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Contents: September 2006, Volume 44, Issue 9

       Virology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Epidemiology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Bacteriology

       Mycology

       Parasitology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

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Virology:

Genetic Variability in the G Protein Gene of Group A and B Respiratory Syncytial Viruses from India
Shama Parveen, Wayne M. Sullender, Karen Fowler, Elliot J. Lefkowitz, Suresh Kumar Kapoor, and Shobha Broor
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3055-3064;
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Serological Detection of Varicella-Zoster Virus-Specific Immunoglobulin G by an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Glycoprotein Antigen
A. Sauerbrei and P. Wutzler
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3094-3097;
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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. September 2006 44: 3105-3113;
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Evaluation of the SPF₁₀-INNO LiPA Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Genotyping Test and the Roche Linear Array HPV Genotyping Test
Dennis van Hamont, Maaike A. P. C. van Ham, Judith M. J. E. Bakkers, Leon F. A. G. Massuger, and Willem J. G. Melchers
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3122-3129;
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Quantitative Assessment of Serum NV-F Virus DNA Concentrations in Samples from Patients Coinfected with Hepatitis B or C Virus
Chao-Wei Hsu, Ju-Chien Cheng, and Chau-Ting Yeh
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3130-3133;
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Serodiagnosis Using Recombinant Nipah Virus Nucleocapsid Protein Expressed in Escherichia coli
Fuxun Yu, Nor Shahidah Khairullah, Shingo Inoue, Vijayamalar Balasubramaniam, Stella Joan Berendam, Leok Kin Teh, Nik Shamsiah Wan Ibrahim, Sohayati Abdul Rahman, Sharifah Syed Hassan, Futoshi Hasebe, Mangalam Sinniah, and Kouichi Morita
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3134-3138;
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Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR for Detection of Rotavirus and Adenovirus as Causative Agents of Acute Viral Gastroenteritis in Children
Catriona Logan, John J. O'Leary, and Niamh O'Sullivan
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3189-3195;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Rabies Virus Isolates in India
T. Nagarajan, B. Mohanasubramanian, E. V. Seshagiri, S. B. Nagendrakumar, M. R. Saseendranath, M. L. Satyanarayana, D. Thiagarajan, P. N. Rangarajan, and V. A. Srinivasan
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3218-3224;
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Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Bocavirus in Human Specimens
Xiaoyan Lu, Malinee Chittaganpitch, Sonja J. Olsen, Ian M. Mackay, Theo P. Sloots, Alicia M. Fry, and Dean D. Erdman
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3231-3235;
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Development of a New Method for Diagnosis of Rubella Virus Infection by Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
Nobuo Mori, Yoshie Motegi, Yasushi Shimamura, Takashi Ezaki, Tomo Natsumeda, Toshihiro Yonekawa, Yoshinori Ota, Tsugunori Notomi, and Tetsuo Nakayama
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3268-3273;
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Highly Effective Detection of Human Papillomavirus 16 and 18 DNA by a Testing Algorithm Combining Broad-Spectrum and Type-Specific PCR
Leen-Jan van Doorn, Anco Molijn, Bernhard Kleter, Wim Quint, and Brigitte Colau
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3292-3298;
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Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection and Quantification of Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes A to G
Tania M. Welzel, Wendell J. Miley, Thomas L. Parks, James J. Goedert, Denise Whitby, and Betty A. Ortiz-Conde
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3325-3333;
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Relevance of Influenza A Virus Detection by PCR, Shell Vial Assay, and Tube Cell Culture to Rapid Reporting Procedures
Nicole L. Zitterkopf, Surbhi Leekha, Mark J. Espy, Christina M. Wood, Priya Sampathkumar, and Thomas F. Smith
