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Virology:

Haijing Li, Melinda A. McCormac, R. Wray Estes, Susan E. Sefers, Ryan K. Dare, James D. Chappell, Dean D. Erdman, Peter F. Wright, and Yi-Wei Tang

Simultaneous Detection and High-Throughput Identification of a Panel of RNA Viruses Causing Respiratory Tract Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2105-2109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Florian Neske, Kerstin Blessing, Franz Tollmann, Jörg Schubert, Axel Rethwilm, Hans Wolfgang Kreth, and Benedikt Weissbrich

Real-Time PCR for Diagnosis of Human Bocavirus Infections and Phylogenetic Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2116-2122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Peter F. Wright, Anne M. Deatly, Ruth A. Karron, Robert B. Belshe, Jian R. Shi, William C. Gruber, Yuwei Zhu, and Valerie B. Randolph

Comparison of Results of Detection of Rhinovirus by PCR and Viral Culture in Human Nasal Wash Specimens from Subjects with and without Clinical Symptoms of Respiratory Illness
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2126-2129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Matthew P. Stevens, Suzanne M. Garland, Elice Rudland, Jeffrey Tan, Michael A. Quinn, and Sepehr N. Tabrizi

Comparison of the Digene Hybrid Capture 2 Assay and Roche AMPLICOR and LINEAR ARRAY Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Tests in Detecting High-Risk HPV Genotypes in Specimens from Women with Previous Abnormal Pap Smear Results
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2130-2137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Morris S. Jones, Vladimir V. Lukashov, Robert D. Ganac, and David P. Schnurr

Discovery of a Novel Human Picornavirus in a Stool Sample from a Pediatric Patient Presenting with Fever of Unknown Origin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2144-2150. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H. Hakim, C. Gibson, J. Pan, K. Srivastava, Z. Gu, M. J. Bankowski, and R. T. Hayden

Comparison of Various Blood Compartments and Reporting Units for the Detection and Quantification of Epstein-Barr Virus in Peripheral Blood
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2151-2155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shigeru Ozawa, Hiroyuki Eda, Yasuyuki Ishii, Fumihiko Ban, Toshiyuki Funabashi, Seiichiro Hata, Kozaburo Hayashi, Hiroki Iga, Takao Ikushima, Hiroaki Ishiko, Tomoo Itagaki, Rinji Kawana, Shunsaku Kobayashi, Takeo Ogino, Tsuyoshi Sekizawa, Yoshikazu Shimomura, Hiroshi Shiota, Ryoichi Mori, Takashi Nakakita, Yoshio Numazaki, Yoshikatsu Ozaki, Shigeru Yamamoto, Kamesaburo Yoshino, and Kazuo Yanagi

The Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 BgK_L Variant, Unlike the BgO_L Variant, Shows a Higher Association with Orolabial Infection than with Infections at Other Sites, Supporting the Variant-Dispersion-Replacement Hypothesis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2183-2190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Olga Tcheremenskaia, Gianluca Marucci, Simona De Petris, Franco Maria Ruggeri, Darja Dovecar, Suncanica Ljubin Sternak, Irena Matyasova, Majlinda Kota Dhimolea, Zornitsa Mladenova, Lucia Fiore and the Rotavirus Study Group

Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus in Central and Southeastern Europe
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2197-2204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eric C. M. Ho, Peter K. C. Cheng, Angela W. L. Lau, Ann H. Wong, and Wilina W. L. Lim

Atypical Norovirus Epidemic in Hong Kong during Summer of 2006 Caused by a New Genogroup II/4 Variant
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2205-2211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alma C. van de Pol, Anton M. van Loon, Tom F. W. Wolfs, Nicolaas J. G. Jansen, Monique Nijhuis, Els Klein Breteler, Rob Schuurman, and John W. A. Rossen

Increased Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Influenza Viruses, Parainfluenza Viruses, and Adenoviruses with Real-Time PCR in Samples from Patients with Respiratory Symptoms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2260-2262. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Susan A. Fiscus, Jeffrey Wiener, Elaine J. Abrams, Marc Bulterys, Ada Cachafeiro, and Richard A. Respess

