira, Henrik Westh, Dominique L. Monnet, Anders R. Larsen, Robert Skov, and Hermínia de Lencastre

Epidemiology of Emerging Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Denmark: a Nationwide Study in a Country with Low Prevalence of MRSA Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1836-1842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Muneera Y. Alghaferi, Jennifer M. Anderson, Jinho Park, Paul G. Auwaerter, John N. Aucott, Douglas E. Norris, and J. Stephen Dumler

Borrelia burgdorferi ospC Heterogeneity among Human and Murine Isolates from a Defined Region of Northern Maryland and Southern Pennsylvania: Lack of Correlation with Invasive and Noninvasive Genotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1879-1884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. Genovese, S. Dettori, C. Argentini, U. Villano, P. Chionne, M. Angelico, and M. Rapicetta

Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4 Isolates in Egypt and Analysis of the Variability of Envelope Proteins E1 and E2 in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1902-1909. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Eskild Petersen, Maria Victoria Borobio, Edward Guy, Oliver Liesenfeld, Valeria Meroni, Anne Naessens, Emma Spranzi, and Philippe Thulliez

European Multicenter Study of the LIAISON Automated Diagnostic System for Determination of Toxoplasma gondii-Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM and the IgG Avidity Index
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1570-1574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregory C. Booton, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Thomas J. Byers, Daryl J. Kelly, and Paul A. Fuerst

Identification and Distribution of Acanthamoeba Species Genotypes Associated with Nonkeratitis Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1689-1693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. M. Intapan, W. Maleewong, T. Wongsaroj, S. Singthong, and N. Morakote

Comparison of the Quantitative Formalin Ethyl Acetate Concentration Technique and Agar Plate Culture for Diagnosis of Human Strongyloidiasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1932-1933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Daniel Ajzenberg, Aurélien Dumètre, and Marie-Laure Dardé

Multiplex PCR for Typing Strains of Toxoplasma gondii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1940-1943. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

He-Jun Yuan, Man-Fung Yuen, Danny Ka-Ho Wong, Siu-Man Sum, Joke Doutreloigne, Erwin Sablon, and Ching-Lung Lai

Determinants for the Occurrence of Acute Exacerbation of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Chinese Patients after HBeAg Seroclearance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1594-1599. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Takao Okafuji, Naoko Yoshida, Motoko Fujino, Yoshie Motegi, Toshiaki Ihara, Yoshinori Ota, Tsugunori Notomi, and Tetsuo Nakayama

Rapid Diagnostic Method for Detection of Mumps Virus Genome by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1625-1631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hang Minh Pham, Chie Nakajima, Kazuhiko Ohashi, and Misao Onuma

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Rapid Detection of Newcastle Disease Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1646-1650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shin-Ru Shih, Guang-Wu Chen, Ching-Chun Yang, Weng-Zhi Yang, Ding-Ping Liu, Jih-Hui Lin, Shu-Chun Chiu, Haur-Young Chen, Kuo-Chien Tsao, Chung-Guei Huang, Ya-Ling Huang, Chee-Keng Mok, Chi-Jene Chen, Tzou-Yien Lin, Jen-Ren Wang, Chuan-Liang Kao, Kwei-Hsian Lin, Li-Kuang Chen, Hock-Liew Eng, Yung-Ching Liu, Po-Yen Chen, Jen-Shiou Lin, Jen-Hsien Wang, Cheng-Wen Lin, Yu-Jiun Chan, Jang-Jih Lu, Chao A. Hsiung, Pei-Jer Chen, and Ih-Jen Su

Laboratory-Based Surveillance and Molecular Epidemiology of Influenza Virus in Taiwan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1651-1661. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karine Gourlain, Alexandre Soulier, Bertrand Pellegrin, Magali Bouvier-Alias, Christophe Hézode, Françoise Darthuy, Jocelyne Rémiré, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky the DITTO Group

Dynamic Range of Hepatitis C Virus RNA Quantification with the Cobas Ampliprep-Cobas Amplicor HCV Monitor v2.0 Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1669-1673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Cooper, F. F. Huang, L. Batista, C. D. Rayo, J. C. Bezanilla, T. E. Toth, and X. J. Meng

