Journal of Clinical Microbiology: 48 (11)

November 2010; Volume 48,Issue 11

Minireviews

Minireview
It's Not Easy Being Green: the Viridans Group Streptococci, with a Focus on Pediatric Clinical Manifestations
Christopher D. Doern, Burnham D. Carey-Ann

Virology

Virology
Rapid Detection of Respiratory Tract Viral Infections and Coinfections in Patients with Influenza-Like Illnesses by Use of Reverse Transcription-PCR DNA Microarray Systems
Fanny Renois, Déborah Talmud, Antoine Huguenin, Lauryane Moutte, Christophe Strady, Joel Cousson, Nicolas Lévêque, Laurent Andréoletti
Virology
Detection of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Almost All Hepatocytes by Modified PCR-Based In Situ Hybridization
Hideko Nuriya, Kazuaki Inoue, Takeshi Tanaka, Yukiko Hayashi, Tsunekazu Hishima, Nobuaki Funata, Kyosuke Kaji, Seishu Hayashi, Shuichi Kaneko, Michinori Kohara
Virology
Evaluation of Three Influenza A and B Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays and a New 2009 H1N1 Assay for Detection of Influenza Viruses
Suresh B. Selvaraju, Rangaraj Selvarangan
Virology
Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping Using an Oligonucleotide Microarray Based on the NS5B Sequence
Dimitry Gryadunov, Florence Nicot, Martine Dubois, Vladimir Mikhailovich, Alexander Zasedatelev, Jacques Izopet
Virology
Improved PCR Methods for Detection of African Rabies and Rabies-Related Lyssaviruses
Jessica Coertse, Jacqueline Weyer, Louis H. Nel, Wanda Markotter
Virology
Human Cytomegalovirus UL144 Is Associated with Viremia and Infant Development Sequelae in Congenital Infection
Allison Waters, Jaythoon Hassan, Cillian deGascun, Ghia Kissoon, Susan Knowles, Eleanor Molloy, Jeff Connell, William W. Hall
Virology
Improved Safety for Molecular Diagnosis of Classical Rabies Viruses by Use of a TaqMan Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR “Double Check” Strategy
B. Hoffmann, C. M. Freuling, P. R. Wakeley, T. B. Rasmussen, S. Leech, A. R. Fooks, M. Beer, T. Müller
Virology
Real-Time Detection of Influenza A, Influenza B, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus A and B in Respiratory Specimens by Use of Nanoparticle Probes
Paul J. Jannetto, Blake W. Buchan, Kimberly A. Vaughan, Joellen S. Ledford, Dennis K. Anderson, Donald C. Henley, Neil B. Quigley, Nathan A. Ledeboer
Virology
Fast Duplex One-Step Reverse Transcriptase PCR for Rapid Differential Detection of West Nile and Japanese Encephalitis Viruses
Jung-Yong Yeh, Ji-Hye Lee, Hyun-Ji Seo, Jee-Yong Park, Jin-San Moon, In-Soo Cho, Joong-Bok Lee, Seung-Yong Park, Chang-Seon Song, In-Soo Choi
Virology
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Protease Inhibitor Drug-Resistant Mutants Give Discordant Results When Compared in Single-Cycle and Multiple-Cycle Fitness Assays
Carrie Dykes, Hulin Wu, Matthew Sims, Jeanne Holden-Wiltse, Lisa M. Demeter
Virology
Real-Time Quantitative PCR Detection of Four Human Bocaviruses
Kalle Kantola, Mohammadreza Sadeghi, Jenni Antikainen, Juha Kirveskari, Eric Delwart, Klaus Hedman, Maria Söderlund-Venermo
Virology
