JCM -- Table of Contents (April 1 2007, 45 [4])

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Contents: April 2007, Volume 45, Issue 4

       Virology

       Mycology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Bacteriology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Parasitology

       Epidemiology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

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Virology:

Multicenter Beta Trial of the GeneXpert Enterovirus Assay
Christine B. Kost, Beverly Rogers, M. Steven Oberste, Christine Robinson, Brenda L. Eaves, Kristi Leos, Susan Danielson, Malini Satya, Fred Weir, and Frederick S. Nolte
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1081-1086; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01718-06
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Use of Sequence Analysis of the NS5B Region for Routine Genotyping of Hepatitis C Virus with Reference to C/E1 and 5' Untranslated Region Sequences
Donald G. Murphy, Bernard Willems, Marc Deschênes, Nir Hilzenrat, Roger Mousseau, and Sidney Sabbah
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1102-1112; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02366-06
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Epidemiologic Analysis of Reactivated Cytomegalovirus Antigenemia in Patients with Cancer
Xiang Y. Han
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1126-1132; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01670-06
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Improvement of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype Determination with the New Version of the INNO-LiPA HCV Assay
Françoise Bouchardeau, Jean François Cantaloube, Stéphane Chevaliez, Christine Portal, Annie Razer, Jean-Jacques Lefrère, Jean Michel Pawlotsky, Philippe De Micco, and Syria Laperche
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1140-1145; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01982-06
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Comparison of the MChip to Viral Culture, Reverse Transcription-PCR, and the QuickVue Influenza A+B Test for Rapid Diagnosis of Influenza
Martin Mehlmann, Aleta B. Bonner, John V. Williams, Daniela M. Dankbar, Chad L. Moore, Robert D. Kuchta, Amy B. Podsiad, John D. Tamerius, Erica D. Dawson, and Kathy L. Rowlen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1234-1237; published ahead of print February 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02202-06
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Evaluation of the Performance of the Automated NucliSENS easyMAG and EasyQ Systems versus the Roche AmpliPrep-AMPLICOR Combination for High-Throughput Monitoring of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Load
W. Stevens, P. Horsfield, and L. E. Scott
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1244-1249; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01540-06
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Development of Methods for Coordinate Measurement of Total Cell-Associated and Integrated Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) DNA Forms in Routine Clinical Samples: Levels Are Not Associated with Clinical Parameters, but Low Levels of Integrated HIV-1 DNA May Be Prognostic for Continued Successful Therapy
J. M. Carr, K. M. Cheney, C. Coolen, A. Davis, D. Shaw, W. Ferguson, G. Chang, G. Higgins, C. Burrell, and P. Li
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1288-1297; published ahead of print February 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01926-06
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Human Herpesvirus 6 DNA Levels in Cerebrospinal Fluid Due to Primary Infection Differ from Those Due to Chromosomal Viral Integration and Have Implications for Diagnosis of Encephalitis
Katherine N. Ward, Hoe Nam Leong, Anton D. Thiruchelvam, Claire E. Atkinson, and Duncan A. Clark
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1298-1304; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02115-06
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Real-Time PCR Assay Using Specimens on Filter Disks as a Template for Detection of Cytomegalovirus in Urine
Naoki Nozawa, Shin Koyano, Yumiko Yamamoto, Yuhki Inami, Ichiro Kurane, and Naoki Inoue
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1305-1307; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02502-06
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Characterization of Class I Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates from Hong Kong Live Bird Markets and Detection Using Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR
L. Mia Kim, Daniel J. King, David L. Suarez, Chun W. Wong, and Claudio L. Afonso
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1310-1314; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02594-06
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Significant Genetic and Antigenic Variability within the env Gene of Systemic Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Group O Populations during the Natural Course of a Heterosexual Infection: a Pilot Study
Laurent Andréoletti, Brigitte Réveil, Hélène Moret, Véronique Brodard, Frédérique Philbert, Thierry Tabary, and Jacques Henri Max Cohen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1319-1321; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01818-06
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Outbreak of Gastroenteritis Due to Sapovirus
Grant S. Hansman, Hiroyuki Saito, Chihiro Shibata, Shizuko Ishizuka, Mitsuaki Oseto, Tomoichiro Oka, and Naokazu Takeda
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1347-1349; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01854-06
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Mycology:

Multicenter Evaluation of the New VITEK 2 Advanced Colorimetric Yeast Identification Card
D. Jane Hata, Leslie Hall, Annette W. Fothergill, Davise H. Larone, and Nancy L. Wengenack
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1087-1092; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01754-06
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Molecular Identification of Unusual Pathogenic Yeast Isolates by Large Ribosomal Subunit Gene Sequencing: 2 Years of Experience at the United Kingdom Mycology Reference Laboratory
Christopher J. Linton, Andrew M. Borman, Grace Cheung, Ann D. Holmes, Adrien Szekely, Michael D. Palmer, Paul D. Bridge, Colin K. Campbell, and Elizabeth M. Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1152-1158; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02061-06
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Five-Hour Diagnosis of Dermatophyte Nail Infections with Specific Detection of Trichophyton rubrum
Anna Brillowska-Dabrowska, Ditte Marie Saunte, and Maiken Cavling Arendrup
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1200-1204; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02072-06
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Multicenter Evaluation of a Commercial PCR-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Diagnostic Kit (Onychodiag) for Diagnosis of Dermatophytic Onychomycosis
C. Savin, S. Huck, C. Rolland, M. Benderdouche, O. Faure, G. Noacco, J. Menotti, E. Candolfi, H. Pelloux, R. Grillot, S. Coupe, and F. Derouin
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1205-1210; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01418-06
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Molecular Identification of Cryptococcus neoformans Serotypes
A. Enache-Angoulvant, J. Chandenier, F. Symoens, P. Lacube, J. Bolognini, C. Douchet, J. L. Poirot, and C. Hennequin
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1261-1265; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01839-06
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Systematic Survey of Nonspecific Agglutination by Candida spp. in Latex Assays
Karsten Becker, Ahmed S. Almasri, Christof von Eiff, Georg Peters, Christine Heilmann, and Wolfgang Fegeler
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1315-1318; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01688-06
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Evaluation of Disk Diffusion and Etest Compared to Broth Microdilution for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Posaconazole against Clinical Isolates of Filamentous Fungi
Shawn A. Messer, Daniel J. Diekema, Richard J. Hollis, Linda B. Boyken, Shailesh Tendolkar, Jennifer Kroeger, and Michael A. Pfaller
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1322-1324; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02450-06
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Evaluation of VITEK 2 and RapID Yeast Plus Systems for Yeast Species Identification: Experience at a Large Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
Maurizio Sanguinetti, Rosaria Porta, Michela Sali, Marilena La Sorda, Giovanni Pecorini, Giovanni Fadda, and Brunella Posteraro
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1343-1346; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02469-06
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Evaluation of Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility Assay for Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Girum Shiferaw, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel, Mekdes Gebeyehu, Feven Girmachew, Daniel Demessie, and Eshetu Lemma
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1093-1097; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01949-06
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Analysis of Multiple Differing Copies of the 16S rRNA Gene in Five Clinical Isolates and Three Type Strains of Nocardia Species and Implications for Species Assignment
Patricia S. Conville and Frank G. Witebsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1146-1151; published ahead of print February 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02482-06
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Colorimetric Phage-Based Assay for Detection of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Ruth McNerney, Kim Mallard, Honorathy M. R. Urassa, Eshetu Lemma, and Helen D. Donoghue
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1330-1332; published ahead of print February 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02028-06
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Bacteriology:

Controlled Evaluation of the IDI-MRSA Assay for Detection of Colonization by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Diverse Mucocutaneous Specimens
Nour de San, Olivier Denis, Marie-Fabrice Gasasira, Ricardo De Mendonça, Claire Nonhoff, and Marc J. Struelens
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1098-1101; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02208-06
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First Notification of Positive Blood Cultures and the High Accuracy of the Gram Stain Report
Mette Søgaard, Mette Nørgaard, and Henrik C. Schønheyder
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1113-1117; published ahead of print February 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02523-06
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Virulence Gene- and Pandemic Group-Specific Marker Profiling of Clinical Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolates
Carolyn E. Meador, Michele M. Parsons, Cheryl A. Bopp, Peter Gerner-Smidt, John A. Painter, and Gary J. Vora
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1133-1139; published ahead of print February 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00042-07
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Detection of Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamases among Enterobacteriaceae by Use of Semiautomated Microbiology Systems and Manual Detection Procedures
Irith Wiegand, Heinrich K. Geiss, Dietrich Mack, Enno Stürenburg, and Harald Seifert
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1167-1174; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01988-06
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International Quality Assurance Study for Characterization of Streptococcus pyogenes
Shona Neal, Bernard Beall, Kim Ekelund, Birgitta Henriques-Normark, Aftab Jasir, Dwight Johnson, Edward Kaplan, Marguerite Lovgren, Ralf Rene Reinert, Members of the Strep-EURO Study Group and International Streptococcus Reference Laboratories, and Androulla Efstratiou
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1175-1179; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02146-06
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Detection of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases by Using Boronic Acid as an AmpC ß-Lactamase Inhibitor in Clinical Isolates of Klebsiella spp. and Escherichia coli
Wonkeun Song, Il Kwon Bae, You-Nae Lee, Chae-Hoon Lee, Sang Hee Lee, and Seok Hoon Jeong
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1180-1184; published ahead of print February 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02322-06
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Identification of Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat (VNTR) Sequences in Legionella pneumophila and Development of an Optimized Multiple-Locus VNTR Analysis Typing Scheme
Christine Pourcel, Paolo Visca, Baharak Afshar, Silvia D'Arezzo, Gilles Vergnaud, and Norman K. Fry
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1190-1199; published ahead of print January 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02078-06
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Evaluation of Different PCR Assays for Early Detection of Acute and Relapsing Brucellosis in Humans in Comparison with Conventional Methods
Stella Mitka, Constantine Anetakis, Efimia Souliou, Eudoxia Diza, and Athina Kansouzidou
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1211-1218; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00010-06
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A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study of Vaginal Microflora and Epithelium in Women Using a Tampon with an Apertured Film Cover Compared with Those in Women Using a Commercial Tampon with a Cover of Nonwoven Fleece
David J. Chase, Berenike P. Schenkel, Anne-Marie Fahr, Ulrich Eigner for the Tampon Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1219-1224; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02156-06
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Discovery of a New Capsular Serotype (6C) within Serogroup 6 of Streptococcus pneumoniae
In Ho Park, David G. Pritchard, Rob Cartee, Angela Brandao, Maria Cristina C. Brandileone, and Moon H. Nahm
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1225-1233; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02199-06
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Identification of "Haematobacter," a New Genus of Aerobic Gram-Negative Rods Isolated from Clinical Specimens, and Reclassification of Rhodobacter massiliensis as "Haematobacter massiliensis comb. nov."
Leta O. Helsel, Dannie Hollis, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Roger E. Morey, Jean Jordan, Tin Aye, Jon Radosevic, Deanna Jannat-Khah, Dorothy Thiry, David R. Lonsway, Jean B. Patel, Maryam I. Daneshvar, and Paul N. Levett
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1238-1243; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01188-06
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Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Quinolone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Urine Samples
Mark J. Siedner, Mark Pandori, Lina Castro, Pennan Barry, William L. H. Whittington, Sally Liska, and Jeffrey D. Klausner
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1250-1254; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01909-06
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A New Phylogenetic Cluster of Cereulide-Producing Bacillus cereus Strains
Maria Vassileva, Keizo Torii, Megumi Oshimoto, Akira Okamoto, Norio Agata, Keiko Yamada, Tadao Hasegawa, and Michio Ohta
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1274-1277; published ahead of print February 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02224-06
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Survival of Fastidious and Nonfastidious Aerobic Bacteria in Three Bacterial Transport Swab Systems
Nabeel Rishmawi, Raed Ghneim, Randa Kattan, Riyad Ghneim, Madeleine Zoughbi, Afaf Abu-Diab, Sultan Turkuman, Rula Dauodi, Issa Shomali, Abed El-Razeq Issa, Issa Siriani, Hiyam Marzouka, Irmgard Schmid, and Musa Y. Hindiyeh
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1278-1283; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02110-06
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Detection of Genes Encoding Internalization-Associated Proteins in Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates from Patients with Invasive Diseases and Asymptomatic Carriers
Lucilla Baldassarri, Roberta Creti, Monica Imperi, Simona Recchia, Marco Pataracchia, and Graziella Orefici
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1284-1287; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02119-06
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Hetero-Vancomycin-Intermediate Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate from a Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico
Alejandro Delgado, James T. Riordan, Reena Lamichhane-Khadka, David C. Winnett, Jennifer Jimenez, Kim Robinson, Frances G. O'Brien, Stephanie A. Cantore, and John E. Gustafson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1325-1329; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02437-06
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Deletion of fetA Gene Sequences in Serogroup B and C Neisseria meningitidis Isolates
Jane W. Marsh, Mary M. O'Leary, Kathleen A. Shutt, and Lee H. Harrison
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1333-1335; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02422-06
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Determination of bft Gene Subtypes in Bacteroides fragilis Clinical Isolates
Mario J. Avila-Campos, Chengxu Liu, Yuli Song, Marie-Claire Rowlinson, and Sydney M. Finegold
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1336-1338; published ahead of print February 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02108-06
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Accuracies of ß-Lactam Susceptibility Test Results for Pseudomonas aeruginosa with Four Automated Systems (BD Phoenix, MicroScan WalkAway, Vitek, and Vitek 2)
Stefan Juretschko, Vincent J. LaBombardi, Stephen A. Lerner, Paul C. Schreckenberger, and and the Pseudomonas AST Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1339-1342; published ahead of print January 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01716-06
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High Frequencies of Clindamycin and Tetracycline Resistance in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pulsed-Field Type USA300 Isolates Collected at a Boston Ambulatory Health Center
Linda L. Han, Linda K. McDougal, Rachel J. Gorwitz, Kenneth H. Mayer, Jean B. Patel, Janet M. Sennott, and John L. Fontana
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1350-1352; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02274-06
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Controlled Clinical Comparison of BacT/ALERT Standard Aerobic and Standard Anaerobic Blood Culture Bottles Inoculated Directly or after Transport in Sodium Polyanethol Sulfonate Tubes
Brian C. Pien, Stanley Mirrett, Betty R. Crews, L. Barth Reller, and Christopher W. Woods
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1357-1359; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02091-06
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Optimization of Culture of Leptospira from Humans with Leptospirosis
Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Wirongrong Chierakul, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Lee D. Smythe, Meegan L. Symonds, Michael F. Dohnt, Andrew T. Slack, Roongreung Limpaiboon, Yupin Suputtamongkol, Nicholas J. White, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1363-1365; published ahead of print February 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02430-06
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius in a Veterinary Teaching Hospital
Takashi Sasaki, Ken Kikuchi, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Namiko Takahashi, Shinichi Kamata, and Keiichi Hiramatsu
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1118-1125; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02193-06
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Worldwide Occurrence of Feline Hemoplasma Infections in Wild Felid Species
Barbara Willi, Claudia Filoni, José L. Catão-Dias, Valentino Cattori, Marina L. Meli, Astrid Vargas, Fernando Martínez, Melody E. Roelke, Marie-Pierre Ryser-Degiorgis, Christian M. Leutenegger, Hans Lutz, and Regina Hofmann-Lehmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1159-1166; published ahead of print February 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02005-06
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Distribution Study of Chlamydia trachomatis Serovars among High-Risk Women in China Performed Using PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Genotyping
Xing Gao, Xiang-Sheng Chen, Yue-Ping Yin, Ming-Ying Zhong, Mei-Qin Shi, Wan-Hui Wei, Qiang Chen, Rosanna W. Peeling, and David Mabey
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1185-1189; published ahead of print February 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02076-06
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Parasitology:

Retrospective Species Identification of Microsporidian Spores in Diarrheic Fecal Samples from Human Immunodeficiency Virus/AIDS Patients by Multiplexed Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
Thaddeus K. Graczyk, Michael A. Johansson, Leena Tamang, Govinda S. Visvesvara, Laci S. Moura, Alexandre J. DaSilva, Autumn S. Girouard, and Olga Matos
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1255-1260; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01975-06
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Milk of Cow (Bos taurus), Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis), and Goat (Capra hircus): a Better Alternative than Fetal Bovine Serum in Media for Primary Isolation, In Vitro Cultivation, and Maintenance of Leishmania donovani Promastigotes
M. Muniaraj, C. S. Lal, S. Kumar, P. K. Sinha, and P. Das
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1353-1356; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01761-06
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Epidemiology:

Clonal Distribution of Invasive Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C Strains Circulating from 1976 to 2005 in Greater São Paulo, Brazil
Ana Paula Silva de Lemos, Teresa Ykuko Yara, Maria Cecília Outeiro Gorla, Maria Vaneide de Paiva, Adriana Lambert de Souza, Maria Inês Cappelletti Gonçalves, Samanta Cristine Grassi de Almeida, Gloria Regina Feitas do Valle, and Claudio Tavares Sacchi
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1266-1273; published ahead of print February 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02510-06
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Molecular Epidemiology of Astrovirus Infection in Infants in Wuhan, China
Man-Qing Liu, Bei-Fang Yang, Jin-Song Peng, Dun-Jin Zhou, Li Tang, Bin Wang, Yu Liu, Shi-Hong Sun, and Wen-Zhe Ho
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1308-1309; published ahead of print February 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00010-07
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Type IV Neonatal Early-Onset Group B Streptococcal Disease in a United States Hospital
Karen M. Puopolo and Lawrence C. Madoff
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1360-1362; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02487-06
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Case Reports:

Report of the First Human Case of Caulobacter sp. Infection
Ulrik S. Justesen, Hanne M. Holt, Helle C. Thiesson, Jens Blom, Xiaohui C. Nielsen, Rimtas Dargis, Michael Kemp, and Jens J. Christensen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1366-1369; published ahead of print January 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02380-06
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Zoonotic Vaccinia Virus Infection in Brazil: Clinical Description and Implications for Health Professionals
Giliane de Souza Trindade, Betania Paiva Drumond, Maria Isabel Maldonado Coelho Guedes, Juliana Almeida Leite, Bruno Eduardo Fernandes Mota, Marco Antônio Campos, Flávio Guimarães da Fonseca, Maurício Lacerda Nogueira, Zélia Inês Portela Lobato, Cláudio Antônio Bonjardim, Paulo César Peregrino Ferreira, and Erna Geessien Kroon
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1370-1372; published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00920-06
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Letters To The Editor:

Gluconate-Containing Intravenous Solutions: Another Cause of False-Positive Galactomannan Assay Reactivity
Ignace Surmont and Willem Stockman
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2007 45: 1373 published ahead of print February 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02373-06
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