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Virology:

Wenqian Hu, Bingke Bai, Zhihong Hu, Ze Chen, Xuefang An, Lijun Tang, Jihong Yang, Hualin Wang, and Hanzhong Wang

Development and Evaluation of a Multitarget Real-Time Taqman Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Detection of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Associated Coronavirus and Surveillance for an Apparently Related Coronavirus Found in Masked Palm Civets
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2041-2046. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guillermo Ruiz, Pilar Peña, Fernando de Ory, and Juan Emilio Echevarría

Comparison of Commercial Real-Time PCR Assays for Quantification of Epstein-Barr Virus DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2053-2057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lilly Namvar, Sigvard Olofsson, Tomas Bergström, and Magnus Lindh

Detection and Typing of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) in Mucocutaneous Samples by TaqMan PCR Targeting a gB Segment Homologous for HSV Types 1 and 2
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2058-2064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric Q. Konnick, Sheri M. Williams, Edward R. Ashwood, and David R. Hillyard

Evaluation of the COBAS Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) TaqMan Analyte-Specific Reagent Assay and Comparison to the COBAS Amplicor HCV Monitor V2.0 and Versant HCV bDNA 3.0 Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2133-2140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Craig S. Miller, Sergei A. Avdiushko, Richard J. Kryscio, Robert J. Danaher, and Robert J. Jacob

Effect of Prophylactic Valacyclovir on the Presence of Human Herpesvirus DNA in Saliva of Healthy Individuals after Dental Treatment
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2173-2180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monica C. Galiano, Concepcion Palomo, Cristina M. Videla, Juan Arbiza, José A. Melero, and Guadalupe Carballal

Genetic and Antigenic Variability of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Groups A and B) Isolated over Seven Consecutive Seasons in Argentina (1995 to 2001)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2266-2273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bin Wang, Simon J. Potter, Yiguang Lin, Anthony L. Cunningham, Dominic E. Dwyer, Yuelong Su, Xuejun Ma, Yunde Hou, and Nitin K. Saksena

Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus by Rolling Circle Amplification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2339-2344. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

X. Sherry Chi, Aizhong Hu, Trentice V. Bolar, Wafa Al-Rimawi, Ping Zhao, John S. Tam, Ruth Rappaport, and Sheau-Mei Cheng

Detection and Characterization of New Influenza B Virus Variants in 2002
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2345-2349. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stephanie M. Perkins, David L. Webb, Shauna A. Torrance, Chadi El Saleeby, Lisa M. Harrison, Jody A. Aitken, Anami Patel, and John P. DeVincenzo

Comparison of a Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay and a Culture Technique for Quantitative Assessment of Viral Load in Children Naturally Infected with Respiratory Syncytial Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2356-2362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frédéric Le Gal, Emmanuel Gordien, Dissou Affolabi, Thomas Hanslik, Chakib Alloui, Paul Dény, and Elyanne Gault

Quantification of Hepatitis Delta Virus RNA in Serum by Consensus Real-Time PCR Indicates Different Patterns of Virological Response to Interferon Therapy in Chronically Infected Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2363-2369. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jeffery Stevenson, Weston Hymas, and David Hillyard

Effect of Sequence Polymorphisms on Performance of Two Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2391-2398. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Max Q. Arens, Linda M. Mundy, Daniel Amsterdam, J. Tom Barrett, Dan Bigg, David Bruckner, Bruce Hanna, Harry Prince, Timothy Purington, Todd Hanna, Ross Hewitt, Carolyn Kalinka, Thomas Koppes, Sarz Maxwell, Ardis Moe, Mehmet Doymaz, Melinda Poulter, Maryam Saber-Tehrani, Lorenzo Simard, Donna Wilkins-Carmody, John Vidaver, Cheryl Berger, Alan H. Davis, and Mortimer T. Alzona

Preclinical and Clinical Performance of the Efoora Test, a Rapid Test for Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2399-2406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I-Jung Liu, Pei-Jer Chen, Shiou-Hwei Yeh, Yu-Ping Chiang, Li-Min Huang, Ming-Fu Chang, Shey-Ying Chen, Pan-Chyr Yang, Shan-Chwen Chang, Wei-Kung Wang, and the SARS Research Group of the National Taiwan University College of Medicine-National Taiwan University Hospital

