Journal of Clinical Microbiology: 40 (5)

May 1, 2002; Volume 40,Issue 5

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Risk Assessment Models and Contamination Management: Implications for Broad-Range Ribosomal DNA PCR as a Diagnostic Tool in Medical Bacteriology
B. Cherie Millar, Jiru Xu, John E. Moore

Virology

Virology
Distinguishing Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection and Disease with CMV Nucleic Acid Assays
Angela M. Caliendo, Kirsten St. George, Jessica Allega, Arlene C. Bullotta, Lisa Gilbane, Charles R. Rinaldo
Virology
Recombinant Nucleoprotein-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Immunoglobulin G Antibodies to Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus
Masayuki Saijo, Tang Qing, Masahiro Niikura, Akihiko Maeda, Tetsuro Ikegami, Christophe Prehaud, Ichiro Kurane, Shigeru Morikawa
Virology
Comparison of Second- and Third-Generation Enzyme Immunoassays for Detecting Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus
Mohamed Abdel-Hamid, Mai El-Daly, Sherif El-Kafrawy, Nabiel Mikhail, G. Thomas Strickland, Alan D. Fix
Virology
Evaluation of the Directigen FluA+B Test for Rapid Diagnosis of Influenza Virus Type A and B Infections
K. H. Chan, N. Maldeis, W. Pope, A. Yup, A. Ozinskas, J. Gill, W. H. Seto, K. F. Shortridge, J. S. M. Peiris
Virology
Detection, Subgroup Specificity, and Genotype Diversity of Rotavirus Strains in Children with Acute Diarrhea in Paraguay
Norma Coluchi, Veridiana Munford, Julio Manzur, Cynthia Vazquez, Mabel Escobar, Ernesto Weber, Perla Mármol, Maria Lucia Rácz
Virology
Utility of a Multiplex PCR Assay for Detecting Herpesvirus DNA in Clinical Samples
Julian Druce, Mike Catton, Doris Chibo, Kirsty Minerds, David Tyssen, Renata Kostecki, Bill Maskill, Wendy Leong-Shaw, Marie Gerrard, Chris Birch
Virology
Comparative Analysis of Titers of Antibody against Measles Virus in Sera of Vaccinated and Naturally Infected Japanese Individuals of Different Age Groups
Masae Itoh, Yoshinobu Okuno, Hak Hotta
Virology
Enhanced Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Antibodies to Virus-Like Particles of Human Papillomavirus
Yevgeniy Y. Studentsov, Mark Schiffman, Howard D. Strickler, Gloria Y. F. Ho, Yuk-Ying Susana Pang, John Schiller, Rolando Herrero, Robert D. Burk
Virology
Significant Closure of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Hepatitis C Virus Preseroconversion Detection Windows with a Transcription-Mediated-Amplification-Driven Assay
Daniel P. Kolk, Janel Dockter, Jeff Linnen, Marcy Ho-Sing-Loy, Kristin Gillotte-Taylor, Sherrol H. McDonough, Larry Mimms, Cristina Giachetti
Virology
Real-Time PCR Quantification of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA in Amniotic Fluid Samples from Mothers with Primary Infection
S. Gouarin, E. Gault, A. Vabret, D. Cointe, F. Rozenberg, L. Grangeot-Keros, P. Barjot, A. Garbarg-Chenon, P. Lebon, F. Freymuth
Virology
Recovery of an Unusual Fusogenic Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Strain from a Clinical Specimen
F. Brent Johnson
Virology
Performance Characteristics of VIDAS and Directigen Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Antigen Detection Assays and Culture for the Identification of RSV in Respiratory Specimens
Julie A. Ribes, John Pat Seabolt, Sue B. Overman
Virology
Potential Application of Nonstructural Protein NS1 Serotype-Specific Immunoglobulin G Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay in the Seroepidemiologic Study of Dengue Virus Infection: Correlation of Results with Those of the Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test
Pei-Yun Shu, Li-Kuang Chen, Shu-Fen Chang, Yi-Yun Yueh, Ling Chow, Li-Jung Chien, Chuan Chin, Hui-Hua Yang, Ting-Hsiang Lin, Jyh-Hsiung Huang
Virology
Epidemiological Dynamics of Hepatitis C Virus among 747 German Individuals: New Subtypes on the Advance
Matthias Schröter, Bernhard Zöllner, Peter Schäfer, Andreas Reimer, Matthias Müller, Rainer Laufs, Heinz-Hubert Feucht
Virology
Diversity of Rotavirus Strains among Children with Acute Diarrhea in China: 1998-2000 Surveillance Study
Zhao-Yin Fang, Hui Yang, Jin Qi, Jing Zhang, Li-Wei Sun, Jing-Yu Tang, Li Ma, Zeng-Qing Du, Ai-hua He, Jian-Ping Xie, Yi-Yu Lu, Zhen-Zhou Ji, Bao-Quan Zhu, Hai-Yan Wu, Si-En Lin, Hua-Ping Xie, Dixie D. Griffin, Bernard Ivanoff, Roger I. Glass, Jon R. Gentsch

