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Virology:

Michael J. Lodes, Dominic Suciu, Mark Elliott, Axel G. Stover, Marty Ross, Marcelo Caraballo, Kim Dix, James Crye, Richard J. Webby, Wanda J. Lyon, David L. Danley, and Andrew McShea

Use of Semiconductor-Based Oligonucleotide Microarrays for Influenza A Virus Subtype Identification and Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1209-1218. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anthony C. Ike, Stefan O. Brockmann, Kathrin Hartelt, Rachel E. Marschang, Matthias Contzen, and Rainer M. Oehme

Molecular Epidemiology of Norovirus in Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis in Southwest Germany from 2001 to 2004
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1262-1267. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Matthias Niedrig, Hermann Meyer, Marcus Panning, and Christian Drosten

Follow-Up on Diagnostic Proficiency of Laboratories Equipped To Perform Orthopoxvirus Detection and Quantification by PCR: the Second International External Quality Assurance Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1283-1287. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maria Alma Bracho, María José Gosalbes, Francisco González, Andrés Moya, and Fernando González-Candelas

Molecular Epidemiology and Evolution in an Outbreak of Fulminant Hepatitis B Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1288-1294. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Li-Jung Chien, Tsai-Ling Liao, Pei-Yun Shu, Jyh-Hsiung Huang, Duane J. Gubler, and Gwong-Jen J. Chang

Development of Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays To Detect and Serotype Dengue Viruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1295-1304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hélène Moret, Véronique Brodard, Côme Barranger, Nicolas Jovenin, Martine Joannes, and Laurent Andréoletti

New Commercially Available PCR and Microplate Hybridization Assay for Detection and Differentiation of Human Polyomaviruses JC and BK in Cerebrospinal Fluid, Serum, and Urine Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1305-1309. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Irene Kraus, Tor Molden, Ruth Holm, A. Kathrine Lie, Frank Karlsen, Gunnar B. Kristensen, and Hanne Skomedal

Presence of E6 and E7 mRNA from Human Papillomavirus Types 16, 18, 31, 33, and 45 in the Majority of Cervical Carcinomas
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1310-1317. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Armen Parsyan, Shane Kerr, Shirley Owusu-Ofori, Gordon Elliott, and Jean-Pierre Allain

Reactivity of Genotype-Specific Recombinant Proteins of Human Erythrovirus B19 with Plasmas from Areas Where Genotype 1 or 3 Is Endemic
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1367-1375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shinji Fukuda, Shinichi Takao, Masaru Kuwayama, Yukie Shimazu, and Kazuo Miyazaki

Rapid Detection of Norovirus from Fecal Specimens by Real-Time Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1376-1381. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christophe Ronsin, Anne Pillet, Corinne Bali, and Gérard-Antoine Denoyel

Evaluation of the COBAS AmpliPrep-Total Nucleic Acid Isolation-COBAS TaqMan Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Quantitative Test and Comparison to the VERSANT HBV DNA 3.0 Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1390-1399. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Angelica Trujillo, Karen A. McCaustland, Du-Ping Zheng, Leslie A. Hadley, George Vaughn, Susan M. Adams, Tamie Ando, Roger I. Glass, and Stephan S. Monroe

Use of TaqMan Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR for Rapid Detection, Quantification, and Typing of Norovirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1405-1412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. Ortiz, M. Torres, L. Muñoz, E. Fernández-García, J. Canals, A. I. Cabornero, E. Aguilar, J. Ballesteros, J. del Amo, and A. García-Sáiz

Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type Distribution and HPV Type 16 E6 Variants in Two Spanish Population Groups with Different Levels of HPV Infection Risk
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1428-1434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. Fachiroh, D. K. Paramita, B. Hariwiyanto, A. Harijadi, H. L. Dahlia, S. R. Indrasari, H. Kusumo, Y. S. Zeng, T. Schouten, S. Mubarika, and J. M. Middeldorp

Single-Assay Combination of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) EBNA1- and Viral Capsid Antigen-p18-Derived Synthetic Peptides for Measuring Anti-EBV Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA Antibody Levels in Sera from Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients: Options for Field Screening
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1459-1467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Liora Regev, Musa Hindiyeh, Lester M. Shulman, Asher Barak, Virginia Levy, Roberto Azar, Yael Shalev, Zehava Grossman, and Ella Mendelson

