JCM -- Table of Contents (September 1 2008, 46 [9])

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Contents: September 2008, Volume 46, Issue 9

       Virology

       Epidemiology

       Parasitology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Bacteriology

       Mycology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

       Author's Correction

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Virology:

Internally Controlled Triplex Quantitative PCR Assay for Human Polyomaviruses JC and BK
Timothy J. Dumonceaux, Christine Mesa, and Alberto Severini
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2829-2836; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00844-08
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Identification of Enteroviruses in Naturally Infected Captive Primates
W. Allan Nix, Baoming Jiang, Kaija Maher, Elizabeth Strobert, and M. Steven Oberste
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2874-2878; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00074-08
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Prevalence of Human Parechovirus in The Netherlands in 2000 to 2007
Sabine van der Sanden, Erwin de Bruin, Harry Vennema, Caroline Swanink, Marion Koopmans, and Harrie van der Avoort
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2884-2889; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00168-08
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Performance of Three Commercial Viral Load Assays, Versant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) RNA bDNA v3.0, Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HIV-1, and NucliSens HIV-1 EasyQ v1.2, Testing HIV-1 Non-B Subtypes and Recombinant Variants
Africa Holguín, Marisa López, Mar Molinero, and Vincent Soriano
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2918-2923; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02414-07
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Diminished Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA Yield from Dried Blood Spots after Storage in a Humid Incubator at 37°C Compared to –20°C
Caroline Mitchell, Cheryl Jennings, Donald Brambilla, Grace Aldrovandi, Angela Martin Amedee, Ingrid Beck, James W. Bremer, Robert Coombs, Don Decker, Susan Fiscus, Joseph Fitzgibbon, Katherine Luzuriaga, John Moye, Paul Palumbo, Patricia Reichelderfer, Mohan Somasundaran, Wendy Stevens, Lisa Frenkel for the Dried Blood Spot Working Group of the Infant Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2945-2949; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00359-08
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Detection and Characterization of Group C Rotaviruses in Asymptomatic Piglets in Ireland
P. J. Collins, V. Martella, and H. O'Shea
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2973-2979; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00809-08
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Subtyping of Avian Influenza Viruses H1 to H15 on the Basis of Hemagglutinin Genes by PCR Assay and Molecular Determination of Pathogenic Potential
Kenji Tsukamoto, Hisayoshi Ashizawa, Koji Nakanishi, Noriyuki Kaji, Kotaro Suzuki, Masatoshi Okamatsu, Shigeo Yamaguchi, and Masaji Mase
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3048-3055; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02386-07
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Comparison of the Luminex xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel with In-House Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Diagnosis of Respiratory Virus Infections
Kanti Pabbaraju, Kara L. Tokaryk, Sallene Wong, and Julie D. Fox
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3056-3062; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00878-08
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Detection of 11 Common Viral and Bacterial Pathogens Causing Community-Acquired Pneumonia or Sepsis in Asymptomatic Patients by Using a Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay with Manual (Enzyme Hybridization) or Automated (Electronic Microarray) Detection
Swati Kumar, Lihua Wang, Jiang Fan, Andrea Kraft, Michael E. Bose, Sagarika Tiwari, Meredith Van Dyke, Robert Haigis, Tingquo Luo, Madhushree Ghosh, Huong Tang, Marjan Haghnia, Elizabeth L. Mather, William G. Weisburg, and Kelly J. Henrickson
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3063-3072; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00625-08
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Comparative Study of Nasopharyngeal Aspirate and Nasal Swab Specimens for Diagnosis of Acute Viral Respiratory Infection
Rita Y. T. Sung, Paul K. S. Chan, Kai C. Choi, Apple C. M. Yeung, Albert M. Li, Julian W. Tang, Margaret Ip, Tracy Tsen, and E. Anthony S. Nelson
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3073-3076; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01209-08
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Pan-Dengue Virus Detection by PCR for Travelers Returning from the Tropics
Alexis Dumoulin, Hanspeter Marti, Marcus Panning, Christoph Hatz, and Hans H. Hirsch
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3104-3106; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01294-08
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Contamination of the Hospital Environment with Gastroenteric Viruses: Comparison of Two Pediatric Wards over a Winter Season
Chris I. Gallimore, Clive Taylor, Andrew R. Gennery, Andrew J. Cant, Angela Galloway, Jacqueline Xerry, Juliet Adigwe, and Jim J. Gray
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3112-3115; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00400-08
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Identification and Characterization of Two Strains of Human Parechovirus 4 Isolated from Two Clinical Cases in Fukuoka City, Japan
Kiyoko Wakatsuki, Daisuke Kawamoto, Hiroshi Hiwaki, Kanako Watanabe, and Hiromu Yoshida
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3144-3146; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00791-08
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Epidemiology:

Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Nasal Cultures Collected from Individuals in the United States in 2001 to 2004
Fred C. Tenover, Sigrid McAllister, Gregory Fosheim, Linda K. McDougal, Roberta B. Carey, Brandi Limbago, David Lonsway, Jean B. Patel, Matthew J. Kuehnert, and Rachel Gorwitz
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2837-2841; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00480-08
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Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Global Clinical Trials
Richard V. Goering, Ribhi M. Shawar, Nicole E. Scangarella, F. Patrick O'Hara, Heather Amrine-Madsen, Joshua M. West, Marybeth Dalessandro, Julie A. Becker, Stacey L. Walsh, Linda A. Miller, Stephanie F. van Horn, Elizabeth S. Thomas, and Monique E. Twynholm
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2842-2847; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00521-08
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Associations between the Genotypes of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates and Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Bacteremic Patients
Tahaniyat Lalani, Jerome J. Federspiel, Helen W. Boucher, Thomas H. Rude, In-Gyu Bae, Michael J. Rybak, Giang T. Tonthat, G. Ralph Corey, Martin E. Stryjewski, George Sakoulas, Vivian H. Chu, Jeff Alder, Judith N. Steenbergen, Steven A. Luperchio, Marilyn Campion, Christopher W. Woods, and Vance G. Fowler
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2890-2896; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00905-08
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Molecular Characterization of Human-Colonizing Streptococcus agalactiae Strains Isolated from Throat, Skin, Anal Margin, and Genital Body Sites
Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Laure Fourny, Laurence Arnault, Anne-Sophie Domelier, Mazen Salloum, Marie-Frédérique Lartigue, and Roland Quentin
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2906-2911; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00421-08
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Changing Patterns in Frequency of Recovery of Five Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in Portuguese Hospitals: Surveillance over a 16-Year Period
Marta Aires-de-Sousa, Bruno Correia, Hermínia de Lencastre and the Multilaboratory Project Collaborators
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2912-2917; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00692-08
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Countrywide Molecular Survey of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains in Poland
Agnieszka Luczak-Kadlubowska, Agnieszka Sulikowska, Joanna Empel, Anna Piasecka, Monika Orczykowska, Aleksandra Kozinska, and Waleria Hryniewicz
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2930-2937; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00869-08
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Characterization of Vancomycin-Heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus from the Metropolitan Area of Detroit, Michigan, over a 22-Year Period (1986 to 2007)
Michael J. Rybak, Steve N. Leonard, Kerri L. Rossi, Chrissy M. Cheung, Helio S. Sadar, and Ronald N. Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2950-2954; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00582-08
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Analysis of Integrated Virological and Epidemiological Reports of Norovirus Outbreaks Collected within the Foodborne Viruses in Europe Network from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2006
A. Kroneman, L. Verhoef, J. Harris, H. Vennema, E. Duizer, Y. van Duynhoven, J. Gray, M. Iturriza, B. Böttiger, G. Falkenhorst, C. Johnsen, C.-H. von Bonsdorff, L. Maunula, M. Kuusi, P. Pothier, A. Gallay, E. Schreier, M. Höhne, J. Koch, G. Szücs, G. Reuter, K. Krisztalovics, M. Lynch, P. McKeown, B. Foley, S. Coughlan, F. M. Ruggeri, I. Di Bartolo, K. Vainio, E. Isakbaeva, M. Poljsak-Prijatelj, A. Hocevar Grom, J. Zimsek Mijovski, A. Bosch, J. Buesa, A. Sanchez Fauquier, G. Hernandéz-Pezzi, K.-O. Hedlund, and M. Koopmans
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2959-2965; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00499-08
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Characterization of Clostridium difficile Strains Isolated from Patients in Ontario, Canada, from 2004 to 2006
H. Martin, B. Willey, D. E. Low, H. R. Staempfli, A. McGeer, P. Boerlin, M. Mulvey, and J. S. Weese
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2999-3004; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02437-07
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Utility of New 24-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Typing for Discriminating Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates Collected in Bulgaria
Violeta Valcheva, Igor Mokrousov, Olga Narvskaya, Nalin Rastogi, and Nadya Markova
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3005-3011; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00437-08
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Salmonella Infections in the Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor) in Western Pennsylvania
Justin A. Compton, Jason A. Baney, Sarah C. Donaldson, Beth A. Houser, Gary J. San Julian, Richard H. Yahner, Wayne Chmielecki, Stanley Reynolds, and Bhushan M. Jayarao
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3084-3086; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00685-08
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Novel Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis Method for Rapid Molecular Typing of Human Staphylococcus aureus
Risma Ikawaty, Rob J. L. Willems, Adrienne T. A. Box, Jan Verhoef, and Ad C. Fluit
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3147-3151; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00861-08
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Parasitology:

Molecular Diagnosis of Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Species Identification by Use of a Reverse Line Blot Hybridization Assay
Abedelmajeed Nasereddin, Esther Bensoussan-Hermano, Gabriele Schönian, Gad Baneth, and Charles L. Jaffe
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2848-2855; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00951-08
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Cost-Effectiveness of Detection of Intestinal Amebiasis by Using Serology and Specific-Amebic-Antigen Assays among Persons with or without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Sui-Yuan Chang, Hsin-Yun Sun, Dar-Der Ji, Yi-Chun Lo, Cheng-Hsin Wu, Pei-Ying Wu, Wen-Chun Liu, Chien-Ching Hung, and Shan-Chwen Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3077-3079; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01151-08
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Viability of Trichomonas vaginalis in Copan Universal Transport Medium and eSwab Transport Medium
C. A. Rivers and J. R. Schwebke
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3134-3135; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00841-08
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Bartonella sp. Bacteremia in Patients with Neurological and Neurocognitive Dysfunction
E. B. Breitschwerdt, R. G. Maggi, W. L. Nicholson, N. A. Cherry, and C. W. Woods
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2856-2861; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00832-08
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Bacteriology:

In Vitro Activity of Tigecycline against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Pathogens as Evaluated by Broth Microdilution and Etest
Chris M. Pillar, Deborah C. Draghi, Michael J. Dowzicky, and Daniel F. Sahm
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2862-2867; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00637-08
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Genetic Classification of Severe Early Childhood Caries by Use of Subtracted DNA Fragments from Streptococcus mutans
Deepak Saxena, Page W. Caufield, Yihong Li, Stuart Brown, Jinmei Song, and Robert Norman
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2868-2873; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01000-08
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Rapid Detection of bla_KPC Carbapenemase Genes by Real-Time PCR
Musa Hindiyeh, Gill Smollen, Zehava Grossman, Daniela Ram, Yehudit Davidson, Fernando Mileguir, Marina Vax, Debbie Ben David, Ilana Tal, Galia Rahav, Ari Shamiss, Ella Mendelson, and Nathan Keller
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2879-2883; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00661-08
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Heart Valves Should Not Be Routinely Cultured
Patricia Muñoz, Emilio Bouza, Mercedes Marín, Luis Alcalá, Marta Rodríguez Créixems, Maricela Valerio, Angel Pinto, and on behalf of the Group for the Management of Infective Endocarditis of the Gregorio Marañón Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2897-2901; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02173-07
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Pharmacoeconomic Analysis of Microbiologic Techniques for Differentiating Staphylococci Directly from Blood Culture Bottles
Elizabeth D. Hermsen, Sara S. Shull, Donald G. Klepser, Peter C. Iwen, Amy Armbrust, Jodi Garrett, Alison G. Freifeld, and Mark E. Rupp
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2924-2929; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00623-08
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Acinetobacter baylyi as a Pathogen for Opportunistic Infection
Te-Li Chen, Leung-Kei Siu, Yi-Tzu Lee, Chien-Pei Chen, Li-Yueh Huang, Roy Chen-Chih Wu, Wen-Long Cho, and Chang-Phone Fung
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2938-2944; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00232-08
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Comprehensive Study of Strains Previously Designated Streptococcus bovis Consecutively Isolated from Human Blood Cultures and Emended Description of Streptococcus gallolyticus and Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli
Marcella Beck, Reinhard Frodl, and Guido Funke
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2966-2972; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00078-08
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Identities of Arthrobacter spp. and Arthrobacter-Like Bacteria Encountered in Human Clinical Specimens
Irene S. Mages, Reinhard Frodl, Kathryn A. Bernard, and Guido Funke
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2980-2986; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00658-08
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Subtype-Specific Suppression of Shiga Toxin 2 Released from Escherichia coli upon Exposure to Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
Malene Gantzhorn Pedersen, Claus Hansen, Erik Riise, Søren Persson, and Katharina E. P. Olsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2987-2991; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00871-08
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Comparison of Conventional, Nested, and Real-Time PCR Assays for Rapid and Accurate Detection of Vibrio vulnificus
Hyong Sun Kim, Dong-Min Kim, Ganesh Prasad Neupane, Yu-mi Lee, Nam-Woong Yang, Sook Jin Jang, Sook-In Jung, Kyung-Hwa Park, Hae-Ryoung Park, Chang Seop Lee, and Sun Hee Lee
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2992-2998; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00027-08
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Metronidazole Resistance in Clostridium difficile Is Heterogeneous
T. Peláez, E. Cercenado, L. Alcalá, M. Marín, A. Martín-López, J. Martínez-Alarcón, P. Catalán, M. Sánchez-Somolinos, and E. Bouza
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3028-3032; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00524-08
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Opa Protein Repertoires of Disease-Causing and Carried Meningococci
