Journal of Clinical Microbiology: 39 (3)

March 1, 2001; Volume 39,Issue 3

Bacteriology

Bacteriology
Comparison between the LCx Probe System and the COBAS AMPLICOR System for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatisand Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections in Patients Attending a Clinic for Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
G. J. J. van Doornum, L. M. Schouls, A. Pijl, I. Cairo, M. Buimer, S. Bruisten
Bacteriology
Genotyping of Enterotoxigenic Clostridium perfringens Fecal Isolates Associated with Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea and Food Poisoning in North America
Shauna G. Sparks, Robert J. Carman, Mahfuzur R. Sarker, Bruce A. McClane
Bacteriology
National Epidemiologic Surveys ofEnterobacter aerogenes in Belgian Hospitals from 1996 to 1998
Y. De Gheldre, M. J. Struelens, Y. Glupczynski, P. De Mol, N. Maes, C. Nonhoff, H. Chetoui, C. Sion, O. Ronveaux, M. Vaneechoutte, le Groupement Pour Le Dépistage, l'Etude et la Prevention des Infections Hospitalières (gdepih-gospiz)
Bacteriology
Genetic Organization of Pasteurella multocida cap Loci and Development of a Multiplex Capsular PCR Typing System
Kirsty M. Townsend, John D. Boyce, Jing Y. Chung, Alan J. Frost, Ben Adler
Bacteriology
Clinical Significance and Taxonomy ofActinobacillus hominis
Alice Friis-Møller, Jens Jørgen Christensen, Vivian Fussing, Annemarie Hesselbjerg, Jytte Christiansen, Brita Bruun
Bacteriology
Diagnostics of Neisseriaceae andMoraxellaceae by Ribosomal DNA Sequencing: Ribosomal Differentiation of Medical Microorganisms
Dag Harmsen, Christian Singer, Jörg Rothgänger, Tone Tønjum, Gerrit Sybren de Hoog, Haroun Shah, Jürgen Albert, Matthias Frosch
Bacteriology
Diversity within Reference Strains of Corynebacterium matruchotii Includes Corynebacterium durum and a Novel Organism
Sara L. Rassoulian Barrett, Brad T. Cookson, LaDonna C. Carlson, Kathryn A. Bernard, Marie B. Coyle
Bacteriology
Controlled Clinical Comparison of BACTEC Plus Anaerobic/F to Standard Anaerobic/F as the Anaerobic Companion Bottle to Plus Aerobic/F Medium for Culturing Blood from Adults
Michael L. Wilson, Stanley Mirrett, Frances T. Meredith, Melvin P. Weinstein, Vincenzo Scotto, L. Barth Reller
Bacteriology
Mannosidase Production by Viridans Group Streptococci
K. A. Homer, G. Roberts, H. L. Byers, E. Tarelli, R. A. Whiley, J. Philpott-Howard, D. Beighton
Bacteriology
Multicenter Evaluation of the BDProbeTec ET System for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Urine Specimens, Female Endocervical Swabs, and Male Urethral Swabs
Barbara Van Der Pol, Dennis V. Ferrero, Linda Buck-Barrington, Edward Hook, Connie Lenderman, Thomas Quinn, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Judith Lovchik, Julius Schachter, Jeanne Moncada, Geraldine Hall, Marion J. Tuohy, Robert B. Jones
Bacteriology
Evaluation of a Medium (STGG) for Transport and Optimal Recovery of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Nasopharyngeal Secretions Collected during Field Studies
Katherine L. O'Brien, Melinda A. Bronsdon, Ron Dagan, Pablo Yagupsky, Jacob Janco, John Elliott, Cynthia G. Whitney, Yong-Hong Yang, Lisa-Gaye E. Robinson, Benjamin Schwartz, George M. Carlone
Bacteriology
