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Contents: April 2005, Volume 43, Issue 4

       Minireviews

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Bacteriology

       Epidemiology

       Parasitology

       Virology

       Mycology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Case Reports

       Letters to the Editor

       Errata

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Minireviews:

Unusual Fungal and Pseudofungal Infections of Humans
M. A. Pfaller and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1495-1504;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Use of Specific rRNA Oligonucleotide Probes for Microscopic Detection of Mycobacterium avium Complex Organisms in Tissue
Allison L. St. Amand, Daniel N. Frank, Mary Ann De Groote, and Norman R. Pace
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1505-1514;
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Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing of Mycobacterium ulcerans
Anthony Ablordey, Jean Swings, Christine Hubans, Karim Chemlal, Camille Locht, Françoise Portaels, and Philip Supply
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1546-1551;
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Comparison of an Internally Controlled, Large-Volume LightCycler Assay for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Clinical Samples with the COBAS AMPLICOR Assay
Siegfried Burggraf, Udo Reischl, Naeem Malik, Markus Bollwein, Ludmila Naumann, and Bernhard Olgemöller
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1564-1569;
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Rapid Detection of Ofloxacin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Two Low-Cost Colorimetric Methods: Resazurin and Nitrate Reductase Assays
Anandi Martin, Juan Carlos Palomino, and Françoise Portaels
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1612-1616;
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Genetic Diversity, Determined on the Basis of katG463 and gyrA95 Polymorphisms, Spoligotyping, and IS6110 Typing, of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates from Italy
Nicoletta Lari, Laura Rindi, Christophe Sola, Daniela Bonanni, Nalin Rastogi, Enrico Tortoli, and Carlo Garzelli
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1617-1624;
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Detection and Genotyping of Mycobacterium Species from Clinical Isolates and Specimens by Oligonucleotide Array
Heekyung Park, Hyunjung Jang, Eunsil Song, Chulhun L. Chang, Minki Lee, Seokhoon Jeong, Junhyung Park, Byeongchul Kang, and Cheolmin Kim
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1782-1788;
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Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotypes in Madrid and Identification of Two New Families Specific to Spain-Related Settings
Darío García de Viedma, Emilio Bouza, Nalin Rastogi, and Christophe Sola
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1797-1806;
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Direct Detection of Nocardia spp. in Clinical Samples by a Rapid Molecular Method
Andrée Couble, Verónica Rodríguez-Nava, Michèle Pérouse de Montclos, Patrick Boiron, and Frédéric Laurent
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1921-1924;
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Misidentification of Mycobacterium leprae as Mycobacterium intracellulare by the COBAS AMPLICOR M. intracellulare Test
M. Lefmann, A. Moter, B. Schweickert, and U. B. Göbel
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1928-1929;
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Susceptibilities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Isoniazid and Rifampin on Blood Agar
Ahmet Yilmaz Coban, Kemal Bilgin, Meltem Uzun, Nuriye Tasdelen Fisgin, Alper Akgunes, Cigdem Cekic Cihan, Asuman Birinci, and Belma Durupinar
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1930-1931;
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Bacteriology:

Identification of Clinically Relevant Viridans Streptococci by an Oligonucleotide Array
Chao Chien Chen, Lee Jene Teng, Seng Kaiung, and Tsung Chain Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1515-1521;
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Evaluation of 16S rRNA Sequencing and Reevaluation of a Short Biochemical Scheme for Identification of Clinically Significant Bacteroides Species
Yuli Song, Chengxu Liu, Mauricio Bolanos, Julia Lee, Maureen McTeague, and Sydney M. Finegold
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1531-1537;
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Comparing Genomes of Helicobacter pylori Strains from the High-Altitude Desert of Ladakh, India
Farhana Kauser, M. Abid Hussain, Irshad Ahmed, Naheed Ahmad, Aejaz Habeeb, Aleem A. Khan, and Niyaz Ahmed
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1538-1545;
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Genetic Analysis of Enteropathogenic and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Serogroup O103 Strains by Molecular Typing of Virulence and Housekeeping Genes and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
Lothar Beutin, Stefan Kaulfuss, Sylvia Herold, Eric Oswald, and Herbert Schmidt
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1552-1563;
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Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method Targeting the lytA Gene for Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Mitsuko Seki, Yoshihisa Yamashita, Hirotaka Torigoe, Hiromasa Tsuda, Setsuko Sato, and Masao Maeno
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1581-1586;
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Characterization of Borrelia lusitaniae Isolates Collected in Tunisia and Morocco
Hend Younsi, M'Hammed Sarih, Fatima Jouda, Edmond Godfroid, Lise Gern, Ali Bouattour, Guy Baranton, and Daniele Postic
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1587-1593;
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Discrimination within Phenotypically Closely Related Definitive Types of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium by the Multiple Amplification of Phage Locus Typing Technique
Ian L. Ross and Michael W. Heuzenroeder
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1604-1611;
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Species-Level Identification of Isolates of the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii Complex by Sequence Analysis of the 16S-23S rRNA Gene Spacer Region
Hsien Chang Chang, Yu Fang Wei, Lenie Dijkshoorn, Mario Vaneechoutte, Chung Tao Tang, and Tsung Chain Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1632-1639;
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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
Kei Kasahara, Koichi Maeda, Keiichi Mikasa, Kenji Uno, Ken Takahashi, Mitsuru Konishi, Eiichiro Yoshimoto, Koichi Murakawa, Eiji Kita, and Hiroshi Kimura
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1640-1645;
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Efficient Discrimination within a Corynebacterium diphtheriae Epidemic Clonal Group by a Novel Macroarray-Based Method
Igor Mokrousov, Olga Narvskaya, Elena Limeschenko, and Anna Vyazovaya
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1662-1668;
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Analysis of the Genetic Structure of Nontypeable Pneumococcal Strains Isolated from Conjunctiva
Sonsoles Berrón, Asunción Fenoll, Montserrat Ortega, Noemí Arellano, and Julio Casal
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1694-1698;
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Use of Variable-Number Tandem Repeats To Examine Genetic Diversity of Neisseria meningitidis
Siamak P. Yazdankhah, Bjørn-Arne Lindstedt, and Dominique A. Caugant
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1699-1705;
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Characterization of the Genetic Lineages Responsible for Pneumococcal Invasive Disease in Portugal
I. Serrano, J. Melo-Cristino, J. A. Carriço, and M. Ramirez
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1706-1715;
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Testing for Induction of Clindamycin Resistance in Erythromycin-Resistant Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1716-1721;
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Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Clinical Isolates of CDC Coryneform Group A-3: Proposal of a New Species of Cellulomonas, Cellulomonas denverensis sp. nov.
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1732-1737;
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Multilocus Sequence Typing versus Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Characterization of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Isolates
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1776-1781;
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Evaluation and Updating of the Osiris Expert System for Identification of Escherichia coli ß-Lactam Resistance Phenotypes
Frédéric Bert, Manette Juvin, Zahia Ould-Hocine, Gervais Clarebout, Emmanuelle Keller, Nicole Lambert, and Guillaume Arlet
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1846-1850;
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Clinical Manifestations of Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndrome Depend on Serotypes of Exfoliative Toxins
Osamu Yamasaki, Takayuki Yamaguchi, Motoyuki Sugai, Colette Chapuis-Cellier, François Arnaud, François Vandenesch, Jerome Etienne, and Gerard Lina
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1890-1893;
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Molecular Identification of Capnocytophaga spp. via 16S rRNA PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
Marilou Ciantar, Hubert N. Newman, Michael Wilson, and David A. Spratt
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1894-1901;
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Performance of CHROMagar MRSA Medium for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Bram Diederen, Inge van Duijn, Alex van Belkum, Piet Willemse, Peter van Keulen, and Jan Kluytmans
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1925-1927;
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Comparison between rpoB and 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Molecular Identification of 168 Clinical Isolates of Corynebacterium
Atieh Khamis, Didier Raoult, and Bernard La Scola
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1934-1936;
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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
M. Søgaard, H. Stender, and H. C. Schønheyder
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1947-1949;
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Evaluation of Two Chromogenic Agar Media for Recovery and Identification of Staphylococcus aureus Small-Colony Variants
Frank Kipp, Barbara C. Kahl, Karsten Becker, Ellen J. Baron, Richard A. Proctor, Georg Peters, and Christof von Eiff
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1956-1959;
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Controlled Clinical Comparison of Plastic and Glass Bottles of BacT/ALERT FA Medium for Culturing Organisms from Blood of Adult Patients
Cathy A. Petti, Stanley Mirrett, Christopher W. Woods, and L. Barth Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1960-1962;
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Identity and Prevalence of Multilocus Sequence Typing-Defined Clones of Group A Streptococci within a Hospital Setting
Karen F. McGregor and Brian G. Spratt
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1963-1967;
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Heterogeneity among Strains of Diffusely Adherent Escherichia coli Isolated in Brazil
Lucia M. Lopes, Sandra H. Fabbricotti, Antonio J. P. Ferreira, Maria A. M. F. Kato, Jane Michalski, and Isabel C. A. Scaletsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1968-1972;
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Evidence for icaADBC-Independent Biofilm Development Mechanism in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates
Fidelma Fitzpatrick, Hilary Humphreys, and James P. O'Gara
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1973-1976;
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First Report of Infection with Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in South America
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1985-1988;
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Use of Unmodified Starches and Partial Removal of Serum To Improve Granada Medium Stability
Manuel Rosa-Fraile, Javier Rodríguez-Granger, Enrique Camacho-Muñoz, and Antonio Sampedro
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1989-1991;
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Characterization of a Bacillus anthracis Isolate Causing a Rare Case of Fatal Anthrax in a 2-Year-Old Boy from Hong Kong
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1992-1994;
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Use of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the plcR Gene for Specific Identification of Bacillus anthracis
W. Ryan Easterday, Matthew N. Van Ert, Tatum S. Simonson, David M. Wagner, Leo J. Kenefic, Christopher J. Allender, and Paul Keim
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1995-1997;
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Epidemiology:

