JCM -- Table of Contents (December 1 2006, 44 [12])

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Contents: December 2006, Volume 44, Issue 12

       Epidemiology

       Bacteriology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Mycology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Virology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Parasitology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

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Epidemiology:

Longitudinal Study of the Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus at a University Hospital
Sabine Petersdorf, Klaus Oberdorfer, and Constanze Wendt
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4297-4302; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01168-06
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Evidence Supporting Zoonotic Transmission of Cryptosporidium spp. in Wisconsin
Dawn C. Feltus, Catherine W. Giddings, Brianna L. Schneck, Timothy Monson, David Warshauer, and John M. McEvoy
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4303-4308; published ahead of print September 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01067-06
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Predominance of Clones Carrying Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes among Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated in Japanese Hospitals from 1979 to 1985
Xiao Xue Ma, Teruyo Ito, Piriyaporn Chongtrakool, and Keiichi Hiramatsu
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4515-4527; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00985-06
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Bacteriology:

Establishing Clonal Relationships between VIM-1-Like Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains from Four European Countries by Multilocus Sequence Typing
Christian G. Giske, Balázs Libisch, Céline Colinon, Effie Scoulica, Laura Pagani, Miklós Füzi, Göran Kronvall, and Gian Maria Rossolini
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4309-4315; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00817-06
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Identification of New Genetic Regions More Prevalent in Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Otitis Media Strains than in Throat Strains
Jingping Xie, Patricia C. Juliao, Janet R. Gilsdorf, Debashis Ghosh, Mayuri Patel, and Carl F. Marrs
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4316-4325; published ahead of print September 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01331-06
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Characterization of a Brucella sp. Strain as a Marine-Mammal Type despite Isolation from a Patient with Spinal Osteomyelitis in New Zealand
W. L. McDonald, R. Jamaludin, G. Mackereth, M. Hansen, S. Humphrey, P. Short, T. Taylor, J. Swingler, C. E. Dawson, A. M. Whatmore, E. Stubberfield, L. L. Perrett, and G. Simmons
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4363-4370; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00680-06
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Development of a Serotype-Specific DNA Microarray for Identification of Some Shigella and Pathogenic Escherichia coli Strains
Yayue Li, Dan Liu, Boyang Cao, Weiqing Han, Yanqun Liu, Fenxia Liu, Xi Guo, David A. Bastin, Lu Feng, and Lei Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4376-4383; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01389-06
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Phenotypic Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by Disk Diffusion Testing and Etest on Mueller-Hinton Agar
R. Skov, R. Smyth, A. R. Larsen, A. Bolmstrôm, A. Karlsson, K. Mills, N. Frimodt-Moller, and G. Kahlmeter
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4395-4399; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01411-06
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Application of SmartGene IDNS Software to Partial 16S rRNA Gene Sequences for a Diverse Group of Bacteria in a Clinical Laboratory
Keith E. Simmon, Ann C. Croft, and Cathy A. Petti
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4400-4406; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01364-06
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Borrelia burgdorferi Genetic Markers and Disseminated Disease in Patients with Early Lyme Disease
Kathryn L. Jones, Lisa J. Glickstein, Nitin Damle, Vijay K. Sikand, Gail McHugh, and Allen C. Steere
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4407-4413; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01077-06
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Array-Based Identification of Species of the Genera Abiotrophia, Enterococcus, Granulicatella, and Streptococcus
Sheng Kai Tung, Lee Jene Teng, Mario Vaneechoutte, Hung Mo Chen, and Tsung Chain Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4414-4424; published ahead of print October 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01712-06
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Blood Culture Contamination in Tanzania, Malawi, and the United States: a Microbiological Tale of Three Cities
Lennox K. Archibald, Kisali Pallangyo, Peter Kazembe, and L. Barth Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4425-4429; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01215-06
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns and Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec Types of, as Well as Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Occurrence among, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Children and Adults in Middle Tennessee
Abdullah Kilic, Haijing Li, Charles W. Stratton, and Yi-Wei Tang
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4436-4440; published ahead of print October 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01546-06
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Bacterial Identification, Clinical Significance, and Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Acinetobacter ursingii and Acinetobacter schindleri, Two Frequently Misidentified Opportunistic Pathogens
Laurent Dortet, Patrick Legrand, Claude-James Soussy, and Vincent Cattoir
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4471-4478; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01535-06
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Phylogenetic Comparisons Reveal Multiple Acquisitions of the Toxin Genes by Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strains of Different Evolutionary Lineages