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates with Low Copy Numbers of IS6110 by Using Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units
Lauren Steinlein Cowan, Laura Mosher, Lois Diem, Jeffrey P. Massey, Jack T. Crawford
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Temperature-Mediated Heteroduplex Analysis Performed by Using Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography To Identify Sequence Polymorphisms in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Organisms
Robert C. Cooksey, Glenn P. Morlock, Brian P. Holloway, Josef Limor, Michael Hepburn
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Detection of Ethambutol-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains by Multiplex Allele-Specific PCR Assay Targeting embB306 Mutations
Igor Mokrousov, Olga Narvskaya, Elena Limeschenko, Tatiana Otten, Boris Vyshnevskiy
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Molecular Epidemiology and Drug Resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Ethiopian Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
Judith Bruchfeld, Getachew Aderaye, Ingela Berggren Palme, Bjarne Bjorvatn, Solomon Ghebremichael, Sven Hoffner, Lars Lindquist
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Characterization of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates from the Cerebrospinal Fluid of Meningitis Patients at Six Fever Hospitals in Egypt
Robert C. Cooksey, Said H. Abbadi, Charles L. Woodley, David Sikes, Momtaz Wasfy, Jack T. Crawford, Frank Mahoney
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Testing of Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Pyrazinamide with the Nonradiometric BACTEC MGIT 960 System
Gaby E. Pfyffer, Frantiska Palicova, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Calculation of the Stability of the IS6110 Banding Pattern in Patients with Persistent Mycobacterium tuberculosis Disease
R. M. Warren, G. D. van der Spuy, M. Richardson, N. Beyers, M. W. Borgdorff, M. A. Behr, P. D. van Helden
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Evaluation of Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test by Using Respiratory and Nonrespiratory Specimens in a Tertiary Care Center Laboratory
Cathal E. O'Sullivan, David R. Miller, Peggy S. Schneider, Glenn D. Roberts
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Molecular Characterization of Pigmented and Nonpigmented Isolates of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
Karen Stevenson, Valerie M. Hughes, Lucía de Juan, Neil F. Inglis, Frank Wright, J. Michael Sharp
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Evidence of the Presence of IS1245 and IS1311 or Closely Related Insertion Elements in Nontuberculous Mycobacteria outside of the Mycobacterium avium Complex
Andreas P. Keller, Marjorie L. Beggs, Beate Amthor, Fabian Bruns, Peter Meissner, Walter H. Haas
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Tetrazolium Microplate Assay as a Rapid and Inexpensive Colorimetric Method for Determination of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Luz Caviedes, Jose Delgado, Robert H. Gilman

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
Comparison of Eleven Commercial Tests for Chlamydia pneumoniae-Specific Immunoglobulin G in Asymptomatic Healthy Individuals
Corinna Hermann, Kathrin Graf, Annemarie Groh, Eberhard Straube, Thomas Hartung
Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology
PreservCyt Transport Medium Used for the ThinPrep Pap Test Is a Suitable Medium for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by the COBAS Amplicor CT/NG Test: Results of a Preliminary Study and Future Implications
Anne Bianchi, François Moret, Jean-Marc Desrues, Thierry Champenois, Yves Dervaux, Orlane Desvouas, André Oursin, Dominique Quinzat, Roger Dachez, Christian Bathelier, Christophe Ronsin

