Journal of Clinical Microbiology: 40 (1)

January 1, 2002; Volume 40,Issue 1

Minireviews

Minireview
Hunting Health Care-Associated Infections from the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: Passive, Active, and Virtual Surveillance
Lance R. Peterson, Stephen E. Brossette

Virology

Virology
Detection of Measles Virus-Specific Immunoglobulin M in Dried Venous Blood Samples by Using a Commercial Enzyme Immunoassay
Michaela A. Riddell, Jennie A. Leydon, Mike G. Catton, Heath A. Kelly
Virology
Precore Stop Mutant in HBeAg-Positive Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: Clinical Characteristics and Correlation with the Course of HBeAg-to-Anti-HBe Seroconversion
Chia-Ming Chu, Chau-Ting Yeh, Ching-Song Lee, I-Shyan Sheen, Yun-Fan Liaw
Virology
Clinical and Virological Aspects of Blood Donors Infected with Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes B and C
Jia-Horng Kao, Pei-Jer Chen, Ming-Yang Lai, Ding-Shinn Chen
Virology
Comparative Analysis of Two Commercial Phenotypic Assays for Drug Susceptibility Testing of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1
Shoukat H. Qari, Richard Respess, Hillard Weinstock, Elise M. Beltrami, Kurt Hertogs, Brendan A. Larder, Christos J. Petropoulos, Nicholas Hellmann, Walid Heneine
Virology
Immune Reactivity of Human Sera to the Glycoprotein B of Human Herpesvirus 7
Michael Franti, Jean-Thierry Aubin, Guillemette De Saint-Maur, Haruhiko Kosuge, Koichi Yamanishi, Agnes Gautheret-Dejean, Antoine Garbarg-Chenon, Jean-Marie Huraux, Henri Agut
Virology
Antigenic Heterogeneity of the Hepatitis C Virus NS5A Protein
Xiao-Guang Dou, Ganesh Talekar, Joy Chang, Xing Dai, Lixia Li, Maria-Teresa Bonafonte, Brian Holloway, Howard A. Fields, Yury E. Khudyakov
Virology
Detection of Amantadine-Resistant Influenza A Virus Strains in Nursing Homes by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis with Nasopharyngeal Swabs
Reiko Saito, Hitoshi Oshitani, Hiroki Masuda, Hiroshi Suzuki
Virology
Simultaneous Detection of Measles Virus, Rubella Virus, and Parvovirus B19 by Using Multiplex PCR
María del Mar Mosquera, Fernando de Ory, Mónica Moreno, Juan E. Echevarría
Virology
Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis E Virus in Veterinarians Working with Swine and in Normal Blood Donors in the United States and Other Countries
X. J. Meng, B. Wiseman, F. Elvinger, D. K. Guenette, T. E. Toth, R. E. Engle, S. U. Emerson, R. H. Purcell
Virology
Molecular Epidemiology of Astrovirus Infection in Barcelona, Spain
Susana Guix, Santiago Caballero, Cristina Villena, Rosa Bartolomé, Cristina Latorre, Nuria Rabella, Maria Simó, Albert Bosch, Rosa M. Pintó
Virology
Molecular Identification of Enterovirus by Analyzing a Partial VP1 Genomic Region with Different Methods
G. Palacios, I. Casas, A. Tenorio, C. Freire
Virology
Human Cytomegalovirus and Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells: Restriction of Primary Isolation to Blood Samples and Susceptibilities of Clinical Isolates from Other Sources to Adaptation
Giuseppe Gerna, Elena Percivalle, Antonella Sarasini, M. Grazia Revello