Identification of Genotype 3 Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) in Serum and Fecal Samples from Pigs in Thailand and Mexico, Where Genotype 1 and 2 HEV Strains Are Prevalent in the Respective Human Populations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1684-1688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine Gaudy, Catherine Thevenas, Jean Tichet, Nicole Mariotte, Alain Goudeau, and Frédéric Dubois

Usefulness of the Hepatitis C Virus Core Antigen Assay for Screening of a Population Undergoing Routine Medical Checkup
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1722-1726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric C. J. Claas, Marco W. Schilham, Caroline S. de Brouwer, Petr Hubacek, Marcela Echavarria, Arjan C. Lankester, Maarten J. D. van Tol, and Aloys C. M. Kroes

Internally Controlled Real-Time PCR Monitoring of Adenovirus DNA Load in Serum or Plasma of Transplant Recipients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1738-1744. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. E. Krafft, K. L. Russell, A. W. Hawksworth, S. McCall, M. Irvine, L. T. Daum, J. L. Connoly, A. H. Reid, J. C. Gaydos, and J. K. Taubenberger

Evaluation of PCR Testing of Ethanol-Fixed Nasal Swab Specimens as an Augmented Surveillance Strategy for Influenza Virus and Adenovirus Identification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1768-1775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shea N. Gardner, Thomas A. Kuczmarski, Carol E. Zhou, Marisa W. Lam, and Tom R. Slezak

System To Assess Genome Sequencing Needs for Viral Protein Diagnostics and Therapeutics
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1807-1817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicolas C. Issa, Mark J. Espy, James R. Uhl, and Thomas F. Smith

Sequencing and Resolution of Amplified Herpes Simplex Virus DNA with Intermediate Melting Curves as Genotype 1 or 2 by LightCycler PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1843-1845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wei Luo, Hua Yang, Kimberly Rathbun, Chou-Pong Pau, and Chin-Yih Ou

Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA in Dried Blood Spots by a Duplex Real-Time PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1851-1857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Palacios, O. Jabado, D. Cisterna, F. de Ory, N. Renwick, J. E. Echevarria, A. Castellanos, M. Mosquera, M. C. Freire, R. H. Campos, and W. I. Lipkin

Molecular Identification of Mumps Virus Genotypes from Clinical Samples: Standardized Method of Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1869-1878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amy J. Lambert, Roger S. Nasci, Bruce C. Cropp, Denise A. Martin, Becky C. Rose, Brandy J. Russell, and Robert S. Lanciotti

Nucleic Acid Amplification Assays for Detection of La Crosse Virus RNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1885-1889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

N. A. Saunders, S. Alexander, and I. Tatt

env Gene Typing of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Strains on Electronic Microarrays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1910-1916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aleksei F. Bobkov, Ludmila M. Selimova, Tatyana A. Khanina, Sergey Y. Zverev, Vadim V. Pokrovsky, Jonathan N. Weber, Eugene N. Bobkov, and Andrey V. Rylkov

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Illicit-Drug Solutions Used Intravenously Retains Infectivity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1937-1939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie L. Landry, David Ferguson, Sandra Cohen, Teresa C. T. Peret, and Dean D. Erdman

Detection of Human Metapneumovirus in Clinical Samples by Immunofluorescence Staining of Shell Vial Centrifugation Cultures Prepared from Three Different Cell Lines
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1950-1952. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiaojuan Xu, Meilin Jin, Zhengjun Yu, Hongchao Li, Dexin Qiu, Yadi Tan, and Huanchun Chen

Latex Agglutination Test for Monitoring Antibodies to Avian Influenza Virus Subtype H5N1
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1953-1955. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hubert Darius J. Daniel, Priya Abraham, Sukanya Raghuraman, Perumal Vivekanandan, Thenmozhi Subramaniam, and Gopalan Sridharan

Evaluation of a Rapid Assay as an Alternative to Conventional Enzyme Immunoassays for Detection of Hepatitis C Virus-Specific Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1977-1978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claudia Minosse, Maria S. Zaniratti, Silvia Calcaterra, Fabrizio Carletti, Michele Muscillo, Marina Pisciotta, Letizia Pillitteri, Angela Corpolongo, Francesco Nicola Lauria, Pasquale Narciso, Gianfranco Anzidei, and Maria R. Capobianchi

