JCM -- Table of Contents (February 1 2007, 45 [2])

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Contents: February 2007, Volume 45, Issue 2

       Virology

       Parasitology

       Bacteriology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Mycology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Epidemiology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

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Virology:

Determining Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coreceptor Use in a Clinical Setting: Degree of Correlation between Two Phenotypic Assays and a Bioinformatic Model
Katharina Skrabal, Andrew J. Low, Winnie Dong, Tobias Sing, Peter K. Cheung, Fabrizio Mammano, and P. Richard Harrigan
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 279-284; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01118-06
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Relationship between Cytomegalovirus DNA Load in Epithelial Lining Fluid and Plasma of Lung Transplant Recipients and Analysis of Coinfection with Epstein-Barr Virus and Human Herpesvirus 6 in the Lung Compartment
Claudia C. Bauer, Peter Jaksch, Stephan W. Aberle, Heinrich Haber, Gyoergy Lang, Walter Klepetko, Hanns Hofmann, and Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 324-328; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01173-06
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Rapid and Real-Time Detection of Chikungunya Virus by Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay
M. M. Parida, S. R. Santhosh, P. K. Dash, N. K. Tripathi, V. Lakshmi, N. Mamidi, A. Shrivastva, N. Gupta, P. Saxena, J. Pradeep Babu, P. V. Lakshmana Rao, and Kouichi Morita
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 351-357; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01734-06
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GeneChip Resequencing of the Smallpox Virus Genome Can Identify Novel Strains: a Biodefense Application
Irshad M. Sulaiman, Kevin Tang, John Osborne, Scott Sammons, and Robert M. Wohlhueter
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 358-363; published ahead of print December 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01848-06
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Agreement between the AMPLICOR Human Papillomavirus Test and the Hybrid Capture 2 Assay in Detection of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus and Diagnosis of Biopsy-Confirmed High-Grade Cervical Disease
Francesca Carozzi, Simonetta Bisanzi, Cristina Sani, Marco Zappa, Silvia Cecchini, Stefano Ciatto, and Massimo Confortini
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 364-369; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00706-06
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Antibody Avidity Testing To Identify Recent Infection in Newly Diagnosed HIV Type 1 (HIV-1)-Seropositive Persons Infected with Diverse HIV-1 Subtypes
A. Chawla, G. Murphy, C. Donnelly, C. L. Booth, M. Johnson, J. V. Parry, A. Phillips, and A. M. Geretti
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 415-420; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01879-06
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Geographic Information Systems and Genotyping in Identification of Rotavirus G12 Infections in Residents of an Urban Slum with Subsequent Detection in Hospitalized Children: Emergence of G12 Genotype in South India
Sasirekha Ramani, Indrani Banerjee, Beryl Primrose Gladstone, Rajiv Sarkar, David Selvapandian, Andrea M. Le Fevre, Shabbar Jaffar, Miren Iturriza-Gomara, James J. Gray, Mary K. Estes, David W. Brown, and Gagandeep Kang
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 432-437; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01710-06
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Using a Resequencing Microarray as a Multiple Respiratory Pathogen Detection Assay
Baochuan Lin, Kate M. Blaney, Anthony P. Malanoski, Adam G. Ligler, Joel M. Schnur, David Metzgar, Kevin L. Russell, and David A. Stenger
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 443-452; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01870-06
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Use of New T-Cell-Based Cell Lines Expressing Two Luciferase Reporters for Accurately Evaluating Susceptibility to Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Drugs
Tomoko Chiba-Mizutani, Hideka Miura, Masakazu Matsuda, Zene Matsuda, Yoshiyuki Yokomaku, Kosuke Miyauchi, Masako Nishizawa, Naoki Yamamoto, and Wataru Sugiura
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 477-487; published ahead of print December 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01708-06
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Evaluation of Dried Blood Spots for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Drug Resistance Testing
Amanda McNulty, Cheryl Jennings, Diane Bennett, Joseph Fitzgibbon, James W. Bremer, Michael Ussery, Marcia L. Kalish, Walid Heneine, and J. Gerardo García-Lerma
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 517-521; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02016-06
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Diagnosis of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Immunosuppressed Lung Transplant Recipients and Children Evaluated for Pertussis
Ryan Dare, Sonali Sanghavi, Arlene Bullotta, Maria-Cristina Keightley, Kirsten St. George, Robert M. Wadowsky, David L. Paterson, Kenneth R. McCurry, Todd A. Reinhart, Shahid Husain, and Charles R. Rinaldo
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 548-552; published ahead of print October 25, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01621-06
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A Genotype-Independent Real-Time PCR Assay for Quantification of Hepatitis B Virus DNA
Ying Liu, Munira Hussain, Stephen Wong, Scott K. Fung, Hyung Joon Yim, and Anna S. F. Lok
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 553-558; published ahead of print December 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00709-06
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Toward Universal Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV) Genotyping: Diversity of VZV Strains from France and Spain
Vladimir Loparev, Elisa Martro, Elena Rubtcova, Carlos Rodrigo, Jean-Charles Piette, Eric Caumes, Jean-Paul Vernant, D. Scott Schmid, and Anne-Marie Fillet
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 559-563; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01738-06
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Magnetic Silica Extraction for Low-Viremia Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Genotyping
D. R. McClernon, E. Ramsey, and M. StClair
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 572-574; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01731-06
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Identification of Group A Porcine Rotavirus Strains Bearing a Novel VP4 (P) Genotype in Italian Swine Herds
V. Martella, M. Ciarlet, K. Bányai, E. Lorusso, S. Arista, A. Lavazza, G. Pezzotti, N. Decaro, A. Cavalli, M. S. Lucente, M. Corrente, G. Elia, M. Camero, M. Tempesta, and C. Buonavoglia
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 577-580; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02262-06
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Development of Multiplex Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays for Detecting Eight Medically Important Flaviviruses in Mosquitoes
Day-Yu Chao, Brent S. Davis, and Gwong-Jen J. Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 584-589; published ahead of print November 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00842-06
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Rapid and Highly Sensitive Pathotyping of Avian Influenza A H5N1 Virus by Using Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR
Bernd Hoffmann, Timm Harder, Elke Starick, Klaus Depner, Ortrud Werner, and Martin Beer
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 600-603; published ahead of print December 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01681-06
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Comparison of Cepheid's Analyte-Specific Reagents with BD Directigen for Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Jennifer S. Goodrich and Melissa B. Miller
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 604-606; published ahead of print December 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01325-06
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Detection of Human Bocavirus in Canadian Children in a 1-Year Study
Nathalie Bastien, Natalie Chui, Joan L. Robinson, Bonita E. Lee, Kerry Dust, Laura Hart, and Yan Li
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 610-613; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01044-06
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Parasitology:

Evidence for a Link between Parasite Genotype and Outcome of Infection with Entamoeba histolytica
Ibne Karim M. Ali, Utpal Mondal, Shantanu Roy, Rashidul Haque, William A. Petri, Jr., and C. Graham Clark
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 285-289; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01335-06
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Use of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Dipstick Assay for Detection of Strongyloides stercoralis Infection in Humans
H. Rogier van Doorn, Rob Koelewijn, Henk Hofwegen, Henk Gilis, Jose C. F. M. Wetsteyn, Pieter J. Wismans, Claudine Sarfati, Tony Vervoort, and Tom van Gool
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 438-442; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01735-06
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PCR-Based Diagnosis of Naegleria sp. Infection in Formalin-Fixed and Paraffin-Embedded Brain Sections
Marc Schild, Christian Gianinazzi, Bruno Gottstein, and Norbert Müller
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 564-567; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01357-06
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Evaluation of the Sensitivities of DNA Extraction and PCR Methods for Detection of Giardia duodenalis in Stool Specimens
Kwannan Nantavisai, Mathirut Mungthin, Peerapan Tan-ariya, Ram Rangsin, Tawee Naaglor, and Saovanee Leelayoova
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 581-583; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01823-06
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The Sensitivity of the OptiMAL Rapid Diagnostic Test to the Presence of Plasmodium falciparum Gametocytes Compromises Its Ability To Monitor Treatment Outcomes in an Area of Papua New Guinea in which Malaria Is Endemic
Ivo Mueller, Inoni Betuela, Meza Ginny, John C. Reeder, and Blaise Genton
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 627-630; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00816-06
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Bacteriology:

Prevalence and Antibacterial Susceptibility of mef(A)-Positive Macrolide-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae over 4 Years (2000 to 2004) of the PROTEKT US Study
David J. Farrell, Thomas M. File, and Stephen G. Jenkins
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 290-293; published ahead of print November 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01653-06
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Molecular Epidemiology of Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Calgary Health Region: Emergence of VIM-2-Producing Isolates
Johann D. D. Pitout, Barbara L. Chow, Daniel B. Gregson, Kevin B. Laupland, Sameer Elsayed, and Deirdre L. Church
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 294-298; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01694-06
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Controlled Clinical Comparison of VersaTREK and BacT/ALERT Blood Culture Systems
Stanley Mirrett, Kimberly E. Hanson, and L. Barth Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 299-302; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01697-06
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Rapid Detection of Point Mutations Conferring Resistance to Fluoroquinolone in gyrA of Helicobacter pylori by Allele-Specific PCR
Toshihiro Nishizawa, Hidekazu Suzuki, Ayako Umezawa, Hiroe Muraoka, Eisuke Iwasaki, Tatsuhiro Masaoka, Intetsu Kobayashi, and Toshifumi Hibi
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 303-305; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01997-06
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Antibiotic-Resistant Invasive Pneumococcal Clones in Italy
Giovanni Gherardi, Loredana Fallico, Maria Del Grosso, Federica Bonanni, Fabio D'Ambrosio, Riccardo Manganelli, Giorgio Palù, Giordano Dicuonzo, and Annalisa Pantosti
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 306-312; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01229-06
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A Multicenter Study Evaluating the Current Strategies for Isolating Staphylococcus aureus Strains with Reduced Susceptibility to Glycopeptides
Mandy Wootton, Alasdair P. MacGowan, Timothy R. Walsh, and Robin A. Howe
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 329-332; published ahead of print November 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01508-06
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Identification of Sequence Diversity in the Escherichia coli fliC Genes Encoding Flagellar Types H8 and H40 and Its Use in Typing of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli O8, O22, O111, O174, and O179 Strains
Lothar Beutin and Eckhard Strauch
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 333-339; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01627-06
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Comparison of Disk Diffusion, VITEK 2, and Broth Microdilution Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results for Unusual Species of Enterobacteriaceae
Nimalie D. Stone, Caroline M. O'Hara, Portia P. Williams, John E. McGowan, Jr., and Fred C. Tenover
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 340-346; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01782-06
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Detection and Differentiation of Bordetella spp. by Real-Time PCR
Christoph Koidl, Michael Bozic, Anja Burmeister, Markus Hess, Egon Marth, and Harald H. Kessler
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 347-350; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01303-06
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Fast DNA Serotyping of Escherichia coli by Use of an Oligonucleotide Microarray
Karin Ballmer, Bozena M. Korczak, Peter Kuhnert, Peter Slickers, Ralf Ehricht, and Herbert Hächler
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 370-379; published ahead of print November 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01361-06
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Temperate Bacteriophages Affect Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Patterns of Campylobacter jejuni
Connie Barton, Lai-King Ng, Shaun D. Tyler, and Clifford G. Clark
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 386-391; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01513-06
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Catabacter hongkongensis gen. nov., sp. nov., Isolated from Blood Cultures of Patients from Hong Kong and Canada
Susanna K. P. Lau, Alan McNabb, Gibson K. S. Woo, Linda Hoang, Ami M. Y. Fung, Liliane M. W. Chung, Patrick C. Y. Woo, and Kwok-Yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 395-401; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01831-06
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Conjugative Transfer of Chromosomally Encoded Antibiotic Resistance from Helicobacter pylori to Campylobacter jejuni
Omar A. Oyarzabal, Roland Rad, and Steffen Backert
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 402-408; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01456-06
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Horizontal Gene Transfer in a Polyclonal Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Jubelle K. Valenzuela, Lee Thomas, Sally R. Partridge, Tanny van der Reijden, Lenie Dijkshoorn, and Jon Iredell
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 453-460; published ahead of print November 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01971-06
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Capsular Serotype K1 or K2, Rather than magA and rmpA, Is a Major Virulence Determinant for Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess in Singapore and Taiwan
Kuo-Ming Yeh, A. Kurup, L. K. Siu, Y. L. Koh, Chang-Phone Fung, Jung-Chung Lin, Te-Li Chen, Feng-Yee Chang, and Tse-Hsien Koh
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 466-471; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01150-06
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Strategy To Characterize the Number and Type of Repeating EPIYA Phosphorylation Motifs in the Carboxyl Terminus of CagA Protein in Helicobacter pylori Clinical Isolates
