JCM -- Table of Contents (November 1 2007, 45 [11])

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Contents: November 2007, Volume 45, Issue 11

       Bacteriology

       Virology

       Mycology

       Epidemiology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Parasitology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

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Bacteriology:

Clonal Expansion and Microevolution of Quinolone-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi in Vietnam from 1996 to 2004
Thi Anh Hong Le, Laëtitia Fabre, Philippe Roumagnac, Patrick A. D. Grimont, Maurice R. Scavizzi, and François-Xavier Weill
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3485-3492; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00948-07
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Microbiological Evaluation of the New VITEK 2 Neisseria-Haemophilus Identification Card
Giuseppe Valenza, Claudia Ruoff, Ulrich Vogel, Matthias Frosch, and Marianne Abele-Horn
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3493-3497; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00953-07
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Use of a DNA Microarray for Simultaneous Detection of Antibiotic Resistance Genes among Staphylococcal Clinical Isolates
Ling-Xiang Zhu, Zhi-Wei Zhang, Can Wang, Hua-Wei Yang, Di Jiang, Qiong Zhang, Keith Mitchelson, and Jing Cheng
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3514-3521; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02340-06
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First Report of Macrolide-Resistant Strains and Description of a Novel Nucleotide Sequence Variation in the P1 Adhesin Gene in Mycoplasma pneumoniae Clinical Strains Isolated in France over 12 Years
S. Pereyre, A. Charron, H. Renaudin, C. Bébéar, and C. M. Bébéar
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3534-3539; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01345-07
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Detection of Bloodstream Infections in Adults: How Many Blood Cultures Are Needed?
Andrew Lee, Stanley Mirrett, L. Barth Reller, and Melvin P. Weinstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3546-3548; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01555-07
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Performance of a Pneumolysin Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Diagnosis of Pneumococcal Infections
María del Mar García-Suárez, María Dolores Cima-Cabal, Roberto Villaverde, Emma Espinosa, Miquel Falguera, Juan R. de Los Toyos, Fernando Vázquez, and Francisco J. Méndez
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3549-3554; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01030-07
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Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis for Molecular Typing of Shigella sonnei
Shiu-Yun Liang, Haruo Watanabe, Jun Terajima, Chun-Chin Li, Jui-Cheng Liao, Sheng Kai Tung, and Chien-Shun Chiou
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3574-3580; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00675-07
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First Case of Type E Wound Botulism Diagnosed Using Real-Time PCR
Ingrid Artin, Per Björkman, Jonas Cronqvist, Peter Rådström, and Elisabet Holst
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3589-3594; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01192-07
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Yield of Stool Culture with Isolate Toxin Testing versus a Two-Step Algorithm Including Stool Toxin Testing for Detection of Toxigenic Clostridium difficile
Megan E. Reller, Clara A. Lema, Trish M. Perl, Mian Cai, Tracy L. Ross, Kathleen A. Speck, and Karen C. Carroll
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3601-3605; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01305-07
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Assessment of Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit-QUB Markers To Further Discriminate the Beijing Genotype in a Population-Based Study of the Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates from Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Julie Millet, Chika Miyagi-Shiohira, Nobuhisa Yamane, Christophe Sola, and Nalin Rastogi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3606-3615; published ahead of print September 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00348-07
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Comparison between O Serotyping Method and Multiplex Real-Time PCR To Identify Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in Taiwan
Ji-Rong Yang, Fang-Tzy Wu, Jin-Lai Tsai, Jung-Jung Mu, Ling-Fen Lin, Kuang-Lo Chen, Steve Hsu-Sung Kuo, Chuen-Sheue Chiang, and Ho-Sheng Wu
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3620-3625; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00596-07
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Quantitative Detection of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcus faecalis DNA in Blood To Diagnose Bacteremia in Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Remco P. H. Peters, Michiel A. van Agtmael, Sonja Gierveld, Sven A. Danner, A. B. Johan Groeneveld, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, and Paul H. M. Savelkoul
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3641-3646; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01056-07
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Feasibility of a Molecular Screening Method for Detection of Salmonella enterica and Campylobacter jejuni in a Routine Community-Based Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
T. Schuurman, R. F. de Boer, E. van Zanten, K. R. van Slochteren, H. R. Scheper, B. G. Dijk-Alberts, A. V. M. Möller, and A. M. D. Kooistra-Smid
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3692-3700; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00896-07
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Direct Visualization of Propionibacterium acnes in Prostate Tissue by Multicolor Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Assay
Oleg A. Alexeyev, Ingrid Marklund, Beverley Shannon, Irina Golovleva, Jan Olsson, Charlotte Andersson, Irene Eriksson, Ronald Cohen, and Fredrik Elgh
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3721-3728; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01543-07
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Mechanisms To Assess Gram Stain Interpretation Proficiency of Technologists at Satellite Laboratories
Erik Munson, Timothy Block, Janice Basile, Jeanne E. Hryciuk, and Ronald F. Schell
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3754-3758; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01632-07
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Narrow-Spectrum Cephalosporin Susceptibility Testing of Escherichia coli with the BD Phoenix Automated System: Questionable Utility of Cephalothin as a Predictor of Cephalexin Susceptibility
Sean X. Zhang, Fern Parisian, Yvonne Yau, Jeffrey D. Fuller, Susan M. Poutanen, and Susan E. Richardson
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3762-3763; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00968-07
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Genetic Diversity of Paired Middle-Ear and Pharyngeal Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Children with Acute Otitis Media
Zachary J. Berrens, Carl F. Marrs, Melinda M. Pettigrew, Sara A. Sandstedt, Mayuri Patel, and Janet R. Gilsdorf
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3764-3767; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00964-07
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Isolation and Genetic Characterization of a Coinfection of Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli
Matthew W. Gilmour, Helen Tabor, Gehua Wang, Clifford G. Clark, Dobryan M. Tracz, Adam B. Olson, Mariola Mascarenhas, Mohamed A. Karmali, Tim Mailman, and Lai-King Ng
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3771-3773; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01125-07
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Accuracy of Burkholderia pseudomallei Identification Using the API 20NE System and a Latex Agglutination Test
Premjit Amornchai, Wirongrong Chierakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Yuvadee Mahakhunkijcharoen, Rattanaphone Phetsouvanh, Bart J. Currie, Paul N. Newton, Nguyen van Vinh Chau, Surasakdi Wongratanacheewin, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3774-3776; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00935-07
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Single-Nucleotide-Polymorphism Typing and Genetic Relationships of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolates
Sophie Octavia and Ruiting Lan
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3795-3801; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00720-07
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Identification of "Cronobacter" spp. (Enterobacter sakazakii)
Carol Iversen, Angelika Lehner, Niall Mullane, John Marugg, Séamus Fanning, Roger Stephan, and Han Joosten
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3814-3816; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01026-07
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Australian and Thai Isolates of Burkholderia pseudomallei Are Distinct by Multilocus Sequence Typing: Revision of a Case of Mistaken Identity
Bart J. Currie, Annette D. Thomas, Daniel Godoy, David A. Dance, Allen C. Cheng, Linda Ward, Mark Mayo, Tyrone L. Pitt, and Brian G. Spratt
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3828-3829; published ahead of print September 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01590-07
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Simultaneous Infection with More than One Strain of Burkholderia pseudomallei Is Uncommon in Human Melioidosis
Direk Limmathurotsakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Narisara Chantratita, Gumphol Wongsuvan, Aunchalee Thanwisai, Mayurachat Biaklang, Sarinna Tumapa, Sue Lee, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3830-3832; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01297-07
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Virology:

Multiplexed Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Identification of Viral Respiratory Pathogens at the Point of Care
Sonia E. Létant, Josue I. Ortiz, Lance F. Bentley Tammero, James M. Birch, Robert W. Derlet, Stuart Cohen, Dannelle Manning, and Mary T. McBride
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3498-3505; published ahead of print September 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01712-07
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Highly Sensitive and Broadly Reactive Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for High-Throughput Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus
Brian H. Bird, Darcy A. Bawiec, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Trevor R. Shoemaker, and Stuart T. Nichol
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3506-3513; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00936-07
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Novel Approach for Genotyping Varicella-Zoster Virus Strains from Germany
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Martin Stürmer, Anke Hahn, Susanne G. Schäd, Gerd Gross, Rainer G. Ulrich, Gerald Heckel, and Hans Wilhelm Doerr
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3540-3545; published ahead of print September 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00979-07
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Strategic Approach To Produce Low-Cost, Efficient, and Stable Competitive Internal Controls for Detection of RNA Viruses by Use of Reverse Transcription-PCR
Gabriela V. Villanova, Daniela Gardiol, Miguel A. Taborda, Virginia Reggiardo, Hugo Tanno, Emilia D. Rivadeneira, Germán R. Perez, and Adriana A. Giri
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3555-3563; published ahead of print August 15, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02601-06
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Monitoring of Polyomavirus BK Virus Viruria and Viremia in Renal Allograft Recipients by Use of a Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assay: One-Year Prospective Study
Xiaoli L. Pang, Karen Doucette, Barbara LeBlanc, Sandra M. Cockfield, and Jutta K. Preiksaitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3568-3573; published ahead of print September 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00655-07
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Rapid Method for Detection of Influenza A and B Virus Antigens by Use of a Two-Photon Excitation Assay Technique and Dry-Chemistry Reagents
Janne O. Koskinen, Raija Vainionpää, Niko J. Meltola, Jori Soukka, Pekka E. Hänninen, and Aleksi E. Soini
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3581-3588; published ahead of print September 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00128-07
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Improved COBAS TaqMan Hepatitis C Virus Test (Version 2.0) for Use with the High Pure System: Enhanced Genotype Inclusivity and Performance Characteristics in a Multisite Study
G. Colucci, J. Ferguson, C. Harkleroad, S. Lee, D. Romo, S. Soviero, J. Thompson, M. Velez, A. Wang, Y. Miyahara, S. Young, and C. Sarrazin
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3595-3600; published ahead of print September 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01320-07
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Comparative Evaluation of the Automated Roche TaqMan Real-Time Quantitative Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA PCR Assay and the Roche AMPLICOR Version 1.5 Conventional PCR Assay
Anthony R. Oliver, Spyridon F. Pereira, and Duncan A. Clark
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3616-3619; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00221-07
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Rapid Multiplex Nested PCR for Detection of Respiratory Viruses
W. Y. Lam, Apple C. M. Yeung, Julian W. Tang, Margaret Ip, Edward W. C. Chan, Mamie Hui, and Paul K. S. Chan
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3631-3640; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00280-07
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Clinical Features and Complete Genome Characterization of a Distinct Human Rhinovirus (HRV) Genetic Cluster, Probably Representing a Previously Undetected HRV Species, HRV-C, Associated with Acute Respiratory Illness in Children
Susanna K. P. Lau, Cyril C. Y. Yip, Hoi-wah Tsoi, Rodney A. Lee, Lok-yee So, Yu-lung Lau, Kwok-hung Chan, Patrick C. Y. Woo, and Kwok-yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3655-3664; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01254-07
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Correlation between Infections with Different Genotypes of Human Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in Subgingival Samples and Periodontal Status of Patients