Ultrasensitive p24 Antigen Assay for Diagnosis of Perinatal Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2274-2277. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Suda Louisirirotchanakul, Hatairat Lerdsamran, Witthawat Wiriyarat, Kantima Sangsiriwut, Kridsda Chaichoune, Phisanu Pooruk, Taweesak Songserm, Rungrueng Kitphati, Pathom Sawanpanyalert, Chulaluk Komoltri, Prasert Auewarakul, and Pilaipan Puthavathana

Erythrocyte Binding Preference of Avian Influenza H5N1 Viruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2284-2286. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ngan Thi Kim Pham, Pattara Khamrin, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Dey Shuvra Kanti, Tung Gia Phan, Shoko Okitsu, and Hiroshi Ushijima

Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Aichi Viruses from Fecal Specimens Collected in Japan, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Vietnam
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2287-2288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maria Claudia Nascimento, Suzete Ferreira, Ester Sabino, Ingrid Hamilton, John Parry, Claudio S. Pannuti, and Philippe Mayaud

Performance of the HerpeSelect (Focus) and Kalon Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays for Detection of Antibodies against Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 by Use of Monoclonal Antibody-Blocking Enzyme Immunoassay and Clinicovirological Reference Standards in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2309-2311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Françoise Foulet, Françoise Botterel, Pierre Buffet, Gloria Morizot, Danièle Rivollet, Michèle Deniau, Francine Pratlong, Jean-Marc Costa, and Stéphane Bretagne

Detection and Identification of Leishmania Species from Clinical Specimens by Using a Real-Time PCR Assay and Sequencing of the Cytochrome b Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2110-2115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Robert F. Massung, Michael L. Levin, Ulrike G. Munderloh, David J. Silverman, Meghan J. Lynch, Jariyanart K. Gaywee, and Timothy J. Kurtti

Isolation and Propagation of the Ap-Variant 1 Strain of Anaplasma phagocytophilum in a Tick Cell Line
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2138-2143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Dissou Affolabi, Mathieu Odoun, Anandi Martin, Juan Carlos Palomino, Séverin Anagonou, and Françoise Portaels

Evaluation of Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rifampin Resistance by a Nitrate Reductase Assay Applied to Sputum Samples in Cotonou, Benin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2123-2125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patricia S. Conville and Frank G. Witebsky

Organisms Designated as Nocardia asteroides Drug Pattern Type VI Are Members of the Species Nocardia cyriacigeorgica
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2257-2259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

Etienne Carbonnelle, Jean-Luc Beretti, Stéphanie Cottyn, Gilles Quesne, Patrick Berche, Xavier Nassif, and Agnès Ferroni

Rapid Identification of Staphylococci Isolated in Clinical Microbiology Laboratories by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2156-2161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eiman M. Mokaddas, Nathaneal O. Salako, Leeba Philip, and Vincent O. Rotimi

Discrepancy in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Results Obtained for Oral Streptococci with the Etest and Agar Dilution
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2162-2165. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nancy S. Taylor, Shilu Xu, Prashant Nambiar, Floyd E. Dewhirst, and James G. Fox

Enterohepatic Helicobacter Species Are Prevalent in Mice from Commercial and Academic Institutions in Asia, Europe, and North America
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2166-2172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Steven D. Brown and Maria M. Traczewski

Comparative In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of Tigecycline, a New Glycylcycline Compound, in Freshly Prepared Medium and Quality Control
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2173-2179. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Paul D. Stamper, Mian Cai, Tracy Howard, Sharon Speser, and Karen C. Carroll

Clinical Validation of the Molecular BD GeneOhm StaphSR Assay for Direct Detection of Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Positive Blood Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2191-2196. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rosemary C. She, Erick Billetdeaux, Amit R. Phansalkar, and Cathy A. Petti

Limited Applicability of Direct Fluorescent-Antibody Testing for Bordetella sp. and Legionella sp. Specimens for the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2212-2214. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Fred C. Tenover, Rebekah R. Vaughn, Linda K. McDougal, Gregory E. Fosheim, and John E. McGowan, Jr.

Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Assay Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2215-2219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jon M. Counts, J. Rex Astles, Fred C. Tenover, and Janet Hindler

Systems Approach to Improving Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing in Clinical Laboratories in the United States
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2230-2234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Roberta Creti, Monica Imperi, Lucilla Baldassarri, Marco Pataracchia, Simona Recchia, Giovanna Alfarone, and Graziella Orefici

emm Types, Virulence Factors, and Antibiotic Resistance of Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates from Italy: What Has Changed in 11 Years?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2249-2256. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Qinfang Qian, Karen Eichelberger, and James E. Kirby

Rapid Identification of Staphylococcus aureus in Blood Cultures by Use of the Direct Tube Coagulase Test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2267-2269. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Zbinden, E. C. Böttger, P. P. Bosshard, and R. Zbinden

Evaluation of the Colorimetric VITEK 2 Card for Identification of Gram-Negative Nonfermentative Rods: Comparison to 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2270-2273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sean X. Zhang, Steven J. Drews, Joanne Tomassi, and Kevin C. Katz

Comparison of Two Versions of the IDI-MRSA Assay Using Charcoal Swabs for Prospective Nasal and Nonnasal Surveillance Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2278-2280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P. P. Bourbeau, J. A. Riley, B. C. Shoemaker, and K. S. Jones

Use of CultureSwab Plus Swabs with Amies Gel Agar for Testing of Naris Specimens with the GeneOhm MRSA Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2281-2283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christina L. Cordero, Shanmuga Sozhamannan, and Karla J. Fullner Satchell

RTX Toxin Actin Cross-Linking Activity in Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Vibrio cholerae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2289-2292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Fabien Garnier, Rajendra Prasad Janapatla, Emmanuelle Charpentier, Geoffrey Masson, Carole Grélaud, Jean François Stach, François Denis, and Marie-Cécile Ploy

Insertion Sequence 1515 in the ply Gene of a Type 1 Clinical Isolate of Streptococcus pneumoniae Abolishes Pneumolysin Expression
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2296-2297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Younes Maaroufi, Jean-Marc De Bruyne, Corine Heymans, and Françoise Crokaert

Real-Time PCR for Determining Capsular Serotypes of Haemophilus influenzae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2305-2308. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sanjay K. Shukla, Vijay Aswani, Patrick J. Stockwell, and Kurt D. Reed

Contribution of Polymorphisms in ankA, gltA, and groESL in Defining Genetic Variants of Anaplasma phagocytophilum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2312-2315. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Peggy C. R. Godschalk, Alex van Belkum, Nicole van den Braak, Diana van Netten, C. Wim Ang, Bart C. Jacobs, Michel Gilbert, and Hubert P. Endtz

PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni Genes Involved in Lipooligosaccharide Biosynthesis Identifies Putative Molecular Markers for Guillain-Barré Syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2316-2320. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

A. Espinel-Ingroff, A. Fothergill, M. Ghannoum, E. Manavathu, L. Ostrosky-Zeichner, M. A. Pfaller, M. G. Rinaldi, W. Schell, and T. J. Walsh

Quality Control and Reference Guidelines for CLSI Broth Microdilution Method (M38-A Document) for Susceptibility Testing of Anidulafungin against Molds
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2180-2182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shiang Ning Leaw, Hsien Chang Chang, Richard Barton, Jean-Philippe Bouchara, and Tsung Chain Chang

Identification of Medically Important Candida and Non-Candida Yeast Species by an Oligonucleotide Array
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2220-2229. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kerry O'Donnell, Brice A. J. Sarver, Mary Brandt, Douglas C. Chang, Judith Noble-Wang, Benjamin J. Park, Deanna A. Sutton, Lynette Benjamin, Mark Lindsley, Arvind Padhye, David M. Geiser, and Todd J. Ward

Phylogenetic Diversity and Microsphere Array-Based Genotyping of Human Pathogenic Fusaria, Including Isolates from the Multistate Contact Lens-Associated U.S. Keratitis Outbreaks of 2005 and 2006
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2235-2248. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