Immunofluorescence Assay for Detection of the Nucleocapsid Antigen of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)-Associated Coronavirus in Cells Derived from Throat Wash Samples of Patients with SARS
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2444-2448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Margret Oethinger, Donald R. Mayo, JoAnne Falcone, Pankaj K. Barua, and Brigitte P. Griffith

Efficiency of the Ortho VITROS Assay for Detection of Hepatitis C Virus-Specific Antibodies Increased by Elimination of Supplemental Testing of Samples with Very Low Sample-to-Cutoff Ratios
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2477-2480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Zöllner, M. Sterneck, K. Wursthorn, J. Petersen, M. Schröter, R. Laufs, and H.-H. Feucht

Prevalence, Incidence, and Clinical Relevance of the Reverse Transcriptase V207I Mutation Outside the YMDD Motif of the Hepatitis B Virus Polymerase during Lamivudine Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2503-2505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Valeria Gaia, Norman K. Fry, Baharak Afshar, P. Christian Lück, Hélène Meugnier, Jerome Etienne, Raffaele Peduzzi, and Timothy G. Harrison

Consensus Sequence-Based Scheme for Epidemiological Typing of Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Legionella pneumophila
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2047-2052. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clifford G. Clark, Louis Bryden, Wilfred R. Cuff, Patricia L. Johnson, Frances Jamieson, Bruce Ciebin, and Gehua Wang

Use of the Oxford Multilocus Sequence Typing Protocol and Sequencing of the Flagellin Short Variable Region To Characterize Isolates from a Large Outbreak of Waterborne Campylobacter sp. Strains in Walkerton, Ontario, Canada
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2080-2091. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne-Merethe Hanssen, Aina Fossum, Jarle Mikalsen, Dag S. Halvorsen, Geir Bukholm, and Johanna U. Ericson Sollid

Dissemination of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in Northern Norway: Sequence Types 8 and 80 Predominate
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2118-2124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Littauer, M. Sangvik, D. A. Caugant, E. A. Høiby, G. S. Simonsen, A. Sundsfjord, and the Norwegian Macrolide Study Group

Molecular Epidemiology of Macrolide-Resistant Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae Collected from Blood and Respiratory Specimens in Norway
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2125-2132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shan Yuan, Michael L. Astion, Jeff Schapiro, and Ajit P. Limaye

Clinical Impact Associated with Corrected Results in Clinical Microbiology Testing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2188-2193. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eva Ruzic-Sabljic, Maja Arnez, Mateja Logar, Vera Maraspin, Stanka Lotric-Furlan, Joze Cimperman, and Franc Strle

Comparison of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Strains Isolated from Specimens Obtained Simultaneously from Two Different Sites of Infection in Individual Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2194-2200. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Timothy J. J. Inglis, Adam Merritt, Glenys Chidlow, Max Aravena-Roman, and Gerry Harnett

Comparison of Diagnostic Laboratory Methods for Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2201-2206. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rosa del Campo, María-Isabel Morosini, Elia Gómez-G. de la Pedrosa, Asunción Fenoll, Carmen Muñoz-Almagro, Luis Máiz, Fernando Baquero, Rafael Cantón, and the Spanish Pneumococcal Infection Study Network

Population Structure, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Mutation Frequencies of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2207-2214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mohamed K. Fakhr, Lisa K. Nolan, and Catherine M. Logue

Multilocus Sequence Typing Lacks the Discriminatory Ability of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Typing Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2215-2219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas D. Haggerty, Sharon Perry, Luz Sanchez, Guillermo Perez-Perez, and Julie Parsonnet

Significance of Transiently Positive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Results in Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Stool Samples from Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2220-2223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Naser, F. L. Thompson, B. Hoste, D. Gevers, K. Vandemeulebroecke, I. Cleenwerck, C. C. Thompson, M. Vancanneyt, and J. Swings

Phylogeny and Identification of Enterococci by atpA Gene Sequence Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2224-2230. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. H. E. Boel, C. M. C. van Herk, P. J. M. Berretty, G. H. W. Onland, and A. J. C. van den Brule

Evaluation of Conventional and Real-Time PCR Assays Using Two Targets for Confirmation of Results of the COBAS AMPLICOR Chlamydia trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeae Test for Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2231-2235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

S. Ribault, A. Faucon, L. Grave, P. Nannini, and I. Besson Faure

Detection of Bacteria in Red Blood Cell Concentrates by the Scansystem Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2251-2255. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathleen Van den Bulck, Annemie Decostere, Margo Baele, Ann Driessen, Jean-Claude Debongnie, Alain Burette, Manfred Stolte, Richard Ducatelle, and Freddy Haesebrouck