Application of a Molecular Panel To Demonstrate Enterotropic Virus Shedding by Healthy and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1979-1981. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Chien-Ching Hung, Yun-Liang Yang, Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, L. Clifford McDonald, Chin-Fu Hsiao, Hsiao-Hsu Cheng, Yong An Ho, and Hsiu-Jung Lo

Colonization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Outpatients in Taiwan with Candida Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1600-1603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Grace L. Tan and Ellena M. Peterson

CHROMagar Candida Medium for Direct Susceptibility Testing of Yeast from Blood Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1727-1731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lizel Mostert, Johannes Z. Groenewald, Richard C. Summerbell, Vincent Robert, Deanna A. Sutton, Arvind A. Padhye, and Pedro W. Crous

Species of Phaeoacremonium Associated with Infections in Humans and Environmental Reservoirs in Infected Woody Plants
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1752-1767. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Corrado Girmenia, Livio Pagano, Bruno Martino, Domenico D'Antonio, Rosa Fanci, Giorgina Specchia, Lorella Melillo, Massimo Buelli, Giampaolo Pizzarelli, Mario Venditti, Pietro Martino the GIMEMA Infection Program

Invasive Infections Caused by Trichosporon Species and Geotrichum capitatum in Patients with Hematological Malignancies: a Retrospective Multicenter Study from Italy and Review of the Literature
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1818-1828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Benito Almirante, Dolors Rodríguez, Benjamin J. Park, Manuel Cuenca-Estrella, Ana M. Planes, Manuel Almela, Jose Mensa, Ferran Sanchez, Josefina Ayats, Montserrat Gimenez, Pere Saballs, Scott K. Fridkin, Juliette Morgan, Juan L. Rodriguez-Tudela, David W. Warnock, Albert Pahissa the Barcelona Candidemia Project Study Group

Epidemiology and Predictors of Mortality in Cases of Candida Bloodstream Infection: Results from Population-Based Surveillance, Barcelona, Spain, from 2002 to 2003
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1829-1835. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Victor Silva, Cristiane N. Pereira, Libero Ajello, and Leonel Mendoza

Molecular Evidence for Multiple Host-Specific Strains in the Genus Rhinosporidium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1865-1868. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. A. Santos and J. S. Hamdan

Evaluation of Broth Microdilution Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Conditions for Trichophyton rubrum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1917-1920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. F. Albuquerque, S. H. Marques da Silva, and Z. P. Camargo

Improvement of the Specificity of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Paracoccidioidomycosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1944-1946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Christina Lindan, Meenakshi Mathur, Sameer Kumta, Hermangi Jerajani, Alka Gogate, Julius Schachter, and Jeanne Moncada

Utility of Pooled Urine Specimens for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Men Attending Public Sexually Transmitted Infection Clinics in Mumbai, India, by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1674-1677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

R. Fend, R. Geddes, S. Lesellier, H.-M. Vordermeier, L. A. L. Corner, E. Gormley, E. Costello, R. G. Hewinson, D. J. Marlin, A. C. Woodman, and M. A. Chambers

Use of an Electronic Nose To Diagnose Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Badgers and Cattle
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1745-1751. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rachel Dean, Ross Harley, Chris Helps, Sarah Caney, and Tim Gruffydd-Jones

Use of Quantitative Real-Time PCR To Monitor the Response of Chlamydophila felis Infection to Doxycycline Treatment
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1858-1864. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Aliandra M. Gibertoni, Maria de Fátima S. Montassier, Janete A. D. Sena, Patrícia E. N. Givisiez, Cibele R. A. G. Furuyama, and Hélio J. Montassier

Development and Application of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae-Expressed Nucleocapsid Protein-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Antibodies against Infectious Bronchitis Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1982-1984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Hans Jürgen Dornbusch, Walter Buzina, Richard C. Summerbell, Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Herwig Lackner, Wolfgang Schwinger, Petra Sovinz, and Christian Urban

Fusarium verticillioides Abscess of the Nasal Septum in an Immunosuppressed Child: Case Report and Identification of the Morphologically Atypical Fungal Strain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 1998-2001. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Manola Comar, Pierlanfranco D'Agaro, Douglas Horejsh, Monica Galvan, Simona Fiorentini, Marino Andolina, Arnaldo Caruso, Dario Di Luca, and Cesare Campello

