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Virology:

Danjuan Li, Reiko Saito, Mai T. Q. Le, Hang L. K. Nguyen, Yasushi Suzuki, Yugo Shobugawa, Duc T. Dinh, Phuong V. M. Hoang, Huong T. T. Tran, Ha K. Nghiem, Long T. Hoang, Lien P. Huynh, Hien T. Nguyen, Makoto Nishikawa, and Hiroshi Suzuki

Genetic Analysis of Influenza A/H3N2 and A/H1N1 Viruses Circulating in Vietnam from 2001 to 2006
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 399-405. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Norma Santos, Shinjiro Honma, Maria do Carmo S. T. Timenetsky, Alexandre C. Linhares, Hiroshi Ushijima, George E. Armah, Jon R. Gentsch, and Yasutaka Hoshino

Development of a Microtiter Plate Hybridization-Based PCR-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Identification of Clinically Relevant Human Group A Rotavirus G and P Genotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 462-469. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Isabelle Garrigue, Adélaïde Doussau, Julien Asselineau, Hélène Bricout, Lionel Couzi, Catherine Rio, Pierre Merville, Hervé Fleury, Marie-Edith Lafon, and Rodolphe Thiébaut

Prediction of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Plasma Load from Evaluation of CMV Whole-Blood Load in Samples from Renal Transplant Recipients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 493-498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kimberly Page-Shafer, Brandee L. Pappalardo, Leslie H. Tobler, Bruce H. Phelps, Brian R. Edlin, Andrew R. Moss, Teresa L. Wright, David J. Wright, Thomas R. O'Brien, Sally Caglioti, and Michael P. Busch

Testing Strategy To Identify Cases of Acute Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and To Project HCV Incidence Rates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 499-506. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Masashi Ninomiya, Masaharu Takahashi, Tsutomu Nishizawa, Tooru Shimosegawa, and Hiroaki Okamoto

Development of PCR Assays with Nested Primers Specific for Differential Detection of Three Human Anelloviruses and Early Acquisition of Dual or Triple Infection during Infancy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 507-514. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Xiaoyan Lu, Brian Holloway, Ryan K. Dare, Jane Kuypers, Shigeo Yagi, John V. Williams, Caroline B. Hall, and Dean D. Erdman

Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Comprehensive Detection of Human Rhinoviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 533-539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Malin I. L. Sjöholm, Joakim Dillner, and Joyce Carlson

Multiplex Detection of Human Herpesviruses from Archival Specimens by Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 540-545. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Zhuo-Ming Qin, Lei-Tao Tan, Huai-Ying Xu, Bao-Chen Ma, You-Ling Wang, Xiao-Yuan Yuan, and Wen-Jun Liu

Pathotypical Characterization and Molecular Epidemiology of Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates from Different Hosts in China from 1996 to 2005
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 601-611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lawrence B. Blyn, Thomas A. Hall, Brian Libby, Raymond Ranken, Rangarajan Sampath, Karl Rudnick, Emily Moradi, Anjali Desai, David Metzgar, Kevin L. Russell, Nikki E. Freed, Melinda Balansay, Michael P. Broderick, Miguel A. Osuna, Steven A. Hofstadler, and David J. Ecker

Rapid Detection and Molecular Serotyping of Adenovirus by Use of PCR Followed by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 644-651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Alexander N. Lukashev, Olga E. Ivanova, Tatiana P. Eremeeva, and Larisa V. Gmyl

Analysis of Echovirus 30 Isolates from Russia and New Independent States Revealing Frequent Recombination and Reemergence of Ancient Lineages
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 665-670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Qi Zhang, Linhong Wang, Yan Jiang, Liwen Fang, Pinliang Pan, Shuangyan Gong, Jun Yao, Yi-Wei Tang, Sten H. Vermund, and Yujiang Jia

Early Infant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Detection Suitable for Resource-Limited Settings with Multiple Circulating Subtypes by Use of Nested Three-Monoplex DNA PCR and Dried Blood Spots
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 721-726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Dianne J. Marais, Debbie Constant, Bruce Allan, Henri Carrara, Margaret Hoffman, Samuel Shapiro, Chelsea Morroni, and Anna-Lise Williamson

