JCM -- Table of Contents (November 1 2008, 46 [11])

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Contents: November 2008, Volume 46, Issue 11

       Bacteriology

       Virology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Mycology

       Epidemiology

       Parasitology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

       Author's Correction

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Bacteriology:

Analysis of the 16S–23S rRNA Gene Internal Transcribed Spacer Region in Klebsiella Species
Min Wang, Boyang Cao, Qunfang Yu, Lei Liu, Qili Gao, Lei Wang, and Lu Feng
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3555-3563; published ahead of print August 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00927-08
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Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Verotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli O103:H2 Isolates from Cattle and Humans
Musafiri Karama, Roger P. Johnson, Robert Holtslander, and Carlton L. Gyles
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3569-3575; published ahead of print September 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01095-08
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Root Canal Microbiota of Teeth with Chronic Apical Periodontitis
I. N. Rôças and J. F. Siqueira, Jr.
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3599-3606; published ahead of print September 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00431-08
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Comparison of Carrot Broth- and Selective Todd-Hewitt Broth-Enhanced PCR Protocols for Real-Time Detection of Streptococcus agalactiae in Prenatal Vaginal/Anorectal Specimens
Timothy Block, Erik Munson, Anne Culver, Katharine Vaughan, and Jeanne E. Hryciuk
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3615-3620; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01262-08
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Cross-Sectional Study of Nasopharyngeal Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Adults in the Conjugate Vaccine Era
Chinwendu Onwubiko, Edwin Swiatlo, and Larry S. McDaniel
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3621-3625; published ahead of print September 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01245-08
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Comparison of Four Molecular Typing Methods for Characterization of Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Determination of Transcontinental Spread of C. diphtheriae Based on BstEII rRNA Gene Profiles
Aruni De Zoysa, Peter Hawkey, Andre Charlett, and Androulla Efstratiou
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3626-3635; published ahead of print September 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00300-08
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Real-Time PCR Measurement of Persistence of Bordetella pertussis DNA in Nasopharyngeal Secretions during Antibiotic Treatment of Young Children with Pertussis
Philippe Bidet, Sandrine Liguori, Agathe De Lauzanne, Valérie Caro, Mathie Lorrot, Agnès Carol, Albert Faye, Nicole Guiso, Edouard Bingen, and Stéphane Bonacorsi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3636-3638; published ahead of print September 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01308-08
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Identities of Microbacterium spp. Encountered in Human Clinical Specimens
Kathrina Gneiding, Reinhard Frodl, and Guido Funke
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3646-3652; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01202-08
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Evaluation of Repeat Clostridium difficile Enzyme Immunoassay Testing
Diana M. Cardona and Kenneth H. Rand
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3686-3689; published ahead of print September 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00931-08
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Extended-Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Detection with Different Panels for Automated Susceptibility Testing and with a Chromogenic Medium
J. Färber, K.-A. Moder, F. Layer, I. Tammer, W. König, and B. König
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3721-3727; published ahead of print September 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00777-08
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Molecular Types and Genetic Profiles of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Bovine Intramammary Infections and Extramammary Sites
M. Haveri, M. Hovinen, A. Roslöf, and S. Pyörälä
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3728-3735; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00769-08
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Analysis of Mixed Sequencing Chromatograms and Its Application in Direct 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing of Polymicrobial Samples
Øyvind Kommedal, Bjarte Karlsen, and Øystein Sæbø
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3766-3771; published ahead of print September 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00213-08
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Nonutility of Repeat Laboratory Testing for Detection of Clostridium difficile by Use of PCR or Enzyme Immunoassay
Elisabeth Aichinger, Cathy D. Schleck, William S. Harmsen, Lisa M. Nyre, and Robin Patel
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3795-3797; published ahead of print September 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00684-08
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Use of Bordetella pertussis BP3385 To Establish a Cutoff Value for an IS481-Targeted Real-Time PCR Assay
J. L. Guthrie, C. Seah, S. Brown, P. Tang, F. Jamieson, and S. J. Drews
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3798-3799; published ahead of print September 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01551-08
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Molecular Typing of Treponema pallidum Clinical Strains from Lisbon, Portugal
C. Florindo, V. Reigado, J. P. Gomes, J. Azevedo, I. Santo, and M. J. Borrego
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3802-3803; published ahead of print August 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00128-08
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Serotype Distribution and Penicillin Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Middle Ear Fluids of Pediatric Patients with Acute Otitis Media in Japan
Muneki Hotomi, Dewan S. Billal, Yosuke Kamide, Keiko Kanesada, Yoshifumi Uno, Fumiyo Kudo, Masato Ito, Seiji Kakehata, Rinya Sugita, Masashi Ogami, Noboru Yamanaka for the Advanced Treatment for Otitis Media Study Group (ATOMS)
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3808-3810; published ahead of print October 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01782-08
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High Genetic Diversity of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Isolates from Two Children Attending a Day Care Center
Nathan C. LaCross, Carl F. Marrs, Mayuri Patel, Sara A. Sandstedt, and Janet R. Gilsdorf
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3817-3821; published ahead of print September 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00940-08
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Identification of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci by Using the BD Phoenix System in the Low-Inoculum Mode
Gioconda Brigante, Maria Grazia Menozzi, Beatrice Pini, Rosaria Porta, Pietro Somenzi, Agata Sciacca, Teresa Spanu, and Stefania Stefani
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3826-3828; published ahead of print September 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00877-08
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Thymidine-Dependent Staphylococcus aureus Small-Colony Variants: Human Pathogens That Are Relevant Not Only in Cases of Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease
Silke Besier, Johannes Zander, Ekkehard Siegel, Stephan H. Saum, Klaus-Peter Hunfeld, Annabelle Ehrhart, Volker Brade, and Thomas A. Wichelhaus
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3829-3832; published ahead of print October 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01440-08
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Comparison of Three Commercial Methods for Rapid Detection of Clostridium difficile Toxins A and B from Fecal Specimens
L. Alcalá, L. Sánchez-Cambronero, M. P. Catalán, M. Sánchez-Somolinos, M. T. Peláez, M. Marín, and E. Bouza
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3833-3835; published ahead of print September 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01060-08
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Rapid Differentiation of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from Blood Cultures by Use of a Direct Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion Test
Kelly Bennett and Susan E. Sharp
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3836-3838; published ahead of print October 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01276-08
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Detection of Resistance to Macrolides in Thermotolerant Campylobacter Species by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
Michaela Haas, Andreas Essig, Edda Bartelt, and Sven Poppert
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3842-3844; published ahead of print August 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01155-08
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Virology:

Detection of Perinatal Cytomegalovirus Infection and Sensorineural Hearing Loss in Belgian Infants by Measurement of Automated Auditory Brainstem Response
Jannick Verbeeck, Erwin Van Kerschaver, Elke Wollants, Kurt Beuselinck, Luc Stappaerts, and Marc Van Ranst
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3564-3568; published ahead of print September 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00757-08
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DNA from BK Virus and JC Virus and from KI, WU, and MC Polyomaviruses as Well as from Simian Virus 40 Is Not Detected in Non-UV-Light-Associated Primary Malignant Melanomas of Mucous Membranes
Géraldine Giraud, Torbjörn Ramqvist, Boel Ragnarsson-Olding, and Tina Dalianis
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3595-3598; published ahead of print September 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01635-08
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New Insights into Prevalence, Genetic Diversity, and Proviral Load of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Types 1 and 2 in Pregnant Women in Gabon in Equatorial Central Africa
Sonia Lekana-Douki Etenna, Mélanie Caron, Guillaume Besson, Maria Makuwa, Antoine Gessain, Antoine Mahé, and Mirdad Kazanji
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3607-3614; published ahead of print September 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01249-08
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Real-Time Reverse-Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Rapid Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus
Christophe N. Peyrefitte, Laetitia Boubis, Daniel Coudrier, Michèle Bouloy, Marc Grandadam, Hugues J. Tolou, and Sébastien Plumet
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3653-3659; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01188-08
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Kinetics of Epstein-Barr Virus DNA Load in Different Blood Compartments of Pediatric Recipients of T-Cell-Depleted HLA-Haploidentical Stem Cell Transplantation
Fausto Baldanti, Marta Gatti, Milena Furione, Stefania Paolucci, Carmine Tinelli, Patrizia Comoli, Pietro Merli, and Franco Locatelli
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3672-3677; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00913-08
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Analysis of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 (HPV16) DNA Load and Physical State for Identification of HPV16-Infected Women with High-Grade Lesions or Cervical Carcinoma
Maëlle Saunier, Sylvain Monnier-Benoit, Frédéric Mauny, Véronique Dalstein, Jenny Briolat, Didier Riethmuller, Bernadette Kantelip, Elisabeth Schwarz, Christiane Mougin, and Jean-Luc Prétet
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3678-3685; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01212-08
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Specificity of L1 Peptides versus Virus-Like Particles for Detection of Human Papillomavirus-Positive Cervical Lesions in Females Attending Engativa Hospital, Bogota, Colombia
Mauricio Urquiza, Ricardo Sánchez, Jairo Amaya, Sandra León, Jenny Acosta, Manuel A. Patarroyo, Milena Camargo, and Manuel E. Patarroyo
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3714-3720; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00551-08
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Assay for 5' Noncoding Region Analysis of All Human Rhinovirus Prototype Strains
David Kiang, Ishmeet Kalra, Shigeo Yagi, Janice K. Louie, Homer Boushey, John Boothby, and David P. Schnurr
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3736-3745; published ahead of print August 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00674-08
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Assessment of Specific Antibodies to F Protein in Serum Samples from Chinese Hepatitis C Patients Treated with Interferon plus Ribavarin
De-Yong Gao, Xin-Xin Zhang, Gang Hou, Gen-Di Jin, Qiang Deng, Xiao-Fei Kong, Dong-Hua Zhang, Yun Ling, De-Min Yu, Qi-Ming Gong, Qin Zhan, Bi-Lian Yao, and Zhi-Meng Lu
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3746-3751; published ahead of print October 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00612-08
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Plastic Polymers for Efficient DNA Microarray Hybridization: Application to Microbiological Diagnostics