Molecular Typing and Epidemiological Study of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Isolates from Cattle by Fluorescent Amplified-Fragment Length Polymorphism Fingerprinting and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
Yukihiro Tamada, Yuji Nakaoka, Kei Nishimori, Akira Doi, Takahiro Kumaki, Nobuko Uemura, Kiyoshi Tanaka, Sou-Ichi Makino, Toshiya Sameshima, Masato Akiba, Muneo Nakazawa, Ikuo Uchida
Bacteriology
Phenotypic Methods for Determining Genomovar Status of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex
Deborah A. Henry, Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, Peter Vandamme, Tom Coenye, David P. Speert
Bacteriology
Antimicrobial Resistance and Bacterial Identification Utilizing a Microelectronic Chip Array
Lorelei Westin, Carolyn Miller, Dana Vollmer, David Canter, Ray Radtkey, Michael Nerenberg, James P. O'Connell
Bacteriology
Isolation and Characterization of a Black-PigmentedCorynebacterium sp. from a Woman with Spontaneous Abortion
Sanjay K. Shukla, Dirk N. Vevea, Daniel N. Frank, Norman R. Pace, Kurt D. Reed
Bacteriology
Detection of Treponema denticola in Atherosclerotic Lesions
Katsuji Okuda, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Taneaki Nakagawa, Akihiko Hirayama, Yoshiyuki Inayama, Kenji Okuda
Bacteriology
Rapid Typing of Borrelia burgdorferiSensu Lato Species in Specimens from Patients with Different Manifestations of Lyme Borreliosis
Jan D. Lünemann, Silvia Zarmas, Susanne Priem, Juliane Franz, Rolf Zschenderlein, Elisabeth Aberer, Rolf Klein, Leo Schouls, Gerd R. Burmester, Andreas Krause
Bacteriology
Yield of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci and Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae from Stools Submitted for Clostridium difficile Testing Compared to Results from a Focused Surveillance Program
Donna M. Hacek, Patrice Bednarz, Gary A. Noskin, Teresa Zembower, Lance R. Peterson
Bacteriology
Particular Biochemical Profiles for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates on the ID 32E System
Alexandre Leclercq, Bernard Lambert, Denis Pierard, Jacques Mahillon
Bacteriology
Transmission of Borrelia gariniiOspA Serotype 4 to BALB/c Mice by Ixodes ricinus Ticks Collected in the Field
C. M. Hu, B. Wilske, V. Fingerle, Y. Lobet, L. Gern
Bacteriology
Molecular Characterization of fliD Gene Encoding Flagellar Cap and Its Expression among Clostridium difficileIsolates from Different Serogroups
Albert Tasteyre, Tuomo Karjalainen, Véronique Avesani, Michel Delmée, Anne Collignon, Pierre Bourlioux, Marie-Claude Barc
Bacteriology
Molecular Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Adults with Community-Acquired Pneumonia Requiring Hospitalization
J. Wendelien Dorigo-Zetsma, Roel P. Verkooyen, H. Pieter van Helden, Hans van der Nat, Jules M. van den Bosch
Bacteriology
Isolation and Characterization of aSalmonella enterica Serotype Typhi Variant and Its Clinical and Public Health Implications
Patrick C. Y. Woo, Ami M. Y. Fung, Samson S. Y. Wong, Hoi-Wah Tsoi, Kwok-Yung Yuen
Bacteriology
Evaluation of a Group-Specific 16S Ribosomal DNA-Based PCR for Detection of Helicobacter bizzozeronii, Helicobacter felis, and Helicobacter salomonis in Fresh and Paraffin-Embedded Gastric Biopsy Specimens
Dominic De Groote, Freddy Haesebrouck, Leen-Jan van Doorn, Peter Vandamme, Richard Ducatelle

