JCM -- Table of Contents (May 1 2005, 43 [5])

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Contents: May 2005, Volume 43, Issue 5

       Virology

       Bacteriology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Mycology

       Epidemiology

       Parasitology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

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Virology:

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
Wenqian Hu, Bingke Bai, Zhihong Hu, Ze Chen, Xuefang An, Lijun Tang, Jihong Yang, Hualin Wang, and Hanzhong Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2041-2046;
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Comparison of Commercial Real-Time PCR Assays for Quantification of Epstein-Barr Virus DNA
Guillermo Ruiz, Pilar Peña, Fernando de Ory, and Juan Emilio Echevarría
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2053-2057;
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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
Lilly Namvar, Sigvard Olofsson, Tomas Bergström, and Magnus Lindh
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2058-2064;
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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
Eric Q. Konnick, Sheri M. Williams, Edward R. Ashwood, and David R. Hillyard
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2133-2140;
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Effect of Prophylactic Valacyclovir on the Presence of Human Herpesvirus DNA in Saliva of Healthy Individuals after Dental Treatment
Craig S. Miller, Sergei A. Avdiushko, Richard J. Kryscio, Robert J. Danaher, and Robert J. Jacob
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2173-2180;
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Genetic and Antigenic Variability of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Groups A and B) Isolated over Seven Consecutive Seasons in Argentina (1995 to 2001)
Monica C. Galiano, Concepcion Palomo, Cristina M. Videla, Juan Arbiza, José A. Melero, and Guadalupe Carballal
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2266-2273;
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Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus by Rolling Circle Amplification
Bin Wang, Simon J. Potter, Yiguang Lin, Anthony L. Cunningham, Dominic E. Dwyer, Yuelong Su, Xuejun Ma, Yunde Hou, and Nitin K. Saksena
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2339-2344;
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Detection and Characterization of New Influenza B Virus Variants in 2002
X. Sherry Chi, Aizhong Hu, Trentice V. Bolar, Wafa Al-Rimawi, Ping Zhao, John S. Tam, Ruth Rappaport, and Sheau-Mei Cheng
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2345-2349;
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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
Stephanie M. Perkins, David L. Webb, Shauna A. Torrance, Chadi El Saleeby, Lisa M. Harrison, Jody A. Aitken, Anami Patel, and John P. DeVincenzo
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2356-2362;
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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
Frédéric Le Gal, Emmanuel Gordien, Dissou Affolabi, Thomas Hanslik, Chakib Alloui, Paul Dény, and Elyanne Gault
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2363-2369;
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Effect of Sequence Polymorphisms on Performance of Two Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus
Jeffery Stevenson, Weston Hymas, and David Hillyard
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2391-2398;
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Preclinical and Clinical Performance of the Efoora Test, a Rapid Test for Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific Antibodies
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2399-2406;
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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
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2444-2448;
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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
Margret Oethinger, Donald R. Mayo, JoAnne Falcone, Pankaj K. Barua, and Brigitte P. Griffith
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2477-2480;
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Prevalence, Incidence, and Clinical Relevance of the Reverse Transcriptase V207I Mutation Outside the YMDD Motif of the Hepatitis B Virus Polymerase during Lamivudine Therapy
B. Zöllner, M. Sterneck, K. Wursthorn, J. Petersen, M. Schröter, R. Laufs, and H.-H. Feucht
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2503-2505;
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Bacteriology:

Consensus Sequence-Based Scheme for Epidemiological Typing of Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Legionella pneumophila
Valeria Gaia, Norman K. Fry, Baharak Afshar, P. Christian Lück, Hélène Meugnier, Jerome Etienne, Raffaele Peduzzi, and Timothy G. Harrison
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2047-2052;
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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
Clifford G. Clark, Louis Bryden, Wilfred R. Cuff, Patricia L. Johnson, Frances Jamieson, Bruce Ciebin, and Gehua Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2080-2091;
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Dissemination of Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in Northern Norway: Sequence Types 8 and 80 Predominate
Anne-Merethe Hanssen, Aina Fossum, Jarle Mikalsen, Dag S. Halvorsen, Geir Bukholm, and Johanna U. Ericson Sollid
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2118-2124;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Macrolide-Resistant Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae Collected from Blood and Respiratory Specimens in Norway
P. Littauer, M. Sangvik, D. A. Caugant, E. A. Høiby, G. S. Simonsen, A. Sundsfjord, and the Norwegian Macrolide Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2125-2132;
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Clinical Impact Associated with Corrected Results in Clinical Microbiology Testing
Shan Yuan, Michael L. Astion, Jeff Schapiro, and Ajit P. Limaye
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2188-2193;
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Comparison of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Strains Isolated from Specimens Obtained Simultaneously from Two Different Sites of Infection in Individual Patients
Eva Ruzic-Sabljic, Maja Arnez, Mateja Logar, Vera Maraspin, Stanka Lotric-Furlan, Joze Cimperman, and Franc Strle
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2194-2200;
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Comparison of Diagnostic Laboratory Methods for Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei
Timothy J. J. Inglis, Adam Merritt, Glenys Chidlow, Max Aravena-Roman, and Gerry Harnett
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2201-2206;
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Population Structure, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Mutation Frequencies of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2207-2214;
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Multilocus Sequence Typing Lacks the Discriminatory Ability of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Typing Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
Mohamed K. Fakhr, Lisa K. Nolan, and Catherine M. Logue
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2215-2219;
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Significance of Transiently Positive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Results in Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Stool Samples from Children
Thomas D. Haggerty, Sharon Perry, Luz Sanchez, Guillermo Perez-Perez, and Julie Parsonnet
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2220-2223;
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Phylogeny and Identification of Enterococci by atpA Gene Sequence Analysis
S. Naser, F. L. Thompson, B. Hoste, D. Gevers, K. Vandemeulebroecke, I. Cleenwerck, C. C. Thompson, M. Vancanneyt, and J. Swings
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2224-2230;
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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
C. H. E. Boel, C. M. C. van Herk, P. J. M. Berretty, G. H. W. Onland, and A. J. C. van den Brule
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2231-2235;
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Detection of Bacteria in Red Blood Cell Concentrates by the Scansystem Method
S. Ribault, A. Faucon, L. Grave, P. Nannini, and I. Besson Faure
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2251-2255;
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Identification of Non-Helicobacter pylori Spiral Organisms in Gastric Samples from Humans, Dogs, and Cats
Kathleen Van den Bulck, Annemie Decostere, Margo Baele, Ann Driessen, Jean-Claude Debongnie, Alain Burette, Manfred Stolte, Richard Ducatelle, and Freddy Haesebrouck
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2256-2260;
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Role and Significance of Quantitative Urine Cultures in Diagnosis of Melioidosis
Direk Limmathurotsakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Wirongrong Chierakul, Allen C. Cheng, Bina Maharjan, Wipada Chaowagul, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2274-2276;
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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"
Matthias F. C. Beersma, Kristien Dirven, Alje P. van Dam, Kate E. Templeton, Eric C. J. Claas, and Herman Goossens
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2277-2285;
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Comparison of Genotypic and Phenotypic Methods for Species-Level Identification of Clinical Isolates of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
E. Heikens, A. Fleer, A. Paauw, A. Florijn, and A. C. Fluit
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2286-2290;
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Microarray-Based Detection of 90 Antibiotic Resistance Genes of Gram-Positive Bacteria
Vincent Perreten, Lorianne Vorlet-Fawer, Peter Slickers, Ralf Ehricht, Peter Kuhnert, and Joachim Frey
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2291-2302;
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Molecular Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates from Korea
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2303-2306;
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Rapid and Accurate Identification of Human Isolates of Pasteurella and Related Species by Sequencing the sodA Gene
Anne-Lise Gautier, Damien Dubois, Françoise Escande, Jean-Loup Avril, Patrick Trieu-Cuot, and Olivier Gaillot
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2307-2314;
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Genomic Diversity in Campylobacter jejuni: Identification of C. jejuni 81-176-Specific Genes
Frédéric Poly, Deborah Threadgill, and Alain Stintzi
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2330-2338;
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Characterization of Oral Strains of Cardiobacterium valvarum and Emended Description of the Organism
Xiang Y. Han and Enevold Falsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2370-2374;
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Genetic Background Affects Stability of mecA in Staphylococcus aureus
Yuki Katayama, D. Ashley Robinson, Mark C. Enright, and Henry F. Chambers
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2380-2383;
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Multilocus Sequence Typing of Streptococcus uberis Provides Sensitive and Epidemiologically Relevant Subtype Information and Reveals Positive Selection in the Virulence Gene pauA
Ruth N. Zadoks, Ynte H. Schukken, and Martin Wiedmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2407-2417;
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Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of the Periodontopathic Bacteria Porphyromonas gingivalis, Tannerella forsythia, and Treponema denticola
Akihiro Yoshida, Shiori Nagashima, Toshihiro Ansai, Masayo Tachibana, Hiroaki Kato, Hajime Watari, Tsugunori Notomi, and Tadamichi Takehara
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2418-2424;
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Prevalence of Pathogenicity Island II_CFT073 Genes among Extraintestinal Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2425-2434;
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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
Raymond S. W. Tsang, Michelle L. Sill, Abdolreza Advani, Dorothy Xing, Penny Newland, and Hans Hallander
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2449-2451;
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Development and Use of an Internal Positive Control for Detection of Bordetella pertussis by PCR
Stéphanie Herwegh, Christophe Carnoy, Frédéric Wallet, Caroline Loïez, and René J. Courcol
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2462-2464;
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Broth Microdilution and Disk Diffusion Tests for Susceptibility Testing of Pasteurella Species Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens
Diane M. Citron, Yumi A. Warren, Helen T. Fernandez, Maurice A. Goldstein, Kerin L. Tyrrell, and Ellie J. C. Goldstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2485-2488;
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Unstable Vancomycin Heteroresistance Is Common among Clinical Isolates of Methiciliin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Nottasorn Plipat, Gilat Livni, Heidi Bertram, and Richard B. Thomson, Jr.
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2494-2496;
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Routine Incubation of BacT/ALERT FA and FN Blood Culture Bottles for More than 3 Days May Not Be Necessary
Paul P. Bourbeau and Michael Foltzer
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2506-2509;
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Antigen Test Using Positive Blood Culture Bottles as an Alternative Method To Diagnose Pneumococcal Bacteremia
Cathy A. Petti, Christopher W. Woods, and L. Barth Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2510-2512;
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Oral Campylobacter Species Involved in Extraoral Abscess: a Report of Three Cases
Xiang Y. Han, Jeffrey J. Tarrand, and David C. Rice
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2513-2515;
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New Species of Bordetella, Bordetella ansorpii sp. nov., Isolated from the Purulent Exudate of an Epidermal Cyst
Kwan Soo Ko, Kyong Ran Peck, Won Sup Oh, Nam Yong Lee, Jang Ho Lee, and Jae-Hoon Song
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2516-2519;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Enhanced Enzyme Immunoassay with Negative-Gray-Zone Testing Compared to a Single Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique for Community-Based Chlamydial Screening of Men
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2065-2069;
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Interrelationship between Polymorphisms of incA, Fusogenic Properties of Chlamydia trachomatis Strains, and Clinical Manifestations in Patients in The Netherlands
Yvonne Pannekoek, Joke Spaargaren, Ankie A. J. Langerak, Judith Merks, Servaas A. Morré, and Arie van der Ende
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2441-2443;
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Sequencing of the Chlamydophila psittaci ompA Gene Reveals a New Genotype, E/B, and the Need for a Rapid Discriminatory Genotyping Method
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2456-2461;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2070-2074;
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Rapid Detection and Typing of Strains of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from Broth Cultures
Alifiya S. Motiwala, Megan Strother, Natalie E. Theus, Roger W. Stich, Beverly Byrum, William P. Shulaw, Vivek Kapur, and Srinand Sreevatsan
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2111-2117;
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Targeted Hybridization of IS6110 Fingerprints Identifies the W-Beijing Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains among Clinical Isolates
Natalia Kurepina, Ekaterina Likhoshvay, Elena Shashkina, Barun Mathema, Kristin Kremer, Dick van Soolingen, Pablo Bifani, and Barry N. Kreiswirth
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2148-2154;
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Genotypic Analysis of the Earliest Known Prehistoric Case of Tuberculosis in Britain
G. Michael Taylor, Douglas B. Young, and Simon A. Mays
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2236-2240;
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Comparison of Six Methods of Extracting Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA from Processed Sputum for Testing by Quantitative Real-Time PCR
Wade K. Aldous, June I. Pounder, Joann L. Cloud, and Gail L. Woods
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2471-2473;
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Identification and Characterization of Genomic Variations between Mycobacterium bovis and M. tuberculosis H37Rv
Ariel Amadio, María Isabel Romano, Fabiana Bigi, Ignacio Etchechoury, Tanja Kubica, Stefan Niemann, Angel Cataldi, and Karina Caimi
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2481-2484;
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Isothermal RNA Sequence Amplification Method for Rapid Antituberculosis Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Shunji Takakura, Shigeo Tsuchiya, Naoko Fujihara, Toyoichiro Kudo, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Satoshi Mitarai, Satoshi Ichiyama, Kiyoshi Yasukawa, and Takahiko Ishiguro
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2489-2491;
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Distribution of IS1311 and IS1245 in Mycobacterium avium Subspecies Revisited
Tone Bjordal Johansen, Berit Djønne, Merete R. Jensen, and Ingrid Olsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2500-2502;
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Methods for Reducing Bacterial Contamination in the BacT/Alert Mycobacterial Culture Detection System
Kim Dionne, Amy Sweeney, Annie Hedgepeth, Karen Carroll, and Nicole Parrish
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2523-2525;
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Mycology:

Workload Due to Aspergillus fumigatus and Significance of the Organism in the Microbiology Laboratory of a General Hospital
E. Bouza, J. Guinea, T. Peláez, J. Pérez-Molina, L. Alcalá, and P. Muñoz
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2075-2079;
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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
Hans P. Hinrikson, Steven F. Hurst, Timothy J. Lott, David W. Warnock, and Christine J. Morrison
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2092-2103;
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Repetitive-Sequence-PCR-Based DNA Fingerprinting Using the DiversiLab System for Identification of Commonly Encountered Dermatophytes
June I. Pounder, Sheri Williams, Dewey Hansen, Mimi Healy, Kristy Reece, and Gail L. Woods
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2141-2147;
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Antifungal Susceptibilities of Candida Species Causing Vulvovaginitis and Epidemiology of Recurrent Cases
Sandra S. Richter, Rudolph P. Galask, Shawn A. Messer, Richard J. Hollis, Daniel J. Diekema, and Michael A. Pfaller
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2155-2162;
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Global Trends in the Antifungal Susceptibility of Cryptococcus neoformans (1990 to 2004)
M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, L. Boyken, C. Rice, S. Tendolkar, R. J. Hollis, G. V. Doern, and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2163-2167;
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Comparison of Non-Culture-Based Methods for Detection of Systemic Fungal Infections, with an Emphasis on Invasive Candida Infections
P. Lewis White, Alice E. Archer, and Rosemary A. Barnes
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2181-2187;
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Use of a Commercial Reagent Leads to Reduced Germ Tube Production by Candida dubliniensis
Leigh E. Davis, Christine E. Shields, and William G. Merz
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2465-2466;
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In Vitro Activity of Voriconazole against Prototheca wickerhamii: Comparative Evaluation of Sensititre and NCCLS M27-A2 Methods of Detection
Maria José Linares, Francisco Solís, and Manuel Casal
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2520-2522;
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Epidemiology:

Genotypic Study of Pneumocystis jirovecii in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patients in Thailand
Suradej Siripattanapipong, Jeerapun Worapong, Mathirut Mungthin, Saovanee Leelayoova, and Peerapan Tan-ariya
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2104-2110;
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Investigation of a Nosocomial Outbreak of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Producing the OXA-23 ß-Lactamase in Korea
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2241-2245;
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Five-Year Follow-Up Study of Mother-to-Child Transmission of Helicobacter pylori Infection Detected by a Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Fingerprinting Method
Mutsuko Konno, Nobuhiro Fujii, Shin-ichi Yokota, Kiyoshi Sato, Michiko Takahashi, Kohei Sato, Emi Mino, and Toshiro Sugiyama
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2246-2250;
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Characterization of AmpC-Mediated Resistance in Clinical Salmonella Isolates Recovered from Humans during the Period 1992 to 2003 in England and Wales
M. Batchelor, K. L. Hopkins, E. J. Threlfall, F. A. Clifton-Hadley, A. D. Stallwood, R. H. Davies, and E. Liebana
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2261-2265;
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Extended Multilocus Sequence Typing System for Campylobacter coli, C. lari, C. upsaliensis, and C. helveticus
William G. Miller, Stephen L. W. On, Guilin Wang, Samarpita Fontanoz, Albert J. Lastovica, and Robert E. Mandrell
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2315-2329;
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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
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2350-2355;
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Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Carrying Panton-Valentine Leucocidin Genes in England and Wales: Frequency, Characterization, and Association with Clinical Disease
A. Holmes, M. Ganner, S. McGuane, T. L. Pitt, B. D. Cookson, and A. M. Kearns
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2384-2390;
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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
Jungmin Kim and Yu-Mi Lim
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2452-2455;
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Identification of Shigella sonnei Biotype g Isolates Carrying Class 2 Integrons in Italy (2001 to 2003)
Caterina Mammina, Mirella Pontello, Anna Dal Vecchio, Antonino Nastasi, and the Shigella sonnei Working Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2467-2470;
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Comparative Molecular Analysis of Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Young Children with Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infections and Meningitis in Hanoi, Vietnam
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2474-2476;
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Clonal Spread of Pediatric Isolates of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant, emm Type 6 Streptococcus pyogenes
Rodrigo Alonso, Estibaliz Mateo, Marc Galimand, Javier Garaizar, P. Courvalin, and Ramón Cisterna
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2492-2493;
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Erythromycin-Resistant Group A Streptococcal Isolates Collected between 2000 and 2005 in Oahu, Hawaii, and Their emm Types
Guliz Erdem, Jacqueline Ford, Dwight Johnson, Lucienne Abe, Karen Yamaga, and Edward Kaplan
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2497-2499;
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Parasitology:

Real-Time-PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica Infection
Shantanu Roy, Mamun Kabir, Dinesh Mondal, Ibne Karim M. Ali, William A. Petri, Jr., and Rashidul Haque
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2168-2172;
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Detection of Cyclospora cayetanensis Oocysts in Human Fecal Specimens by Flow Cytometry
Brent R. Dixon, Jeff M. Bussey, Lorna J. Parrington, and Monique Parenteau
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2375-2379;
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Real-Time PCR for Detection and Identification of Plasmodium spp.
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2435-2440;
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Case Reports:

Rahnella aquatilis Bacteremia from a Suspected Urinary Source
Kaley Tash
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2526-2528;
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Bartonella Species as a Potential Cause of Epistaxis in Dogs
Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Barbara C. Hegarty, Ricardo Maggi, Eleanor Hawkins, and Page Dyer
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2529-2533;
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Human Cytomegalovirus Infection of a Severe-Burn Patient: Evidence for Productive Self-Limited Viral Replication in Blood and Lung
Klaus Hamprecht, Mathias Pfau, Hans-Eberhard Schaller, Gerhard Jahn, Jaap M. Middeldorp, and Hans-Oliver Rennekampff
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2534-2536;
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Listeria-Associated Arthritis in a Patient Undergoing Etanercept Therapy: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Georg Schett, Petra Herak, Winfried Graninger, Josef S. Smolen, and Martin Aringer
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2537-2541;
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Unusual Laboratory Findings in a Case of Norwegian Scabies Provided a Clue to Diagnosis
Samson S. Y. Wong, Patrick C. Y. Woo, and Kwok-yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2542-2544;
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Letters To The Editor:

New Quality Control Strain for Use in Routine Testing for Production of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases by Enterobacteriaceae
Joel E. Mortensen, Mavi Bernier, Larry D. Gray, Sharon Dolan, Nancy D. Hanson, Ellen S. Moland, and Baha Abdalhamid
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2545
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Chlamydia trachomatis Serovars Causing Urogenital Infections in Women in Melbourne, Australia
Nichole A. Lister, Christopher K. Fairley, Sepehr N. Tabrizi, Suzanne Garland, and Anthony Smith
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2546-2547;
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False Positivity for Aspergillus Antigenemia with Amoxicillin-Clavulonic Acid
Gokhan Metan, Mine Durusu*, and Omrum Uzun
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2548-2549;
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Errata:

Phylogenetic Analysis and PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Identification of Campylobacter Species Based on Partial groEL Gene Sequences
R.I. Kärenlampi, T.P. Tolvanen, and M.-L. Hänninen
J. Clin. Microbiol. May 2005 43: 2550
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