Specific Detection of Rinderpest Virus by Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR in Preclinical and Clinical Samples from Experimentally Infected Cattle
C. Carrillo, M. Prarat, A. Vagnozzi, J. D. Calahan, G. Smoliga, W. M. Nelson, L. L. Rodriguez
Virology
Performance of Genotypic Algorithms for Predicting HIV-1 Tropism Measured against the Enhanced-Sensitivity Trofile Coreceptor Tropism Assay
Victoria Sánchez, Mar Masiá, Catalina Robledano, Sergio Padilla, José Manuel Ramos, Félix Gutiérrez
Virology
Global Proficiency Study of Human Papillomavirus Genotyping
Carina Eklund, Tiequn Zhou, Joakim Dillner
and for the WHO Human Papillomavirus Laboratory Network
Virology
Robust Hepatitis B Virus Genotyping by Mass Spectrometry
L. Ganova-Raeva, S. Ramachandran, C. Honisch, J. C. Forbi, X. Zhai, Y. Khudyakov
Virology
Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections in China
Rong-Fang Zhang, Yu Jin, Zhi-Ping Xie, Na Liu, Kun-Long Yan, Han-Chun Gao, Jing-Rong Song, Xin-Hui Yuan, Ni-Guang Xiao, Ming-Wei Guo, Qiong-Hua Zhou, Yun-De Hou, Zhaojun Duan
Virology
Microarray for Hepatitis B Virus Genotyping and Detection of 994 Mutations along the Genome
Marie Gauthier, Bertrand Bonnaud, Maud Arsac, Fabien Lavocat, Jérôme Maisetti, Alan Kay, François Simon, Fabien Zoulim, Guy Vernet
Virology
Initial Identification and Characterization of an Emerging Zoonotic Influenza Virus Prior to Pandemic Spread
David Metzgar, Darcie Baynes, Christopher A. Myers, Peter Kammerer, Michelle Unabia, Dennis J. Faix, Patrick J. Blair
Virology
Pseudo-Outbreak of Adenovirus Infection in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Due to a False-Positive Antigen Detection Test
Howard Faden, Rama Ramani, Daryl Lamson, Kirsten St. George
Virology
Variability of the Polymerase Gene (NS5B) in Hepatitis C Virus-Infected Women
Jason T. Blackard, Gang Ma, Berkeley N. Limketkai, Jeffrey A. Welge, Peter D. Dryer, Christina M. Martin, Yoichi Hiasa, Lynn E. Taylor, Kenneth H. Mayer, Denise J. Jamieson, Kenneth E. Sherman
Virology
Detection of Human Cytomegalovirus in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Lung Transplant Recipients Reflects Local Virus Replication and Not Contamination from the Throat
Heidrun Kerschner, Peter Jaksch, Barbara Zweytick, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl
Virology
Broad Detection of Diverse H5 and H7 Hemagglutinin Genes of Avian Influenza Viruses by Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Using Primer and Probe Sets Containing Mixed Bases
Kenji Tsukamoto, Daigo Noguchi, Koutaro Suzuki, Makiko Shishido, Takayoshi Ashizawa, Min-Chul Kim, Youn-Jeong Lee, Tatsuya Tada
Virology
Potential Influence of More-Sensitive HIV-1 Load Detection by the new Roche Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan Version 2.0 Assay on Clinical Management of HIV-Positive Pregnant Women
M. G. J. de Boer, E. Wessels, E. C. J. Claas, F. P. Kroon
Virology
Chronic Shedders as Reservoir for Nosocomial Transmission of Norovirus
Faizel H. A. Sukhrie, J. Joukje Siebenga, Matthias F. C. Beersma, Marion Koopmans

