Journal of Clinical Microbiology: 39 (7)

July 1, 2001; Volume 39,Issue 7

Bacteriology

Bacteriology
Potential Impact of the VITEK 2 System and the Advanced Expert System on the Clinical Laboratory of a University-Based Hospital
Christine C. Sanders, Michel Peyret, Ellen Smith Moland, Stephen J. Cavalieri, Carole Shubert, Kenneth S. Thomson, Jean-Marc Boeufgras, W. Eugene Sanders
Bacteriology
Helicobacter winghamensis sp. nov., a Novel Helicobacter sp. Isolated from Patients with Gastroenteritis
P. L. Melito, C. Munro, P. R. Chipman, D. L. Woodward, T. F. Booth, F. G. Rodgers
Bacteriology
rpoB Sequence Analysis of CulturedTropheryma whippelii
Michel Drancourt, Antoine Carlioz, Didier Raoult
Bacteriology
Evaluation of Current Methods for Detection of Staphylococci with Reduced Susceptibility to Glycopeptides
Timothy R. Walsh, Anne Bolmström, Anette Qwärnström, Phion Ho, Mandy Wootton, Robin A. Howe, Alasdair P. MacGowan, Dan Diekema
Bacteriology
Clinical Relevance of the babA2 Genotype of Helicobacter pylori in Japanese Clinical Isolates
Takuji Mizushima, Toshiro Sugiyama, Yoshito Komatsu, Jun Ishizuka, Mototsgu Kato, Masahiro Asaka
Bacteriology
Serodiagnosis of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by Using Novel Combinations of Immunoreactive Recombinant Proteins
Michael J. Lodes, Raodoh Mohamath, Lisa D. Reynolds, Patricia McNeill, Christopher P. Kolbert, Elizabeth S. Bruinsma, Darin R. Benson, Eric Hofmeister, Steven G. Reed, Raymond L. Houghton, David H. Persing
Bacteriology
Development of a PCR Assay for Identification of Staphylococci at Genus and Species Levels
Francis Martineau, François J. Picard, Danbing Ke, Sonia Paradis, Paul H. Roy, Marc Ouellette, Michel G. Bergeron
Bacteriology
Pasteurellamultocida subsp.multocida and P. multocida subsp.septica Differentiation by PCR Fingerprinting and α-Glucosidase Activity
Sharon Hunt Gerardo, Diane M. Citron, Marina C. Claros, Helen T. Fernandez, Ellie J. C. Goldstein
Bacteriology
Nomenclature of Major Antimicrobial-Resistant Clones of Streptococcus pneumoniae Defined by the Pneumococcal Molecular Epidemiology Network
L. McGee, L. McDougal, J. Zhou, B. G. Spratt, F. C. Tenover, R. George, R. Hakenbeck, W. Hryniewicz, J. C. Lefévre, A. Tomasz, K. P. Klugman
Bacteriology
Performance of the Chromogenic Medium CHROMagar Staph Aureus and the Staphychrom Coagulase Test in the Detection and Identification of Staphylococcus aureus in Clinical Specimens
Anne Carricajo, Axel Treny, Nathalie Fonsale, Michele Bes, Marie Elisabeth Reverdy, Yves Gille, Gerald Aubert, Anne Marie Freydiere
Bacteriology
Diagnosis of Bacteriuria by Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds in Urine Using an Automated Headspace Analyzer with Multiple Conducting Polymer Sensors
S. Aathithan, J. C. Plant, A. N. Chaudry, G. L. French
Bacteriology
Detection of RTX Toxin Gene in Vibrio cholerae by PCR
K. H. Chow, T. K. Ng, K. Y. Yuen, W. C. Yam
Bacteriology
Direct Detection of Legionella Species from Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Open Lung Biopsy Specimens: Comparison of LightCycler PCR, In Situ Hybridization, Direct Fluorescence Antigen Detection, and Culture
R. T. Hayden, J. R. Uhl, X. Qian, M. K. Hopkins, M. C. Aubry, A. H. Limper, R. V. Lloyd, F. R. Cockerill
Bacteriology
Practical Strategies for Detecting and Confirming Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus: a Tertiary-Care Hospital Laboratory's Experience
Elizabeth M. Marlowe, Martin D. Cohen, Janet F. Hindler, Kevin W. Ward, David A. Bruckner
Bacteriology
Antimicrobial Susceptibilities ofHelicobacter pylori Isolates under Microaerophilic Atmospheres Established by Two Different Methods
Intetsu Kobayashi, Hiroe Muraoka, Takeshi Saika, Minoru Nishida, Toshio Fujioka, Masaru Nasu
Bacteriology
Clarithromycin-Susceptible and -ResistantHelicobacter pylori Isolates with Identical Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA-PCR Genotypes Cultured from Single Gastric Biopsy Specimens Prior to Antibiotic Therapy
A. van der Ende, L.-J. van Doorn, S. Rooijakkers, M. Feller, G. N. J. Tytgat, J. Dankert
Bacteriology
Improved Detection of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus Using Phenyl Mannitol Broth Containing Aztreonam and Ceftizoxime
Heiman Wertheim, Henri A. Verbrugh, Cindy van Pelt, Peter de Man, Alex van Belkum, Margreet C. Vos
Bacteriology
Sensitive Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato DNA and Differentiation ofBorrelia Species by LightCycler PCR
Susanne Mommert, Ralf Gutzmer, Alexander Kapp, Thomas Werfel
Bacteriology
Increasing Multidrug Resistance inHelicobacter pylori Strains Isolated from Children and Adults in Mexico
Javier Torres, Margarita Camorlinga-Ponce, Guillermo Pérez-Pérez, Armando Madrazo-De la Garza, Margarita Dehesa, Gerardo González-Valencia, Onofre Muñoz
Bacteriology
Correlations between Molecular Subtyping and Serotyping of Listeria monocytogenes
C. A. Nadon, D. L. Woodward, C. Young, F. G. Rodgers, M. Wiedmann
Bacteriology
Basis of the Superiority of Cefoperazone Amphotericin Teicoplanin for Isolating Campylobacter upsaliensisfrom Stools
Catherine Byrne, Deirdre Doherty, Adele Mooney, Margaret Byrne, David Woodward, Wendy Johnson, Frank Rodgers, Billy Bourke
Bacteriology
Fluoroquinolone Resistance Is a Poor Surrogate Marker for Type II Topoisomerase Mutations in Clinical Isolates ofStreptococcus pneumoniae
John J. Millichap, Ekaterina Pestova, Farida Siddiqui, Gary A. Noskin, Lance R. Peterson
Bacteriology
Comparative Evaluation of Penicillin, Ampicillin, and Imipenem MICs and Susceptibility Breakpoints for Vancomycin-Susceptible and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis andEnterococcus faecium
Melvin P. Weinstein