Cervical Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection and HPV Type 16 Antibodies in South African Women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 732-739. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bruce Allan, Dianne J. Marais, Margaret Hoffman, Samuel Shapiro, and Anna-Lise Williamson

Cervical Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection in South African Women: Implications for HPV Screening and Vaccine Strategies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 740-742. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Lei-Tao Tan, Huai-Ying Xu, You-Ling Wang, Zhuo-Ming Qin, Lei Sun, Wen-Jun Liu, and Zhi-Zhong Cui

Molecular Characterization of Three New Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Variants Isolated in China
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 750-753. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Maria Makuwa, Mélanie Caron, Sandrine Souquière, Gabriel Malonga-Mouelet, Antoine Mahé, and Mirdad Kazanji

Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Hepatitis B and Delta Viruses in Pregnant Women in Gabon: Molecular Evidence that Hepatitis Delta Virus Clade 8 Originates from and Is Endemic in Central Africa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 754-756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea Gori, Camilla Tincati, Giuliano Rizzardini, Carlo Torti, Tiziana Quirino, Monique Haarman, Kaouther Ben Amor, Jacqueline van Schaik, Aldwin Vriesema, Jan Knol, Giulia Marchetti, Gjalt Welling, and Mario Clerici

Early Impairment of Gut Function and Gut Flora Supporting a Role for Alteration of Gastrointestinal Mucosa in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pathogenesis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 757-758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michel de Vries, Krzysztof Pyrc, Ron Berkhout, Wilma Vermeulen-Oost, Ronald Dijkman, Maarten F. Jebbink, Sylvia Bruisten, Ben Berkhout, and Lia van der Hoek

Human Parechovirus Type 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Detection in Picornavirus Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 759-762. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hisatoshi Kaneko, Takashi Kawana, Ken Ishioka, Eiko Fukushima, and Tatsuo Suzutani

Discrimination of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Strains by Nucleotide Sequence Variations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 780-784. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tsuey-Li Lin, Yi-Syue Li, Chiao-Wei Huang, Chiu-Chu Hsu, Ho-Sheng Wu, Tsan-Chang Tseng, and Chen-Fu Yang

Rapid and Highly Sensitive Coxsackievirus A Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay Typing Kit for Enterovirus Serotyping
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 785-788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jérôme LeGoff, Rachid Kara, Florence Moulin, Ali Si-Mohamed, Anne Krivine, Laurent Bélec, and Pierre Lebon

Evaluation of the One-Step Multiplex Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR ProFlu-1 Assay for Detection of Influenza A and Influenza B Viruses and Respiratory Syncytial Viruses in Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 789-791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Keiko Kajiwara, Eiichi Kodama, Yasuko Sakagami, Takeshi Naito, and Masao Matsuoka

Dual-Reporter Phenotypic Assay for Human Immunodeficiency Viruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 792-795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bacteriology:

Kirk W. McCrea, Jingping Xie, Nathan LaCross, Mayurika Patel, Deepa Mukundan, Timothy F. Murphy, Carl F. Marrs, and Janet R. Gilsdorf

Relationships of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Strains to Hemolytic and Nonhemolytic Haemophilus haemolyticus Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 406-416. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Thomas E. Besser, E. Frances Cassirer, Kathleen A. Potter, John VanderSchalie, Allison Fischer, Donald P. Knowles, David R. Herndon, Fred R. Rurangirwa, Glen C. Weiser, and Subramaniam Srikumaran

Association of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Infection with Population-Limiting Respiratory Disease in Free-Ranging Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 423-430. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

George Killgore, Angela Thompson, Stuart Johnson, Jon Brazier, Ed Kuijper, Jacques Pepin, Eric H. Frost, Paul Savelkoul, Brad Nicholson, Renate J. van den Berg, Haru Kato, Susan P. Sambol, Walter Zukowski, Christopher Woods, Brandi Limbago, Dale N. Gerding, and L. Clifford McDonald