Zhengshan Zhao, Régis Peytavi, Gerardo A. Diaz-Quijada, Francois J. Picard, Ann Huletsky, Éric Leblanc, Johanne Frenette, Guy Boivin, Teodor Veres, Michel M. Dumoulin, and Michel G. Bergeron
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3752-3758; published ahead of print September 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00377-08
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Whole Blood as an Alternative to Plasma for Detection of Hepatitis C Virus RNA
Hubert Darius J. Daniel, Joel David, Paul R. Grant, Jeremy A. Garson, George M. Chandy, and Priya Abraham
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3791-3794; published ahead of print August 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00045-08
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Analytical and Clinical Sensitivity of the 3M Rapid Detection Influenza A+B Assay
Suzanne E. Dale, Christine Mayer, Marie C. Mayer, and Marilyn A. Menegus
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3804-3807; published ahead of print October 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01779-08
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Validation of an Automated Detection Platform for Use with the Roche Linear Array Human Papillomavirus Genotyping Test
Matthew P. Stevens, Suzanne M. Garland, and Sepehr N. Tabrizi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3813-3816; published ahead of print September 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01169-08
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype in Russia: in Search of Informative Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Loci
Igor Mokrousov, Olga Narvskaya, Anna Vyazovaya, Julie Millet, Tatiana Otten, Boris Vishnevsky, and Nalin Rastogi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3576-3584; published ahead of print August 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00414-08
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Rapid Identification of Mycobacteria from Smear-Positive Sputum Samples by Nested PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
Tsu-Lan Wu, Ju-Hsin Chia, An-Jing Kuo, Lin-Hui Su, Ting-Shu Wu, and Hsin-Chih Lai
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3591-3594; published ahead of print September 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00856-08
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Population Structures Differ Significantly on Two Indonesian Islands
Ida Parwati, Reinout van Crevel, Mirawati Sudiro, Bachti Alisjahbana, Trevino Pakasi, Kristin Kremer, Adri van der Zanden, and Dick van Soolingen
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3639-3645; published ahead of print September 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00605-08
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GenoType MTBDRplus Assay for Molecular Detection of Rifampin and Isoniazid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains and Clinical Samples
A. Lacoma, N. Garcia-Sierra, C. Prat, J. Ruiz-Manzano, L. Haba, S. Rosés, J. Maldonado, and J. Domínguez
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3660-3667; published ahead of print September 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00618-08
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Cost-Effectiveness of Different Strategies for Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct Testing for Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Renata L. Guerra, Nancy M. Hooper, James F. Baker, Roya Alborz, Derek T. Armstrong, Julia A. Kiehlbauch, Marcus B. Conde, and Susan E. Dorman
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3811-3812; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01682-08
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Sequencing of hsp65 Gene for Identification of Mycobacterium Species Isolated from Environmental and Clinical Sources in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Simone G. Senna, Jaqueline Battilana, Juliana C. Costa, Marlei G. Silva, Rafael S. Duarte, Leila S. Fonseca, Philip N. Suffys, and Mauricio R. Bogo
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3822-3825; published ahead of print September 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00451-08
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Mycology:

Validation of 24-Hour Fluconazole MIC Readings versus the CLSI 48-Hour Broth Microdilution Reference Method: Results from a Global Candida Antifungal Surveillance Program
M. A. Pfaller, L. B. Boyken, R. J. Hollis, J. Kroeger, S. A. Messer, S. Tendolkar, and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3585-3590; published ahead of print September 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01391-08
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Comparison between the Standardized Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute M38-A2 Method and a 2,3-Bis(2-Methoxy-4-Nitro-5-[(Sulphenylamino)Carbonyl]-2H-Tetrazolium Hydroxide- Based Method for Testing Antifungal Susceptibility of Dermatophytes
Atef S. Shehata, Pranab K. Mukherjee, and Mahmoud A. Ghannoum
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3668-3671; published ahead of print October 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01242-08
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Detection of a Molecular Biomarker for Zygomycetes by Quantitative PCR Assays of Plasma, Bronchoalveolar Lavage, and Lung Tissue in a Rabbit Model of Experimental Pulmonary Zygomycosis
Miki Kasai, Susan M. Harrington, Andrea Francesconi, Vidmantas Petraitis, Ruta Petraitiene, Mara G. Beveridge, Tena Knudsen, Jeffery Milanovich, Margaret P. Cotton, Johanna Hughes, Robert L. Schaufele, Tin Sein, John Bacher, Patrick R. Murray, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, and Thomas J. Walsh
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3690-3702; published ahead of print September 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00917-08
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Detection of Circulating Aspergillus fumigatus DNA by Real-Time PCR Assay of Large Serum Volumes Improves Early Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis in High-Risk Adult Patients under Hematologic Surveillance
F. Suarez, O. Lortholary, S. Buland, M. T. Rubio, D. Ghez, V. Mahé, G. Quesne, S. Poirée, A. Buzyn, B. Varet, P. Berche, and M. E. Bougnoux
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3772-3777; published ahead of print September 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01086-08
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Evaluation of New Colorimetric Vitek 2 Yeast Identification Card by Use of Different Source Media
Giuseppe Valenza, Jörn Strasen, Frauke Schäfer, Matthias Frosch, Oliver Kurzai, and Marianne Abele-Horn
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3784-3787; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01318-08
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Use of Fungal Blood Cultures in an Academic Medical Center
Aaron R. Kosmin and Thomas Fekete
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3800-3801; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00796-08
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Development of Natural Culture Media for Rapid Induction of Fonsecaea pedrosoi Sclerotic Cells In Vitro
Moises Batista da Silva, Jorge Pereira da Silva, Suellen Sirleide Pereira Yamano, Ubirajara Imbiriba Salgado, José Antonio Picanço Diniz, and Claudio Guedes Salgado
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3839-3841; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00482-08
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Epidemiology:

Genetic Relatedness of Clostridium difficile Isolates from Various Origins Determined by Triple-Locus Sequence Analysis Based on Toxin Regulatory Genes tcdC, tcdR, and cdtR
Philippe J. M. Bouvet and Michel R. Popoff
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3703-3713; published ahead of print October 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00866-08
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Extreme Genetic Diversity of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains Disseminated among Healthy Japanese Children
Tengku Zetty Maztura Tengku Jamaluddin, Kyoko Kuwahara-Arai, Ken Hisata, Masahiko Terasawa, Longzhu Cui, Tadashi Baba, Chie Sotozono, Shigeru Kinoshita, Teruyo Ito, and Keiichi Hiramatsu
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3778-3783; published ahead of print October 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02262-07
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Emergence of Amantadine-Resistant H3N2 Avian Influenza A Virus in South Korea
Jiyeon Lee, Young Jun Song, Jeung Hyun Park, Jun-Han Lee, Yun Hee Baek, Min-Suk Song, Taek-Kyu Oh, Heon-Seok Han, Philippe Noriel Q. Pascua, and Young-Ki Choi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3788-3790; published ahead of print September 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01427-08
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Parasitology:

Highly Sensitive Amperometric Immunosensor for Detection of Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein 2 in Serum of Humans with Malaria: Comparison with a Commercial Kit
Mukesh K. Sharma, Vepa K. Rao, Gauri S. Agarwal, Ganga P. Rai, N. Gopalan, Shri Prakash, S. K. Sharma, and R. Vijayaraghavan
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3759-3765; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01022-08
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Case Reports:

Isolation of a Protozoan Parasite Genetically Related to the Insect Trypanosomatid Herpetomonas samuelpessoai from a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patient
Florent Morio, Jacques Reynes, Michel Dollet, Francine Pratlong, Jean-Pierre Dedet, and Christophe Ravel
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3845-3847; published ahead of print October 1, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01098-08
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Escherichia hermannii as the Sole Isolate from a Patient with Purulent Conjunctivitis
Aggeliki Poulou, Evangelia Dimitroulia, Fani Markou, and Athanassios Tsakris
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3848-3849; published ahead of print September 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01119-08
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Fatal Outcome of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infection in a Traveler with Incomplete HAV Vaccination and Evidence of Rift Valley Fever Virus Infection
Anke Oltmann, Stephanie Kämper, Oliver Staeck, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Stephan Günther, Thomas Berg, Christina Frank, Detlev H. Krüger, and Jörg Hofmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3850-3852; published ahead of print September 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01102-08
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Fatal Wound Infection Caused by Chromobacterium violaceum in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Stephen Baker, James I. Campbell, Richard Stabler, Hoang V. M. Nguyen, Diep S. To, Dung V. Nguyen, and Jeremy Farrar
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3853-3855; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01068-08
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Three-Class-Resistant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Variant in a Drug-Naive Heterosexual Couple
Francesca Razzolini, Francesco Saladini, Lisa Malincarne, Ilaria Vicenti, Nicola Palladino, Laura Romano, Daniela Francisci, and Maurizio Zazzi
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3856-3859; published ahead of print September 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01122-08
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Submasseteric Abscess Caused by Mycoplasma salivarium Infection
Andrea J. Grisold, Martin Hoenigl, Eva Leitner, Klaus Jakse, Gebhard Feierl, Reinhard B. Raggam, and Egon Marth
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3860-3862; published ahead of print August 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00807-08
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Letters To The Editor:

Inactivating Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Other Pathogens by Use of Bacteriocins OR-7 and E 50-52
Edward A. Svetoch, Vladimir P. Levchuk, Victor D. Pokhilenko, Boris V. Eruslanov, Evgenii V. Mitsevich, Irina P. Mitsevich, Vladimir V. Perelygin, Yuri G. Stepanshin, and Norman J. Stern
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3863-3865; published ahead of print September 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01081-08
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Microsatellite Typing of Cryptosporidium parvum in Isolates from a Waterborne Outbreak
Paul R. Hunter, Dawn C. Wilkinson, Iain R. Lake, Florence C. D. Harrison, Qutub Syed, Stephen J. Hadfield, and Rachel M. Chalmers
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3866-3867; published ahead of print September 3, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01636-08
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Occurrence of mecA in Nonstaphylococcal Pathogens in Surface Waters
Issmat I. Kassem, Malak A. Esseili, and Von Sigler
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3868-3869; published ahead of print September 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01035-08
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Stable Yeast-Like Form of Sporothrix schenckii: Lack of Dimorphic Stage
Giuseppe Criseo, Domenico Zungri, and Orazio Romeo
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3870-3871; published ahead of print September 17, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01135-08
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Errata:

Is a Two-Step Glutamate Dehyrogenase Antigen-Cytotoxicity Neutralization Assay Algorithm Superior to the Premier Toxin A and B Enzyme Immunoassay for Laboratory Detection of Clostridium difficile?
Peter H. Gilligan
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3872
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Author's Correction:

Real-Time PCR Method for Detection of Zygomycetes
D. Jane Hata, Seanne P. Buckwalter, Bobbi S. Pritt, Glenn D. Roberts, and Nancy L. Wengenack
J. Clin. Microbiol. November 2008 46: 3873
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