Sue M. Turner, Roy R. Chaudhuri, Zhi-Dong Jiang, Herbert DuPont, Carlton Gyles, Charles W. Penn, Mark J. Pallen, and Ian R. Henderson
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4528-4536; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01474-06
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Comparison of Mannitol Salt Agar and Blood Agar Plates for Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Staphylococcus aureus in Specimens from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Susan E. Sharp and Cindy Searcy
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4545-4546; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01129-06
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Monitoring of Stool Microbiota in Subjects with Diarrhea Indicates Distortions in Composition
Volker Mai, Christopher R. Braden, Jill Heckendorf, Baiba Pironis, and Jon Mark Hirshon
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4550-4552; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01542-06
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Rapid Screening of Topoisomerase Gene Mutations by a Novel Melting Curve Analysis Method for Early Warning of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Emergence
Kazuko Y. Fukushima, Yoichi Hirakata, Kazuyuki Sugahara, Katsunori Yanagihara, Akira Kondo, Shigeru Kohno, and Shimeru Kamihira
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4553-4558; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01887-06
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Evaluation of a New Chromogenic Medium, MRSA Select, for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Lisa Louie, Deirdre Soares, Helen Meaney, Mary Vearncombe, and Andrew E. Simor
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4561-4563; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01763-06
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Prevalence and Sequence Variants of IS481 in Bordetella bronchiseptica: Implications for IS481-Based Detection of Bordetella pertussis
Karen B. Register and Gary N. Sanden
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4577-4583; published ahead of print October 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01295-06
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CTX-M-3 and CTX-M-15 Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases in Isolates of Escherichia coli from a Hospital in Algiers, Algeria
Nadjia Ramdani-Bouguessa, Nuno Mendonça, Joana Leitão, Eugénia Ferreira, Mohamed Tazir, and Manuela Caniça
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4584-4586; published ahead of print September 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01445-06
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Escherichia coli Isolates Associated with Uncomplicated and Complicated Cystitis and Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Possess Similar Phylogenies, Virulence Genes, and O-Serogroup Profiles
Akira Takahashi, Sojun Kanamaru, Hisao Kurazono, Yasuharu Kunishima, Taiji Tsukamoto, Osamu Ogawa, and Shingo Yamamoto
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4589-4592; published ahead of print October 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02070-06
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Presence of the exoU Gene of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Is Correlated with Cytotoxicity in MDCK Cells but Not with Colonization in BALB/c Mice
Hsi-Hsun Lin, Shiao-ping Huang, Hsiu-Chen Teng, Dar-Der Ji, Yao-Shen Chen, and Ya-Lei Chen
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4596-4597; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01531-06
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Optimizing Antigen Cocktails for Detection of Mycobacterium bovis in Herds with Different Prevalences of Bovine Tuberculosis: ESAT6-CFP10 Mixture Shows Optimal Sensitivity and Specificity
C. Aagaard, M. Govaerts, V. Meikle, A. J. Vallecillo, J. A. Gutierrez-Pabello, F. Suarez-Güemes, J. McNair, A. Cataldi, C. Espitia, P. Andersen, and J. M. Pollock
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4326-4335; published ahead of print September 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01184-06
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Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex DNA and Rifampin Resistance in Clinical Specimens from Tuberculosis Patients by Line Probe Assay
Hamidou Traore, Armand van Deun, Isdore Chola Shamputa, Leen Rigouts, and Françoise Portaels
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4384-4388; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01332-06
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Use of Smear-Positive Samples To Assess the PCR-Based Genotype MTBDR Assay for Rapid, Direct Detection of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex as Well as Its Resistance to Isoniazid and Rifampin
Akos Somoskovi, Jillian Dormandy, Dimitra Mitsani, Jeremy Rivenburg, and Max Salfinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4459-4463; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01506-06
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Proposal for Standardization of Optimized Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Philip Supply, Caroline Allix, Sarah Lesjean, Mara Cardoso-Oelemann, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, Eve Willery, Evgueni Savine, Petra de Haas, Henk van Deutekom, Solvig Roring, Pablo Bifani, Natalia Kurepina, Barry Kreiswirth, Christophe Sola, Nalin Rastogi, Vincent Vatin, Maria Cristina Gutierrez, Maryse Fauville, Stefan Niemann, Robin Skuce, Kristin Kremer, Camille Locht, and Dick van Soolingen
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4498-4510; published ahead of print September 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01392-06
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Emergence of Ofloxacin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates from China as Determined by gyrA Mutation Analysis Using Denaturing High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography and DNA Sequencing
Ruiru Shi, Jianyuan Zhang, Chuanyou Li, Yuko Kazumi, and Isamu Sugawara
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4566-4568; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01916-06
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Mycology:

Specific Primers for Rapid Detection of Microsporum audouinii by PCR in Clinical Samples
H. D. Roque, R. Vieira, S. Rato, and M. Luz-Martins
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4336-4341; published ahead of print September 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00759-06
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Determination of MICs of Aminocandin for Candida spp. and Filamentous Fungi
N. Isham and M. A. Ghannoum
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4342-4344; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01550-06
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Interlaboratory Study of Quality Control Isolates for a Broth Microdilution Method (Modified CLSI M38-A) for Testing Susceptibilities of Dermatophytes to Antifungals
M. A. Ghannoum, B. Arthington-Skaggs, V. Chaturvedi, A. Espinel-Ingroff, M. A. Pfaller, R. Rennie, M. G. Rinaldi, and T. J. Walsh
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4353-4356; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00688-06
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Candida pseudorugosa sp. nov., a Novel Yeast Species from Sputum
Juan Li, Ying-Chun Xu, and Feng-Yan Bai
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4486-4490; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01391-06
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Neurologic Disease in Captive Lions (Panthera leo) with Low-Titer Lion Lentivirus Infection
Greg Brennan, Michael D. Podell, Raymund Wack, Susan Kraft, Jennifer L. Troyer, Helle Bielefeldt-Ohmann, and Sue VandeWoude
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4345-4352; published ahead of print September 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00577-06
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Phylogenetic Analysis of "Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis" Isolates from Pet Cats in the United Kingdom, Australia, and South Africa, with Analysis of Risk Factors for Infection
Barbara Willi, Séverine Tasker, Felicitas S. Boretti, Marcus G. Doherr, Valentino Cattori, Marina L. Meli, Remo G. Lobetti, Richard Malik, Claudia E. Reusch, Hans Lutz, and Regina Hofmann-Lehmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4430-4435; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00987-06
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Presence of New mecA and mph(C) Variants Conferring Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus spp. Isolated from the Skin of Horses before and after Clinic Admission
Christina Schnellmann, Vinzenz Gerber, Alexandra Rossano, Valentine Jaquier, Yann Panchaud, Marcus G. Doherr, Andreas Thomann, Reto Straub, and Vincent Perreten
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4444-4454; published ahead of print September 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00868-06
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Identification of a Novel, Invasive, Not-Yet-Cultivated Treponema sp. in the Large Intestine of Pigs by PCR Amplification of the 16S rRNA Gene
Lars Mølbak, Kirstine Klitgaard, Tim K. Jensen, Marja Fossi, and Mette Boye
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4537-4540; published ahead of print September 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01537-06
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Virology:

Quantification of Genital Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) DNA in Specimens from Women with Low Plasma HIV-1 RNA Levels Typical of HIV-1 Nontransmitters
Sarah Benki, R. Scott McClelland, Sandra Emery, Jared M. Baeten, Barbra A. Richardson, Ludo Lavreys, Kishorchandra Mandaliya, and Julie Overbaugh
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4357-4362; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01481-06
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Multicenter Performance Evaluation of a New TaqMan PCR Assay for Monitoring Human Immunodeficiency Virus RNA Load
L. Perrin, J. M. Pawlotsky, M. Bouvier-Alias, C. Sarrazin, S. Zeuzem, and G. Colucci
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4371-4375; published ahead of print September 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00505-06
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Relationship between Preexisting Anti-Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) Antibody and Clinical VZV Reactivation in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Recipients
Masahiro Onozawa, Satoshi Hashino, Mutsumi Takahata, Fumie Fujisawa, Takahito Kawamura, Masao Nakagawa, Kaoru Kahata, Takeshi Kondo, Shuichi Ota, Junji Tanaka, Masahiro Imamura, and Masahiro Asaka
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4441-4443; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01312-06
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Use of Internally Controlled Real-Time Genome Amplification for Detection of Variola Virus and Other Orthopoxviruses Infecting Humans
C. G. Fedele, A. Negredo, F. Molero, M. P. Sánchez-Seco, and A. Tenorio
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4464-4470; published ahead of print October 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00276-06
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Relationship between Prevalent Oral and Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infections in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive and -Negative Women
Carole Fakhry, Gypsyamber D'souza, Elizabeth Sugar, Kathleen Weber, Eleni Goshu, Howard Minkoff, Rodney Wright, Eric Seaberg, and Maura Gillison
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4479-4485; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01321-06
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Simultaneous Quantification and Genotyping of Hepatitis B Virus for Genotypes A to G by Real-Time PCR and Two-Step Melting Curve Analysis
Wen-Chun Liu, Masashi Mizokami, Maria Buti, Magnus Lindh, Kung-Chia Young, Koun-Tem Sun, Yun-Chan Chi, Hsi-Hsien Li, and Ting-Tsung Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4491-4497; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01375-06
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Genotyping of Clinical Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Isolates by Use of Restriction Enzymes
Peter Norberg, Tomas Bergström, and Jan-Åke Liljeqvist
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4511-4514; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00421-06
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Rapid Simultaneous Detection by Real-Time PCR of Cytomegalovirus UL97 Mutations in Codons 460 and 520 Conferring Ganciclovir Resistance
Katharina Göhring, Elfriede Mikeler, Gerhard Jahn, and Klaus Hamprecht
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4541-4544; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01141-06
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Combined Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Antigen-Antibody Detection Assay Does Not Improve Diagnosis for Seronegative Individuals with Occult HCV Infection
Juan A. Quiroga, Inmaculada Castillo, Margarita Pardo, Elena Rodríguez-Iñigo, and Vicente Carreño
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4559-4560; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01440-06
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Feasibility of Freeze-Dried Sera for Serological and Molecular Biological Detection of Hepatitis B and C Viruses
Waka Ohishi, Saeko Fujiwara, Gen Suzuki, Takeshi Kishi, Misae Sora, Shinsuke Matsuura, Masayuki Hakoda, Yoshimi Tatsukawa, Michiko Yamada, and Kazuaki Chayama
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4593-4595; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00621-06
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Vulvovaginal-Swab or First-Catch Urine Specimen To Detect Chlamydia trachomatis in Women in a Community Setting?
Sue Skidmore, Paddy Horner, Alan Herring, Joanne Sell, Ian Paul, Jane Thomas, E. Owen Caul, Matthias Egger, Anne McCarthy, Emma Sanford, Chris Salisbury, John Macleod, Jonathan A. C. Sterne, Nicola Low for the Chlamydia Screening Studies (ClaSS) Project Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4389-4394; published ahead of print October 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01060-06
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Effect of Endocervical-Specimen Adequacy on Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by the APTIMA COMBO 2 Assay
C. K. Rogers, B. J. Wood, P. Rizzo, and C. A. Gaydos
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4564-4565; published ahead of print October 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00981-06
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Molecular Method for Identification of Rickettsia Species in Clinical and Environmental Samples
Isabel Jado, Raquel Escudero, Horacio Gil, María Isabel Jiménez-Alonso, Rita Sousa, Ana L. García-Pérez, Manuela Rodríguez-Vargas, Bruno Lobo, and Pedro Anda
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4572-4576; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01227-06
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Parasitology:

Use of Noninvasive Markers To Detect Leishmania Infection in Asymptomatic Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients
José A. García-García, Joaquina Martín-Sánchez, Montserrat Gállego, Antonio Rivero-Román, Angela Camacho, Cristina Riera, Francisco Morillas-Márquez, Salvador Vergara, Juan Macías, and Juan A. Pineda
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4455-4458; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00921-06
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Assessing the Genetic Diversity of the Aldolase Genes of Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax and Its Potential Effect on Performance of Aldolase-Detecting Rapid Diagnostic Tests
Nelson Lee, Joanne Baker, David Bell, James McCarthy, and Qin Cheng
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4547-4549; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01611-06
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Evaluation of Entamoeba histolytica Antigen and Antibody Point-of-Care Tests for the Rapid Diagnosis of Amebiasis
Megan Leo, Rashidul Haque, Mamun Kabir, Shantanu Roy, Rita Marie Lahlou, Dinesh Mondal, Egbert Tannich, and William A. Petri, Jr.
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4569-4571; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01979-06
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Detection of Giardia lamblia Antigens in Human Fecal Specimens by a Solid-Phase Qualitative Immunochromatographic Assay
Lynne S. Garcia and John Paul Garcia
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4587-4588; published ahead of print October 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01458-06
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Case Reports:

First Case of Bacteremia and Multifocal Cellulitis Due to Helicobacter canis in an Immunocompetent Patient
Corinne Leemann, Eleonora Gambillara, Guy Prod'hom, Katia Jaton, Renato Panizzon, Jacques Bille, Patrick Francioli, Gilbert Greub, Emmanuel Laffitte, and Philip E. Tarr
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4598-4600; published ahead of print September 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01453-06
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Pneumonia and Septicemia Caused by Burkholderia thailandensis in the United States
Mindy B. Glass, Jay E. Gee, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Dominick Cavuoti, Theresa Barton, R. Doug Hardy, Daniel Godoy, Brian G. Spratt, Thomas A. Clark, and Patricia P. Wilkins
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4601-4604; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01585-06
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Misidentification of a Mucoid Strain of Salmonella enterica Serotype Choleraesuis as Hafnia alvei by the Vitek GNI+ Card System
Teresa K. F. Wang, Wing-Cheong Yam, Kwok-Yung Yuen, and Samson S. Y. Wong
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4605-4608; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01488-06
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First Case of Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Infection in a Human
Lieve Van Hoovels, Anne Vankeerberghen, An Boel, Kristien Van Vaerenbergh, and Hans De Beenhouwer
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4609-4612; published ahead of print October 18, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01308-06
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Brain Abscess Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes in a Previously Healthy Child
Walter Dehority, Satoshi Uchiyama, Arya Khosravi, and Victor Nizet
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4613-4615; published ahead of print October 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01724-06
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Two Patients Coinfected with Mycobacterium leprae and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Naïve for Antiretroviral Therapy Who Exhibited Type 1 Leprosy Reactions Mimicking the Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
M. A. B. Trindade, N. Y. S. Valente, M. I. P. Manini, M. D. F. Takahashi, C. F. D. Anjos, G. Benard, and B. Naafs
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4616-4618; published ahead of print October 4, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01425-06
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Phaeoacremonium krajdenii, a Cause of White Grain Eumycetoma
B. M. Hemashettar, B. Siddaramappa, B. S. Munjunathaswamy, A. S. Pangi, Jayashree Pattan, A. T. Andrade, A. A. Padhye, Lizel Mostert, and R. C. Summerbell
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4619-4622; published ahead of print September 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01019-06
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Letters To The Editor:

Not So Pretty in Pink: Staphylococcus cohnii Masquerading as Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus on Chromogenic Media
Donald C. Vinh, Kim A. Nichol, Fern Rand, and James A. Karlowsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4623-4624; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01764-06
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Emergence of a Unique Multiply-Antibiotic-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 7B Clone in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Mahbubur Rahman, Shahadat Hossain, Shereen Shoma, Harunur Rashid, Abdullah Hel Baqui, Mark van der Linden, Adnan Al-Lahham, and Ralf René Reinert
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4625-4627; published ahead of print September 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01740-06
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Significance of Low Positive Scores Obtained with a Method Other than Acceleration in the BDProbeTec-Strand Displacement Amplification Test for Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Thushan de Silva, Goura Kudesia, Anita Joall, Duncan Whittaker, Steve Davies, and Claire Ryan
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4628-4629; published ahead of print October 11, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01402-06
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Errata:

Effect of Primer Selection on Estimates of GB Virus C (GBV-C) Prevalence and Response to Antiretroviral Therapy for Optimal Testing for GBV-C Viremia
I. E. Souza, J. B. Allen, J. Xiang, D. Klinzman, R. Diaz, S. Zhang, K. Chaloner, D. Zdunek, G. Hess, C. F. Williams, L. Benning, and J. T. Stapleton
J. Clin. Microbiol. December 2006 44: 4630
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