Comparison of Seven Techniques for Typing International Epidemic Strains of Clostridium difficile: Restriction Endonuclease Analysis, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, PCR-Ribotyping, Multilocus Sequence Typing, Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis, Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism, and Surface Layer Protein A Gene Sequence Typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 431-437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karlene H. Lynch and Jonathan J. Dennis

Development of a Species-Specific fur Gene-Based Method for Identification of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 447-455. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Muzaffar Hussain, Christof von Eiff, Bhanu Sinha, Insa Joost, Mathias Herrmann, Georg Peters, and Karsten Becker

eap Gene as Novel Target for Specific Identification of Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 470-476. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

G. N. Al-Rawahi, A. G. Schreader, S. D. Porter, D. L. Roscoe, R. Gustafson, and E. A. Bryce

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage among Injection Drug Users: Six Years Later
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 477-479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gabriella Piatti, Alessandro Mannini, Maria Balistreri, and Anna Maria Schito

Virulence Factors in Urinary Escherichia coli Strains: Phylogenetic Background and Quinolone and Fluoroquinolone Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 480-487. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jaime Esteban, Enrique Gomez-Barrena, Jose Cordero, Nieves Zamora Martín-de-Hijas, Teemu J. Kinnari, and Ricardo Fernandez-Roblas

Evaluation of Quantitative Analysis of Cultures from Sonicated Retrieved Orthopedic Implants in Diagnosis of Orthopedic Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 488-492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hiroshi Eguchi, Tomomi Kuwahara, Tatsuro Miyamoto, Haruyuki Nakayama-Imaohji, Minoru Ichimura, Tetsuya Hayashi, and Hiroshi Shiota

High-Level Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Ophthalmic Clinical Isolates Belonging to the Species Corynebacterium macginleyi
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 527-532. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Claire Daurel, Corinne Huet, Anne Dhalluin, Michèle Bes, Jerome Etienne, and Roland Leclercq

Differences in Potential for Selection of Clindamycin-Resistant Mutants Between Inducible erm(A) and erm(C) Staphylococcus aureus Genes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 546-550. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Narisara Chantratita, Ella Meumann, Aunchalee Thanwisai, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Saran Wannapasni, Sarinna Tumapa, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock

Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method Targeting the TTS1 Gene Cluster for Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Diagnosis of Melioidosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 568-573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Strommenger, C. Braulke, D. Heuck, C. Schmidt, B. Pasemann, U. Nübel, and W. Witte

spa Typing of Staphylococcus aureus as a Frontline Tool in Epidemiological Typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 574-581. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

B. Strommenger, C. Braulke, B. Pasemann, C. Schmidt, and W. Witte

Multiplex PCR for Rapid Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Suspected to Represent Community-Acquired Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 582-587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ari Robicsek, Mira Suseno, Jennifer L. Beaumont, Richard B. Thomson, Jr., and Lance R. Peterson

Prediction of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Involvement in Disease Sites by Concomitant Nasal Sampling
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 588-592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anneke Feberwee, David J. Hampson, Nyree D. Phillips, Tom La, Harold M. J. F. van der Heijden, Gerard J. Wellenberg, R. Marius Dwars, and Wil J. M. Landman

Identification of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and Other Pathogenic Brachyspira Species in Chickens from Laying Flocks with Diarrhea or Reduced Production or Both
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 593-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Yu-Chi Lin, Wang-Huei Sheng, Shan-Chwen Chang, Jann-Tay Wang, Yee-Chun Chen, Ruei-Jiuan Wu, Ko-Chiang Hsia, and Shu-Ying Li

Application of a Microsphere-Based Array for Rapid Identification of Acinetobacter spp. with Distinct Antimicrobial Susceptibilities
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 612-617. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Shari L. Lydy, Marina E. Eremeeva, Deborah Asnis, Christopher D. Paddock, William L. Nicholson, David J. Silverman, and Gregory A. Dasch

Isolation and Characterization of Bartonella bacilliformis from an Expatriate Ecuadorian
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 627-637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Guido Funke and Reinhard Frodl

Comprehensive Study of Corynebacterium freneyi Strains and Extended and Emended Description of Corynebacterium freneyi Renaud, Aubel, Riegel, Meugnier, and Bollet 2001
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 638-643. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Bram M. W. Diederen, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, Christina M. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, and Marcel F. Peeters