Bacteriology

Bacteriology
Evaluation of a Chromogenic Culture Medium for Isolation of Clostridium difficile within 24 Hours
John D. Perry, Kerry Asir, Diane Halimi, Sylvain Orenga, Joanne Dale, Michelle Payne, Ruth Carlton, Jim Evans, F. Kate Gould
Bacteriology
Propionibacterium acnes and Staphylococcus epidermidis Isolated from Refractory Endodontic Lesions Are Opportunistic Pathogens
Sadia A. Niazi, Douglas Clarke, Thuy Do, Steven C. Gilbert, Francesco Mannocci, David Beighton
Bacteriology
Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Specimens from Various Body Sites: Performance Characteristics of the BD GeneOhm MRSA Assay, the Xpert MRSA Assay, and Broth-Enriched Culture in an Area with a Low Prevalence of MRSA Infections
Michael Hombach, Gaby E. Pfyffer, Malgorzata Roos, Katja Lucke
Bacteriology
Mass Spectrometry Biotyper System Identifies Enteric Bacterial Pathogens Directly from Colonies Grown on Selective Stool Culture Media
Ying He, Haijing Li, Xuedong Lu, Charles W. Stratton, Yi-Wei Tang
Bacteriology
Diagnostic Limitations to Accurate Diagnosis of Cholera
Munirul Alam, Nur A. Hasan, Marzia Sultana, G. Balakrish Nair, A. Sadique, A. S. G. Faruque, Hubert P. Endtz, R. B. Sack, A. Huq, R. R. Colwell, Hidemasa Izumiya, Masatomo Morita, Haruo Watanabe, Alejandro Cravioto
Bacteriology
Interlaboratory Evaluation of Different Extraction and Real-Time PCR Methods for Detection of Coxiella burnetii DNA in Serum
Jeroen J. H. C. Tilburg, Willem J. G. Melchers, Annika M. Pettersson, John W. A. Rossen, Mirjam H. A. Hermans, Erik J. van Hannen, Marrigje H. Nabuurs-Franssen, Maaike C. de Vries, Alphons M. Horrevorts, Corné H. W. Klaassen
Bacteriology
secA1 Gene Sequence Polymorphisms for Species Identification of Nocardia Species and Recognition of Intraspecies Genetic Diversity
Fanrong Kong, Huiping Wang, Erqing Zhang, Vitali Sintchenko, Meng Xiao, Tania C. Sorrell, Xiaoyou Chen, Sharon C.-A. Chen
Bacteriology
Gluconobacter as Well as Asaia Species, Newly Emerging Opportunistic Human Pathogens among Acetic Acid Bacteria
Corentine Alauzet, Corinne Teyssier, Estelle Jumas-Bilak, Anne Gouby, Raphael Chiron, Christian Rabaud, François Counil, Alain Lozniewski, Hélène Marchandin
Bacteriology
Molecular Evidence of Cholera Outbreak Caused by a Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor Variant Strain in Kelantan, Malaysia
Geik Yong Ang, Choo Yee Yu, Kamarudin Balqis, Husni Tan Elina, Hussin Azura, Mat Hussin Hani, Chan Yean Yean
Bacteriology
Evaluation of the DiversiLab System for Detection of Hospital Outbreaks of Infections by Different Bacterial Species
A. C. Fluit, A. M. Terlingen, L. Andriessen, R. Ikawaty, R. van Mansfeld, J. Top, J. W. Cohen Stuart, M. A. Leverstein-van Hall, C. H. E. Boel
Bacteriology
Diagnosis of Bacteriuria and Leukocyturia by Automated Flow Cytometry Compared with Urine Culture
Barbara Pieretti, Pietro Brunati, Beatrice Pini, Carlo Colzani, Pierluigi Congedo, Marco Rocchi, Riccardo Terramocci
Bacteriology
Comparison of Premier CAMPY Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA), ProSpecT Campylobacter EIA, and ImmunoCard STAT! CAMPY Tests with Culture for Laboratory Diagnosis of Campylobacter Enteric Infections
Paul A. Granato, Li Chen, Iris Holiday, Russell A. Rawling, Susan M. Novak-Weekley, Tammy Quinlan, Kimberlee A. Musser
Bacteriology
Molecular Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Single Institution over a 10-Year Period
Naomi Runnegar, Hanna Sidjabat, H. M. Sharon Goh, Graeme R. Nimmo, Mark A. Schembri, David L. Paterson
Bacteriology
Carbapenem Heteroresistance in VIM-1-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolates Belonging to the Same Clone: Consequences for Routine Susceptibility Testing
M. Tato, M. Morosini, L. García, S. Albertí, M. T. Coque, R. Cantón
Bacteriology
Distribution of Non-Locus of Enterocyte Effacement Pathogenic Island-Related Genes in Escherichia coli carrying eae from Patients with Diarrhea and Healthy Individuals in Japan
Hiroshi Narimatsu, Kikuyo Ogata, Yoshihiro Makino, Kenitiro Ito
Bacteriology
Bacterial 16S Sequence Analysis of Severe Caries in Young Permanent Teeth
Erin L. Gross, Eugene J. Leys, Stephen R. Gasparovich, Noah D. Firestone, Judith A. Schwartzbaum, Daniel A. Janies, Kashmira Asnani, Ann L. Griffen
Bacteriology
Assessment of Clostridium difficile Infections by Quantitative Detection of tcdB Toxin by Use of a Real-Time Cell Analysis System
