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Minireviews:

B. Malorny and J. Hoorfar

Toward Standardization of Diagnostic PCR Testing of Fecal Samples: Lessons from the Detection of Salmonellae in Pigs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3033-3037. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parasitology:

R. Maurya, R. K. Singh, B. Kumar, P. Salotra, M. Rai, and S. Sundar

Evaluation of PCR for Diagnosis of Indian Kala-Azar and Assessment of Cure
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3038-3041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noeli Maria Espíndola, Alberto Hiroshi Iha, Irene Fernandes, Osvaldo Massaiti Takayanagui, Luís dos Ramos Machado, José Antônio Livramento, Antônio Augusto Mendes Maia, José Mauro Peralta, and Adelaide José Vaz

Cysticercosis Immunodiagnosis Using 18- and 14-Kilodalton Proteins from Taenia crassiceps Cysticercus Antigens Obtained by Immunoaffinity Chromatography
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3178-3184. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shigeo Yagi, Gregory C. Booton, Govinda S. Visvesvara, and Frederick L. Schuster

Detection of Balamuthia Mitochondrial 16S rRNA Gene DNA in Clinical Specimens by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3192-3197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Sithithaworn, P. Sithithaworn, T. Janrungsopa, K. Suvatanadecha, K. Ando, and M. R. Haswell-Elkins

Comparative Assessment of the Gelatin Particle Agglutination Test and an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Strongyloidiasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3278-3282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alice Senescau, Antoine Berry, Françoise Benoit-Vical, Olfert Landt, Richard Fabre, Joël Lelièvre, Sophie Cassaing, and Jean-François Magnaval

Use of a Locked-Nucleic-Acid Oligomer in the Clamped-Probe Assay for Detection of a Minority Pfcrt K76T Mutant Population of Plasmodium falciparum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3304-3308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cynthia Press, Jose G. Montoya, and Jack S. Remington

Use of a Single Serum Sample for Diagnosis of Acute Toxoplasmosis in Pregnant Women and Other Adults
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3481-3483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Virology:

Jeong-min Ahn, Sang-Gyun Kang, Deog-Yong Lee, Sung Jae Shin, and Han Sang Yoo

Identification of Novel Human Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Isolates and Determination of the Seroprevalence of HEV in Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3042-3048. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. Ebner, M. Suda, F. Watzinger, and T. Lion

Molecular Detection and Quantitative Analysis of the Entire Spectrum of Human Adenoviruses by a Two-Reaction Real-Time PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3049-3053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Beatrice H. L. Wong, Hoi-wah Tsoi, Ami M. Y. Fung, Richard Y. T. Kao, Kwok-hung Chan, J. S. Malik Peiris, and Kwok-yung Yuen

Differential Sensitivities of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) Coronavirus Spike Polypeptide Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) and SARS Coronavirus Nucleocapsid Protein ELISA for Serodiagnosis of SARS Coronavirus Pneumonia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3054-3058. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Servi J. C. Stevens, Sandra A. W. M. Verkuijlen, Bambang Hariwiyanto, Harijadi, Jajah Fachiroh, Dewi K. Paramita, I. Bing Tan, Sophia M. Haryana, and Jaap M. Middeldorp

Diagnostic Value of Measuring Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) DNA Load and Carcinoma-Specific Viral mRNA in Relation to Anti-EBV Immunoglobulin A (IgA) and IgG Antibody Levels in Blood of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients from Indonesia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3066-3073. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anjan Purkayastha, Jing Su, John McGraw, Susan E. Ditty, Ted L. Hadfield, Jason Seto, Kevin L. Russell, Clark Tibbetts, and Donald Seto

Genomic and Bioinformatics Analyses of HAdV-4vac and HAdV-7vac, Two Human Adenovirus (HAdV) Strains That Constituted Original Prophylaxis against HAdV-Related Acute Respiratory Disease, a Reemerging Epidemic Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3083-3094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie L. Landry, Robin Garner, and David Ferguson

Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Using Molecular Beacons for Detection of Enterovirus RNA in Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3136-3139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Doris Chibo, Michaela A. Riddell, Mike G. Catton, and Chris J. Birch

