Contents: August 2005, Volume 43, Issue 8        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Bacteriology        Epidemiology        Virology        Parasitology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Mycology        Case Reports        Fast-Track Communications        Letters To The Editor        Errata        Authors' Corrections Other Issues

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Experimental Infection of White-Tailed Deer with Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Etiologic Agent of Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis Cynthia M. Tate, Daniel G. Mead, M. Page Luttrell, Elizabeth W. Howerth, Vivien G. Dugan, Ulrike G. Munderloh, and William R. Davidson J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3595-3601; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genomic Polymorphisms for Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Diagnostics Makeda Semret, David C. Alexander, Christine Y. Turenne, Petra de Haas, Pieter Overduin, Dick van Soolingen, Debby Cousins, and Marcel A. Behr J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3704-3712; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Ability of the Vector Tick Boophilus microplus To Acquire and Transmit Babesia equi following Feeding on Chronically Infected Horses with Low-Level Parasitemia Massaro W. Ueti, Guy H. Palmer, Lowell S. Kappmeyer, Mary Statdfield, Glen A. Scoles, and Donald P. Knowles J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3755-3759; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Staphylococcus aureus Genotypes Recovered from Cases of Bovine, Ovine, and Caprine Mastitis T. Mørk, T. Tollersrud, B. Kvitle, H. J. Jørgensen, and S. Waage J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3979-3984; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Regulated Expression of the Beta2-Toxin Gene (cpb2) in Clostridium perfringens Type A Isolates from Horses with Gastrointestinal Diseases Michael Waters, Deepa Raju, Helen S. Garmory, Michel R. Popoff, and Mahfuzur R. Sarker J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4002-4009; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation and Molecular Typing of Naegleria fowleri from the Brain of a Cow That Died of Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis Govinda S. Visvesvara, Johan F. De Jonckheere, Rama Sriram, and Barbara Daft J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4203-4204; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissemination of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovar Typhimurium var. Copenhagen Clonal Types through a Contract Heifer-Raising Operation Narasimha V. Hegde, Michelle L. Cook, David R. Wolfgang, Brenda C. Love, Carol C. Maddox, and Bhushan M. Jayarao J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4208-4211; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Improvement of Lyme Borreliosis Serodiagnosis by a Newly Developed Recombinant Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM Line Immunoblot Assay and Addition of VlsE and DbpA Homologues Gereon Goettner, Ulrike Schulte-Spechtel, Ruth Hillermann, Gabi Liegl, Bettina Wilske, and Volker Fingerle J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3602-3609; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Nosocomial Outbreak of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Expressing a VanD-Like Phenotype Associated with a vanA Genotype Thierry Naas, Nicolas Fortineau, Renaud Snanoudj, Colette Spicq, Antoine Durrbach, and Patrice Nordmann J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3642-3649; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a New Oligonucleotide Array To Identify Staphylococcal Strains at Species Level Philippe Giammarinaro, Sabine Leroy, Jean-Paul Chacornac, Julien Delmas, and Regine Talon J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3673-3680; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Strain Variation among Bordetella pertussis Isolates in Finland, Where the Whole-Cell Pertussis Vaccine Has Been Used for 50 Years Annika Elomaa, Abdolreza Advani, Declan Donnelly, Mia Antila, Jussi Mertsola, Hans Hallander, and Qiushui He J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3681-3687; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Corynebacterium resistens sp. nov., a New Multidrug-Resistant Coryneform Bacterium Isolated from Human Infections Yoshihito Otsuka, Yoshiaki Kawamura, Takashi Koyama, Hirotoshi Iihara, Kiyofumi Ohkusu, and Takayuki Ezaki J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3713-3717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Level of Sequence Diversity in the 16S rRNA Genes of Haemophilus influenzae Isolates Is Useful for Molecular Subtyping Claudio T. Sacchi, Dietmar Alber, Peter Dull, Elizabeth A. Mothershed, Anne M. Whitney, Gwen A. Barnett, Tanja Popovic, and Leonard W. Mayer J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3734-3742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Subtyping of Treponema pallidum from North and South Carolina Victoria Pope, Kimberley Fox, Hsi Liu, Anthony A. Marfin, Peter Leone, Arlene C. Seña, Johanna Chapin, Martha B. Fears, and Lauri Markowitz J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3743-3746; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mannitol Salt Agar-Cefoxitin Combination as a Screening Medium for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus R. W. Smyth and Gunnar Kahlmeter J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3797-3799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnosis of Cat Scratch Disease with Detection of Bartonella henselae by PCR: a Study of Patients with Lymph Node Enlargement Yves Hansmann, Sylvie DeMartino, Yves Piémont, Nicolas Meyer, Philippe Mariet, Rémy Heller, Daniel Christmann, and Benoît Jaulhac