Alex B. Ryder, Ying Huang, Haijing Li, Min Zheng, Xiaobo Wang, Charles W. Stratton, Xiao Xu, Yi-Wei Tang
Bacteriology
Improved Detection of Five Major Gastrointestinal Pathogens by Use of a Molecular Screening Approach
Richard F. de Boer, Alewijn Ott, Barbara Kesztyüs, Anna M. D. Kooistra-Smid
Bacteriology
Prevalence and Diversity of Borrelia Species in Ticks That Have Bitten Humans in Sweden
Peter Wilhelmsson, Linda Fryland, Stefan Börjesson, Johan Nordgren, Sven Bergström, Jan Ernerudh, Pia Forsberg, Per-Eric Lindgren
Bacteriology
Multilocus Sequence Typing Identifies Evidence for Recombination and Two Distinct Lineages of Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Frances Bolt, Pamela Cassiday, Maria Lucia Tondella, Aruni DeZoysa, Androulla Efstratiou, Andreas Sing, Aleksandra Zasada, Kathryn Bernard, Nicole Guiso, Edgar Badell, Marie-Laure Rosso, Adam Baldwin, Christopher Dowson
Bacteriology
Identification of Potential Diagnostic Markers among Burkholderia cenocepacia and B. multivorans Supernatants
Tiffany Mott, Michael Soler, Sierrah Grigsby, Ronald Medley, Gregory C. Whitlock
Bacteriology
Changing Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Iceland from 2000 to 2008: a Challenge to Current Guidelines
Barbara Juliane Holzknecht, Hjördis Hardardottir, Gunnsteinn Haraldsson, Henrik Westh, Freyja Valsdottir, Kit Boye, Sigfus Karlsson, Karl Gustaf Kristinsson, Olafur Gudlaugsson
Bacteriology
Multicenter Evaluation of the BD Max GBS Assay for Detection of Group B Streptococci in Prenatal Vaginal and Rectal Screening Swab Specimens from Pregnant Women
Jennifer Riedlinger, Safedin H. Beqaj, Marsha A. Milish, Stephen Young, Rebecca Smith, Monique Dodd, Rosemary E. Hankerd, William D. LeBar, Duane W. Newton
Bacteriology
Better Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage by Use of Nylon Flocked Swabs
Paul Verhoeven, Florence Grattard, Anne Carricajo, Bruno Pozzetto, Philippe Berthelot
Bacteriology
Dabigatran Inhibits Staphylococcus aureus Coagulase Activity
Thomas Vanassche, Jan Verhaegen, Willy E. Peetermans, Marc F. Hoylaerts, Peter Verhamme
Bacteriology
Evaluation of mupA EVIGENE Assay for Determination of High-Level Mupirocin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Anne K. I. Rasmussen, Robert L. Skov, Richard A. Venezia, Jennifer K. Johnson, Henrik Stender
Bacteriology
Impact of Long-Term Storage on Stability of Standard DNA for Nucleic Acid-Based Methods
Barbara Röder, Karin Frühwirth, Claus Vogl, Martin Wagner, Peter Rossmanith
Bacteriology
Novel Use of Tryptose Sulfite Cycloserine Egg Yolk Agar for Isolation of Clostridium perfringens during an Outbreak of Necrotizing Enterocolitis in a Neonatal Unit
Despina Kotsanas, Jolene A. Carson, Milena M. Awad, Dena Lyras, Julian I. Rood, Grant A. Jenkin, Rhonda L. Stuart, Tony M. Korman
Bacteriology
High Prevalence of Clarithromycin Resistance and cagA, vacA, iceA2, and babA2 Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori in Brazilian Children
Gabriella T. Garcia, Katia R. S. Aranda, Manoel E. P. Gonçalves, Silvia R. Cardoso, Kiyoshi Iriya, Neusa P. Silva, Isabel C. A. Scaletsky
Bacteriology
Real-Time Analysis of Mucosal Flora in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease in India
Ravi Verma, Anil Kumar Verma, Vineet Ahuja, Jaishree Paul
Bacteriology
Cholera Toxin Production by the El Tor Variant of Vibrio cholerae O1 Compared to Prototype El Tor and Classical Biotypes
J. Ghosh-Banerjee, M. Senoh, T. Takahashi, T. Hamabata, S. Barman, H. Koley, A. K. Mukhopadhyay, T. Ramamurthy, S. Chatterjee, M. Asakura, S. Yamasaki, G. B. Nair, Y. Takeda
Bacteriology
Evaluation of Escherichia coli Cell Response to Antibiotic Treatment by Use of Raman Spectroscopy with Laser Tweezers
Tobias J. Moritz, Christopher R. Polage, Douglas S. Taylor, Denise M. Krol, Stephen M. Lane, James W. Chan
Bacteriology
Evaluation of BBL CHROMagar VanRE for Detection of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Rectal Swab Specimens
Paul D. Stamper, Stephanie Shulder, Pearl Bekalo, Deepika Manandhar, Tracy L. Ross, Sharon Speser, Julie Kingery, Karen C. Carroll
Bacteriology
Molecular Epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serogroup 6 Isolates from Fijian Children, Including Newly Identified Serotypes 6C and 6D
Catherine Satzke, Belinda D. Ortika, Shahin Oftadeh, Fiona M. Russell, Roy M. Robins-Browne, E. Kim Mulholland, Gwendolyn L. Gilbert

