JCM -- Table of Contents (April 1 2008, 46 [4])

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Contents: April 2008, Volume 46, Issue 4

       Virology

       Bacteriology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Epidemiology

       Mycology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

       Author's Corrections

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Virology:

Genotyping of Human Papillomaviruses by a Novel One-Step Typing Method with Multiplex PCR and Clinical Applications
Morie Nishiwaki, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Somako Tone, Taichi Murai, Tatsuya Ohkawara, Takakuni Matsunami, Motoiki Koizumi, Yoshitake Takagi, Jun Yamaguchi, Nobuo Kondo, Jun Nishihira, Takeharu Horikawa, and Takashi Yoshiki
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1161-1168; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00793-07
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Multiple Combinations of P[13]-Like Genotype with G3, G4, and G5 in Porcine Rotaviruses
Wisoot Chan-it, Pattara Khamrin, Prayuth Saekhow, Chansom Pantip, Aksara Thongprachum, Supatra Peerakome, Hiroshi Ushijima, and Niwat Maneekarn
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1169-1173; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00856-07
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RespiFinder: a New Multiparameter Test To Differentially Identify Fifteen Respiratory Viruses
Martin Reijans, Gijs Dingemans, Corné H. Klaassen, Jacques F. Meis, Judith Keijdener, Brit Mulders, Kimberly Eadie, Willem van Leeuwen, Alex van Belkum, Alphons M. Horrevorts, and Guus Simons
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1232-1240; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02294-07
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Detection of Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA in EDTA Whole-Blood Samples: Evaluation of the Quantitative artus CMV LightCycler PCR Kit in Conjunction with Automated Sample Preparation
Birgit D. A. Michelin, Ita Hadzisejdic, Michael Bozic, Maja Grahovac, Markus Hess, Blazenka Grahovac, Egon Marth, and Harald H. Kessler
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1241-1245; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01403-07
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Comparison of Reverse Hybridization, Microarray, and Sequence Analysis for Genotyping Hepatitis B Virus
Suzan D. Pas, Nathalie Tran, Robert A. de Man, C. Burghoorn-Maas, Guy Vernet, and Hubert G. M. Niesters
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1268-1273; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01519-07
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Clinical Evaluation of NucliSENS Magnetic Extraction and NucliSENS Analyte-Specific Reagents for Real-Time Detection of Human Metapneumovirus in Pediatric Respiratory Specimens
Christine C. Ginocchio, Ryhana Manji, Madhavi Lotlikar, and Fan Zhang
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1274-1280; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01567-07
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Comparison of Nine Commercially Available Assays for Quantification of Antibody Response to Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen
D. Huzly, T. Schenk, W. Jilg, and D. Neumann-Haefelin
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1298-1306; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02430-07
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Impact of Human Bocavirus on Children and Their Families
Susanna Esposito, Samantha Bosis, Hubert G. M. Niesters, Elena Tremolati, Caterina Sabatini, Alessandro Porta, Emilio Fossali, Albert D. M. E. Osterhaus, and Nicola Principi
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1337-1342; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02160-07
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Emergence of G12 Rotavirus Strains in Delhi, India, in 2000 to 2007
S. Sharma, P. Ray, J. R. Gentsch, R. I. Glass, V. Kalra, and M. K. Bhan
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1343-1348; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02358-07
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Acute Infantile Gastroenteritis Associated with Human Enteric Viruses in Tunisia
Khira Sdiri-Loulizi, Hakima Gharbi-Khélifi, Alexis de Rougemont, Slaheddine Chouchane, Nabil Sakly, Katia Ambert-Balay, Mouna Hassine, Mohamed Neji Guédiche, Mahjoub Aouni, and Pierre Pothier
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1349-1355; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02438-07
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Increase of Integration Events and Infection Loads of Human Papillomavirus Type 52 with Lesion Severity from Low-Grade Cervical Lesion to Invasive Cancer
Jo L. K. Cheung, T. H. Cheung, Julian W. T. Tang, and Paul K. S. Chan
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1356-1362; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01785-07
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Dried-Blood Sampling for Epstein-Barr Virus Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgA Serology in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Screening
J. Fachiroh, P. R. Prasetyanti, D. K. Paramita, A. T. Prasetyawati, D. W. Anggrahini, S. M. Haryana, and J. M. Middeldorp
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1374-1380; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01368-07
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Lagos Bat Virus in Kenya
Ivan V. Kuzmin, Michael Niezgoda, Richard Franka, Bernard Agwanda, Wanda Markotter, Janet C. Beagley, Olga Y. Urazova, Robert F. Breiman, and Charles E. Rupprecht
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1451-1461; published ahead of print February 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00016-08
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Prevalence of Human Metapneumovirus in Central Illinois in Patients Thought To Have Respiratory Viral Infection
Joan Barenfanger, Tina Mueller, Janet O'Brien, Cheryl Drake, and Jerry Lawhorn
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1489-1490; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02283-07
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Assessment of Rapid Tests for Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Specific Antibodies in Recently Infected Individuals
Brian Louie, Ernest Wong, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Sally Liska, Frederick Hecht, Terri Dowling, Martha Obeso, Susan S. Phillips, and Mark W. Pandori
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1494-1497; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01945-07
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Smallpox Virus Resequencing GeneChips Can Also Rapidly Ascertain Species Status for Some Zoonotic Non-Variola Orthopoxviruses
Irshad M. Sulaiman, Scott A. Sammons, and Robert M. Wohlhueter
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1507-1509; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00158-08
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GeneXpert Enterovirus Assay: One-Year Experience in a Routine Laboratory Setting and Evaluation on Three Proficiency Panels
Katja Seme, Tina Mocilnik, Kristina Fujs Komlos, Ana Doplihar, David H. Persing, and Mario Poljak
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1510-1513; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01694-07
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Evaluation of the Abbott RealTime HBV DNA Assay and Comparison to the Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan 48 Assay in Monitoring Patients with Chronic Cases of Hepatitis B
Marco Ciotti, Fabbio Marcuccilli, Tania Guenci, Maria Grazia Prignano, and Carlo Federico Perno
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1517-1519; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02046-07
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Variation of a Newcastle Disease Virus Hemagglutinin-Neuraminidase Linear Epitope
Sun-Hee Cho, Hyuk-Joon Kwon, Tae-Eun Kim, Jae-Hong Kim, Han-Sang Yoo, and Sun-Joong Kim
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1541-1544; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00187-08
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Bacteriology:

Reductions in Workload and Reporting Time by Use of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Screening with MRSASelect Medium Compared to Mannitol-Salt Medium Supplemented with Oxacillin
Philippe R. S. Lagacé-Wiens, Michelle J. Alfa, Kanchana Manickam, and Godfrey K. M. Harding
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1174-1177; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01253-07
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Rapid Antimicrobial Susceptibility Determination of Uropathogens in Clinical Urine Specimens by Use of ATP Bioluminescence
Vesna Ivancic, Mitra Mastali, Neil Percy, Jeffrey Gornbein, Jane T. Babbitt, Yang Li, Elliot M. Landaw, David A. Bruckner, Bernard M. Churchill, and David A. Haake
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1213-1219; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02036-07
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High-Resolution Genotyping of Campylobacter Species by Use of PCR and High-Throughput Mass Spectrometry
James C. Hannis, Sheri M. Manalili, Thomas A. Hall, Raymond Ranken, Neill White, Rangarajan Sampath, Lawrence B. Blyn, David J. Ecker, Robert E. Mandrell, Clifton K. Fagerquist, Anna H. Bates, William G. Miller, and Steven A. Hofstadler
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1220-1225; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02158-07
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Development and Evaluation of Immunochromatographic Assay for Simple and Rapid Detection of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in Human Stool Specimens
Kentaro Kawatsu, Yuko Kumeda, Masumi Taguchi, Wataru Yamazaki-Matsune, Masashi Kanki, and Kiyoshi Inoue
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1226-1231; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02170-07
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Evaluation of an Automated Instrument for Inoculating and Spreading Samples onto Agar Plates
J. H. Glasson, L. H. Guthrie, D. J. Nielsen, and F. A. Bethell
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1281-1284; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01687-07
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New Immuno-PCR Assay for Detection of Low Concentrations of Shiga Toxin 2 and Its Variants
Wenlan Zhang, Martina Bielaszewska, Matthias Pulz, Karsten Becker, Alexander W. Friedrich, Helge Karch, and Thorsten Kuczius
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1292-1297; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02271-07
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Suppression-Subtractive Hybridization as a Strategy To Identify Taxon-Specific Sequences within the Mycoplasma mycoides Cluster: Design and Validation of an M. capricolum subsp. capricolum-Specific PCR Assay
Laure Maigre, Christine Citti, Marc Marenda, François Poumarat, and Florence Tardy
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1307-1316; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01617-07
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Prevalence of Plasmid-Mediated AmpC β-Lactamases in a Chinese University Hospital from 2003 to 2005: First Report of CMY-2-Type AmpC β-Lactamase Resistance in China
Yi Li, Qing Li, Yuzhen Du, Xiaofei Jiang, Jin Tang, Jianqiang Wang, Guilan Li, and Yanqun Jiang
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1317-1321; published ahead of print February 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00073-07
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Etiological Analysis of Initial Colonization of Periodontal Pathogens in Oral Cavity
Jose Roberto Cortelli, Davi Romeiro Aquino, Sheila Cavalca Cortelli, Camila Borges Fernandes, Jonas de Carvalho-Filho, Gilson César Nobre Franco, Fernando Oliveira Costa, and Toshihisa Kawai
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1322-1329; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02051-07
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Salmonella enterica Serovar Senftenberg Human Clinical Isolates Lacking SPI-1
Qinghua Hu, Bryan Coburn, Wanyin Deng, Yuling Li, Xiaolu Shi, Quanxue Lan, Bing Wang, Brian K. Coombes, and B. Brett Finlay
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1330-1336; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01255-07
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Timing of Specimen Collection for Blood Cultures from Febrile Patients with Bacteremia
Stefan Riedel, Paul Bourbeau, Brandi Swartz, Steven Brecher, Karen C. Carroll, Paul D. Stamper, W. Michael Dunne, Timothy McCardle, Nathan Walk, Kristin Fiebelkorn, David Sewell, Sandra S. Richter, Susan Beekmann, and Gary V. Doern
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1381-1385; published ahead of print February 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02033-07
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Rapid PCR-Based Diagnosis of Septic Arthritis by Early Gram-Type Classification and Pathogen Identification
Samuel Yang, Padmini Ramachandran, Andrew Hardick, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Celeste Quianzon, Marcos Kuroki, Justin Hardick, Aleksandar Kecojevic, Avanthi Abeygunawardena, Jonathan Zenilman, Johan Melendez, Vishal Doshi, Charlotte Gaydos, and Richard E. Rothman
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1386-1390; published ahead of print February 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02305-07
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Bacteria of Dental Caries in Primary and Permanent Teeth in Children and Young Adults
Jørn A. Aas, Ann L. Griffen, Sara R. Dardis, Alice M. Lee, Ingar Olsen, Floyd E. Dewhirst, Eugene J. Leys, and Bruce J. Paster
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1407-1417; published ahead of print January 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01410-07
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Diagnostic Approach to Acute Diarrheal Illness in a Military Population on Training Exercises in Thailand, a Region of Campylobacter Hyperendemicity
David R. Tribble, Shahida Baqar, Lorrin W. Pang, Carl Mason, Huo-Shu H. Houng, Chittima Pitarangsi, Carlos Lebron, Adam Armstrong, Orntipa Sethabutr, and John W. Sanders
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1418-1425; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02168-07
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Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis as a Tool for Subtyping Listeria monocytogenes Strains
Katharine E. Volpe Sperry, Sophia Kathariou, Justin S. Edwards, and Leslie A. Wolf
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1435-1450; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02207-07
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Escherichia coli Strains of Serotype O51:H40 Comprise Typical and Atypical Enteropathogenic E. coli Strains and Are Potentially Diarrheagenic
Fabiana C. Moreira, Mônica A. M. Vieira, Antonio J. P. Ferreira, Dennys M. Girão, Tânia M. I. Vaz, Ana Cláudia P. Rosa, Terezinha Knobl, Kinue Irino, Edna Freymüller, and Tânia A. T. Gomes
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1462-1465; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01854-07
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Differential Mucoid Exopolysaccharide Production by Members of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex
James E. A. Zlosnik, Trevor J. Hird, Monica C. Fraenkel, Leonilde M. Moreira, Deborah A. Henry, and David P. Speert
