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Bacteriology:

D. Witonski, R. Stefanova, A. Ranganathan, G. E. Schutze, K. D. Eisenach, and M. D. Cave

Variable-Number Tandem Repeats That Are Useful in Genotyping Isolates of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica Serovars Typhimurium and Newport
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3849-3854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ingrid Bölin, Gudrun Wiklund, Firdausi Qadri, Olga Torres, A. Louis Bourgeois, Stephen Savarino, and Ann-Mari Svennerholm

Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli with STh and STp Genotypes Is Associated with Diarrhea Both in Children in Areas of Endemicity and in Travelers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3872-3877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Guiqing Wang, Janet F. Hindler, Kevin W. Ward, and David A. Bruckner

Increased Vancomycin MICs for Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates from a University Hospital during a 5-Year Period
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3883-3886. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James W. Fox, Daniel M. Cohen, Mario J. Marcon, William H. Cotton, and Bema K. Bonsu

Performance of Rapid Streptococcal Antigen Testing Varies by Personnel
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3918-3922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chien-Shun Chiou, Hsiao-Lun Wei, You-Wen Wang, Jui-Cheng Liao, and Chun-Chin Li

Usefulness of Inter-IS1 Spacer Polymorphisms for Subtyping of Shigella sonnei Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3928-3933. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Laurence Salaün, Fabrice Mérien, Svetlana Gurianova, Guy Baranton, and Mathieu Picardeau

Application of Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis for Molecular Typing of the Agent of Leptospirosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3954-3962. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kensuke Shima, Yuluo Wu, Norihiko Sugimoto, Masahiro Asakura, Kazuhiko Nishimura, and Shinji Yamasaki

Comparison of a PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) Assay to Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis To Determine the Effect of Repeated Subculture and Prolonged Storage on RFLP Patterns of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3963-3968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Katarzyna Szczypa, Ewa Sadowy, Radoslaw Izdebski, Lenka Strakova, and Waleria Hryniewicz

Group A Streptococci from Invasive-Disease Episodes in Poland Are Remarkably Divergent at the Molecular Level
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3975-3979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pauline D. Scanlan, Fergus Shanahan, Caitlin O'Mahony, and Julian R. Marchesi

Culture-Independent Analyses of Temporal Variation of the Dominant Fecal Microbiota and Targeted Bacterial Subgroups in Crohn's Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3980-3988. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Agnieszka Luczak-Kadlubowska, Jolanta Krzyszton-Russjan, and Waleria Hryniewicz

Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated in Poland in 1996 to 2004 That Were Deficient in Species-Specific Proteins
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4018-4024. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ruchika Mohan, Corinna Koebnick, Janko Schildt, Sabine Schmidt, Manfred Mueller, Mike Possner, Michael Radke, and Michael Blaut

Effects of Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12 Supplementation on Intestinal Microbiota of Preterm Infants: a Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4025-4031. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Masaaki Minami, Michio Ohta, Teruko Ohkura, Takafumi Ando, Keizo Torii, Tadao Hasegawa, and Hidemi Goto

Use of a Combination of Brushing Technique and the Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method as a Novel, Rapid, and Safe System for Detection of Helicobacter pylori
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4032-4037. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rebecca L. Moritz and Rodney A. Welch

The Escherichia coli argW-dsdCXA Genetic Island Is Highly Variable, and E. coli K1 Strains Commonly Possess Two Copies of dsdCXA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4038-4048. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Riikka Keto-Timonen, Annamari Heikinheimo, Erkki Eerola, and Hannu Korkeala

Identification of Clostridium Species and DNA Fingerprinting of Clostridium perfringens by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4057-4065. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Matthew V. N. O'Sullivan, Yongwei Cai, Fanrong Kong, Xianyu Zeng, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert

Influence of Disk Separation Distance on Accuracy of the Disk Approximation Test for Detection of Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4072-4076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maria Grazia Menozzi, Ulrich Eigner, Silvia Covan, Sabina Rossi, Pietro Somenzi, Giuseppe Dettori, Carlo Chezzi, and Anne-Marie Fahr

Two-Center Collaborative Evaluation of Performance of the BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System for Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Bacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4085-4094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Craig T. Parker, Beatriz Quiñones, William G. Miller, Sharon T. Horn, and Robert E. Mandrell

