JCM -- Table of Contents (July 1 2008, 46 [7])

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Contents: July 2008, Volume 46, Issue 7

       Bacteriology

       Mycology

       Virology

       Parasitology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Epidemiology

       Case Reports

       Fast-Track Communication

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

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Bacteriology:

Rapid Screening for Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by PCR and Associated Costs
Manuela Bühlmann, Katja Bögli-Stuber, Sara Droz, and Kathrin Mühlemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2151-2154; published ahead of print April 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01957-07
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Accuracy of Phenotypic Methods for Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates Included in Surveillance Programs
Sandra S. Richter, Kristopher P. Heilmann, Cassie L. Dohrn, Fathollah Riahi, Susan E. Beekmann, and Gary V. Doern
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2184-2188; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00461-08
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Evaluation of Two Commercial Systems for Automated Processing, Reading, and Interpretation of Lyme Borreliosis Western Blots
M. J. Binnicker, D. J. Jespersen, J. A. Harring, L. O. Rollins, S. C. Bryant, and E. M. Beito
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2216-2221; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00200-08
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PCR-Based Assay Using Occult Blood Detection Cards for Detection of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli in Specimens from U.S. Travelers to Mexico with Acute Diarrhea
Kevin A. Grimes, Jamal A. Mohamed, Herbert L. DuPont, Ranjit S. Padda, Zhi-Dong Jiang, Jose Flores, Jaime Belkind-Gerson, Francisco G. Martinez-Sandoval, and Pablo C. Okhuysen
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2227-2230; published ahead of print May 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00073-08
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Capsular Polysaccharide Synthesis Regions in Klebsiella pneumoniae Serotype K57 and a New Capsular Serotype
Yi-Jiun Pan, Han-Chi Fang, Hui-Ching Yang, Tzu-Lung Lin, Pei-Fang Hsieh, Feng-Chiao Tsai, Yoav Keynan, and Jin-Town Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2231-2240; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01716-07
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Phylogenetic Backgrounds and Virulence Profiles of Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains from a Case-Control Study Using Multilocus Sequence Typing and DNA Microarray Analysis
Jan Egil Afset, Endre Anderssen, Guillaume Bruant, Josée Harel, Lothar Wieler, and Kåre Bergh
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2280-2290; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01752-07
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Method To Detect Only Live Bacteria during PCR Amplification
Takashi Soejima, Ken-ichiro Iida, Tian Qin, Hiroaki Taniai, Masanori Seki, and Shin-ichi Yoshida
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2305-2313; published ahead of print April 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02171-07
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Quadruplex Real-Time PCR Assay Using Allele-Specific Scorpion Primers for Detection of Mutations Conferring Clarithromycin Resistance to Helicobacter pylori
Christophe Burucoa, Martine Garnier, Christine Silvain, and Jean-Louis Fauchère
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2320-2326; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02352-07
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Direct Comparison of the BD Phoenix System with the MicroScan WalkAway System for Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Enterobacteriaceae and Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Organisms
J. W. Snyder, G. K. Munier, and C. L. Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2327-2333; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00075-08
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Optimization of a Laboratory-Developed Test Utilizing Roche Analyte-Specific Reagents for Detection of Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus, and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Species
Maitry S. Mehta, Suzanne M. Paule, Donna M. Hacek, Richard B. Thomson, Karen L. Kaul, and Lance R. Peterson
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2377-2380; published ahead of print April 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00230-08
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Impact of mecA Gene Testing and Intervention by Infectious Disease Clinical Pharmacists on Time to Optimal Antimicrobial Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia at a University Hospital
Peggy L. Carver, Shu-Wen Lin, Daryl D. DePestel, and Duane W. Newton
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2381-2383; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00801-08
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Rapid Identification of Penicillin and Macrolide Resistance Genes and Simultaneous Quantification of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Purulent Sputum Samples by Use of a Novel Real-Time Multiplex PCR Assay
Kazuko Y. Fukushima, Katsunori Yanagihara, Yoichi Hirakata, Kazuyuki Sugahara, Yoshitomo Morinaga, Shigeru Kohno, and Shimeru Kamihira
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2384-2388; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00051-08
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Microbiological Characteristics, Presumptive Identification, and Antibiotic Susceptibilities of Staphylococcus lugdunensis
Thean Yen Tan, Siew Yong Ng, and Jie He
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2393-2395; published ahead of print May 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00740-08
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Quadruplex PCR for Simultaneous Detection of Serotype, Biotype, Toxigenic Potential, and Central Regulating Factor of Vibrio cholerae
Hemant Kumar Khuntia, Bibhuti Bhusan Pal, and Guru Prasada Chhotray
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2399-2401; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00024-08
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Prevalence and Sequence Diversity of a Factor Required for Actin-Based Motility in Natural Populations of Burkholderia Species
Chayada Sitthidet, Joanne M. Stevens, Narisara Chantratita, Bart J. Currie, Sharon J. Peacock, Sunee Korbsrisate, and Mark P. Stevens
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2418-2422; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00368-08
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Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Francisella sp. from Human Cerebrospinal Fluid and Blood
Kiersten J. Kugeler, Paul S. Mead, Karin L. McGowan, Jon M. Burnham, Michael D. Hogarty, Eduardo Ruchelli, Kerry Pollard, Brigitte Husband, Caryn Conley, Tanya Rivera, Theodoros Kelesidis, Walter M. Lee, Walburga Mabey, Jonas M. Winchell, Heather L. Stang, J. Erin Staples, Linda J. Chalcraft, and Jeannine M. Petersen
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2428-2431; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00698-08
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Is the Incidence of Anaerobic Bacteremia Decreasing? Analysis of 114,000 Blood Cultures over a Ten-Year Period
Lukas Fenner, Andreas F. Widmer, Clarisse Straub, and Reno Frei
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2432-2434; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00013-08
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First Report of Isolation and Characterization of Aurantimonas altamirensis from Clinical Samples
Me-Linh Luong, Sadjia Békal, Donald C. Vinh, Dominique Lauzon, Vicki Leung, Ghada N. Al-Rawahi, Betty Ng, Tamara Burdz, and Kathryn Bernard
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2435-2437; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00337-08
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Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates Collected in a Dutch University Hospital between 1999 and 2006
Eric Nulens, Ellen E. Stobberingh, Helke van Dessel, Silvie Sebastian, Frank H. van Tiel, Patrick S. Beisser, and Ruud H. Deurenberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2438-2441; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00808-08
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Novel Chromogenic Medium for Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis
Gaëlle Cuzon, Thierry Naas, Nicolas Fortineau, and Patrice Nordmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2442-2444; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00492-08
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Mycology:

Clinical Evaluation of the Sensititre YeastOne Colorimetric Antifungal Panel for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of the Echinocandins Anidulafungin, Caspofungin, and Micafungin
M. A. Pfaller, V. Chaturvedi, D. J. Diekema, M. A. Ghannoum, N. M. Holliday, S. B. Killian, C. C. Knapp, S. A. Messer, A. Miskov, and R. Ramani
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2155-2159; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00493-08
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Time to Blood Culture Positivity as a Marker for Catheter-Related Candidemia
Ronen Ben-Ami, Miriam Weinberger, Ruth Orni-Wasserlauff, David Schwartz, Avraham Itzhaki, Tzipora Lazarovitch, Edna Bash, Yuval Aharoni, Irina Moroz, and Michael Giladi
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2222-2226; published ahead of print May 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00214-08
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Real-Time PCR Method for Detection of Zygomycetes
D. Jane Hata, Seanne P. Buckwalter, Bobbi S. Pritt, Glenn D. Roberts, and Nancy L. Wengenack
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2353-2358; published ahead of print May 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02331-07
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Detection of Caspofungin Resistance in Candida spp. by Etest
Marie Desnos-Ollivier, Françoise Dromer, and Eric Dannaoui
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2389-2392; published ahead of print April 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00053-08
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Practical Method for Detection and Identification of Candida, Aspergillus, and Scedosporium spp. by Use of Rolling-Circle Amplification
Xiaoyong Zhou, Fanrong Kong, Tania C. Sorrell, Hui Wang, Yiqun Duan, and Sharon C. A. Chen
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2423-2427; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00420-08
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Virology:

Novel Subgenotypes of Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes C and D in Papua, Indonesia
Maria Inge Lusida, Victor Eka Nugrahaputra, Soetjipto, Retno Handajani, Motoko Nagano-Fujii, Mikiko Sasayama, Takako Utsumi, and Hak Hotta
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2160-2166; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01681-07
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MDCK-SIAT1 Cells Show Improved Isolation Rates for Recent Human Influenza Viruses Compared to Conventional MDCK Cells
Ding Yuan Oh, Ian G. Barr, Jenny A. Mosse, and Karen L. Laurie
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2189-2194; published ahead of print May 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00398-08
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Comparison of the NucliSens easyMAG and Qiagen BioRobot 9604 Nucleic Acid Extraction Systems for Detection of RNA and DNA Respiratory Viruses in Nasopharyngeal Aspirate Samples
Kwok Hung Chan, Wing Cheong Yam, Chiu Mei Pang, Kit Man Chan, Siu Yan Lam, Kam Fai Lo, Leo L. M. Poon, and J. S. Malik Peiris
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2195-2199; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00315-08
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Highly Sensitive Methods Based on Seminested Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR for Quantitation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Unspliced and Multiply Spliced RNA and Proviral DNA
Alexander O. Pasternak, Karen W. Adema, Margreet Bakker, Suzanne Jurriaans, Ben Berkhout, Marion Cornelissen, and Vladimir V. Lukashov
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2206-2211; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00055-08
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Development of Multiplex PCR-Ligase Detection Reaction Assay for Detection of West Nile Virus
S. Rondini, M. R. Pingle, S. Das, R. Tesh, M. S. Rundell, J. Hom, S. Stramer, K. Turner, S. N. Rossmann, R. Lanciotti, E. G. Spier, J. Muñoz-Jordán, D. Larone, E. Spitzer, F. Barany, and L. M. Golightly
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2269-2279; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02335-07
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Human Coronavirus NL63 and 229E Seroconversion in Children
Ronald Dijkman, Maarten F. Jebbink, Nawal Bahia El Idrissi, Krzysztof Pyrc, Marcel A. Müller, Taco W. Kuijpers, Hans L. Zaaijer, and Lia van der Hoek
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2368-2373; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00533-08
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Comparison of Respiratory Virus Detection Rates for Infants and Toddlers by Use of Flocked Swabs, Saline Aspirates, and Saline Aspirates Mixed in Universal Transport Medium for Room Temperature Storage and Shipping
Paul Walsh, Christina Lim Overmyer, Kiemanh Pham, Scott Michaelson, Larisa Gofman, Lisa DeSalvia, Ty Tran, Diana Gonzalez, James Pusavat, Melanie Feola, Kathryn T. Iacono, Eli Mordechai, and Martin E. Adelson
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2374-2376; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00714-08
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Molecular Characterization of Porcine Picobirnaviruses and Development of a Specific Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay
Gabriela M. Carruyo, Guaniri Mateu, Laura C. Martínez, Flor H. Pujol, Silvia V. Nates, Ferdinando Liprandi, and Juan E. Ludert
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2402-2405; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00655-08
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Comparison between Pernasal Flocked Swabs and Nasopharyngeal Aspirates for Detection of Common Respiratory Viruses in Samples from Children
Afaf Abu-Diab, Maysa Azzeh, Raed Ghneim, Riyad Ghneim, Madeleine Zoughbi, Sultan Turkuman, Nabeel Rishmawi, Abed-El-Razeq Issa, Issa Siriani, Rula Dauodi, Randa Kattan, and Musa Y. Hindiyeh
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2414-2417; published ahead of print May 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00369-08
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Parasitology:

Multiplex PCR and Oligonucleotide Microarray for Detection of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated with Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance
Guo Qing Zhang, Ya Yi Guan, Hai Hui Sheng, Bin Zheng, Song Wu, Hua Sheng Xiao, and Lin Hua Tang
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2167-2174; published ahead of print April 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00081-08
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Detection of Pathogenic Protozoa in the Diagnostic Laboratory: Result Reproducibility, Specimen Pooling, and Competency Assessment
M. D. Libman, T. W. Gyorkos, E. Kokoskin, and J. D. MacLean
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2200-2205; published ahead of print April 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01666-07
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Identification of a Novel Babesia sp. from a Sable Antelope (Hippotragus niger Harris, 1838)
Marinda C. Oosthuizen, Erich Zweygarth, Nicola E. Collins, Milana Troskie, and Banie L. Penzhorn
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2247-2251; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00167-08
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Classification of Cryptosporidium Species from Patients with Sporadic Cryptosporidiosis by Use of Sequence-Based Multilocus Analysis following Mutation Scanning
Aaron R. Jex, Aradhana Pangasa, Bronwyn E. Campbell, Margaret Whipp, Geoff Hogg, Martha I. Sinclair, Melita Stevens, and Robin B. Gasser
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2252-2262; published ahead of print April 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00116-08
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Rapid, Novel, Specific, High-Throughput Assay for Diagnosis of Loa loa Infection
Peter D. Burbelo, Roshan Ramanathan, Amy D. Klion, Michael J. Iadarola, and Thomas B. Nutman
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2298-2304; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00490-08
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LDBio-Toxo II Immunoglobulin G Western Blot Confirmatory Test for Anti-Toxoplasma Antibody Detection
Jacqueline Franck, Yves Jean-François Garin, and Henri Dumon
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2334-2338; published ahead of print May 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00182-08
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Genetic Diversity and Zoonotic Potential of Cryptosporidium parvum Causing Foal Diarrhea
A. Grinberg, J. Learmonth, E. Kwan, W. Pomroy, N. Lopez Villalobos, I. Gibson, and G. Widmer
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2396-2398; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00936-08
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