Epidemiology

Epidemiology
Evaluation of Methods for Subtyping Campylobacter jejuni during an Outbreak Involving a Food Handler
Collette Fitzgerald, Leta O. Helsel, Mabel A. Nicholson, Sonja J. Olsen, David L. Swerdlow, Robert Flahart, June Sexton, Patricia I. Fields
Epidemiology
Genetic Heterogeneity of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in the Southern United States Based on Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and Sequence Analysis
T. Lin, J. H. Oliver, L. Gao, T. M. Kollars, K. L. Clark
Epidemiology
O-Antigen Diversity among Acinetobacter baumanniiStrains from the Czech Republic and Northwestern Europe, as Determined by Lipopolysaccharide-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies
Ralph Pantophlet, Alexandr Nemec, Lore Brade, Helmut Brade, Lenie Dijkshoorn
Epidemiology
Comparison of Serogroup W-135 Meningococci Isolated in Sweden during a 23-Year Period and Those Associated with a Recent Hajj Pilgrimage
Paula Mölling, Anders Bäckman, Per Olcén, Hans Fredlund
Epidemiology
Characterization of Multidrug-ResistantSalmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Isolated in Japan
Hidemasa Izumiya, Jun Terajima, Shigeru Matsushita, Kazumichi Tamura, Haruo Watanabe