por Variable-Region Typing by DNA Probe Hybridization Is Broadly Applicable to Epidemiologic Studies of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Margaret C. Bash, Peixuan Zhu, Sunita Gulati, Durrie McKnew, Peter A. Rice, and Freyja Lynn
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1522-1530;
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Clonal Spread of a Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Strain among Bloodstream-Infecting Isolates in Italy
Lucia Stampone, Maria Del Grosso, Delia Boccia, and Annalisa Pantosti
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1575-1580;
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Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease in Alberta, Canada (2000 to 2002)
Gregory J. Tyrrell, Marguerite Lovgren, Bertha Kress, and Karen Grimsrud
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1678-1683;
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Reemergence of emm1 and a Changed Superantigen Profile for Group A Streptococci Causing Invasive Infections: Results from a Nationwide Study
Kim Ekelund, Peter Skinhøj, Jesper Madsen, and Helle Bossen Konradsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1789-1796;
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Epidemiology of Emerging Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Denmark: a Nationwide Study in a Country with Low Prevalence of MRSA Infection
Nuno A. Faria, Duarte C. Oliveira, Henrik Westh, Dominique L. Monnet, Anders R. Larsen, Robert Skov, and Hermínia de Lencastre
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1836-1842;
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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
Muneera Y. Alghaferi, Jennifer M. Anderson, Jinho Park, Paul G. Auwaerter, John N. Aucott, Douglas E. Norris, and J. Stephen Dumler
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1879-1884;
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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
D. Genovese, S. Dettori, C. Argentini, U. Villano, P. Chionne, M. Angelico, and M. Rapicetta
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1902-1909;
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Parasitology:

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
Eskild Petersen, Maria Victoria Borobio, Edward Guy, Oliver Liesenfeld, Valeria Meroni, Anne Naessens, Emma Spranzi, and Philippe Thulliez
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1570-1574;
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Identification and Distribution of Acanthamoeba Species Genotypes Associated with Nonkeratitis Infections
Gregory C. Booton, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Thomas J. Byers, Daryl J. Kelly, and Paul A. Fuerst
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1689-1693;
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Comparison of the Quantitative Formalin Ethyl Acetate Concentration Technique and Agar Plate Culture for Diagnosis of Human Strongyloidiasis
P. M. Intapan, W. Maleewong, T. Wongsaroj, S. Singthong, and N. Morakote
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1932-1933;
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Multiplex PCR for Typing Strains of Toxoplasma gondii
Daniel Ajzenberg, Aurélien Dumètre, and Marie-Laure Dardé
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1940-1943;
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Virology:

Determinants for the Occurrence of Acute Exacerbation of Hepatitis B Virus Infection in Chinese Patients after HBeAg Seroclearance
He-Jun Yuan, Man-Fung Yuen, Danny Ka-Ho Wong, Siu-Man Sum, Joke Doutreloigne, Erwin Sablon, and Ching-Lung Lai
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1594-1599;
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Rapid Diagnostic Method for Detection of Mumps Virus Genome by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
Takao Okafuji, Naoko Yoshida, Motoko Fujino, Yoshie Motegi, Toshiaki Ihara, Yoshinori Ota, Tsugunori Notomi, and Tetsuo Nakayama
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1625-1631;
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Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Rapid Detection of Newcastle Disease Virus
Hang Minh Pham, Chie Nakajima, Kazuhiko Ohashi, and Misao Onuma
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1646-1650;
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Laboratory-Based Surveillance and Molecular Epidemiology of Influenza Virus in Taiwan
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1651-1661;
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Dynamic Range of Hepatitis C Virus RNA Quantification with the Cobas Ampliprep-Cobas Amplicor HCV Monitor v2.0 Assay
Karine Gourlain, Alexandre Soulier, Bertrand Pellegrin, Magali Bouvier-Alias, Christophe Hézode, Françoise Darthuy, Jocelyne Rémiré, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky the DITTO Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1669-1673;
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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
K. Cooper, F. F. Huang, L. Batista, C. D. Rayo, J. C. Bezanilla, T. E. Toth, and X. J. Meng
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1684-1688;
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Usefulness of the Hepatitis C Virus Core Antigen Assay for Screening of a Population Undergoing Routine Medical Checkup
Catherine Gaudy, Catherine Thevenas, Jean Tichet, Nicole Mariotte, Alain Goudeau, and Frédéric Dubois
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1722-1726;
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Internally Controlled Real-Time PCR Monitoring of Adenovirus DNA Load in Serum or Plasma of Transplant Recipients
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1738-1744;
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Evaluation of PCR Testing of Ethanol-Fixed Nasal Swab Specimens as an Augmented Surveillance Strategy for Influenza Virus and Adenovirus Identification
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1768-1775;
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System To Assess Genome Sequencing Needs for Viral Protein Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Shea N. Gardner, Thomas A. Kuczmarski, Carol E. Zhou, Marisa W. Lam, and Tom R. Slezak
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1807-1817;
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Sequencing and Resolution of Amplified Herpes Simplex Virus DNA with Intermediate Melting Curves as Genotype 1 or 2 by LightCycler PCR Assay
Nicolas C. Issa, Mark J. Espy, James R. Uhl, and Thomas F. Smith
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1843-1845;
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Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA in Dried Blood Spots by a Duplex Real-Time PCR Assay
Wei Luo, Hua Yang, Kimberly Rathbun, Chou-Pong Pau, and Chin-Yih Ou
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1851-1857;
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Molecular Identification of Mumps Virus Genotypes from Clinical Samples: Standardized Method of Analysis
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1869-1878;
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Nucleic Acid Amplification Assays for Detection of La Crosse Virus RNA
Amy J. Lambert, Roger S. Nasci, Bruce C. Cropp, Denise A. Martin, Becky C. Rose, Brandy J. Russell, and Robert S. Lanciotti
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1885-1889;
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env Gene Typing of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Strains on Electronic Microarrays
N. A. Saunders, S. Alexander, and I. Tatt
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1910-1916;
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Illicit-Drug Solutions Used Intravenously Retains Infectivity
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1937-1939;
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Detection of Human Metapneumovirus in Clinical Samples by Immunofluorescence Staining of Shell Vial Centrifugation Cultures Prepared from Three Different Cell Lines
Marie L. Landry, David Ferguson, Sandra Cohen, Teresa C. T. Peret, and Dean D. Erdman
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1950-1952;
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Latex Agglutination Test for Monitoring Antibodies to Avian Influenza Virus Subtype H5N1
Xiaojuan Xu, Meilin Jin, Zhengjun Yu, Hongchao Li, Dexin Qiu, Yadi Tan, and Huanchun Chen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1953-1955;
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Evaluation of a Rapid Assay as an Alternative to Conventional Enzyme Immunoassays for Detection of Hepatitis C Virus-Specific Antibodies
Hubert Darius J. Daniel, Priya Abraham, Sukanya Raghuraman, Perumal Vivekanandan, Thenmozhi Subramaniam, and Gopalan Sridharan
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1977-1978;
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Application of a Molecular Panel To Demonstrate Enterotropic Virus Shedding by Healthy and Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1979-1981;
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Mycology:

Colonization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Outpatients in Taiwan with Candida Species
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1600-1603;
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CHROMagar Candida Medium for Direct Susceptibility Testing of Yeast from Blood Cultures
Grace L. Tan and Ellena M. Peterson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1727-1731;
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Species of Phaeoacremonium Associated with Infections in Humans and Environmental Reservoirs in Infected Woody Plants
Lizel Mostert, Johannes Z. Groenewald, Richard C. Summerbell, Vincent Robert, Deanna A. Sutton, Arvind A. Padhye, and Pedro W. Crous
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1752-1767;
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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
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1818-1828;
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Epidemiology and Predictors of Mortality in Cases of Candida Bloodstream Infection: Results from Population-Based Surveillance, Barcelona, Spain, from 2002 to 2003
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1829-1835;
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Molecular Evidence for Multiple Host-Specific Strains in the Genus Rhinosporidium
Victor Silva, Cristiane N. Pereira, Libero Ajello, and Leonel Mendoza
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1865-1868;
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Evaluation of Broth Microdilution Antifungal Susceptibility Testing Conditions for Trichophyton rubrum
D. A. Santos and J. S. Hamdan
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1917-1920;
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Improvement of the Specificity of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Paracoccidioidomycosis
C. F. Albuquerque, S. H. Marques da Silva, and Z. P. Camargo
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1944-1946;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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
Christina Lindan, Meenakshi Mathur, Sameer Kumta, Hermangi Jerajani, Alka Gogate, Julius Schachter, and Jeanne Moncada
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1674-1677;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Use of an Electronic Nose To Diagnose Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Badgers and Cattle
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1745-1751;
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Use of Quantitative Real-Time PCR To Monitor the Response of Chlamydophila felis Infection to Doxycycline Treatment
Rachel Dean, Ross Harley, Chris Helps, Sarah Caney, and Tim Gruffydd-Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1858-1864;
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Development and Application of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae-Expressed Nucleocapsid Protein-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Antibodies against Infectious Bronchitis Virus
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1982-1984;
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Case Reports:

Fusarium verticillioides Abscess of the Nasal Septum in an Immunosuppressed Child: Case Report and Identification of the Morphologically Atypical Fungal Strain
Hans Jürgen Dornbusch, Walter Buzina, Richard C. Summerbell, Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Herwig Lackner, Wolfgang Schwinger, Petra Sovinz, and Christian Urban
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 1998-2001;
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Long-Lasting CD3⁺ T-Cell Deficiency after Cord Blood Stem Cell Transplantation in a Human Herpesvirus 6-Infected Child
Manola Comar, Pierlanfranco D'Agaro, Douglas Horejsh, Monica Galvan, Simona Fiorentini, Marino Andolina, Arnaldo Caruso, Dario Di Luca, and Cesare Campello
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2002-2003;
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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
Andrew Birtles, Noel McCarthy, Carmen L. Sheppard, Harry Rutter, Malcolm Guiver, Elizabeth Haworth, and Robert C. George
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2004-2008;
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The Polypore Mushroom Irpex lacteus, a New Causative Agent of Fungal Infections
Walter Buzina, Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Gabriele Kropshofer, Martin C. Freund, and Egon Marth
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2009-2011;
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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
Michelle A. Barron, Margaret Lay, and Nancy E. Madinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2012-2014;
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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
William R. Short, Christopher Emery, Mallika Bhandary, and Judith A. O'Donnell
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2015-2017;
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Bacteremia Caused by Clostridium intestinale
Sameer Elsayed and Kunyan Zhang
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2018-2020;
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Chryseobacterium indologenes Non-Catheter-Related Bacteremia in a Patient with a Solid Tumor
George B. Christakis, Stavroula P. Perlorentzou, Irene Chalkiopoulou, Athanasios Athanasiou, and Nikolas J. Legakis
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2021-2023;
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Letters to the Editor:

Clostridium tetani Is a Phospholipase (Lecithinase)-Producing Bacterium
Emi Temaru, Satoshi Shimura, and Tadahiro Karasawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2024-2025;
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High Frequency of Mutations in the rpoB Gene in Rifampin-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Singapore
Ann S. G. Lee, Irene H. K. Lim, Lynn L. H. Tang, and Sin Yew Wong
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2026-2027;
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Is the Cefoxitin Disk Test Reliable Enough To Detect Oxacillin Resistance in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci?
Eliete A. M. Frigatto, Antonia M. O. Machado, Antônio C. C. Pignatari, and Ana C. Gales
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2028-2029;
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Comparison of Two Real-Time PCR Methods for Diagnosis of Norovirus Infection in Outbreak and Community Settings
R. N. Gunson and W. F. Carman
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2030-2031;
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Reemergence of Staphylococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome in the United States since 2000
Philip M. Tierno, Jr., Patrick M. Schlievert, Timothy J. Tripp, and Marnie L. Peterson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2032-2033;
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Successful Search-and-Destroy Policy for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in The Netherlands
Margreet C. Vos, Alewijn Ott, Henri A. Verbrugh, Wim J. B. Wannet, and Albert J. de Neeling
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2034-2035;
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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. 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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2036-2037;
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Errata:

Detection of Pneumocystis jiroveci in Respiratory Specimens by Four Staining Methods
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2005 43: 2038
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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. April 2005 43: 2039
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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. April 2005 43: 2040
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