JCM -- Table of Contents (February 1 2008, 46 [2])

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Contents: February 2008, Volume 46, Issue 2

       Virology

       Bacteriology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Mycology

       Epidemiology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

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Virology:

Genetic Analysis of Influenza A/H3N2 and A/H1N1 Viruses Circulating in Vietnam from 2001 to 2006
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 399-405; published ahead of print October 17, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01549-07
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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
Norma Santos, Shinjiro Honma, Maria do Carmo S. T. Timenetsky, Alexandre C. Linhares, Hiroshi Ushijima, George E. Armah, Jon R. Gentsch, and Yasutaka Hoshino
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 462-469; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01361-07
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Prediction of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Plasma Load from Evaluation of CMV Whole-Blood Load in Samples from Renal Transplant Recipients
Isabelle Garrigue, Adélaïde Doussau, Julien Asselineau, Hélène Bricout, Lionel Couzi, Catherine Rio, Pierre Merville, Hervé Fleury, Marie-Edith Lafon, and Rodolphe Thiébaut
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 493-498; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01499-07
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Testing Strategy To Identify Cases of Acute Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and To Project HCV Incidence Rates
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 499-506; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01229-07
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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
Masashi Ninomiya, Masaharu Takahashi, Tsutomu Nishizawa, Tooru Shimosegawa, and Hiroaki Okamoto
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 507-514; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01703-07
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Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Comprehensive Detection of Human Rhinoviruses
Xiaoyan Lu, Brian Holloway, Ryan K. Dare, Jane Kuypers, Shigeo Yagi, John V. Williams, Caroline B. Hall, and Dean D. Erdman
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 533-539; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01739-07
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Multiplex Detection of Human Herpesviruses from Archival Specimens by Using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
Malin I. L. Sjöholm, Joakim Dillner, and Joyce Carlson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 540-545; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01565-07
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Pathotypical Characterization and Molecular Epidemiology of Newcastle Disease Virus Isolates from Different Hosts in China from 1996 to 2005
Zhuo-Ming Qin, Lei-Tao Tan, Huai-Ying Xu, Bao-Chen Ma, You-Ling Wang, Xiao-Yuan Yuan, and Wen-Jun Liu
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 601-611; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01356-07
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Rapid Detection and Molecular Serotyping of Adenovirus by Use of PCR Followed by Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 644-651; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00801-07
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Analysis of Echovirus 30 Isolates from Russia and New Independent States Revealing Frequent Recombination and Reemergence of Ancient Lineages
Alexander N. Lukashev, Olga E. Ivanova, Tatiana P. Eremeeva, and Larisa V. Gmyl
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 665-670; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02386-06
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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
Qi Zhang, Linhong Wang, Yan Jiang, Liwen Fang, Pinliang Pan, Shuangyan Gong, Jun Yao, Yi-Wei Tang, Sten H. Vermund, and Yujiang Jia
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 721-726; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01539-07
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Cervical Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection and HPV Type 16 Antibodies in South African Women
Dianne J. Marais, Debbie Constant, Bruce Allan, Henri Carrara, Margaret Hoffman, Samuel Shapiro, Chelsea Morroni, and Anna-Lise Williamson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 732-739; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01322-07
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Cervical Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Infection in South African Women: Implications for HPV Screening and Vaccine Strategies
Bruce Allan, Dianne J. Marais, Margaret Hoffman, Samuel Shapiro, and Anna-Lise Williamson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 740-742; published ahead of print October 31, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01981-07
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Molecular Characterization of Three New Virulent Newcastle Disease Virus Variants Isolated in China
Lei-Tao Tan, Huai-Ying Xu, You-Ling Wang, Zhuo-Ming Qin, Lei Sun, Wen-Jun Liu, and Zhi-Zhong Cui
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 750-753; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01587-07
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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
Maria Makuwa, Mélanie Caron, Sandrine Souquière, Gabriel Malonga-Mouelet, Antoine Mahé, and Mirdad Kazanji
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 754-756; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02142-07
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Early Impairment of Gut Function and Gut Flora Supporting a Role for Alteration of Gastrointestinal Mucosa in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Pathogenesis
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 757-758; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01729-07
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Human Parechovirus Type 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6 Detection in Picornavirus Cultures
Michel de Vries, Krzysztof Pyrc, Ron Berkhout, Wilma Vermeulen-Oost, Ronald Dijkman, Maarten F. Jebbink, Sylvia Bruisten, Ben Berkhout, and Lia van der Hoek
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 759-762; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02009-07
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Discrimination of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Strains by Nucleotide Sequence Variations
Hisatoshi Kaneko, Takashi Kawana, Ken Ishioka, Eiko Fukushima, and Tatsuo Suzutani
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 780-784; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01615-07
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Rapid and Highly Sensitive Coxsackievirus A Indirect Immunofluorescence Assay Typing Kit for Enterovirus Serotyping
Tsuey-Li Lin, Yi-Syue Li, Chiao-Wei Huang, Chiu-Chu Hsu, Ho-Sheng Wu, Tsan-Chang Tseng, and Chen-Fu Yang
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 785-788; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01114-07
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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
Jérôme LeGoff, Rachid Kara, Florence Moulin, Ali Si-Mohamed, Anne Krivine, Laurent Bélec, and Pierre Lebon
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 789-791; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00959-07
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Dual-Reporter Phenotypic Assay for Human Immunodeficiency Viruses
Keiko Kajiwara, Eiichi Kodama, Yasuko Sakagami, Takeshi Naito, and Masao Matsuoka
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 792-795; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01470-07
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Bacteriology:

Relationships of Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Strains to Hemolytic and Nonhemolytic Haemophilus haemolyticus Strains
Kirk W. McCrea, Jingping Xie, Nathan LaCross, Mayurika Patel, Deepa Mukundan, Timothy F. Murphy, Carl F. Marrs, and Janet R. Gilsdorf
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 406-416; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01832-07
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Association of Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae Infection with Population-Limiting Respiratory Disease in Free-Ranging Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis canadensis)
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 423-430; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01931-07
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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
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 431-437; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01484-07
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Development of a Species-Specific fur Gene-Based Method for Identification of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex
Karlene H. Lynch and Jonathan J. Dennis
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 447-455; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01460-07
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eap Gene as Novel Target for Specific Identification of Staphylococcus aureus
Muzaffar Hussain, Christof von Eiff, Bhanu Sinha, Insa Joost, Mathias Herrmann, Georg Peters, and Karsten Becker
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 470-476; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01425-07
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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage among Injection Drug Users: Six Years Later
G. N. Al-Rawahi, A. G. Schreader, S. D. Porter, D. L. Roscoe, R. Gustafson, and E. A. Bryce
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 477-479; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01596-07
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Virulence Factors in Urinary Escherichia coli Strains: Phylogenetic Background and Quinolone and Fluoroquinolone Resistance
Gabriella Piatti, Alessandro Mannini, Maria Balistreri, and Anna Maria Schito
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 480-487; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01488-07
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Evaluation of Quantitative Analysis of Cultures from Sonicated Retrieved Orthopedic Implants in Diagnosis of Orthopedic Infection
Jaime Esteban, Enrique Gomez-Barrena, Jose Cordero, Nieves Zamora Martín-de-Hijas, Teemu J. Kinnari, and Ricardo Fernandez-Roblas
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 488-492; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01762-07
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High-Level Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Ophthalmic Clinical Isolates Belonging to the Species Corynebacterium macginleyi
Hiroshi Eguchi, Tomomi Kuwahara, Tatsuro Miyamoto, Haruyuki Nakayama-Imaohji, Minoru Ichimura, Tetsuya Hayashi, and Hiroshi Shiota
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 527-532; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01741-07
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Differences in Potential for Selection of Clindamycin-Resistant Mutants Between Inducible erm(A) and erm(C) Staphylococcus aureus Genes
Claire Daurel, Corinne Huet, Anne Dhalluin, Michèle Bes, Jerome Etienne, and Roland Leclercq
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 546-550; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01925-07
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Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method Targeting the TTS1 Gene Cluster for Detection of Burkholderia pseudomallei and Diagnosis of Melioidosis
Narisara Chantratita, Ella Meumann, Aunchalee Thanwisai, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Saran Wannapasni, Sarinna Tumapa, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 568-573; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01817-07
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spa Typing of Staphylococcus aureus as a Frontline Tool in Epidemiological Typing
B. Strommenger, C. Braulke, D. Heuck, C. Schmidt, B. Pasemann, U. Nübel, and W. Witte
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 574-581; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01599-07
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Multiplex PCR for Rapid Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Suspected to Represent Community-Acquired Strains
B. Strommenger, C. Braulke, B. Pasemann, C. Schmidt, and W. Witte
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 582-587; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01600-07
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Prediction of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Involvement in Disease Sites by Concomitant Nasal Sampling
Ari Robicsek, Mira Suseno, Jennifer L. Beaumont, Richard B. Thomson, Jr., and Lance R. Peterson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 588-592; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01746-07
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Identification of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and Other Pathogenic Brachyspira Species in Chickens from Laying Flocks with Diarrhea or Reduced Production or Both
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 593-600; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01829-07
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Application of a Microsphere-Based Array for Rapid Identification of Acinetobacter spp. with Distinct Antimicrobial Susceptibilities
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 612-617; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01798-07
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Isolation and Characterization of Bartonella bacilliformis from an Expatriate Ecuadorian
Shari L. Lydy, Marina E. Eremeeva, Deborah Asnis, Christopher D. Paddock, William L. Nicholson, David J. Silverman, and Gregory A. Dasch
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 627-637; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01207-07
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Comprehensive Study of Corynebacterium freneyi Strains and Extended and Emended Description of Corynebacterium freneyi Renaud, Aubel, Riegel, Meugnier, and Bollet 2001
Guido Funke and Reinhard Frodl
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 638-643; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01491-07
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Utility of Real-Time PCR for Diagnosis of Legionnaires’ Disease in Routine Clinical Practice
Bram M. W. Diederen, Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans, Christina M. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, and Marcel F. Peeters
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 671-677; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01196-07
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Evaluation of Commercial Antisera for Salmonella Serotyping
Kimmi N. Schrader, Ali Fernandez-Castro, Wendy K. W. Cheung, Claudia M. Crandall, and Sharon L. Abbott
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 685-688; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01808-07
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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
Hee Young Kang, Ki Young Kim, Jungmin Kim, Je Chul Lee, Yoo Chul Lee, Dong Taek Cho, and Sung Yong Seol
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 700-706; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01677-07
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Simultaneous Detection of Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae by Use of Molecular Beacons in a Duplex Real-Time PCR
Karolina Gullsby, Martin Storm, and Kåre Bondeson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 727-731; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01540-07
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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
Jason E. Farley, Paul D. Stamper, Tracy Ross, Mian Cai, Sharon Speser, and Karen C. Carroll
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 743-746; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02071-07
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In Vitro Bactericidal Activity of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Bactericidal Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Cocolonized versus Noncocolonized Children
Gili Regev-Yochay, Richard Malley, Ethan Rubinstein, Meir Raz, Ron Dagan, and Marc Lipsitch
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 747-749; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01781-07
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The Microbicide Tenofovir Does Not Inhibit Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Urine Samples
Billie Jo Wood, Patricia Rizzo-Price, Jeff Holden, Andrew Hardick, Thomas C. Quinn, and Charlotte A. Gaydos
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 763-765; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01867-07
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Bartonella tamiae sp. nov., a Newly Recognized Pathogen Isolated from Three Human Patients from Thailand
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 772-775; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02120-07
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Molecular Method for Bartonella Species Identification in Clinical and Environmental Samples
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 776-779; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01720-07
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Multiplex PCR That Can Distinguish between Immunologically Cross- Reactive Serovar 3, 6, and 8 Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Strains
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 800-803; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01787-07
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Virulence Genotypes and Phylogenetic Background of Escherichia coli Serogroup O6 Isolates from Humans, Dogs, and Cats
James R. Johnson, Brian Johnston, Connie R. Clabots, Michael A. Kuskowski, Elisabeth Roberts, and Chitrita DebRoy
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 417-422; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00674-07
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Rapid Preclinical Detection of Sheeppox Virus by a Real-Time PCR Assay
C. A. Balinsky, G. Delhon, G. Smoliga, M. Prarat, R. A. French, S. J. Geary, D. L. Rock, and L. L. Rodriguez
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 438-442; published ahead of print November 21, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01953-07
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Prevalence and Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant (Type ACSSuT) Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Strains in Isolates from Four Gosling Farms and a Hatchery Farm
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 522-526; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00709-07
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Mycology:

Candida bracarensis Detected among Isolates of Candida glabrata by Peptide Nucleic Acid Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization: Susceptibility Data and Documentation of Presumed Infection
Justin A. Bishop, Nancy Chase, Shelley S. Magill, Cletus P. Kurtzman, Mark J. Fiandaca, and William G. Merz
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 443-446; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01986-07
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Candida krusei, a Multidrug-Resistant Opportunistic Fungal Pathogen: Geographic and Temporal Trends from the ARTEMIS DISK Antifungal Surveillance Program, 2001 to 2005
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 515-521; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01915-07
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Selection of a Surrogate Agent (Fluconazole or Voriconazole) for Initial Susceptibility Testing of Posaconazole against Candida spp.: Results from a Global Antifungal Surveillance Program
M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, L. Boyken, S. Tendolkar, R. J. Hollis, and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 551-559; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01952-07
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Multilocus Sequence Typing Reveals that the Population Structure of Candida dubliniensis Is Significantly Less Divergent than That of Candida albicans
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 652-664; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01574-07
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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
João Inácio, Orfeu Flores, and Isabel Spencer-Martins
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 713-720; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00514-07
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Molecular and Phenotypic Data Supporting Distinct Species Statuses for Scedosporium apiospermum and Pseudallescheria boydii and the Proposed New Species Scedosporium dehoogii
Fèlix Gilgado, Josep Cano, Josepa Gené, Deanna A. Sutton, and Josep Guarro
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 766-771; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01122-07
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Epidemiology:

Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Atopic Patients Revealing Presence of Similar Strains in Isolates from Children and Their Parents
Sonja Bonness, Christiane Szekat, Natalija Novak, and Gabriele Bierbaum
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 456-461; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01734-07
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Colonization and Persistence of Antibiotic-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Strains in Infants Nursed in Two Neonatal Intensive Care Units in East London, United Kingdom
Michael Millar, Alex Philpott, Mark Wilks, Angela Whiley, Simon Warwick, Enid Hennessy, Pietro Coen, Stephen Kempley, Fiona Stacey, and Kate Costeloe
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 560-567; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00832-07
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Genotypic Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from a Multinational Trial of Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections
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.
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 678-684; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01822-07
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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
Hong Fang, Ferda Ataker, Göran Hedin, and Kathrine Dornbusch
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 707-712; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01943-07
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Molecular Characterization of a Novel Fastidious Mycobacterium Causing Lepromatous Lesions of the Skin, Subcutis, Cornea, and Conjunctiva of Cats Living in Victoria, Australia
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 618-626; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01186-07
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Development of Multiplex Assay for Rapid Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 689-699; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01821-07
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Colorimetric Detection of Multidrug-Resistant or Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis by Use of Malachite Green Indicator Dye
Parissa Farnia, Mohammad Reza Masjedi, Foroozan Mohammadi, Payam Tabarsei, Poopak Farnia, Ali Reza Mohammadzadeh, Parvaneh Baghei, Mohammad Varahram, Sven Hoffner, and Ali Akbar Velayati
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 796-799; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01435-07
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Case Reports:

Gardnerella vaginalis Bacteremia in a Previously Healthy Man: Case Report and Characterization of the Isolate
Philippe R. S. Lagacé-Wiens, Betty Ng, Aleisha Reimer, Tamara Burdz, Deborah Wiebe, and Kathryn Bernard
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 804-806; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01545-07
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Heterogeneity of Hemolysin Expression during Neonatal Streptococcus agalactiae Sepsis
Anja Sigge, Manuel Schmid, Stefanie Mauerer, and Barbara Spellerberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 807-809; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01963-07
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Health Care-Associated Endocarditis Caused by Staphylococcus aureus with Reduced Susceptibility to Vancomycin
Chia-Yu Chi, Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, Shih-Min Wang, Jing-Ming Wu, Yu-Jen Yang, and Ching-Chuan Liu
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 810-813; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01004-07
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β-Lactam Failure in Treatment of Two Group G Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis Pharyngitis Patients
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
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 814-816; published ahead of print December 5, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00985-07
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Treatment with Tigecycline of Recurrent Urosepsis Caused by Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli
Wolfgang A. Krueger, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Manou Peiffer, Udo Nagele, Klaus E. Unertl, and Torsten H. Schroeder
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 817-820; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01340-07
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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
Charles E. Rose, III, June M. Brown, and John F. Fisher
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 821-823; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01132-07
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Letters To The Editor:

Evaluation of Conventional Microbiological Procedures and Molecular Genetic Techniques for Diagnosis of Infections in Patients with Implanted Orthopedic Devices
C. Dora, M. Altwegg, C. Gerber, E. C. Böttger, and R. Zbinden
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 824-825; published ahead of print November 26, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01227-07
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Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism in Two Representative Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium bovis Isolates Collected from Patients in a Spanish Hospital Harboring a Human Infection Outbreak
Beatriz Romero, Alicia Aranaz, Javier Bezos, Julio Álvarez, Lucía de Juan, Ana Mateos, Enrique Gómez-Mampaso, and Lucas Domínguez
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 826-827; published ahead of print December 19, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.00193-07
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Evaluation of a Multiplex PCR for Identification of Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli
Fabiana Cordeiro, Denise da Silva Gomes Pereira, Myrna Rocha, Marise Dutra Asensi, Waldir Pereira Elias, and Leila Carvalho Campos
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 828-829; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01865-07
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Multiprimer PCR System Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Cochabamba, Bolivia
Rudy Parrado, Daniel Lozano, Lineth Garcia, Mary Cruz Torrico, Raúl Delgado, Faustino Torrico, Monica Laserna, and Richard Reithinger
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 830-831; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01575-07
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Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus aureus and Foreign Travel
Kristjan O. Helgason, Michael E. Jones, and Giles Edwards
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 832-833; published ahead of print December 12, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.02154-07
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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
Joseph D. C. Yao, Jeffrey J. Germer, F. Damond, B. Roquebert, and D. Descamps
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 834
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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
Andreas F. Widmer, Dominik Mertz, and R. Frei
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 835
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Errata:

Correlation between Infections with Different Genotypes of Human Cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr Virus in Subgingival Samples and Periodontal Status of Patients
Yan-Min Wu, Jie Yan, David M. Ojcius, Li-Li Chen, Zhi-Yuan Gu, and Jian-Ping Pan
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2008 46: 836
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