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3366-3367;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Adenovirus Isolates from Patients Diagnosed with Intussusception in Melbourne, Australia
Gowri Selvaraj, Carl Kirkwood, Julie Bines, and Jim Buttery
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3371-3373;
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Performance of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 gp41 Assays for Detecting Enfuvirtide (T-20) Resistance Mutations
Michelle Marcial, Jing Lu, Steven G. Deeks, Rainer Ziermann, and Daniel R. Kuritzkes
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3384-3387;
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Diagnostic Value of Reverse Transcription-PCR for Detection of Cytomegalovirus pp67 in Samples from Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients
Ursula Meyer-Koenig, Ilona Romberg, Kerstin Schneider, Manfred Weidmann, Winfried V. Kern, and Frank T. Hufert
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3394-3396;
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Detection of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Genotype E Carried—Even in the Presence of High Titers of Anti-HBs Antibodies—by an Argentinean Patient of African Descent Who Had Received Vaccination against HBV
Verónica L. Mathet, María L. Cuestas, Vanesa Ruiz, María L. Minassian, Cintia Rivero, Julieta Trinks, Graciela Daleoso, Liliana M. León, Andrea Sala, Beatriz Libellara, Daniel Corach, and José R. Oubiña
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3435-3439;
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Identification of Genotype 1 Hepatitis E Virus in Samples from Swine in Cambodia
M. Caron, V. Enouf, S. C. Than, L. Dellamonica, Y. Buisson, and E. Nicand
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3440-3442;
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Invader Plus Method Detects Herpes Simplex Virus in Cerebrospinal Fluid and Simultaneously Differentiates Types 1 and 2
Hatim T. Allawi, Haijing Li, Tamara Sander, Azamat Aslanukov, Victor I. Lyamichev, Amondrea Blackman, Slava Elagin, and Yi-Wei Tang
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3443-3447;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Development of an Internal Positive Control for Rapid Diagnosis of Avian Influenza Virus Infections by Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR with Lyophilized Reagents
Amaresh Das, Erica Spackman, Dennis Senne, Jan Pedersen, and David L. Suarez
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3065-3073;
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Edema Disease Caused by a Clone of Escherichia coli O147
Amy F. Helgerson, Vijay Sharma, Amie M. Dow, Regina Schroeder, Karen Post, and Nancy A. Cornick
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3074-3077;
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Optimization and Validation of Recombinant Serological Tests for African Swine Fever Diagnosis Based on Detection of the p30 Protein Produced in Trichoplusia ni Larvae
D. M. Pérez-Filgueira, F. González-Camacho, C. Gallardo, P. Resino-Talaván, E. Blanco, E. Gómez-Casado, C. Alonso, and J. M. Escribano
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3114-3121;
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Detection and Characterization of Bovine Coronaviruses in Fecal Specimens of Adult Cattle with Diarrhea during the Warmer Seasons
Su-Jin Park, Cheol Jeong, Soon-Seek Yoon, Hyoun E. Choy, Linda J. Saif, Sung-Hee Park, You-Jung Kim, Jae-Ho Jeong, Sang-Ik Park, Ha-Hyun Kim, Bong-Joo Lee, Ho-Seong Cho, Sang-Ki Kim, Mun-Il Kang, and Kyoung-Oh Cho
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3178-3188;
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Comparison of Tests To Detect Oxacillin Resistance in Staphylococcus intermedius, Staphylococcus schleiferi, and Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Canine Hosts
David A. Bemis, Rebekah D. Jones, Lauren E. Hiatt, Edward D. Ofori, Barton W. Rohrbach, Linda A. Frank, and Stephen A. Kania
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3374-3376;
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Comparison of API 20E and invA PCR for Identification of Salmonella enterica Isolates from Swine Production Units
Daniele M. Nucera, Carol W. Maddox, Patricia Hoien-Dalen, and Ronald M. Weigel
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3388-3390;
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Epidemiology:

Molecular Epidemiology of Oral Treponemes in Patients with Periodontitis and in Periodontitis-Resistant Subjects
Annette Moter, Birgit Riep, Vesna Haban, Klaus Heuner, Gerda Siebert, Moritz Berning, Chris Wyss, Benjamin Ehmke, Thomas F. Flemmig, and Ulf B. Göbel
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3078-3085;
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The Key Role of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis in Investigation of a Large Multiserotype and Multistate Food-Borne Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Centered in Pennsylvania
Carol H. Sandt, Donna A. Krouse, Charles R. Cook, Amy L. Hackman, Wayne A. Chmielecki, and Nancy G. Warren
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3208-3212;
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Molecular Characterization of Non-Penicillin-Susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae in Norway
Maren K. R. Sogstad, E. Arne Høiby, and Dominique A. Caugant
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3225-3230;
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External Quality Assessment of Molecular Typing of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates by a Network of Laboratories
A. Deplano, R. De Mendonça, R. De Ryck, and M. J. Struelens
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3236-3244;
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Prevalence of Newer ß-Lactamases in Gram-Negative Clinical Isolates Collected in the United States from 2001 to 2002
Ellen S. Moland, Nancy D. Hanson, Jennifer A. Black, Ashfaque Hossain, Wonkeun Song, and Kenneth S. Thomson
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3318-3324;
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Quinupristin-Dalfopristin Resistance in Enterococcus faecium Isolates from Humans, Farm Animals, and Grocery Store Meat in the United States
S. M. Donabedian, M. B. Perri, D. Vager, E. Hershberger, P. Malani, S. Simjee, J. Chow, E. N. Vergis, R. R. Muder, K. Gay, F. J. Angulo, P. Bartlett, and M. J. Zervos
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3361-3365;
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Spread of Cholera with Newer Clones of Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor, Serotype Inaba, in India
B. Dutta, R. Ghosh, N. C. Sharma, G. P. Pazhani, N. Taneja, A. Raychowdhuri, B. L. Sarkar, S. K. Mondal, A. K. Mukhopadhyay, R. K. Nandy, M. K. Bhattacharya, S. K. Bhattacharya, and T. Ramamurthy
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3391-3393;
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Clonal Relationship among Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Strains Causing the Largest Cholera Epidemic in Kenya in the Late 1990s
M. Scrascia, F. Maimone, K. A. Mohamud, S. F. Materu, F. Grimont, P. A. D. Grimont, and C. Pazzani
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3401-3404;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium bovis Isolates with the Same Spoligotyping Profile as Isolates from Animals
Beatriz Romero, Alicia Aranaz, Lucía de Juan, Julio Álvarez, Javier Bezos, Ana Mateos, Enrique Gómez-Mampaso, and Lucas Domínguez
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3405-3408;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Enhanced Patient Serum Immunoreactivity to Recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis CFP32 Produced in the Yeast Pichia pastoris Compared to Escherichia coli and Its Potential for Serodiagnosis of Tuberculosis
Chaouki Benabdesselem, Dahmani M. Fathallah, Richard C. Huard, Hongxia Zhu, Mohamed Ali Jarboui, Koussay Dellagi, John L. Ho, and Ridha M. Barbouche
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3086-3093;
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Evaluation of Real-Time and Conventional PCR Targeting Complex 85 Genes for Detection of Mycobacterium leprae DNA in Skin Biopsy Samples from Patients Diagnosed with Leprosy
Alejandra N. Martinez, Constança F. P. C. Britto, José A. C. Nery, Elizabeth P. Sampaio, Márcia R. Jardim, Euzenir N. Sarno, and Milton O. Moraes
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3154-3159;
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Comparative Evaluation of Early Diagnosis of Tuberculous Meningitis by Different Assays
Chao Quan, Chuan-Zhen Lu, Jian Qiao, Bao-Guo Xiao, and X. Li
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3160-3166;
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An Outbreak of Keratitis Caused by Mycobacterium immunogenum
Jorge Luiz Mello Sampaio, Doraldo Nassar Junior, Denise de Freitas, Ana Luisa Höfling-Lima, Kozue Miyashiro, Fernando Lopes Alberto, and Sylvia Cardoso Leão
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3201-3207;
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rpoB Gene Mutations and Molecular Characterization of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Shandong Province, China
Xin Ma, Haiying Wang, Yunfeng Deng, Zhimin Liu, Yong Xu, Xi Pan, James M. Musser, and Edward A. Graviss
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3409-3412;
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex and Mycobacterial Heat Shock Proteins in Lymph Node Tissue from Patients with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
Anna Dubaniewicz, Miroslawa Dubaniewicz-Wybieralska, Adam Sternau, Zofia Zwolska, Ewa Izycka-Swieszewska, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopec, Jaroslaw Skokowski, Mahavir Singh, and Lech Zimnoch
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3448-3451;
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Bacteriology:

Multicenter Evaluation of the Etest and Disk Diffusion Methods for Differentiating Daptomycin-Susceptible from Non-Daptomycin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates
Laura A. Jevitt, Grace M. Thorne, Maria M. Traczewski, Ronald N. Jones, John E. McGowan, Jr., Fred C. Tenover, and Steven D. Brown
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3098-3104;
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Phenotypic Detection of Carbapenem-Susceptible Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacilli in the Clinical Laboratory
Clare Franklin, Lisa Liolios, and Anton Y. Peleg
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3139-3144;
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Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis of Fecal 16S rRNA Reveals Active Escherichia coli in the Microbiota of Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
H. Sokol, P. Lepage, P. Seksik, J. Doré, and P. Marteau
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3172-3177;
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Loss of Catabolic Function in Streptococcus agalactiae Strains and Its Association with Neonatal Meningitis
Anne-Sophie Domelier, Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Adeline Grandet, Laurent Mereghetti, Agnès Rosenau, and Roland Quentin
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3245-3250;
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Evaluation of the New VITEK 2 Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase (ESBL) Test for Rapid Detection of ESBL Production in Enterobacteriaceae Isolates
Teresa Spanu, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Mario Tumbarello, Tiziana D'Inzeo, Barbara Fiori, Brunella Posteraro, Rosaria Santangelo, Roberto Cauda, and Giovanni Fadda
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3257-3262;
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Use of the Phoenix Automated System for Identification of Streptococcus and Enterococcus spp.
Gioconda Brigante, Francesco Luzzaro, Alessia Bettaccini, Gianluigi Lombardi, Francesca Meacci, Beatrice Pini, Stefania Stefani, and Antonio Toniolo
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3263-3267;
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Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis Is a Powerful Tool for Studying the Dynamic Changes in Staphylococcus aureus Small-Colony Variants
Karsten Becker, Nahed Al Laham, Wolfgang Fegeler, Richard A. Proctor, Georg Peters, and Christof von Eiff
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3274-3278;
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Comparison of Transcription-Mediated Amplification and PCR Assay Results for Various Genital Specimen Types for Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium
Jennifer K. H. Wroblewski, Lisa E. Manhart, Kathleen A. Dickey, Marie K. Hudspeth, and Patricia A. Totten
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3306-3312;
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Detection of Cariogenic Streptococcus mutans in Extirpated Heart Valve and Atheromatous Plaque Specimens
Kazuhiko Nakano, Hiroaki Inaba, Ryota Nomura, Hirotoshi Nemoto, Munehiro Takeda, Hideo Yoshioka, Hajime Matsue, Toshiki Takahashi, Kazuhiro Taniguchi, Atsuo Amano, and Takashi Ooshima
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3313-3317;
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Staphylococcus aureus Throat Colonization Is More Frequent than Colonization in the Anterior Nares
Peter Nilsson and Torvald Ripa
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3334-3339;
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As a Bacterial Culture Medium, Citrated Sheep Blood Agar Is a Practical Alternative to Citrated Human Blood Agar in Laboratories of Developing Countries
F. M. Russell, S. S. N. Biribo, G. Selvaraj, F. Oppedisano, S. Warren, A. Seduadua, E. K. Mulholland, and J. R. Carapetis
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3346-3351;
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Characterization of Bacillus cereus Isolates Associated with Fatal Pneumonias: Strains Are Closely Related to Bacillus anthracis and Harbor B. anthracis Virulence Genes
Alex R. Hoffmaster, Karen K. Hill, Jay E. Gee, Chung K. Marston, Barun K. De, Tanja Popovic, David Sue, Patricia P. Wilkins, Swati B. Avashia, Rahsaan Drumgoole, Charles H. Helma, Lawrence O. Ticknor, Richard T. Okinaka, and Paul J. Jackson
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3352-3360;
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Nosocomial Spread of Enterococcus faecium Resistant to Vancomycin and Linezolid in a Tertiary Care Medical Center
Thomas E. Dobbs, Mukesh Patel, Ken B. Waites, Stephen A. Moser, Alan M. Stamm, and Craig J. Hoesley
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3368-3370;
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Molecular Differentiation of Treponema pallidum Subspecies
Arturo Centurion-Lara, Barbara J. Molini, Charmie Godornes, Eileen Sun, Karin Hevner, Wesley C. Van Voorhis, and Sheila A. Lukehart
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3377-3380;
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Differential In Vitro Expression of the brkA Gene in Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis Clinical Isolates
Paola Stefanelli, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Cecilia Fazio, Brunella Posteraro, Giovanni Fadda, and Paola Mastrantonio
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3397-3400;
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Clinical Significance of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Recovered from Nonsterile Sites
Thean Yen Tan, Siew Yong Ng, and Wan Xing Ng
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3413-3414;
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Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Rapid Identification of Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Alcaligenes faecalis Recovered from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Nele Wellinghausen, Beate Wirths, and Sven Poppert
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3415-3417;
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Effectiveness of Cephalosporins in the Sputum of Patients with Nosocomial Bronchopneumonia
Almos Klekner, Kinga Bagyi, Laszlo Bognar, Attila Gaspar, Melinda Andrasi, and Judit Szabo
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3418-3421;
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Antibiotic Susceptibility and Molecular Diversity of Bacillus anthracis Strains in Chad: Detection of a New Phylogenetic Subgroup
Angaya Maho, Alexandra Rossano, Herbert Hächler, Anita Holzer, Esther Schelling, Jakob Zinsstag, Mahamat H. Hassane, Bhen S. Toguebaye, Ayayi J. Akakpo, Matthew Van Ert, Paul Keim, Leo Kenefic, Joachim Frey, and Vincent Perreten
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3422-3425;
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Capsule Production in Bacillus cereus Strains Associated with Severe Pneumonia
David Sue, Alex R. Hoffmaster, Tanja Popovic, and Patricia P. Wilkins
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3426-3428;
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Mycology:

Nucleotide Sequence-Based Analysis for Determining the Molecular Epidemiology of Penicillium marneffei
Brent A. Lasker
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3145-3153;
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Rapid Identification of Ascomycetous Yeasts from Clinical Specimens by a Molecular Method Based on Flow Cytometry and Comparison with Identifications from Phenotypic Assays
Brent T. Page, Christine E. Shields, William G. Merz, and Cletus P. Kurtzman
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3167-3171;
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Genital Candida Species Detected in Samples from Women in Melbourne, Australia, before and after Treatment with Antibiotics
Marie V. Pirotta and Suzanne M. Garland
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3213-3217;
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Molecular Phylogeny of Sporothrix schenckii
Rita Marimon, Josepa Gené, Josep Cano, Luciana Trilles, Márcia Dos Santos Lazéra, and Josep Guarro
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3251-3256;
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High-Throughput Identification of Clinical Pathogenic Fungi by Hybridization to an Oligonucleotide Microarray
Aihua Huang, Jun-Wen Li, Zhi-Qiang Shen, Xin-Wei Wang, and Min Jin
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3299-3305;
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Evaluation of the New Chromogenic Medium Candida ID 2 for Isolation and Identification of Candida albicans and Other Medically Important Candida Species
Elena Eraso, María D. Moragues, María Villar-Vidal, Ismail H. Sahand, Nagore González-Gómez, José Pontón, and Guillermo Quindós
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3340-3345;
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Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization-Based Identification of Candida albicans and Its Impact on Mortality and Antifungal Therapy Costs
G. N. Forrest, K. Mankes, M. A. Jabra-Rizk, E. Weekes, J. K. Johnson, D. P. Lincalis, and R. A. Venezia
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3381-3383;
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A Modified Christensen's Urea and CLSI Broth Microdilution Method for Testing Susceptibilities of Six Malassezia Species to Voriconazole, Itraconazole, and Ketoconazole
S. Rincón, M. C. Cepero de García, and A. Espinel-Ingroff
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3429-3431;
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Aspergillus Galactomannan Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Cross-Reactivity Caused by Invasive Geotrichum capitatum
Mareva Giacchino, Nadia Chiapello, Stefania Bezzio, Franca Fagioli, Paola Saracco, Alda Alfarano, Vincenza Martini, Giuseppe Cimino, Pietro Martino, and Corrado Girmenia
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3432-3434;
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Parasitology:

Differential Detection of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, and Entamoeba moshkovskii by a Single-Round PCR Assay
Zulhainan Hamzah, Songsak Petmitr, Mathirut Mungthin, Saovanee Leelayoova, and Porntip Chavalitshewinkoon-Petmitr
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3196-3200;
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Development of a PCR Assay Followed by Nonradioactive Hybridization Using Oligonucleotides Covalently Bound to CovaLink NH Microwells for Detection of Four Plasmodium Species in Blood Samples from Humans
M. Machouart, L. Bigois-Delemotte, F. Ajana, M. Brizion, M. F. Biava, J. Collomb, and B. Fortier
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3279-3284;
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Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Single Cryptosporidium Oocysts from Archived Glass Slides
O. Sunnotel, W. J. Snelling, L. Xiao, K. Moule, J. E. Moore, B. Cherie Millar, J. S. G. Dooley, and C. J. Lowery
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3285-3291;
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Case Reports:

Diagnosis of Gastric Syphilis by Direct Immunofluorescence Staining and Real-Time PCR Testing
Cheng-Yen Chen, Kai-Hua Chi, Robert W. George, David L. Cox, Amitabh Srivastava, Mário Rui Silva, Fátima Carneiro, Gregory Y. Lauwers, and Ronald C. Ballard
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3452-3456;
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Infected by Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Tahar Hadou, Mazen Elfarra, Corentine Alauzet, Françoise Guinet, Alain Lozniewski, and Christine Lion
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3457-3458;
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Pulmonary Cholera Due to Infection with a Non-O1 Vibrio cholerae Strain
Jack D. Shannon and Robert C. Kimbrough, III
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3459-3460;
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Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Caused by Dolosigranulum pigrum
A. Hoedemaekers, T. Schülin, B. Tonk, W. J. G. Melchers, and P. D. J. Sturm
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3461-3462;
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Hip Prosthesis Infection Due to Mycobacterium wolinskyi
Céline Pulcini, Eric Vandenbussche, Isabelle Podglajen, Wladimir Sougakoff, Chantal Truffot-Pernot, Annie Buu-Hoï, Emmanuelle Varon, and Jean-Luc Mainardi
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3463-3464;
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Two Cases of Infections Due to Multidrug-Resistant Bacteroides fragilis Group Strains
Anastasia Katsandri, Joseph Papaparaskevas, Angeliki Pantazatou, Georgios L. Petrikkos, Georgios Thomopoulos, Dimitra P. Houhoula, and Athina Avlamis
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3465-3467;
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Letters To The Editor:

Circulation of Incorrectly Labeled Adenovirus 50 and 51 Prototype Preparations
Jan C. de Jong, Hubert G. Niesters, and Gerard J. J. van Doornum
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3468
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16S rRNA Gene Sequencing and the Routine Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: a Perfect Marriage?
Michael Boudewijns, Judith M. Bakkers, Patrick D. J. Sturm, and Willem J. G. Melchers
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3469-3470;
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Errata:

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. September 2006 44: 3471
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Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype Strains by Real-Time PCR
Doris Hillemann, Rob Warren, Tanja Kubica, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, and Stefan Niemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2006 44: 3472
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