JCM -- Table of Contents (April 1 2009, 47 [4])

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Contents: April 2009, Volume 47, Issue 4

       Guest Commentary

       Bacteriology

       Virology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Epidemiology

       Parasitology

       Mycology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

       Author's Correction

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Guest Commentary:

Sequence-Based Identification of Aspergillus, Fusarium, and Mucorales Species in the Clinical Mycology Laboratory: Where Are We and Where Should We Go from Here?
S. A. Balajee, A. M. Borman, M. E. Brandt, J. Cano, M. Cuenca-Estrella, E. Dannaoui, J. Guarro, G. Haase, C. C. Kibbler, W. Meyer, K. O'Donnell, C. A. Petti, J. L. Rodriguez-Tudela, D. Sutton, A. Velegraki, and B. L. Wickes
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 877-884; published ahead of print December 10, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01685-08
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Bacteriology:

Comparison of the Roll Plate Method to the Sonication Method To Diagnose Catheter Colonization and Bacteremia in Patients with Long-Term Tunnelled Catheters: a Randomized Prospective Study
Lennert Slobbe, Abdelilah el Barzouhi, Eric Boersma, and Bart J. A. Rijnders
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 885-888; published ahead of print January 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00998-08
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Distribution of Genes Encoding MSCRAMMs and Pili in Clinical and Natural Populations of Enterococcus faecium
Jouko Sillanpää, Vittal P. Prakash, Sreedhar R. Nallapareddy, and Barbara E. Murray
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 896-901; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02283-08
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Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Oropharyngeal Infections
Laura H. Bachmann, Robert E. Johnson, Hong Cheng, Lauri E. Markowitz, John R. Papp, and Edward W. Hook, III
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 902-907; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01581-08
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Eight-Plex PCR and Liquid-Array Detection of Bacterial and Viral Pathogens in Cerebrospinal Fluid from Patients with Suspected Meningitis
Mette Kusk Bøving, Lisbeth Nørum Pedersen, and Jens Kjølseth Møller
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 908-913; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01966-08
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Development of Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis for Molecular Typing of Mycoplasma pneumoniae
S. Dégrange, C. Cazanave, A. Charron, H. Renaudin, C. Bébéar, and C. M. Bébéar
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 914-923; published ahead of print February 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01935-08
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Identification of Clinically Relevant Nonhemolytic Streptococci on the Basis of Sequence Analysis of 16S-23S Intergenic Spacer Region and Partial gdh Gene
Xiaohui Chen Nielsen, Ulrik Stenz Justesen, Rimtas Dargis, Michael Kemp, and Jens Jørgen Christensen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 932-939; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01449-08
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis, a Common Cause of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in the Community
Sidsel Böcher, Birgitte Tønning, Robert L. Skov, and Jørgen Prag
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 946-950; published ahead of print February 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01024-08
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Polymorphism in the CagA EPIYA Motif Impacts Development of Gastric Cancer
Kathleen R. Jones, Young Min Joo, Sungil Jang, Yun-Jung Yoo, Hak Sung Lee, In-Sik Chung, Cara H. Olsen, Jeannette M. Whitmire, D. Scott Merrell, and Jeong-Heon Cha
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 959-968; published ahead of print January 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02330-08
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Ertapenem Resistance among Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates
Azita Leavitt, Inna Chmelnitsky, Raul Colodner, Itzhak Ofek, Yehuda Carmeli, and Shiri Navon-Venezia
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 969-974; published ahead of print February 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00651-08
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Evaluation of a Nested-PCR-Derived Sequence-Based Typing Method Applied Directly to Respiratory Samples from Patients with Legionnaires' Disease
Christophe Ginevra, Marie Lopez, Françoise Forey, Monique Reyrolle, Helene Meugnier, François Vandenesch, Jerome Etienne, Sophie Jarraud, and Maëlle Molmeret
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 981-987; published ahead of print February 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02071-08
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Impact of Blood Cultures Drawn by Phlebotomy on Contamination Rates and Health Care Costs in a Hospital Emergency Department
Rita M. Gander, Linda Byrd, Michael DeCrescenzo, Shaina Hirany, Michelle Bowen, and Judy Baughman
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1021-1024; published ahead of print January 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02162-08
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Diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae Infections in Adults with Bacteremia and Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Clinical Comparison of Pneumococcal PCR and Urinary Antigen Detection