Applicability of Oral Fluid Collected onto Filter Paper for Detection and Genetic Characterization of Measles Virus Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3145-3149. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Majid Eshaghi, Wen Siang Tan, Swee Tin Ong, and Khatijah Yusoff

Purification and Characterization of Nipah Virus Nucleocapsid Protein Produced in Insect Cells
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3172-3177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mustafizur Rahman, Jelle Matthijnssens, Sharifun Nahar, Goutam Podder, David A. Sack, Tasnim Azim, and Marc Van Ranst

Characterization of a Novel P[25],G11 Human Group A Rotavirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3208-3212. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Derek A. Holmes, David E. Purdy, Day-Yu Chao, Amanda J. Noga, and Gwong-Jen J. Chang

Comparative Analysis of Immunoglobulin M (IgM) Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Virus-Like Particles or Virus-Infected Mouse Brain Antigens To Detect IgM Antibody in Sera from Patients with Evident Flaviviral Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3227-3236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna Söderlund-Strand, Per Rymark, Pia Andersson, Joakim Dillner, and Lena Dillner

Comparison between the Hybrid Capture II Test and a PCR-Based Human Papillomavirus Detection Method for Diagnosis and Posttreatment Follow-Up of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3260-3266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. R. Lambeth, L. J. White, R. E. Johnston, and A. M. de Silva

Flow Cytometry-Based Assay for Titrating Dengue Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3267-3272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hisatoshi Kaneko, Tomohiro Iida, Koki Aoki, Shigeaki Ohno, and Tatsuo Suzutani

Sensitive and Rapid Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella-Zoster Virus DNA by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3290-3296. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Elena Percivalle, Antonella Sarasini, Livia Visai, M. Grazia Revello, and Giuseppe Gerna

Rapid Detection of Human Metapneumovirus Strains in Nasopharyngeal Aspirates and Shell Vial Cultures by Monoclonal Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3443-3446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leo L. M. Poon, Bonnie W. Y. Wong, Kwok H. Chan, Stella S. F. Ng, Kwok Y. Yuen, Yi Guan, and J. S. Malik Peiris

Evaluation of Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR and Real-Time Loop-Mediated Amplification Assays for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Detection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3457-3459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Eric C. Freundt, Douglas C. Beatty, Teresa Stegall-Faulk, and Stephen M. Wright

Possible Tick-Borne Human Enterovirus Resulting in Aseptic Meningitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3471-3473. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Archawin Rojanawiwat, Toshiyuki Miura, Hansa Thaisri, Panita Pathipvanich, Sittichai Umnajsirisuk, Tomohiko Koibuchi, Suthon Vongsheree, Aikichi Iwamoto, Koya Ariyoshi, and Pathom Sawanpanyalert

Frequent Detection of Epstein-Barr Virus and Cytomegalovirus but Not JC Virus DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients in Northern Thailand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3484-3486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rafael M. Gordillo, Juan Gutiérrez, and Manuel Casal

Evaluation of the COBAS TaqMan 48 Real-Time PCR System for Quantitation of Hepatitis B Virus DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3504-3507. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Graeme A. O'May, Nigel Reynolds, Aileen R. Smith, Aileen Kennedy, and George T. Macfarlane

Effect of pH and Antibiotics on Microbial Overgrowth in the Stomachs and Duodena of Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Feeding
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3059-3065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jane F. Turton, Mary E. Kaufmann, Judith Glover, Juliana M. Coelho, Marina Warner, Rachel Pike, and Tyrone L. Pitt

Detection and Typing of Integrons in Epidemic Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii Found in the United Kingdom
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3074-3082. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Natalia Malachowa, Artur Sabat, Marek Gniadkowski, Jolanta Krzyszton-Russjan, Joanna Empel, Jacek Miedzobrodzki, Klaudia Kosowska-Shick, Peter C. Appelbaum, and Waleria Hryniewicz

Comparison of Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis with Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, spa Typing, and Multilocus Sequence Typing for Clonal Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3095-3100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jennifer A. Black, Ellen Smith Moland, and Kenneth S. Thomson