J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3800-3806; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Results of Disk Diffusion Testing with Cefoxitin Correlate with Presence of mecA in Staphylococcus spp. Jana M. Swenson, Fred C. Tenover, and the Cefoxitin Disk Study Group J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3818-3823; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nosocomial Outbreak Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Producing IMP-13 Metallo-ß-Lactamase Laura Pagani, Céline Colinon, Roberta Migliavacca, Maria Labonia, Jean-Denis Docquier, Elisabetta Nucleo, Melissa Spalla, Michele Li Bergoli, and Gian Maria Rossolini J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3824-3828; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Analysis of the Comparative Workflow and Performance Characteristics of the VITEK 2 and Phoenix Systems U. Eigner, A. Schmid, U. Wild, D. Bertsch, and A.-M. Fahr J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3829-3834; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Four Fimbria-Encoding Genomic Islands That Are Highly Specific for Verocytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli Serotype O157 Strains Songhai Shen, Mariola Mascarenhas, Robyn Morgan, Kris Rahn, and Mohamed A. Karmali J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3840-3850; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic Analysis of the Spirochetes Borrelia parkeri and Borrelia turicatae and the Potential for Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever in Florida Tom G. Schwan, Sandra J. Raffel, Merry E. Schrumpf, Paul F. Policastro, Julie A. Rawlings, Robert S. Lane, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, and Stephen F. Porcella J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3851-3859; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phylogenetic and Pathotypic Comparison of Concurrent Urine and Rectal Escherichia coli Isolates from Men with Febrile Urinary Tract Infection James R. Johnson, Flemming Scheutz, Peter Ulleryd, Michael A. Kuskowski, Timothy T. O'Bryan, and Torsten Sandberg J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3895-3900; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinct Diversity of vacA, cagA, and cagE Genes of Helicobacter pylori Associated with Peptic Ulcer in Japan Shiho Yamazaki, Akiyo Yamakawa, Tomoyuki Okuda, Masahiro Ohtani, Hiroyuki Suto, Yoshiyuki Ito, Yukinao Yamazaki, Yoshihide Keida, Hideaki Higashi, Masanori Hatakeyama, and Takeshi Azuma J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3906-3916; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical and Microbiological Features of Inquilinus sp. Isolates from Five Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Raphaël Chiron, Hélène Marchandin, François Counil, Estelle Jumas-Bilak, Anne-Marie Freydière, Gabriel Bellon, Marie-Odile Husson, Dominique Turck, François Brémont, Gérard Chabanon, and Christine Segonds J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3938-3943; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Candidate Periodontal Pathogens and Beneficial Species by Quantitative 16S Clonal Analysis Purnima S. Kumar, Ann L. Griffen, Melvin L. Moeschberger, and Eugene J. Leys J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3944-3955; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Early Immune Response to the Components of the Type III System of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Children with Cystic Fibrosis R. Corech, A. Rao, A. Laxova, J. Moss, M. J. Rock, Z. Li, M. R. Kosorok, M. L. Splaingard, P. M. Farrell, and J. T. Barbieri J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3956-3962; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Statistical Analyses of Complex Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis Profiles Gavin P. Gafan, Victoria S. Lucas, Graham J. Roberts, Aviva Petrie, Michael Wilson, and David A. Spratt J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3971-3978; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Value of Serological Testing for Diagnosis of Legionellosis in Outbreak Patients Almudena Rojas, M. Dolores Navarro, Francisca E. Fornés, Estefanía Serra, Encarnación Simarro, José Rojas, and Joaquín Ruiz J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4022-4025; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae Antigen in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples by a Rapid Immunochromatographic Membrane Assay Jan A. Jacobs, Ellen E. Stobberingh, Elisa I. M. Cornelissen, and Marjolein Drent J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4037-4040; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Biochemical Differentiation and Comparison of Desulfovibrio Species and Other Phenotypically Similar Genera Yumi A. Warren, Diane M. Citron, C. Vreni Merriam, and Ellie J. C. Goldstein J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4041-4045; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of the Roche LightCycler Strep B Assay for Detection of Group B Streptococcus from Vaginal and Rectal Swabs James R. Uhl, Emily A. Vetter, Kristi L. Boldt, Bruce W. Johnston, Kirk D. Ramin, Marla J. Adams, Patricia Ferrieri, Udo Reischl, and Franklin R. Cockerill, III J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4046-4051; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of toxB, a Plasmid Virulence Gene of Escherichia coli O157, in Enterohemorrhagic and Enteropathogenic E. coli Rosangela Tozzoli, Alfredo Caprioli, and Stefano Morabito J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4052-4056; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Superiority of Molecular Techniques for Identification of Gram-Negative, Oxidase-Positive Rods, Including Morphologically Nontypical Pseudomonas aeruginosa, from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Nele