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Contents: January 2008, Volume 46, Issue 1

       Instructions To Authors

       Virology

       Bacteriology

       Mycology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Parasitology

       Epidemiology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Author's Correction

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Instructions To Authors:

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY: 2008 INSTRUCTIONS TO AUTHORS

J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 1-21;
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Virology:

"Mid-G" Region Sequences of the Glycoprotein Gene of Austrian Infectious Hematopoietic Necrosis Virus Isolates Form Two Lineages within European Isolates and Are Distinct from American and Asian Lineages
Jolanta Kolodziejek, Oskar Schachner, Ralf Dürrwald, Muna Latif, and Norbert Nowotny
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 22-30; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00566-07
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Discrimination of Antibody to Herpes B Virus from Antibody to Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2 in Human and Macaque Sera
Akikazu Fujima, Yoshitsugu Ochiai, Aya Saito, Yuki Omori, Atsuya Noda, Yukumasa Kazuyama, Hiroshi Shoji, Kiyoshi Tanabayashi, Fukiko Ueda, Yasuhiro Yoshikawa, and Ryo Hondo
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 56-61; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00342-07
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Prospective Identification of Enteroviruses Involved in Meningitis in 2006 through Direct Genotyping in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Audrey Mirand, Cécile Henquell, Christine Archimbaud, Martine Chambon, Françoise Charbonne, Hélène Peigue-Lafeuille, and Jean-Luc Bailly
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 87-96; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01020-07
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Evidence from Multiplex Molecular Assays for Complex Multipathogen Interactions in Acute Respiratory Infections
John D. Brunstein, Christy L. Cline, Steven McKinney, and Eva Thomas
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 97-102; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01117-07
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Comparison of Linear Array and Line Blot Assay for Detection of Human Papillomavirus and Diagnosis of Cervical Precancer and Cancer in the Atypical Squamous Cell of Undetermined Significance and Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesion Triage Study
Philip E. Castle, Patti E. Gravitt, Diane Solomon, Cosette M. Wheeler, and Mark Schiffman
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 109-117; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01667-07
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Multicenter Comparison of Different Real-Time PCR Assays for Quantitative Detection of Epstein-Barr Virus
R. T. Hayden, K. M. Hokanson, S. B. Pounds, M. J Bankowski, S. W. Belzer, J. Carr, D. Diorio, M. S. Forman, Y. Joshi, D. Hillyard, R. L. Hodinka, M. N. Nikiforova, C. A. Romain, J. Stevenson, A. Valsamakis, H. H. Balfour, Jr. for the U.S. EBV Working Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 157-163; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01252-07
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Novel Light-Upon-Extension Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection and Quantification of Genogroup I and II Noroviruses in Clinical Specimens
Johan Nordgren, Filemón Bucardo, Olaf Dienus, Lennart Svensson, and Per-Eric Lindgren
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 164-170; published ahead of print October 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01316-07
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Molecular Characterization of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) and HIV-2 in Yaoundé, Cameroon: Evidence of Major Drug Resistance Mutations in Newly Diagnosed Patients Infected with Subtypes Other than Subtype B
Nicaise Ndembi, Awet Abraha, Heather Pilch, Hiroshi Ichimura, Dora Mbanya, Lazare Kaptue, Robert Salata, and Eric J. Arts
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 177-184; published ahead of print September 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00428-07
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Evaluation of a New Assay in Comparison with Reverse Hybridization and Sequencing Methods for Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping Targeting Both 5' Noncoding and Nonstructural 5b Genomic Regions
Elisa Martró, Victoria González, Andrew J. Buckton, Verónica Saludes, Gema Fernández, Lurdes Matas, Ramón Planas, and Vicenç Ausina
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 192-197; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01623-07
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Prevalence, Types, and RNA Concentrations of Human Parechoviruses, Including a Sixth Parechovirus Type, in Stool Samples from Patients with Acute Enteritis
Sigrid Baumgarte, Luciano Kleber de Souza Luna, Klaus Grywna, Marcus Panning, Jan Felix Drexler, Claudia Karsten, Hans Iko Huppertz, and Christian Drosten
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 242-248; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01468-07
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Evaluation of a Commercialized In Situ Hybridization Assay for Detecting Human Papillomavirus DNA in Tissue Specimens from Patients with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Cervical Carcinoma
Ming Guo, Yun Gong, Michael Deavers, Elvio G. Silva, Yee Jee Jan, David E. Cogdell, Rajyalashmi Luthra, E. Lin, Hung Cheng Lai, Wei Zhang, and Nour Sneige
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 274-280; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01299-07
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Sensitive and Specific Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Chemiluminescence for Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Viral Infection
Kotaro Fujimoto, Kwok-Hung Chan, Kazuhiko Takeda, Kam-Fai Lo, Raymond H. K. Leung, and Takashi Okamoto
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 302-310; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01006-07
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Identification of Adenoviruses in Specimens from High-Risk Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Recipients and Controls
Xiaotian Zheng, Xiaoyan Lu, Dean D. Erdman, Evan J. Anderson, Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, Morris Kletzel, and Ben Z. Katz
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 317-320; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01585-07
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Novel Varicella-Zoster Virus Glycoprotein E Gene Mutations Associated with Genotypes A and D
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Karoline Bleymehl, Susanne G. Schäd, Gerd Gross, Rainer G. Ulrich, and Hans Wilhelm Doerr
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 325-327; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01735-07
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High Rate of Human Bocavirus and Adenovirus Coinfection in Hospitalized Israeli Children
Musa Y. Hindiyeh, Nathan Keller, Michal Mandelboim, Daniela Ram, Jana Rubinov, Liora Regev, Virginia Levy, Sara Orzitzer, Hilda Shaharabani, Roberto Azar, Ella Mendelson, and Zehava Grossman
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 334-337; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01618-07
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Comparison of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1-Specific Immunoglobulin G Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and the Avidity Index Method for Identification of Recent HIV Infections
Stephan Loschen, Jörg Bätzing-Feigenbaum, Gabriele Poggensee, Christiane Cordes, Bettina Hintsche, Michael Rausch, Stephan Dupke, Silvia Gohlke-Micknis, Jana Rödig, Osamah Hamouda, and Claudia Kücherer
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 341-345; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01055-07
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Rare AU-1-Like G3P[9] Human Rotaviruses with a Kun-Like NSP4 Gene Detected in Children with Diarrhea in Italy
S. De Grazia, G. M. Giammanco, V. Martella, S. Ramirez, C. Colomba, A. Cascio, and S. Arista
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 357-360; published ahead of print December 6, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01593-07
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Detection of Respiratory Viruses and Atypical Bacteria in Children's Tonsils and Adenoids
Lorenzo Drago, Susanna Esposito, Elena De Vecchi, Paola Marchisio, Francesco Blasi, Elena Baggi, Pasquale Capaccio, and Lorenzo Pignataro
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 369-370; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01819-07
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Bacteriology:

fimA Genotypes and Multilocus Sequence Types of Porphyromonas gingivalis from Patients with Periodontitis
Morten Enersen, Ingar Olsen, Øyvind Kvalheim, and Dominique A. Caugant
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 31-42; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00986-07
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Novel Brucella Strain (BO1) Associated with a Prosthetic Breast Implant Infection
Barun K. De, Larry Stauffer, Mark S. Koylass, Susan E. Sharp, Jay E. Gee, Leta O. Helsel, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Robert Vega, Thomas A. Clark, Maryam I. Daneshvar, Patricia P. Wilkins, and Adrian M. Whatmore
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 43-49; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01494-07
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Epidemiology of European Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complex 80 Type IV Strains Isolated in Denmark from 1993 to 2004
A. R. Larsen, S. Böcher, M. Stegger, R. Goering, L. V. Pallesen, and R. Skov
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 62-68; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01381-07
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Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects of Invasive Streptococcus pyogenes Infections in Denmark during 2003 and 2004
Bogdan Luca-Harari, Kim Ekelund, Mark van der Linden, Margit Staum-Kaltoft, Anette M. Hammerum, and Aftab Jasir
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 79-86; published ahead of print October 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01626-07
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Molecular Epidemiology of Escherichia coli Producing Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases Isolated in Rome, Italy
Alessandra Carattoli, Aurora García-Fernández, Paola Varesi, Daniela Fortini, Serena Gerardi, Adriano Penni, Carlo Mancini, and Alessandra Giordano
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 103-108; published ahead of print October 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01542-07
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Comparison of Molecular Typing Methods for Characterization of Staphylococcus epidermidis: Proposal for Clone Definition
M. Miragaia, J. A. Carriço, J. C. Thomas, I. Couto, M. C. Enright, and H. de Lencastre
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 118-129; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01685-07
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Analysis of Typing Methods for Epidemiological Surveillance of both Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Strains
Nuno A. Faria, João A. Carrico, Duarte C. Oliveira, Mário Ramirez, and Hermínia de Lencastre
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 136-144; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01684-07
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Development of Real-Time Multiplex Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification for Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, and Legionella spp. in Respiratory Specimens
K. Loens, T. Beck, D. Ursi, M. Overdijk, P. Sillekens, H. Goossens, and M. Ieven
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 185-191; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00447-07
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Emergence of Clonal Complex 17 Enterococcus faecium in The Netherlands
Janetta Top, Rob Willems, Saskia van der Velden, Miranda Asbroek, and Marc Bonten
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 214-219; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01351-07
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Evaluation of Endocarditis Caused by Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Developing Nonsusceptibility to Daptomycin
George Sakoulas, Warren Rose, Michael J. Rybak, Satish Pillai, Jeff Alder, Robert C. Moellering, Jr., and George M. Eliopoulos
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 220-224; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00660-07
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Nocardia cyriacigeorgica, an Emerging Pathogen in the United States
Robert Schlaberg, Richard C. Huard, and Phyllis Della-Latta
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 265-273; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00937-07
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Evaluation of a Chlamydophila psittaci Infection Diagnostic Platform for Zoonotic Risk Assessment
Kristel Verminnen, Barbara Duquenne, David De Keukeleire, Birgitta Duim, Yvonne Pannekoek, Lutgart Braeckman, and Daisy Vanrompay
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 281-285; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01153-07
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Real-Time PCR Assays of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Defining the Major Brucella Clades
Jeffrey T. Foster, Richard T. Okinaka, Rita Svensson, Kathryn Shaw, Barun K. De, Richard A. Robison, William S. Probert, Leo J. Kenefic, William D. Brown, and Paul Keim
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 296-301; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01496-07
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Evaluation of the Vitek 2 System with a Variety of Staphylococcus Species
Julien Delmas, Jean Paul Chacornac, Frédéric Robin, Philippe Giammarinaro, Régine Talon, and Richard Bonnet
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 311-313; published ahead of print October 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01610-07
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Rapid and Reliable Diagnostic Algorithm for Detection of Clostridium difficile
Lukas Fenner, Andreas F. Widmer, Gisela Goy, Sonja Rudin, and Reno Frei
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 328-330; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01503-07
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Analysis of Toxigenic Corynebacterium ulcerans Strains Revealing Potential for False-Negative Real-Time PCR Results
Pamela K. Cassiday, Lucia C. Pawloski, Tejpratap Tiwari, Gary N. Sanden, and Patricia P. Wilkins
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 331-333; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01251-07
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Hidden VIM-1 Metallo-β-Lactamase Phenotypes among Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates
Alexandros Ikonomidis, Eleni Ntokou, Antonios N. Maniatis, Athanassios Tsakris, and Spyros Pournaras
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 346-349; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01670-07
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Comparison of BD GeneOhm Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR versus the CHROMagar MRSA Assay for Screening Patients for the Presence of MRSA Strains
John M. Boyce and Nancy L. Havill
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 350-351; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02130-07
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Emergence of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Haemophilus influenzae Strains among Elderly Patients but Not among Children
Shin-ichi Yokota, Yasuo Ohkoshi, Kiyoshi Sato, and Nobuhiro Fujii
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 361-365; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01561-07
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Clostridium perfringens Type A Strains Carrying a Plasmid-Borne Enterotoxin Gene (Genotype IS1151-cpe or IS1470-like-cpe) as a Common Cause of Food Poisoning
Päivi Lahti, Annamari Heikinheimo, Tuula Johansson, and Hannu Korkeala
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 371-373; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01650-07
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Clinical Impact of a PCR Assay for Rapid Identification of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Blood Cultures
A. Neuberger, I. Oren, and H. Sprecher
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 377-379; published ahead of print October 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00568-07
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Mycology:

Multicenter Evaluation of the Candida albicans/Candida glabrata Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization Method for Simultaneous Dual-Color Identification of C. albicans and C. glabrata Directly from Blood Culture Bottles
Janeen R. Shepard, Rachel M. Addison, Barbara D. Alexander, Phyllis Della-Latta, Michael Gherna, Gerhard Haase, Gerri Hall, Jennifer K. Johnson, William G. Merz, Heidrun Peltroche-Llacsahuanga, Henrik Stender, Richard A. Venezia, Deborah Wilson, Gary W. Procop, Fann Wu, and Mark J. Fiandaca
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 50-55; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01385-07
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Fungal Infection in Patients with Serpiginous Choroiditis or Acute Zonal Occult Outer Retinopathy
Diana Pisa, Marta Ramos, Patricia García, Remberto Escoto, Rafael Barraquer, Susana Molina, and Luis Carrasco
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 130-135; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02605-06
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In Vitro Susceptibility of Invasive Isolates of Candida spp. to Anidulafungin, Caspofungin, and Micafungin: Six Years of Global Surveillance
M. A. Pfaller, L. Boyken, R. J. Hollis, J. Kroeger, S. A. Messer, S. Tendolkar, and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 150-156; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01901-07
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Growth and Pigment Production on D-Tryptophan Medium by Cryptococcus gattii, Cryptococcus neoformans, and Candida albicans
Stuart Chaskes, Susana Frases, Michael Cammer, Gary Gerfen, and Arturo Casadevall
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 255-264; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01721-07
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Lodderomyces elongisporus Masquerading as Candida parapsilosis as a Cause of Bloodstream Infections
Shawn R. Lockhart, Shawn A. Messer, Michael A. Pfaller, and Daniel J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 374-376; published ahead of print October 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01790-07
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Primary Culture of Mycobacterium ulcerans from Human Tissue Specimens after Storage in Semisolid Transport Medium
Miriam Eddyani, Martine Debacker, Anandi Martin, Julia Aguiar, Christian R. Johnson, Cécile Uwizeye, Krista Fissette, and Françoise Portaels
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 69-72; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00301-07
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Influence of Type of Culture Medium on Characterization of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Subtypes
N. Cernicchiaro, S. J. Wells, H. Janagama, and S. Sreevatsan
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 145-149; published ahead of print October 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01769-07
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Specimen Dilution Improves Sensitivity of the Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct Test for Smear Microscopy-Positive Respiratory Specimens
Renata L. Guerra, James F. Baker, Roya Alborz, Derek T. Armstrong, Julia A. Kiehlbauch, Marcus B. Conde, Susan E. Dorman, and Nancy M. Hooper
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 314-316; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01313-07
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Parasitology:

Comparison between Quantitative Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification, Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR, and Real-Time PCR for Quantification of Leishmania Parasites
Wendy van der Meide, Jorge Guerra, Gerard Schoone, Marit Farenhorst, Leíla Coelho, William Faber, Inge Peekel, and Henk Schallig
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 73-78; published ahead of print October 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01416-07
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Up-Converting Phosphor Technology-Based Lateral Flow Assay for Detection of Schistosoma Circulating Anodic Antigen in Serum
Paul L. A. M. Corstjens, Lisette van Lieshout, Michel Zuiderwijk, Dieuwke Kornelis, Hans J. Tanke, Andre M. Deelder, and Govert J. van Dam
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 171-176; published ahead of print October 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00877-07
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Nested PCR for Specific Diagnosis of Taenia solium Taeniasis
Holger Mayta, Robert H. Gilman, Emily Prendergast, Janeth P. Castillo, Yeny O. Tinoco, Hector H. Garcia, Armando E. Gonzalez, Charles R. Sterling for the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 286-289; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01172-07
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Granulomatous Amoebic Encephalitis Caused by Acanthamoeba Amoebae of Genotype T2 in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patient
Julia Walochnik, Alexander Aichelburg, Ojan Assadian, Andrea Steuer, Govinda Visvesvara, Norbert Vetter, and Horst Aspöck
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 338-340; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01177-07
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Improvement of PCR for Detection of Opisthorchis viverrini DNA in Human Stool Samples
Kunyarat Duenngai, Paiboon Sithithaworn, Umesha Kanasinakatte Rudrappa, Karunasagar Iddya, Thewarach Laha, Christen Rune Stensvold, Hanne Strandgaard, and Maria Vang Johansen
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 366-368; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01323-07
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Epidemiology:

Sequential Outbreaks of Infections by Distinct Acinetobacter baumannii Strains in a Public Teaching Hospital in Houston, Texas
Samuel A. Shelburne, III, Kavindra V. Singh, A. Clinton White, Jr., Laura Byrne, Alexis Carmer, Celest Austin, Edward Graviss, Charles Stager, Barbara E. Murray, and Robert L. Atmar
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 198-205; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01459-07
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Epidemiological, Molecular, and Clinical Features of Enterovirus Respiratory Infections in French Children between 1999 and 2005
Jérôme Jacques, Hélène Moret, Delphine Minette, Nicolas Lévêque, Nicolas Jovenin, Gaetan Deslée, François Lebargy, Jacques Motte, and Laurent Andréoletti
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 206-213; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01414-07
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High Rates of Transmission of and Colonization by Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae within a Day Care Center Revealed in a Longitudinal Study
Raquel Sá-Leão, Sónia Nunes, António Brito-Avô, Carla R. Alves, João A. Carriço, Joana Saldanha, Jonas S. Almeida, Ilda Santos-Sanches, and Hermíniade de Lencastre
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 225-234; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01551-07
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Overlapping Population Structures of Nasal Isolates of Staphylococcus aureus from Healthy Dutch and American Individuals
Damian C. Melles, Fred C. Tenover, Matthew J. Kuehnert, Hanneke Witsenboer, Justine K. Peeters, Henri A. Verbrugh, and Alex van Belkum
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 235-241; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00887-07
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Genetic Diversity of Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolates in Australia
Allen C. Cheng, Linda Ward, Daniel Godoy, Robert Norton, Mark Mayo, Daniel Gal, Brian G. Spratt, and Bart J. Currie
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 249-254; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01725-07
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Elucidating Global Epidemiology of Burkholderia multivorans in Cases of Cystic Fibrosis by Multilocus Sequence Typing
Adam Baldwin, Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, Pavel Drevinek, Chris Pope, David J. Waine, Deborah A. Henry, David P. Speert, Phil Carter, Peter Vandamme, John J. LiPuma, and Chris G. Dowson
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 290-295; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01818-07
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Optochin Resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Colonizing Healthy Children in Portugal
Sónia Nunes, Raquel Sá-Leão, and Hermínia de Lencastre
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 321-324; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02097-07
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Shiga Toxin Gene-Containing Escherichia coli from Cattle and Diarrheic Children in the Pastoral Systems of Southwestern Uganda
Samuel Majalija, Heidi Segal, Francis Ejobi, and B. Gay Elisha
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 352-354; published ahead of print November 7, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01995-07
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Chlamydia trachomatis Serovars among Strains Isolated from Members of Rural Indigenous Communities and Urban Populations in Australia
Claudiu I. Bandea, Joseph Debattista, Kahaliah Joseph, Joseph Igietseme, Peter Timms, and Carolyn M. Black
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 355-356; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01493-07
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Case Reports:

Lasiodiplodia theobromae Pneumonia in a Liver Transplant Recipient
Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Antonio H. Y. Ngan, Herman Tse, Edward T. K. Tung, and Kwok-Yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 380-384; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01137-07
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Rapid Diagnosis of Human Brucellosis by Quantitative Real-Time PCR: a Case Report of Brucellar Spondylitis
Amalia Navarro-Martínez, Elena Navarro, Maria Jesús Castaño, and Javier Solera
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 385-387; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01303-07
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Candida nivariensis Isolated from an Indonesian Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patient Suffering from Oropharyngeal Candidiasis
Retno Wahyuningsih, Ivo N. SahBandar, Bart Theelen, Ferry Hagen, Gé Poot, Jacques F. Meis, Anna Rozalyani, Ridhawati Sjam, Djoko Widodo, Samsuridjal Djauzi, and Teun Boekhout
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 388-391; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01660-07
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Letters To The Editor:

Mortality from an Uncommon Serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae with an Unusual Presentation
Henry J. Carson and Robert F. Weis
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 392 published ahead of print October 24, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02005-07
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Genotype MTBDRplus: a Further Step toward Rapid Identification of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Paolo Miotto, Federica Piana, Daniela Maria Cirillo, and Giovanni Battista Migliori
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 393-394; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01066-07
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Rapid Identification of Staphyloccocus aureus in Positive-Testing Blood Cultures by Slidex Staph Plus Agglutination Test
J. J. Kerremans, W. H. F. Goessens, H. A. Verbrugh, and M. C. Vos
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 395 published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01923-07
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Evaluation of Melting Curve Analysis for Screening the Most Prevalent Mutations in Topoisomerase Genes from Streptococcus pneumoniae
Roberto G. Melano, Rachel Higgins, Christine Seah, Steven J. Drews, Yoichi Hirakata, and Kazuko Yamamoto
J. Clin. Microbiol. January 2008 46: 396-397;
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Author's Correction:

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. January 2008 46: 398
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