Identification of Non-Helicobacter pylori Spiral Organisms in Gastric Samples from Humans, Dogs, and Cats
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2256-2260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Direk Limmathurotsakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Wirongrong Chierakul, Allen C. Cheng, Bina Maharjan, Wipada Chaowagul, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock

Role and Significance of Quantitative Urine Cultures in Diagnosis of Melioidosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2274-2276. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matthias F. C. Beersma, Kristien Dirven, Alje P. van Dam, Kate E. Templeton, Eric C. J. Claas, and Herman Goossens

Evaluation of 12 Commercial Tests and the Complement Fixation Test for Mycoplasma pneumoniae-Specific Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM Antibodies, with PCR Used as the "Gold Standard"
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2277-2285. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Heikens, A. Fleer, A. Paauw, A. Florijn, and A. C. Fluit

Comparison of Genotypic and Phenotypic Methods for Species-Level Identification of Clinical Isolates of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2286-2290. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincent Perreten, Lorianne Vorlet-Fawer, Peter Slickers, Ralf Ehricht, Peter Kuhnert, and Joachim Frey

Microarray-Based Detection of 90 Antibiotic Resistance Genes of Gram-Positive Bacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2291-2302. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kwan Soo Ko, Jin Yang Baek, Ji-Young Lee, Won Sup Oh, Kyong Ran Peck, NamYong Lee, Wee Gyo Lee, Kyungwon Lee, and Jae-Hoon Song

Molecular Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates from Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2303-2306. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anne-Lise Gautier, Damien Dubois, Françoise Escande, Jean-Loup Avril, Patrick Trieu-Cuot, and Olivier Gaillot

Rapid and Accurate Identification of Human Isolates of Pasteurella and Related Species by Sequencing the sodA Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2307-2314. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Frédéric Poly, Deborah Threadgill, and Alain Stintzi

Genomic Diversity in Campylobacter jejuni: Identification of C. jejuni 81-176-Specific Genes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2330-2338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiang Y. Han and Enevold Falsen

Characterization of Oral Strains of Cardiobacterium valvarum and Emended Description of the Organism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2370-2374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yuki Katayama, D. Ashley Robinson, Mark C. Enright, and Henry F. Chambers

Genetic Background Affects Stability of mecA in Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2380-2383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ruth N. Zadoks, Ynte H. Schukken, and Martin Wiedmann

Multilocus Sequence Typing of Streptococcus uberis Provides Sensitive and Epidemiologically Relevant Subtype Information and Reveals Positive Selection in the Virulence Gene pauA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2407-2417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Akihiro Yoshida, Shiori Nagashima, Toshihiro Ansai, Masayo Tachibana, Hiroaki Kato, Hajime Watari, Tsugunori Notomi, and Tadamichi Takehara

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of the Periodontopathic Bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia, and Treponema denticola
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2418-2424. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nick J. Parham, Samantha J. Pollard, Roy R. Chaudhuri, Scott A. Beatson, Mickaël Desvaux, Michael A. Russell, Joaquim Ruiz, Amanda Fivian, Jordi Vila, and Ian R. Henderson

Prevalence of Pathogenicity Island II_CFT073 Genes among Extraintestinal Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2425-2434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raymond S. W. Tsang, Michelle L. Sill, Abdolreza Advani, Dorothy Xing, Penny Newland, and Hans Hallander

Use of Monoclonal Antibodies To Serotype Bordetella pertussis Isolates: Comparison of Results Obtained by Indirect Whole-Cell Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Bacterial Microagglutination Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2449-2451. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Stéphanie Herwegh, Christophe Carnoy, Frédéric Wallet, Caroline Loïez, and René J. Courcol

Development and Use of an Internal Positive Control for Detection of Bordetella pertussis by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2462-2464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Diane M. Citron, Yumi A. Warren, Helen T. Fernandez, Maurice A. Goldstein, Kerin L. Tyrrell, and Ellie J. C. Goldstein

Broth Microdilution and Disk Diffusion Tests for Susceptibility Testing of Pasteurella Species Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2485-2488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nottasorn Plipat, Gilat Livni, Heidi Bertram, and Richard B. Thomson, Jr.

