JCM -- Table of Contents (March 1 2007, 45 [3])

Receive this page by e-mail each issue: [Sign up for eTOCs]

Contents: March 2007, Volume 45, Issue 3

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Mycology

       Bacteriology

       Virology

       Parasitology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Epidemiology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

Other Issues

FREE CONTENT FROM ASM

AUTHOR-SPONSORED OPEN ACCESS

Table of Contents

[Index by Author]

Table of Contents (PDF) »

To see an article, click its [Full Text], [Abstract] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Assessment of an Optimized Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive- Unit-Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Typing System Combined with Spoligotyping for Population-Based Molecular Epidemiology Studies of Tuberculosis
Mara Cardoso Oelemann, Roland Diel, Vincent Vatin, Walter Haas, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, Camille Locht, Stefan Niemann, and Philip Supply
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 691-697; published ahead of print December 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01393-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Hydrogen Peroxide Vapor for Deactivation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in a Biological Safety Cabinet and a Room
Leslie Hall, Jonathan A. Otter, John Chewins, and Nancy L. Wengenack
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 810-815; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01797-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Molecular Epidemiology Study of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Burkina Faso
S. Godreuil, G. Torrea, D. Terru, F. Chevenet, S. Diagbouga, P. Supply, P. Van de Perre, C. Carriere, and A. L. Bañuls
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 921-927; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01918-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Testing the Interaction between NOD-2 Status and Serological Response to Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in Cases of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Charles N. Bernstein, Ming-Hsi Wang, Michael Sargent, Steven R. Brant, and Michael T. Collins
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 968-971; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02062-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Beijing Lineage Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Combined Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit Loci 26, 31, and ETR-A
Pei-Ju Chin, Chen-Che Chiu, and Ruwen Jou
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1022-1023; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02036-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycology:

Comparative Evaluation of Etest and Sensititre YeastOne Panels against the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute M27-A2 Reference Broth Microdilution Method for Testing Candida Susceptibility to Seven Antifungal Agents
Barbara D. Alexander, Terry C. Byrne, Kelly L. Smith, Kimberly E. Hanson, Kevin J. Anstrom, John R. Perfect, and L. Barth Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 698-706; published ahead of print January 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01840-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicenter Comparison of the VITEK 2 Yeast Susceptibility Test with the CLSI Broth Microdilution Reference Method for Testing Fluconazole against Candida spp.
M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, G. W. Procop, and M. G. Rinaldi
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 796-802; published ahead of print January 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01986-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Correlation of Neo-Sensitabs Tablet Diffusion Assay Results on Three Different Agar Media with CLSI Broth Microdilution M27-A2 and Disk Diffusion M44-A Results for Testing Susceptibilities of Candida spp. and Cryptococcus neoformans to Amphotericin B, Caspofungin, Fluconazole, Itraconazole, and Voriconazole
A. Espinel-Ingroff, E. Canton, D. Gibbs, and A. Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 858-864; published ahead of print January 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01900-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multiplex Real-Time PCR Targeting the RNase P RNA Gene for Detection and Identification of Candida Species in Blood
Åsa Innings, Måns Ullberg, Anders Johansson, Carl Johan Rubin, Niklas Noreus, Magnus Isaksson, and Björn Herrmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 874-880; published ahead of print January 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01556-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Frequent In Vitro Recombination in Internal Transcribed Spacers 1 and 2 during Genotyping of Pneumocystis jirovecii
Jessica Beser, Per Hagblom, and Victor Fernandez
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 881-886; published ahead of print January 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02245-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of Novel Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection and Differentiation of Eleven Medically Important Aspergillus and Candida Species in Clinical Specimens
Claudia Schabereiter-Gurtner, Brigitte Selitsch, Manfred L. Rotter, Alexander M. Hirschl, and Birgit Willinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 906-914; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01344-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evidence for a Pseudo-Outbreak of Candida guilliermondii Fungemia in a University Hospital in Brazil
Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo Medeiros, Timothy J. Lott, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Patrício Godoy, Ana Paula Coutinho, Monica Santos Braga, Marcio Nucci, and Mary E. Brandt
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 942-947; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01878-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Kodamaea ohmeri Isolates from Patients in a University Hospital: Identification, Antifungal Susceptibility, and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Analysis
Jin Sol Lee, Jong Hee Shin, Mi-Na Kim, Sook-In Jung, Kyung Hwa Park, Duck Cho, Seung Jung Kee, Myung Geun Shin, Soon Pal Suh, and Dong Wook Ryang
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1005-1010; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02264-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriology:

