JCM -- Table of Contents (June 1 2009, 47 [6])

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Contents: June 2009, Volume 47, Issue 6

       Editorials

       Epidemiology

       Bacteriology

       Mycology

       Virology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Parasitology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Author's Correction

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Editorials:

Reflections
Andrew B. Onderdonk
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1617-1618; published ahead of print March 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00495-09
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Editorial Comment by Gary V. Doern
Gary V. Doern
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1619 published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00534-09
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Epidemiology:

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Spain: Molecular Epidemiology and Utility of Different Typing Methods
Ana Vindel, Oscar Cuevas, Emilia Cercenado, Carmen Marcos, Verónica Bautista, Carol Castellares, Pilar Trincado, Teresa Boquete, Maria Pérez-Vázquez, Mercedes Marín, Emilio Bouza and the Spanish Group for the Study of Staphylococcus
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1620-1627; published ahead of print April 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01579-08
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Vancomycin MIC plus Heteroresistance and Outcome of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Trends over 11 Years
Adina C. Musta, Kathleen Riederer, Stephen Shemes, Patrick Chase, Jinson Jose, Leonard B. Johnson, and Riad Khatib
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1640-1644; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02135-08
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Rapid Molecular Genotyping and Clonal Complex Assignment of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates by PCR Coupled to Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry
Thomas A. Hall, Rangarajan Sampath, Lawrence B. Blyn, Raymond Ranken, Cristina Ivy, Rachael Melton, Heather Matthews, Neill White, Feng Li, Vanessa Harpin, David J. Ecker, Linda K. McDougal, Brandi Limbago, Tracy Ross, Donna M. Wolk, Vicki Wysocki, and Karen C. Carroll
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1733-1741; published ahead of print March 18, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02175-08
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Three-Decade Epidemiological Analysis of Escherichia coli O15:K52:H1
Bente Olesen, Flemming Scheutz, Megan Menard, Marianne N. Skov, Hans Jørn Kolmos, Michael A. Kuskowski, and James R. Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1857-1862; published ahead of print April 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00230-09
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First Insight into Mycobacterium tuberculosis Epidemiology and Genetic Diversity in Trinidad and Tobago
Shirematee Baboolal, Julie Millet, Patrick Eberechi Akpaka, Dottin Ramoutar, and Nalin Rastogi
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1911-1914; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00535-09
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Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Method for Typing Salmonella enterica Serovar Newport
Margaret A. Davis, Katherine N. K. Baker, Douglas R. Call, Lorin D. Warnick, Yesim Soyer, Martin Wiedmann, Yrjö Gröhn, Patrick L. McDonough, Dale D. Hancock, and Thomas E. Besser
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1934-1938; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00252-09
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Bacteriology:

Vancomycin MICs for Staphylococcus aureus Vary by Detection Method and Have Subtly Increased in a Pediatric Population Since 2005
Edward O. Mason, Linda B. Lamberth, Wendy A. Hammerman, Kristina G. Hulten, James Versalovic, and Sheldon L. Kaplan
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1628-1630; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00407-09
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Sensitive Screening Tests for Suspected Class A Carbapenemase Production in Species of Enterobacteriaceae
Fernando Pasteran, Tania Mendez, Leonor Guerriero, Melina Rapoport, and Alejandra Corso
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1631-1639; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00130-09
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Comparison of the Bactec 9240 and BacT/Alert Blood Culture Systems for Evaluation of Placental Cord Blood for Transfusion in Neonates
Stefan Riedel, Alan Junkins, Paul D. Stamper, Gretchen Cress, John A. Widness, and Gary V. Doern
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1645-1649; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00302-09
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Evaluation of Self-Collected Glans and Rectal Swabs from Men Who Have Sex with Men for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests
Jeanne Moncada, Julius Schachter, Sally Liska, Clara Shayevich, and Jeffrey D. Klausner
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1657-1662; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02269-08
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Performance of Three Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Use of Self-Collected Vaginal Swabs Obtained via an Internet-Based Screening Program
Billie Jo Masek, Nick Arora, Nicole Quinn, Bulbul Aumakhan, Jeff Holden, Andrew Hardick, Patricia Agreda, Mathilda Barnes, and Charlotte A. Gaydos
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1663-1667; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02387-08
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Molecular Characterization of Syphilis in Patients in Canada: Azithromycin Resistance and Detection of Treponema pallidum DNA in Whole-Blood Samples versus Ulcerative Swabs
Irene E. Martin, Raymond S. W. Tsang, Karen Sutherland, Peter Tilley, Ron Read, Barbara Anderson, Colleen Roy, and Ameeta E. Singh
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1668-1673; published ahead of print April 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02392-08
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Pediatric Helicobacter pylori Isolates Display Distinct Gene Coding Capacities and Virulence Gene Marker Profiles
Sarah Talarico, Benjamin D. Gold, Jutta Fero, Dexter T. Thompson, Jeannette Guarner, Steven Czinn, and Nina R. Salama
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1680-1688; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00273-09
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Evaluation of the BD GeneOhm StaphSR Assay for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Spiked Positive Blood Culture Bottles
Sabine Gröbner, Mireille Dion, Mélanie Plante, and Volkhard A. J. Kempf
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1689-1694; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02179-08
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Are Putative Periodontal Pathogens Reliable Diagnostic Markers?
Birgit Riep, Lilian Edesi-Neuß, Friderike Claessen, Horst Skarabis, Benjamin Ehmke, Thomas F. Flemmig, Jean-Pierre Bernimoulin, Ulf B. Göbel, and Annette Moter
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1705-1711; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01387-08
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Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae Strain Cocolonization in the Nasopharynx
Silvio D. Brugger, Lucy J. Hathaway, and Kathrin Mühlemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1750-1756; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01877-08
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Distribution of the Escherichia coli Common Pilus among Diverse Strains of Human Enterotoxigenic E. coli
Dana Blackburn, Amanda Husband, Zeus Saldaña, Rania A. Nada, John Klena, Firdausi Qadri, and Jorge A. Girón
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1781-1784; published ahead of print April 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00260-09
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Virulence Potential of Escherichia coli Isolates from Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Ziva Petkovsek, Kristina Elersic, Marija Gubina, Darja Zgur-Bertok, and Marjanca Starcic Erjavec
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1811-1817; published ahead of print April 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01421-08
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New Real-Time PCR-Based Method for Kingella kingae DNA Detection: Application to Samples Collected from 89 Children with Acute Arthritis
Brice Ilharreborde, Philippe Bidet, Mathie Lorrot, Julien Even, Patricia Mariani-Kurkdjian, Sandrine Liguori, Christine Vitoux, Yann Lefevre, Catherine Doit, Franck Fitoussi, Georges Penneçot, Edouard Bingen, Keyvan Mazda, and Stéphane Bonacorsi
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1837-1841; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00144-09
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Simultaneous Identification of 14 Genital Microorganisms in Urine by Use of a Multiplex PCR-Based Reverse Line Blot Assay
Michelle L. Mckechnie, Richard Hillman, Deborah Couldwell, Fanrong Kong, Eleanor Freedman, Hui Wang, and Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1871-1877; published ahead of print April 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00120-09
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Microbiologic Diagnosis of Prosthetic Shoulder Infection by Use of Implant Sonication
Kerryl E. Piper, Melissa J. Jacobson, Robert H. Cofield, John W. Sperling, Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, Douglas R. Osmon, Andrew McDowell, Sheila Patrick, James M. Steckelberg, Jayawant N. Mandrekar, Marta Fernandez Sampedro, and Robin Patel
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1878-1884; published ahead of print March 4, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01686-08
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Enrichment Broth Improved Detection of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Bacteria in Throat and Rectal Surveillance Cultures of Samples from Patients in Intensive Care Units
Jean-Luc A. N. Murk, Edou R. Heddema, Dorine L. J. Hess, Johannes A. Bogaards, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, and Yvette J. Debets-Ossenkopp
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1885-1887; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01406-08
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Cost-Effective Frozen Master Mix Modification of a Commercial Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus PCR Assay
Erik Munson, Timothy Block, Janet T. Voegeli, Jeanne E. Hryciuk, and Ronald F. Schell
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1888-1891; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00506-09
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Correlation of Cefoxitin MICs with the Presence of mecA in Staphylococcus spp.
Jana M. Swenson, William B. Brasso, Mary Jane Ferraro, Dwight J. Hardy, Cynthia C. Knapp, David Lonsway, Sigrid McAllister, L. Barth Reller, Helio S. Sader, Dee Shortridge, Robert Skov, Melvin P. Weinstein, Barbara L. Zimmer, and Jean B. Patel
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1902-1905; published ahead of print April 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02304-08
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Validation of Five-Colony Pool Analysis Using Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Detection of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli
F. Barletta, T. J. Ochoa, L. Ecker, A. I. Gil, C. F. Lanata, and T. G. Cleary
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1915-1917; published ahead of print April 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00608-09
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Detection of Plasmid-Mediated KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in Ottawa, Canada: Evidence of Intrahospital Transmission
David Goldfarb, Sarah-Beth Harvey, Kelsi Jessamine, Peter Jessamine, Baldwin Toye, and Marc Desjardins
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1920-1922; published ahead of print April 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00098-09
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Evaluation of the New Vitek 2 ANC Card for Identification of Medically Relevant Anaerobic Bacteria
Francine Mory, Corentine Alauzet, Céline Matuszeswski, Philippe Riegel, and Alain Lozniewski
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1923-1926; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01778-08
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Mycology:

Spectrum of Zygomycete Species Identified in Clinically Significant Specimens in the United States
E. Alvarez, D. A. Sutton, J. Cano, A. W. Fothergill, A. Stchigel, M. G. Rinaldi, and J. Guarro
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1650-1656; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00036-09
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Molecular Identification and Susceptibility of Trichosporon Species Isolated from Clinical Specimens in Qatar: Isolation of Trichosporon dohaense Taj-Aldeen, Meis & Boekhout sp. nov.
Saad J. Taj-Aldeen, Nasser Al-Ansari, Sittana El Shafei, Jacques F. Meis, Ilse Curfs-Breuker, Bart Theelen, and Teun Boekhout
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1791-1799; published ahead of print March 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02222-08
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Clinical Significance and Phylogenetic Relationship of Novel Australian Pneumocystis jirovecii Genotypes
Sebastiaan J. van Hal, Felix Gilgado, Tom Doyle, Joel Barratt, Damien Stark, Wieland Meyer, and Jock Harkness
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1818-1823; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02102-08
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Reliability of the Vitek 2 Yeast Susceptibility Test for Detection of In Vitro Resistance to Fluconazole and Voriconazole in Clinical Isolates of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata
Brunella Posteraro, Rosa Martucci, Marilena La Sorda, Barbara Fiori, Dominique Sanglard, Elena De Carolis, Ada Rita Florio, Giovanni Fadda, and Maurizio Sanguinetti
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1927-1930; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02070-08
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Activity of Contemporary Antifungal Agents, Including the Novel Echinocandin Anidulafungin, Tested against Candida spp., Cryptococcus spp., and Aspergillus spp.: Report from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2006 to 2007)
Shawn A. Messer, Gary J. Moet, Jeffrey T. Kirby, and Ronald N. Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1942-1946; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02434-08
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Virology:

Novel Approach for Detection of Enteric Viruses To Enable Syndrome Surveillance of Acute Viral Gastroenteritis
Sanela Svraka, Bas van der Veer, Erwin Duizer, Jojanneke Dekkers, Marion Koopmans, and Harry Vennema
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1674-1679; published ahead of print April 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00307-09
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Evaluation of the New Architect Cytomegalovirus Immunoglobulin M (IgM), IgG, and IgG Avidity Assays
K. Lagrou, M. Bodeus, M. Van Ranst, and P. Goubau
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1695-1699; published ahead of print April 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02172-08
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Performance of the Abbott Real-Time PCR Assay Using m2000_sp and m2000_rt for Hepatitis C Virus RNA Quantification
Stéphane Chevaliez, Magali Bouvier-Alias, and Jean-Michel Pawlotsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1726-1732; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01300-08
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New Molecular Detection Tools Adapted to Emerging Rhinoviruses and Enteroviruses
Caroline Tapparel, Samuel Cordey, Sandra Van Belle, Lara Turin, Wai-Ming Lee, Nicolas Regamey, Pascal Meylan, Kathrin Mühlemann, Francesca Gobbini, and Laurent Kaiser
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1742-1749; published ahead of print April 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02339-08
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Peptide Nucleic Acid-Based Array for Detecting and Genotyping Human Papillomaviruses
Jae-jin Choi, Chunhee Kim, and Heekyung Park
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1785-1790; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01398-08
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Genetic Variability of Group A Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus Strains Circulating in Germany from 1998 to 2007
Janine Reiche and Brunhilde Schweiger
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1800-1810; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02286-08
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Evaluation of Impact of Serial Hepatitis B Virus DNA Levels on Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Grace Lai-Hung Wong, Angel Mei-Ling Chim, Larry Hin Lai, and Joseph Jao-Yiu Sung
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1830-1836; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00029-09
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Complete Genome Sequence and Phylogenetic Relatedness of Hepatitis B Virus Isolates in Papua, Indonesia
Takako Utsumi, Maria Inge Lusida, Yoshihiko Yano, Victor Eka Nugrahaputra, Mochamad Amin, Juniastuti, Soetjipto, Yoshitake Hayashi, and Hak Hotta
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1842-1847; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02328-08
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Typing of Enteroviruses by Use of Microwell Oligonucleotide Arrays
P. Susi, L. Hattara, M. Waris, T. Luoma-aho, H. Siitari, T. Hyypiä, and P. Saviranta
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1863-1870; published ahead of print April 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02226-08
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Parotitis in a Child Infected with Triple-Reassortant Influenza A Virus in Canada in 2007
Nathalie Bastien, Donalda Bowness, Laura Burton, Erika Bontovics, Anne-Luise Winter, Graham Tipples, Debby Minielly, Betty Gregg, Christine Cramer, Christine Schincariol, and Yan Li
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1896-1898; published ahead of print April 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01684-08
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Development and Characterization of a Genotype 4 Hepatitis E Virus Cell Culture System Using a HE-JF5/15F Strain Recovered from a Fulminant Hepatitis Patient
Toshinori Tanaka, Masaharu Takahashi, Hideyuki Takahashi, Koji Ichiyama, Yu Hoshino, Shigeo Nagashima, Hitoshi Mizuo, and Hiroaki Okamoto
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1906-1910; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00629-09
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Outbreak of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Darfur, Sudan: Effectiveness of Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Analysis of Dried Blood Spots
Audrey Mérens, Philippe Jean Guérin, Jean-Paul Guthmann, and Elisabeth Nicand
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1931-1933; published ahead of print April 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02245-08
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Rapid Group-, Serotype-, and Vaccine Strain-Specific Identification of Poliovirus Isolates by Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Using Degenerate Primers and Probes Containing Deoxyinosine Residues
David R. Kilpatrick, Chen-Fu Yang, Karen Ching, Annelet Vincent, Jane Iber, Ray Campagnoli, Mark Mandelbaum, Lina De, Su-Ju Yang, Allan Nix, and Olen M. Kew
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1939-1941; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00702-09
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Fine-Needle Aspiration, an Efficient Sampling Technique for Bacteriological Diagnosis of Nonulcerative Buruli Ulcer
Miriam Eddyani, Alexandra G. Fraga, Fernando Schmitt, Cécile Uwizeye, Krista Fissette, Christian Johnson, Julia Aguiar, Ghislain Sopoh, Yves Barogui, Wayne M. Meyers, Jorge Pedrosa, and Françoise Portaels
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1700-1704; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00197-09
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Rapid Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Genotyping for Mycobacterium leprae Clinical Specimens
Miyako Kimura, Rama Murthy Sakamuri, Nathan A. Groathouse, Becky L. Rivoire, David Gingrich, Susan Krueger-Koplin, Sang-Nae Cho, Patrick J. Brennan, and Varalakshmi Vissa
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1757-1766; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02019-08
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Feasibility of the GenoType MTBDRsl Assay for Fluoroquinolone, Amikacin-Capreomycin, and Ethambutol Resistance Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains and Clinical Specimens
Doris Hillemann, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, and Elvira Richter
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1767-1772; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00081-09
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Quantitative Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Use of MGIT 960 and EpiCenter Instrumentation
Burkhard Springer, Katja Lucke, Romana Calligaris-Maibach, Claudia Ritter, and Erik C. Böttger
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1773-1780; published ahead of print April 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02501-08
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High Diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genotypes in South Africa and Preponderance of Mixed Infections among ST53 Isolates
Ruth Stavrum, Matsie Mphahlele, Kristi Øvreås, Tshilidzi Muthivhi, P. Bernard Fourie, Karin Weyer, and Harleen M. S. Grewal
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1848-1856; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02167-08
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First Spanish Case of Nocardiosis Caused by Nocardia takedensis
A. Betrán, A. Rezusta, M. A. Lezcano, M. C. Villuendas, M. J. Revillo, P. Boiron, and V. Rodríguez-Nava
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1918-1919; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00090-09
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Pulmonary Disease Due to Mycobacterium arosiense, an Easily Misidentified Pathogenic Novel Mycobacterium
Enrico Tortoli, Beatrice Adriani, Serena Baruzzo, Roberto Degl'Innocenti, Irene Galanti, Stefania Lauria, Alessandro Mariottini, and Michela Pascarella
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1947-1949; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02449-08
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Evaluation of Low-Colony-Number Counts of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on Solid Media as a Microbiological Marker of Cross-Contamination
F. K. C. Ribeiro, E. M. Lemos, D. J. Hadad, S. C. Leão, C. Viana-Niero, R. Dietze, J. L. Johnson, K. D. Eisenach, and M. Palaci
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1950-1952; published ahead of print April 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00626-09
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Parasitology:

Development and Evaluation of a Sensitive and Specific Assay for Diagnosis of Human Toxocariasis by Use of Three Recombinant Antigens (TES-26, TES-30USM, and TES-120)
Suharni Mohamad, Norhaida Che Azmi, and Rahmah Noordin
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1712-1717; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00001-09
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Probing Population Dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi during Progression of the Chronic Phase in Chagasic Patients
Daniella Alchaar D'Ávila, Andréa Mara Macedo, Helder Magno Silva Valadares, Eliane Dias Gontijo, Ana Maria de Castro, Carlos Renato Machado, Egler Chiari, and Lúcia Maria Cunha Galvão
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1718-1725; published ahead of print April 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01658-08
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Development of Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Detection of Entamoeba histolytica
Shih-Yu Liang, Yun-Hsien Chan, Kan-Tai Hsia, Jing-Lun Lee, Ming-Chu Kuo, Kuo-Yuan Hwa, Chi-Wen Chan, Ting-Yi Chiang, Jung-Sheng Chen, Fang-Tzy Wu, and Dar-Der Ji
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1892-1895; published ahead of print March 25, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00105-09
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Real-Time Quantitative PCR To Determine Chlamydial Load in Men and Women in a Community Setting
R. Wiggins, S. Graf, N. Low, P. J. Horner for the Chlamydia Screening Studies (ClaSS) Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1824-1829; published ahead of print April 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00005-09
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No Correlation between Giant Cell Arteritis and Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection: Investigation of 189 Patients by Standard and Improved PCR Methods
Florence Njau, Thomas Ness, Ulrike Wittkop, Thorsten Pancratz, Meike Eickhoff, Alan P. Hudson, Hermann Haller, and Annette D. Wagner
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1899-1901; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02438-08
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Case Reports:

First Report of Tsukamurella Keratitis: Association between T. tyrosinosolvens and T. pulmonis and Ophthalmologic Infections
Patrick C. Y. Woo, Angie H. C. Fong, Antonio H. Y. Ngan, Dorothy M. W. Tam, Jade L. L. Teng, Susanna K. P. Lau, and Kwok-Yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1953-1956; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00424-09
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Isolation of Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii Genotype II from a Boy with Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma and a Dog with Hemangiopericytoma
Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Ricardo G. Maggi, Mrudula Varanat, Keith E. Linder, and Guy Weinberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1957-1960; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00069-09
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Outbreak of Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Subcutaneous Infections Related to Multiple Mesotherapy Injections
Anne Carbonne, Florence Brossier, Isabelle Arnaud, Iheb Bougmiza, Eric Caumes, Jean-Paul Meningaud, Sylvie Dubrou, Vincent Jarlier, Emmanuelle Cambau, and Pascal Astagneau
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1961-1964; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00196-09
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Spontaneous Bacterial Pericarditis with Tamponade Due to Ureaplasma spp.
William P. Tarrant, Jose M. Gonzalez-Berjon, Patricia L. Cernoch, Randall J. Olsen, and James M. Musser
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1965-1968; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00352-09
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Cutaneous Infection Caused by Macrophomina phaseolina in a Child with Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Ashok Srinivasan, Brian L. Wickes, Anna M. Romanelli, Larisa Debelenko, Jeffrey E. Rubnitz, Deanna A. Sutton, Elizabeth H. Thompson, Annette W. Fothergill, Michael G. Rinaldi, Randall T. Hayden, and Jerry L. Shenep
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1969-1972; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02397-08
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Endocarditis Due to Neisseria bacilliformis in a Patient with a Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Julien Masliah-Planchon, Guillaume Breton, Vincent Jarlier, Anne Simon, Olivier Benveniste, Serge Herson, and Laurence Drieux
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1973-1975; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00026-09
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Ureaplasma parvum as a Cause of Sternal Wound Infection
Andrew Walkty, Evelyn Lo, Kanchana Manickam, Michelle Alfa, Li Xiao, and Ken Waites
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1976-1978; published ahead of print April 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01849-08
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Letters To The Editor:

W135 Invasive Meningococcal Strains Spreading in South America: Significant Increase in Incidence Rate in Argentina
Adriana M. Efron, Cecilia Sorhouet, Celia Salcedo, Raquel Abad, Mabel Regueira, and Julio A. Vázquez
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1979-1980; published ahead of print April 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02390-08
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"Dodgy 6As": Differentiating Pneumococcal Serotype 6C from 6A by Use of the Quellung Reaction
Kim M. Hare, Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Michael Binks, In Ho Park, Moon H. Nahm, and Amanda J. Leach
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1981-1982; published ahead of print April 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00046-09
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NS1 Detection in Addition to Reverse Transcriptase PCR and Transcription-Mediated Amplification of Dengue Virus RNA in Acutely Ill Patients
Subhash C. Arya, Nirmala Agarwal, and Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1983
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Author's Correction:

Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis as a Tool for Subtyping Listeria monocytogenes Strains
Katharine E. Volpe Sperry, Sophia Kathariou, Justin S. Edwards, and Leslie A. Wolf
J. Clin. Microbiol. June 2009 47: 1984
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