Unstable Vancomycin Heteroresistance Is Common among Clinical Isolates of Methiciliin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2494-2496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul P. Bourbeau and Michael Foltzer

Routine Incubation of BacT/ALERT FA and FN Blood Culture Bottles for More than 3 Days May Not Be Necessary
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2506-2509. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Streptococcus pneumoniae Antigen Test Using Positive Blood Culture Bottles as an Alternative Method To Diagnose Pneumococcal Bacteremia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2510-2512. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Xiang Y. Han, Jeffrey J. Tarrand, and David C. Rice

Oral Campylobacter Species Involved in Extraoral Abscess: a Report of Three Cases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2513-2515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kwan Soo Ko, Kyong Ran Peck, Won Sup Oh, Nam Yong Lee, Jang Ho Lee, and Jae-Hoon Song

New Species of Bordetella, Bordetella ansorpii sp. nov., Isolated from the Purulent Exudate of an Epidermal Cyst
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2516-2519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Paddy Horner, Sue Skidmore, Alan Herring, Jo Sell, Ian Paul, Owen Caul, Matthias Egger, Anne McCarthy, Emma Sanford, Chris Salisbury, John MacLeod, Jonathan Sterne, Nicola Low for the Chlamydia Screening Studies (ClaSS) Group

Enhanced Enzyme Immunoassay with Negative-Gray-Zone Testing Compared to a Single Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique for Community-Based Chlamydial Screening of Men
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2065-2069. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yvonne Pannekoek, Joke Spaargaren, Ankie A. J. Langerak, Judith Merks, Servaas A. Morré, and Arie van der Ende

Interrelationship between Polymorphisms of incA, Fusogenic Properties of Chlamydia trachomatis Strains, and Clinical Manifestations in Patients in The Netherlands
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2441-2443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tom Geens, Ann Desplanques, Marnix Van Loock, Brigitte M. Bönner, Erhard F. Kaleta, Simone Magnino, Arthur A. Andersen, Karin D. E. Everett, and Daisy Vanrompay

Sequencing of the Chlamydophila psittaci ompA Gene Reveals a New Genotype, E/B, and the Need for a Rapid Discriminatory Genotyping Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2456-2461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Philip C. Hill, Dolly Jackson-Sillah, Annette Fox, Kees L. M. C. Franken, Moses D. Lugos, David J. Jeffries, Simon A. Donkor, Abdulrahman S. Hammond, Richard A. Adegbola, Tom H. M. Ottenhoff, Michel R. Klein, and Roger H. Brookes

ESAT-6/CFP-10 Fusion Protein and Peptides for Optimal Diagnosis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection by Ex Vivo Enzyme-Linked Immunospot Assay in The Gambia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2070-2074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alifiya S. Motiwala, Megan Strother, Natalie E. Theus, Roger W. Stich, Beverly Byrum, William P. Shulaw, Vivek Kapur, and Srinand Sreevatsan

Rapid Detection and Typing of Strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from Broth Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2111-2117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Natalia Kurepina, Ekaterina Likhoshvay, Elena Shashkina, Barun Mathema, Kristin Kremer, Dick van Soolingen, Pablo Bifani, and Barry N. Kreiswirth

Targeted Hybridization of IS6110 Fingerprints Identifies the W-Beijing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains among Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2148-2154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. Michael Taylor, Douglas B. Young, and Simon A. Mays

Genotypic Analysis of the Earliest Known Prehistoric Case of Tuberculosis in Britain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2236-2240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wade K. Aldous, June I. Pounder, Joann L. Cloud, and Gail L. Woods

Comparison of Six Methods of Extracting Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA from Processed Sputum for Testing by Quantitative Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2471-2473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ariel Amadio, María Isabel Romano, Fabiana Bigi, Ignacio Etchechoury, Tanja Kubica, Stefan Niemann, Angel Cataldi, and Karina Caimi

Identification and Characterization of Genomic Variations between Mycobacterium bovis and M. tuberculosis H37Rv
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2481-2484. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shunji Takakura, Shigeo Tsuchiya, Naoko Fujihara, Toyoichiro Kudo, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Satoshi Mitarai, Satoshi Ichiyama, Kiyoshi Yasukawa, and Takahiko Ishiguro

Isothermal RNA Sequence Amplification Method for Rapid Antituberculosis Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2489-2491. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tone Bjordal Johansen, Berit Djønne, Merete R. Jensen, and Ingrid Olsen

Distribution of IS1311 and IS1245 in Mycobacterium avium Subspecies Revisited
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2500-2502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kim Dionne, Amy Sweeney, Annie Hedgepeth, Karen Carroll, and Nicole Parrish