Epidemiology

Epidemiology
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Skin Carriage among Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Personnel: from Population to Infection
Vishal Hira, Marcel Sluijter, Wil H. F. Goessens, Alewijn Ott, Ronald de Groot, Peter W. M. Hermans, René F. Kornelisse
Epidemiology
Spoligotype-Based Comparative Population Structure Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant and Isoniazid-Monoresistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Clinical Isolates in Poland
Tomasz Jagielski, Ewa Augustynowicz-Kopeć, Thierry Zozio, Nalin Rastogi, Zofia Zwolska
Epidemiology
Unique Hepatitis B Virus Subgenotype in a Primitive Tribal Community in Eastern India
Sumantra Ghosh, Priyanka Banerjee, Arindam RoyChoudhury, Sumanta Sarkar, Alip Ghosh, Amal Santra, Soma Banerjee, Kausik Das, Bhagirathi Dwibedi, Shantanu K. Kar, Vikas Gangadhar Rao, Jyothi T. Bhat, Neeru Singh, Abhijit Chowdhury, Simanti Datta
Epidemiology
Improved Identification of Epidemiologically Related Strains of Salmonella enterica by use of a Fusion Algorithm Based on Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis and Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis
S. L. Broschat, D. R. Call, M. A. Davis, D. Meng, S. Lockwood, R. Ahmed, T. E. Besser
Epidemiology
Outbreak of Neonatal Gastroenteritis Associated with Astrovirus Serotype 1 at a Hospital in Inner Mongolia, China
Chun-ying Li, Na Liu, Wei-dong Guo, Qiong Yu, Wen-rui Wang, Zhuang-Zhi Song, Hai Yan, Yun Luo, Ai-tao Lu, Hui-Ying Li, Lin Zhu, Zhao-jun Duan