AmpC Disk Test for Detection of Plasmid-Mediated AmpC ß-Lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae Lacking Chromosomal AmpC ß-Lactamases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3110-3113. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Helle Friis Svenstrup, Jørgen Skov Jensen, Eva Björnelius, Peter Lidbrink, Svend Birkelund, and Gunna Christiansen

Development of a Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3121-3128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Johann D. D. Pitout, Daniel B. Gregson, Laurent Poirel, Jo-Ann McClure, Phillip Le, and Deirdre L. Church

Detection of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Producing Metallo-ß-Lactamases in a Large Centralized Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3129-3135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Edith L. Tonnaer, Ger T. Rijkers, Jacques F. Meis, Corné H. Klaassen, Debby Bogaert, Peter W. Hermans, and Jo H. Curfs

Genetic Relatedness between Pneumococcal Populations Originating from the Nasopharynx, Adenoid, and Tympanic Cavity of Children with Otitis Media
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3140-3144. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Humberto R. Musa, Marta Ambroggi, Alejandro Souto, and K. A. Kristian Ängeby

Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by a Nitrate Reductase Assay Applied Directly on Microscopy-Positive Sputum Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3159-3161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

James H. Jorgensen, Sharon A. Crawford, and Kristin R. Fiebelkorn

Susceptibility of Neisseria meningitidis to 16 Antimicrobial Agents and Characterization of Resistance Mechanisms Affecting Some Agents
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3162-3171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gayathri Arakere, Savitha Nadig, Göte Swedberg, Ragini Macaden, Satish K. Amarnath, and Dasarathy Raghunath

Genotyping of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains from Two Hospitals in Bangalore, South India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3198-3202. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bertrand Issartel, Anne Tristan, Sylvain Lechevallier, Franck Bruyère, Gerard Lina, Benoît Garin, Flore Lacassin, Michèle Bes, François Vandenesch, and Jerome Etienne

Frequent Carriage of Panton-Valentine Leucocidin Genes by Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Surgically Drained Abscesses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3203-3207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Samuel Yang, Shin Lin, Ambreen Khalil, Charlotte Gaydos, Eric Nuemberger, George Juan, Justin Hardick, John G. Bartlett, Paul G. Auwaerter, and Richard E. Rothman

Quantitative PCR Assay Using Sputum Samples for Rapid Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Pneumonia in Adult Emergency Department Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3221-3226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wen-Chen Li, Fu-Yuan Huang, Chang-Pan Liu, Li-Chuan Weng, Nai-Yu Wang, Nan-Chang Chiu, and Chuen-Sheue Chiang

Ceftriaxone Resistance of Nontyphoidal Salmonella enterica Isolates in Northern Taiwan Attributable to Production of CTX-M-14 and CMY-2 ß-Lactamases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3237-3243. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. A. Riley, B. J. Heiter, and P. P. Bourbeau

Comparative Recovery of Microorganisms from BacT/ALERT Plastic and Glass FA and FN Blood Culture Bottles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3244-3246. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

C. Ginevra, C. Barranger, A. Ros, O. Mory, J.-L. Stephan, F. Freymuth, M. Joannès, B. Pozzetto, and F. Grattard

Development and Evaluation of Chlamylege, a New Commercial Test Allowing Simultaneous Detection and Identification of Legionella, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Clinical Respiratory Specimens by Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3247-3254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Monica K. Borucki, James Reynolds, Douglas R. Call, Todd J. Ward, Brent Page, and James Kadushin

Suspension Microarray with Dendrimer Signal Amplification Allows Direct and High-Throughput Subtyping of Listeria monocytogenes from Genomic DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3255-3259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Harald Hoffmann, Sibylle Stindl, Wolfgang Ludwig, Anita Stumpf, Andre Mehlen, Daniel Monget, Denis Pierard, Stefan Ziesing, Jürgen Heesemann, Andreas Roggenkamp, and Karl H. Schleifer

