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Minireviews:

J. Michael Janda and Sharon L. Abbott

16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Bacterial Identification in the Diagnostic Laboratory: Pluses, Perils, and Pitfalls
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2761-2764. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

Emilio Bouza, Dolores Sousa, Marta Rodríguez-Créixems, Juan García Lechuz, and Patricia Muñoz

Is the Volume of Blood Cultured Still a Significant Factor in the Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2765-2769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Takashi Sasaki, Ken Kikuchi, Yoshikazu Tanaka, Namiko Takahashi, Shinichi Kamata, and Keiichi Hiramatsu

Reclassification of Phenotypically Identified Staphylococcus intermedius Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2770-2778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Erik Munson, Vivian Boyd, Jolanta Czarnecka, Judy Griep, Brian Lund, Nancy Schaal, and Jeanne E. Hryciuk

Evaluation of Gen-Probe APTIMA-Based Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis Confirmatory Testing in a Metropolitan Setting of High Disease Prevalence
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2793-2797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Soo-Young Kim, Seong Geun Hong, Ellen S. Moland, and Kenneth S. Thomson

Convenient Test Using a Combination of Chelating Agents for Detection of Metallo-ß-Lactamases in the Clinical Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2798-2801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bo Zheng, Haruyoshi Tomita, Yong Hong Xiao, Shan Wang, Yun Li, and Yasuyoshi Ike

Molecular Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates from Mainland China
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2813-2818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Diane M. Citron, Ellie J. C. Goldstein, C. Vreni Merriam, Benjamin A. Lipsky, and Murray A. Abramson

Bacteriology of Moderate-to-Severe Diabetic Foot Infections and In Vitro Activity of Antimicrobial Agents
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2819-2828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Joanna Empel, Krzysztof Filczak, Agnieszka Mrówka, Waleria Hryniewicz, David M. Livermore, and Marek Gniadkowski

Outbreak of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections with PER-1 Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase in Warsaw, Poland: Further Evidence for an International Clonal Complex
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2829-2834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tetsuya Matsumoto, Mieko Goto, Hinako Murakami, Takashi Tanaka, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Emi Ono, Chikako Okada, Etsuko Sawabe, Michiko Yagoshi, Akiko Yoneyama, Katsuko Okuzumi, Kazuhiro Tateda, Naoaki Misawa, and Keizo Yamaguchi

Multicenter Study To Evaluate Bloodstream Infection by Helicobacter cinaedi in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2853-2857. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sandra S. Richter, Wanita J. Howard, Melvin P. Weinstein, David A. Bruckner, Janet F. Hindler, Michael Saubolle, and Gary V. Doern

Multicenter Evaluation of the BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System for Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Streptococcus Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2863-2871. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chonthida Supaprom, Dongling Wang, Chanvit Leelayuwat, Wisansanee Thaewpia, Wattanachai Susaengrat, Victor Koh, Eng Eong Ooi, Ganjana Lertmemongkolchai, and Yichun Liu

Development of Real-Time PCR Assays and Evaluation of Their Potential Use for Rapid Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Clinical Blood Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2894-2901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Fred C. Tenover, Portia P. Williams, Sheila Stocker, Angela Thompson, Leigh Ann Clark, Brandi Limbago, Roberta B. Carey, Susan M. Poppe, Dean Shinabarger, and John E. McGowan, Jr.

Accuracy of Six Antimicrobial Susceptibility Methods for Testing Linezolid against Staphylococci and Enterococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2917-2922. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hans-Christian Slotved, Fanrong Kong, Lotte Lambertsen, Susanne Sauer, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert

Serotype IX, a Proposed New Streptococcus agalactiae Serotype
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2929-2936. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yoav Y. Broza, Yael Danin-Poleg, Larisa Lerner, Meir Broza, and Yechezkel Kashi

Vibrio vulnificus Typing Based on Simple Sequence Repeats: Insights into the Biotype 3 Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2951-2959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sabine Ridder-Schaphorn, Felix Ratjen, Angelika Dübbers, Johannes Häberle, Sabine Falk, Peter Küster, Antje Schuster, Uwe Mellies, Brigitte Löwe, Ralf Reintjes, Georg Peters, and Barbara C. Kahl

Nasal Staphylococcus aureus Carriage Is Not a Risk Factor for Lower-Airway Infection in Young Cystic Fibrosis Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2979-2984. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ruth Ann Luna, Lea R. Fasciano, Shaunte C. Jones, Bobby L. Boyanton, Jr., Trang T. Ton, and James Versalovic