Comparative Genomic Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni Strains Reveals Diversity Due to Genomic Elements Similar to Those Present in C. jejuni Strain RM1221
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4125-4135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Uri Gophna, Katrin Sommerfeld, Sharon Gophna, W. Ford Doolittle, and Sander J. O. Veldhuyzen van Zanten

Differences between Tissue-Associated Intestinal Microfloras of Patients with Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4136-4141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Luz Balsalobre, Antonia Hernández-Madrid, Daniel Llull, Antonio J. Martín-Galiano, Ernesto García, Asunción Fenoll, and Adela G. de la Campa

Molecular Characterization of Disease-Associated Streptococci of the Mitis Group That Are Optochin Susceptible
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4163-4171. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yuefei Yu, Malgorzata Kowalczewska, Philippe Decloquement, Claude Nappez, and Bernard La Scola

Production of Monoclonal Antibodies to Tropheryma whipplei and Identification of Recognized Epitopes by Two-Dimensional Electrophoresis and Mass Spectrometry
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4179-4185. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Remco P. H. Peters, Michiel A. van Agtmael, Alberdina M. Simoons-Smit, Sven A. Danner, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, and Paul H. M. Savelkoul

Rapid Identification of Pathogens in Blood Cultures with a Modified Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4186-4188. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Etienne Ruppé, Philippe Bidet, Charlotte Verdet, Guillaume Arlet, and Edouard Bingen

First Detection of the Ambler Class C 1 AmpC ß-Lactamase in Citrobacter freundii by a New, Simple Double-Disk Synergy Test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4204-4207. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G. Balakrish Nair, Firdausi Qadri, Jan Holmgren, Ann-Mari Svennerholm, Ashrafus Safa, Nurul A. Bhuiyan, Q. Shafi Ahmad, Shah M. Faruque, A. S. G. Faruque, Yoshifumi Takeda, and David A. Sack

Cholera Due to Altered El Tor Strains of Vibrio cholerae O1 in Bangladesh
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4211-4213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rodrigo Tavanelli Hernandes, Mônica Aparecida Midolli Vieira, Sylvia Mendes Carneiro, Fábia Andréia Salvador, and Tânia Aparecida Tardelli Gomes

Characterization of Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains That Express Typical Localized Adherence in HeLa Cells in the Absence of the Bundle-Forming Pilus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4214-4217. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

W. W. Mary Fung, Clíona A. O'Dwyer, Sunita Sinha, Aimee L. Brauer, Timothy F. Murphy, J. Simon Kroll, and Paul R. Langford

Presence of Copper- and Zinc-Containing Superoxide Dismutase in Commensal Haemophilus haemolyticus Isolates Can Be Used as a Marker To Discriminate Them from Nontypeable H. influenzae Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4222-4226. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Robert Shames, Farhana Satti, Ernestine M. Vellozzi, and Miriam A. Smith

Susceptibilities of Propionibacterium acnes Ophthalmic Isolates to Ertapenem, Meropenem, and Cefepime
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4227-4228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dongyou Liu, Mark L. Lawrence, Martin Wiedmann, Lisa Gorski, Robert E. Mandrell, A. Jerald Ainsworth, and Frank W. Austin

Listeria monocytogenes Subgroups IIIA, IIIB, and IIIC Delineate Genetically Distinct Populations with Varied Pathogenic Potential
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4229-4233. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yun-Song Yu, Ting-Ting Qu, Jian-Ying Zhou, Jie Wang, Hong-Yang Li, and Timothy R. Walsh

Integrons Containing the VIM-2 Metallo-ß-Lactamase Gene among Imipenem-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains from Different Chinese Hospitals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4242-4245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Margaret Ip, Edmund S. C. Cheuk, Michelle H. Y. Tsui, Fanrong Kong, T. N. Leung, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert

Identification of a Streptococcus agalactiae Serotype III Subtype 4 Clone in Association with Adult Invasive Disease in Hong Kong
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4252-4254. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Keigo Shibayama, Mitsuaki Nagasawa, Takafumi Ando, Masaaki Minami, Jun-ichi Wachino, Satowa Suzuki, and Yoshichika Arakawa