Enterobacter hormaechei subsp. oharae subsp. nov., E. hormaechei subsp. hormaechei comb. nov., and E. hormaechei subsp. steigerwaltii subsp. nov., Three New Subspecies of Clinical Importance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3297-3303. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. F. Siqueira, Jr. and I. N. Rôças

Uncultivated Phylotypes and Newly Named Species Associated with Primary and Persistent Endodontic Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3314-3319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Michael Janda, Sharon L. Abbott, Sue Bystrom, and Will S. Probert

Identification of Two Distinct Hybridization Groups in the Genus Hafnia by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing and Phenotypic Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3320-3323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zheng-Chao Tu, William Eisner, Barry N. Kreiswirth, and Martin J. Blaser

Genetic Divergence of Campylobacter fetus Strains of Mammal and Reptile Origins
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3334-3340. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Patrice Francois, Antoine Huyghe, Yvan Charbonnier, Manuela Bento, Sébastien Herzig, Ivan Topolski, Bénédicte Fleury, Daniel Lew, Pierre Vaudaux, Stephan Harbarth, Willem van Leeuwen, Alex van Belkum, Dominique S. Blanc, Didier Pittet, and Jacques Schrenzel

Use of an Automated Multiple-Locus, Variable-Number Tandem Repeat-Based Method for Rapid and High-Throughput Genotyping of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3346-3355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Battouli Saïd-Salim, Barun Mathema, Kevin Braughton, Stacy Davis, Daniel Sinsimer, William Eisner, Yekaterina Likhoshvay, Frank R. DeLeo, and Barry N. Kreiswirth

Differential Distribution and Expression of Panton-Valentine Leucocidin among Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3373-3379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander Swidsinski, Jutta Weber, Vera Loening-Baucke, Laura P. Hale, and Herbert Lochs

Spatial Organization and Composition of the Mucosal Flora in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3380-3389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sven Poppert, Andreas Essig, Barbara Stoehr, Adelinde Steingruber, Beate Wirths, Stefan Juretschko, Udo Reischl, and Nele Wellinghausen

Rapid Diagnosis of Bacterial Meningitis by Real-Time PCR and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3390-3397. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

H. Y. Cai, L. Lu, C. A. Muckle, J. F. Prescott, and S. Chen

Development of a Novel Protein Microarray Method for Serotyping Salmonella enterica Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3427-3430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Priscila de A. Trindade, Renata L. Pacheco, Silvia F. Costa, Flavia Rossi, Antonio A. Barone, Elsa M. Mamizuka, and Anna S. Levin

Prevalence of SCCmec Type IV in Nosocomial Bloodstream Isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3435-3437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Shannon Kaplan, Elizabeth M. Marlowe, James J. Hogan, Mehmet Doymaz, David A. Bruckner, and Andrew E. Simor

Sensitivity and Specificity of a Rapid rRNA Gene Probe Assay for Simultaneous Identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Detection of mecA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3438-3442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Leanne M. DeWinter, Kathryn A. Bernard, and Marc G. Romney

Human Clinical Isolates of Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans Collected in Canada from 1999 to 2003 but Not Fitting Reporting Criteria for Cases of Diphtheria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3447-3449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melissa B. Miller, Heather Meyer, Elaine Rogers, and Peter H. Gilligan

Comparison of Conventional Susceptibility Testing, Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a Latex Agglutination Testing, and mecA Real-Time PCR for Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3450-3452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Politi, P. T. Tassios, M. Lambiri, A. Kansouzidou, M. Pasiotou, A. C. Vatopoulos, K. Mellou, N. J. Legakis, and L. S. Tzouvelekis

Repeated Occurrence of Diverse Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases in Minor Serotypes of Food-Borne Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3453-3456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tom Coenye, Theodore Spilker, Rebecca Reik, Peter Vandamme, and John J. LiPuma

Use of PCR Analyses To Define the Distribution of Ralstonia Species Recovered from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3463-3466. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Itzhak Brook

Bacteriology of Acute and Chronic Ethmoid Sinusitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3479-3480. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Damien M. O'Halloran and Mary T. Cafferkey