Martin J. Callaghan, Caroline Buckee, Noel D. McCarthy, Ana Belén Ibarz Pavón, Keith A. Jolley, Saul Faust, Stephen J. Gray, Edward B. Kaczmarski, Michael Levin, J. Simon Kroll, Martin C. J. Maiden, and Andrew J. Pollard
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3033-3041; published ahead of print May 28, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00005-08
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Evaluation of a New Etest Vancomycin-Teicoplanin Strip for Detection of Glycopeptide-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (GISA), in Particular, Heterogeneous GISA
Anne Yusof, Anette Engelhardt, Åsa Karlsson, Lina Bylund, Pamela Vidh, Karen Mills, Mandy Wootton, and Timothy R. Walsh
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3042-3047; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00265-08
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Detection of KPC-2 in a Clinical Isolate of Proteus mirabilis and First Reported Description of Carbapenemase Resistance Caused by a KPC β-Lactamase in P. mirabilis
R. Tibbetts, J. G. Frye, J. Marschall, D. Warren, and W. Dunne
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3080-3083; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00979-08
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Phylogenetic Analysis of Viridans Group Streptococci Causing Endocarditis
Keith E. Simmon, Lori Hall, Christopher W. Woods, Francesc Marco, Jose M. Miro, Christopher Cabell, Bruno Hoen, Mercedes Marin, Riccardo Utili, Efthymia Giannitsioti, Thanh Doco-Lecompte, Suzanne Bradley, Stanley Mirrett, Arjana Tambic, Suzanne Ryan, David Gordon, Phillip Jones, Tony Korman, Dannah Wray, L. Barth Reller, Marie-Francoise Tripodi, Patrick Plesiat, Arthur J. Morris, Selwyn Lang, David R. Murdoch, Cathy A. Petti and the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Microbiology (ICE-Micro) Investigators
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3087-3090; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00920-08
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VanB Phenotype-vanA Genotype Enterococcus faecium with Heterogeneous Expression of Teicoplanin Resistance
Il Joong Park, Wee Gyo Lee, Jong Hee Shin, Kyung Won Lee, and Gun Jo Woo
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3091-3093; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00712-08
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Impact of Diversity of Colonizing Strains on Strategies for Sampling Escherichia coli from Fecal Specimens
Ebbing Lautenbach, Warren B. Bilker, Pam Tolomeo, and Joel N. Maslow
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3094-3096; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00945-08
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Use of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Rapid Identification of Staphylococci in Blood Culture Samples Collected in a Portuguese Hospital
Ana Tavares, João Inácio, José Melo-Cristino, and Isabel Couto
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3097-3100; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00910-08
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Sensitivities of Nasal and Rectal Swabs for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in an Active Surveillance Program
Andrea Currie, Linda Davis, Ewa Odrobina, Suzanne Waldman, Diane White, Joanne Tomassi, and Kevin C. Katz
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3101-3103; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00848-08
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MVPlex Assay for Direct Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Naris and Other Swab Specimens
Raymond P. Podzorski, Haijing Li, Jian Han, and Yi-Wei Tang
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3107-3109; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.02347-07
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Evaluation of CHROMagar KPC for Rapid Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
Zmira Samra, Judi Bahar, Liora Madar-Shapiro, Nazi Aziz, Sara Israel, and Jihad Bishara
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3110-3111; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00249-08
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Evaluation of Three Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in an Outbreak Investigation
Jonas M. Winchell, Kathleen A. Thurman, Stephanie L. Mitchell, W. Lanier Thacker, and Barry S. Fields
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3116-3118; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00440-08
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Vancomycin Heteroresistance in Bloodstream Isolates of Staphylococcus capitis
Danaë D'mello, Andrew J. Daley, Muhammad Shihab Rahman, Yue Qu, Suzanne Garland, Christopher Pearce, and Margaret A. Deighton
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3124-3126; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00592-08
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Novel Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato from Rodents and Ticks in Southwestern China
Chen-Yi Chu, Wei Liu, Bao-Gui Jiang, Ding-Ming Wang, Wei-Jia Jiang, Qiu-Min Zhao, Pan-He Zhang, Zhao-Xiao Wang, Guang-Peng Tang, Hong Yang, and Wu-Chun Cao
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3130-3133; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01195-08
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Evaluation of Four Selective Agars and Two Enrichment Broths in Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
S. Böcher, R. Smyth, G. Kahlmeter, J. Kerremans, M. C. Vos, and R. Skov
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3136-3138; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00478-08
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Molecular Method for Discrimination between Francisella tularensis and Francisella-Like Endosymbionts
Raquel Escudero, A. Toledo, Horacio Gil, Katarina Kovácsová, Manuela Rodríguez-Vargas, Isabel Jado, Cristina García-Amil, Bruno Lobo, Mangesh Bhide, and Pedro Anda
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3139-3143; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00275-08
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Mycology:

Trends in Species Distribution and Susceptibility of Bloodstream Isolates of Candida Collected in Monterrey, Mexico, to Seven Antifungal Agents: Results of a 3-Year (2004 to 2007) Surveillance Study
Gloria M. González, Mariana Elizondo, and Jacobo Ayala
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2902-2905; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00937-08
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Multiplex Tandem PCR: a Novel Platform for Rapid Detection and Identification of Fungal Pathogens from Blood Culture Specimens
Anna Lau, Tania C. Sorrell, Sharon Chen, Keith Stanley, Jonathan Iredell, and Catriona Halliday
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3021-3027; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00689-08
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Dermatitis Caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae Infection in a Hedgehog
Jae-Ik Han and Ki-Jeong Na
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3119-3123; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00737-08
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Efficacy of Dry Mist of Hydrogen Peroxide (DMHP) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and use of DMHP for Routine Decontamination of Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories
M. Grare, M. Dailloux, L. Simon, P. Dimajo, and C. Laurain
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 2955-2958; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00250-08
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Clinical Impact of Mycobacterium tuberculosis W-Beijing Genotype Strain Infection on Aged Patients in Taiwan
Jia-Yih Feng, Wei-Juin Su, Cheng-Chien Tsai, and Shi-Chuan Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3127-3129; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01132-08
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Evidence of Multiple Treponema Phylotypes Involved in Bovine Digital Dermatitis as Shown by 16S rRNA Gene Analysis and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
Kirstine Klitgaard, Mette Boye, Nynne Capion, and Tim K. Jensen
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3012-3020; published ahead of print June 18, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00670-08
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Case Reports:

Fatal-Stroke Syndrome Revealing Fungal Cerebral Vasculitis Due to Arthrographis kalrae in an Immunocompetent Patient
N. Pichon, D. Ajzenberg, M. Desnos-Ollivier, M. Clavel, J. C. Gantier, and F. Labrousse
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3152-3155; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00800-08
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New Erwinia-Like Organism Causing Cervical Lymphadenitis
Sang Yop Shin, Mi Young Lee, Jae-Hoon Song, and Kwan Soo Ko
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3156-3158; published ahead of print July 9, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00716-08
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Two Unusual Occurrences of Trichomoniasis: Rapid Species Identification by PCR
A. P. Bellanger, O. Cabaret, J. M. Costa, F. Foulet, S. Bretagne, and F. Botterel
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3159-3161; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00322-08
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Thymidine Kinase Sequence Analysis of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Strains Present in Different Compartments in an Atypical Impetiginous Rash on the Lesional Skin of a Burn Patient
Frank Werdin, Hans-Oliver Rennekampff, Hans-Eberhard Schaller, Gerhard Jahn, and Klaus Hamprecht
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3162-3164; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00552-08
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Misidentification of Pandoraea sputorum Isolated from Sputum of a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis and Review of Pandoraea Species Infections in Transplant Patients
Jason D. Pimentel and Colin MacLeod
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3165-3168; published ahead of print July 23, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00855-08
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Molecular Diagnosis of Saksenaea vasiformis Cutaneous Infection after Scorpion Sting in an Immunocompetent Adolescent
Pauline Lechevalier, Dea Garcia Hermoso, Agnes Carol, Stephane Bonacorsi, Latifa Ferkdadji, Franck Fitoussi, Olivier Lortholary, Antoine Bourrillon, Albert Faye, Eric Dannaoui, and Francois Angoulvant
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3169-3172; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00052-08
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Letters To The Editor:

False-Positive Results Obtained when Bluetongue Virus Serotype 1 Algeria 2006 Was Analyzed with a Reverse Transcription-PCR Protocol for Detection of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus
Montserrat Agüero, Dolores Buitrago, and Concepción Gómez-Tejedor
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3173-3174; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00353-08
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Use of Silica Desiccant Packets for Specimen Storage and Transport To Evaluate Pneumococcal Nasopharyngeal Carriage among Nepalese Children
Hari Har Joshi, Robert E. Gertz, Jr., Maria da Gloria Carvalho, and Bernard W. Beall
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3175-3176; published ahead of print July 2, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00906-08
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Molecular-Beacon-Based Real-Time PCR for Detection and Quantification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in Clinical Samples
Joseph Papaparaskevas, Dimitra P. Houhoula, Argirios Siatelis, and Athanassios Tsakris
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3177-3178; published ahead of print July 16, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.00903-08
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Emergence and Clonal Dissemination of OXA-24- and OXA-58-Producing Acinetobacter baumannii Strains in Houston, Texas: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program
Mariana Castanheira, Audrey Wanger, Mark Kruzel, Lalitagauri M. Deshpande, and Ronald N. Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3179-3180;
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Novel Rapid Culture-Based Detection Method for Methicillin-Resistant Streptococcus aureus
Stephen OHara, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Kelly Haccuria, Liesbet Van Heirstraeten, Margareta Ieven, and Herman Goossens
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3181-3182;
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Errata:

Identification of a Haarlem Genotype-Specific Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the mgtC Virulence Gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Eric Alix, Sylvain Godreuil, and Anne-Béatrice Blanc-Potard
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3183
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Author's Correction:

In Vitro Susceptibility of Invasive Isolates of Candida spp. to Anidulafungin, Caspofungin, and Micafungin: Six Years of Global Surveillance
M. A. Pfaller, L. Boyken, R. J. Hollis, J. Kroeger, S. A. Messer, S. Tendolkar, and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2008 46: 3184-3185;
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