Wellinghausen, Juliane Köthe, Beate Wirths, Anja Sigge, and Sven Poppert J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4070-4075; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of the Serine Protease Autotransporters of the Enterobacteriaceae among Extraintestinal Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli Nick J. Parham, Samantha J. Pollard, Mickaël Desvaux, Anthony Scott-Tucker, Chengjie Liu, Amanda Fivian, and Ian R. Henderson J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4076-4082; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity among Type emm28 Group A Streptococcus Strains Causing Invasive Infections and Pharyngitis Nicole M. Green, Stephen B. Beres, Edward A. Graviss, James E. Allison, Allison J. McGeer, Jaana Vuopio-Varkila, Rance B. LeFebvre, and James M. Musser J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4083-4091; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pilot Study To Evaluate Microarray Hybridization as a Tool for Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Strain Differentiation C. Pelludat, R. Prager, H. Tschäpe, W. Rabsch, J. Schuchhardt, and W.-D. Hardt J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4092-4106; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Photorhabdus asymbiotica, a Pathogen Emerging on Two Continents That Proves that There Is No Substitute for a Well-Trained Clinical Microbiologist Alice S. Weissfeld, Rhonda J. Halliday, Dawn E. Simmons, Ernest A. Trevino, Paula H. Vance, Caroline M. O'Hara, Evangeline G. Sowers, Rebecca Kern, R. Dudley Koy, Kathy Hodde, M. Bing, Carson Lo, John Gerrard, Renu Vohra, and Jacqueline Harper J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4152-4155; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Septic Arthritis Caused by Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Jang-Jih Lu, Shih-Yi Lee, Su-Yang Hwa, and An-Hang Yang J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4156-4158; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Inhibitor-Based Methods for Detection of Plasmid-Mediated AmpC ß-Lactamases in Klebsiella spp., Escherichia coli, and Proteus mirabilis Philip E. Coudron J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4163-4167; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of ß-Lactamase Inhibitors in Disk Tests for Detection of Plasmid-Mediated AmpC ß-Lactamases in Well-Characterized Clinical Strains of Klebsiella spp. Jennifer A. Black, Kenneth S. Thomson, John D. Buynak, and Johann D. D. Pitout J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4168-4171; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multilocus Sequence Typing of Klebsiella pneumoniae Nosocomial Isolates Laure Diancourt, Virginie Passet, Jan Verhoef, Patrick A. D. Grimont, and Sylvain Brisse J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4178-4182; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dissemination of CTX-M-Type Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase Genes to Unusual Hosts Claudia Mugnaioli, Francesco Luzzaro, Filomena De Luca, Gioconda Brigante, Gianfranco Amicosante, and Gian Maria Rossolini J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4183-4185; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Prolyl Iminopeptidase-Deficient Neisseria gonorrhoeae T. Blackmore, G. Hererra, S. Shi, P. Bridgewater, L. Wheeler, and J. Byrne J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4189-4190; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Partial Excision of the Chromosomal Cassette Containing the Methicillin Resistance Determinant Results in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Pierre-Yves Donnio, Duarte C. Oliveira, Nuno A. Faria, Nathalie Wilhelm, Alain Le Coustumier, and Herminia de Lencastre J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4191-4193; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Approaches to Bacterial RNA Isolation and Purification for Microarray Analysis of Escherichia coli K1 Interaction with Human Brain Microvascular Endothelial Cells Francescopaolo Di Cello, Yi Xie, Maneesh Paul-Satyaseela, and Kwang Sik Kim J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4197-4199; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Decreased Prevalence of Virulence Factors among Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Isolates S. J. Drews, S. M. Poutanen, T. Mazzulli, A. J. McGeer, A. Sarabia, S. Pong-Porter, Y. Rzayev, B. Willey, K. Green, and D. E. Low J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4218-4220; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Diversity of Campylobacter sp. Isolates from Retail Chicken Products and Humans with Gastroenteritis in Central Michigan Brooke R. Fitch, Kacey L. Sachen, Stacey R. Wilder, Matthew A. Burg, David W. Lacher, Walid T. Khalife, Thomas S. Whittam, and Vincent B. Young J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4221-4224; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pathogen Evolution In Vivo: Genome Dynamics of Two Isolates Obtained 9 Years Apart from a Duodenal Ulcer Patient Infected with a Single Helicobacter pylori Strain Valérie Prouzet-Mauléon, M. Abid Hussain, Hervé Lamouliatte, Farhana Kauser, Francis Mégraud, and Niyaz Ahmed J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4237-4241; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Two New Chromogenic Media, CHROMagar MRSA and S. aureus ID, for Identifying Staphylococcus aureus and Screening Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Göran Hedin and Hong Fang J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4242-4244; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Microbiology of Bartholin's Gland Abscess in Japan Kaori Tanaka, Hiroshige Mikamo, Mochiyoshi Ninomiya, Teruhiko Tamaya, Koji Izumi, Kunihiko Ito, Kazukiyo Yamaoka, and Kunitomo Watanabe J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4258-4261; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic and Genotypic Mupirocin Resistance among Staphylococci Causing Prosthetic Joint Infection Margalida Rotger, Andrej Trampuz, Kerryl E. Piper, James M. Steckelberg, and Robin Patel J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4266-4268; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Epidemiology:

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Prevalence of the ST239 Clone of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Differences in Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of ST239 and ST5 Clones Identified in a Korean Hospital Hwa Yun Cha, Dong Chan Moon, Chul Hee Choi, Jae Young Oh, Young Sook Jeong, Yoo Chul Lee, Sung Yong Seol, Dong Taek Cho, Hyun-Ha Chang, Shin-Woo Kim, and Je Chul Lee J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3610-3614; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Five Repetitive-Sequence-Based PCR Typing Methods for Molecular Discrimination of Salmonella enterica Isolates G. Rasschaert, K. Houf, H. Imberechts, K. Grijspeerdt, L. De Zutter, and M. Heyndrickx J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3615-3623; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Etiology of Diarrhea in Young Children in Denmark: a Case-Control Study Bente Olesen, Jacob Neimann, Blenda Böttiger, Steen Ethelberg, Peter Schiellerup, Charlotte Jensen, Morten Helms, Flemming Scheutz, Katharina E. P. Olsen, Karen Krogfelt, Eskild Petersen, Kåre Mølbak, and Peter Gerner-Smidt J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3636-3641; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Sequence-Based Subtyping and Evolutionary Analysis of Selected Salmonella enterica Serotypes Sharinne Sukhnanand, Sam Alcaine, Lorin D. Warnick, Wan-Lin Su, Jessica Hof, Mary Pat J. Craver, Patrick McDonough, Kathryn J. Boor, and Martin Wiedmann J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3688-3698; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multilocus Sequence Typing of Swedish Invasive Group B Streptococcus Isolates Indicates a Neonatally Associated Genetic Lineage and Capsule Switching Shi-Lu Luan, Margareta Granlund, Mats Sellin, Teresa Lagergård, Brian G. Spratt, and Mari Norgren J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3727-3733; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Sequencing of the Serine-Aspartate Repeat-Encoding Region of the Clumping Factor B Gene (clfB) for Resolution within Clonal Groups of Staphylococcus aureus Larry Koreen, Srinivas V. Ramaswamy, Steven Naidich, Irina V. Koreen, Gavin R. Graff, Edward A. Graviss, and Barry N. Kreiswirth J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3985-3994; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prolonged Outbreak of Infection Due to TEM-21-Producing Strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacteria in a Nursing Home Véronique Dubois, Corinne Arpin, Patrick Noury, Catherine Andre, Laure Coulange, and Claudine Quentin J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4129-4138; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Profiling and Phenotype Analysis of Escherichia coli O26:H11 and O26:NM: Secular and Geographic Consistency of Enterohemorrhagic and Enteropathogenic Isolates Martina Bielaszewska, Wenlan Zhang, Phillip I. Tarr, Anne-Katharina Sonntag, and Helge Karch J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4225-4228; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Virology:

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Genotype Distribution and Molecular Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus in Blood Donors from Southeast France Jean-François Cantaloube, Pierre Gallian, Houssam Attoui, Philippe Biagini, Philippe De Micco, and Xavier de Lamballerie J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3624-3629; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Immunodominant Epitopes on the Membrane Protein of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Associated Coronavirus Yuxian He, Yusen Zhou, Pamela Siddiqui, Jinkui Niu, and Shibo Jiang J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3718-3726; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Detection Method for All Known Genotypes of TT Virus (TTV) and TTV-Like Viruses in Thalassemia Patients and Healthy Individuals Yu-Wen Hu, Moslih I. Al-Moslih, Mahmoud Talib Al Ali, Shabnam Rahimi Khameneh, Heather Perkins, Francisco Diaz-Mitoma, Jean Nicholas Roy, Samra Uzicanin, and Earl G. Brown J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3747-3754; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the VACUTAINER PPT Plasma Preparation Tube for Use with the Bayer VERSANT Assay for Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Tarek Elbeik, Patricia Nassos, Patricia Kipnis, Barbara Haller, and Valerie L. Ng J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3769-3771; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Broadly Reactive Nested Reverse Transcription-PCR Using an Internal RNA Standard Control for Detection of Noroviruses in Stool Samples Maria Cristina Medici, Monica Martinelli, Franco Maria Ruggeri, Laura Anna Abelli, Simona Bosco, Maria Cristina Arcangeletti, Federica Pinardi, Flora De Conto, Adriana Calderaro, Carlo Chezzi, and Giuseppe Dettori J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3772-3778; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