Virology

Virology
Rotavirus Strain Diversity in Blantyre, Malawi, from 1997 to 1999
N. A. Cunliffe, J. S. Gondwe, S. M. Graham, B. D. M. Thindwa, W. Dove, R. L. Broadhead, M. E. Molyneux, C. A. Hart
Virology
Comparative Performance of Three Viral Load Assays on Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Isolates Representing Group M (Subtypes A to G) and Group O: LCx HIV RNA Quantitative, AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Version 1.5, and Quantiplex HIV-1 RNA Version 3.0
Priscilla Swanson, Vincent Soriano, Sushil G. Devare, John Hackett
Virology
Frequency of Acyclovir-Resistant Herpes Simplex Virus in Clinical Specimens and Laboratory Isolates
Young Kyoo Shin, Guang-Yun Cai, Adriana Weinberg, Jeffry J. Leary, Myron J. Levin
Virology
Use of Immunoglobulin G Antibody Avidity for Differentiation of Primary Human Herpesvirus 6 and 7 Infections
K. N. Ward, D. J. Turner, X. Couto Parada, A. D. Thiruchelvam
Virology
Identification of B-Cell Epitope of Dengue Virus Type 1 and Its Application in Diagnosis of Patients
Han-Chung Wu, Yue-Ling Huang, Ting-Ting Chao, Jia-Tsrong Jan, Jau-Ling Huang, Hsien-Yuan Chiang, Chwan-Chuen King, Men-Fang Shaio
Virology
Evaluation of United States-Licensed Human Immunodeficiency Virus Immunoassays for Detection of Group M Viral Variants
Walter H. Koch, Patrick S. Sullivan, Charles Roberts, Kori Francis, Robert Downing, Timothy D. Mastro, John Nkengasong, Dale Hu, Silvina Masciotra, Charles Schable, Renu B. Lal
Virology
Identification of Canine Coronavirus Strains from Feces by S Gene Nested PCR and Molecular Characterization of a New Australian Isolate
Matthew J. Naylor, Gavan A. Harrison, Robert P. Monckton, Steven McOrist, Philip R. Lehrbach, Elizabeth M. Deane
Virology
Effect of Errors in the Sequence of Optical Densities from the Roche AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Assay on the Validity of Assay Results
Donald J. Brambilla, Suzanne Granger, Cheryl Jennings, James W. Bremer
Virology
Multisite Comparison of Reproducibility and Recovery from the Standard and Ultrasensitive Roche AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Assays
Donald J. Brambilla, Suzanne Granger, Cheryl Jennings, James W. Bremer
Virology
In Vitro Evolution of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Gag-Protease Region and Maintenance of Reverse Transcriptase Resistance following Prolonged Drug Exposure
Simona La Seta Catamancio, Maria Pia De Pasquale, Paola Citterio, Semir Kurtagic, Massimo Galli, Stefano Rusconi
Virology
Comparison of Three Nucleic Acid Amplification Assays of Cerebrospinal Fluid for Diagnosis of Cytomegalovirus Encephalitis
Arabella Bestetti, Chiara Pierotti, Mariarosa Terreni, Alessandra Zappa, Luca Vago, Adriano Lazzarin, Paola Cinque
Virology
Rotavirus Strains Bearing Genotype G9 or P[9] Recovered from Brazilian Children with Diarrhea from 1997 to 1999
Norma Santos, Eduardo M. Volotão, Caroline C. Soares, Maria Carolina M. Albuquerque, Fabiano M. da Silva, Tatiane R. B. de Carvalho, Cláudio F. A. Pereira, Vladimir Chizhikov, Yasutaka Hoshino

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Dogs as Sentinels for Human Lyme Borreliosis in The Netherlands
H. A. T. Goossens, A. E. van den Bogaard, M. K. E. Nohlmans
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Infection with Bartonella weissii and Detection of Nanobacterium Antigens in a North Carolina Beef Herd
Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Sushama Sontakke, Allen Cannedy, Susan I. Hancock, Julie M. Bradley
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using a Virus Type-Specific Peptide Based on a Subdomain of Envelope Protein E^rns for Serologic Diagnosis of Pestivirus Infections in Swine
J. P. M. Langedijk, W. G. J. Middel, R. H. Meloen, J. A. Kramps, J. A. de Smit
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Comparative Pathogenesis of Infection of Pigs with Hepatitis E Viruses Recovered from a Pig and a Human
P. G. Halbur, C. Kasorndorkbua, C. Gilbert, D. Guenette, M. B. Potters, R. H. Purcell, S. U. Emerson, T. E. Toth, X. J. Meng
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Identification of EnteropathogenicEscherichia coli in Simian Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Infant and Adult Rhesus Macaques
Keith G. Mansfield, Kuei-Chin Lin, Joseph Newman, David Schauer, John MacKey, Andrew A. Lackner, Angela Carville
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Outbreak of Subclinical Mastitis in a Flock of Dairy Sheep Associated with Burkholderia cepacia Complex Infection
E. Berriatua, I. Ziluaga, C. Miguel-Virto, P. Uribarren, R. Juste, S. Laevens, P. Vandamme, J. R. W. Govan
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Quantitation of Porcine Cytomegalovirus in Pig Tissues by PCR
Jacqueline F. L. Fryer, Paul D. Griffiths, Jay A. Fishman, Vincent C. Emery, Duncan A. Clark