Characterization of Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Israel
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1484-1489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jeffrey J. Germer, Mohammed O. Qutub, Jayawant N. Mandrekar, P. Shawn Mitchell, and Joseph D. C. Yao

Quantification of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) DNA with a TaqMan HBV Analyte-Specific Reagent following Sample Processing with the MagNA Pure LC Instrument
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1490-1494. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. Domingo, G. Palacios, O. Jabado, N. Reyes, M. Niedrig, J. Gascón, M. Cabrerizo, W. I. Lipkin, and A. Tenorio

Use of a Short Fragment of the C-Terminal E Gene for Detection and Characterization of Two New Lineages of Dengue Virus 1 in India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1519-1529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jeong-Gu Nam, Gab Jung Kim, Jin Young Baek, Soon Duck Suh, Mee Kyung Kee, Joo-Shil Lee, and Sung Soon Kim

Molecular Investigation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 Subtype A Cases in South Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1543-1546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Schnuriger, S. Dominguez, M.-A. Valantin, R. Tubiana, C. Duvivier, J. Ghosn, A. Simon, C. Katlama, and V. Thibault

Early Detection of Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Use of a New Combined Antigen-Antibody Detection Assay: Potential Use for High-Risk Individuals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1561-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Naoko Nakagawa, Jun Suzuoki, Ritsuko Kubota, Shinzo Kobatake, and Yoshinobu Okuno

Discovery of the Neutralizing Epitope Common to Influenza B Virus Victoria Group Isolates in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1564-1566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Katherine N. Ward, Hoe Nam Leong, Elisabeth P. Nacheva, Julie Howard, Claire E. Atkinson, Nicholas W. S. Davies, Paul D. Griffiths, and Duncan A. Clark

Human Herpesvirus 6 Chromosomal Integration in Immunocompetent Patients Results in High Levels of Viral DNA in Blood, Sera, and Hair Follicles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1571-1574. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Khin Saw Aye Myint, Timothy P. Endy, Robert V. Gibbons, Kanti Laras, Mammen P. Mammen, Jr., Endang R. Sedyaningsih, Jitvimol Seriwatana, Jonathan S. Glass, Sumitda Narupiti, and Andrew L. Corwin

Evaluation of Diagnostic Assays for Hepatitis E Virus in Outbreak Settings
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1581-1583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

M. Desjardins, Christiane Guibord, B. Lalonde, B. Toye, and K. Ramotar

Evaluation of the IDI-MRSA Assay for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Nasal and Rectal Specimens Pooled in a Selective Broth
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1219-1223. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Justin Hardick, Julie Giles, Andrew Hardick, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Thomas Quinn, and Charlotte Gaydos

Performance of the Gen-Probe Transmission-Mediated Amplification Research Assay Compared to That of a Multitarget Real-Time PCR for Mycoplasma genitalium Detection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1236-1240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. L. Sautter, A. R. Bills, D. L. Lang, G. Ruschell, B. J. Heiter, and P. P. Bourbeau

Effects of Delayed-Entry Conditions on the Recovery and Detection of Microorganisms from BacT/ALERT and BACTEC Blood Culture Bottles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1245-1249. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Daniel Llull, Rubens López, and Ernesto García

Characteristic Signatures of the lytA Gene Provide a Basis for Rapid and Reliable Diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1250-1256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. E. Vianna, G. Conrads, B. P. F. A. Gomes, and H. P. Horz

Identification and Quantification of Archaea Involved in Primary Endodontic Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1274-1282. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kwanjit Duangsonk, Daniel Gal, Mark Mayo, C. Anthony Hart, Bart J. Currie, and Craig Winstanley

Use of a Variable Amplicon Typing Scheme Reveals Considerable Variation in the Accessory Genomes of Isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1323-1334. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Iris Müller, Volker Brade, Hans-Jochen Hagedorn, Erich Straube, Christoph Schörner, Matthias Frosch, Harald Hlobil, Gerold Stanek, and Klaus-Peter Hunfeld