DNA Pyrosequencing-Based Bacterial Pathogen Identification in a Pediatric Hospital Setting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2985-2992. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marie Gisselsson-Solén, Anita Bylander, Christina Wilhelmsson, Ann Hermansson, and Åsa Melhus

The Binax NOW Test as a Tool for Diagnosis of Severe Acute Otitis Media and Associated Complications
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3003-3007. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Khalil Abdelbaqi, Alice Buissonnière, Valérie Prouzet-Mauleon, Jessica Gresser, Irene Wesley, Francis Mégraud, and Armelle Ménard

Development of a Real-Time Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer PCR To Detect Arcobacter Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3015-3021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinton C. Haley, Deepa Mittal, Amanda LaViolette, Sai Jannapureddy, Najma Parvez, and Robert W. Haley

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infection or Colonization Present at Hospital Admission: Multivariable Risk Factor Screening To Increase Efficiency of Surveillance Culturing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3031-3038. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L. C. N. Brito, F. R. Teles, R. P. Teles, E. C. França, A. P. Ribeiro-Sobrinho, A. D. Haffajee, and S. S. Socransky

Use of Multiple-Displacement Amplification and Checkerboard DNA-DNA Hybridization To Examine the Microbiota of Endodontic Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3039-3049. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cícero A. Dias, Grasiela Agnes, Ana Paula G. Frazzon, Filipe D. Kruger, Pedro A. d'Azevedo, Maria da Glória S. Carvalho, Richard R. Facklam, and Lúcia M. Teixeira

Diversity of Mutations in the atpC Gene Coding for the c Subunit of F₀F₁ ATPase in Clinical Isolates of Optochin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae from Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3065-3067. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Abhisek Ghosal, Rudra Bhowmick, Ranjan Kumar Nandy, T. Ramamurthy, and Nabendu Sekhar Chatterjee

PCR-Based Identification of Common Colonization Factor Antigens of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3068-3071. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

F. Dalwai, D. A. Spratt, and J. Pratten

Use of Quantitative PCR and Culture Methods To Characterize Ecological Flux in Bacterial Biofilms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3072-3076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yihong Li, Amid I. Ismail, Yao Ge, Marisol Tellez, and Woosung Sohn

Similarity of Bacterial Populations in Saliva from African-American Mother-Child Dyads
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3082-3085. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

N. Guimarães, N. F. Azevedo, C. Figueiredo, C. W. Keevil, and M. J. Vieira

Development and Application of a Novel Peptide Nucleic Acid Probe for the Specific Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Biopsy Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3089-3094. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D. L. Church, D. Emshey, H. Semeniuk, T. Lloyd, and J. D. Pitout

Evaluation of BBL CHROMagar O157 versus Sorbitol-MacConkey Medium for Routine Detection of Escherichia coli O157 in a Centralized Regional Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3098-3100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jane F. Turton, Nazia Arif, Daneeta Hennessy, Mary E. Kaufmann, and Tyrone L. Pitt

Revised Approach for Identification of Isolates within the Burkholderia cepacia Complex and Description of Clinical Isolates Not Assigned to Any of the Known Genomovars
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3105-3108. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

Frederick S. Nolte, David J. Marshall, Christopher Rasberry, Sabina Schievelbein, Grier G. Banks, Gregory A. Storch, Max Q. Arens, Richard S. Buller, and James R. Prudent

MultiCode-PLx System for Multiplexed Detection of Seventeen Respiratory Viruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2779-2786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Helene C. Highbarger, Zonghui Hu, Shyam Kottilil, Julia A. Metcalf, Michael A. Polis, M. B. Vasudevachari, H. Clifford Lane, and Robin L. Dewar

Comparison of the Abbott 7000 and Bayer 340 Systems for Measurement of Hepatitis C Virus Load
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2808-2812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Zhen Zhu, Wenbo Xu, Emily S. Abernathy, Min-Hsin Chen, Qi Zheng, Tongzhan Wang, Zhenying Zhang, Congyong Li, Changyin Wang, Weikuan He, Shujie Zhou, and Joseph Icenogle

Comparison of Four Methods Using Throat Swabs To Confirm Rubella Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2847-2852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jennifer D. Boddicker, Paul A. Rota, Trisha Kreman, Andrea Wangeman, Louis Lowe, Kimberly B. Hummel, Robert Thompson, William J. Bellini, Michael Pentella, and Lucy E. DesJardin

Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Detection of Mumps Virus RNA in Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2902-2908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. Mahony, S. Chong, F. Merante, S. Yaghoubian, T. Sinha, C. Lisle, and R. Janeczko

Development of a Respiratory Virus Panel Test for Detection of Twenty Human Respiratory Viruses by Use of Multiplex PCR and a Fluid Microbead-Based Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2965-2970. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yongjun Tian, Yang Xu, Zhenhua Zhang, Zhongji Meng, Li Qin, Mengji Lu, and Dongliang Yang

The Amino Acid Residues at Positions 120 to 123 Are Crucial for the Antigenicity of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2971-2978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Stefan Schilling, Petra Emmerich, Boris Klempa, Brita Auste, Ebbo Schnaith, Herbert Schmitz, Detlev H. Krüger, Stephan Günther, and Helga Meisel

Hantavirus Disease Outbreak in Germany: Limitations of Routine Serological Diagnostics and Clustering of Virus Sequences of Human and Rodent Origin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3008-3014. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kalina T. Zlateva, Leen Vijgen, Nathalie Dekeersmaeker, Cecilia Naranjo, and Marc Van Ranst

Subgroup Prevalence and Genotype Circulation Patterns of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Belgium during Ten Successive Epidemic Seasons
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3022-3030. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. L. Oliver, E. Wood, E. Asobayire, D. C. Wathes, J. S. Brickell, M. Elschner, P. Otto, P. R. Lambden, I. N. Clarke, and J. C. Bridger

Serotype 1 and 2 Bovine Noroviruses Are Endemic in Cattle in the United Kingdom and Germany
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3050-3052. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Edouard Tuaillon, Anne-Marie Mondain, Laure Ottomani, Laurent Roudière, Pascal Perney, Marie-Christine Picot, Fabienne Séguret, François Blanc, Dominique Larrey, Philippe Van de Perre, and Jacques Ducos

Impact of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotypes on Quantification of HCV RNA in Serum by COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV Test, Abbott Antiretroviral Therapy HCV RealTime Assay, and VERSANT HCV RNA Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3077-3081. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jeffrey J. Germer, Jordan L. Bendel, Craig A. Dolenc, Sarah R. Nelson, Amanda L. Masters, Tara M. Gerads, Jayawant N. Mandrekar, P. Shawn Mitchell, and Joseph D. C. Yao

Impact of the COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Test, Version 1.5, on Clinical Laboratory Operations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3101-3104. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mercedes Pérez-Ruiz, Ruth Yeste, María-José Ruiz-Pérez, Alfonso Ruiz-Bravo, Manuel de la Rosa-Fraile, and José María Navarro-Marí

Testing of Diagnostic Methods for Detection of Influenza Virus for Optimal Performance in the Context of an Influenza Surveillance Network
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3109-3110. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

M. Hong Nguyen, Reia Jaber, Helen L. Leather, John R. Wingard, Benjamin Staley, L. Joseph Wheat, Christina L. Cline, Maher Baz, Kenneth H. Rand, and Cornelius J. Clancy

Use of Bronchoalveolar Lavage To Detect Galactomannan for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Aspergillosis among Nonimmunocompromised Hosts
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2787-2792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yu-Tsung Huang, Chien-Ching Hung, Chun-Hsing Liao, Hsin-Yun Sun, Shan-Chwen Chang, and Yee-Chun Chen

Detection of Circulating Galactomannan in Serum Samples for Diagnosis of Penicillium marneffei Infection and Cryptococcosis among Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2858-2862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Xianyu Zeng, Fanrong Kong, Catriona Halliday, Sharon Chen, Anna Lau, Geoffrey Playford, and Tania C. Sorrell

Reverse Line Blot Hybridization Assay for Identification of Medically Important Fungi from Culture and Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2872-2880. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lynn L. Horvath, Benjamin J. George, and Duane R. Hospenthal

Detection of Fifteen Species of Candida in an Automated Blood Culture System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3062-3064. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Arlo Upton, James A. Fraser, Sarah E. Kidd, Camille Bretz, Karen H. Bartlett, Joseph Heitman, and Kieren A. Marr

First Contemporary Case of Human Infection with Cryptococcus gattii in Puget Sound: Evidence for Spread of the Vancouver Island Outbreak
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3086-3088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Jun-Ichiro Sekiguchi, Tomohiko Nakamura, Tohru Miyoshi-Akiyama, Fumiko Kirikae, Intetsu Kobayashi, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopec, Zofia Zwolska, Koji Morita, Toshinori Suetake, Hiroshi Yoshida, Seiya Kato, Toru Mori, and Teruo Kirikae