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1470-1473; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02273-07
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Prevalence of Virulence Genes and Cytolethal Distending Toxin Production in Campylobacter jejuni Isolates from Diarrheal Patients in Bangladesh
Kaisar A. Talukder, Mohammad Aslam, Zhahirul Islam, Ishrat J. Azmi, Dilip K. Dutta, Sabir Hossain, Alam Nur-E-Kamal, Gopinath B. Nair, Alejandro Cravioto, David A. Sack, and Hubert P. Endtz
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1485-1488; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01912-07
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Comparative Analysis of Human and Canine Campylobacter upsaliensis Isolates by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism
Peter Damborg, Luca Guardabassi, Karl Pedersen, and Branko Kokotovic
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1504-1506; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00079-08
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Rapid Detection of the Pandemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clone ST 239, a Dominant Strain in Asian Hospitals
Edward J. Feil, Emma K. Nickerson, Narisara Chantratita, Vanaporn Wuthiekanun, Pramot Srisomang, Richard Cousins, WuBin Pan, Ge Zhang, BangLao Xu, Nicholas P. J. Day, and Sharon J. Peacock
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1520-1522; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02238-07
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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. April 2008 46: 1523-1525; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02100-07
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Genetic Features of Clinical Isolates of Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis Possessing Lancefield's Group A Antigen
Daisuke Tanaka, Junko Isobe, Masanori Watahiki, Yoshiyuki Nagai, Chihiro Katsukawa, Ryuji Kawahara, Miyoko Endoh, Rumi Okuno, Nanako Kumagai, Masakado Matsumoto, Yoshiro Morikawa, Tadayoshi Ikebe, Haruo Watanabe and the Working Group for Group A Streptococci in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1526-1529; published ahead of print February 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02188-07
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Increased Sporulation Rate of Epidemic Clostridium difficile Type 027/NAP1
Thomas Åkerlund, Ingela Persson, Magnus Unemo, Torbjörn Norén, Bo Svenungsson, Marlene Wullt, and Lars G. Burman
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1530-1533; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01964-07
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Identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Determination of Methicillin Resistance Directly from Positive Blood Cultures by Isothermal Amplification and a Disposable Detection Device
James Goldmeyer, Haijing Li, Melinda McCormac, Steve Cook, Charles Stratton, Bertrand Lemieux, Huimin Kong, Wen Tang, and Yi-Wei Tang
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1534-1536; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02234-07
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Nocardia wallacei sp. nov. and Nocardia blacklockiae sp. nov., Human Pathogens and Members of the "Nocardia transvalensis Complex"
Patricia S. Conville, June M. Brown, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, and Frank G. Witebsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1178-1184; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02011-07
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Sequence Polymorphisms in a Surface PPE Protein Distinguish Types I, II, and III of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
Tanya A. Griffiths, Kevin Rioux, and Jeroen De Buck
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1207-1212; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02031-07
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Genetic Diversity of Mycobacterium avium Isolates Recovered from Clinical Samples and from the Environment: Molecular Characterization for Diagnostic Purposes
Julio Álvarez, Ignacio Gómez García, Alicia Aranaz, Javier Bezos, Beatriz Romero, Lucía de Juan, Ana Mateos, Enrique Gómez-Mampaso, and Lucas Domínguez
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1246-1251; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01621-07
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Application of Sensitive and Specific Molecular Methods To Uncover Global Dissemination of the Major RD^Rio Sublineage of the Latin American-Mediterranean Mycobacterium tuberculosis Spoligotype Family
Andrea L. Gibson, Richard C. Huard, Nicolaas C. Gey van Pittius, Luiz Claudio Oliveira Lazzarini, Jeffrey Driscoll, Natalia Kurepina, Thierry Zozio, Christophe Sola, Silvana Miranda Spindola, Afrânio L. Kritski, Daniel Fitzgerald, Kristin Kremer, Helmi Mardassi, Poonam Chitale, Jessica Brinkworth, Dario Garcia de Viedma, Brigitte Gicquel, Jean W. Pape, Dick van Soolingen, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Robin M. Warren, Paul D. van Helden, Nalin Rastogi, Philip N. Suffys, Jose Lapa e Silva, and John L. Ho
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1259-1267; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02231-07
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Relationship between Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotype and the Clinical Phenotype of Pulmonary and Meningeal Tuberculosis
Guy Thwaites, Maxine Caws, Tran Thi Hong Chau, Anthony D'Sa, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Mai Nguyet Thu Huyen, Sebastien Gagneux, Phan Thi Hoang Anh, Dau Quang Tho, Estee Torok, Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu, Nguyen Thi Hong Duyen, Phan Minh Duy, Jonathan Richenberg, Cameron Simmons, Tran Tinh Hien, and Jeremy Farrar
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1363-1368; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02180-07
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Fluorometric Assay for Testing Rifampin Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex
K. G. P. Hoek, N. C. Gey van Pittius, H. Moolman-Smook, K. Carelse-Tofa, A. Jordaan, G. D. van der Spuy, E. Streicher, T. C. Victor, P. D. van Helden, and R. M. Warren
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1369-1373; published ahead of print February 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02343-07
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Three-Year Population-Based Evaluation of Standardized Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive-Unit-Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Caroline Allix-Béguec, Maryse Fauville-Dufaux, and Philip Supply
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1398-1406; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02089-07
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Spread of a Low-Fitness Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain in a Setting of High Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevalence
O. J. Strauss, R. M. Warren, A. Jordaan, E. M. Streicher, M. Hanekom, A. A. Falmer, H. Albert, A. Trollip, E. Hoosain, P. D. van Helden, and T. C. Victor
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1514-1516; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01938-07
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Epidemiology:

Molecular Epidemiology of Rotavirus Diarrhea among Children in Saudi Arabia: First Detection of G9 and G12 Strains
Ali M. Kheyami, Toyoko Nakagomi, Osamu Nakagomi, Winifred Dove, C. Anthony Hart, and Nigel A. Cunliffe
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1185-1191; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02244-07
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Prevalence and Genetic Diversity of Aichi Virus Strains in Stool Samples from Community and Hospitalized Patients
K. Ambert-Balay, M. Lorrot, F. Bon, H. Giraudon, J. Kaplon, M. Wolfer, P. Lebon, D. Gendrel, and P. Pothier
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1252-1258; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02140-07
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Population Structure of Invasive and Colonizing Strains of Streptococcus agalactiae from Neonates of Six U.S. Academic Centers from 1995 to 1999
John F. Bohnsack, April Whiting, Marcelo Gottschalk, Diane Marie Dunn, Robert Weiss, Parvin H. Azimi, Joseph B. Philips, III, Leonard E. Weisman, George G. Rhoads, and Feng-Ying C. Lin
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1285-1291; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02105-07
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Genetic and Epidemiological Analysis of Influenza Virus Epidemics in Taiwan during 2003 to 2006
Jhih-Wei Jian, Guang-Wu Chen, Cheng-Tsung Lai, Li-Ching Hsu, Pei-Jer Chen, Steve Hsu-Sung Kuo, Ho-Sheng Wu, and Shin-Ru Shih
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1426-1434; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01560-07
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Molecular Epidemiology of Norovirus Infections in Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in South Korea in November 2005 through November 2006
Jong-Sub Yoon, Sung-Geun Lee, Seong-Karp Hong, Su-A Lee, Weon-Hwa Jheong, Sang-Suk Oh, Mi-Hwa Oh, Gwang-Pyo Ko, Chan-Hee Lee, and Soon-Young Paik
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1474-1477; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02282-07
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Prophages in Listeria monocytogenes Contain Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms That Differentiate Outbreak Clones within Epidemic Clones
Yi Chen and Stephen J. Knabel
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1478-1484; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01873-07
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Mycology:

Rapid Identification and Differentiation of Trichophyton Species, Based on Sequence Polymorphisms of the Ribosomal Internal Transcribed Spacer Regions, by Rolling-Circle Amplification
Fanrong Kong, Zhongsheng Tong, Xiaoyou Chen, Tania Sorrell, Bin Wang, Qixuan Wu, David Ellis, and Sharon Chen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1192-1199; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02235-07
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Rapid Detection of Triazole Antifungal Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus
Guillermo Garcia-Effron, Amanda Dilger, Laura Alcazar-Fuoli, Steven Park, Emilia Mellado, and David S. Perlin
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1200-1206; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02330-07
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Improved Detection of Circulating Aspergillus Antigen by Use of a Modified Pretreatment Procedure
Monique A. S. H. Mennink-Kersten, Dorien Ruegebrink, Rocus R. Klont, Adilia Warris, Nicole M. A. Blijlevens, J. Peter Donnelly, and Paul E. Verweij
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1391-1397; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02327-07
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Survey of Vaginal-Flora Candida Species Isolates from Women of Different Age Groups by Use of Species-Specific PCR Detection
John-Paul Vermitsky, Matthew J. Self, Sean G. Chadwick, Jason P. Trama, Martin E. Adelson, Eli Mordechai, and Scott E. Gygax
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1501-1503; published ahead of print February 27, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02485-07
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Rapid and Accurate Identification of Candida albicans Isolates by Use of PNA FISH^Flow
Jan Trnovsky, William Merz, Phyllis Della-Latta, Fann Wu, Maiken Cavling Arendrup, and Henrik Stender
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1537-1540; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00030-08
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Optimal Method of Collection of First-Void Urine for Diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection in Men
Craig A. Wisniewski, John A. White, Claude-Edouard C. Michel, Lourdes Mahilum-Tapay, Jose Paolo V. Magbanua, Elpidio Cesar B. Nadala, Jr., Penelope J. Barber, Beng T. Goh, and Helen H. Lee
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1466-1469; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02241-07
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New Diagnostic Real-Time PCR for Specific Detection of Parachlamydia acanthamoebae DNA in Clinical Samples
Nicola Casson, Klara M. Posfay-Barbe, Alain Gervaix, and Gilbert Greub
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1491-1493; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02302-07
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Validation of the BrockTB Stat-Pak Assay for Detection of Tuberculosis in Eurasian Badgers (Meles meles) and Influence of Disease Severity on Diagnostic Accuracy
Mark A. Chambers, Tim Crawshaw, Sue Waterhouse, Richard Delahay, R. Glyn Hewinson, and Konstantin P. Lyashchenko
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1498-1500; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02117-07
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Case Reports:

Human Fulminant Gas Gangrene Caused by Clostridium chauvoei
Noriyuki Nagano, Shinji Isomine, Haru Kato, Yoshimasa Sasaki, Motohide Takahashi, Koji Sakaida, Yukiko Nagano, and Yoshichika Arakawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1545-1547; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01895-07
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Acute Renal Failure Due to Acute Tubular Necrosis Caused by Direct Invasion of Orientia tsutsugamushi
Dong-Min Kim, Dae Woong Kang, Jong O. Kim, Jong Hoon Chung, Hyun Lee Kim, Chi Young Park, and Sung-Chul Lim
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1548-1550; published ahead of print November 14, 2007, doi:10.1128/JCM.01040-07
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Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia fergusonii: a Case of Acute Cystitis
Vincenzo Savini, Chiara Catavitello, Marzia Talia, Assunta Manna, Franca Pompetti, Marco Favaro, Carla Fontana, Fabio Febbo, Andrea Balbinot, Fabio Di Berardino, Giovanni Di Bonaventura, Silvia Di Zacomo, Francesca Esattore, and Domenico D'Antonio
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1551-1552; published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01210-07
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Septic Pulmonary Emboli and Bacteremia Associated with Deep Tissue Infections Caused by Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Michael Y. Lin, Katayoun Rezai, and David N. Schwartz
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1553-1555; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02379-07
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Prosthetic Hip Infection Caused by Tropheryma whipplei
Julie Cremniter, Thomas Bauer, Alain Lortat-Jacob, Dominique Vodovar, Jean-Marie Le Parc, Jean-François Emile, Brigitte Franc, Pierre Sebbag, Jean-Louis Gaillard, and Beate Heym
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1556-1557; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02451-07
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Fatal Levofloxacin Failure in Treatment of a Bacteremic Patient Infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae with a Preexisting parC Mutation
M. de Cueto, J. M. Rodríguez, M. J. Soriano, L. López-Cerero, J. Venero, and A. Pascual
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1558-1560; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02066-07
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Letters To The Editor:

Effects of Shipping and Storage Conditions of Fecal Samples on Viability of Mycobacterium paratuberculosis
Sangeeta Khare, L. Garry Adams, Jason Osterstock, Allen Roussel, and Laetitia David
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1561-1562; published ahead of print January 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02348-07
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Prevalence of Streptococcus Invasive Locus (sil) and Its Relationship with Macrolide Resistance among Group A Streptococcus Strains
Dewan Sakhawat Billal, Muneki Hotomi, Jun Shimada, Keiji Fujihara, Kimiko Ubukata, Rinya Sugita, and Noboru Yamanaka
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1563-1564; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02410-07
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Stability of Frozen, Heat-Killed Cultures of Coccidioides immitis as Positive- Control Material in the Gen-Probe AccuProbe Coccidioides immitis Culture Identification Test
Miriam Valesco
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1565 published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02471-07
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Prevalence of Fecal Carriage of Acquired Expanded-Spectrum Cephalosporin Resistance in Enterobacteriaceae Strains from Cattle in France
Jean-Yves Madec, Corinne Lazizzera, Pierre Châtre, Danièle Meunier, Sylvie Martin, Gérard Lepage, Marie-Françoise Ménard, Patricia Lebreton, and Thomas Rambaud
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1566-1567; published ahead of print February 13, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02299-07
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Supplementation of Growth Media with Zn²⁺ Facilitates Detection of VIM-2-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Panagiota Giakkoupi, Sofia Vourli, Michalis Polemis, Victoria Kalapothaki, Leonidas S. Tzouvelekis, and Alkiviadis C. Vatopoulos
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1568-1569; published ahead of print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02345-07
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Association between Streptococcus infantarius (Formerly S. bovis II/1) Bacteremia and Noncolonic Cancer
Juan Corredoira, María Pilar Alonso, Amparo Coira, and José Varela
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1570 published ahead of print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00129-08
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Exon 4 of the Human Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Major Immediate-Early Gene as a Target for CMV Real-Time PCR
Marianne Leruez-Ville, Aurélie Ducroux, and Christine Rouzioux
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1571-1572;
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Endophthalmitis: Potential Benefits of Repeated Intravitreal Injections of Antibiotics
M. Hui, W. H. Lam, W. H. Ho, and C. Y. Chan
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1573
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Errata:

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. April 2008 46: 1574
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Author's Corrections:

Pharyngeal Colonization Dynamics of Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus haemolyticus in Healthy Adult Carriers
Deepa Mukundan, Zafer Ecevit, Mayuri Patel, Carl F. Marrs, and Janet R. Gilsdorf
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1575
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Identification of New Genetic Regions More Prevalent in Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae Otitis Media Strains than in Throat Strains
Jingping Xie, Patricia C. Juliao, Janet R. Gilsdorf, Debashis Ghosh, Mayuri Patel, and Carl F. Marrs
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2008 46: 1576
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