JCM -- Table of Contents (August 1 2008, 46 [8])

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Contents: August 2008, Volume 46, Issue 8

       Mycology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Bacteriology

       Epidemiology

       Virology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Parasitology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

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Mycology:

Molecular Phylogenetic Diversity, Multilocus Haplotype Nomenclature, and In Vitro Antifungal Resistance within the Fusarium solani Species Complex
Kerry O'Donnell, Deanna A. Sutton, Annette Fothergill, Dora McCarthy, Michael G. Rinaldi, Mary E. Brandt, Ning Zhang, and David M. Geiser
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2477-2490; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02371-07
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In Vitro Survey of Triazole Cross-Resistance among More than 700 Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus Species
M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, L. Boyken, C. Rice, S. Tendolkar, R. J. Hollis, and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2568-2572; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00535-08
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Correlation of MIC with Outcome for Candida Species Tested against Caspofungin, Anidulafungin, and Micafungin: Analysis and Proposal for Interpretive MIC Breakpoints
M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, L. Ostrosky-Zeichner, J. H. Rex, B. D. Alexander, D. Andes, S. D. Brown, V. Chaturvedi, M. A. Ghannoum, C. C. Knapp, D. J. Sheehan, and T. J. Walsh
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2620-2629; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00566-08
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Single-Step PCR Using (GACA)₄ Primer: Utility for Rapid Identification of Dermatophyte Species and Strains
Atef S. Shehata, Pranab K. Mukherjee, Hassan N. Aboulatta, Atef I. El Akhras, Said H. Abbadi, and Mahmoud A. Ghannoum
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2641-2645; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00697-08
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Geographic Distribution and Antifungal Susceptibility of the Newly Described Species Candida orthopsilosis and Candida metapsilosis in Comparison to the Closely Related Species Candida parapsilosis
Shawn R. Lockhart, Shawn A. Messer, Michael A. Pfaller, and Daniel J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2659-2664; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00803-08
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Real-Time PCR Assays To Address Genetic Diversity among Strains of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Erin L. Strait, Melissa L. Madsen, F. Chris Minion, Jane Christopher-Hennings, Matthew Dammen, Katherine R. Jones, and Eileen L. Thacker
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2491-2498; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02366-07
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Bacteriology:

Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolates from Nosocomial Outbreaks in Los Angeles County, California
Sonya C. Valentine, Deisy Contreras, Stephanie Tan, Lilian J. Real, Sheena Chu, and H. Howard Xu
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2499-2507; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00367-08
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Evaluation of New Vitek 2 Card and Disk Diffusion Method for Determining Susceptibility of Staphylococcus aureus to Oxacillin
Sandrine Roisin, Claire Nonhoff, Olivier Denis, and Marc J. Struelens
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2525-2528; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00291-08
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Relationship between Escherichia coli Strains Causing Acute Cystitis in Women and the Fecal E. coli Population of the Host
Eva Moreno, Antonia Andreu, Carles Pigrau, Michael A. Kuskowski, James R. Johnson, and Guillem Prats
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2529-2534; published ahead of print May 21, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00813-08
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Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy for Rapid Identification of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacteria Isolated from Sputum Samples from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Alejandra Bosch, Alejandro Miñán, Cecilia Vescina, José Degrossi, Blanca Gatti, Patricia Montanaro, Matías Messina, Mirta Franco, Carlos Vay, Juergen Schmitt, Dieter Naumann, and Osvaldo Yantorno
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2535-2546; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02267-07
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European Emergence of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Escherichia coli Clonal Groups O25:H4-ST 131 and O15:K52:H1 Causing Community-Acquired Uncomplicated Cystitis
Simone Cagnacci, Laura Gualco, Eugenio Debbia, Gian Carlo Schito, and Anna Marchese
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2605-2612; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00640-08
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Gram Stain-Specific-Probe-Based Real-Time PCR for Diagnosis and Discrimination of Bacterial Neonatal Sepsis
Yi-Dong Wu, Li-Hua Chen, Xiu-Jing Wu, Shi-Qiang Shang, Jin-Tu Lou, Li-Zhong Du, and Zheng-Yan Zhao
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2613-2619; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02237-07
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Effect of Swab Composition and Use of Swabs versus Swab-Containing Skim Milk-Tryptone-Glucose-Glycerol (STGG) on Culture- or PCR-Based Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Simulated and Clinical Respiratory Specimens in STGG Transport Medium
Lorry G. Rubin, Atqia Rizvi, and Aryeh Baer
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2635-2640; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01903-07
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Multicenter Evaluation of the Vitek 2 Anaerobe and Corynebacterium Identification Card
Robert P. Rennie, Cheryl Brosnikoff, LeeAnn Turnbull, L. Barth Reller, Stanley Mirrett, William Janda, Kathy Ristow, and Ann Krilcich
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2646-2651; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00450-08
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Multicenter Evaluation of the New Vitek 2 Neisseria-Haemophilus Identification Card
Robert P. Rennie, Cheryl Brosnikoff, Sandy Shokoples, L. Barth Reller, Stanley Mirrett, William Janda, Kathy Ristow, and Ann Krilcich
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2681-2685; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00449-08
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Characterization of Small-Colony Variants of Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from Chickens with Amyloid Arthropathy
Andreas Petersen, Mark S. Chadfield, Jens P. Christensen, Henrik Christensen, and Magne Bisgaard
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2686-2691; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00343-08
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Optimal Probe Length and Target Location for Electrochemical Detection of Selected Uropathogens at Ambient Temperature
Mitra Mastali, Jane T. Babbitt, Yang Li, Elliot M. Landaw, Vincent Gau, Bernard M. Churchill, and David A. Haake
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2707-2716; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00423-08
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Distribution, Organization, and Ecology of Bacteria in Chronic Wounds
Klaus Kirketerp-Møller, Peter Ø. Jensen, Mustafa Fazli, Kit G. Madsen, Jette Pedersen, Claus Moser, Tim Tolker-Nielsen, Niels Høiby, Michael Givskov, and Thomas Bjarnsholt
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2717-2722; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00501-08
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Quantitative Survival of Aerobic and Anaerobic Microorganisms in Port-A-Cul and Copan Transport Systems
Kevin A. Stoner, Lorna K. Rabe, Michele N. Austin, Leslie A. Meyn, and Sharon L. Hillier
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2739-2744; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00161-08
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Duplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Clinical Samples and Determination of Penicillin Susceptibility
Kathryn A. Harris, Paul Turner, Elaine A. Green, and John C. Hartley
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2751-2758; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02462-07
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Evaluation and Validation of a PulseNet Standardized Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Protocol for Subtyping Vibrio parahaemolyticus: an International Multicenter Collaborative Study
Kai Man Kam, Cindy K. Y. Luey, Michele B. Parsons, Kara L. F. Cooper, G. B. Nair, M. Alam, M. Atiqul Islam, Danny T. L. Cheung, Y. W. Chu, T. Ramamurthy, G. P. Pazhani, S. K. Bhattacharya, H. Watanabe, J. Terajima, E. Arakawa, O.-A. Ratchtrachenchai, S. Huttayananont, Efrain M. Ribot, Peter Gerner-Smidt, Bala Swaminathan for the Vibrio parahaemolyticus PulseNet PFGE Protocol Working Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2766-2773; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00424-08
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Recovery of Herbaspirillum Species from Persons with Cystic Fibrosis
Theodore Spilker, Ahmet Z. Uluer, Francisco M. Marty, Wendy W. Yeh, Julie H. Levison, Peter Vandamme, and John J. LiPuma
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2774-2777; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00460-08
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Evaluation of StrepB Carrot Broth versus Lim Broth for Detection of Group B Streptococcus Colonization Status of Near-Term Pregnant Women
D. L. Church, Heather Baxter, Tracie Lloyd, Beverley Miller, and Sameer Elsayed
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2780-2782; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00557-08
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Lewis Antigen Expression by Helicobacter pylori Strains Colonizing Different Regions of the Stomach of Individual Patients
Gerardo González-Valencia, Leopoldo Muñoz-Perez, Rosario Morales-Espinosa, Margarita Camorlinga-Ponce, Onofre Muñoz, and Javier Torres
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2783-2785; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02370-07
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Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase Production in a Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Strain from the Philippines
Nashwan Al Naiemi, Bastiaan Zwart, Martine C. Rijnsburger, Robert Roosendaal, Yvette J. Debets-Ossenkopp, Janet A. Mulder, Cees A. Fijen, Willemina Maten, Christina M. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, and Paul H. Savelkoul
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2794-2795; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00676-08
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Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Rapid Detection of Common Strains of Escherichia coli
Joshua Hill, Shilpa Beriwal, Ishwad Chandra, Vinod K. Paul, Aarti Kapil, Tripti Singh, Robert M. Wadowsky, Vinita Singh, Ankur Goyal, Timo Jahnukainen, James R. Johnson, Phillip I. Tarr, and Abhay Vats
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2800-2804; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00152-08
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Characterization of Clonal Relatedness among the Natural Population of Staphylococcus aureus Strains by Using spa Sequence Typing and the BURP (Based upon Repeat Patterns) Algorithm
Alexander Mellmann, Thomas Weniger, Christoph Berssenbrügge, Ursula Keckevoet, Alexander W. Friedrich, Dag Harmsen, and Hajo Grundmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2805-2808; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00071-08
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Epidemiology:

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strains Colonizing Children Attending Day-Care Centers in Norway
Didrik F. Vestrheim, E. Arne Høiby, Ingeborg S. Aaberge, and Dominique A. Caugant
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2508-2518; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02296-07
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Pediatric Norovirus Diarrhea in Nicaragua
Filemon Bucardo, Johan Nordgren, Beatrice Carlsson, Margarita Paniagua, Per-Eric Lindgren, Felix Espinoza, and Lennart Svensson
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2573-2580; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00505-08
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Salmonella Serovar Identification Using PCR-Based Detection of Gene Presence and Absence
Nabil Arrach, Steffen Porwollik, Pui Cheng, Ann Cho, Fred Long, Sang-Ho Choi, and Michael McClelland
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2581-2589; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02147-07
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Prevalence of Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin 1 (TSST-1)-Producing Strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Antibody to TSST-1 among Healthy Japanese Women
Jeffrey Parsonnet, Richard V. Goering, Melanie A. Hansmann, Michaelle B. Jones, Kumiko Ohtagaki, Catherine C. Davis, and Kyoichi Totsuka
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2731-2738; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00228-08
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Use of Phenotypic and Molecular Serotype Identification Methods To Characterize Previously Nonserotypeable Group B Streptococci
Fanrong Kong, Lotte Munch Lambertsen, Hans-Christian Slotved, Danny Ko, Hui Wang, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2745-2750; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00189-08
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High Rate of Intestinal Colonization with Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Organisms in Household Contacts of Infected Community Patients
Aránzazu Valverde, Fabio Grill, Teresa M. Coque, Vicente Pintado, Fernando Baquero, Rafael Cantón, and Javier Cobo
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2796-2799; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01008-08
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Virology:

Detection of All Known Parechoviruses by Real-Time PCR
W. Allan Nix, Kaija Maher, E. Susanne Johansson, Bo Niklasson, A. Michael Lindberg, Mark A. Pallansch, and M. Steven Oberste
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2519-2524; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00277-08
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Sensitive Detection of Multiple Rotavirus Genotypes with a Single Reverse Transcription-Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assay
Ion Gutiérrez-Aguirre, Andrej Steyer, Jana Boben, Kristina Gruden, Mateja Poljsak-Prijatelj, and Maja Ravnikar
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2547-2554; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02428-07
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Universal Primer Set for Amplification and Sequencing of HA₀ Cleavage Sites of All Influenza A Viruses
Astrid Gall, Bernd Hoffmann, Timm Harder, Christian Grund, and Martin Beer
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2561-2567; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00466-08
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Human Papillomavirus Genotype Specificity of Hybrid Capture 2
Philip E. Castle, Diane Solomon, Cosette M. Wheeler, Patti E. Gravitt, Sholom Wacholder, and Mark Schiffman
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2595-2604; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00824-08
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Development and Validation of a Negative-Strand-Specific Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Detection of a Chicken Strain of Hepatitis E Virus: Identification of Nonliver Replication Sites
P. Billam, F. W. Pierson, W. Li, T. LeRoith, R. B. Duncan, and X. J. Meng
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2630-2634; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00536-08
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Sensitive and Broadly Reactive Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays To Detect Novel Paramyxoviruses
Suxiang Tong, Shur-Wern Wang Chern, Yan Li, Mark A. Pallansch, and Larry J. Anderson
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2652-2658; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00192-08
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Discriminating between Varicella-Zoster Virus Vaccine and Wild-Type Strains by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification
Yuki Higashimoto, Masaru Ihira, Akane Ohta, Shigeki Inoue, Chie Usui, Yoshizo Asano, and Tetsushi Yoshikawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2665-2670; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00216-08
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Marked Variability of BK Virus Load Measurement Using Quantitative Real-Time PCR among Commonly Used Assays
Noah G. Hoffman, Linda Cook, Ederlyn E. Atienza, Ajit P. Limaye, and Keith R. Jerome
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2671-2680; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00258-08
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Multicenter Comparison of PCR Assays for Detection of Human Herpesvirus 6 DNA in Serum
Louis Flamand, Annie Gravel, David Boutolleau, Roberto Alvarez-Lafuente, Steve Jacobson, Mauro S. Malnati, Debra Kohn, Yi-Wei Tang, Tetsushi Yoshikawa, and Dharam Ablashi
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2700-2706; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00370-08
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Application of a Novel, Rapid, and Sensitive Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay for Detection of Cancer-Predicting Mutations in the Precore and Basal Core Promoter of Hepatitis B Virus
M. E. Mendy, S. Kaye, E. Le Roux, G. D. Kirk, A. Jeng-Barry, S. McConkey, M. Cotten, M. H. Kuniholm, A. Leligdowicz, P. Hainaut, S. Rowland-Jones, and H. Whittle
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2723-2730; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01622-07
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Evaluation of Linear Array Human Papillomavirus Genotyping Using Automatic Optical Imaging Software
J. Jeronimo, N. Wentzensen, R. Long, M. Schiffman, S. T. Dunn, R. A. Allen, J. L. Walker, M. A. Gold, R. E. Zuna, M. E. Sherman, S. Wacholder, and S. S. Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2759-2765; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00188-08
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Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Displays Atypical Melting-Temperature Profiles at Low Viral Titers
Jason J. LeBlanc, Sarah Campbell, Janice Pettipas, Todd F. Hatchette, and Ross J. Davidson
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2786-2789; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02177-07
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Rifampin Resistance, Beijing-W Clade-Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Cluster Group 2 Phylogeny, and the Rv2629 191-C Allele in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains
Soumitesh Chakravorty, Bola Aladegbami, Alifiya S. Motiwala, Yang Dai, Hassan Safi, Michael Brimacombe, Danica Helb, and David Alland
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2555-2560; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00666-08
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Evaluation and Strategy for Use of MIRU-VNTRplus, a Multifunctional Database for Online Analysis of Genotyping Data and Phylogenetic Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates
Caroline Allix-Béguec, Dag Harmsen, Thomas Weniger, Philip Supply, and Stefan Niemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2692-2699; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00540-08
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Association between 16S-23S Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequence Groups of Mycobacterium avium Complex and Pulmonary Disease
Jason E. Stout, Gregory W. Hopkins, Jay R. McDonald, Anita Quinn, Carol D. Hamilton, L. Barth Reller, and Richard Frothingham
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2790-2793; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00719-08
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Parasitology:

Assessment of Cryptodiag for Diagnosis of Cryptosporidiosis and Genotyping Cryptosporidium Species
C. Savin, C. Sarfati, J. Menotti, J. Jaouhari, S. Wurtzer, Y. J. F. Garin, and F. Derouin
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2590-2594; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00226-08
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Comparison of Two Immunoassays for Detection of Entamoeba histolytica
Sarah Buss, Mamun Kabir, William A. Petri, Jr., and Rashidul Haque
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2778-2779; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00652-08
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Case Reports:

Invasive Infections with Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus after Kidney Transplantation
Oluwadamilola A. Adeyemi, Chao Qi, Teresa R. Zembower, Michael G. Ison, Thomas H. Grant, Brian J. Hartigan, Michael Malczynski, and Valentina Stosor
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2809-2813; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00494-08
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Cord Formation in a Clinical Isolate of Mycobacterium marinum
John F. Staropoli and John A. Branda
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2814-2816; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00197-08
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Purulent Pericarditis with Greenish Pericardial Effusion Caused by Shewanella algae
Che-Kim Tan, Chih-Cheng Lai, Wei-Khie Kuar, and Po-Ren Hsueh
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2817-2819; published ahead of print June 25, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01018-08
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Streptobacillus moniliformis as the Causative Agent in Spondylodiscitis and Psoas Abscess after Rooster Scratches
Damien Dubois, Frédéric Robin, Damien Bouvier, Julien Delmas, Richard Bonnet, Olivier Lesens, and Claire Hennequin
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2820-2821; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00744-08
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Letters To The Editor:

Detection of Toxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae and Corynebacterium ulcerans Strains by a Novel Real-Time PCR
Regina Schuhegger, Marion Lindermayer, Rudolf Kugler, Jürgen Heesemann, Ulrich Busch, and Andreas Sing
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2822-2823; published ahead of print June 11, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01010-08
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Filtration of Cerebrospinal Fluid Improves Isolation of Mycobacteria
P. Kumar, M. V. P. Srivatsava, S. Singh, and H. K. Prasad
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2824-2825; published ahead of print June 4, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00210-08
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Lack of Evidence for "Acinetobacter septicus" as a Species Different from Acinetobacter ursingii?
Alexandr Nemec, Martin Musílek, Mario Vaneechoute, Enevold Falsen, Lenie Dijkshoorn, Yi-Wei Tang, Charles W. Stratton, Alexander Mellmann, and Dag Harmsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2826-2827;
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Volume of Blood Cultured and APACHE II Score: an Intriguing Diptych for Diagnosis of Bloodstream Infections?
Theodoros N. Sergentanis, Anargiros Mariolis, Emilio Bouza, and Dolores Sousa
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2008 46: 2828
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