Usefulness of Adult Bovine Serum for Helicobacter pylori Culture Media
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4255-4257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Hyun-Ju Kim, Ho-Suk Mun, Hong Kim, Eun-Ju Oh, Youngju Ha, Gill-Han Bai, Young-Gil Park, Chang-Yong Cha, Yoon-Hoh Kook, and Bum-Joon Kim

Differentiation of Mycobacterial Species by hsp65 Duplex PCR Followed by Duplex-PCR-Based Restriction Analysis and Direct Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3855-3862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maxine Caws, Guy Thwaites, Kasia Stepniewska, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Nguyen Thi Hong Duyen, Nguyen Thi Phuong, Mai Nguyet Thu Huyen, Phan Minh Duy, Tran Huu Loc, Tran Thi Hong Chau, Dick van Soolingen, Kristin Kremer, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Nguyen Tran Chinh, and Jeremy Farrar

Beijing Genotype of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Is Significantly Associated with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Multidrug Resistance in Cases of Tuberculous Meningitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3934-3939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Y. Kong, M. D. Cave, L. Zhang, B. Foxman, C. F. Marrs, J. H. Bates, and Z. H. Yang

Population-Based Study of Deletions in Five Different Genomic Regions of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Possible Clinical Relevance of the Deletions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3940-3946. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Doris Hillemann, Elvira Richter, and Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes

Use of the BACTEC Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube 960 Automated System for Recovery of Mycobacteria from 9,558 Extrapulmonary Specimens, Including Urine Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4014-4017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nicoletta Lari, Laura Rindi, Daniela Bonanni, Enrico Tortoli, and Carlo Garzelli

Molecular Analysis of Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium bovis Recovered from Humans in Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4218-4221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Csaba Ködmön, Stefan Niemann, Judit Lukács, Éva Sör, Sándor Dávid, and Ákos Somoskövi

Molecular Epidemiology of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Hungary
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4258-4261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

Andrea Lisco, Massimo Barbierato, Josè R. Fiore, Paola  Gasperini, Anna Favia, Anna Volpe, Maria Chironna, Giuseppe Pastore, Luigi Chieco-Bianchi, and Maria Luisa Calabrò

Pregnancy and Human Herpesvirus 8 Reactivation in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Infected Women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3863-3871. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Françoise S. Le Guyader, Fabienne Bon, Dario DeMedici, Sylvain Parnaudeau, Alessandra Bertone, Silvia Crudeli, Aoife Doyle, Mohamed Zidane, Elisabetta Suffredini, Evelyne Kohli, Francesco Maddalo, Marina Monini, Anne Gallay, Monique Pommepuy, Pierre Pothier, and Franco M. Ruggeri

Detection of Multiple Noroviruses Associated with an International Gastroenteritis Outbreak Linked to Oyster Consumption
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3878-3882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. P. Parker, M. Quinlivan, Y. Taha, and J. Breuer

Genotyping of Varicella-Zoster Virus and the Discrimination of Oka Vaccine Strains by TaqMan Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3911-3914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Philip E. Castle, Mark Sadorra, Francisco Garcia, E. Blair Holladay, and Janet Kornegay

Pilot Study of a Commercialized Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Genotyping Assay: Comparison of HPV Risk Group to Cytology and Histology
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3915-3917. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jin-Young Shin, Min-Suk Song, Eun Ho Lee, Young-Min Lee, Seok-Yong Kim, Hyong Kyu Kim, Joong-Kook Choi, Chul-Joong Kim, Richard J. Webby, and Young-Ki Choi

Isolation and Characterization of Novel H3N1 Swine Influenza Viruses from Pigs with Respiratory Diseases in Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3923-3927. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Juliana Galera Castilho, Veridiana Munford, Hugo Reis Resque, Ulysses Fagundes-Neto, Jan Vinjé, and Maria Lúcia Rácz

Genetic Diversity of Norovirus among Children with Gastroenteritis in São Paulo State, Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3947-3953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Suwanna Noppornpanth, Erwin Sablon, Kathy De Nys, Truong Xuan Lien, Jan Brouwer, Marianne Van Brussel, Saskia L. Smits, Yong Poovorawan, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, and Bart L. Haagmans