Multiplex PCR for Identification of Seven Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes Targeted by a 7-Valent Conjugate Vaccine
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3487-3490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Philippe Corne, Hélène Marchandin, Olivier Jonquet, Josiane Campos, and Anne-Laure Bañuls

Molecular Evidence that Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus Plays a Role in Respiratory Tract Infections of Critically Ill Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3491-3493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julie M. Morris, Alisa L. Reasonover, Michael G. Bruce, Dana L. Bruden, Brian J. McMahon, Frank D. Sacco, Douglas E. Berg, and Alan J. Parkinson

Evaluation of seaFAST, a Rapid Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Test, for Detection of Helicobacter pylori and Resistance to Clarithromycin in Paraffin-Embedded Biopsy Sections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3494-3496. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Deepak Saxena, Yihong Li, and Page W. Caufield

Identification of Unique Bacterial Gene Segments from Streptococcus mutans with Potential Relevance to Dental Caries by Subtraction DNA Hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3508-3511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Hélène Marchandin, Nicole Bouziges, and Albert Sotto

First Infection with VanD-Type Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in Europe
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3512-3515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lynne M. Sloan, Jon E. Rosenblatt, and Franklin R. Cockerill, III

Detection of Tropheryma whipplei DNA in Clinical Specimens by LightCycler Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3516-3518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dongeun Yong, Young Sik Lim, Jong Hwa Yum, Hyukmin Lee, Kyungwon Lee, Eui-Chong Kim, Bok-Kwon Lee, and Yunsop Chong

Nosocomial Outbreak of Pediatric Gastroenteritis Caused by CTX-M-14-Type Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Strains of Salmonella enterica Serovar London
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3519-3521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paul A. Lawson, Henry Malnick, Matthew D. Collins, Jayesh J. Shah, Marie A. Chattaway, Richard Bendall, and John W. Hartley

Description of Kingella potus sp. nov., an Organism Isolated from a Wound Caused by an Animal Bite
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3526-3529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masatoshi Okura, Ro Osawa, Eiji Arakawa, Jun Terajima, and Haruo Watanabe

Identification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus Pandemic Group-Specific DNA Sequence by Genomic Subtraction
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3533-3536. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Epidemiology:

Kim Ekelund, Jessica Darenberg, Anna Norrby-Teglund, Steen Hoffmann, Didi Bang, Peter Skinhøj, and Helle Bossen Konradsen

Variations in emm Type among Group A Streptococcal Isolates Causing Invasive or Noninvasive Infections in a Nationwide Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3101-3109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph Gangoué-Piéboji, Branka Bedenic, Sinata Koulla-Shiro, Corinne Randegger, Dieudonné Adiogo, Pierre Ngassam, Peter Ndumbe, and Herbert Hächler

Extended-Spectrum-ß-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Yaounde, Cameroon
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3273-3277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Garcia-Migura, E. Pleydell, S. Barnes, R. H. Davies, and E. Liebana

Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates from Broiler Poultry and Pig Farms in England and Wales
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3283-3289. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carole Moubareck, Ziad Daoud, Noha I. Hakimé, Monzer Hamzé, Nicole Mangeney, Hiam Matta, Jacques E. Mokhbat, Raymond Rohban, Dolla Karam Sarkis, and Florence Doucet-Populaire

Countrywide Spread of Community- and Hospital-Acquired Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase (CTX-M-15)-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in Lebanon
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3309-3313. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

W. J. B. Wannet, E. Spalburg, M. E. O. C. Heck, G. N. Pluister, E. Tiemersma, R. J. L. Willems, X. W. Huijsdens, A. J. de Neeling, and J. Etienne

Emergence of Virulent Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Carrying Panton-Valentine Leucocidin Genes in The Netherlands
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3341-3345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yoko Takizawa, Ikue Taneike, Saori Nakagawa, Tomohiro Oishi, Yoshiyuki Nitahara, Nobuhiro Iwakura, Kyoko Ozaki, Misao Takano, Teruko Nakayama, and Tatsuo Yamamoto