Mycology

Mycology
Development of Molecular Methods for Identification of Schizophyllum commune from Clinical Samples
Walter Buzina, Doris Lang-Loidolt, Hannes Braun, Kurt Freudenschuss, Heinz Stammberger
Mycology
Genetic Diversity and Biochemical Characteristics ofTrichosporon asahii Isolated from Clinical Specimens, Houses of Patients with Summer-Type-Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis, and Environmental Materials
Takashi Sugita, Tomoe Ichikawa, Manami Matsukura, Mika Sueda, Masako Takashima, Reiko Ikeda, Akemi Nishikawa, Takako Shinoda
Mycology
Identification of Two Different 14-α Sterol Demethylase-Related Genes (cyp51A and cyp51B) in Aspergillus fumigatus and Other Aspergillus species
E. Mellado, T. M. Diaz-Guerra, M. Cuenca-Estrella, J. L. Rodriguez-Tudela
Mycology
Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Fluconazole by Flow Cytometry Correlates with Clinical Outcome
Christoph Wenisch, Caroline B. Moore, Robert Krause, Elisabeth Presterl, Peter Pichna, David W. Denning
Mycology
Standardization of Antifungal Susceptibility Variables for a Semiautomated Methodology
Juan L. Rodrı́guez-Tudela, Manuel Cuenca-Estrella, Teresa M. Dı́az-Guerra, Emilia Mellado
Mycology
Rapid Diagnosis of Histoplasma capsulatum Endocarditis Using the AccuProbe on an Excised Valve
Roy F. Chemaly, J. Walton Tomford, Gerri S. Hall, Mary Sholtis, Jimmy D. Chua, Gary W. Procop
Mycology
Comparison of Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism, Microsatellite Length Polymorphism, and Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA Analyses for FingerprintingAspergillus fumigatus Isolates
Emmanuelle Bart-Delabesse, Jacqueline Sarfati, Jean-Paul Debeaupuis, Willem van Leeuwen, Alex van Belkum, Stephane Bretagne, Jean-Paul Latge
Mycology
Novel Fluorescent Broth Microdilution Method for Fluconazole Susceptibility Testing of Candida albicans
Robert S. Liao, Robert P. Rennie, James A. Talbot
Mycology
Pneumocystis carinii Carriage among Cystic Fibrosis Patients, as Detected by Nested PCR
Andreas Sing, Anna Maria Geiger, Michael Hogardt, Jürgen Heesemann
Mycology
Effects of Two Different Growth Media on the Postantifungal Effect Induced by Polyenes on CandidaSpecies
M. Shu, A. N. B. Ellepola, L. P. Samaranayake
Mycology
Utility of 2,3-Bis(2-Methoxy-4-Nitro-5-Sulfophenyl)-5-[(Phenyl-Amino)Carbonyl]-2H-Tetrazolium Hydroxide (XTT) and Minimum Effective Concentration Assays in the Determination of Antifungal Susceptibility of Aspergillus fumigatus to the Lipopeptide Class of Compounds
S. P. Hawser, C. Jessup, J. Vitullo, M. A. Ghannoum

Virology

Virology
Truncated Hantavirus Nucleocapsid Proteins for Serotyping Hantaan, Seoul, and Dobrava Hantavirus Infections
Koichi Araki, Kumiko Yoshimatsu, Michiko Ogino, Hideki Ebihara, Åke Lundkvist, Hiroaki Kariwa, Ikuo Takashima, Jiro Arikawa
Virology
Diagnosis of Oropouche Virus Infection Using a Recombinant Nucleocapsid Protein-Based Enzyme Immunoassay
Mohammad F. Saeed, Marcio Nunes, Pedro F. Vasconcelos, Amelia P. A. Travassos Da Rosa, Douglas M. Watts, Kevin Russell, Robert E. Shope, Robert B. Tesh, Alan D. T. Barrett
Virology
Fourth-Generation Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Simultaneous Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Antigen and Antibody
Rebecca D. Saville, Niel T. Constantine, Farley R. Cleghorn, Noreen Jack, Courtenay Bartholomew, Jeffrey Edwards, Perry Gomez, William A. Blattner
Virology
Suitability of a Rapid Immunochromatographic Test for Detection of Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Ghana, West Africa
S. Aidoo, W. K. Ampofo, J. A. M. Brandful, S. V. Nuvor, J. K. Ansah, N. Nii-Trebi, J. S. Barnor, F. Apeagyei, T. Sata, D. Ofori-Adjei, K. Ishikawa
Virology
Resistance-Associated Mutations in the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C Protease Gene from Treated and Untreated Patients in the United Kingdom
Patricia A. Cane, Annemiek de Ruiter, Philip Rice, Martin Wiselka, Ray Fox, Deenan Pillay
Virology
Heminested Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR for Detection and Differentiation of Norwalk-Like Virus Genogroups 1 and 2 in Fecal Samples
Lilly K. W. Yuen, Michael G. Catton, Bradley J. Cox, Peter J. Wright, John A. Marshall
Virology
Molecular Detection of Human Calicivirus in Young Children Hospitalized with Acute Gastroenteritis in Melbourne, Australia, during 1999
Carl D. Kirkwood, Ruth F. Bishop