Epidemiology

Epidemiology
Change of Major Genotype of Enterovirus 71 in Outbreaks of Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Taiwan between 1998 and 2000
Jen-Ren Wang, Yen-Chang Tuan, Huey-Pin Tsai, Jing-Jou Yan, Ching-Chuan Liu, Ih-Jen Su
Epidemiology
Emergence of Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae Invasive Clones in Canada
D. Greenberg, D. P. Speert, E. Mahenthiralingam, D. A. Henry, M. E. Campbell, D. W. Scheifele, the CPS/LCDC IMPACT Monitoring Network
Epidemiology
Molecular Fingerprinting of Clostridium difficile Isolates: Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis versus Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism
Corné H. W. Klaassen, Hanneke A. van Haren, Alfons M. Horrevorts
Epidemiology
Molecular and Epidemiological Analyses of Human Adenovirus Type 7 Strains Isolated from the 1995 Nationwide Outbreak in Japan
Mamoru Noda, Tetsuya Yoshida, Takemasa Sakaguchi, Yoshifumi Ikeda, Koji Yamaoka, Takeo Ogino
Epidemiology
Genomic Diversity of Group A Rotavirus Strains Infecting Humans in Eastern India
Soma Das, A. Sen, G. Uma, V. Varghese, S. Chaudhuri, S. K. Bhattacharya, T. Krishnan, P. Dutta, D. Dutta, M. K. Bhattacharya, U. Mitra, N. Kobayashi, T. N. Naik
Epidemiology
Pandemic Spread of Cholera: Genetic Diversity and Relationships within the Seventh Pandemic Clone of Vibrio cholerae Determined by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism
Ruiting Lan, Peter R. Reeves
Epidemiology
Molecular Typing of Treponema pallidum in South Africa: Cross-Sectional Studies
A. Pillay, H. Liu, S. Ebrahim, C. Y. Chen, W. Lai, G. Fehler, R. C. Ballard, B. Steiner, A. W. Sturm, S. A. Morse
Epidemiology
Population-Based Survey of Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Serotype Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Meningitis Patients in Salvador, Brazil
Joice Neves Reis, Soraia Machado Cordeiro, Steven J. Coppola, Kátia Salgado, Maria G. S. Carvalho, Lúcia M. Teixeira, Terry A. Thompson, Richard R. Facklam, Mitermayer G. Reis, Albert I. Ko
Epidemiology
Molecular Characterization of Group A Streptococcus Strains Isolated during a Scarlet Fever Outbreak
Luis M. Perea-Mejía, Alma E. Inzunza-Montiel, Alejandro Cravioto
Epidemiology
Prevalence of the Pandemic Genotype of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and Significance of Its Distribution across Different Serotypes
N. A. Bhuiyan, M. Ansaruzzaman, M. Kamruzzaman, Khorshed Alam, N. R. Chowdhury, M. Nishibuchi, Shah M. Faruque, David A. Sack, Yoshifumi Takeda, G. Balakrish Nair