Genotypic Analysis of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae from Mali, Africa, by Semiautomated Repetitive-Element PCR and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
S. M. Harrington, F. Stock, A. L. Kominski, J. D. Campbell, J. C. Hormazabal, S. Livio, L. Rao, K. L. Kotloff, S. O. Sow, and P. R. Murray
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 707-714; published ahead of print December 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01871-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of the Capsular Polysaccharides in Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates by PCR and Agglutination Tests
Isabelle Verdier, Geraldine Durand, Michele Bes, Kimberly L. Taylor, Gerard Lina, François Vandenesch, Ali I. Fattom, and Jerome Etienne
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 725-729; published ahead of print January 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01572-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Outer Surface Protein Repeat Regions for Improved Genotyping of Staphylococcus epidermidis
Alastair B. Monk and Gordon L. Archer
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 730-735; published ahead of print January 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02317-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vibrio cholerae Strain Typing and Phylogeny Study Based on Simple Sequence Repeats
Yael Danin-Poleg, Lyora A. Cohen, Hanan Gancz, Yoav Y. Broza, Hanoh Goldshmidt, Elinor Malul, Lea Valinsky, Larisa Lerner, Meir Broza, and Yechezkel Kashi
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 736-746; published ahead of print December 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01895-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characteristics of the m2000 Automated Sample Preparation and Multiplex Real-Time PCR System for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
R. Marshall, M. Chernesky, D. Jang, E. W. Hook, C. P. Cartwright, B. Howell-Adams, S. Ho, J. Welk, J. Lai-Zhang, J. Brashear, B. Diedrich, K. Otis, E. Webb, J. Robinson, and H. Yu
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 747-751; published ahead of print January 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01956-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Alpha-Hemolytic Streptococci by Pyrosequencing the 16S rRNA Gene and by Use of VITEK 2
Marjo Haanperä, Jari Jalava, Pentti Huovinen, Olli Meurman, and Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 762-770; published ahead of print January 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01342-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Merlin MICRONAUT System for Rapid Direct Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Positive Cocci and Gram-Negative Bacilli from Positive Blood Cultures
Nele Wellinghausen, Tim Pietzcker, Sven Poppert, Syron Belak, Nicole Fieser, Melanie Bartel, and Andreas Essig
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 789-795; published ahead of print January 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01856-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of the Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer for Rapid and Reproducible Molecular Typing of Streptococcus pneumoniae
Lucy J. Hathaway, Silvio Brugger, Alina Martynova, Suzanne Aebi, and Kathrin Mühlemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 803-809; published ahead of print January 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02169-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of BACTEC PLUS Blood Culture Media to BacT/Alert FA Blood Culture Media for Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Samples Containing Therapeutic Levels of Antibiotics
Diane Flayhart, Anita P. Borek, Teresa Wakefield, James Dick, and Karen C. Carroll
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 816-821; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02064-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multi-Virulence-Locus Sequence Typing Identifies Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Which Differentiate Epidemic Clones and Outbreak Strains of Listeria monocytogenes
Yi Chen, Wei Zhang, and Stephen J. Knabel
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 835-846; published ahead of print January 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01575-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Mycoplasma genitalium from First-Void Urine Specimens by Coculture with Vero Cells
Ryoichi Hamasuna, Yukio Osada, and Jørgen Skov Jensen
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 847-850; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02056-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Bloodstream Infections Changed Significantly in 2006
Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Christophe Epinette, Jeremy Loyau, Laurence Arnault, Anne-Sophie Domelier, Barbara Losfelt, Nicole Girard, Roland Quentin, and and the Bloodstream Infection Study Group of the Relais d'Hygiène du Centre
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 851-857; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02178-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis (PFGE) Analysis of Temporally Matched Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Human Clinical Cases, Foods, Ruminant Farms, and Urban and Natural Environments Reveals Source-Associated as Well as Widely Distributed PFGE Types
Eric B. Fugett, Dianna Schoonmaker-Bopp, Nellie B. Dumas, Joseph Corby, and Martin Wiedmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 865-873; published ahead of print January 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01285-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distinct Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Antimicrobial Resistance-Harboring Genes According to Genomic Species of Acinetobacter Isolates
Yu Mi Lim, Kyeong Seob Shin, and Jungmin Kim
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 902-905; published ahead of print December 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01573-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Mycoplasma salivarium in the Synovial Fluid of Arthritis Patients
Sheena M. Johnson, Felix Bruckner, and David Collins
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 953-957; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01973-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Activity of Dalbavancin Tested against Staphylococcus spp. and ß-Hemolytic Streptococcus spp. Isolated from 52 Geographically Diverse Medical Centers in the United States
Douglas J. Biedenbach, James E. Ross, Thomas R. Fritsche, Helio S. Sader, and Ronald N. Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 998-1004; published ahead of print January 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02368-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cultivation-Independent Analysis of Changes in Bacterial Vaginosis Flora Following Metronidazole Treatment
Michael J. Ferris, Johana Norori, Marcela Zozaya-Hinchliffe, and David H. Martin
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1016-1018; published ahead of print January 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02085-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec and Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones
Shannon M. Moroney, Loree C. Heller, Jesse Arbuckle, Monica Talavera, and Ray H. Widen
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1019-1021; published ahead of print December 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01706-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Lymphogranuloma Venereum in Australia: Anorectal Chlamydia trachomatis Serovar L2b in Men Who Have Sex with Men
D. Stark, S. van Hal, R. Hillman, J. Harkness, and D. Marriott
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1029-1031; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02389-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intimin Types Determined by Heteroduplex Mobility Assay of Intimin Gene (eae)-Positive Escherichia coli Strains
Kenitiro Ito, Mariko Iida, Mitsugu Yamazaki, Kazuo Moriya, Sanae Moroishi, Jun Yatsuyanagi, Takayuki Kurazono, Noriaki Hiruta, and Orn-Anong Ratchtrachenchai
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1038-1041; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01103-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Related Bacteria by Multiple-Locus Sequence Typing-Derived PCR and Real-Time PCR
Pierre Wattiau, Mieke Van Hessche, Heinrich Neubauer, Reena Zachariah, Ulrich Wernery, and Hein Imberechts
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1045-1048; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02350-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Virology:

Comparative Study of Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Serological Assays Using Clinically and Serologically Defined Reference Standards and Latent Class Analysis
Maria Claudia Nascimento, Vanda Akico de Souza, Laura Masami Sumita, Wilton Freire, Fernando Munoz, Joseph Kim, Claudio S. Pannuti, and Philippe Mayaud
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 715-720; published ahead of print December 20, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01264-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Validation of Laboratory Screening Criteria for Herpes Simplex Virus Testing of Cerebrospinal Fluid
Kimberly E. Hanson, Barbara D. Alexander, Christopher Woods, Cathy Petti, and L. Barth Reller
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 721-724; published ahead of print January 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01950-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Contrasting Geographic Distribution Profiles of the Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 BgO_L and BgK_L Variants in Japan Suggest Dispersion and Replacement
Hiroyuki Eda, Shigeru Ozawa, Kamesaburo Yoshino, Kazuo Yanagi, and the Cooperation Group for HSV-1 RFLP Variant Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 771-782; published ahead of print January 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01236-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Nationwide Epidemic of Influenza C Virus Infection in Japan in 2004
Yoko Matsuzaki, Chieko Abiko, Katsumi Mizuta, Kanetsu Sugawara, Emi Takashita, Yasushi Muraki, Hiroshi Suzuki, Masahide Mikawa, Shinichi Shimada, Katsuhiko Sato, Mitsutaka Kuzuya, Shinichi Takao, Kiyoko Wakatsuki, Tsutomu Itagaki, Seiji Hongo, and Hidekazu Nishimura
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 783-788; published ahead of print January 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01555-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