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Combinatorial Use of Antibodies to Secreted Mycobacterial Proteins in a Host Immune System-Independent Test for Tuberculosis
Christopher P. Landowski, Henry P. Godfrey, Stuart I. Bentley-Hibbert, Xinyan Liu, Zhishan Huang, Ricardo Sepulveda, Kris Huygen, Maria L. Gennaro, Fred H. Moy, Scott A. Lesley, Mary Haak-Frendscho
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Comparison of Variable Number Tandem Repeat and IS6110-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analyses for Discrimination of High- and Low-Copy-Number IS6110 Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates
Rachael E. L. Barlow, Deborah M. Gascoyne-Binzi, Stephen H. Gillespie, Anne Dickens, Shabnam Qamer, Peter M. Hawkey
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Serological Expression Cloning and Immunological Evaluation of MTB48, a Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigen
Michael J. Lodes, Davin C. Dillon, Raodoh Mohamath, Craig H. Day, Darin R. Benson, Lisa D. Reynolds, Patricia McNeill, Diana Pedral Sampaio, Yasir A. W. Skeiky, Roberto Badaro, David H. Persing, Steven G. Reed, Raymond L. Houghton
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Identification of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains by Hybridization, PCR, and Ligase Detection Reaction on Oligonucleotide Microchips
Vladimir Mikhailovich, Sergey Lapa, Dimitry Gryadunov, Alexander Sobolev, Boris Strizhkov, Nikolai Chernyh, Olga Skotnikova, Olga Irtuganova, Arkadii Moroz, Vitalii Litvinov, Mikhail Vladimirskii, Mikhail Perelman, Larisa Chernousova, Vladislav Erokhin, Alexander Zasedatelev, Andrei Mirzabekov
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Detection of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sputa by Nested PCR-Linked Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism and DNA Sequencing
Bum-Joon Kim, Keun-Hwa Lee, Bo-Na Park, Seo-Jeong Kim, Eun-Mi Park, Young-Gil Park, Gil-Han Bai, Sang-Jae Kim, Yoon-Hoh Kook
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Molecular Identification of a Dietzia maris Hip Prosthesis Infection Isolate
O. Pidoux, J.-N. Argenson, V. Jacomo, M. Drancourt
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Mycolic Acid Index Susceptibility Method forMycobacterium tuberculosis
José M. Viader-Salvadó, Elvira Garza-González, Ramón Valdez-Leal, M. de los Angeles del Bosque-Moncayo, Rolando Tijerina-Menchaca, Martha Guerrero-Olazarán
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Pulmonary Infection Caused by an Unusual, Slowly Growing Nontuberculous Mycobacterium
Sini Suomalainen, Pirkko Koukila-Kähkölä, Eljas Brander, Marja-Leena Katila, Anneli Piilonen, Lars Paulin, Karin Mattson
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Multicenter Evaluation of a PathogenicMycobacterium Screening Probe
Stefan Emler, Knut Feldmann, Véronique Giacuzzo, Peter L. Hewitt, Paul E. Klapper, Philippe H. Lagrange, Ed W. Wilkins, Karen K. Y. Young, Jean-Louis Herrmann
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Lack of Usefulness of Carbon Utilization Tests for Identification of Mycobacterium mucogenicum
Patricia S. Conville, Frank G. Witebsky