Genotyping Hepatitis C Viruses from Southeast Asia by a Novel Line Probe Assay That Simultaneously Detects Core and 5' Untranslated Regions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3969-3974. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eryu Wang, Slobodan Paessler, Patricia V. Aguilar, Anne-Sophie Carrara, Haolin Ni, Ivorlyne P. Greene, and Scott C. Weaver

Reverse Transcription-PCR-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Rapid Detection and Differentiation of Alphavirus Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4000-4008. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Natalia I. Romanenkova, Sophie Guillot, Nadejda R. Rozaeva, Radu Crainic, Maina A. Bichurina, and Francis Delpeyroux

Use of a Multiple Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Method for Detecting Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses in Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4077-4084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Elisabet Witsø, Gustavo Palacios, Ondrej Cinek, Lars C. Stene, Bjørn Grinde, Diana Janowitz, W. Ian Lipkin, and Kjersti S. Rønningen

High Prevalence of Human Enterovirus A Infections in Natural Circulation of Human Enteroviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4095-4100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Niwat Maneekarn, Pattara Khamrin, Wisoot Chan-it, Supatra Peerakome, Sujin Sukchai, Kidsadagon Pringprao, and Hiroshi Ushijima

Detection of Rare G3P[19] Porcine Rotavirus Strains in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Provides Evidence for Origin of the VP4 Genes of Mc323 and Mc345 Human Rotaviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4113-4119. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sukru Tonbak, Munir Aktas, Kursat Altay, Ahmet K. Azkur, Ahmet Kalkan, Yusuf Bolat, Nazir Dumanli, and Aykut Ozdarendeli

Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus: Genetic Analysis and Tick Survey in Turkey
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4120-4124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ya Nan Zhao, David S. Perlin, Steven Park, Ren Jie Jiang, Liang Chen, Yue Chen, Rebecca Gardiner, and Qing Wu Jiang

FDJS03 Isolates Causing an Outbreak of Aseptic Meningitis in China That Evolved from a Distinct Echovirus 30 Lineage Imported from Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4142-4148. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Linda Cook, KaWing Sullivan, Elizabeth M. Krantz, Arthur Bagabag, and Keith R. Jerome

Multiplex Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Determination of Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4149-4156. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jian Han, David C. Swan, Sharon J. Smith, Shanjuan H. Lum, Susan E. Sefers, Elizabeth R. Unger, and Yi-Wei Tang

Simultaneous Amplification and Identification of 25 Human Papillomavirus Types with Templex Technology
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4157-4162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. M. Parida, S. R. Santhosh, P. K. Dash, N. K. Tripathi, P. Saxena, S. Ambuj, A. K. Sahni, P. V. Lakshmana Rao, and Kouichi Morita

Development and Evaluation of Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Rapid and Real-Time Detection of Japanese Encephalitis Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4172-4178. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L. Louie, A. E. Simor, S. Chong, K. Luinstra, A. Petrich, J. Mahony, M. Smieja, G. Johnson, F. Gharabaghi, R. Tellier, B. M. Willey, S. Poutanen, T. Mazzulli, G. Broukhanski, F. Jamieson, M. Louie, S. Richardson, and Ontario Laboratory Working Group for the Rapid Diagnosis of Emerging Pathogens

Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus in Stool Specimens by Commercially Available Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4193-4196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Evguenia S. Svarovskaia, Michael J. Moser, Andrew S. Bae, James R. Prudent, Michael D. Miller, and Katyna Borroto-Esoda

MultiCode-RTx Real-Time PCR System for Detection of Subpopulations of K65R Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Reverse Transcriptase Mutant Viruses in Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4237-4241. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Ramakrishna U. Rao, Gary J. Weil, Kerstin Fischer, Taniawati Supali, and Peter Fischer

Detection of Brugia Parasite DNA in Human Blood by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3887-3893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Zhiyong Zhou, Amanda C. Poe, Josef Limor, Katharine K. Grady, Ira Goldman, Andrea M. McCollum, Ananias A. Escalante, John W. Barnwell, and Venkatachalam Udhayakumar