Parasitology

Parasitology
18S Ribosomal DNA Typing and Tracking of Acanthamoeba Species Isolates from Corneal Scrape Specimens, Contact Lenses, Lens Cases, and Home Water Supplies of Acanthamoeba Keratitis Patients in Hong Kong
G. C. Booton, D. J. Kelly, Y.-W. Chu, D. V. Seal, E. Houang, D. S. C. Lam, T. J. Byers, P. A. Fuerst
Parasitology
Disseminated Toxoplasmosis, Resulting from Infection of Allograft, after Orthotopic Liver Transplantation: Usefulness of Quantitative PCR
F. Botterel, P. Ichai, C. Feray, P. Bouree, F. Saliba, R. Tur Raspa, D. Samuel, S. Romand
Parasitology
Real-Time PCR for Detection and Quantitation of Leishmania in Mouse Tissues
Luc Nicolas, Eric Prina, Thierry Lang, Geneviève Milon
Parasitology
Evaluation of an Immunofluorescent-Antibody Test Using Monoclonal Antibodies Directed against Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis for Diagnosis of Intestinal Microsporidiosis in Bamako (Mali)
O. Alfa Cisse, A. Ouattara, M. Thellier, I. Accoceberry, S. Biligui, D. Minta, O. Doumbo, I. Desportes-Livage, M. A. Thera, M. Danis, A. Datry
Parasitology
Microsatellite Characterization of Plasmodium falciparum from Cerebral and Uncomplicated Malaria Patients in Southern Vietnam
Marcelo U. Ferreira, Shalini Nair, Thien Van Hyunh, Fumihiko Kawamoto, Timothy J. C. Anderson

Bacteriology

Bacteriology
Multilocus Sequence Typing for Characterization of Clinical and Environmental Salmonella Strains
Mamuka Kotetishvili, O. Colin Stine, Arnold Kreger, J. Glenn Morris,, Alexander Sulakvelidze
Bacteriology
Comparison of Four Antiseptic Preparations for Skin in the Prevention of Contamination of Percutaneously Drawn Blood Cultures: a Randomized Trial
David P. Calfee, Barry M. Farr
Bacteriology
Evaluation of the VITEK 2 System for Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Medically Relevant Gram-Positive Cocci
Marco Ligozzi, Cinzia Bernini, Maria Grazia Bonora, Maria de Fatima, Jessica Zuliani, Roberta Fontana
Bacteriology
Quantitative Microbiological Study of Human Carious Dentine by Culture and Real-Time PCR: Association of Anaerobes with Histopathological Changes in Chronic Pulpitis
F. Elizabeth Martin, Mangala A. Nadkarni, Nicholas A. Jacques, Neil Hunter
Bacteriology
Real-Time LightCycler PCR for Detection and Discrimination of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis
Katrin Kösters, Udo Reischl, Johanna Schmetz, Marion Riffelmann, Carl Heinz Wirsing von König
Bacteriology
Comparative Evaluation of the BD Phoenix and VITEK 2 Automated Instruments for Identification of Isolates of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex
Sylvain Brisse, Stefania Stefani, Jan Verhoef, Alex Van Belkum, Peter Vandamme, Wil Goessens
Bacteriology
Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Infection and Antibodies against Stx2 and Stx1 in Household Contacts of Children with Enteropathic Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Kerstin Ludwig, Volkan Sarkim, Martin Bitzan, Mohamed A. Karmali, Christoph Bobrowski, Hans Ruder, Rainer Laufs, Ingo Sobottka, Martin Petric, Helge Karch, Dirk E. Müller-Wiefel
Bacteriology
Rapid PCR-Based Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Screening Swabs
D. Jonas, M. Speck, F. D. Daschner, H. Grundmann
Bacteriology
Molecular Identification of Staphylococcus lugdunensis in a Patient with Meningitis
N. Kaabia, D. Scauarda, G. Lena, M. Drancourt
Bacteriology
Molecular Diagnosis of Granulicatella elegans on the Cardiac Valve of a Patient with Culture-Negative Endocarditis
J. P. Casalta, G. Habib, B. La Scola, M. Drancourt, T. Caus, D. Raoult

Mycology

Mycology
Evaluation of Two Nested PCR Assays for Detection of Histoplasma capsulatum DNA in Human Tissue
Ralf Bialek, Antje Feucht, Christian Aepinus, Gudrun Just-Nübling, Valerie J. Robertson, Jürgen Knobloch, Rolf Hohle
Mycology
Clinical Evaluation of a Frozen Commercially Prepared Microdilution Panel for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Seven Antifungal Agents, Including the New Triazoles Posaconazole, Ravuconazole, and Voriconazole
M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, S. A. Messer, L. Boyken, H. Huynh, R. J. Hollis
Mycology
Rapid Identification of Penicillium marneffei by PCR-Based Detection of Specific Sequences on the rRNA Gene
Nongnuch Vanittanakom, Pramote Vanittanakom, Roderick J. Hay
Mycology
Correlation between the Elastase Activity Index and Invasiveness of Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus
Jose L. Blanco, Raquel Hontecillas, Emilio Bouza, Isabel Blanco, Teresa Pelaez, Patricia Muñoz, Jose Perez Molina, Marta E. Garcia
Mycology
Sequence Analysis of the Ribosomal DNA Intergenic Spacer 1 Regions of Trichosporon Species
Takashi Sugita, Masamitsu Nakajima, Reiko Ikeda, Toshiharu Matsushima, Takako Shinoda
Mycology
In Vitro Activities of Terbinafine in Combination with Fluconazole, Itraconazole, Voriconazole, and Posaconazole against Clinical Isolates of Candida glabrata with Decreased Susceptibility to Azoles
Sofia Perea, Gloria Gonzalez, Annette W. Fothergill, Deanna A. Sutton, Michael G. Rinaldi
Mycology
Comparison of Chromogenic and Fluorogenic Membrane Filtration Methods for Detection of Four Candida Species
T. G. Bauters, H. J. Nelis
Mycology
Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis Is Not Infectious for SCID mice
Isabelle Durand-Joly, El Moukhtar Aliouat, Céline Recourt, Karine Guyot, Nadine François, Michèle Wauquier, Daniel Camus, Eduardo Dei-Cas