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Comparison of Cultivation and PCR-Hybridization for Detection ofSalmonella in Porcine Fecal and Water Samples
Ingrid Feder, Jerome C. Nietfeld, John Galland, Teresa Yeary, Jan M. Sargeant, Richard Oberst, Mark L. Tamplin, John B. Luchansky
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Recombinant Major Antigenic Protein 2 ofEhrlichia canis: a Potential Diagnostic Tool
A. Rick Alleman, Leo J. McSherry, Anthony F. Barbet, Edward B. Breitschwerdt, Heather L. Sorenson, Michael V. Bowie, Myriam Bélanger
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Interaction between Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and Swine Influenza Virus
Eileen L. Thacker, Brad J. Thacker, Bruce H. Janke
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Genomic Heterogeneity and O-Antigenic Diversity ofCampylobacter upsaliensis and Campylobacter helveticus Strains Isolated from Dogs and Cats in Germany
I. Moser, B. Rieksneuwöhner, P. Lentzsch, P. Schwerk, L. H. Wieler
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Development of a Rapid and Sensitive Test for Identification of Major Pathogens in Bovine Mastitis by PCR
Renée Riffon, Khampoune Sayasith, Hayssam Khalil, Pascal Dubreuil, Marc Drolet, Jacqueline Lagacé
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Fluorogenic PCR-Based Quantitative Detection of a Murine Pathogen, Helicobacter hepaticus
Zhongming Ge, Deborah A. White, Mark T. Whary, James G. Fox
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Identification and Expression of a 50-Kilodalton Surface Antigen of Babesia gibsoni and Evaluation of Its Diagnostic Potential in an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Shinya Fukumoto, Xuenan Xuan, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Noboru Inoue, Ikuo Igarashi, Hideyuki Nagasawa, Kozo Fujisaki, Takeshi Mikami
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Specific Detection of Pasteurella multocida in Chickens with Fowl Cholera and in Pig Lung Tissues Using Fluorescent rRNA In Situ Hybridization
Paul Gichohi Mbuthia, Henrik Christensen, Mette Boye, Kamille Majken Dumong Petersen, Magne Bisgaard, Phillip Njeru Nyaga, John Elmerdahl Olsen
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Use of Real-Time Quantitative PCR To Detect Chlamydophila felis Infection
Chris Helps, Nicky Reeves, Séverine Tasker, Dave Harbour

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
Evaluation of a Modified Sanitary Napkin as a Sample Self-Collection Device for the Detection of Genital Chlamydial Infection in Women
Michel Alary, Céline Poulin, Céline Bouchard, Michel Fortier, Gilles Murray, Suzanne Gingras, Michel Aubé, Carol Morin
Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
Use of a Reverse Dot Blot Procedure To Identify the Presence of Multiple Serovars in Chlamydia trachomatis Urogenital Infection
Diane R. Stothard

Parasitology

Parasitology
Evidence of Different Enterocytozoon bieneusiGenotypes in Patients with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Olivier Liguory, Claudine Sarfati, Francis Derouin, Jean-Michel Molina
Parasitology
Efficacy of New Low-Cost Filtration Device for Recovering Schistosoma haematobium Eggs from Urine
Theresa W. Gyorkos, Mahdi Ramsan, Ali Foum, Iddi Simba Khamis
Parasitology
Limited Level of Accuracy Provided by Available Rapid Diagnosis Tests for Malaria Enhances the Need for PCR-Based Reference Laboratories
J. M. Rubio, I. Buhigas, M. Subirats, M. Baquero, S. Puente, A. Benito

Case Reports

Case Report
Endophthalmitis Caused by Listeria monocytogenes
Carmen Betriu, Santos Fuentemilla, Rosalı́a Méndez, Juan J. Picazo, Julián Garcı́a-Sánchez

Letters

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Clarithromycin Resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus
Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Richard J. Wallace
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Culture of Borrelia burgdorferi
Richard C. Tilton, Diane Barden, Mary Sand
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Trends in Ciprofloxacin Nonsusceptibility and Levofloxacin Resistance among Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates in North America
James A. Karlowsky, Leigh Nealy, Daniel F. Sahm, Clyde Thornsberry, Mark E. Jones
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Misidentifying Helicobacter cinaedi
Peter Kuhnert, André P. Burnens

Errata

Erratum
Biochemical Identification and Characterization of DNA Groups within the Proteus vulgaris Complex
J. Michael Janda, Sharon L. Abbott, Shideh Khashe, Will Probert

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Mycology

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

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Parasitology

Case Reports

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