RD^Rio Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Is Associated with a Higher Frequency of Cavitary Pulmonary Disease
Luiz Claudio Oliveira Lazzarini, Silvana Miranda Spindola, Heejung Bang, Andrea L. Gibson, Scott Weisenberg, Wania da Silva Carvalho, Claudio José Augusto, Richard C. Huard, Afrânio L. Kritski, and John L. Ho
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2175-2183; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00065-08
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Prevention of Drug Carryover Effects in Studies Assessing Antimycobacterial Efficacy of TMC207
Nacer Lounis, Tom Gevers, Joke Van Den Berg, Tom Verhaeghe, Rolf van Heeswijk, and Koen Andries
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2212-2215; published ahead of print May 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00177-08
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Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Rapid Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Members to the Species Level
Benjamin A. Pinsky and Niaz Banaei
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2241-2246; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00347-08
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Biological and Molecular Characteristics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates with Low-Level Resistance to Isoniazid in Japan
Chiyoji Abe, Ikuo Kobayashi, Satoshi Mitarai, Masako Wada, Yoshiko Kawabe, Tetsuya Takashima, Katsuhiro Suzuki, Li-Hwei Sng, Suxing Wang, Hla Hla Htay, and Hideo Ogata
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2263-2268; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00561-08
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Are Variable-Number Tandem Repeats Appropriate for Genotyping Mycobacterium leprae?
Marc Monot, Nadine Honoré, Charlotte Balière, Baohong Ji, Samba Sow, Patrick J. Brennan, and Stewart T. Cole
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2291-2297; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00239-08
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Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Multidrug Resistance Testing by Direct Sputum Culture in Selective Broth without Decontamination or Centrifugation
Louis Grandjean, Laura Martin, Robert H. Gilman, Teresa Valencia, Beatriz Herrera, Willi Quino, Eric Ramos, Maribel Rivero, Rosario Montoya, A. Roderick Escombe, David Coleman, Denis Mitchison, and Carlton A. Evans
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2339-2344; published ahead of print April 30, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02476-07
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

In Situ Detection of Anaplasma spp. by DNA Target-Primed Rolling-Circle Amplification of a Padlock Probe and Intracellular Colocalization with Immunofluorescently Labeled Host Cell von Willebrand Factor
Heather L. Wamsley and Anthony F. Barbet
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2314-2319; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02197-07
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Epidemiology:

Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates in Urban Detroit
Thea Chua, Carol L. Moore, Mary B. Perri, Susan M. Donabedian, William Masch, Dora Vager, Susan L. Davis, Kaitlin Lulek, Benjamin Zimnicki, and Marcus J. Zervos
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2345-2352; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00154-08
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Epidemiology of Severe Streptococcus pyogenes Disease in Europe
Theresa L. Lamagni, Jessica Darenberg, Bogdan Luca-Harari, Tuula Siljander, Androulla Efstratiou, Birgitta Henriques-Normark, Jaana Vuopio-Varkila, Anne Bouvet, Roberta Creti, Kim Ekelund, Maria Koliou, Ralf René Reinert, Angeliki Stathi, Lenka Strakova, Vasilica Ungureanu, Claes Schalén, the Strep-EURO Study Group, and Aftab Jasir
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2359-2367; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00422-08
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Epidemic of Genotype GII.2 Noroviruses during Spring 2004 in Osaka City, Japan
Nobuhiro Iritani, Atsushi Kaida, Hideyuki Kubo, Niichiro Abe, Tsukasa Murakami, Harry Vennema, Marion Koopmans, Naokazu Takeda, Hisashi Ogura, and Yoshiyuki Seto
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2406-2409; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01993-07
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Eight Years of Experience with Molecular Identification of Human Enteroviruses
Soile Blomqvist, Anja Paananen, Carita Savolainen-Kopra, Tapani Hovi, and Merja Roivainen
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2410-2413; published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00313-08
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Case Reports:

Two Cases of Keratitis and Corneal Ulcers Caused by Burkholderia gladioli
Franka Lestin, Robert Kraak, and Andreas Podbielski
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2445-2449; published ahead of print April 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02442-07
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Severe Thrombocytopenia Associated with Acute Hepatitis E Virus Infection
P. Colson, E. Payraudeau, C. Leonnet, S. De Montigny, L. Villeneuve, A. Motte, and C. Tamalet
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2450-2452; published ahead of print May 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02295-07
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Difficulties in Diagnosing Group O Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Acute Primary Infection
Cécile Henquell, Christine Jacomet, Odile Antoniotti, Abdelhak Chaib, Christel Regagnon, Sylvie Brunet, Hélène Peigue-Lafeuille, and Francis Barin
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2453-2456; published ahead of print May 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02217-07
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DNA Typing of Cytological Samples for Retrospective Identification of an Early Case of Panton-Valentine Leucocidin-Positive, Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Pneumonia
P. L. Ho, M. P. Wong, Eileen L. Lai, K. H. Chan, and Susan S. Chiu
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2457-2458; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00283-08
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Mycobacterium haemophilum Epididymal Abscess in a Renal Transplant Patient
Marina Keller, Anton Mak, Louise Thibert, Pierre Rene, and Marina B. Klein
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2459-2460; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00735-08
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Fast-Track Communication:

First Identification and Molecular Characterization of Lymphotropic Polyomavirus in Peripheral Blood from Patients with Leukoencephalopathies
Serena Delbue, Sara Tremolada, Emanuela Branchetti, Francesca Elia, Elisa Gualco, Enrico Marchioni, Renato Maserati, and Pasquale Ferrante
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2461-2462; published ahead of print May 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00381-08
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Letters To The Editor:

Effect of Epstein-Barr Virus Sequence Variation on Performance of the Roche Real-Time LightCycler PCR Assay
Tao Feng, Fei Ye, Josephine Wu, Shiquan Jiang, Jennifer Coolbaugh, Benjamin Shneider, Betsy Herold, Sukru Emre, and David Y. Zhang
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2463-2465; published ahead of print May 14, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02363-07
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vanC Gene-Related Intrinsic Teicoplanin Resistance Detected in Enterococcus casseliflavus and E. gallinarum Strains by the BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System
Mustafa Berktas, Gorkem Yaman, and Oznur Ozturk
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2466 published ahead of print May 7, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00795-08
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How Valid Is Single-Colony Isolation for Surveillance of Streptococcus pneumoniae Carriage?
B. M. Charalambous, Ndekya M. Oriyo, and S. H. Gillespie
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2467-2468; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00838-08
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Nocardia cyriacigeorgica—an Established Rather than an Emerging Pathogen
Frank G. Witebsky, Patricia S. Conville, Richard J. Wallace, Jr., Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Richard C. Huard, Robert Schlaberg, and Phyllis Della-Latta
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2469-2470;
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Clinical Rationale for Treatment of Endocarditis Caused by Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Developing Nonsusceptibility to Daptomycin
Zukile Gqada, Ben Marais, Elizabeth Wasserman, Colleen Bamford, Heidi Orth, George Sakoulas, Warren Rose, Michael J. Rybak, Satish Pillai, Jeff Alder, Robert C. Moellering, Jr., and George M. Eliopoulos
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2471-2472;
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Errata:

Hospital-Based Evaluation of Two Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antibody Screening Tests
Rajesh Kannangai, Sandeep Ramalingam, Pradeep K. Selvaraj, Kannan Damodharan, and Gopalan Sridharan
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2473
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Real-Time PCR Assays of Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Defining the Major Brucella Clades
Jeffrey T. Foster, Richard T. Okinaka, Rita Svensson, Kathryn Shaw, Barun K. De, Richard A. Robison, William S. Probert, Leo J. Kenefic, William D. Brown, and Paul Keim
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2008 46: 2474
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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. July 2008 46: 2475
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