Effrosini G. Panayotopoulou, Dionyssios N. Sgouras, Konstantinos Papadakos, Antonios Kalliaropoulos, George Papatheodoridis, Andreas F. Mentis, and Athanasios J. Archimandritis
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 488-495; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01616-06
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Structural Shifts of Mucosa-Associated Lactobacilli and Clostridium leptum Subgroup in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
Meiling Zhang, Bianying Liu, Yan Zhang, Hua Wei, Yufeng Lei, and Liping Zhao
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 496-500; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01720-06
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Evaluation of a New Selective Chromogenic Agar Medium for Detection of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae
Youri Glupczynski, Catherine Berhin, Caroline Bauraing, and Pierre Bogaerts
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 501-505; published ahead of print December 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02221-06
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Multitarget PCR for Diagnosis of Pertussis and Its Clinical Implications
Xuan Qin, Emmanouil Galanakis, Emily T. Martin, and Janet A. Englund
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 506-511; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02042-06
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Development of a Flow Chart for Identification of Gram-Positive Anaerobic Cocci in the Clinical Laboratory
Yuli Song, Chengxu Liu, and Sydney M. Finegold
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 512-516; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01872-06
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Characterization of Small-Colony-Variant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolated from the Sputum Specimens of Five Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Scott W. Anderson, Jennifer R. Stapp, Jane L. Burns, and Xuan Qin
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 529-535; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01444-06
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Comparison of Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, and Phage Typing for Subtype Analysis of Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis
D. Boxrud, K. Pederson-Gulrud, J. Wotton, C. Medus, E. Lyszkowicz, J. Besser, and J. M. Bartkus
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 536-543; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01595-06
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Rapid Detection and Identification of Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Encoding Genes by Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay and Melt Curve Analysis
Rodrigo E. Mendes, Katia A. Kiyota, Jussimara Monteiro, Mariana Castanheira, Soraya S. Andrade, Ana C. Gales, Antonio C. C. Pignatari, and Sergio Tufik
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 544-547; published ahead of print November 8, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01728-06
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Comparison of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Campylobacter spp. by the Agar Dilution and the Agar Disk Diffusion Methods
Taradon Luangtongkum, Teresa Y. Morishita, Amna B. El-Tayeb, Aaron J. Ison, and Qijing Zhang
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 590-594; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00986-06
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Usefulness of PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Typing of the Coagulase Gene To Discriminate Arbekacin-Resistant Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains
Keiko Ishino, Naofumi Tsuchizaki, Jun Ishikawa, and Kunimoto Hotta
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 607-609; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02099-06
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bla_VIM-2 and bla_VIM-7 Carbapenemase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates Detected in a Tertiary Care Medical Center in the United States: Report from the MYSTIC Program
H. Aboufaycal, H. S. Sader, K. Rolston, L. M. Deshpande, M. Toleman, G. Bodey, I. Raad, and R. N. Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 614-615; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01351-06
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Improved Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Staphylococcus epidermidis
Jonathan C. Thomas, Miguel R. Vargas, Maria Miragaia, Sharon J. Peacock, Gordon L. Archer, and Mark C. Enright
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 616-619; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01934-06
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Prospective Evaluation of the Hybrid Capture 2 and AMPLICOR Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Tests for Detection of 13 High-Risk HPV Genotypes in Atypical Squamous Cells of Uncertain Significance
Philippe Halfon, Elisabeth Trepo, Gilles Antoniotti, Catherine Bernot, Philippe Cart-Lamy, Hacène Khiri, Didier Thibaud, Jean Marron, Agnès Martineau, Guillaume Pénaranda, Dominique Benmoura, Bernard Blanc and RBML (Réseau de Biologie Moléculaire Libérale)
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 313-316; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00992-06
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Isolation and Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Chlamydial Isolates from Western Barred Bandicoots
Swati Kumar, Andrei Kutlin, Patricia Roblin, Stephan Kohlhoff, Tracey Bodetti, Peter Timms, and Margaret R. Hammerschlag
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 392-394; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01726-06
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Evaluation of NucliSens easyMAG for Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction from Various Clinical Specimens
K. Loens, K. Bergs, D. Ursi, H. Goossens, and M. Ieven
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 421-425; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00894-06
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Mycology:

Strain Typing and Determination of Population Structure of Candida krusei by Multilocus Sequence Typing
Mette D. Jacobsen, Neil A. R. Gow, Martin C. J. Maiden, Duncan J. Shaw, and Frank C. Odds
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 317-323; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01549-06
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Development and Clinical Application of a Panfungal PCR Assay To Detect and Identify Fungal DNA in Tissue Specimens
Anna Lau, Sharon Chen, Tania Sorrell, Dee Carter, Richard Malik, Patricia Martin, and Catriona Halliday
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 380-385; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01862-06
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Isolation of Trichophyton violaceum and Trichophyton soudanense in Baltimore, Maryland
Shelley S. Magill, Liliana Manfredi, Andrew Swiderski, Bernard Cohen, and William G. Merz
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 461-465; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02033-06
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Discovering Potential Pathogens among Fungi Identified as Nonsporulating Molds
June I. Pounder, Keith E. Simmon, Claudia A. Barton, Sheri L. Hohmann, Mary E. Brandt, and Cathy A. Petti
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 568-571; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01684-06
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Association between Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing/W Lineage Strain Infection and Extrathoracic Tuberculosis: Insights from Epidemiologic and Clinical Characterization of the Three Principal Genetic Groups of M. tuberculosis Clinical Isolates
Y. Kong, M. D. Cave, L. Zhang, B. Foxman, C. F. Marrs, J. H. Bates, and Z. H. Yang
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 409-414; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01459-06
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Usefulness of the BACTEC MGIT 960 System for Isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Sputa Subjected to Long-Term Storage
Manuela Pardini, Francis Varaine, Maryline Bonnet, Graziella Orefici, Marco Rinaldo Oggioni, the LONG-DRUG Study Group, and Lanfranco Fattorini
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 575-576; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01985-06
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Sequencing of the pncA Gene in Members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Has Important Diagnostic Applications: Identification of a Species-Specific pncA Mutation in "Mycobacterium canettii" and the Reliable and Rapid Predictor of Pyrazinamide Resistance
Akos Somoskovi, Jillian Dormandy, Linda M. Parsons, Michel Kaswa, Khye Seng Goh, Nalin Rastogi, and Max Salfinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 595-599; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01454-06
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Transovarial Transmission Efficiency of Babesia bovis Tick Stages Acquired by Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus during Acute Infection
Jeanne M. Howell, Massaro W. Ueti, Guy H. Palmer, Glen A. Scoles, and Donald P. Knowles
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 426-431; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01757-06
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Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis of Conserved XbaI Fragments for Identification of Swine Salmonella Serotypes
Stephen B. Gaul, Stephanie Wedel, Matthew M. Erdman, D. L. Harris, Isabel Turney Harris, Kathleen E. Ferris, and Lorraine Hoffman
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 472-476; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00962-06
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Epidemiology:

A Cautionary Tale: Lack of Consistency in Allele Sizes between Two Laboratories for a Published Multilocus Microsatellite Typing System
Alessandro C. Pasqualotto, David W. Denning, and Michael J. Anderson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 522-528; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02136-06
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CTX-M ß-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli in French Hospitals: Prevalence, Molecular Epidemiology, and Risk Factors
Jean-Philippe Lavigne, Hélène Marchandin, Julien Delmas, Jérôme Moreau, Nicole Bouziges, Evelyne Lecaillon, Laurent Cavalie, Hélène Jean-Pierre, Richard Bonnet, and Albert Sotto
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 620-626; published ahead of print November 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01917-06
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Case Reports:

Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Endocarditis: Linezolid Failure and Strain Characterization of Virulence Factors
Constantine Tsigrelis, Kavindra V. Singh, Thais D. Coutinho, Barbara E. Murray, and Larry M. Baddour
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 631-635; published ahead of print December 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02188-06
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Mucor circinelloides Was Identified by Molecular Methods as a Cause of Primary Cutaneous Zygomycosis
Peter C. Iwen, Lynne Sigler, Rhonda K. Noel, and Alison G. Freifeld
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 636-640; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01907-06
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First Reported Infections Caused by Three Newly Described Genera in the Family Xanthomonadaceae
P. Rocco LaSala, Jonathan Segal, Faye S. Han, Jeffrey J. Tarrand, and Xiang Y. Han
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 641-644; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01938-06
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Brain Abscess Associated with Multidrug-Resistant Capnocytophaga ochracea Infection
Hua-Kung Wang, Yee-Chun Chen, Lee-Jene Teng, Chien-Ching Hung, Mei-Lin Chen, Shin-Hei Du, Hui-Ju Pan, Po-Ren Hsueh, and Shan-Chwen Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 645-647; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01815-06
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Molecular Confirmation that Fasciola gigantica Can Undertake Aberrant Migrations in Human Hosts
Thanh Hoa Le, Nguyen Van De, Takeshi Agatsuma, David Blair, Jozef Vercruysse, Pierre Dorny, Thanh Giang Thi Nguyen, and Donald P. McManus
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 648-650; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01151-06
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Recurrent Disseminated Skin Lesions Due to Metarrhizium anisopliae in an Adult Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
S. Osorio, R. de la Cámara, M. C. Monteserin, R. Granados, F. Oña, J. L. Rodriguez-Tudela, and M. Cuenca-Estrella
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 651-655; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01502-06
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A Spontaneous Joint Infection with Corynebacterium striatum
David Scholle
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 656-658; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00827-06
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Detection of Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum from Skin Lesions, Serum, and Cerebrospinal Fluid in an Infant with Congenital Syphilis after Clindamycin Treatment of the Mother during Pregnancy
Vladana Woznicová, David Smajs, Dan Wechsler, Petra Matejková, and Magdalena Flasarová
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 659-661; published ahead of print December 6, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02209-06
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Burkholderia glumae Infection in an Infant with Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Jason B. Weinberg, Barbara D. Alexander, Joseph M. Majure, Larry W. Williams, Jason Y. Kim, Peter Vandamme, and John J. LiPuma
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 662-665; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02058-06
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Globicatella sanguinis Is an Etiological Agent of Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt-Associated Meningitis
I. Seegmüller, M. van der Linden, C. Heeg, and R. R. Reinert
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 666-667; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01774-06
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Necrotizing Fasciitis Due to a Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Isolate Harboring an Enterotoxin Gene Cluster
William R. Morgan, Michael D. Caldwell, Jennifer M. Brady, Mary E. Stemper, Kurt D. Reed, and Sanjay K. Shukla
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 668-671; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01657-06
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Veillonella parvula Discitis and Secondary Bacteremia: a Rare Infection Complicating Endoscopy and Colonoscopy?
D. Marriott, D. Stark, and J. Harkness
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 672-674; published ahead of print November 15, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01633-06
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Letters To The Editor:

Urinary Tract Infection Caused by Eikenella corrodens
Michael Hombach, Hans R. Frey, and Gaby E. Pfyffer
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 675 published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02194-06
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Plasmalyte as a Cause of False-Positive Results for Aspergillus Galactomannan in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
Chadi A. Hage, John M. Reynolds, Michelle Durkin, L. Joseph Wheat, and Kenneth S. Knox
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 676-677; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01940-06
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Changing Epidemiology of Shigellosis and Emergence of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Shigellae in India
Neelam Taneja
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 678-679; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02247-06
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Recurrent Melioidosis: Possible Role of Infection with Multiple Strains of Burkholderia pseudomallei
Tyrone L. Pitt, Suwanna Trakulsomboon, and David A. B. Dance
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 680-681; published ahead of print December 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01974-06
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Salt Tolerance of Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus
Marjan J. Bruins, Petra Juffer, Maurice J. H. M. Wolfhagen, and Gijs J. H. M. Ruijs
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 682-683; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02417-06
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Simultaneous Detection of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid
Viviana Ritacco and Isabel N. de Kantor
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 684
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Identification of Staphylococcus Species with the VITEK 2 System: the Case of Staphylococcus hominis
Jacob Gilad, David Schwartz, F. Layer, B. Ghebremedhin, K. A. Moder, W. König, and B. König
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 685-686;
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Selecting a Genetic Region for Molecular Analysis of Hepatitis B Virus Transmission
Sibnarayan Datta, Arup Banerjee, Partha Kumar Chandra, Runu Chakravarty, and Benjamin C. Cowie
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2007 45: 687-689;
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