Long-Lasting CD3⁺ T-Cell Deficiency after Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in a Human Herpesvirus 6-Infected Child
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2002-2003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrew Birtles, Noel McCarthy, Carmen L. Sheppard, Harry Rutter, Malcolm Guiver, Elizabeth Haworth, and Robert C. George

Multilocus Sequence Typing Directly on DNA from Clinical Samples and a Cultured Isolate To Investigate Linked Fatal Pneumococcal Disease in Residents of a Shelter for Homeless Men
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2004-2008. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Walter Buzina, Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Gabriele Kropshofer, Martin C. Freund, and Egon Marth

The Polypore Mushroom Irpex lacteus, a New Causative Agent of Fungal Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2009-2011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michelle A. Barron, Margaret Lay, and Nancy E. Madinger

Surgery and Treatment with High-Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B for Eradication of Craniofacial Zygomycosis in a Patient with Hodgkin's Disease Who Had Undergone Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2012-2014. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William R. Short, Christopher Emery, Mallika Bhandary, and Judith A. O'Donnell

Misidentification of Mycobacterium peregrinum, the Causal Organism of a Case of Bacteremia and Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator-Associated Infection, Due to Its Unusual Acid-Fast Staining Characteristics
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2015-2017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sameer Elsayed and Kunyan Zhang

Bacteremia Caused by Clostridium intestinale
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2018-2020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George B. Christakis, Stavroula P. Perlorentzou, Irene Chalkiopoulou, Athanasios Athanasiou, and Nikolas J. Legakis

Chryseobacterium indologenes Non-Catheter-Related Bacteremia in a Patient with a Solid Tumor
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2021-2023. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters to the Editor:

Emi Temaru, Satoshi Shimura, and Tadahiro Karasawa

Clostridium tetani Is a Phospholipase (Lecithinase)-Producing Bacterium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2024-2025. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ann S. G. Lee, Irene H. K. Lim, Lynn L. H. Tang, and Sin Yew Wong

High Frequency of Mutations in the rpoB Gene in Rifampin-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Singapore
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2026-2027. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eliete A. M. Frigatto, Antonia M. O. Machado, Antônio C. C. Pignatari, and Ana C. Gales

Is the Cefoxitin Disk Test Reliable Enough To Detect Oxacillin Resistance in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2028-2029. [Full Text] [PDF]  

R. N. Gunson and W. F. Carman

Comparison of Two Real-Time PCR Methods for Diagnosis of Norovirus Infection in Outbreak and Community Settings
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2030-2031. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philip M. Tierno, Jr., Patrick M. Schlievert, Timothy J. Tripp, and Marnie L. Peterson

Reemergence of Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in the United States since 2000
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2032-2033. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margreet C. Vos, Alewijn Ott, Henri A. Verbrugh, Wim J. B. Wannet, and Albert J. de Neeling

Successful Search-and-Destroy Policy for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in The Netherlands
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2034-2035. [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. W. Tapsall, E. A. Limnios, N. L. Nguyen, I. Carter, G. Lum, K. Freeman, S. N. Tabrizi, S. M. Garland, D. M. Whiley, T. P. Sloots, and I. W. Chambers

Cryptic-Plasmid-Free Gonococci May Contribute to Failure of cppB Gene-Based Assays To Confirm Results of BD ProbeTEC PCR for Identification of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2036-2037. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

G. W. Procop, S. Haddad, J. Quinn, M. L. Wilson, N. G. Henshaw, L. B. Reller, R. L. Artymyshyn, M. T. Katanik, and M. P. Weinstein

Detection of Pneumocystis jiroveci in Respiratory Specimens by Four Staining Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2038. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jagadeesh Bayry, Mallikarjun S. Goudar, Prashant K. Nighot, Supriya G. Kshirsagar, Brian S. Ladman, Jack Gelb, Jr., Govind R. Ghalsasi, and Gopal N. Kolte

Emergence of a Nephropathogenic Avian Infectious Bronchitis Virus with a Novel Genotype in India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2039. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer L. Lowell, David M. Wagner, Bakyt Atshabar, Michael F. Antolin, Amy J. Vogler, Paul Keim, May C. Chu, and Kenneth L. Gage

Identifying Sources of Human Exposure to Plague
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2040. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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