JCM -- Table of Contents (June 1 2008, 46 [6])

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Contents: June 2008, Volume 46, Issue 6

       Guest Commentary

       Virology

       Mycology

       Bacteriology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Parasitology

       Epidemiology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Case Reports

       Fast-Track Communication

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

Other Issues

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Guest Commentary:

Quantitative Real-Time PCR Is Not More Sensitive than "Conventional" PCR
Patrick Bastien, Gary W. Procop, and Udo Reischl
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1897-1900; published ahead of print April 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02258-07
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Virology:

Evaluation of Versant Hepatitis C Virus Genotype Assay (LiPA) 2.0
Jannick Verbeeck, Mark J. Stanley, Jen Shieh, Linda Celis, Els Huyck, Elke Wollants, Judy Morimoto, Alice Farrior, Erwin Sablon, Margaret Jankowski-Hennig, Carl Schaper, Pamela Johnson, Marc Van Ranst, and Marianne Van Brussel
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1901-1906; published ahead of print April 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02390-07
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Identification of a Porcine Calicivirus Related Genetically to Human Sapoviruses
V. Martella, E. Lorusso, K. Banyai, N. Decaro, M. Corrente, G. Elia, A. Cavalli, A. Radogna, V. Costantini, L. J. Saif, A. Lavazza, L. Di Trani, and C. Buonavoglia
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1907-1913; published ahead of print April 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00341-08
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Performance of HerpeSelect and Kalon Assays in Detection of Antibodies to Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2
Jérôme LeGoff, Philippe Mayaud, Gérard Gresenguet, Helen A. Weiss, Khonde Nzambi, Eric Frost, Jacques Pepin, Laurent Belec and the ANRS 12-12 Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1914-1918; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02332-07
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Evaluation of Eight Anti-Rubella Virus Immunoglobulin G Immunoassays That Report Results in International Units per Milliliter
Wayne Dimech, Lena Panagiotopoulos, Barbara Francis, Nicholas Laven, Joan Marler, David Dickeson, Tony Panayotou, Kim Wilson, Robyn Wootten, and Elizabeth M. Dax
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1955-1960; published ahead of print April 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00231-08
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Novel Human Adenovirus Causing Nosocomial Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis
Hiroaki Ishiko, Yasushi Shimada, Tsunetada Konno, Akio Hayashi, Takeshi Ohguchi, Yoshitsugu Tagawa, Koki Aoki, Shigeaki Ohno, and Shudo Yamazaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2002-2008; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01835-07
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Evaluation of New Commercial Real-Time PCR Quantification Assay for Prenatal Diagnosis of Cytomegalovirus Congenital Infection
Aurélie Ducroux, Samira Cherid, Alexandra Benachi, Yves Ville, and Marianne Leruez-Ville
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2078-2080; published ahead of print April 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02179-07
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Quality Control Assessment of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 (HIV-2) Viral Load Quantification Assays: Results from an International Collaboration on HIV-2 Infection in 2006
Florence Damond, Antoine Benard, Jean Ruelle, Abraham Alabi, Bernd Kupfer, Perpetua Gomes, Berta Rodes, Jan Albert, Jürg Böni, Jeremy Garson, Bridget Ferns, Sophie Matheron, Geneviève Chene, Françoise Brun-Vezinet for the ACHI_EV_2E (a Collaboration on HIV-2 Infection) Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2088-2091; published ahead of print April 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00126-08
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Occult Hepatitis C Virus Infection Revisited with Ultrasensitive Real-Time PCR Assay
Philippe Halfon, Marc Bourlière, Denis Ouzan, Damien Sène, David Saadoun, Hacène Khiri, Guillaume Pénaranda, Agnes Martineau, Valérie Oulès, and Patrice Cacoub
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2106-2108; published ahead of print April 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00345-08
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Norovirus Excretion in an Aged-Care Setting
Elise T.-V. Tu, Rowena A. Bull, Mi-Jurng Kim, Christopher J. McIver, Leon Heron, William D. Rawlinson, and Peter A. White
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2119-2121; published ahead of print April 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02198-07
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In Vitro Replication of Varicella-Zoster Virus in Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells
Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Karoline Bleymehl, Holger F. Rabenau, Rainer G. Ulrich, Jindrich Cinatl, Jr., and Hans Wilhelm Doerr
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2122-2124; published ahead of print April 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00122-08
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Mycology:

Evaluation of Novel Broad-Range Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of Human Pathogenic Fungi in Various Clinical Specimens
Tanja Vollmer, Melanie Störmer, Knut Kleesiek, and Jens Dreier
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1919-1926; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02178-07
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Caspofungin Disk Diffusion Breakpoints and Quality Control
Steven D. Brown and Maria M. Traczewski
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1927-1929; published ahead of print April 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00279-08
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Automated and Manual Methods of DNA Extraction for Aspergillus fumigatus and Rhizopus oryzae Analyzed by Quantitative Real-Time PCR
Andrea Francesconi, Miki Kasai, Susan M. Harrington, Mara G. Beveridge, Ruta Petraitiene, Vidmantas Petraitis, Robert L. Schaufele, and Thomas J. Walsh
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1978-1984; published ahead of print March 19, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02246-07
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Bacteriology:

Characterization of In Vitro-Generated and Clinical Optochin-Resistant Strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolated from Argentina
Paulo R. Cortes, Andrea G. Albarracín Orio, Mabel Regueira, Germán E. Piñas, and José Echenique
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1930-1934; published ahead of print April 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02318-07
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Evaluation of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry in Comparison to 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Species Identification of Nonfermenting Bacteria
A. Mellmann, J. Cloud, T. Maier, U. Keckevoet, I. Ramminger, P. Iwen, J. Dunn, G. Hall, D. Wilson, P. LaSala, M. Kostrzewa, and D. Harmsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1946-1954; published ahead of print April 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00157-08
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Improved Detection of vanB2-Containing Enterococcus faecium with Vancomycin Susceptibility by Etest Using Oxgall Supplementation
E. A. Grabsch, K. Chua, S. Xie, J. Byrne, S. A. Ballard, P. B. Ward, and M. L. Grayson
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1961-1964; published ahead of print April 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01778-07
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Comparison of Real-Time PCR for Detection of the tcdC Gene with Four Toxin Immunoassays and Culture in Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection
Lynne M. Sloan, Brian J. Duresko, Daniel R. Gustafson, and Jon E. Rosenblatt
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1996-2001; published ahead of print April 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00032-08
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Thoracic Vertebral Actinomycosis: Actinomyces israelii and Fusobacterium nucleatum
Hitoshi Honda, Matthew J. Bankowski, Eric H. N. Kajioka, Nalurporn Chokrungvaranon, Wesley Kim, and Scott T. Gallacher
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2009-2014; published ahead of print March 12, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01706-07
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Bacterial Profiles of Root Caries in Elderly Patients
Dorita Preza, Ingar Olsen, Jørn A. Aas, Tiril Willumsen, Bjørn Grinde, and Bruce J. Paster
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2015-2021; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02411-07
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Metallo-β-Lactamase Detection: Comparative Evaluation of Double-Disk Synergy versus Combined Disk Tests for IMP-, GIM-, SIM-, SPM-, or VIM-Producing Isolates
Renata C. Picão, Soraya S. Andrade, Adriana Gianinni Nicoletti, Eloiza H. Campana, Gabriela C. Moraes, Rodrigo E. Mendes, and Ana C. Gales
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2028-2037; published ahead of print March 5, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00818-07
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Accuracy and Potential Usefulness of Triplex Real-Time PCR for Improving Antibiotic Treatment of Patients with Blood Cultures Showing Clustered Gram-Positive Cocci on Direct Smears
Raymond Ruimy, Marie Dos-Santos, Laurent Raskine, Frédéric Bert, René Masson, Sandrine Elbaz, Christine Bonnal, Jean-Christophe Lucet, Agnès Lefort, Bruno Fantin, Michel Wolff, Michele Hornstein, and Antoine Andremont
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2045-2051; published ahead of print April 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02250-07
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Oligonucleotide Array-Based Identification of Species in the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-A. baumannii Complex in Isolates from Blood Cultures and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of the Isolates
Wen-Chien Ko, Nan-Yao Lee, Siou Cing Su, Lenie Dijkshoorn, Mario Vaneechoutte, Li-Rong Wang, Jin-Jou Yan, and Tsung Chain Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2052-2059; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00014-08
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Catalase-Negative Staphylococcus aureus Strain with Point Mutations in the katA Gene
C. Piau, J. Jehan, R. Leclercq, and C. Daurel
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2060-2061; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02300-07
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Evaluation of a Rapid New Stool Antigen Test for Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Adult Patients
Rea Krausse, G. Müller, and M. Doniec
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2062-2065; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02387-07
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Detection of the Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Type 2 Carbapenem-Hydrolyzing Enzyme in Clinical Isolates of Citrobacter freundii and K. oxytoca Carrying a Common Plasmid
J. Kamile Rasheed, James W. Biddle, Karen F. Anderson, Laraine Washer, Carol Chenoweth, John Perrin, Duane W. Newton, and Jean B. Patel
