JCM -- Table of Contents (October 1 2006, 44 [10])

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Contents: October 2006, Volume 44, Issue 10

       Minireviews

       Bacteriology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Epidemiology

       Mycology

       Virology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Parasitology

       Case Reports

       Letter To The Editor

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Minireviews:

Home Testing To Detect Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Boon or Bane?
Sheldon Campbell and Roger Klein
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3473-3476;
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Bacteriology:

Genetic Background and Antibiotic Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated in the Republic of Georgia
Tamara Revazishvili, Lela Bakanidze, Tsaro Gomelauri, Ekaterine Zhgenti, Gvantsa Chanturia, Merab Kekelidze, Chythanya Rajanna, Arnold Kreger, and Alexander Sulakvelidze
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3477-3483;
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Common Virulence Factors and Genetic Relationships between O18:K1:H7 Escherichia coli Isolates of Human and Avian Origin
Maryvonne Moulin-Schouleur, Catherine Schouler, Patrick Tailliez, Mu-Rong Kao, Annie Brée, Pierre Germon, Eric Oswald, Jacques Mainil, Miguel Blanco, and Jorge Blanco
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3484-3492;
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Evaluation of the BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System for Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Enterobacteriaceae
Karen C. Carroll, Brian D. Glanz, Anita P. Borek, Chad Burger, Hasan S. Bhally, Susan Henciak, and Diane Flayhart
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3506-3509;
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Species-Specific Identification of Leptospiraceae by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
Roger E. Morey, Renee L. Galloway, Sandra L. Bragg, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Leonard W. Mayer, and Paul N. Levett
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3510-3516;
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Vancomycin-Tolerant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Korea
Heungsup Sung, Hee Bong Shin, Mi-Na Kim, Kyungwon Lee, Eui-Chong Kim, Wonkeun Song, Seok Hoon Jeong, Wee-Gyo Lee, Yeon-Joon Park, and George M. Eliopoulos
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3524-3528;
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Comparison of Phenotypic with Genotypic Procedures for Confirmation of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
Carmen Aldea-Mansilla, Darío García de Viedma, Emilia Cercenado, Pablo Martín-Rabadán, Mercedes Marín, and Emilio Bouza
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3529-3532;
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Enumeration of Bacterial Cell Numbers and Detection of Significant Bacteriuria by Use of a New Flow Cytometry-Based Device
Hiroshi Okada, Toshiro Shirakawa, Akinobu Gotoh, Yutaka Kamiyama, Satoru Muto, Hisamitsu Ide, Yukio Hamaguchi, and Shigeo Horie
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3596-3599;
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Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis as a Diagnostic Tool in Periodontal Microbiology
Vincent Zijnge, Gjalt W. Welling, John E. Degener, Arie Jan van Winkelhoff, Frank Abbas, and Hermie J. M. Harmsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3628-3633;
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Accuracy of Cefoxitin Disk Testing for Characterization of Oxacillin Resistance Mediated by Penicillin-Binding Protein 2a in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
B. Perazzi, M. Rodríguez Fermepin, A. Malimovka, S. D. García, M. Orgambide, C. A. Vay, R. de Torres, and A. M. R. Famiglietti
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3634-3639;
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Identification of Clinical Isolates of Indole-Positive and Indole-Negative Klebsiella spp.
Maria Silvana Alves, Rubens Clayton da Silva Dias, Angela Christina Dias de Castro, Lee W. Riley, and Beatriz Meurer Moreira
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3640-3646; published ahead of print August 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00940-06
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Changes in Periodontal Health Status Are Associated with Bacterial Community Shifts as Assessed by Quantitative 16S Cloning and Sequencing
Purnima S. Kumar, Eugene J. Leys, Jennifer M. Bryk, Francisco J. Martinez, Melvin L. Moeschberger, and Ann L. Griffen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3665-3673;
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Identification of Virulence Genes Linked with Diarrhea Due to Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli by DNA Microarray Analysis and PCR
Jan Egil Afset, Guillaume Bruant, Roland Brousseau, Josée Harel, Endre Anderssen, Lars Bevanger, and Kåre Bergh
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3703-3711;
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Staphylococcus aureus Genotyping Using Novel Real-Time PCR Formats
Flavia Huygens, John Inman-Bamber, Graeme R. Nimmo, Wendy Munckhof, Jacqueline Schooneveldt, Bruce Harrison, Jennifer A. McMahon, and Philip M. Giffard
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3712-3719;
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Comparative Study of Surgical Instruments from Sterile-Service Departments for Presence of Residual Gram-Negative Endotoxin and Proteinaceous Deposits
I. P. Lipscomb, A. K. Sihota, and C. W. Keevil
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3728-3733; published ahead of print August 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01280-06
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Novel Method To Identify Source-Associated Phylogenetic Clustering Shows that Listeria monocytogenes Includes Niche-Adapted Clonal Groups with Distinct Ecological Preferences