COBAS AmpliPrep-COBAS TaqMan Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Test: a Novel Automated Real-Time PCR Assay for Quantification of HBV DNA in Plasma
Tiziano Allice, Francesco Cerutti, Fabrizia Pittaluga, Silvia Varetto, Silvia Gabella, Alfredo Marzano, Alessandro Franchello, Giuseppe Colucci, and Valeria Ghisetti
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 828-834; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00914-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Capillary Blood Samples as a New Approach for Diagnosis of Dengue Virus Infection
Séverine Matheus, Jean-Baptiste Meynard, Vincent Lacoste, Jacques Morvan, and Xavier Deparis
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 887-890; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02063-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Dried Spots of Whole Blood, Plasma, and Mother's Milk Collected on Filter Paper for Measurement of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Burden
Workenesh Ayele, Rob Schuurman, Tsehaynesh Messele, Wendelien Dorigo-Zetsma, Yohannes Mengistu, Jaap Goudsmit, William A. Paxton, Michel P. de Baar, and Georgios Pollakis
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 891-896; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01919-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human Papillomavirus Quantification in Urine and Cervical Samples by Using the Mx4000 and LightCycler General Real-Time PCR Systems
Christopher Payan, Alexandra Ducancelle, Mohamed H. Aboubaker, Julien Caer, Malena Tapia, Amelie Chauvin, Damien Peyronnet, Elodie Le Hen, Zohra Arab, Marie-Christine Legrand, Adissa Tran, Edith Postec, Françoise Tourmen, Martine Avenel, Chantal Malbois, Marie-Anne De Brux, Philippe Descamps, and Francoise Lunel
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 897-901; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02022-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Combined General Primer-Mediated PCR Sequencing and Type-Specific PCR Strategies for Determination of Human Papillomavirus Genotypes in Cervical Cell Specimens
Véronique Fontaine, Corinne Mascaux, Christine Weyn, Aurore Bernis, Nathalie Celio, Philippe Lefèvre, Leonard Kaufman, and Christian Garbar
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 928-934; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02098-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Cost-Effective Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR) To Screen for Dengue Virus followed by Rapid Single-Tube Multiplex RT-PCR for Serotyping of the Virus
Yee-Ling Lai, Youne-Kow Chung, Hwee-Cheng Tan, Hoon-Fang Yap, Grace Yap, Eng-Eong Ooi, and Lee-Ching Ng
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 935-941; published ahead of print January 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01258-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Quantitative Detection and Rapid Identification of Human Adenoviruses
Rika Miura-Ochiai, Yasushi Shimada, Tsunetada Konno, Shudo Yamazaki, Koki Aoki, Shigeaki Ohno, Eitaro Suzuki, and Hiroaki Ishiko
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 958-967; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01603-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diversity in Indian Equine Rotaviruses: Identification of Genotype G10,P6[1] and G1 Strains and a New VP7 Genotype (G16) Strain in Specimens from Diarrheic Foals in India
B. R. Gulati, R. Deepa, B. K. Singh, and C. Durga Rao
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 972-978; published ahead of print November 29, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01696-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mutated G4P[8] Rotavirus Associated with a Nationwide Outbreak of Gastroenteritis in Nicaragua in 2005
Filemon Bucardo, Beatrice Karlsson, Johan Nordgren, Margarita Paniagua, Alcides González, Juan Jose Amador, Felix Espinoza, and Lennart Svensson
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 990-997; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01992-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Characterization of a New Variant of Rotavirus P[8]G9 Predominant in a Sentinel-Based Survey in Central Italy
Filippo Ansaldi, Barbara Pastorino, Laura Valle, Paolo Durando, Laura Sticchi, Pierluigi Tucci, Paolo Biasci, Piero Lai, Roberto Gasparini, Giancarlo Icardi, and and the Paediatric Leghorn Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1011-1015; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02054-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

High Prevalence of Human Bocavirus Detected in Young Children with Severe Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Disease by Use of a Standard PCR Protocol and a Novel Real-Time PCR Protocol
Michael Kleines, Simone Scheithauer, Annette Rackowitz, Klaus Ritter, and Martin Häusler
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1032-1034; published ahead of print January 10, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01884-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Real-Time PCR Diagnostics Failure Caused by Nucleotide Variability within Exon 4 of the Human Cytomegalovirus Major Immediate-Early Gene
Martina Lengerova, Zdenek Racil, Pavlina Volfova, Jana Lochmanova, Jitka Berkovcova, Dana Dvorakova, Jiri Vorlicek, and Jiri Mayer
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1042-1044; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01109-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Generic Detection of Coronaviruses and Differentiation at the Prototype Strain Level by Reverse Transcription-PCR and Nonfluorescent Low-Density Microarray
Luciano Kleber de Souza Luna, Volker Heiser, Nicolas Regamey, Marcus Panning, Jan Felix Drexler, Sabue Mulangu, Leo Poon, Sigrid Baumgarte, Bert Jan Haijema, Laurent Kaiser, and Christian Drosten
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1049-1052; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02426-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]

Monitoring of Hepatitis C Virus Quasispecies in Chronic Infection by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Mutation Detection
Carmen Yea, Jens Bukh, Melissa Ayers, Eve Roberts, Mel Krajden, and Raymond Tellier
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1053-1057; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02512-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Parasitology:

A Multiplex Ligase Detection Reaction-Fluorescent Microsphere Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance
Eric P. Carnevale, Drew Kouri, Jeana T. DaRe, David T. McNamara, Ivo Mueller, and Peter A. Zimmerman
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 752-761; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01683-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Detection of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar, and Entamoeba moshkovskii in Stool Samples from Sydney, Australia
R. Fotedar, D. Stark, N. Beebe, D. Marriott, J. Ellis, and J. Harkness
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1035-1037; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02144-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Geno- and Phenotypic Diversity of Avian Isolates of Streptococcus gallolyticus subsp. gallolyticus (Streptococcus bovis) and Associated Diagnostic Problems
M. S. Chadfield, J. P. Christensen, A. Decostere, H. Christensen, and M. Bisgaard
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 822-827; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.00922-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Epidemiology:

Molecular and Spatial Epidemiology of Cryptosporidiosis in Children in a Semiurban Community in South India
Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Beryl Primrose Gladstone, David Selvapandian, Jaya Prakash Muliyil, Honorine Ward, and Gagandeep Kang
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 915-920; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01590-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Age- and Serogroup-Related Differences in Observed Durations of Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Penicillin-Resistant Pneumococci
Liselotte Högberg, Patricia Geli, Håkan Ringberg, Eva Melander, Marc Lipsitch, and Karl Ekdahl
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 948-952; published ahead of print January 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01913-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Outbreaks of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Community Hospitals in Japan
Jun-Ichiro Sekiguchi, Tsukasa Asagi, Tohru Miyoshi-Akiyama, Atsushi Kasai, Yukie Mizuguchi, Minako Araake, Tomoko Fujino, Hideko Kikuchi, Satoru Sasaki, Hajime Watari, Tadashi Kojima, Hiroshi Miki, Keiji Kanemitsu, Hiroyuki Kunishima, Yoshihiro Kikuchi, Mitsuo Kaku, Hiroshi Yoshikura, Tadatoshi Kuratsuji, and Teruo Kirikae
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 979-989; published ahead of print November 22, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.01772-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Typing and Subtyping of Clostridium difficile Isolates by Using Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis
Renate J. van den Berg, Inge Schaap, Kate E. Templeton, Corné H. W. Klaassen, and Ed J. Kuijper
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1024-1028; published ahead of print December 13, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02023-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Case Reports:

Necrotizing Fasciitis from Vibrio vulnificus in a Patient with Undiagnosed Hepatitis and Cirrhosis
Kenneth L. Muldrew, Russell R. Miller, Megan Kressin, Yi-Wei Tang, and Charles Stratton
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1058-1062; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00979-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Application of rrs Gene Sequencing To Elucidate the Clinical Significance of Eggerthela lenta Infection
Cécile Landais, Barbara Doudier, Guenièvre Imbert, Florence Fenollar, and Philippe Brouqui
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1063-1065; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01805-06
[Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Intrarenal Abscesses Due to Ureaplasma urealyticum in a Transplanted Kidney
Elisabeth Eilers, Annette Moter, Renate Bollmann, Dieter Haffner, and Uwe Querfeld
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1066-1068; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01897-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

First Case of Osteomyelitis Caused by "Staphylococcus pettenkoferi"
Caroline Loïez, Frédéric Wallet, Patricia Pischedda, Emilie Renaux, Eric Senneville, Nazim Mehdi, and René J. Courcol
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1069-1071; published ahead of print January 3, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02328-06
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Letters To The Editor:

Is Throat Screening Necessary To Detect Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Patients upon Admission to an Intensive Care Unit?
Stephan Harbarth, Jacques Schrenzel, Gesuele Renzi, Christophe Akakpo, and Bara Ricou
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1072-1073; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02121-06
[Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Nitrocellulose as a General Tool for Fungal Slide Mounts
David J. Barry, Cecilia Chan, and Gwilym A. Williams
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1074-1075; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01609-06
[Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Gordonia terrae: a Difficult-To-Diagnose Emerging Pathogen?
V. Blanc, M. Dalle, A. Markarian, M. V. Debunne, E. Duplay, V. Rodriguez-Nava, and P. Boiron
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1076-1077; published ahead of print December 27, 2006, doi:10.1128/JCM.02394-06
[Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Errata:

IS1301 Fingerprint Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis Strains Belonging to the ET-15 Clone
Johannes Elias and Ulrich Vogel
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1078
[Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Identification of Medically Important Yeast Species by Sequence Analysis of the Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions
Shiang Ning Leaw, Hsien Chang Chang, Hsiao Fang Sun, Richard Barton, Jean-Philippe Bouchara, and Tsung Chain Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1079
[Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Double-Locus Sequence Typing Using clfB and spa, a Fast and Simple Method for Epidemiological Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
G. Kuhn, P. Francioli, and D.S. Blanc
J. Clin. Microbiol. March 2007 45: 1080
[Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.