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
High-Resolution Melting Curve Analysis for Rapid Detection of Rifampin and Isoniazid Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates
Go Eun Choi, Sun Min Lee, Jongyoun Yi, Sang Hyun Hwang, Hyung Hoi Kim, Eun Yup Lee, Eun Hae Cho, Jee Hee Kim, Hwa-Jung Kim, Chulhun L. Chang
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Detection and Identification of Mycobacterium spp. in Clinical Specimens by Combining the Roche Cobas Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis Assay with Mycobacterium Genus Detection and Nucleic Acid Sequencing
S. Peter-Getzlaff, J. Lüthy, A. Voit, G. V. Bloemberg, E. C. Böttger
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Rapid Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Use of Real-Time PCR and High-Resolution Melt Analysis
Melissa V. Ramirez, Kelley C. Cowart, Patricia J. Campbell, Glenn P. Morlock, David Sikes, Jonas M. Winchell, James E. Posey
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Evaluation of Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Identification of Nocardia Species
A. Verroken, M. Janssens, C. Berhin, P. Bogaerts, T.-D. Huang, G. Wauters, Y. Glupczynski
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Efficient Differentiation of Mycobacterium avium Complex Species and Subspecies by Use of Five-Target Multiplex PCR
Sung Jae Shin, Byung Soo Lee, Won-Jung Koh, Elizabeth J. B. Manning, Kelly Anklam, Srinand Sreevatsan, Randall S. Lambrecht, Michael T. Collins
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Spoligotypes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Different Provinces of China
Haiyan Dong, Zhiguang Liu, Bing Lv, Yuanyuan Zhang, Jie Liu, Xiuqin Zhao, Jinghua Liu, Kanglin Wan
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Electronic-Nose Technology Using Sputum Samples in Diagnosis of Patients with Tuberculosis
Arend Kolk, Michael Hoelscher, Leonard Maboko, Jutta Jung, Sjoukje Kuijper, Michael Cauchi, Conrad Bessant, Stella van Beers, Ritaban Dutta, Tim Gibson, Klaus Reither
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism in the fadD28 Gene as a Genetic Marker for East Asia Lineage Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pei-Chun Chuang, Huang-Yau Chen, Ruwen Jou
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Rapid Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis by High-Resolution Melt Curve Analysis
Suheir Ereqat, Gila Kahila Bar-Gal, Abedelmajeed Nasereddin, Kifaya Azmi, Sharif E. Qaddomi, Charles L. Greenblatt, Mark Spigelman, Ziad Abdeen
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Testing Susceptibility of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis to Second-Line Drugs by Use of Blood Agar
Dilek Satana, Ahmet Yilmaz Coban, Meltem Uzun

Mycology

Mycology
Multilocus Microsatellite Markers for Molecular Typing of Candida glabrata: Application to Analysis of Genetic Relationships between Bloodstream and Digestive System Isolates
A. Enache-Angoulvant, M. Bourget, S. Brisse, C. Stockman-Pannier, L. Diancourt, N. François, D. Rimek, C. Fairhead, Daniel Poulain, C. Hennequin
Mycology
The (1,3)β-d-Glucan Test as an Aid to Early Diagnosis of Invasive Fungal Infections following Lung Transplantation
Barbara D. Alexander, P. Brian Smith, R. Duane Davis, John R. Perfect, L. Barth Reller
Mycology
In Vitro Susceptibility of the Yeast Pathogen Cryptococcus to Fluconazole and Other Azoles Varies with Molecular Genotype
Hin Siong Chong, Rebecca Dagg, Richard Malik, Sharon Chen, Dee Carter
Mycology
Nationwide Sentinel Surveillance of Bloodstream Candida Infections in 40 Tertiary Care Hospitals in Spain
R. Cisterna, G. Ezpeleta, O. Telleria, J. Guinea, B. Regueiro, J. Garcia-Rodríguez, J. Esperalba
and and The Spanish Candidemia Surveillance Group