K. K. Nightingale, K. Lyles, M. Ayodele, P. Jalan, R. Nielsen, and M. Wiedmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3742-3751;
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Contemporary Prevalence of BRO ß-Lactamases in Moraxella catarrhalis: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (North America, 1997 to 2004)
Lalitagauri M. Deshpande, Helio S. Sader, Thomas R. Fritsche, and Ronald N. Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3775-3777;
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Identification of Borrelia burgdorferi Ribosomal Protein L25 by the Phage Surface Display Method and Evaluation of the Protein's Value for Serodiagnosis
Markus Mueller, Sebastian Bunk, Isabel Diterich, Michael Weichel, Carolin Rauter, Dieter Hassler, Corinna Hermann, Reto Crameri, and Thomas Hartung
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3778-3780;
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Verification of the IDI-MRSA Assay for Detecting Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Diverse Specimen Types in a Core Clinical Laboratory Setting
Steven J. Drews, Barbara M. Willey, Nathan Kreiswirth, Min Wang, Teresa Ianes, Jayne Mitchell, Mary Latchford, Allison J. McGeer, and Kevin C. Katz
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3794-3796;
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Acquisition of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Rhesus Macaques Is Most Consistent with Oral-Oral Transmission
Jay V. Solnick, Julie Fong, Lori M. Hansen, Kikuko Chang, Don R. Canfield, and Julie Parsonnet
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3799-3803;
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Comparison of PCR-Based Methods for Typing Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
Artur Sabat, Natalia Malachowa, Jacek Miedzobrodzki, and Waleria Hryniewicz
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3804-3807;
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Molecular Basis of Resistance Displayed by Highly Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi in Bangladesh
Samir K. Saha, Gary L. Darmstadt, Abdullah H. Baqui, Derrick W. Crook, M. Nurul Islam, Maksuda Islam, Maqsud Hossain, Shams El Arifeen, Mathuram Santosham, and Robert E. Black
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3811-3813;
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In Vitro Activities of Daptomycin, Ciprofloxacin, and Other Antimicrobial Agents against the Cells and Spores of Clinical Isolates of Bacillus Species
Diane M. Citron and Maria D. Appleman
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3814-3818;
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Evaluation of a Multiplex PCR-Based Reverse Line Blot-Hybridization Assay for Identification of Serotype and Surface Protein Antigens of Streptococcus agalactiae
Xianyu Zeng, Fanrong Kong, Julie Morgan, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3822-3825;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Mycobacterium barrassiae sp. nov., a Mycobacterium moriokaense Group Species Associated with Chronic Pneumonia
Toïdi Adékambi, Didier Raoult, and Michel Drancourt
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3493-3498;
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Beijing and Haarlem Genotypes Are Overrepresented among Children with Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Ben J. Marais, Tommie C. Victor, Anneke C. Hesseling, Madeleine Barnard, Annemie Jordaan, Wendy Brittle, Helmuth Reuter, Nulda Beyers, Paul D. van Helden, Rob M. Warren, and H. Simon Schaaf
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3539-3543; published ahead of print August 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01291-06
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Use of PCR and Reverse Line Blot Hybridization Macroarray Based on 16S-23S rRNA Gene Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequences for Rapid Identification of 34 Mycobacterium Species
Likuan Xiong, Fanrong Kong, Yingzhou Yang, Jinquan Cheng, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3544-3550;
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Performance of the Genotype MTBDR Line Probe Assay for Detection of Resistance to Rifampin and Isoniazid in Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Low- and High-Level Resistance
Florence Brossier, Nicolas Veziris, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, Vincent Jarlier, and Wladimir Sougakoff
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3659-3664;
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Evaluation of Peptide Nucleic Acid-Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Identification of Clinically Relevant Mycobacteria in Clinical Specimens and Tissue Sections
Michael Lefmann, Birgitta Schweickert, Petra Buchholz, Ulf B. Göbel, Timo Ulrichs, Peter Seiler, Dirk Theegarten, and Annette Moter
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3760-3767;
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Distribution of hsp65 PCR-Restriction Enzyme Analysis Patterns among Mycobacterium avium Complex Isolates in Thailand
Therdsak Prammananan, Saranya Phunpruch, Nipa Tingtoy, Somboon Srimuang, and Angkana Chaiprasert
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3819-3821; published ahead of print August 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02495-05
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Evaluation of Molecular-Beacon, TaqMan, and Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Probes for Detection of Antibiotic Resistance-Conferring Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in Mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA Extracts
Hasan Yesilkaya, Francesca Meacci, Stefan Niemann, Doris Hillemann, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, LONG DRUG Study Group, Michael R. Barer, Peter W. Andrew, and Marco R. Oggioni
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3826-3829;
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Epidemiology:

Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus Diarrhea among Children and Adults in Nepal: Detection of G12 Strains with P[6] or P[8] and a G11P[25] Strain
Ryuichi Uchida, Basu Dev Pandey, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Kamurddin Ahmed, Michiyo Yokoo, Toyoko Nakagomi, Luis E. Cuevas, Nigel A. Cunliffe, C. A. Hart, and Osamu Nakagomi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3499-3505;
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Multiplex PCR-Based Method for Identification of Common Clinical Serotypes of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica
Seonghan Kim, Jonathan G. Frye, Jinxin Hu, Paula J. Fedorka-Cray, Romesh Gautom, and David S. Boyle
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3608-3615; published ahead of print August 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00701-06
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Occurrence of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clones at Multiple Hospitals in London and Southeast England
Juliana M. Coelho, Jane F. Turton, Mary E. Kaufmann, Judith Glover, Neil Woodford, Marina Warner, Marie-France Palepou, Rachel Pike, Tyrone L. Pitt, Bharat C. Patel, and David M. Livermore
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3623-3627;
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Molecular Epidemiology of G9 Rotaviruses in Taiwan between 2000 and 2002
Yi-Pei Lin, Sui-Yuan Chang, Chuan-Liang Kao, Li-Min Huang, Ming-Yi Chung, Jyh-Yuan Yang, Hour-Young Chen, Koki Taniguchi, Keh-Sung Tsai, and Chun-Nan Lee
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3686-3694;
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Use of a Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotyping System To Demonstrate the Unique Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Remote Aboriginal Communities
Malcolm McDonald, Annette Dougall, Deborah Holt, Flavia Huygens, Frances Oppedisano, Philip M. Giffard, John Inman-Bamber, Alex J. Stephens, Rebecca Towers, Jonathan R. Carapetis, and Bart J. Currie
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3720-3727;
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Age Dependence of Adenovirus-Specific Neutralizing Antibody Titers in Individuals from Sub-Saharan Africa
Anna R. Thorner, Ronald Vogels, Jorn Kaspers, Gerrit J. Weverling, Lennart Holterman, Angelique A. C. Lemckert, Athmanundh Dilraj, Lisa M. McNally, Prakash M. Jeena, Soren Jepsen, Peter Abbink, Anjali Nanda, Patricia E. Swanson, Andrew T. Bates, Kara L. O'Brien, Menzo J. E. Havenga, Jaap Goudsmit, and Dan H. Barouch
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3781-3783;
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Unusually High Prevalence of Nosocomial Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Cape Verde Islands
M. Aires-de-Sousa, T. Conceição, and H. de Lencastre
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3790-3793;
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Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Comparison of Similar but Distinguishable Isolates of Shigella sonnei Collected in Ireland and Italy
N. De Lappe, G. Doran, J. O. Connor, C. Mammina, and M. Cormican
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3808-3810; published ahead of print August 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01286-06
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Mycology:

Molecular Identification of Black-Grain Mycetoma Agents
Marie Desnos-Ollivier, Stéphane Bretagne, Françoise Dromer, Olivier Lortholary, and Eric Dannaoui
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3517-3523;
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Global Surveillance of In Vitro Activity of Micafungin against Candida: a Comparison with Caspofungin by CLSI-Recommended Methods
M. A. Pfaller, L. Boyken, R. J. Hollis, S. A. Messer, S. Tendolkar, and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3533-3538;
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Candida guilliermondii, an Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen with Decreased Susceptibility to Fluconazole: Geographic and Temporal Trends from the ARTEMIS DISK Antifungal Surveillance Program
M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, M. Mendez, C. Kibbler, P. Erzsebet, S.-C. Chang, D. L. Gibbs, V. A. Newell, and the Global Antifungal Surveillance Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3551-3556;
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Candida rugosa, an Emerging Fungal Pathogen with Resistance to Azoles: Geographic and Temporal Trends from the ARTEMIS DISK Antifungal Surveillance Program
M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, A. L. Colombo, C. Kibbler, K. P. Ng, D. L. Gibbs, V. A. Newell, and the Global Antifungal Surveillance Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3578-3582;
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Comparison of Three Commercial Assays and a Modified Disk Diffusion Assay with Two Broth Microdilution Reference Assays for Testing Zygomycetes, Aspergillus spp., Candida spp., and Cryptococcus neoformans with Posaconazole and Amphotericin B
A. Espinel-Ingroff
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3616-3622; published ahead of print August 30, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01187-06
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Candida albicans Strain Maintenance, Replacement, and Microvariation Demonstrated by Multilocus Sequence Typing
F. C. Odds, A. D. Davidson, M. D. Jacobsen, A. Tavanti, J. A. Whyte, C. C. Kibbler, D. H. Ellis, M. C. J. Maiden, D. J. Shaw, and N. A. R. Gow
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3647-3658;
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Virology:

Preparation of His-Tagged Armored RNA Phage Particles as a Control for Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
Yangjian Cheng, Jianjun Niu, Yongyou Zhang, Jianwei Huang, and Qingge Li
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3557-3561;
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Role of Erythrocytes as a Reservoir for Ribavirin and Relationship with Adverse Reactions in the Early Phase of Interferon Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infections
Hidetsugu Saito, Shinichiro Tada, Hirotoshi Ebinuma, Hiromasa Ishii, Kazuo Kashiwazaki, Masahiko Takahashi, Nobuhiro Tsukada, Jiro Nishida, Shin Tanaka, Hiroshi Shiozaki, and Toshifumi Hibi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3562-3568;
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Longitudinal Analysis of Genotype Distribution of Influenza A Virus from 2003 to 2005
Annie Mak, Ronak Rahmanian, Victor Lei, David Lawrence, Mel Krajden, Robert C. Brunham, Danuta Skowronski, Yan Li, Tim Booth, Swee Han Goh, and Martin Petric
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3583-3588;
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Expertise of Laboratories in Viral Load Quantification, Genotyping, and Precore Mutant Determination for Hepatitis B Virus in a Multicenter Study
Syria Laperche, Vincent Thibault, Françoise Bouchardeau, Sophie Alain, Sandrine Castelain, Michelle Gassin, Marie Gueudin, Philippe Halfon, Sylvie Larrat, Françoise Lunel, Michèle Martinot-Peignoux, Bernard Mercier, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Bruno Pozzetto, Anne-Marie Roque-Afonso, Françoise Roudot-Thoraval, Karine Sauné, and Jean-Jacques Lefrère
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3600-3607;
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Development of an Enzyme Immunoassay for Detection of Sapovirus-Specific Antibodies and Its Application in a Study of Seroprevalence in Children
Tibor Farkas, Xiaoyun Deng, Guillermo Ruiz-Palacios, Ardythe Morrow, and Xi Jiang
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3674-3679;
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Cross-Sectional Comparison of an Automated Hybrid Capture 2 Assay and the Consensus GP5+/6+ PCR Method in a Population-Based Cervical Screening Program
A. T. Hesselink, N. W. J. Bulkmans, J. Berkhof, A. T. Lorincz, C. J. L. M. Meijer, and P. J. F. Snijders
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3680-3685;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Norovirus Outbreaks in Norway during 2000 to 2005 and Comparison of Four Norovirus Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays
Kirsti Vainio and Mette Myrmel
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3695-3702;
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Use of a Multiantigen Detection Algorithm for Diagnosis of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection
A. Scott Laney, Jonathan S. Peters, Susan M. Manzi, Lawrence A. Kingsley, Yuan Chang, and Patrick S. Moore
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3734-3741;
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Genotyping of Measles Virus in Clinical Specimens on the Basis of Oligonucleotide Microarray Hybridization Patterns
Alexander A. Neverov, Michaela A. Riddell, William J. Moss, Dmitriy V. Volokhov, Paul A. Rota, Luis E. Lowe, Doris Chibo, Sheilagh B. Smit, Diane E. Griffin, Konstantin M. Chumakov, and Vladimir E. Chizhikov
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3752-3759;
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Detection of Norovirus Antigens from Recombinant Virus-Like Particles and Stool Samples by a Commercial Norovirus Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Kit
Shoko Okitsu-Negishi, Michio Okame, Yuko Shimizu, Tung Gia Phan, Takeshi Tomaru, Shigenori Kamijo, Takashi Sato, Fumihiro Yagyu, Werner E. G. Müller, and Hiroshi Ushijima
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3784-3786;
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Comparative Evaluation of Three Commercially Available Methodologies for Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping
Ted E. Schutzbank, Susan E. Sefers, Nicole Kahmann, Haijing Li, and Yi-Wei Tang
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3797-3798;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Comparison of Subtyping Methods for Differentiating Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Isolates Obtained from Food Animal Sources
Steven L. Foley, David G. White, Patrick F. McDermott, Robert D. Walker, Bobbie Rhodes, Paula J. Fedorka-Cray, Shabbir Simjee, and Shaohua Zhao
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3569-3577;
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Parasitology:

Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Naegleria fowleri
Yvonne Qvarnstrom, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Rama Sriram, and Alexandre J. da Silva
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3589-3595;
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Design, Construction, and Evaluation of a Specific Chimeric Antigen To Diagnose Chagasic Infection
Sebastián Aguirre, Ariel M. Silber, Maria Edileuza F. Brito, María E. Ribone, Claudia M. Lagier, and Iván S. Marcipar
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3768-3774;
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Viability of Trichomonas vaginalis in Urine: Epidemiologic and Clinical Implications
Shira C. Shafir and Frank J. Sorvillo
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3787-3789; published ahead of print August 23, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01287-06
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Case Reports:

Treatment Failure of Nosocomial Pertussis Infection in a Very-Low-Birth-Weight Neonate
Stéphane Bonacorsi, Caroline Farnoux, Philippe Bidet, Valérie Caro, Sophie Aizenfisz, Mounir Benhayoun, Yannick Aujard, Nicole Guiso, and Edouard Bingen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3830-3832;
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Disseminated Gonococcal Infection in an Immunocompetent Patient Caused by an Imported Neisseria gonorrhoeae Multidrug-Resistant Strain
Ivano Dal Conte, Stefania Starnino, Giovanni Di Perri, and Paola Stefanelli
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3833-3834;
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Osteomyelitis of the Ulna Caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis
Heike Welkerling, Walter Geißdörfer, Thomas Aigner, and Raimund Forst
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3835-3837;
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Shiga Toxin 2-Producing Acinetobacter haemolyticus Associated with a Case of Bloody Diarrhea
Germán Grotiuz, Alfredo Sirok, Pilar Gadea, Gustavo Varela, and Felipe Schelotto
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3838-3841;
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First Isolation of Clostridium amygdalinum from a Patient with Chronic Osteitis
Jean-Philippe Carlier, Maria Manich, Caroline Loïez, Henri Migaud, and René J. Courcol
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3842-3844;
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Letter To The Editor:

False-Positive Results Obtained by Following a Commonly Used Reverse Transcription-PCR Protocol for Detection of Influenza A Virus
Núria Busquets Martí, Erika Serrano Del pozo, Ana Alba Casals, José Ignacio Núñez Garrote, and Natàlia Majó Masferrer
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3845
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Retroviremia in Commercial Pigs and Its Preliminary Association with Poor Health
A. W. (Dan) Tucker, Martha M. Mellencamp, Meritxell Donadeu, and Linda Scobie
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2006 44: 3846-3847;
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