A Panton-Valentine Leucocidin (PVL)-Positive Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Strain, Another Such Strain Carrying a Multiple-Drug Resistance Plasmid, and Other More-Typical PVL-Negative MRSA Strains Found in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3356-3363. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ken Hisata, Kyoko Kuwahara-Arai, Munetaka Yamanoto, Teruyo Ito, Yasuo Nakatomi, Longzhu Cui, Tadashi Baba, Masahiko Terasawa, Chie Sotozono, Shigeru Kinoshita, Yuichiro Yamashiro, and Keiichi Hiramatsu

Dissemination of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci among Healthy Japanese Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3364-3372. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Antonio Fasanella, Matthew Van Ert, Settimia A. Altamura, Giuliano Garofolo, Canio Buonavoglia, Guido Leori, Lynn Huynh, Shaylan Zanecki, and Paul Keim

Molecular Diversity of Bacillus anthracis in Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3398-3401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Francesca Meacci, Germano Orrù, Elisabetta Iona, Federico Giannoni, Claudio Piersimoni, Gianni Pozzi, Lanfranco Fattorini, and Marco R. Oggioni

Drug Resistance Evolution of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain from a Noncompliant Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3114-3120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ryoji Maekura, Yoshinari Okuda, Atsusi Hirotani, Seigo Kitada, Touru Hiraga, Kenji Yoshimura, Ikuya Yano, Kazuo Kobayashi, and Masami Ito

Clinical and Prognostic Importance of Serotyping Mycobacterium avium-Mycobacterium intracellulare Complex Isolates in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3150-3158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anthony G. Tsolaki, Sebastien Gagneux, Alexander S. Pym, Yves-Olivier L. Goguet de la Salmoniere, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Dick Van Soolingen, and Peter M. Small

Genomic Deletions Classify the Beijing/W Strains as a Distinct Genetic Lineage of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3185-3191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

K. F. Laserson, N. T. N. Yen, C. G. Thornton, V. T. C. Mai, W. Jones, D. Q. An, N. H. Phuoc, N. A. Trinh, D. T. C. Nhung, T. X. Lien, N. T. N. Lan, C. Wells, N. Binkin, M. Cetron, and S. A. Maloney

Improved Sensitivity of Sputum Smear Microscopy after Processing Specimens with C₁₈-Carboxypropylbetaine To Detect Acid-Fast Bacilli: a Study of United States-Bound Immigrants from Vietnam
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3460-3462. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Catherine Pierre-Audigier, Agnès Ferroni, Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus, Muriel Le Bourgeois, Catherine Offredo, Hoang Vu-Thien, Brigitte Fauroux, Patricia Mariani, Anne Munck, Edouard Bingen, Didier Guillemot, Gilles Quesne, Véronique Vincent, Patrick Berche, and Jean-Louis Gaillard

Age-Related Prevalence and Distribution of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Species among Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3467-3470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joann L. Cloud, Karen C. Carroll, Samuel Cohen, Clint M. Anderson, and Gail L. Woods

Interpretive Criteria for Use of AccuProbe for Identification of Mycobacterium avium Complex Directly from 7H9 Broth Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3474-3478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brigitte König, Ina Tammer, Veronika Sollich, and Wolfgang König

Intra- and Interpatient Variability of the hsp65 and 16S-23S Intergenic Gene Region in Mycobacterium abscessus Strains from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3500-3503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bouke C. de Jong, Anthony Onipede, Alex S. Pym, Sebastien Gagneux, Roxanne S. Aga, Kathryn DeRiemer, and Peter M. Small

Does Resistance to Pyrazinamide Accurately Indicate the Presence of Mycobacterium bovis?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3530-3532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Haiqing Sheng, Margaret A. Davis, Hannah J. Knecht, Dale D. Hancock, Joyce Van Donkersgoed, and Carolyn J. Hovde

Characterization of a Shiga Toxin-, Intimin-, and Enterotoxin Hemolysin-Producing Escherichia coli ONT:H25 Strain Commonly Isolated from Healthy Cattle
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3213-3220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mark Schrenzel, J. Lindsay Oaks, Dave Rotstein, Gabriel Maalouf, Eric Snook, Cal Sandfort, and Bruce Rideout