Development and Evaluation of a Line Probe Assay for Rapid Identification of pncA Mutations in Pyrazinamide-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2802-2807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alya Soudani, Sondess Hadjfredj, Mériem Zribi, Afef Masmoudi, Taieb Messaoud, Hanéne Tiouri, and Chedlia Fendri

Characterization of Tunisian Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rifampin-Resistant Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3095-3097. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cindy Maria Quezada, Eliane Kamanzi, Julienne Mukamutara, Pim De Rijk, Leen Rigouts, Françoise Portaels, and Yanis Ben Amor

Implementation Validation Performed in Rwanda To Determine Whether the INNO-LiPA Rif.TB Line Probe Assay Can Be Used for Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Low-Resource Countries
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3111-3114. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Kakali Bandyopadhyay, Kathryn L. Kellar, Iaci Moura, Maria Cristina Casaqui Carollo, Thaddeus K. Graczyk, Susan Slemenda, Stephanie P. Johnston, and Alexandre J. da Silva

Rapid Microsphere Assay for Identification of Cryptosporidium hominis and Cryptosporidium parvum in Stool and Environmental Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2835-2840. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Stephenson W. Nkinin, Tazoacha Asonganyi, Elizabeth S. Didier, and Edna S. Kaneshiro

Microsporidian Infection Is Prevalent in Healthy People in Cameroon
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2841-2846. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jessica Keen, Gabriella A. Farcas, Kathleen Zhong, Seychelle Yohanna, Michael W. Dunne, and Kevin C. Kain

Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Detection and Analysis of PfCRT Haplotypes of Chloroquine-Resistant Plasmodium falciparum Isolates from India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2889-2893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Donato Traversa, Raffaella Iorio, Thomas R. Klei, Vitaliy A. Kharchenko, Jakub Gawor, Domenico Otranto, and Olivier A. E. Sparagano

New Method for Simultaneous Species-Specific Identification of Equine Strongyles (Nematoda, Strongylida) by Reverse Line Blot Hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2937-2942. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. Knapp, J. M. Bart, M. L. Glowatzki, A. Ito, S. Gerard, S. Maillard, R. Piarroux, and B. Gottstein

Assessment of Use of Microsatellite Polymorphism Analysis for Improving Spatial Distribution Tracking of Echinococcus multilocularis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2943-2950. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anne Espern, Florent Morio, Michel Miegeville, Hachimou Illa, Moustapha Abdoulaye, Vanina Meyssonnier, Eric Adehossi, Anne Lejeune, Phung Dac Cam, Bernard Besse, and Françoise Gay-Andrieu

Molecular Study of Microsporidiosis Due to Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients from Two Geographical Areas: Niamey, Niger, and Hanoi, Vietnam
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2999-3002. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

M. L. Amorim, N. A. Faria, D. C. Oliveira, C. Vasconcelos, J. C. Cabeda, A. C. Mendes, E. Calado, A. P. Castro, M. H. Ramos, J. M. Amorim, and H. de Lencastre

Changes in the Clonal Nature and Antibiotic Resistance Profiles of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Associated with Spread of the EMRSA-15 Clone in a Tertiary Care Portuguese Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2881-2888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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

Molecular Epidemiology and Distribution of Serotypes, Surface Proteins, and Antibiotic Resistance among Group B Streptococci in Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2909-2916. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cinzia Marianelli, Caterina Graziani, Carmela Santangelo, Maria Teresa Xibilia, Alida Imbriani, Rosa Amato, Domenico Neri, Mario Cuccia, Sebastiano Rinnone, Vincenzo Di Marco, and Franco Ciuchini

Molecular Epidemiological and Antibiotic Susceptibility Characterization of Brucella Isolates from Humans in Sicily, Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2923-2928. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Heike Claus, Johannes Elias, Christine Meinhardt, Matthias Frosch, and Ulrich Vogel

Deletion of the Meningococcal fetA Gene Used for Antigen Sequence Typing of Invasive and Commensal Isolates from Germany: Frequencies and Mechanisms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2960-2964. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Suzanne M. Paule, Donna M. Hacek, Bridget Kufner, Karine Truchon, Richard B. Thomson, Jr., Karen L. Kaul, Ari Robicsek, and Lance R. Peterson

Performance of the BD GeneOhm Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Test before and during High-Volume Clinical Use
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 2993-2998. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