Parasitology

Parasitology
Development of a Species-Specific PCR Assay for Detection of Leishmania donovani in Clinical Samples from Patients with Kala-Azar and Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis
Poonam Salotra, G. Sreenivas, Gregory P. Pogue, Nancy Lee, Hira L. Nakhasi, V. Ramesh, N. S. Negi
Parasitology
Isolation and Characterization of Polymorphic DNA from Entamoeba histolytica
Mehreen Zaki, C. Graham Clark
Parasitology
Persistent ICT Malaria P.f/P.v Panmalarial and HRP2 Antigen Reactivity after Treatment of Plasmodium falciparumMalaria Is Associated with Gametocytemia and Results in False-Positive Diagnoses of Plasmodium vivax in Convalescence
Emiliana Tjitra, Sri Suprianto, James McBroom, Bart J. Currie, Nicholas M. Anstey
Parasitology
In Vitro Culture, Ultrastructure, Antigenic, and Molecular Characterization of Encephalitozoon cuniculiIsolated from Urine and Sputum Samples from a Spanish Patient with AIDS
Carmen del Aguila, Hercules Moura, Soledad Fenoy, Raquel Navajas, Rogelio Lopez-Velez, Lixia Li, Lihua Xiao, Gordon J. Leitch, Alexandre da Silva, Norman J. Pieniazek, Altaf A. Lal, Govinda S. Visvesvara
Parasitology
Heterogeneity of Pneumocystis Sterol Profiles of Samples from Different Sites in the Same Pair of Lungs Suggests Coinfection by Distinct Organism Populations
Zunika Amit, Edna S. Kaneshiro
Parasitology
Comparison of IsoCode STIX and FTA Gene Guard Collection Matrices as Whole-Blood Storage and Processing Devices for Diagnosis of Malaria by PCR
Kathleen J. Y. Zhong, Carola J. Salas, Robyn Shafer, Alex Gubanov, Robert A. Gasser, Alan J. Magill, J. Russ Forney, Kevin C. Kain

Epidemiology

Epidemiology
Risk of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Transmission in a Low-Incidence Country Due to Immigration from High-Incidence Areas
Troels Lillebaek, Åse B. Andersen, Jeanett Bauer, Asger Dirksen, Steffen Glismann, Petra de Haas, Axel Kok-Jensen
Epidemiology
Serology of Typhoid Fever in an Area of Endemicity and Its Relevance to Diagnosis
Deborah House, John Wain, Vo A. Ho, To S. Diep, Nguyen T. Chinh, Phan V. Bay, Ha Vinh, Minh Duc, Christopher M. Parry, Gordon Dougan, Nicholas J. White, Tran Tinh Hien, Jeremy J. Farrar
Epidemiology
Molecular Epidemiology of a Shigella flexneri Outbreak in a Mountainous Township in Taiwan, Republic of China
Chien-Shun Chiou, Wen-Bin Hsu, Hsiao-Lun Wei, Jiann-Hwa Chen
Epidemiology
Epidemiological Patterns of Rotaviruses Causing Severe Gastroenteritis in Young Children throughout Australia from 1993 to 1996
Ruth F. Bishop, Paul J. Masendycz, Helen C. Bugg, John B. Carlin, Graeme L. Barnes
Epidemiology
Phage Types and Genotypes of Shiga Toxin-ProducingEscherichia coli O157 in Finland
Marjut Saari, Thomas Cheasty, Kirsikka Leino, Anja Siitonen
Epidemiology
Novel Penicillin-, Cephalosporin-, and Macrolide-Resistant Clones of Streptococcus pneumoniaeSerotypes 23F and 19F in Taiwan Which Differ from International Epidemic Clones
Christine C. Chiou, Mary Catherine McEllistrem
Epidemiology
Possible Horizontal Transfer of thevanB2 Gene among Genetically Diverse Strains of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium in a Korean Hospital
Wee Gyo Lee, John A. Jernigan, James K. Rasheed, Gregory J. Anderson, Fred C. Tenover
Epidemiology
Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Israel
M. Ravins, H. Bercovier, D. Chemtob, Y. Fishman, G. Rahav
Epidemiology
Antimicrobial Resistance of Streptococcus pneumoniaeRecovered from Outpatients with Respiratory Tract Infections in Germany from 1998 to 1999: Results of a National Surveillance Study
Ralf René Reinert, Smiljana Simic, Adnan Al-Lahham, Susanne Reinert, Maria Lemperle, Rudolf Lütticken