Characterization of a New Species of Adenovirus in Falcons
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3402-3413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

J. Lindsay Oaks, Mark Schrenzel, Bruce Rideout, and Cal Sandfort

Isolation and Epidemiology of Falcon Adenovirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3414-3420. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gaetano Donofrio, Sandro Cavirani, Vicky van Santen, and Cesidio Filippo Flammini

Potential Secondary Pathogenic Role for Bovine Herpesvirus 4
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3421-3426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Larry D. Gray, Kerry L. Ketring, and Yi-Wei Tang

Clinical Use of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing To Identify Mycoplasma felis and M. gateae Associated with Feline Ulcerative Keratitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3431-3434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mario Jacques, Josée Labrie, Frank St. Michael, Andrew D. Cox, Marie-Anne Paradis, C. Paul Dick, Christian Klopfenstein, André Broes, Nahuel Fittipaldi, and Marcelo Gottschalk

Isolation of an Atypical Strain of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Serotype 1 with a Truncated Lipopolysaccharide Outer Core and No O-Antigen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3522-3525. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Jennifer L. Rakeman, Uyen Bui, Karen LaFe, Yi-Ching Chen, Rhonda J. Honeycutt, and Brad T. Cookson

Multilocus DNA Sequence Comparisons Rapidly Identify Pathogenic Molds
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3324-3333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Klevay, Alex Ebinger, Daniel Diekema, Shawn Messer, Richard Hollis, and Michael Pfaller

Disk Diffusion Testing Using Candida sp. Colonies Taken Directly from CHROMagar Candida Medium May Decrease Time Required To Obtain Results
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3497-3499. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Sameer Elsayed and Kunyan Zhang

Bacteremia Caused by Janibacter melonis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3537-3539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

E. Peres, S. Savasan, J. Klein, M. Abidi, R. Dansey, and E. Abella

High Fatality Rate of Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Lymphoproliferative Disorder Occurring after Bone Marrow Transplantation with Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin Conditioning Regimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3540-3543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. W. H. Wulf, R. van Crevel, R. Portier, C. G. ter Meulen, W. J. G. Melchers, A. van der Ven, and J. M. D. Galama

Toxoplasmosis after Renal Transplantation: Implications of a Missed Diagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3544-3547. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. Francisca Colom, Susana Frasés, Consuelo Ferrer, Alejandro Jover, Mariano Andreu, Sergio Reus, Manuel Sánchez, and Josep M. Torres-Rodríguez

First Case of Human Cryptococcosis Due to Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii in Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3548-3550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sebastian Voigt, Detlef Michel, Olivia Kershaw, Jörn-Sven Kühl, Thomas Mertens, Wolfram Ebell, and Helga Meisel

Fatal Reactivation of Postnatal Cytomegalovirus Infection with Rapid Emergence of Ganciclovir Resistance in an Infant after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3551-3554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Matjaz Ocepek, Mateja Pate, Manca Zolnir-Dovc, and Mario Poljak

Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Human to Cattle
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3555-3557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anna Psaroulaki, Antonis Germanakis, Achilleas Gikas, Efstathia Scoulica, and Yannis Tselentis

Simultaneous Detection of "Rickettsia mongolotimonae" in a Patient and in a Tick in Greece
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3558-3559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chadi M. El Saleeby, Kim J. Allison, Katherine M. Knapp, Thomas J. Walsh, and Randall T. Hayden

Discordant Rise in Galactomannan Antigenemia in a Patient with Resolving Aspergillosis, Renal Failure, and Ongoing Hemodialysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3560-3563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Julien Loubinoux, Bernard Rio, Liliana Mihaila, Elena Foïs, Anne Le Fleche, Patrick A. D. Grimont, Jean-Pierre Marie, and Anne Bouvet

Bacteremia Caused by an Undescribed Species of Janibacter
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3564-3566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Faiz Fendukly and Björn Osterman

Isolation of Actinobaculum schaalii and Actinobaculum urinale from a Patient with Chronic Renal Failure
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3567-3569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lily Yang, Mark Thomas, Andrew Woodhouse, Diana Martin, John D. Fraser, and Thomas Proft