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolated from Swine in Three Michigan Counties
Susan M. Donabedian, Mary Beth Perri, Nodira Abdujamilova, Mary Joy Gordoncillo, Amir Naqvi, Katherine C. Reyes, Marcus J. Zervos, Paul Bartlett

Parasitology

Parasitology
Albendazole Stimulates the Excretion of Strongyloides stercoralis Larvae in Stool Specimens and Enhances Sensitivity for Diagnosis of Strongyloidiasis
Witthaya Anamnart, Attarat Pattanawongsa, Pewpan Maleewong Intapan, Wanchai Maleewong

Case Reports

CASE REPORTS
Ureaplasma urealyticum Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis-Associated Peritonitis Diagnosed by 16S rRNA Gene PCR
Jessica E. Yager, Emily S. Ford, Zachary P. Boas, Leah A. Haseley, Brad T. Cookson, Dhruba J. SenGupta, Ferric C. Fang, Geoffrey S. Gottlieb
CASE REPORTS
Complication of Corticosteroid Treatment by Acute Plasmodium malariae Infection Confirmed by Small-Subunit rRNA Sequencing
Kelvin K. W. To, Jade L. L. Teng, Samson S. Y. Wong, Antonio H. Y. Ngan, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Patrick C. Y. Woo
CASE REPORTS
Lactobacillus rhamnosus Meningitis following Recurrent Episodes of Bacteremia in a Child Undergoing Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Frédéric Robin, Catherine Paillard, Hélène Marchandin, François Demeocq, Richard Bonnet, Claire Hennequin
CASE REPORTS
Herbaspirillum Species Bacteremia in a Pediatric Oncology Patient
Edward D. Ziga, Todd Druley, Burnham D. Carey-Ann
CASE REPORTS
Rhino-Orbitocerebral Zygomycosis Caused by Conidiobolus incongruus in an Immunocompromised Patient in Germany
Nicole Wüppenhorst, Mi-Kyung Lee, Elfriede Rappold, Gian Kayser, Jan Beckervordersandforth, Katja de With, Annerose Serr
CASE REPORTS
Detection of Oseltamivir Resistance during Treatment of 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus Infection in Immunocompromised Patients: Utility of Cycle Threshold Values of Qualitative Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR
Tejal Mehta, Eric McGrath, Suchitha Bheemreddy, Hossein Salimnia, Nahed Abdel-Haq, Jocelyn Y. Ang, Lawrence Lum, Pranatharthi Chandrasekar, George J. Alangaden
CASE REPORTS
Death by Edible Mushroom: First Report of Volvariella volvacea as an Etiologic Agent of Invasive Disease in a Patient following Double Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation
R. B. Salit, Y. R. Shea, J. Gea-Banacloche, G. A. Fahle, M. Abu-Asab, J. A. Sugui, A. E. Carpenter, M. M. Quezado, M. R. Bishop, K. J. Kwon-Chung

Letters To The Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Genotypic and Phenotypic Correlations of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii-A. calcoaceticus Complex Strains Isolated from Patients at the National Naval Medical Center
Xiao-Zhe Huang, Jonathan G. Frye, Mohamad A. Chahine, Dana M. Cash, Melissa G. Barber, Britta S. Babel, Matthew R. Kasper, Timothy J. Whitman, Luther E. Lindler, Robert A. Bowden, Mikeljon P. Nikolich
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Snapshot of Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium caprae Infections in Livestock in an Area with a Low Incidence of Bovine Tuberculosis
Filipa Matos, Mónica V. Cunha, Ana Canto, Teresa Albuquerque, Alice Amado, Ana Botelho
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup X Sequence Type 767 in Turkey
Abdullah Kiliç, Orhan Bedir, A. Celal Basustaoglu, Holly B. Bratcher, Keith A. Jolley, Gurkan Mert
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Intercontinental Dissemination of IMP-13-Producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Belonging in Sequence Type 621
Gisela Santella, Simona Pollini, Jean-Denis Docquier, Ana Irina Mereuta, Gabriel Gutkind, Gian Maria Rossolini, Marcela Radice

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