Epidemiology

Epidemiology
Molecular Epidemiology of Subgroup C Avian Pneumoviruses Isolated in the United States and Comparison with Subgroup A and B Viruses
Hyun-Jin Shin, Kjerstin T. Cameron, Janet A. Jacobs, Elizabeth A. Turpin, David A. Halvorson, Sagar M. Goyal, Kakambi V. Nagaraja, Mahesh C. Kumar, Dale C. Lauer, Bruce S. Seal, M. Kariuki Njenga
Epidemiology
Development and Application of a New Scheme for Typing Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli by PCR-Based Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
Feng Shi, Yuen Yuen Chen, Trudy M. Wassenaar, Walter H. Woods, Peter J. Coloe, Benjamin N. Fry
Epidemiology
Molecular Analysis of Group A Streptococcus Type emm18 Isolates Temporally Associated with Acute Rheumatic Fever Outbreaks in Salt Lake City, Utah
James C. Smoot, E. Kent Korgenski, Judy A. Daly, L. George Veasy, James M. Musser
Epidemiology
Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Scotland, 1994 to 1999, with Emphasis on Group B Meningococcal Disease
Moe H. Kyaw, Stuart C. Clarke, Peter Christie, Ian G. Jones, Harry Campbell
Epidemiology
Household Transmission of Streptococcus pneumoniae among Siblings with Acute Otitis Media
Jun Shimada, Noboru Yamanaka, Muneki Hotomi, Masaki Suzumoto, Akihiro Sakai, Kimiko Ubukata, Toshihiro Mitsuda, Shumpei Yokota, Howard Faden
Epidemiology
Comparison of an Automated Ribotyping System to Restriction Endonuclease Analysis and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Differentiating Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates
Connie S. Price, Holly Huynh, Suzanne Paule, Richard J. Hollis, Gary A. Noskin, Michael A. Pfaller, Lance R. Peterson

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Application of the C₁₈-Carboxypropylbetaine Specimen Processing Method to Recovery of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis from Ruminant Tissue Specimens
Charles G. Thornton, Kerry M. MacLellan, Judith R. Stabel, Christine Carothers, Robert H. Whitlock, Selvin Passen
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Detection of Porcine Circovirus Types 1 and 2 in Serum and Tissue Samples of Pigs with and without Postweaning Multisystemic Wasting Syndrome
Maria Calsamiglia, Joaquim Segalés, Josefina Quintana, Carles Rosell, Mariano Domingo

Case Reports

CASE REPORTS
Candida glabrata Oropharyngeal Candidiasis in Patients Receiving Radiation Treatment for Head and Neck Cancer
Spencer W. Redding, William R. Kirkpatrick, Brent J. Coco, Lee Sadkowski, Annette W. Fothergill, Michael G. Rinaldi, Tony Y. Eng, Thomas F. Patterson

Letters to the Editor

Letter to the Editor
False-Negative Results in Typing of Group B Streptococci by the Standard Lancefield Antigen Extraction Method
H.-C. Slotved, S. Sauer, H. B. Konradsen
Letter to the Editor
Molecular Epidemiology of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Isolated from Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Miles Denton, Kevin G. Kerr

Errata

ERRATA
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
ERRATA
Comparative Evaluation of the VERSANT HCV RNA 3.0, QUANTIPLEX HCV RNA 2.0, and COBAS AMPLICOR HCV MONITOR Version 2.0 Assays for Quantification of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Serum
Jeffrey J. Germer, Paul J. Heimgartner, Duane M. Ilstrup, W. Scott Harmsen, Greg D. Jenkins, Robin Patel

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Virology

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

Parasitology

Bacteriology

Mycology

Epidemiology

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

Case Reports

Letters to the Editor

Errata

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