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Reverse Dot Blot Assay (Insertion Site Typing) for Precise Detection of Sites of IS6110 Insertion in the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Genome
Lauren M. Steinlein, Jack T. Crawford
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Application of the Sherlock Mycobacteria Identification System Using High-Performance Liquid Chromatography in a Clinical Laboratory
James A. Kellogg, David A. Bankert, Gisela S. Withers, William Sweimler, Timothy E. Kiehn, Gaby E. Pfyffer
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Evaluation of a Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Assay for Differentiation between Tuberculous and NontuberculousMycobacterium Species in Smears of Lowenstein-Jensen and Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube Cultures Using Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes
Poonpilas Hongmanee, Henrik Stender, Ole F. Rasmussen
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Molecular and Conventional Epidemiology ofMycobacterium tuberculosis in Botswana: a Population-Based Prospective Study of 301 Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients
Shahin Lockman, Jeffery D. Sheppard, Christopher R. Braden, Michael J. Mwasekaga, Charles L. Woodley, Thomas A. Kenyon, Nancy J. Binkin, Michael Steinman, Faustina Montsho, Matlhatso Kesupile-Reed, Colette Hirschfeldt, Malebogo Notha, Themba Moeti, Jordan W. Tappero
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Sequence Analysis of the Direct Repeat Region inMycobacterium bovis
Karina Caimi, Maria I. Romano, Alicia Alito, Martin Zumarraga, Fabiana Bigi, Angel Cataldi
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Performance Assessment of New Multiplex Probe Assay for Identification of Mycobacteria
Enrico Tortoli, Anna Nanetti, Claudio Piersimoni, Paola Cichero, Claudio Farina, Giorgio Mucignat, Claudio Scarparo, Laura Bartolini, Roberta Valentini, Domenico Nista, Giampietro Gesu, Cristiana Passerini Tosi, Marina Crovatto, Giuliana Brusarosco
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Identification of a Contaminating Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strain with a Transposition of an IS6110Insertion Element Resulting in an Altered Spoligotype
William H. Benjamin, Kerry H. Lok, Randall Harris, Nancy Brook, Lisa Bond, Donna Mulcahy, Nancy Robinson, Virginia Pruitt, deNay P. Kirkpatrick, Michael E. Kimerling, Nancy E. Dunlap

Mycology

Mycology
Prevalence and Antifungal Susceptibility of 442Candida Isolates from Blood and Other Normally Sterile Sites: Results of a 2-Year (1996 to 1998) Multicenter Surveillance Study in Quebec, Canada
G. St-Germain, M. Laverdière, R. Pelletier, A.-M. Bourgault, M. Libman, C. Lemieux, G. Noël
Mycology
In Vitro Fungicidal Activities of Voriconazole, Itraconazole, and Amphotericin B against Opportunistic Moniliaceous and Dematiaceous Fungi
Ana Espinel-Ingroff
Mycology
Cutaneous Infection Caused by Aspergillus ustus, an Emerging Opportunistic Fungus in Immunosuppressed Patients
Josepa Gené, Antoni Azón-Masoliver, Josep Guarro, Gabriel De Febrer, Angels Martı́nez, Cristina Grau, Montserrat Ortoneda, Frederic Ballester
Mycology
Rapid Identification of Candida glabrata Based on Trehalose and Sucrose Assimilation Using Rosco Diagnostic Tablets
José Lopez, Frédéric Dalle, Pierre Mantelin, Philippe Moiroux, Anne-Charlotte Nierlich, Agnès Pacot, Bernadette Cuisenier, Odile Vagner, Alain Bonnin

Case Reports

CASE REPORTS
Recurrent Self-Limited Fungemia Caused by Yarrowia lipolytica in a Patient with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Chulhun Ludgerus Chang, Tae Hee Park, Eun Yup Lee, Young Tak Lim, Han Chul Son
CASE REPORTS
Case of Synovitis Potentially Caused byDolosigranulum pigrum
G. S. Hall, S. Gordon, S. Schroeder, K. Smith, K. Anthony, G. W. Procop
CASE REPORTS
Molecular Evidence of Male-to-Female Sexual Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus after Vaginal and Anal Intercourse
Philippe Halfon, Hervé Riflet, Christophe Renou, Yves Quentin, Patrice Cacoub

Errata

Erratum
Multicenter Comparison of Roche COBAS AMPLICOR MONITOR Version 1.5, Organon Teknika NucliSens QT with Extractor, and Bayer Quantiplex Version 3.0 for Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma
Donald G. Murphy, Louise Côté, Micheline Fauvel, Pierre René, Jean Vincelette
Erratum
Genomic and Phylogenetic Analysis of Hepatitis C Virus Isolates from Argentine Patients: a Six-Year Retrospective Study
J. F. Quarleri, B. H. Robertson, V. L. Mathet, M. Feld, L. Espínola, M. P. Requeijo, O. Mandó, G. Carballal, J. R. Oubiña

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