JCM -- Table of Contents (June 1 2006, 44 [6])

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Contents: June 2006, Volume 44, Issue 6

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Virology

       Bacteriology

       Mycology

       Epidemiology

       Parasitology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Rapid Detection of Rifampin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Pyrosequencing Technology
Pontus Jureen, Lars Engstrand, Solveig Eriksson, Anders Alderborn, Margareta Krabbe, and Sven E. Hoffner
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 1925-1929;
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An In-House RD1-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunospot-Gamma Interferon Assay Instead of the Tuberculin Skin Test for Diagnosis of Latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection
Luigi Codecasa, Paola Mantegani, Laura Galli, Adriano Lazzarin, Paolo Scarpellini, and Claudio Fortis
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 1944-1950;
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Evaluation of the Epidemiological Relevance of Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Genotyping of Mycobacterium bovis and Comparison of the Method with IS6110 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis and Spoligotyping
Caroline Allix, Karl Walravens, Claude Saegerman, Jacques Godfroid, Philip Supply, and Maryse Fauville-Dufaux
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 1951-1962;
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Identification of Mycobacteria by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
Michelle Pignone, Kimberly M. Greth, Jason Cooper, David Emerson, and Jane Tang
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 1963-1970;
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Prospects for Clinical Application of Electronic-Nose Technology to Early Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Culture and Sputum
Reinhard Fend, Arend H. J. Kolk, Conrad Bessant, Patricia Buijtels, Paul R. Klatser, and Anthony C. Woodman
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2039-2045;
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Identification of a Haarlem Genotype-Specific Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the mgtC Virulence Gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Eric Alix, Sylvain Godreuil, and Anne-Béatrice Blanc-Potard
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2093-2098;
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Evaluation of a Novel Kit for Use with the BacT/ALERT 3D System for Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Jim Werngren, Lisbeth Klintz, and Sven E. Hoffner
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2130-2132;
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Value of the Chlorhexidine Decontamination Method for Recovery of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria from Sputum Samples of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Agnès Ferroni, Hoang Vu-Thien, Philippe Lanotte, Muriel Le Bourgeois, Isabelle Sermet-Gaudelus, Brigitte Fauroux, Sophie Marchand, Françoise Varaigne, Patrick Berche, Jean-Louis Gaillard, and Catherine Offredo
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2237-2239;
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Use of the GenoType Mycobacterium CM and AS Assays To Analyze 76 Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Isolates from Greece
Zoe Gitti, Ioannis Neonakis, Garyfallia Fanti, Fanourios Kontos, Sofia Maraki, and Yiannis Tselentis
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2244-2246;
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Virology:

Evaluation of a Multiple-Cycle, Recombinant Virus, Growth Competition Assay That Uses Flow Cytometry To Measure Replication Efficiency of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Cell Culture
Carrie Dykes, Jiong Wang, Xia Jin, Vicente Planelles, Dong Sung An, Amanda Tallo, Yangxin Huang, Hulin Wu, and Lisa M. Demeter
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 1930-1943;
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Detection of rtN236T and rtA181V/T Mutations Associated with Resistance to Adefovir Dipivoxil in Samples from Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection by the INNO-LiPA HBV DR Line Probe Assay (Version 2)
Carla Osiowy, Jean-Pierre Villeneuve, E. Jenny Heathcote, Elizabeth Giles, and Jamie Borlang
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 1994-1997;
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Enhanced Detection and Typing of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) DNA in Anogenital Samples with PGMY Primers and the Linear Array HPV Genotyping Test
François Coutlée, Danielle Rouleau, Patrick Petignat, Georges Ghattas, Janet R. Kornegay, Peter Schlag, Sean Boyle, Catherine Hankins, Sylvie Vézina, Pierre Coté, John Macleod, Hélène Voyer, Pierre Forest, Sharon Walmsley, The Canadian Women's HIV Study Group, and Eduardo Franco
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 1998-2006;
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Development of a Sensitive and Specific Assay Combining Multiplex PCR and DNA Microarray Primer Extension To Detect High-Risk Mucosal Human Papillomavirus Types
Tarik Gheit, Stefano Landi, Federica Gemignani, Peter J. F. Snijders, Salvatore Vaccarella, Silvia Franceschi, Federico Canzian, and Massimo Tommasino
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2025-2031;
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Prevalence of Noroviruses and Sapoviruses in Swine of Various Ages Determined by Reverse Transcription-PCR and Microwell Hybridization Assays
Qiu-Hong Wang, Menira Souza, Julie A. Funk, Wei Zhang, and Linda J. Saif
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2057-2062;
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Coronavirus HKU1 and Other Coronavirus Infections in Hong Kong
Susanna K. P. Lau, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Cyril C. Y. Yip, Herman Tse, Hoi-wah Tsoi, Vincent C. C. Cheng, Paul Lee, Bone S. F. Tang, Chris H. Y. Cheung, Rodney A. Lee, Lok-yee So, Yu-lung Lau, Kwok-hung Chan, and Kwok-yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2063-2071;
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Geographical Distribution of the Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 BgK_L Variant in Japan Suggests Gradual Dispersion of the Virus from Shikoku Island to the Other Islands
Shigeru Ozawa, Hiroyuki Eda, Kozaburo Hayashi, the Cooperation Group for HSV-1 RFLP Variant Study, Kamesaburo Yoshino, and Kazuo Yanagi
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2109-2118;
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Comparison of the Digene HC2 Assay and the Roche AMPLICOR Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Test for Detection of High-Risk HPV Genotypes in Cervical Samples
Maria T. Sandri, Paola Lentati, Elvira Benini, Patrizia Dell'Orto, Laura Zorzino, Francesca M. Carozzi, Patrick Maisonneuve, Rita Passerini, Michela Salvatici, Chiara Casadio, Sara Boveri, and Mario Sideri
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2141-2146;
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Detection of Carcinogenic Human Papillomavirus in Specimens Collected with a Novel Self-Sampling Device
Philip E. Castle, Asma Aftab, Gilbert Saint-Jean, and Luis Mendez
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2158-2159;
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Unusual Naturally Occurring Humoral and Cellular Mutated Epitopes of Hepatitis B Virus in a Chronically Infected Argentine Patient with Anti-HBs Antibodies
María L. Cuestas, Verónica L. Mathet, Vanesa Ruiz, María L. Minassian, Cintia Rivero, Andrea Sala, Daniel Corach, Analía Alessio, Marcia Pozzati, Bernardo Frider, and José R. Oubiña
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2191-2198;
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Combining Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR and a Diagnostic Microarray To Detect and Differentiate Enterovirus 71 and Coxsackievirus A16
Tsan-Chi Chen, Guang-Wu Chen, Chao Agnes Hsiung, Jyh-Yuan Yang, Shin-Ru Shih, Yiu-Kay Lai, and Jyh-Lyh Juang
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2212-2219;
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Phylogenetic Analysis of Previously Nontypeable Hepatitis C Virus Isolates from Argentina
María Inés Gismondi, Pablo Daniel Becker, Pamela Valva, Carlos Alberto Guzmán, and María Victoria Preciado
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2229-2232;
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Immune Suppression as the Etiology of Failure To Detect Anti-HBc Antibodies in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
V. Avettand-Fenoel, D. Thabut, C. Katlama, T. Poynard, and V. Thibault
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2250-2253;
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Comparison of Flocked and Rayon Swabs for Collection of Respiratory Epithelial Cells from Uninfected Volunteers and Symptomatic Patients
Peter Daley, Santina Castriciano, Max Chernesky, and Marek Smieja
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2265-2267;
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Novel Recombinant Norovirus Causing Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis in Santiago, Chile
Roberto Vidal, Patricia Roessler, Verónica Solari, Jimena Vollaire, Xi Jiang, David O. Matson, Nora Mamani, Valeria Prado, and Miguel L. O'Ryan
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2271-2275;
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Evaluation of a Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Assay Using Molecular Beacons for Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
D. R. McClernon, C. Vavro, and M. St. Clair
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2280-2282;
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Bacteriology:

Identification of Extended-Spectrum, AmpC, and Carbapenem- Hydrolyzing ß-Lactamases in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae by Disk Tests
George A. Jacoby, Kelley E. Walsh, and Victoria J. Walker
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 1971-1976;
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Identification and Characterization of Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Markers for Typing of Brucella spp.
Adrian M. Whatmore, Stephen J. Shankster, Lorraine L. Perrett, Terry J. Murphy, Simon D. Brew, Rachel E. Thirlwall, Sally J. Cutler, and Alastair P. MacMillan
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 1982-1993;
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Genetic Determinants and Polymorphisms Specific for Human-Adapted Serovars of Salmonella enterica That Cause Enteric Fever
Dobryan M. Tracz, Helen Tabor, Morganne Jerome, Lai-King Ng, and Matthew W. Gilmour
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2007-2018;
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Identification of Campylobacter fetus Subspecies by Phenotypic Differentiation and PCR
Frank Schulze, Audrey Bagon, Wolfgang Müller, and Helmut Hotzel
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2019-2024;
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Distribution and Invasiveness of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes in Switzerland, a Country with Low Antibiotic Selection Pressure, from 2001 to 2004
Andreas Kronenberg, Phillip Zucs, Sara Droz, and Kathrin Mühlemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2032-2038;
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Evaluation of the BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System for Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Staphylococci and Enterococci
Karen C. Carroll, Anita P. Borek, Chad Burger, Brian Glanz, Hasan Bhally, Susan Henciak, and Diane C. Flayhart
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2072-2077;
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Sequence-Based Typing of Mycoplasma genitalium Reveals Sexual Transmission
Sofie Vetli Hjorth, Eva Björnelius, Peter Lidbrink, Lars Falk, Birthe Dohn, Lene Berthelsen, Liang Ma, David H. Martin, and Jørgen Skov Jensen
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2078-2083;
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Efficient Tracing of Global Isolates of Yersinia pestis by Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis Using Three Insertion Sequences as Probes
Gabriela Torrea, Viviane Chenal-Francisque, Alexandre Leclercq, and Elisabeth Carniel
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2084-2092;
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Molecular Mimicry Revisited: Gut Bacteria and Multiple Sclerosis
Fred C. Westall
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2099-2104;
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Antimicrobial Agent of Susceptibilities and Antiseptic Resistance Gene Distribution among Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Patients with Impetigo and Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Norihisa Noguchi, Hidemasa Nakaminami, Setsuko Nishijima, Ichiro Kurokawa, Hiromu So, and Masanori Sasatsu
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2119-2125;
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Assessment of Two Commercial Susceptibility Test Methods for Determination of Daptomycin MICs
James H. Jorgensen and Sharon A. Crawford
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2126-2129;
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Heterogeneity of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Strains at a German University Hospital Implicates the Circulating-Strain Pool as a Potential Source of Emerging Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Clones
F. Layer, B. Ghebremedhin, W. König, and B. König
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2179-2185;
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Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Enterococcus faecalis Reveals Hospital-Adapted Genetic Complexes in a Background of High Rates of Recombination
Patricia Ruiz-Garbajosa, Marc J. M. Bonten, D. Ashley Robinson, Janetta Top, Sreedhar R. Nallapareddy, Carmen Torres, Teresa M. Coque, Rafael Cantón, Fernando Baquero, Barbara E. Murray, Rosa del Campo, and Rob J. L. Willems
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2220-2228;
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Incidence and Pathogenic Effect of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae
Colette Harf-Monteil, Carole Granello, Cécile Le Brun, Henri Monteil, and Philippe Riegel
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2240-2241;
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Enterobacterial Autoinducer of Growth Enhances Shiga Toxin Production by Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli
W. Voigt, A. Fruth, H. Tschäpe, R. Reissbrodt, and P. H. Williams
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2247-2249;
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Blinded Comparison of Repetitive-Sequence PCR and Multilocus Sequence Typing for Genotyping Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from a Children's Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri
Robert S. Liao, Gregory A. Storch, Richard S. Buller, Rachel C. Orscheln, Elaine R. Mardis, Jon R. Armstrong, and W. Michael Dunne, Jr.
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2254-2257;
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Comparison of the BACTEC 9240 and BacT/Alert Blood Culture Systems for Detection of Bacterial Contamination in Platelet Concentrates
Stefan Riedel, Gregory Siwek, Susan E. Beekmann, Sandra S. Richter, Thomas Raife, and Gary V. Doern
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2262-2264;
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Nongastric Helicobacter Species Detected in the Intestinal Tract of Children
Li Zhang, Andrew Day, Gavin McKenzie, and Hazel Mitchell
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2276-2279;
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Mycology:

Candidemia in Norway (1991 to 2003): Results from a Nationwide Study
Per Sandven, Lars Bevanger, Asbjørn Digranes, Hanne H. Haukland, Turid Mannsåker, Peter Gaustad, and the Norwegian Yeast Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 1977-1981;
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Correlation between Microdilution, E-test, and Disk Diffusion Methods for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Posaconazole against Candida spp.
Charles R. Sims, Victor L. Paetznick, Jose R. Rodriguez, Enuo Chen, and Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2105-2108;
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Microsatellite Analysis of Three Phylogenetic Species of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Daniel R. Matute, Victoria E. Sepulveda, Lina M. Quesada, Gustavo H. Goldman, John W. Taylor, Angela Restrepo, and Juan G. McEwen
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2153-2157;
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Multilocus Sequence Typing for Analyses of Clonality of Candida albicans Strains in Taiwan
Kuo-Wei Chen, Yee-Chun Chen, Hsiu-Jung Lo, Frank C. Odds, Tzu-Hui Wang, Chi-Yang Lin, and Shu-Ying Li
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2172-2178;
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Members of the Fusarium solani Species Complex That Cause Infections in Both Humans and Plants Are Common in the Environment
Ning Zhang, Kerry O'Donnell, Deanna A. Sutton, F. Ameena Nalim, Richard C. Summerbell, Arvind A. Padhye, and David M. Geiser
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2186-2190;
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Phaeoacremonium parasiticum Infections Confirmed by ß-Tubulin Sequence Analysis of Case Isolates
John W. Baddley, Lizel Mostert, Richard C. Summerbell, and Stephen A. Moser
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2207-2211;
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Epidemiology:

Molecular Epidemiology of Group A Rotavirus Diarrhea among Children in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 1999 to 2003 and Emergence of the Infrequent Genotype G12
A. A. Castello, M. H. Argüelles, R. P. Rota, A. Olthoff, B. Jiang, R. I. Glass, J. R. Gentsch, and G. Glikmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2046-2050;
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Analysis of the 5' Noncoding Region versus the NS5b Region in Genotyping Hepatitis C Virus Isolates from Blood Donors in France
Jean-François Cantaloube, Syria Laperche, Pierre Gallian, Françoise Bouchardeau, Xavier de Lamballerie, and Philippe de Micco
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2051-2056;
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Molecular Analysis of Clostridium difficile PCR Ribotype 027 Isolates from Eastern and Western Canada
Duncan R. MacCannell, Thomas J. Louie, Dan B. Gregson, Michel Laverdiere, Annie-Claude Labbe, Felicia Laing, and Scott Henwick
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2147-2152;
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Genetically Diverse Group A Streptococci from Children in Far-Western Nepal Share High Genetic Relatedness with Isolates from Other Countries
Varja Sakota, Alicia M. Fry, Thomas M. Lietman, Richard R. Facklam, Zhongya Li, and Bernard Beall
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2160-2166;
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Rapid Discrimination of Listeria monocytogenes Strains by Microtemperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis
Tatsuya Tominaga
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2199-2206;
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Staphylococcus aureus Carriage Patterns and the Risk of Infections Associated with Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis
Jan Nouwen, Jeroen Schouten, Peter Schneebergen, Susan Snijders, Jolanda Maaskant, Marjan Koolen, Alex van Belkum, and Henri A. Verbrugh
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2233-2236;
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Changing Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates from a Teaching Hospital in Northern Taiwan
Yhu-Chering Huang, Lin-Hui Su, Tsu-Lan Wu, and Tzou-Yien Lin
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2268-2270;
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Parasitology:

Chimeric Antigens of Toxoplasma gondii: Toward Standardization of Toxoplasmosis Serodiagnosis Using Recombinant Products
Elisa Beghetto, Andrea Spadoni, Luca Bruno, Wilma Buffolano, and Nicola Gargano
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2133-2140;
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Variability of Kinetoplast DNA Gene Signatures of Trypanosoma cruzi II Strains from Patients with Different Clinical Forms of Chagas' Disease in Brazil
Eliane Lages-Silva, Luis Eduardo Ramírez, André Luiz Pedrosa, Eduardo Crema, Lúcia Maria da Cunha Galvão, Sérgio Danilo Junho Pena, Andrea Mara Macedo, and Egler Chiari
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2167-2171;
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Comparison of a Stool Antigen Detection Kit and PCR for Diagnosis of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar Infections in Asymptomatic Cyst Passers in Iran
Shahram Solaymani-Mohammadi, Mostafa Rezaian, Zahra Babaei, Azam Rajabpour, Ahmad R. Meamar, Ahmad A. Pourbabai, and William A. Petri, Jr.
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2258-2261;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Isolation of Corynebacterium xerosis from Animal Clinical Specimens
A. I. Vela, E. Gracía, A. Fernández, L. Domínguez, and J. F. Fernández-Garayzábal
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2242-2243;
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Case Reports:

Chronic Q Fever in the United States
Petros C. Karakousis, Michele Trucksis, and J. Stephen Dumler
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2283-2287;
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Isolation of Bartonella henselae DNA from the Peripheral Blood of a Patient with Cat Scratch Disease up to 4 Months after the Cat Scratch Injury
Mardjan Arvand and Susanne G. Schäd
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2288-2290;
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Keratitis Due to Shigella flexneri
Harry L. Muytjens, Catharina A. Eggink, Frederik C. A. P. Dijkman, Judith M. J. E. Bakkers, and Willem J. G. Melchers
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2291-2294;
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Fatal Myocardial Necrosis Caused by Staphylococcus lugdunensis and Cytomegalovirus in a Patient with Scleroderma
Laura Pirilä, Karl-Ove Söderström, Marja Hietarinta, Jari Jalava, Ville Kytö, and Auli Toivanen
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2295-2297;
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Acute Cholecystitis Accompanied by Acute Pancreatitis Potentially Caused by Dolosigranulum pigrum
Jung-Chung Lin, Shu-Jin Hou, Li-Ung Huang, Jun-Ren Sun, Wei-Kuo Chang, and Jang-Jih Lu
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2298-2299;
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Human Metapneumovirus Infection in a Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipient with Relapsed Multiple Myeloma and Rapidly Progressing Lung Cancer
B. Huck, M. Egger, H. Bertz, G. Peyerl-Hoffman, W. V. Kern, D. Neumann-Haefelin, and V. Falcone
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2300-2303;
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Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae as a Cause of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
Daniel M. Musher, Aran Cunningham Nichol, and Adriana M. Rueda
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2304-2306;
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Diagnosis of Mixed Plasmodium malariae and P. vivax Infection in a Development Aid Volunteer by Examination of Bone-Marrow Specimens by Real-Time PCR
Can Imirzalioglu, Nedim Soydan, Markus Schaller, Reinhard G. Bretzel, Trinad Chakraborty, and Eugen Domann
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2307-2310;
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First Report of Septicemia Caused by an Obligately Anaerobic Staphylococcus aureus Infection in a Human
Sandra L. Peake, John Victor Peter, Louisa Chan, Rolf P. Wise, Andrew R. Butcher, and David I. Grove
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2311-2313;
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Letters To The Editor:

Does the MGIT 960 System Improve the Turnaround Times for Growth Detection and Susceptibility Testing of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex?
Akos Somoskovi, Anne Clobridge, Susan C. Larsen, Oleg Sinyavskiy, Suheyla Surucuoglu, Linda M. Parsons, and Max Salfinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2314-2315;
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Role of Selective and Nonselective Media for Isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei from Throat Swabs of Patients with Melioidosis
Allen C. Cheng, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Direk Limmathurosakul, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2316
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Be Aware of the Possibility of False-Positive Results in Single-Locus PCR Assays for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Jan Rupp, Ines Fenner, Werner Solbach, and Jens Gieffers
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2317
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Unacceptable Performance and the Lack of Reproducibility Results in the Report of Colorimetric Methods for Early Detection of Vancomycin and Oxacillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Ibrahim C. Acuner, Cafer Eroglu, Ahmet Yilmaz Coban, Bülent Bozdogan, Belma Durupinar, and Peter C. Appelbaum
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2006 44: 2318-2319;
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Performance of the Gen-Probe Transcription-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. June 2006 44: 2320
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