DNA Probe Array for the Simultaneous Identification of Herpesviruses, Enteroviruses, and Flaviviruses Jehanara Korimbocus, Noël Scaramozzino, Bruno Lacroix, Jean Marc Crance, Daniel Garin, and Guy Vernet J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3779-3787; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Reverse Transcriptase Activity Correlates with HIV RNA Load: Implications for Resource-Limited Settings Sumathi Sivapalasingam, Shaffiq Essajee, Phillipe N. Nyambi, Vincenza Itri, Bruce Hanna, Robert Holzman, and Fred Valentine J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3793-3796; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genetic Characteristics of Human Enterovirus 71 and Coxsackievirus A16 Circulating from 1999 to 2004 in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China Linlin Li, Yaqing He, Hong Yang, Junping Zhu, Xingye Xu, Jie Dong, Yafang Zhu, and Qi Jin J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3835-3839; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Impact of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Genetic Diversity on Performance of Four Commercial Viral Load Assays: LCx HIV RNA Quantitative, AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR v1.5, VERSANT HIV-1 RNA 3.0, and NucliSens HIV-1 QT Priscilla Swanson, Carmen de Mendoza, Yagnya Joshi, Alan Golden, Richard L. Hodinka, Vincent Soriano, Sushil G. Devare, and John Hackett, Jr. J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3860-3868; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Detection of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Core Antigen and Anti-HCV Antibodies Improves the Early Detection of HCV Infection Syria Laperche, Nadine Le Marrec, Annie Girault, Françoise Bouchardeau, Annabelle Servant-Delmas, Michèle Maniez-Montreuil, Pierre Gallian, Thierry Levayer, Pascal Morel, and Nicole Simon J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3877-3883; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a Heminested Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Detection of Astrovirus in Environmental Swabs from an Outbreak of Gastroenteritis in a Pediatric Primary Immunodeficiency Unit Chris I. Gallimore, Clive Taylor, Andrew R. Gennery, Andrew J. Cant, Angela Galloway, David Lewis, and Jim J. Gray J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3890-3894; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 p24 Antigen in Dried Whole Blood and Plasma on Filter Paper Stored under Various Conditions Chung-Chen Li, Kristy D. Seidel, Robert W. Coombs, and Lisa M. Frenkel J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3901-3905; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Design of Novel Conformational and Genotype-Specific Antigens for Improving Sensitivity of Immunoassays for Hepatitis C Virus-Specific Antibodies Sansan Lin, Phillip Arcangel, Angelica Medina-Selby, Doris Coit, Philip Ng, Steve Nguyen, Colin McCoin, Alex Gyenes, Celine Hu, Laura Tandeske, Bruce Phelps, and David Chien J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3917-3924; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor a-2 and a-8 Microsatellite Alleles with Human Papillomavirus and Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions among Women in Brazil R. T. Simões, M. A. G. Gonçalves, E. A. Donadi, A. L. Simões, J. S. R. Bettini, G. Duarte, S. M. Quintana, M. W. P. Carvalho, and E. G. Soares J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3932-3937; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Model for Assessment of Proficiency of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Sequencing-Based Genotypic Antiretroviral Assays Diana D. Huang, James W. Bremer, Donald J. Brambilla, Paul E. Palumbo, and for the Pediatric ACTG Sequencing Working Group J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3963-3970; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Visual Detection of Multiple Viral Amplicons by Dipstick Assay Magda Anastassova Dineva, Daniel Candotti, Fiona Fletcher-Brown, Jean-Pierre Allain, and Helen Lee J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4015-4021; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the ReSSQ Assay in Relation to the COBAS AMPLICOR CMV MONITOR Test and an In-House Nested PCR Method for Detection of Cytomegalovirus DNA Benita Zweygberg Wirgart, Pia Andersson, and Lena Grillner J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4057-4063; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Predominance of Rotavirus Genotype G9 during the 1999, 2000, and 2002 Seasons among Hospitalized Children in the City of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil: Implications for Future Vaccine Strategies Norma Santos, Eduardo M. Volotão, Caroline C. Soares, Gúbio S. Campos, Silvia Ines Sardi, and Yasutaka Hoshino J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4064-4069; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Enhanced Expression of an 2,6-Linked Sialic Acid on MDCK Cells Improves Isolation of Human Influenza Viruses and Evaluation of Their Sensitivity to a Neuraminidase Inhibitor Shuji Hatakeyama, Yuko Sakai-Tagawa, Maki Kiso, Hideo Goto, Chiharu Kawakami, Keiko Mitamura, Norio Sugaya, Yasuo Suzuki, and Yoshihiro Kawaoka J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4139-4146; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus (Types 1 and 2), Varicella-Zoster Virus, Cytomegalovirus, and Human Herpesvirus 6 and 7 DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid of Middle Eastern Patients with Encephalitis Ali I. Ibrahim, Michel T. Obeid, Muhidien J. Jouma, Klaus Roemer, Nikolaus Mueller-Lantzsch, and Barbara C. Gärtner J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4172-4174; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reduced Rate of Diagnostic Positive Detection of JC Virus DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Cases of Suspected Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy in the Era of Potent Antiretroviral Therapy Angela Marzocchetti, Simona Di Giambenedetto, Antonella Cingolani, Adriana Ammassari, Roberto Cauda, and Andrea De Luca J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4175-4177; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison between Sequence Analysis