Utility of Real-Time PCR for Diagnosis of Legionnaires’ Disease in Routine Clinical Practice
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 671-677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kimmi N. Schrader, Ali Fernandez-Castro, Wendy K. W. Cheung, Claudia M. Crandall, and Sharon L. Abbott

Evaluation of Commercial Antisera for Salmonella Serotyping
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 685-688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Hee Young Kang, Ki Young Kim, Jungmin Kim, Je Chul Lee, Yoo Chul Lee, Dong Taek Cho, and Sung Yong Seol

Distribution of Conjugative-Plasmid-Mediated 16S rRNA Methylase Genes among Amikacin-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Isolates Collected in 1995 to 1998 and 2001 to 2006 at a University Hospital in South Korea and Identification of Conjugative Plasmids Mediating Dissemination of 16S rRNA Methylase
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 700-706. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Karolina Gullsby, Martin Storm, and Kåre Bondeson

Simultaneous Detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae by Use of Molecular Beacons in a Duplex Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 727-731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Jason E. Farley, Paul D. Stamper, Tracy Ross, Mian Cai, Sharon Speser, and Karen C. Carroll

Comparison of the BD GeneOhm Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR Assay to Culture by Use of BBL CHROMagar MRSA for Detection of MRSA in Nasal Surveillance Cultures from an At-Risk Community Population
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 743-746. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gili Regev-Yochay, Richard Malley, Ethan Rubinstein, Meir Raz, Ron Dagan, and Marc Lipsitch

In Vitro Bactericidal Activity of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Bactericidal Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Cocolonized versus Noncocolonized Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 747-749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Billie Jo Wood, Patricia Rizzo-Price, Jeff Holden, Andrew Hardick, Thomas C. Quinn, and Charlotte A. Gaydos

The Microbicide Tenofovir Does Not Inhibit Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Urine Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 763-765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Kosoy, Christina Morway, Kelly W. Sheff, Ying Bai, James Colborn, Linda Chalcraft, Scott F. Dowell, Leonard F. Peruski, Susan A. Maloney, Henry Baggett, Saithip Sutthirattana, Anussorn Sidhirat, Soichi Maruyama, Hidenori Kabeya, Bruno B. Chomel, Rickie Kasten, Vsevolod Popov, Jennilee Robinson, Alexander Kruglov, and Lyle R. Petersen

Bartonella tamiae sp. nov., a Newly Recognized Pathogen Isolated from Three Human Patients from Thailand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 772-775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Coral García-Esteban, Horacio Gil, Manuela Rodríguez-Vargas, Xeider Gerrikagoitia, Jesse Barandika, Raquel Escudero, Isabel Jado, Cristina García-Amil, Marta Barral, Ana L. García-Pérez, Mangesh Bhide, and Pedro Anda

Molecular Method for Bartonella Species Identification in Clinical and Environmental Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 776-779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

L. Zhou, S. C. P. Jones, Ø. Angen, J. T. Bossé, J. H. E. Nash, J. Frey, R. Zhou, H. C. Chen, J. S. Kroll, A. N. Rycroft, and P. R. Langford

Multiplex PCR That Can Distinguish between Immunologically Cross- Reactive Serovar 3, 6, and 8 Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 800-803. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

James R. Johnson, Brian Johnston, Connie R. Clabots, Michael A. Kuskowski, Elisabeth Roberts, and Chitrita DebRoy

Virulence Genotypes and Phylogenetic Background of Escherichia coli Serogroup O6 Isolates from Humans, Dogs, and Cats
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 417-422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

C. A. Balinsky, G. Delhon, G. Smoliga, M. Prarat, R. A. French, S. J. Geary, D. L. Rock, and L. L. Rodriguez

Rapid Preclinical Detection of Sheeppox Virus by a Real-Time PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 438-442. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chang-You Yu, Shih-Jen Chou, Chia-Ming Yeh, Maw-Rong Chao, Kwo-Ching Huang, Yung-Fu Chang, Chien-Shun Chiou, Francois-Xavier Weill, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Chi-Hong Chu, and Chishih Chu