Yan-Min Wu, Jie Yan, David M. Ojcius, Li-Li Chen, Zhi-Yuan Gu, and Jian-Ping Pan
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3665-3670; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00374-07
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Prolonged Fecal Shedding of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) during Sporadic Acute Hepatitis E: Evaluation of Infectivity of HEV in Fecal Specimens in a Cell Culture System
Masaharu Takahashi, Toshinori Tanaka, Masahiro Azuma, Eiji Kusano, Tatsuya Aikawa, Takao Shibayama, Yasuyuki Yazaki, Hitoshi Mizuo, Jun Inoue, and Hiroaki Okamoto
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3671-3679; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01086-07
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Characterization of a G11,P[4] Strain of Human Rotavirus Isolated in South Korea
Seong-Karp Hong, Sung-Geun Lee, Su-A Lee, Jin-Han Kang, Jyung-Hyun Lee, Jong-Hyun Kim, Dong-Soo Kim, Hwang-Min Kim, Young-Taek Jang, Sang-Hyuk Ma, Sun-Young Kim, and Soon-Young Paik
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3759-3761; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01505-07
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Comparison of Plaque- and Flow Cytometry-Based Methods for Measuring Dengue Virus Neutralization
Annette A. Kraus, William Messer, Laura B. Haymore, and Aravinda M. de Silva
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3777-3780; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00827-07
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Multicenter Trials Need To Use the Same Assay for Hepatitis C Virus Viral Load Determination
Syria Laperche, Françoise Bouchardeau, Vincent Thibault, Bruno Pozzetto, Sophie Vallet, Arielle R. Rosenberg, Anne-Marie Roque-Afonso, Michèle Gassin, Françoise Stoll-Keller, Pascale Trimoulet, Elyanne Gault, Bruno Chanzy, Bernard Mercier, Michel Branger, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Cécile Henquell, Françoise Lunel, Catherine Gaudy-Graffin, Sophie Alain, Marie-Laure Chaix, Gilles Duverlie, Jacques Izopet, and Jean-Jacques Lefrère
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3788-3790; published ahead of print October 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00825-07
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Evaluation of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA Quantification in Dried Blood Spots: Retrospective Study of CMV Congenital Infection
Christelle Vauloup-Fellous, Aurélie Ducroux, Vincent Couloigner, Sandrine Marlin, Olivier Picone, Julie Galimand, Natalie Loundon, Françoise Denoyelle, Liliane Grangeot-Keros, and Marianne Leruez-Ville
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3804-3806; published ahead of print September 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01654-07
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Evaluation of MChip with Historic Subtype H1N1 Influenza A Viruses, Including the 1918 "Spanish Flu" Strain
Chad L. Moore, James A. Smagala, Catherine B. Smith, Erica D. Dawson, Nancy J. Cox, Robert D. Kuchta, and Kathy L. Rowlen
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3807-3810; published ahead of print September 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01089-07
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Preliminary Evaluation of a Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay Combined with a New DNA Chip Hybridization Assay for Detecting Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Manuel Causse, Ángel D. García-Mayorgas, Juan B. Gutiérrez, and Manuel Casal
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3811-3813; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00345-07
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Confirmatory Real-Time PCR Assay for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Type 52 Infection in Anogenital Specimens Screened for HPV Infection with the Linear Array HPV Genotyping Test
François Coutlée, Danielle Rouleau, Georges Ghattas, Catherine Hankins, Sylvie Vézina, Pierre Coté, John Macleod, Alexandra de Pokomandy, Deborah Money, Sharon Walmsley, Hélène Voyer, Paul Brassard, and Eduardo Franco
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3821-3823; published ahead of print September 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01145-07
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First Detection of G12 Rotaviruses in Newborns with Neonatal Rotavirus Infection at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Pratima Ray, S. Sharma, R. K. Agarwal, K. Longmei, J. R. Gentsch, V. K. Paul, R. I. Glass, and M. K. Bhan
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3824-3827; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01288-07
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Mycology:

Multicenter Comparison of the VITEK 2 Antifungal Susceptibility Test with the CLSI Broth Microdilution Reference Method for Testing Amphotericin B, Flucytosine, and Voriconazole against Candida spp.
M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, G. W. Procop, and M. G. Rinaldi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3522-3528; published ahead of print October 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00403-07
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Comparison between Disk Diffusion and Microdilution Methods for Determining Susceptibility of Clinical Fungal Isolates to Caspofungin
Maria Eleonora Milici, Carmelo Massimo Maida, Elisabetta Spreghini, Barbara Ravazzolo, Salvatore Oliveri, Giorgio Scalise, and Francesco Barchiesi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3529-3533; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00826-07
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MP1 Homologue-Based Multilocus Sequence System for Typing the Pathogenic Fungus Penicillium marneffei: a Novel Approach Using Lineage-Specific Genes
Patrick C. Y. Woo, Candy C. Y. Lau, Ken T. K. Chong, Herman Tse, Dominic N. C. Tsang, Rodney A. Lee, Cindy W. S. Tse, Tak-lun Que, Liliane M. W. Chung, Antonio H. Y. Ngan, Wai-ting Hui, Samson S. Y. Wong, Susanna K. P. Lau, and Kwok-yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3647-3654; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00619-07
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Spectrum of Clinically Relevant Exophiala Species in the United States
J. S. Zeng, D. A. Sutton, A. W. Fothergill, M. G. Rinaldi, M. J. Harrak, and G. S. de Hoog
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3713-3720; published ahead of print June 27, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02012-06
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Revised Culture-Based System for Identification of Malassezia Species
Takamasa Kaneko, Koichi Makimura, Michiko Abe, Ryoko Shiota, Yuka Nakamura, Rui Kano, Atsuhiko Hasegawa, Takashi Sugita, Shuichi Shibuya, Shinichi Watanabe, Hideyo Yamaguchi, Shigeru Abe, and Noboru Okamura
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3737-3742; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01243-07
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DNA Microarray-Based Detection and Identification of Fungal Pathogens in Clinical Samples from Neutropenic Patients
Birgit Spiess, Wolfgang Seifarth, Margit Hummel, Oliver Frank, Alice Fabarius, Chun Zheng, Handan Mörz, Rüdiger Hehlmann, and Dieter Buchheidt
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3743-3753; published ahead of print August 22, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00942-07
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Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis for Rapid Typing of Candida glabrata
Frédéric Grenouillet, Laurence Millon, Jean-Mathieu Bart, Sandrine Roussel, Isabelle Biot, Emeline Didier, Anne-Sophie Ong, and Renaud Piarroux
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3781-3784; published ahead of print September 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01603-07
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Use of Peptide Nucleic Acid-Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Definitive, Rapid Identification of Five Common Candida Species
Megan E. Reller, Amanda B. Mallonee, Nicole P. Kwiatkowski, and William G. Merz
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3802-3803; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01127-07
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Epidemiology:

Concordance between Neisseria gonorrhoeae Genotypes Recovered from Known Sexual Contacts
Nicole Bilek, Iona M. Martin, Gill Bell, George R. Kinghorn, Catherine A. Ison, and Brian G. Spratt
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3564-3567; published ahead of print September 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01453-07
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Genetic Characteristics of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates Indicating Possible Nosocomial Transmission Routes in a Community Hospital in Japan
Liang Qin, Hironori Masaki, Kiwao Watanabe, Akitsugu Furumoto, and Hiroshi Watanabe
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3701-3706; published ahead of print September 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01138-07
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Multilocus Sequence Typing Compared to Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Molecular Typing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Jennifer K. Johnson, Sonia M. Arduino, O. Colin Stine, Judith A. Johnson, and Anthony D. Harris
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3707-3712; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00560-07
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Changing Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a Small Geographic Area over an Eight-Year Period
D. S. Blanc, C. Petignat, A. Wenger, G. Kuhn, Y. Vallet, D. Fracheboud, S. Trachsel, M. Reymond, N. Troillet, H. H. Siegrist, S. Oeuvray, M. Bes, J. Etienne, J. Bille, P. Francioli, and G. Zanetti
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3729-3736; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00511-07
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Molecular Epidemiology of Neisseria meningitidis Isolates from an Outbreak of Meningococcal Disease among Men Who Have Sex with Men, Chicago, Illinois, 2003
Susanna Schmink, John T. Watson, Garry B. Coulson, Roderick C. Jones, Pamela S. Diaz, Leonard W. Mayer, Patricia P. Wilkins, Nancy Messonnier, Susan I. Gerber, and Marc Fischer
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3768-3770; published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01190-07
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Tracing Shigatoxigenic Escherichia coli O103, O145, and O174 Infections from Farm Residents to Cattle
Sirpa Heinikainen, Tarja Pohjanvirta, Marjut Eklund, Anja Siitonen, and Sinikka Pelkonen
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3817-3820; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00198-07
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Proficiency Analysis of Drug Susceptibility Testing by National-Level Tuberculosis Reference Laboratories from 1995 to 2003
Gill-Han Bai, Sang-Jae Kim, Chulhun L. Chang and Members of National and Regional Tuberculosis Reference Laboratories
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3626-3630; published ahead of print September 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00784-07
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Assessment of Population Structure and Major Circulating Phylogeographical Clades of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Bangladesh Suggests a High Prevalence of a Specific Subclade of Ancient M. tuberculosis Genotypes
Zeaur Rahim, Khadiza Zaman, Adri G. M. van der Zanden, Marius J. Möllers, Dick van Soolingen, Rubhana Raqib, Khalequ Zaman, Vikarunessa Begum, Leen Rigouts, Françoise Portaels, Nalin Rastogi, and Christophe Sola
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3791-3794; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01247-07
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Parasitology:

Evaluation of a Microculture Method for Isolation of Leishmania Parasites from Cutaneous Lesions of Patients in Peru
Andrea K. Boggild, Cesar Miranda-Verastegui, Diego Espinosa, Jorge Arevalo, Vanessa Adaui, Gianfranco Tulliano, Alejandro Llanos-Cuentas, and Donald E. Low
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3680-3684; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01286-07
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Rapid Microarray-Based Method for Monitoring of All Currently Known Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Parasite Resistance to Antimalaria Drugs
Andreas Crameri, Jutta Marfurt, Kefas Mugittu, Nicolas Maire, Attila Regös, Jean Yves Coppee, Odile Sismeiro, Richard Burki, Eric Huber, Daniel Laubscher, Odile Puijalon, Blaise Genton, Ingrid Felger, and Hans-Peter Beck
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3685-3691; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01178-07
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Validation of a PCR-Oligochromatography Test for Detection of Trypanozoon Parasites in a Multicenter Collaborative Trial
F. Claes, S. Deborggraeve, D. Verloo, P. Mertens, J. R. Crowther, T. Leclipteux, and P. Büscher
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3785-3787; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01244-07
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Case Reports:

Suture-Related Keratitis Caused by Corynebacterium macginleyi
Takashi Suzuki, Hirotoshi Iihara, Toshihiko Uno, Yuko Hara, Kiyofumi Ohkusu, Hiroyuki Hata, Masachika Shudo, and Yuichi Ohashi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3833-3836; published ahead of print October 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01212-07
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Mycobacterium alsiense, a Novel, Slowly Growing Species Isolated from Two Patients with Pulmonary Disease
Elvira Richter, Enrico Tortoli, Arno Fischer, Oliver Hendricks, Regina Engel, Doris Hillemann, Sabine Schubert, and Jette E. Kristiansen
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3837-3839; published ahead of print September 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01097-07
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"Mycobacterium ulcerans subsp. shinshuense" Isolated from a Skin Ulcer Lesion: Identification Based on 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
Kazue Nakanaga, Norihisa Ishii, Koichi Suzuki, Kazunari Tanigawa, Masamichi Goto, Tsutomu Okabe, Hideaki Imada, Akemi Kodama, Tomotada Iwamoto, Hiroshi Takahashi, and Hajime Saito
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3840-3843; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01041-07
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Capnocytophaga cynodegmi Peritonitis in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient
Charlotte Pers, Erling Tvedegaard, Jens Jørgen Christensen, and Jette Bangsborg
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3844-3846; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00761-07
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Case of Pyomyositis Due to Mycobacterium haemophilum in a Renal Transplant Recipient
Eun-Young Jang, Sang-Oh Lee, Seong-Ho Choi, Heungsup Sung, Mi-Na Kim, Bum-Joon Kim, Sang-Ho Choi, Yang Soo Kim, and Jun Hee Woo
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3847-3849; published ahead of print September 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01067-07
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Streptococcus agalactiae Serotype Ib as an Agent of Meningitis in Two Adult Nonpregnant Women
E. R. Martins, C. Florindo, F. Martins, I. Aldir, M. J. Borrego, L. Brum, M. Ramirez, and J. Melo-Cristino
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3850-3852; published ahead of print September 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01358-07
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Letters To The Editor:

Identification of Isolates within the Burkholderia cepacia Complex by a Multiplex recA and 16S rRNA Gene Real-Time PCR Assay
Jason D. Pimentel, Sally M. Dubedat, Evan L. N. Dodds, and Richard A. V. Benn
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3853-3854; published ahead of print September 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01606-07
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Is Throat Screening Necessary To Detect Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Patients upon Admission to an Intensive Care Unit?
Caroline Marshall and Denis Spelman
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3855 published ahead of print August 29, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01176-07
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Diagnostic Value of Molecular Confirmation Assays for Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Silke Peter-Getzlaff, Jacqueline Luethy, Burkhard Springer, Karen L. Kaul, and Kathy A. Mangold
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2007 45: 3856-3858;
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