Involvement of Streptococcal Mitogenic Exotoxin Z in Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3570-3573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters To The Editor:

Li Chen, Xiaofang Cheng, Wenyuan Shi, Qingyi Lu, Vay Liang Go, David Heber, and Lili Ma

Inhibition of Growth of Streptococcus mutans, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci by Kurarinone, a Bioactive Flavonoid Isolated from Sophora flavescens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3574-3575. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yi-Wei Tang, Susan E. Sefers, and Haijing Li

Primer Sequence Modification Enhances Hepatitis C Virus Genotype Coverage
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3576-3577. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Pablo Gustavo Scapellato, Cecilia Ormazabal, José Luis Scapellato, and Edgardo Gabriel Bottaro

Meningitis Due to Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Successfully Treated with Combined Intravenous and Intraventricular Chloramphenicol
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3578-3579. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Sagarika Haldar, Shyamasree De Majumdar, Soumitesh Chakravorty, Jaya Sivaswami Tyagi, Manpreet Bhalla, and M. K. Sen

Detection of Acid-Fast Bacilli in Postlysis Debris of Clinical Specimens Improves the Reliability of PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3580-3581. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yasmin A. Begum, Kaisar A. Talukder, G. Balakrish Nair, Firdausi Qadri, R. Bradley Sack, and Ann-Mari Svennerholm

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Isolated from Surface Water in Urban and Rural Areas of Bangladesh
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3582-3583. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nicasio Mancini, Cristina M. Ossi, Mario Perotti, Massimo Clementi, Daniel B. DiGiulio, Joanna M. Schaenman, Jose G. Montoya, Nancy B. McClenny, Gerald J. Berry, Laurence F. Mirels, Michael G. Rinaldi, and Annette W. Fothergill

Molecular Mycological Diagnosis and Correct Antimycotic Treatments
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3584-3585. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

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

Comparing Genomes of Helicobacter pylori Strains from the High-Altitude Desert of Ladakh, India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3586. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guy H. Palmer, Donald P. Knowles, Jr, Jose-Luis Rodriguez, David P. Gnad, Larry C. Hollis, Twig Marston, and Kelly A. Brayton

Stochastic Transmission of Multiple Genotypically Distinct Anaplasma marginale Strains in a Herd with High Prevalence of Anaplasma Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3587. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Livio Pagano, Gabriella Pagliari, Luana Fianchi, Luca Mele, Marilena La Sorda, Angelica Franco, and Giovanni Fadda

Comparison of Real-Time PCR, Conventional PCR, and Galactomannan Antigen Detection by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples from Hematology Patients for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3588. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Katri Juuti, Salha Ibrahem, Anni Virolainen-Julkunen, Jaana Vuopio-Varkila, and Pentti Kuusela

The pls Gene Found in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Is Common in Clinical Isolates of Staphylococcus sciuri
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3589. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

Efficient Discrimination within a Corynebacterium diphtheriae Epidemic Clonal Group by a Novel Macroarray-Based Method (print version)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3590. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Melissa M. Nicolas, Ilse H. Stalis, Tracy L. Clippinger, Martin Busch, Robert Nordhausen, Gabriel Maalouf, and Mark D. Schrenzel

Systemic Disease in Vaal Rhebok (Pelea capreolus) Caused by Mycoplasmas in the Mycoides Cluster
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3591. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Volume 42, no. 7, 2004, Legend to Cover Photograph
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3592. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christelle Deffernez, Werner Wunderli, Yves Thomas, Sabine Yerly, Luc Perrin, and Laurent Kaiser

Amplicon Sequencing and Improved Detection of Human Rhinovirus in Respiratory Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3593. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thi Anh Hong Le, Monique Lejay-Collin, Patrick A. D. Grimont, Thuy Long Hoang, Thi Vinh Hguyen, Francine Grimont, and Maurice R. Scavizzi

Endemic, Epidemic Clone of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Harboring a Single Multidrug-Resistant Plasmid in Vietnam between 1995 and 2002
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005 43: 3594. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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