Pyrosequencing, a High-Throughput Method for Detecting Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Dihydrofolate Reductase and Dihydropteroate Synthetase Genes of Plasmodium falciparum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3900-3910. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marcia M. Hobbs, Dana M. Lapple, Lisa F. Lawing, Jane R. Schwebke, Myron S. Cohen, Heidi Swygard, Julius Atashili, Peter A. Leone, William C. Miller, and Arlene C. Seña

Methods for Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in the Male Partners of Infected Women: Implications for Control of Trichomoniasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3994-3999. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Andrew Hardick, Justin Hardick, Billie Jo Wood, and Charlotte Gaydos

Comparison between the Gen-Probe Transcription-Mediated Amplification Trichomonas vaginalis Research Assay and Real-Time PCR for Trichomonas vaginalis Detection Using a Roche LightCycler Instrument with Female Self-Obtained Vaginal Swab Samples and Male Urine Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4197-4199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pradeep Das, Seuli Saha Roy, Kakali MitraDhar, Phalguni Dutta, Mihir K. Bhattacharya, Abhik Sen, Sandipan Ganguly, Sujit K. Bhattacharya, Altaf A. Lal, and Lihua Xiao

Molecular Characterization of Cryptosporidium spp. from Children in Kolkata, India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4246-4249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Karolina Switaj, Adam Master, Piotr Karol Borkowski, Magdalena Skrzypczak, Jacek Wojciechowicz, and Piotr Zaborowski

Association of Ocular Toxoplasmosis with Type I Toxoplasma gondii Strains: Direct Genotyping from Peripheral Blood Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4262-4264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

Siew Fah Yeo, Sharon Huie, Andre N. Sofair, Sheldon Campbell, Amanda Durante, and Brian Wong

Measurement of Serum D-Arabinitol/Creatinine Ratios for Initial Diagnosis and for Predicting Outcome in an Unselected, Population-Based Sample of Patients with Candida Fungemia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3894-3899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. Hummel, B. Spiess, K. Kentouche, S. Niggemann, C. Böhm, S. Reuter, M. Kiehl, H. Mörz, R. Hehlmann, and D. Buchheidt

Detection of Aspergillus DNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Cerebral Aspergillosis by a Nested PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 3989-3993. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Borann Sar, Sambo Boy, Chantary Keo, Chan Chhaya Ngeth, Narom Prak, Mich Vann, Didier Monchy, and Jean Louis Sarthou

In Vitro Antifungal-Drug Susceptibilities of Mycelial and Yeast Forms of Penicillium marneffei Isolates in Cambodia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4208-4210. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michael R. McGinnis, Michael B. Smith, and Elizabeth Hinson

Use of the Coccidioides posadasii chs5 Strain for Quality Control in the ACCUPROBE Culture Identification Test for Coccidioides immitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4250-4251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Marianne Abele-Horn, Ulrich Vogel, Ingo Klare, Carola Konstabel, Rene Trabold, Risa Kurihara, Wolfgang Witte, Wolfgang Kreth, Paul-Gerhardt Schlegel, and Heike Claus

Molecular Epidemiology of Hospital-Acquired Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4009-4013. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kelthoum Mamlouk, Ilhem Boutiba-Ben Boubaker, Valérie Gautier, Sophie Vimont, Bertrand Picard, Saida Ben Redjeb, and Guillaume Arlet

Emergence and Outbreaks of CTX-M ß-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains in a Tunisian Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4049-4056. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pierre Bogaerts, Thierry Naas, Ingrid Wybo, Caroline Bauraing, Oriane Soetens, Denis Piérard, Patrice Nordmann, and Youri Glupczynski

Outbreak of Infection by Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Producing the Carbapenemase OXA-58 in Belgium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4189-4192. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alana Rosenthal, Diane White, Sheila Churilla, Sandra Brodie, and Kevin C. Katz

Optimal Surveillance Culture Sites for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Newborns
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4234-4236. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Markus Klint, Margareta Löfdahl, Carolina Ek, Åsa Airell, Torsten Berglund, and Björn Herrmann

Lymphogranuloma Venereum Prevalence in Sweden among Men Who Have Sex with Men and Characterization of Chlamydia trachomatis ompA Genotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4066-4071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Sung-Hee Park, Linda J. Saif, Cheol Jeong, Guem-Ki Lim, Sang-Ik Park, Ha-Hyun Kim, Su-Jin Park, You-Jung Kim, Jae-Ho Jeong, Mun-Il Kang, and Kyoung-Oh Cho