Is Serological Testing a Reliable Tool in Laboratory Diagnosis of Syphilis? Meta-Analysis of Eight External Quality Control Surveys Performed by the German Infection Serology Proficiency Testing Program
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1335-1341. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alexandre R. Marra, Michael B. Edmond, Betty A. Forbes, Richard P. Wenzel, and Gonzalo M. L. Bearman

Time to Blood Culture Positivity as a Predictor of Clinical Outcome of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1342-1346. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P. P. Bosshard, R. Zbinden, S. Abels, B. Böddinghaus, M. Altwegg, and E. C. Böttger

16S rRNA Gene Sequencing versus the API 20 NE System and the VITEK 2 ID-GNB Card for Identification of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacteria in the Clinical Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1359-1366. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Miyuki Morozumi, Eiichi Nakayama, Satoshi Iwata, Yasuko Aoki, Keiko Hasegawa, Reiko Kobayashi, Naoko Chiba, Takeshi Tajima, Kimiko Ubukata the Acute Respiratory Diseases Study Group

Simultaneous Detection of Pathogens in Clinical Samples from Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Real-Time PCR with Pathogen-Specific Molecular Beacon Probes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1440-1446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Linyan Wen, Quan Wang, Yayue Li, Fanrong Kong, Gwendolyn L. Gilbert, Boyang Cao, Lei Wang, and Lu Feng

Use of a Serotype-Specific DNA Microarray for Identification of Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1447-1452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ana Carolina Ramos Moreno, Beatriz Ernestina Cabilio Guth, and Marina Baquerizo Martinez

Can the fliC PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Technique Replace Classic Serotyping Methods for Characterizing the H Antigen of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strains?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1453-1458. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jose A. Martínez, Sara Soto, Anna Fabrega, Manel Almela, Josep Mensa, Alex Soriano, Francesc Marco, María T. Jimenez de Anta, and Jordi Vila

Relationship of Phylogenetic Background, Biofilm Production, and Time to Detection of Growth in Blood Culture Vials with Clinical Variables and Prognosis Associated with Escherichia coli Bacteremia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1468-1474. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yiping W. Han, Akihiko Ikegami, Nabil F. Bissada, Melissa Herbst, Raymond W. Redline, and Graham G. Ashmead

Transmission of an Uncultivated Bergeyella Strain from the Oral Cavity to Amniotic Fluid in a Case of Preterm Birth
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1475-1483. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Raghavan U. M. Palaniappan, Yu Zhang, David Chiu, Alfonso Torres, Chobi DebRoy, Thomas S. Whittam, and Yung-Fu Chang

Differentiation of Escherichia coli Pathotypes by Oligonucleotide Spotted Array
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1495-1501. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Raymond S. W. Tsang, Samira Mubareka, Michelle L. Sill, John Wylie, Stuart Skinner, and Dennis K. S. Law

Invasive Haemophilus influenzae in Manitoba, Canada, in the Postvaccination Era
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1530-1535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D. J. Stickler, S. M. Jones, G. O. Adusei, and M. G. Waters

A Sensor To Detect the Early Stages in the Development of Crystalline Proteus mirabilis Biofilm on Indwelling Bladder Catheters
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1540-1542. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Juyan Zhou, Elizabeth Garber, Manisha Desai, and Lisa Saiman

Compliance of Clinical Microbiology Laboratories in the United States with Current Recommendations for Processing Respiratory Tract Specimens from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1547-1549. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cesar A. Arias, Beatriz Robredo, Kavindra V. Singh, Carmen Torres, Diana Panesso, and Barbara E. Murray

Rapid Identification of Enterococcus hirae and Enterococcus durans by PCR and Detection of a Homologue of the E. hirae mur-2 Gene in E. durans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1567-1570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Steven J. Drews, Grant Johnson, Farhad Gharabaghi, Margaret Roscoe, Anne Matlow, Raymond Tellier, and Susan E. Richardson

A 24-Hour Screening Protocol for Identification of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1578-1580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Stuart C. Clarke, Johanna M. Jefferies, Andrew J. Smith, Jim McMenamin, Timothy J. Mitchell, and Giles F. S. Edwards