Prevalence and Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant (Type ACSSuT) Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Strains in Isolates from Four Gosling Farms and a Hatchery Farm
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 522-526. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycology:

Justin A. Bishop, Nancy Chase, Shelley S. Magill, Cletus P. Kurtzman, Mark J. Fiandaca, and William G. Merz

Candida bracarensis Detected among Isolates of Candida glabrata by Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization: Susceptibility Data and Documentation of Presumed Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 443-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, D. L. Gibbs, V. A. Newell, E. Nagy, S. Dobiasova, M. Rinaldi, R. Barton, A. Veselov, and the Global Antifungal Surveillance Group

Candida krusei, a Multidrug-Resistant Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen: Geographic and Temporal Trends from the ARTEMIS DISK Antifungal Surveillance Program, 2001 to 2005
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 515-521. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, L. Boyken, S. Tendolkar, R. J. Hollis, and D. J. Diekema

Selection of a Surrogate Agent (Fluconazole or Voriconazole) for Initial Susceptibility Testing of Posaconazole against Candida spp.: Results from a Global Antifungal Surveillance Program
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 551-559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brenda A. McManus, David C. Coleman, Gary Moran, Emmanuelle Pinjon, Dorothée Diogo, Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux, Silvia Borecká-Melkusova, Helena Bujdákova, Philip Murphy, Christophe d'Enfert, and Derek J. Sullivan

Multilocus Sequence Typing Reveals that the Population Structure of Candida dubliniensis Is Significantly Less Divergent than That of Candida albicans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 652-664. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

João Inácio, Orfeu Flores, and Isabel Spencer-Martins

Efficient Identification of Clinically Relevant Candida Yeast Species by Use of an Assay Combining Panfungal Loop-Mediated Isothermal DNA Amplification with Hybridization to Species-Specific Oligonucleotide Probes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 713-720. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fèlix Gilgado, Josep Cano, Josepa Gené, Deanna A. Sutton, and Josep Guarro

Molecular and Phenotypic Data Supporting Distinct Species Statuses for Scedosporium apiospermum and Pseudallescheria boydii and the Proposed New Species Scedosporium dehoogii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 766-771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Epidemiology:

Sonja Bonness, Christiane Szekat, Natalija Novak, and Gabriele Bierbaum

Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Atopic Patients Revealing Presence of Similar Strains in Isolates from Children and Their Parents
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 456-461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Michael Millar, Alex Philpott, Mark Wilks, Angela Whiley, Simon Warwick, Enid Hennessy, Pietro Coen, Stephen Kempley, Fiona Stacey, and Kate Costeloe

Colonization and Persistence of Antibiotic-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Strains in Infants Nursed in Two Neonatal Intensive Care Units in East London, United Kingdom
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 560-567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Steven J. Campbell, Hitesh S. Deshmukh, Charlotte L. Nelson, In-Gyu Bae, Martin E. Stryjewski, Jerome J. Federspiel, Giang T. Tonthat, Thomas H. Rude, Steven L. Barriere, Ralph Corey, and Vance G. Fowler, Jr.

Genotypic Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from a Multinational Trial of Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 678-684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material]  

Hong Fang, Ferda Ataker, Göran Hedin, and Kathrine Dornbusch

Molecular Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases among Escherichia coli Isolates Collected in a Swedish Hospital and Its Associated Health Care Facilities from 2001 to 2006
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 707-712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

J. A. Fyfe, C. McCowan, C. R. O'Brien, M. Globan, C. Birch, P. Revill, V. R. D. Barrs, J. Wayne, M. S. Hughes, S. Holloway, and R. Malik

Molecular Characterization of a Novel Fastidious Mycobacterium Causing Lepromatous Lesions of the Skin, Subcutis, Cornea, and Conjunctiva of Cats Living in Victoria, Australia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 618-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

I. L. Bergval, R. N. C. P. Vijzelaar, E. R. Dalla Costa, A. R. J. Schuitema, L. Oskam, A. L. Kritski, P. R. Klatser, and R. M. Anthony