Molecular Characterization of Novel G5 Bovine Rotavirus Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4101-4112. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nathan Shankar, Arto S. Baghdayan, Rob Willems, Anette M. Hammerum, and Lars B. Jensen

Presence of Pathogenicity Island Genes in Enterococcus faecalis Isolates from Pigs in Denmark
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4200-4203. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Mehri S. McKellar, Lahar R. Mehta, John E. Greenlee, Devon C. Hale, Gregory C. Booton, Daryl J. Kelly, Paul A. Fuerst, Rama Sriram, and Govinda S. Visvesvara

Fatal Granulomatous Acanthamoeba Encephalitis Mimicking a Stroke, Diagnosed by Correlation of Results of Sequential Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Biopsy, In Vitro Culture, Immunofluorescence Analysis, and Molecular Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4265-4269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Carmen Sciortino, Rawhi Omar, and Rafael De La Cruz

Mixed Pulmonary Infection with Strongyloides stercoralis and Blastomyces dermatitidis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4270-4272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Simona Rondini, Ernestina Mensah-Quainoo, Thomas Junghanss, and Gerd Pluschke

What Does Detection of Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA in the Margin of an Excised Buruli Ulcer Lesion Tell Us?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4273-4275. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Johannes Elias, Health Office in the Rural District Office Wartburgkreis, Heike Claus, Matthias Frosch, and Ulrich Vogel

Evidence for Indirect Nosocomial Transmission of Neisseria meningitidis Resulting in Two Cases of Invasive Meningococcal Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4276-4278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Josep Guarro, Agenor Messias Silvestre, Jr., Gerard Verkley, Josep Cano, Olga Fischman Gompertz, Josepa Gené, Marília Marufuji Ogawa, Jane Tomimori-Yamashita, Solange Pistori Teixeira, and Fernando Augusto de Almeida

Limitations of DNA Sequencing for Diagnosis of a Mixed Infection by Two Fungi, Phaeoacremonium venezuelense and a Plectophomella sp., in a Transplant Recipient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4279-4282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sanjaya N. Senanayake, Assad Jadeer, Girish S. Talaulikar, and Jhumur Roy

First Reported Case of Dialysis-Related Peritonitis Due to Escherichia vulneris
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4283-4284. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

François Angoulvant, Julie Lachenaud, Patricia Mariani-Kurkdjian, Guillaume Aubertin, Véronique Houdouin, Mathie Lorrot, Laure de Los Angeles, Edouard Bingen, Antoine Bourrillon, and Albert Faye

Report of Two Cases of Aseptic Meningitis with Persistence of Pneumococcal Cell Wall Components in Cerebrospinal Fluid after Pneumococcal Meningitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4285-4287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters To The Editor:

Adrian Marinovich, Momka Narlieva, Mohammed Bashir, Barry S. Zingman, and Amy Fox

False-Positive Result from a Bayer Versant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Branched-DNA Viral Load Assay, with a Possible Role for Light Leakage after Inadequate Maintenance of the Analyzer
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4288-4289. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Vikas Manchanda and P. Bhalla

Emergence of Non-Ceftriaxone-Susceptible Neisseria meningitidis in India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4290-4291. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G. Lum, S. M. Garland, S. Tabrizi, G. Harnett, D. W. Smith, T. P. Sloots, D. M. Whiley, J. W. Tapsall, Peter Lowe, Peter O'Loughlin, Paul B. Bartley, Renu Vohra, Kathryn Evans, and Michael White

Supplemental Testing Is Still Required in Australia for Samples Positive for Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Nucleic Acid Detection Tests
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4292-4294. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

S. Cassaing, M. H. Bessières, A. Berry, A. Berrebi, R. Fabre, and J. F. Magnaval

Comparison between Two Amplification Sets for Molecular Diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4295. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michelle Marcial, Jing Lu, Steven G. Deeks, Rainer Ziermann, and Daniel R. Kuritzkes

Performance of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gp41 Assays for Detecting Enfuvirtide (T-20) Resistance Mutations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 4296. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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