JCM -- Table of Contents (April 1 2006, 44 [4])

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Contents: April 2006, Volume 44, Issue 4

       Virology

       Bacteriology

       Epidemiology

       Parasitology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Mycology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

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Virology:

Use of Semiconductor-Based Oligonucleotide Microarrays for Influenza A Virus Subtype Identification and Sequencing
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1209-1218;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Norovirus in Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis in Southwest Germany from 2001 to 2004
Anthony C. Ike, Stefan O. Brockmann, Kathrin Hartelt, Rachel E. Marschang, Matthias Contzen, and Rainer M. Oehme
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1262-1267;
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Follow-Up on Diagnostic Proficiency of Laboratories Equipped To Perform Orthopoxvirus Detection and Quantification by PCR: the Second International External Quality Assurance Study
Matthias Niedrig, Hermann Meyer, Marcus Panning, and Christian Drosten
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1283-1287;
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Molecular Epidemiology and Evolution in an Outbreak of Fulminant Hepatitis B Virus
Maria Alma Bracho, María José Gosalbes, Francisco González, Andrés Moya, and Fernando González-Candelas
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1288-1294;
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Development of Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays To Detect and Serotype Dengue Viruses
Li-Jung Chien, Tsai-Ling Liao, Pei-Yun Shu, Jyh-Hsiung Huang, Duane J. Gubler, and Gwong-Jen J. Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1295-1304;
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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
Hélène Moret, Véronique Brodard, Côme Barranger, Nicolas Jovenin, Martine Joannes, and Laurent Andréoletti
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1305-1309;
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Presence of E6 and E7 mRNA from Human Papillomavirus Types 16, 18, 31, 33, and 45 in the Majority of Cervical Carcinomas
Irene Kraus, Tor Molden, Ruth Holm, A. Kathrine Lie, Frank Karlsen, Gunnar B. Kristensen, and Hanne Skomedal
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1310-1317;
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Reactivity of Genotype-Specific Recombinant Proteins of Human Erythrovirus B19 with Plasmas from Areas Where Genotype 1 or 3 Is Endemic
Armen Parsyan, Shane Kerr, Shirley Owusu-Ofori, Gordon Elliott, and Jean-Pierre Allain
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1367-1375;
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Rapid Detection of Norovirus from Fecal Specimens by Real-Time Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay
Shinji Fukuda, Shinichi Takao, Masaru Kuwayama, Yukie Shimazu, and Kazuo Miyazaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1376-1381;
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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
Christophe Ronsin, Anne Pillet, Corinne Bali, and Gérard-Antoine Denoyel
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1390-1399;
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Use of TaqMan Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR for Rapid Detection, Quantification, and Typing of Norovirus
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1405-1412;
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Oncogenic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type Distribution and HPV Type 16 E6 Variants in Two Spanish Population Groups with Different Levels of HPV Infection Risk
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1428-1434;
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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. 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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1459-1467;
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Characterization of Human Metapneumovirus Infections in Israel
Liora Regev, Musa Hindiyeh, Lester M. Shulman, Asher Barak, Virginia Levy, Roberto Azar, Yael Shalev, Zehava Grossman, and Ella Mendelson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1484-1489;
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Quantification of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) DNA with a TaqMan HBV Analyte-Specific Reagent following Sample Processing with the MagNA Pure LC Instrument
Jeffrey J. Germer, Mohammed O. Qutub, Jayawant N. Mandrekar, P. Shawn Mitchell, and Joseph D. C. Yao
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1490-1494;
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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
C. Domingo, G. Palacios, O. Jabado, N. Reyes, M. Niedrig, J. Gascón, M. Cabrerizo, W. I. Lipkin, and A. Tenorio
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1519-1529;
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Molecular Investigation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 Subtype A Cases in South Korea
Jeong-Gu Nam, Gab Jung Kim, Jin Young Baek, Soon Duck Suh, Mee Kyung Kee, Joo-Shil Lee, and Sung Soon Kim
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1543-1546;
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Early Detection of Hepatitis C Virus Infection by Use of a New Combined Antigen-Antibody Detection Assay: Potential Use for High-Risk Individuals
A. Schnuriger, S. Dominguez, M.-A. Valantin, R. Tubiana, C. Duvivier, J. Ghosn, A. Simon, C. Katlama, and V. Thibault
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1561-1563;
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Discovery of the Neutralizing Epitope Common to Influenza B Virus Victoria Group Isolates in Japan
Naoko Nakagawa, Jun Suzuoki, Ritsuko Kubota, Shinzo Kobatake, and Yoshinobu Okuno
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1564-1566;
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Human Herpesvirus 6 Chromosomal Integration in Immunocompetent Patients Results in High Levels of Viral DNA in Blood, Sera, and Hair Follicles
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1571-1574;
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Evaluation of Diagnostic Assays for Hepatitis E Virus in Outbreak Settings
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1581-1583;
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Bacteriology:

Evaluation of the IDI-MRSA Assay for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Nasal and Rectal Specimens Pooled in a Selective Broth
M. Desjardins, Christiane Guibord, B. Lalonde, B. Toye, and K. Ramotar
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1219-1223;
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Performance of the Gen-Probe Transmission-Mediated Amplification Research Assay Compared to That of a Multitarget Real-Time PCR for Mycoplasma genitalium Detection
Justin Hardick, Julie Giles, Andrew Hardick, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Thomas Quinn, and Charlotte Gaydos
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1236-1240;
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Effects of Delayed-Entry Conditions on the Recovery and Detection of Microorganisms from BacT/ALERT and BACTEC Blood Culture Bottles
R. L. Sautter, A. R. Bills, D. L. Lang, G. Ruschell, B. J. Heiter, and P. P. Bourbeau
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1245-1249;
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Characteristic Signatures of the lytA Gene Provide a Basis for Rapid and Reliable Diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections
Daniel Llull, Rubens López, and Ernesto García
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1250-1256;
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Identification and Quantification of Archaea Involved in Primary Endodontic Infections
M. E. Vianna, G. Conrads, B. P. F. A. Gomes, and H. P. Horz
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1274-1282;
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Use of a Variable Amplicon Typing Scheme Reveals Considerable Variation in the Accessory Genomes of Isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei
Kwanjit Duangsonk, Daniel Gal, Mark Mayo, C. Anthony Hart, Bart J. Currie, and Craig Winstanley
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1323-1334;
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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
Iris Müller, Volker Brade, Hans-Jochen Hagedorn, Erich Straube, Christoph Schörner, Matthias Frosch, Harald Hlobil, Gerold Stanek, and Klaus-Peter Hunfeld
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1335-1341;
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Time to Blood Culture Positivity as a Predictor of Clinical Outcome of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection
Alexandre R. Marra, Michael B. Edmond, Betty A. Forbes, Richard P. Wenzel, and Gonzalo M. L. Bearman
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1342-1346;
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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
P. P. Bosshard, R. Zbinden, S. Abels, B. Böddinghaus, M. Altwegg, and E. C. Böttger
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1359-1366;
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Simultaneous Detection of Pathogens in Clinical Samples from Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Real-Time PCR with Pathogen-Specific Molecular Beacon Probes
Miyuki Morozumi, Eiichi Nakayama, Satoshi Iwata, Yasuko Aoki, Keiko Hasegawa, Reiko Kobayashi, Naoko Chiba, Takeshi Tajima, Kimiko Ubukata the Acute Respiratory Diseases Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1440-1446;
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Use of a Serotype-Specific DNA Microarray for Identification of Group B Streptococcus (Streptococcus agalactiae)
Linyan Wen, Quan Wang, Yayue Li, Fanrong Kong, Gwendolyn L. Gilbert, Boyang Cao, Lei Wang, and Lu Feng
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1447-1452;
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Can the fliC PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Technique Replace Classic Serotyping Methods for Characterizing the H Antigen of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Strains?
Ana Carolina Ramos Moreno, Beatriz Ernestina Cabilio Guth, and Marina Baquerizo Martinez
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1453-1458;
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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
Jose A. Martínez, Sara Soto, Anna Fabrega, Manel Almela, Josep Mensa, Alex Soriano, Francesc Marco, María T. Jimenez de Anta, and Jordi Vila
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1468-1474;
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Transmission of an Uncultivated Bergeyella Strain from the Oral Cavity to Amniotic Fluid in a Case of Preterm Birth
Yiping W. Han, Akihiko Ikegami, Nabil F. Bissada, Melissa Herbst, Raymond W. Redline, and Graham G. Ashmead
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1475-1483;
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Differentiation of Escherichia coli Pathotypes by Oligonucleotide Spotted Array
Raghavan U. M. Palaniappan, Yu Zhang, David Chiu, Alfonso Torres, Chobi DebRoy, Thomas S. Whittam, and Yung-Fu Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1495-1501;
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Invasive Haemophilus influenzae in Manitoba, Canada, in the Postvaccination Era
Raymond S. W. Tsang, Samira Mubareka, Michelle L. Sill, John Wylie, Stuart Skinner, and Dennis K. S. Law
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1530-1535;
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A Sensor To Detect the Early Stages in the Development of Crystalline Proteus mirabilis Biofilm on Indwelling Bladder Catheters
D. J. Stickler, S. M. Jones, G. O. Adusei, and M. G. Waters
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1540-1542;
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Compliance of Clinical Microbiology Laboratories in the United States with Current Recommendations for Processing Respiratory Tract Specimens from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Juyan Zhou, Elizabeth Garber, Manisha Desai, and Lisa Saiman
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1547-1549;
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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
Cesar A. Arias, Beatriz Robredo, Kavindra V. Singh, Carmen Torres, Diana Panesso, and Barbara E. Murray
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1567-1570;
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A 24-Hour Screening Protocol for Identification of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium
Steven J. Drews, Grant Johnson, Farhad Gharabaghi, Margaret Roscoe, Anne Matlow, Raymond Tellier, and Susan E. Richardson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1578-1580;
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Epidemiology:

Potential Impact of Conjugate Vaccine on the Incidence of Invasive Pneumococcal Disease among Children in Scotland
Stuart C. Clarke, Johanna M. Jefferies, Andrew J. Smith, Jim McMenamin, Timothy J. Mitchell, and Giles F. S. Edwards
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1224-1228;
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Phylogenetic Lineages of Invasive and Colonizing Strains of Serotype III Group B Streptococci from Neonates: a Multicenter Prospective Study
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1257-1261;
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Origin of Class 1 and 2 Integrons and Gene Cassettes in a Population-Based Sample of Uropathogenic Escherichia coli
Owen D. Solberg, Remi M. Ajiboye, and Lee W. Riley
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1347-1351;
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Dynamics of Appearance and Expansion of a Prolyliminopeptidase- Negative Subtype among Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates Collected in Sydney, Australia, from 2002 to 2005
E. Athena Limnios, Nhu-Lan Nguyen, Sanghamitra Ray, Christopher J. McIver, and John W. Tapsall
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1400-1404;
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Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis Yields Groupings Similar to Those Obtained by Multilocus Sequence Typing
Leo M. Schouls, Arie van der Ende, Marjolein Damen, and Ingrid van de Pol
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1509-1518;
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Seroprevalence and Molecular Epidemiology of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Type 1 (HTLV-1) and HTLV-2 in Blood Donors from Dakar, Senegal
Saliou Diop, Sara Calattini, Julienne Abah-Dakou, Doudou Thiam, Lamine Diakhaté, and Antoine Gessain
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1550-1554;
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Clonal Distribution and Differential Occurrence of the Enterotoxin Gene Cluster, egc, in Carriage- versus Bacteremia-Associated Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1555-1557;
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Parasitology:

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
Amadu Jalloh, Huynh van Thien, Marcelo U. Ferreira, Jun Ohashi, Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Toshio Kanbe, Akihiko Kikuchi, and Fumihiko Kawamoto
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1229-1235;
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Genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii by Multiplex PCR and Peptide-Based Serological Testing of Samples from Infants in Poland Diagnosed with Congenital Toxoplasmosis
Dorota Nowakowska, Iris Colón, Jack S. Remington, Michael Grigg, Elzbieta Golab, J. Wilczynski, and L. David Sibley
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1382-1389;
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Comparison of PCR Assays for Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
Esther Bensoussan, Abedelmajeed Nasereddin, Flory Jonas, Lionel F. Schnur, and Charles L. Jaffe
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1435-1439;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Development of Conventional and Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Assays for Detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae in Respiratory Specimens
K. Loens, T. Beck, H. Goossens, D. Ursi, M. Overdijk, P. Sillekens, and M. Ieven
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1241-1244;
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Use of PCR and Reverse Line Blot Hybridization Assay for Rapid Simultaneous Detection and Serovar Identification of Chlamydia trachomatis
Likuan Xiong, Fanrong Kong, Hua Zhou, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1413-1418;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Description of Mycobacterium conceptionense sp. nov., a Mycobacterium fortuitum Group Organism Isolated from a Posttraumatic Osteitis Inflammation
Toïdi Adékambi, Andréas Stein, Joseph Carvajal, Didier Raoult, and Michel Drancourt
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1268-1273;
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Occurrence of Overlooked Zoonotic Tuberculosis: Detection of Mycobacterium bovis in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid
N. P. Shah, A. Singhal, A. Jain, P. Kumar, S. S. Uppal, M. V. P. Srivatsava, and H. K. Prasad
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1352-1358;
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Isothermal Amplification and Molecular Typing of the Obligate Intracellular Pathogen Mycobacterium leprae Isolated from Tissues of Unknown Origins
Nathan A. Groathouse, Susan E. Brown, Dennis L. Knudson, Patrick J. Brennan, and Richard A. Slayden
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1502-1508;
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Microevolution of the Direct Repeat Locus of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Strain Prevalent in San Francisco
Roxanne S. Aga, Elizabeth Fair, Neil F. Abernethy, Kathryn DeRiemer, E. Antonio Paz, L. Masae Kawamura, Peter M. Small, and Midori Kato-Maeda
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1558-1560;
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Molecular Characterization and Drug Resistance Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Chad
Colette Diguimbaye, Markus Hilty, Richard Ngandolo, Hassane H. Mahamat, Gaby E. Pfyffer, Franca Baggi, Marcel Tanner, Esther Schelling, and Jakob Zinsstag
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1575-1577;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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
Gaetano Oliva, Aldo Scalone, Valentina Foglia Manzillo, Marina Gramiccia, Annalisa Pagano, Trentina Di Muccio, and Luigi Gradoni
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1318-1322;
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Mycology:

Forty-Eight-Hour Diagnosis of Onychomycosis with Subtyping of Trichophyton rubrum Strains
V. Kardjeva, R. Summerbell, T. Kantardjiev, D. Devliotou-Panagiotidou, E. Sotiriou, and Y. Gräser
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1419-1427;
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Phenotypic Switching in Candida lusitaniae on Copper Sulfate Indicator Agar: Association with Amphotericin B Resistance and Filamentation
Nancy S. Miller, James D. Dick, and William G. Merz
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1536-1539;
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Case Reports:

Fulminant, Acyclovir-Resistant, Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Hepatitis in an Immunocompetent Woman
Todd Czartoski, Charlie Liu, David M. Koelle, Stephen Schmechel, Andrea Kalus, and Anna Wald
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1584-1586;
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Nosocomial Bacteremia Due to an As Yet Unclassified Acinetobacter Genomic Species 17-Like Strain
Jesús Rodriguez-Baño, Sara Martí, Anna Ribera, Felipe Fernández-Cuenca, Lenie Dijkshoorn, Alexandr Nemec, Miquel Pujol, and Jordi Vila
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1587-1589;
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Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Ureaplasma parvum in the United States
Lynn Duffy, John Glass, Geraldine Hall, Robin Avery, Raymond Rackley, Scott Peterson, and Ken Waites
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1590-1591;
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Letters To The Editor:

Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance in Neisseria meningitidis from Patients in the Cincinnati Tristate Region (Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana)
Joel E. Mortensen, Mary Jo Gerrety, and Larry D. Gray
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1592-1593;
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Inactivation of Cultured Mycobacterium tuberculosis Organisms Prior to DNA Extraction
Zoheira Djelouagji and Michel Drancourt
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1594-1595;
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Performance of Rapid Tests for Detection of Avian Influenza A Virus Types H5N1 and H9N2
Daniel P. Fedorko, Nancy A. Nelson, Josephine M. McAuliffe, and Kanta Subbarao
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1596-1597;
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BioRobot EZ1 Workstation Compares Well with Manual Spin Kits for Extraction of Viral RNA from Sera and Saves Substantial Staff Time
Timothy Barkham
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1598
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Discordant Results of Two Automated Assays for Detection of Hepatitis C Virus-Specific Antibody
Irwin S. Fox
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1599-1600;
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Use of Galactomannan Enzyme Immunoassay for Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in a Tertiary-Care Center over a 12-Month Period
Daniel C. Zedek and Melissa B. Miller
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2006 44: 1601
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