Development of Multiplex Assay for Rapid Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 689-699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Parissa Farnia, Mohammad Reza Masjedi, Foroozan Mohammadi, Payam Tabarsei, Poopak Farnia, Ali Reza Mohammadzadeh, Parvaneh Baghei, Mohammad Varahram, Sven Hoffner, and Ali Akbar Velayati

Colorimetric Detection of Multidrug-Resistant or Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis by Use of Malachite Green Indicator Dye
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 796-799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Case Reports:

Philippe R. S. Lagacé-Wiens, Betty Ng, Aleisha Reimer, Tamara Burdz, Deborah Wiebe, and Kathryn Bernard

Gardnerella vaginalis Bacteremia in a Previously Healthy Man: Case Report and Characterization of the Isolate
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 804-806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anja Sigge, Manuel Schmid, Stefanie Mauerer, and Barbara Spellerberg

Heterogeneity of Hemolysin Expression during Neonatal Streptococcus agalactiae Sepsis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 807-809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Chia-Yu Chi, Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, Shih-Min Wang, Jing-Ming Wu, Yu-Jen Yang, and Ching-Chuan Liu

Health Care-Associated Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 810-813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Vincenzo Savini, Chiara Catavitello, Marzia Talia, Assunta Manna, Franca Pompetti, Giovanni Di Bonaventura, Nicola Di Giuseppe, Fabio Febbo, Andrea Balbinot, Silvia Di Zacomo, Francesca Esattore, and Domenico D'Antonio

β-Lactam Failure in Treatment of Two Group G Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis Pharyngitis Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 814-816. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Wolfgang A. Krueger, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Manou Peiffer, Udo Nagele, Klaus E. Unertl, and Torsten H. Schroeder

Treatment with Tigecycline of Recurrent Urosepsis Caused by Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 817-820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Charles E. Rose, III, June M. Brown, and John F. Fisher

Brain Abscess Caused by Streptomyces Infection following Penetration Trauma: Case Report and Results of Susceptibility Analysis of 92 Isolates of Streptomyces Species Submitted to the CDC from 2000 to 2004
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 821-823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Letters To The Editor:

C. Dora, M. Altwegg, C. Gerber, E. C. Böttger, and R. Zbinden

Evaluation of Conventional Microbiological Procedures and Molecular Genetic Techniques for Diagnosis of Infections in Patients with Implanted Orthopedic Devices
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 824-825. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Beatriz Romero, Alicia Aranaz, Javier Bezos, Julio Álvarez, Lucía de Juan, Ana Mateos, Enrique Gómez-Mampaso, and Lucas Domínguez

Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism in Two Representative Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium bovis Isolates Collected from Patients in a Spanish Hospital Harboring a Human Infection Outbreak
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 826-827. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fabiana Cordeiro, Denise da Silva Gomes Pereira, Myrna Rocha, Marise Dutra Asensi, Waldir Pereira Elias, and Leila Carvalho Campos

Evaluation of a Multiplex PCR for Identification of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 828-829. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rudy Parrado, Daniel Lozano, Lineth Garcia, Mary Cruz Torrico, Raúl Delgado, Faustino Torrico, Monica Laserna, and Richard Reithinger

Multiprimer PCR System Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Cochabamba, Bolivia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 830-831. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kristjan O. Helgason, Michael E. Jones, and Giles Edwards

Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus aureus and Foreign Travel
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 832-833. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Joseph D. C. Yao, Jeffrey J. Germer, F. Damond, B. Roquebert, and D. Descamps

Plasma Load Discrepancies between the Roche Cobas Amplicor Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Monitor Version 1.5 and Roche Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HIV-1 Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 834. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas F. Widmer, Dominik Mertz, and R. Frei

Necessity of Screening of both the Nose and the Throat To Detect Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in Patients upon Admission to an Intensive Care Unit
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 835. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Errata:

Yan-Min Wu, Jie Yan, David M. Ojcius, Li-Li Chen, Zhi-Yuan Gu, and Jian-Ping Pan

Correlation between Infections with Different Genotypes of Human Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in Subgingival Samples and Periodontal Status of Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 836. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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