and a Line Probe Assay for Testing Genotypic Resistance of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 to Antiretroviral Drugs S. García-Bujalance, C. Ladrón de Guevara, J. González-García, J. R. Arribas, and A. Gutiérrez J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4186-4188; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Performance of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Screening Test for Detection of Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2: Experience at a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India Theophilus-Sunder Vijayakumar, Shoba David, Kavitha Selvaraj, Thiruppavai Viswanathan, Rajesh Kannangai, and Gopalan Sridharan J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4194-4196; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Affordable, Abbreviated Roche Monitor Assay for Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma Susan A. Fiscus, Shu Chen, Donald Hoover, Melissa G. Kerkau, Paul Alabanza, Som Siharath, John Schmitz, Newton Kumwenda, and Taha E. Taha J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4200-4202; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Variation of the Conserved Neutralizing Epitope in Influenza B Virus Victoria Group Isolates in Japan Naoko Nakagawa, Ritsuko Kubota, and Yoshinobu Okuno J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4212-4214; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Seroprevalence of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Infection in French Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Outpatients Laurent Andréoletti, Emmanuel Piednoir, Jérôme Legoff, Véronique Brodard, Isabelle Beguinot, Christophe Strady, Christine Rouger, Christophe Piketty, Ali Si-Mohamed, Michel Daniel Kazatchkine, Jean-Elie Malkin, and Laurent Bélec J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4215-4217; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Monoclonal Antibody Routinely Used To Identify Avirulent Strains of Newcastle Disease Virus Binds to an Epitope at the Carboxy Terminus of the Hemagglutinin-Neuraminidase Protein and Recognizes Individual Mesogenic and Velogenic Strains Judith G. Alamares, Jianrong Li, and Ronald M. Iorio J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4229-4233; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Sensitivity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 Subtype B Plasma Viral Load Assay Florence Damond, Gilles Collin, Diane Descamps, Sophie Matheron, Sophie Pueyo, Audrey Taieb, Pauline Campa, Antoine Benard, Geneviève Chêne, and Francoise Brun-Vezinet J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4234-4236; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Stability of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Proviral DNA in Whole-Blood Samples Cheryl Jennings, Aleksandra Danilovic, Salvatore Scianna, Donald J. Brambilla, and James W. Bremer J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4249-4250; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Dynamic Range and Reproducibility of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) DNA Detection and Quantification by Cobas Taqman HBV, a Real-Time Semiautomated Assay Magnus Lindh and Charles Hannoun J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4251-4254; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Performance of Single-Step Gel-Based Reverse Transcription-PCR (RT-PCR) Assays Equivalent to That of Real-Time RT-PCR Assays for Detection of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Associated Coronavirus Masafumi Inoue, Timothy Barkham, Lee Kok Keong, Lim Seng Gee, and Hong Wanjin J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4262-4265; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Real-Time Quantitative PCR for Determining the Burden of Plasmodium falciparum Parasites during Pregnancy and Infancy Indu Malhotra, Arlene Dent, Peter Mungai, Eric Muchiri, and Christopher L. King J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3630-3635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Cultivation of a Zoonotic Babesia sp. Isolated from Eastern Cottontail Rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus) on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts Patricia J. Holman, Angela M. Spencer, Robert E. Droleskey, Heidi K. Goethert, and Samuel R. Telford, III J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3995-4001; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Simultaneous Detection of Four Human Pathogenic Microsporidian Species from Clinical Samples by Oligonucleotide Microarray Zheng Wang, Palmer A. Orlandi, and David A. Stenger J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4121-4128; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Sensitivity of PCR Targeting the IS2404 Insertion Sequence of Mycobacterium ulcerans in an Assay Using Punch Biopsy Specimens for Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer R. Phillips, C. Horsfield, S. Kuijper, A. Lartey, I. Tetteh, S. Etuaful, B. Nyamekye, P. Awuah, K. M. Nyarko, F. Osei-Sarpong, S. Lucas, A. H. J. Kolk, and M. Wansbrough-Jones J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3650-3656; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of the Genotype MTBDR Assay for Rapid Detection of Rifampin and Isoniazid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates Doris Hillemann, Michael Weizenegger, Tanja Kubica, Elvira Richter, and Stefan Niemann J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3699-3703; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Computational Approach Involving Use of the Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 Region for Identification of Mycobacterium Species Amr M. Mohamed, Dan J. Kuyper, Peter C. Iwen, Hesham H. Ali, Dhundy R. Bastola, and Steven H. Hinrichs