Potential Impact of Conjugate Vaccine on the Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Children in Scotland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1224-1228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Feng-Ying C. Lin, April Whiting, Elisabeth Adderson, Shinji Takahashi, Diane Marie Dunn, Robert Weiss, Parvin H. Azimi, Joseph B. Philips, III, Leonard E. Weisman, Joan Regan, Penny Clark, George G. Rhoads, Carl E. Frasch, James Troendle, Patricia Moyer, and John F. Bohnsack

Phylogenetic Lineages of Invasive and Colonizing Strains of Serotype III Group B Streptococci from Neonates: a Multicenter Prospective Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1257-1261. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Owen D. Solberg, Remi M. Ajiboye, and Lee W. Riley

Origin of Class 1 and 2 Integrons and Gene Cassettes in a Population-Based Sample of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1347-1351. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E. Athena Limnios, Nhu-Lan Nguyen, Sanghamitra Ray, Christopher J. McIver, and John W. Tapsall

Dynamics of Appearance and Expansion of a Prolyliminopeptidase- Negative Subtype among Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates Collected in Sydney, Australia, from 2002 to 2005
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1400-1404. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Leo M. Schouls, Arie van der Ende, Marjolein Damen, and Ingrid van de Pol

Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis Yields Groupings Similar to Those Obtained by Multilocus Sequence Typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1509-1518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Saliou Diop, Sara Calattini, Julienne Abah-Dakou, Doudou Thiam, Lamine Diakhaté, and Antoine Gessain

Seroprevalence and Molecular Epidemiology of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) and HTLV-2 in Blood Donors from Dakar, Senegal
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1550-1554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alex van Belkum, Damian C. Melles, Susan V. Snijders, Willem B. van Leeuwen, Heiman F. L. Wertheim, Jan L. Nouwen, Henri A. Verbrugh, and Jerome Etienne

Clonal Distribution and Differential Occurrence of the Enterotoxin Gene Cluster, egc, in Carriage- versus Bacteremia-Associated Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1555-1557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Amadu Jalloh, Huynh van Thien, Marcelo U. Ferreira, Jun Ohashi, Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Toshio Kanbe, Akihiko Kikuchi, and Fumihiko Kawamoto

Sequence Variation in the T-Cell Epitopes of the Plasmodium falciparum Circumsporozoite Protein among Field Isolates Is Temporally Stable: a 5-Year Longitudinal Study in Southern Vietnam
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1229-1235. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dorota Nowakowska, Iris Colón, Jack S. Remington, Michael Grigg, Elzbieta Golab, J. Wilczynski, and L. David Sibley

Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii by Multiplex PCR and Peptide-Based Serological Testing of Samples from Infants in Poland Diagnosed with Congenital Toxoplasmosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1382-1389. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Esther Bensoussan, Abedelmajeed Nasereddin, Flory Jonas, Lionel F. Schnur, and Charles L. Jaffe

Comparison of PCR Assays for Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1435-1439. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

K. Loens, T. Beck, H. Goossens, D. Ursi, M. Overdijk, P. Sillekens, and M. Ieven

Development of Conventional and Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Assays for Detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in Respiratory Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1241-1244. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Likuan Xiong, Fanrong Kong, Hua Zhou, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert

Use of PCR and Reverse Line Blot Hybridization Assay for Rapid Simultaneous Detection and Serovar Identification of Chlamydia trachomatis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1413-1418. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Toïdi Adékambi, Andréas Stein, Joseph Carvajal, Didier Raoult, and Michel Drancourt

Description of Mycobacterium conceptionense sp. nov., a Mycobacterium fortuitum Group Organism Isolated from a Posttraumatic Osteitis Inflammation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1268-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

N. P. Shah, A. Singhal, A. Jain, P. Kumar, S. S. Uppal, M. V. P. Srivatsava, and H. K. Prasad

Occurrence of Overlooked Zoonotic Tuberculosis: Detection of Mycobacterium bovis in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1352-1358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nathan A. Groathouse, Susan E. Brown, Dennis L. Knudson, Patrick J. Brennan, and Richard A. Slayden

Isothermal Amplification and Molecular Typing of the Obligate Intracellular Pathogen Mycobacterium leprae Isolated from Tissues of Unknown Origins
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1502-1508. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Roxanne S. Aga, Elizabeth Fair, Neil F. Abernethy, Kathryn DeRiemer, E. Antonio Paz, L. Masae Kawamura, Peter M. Small, and Midori Kato-Maeda