M. Hanekom, G. D. van der Spuy, N. C. Gey van Pittius, C. R. E. McEvoy, S. L. Ndabambi, T. C. Victor, E. G. Hoal, P. D. van Helden, and R. M. Warren

Evidence that the Spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains with the Beijing Genotype Is Human Population Dependent
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2263-2266. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kyle Popovich, Bala Hota, Thomas Rice, Alla Aroutcheva, and Robert A. Weinstein

Phenotypic Prediction Rule for Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2293-2295. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lys Mayor, Juana Ortellado, Carmen Menacho, Graciela Lird, Christine Courtier, Christine Gardon, Hélène Meugnier, Michèle Bes, François Vandenesch, and Jerome Etienne

Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Collected in Asunción, Paraguay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2298-2300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Carmen Gomez-Gonzalez, Concepción Alba, Joaquín R. Otero, Francisca Sanz, and Fernando Chaves

Long Persistence of Methicillin-Susceptible Strains of Staphylococcus aureus Causing Sepsis in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2301-2304. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Donald C. Vinh, Richard Garceau, Gabriela Martinez, Debbie Wiebe, Tamara Burdz, Aleisha Reimer, and Kathryn Bernard

Legionella jordanis Lower Respiratory Tract Infection: Case Report and Review
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2321-2323. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Walter Geißdörfer, René Tandler, Christian Schlundt, Michael Weyand, Werner G. Daniel, and Christoph Schoerner

Fatal Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Endocarditis Due to Cardiobacterium valvarum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2324-2326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maggie M. Lam, Jill E. Clarridge, III, E. J. Young, and Sally Mizuki

The Other Group G Streptococcus: Increased Detection of Streptococcus canis Ulcer Infections in Dog Owners
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2327-2329. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sadao Jinno, Tanawat Jirakulaporn, Matthew J. Bankowski, Wesley Kim, and Russell Wong

Rare Case of Nocardia asteroides Pericarditis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2330-2333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jean-Winoc Decousser, Valérie Prouzet-Mauléon, Christine Bartizel, Thomas Gin, Jean-Pierre Colin, Nicolas Fadel, C. Holler, J. Pollet, and Francis Megraud

Fatal Relapse of a Purulent Pleurisy Caused by Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2334-2336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Murat Anil, Nisel Ozkalay, Mehmet Helvaci, Neval Agus, Ozlem Guler, Aysu Dikerler, and Berat Kanar

Meningitis Due to Gemella haemolysans in a Pediatric Case
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2337-2339. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Charles Y. Chiu, Ash A. Alizadeh, Silvi Rouskin, Jason D. Merker, Elaine Yeh, Shigeo Yagi, David Schnurr, Bruce K. Patterson, Don Ganem, and Joseph L. DeRisi

Diagnosis of a Critical Respiratory Illness Caused by Human Metapneumovirus by Use of a Pan-Virus Microarray
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2340-2343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Carina M. Thilesen, Mikael Nicolaidis, Jan Eirik Lökebö, Enevold Falsen, Anne Tomine Jorde, and Fredrik Müller

Leptotrichia amnionii, an Emerging Pathogen of the Female Urogenital Tract
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2344-2347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Khalifa Al-Benwan, Sharon Abbott, J. Michael Janda, Geert Huys, and M. John Albert

Cystitis Caused by Aeromonas caviae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2348-2350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters To The Editor:

Marissa L. Cameron and Raymond S. W. Tsang

Analysis of Phenotypic Variants of the Serogroup C ET-15 Clone of Neisseria meningitidis by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2351-2352. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

Kathy A. Mangold, MaryAnn Regner, Mohammed Tajuddin, Aamair M. Tajuddin, Lawrence Jennings, Hongyan Du, and Karen L. Kaul

Neisseria Species Identification Assay for the Confirmation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae-Positive Results of the COBAS Amplicor PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2353. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Retraction:

B.R. Gulati, R. Deepa, B.K. Singh, and C. Durga Rao

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
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2354. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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