Bacteriology

Bacteriology
Comparison of Two Culture Methods for Detection of Tobramycin-Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms in the Sputum of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Jill M. Van Dalfsen, Jenny R. Stapp, Charles Phelps, Patricia Stewart, Jane L. Burns
Bacteriology
Distribution of Clinically Relevant Borrelia Genospecies in Ticks Assessed by a Novel, Single-Run, Real-Time PCR
Carolin Rauter, Rainer Oehme, Isabel Diterich, Matthias Engele, Thomas Hartung
Bacteriology
Detection of Meningococcal Carriage by Culture and PCR of Throat Swabs and Mouth Gargles
J. Zoe Jordens, Jeannette N. Williams, Graeme R. Jones, John E. Heckels
Bacteriology
Immunochromatographic Strip Test for Rapid Detection of Diphtheria Toxin: Description and Multicenter Evaluation in Areas of Low and High Prevalence of Diphtheria
K. H. Engler, A. Efstratiou, D. Norn, R. S. Kozlov, I. Selga, T. G. Glushkevich, M. Tam, V. G. Melnikov, I. K. Mazurova, V. E. Kim, G. Y. Tseneva, L. P. Titov, R. C. George
Bacteriology
Multiplex LightCycler PCR Assay for Detection and Differentiation of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis in Nasopharyngeal Specimens
Lynne M. Sloan, Marlene K. Hopkins, P. Shawn Mitchell, Emily A. Vetter, Jon E. Rosenblatt, W. Scott Harmsen, Franklin R. Cockerill, Robin Patel
Bacteriology
Phylogeny-Based Rapid Identification of Mycoplasmas and Ureaplasmas from Urethritis Patients
Takashi Yoshida, Shin-Ichi Maeda, Takashi Deguchi, Hiroaki Ishiko
Bacteriology
βlasEN: Microdilution Panel for Identifying β-Lactamases Present in Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae
Christine C. Sanders, Anton F. Ehrhardt, Ellen Smith Moland, Kenneth S. Thomson, Barbara Zimmer, Darcie E. Roe
Bacteriology
Importance of Local Variations in Antibiotic Consumption and Geographical Differences of Erythromycin and Penicillin Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae
César García-Rey, Lorenzo Aguilar, Fernando Baquero, Julio Casal, Rafael Dal-Ré
Bacteriology
Evaluation of Four Commercial Immunoglobulin G (IgG)- and IgM-Specific Enzyme Immunoassays for Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infections
J. Petitjean, A. Vabret, S. Gouarin, F. Freymuth
Bacteriology
Recombinant Assay for Serodiagnosis of Lyme Disease Regardless of OspA Vaccination Status
Maria J. C. Gomes-Solecki, Gary P. Wormser, Martin Schriefer, Glenn Neuman, Laura Hannafey, John D. Glass, Raymond J. Dattwyler
Bacteriology
Quantitative Analysis of Mycobacterial and Propionibacterial DNA in Lymph Nodes of Japanese and European Patients with Sarcoidosis
Yoshinobu Eishi, Moritaka Suga, Ikuo Ishige, Daisuke Kobayashi, Tetsuo Yamada, Tamiko Takemura, Touichiro Takizawa, Morio Koike, Shoji Kudoh, Ulrich Costabel, Josune Guzman, Gianfranco Rizzato, Marcello Gambacorta, Ronald du Bois, Andrew G. Nicholson, Om P. Sharma, Masayuki Ando
Bacteriology
Evaluation of a Novel Heminested PCR Assay Based on the Phosphoglucosamine Mutase Gene for Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Saliva and Dental Plaque
C. Goosen, J. Theron, M. Ntsala, F. F. Maree, A. Olckers, S. J. Botha, A. J. Lastovica, S. W. van der Merwe
Bacteriology
Serotype Identification of Group B Streptococci by PCR and Sequencing
Fanrong Kong, Sonia Gowan, Diana Martin, Gregory James, Gwendolyn L. Gilbert
Bacteriology
Phenotypic Variation of Helicobacter pylori Isolates from Geographically Distinct Regions Detected by Lectin Typing
Sean O. Hynes, Nathalie Broutet, Eurohepygast Study Group, Torkel Wadström, Marika Mikelsaar, Paul W. O’Toole, John Telford, Lars Engstrand, Shigeru Kamiya, Andreas F. Mentis, Anthony P. Moran
Bacteriology
Polymorphisms of Helicobacter pylori HP0638 Reflect Geographic Origin and Correlate with cagA Status
T. Ando, R. M. Peek, D. Pride, S. M. Levine, T. Takata, Y.-C. Lee, K. Kusugami, A. van der Ende, E. J. Kuipers, J. G. Kusters, M. J. Blaser
Bacteriology
Rapid Identification of Staphylococcus aureus Directly from Blood Cultures by Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization with Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes
Kenneth Oliveira, Gary W. Procop, Deborah Wilson, James Coull, Henrik Stender
Bacteriology
Assessment of Clarithromycin-Resistant Helicobacter pylori among Patients in Shanghai and Guangzhou, China, by Primer-Mismatch PCR
Zhi-Jun Pan, Wan-Wen Su, Guido N. J. Tytgat, Jacob Dankert, Arie van der Ende
Bacteriology
Accurate, Noninvasive Detection of Helicobacter pylori DNA from Stool Samples: Potential Usefulness for Monitoring Treatment
Anthony P. Shuber, Jennifer J. Ascaño, Kevin A. Boynton, Anastasia Mitchell, Henry F. Frierson, Wa’el El-Rifai, Steven M. Powell
Bacteriology
Identification by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing of Lactobacillus salivarius Bacteremic Cholecystitis
Patrick C. Y. Woo, Ami M. Y. Fung, Susanna K. P. Lau, Kwok-Yung Yuen
Bacteriology
Active Copper- and Zinc-Containing Superoxide Dismutase in the Cryptic Genospecies of Haemophilus Causing Urogenital and Neonatal Infections Discriminates Them from Haemophilus influenzae Sensu Stricto
Paul R. Langford, Brian J. Sheehan, Taheed Shaikh, J. Simon Kroll
Bacteriology
Direct Detection and Characterization of Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli by Multiplex PCR for stx₁, stx₂, eae, ehxA, and saa
Adrienne W. Paton, James C. Paton
Bacteriology
Evaluation of a Strand Displacement Amplification Assay (BD ProbeTec-SDA) for Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Urine Specimens
Deniz Akduman, Josephine M. Ehret, Kimberly Messina, Sharron Ragsdale, Franklyn N. Judson
Bacteriology
Reaction Difference Rule for Phage Typing of Staphylococcus aureus at 100 Times the Routine Test Dilution
Hazel M. Aucken, Kate Westwell
Bacteriology
Characterization of Enteropathogenic and Enteroaggregative Escherichia coli Isolated from Diarrheal Outbreaks
Jun Yatsuyanagi, Shioko Saito, Hiroyasu Sato, Yoshimichi Miyajima, Ken-Ichi Amano, Katsuhiko Enomoto
Bacteriology
Association of cagA and vacA Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori with Gastric Diseases in Estonia
Helena Andreson, Krista Lõivukene, Toomas Sillakivi, Heidi-Ingrid Maaroos, Mart Ustav, Ants Peetsalu, Marika Mikelsaar
Bacteriology
Antibiotic-Resistant Cell-Detaching Escherichia coli Strains from Nigerian Children
Iruka N. Okeke, Hartmut Steinrück, Kristen J. Kanack, Simon J. Elliott, Lars Sundström, James B. Kaper, Adebayo Lamikanra