K. L. Hopkins, C. Maguire, E. Best, E. Liebana, and E. J. Threlfall

Stability of Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeats in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3058-3061. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

V. Martín, A. I. Vela, M. Gilbert, J. Cebolla, J. Goyache, L. Domínguez, and J. F. Fernández-Garayzábal

Characterization of Aerococcus viridans Isolates from Swine Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3053-3057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Dennis Tappe, Andreas Müller, Heinz-Jakob Langen, Matthias Frosch, and August Stich

Isolation of Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport from a Partly Ruptured Splenic Abscess in a Traveler Returning from Zanzibar
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3115-3117. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jason J. Bofinger, Thomas Fekete, and Rafik Samuel

Bacterial Peritonitis Caused by Kingella kingae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3118-3120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. Gutierrez, M. Feola, L. Lenge, R. Rey, and M. Hoffman

First Pulmonary Case Reported in Argentina of Infection with Mycobacterium szulgai, a Rare Pathogen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3121-3124. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Po-Lin Chen, Nan-Yao Lee, Jing-Jou Yan, Yu-jen Yang, Hung-Mo Chen, Chia-Ming Chang, Hsin-Chun Lee, Nai-Ying Ko, Chao-Han Lai, and Wen-Chien Ko

Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by Streptobacillus moniliformis: a Case of Rat Bite Fever
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3125-3126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hee-Youn Kim, Yeo-Jun Yun, Chan Geun Park, Dong Han Lee, Yong Kyun Cho, Byung Joo Park, Sae-Ick Joo, Eui-Chong Kim, Young Joo Hur, Bum-Joon Kim, and Yoon-Hoh Kook

Outbreak of Mycobacterium massiliense Infection Associated with Intramuscular Injections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3127-3130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ingibjörg Hilmarsdóttir and Freyja Valsdóttir

Molecular Typing of Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci from Two Patients with Lower-Limb Cellulitis: Identical Isolates from Toe Web and Blood Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3131-3132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Matta Matta, Delphine Wermert, Isabelle Podglajen, Olivier Sanchez, Annie Buu-Hoï, Laurent Gutmann, Guy Meyer, and Jean-Luc Mainardi

Molecular Diagnosis of Kingella kingae Pericarditis by Amplification and Sequencing of the 16S rRNA Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3133-3134. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Louis P. Girard and Daniel B. Gregson

Community-Acquired Lung Abscess Caused by Legionella micdadei in a Myeloma Patient Receiving Thalidomide Treatment
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3135-3137. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Séverine Genot, Jacqueline Franck, Jean-Marie Forel, Stanislas Rebaudet, Daniel Ajzenberg, Andre Maues de Paula, Marie-Laure Dardé, Andreas Stein, and Stéphane Ranque

Severe Toxoplasma gondii I/III Recombinant-Genotype Encephalitis in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3138-3140. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Fast-Track Communications:

Zdenek Racil, Iva Kocmanova, Martina Lengerova, Jana Winterova, and Jiri Mayer

Intravenous PLASMA-LYTE as a Major Cause of False-Positive Results of Platelia Aspergillus Test for Galactomannan Detection in Serum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3141-3142. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters To The Editor:

Paul Christian Lück, Christa Ecker, Udo Reischl, Hans-Jörg Linde, and Roland Stempka

Culture-Independent Identification of the Source of an Infection by Direct Amplification and Sequencing of Legionella pneumophila DNA from a Clinical Specimen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3143-3144. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tell Jakobsson and Urban Forsum

Lactobacillus iners: a Marker of Changes in the Vaginal Flora?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3145. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Silvia Campana, Priscilla Cocchi, Gerd Döring, Giovanni Taccetti, and Shannon M. Moroney

Emergence of an Epidemic Clone of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Panton-Valentine Leucocidin-Negative Staphylococcus aureus in Cystic Fibrosis Patient Populations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3146-3147. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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Giovanni Gherardi, Loredana Fallico, Maria Del Grosso, Federica Bonanni, Fabio D'Ambrosio, Riccardo Manganelli, Giorgio Palù, Giordano Dicuonzo, and Annalisa Pantosti

Antibiotic-Resistant Invasive Pneumococcal Clones in Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3148. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E. M. Streicher, T. C. Victor, G. van der Spuy, C. Sola, N. Rastogi, P. D. van Helden, and R. M. Warren

Spoligotype Signatures in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3149. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Association between the Presence of the Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Encoding Gene and a Lower Rate of Survival among Hospitalized Pulmonary Patients with Staphylococcal Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3150. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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