J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3811-3817; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Evolutionary History of Tubercle Bacilli Assessed by Study of the Polymorphic Nucleotide within the Nitrate Reductase (narGHJI) Operon Promoter Khye Seng Goh, Nalin Rastogi, Mylène Berchel, Richard C. Huard, and Christophe Sola J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4010-4014; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of the MGB Eclipse System and SmartCycler PCR for Differentiation of Mycobacterium chelonae and M. abscessus Joann L. Cloud, Karen Hoggan, Evgeniy Belousov, Samuel Cohen, Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Linda Mann, Rebecca Wilson, Wade Aldous, Richard J. Wallace, Jr., and Gail L. Woods J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4205-4207; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Improved Laboratory Safety by Decontamination of Unstained Sputum Smears for Acid-Fast Microscopy Luiz Roberto Bigão Giacomelli, Cesar Helbel, Roger Leandro Nunes Ogassawara, Ângela Maria Werneck Barreto, Fátima Moreira Martins, Celso Luíz Cardoso, and Clarice Queico Fujimura Leite J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4245-4248; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Molecular Model for Studying the Uncultivated Fungal Pathogen Lacazia loboi Raquel Vilela, Leonel Mendoza, Patricia S. Rosa, Andréa Faria Fernandes Belone, Suzana Madeira, Diltor Vladimir Araújo Opromolla, and Maria Aparecida de Resende J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3657-3661; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a Suspension Array for Rapid Identification of the Varieties and Genotypes of the Cryptococcus neoformans Species Complex Mara R. Diaz and Jack W. Fell J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3662-3672; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Medically Important Molds by an Oligonucleotide Array Chen Ren Hsiao, Liyin Huang, Jean-Philippe Bouchara, Richard Barton, Hsin Chieh Li, and Tsung Chain Chang J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3760-3768; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Fluorescent Probes To Determine MICs of Amphotericin B and Caspofungin against Candida spp. and Aspergillus spp. Joanne Peter, Derek Armstrong, Caron A. Lyman, and Thomas J. Walsh J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3788-3792; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

In Vitro Susceptibilities of Clinical Isolates of Candida Species, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Aspergillus Species to Itraconazole: Global Survey of 9,359 Isolates Tested by Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Broth Microdilution Methods M. A. Pfaller, L. Boyken, R. J. Hollis, S. A. Messer, S. Tendolkar, and D. J. Diekema J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3807-3810; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

New Microsatellite Multiplex PCR for Candida albicans Strain Typing Reveals Microevolutionary Changes Paula Sampaio, Leonor Gusmão, Alexandra Correia, Cíntia Alves, Acácio G. Rodrigues, Cidália Pina-Vaz, António Amorim, and Célia Pais J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3869-3876; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

International and Multicenter Comparison of EUCAST and CLSI M27-A2 Broth Microdilution Methods for Testing Susceptibilities of Candida spp. to Fluconazole, Itraconazole, Posaconazole, and Voriconazole A. Espinel-Ingroff, F. Barchiesi, M. Cuenca-Estrella, M. A. Pfaller, M. Rinaldi, J. L. Rodriguez-Tudela, and P. E. Verweij J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3884-3889; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bifidobacterial Lipoglycan as a New Cause for False-Positive Platelia Aspergillus Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Reactivity Monique A. S. H. Mennink-Kersten, Dorien Ruegebrink, Rocus R. Klont, Adilia Warris, Françoise Gavini, Huub J. M. Op den Camp, and Paul E. Verweij J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 3925-3931; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel 5-Flucytosine-Resistant Clade of Candida dubliniensis from Saudi Arabia and Egypt Identified by Cd25 Fingerprinting Asmaa Al Mosaid, Derek J. Sullivan, Itzhack Polacheck, Faisal A. Shaheen, Osama Soliman, Saleh Al Hedaithy, Sahar Al Thawad, Motaz Kabadaya, and David C. Coleman J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4026-4036; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Candida nivariensis sp. nov., a Possible New Opportunistic Fungus Julia Alcoba-Flórez, Sebastián Méndez-Álvarez, Josep Cano, Josep Guarro, Eduardo Pérez-Roth, and María del Pilar Arévalo J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4107-4111; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a Novel Panel of Nine Short Tandem Repeats for Exact and High-Resolution Fingerprinting of Aspergillus fumigatus Isolates Hanneke A. de Valk, Jacques F. G. M. Meis, Ilse M. Curfs, Konrad Muehlethaler, Johan W. Mouton, and Corné H. W. Klaassen J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4112-4120; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Novel Application of the Masson-Fontana Stain for Demonstrating Malassezia Species Melanin-Like Pigment Production In Vitro and in Clinical Specimens George Gaitanis, Vassiliki Chasapi, and Aristea Velegraki J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4147-4151; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Oral Candida Isolates Colonizing or Infecting Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected and Healthy Persons in Mexico Luis Octavio Sánchez-Vargas, Natalia Guadalupe Ortiz-López, María Villar, María Dolores Moragues, José Manuel Aguirre, Miguel Cashat-Cruz, Jose Luis Lopez-Ribot, Luis Alberto Gaitán-Cepeda, and Guillermo Quindós J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4159-4162; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Primers