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Modeling of 5′ Nuclease Real-Time Responses for Optimization of a High-Throughput Enrichment PCR Procedure for Salmonella enterica
Rickard Knutsson, Charlotta Löfström, Halfdan Grage, Jeffrey Hoorfar, Peter Rådström
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Comparison of Six PCR Methods Using Peripheral Blood for Detection of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis
Laurence Lachaud, Sarah Marchergui-Hammami, Elisabeth Chabbert, Jacques Dereure, Jean Pierre Dedet, Patrick Bastien
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Application of Real-Time Fluorescent PCR for Quantitative Assessment of Neospora caninum Infections in Organotypic Slice Cultures of Rat Central Nervous System Tissue
Norbert Müller, Nathalie Vonlaufen, Christian Gianinazzi, Stephen L. Leib, Andrew Hemphill
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Comparison of Real-Time, Quantitative PCR with Molecular Beacons to Nested PCR and Culture Methods for Detection of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Bovine Fecal Samples
Ying Fang, Wai-Hong Wu, Jessica L. Pepper, Jill L. Larsen, Salvatore A. E. Marras, Eric. A. Nelson, William B. Epperson, Jane Christopher-Hennings

Parasitology

Parasitology
Development and Validation of a PCR-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay with Urine for Use in Clinical Research Settings To Detect Trichomonas vaginalis in Women
S. Cornelia Kaydos, Heidi Swygard, Shelly L. Wise, Arlene C. Sena, Peter A. Leone, William C. Miller, Myron S. Cohen, Marcia M. Hobbs
Parasitology
Evaluation of the OptiMAL Rapid Antigen Test and Species-Specific PCR To Detect Placental Plasmodium falciparum Infection at Delivery
Limangeni Mankhambo, Maxwell Kanjala, Sarah Rudman, Valentino M. Lema, Stephen J. Rogerson
Parasitology
Diagnosis of Placental Malaria
Frank P. Mockenhaupt, Ulrike Ulmen, Christiane von Gaertner, George Bedu-Addo, Ulrich Bienzle
Parasitology
Primary Meningoencephalitis by Naegleria fowleri: First Reported Case from Mangalore, South India
Shalini Shenoy, Godwin Wilson, H. V. Prashanth, K. Vidyalakshmi, B. Dhanashree, R. Bharath

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by Isothermal Ramification Amplification Method: a Feasibility Study
Wandi Zhang, Menashi Cohenford, Brian Lentrichia, Henry D. Isenberg, Elkin Simson, Hengjin Li, Jizu Yi, David Y. Zhang

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Multicenter Evaluation of Fully Automated BACTEC Mycobacteria Growth Indicator Tube 960 System for Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pascale Bemer, Frantiska Palicova, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, Henri B. Drugeon, Gaby E. Pfyffer

Case Reports

CASE REPORTS
Catheter-Related Bacteremia Due to Kocuria kristinae in a Patient with Ovarian Cancer
G. Basaglia, E. Carretto, D. Barbarini, L. Moras, S. Scalone, P. Marone, P. De Paoli

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Alternative Strategies for Confirmation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection Require Judicious Use
Cecilia C. L. Ngan, Su-Yun Se Thoe, Kwai-Peng Chan, Jimmy E. H. Sng, Ai-Ee Ling
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Investigation of the Presence of Recombinant Polioviruses in the Hit Population in Albania during the 1996 Outbreak
Jill Marturano, Lucia Fiore

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Parasitology

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Case Reports

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