Michael D. Smith, Carmen L. Sheppard, Angela Hogan, Timothy G. Harrison, David A. B. Dance, Petra Derrington, Robert C. George on behalf of the South West Pneumococcus Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1046-1049; published ahead of print February 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01480-08
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Truncated Human Cytidylate-Phosphate-Deoxyguanylate-Binding Protein for Improved Nucleic Acid Amplification Technique-Based Detection of Bacterial Species in Human Samples
Svea Sachse, Eberhard Straube, Marc Lehmann, Michael Bauer, Stefan Russwurm, and Karl-Hermann Schmidt
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1050-1057; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02242-08
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Identification of Staphylococcus Species Directly from Positive Blood Culture Broth by Use of Molecular and Conventional Methods
Maitry S. Mehta, Suzanne M. Paule, Richard B. Thomson, Karen L. Kaul, and Lance R. Peterson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1082-1086; published ahead of print February 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01850-08
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Incidence, Virulence Factors, and Clonality among Clinical Strains of Non-O1, Non-O139 Vibrio cholerae Isolates from Hospitalized Diarrheal Patients in Kolkata, India
S. Chatterjee, K. Ghosh, A. Raychoudhuri, G. Chowdhury, M. K. Bhattacharya, A. K. Mukhopadhyay, T. Ramamurthy, S. K. Bhattacharya, Karl E. Klose, and R. K. Nandy
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1087-1095; published ahead of print January 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02026-08
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First Evaluation of the WASP, a New Automated Microbiology Plating Instrument
Paul P. Bourbeau and Brandi Lynn Swartz
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1101-1106; published ahead of print January 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01963-08
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Evaluation of Phenotypic Tests for Detection of Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains in China
Ting-ting Qu, Jun-li Zhang, Jie Wang, Jing Tao, Yun-song Yu, Ya-gang Chen, Jian-ying Zhou, and Lan-juan Li
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1136-1142; published ahead of print February 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01592-08
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Utility of Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis as a Molecular Tool for Phylogenetic Analysis of Shigella sonnei
Chien-Shun Chiou, Haruo Watanabe, You-Wun Wang, Wan-Ling Wang, Jun Terajima, Kwai-Lin Thong, Dac Cam Phung, and Sheng Kai Tung
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1149-1154; published ahead of print February 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01607-08
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Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus haemolyticus
Elizabeth Gladys Aarag Fredheim, Claus Klingenberg, Holger Rohde, Stephanie Frankenberger, Peter Gaustad, Trond Flægstad, and Johanna Ericson Sollid
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1172-1180; published ahead of print January 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01891-08
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Heterogeneity of Vaginal Microbial Communities within Individuals
Tae Kyung Kim, Susan M. Thomas, Mengfei Ho, Shobha Sharma, Claudia I. Reich, Jeremy A. Frank, Kathleen M. Yeater, Diana R. Biggs, Noriko Nakamura, Rebecca Stumpf, Steven R. Leigh, Richard I. Tapping, Steven R. Blanke, James M. Slauch, H. Rex Gaskins, Jon S. Weisbaum, Gary J. Olsen, Lois L. Hoyer, and Brenda A. Wilson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1181-1189; published ahead of print January 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00854-08
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Variable Nucleotide Tandem-Repeat Analysis Revealing a Unique Group of Leptospira interrogans Serovar Pomona Isolates Associated with California Sea Lions
Richard L. Zuerner and David P. Alt
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1202-1205; published ahead of print February 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01639-08
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Development of Multiplex PCR Assays for Detection of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Colonization Factors and Toxins
Claudia Rodas, Volga Iniguez, Firdausi Qadri, Gudrun Wiklund, Ann-Mari Svennerholm, and Åsa Sjöling
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1218-1220; published ahead of print February 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00316-09
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Molecular Characterization of Human Clinical Isolates of Yersinia enterocolitica Bioserotype 1B/O8 in Poland: Emergence and Dissemination of Three Highly Related Clones
Rafal Gierczynski, Jolanta Szych, Waldemar Rastawicki, Sebastian Wardak, and Marek Jagielski
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1225-1228; published ahead of print February 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01321-08
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Predicting Clearance of Colonization with Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Use of Weekly Surveillance Cultures
Charmaine M. Huckabee, W. Charles Huskins, and Patrick R. Murray
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1229-1230; published ahead of print February 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02424-08
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Virology:

Comparison of the Abbott RealTime Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Assay to the Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HIV-1 Test: Workflow, Reliability, and Direct Costs
Cari R. Sloma, Jeffrey J. Germer, Tara M. Gerads, Jayawant N. Mandrekar, P. Shawn Mitchell, and Joseph D. C. Yao
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 889-895; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02231-08
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Highly Sensitive Detection of Dengue Virus Nucleic Acid in Samples from Clinically Ill Patients
Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán, Cynthia S. Collins, Edgardo Vergne, Gilberto A. Santiago, Lyle Petersen, Wellington Sun, and Jeffrey M. Linnen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 927-931; published ahead of print February 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01564-08
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Universal Detection and Identification of Avian Influenza Virus by Use of Resequencing Microarrays
Baochuan Lin, Anthony P. Malanoski, Zheng Wang, Kate M. Blaney, Nina C. Long, Carolyn E. Meador, David Metzgar, Christopher A. Myers, Samuel L. Yingst, Marshall R. Monteville, Magdi D. Saad, Joel M. Schnur, Clark Tibbetts, and David A. Stenger
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 988-993; published ahead of print March 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01346-08
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Low-Density Macroarray for Rapid Detection and Identification of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
Roman Wölfel, Janusz T. Paweska, Nadine Petersen, Antoinette A. Grobbelaar, Patricia A. Leman, Roger Hewson, Marie-Claude Georges-Courbot, Anna Papa, Volker Heiser, Marcus Panning, Stephan Günther, and Christian Drosten
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1025-1030; published ahead of print February 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01920-08
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Correlation between Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) RNA Measurements Obtained with Dried Blood Spots and Those Obtained with Plasma by Use of Nuclisens EasyQ HIV-1 and Abbott RealTime HIV Load Tests
Carolina Garrido, Natalia Zahonero, Angélica Corral, Miguel Arredondo, Vincent Soriano, and Carmen de Mendoza
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1031-1036; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02099-08
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Predominance and Circulation of Enteric Viruses in the Region of Greater Cairo, Egypt
Aziza H. Kamel, Mohamed A. Ali, Hala G. El-Nady, Alexis de Rougemont, Pierre Pothier, and Gaël Belliot
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1037-1045; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01381-08
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Suitability of Simple Human Immunodeficiency Virus Rapid Tests in Clinical Trials in Community-Based Clinic Settings
Dean B. Everett, Kathy Baisley, John Changalucha, Andrew Vallely, Deborah Watson-Jones, Claire Cook, Louise Knight, David A. Ross, Kokugonza Mugeye, Sheena McCormack, Charles J. Lacey, Ute Jentsch, and Richard J. Hayes
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1058-1062; published ahead of print February 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01998-08
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Evaluation of Different RNA Extraction Methods and Storage Conditions of Dried Plasma or Blood Spots for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Quantification and PCR Amplification for Drug Resistance Testing
Marjorie Monleau, Céline Montavon, Christian Laurent, Michel Segondy, Brigitte Montes, Eric Delaporte, François Boillot, and Martine Peeters
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1107-1118; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02255-08
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One-Step, Multiplex, Real-Time PCR Assay with Molecular Beacon Probes for Simultaneous Detection, Differentiation, and Quantification of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus Types 1, 2, and 3
Guillaume Besson and Mirdad Kazanji
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1129-1135; published ahead of print February 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02006-08
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Using a Field Quantitative Real-Time PCR Test To Rapidly Identify Highly Viremic Rift Valley Fever Cases
M. Kariuki Njenga, Janusz Paweska, Rose Wanjala, Carol Y. Rao, Matthew Weiner, Victor Omballa, Elizabeth T. Luman, David Mutonga, Shanaaz Sharif, Marcus Panning, Christian Drosten, Daniel R. Feikin, and Robert F. Breiman
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1166-1171; published ahead of print January 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01905-08
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Nevirapine Resistance in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1-Positive Infants Determined Using Dried Blood Spots Stored for Up to Six Years at Room Temperature
Julie A. E. Nelson, Amy M. Loftis, Deborah Kamwendo, Wafaie W. Fawzi, Taha E. Taha, Robert L. Goldenberg, and Susan A. Fiscus
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1209-1211; published ahead of print February 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00254-09
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Molecular Epidemiological Investigation of a Nosocomial Outbreak of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in a Pediatric Hemato-Oncology Patient Population
Sollip Kim, Heungsup Sung, Ho Joon Im, Soo-Jong Hong, and Mi-Na Kim
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1221-1224; published ahead of print February 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01959-08
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Single-Point Mutations Causing More than 100-Fold Underestimation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Load with the Cobas TaqMan HIV-1 Real-Time PCR Assay
Klaus Korn, Benedikt Weissbrich, Cornelia Henke-Gendo, Albert Heim, Christin Mariel Jauer, Ninon Taylor, and Josef Eberle
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1238-1240; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02204-08
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Sensitivity of PCR Targeting Mycobacterium ulcerans by Use of Fine-Needle Aspirates for Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer
R. O. Phillips, F. S. Sarfo, F. Osei-Sarpong, A. Boateng, I. Tetteh, A. Lartey, E. Adentwe, W. Opare, K. B. Asiedu, and M. Wansbrough-Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 924-926; published ahead of print February 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01842-08
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Use of Spoligotyping and Large Sequence Polymorphisms To Study the Population Structure of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in a Cohort Study of Consecutive Smear-Positive Tuberculosis Cases in The Gambia
Bouke C. de Jong, Martin Antonio, Timothy Awine, Kunle Ogungbemi, Ype P. de Jong, Sebastien Gagneux, Kathryn DeRiemer, Thierry Zozio, Nalin Rastogi, Martien Borgdorff, Philip C. Hill, and Richard A. Adegbola
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 994-1001; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01216-08
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Genomic Comparison of PE and PPE Genes in the Mycobacterium avium Complex
Nick Mackenzie, David C. Alexander, Christine Y. Turenne, Marcel A. Behr, and Jeroen M. De Buck
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1002-1011; published ahead of print January 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01313-08
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Use of Sloppy Molecular Beacon Probes for Identification of Mycobacterial Species
Hiyam H. El-Hajj, Salvatore A. E. Marras, Sanjay Tyagi, Elena Shashkina, Mini Kamboj, Timothy E. Kiehn, Michael S. Glickman, Fred Russell Kramer, and David Alland
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1190-1198; published ahead of print January 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02043-08
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Evaluation of a Rapid Fluorescent Staining Method for Detection of Mycobacteria in Clinical Specimens
Cindy Hendry, Kim Dionne, Annie Hedgepeth, Karen Carroll, and Nicole Parrish
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1206-1208; published ahead of print February 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02097-08
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Epidemiology:

Presence and Molecular Epidemiology of Virulence Factors in Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Colonizing and Infecting Soldiers
Michael W. Ellis, Matthew E. Griffith, James H. Jorgensen, Duane R. Hospenthal, Katrin Mende, and Jan E. Patterson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 940-945; published ahead of print February 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02352-08
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Isolation, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Virulence Genes of Pasteurella multocida Strains from Swine in China
Xibiao Tang, Zhanqin Zhao, Junyong Hu, Bin Wu, Xuwang Cai, Qigai He, and Huanchun Chen
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 951-958; published ahead of print January 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02029-08
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Temporal Trends of Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns in Spain from 1979 to 2007
A. Fenoll, J. J. Granizo, L. Aguilar, M. J. Giménez, L. Aragoneses-Fenoll, G. Hanquet, J. Casal, and D. Tarragó
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1012-1020; published ahead of print February 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01454-08
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Major Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineages Associate with Patient Country of Origin
Michael B. Reed, Victoria K. Pichler, Fiona McIntosh, Alicia Mattia, Ashley Fallow, Speranza Masala, Pilar Domenech, Alice Zwerling, Louise Thibert, Dick Menzies, Kevin Schwartzman, and Marcel A. Behr
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1119-1128; published ahead of print February 11, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02142-08
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Multilocus Sequence Types Associated with Neonatal Group B Streptococcal Sepsis and Meningitis in Canada
Shannon D. Manning, A. Cody Springman, Erica Lehotzky, Maggi A. Lewis, Thomas S. Whittam, and H. Dele Davies
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1143-1148; published ahead of print January 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01424-08
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Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics of Severe Streptococcus pyogenes Disease in Europe
Bogdan Luca-Harari, Jessica Darenberg, Shona Neal, Tuula Siljander, Lenka Strakova, Asha Tanna, Roberta Creti, Kim Ekelund, Maria Koliou, Panayotis T. Tassios, Mark van der Linden, Monica Straut, Jaana Vuopio-Varkila, Anne Bouvet, Androulla Efstratiou, Claes Schalén, Birgitta Henriques-Normark, the Strep-EURO Study Group, and Aftab Jasir
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1155-1165; published ahead of print January 21, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02155-08
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Using a Commercial DiversiLab Semiautomated Repetitive Sequence-Based PCR Typing Technique for Identification of Escherichia coli Clone ST131 Producing CTX-M-15
Johann D. D. Pitout, Lorraine Campbell, Deirdre L. Church, Pauline W. Wang, David S. Guttman, and Daniel B. Gregson
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1212-1215; published ahead of print February 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02265-08
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Prevalence of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Jennifer S. Goodrich, Tameaka N. Sutton-Shields, Alan Kerr, Joel P. Wedd, Melissa B. Miller, and Peter H. Gilligan
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1231-1233; published ahead of print February 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00255-09
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Prospective Nationwide Study of Aeromonas Infections in France
Brigitte Lamy, Angeli Kodjo, the colBVH Study Group, and Frédéric Laurent
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1234-1237; published ahead of print February 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00155-09
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Parasitology:

Multiplexed Real-Time PCR Assay for Discrimination of Plasmodium Species with Improved Sensitivity for Mixed Infections
Sandra E. Shokoples, Momar Ndao, Kinga Kowalewska-Grochowska, and Stephanie K. Yanow
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 975-980; published ahead of print February 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01858-08
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Mycology:

Species-Specific Identification of a Wide Range of Clinically Relevant Fungal Pathogens by Use of Luminex xMAP Technology
C. Landlinger, S. Preuner, B. Willinger, B. Haberpursch, Z. Racil, J. Mayer, and T. Lion
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1063-1073; published ahead of print February 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01558-08
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Bloodstream Infections Due to Trichosporon spp.: Species Distribution, Trichosporon asahii Genotypes Determined on the Basis of Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Spacer 1 Sequencing, and Antifungal Susceptibility Testing
Thomas C. Chagas-Neto, Guilherme M. Chaves, Analy S. A. Melo, and Arnaldo L. Colombo
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1074-1081; published ahead of print February 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01614-08
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Development and Validation of a Microsphere-Based Luminex Assay for Rapid Identification of Clinically Relevant Aspergilli
Kizee A. Etienne, Rui Kano, and S. Arunmozhi Balajee
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1096-1100; published ahead of print February 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01899-08
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Identification of Candida nivariensis and Candida bracarensis in a Large Global Collection of Candida glabrata Isolates: Comparison to the Literature
Shawn R. Lockhart, Shawn A. Messer, Michael Gherna, Justin A. Bishop, William G. Merz, Michael A. Pfaller, and Daniel J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1216-1217; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02315-08
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Identification of Spirochetes Associated with Contagious Ovine Digital Dermatitis
G. Sayers, P. X. Marques, N. J. Evans, L. O'Grady, M. L. Doherty, S. D. Carter, and J. E. Nally
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1199-1201; published ahead of print February 9, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01934-08
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Case Reports:

Human Bocavirus in an Immunocompromised Child Presenting with Severe Diarrhea
Jutte J. C. de Vries, Robbert G. M. Bredius, Patrick F. van Rheenen, Frans J. W. Smiers, Elisabeth H. Schölvinck, Ann C. T. M. Vossen, Eric C. J. Claas, and Hubert G. M. Niesters
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1241-1243; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01703-08
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Mucor circinelloides as a Cause of Invasive Maxillofacial Zygomycosis: an Emerging Dimorphic Pathogen with Reduced Susceptibility to Posaconazole
Zia U. Khan, Suhail Ahmad, Arnost Brazda, and Rachel Chandy
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1244-1248; published ahead of print January 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02030-08
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Human-to-Human Transmission of Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium bovis in Immunocompetent Patients
S. Sunder, P. Lanotte, S. Godreuil, C. Martin, M. L. Boschiroli, and J. M. Besnier
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1249-1251; published ahead of print January 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02042-08
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Fatal Epstein-Barr Virus Primo Infection in a 25-Year-Old Man Treated with Azathioprine for Crohn's Disease
Y. N'Guyen, L. Andreoletti, M. Patey, C. Lecoq-Lafon, P. Cornillet, A. Léon, R. Jaussaud, C. Fieschi, and C. Strady
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1252-1254; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02052-08
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Growth of Adenocarcinoma on Routine Microbiological Media Inoculated with Fluid from a Pleural Effusion in an 82-Year-Old Female
Kenneth L. Muldrew and Stephen C. Edberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1255-1258; published ahead of print January 14, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00849-08
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Invasive Scytalidium dimidiatum Infection in an Immunocompetent Adult
Hila Elinav, Uzi Izhar, Shmuel Benenson, Dan Admon, Carlos Hidalgo-Grass, Itzhack Polacheck, and Maya Korem
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1259-1263; published ahead of print February 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01874-08
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Isolation and Characterization of a New Fungal Species, Chrysosporium ophiodiicola, from a Mycotic Granuloma of a Black Rat Snake (Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta)
S. Rajeev, D. A. Sutton, B. L. Wickes, D. L. Miller, D. Giri, M. Van Meter, E. H. Thompson, M. G. Rinaldi, A. M. Romanelli, J. F. Cano, and J. Guarro
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1264-1268; published ahead of print December 24, 2008, doi:10.1128/JCM.01751-08
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Molecular Diagnosis of Disseminated Adiaspiromycosis Due to Emmonsia crescens
J.-M. Dot, A. Debourgogne, J. Champigneulle, Y. Salles, M. Brizion, J. M. Puyhardy, J. Collomb, F. Plénat, and M. Machouart
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1269-1273; published ahead of print February 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01885-08
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Letters To The Editor:

Molecular Diagnosis of Polymicrobial Sepsis
Nicasio Mancini, Silvia Carletti, Nadia Ghidoli, Paola Cichero, Cristina M. Ossi, Rossella Ieri, Elena Poli, Roberto Burioni, and Massimo Clementi
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1274-1275; published ahead of print January 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00011-09
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Rapid Detection of Toxigenic Strains of Clostridium difficile in Diarrheal Stools by Real-Time PCR
Frédéric Barbut, Mylena Braun, Béatrice Burghoffer, Valérie Lalande, and Catherine Eckert
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1276-1277; published ahead of print February 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00309-09
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5' Noncoding Region Alone Does Not Unequivocally Determine Genetic Type of Human Rhinovirus Strains
Carita Savolainen-Kopra, Soile Blomqvist, Teemu Smura, Merja Roivainen, Tapani Hovi, David Kiang, Ishmeet Kalra, Shigeo Yagi, Janice K. Louie, Homer Boushey, John Boothby, and David P. Schnurr
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1278-1280;
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Identification of Acinetobacter Genomic Species 13TU by Sequence Analysis of the 16S-23S rRNA Gene Spacer Region
Raffaele Zarrilli, Maria Giannouli, Anna Di Popolo, Federica Tomasone, Yiu-Wai Chu, Mario Vaneechoutte, Lenie Dijkshoorn, and Tsung Chain Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1281-1282;
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Errata:

Predominance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis EAI and Beijing Lineages in Yangon, Myanmar
Sabai Phyu, Ruth Stavrum, Thandar Lwin, Øyvind S. Svendsen, Ti Ti, and Harleen M. S. Grewal
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1283
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Evaluation of an Immunochromatographic Assay Kit for Rapid Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Clinical Isolates
Mi Young Park, Young Jin Kim, Sang Hyun Hwang, Hyoung Hoi Kim, Eun Yup Lee, Seok Hoon Jeong, and Chulhun L. Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1284
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Author's Correction:

Novel Light-Upon-Extension Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection and Quantification of Genogroup I and II Noroviruses in Clinical Specimens
Johan Nordgren, Filemón Bucardo, Olaf Dienus, Lennart Svensson, and Per-Eric Lindgren
J. Clin. Microbiol. April 2009 47: 1285
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