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2066-2069; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02038-07
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Genetic Differentiation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Clades Associated with Human Disease by Real-Time PCR
James T. Riordan, Sandeep B. Viswanath, Shannon D. Manning, and Thomas S. Whittam
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2070-2073; published ahead of print April 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00203-08
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Development and Evaluation of a Novel Multiplex PCR Technology for Molecular Differential Detection of Bacterial Respiratory Disease Pathogens
Robert Benson, Maria L. Tondella, Julu Bhatnagar, Maria da Glória S. Carvalho, Jacquelyn S. Sampson, Deborah F. Talkington, Anne M. Whitney, Elizabeth Mothershed, Lesley McGee, George Carlone, Vondguraus McClee, Jeannette Guarner, Sherif Zaki, Surang Dejsiri, K. Cronin, Jian Han, and Barry S. Fields
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2074-2077; published ahead of print April 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01858-07
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Comparison of Nasal Swabs with Nose Blowing for Community-Based Pneumococcal Surveillance of Healthy Children
Amanda Jane Leach, Elizabeth Stubbs, Kim Hare, Jemima Beissbarth, and Peter Stanley Morris
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2081-2082; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00048-08
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Rapid Differentiation of Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus and MIC Determinations by Isothermal Microcalorimetry
Ueli von Ah, Dieter Wirz, and A. U. Daniels
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2083-2087; published ahead of print April 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00611-08
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Performance of Vitek 2 in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Isolates with Different Mechanisms of β-Lactam Resistance
Annarita Mazzariol, Marco Aldegheri, Marco Ligozzi, Giuliana Lo Cascio, Raffaella Koncan, and Roberta Fontana
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2095-2098; published ahead of print April 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02216-07
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Identification of Factors Contributing to T-Cell Toxicity of Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates
James Collins, Angus Buckling, and Ruth C. Massey
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2112-2114; published ahead of print April 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00156-08
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Lyme Disease in Oregon
J. Stone Doggett, Sue Kohlhepp, Robert Gresbrink, Paul Metz, Curt Gleaves, and David Gilbert
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2115-2118; published ahead of print April 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00394-08
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Is the Sequenced Bordetella pertussis Strain Tohama I Representative of the Species?
Valérie Caro, Valérie Bouchez, and Nicole Guiso
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2125-2128; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02484-07
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Diverse and Novel Oral Bacterial Species in Blood following Dental Procedures
Farah K. Bahrani-Mougeot, Bruce J. Paster, Shirley Coleman, Jignya Ashar, Sara Barbuto, and Peter B. Lockhart
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2129-2132; published ahead of print April 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02004-07
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Identification of Thermotolerant Campylobacter Species by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
Sven Poppert, Michaela Haas, Tatjana Yildiz, Thomas Alter, Edda Bartel, Ursula Fricke, and Andreas Essig
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2133-2136; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01512-07
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Comparison of Sensitivities of Two Commercial Gamma Interferon Release Assays for Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Cynthia B. E. Chee, Suay H. Gan, Kyi W. KhinMar, Timothy M. Barkham, Chwee K. Koh, Shen Liang, and Yee T. Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1935-1940; published ahead of print April 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02403-07
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Comparison of DNA Pyrosequencing with Alternative Methods for Identification of Mycobacteria
Loree C. Heller, Michael Jones, and Ray H. Widen
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2092-2094; published ahead of print April 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02001-07
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Bovine Mastitis Associated with Prototheca blaschkeae
Sara Marques, Eliane Silva, Christine Kraft, Júlio Carvalheira, Arnaldo Videira, Volker A. R. Huss, and Gertrude Thompson
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1941-1945; published ahead of print April 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00323-08
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Parasitology:

Comparison of Immunoblotting, Calculation of the Goldmann-Witmer Coefficient, and Real-Time PCR Using Aqueous Humor Samples for Diagnosis of Ocular Toxoplasmosis
A. Fekkar, B. Bodaghi, F. Touafek, P. Le Hoang, D. Mazier, and L. Paris
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1965-1967; published ahead of print April 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01900-07
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Field Evaluation of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Assay for Detection of Trypanosoma cruzi Infection by Use of Whole Blood
Paul Roddy, Javier Goiri, Laurence Flevaud, Pedro Pablo Palma, Silvia Morote, Nines Lima, Luis Villa, Faustino Torrico, and Pedro Albajar-Viñas
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2022-2027; published ahead of print April 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02303-07
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Epidemiology:

Changes in Tetracycline Susceptibility of Enteric Bacteria following Switching to Nonmedicated Milk Replacer for Dairy Calves
John B. Kaneene, Lorin D. Warnick, Carole A. Bolin, Ronald J. Erskine, Katherine May, and RoseAnn Miller
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1968-1977; published ahead of print April 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00169-08
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Occurrence of Norovirus Infections Unrelated to Norovirus Outbreaks in an Asymptomatic Food Handler Population
Tamaki Okabayashi, Shin-ichi Yokota, Yasuo Ohkoshi, Hironori Ohuchi, Yasuhiro Yoshida, Masayuki Kikuchi, Koichi Yano, and Nobuhiro Fujii
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1985-1988; published ahead of print April 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00305-08
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Unusually High Prevalence of Panton-Valentine Leukocidin Genes among Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Strains Carried in the Indonesian Population
Juliëtte A. Severin, Endang Sri Lestari, Kuntaman Kuntaman, Damian C. Melles, Martijn Pastink, Justine K. Peeters, Susan V. Snijders, Usman Hadi, D. Offra Duerink, Alex van Belkum, Henri A. Verbrugh on behalf of the Antimicrobial Resistance in Indonesia, Prevalence and Prevention Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 1989-1995; published ahead of print April 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01173-07
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Outbreak of OXY-2-Producing Klebsiella oxytoca in a Renal Transplant Unit
Mariela Soledad Zárate, Ana C. Gales, Renata C. Picão, Gervasio Soler Pujol, Alejandra Lanza, and Jorgelina Smayevsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2099-2101; published ahead of print April 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00194-08
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Sequence Type and emm Type Diversity in Streptococcus pyogenes Isolates Causing Invasive Disease in Norway between 1988 and 2003
Roger Meisal, E. Arne Høiby, Ingeborg S. Aaberge, and Dominique A. Caugant
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2102-2105; published ahead of print April 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00363-08
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Comparison of PCR, Immunofluorescence Assay, and Pathogen Isolation for Diagnosis of Q Fever in Humans with Spontaneous Abortions
V. M. Vaidya, S. V. S. Malik, Simranpreet Kaur, Satish Kumar, and S. B. Barbuddhe
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2038-2044; published ahead of print April 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01874-07
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Evaluation of Three Automated Nucleic Acid Amplification Systems for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in First-Void Urine Specimens
P. N. Levett, K. Brandt, K. Olenius, C. Brown, K. Montgomery, and G. B. Horsman
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2109-2111; published ahead of print April 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00043-08
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Case Reports:

Pulmonary Paragonimiasis Diagnosed by Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy
Neda Zarrin-Khameh, Deborah R. Citron, Charles E. Stager, and Rodolfo Laucirica
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2137-2140; published ahead of print April 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02424-07
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Pseudallescheria fusoidea, a New Cause of Osteomyelitis
Mark D. Lindsley, Josep Guarro, Raed N. Khairy, JoAnna Williams, Naureen Iqbal, and Preeti Pancholi
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2141-2143; published ahead of print April 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00205-08
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Fast-Track Communication:

First Clinical Report of Pandemic Vibrio parahaemolyticus O3:K6 Infection in Italy
Donatella Ottaviani, Francesca Leoni, Elena Rocchegiani, Sabrina Santarelli, Cristina Canonico, Laura Masini, Vittoria DiTrani, and Antonio Carraturo
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2144-2145; published ahead of print April 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00683-08
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Letters To The Editor:

Clostridium difficile Toxinotype V, Ribotype 078, in Animals and Humans
Maja Rupnik, Andreas Widmer, Ortrud Zimmermann, Catherine Eckert, and Frédéric Barbut
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2146 published ahead of print April 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00598-08
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CTX-M-15-Producing Shigella sonnei Strain from a Czech Patient Who Traveled in Asia
Jaroslav Hrabák, Joanna Empel, Marek Gniadkowski, Zbynek Halbhuber, Karel Rébl, and Pavla Urbásková
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2147-2148; published ahead of print April 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00427-08
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Endophthalmitis: Antibacterial Activity of Precipitates of Vancomycin and Ceftazidime
Kuan-Jen Chen, Tun-Lu Chen, Chi-Chun Lai, and Ming-Hui Sun
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2149
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Errata:

Prevalence of Indeterminate Genetic Species of Burkholderia cepacia Complex in a Cystic Fibrosis Center in Argentina

J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2008 46: 2150
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