Methods for Reducing Bacterial Contamination in the BacT/Alert Mycobacterial Culture Detection System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2523-2525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

E. Bouza, J. Guinea, T. Peláez, J. Pérez-Molina, L. Alcalá, and P. Muñoz

Workload Due to Aspergillus fumigatus and Significance of the Organism in the Microbiology Laboratory of a General Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2075-2079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hans P. Hinrikson, Steven F. Hurst, Timothy J. Lott, David W. Warnock, and Christine J. Morrison

Assessment of Ribosomal Large-Subunit D1-D2, Internal Transcribed Spacer 1, and Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 Regions as Targets for Molecular Identification of Medically Important Aspergillus Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2092-2103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

June I. Pounder, Sheri Williams, Dewey Hansen, Mimi Healy, Kristy Reece, and Gail L. Woods

Repetitive-Sequence-PCR-Based DNA Fingerprinting Using the DiversiLab System for Identification of Commonly Encountered Dermatophytes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2141-2147. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sandra S. Richter, Rudolph P. Galask, Shawn A. Messer, Richard J. Hollis, Daniel J. Diekema, and Michael A. Pfaller

Antifungal Susceptibilities of Candida Species Causing Vulvovaginitis and Epidemiology of Recurrent Cases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2155-2162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, L. Boyken, C. Rice, S. Tendolkar, R. J. Hollis, G. V. Doern, and D. J. Diekema

Global Trends in the Antifungal Susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans (1990 to 2004)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2163-2167. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

P. Lewis White, Alice E. Archer, and Rosemary A. Barnes

Comparison of Non-Culture-Based Methods for Detection of Systemic Fungal Infections, with an Emphasis on Invasive Candida Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2181-2187. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leigh E. Davis, Christine E. Shields, and William G. Merz

Use of a Commercial Reagent Leads to Reduced Germ Tube Production by Candida dubliniensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2465-2466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria José Linares, Francisco Solís, and Manuel Casal

In Vitro Activity of Voriconazole against Prototheca wickerhamii: Comparative Evaluation of Sensititre and NCCLS M27-A2 Methods of Detection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2520-2522. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Suradej Siripattanapipong, Jeerapun Worapong, Mathirut Mungthin, Saovanee Leelayoova, and Peerapan Tan-ariya

Genotypic Study of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patients in Thailand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2104-2110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Byung-Chan Jeon, Seok Hoon Jeong, Il Kwon Bae, Su Bong Kwon, Kyungwon Lee, Dongeun Young, Jung Hun Lee, Jae Seok Song, and Sang Hee Lee

Investigation of a Nosocomial Outbreak of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Producing the OXA-23 ß-Lactamase in Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2241-2245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mutsuko Konno, Nobuhiro Fujii, Shin-ichi Yokota, Kiyoshi Sato, Michiko Takahashi, Kohei Sato, Emi Mino, and Toshiro Sugiyama

Five-Year Follow-Up Study of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Helicobacter pylori Infection Detected by a Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Fingerprinting Method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2246-2250. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Batchelor, K. L. Hopkins, E. J. Threlfall, F. A. Clifton-Hadley, A. D. Stallwood, R. H. Davies, and E. Liebana

Characterization of AmpC-Mediated Resistance in Clinical Salmonella Isolates Recovered from Humans during the Period 1992 to 2003 in England and Wales
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2261-2265. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

William G. Miller, Stephen L. W. On, Guilin Wang, Samarpita Fontanoz, Albert J. Lastovica, and Robert E. Mandrell

Extended Multilocus Sequence Typing System for Campylobacter coli, C. lari, C. upsaliensis, and C. helveticus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2315-2329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lewis M. Graves, Susan B. Hunter, Anna Rae Ong, Diana Schoonmaker-Bopp, Kelley Hise, Laura Kornstein, Wallis E. DeWitt, Peggy S. Hayes, Eileen Dunne, Paul Mead, and Balasubramanian Swaminathan

Microbiological Aspects of the Investigation That Traced the 1998 Outbreak of Listeriosis in the United States to Contaminated Hot Dogs and Establishment of Molecular Subtyping-Based Surveillance for Listeria monocytogenes in the PulseNet Network
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2350-2355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A. Holmes, M. Ganner, S. McGuane, T. L. Pitt, B. D. Cookson, and A. M. Kearns

Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Carrying Panton-Valentine Leucocidin Genes in England and Wales: Frequency, Characterization, and Association with Clinical Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2384-2390. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jungmin Kim and Yu-Mi Lim

Prevalence of Derepressed AmpC Mutants and Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase Producers among Clinical Isolates of Citrobacter freundii, Enterobacter spp., and Serratia marcescens in Korea: Dissemination of CTX-M-3, TEM-52, and SHV-12
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2452-2455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Caterina Mammina, Mirella Pontello, Anna Dal Vecchio, Antonino Nastasi, and the Shigella sonnei Working Group

Identification of Shigella sonnei Biotype g Isolates Carrying Class 2 Integrons in Italy (2001 to 2003)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2467-2470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Watanabe, Chiharu Kaji, Dang Duc Anh, Phan Le Thanh Huong, Nguyen Thi Hien Anh, Vu Thi Huong, Hoang Vu Mai Phuong, Ngo Thi Thi, Pham Thi Suu, Nguyen Thi Thu Nguyet, Olivia Sebastian Rusizoka, Kiwao Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Nagatake, and Kazunori Oishi

Comparative Molecular Analysis of Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Young Children with Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and Meningitis in Hanoi, Vietnam
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2474-2476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rodrigo Alonso, Estibaliz Mateo, Marc Galimand, Javier Garaizar, P. Courvalin, and Ramón Cisterna

Clonal Spread of Pediatric Isolates of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant, emm Type 6 Streptococcus pyogenes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2492-2493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guliz Erdem, Jacqueline Ford, Dwight Johnson, Lucienne Abe, Karen Yamaga, and Edward Kaplan

Erythromycin-Resistant Group A Streptococcal Isolates Collected between 2000 and 2005 in Oahu, Hawaii, and Their emm Types
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2497-2499. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

Shantanu Roy, Mamun Kabir, Dinesh Mondal, Ibne Karim M. Ali, William A. Petri, Jr., and Rashidul Haque

Real-Time-PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2168-2172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brent R. Dixon, Jeff M. Bussey, Lorna J. Parrington, and Monique Parenteau

Detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis Oocysts in Human Fecal Specimens by Flow Cytometry
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2375-2379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kathy A. Mangold, Rebecca U. Manson, Evelyn S. C. Koay, Lindsey Stephens, MaryAnn Regner, Richard B. Thomson, Jr., Lance R. Peterson, and Karen L. Kaul

Real-Time PCR for Detection and Identification of Plasmodium spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2435-2440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Kaley Tash

Rahnella aquatilis Bacteremia from a Suspected Urinary Source
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2526-2528. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Barbara C. Hegarty, Ricardo Maggi, Eleanor Hawkins, and Page Dyer

Bartonella Species as a Potential Cause of Epistaxis in Dogs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2529-2533. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Klaus Hamprecht, Mathias Pfau, Hans-Eberhard Schaller, Gerhard Jahn, Jaap M. Middeldorp, and Hans-Oliver Rennekampff

Human Cytomegalovirus Infection of a Severe-Burn Patient: Evidence for Productive Self-Limited Viral Replication in Blood and Lung
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2534-2536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Georg Schett, Petra Herak, Winfried Graninger, Josef S. Smolen, and Martin Aringer

Listeria-Associated Arthritis in a Patient Undergoing Etanercept Therapy: Case Report and Review of the Literature
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2537-2541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samson S. Y. Wong, Patrick C. Y. Woo, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Unusual Laboratory Findings in a Case of Norwegian Scabies Provided a Clue to Diagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2542-2544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters To The Editor:

Joel E. Mortensen, Mavi Bernier, Larry D. Gray, Sharon Dolan, Nancy D. Hanson, Ellen S. Moland, and Baha Abdalhamid

New Quality Control Strain for Use in Routine Testing for Production of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases by Enterobacteriaceae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2545. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nichole A. Lister, Christopher K. Fairley, Sepehr N. Tabrizi, Suzanne Garland, and Anthony Smith

Chlamydia trachomatis Serovars Causing Urogenital Infections in Women in Melbourne, Australia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2546-2547. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gokhan Metan, Mine Durusu*, and Omrum Uzun

False Positivity for Aspergillus Antigenemia with Amoxicillin-Clavulonic Acid
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2548-2549. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

R.I. Kärenlampi, T.P. Tolvanen, and M.-L. Hänninen

Phylogenetic Analysis and PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Identification of Campylobacter Species Based on Partial groEL Gene Sequences
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 2550. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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