Microevolution of the Direct Repeat Locus of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Strain Prevalent in San Francisco
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1558-1560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Colette Diguimbaye, Markus Hilty, Richard Ngandolo, Hassane H. Mahamat, Gaby E. Pfyffer, Franca Baggi, Marcel Tanner, Esther Schelling, and Jakob Zinsstag

Molecular Characterization and Drug Resistance Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Chad
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1575-1577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Gaetano Oliva, Aldo Scalone, Valentina Foglia Manzillo, Marina Gramiccia, Annalisa Pagano, Trentina Di Muccio, and Luigi Gradoni

Incidence and Time Course of Leishmania infantum Infections Examined by Parasitological, Serologic, and Nested-PCR Techniques in a Cohort of Naïve Dogs Exposed to Three Consecutive Transmission Seasons
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1318-1322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

V. Kardjeva, R. Summerbell, T. Kantardjiev, D. Devliotou-Panagiotidou, E. Sotiriou, and Y. Gräser

Forty-Eight-Hour Diagnosis of Onychomycosis with Subtyping of Trichophyton rubrum Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1419-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nancy S. Miller, James D. Dick, and William G. Merz

Phenotypic Switching in Candida lusitaniae on Copper Sulfate Indicator Agar: Association with Amphotericin B Resistance and Filamentation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1536-1539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Todd Czartoski, Charlie Liu, David M. Koelle, Stephen Schmechel, Andrea Kalus, and Anna Wald

Fulminant, Acyclovir-Resistant, Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Hepatitis in an Immunocompetent Woman
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1584-1586. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jesús Rodriguez-Baño, Sara Martí, Anna Ribera, Felipe Fernández-Cuenca, Lenie Dijkshoorn, Alexandr Nemec, Miquel Pujol, and Jordi Vila

Nosocomial Bacteremia Due to an As Yet Unclassified Acinetobacter Genomic Species 17-Like Strain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1587-1589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lynn Duffy, John Glass, Geraldine Hall, Robin Avery, Raymond Rackley, Scott Peterson, and Ken Waites

Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Ureaplasma parvum in the United States
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1590-1591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters To The Editor:

Joel E. Mortensen, Mary Jo Gerrety, and Larry D. Gray

Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria meningitidis from Patients in the Cincinnati Tristate Region (Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1592-1593. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Zoheira Djelouagji and Michel Drancourt

Inactivation of Cultured Mycobacterium tuberculosis Organisms Prior to DNA Extraction
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1594-1595. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Daniel P. Fedorko, Nancy A. Nelson, Josephine M. McAuliffe, and Kanta Subbarao

Performance of Rapid Tests for Detection of Avian Influenza A Virus Types H5N1 and H9N2
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1596-1597. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Timothy Barkham

BioRobot EZ1 Workstation Compares Well with Manual Spin Kits for Extraction of Viral RNA from Sera and Saves Substantial Staff Time
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1598. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Irwin S. Fox

Discordant Results of Two Automated Assays for Detection of Hepatitis C Virus-Specific Antibody
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1599-1600. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Daniel C. Zedek and Melissa B. Miller

Use of Galactomannan Enzyme Immunoassay for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in a Tertiary-Care Center over a 12-Month Period
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1601. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Philippe Colson, Anne Motte, and Catherine Tamalet

Broad Differences between the COBAS Ampliprep Total Nucleic Acid Isolation-COBAS TaqMan 48 Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) and COBAS HCV Monitor v2.0 Assays for Quantification of Serum HCV RNA of Non-1 Genotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1602-1603. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. W. D. Wren, Caroline Carder, P. G. Coen, V. Gant, and A. P. R. Wilson

Rapid Molecular Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1604-1605. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Aleksandra Anna Zasada, Rafaèl Gierczynski, Noura Raddadi, Daniele Daffonchio, and Marek Jagielski

Some Bacillus thuringiensis Strains Share rpoB Nucleotide Polymorphisms Also Present in Bacillus anthracis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 44: 1606-1607. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alexander Plyusnin, Antti Vaheri, Åke Lundkvist, Boris Klempa, Helga Meisel, Detlev H. Krüger, Rainer Ulrich, Michal Stanko, and Milan Labuda

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