for Clinical Detection of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Gioconda San-Blas, Gustavo Niño-Vega, Laura Barreto, Flavia Hebeler-Barbosa, Eduardo Bagagli, Rosa Olivero de Briceño, and Rinaldo Poncio Mendes J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4255-4257; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Molecular Detection of Cellulosimicrobium cellulans as the Etiological Agent of a Chronic Tongue Ulcer in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient Beate Heym, Pierre Gehanno, Véronique Friocourt, Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux, Michèle Le Moal, Corinne Husson, Jacques Leibowitch, and Marie-Hélène Nicolas-Chanoine J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4269-4271; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Long-Term Respiratory Tract Infection with Canine-Associated Pasteurella dagmatis and Neisseria canis in a Patient with Chronic Bronchiectasis Kim Allison and Jill E. Clarridge, III J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4272-4274; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Streptococcus anginosus-Associated Endogenous Endophthalmitis Mimicking Fungal Endophthalmitis O. H. Hadid, S. P. Shah, H. Sherafat, E. M. Graham, and M. R. Stanford J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4275-4276; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Fatal Family Outbreak of Bacillus cereus-Associated Food Poisoning Katelijne Dierick, Els Van Coillie, Izabela Swiecicka, Geert Meyfroidt, Hugo Devlieger, Agnes Meulemans, Guy Hoedemaekers, Ludo Fourie, Marc Heyndrickx, and Jacques Mahillon J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4277-4279; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Case of Infant Botulism Caused by Clostridium baratii Type F in California Jason R. Barash, Tania W. H. Tang, and Stephen S. Arnon J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4280-4282; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pulmonary Mycobacterium sherrisii Infection in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Patient Andrea Gämperli, Philipp P. Bosshard, Thomas Sigrist, Otto Brändli, Simon Wildermuth, Rainer Weber, and Nicolas J. Mueller J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4283-4285; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Infections Due to the Newly Described Species Mycobacterium parascrofulaceum Enrico Tortoli, Leonardo Chianura, Lionella Fabbro, Alessandro Mariottini, Nuria Martín-Casabona, Gianna Mazzarelli, Cristina Russo, and Mario Spinelli J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4286-4287; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Peritonitis Due to Curvularia inaequalis in an Elderly Patient Undergoing Peritoneal Dialysis and a Review of Six Cases of Peritonitis Associated with Other Curvularia spp. Jason D. Pimentel, Kumar Mahadevan, Alan Woodgyer, Lynne Sigler, Connie Gibas, Owen C. Harris, Michael Lupino, and Eugene Athan J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4288-4292; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clindamycin-Resistant Fusobacterium varium Bacteremia and Decubitus Ulcer Infection M. C. Legaria, G. Lumelsky, V. Rodriguez, and S. Rosetti J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4293-4295; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Fast-Track Communications:

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Nonfermenters under the Influence: Ethanol Disinfection of a Saline Dispenser Caused Misidentification by the Vitek 2 System Using the New GN Cards Marjan J. Bruins and Maurice J. H. M. Wolfhagen J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4296-4297; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters To The Editor:

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Correctly Identifying the Streptothricin Resistance Gene Cassette Sally R. Partridge and Ruth M. Hall J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4298-4300; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection of Five Novel CTX-M-Type Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamases with One to Three CTX-M-14 Point Mutations in Isolates from Hefei, Anhui Province, China Hui Li and Jia Bin Li J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4301-4302; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Liquid Granada Medium for Detection of Group B Streptococci Manuel de la Rosa-Fraile and Enrique Camacho-Muñoz J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4303 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Tularemia, Lawn Mowers, and Rabbits' Nests William A. Agger, Heidi K. Goethert, and Sam R. Telford, III J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4304-4305; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Japanese Spotted Fever in Korea Jui-Shan Ma, Won-Jong Jang, Yeon-Joo Choi, and Kyung-Hee Park J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4306-4307; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Applicability of a Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Immunocompromised Adults L. J. R. van Elden, A. M. van Loon, A. van der Beek, K. A. W. Hendriksen, A. I. M. Hoepelman, M. G. J. van Kraaij, P. Schipper, and M. Nijhuis J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4308 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Authors' Corrections:

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Antimicrobial Resistance and Genetic Diversity of Shigella sonnei Isolates from Western Ireland, an Area of Low Incidence of Infection Niall DeLappe, Fiona O'Halloran, Seamus Fanning, G. Corbett-Feeney, T. Cheasty, and M. Cormican J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2005 43: 4309 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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