Journal of Clinical Microbiology: 48 (4)

April 2010; Volume 48,Issue 4

Commentary

Commentary
Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase, AmpC, and Carbapenemase Issues
Kenneth S. Thomson

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Determination of Genotypic Diversity of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies from Human and Animal Origins by Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive-Unit-Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat and IS1311 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Typing Methods
Nicolas Radomski, Virginie C. Thibault, Claudine Karoui, Krystel de Cruz, Thierry Cochard, Cristina Gutiérrez, Philip Supply, Frank Biet, María Laura Boschiroli
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Rapid Detection of Rifampicin- and Isoniazid-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by High-Resolution Melting Analysis
Danny C. T. Ong, Wing-Cheong Yam, Gilman K. H. Siu, Ann S. G. Lee
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Combined Real-Time PCR and rpoB Gene Pyrosequencing for Rapid Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Determination of Rifampin Resistance Directly in Clinical Specimens
Tanya A. Halse, Justine Edwards, Phyllis L. Cunningham, William J. Wolfgang, Nellie B. Dumas, Vincent E. Escuyer, Kimberlee A. Musser
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Novel Hot Spot of IS6110 Insertion in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Elizabeth Y. Kim, Payam Nahid, Philip C. Hopewell, Midori Kato-Maeda

Bacteriology

Bacteriology
Achromobacter xylosoxidans Genomic Characterization and Correlation of Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Profiles of Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Annarita Magni, Maria Trancassini, Paola Varesi, Valerio Iebba, Anna Curci, Claudia Pecoraro, Giuseppe Cimino, Serena Schippa, Serena Quattrucci
Bacteriology
Evaluation of Chromogenic Media for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, José Cortinas Abrahantes, Wilber Sabiiti, Christine Lammens, Greetje Vercauteren, Margareta Ieven, Geert Molenberghs, Marc Aerts, Herman Goossens
and on behalf of the MOSAR WP2 Study Team
Bacteriology
Development of a Multiplex Primer Extension Assay for Rapid Detection of Salmonella Isolates of Diverse Serotypes
Elloulu Ben-Darif, Francine Jury, Elizabeth De Pinna, E. John Threlfall, Frederick J. Bolton, Andrew J. Fox, Mathew Upton
Bacteriology
Identification of Francisella tularensis by Whole-Cell Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry: Fast, Reliable, Robust, and Cost-Effective Differentiation on Species and Subspecies Levels
E. Seibold, T. Maier, M. Kostrzewa, E. Zeman, W. Splettstoesser
Bacteriology
Characterization of Slackia exigua Isolated from Human Wound Infections, Including Abscesses of Intestinal Origin
Keun-Sung Kim, Marie-Claire Rowlinson, Robert Bennion, Chengxu Liu, David Talan, Paula Summanen, Sydney M. Finegold
Bacteriology
Novel Real-Time PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection and Differentiation of Clostridium chauvoei and Clostridium septicum in Clostridial Myonecrosis
Anna Halm, Martin Wagner, Josef Köfer, Ingeborg Hein
Bacteriology
Major Differences Exist in Frequencies of Virulence Factors and Multidrug Resistance between Community and Nosocomial Escherichia coli Bloodstream Isolates
Niamh M. Cooke, Stephen G. Smith, Mary Kelleher, Thomas R. Rogers
Bacteriology
Aminoglycoside Resistance and Susceptibility Testing Errors in Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus Complex
Kevin S. Akers, Chris Chaney, Alice Barsoumian, Miriam Beckius, Wendy Zera, Xin Yu, Charles Guymon, Edward F. Keen, Brian J. Robinson, Katrin Mende, Clinton K. Murray
Bacteriology
Development of Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of the Streptococcus milleri Group from Cystic Fibrosis Clinical Specimens by Targeting the cpn60 and 16S rRNA Genes
A. B. Olson, C. D. Sibley, L. Schmidt, M. A. Wilcox, M. G. Surette, C. R. Corbett
Bacteriology
Comparison of Two Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry Methods with Conventional Phenotypic Identification for Routine Identification of Bacteria to the Species Level
Abdessalam Cherkaoui, Jonathan Hibbs, Stéphane Emonet, Manuela Tangomo, Myriam Girard, Patrice Francois, Jacques Schrenzel
Bacteriology
Improved Diagnosis of Periprosthetic Joint Infection by Multiplex PCR of Sonication Fluid from Removed Implants
Yvonne Achermann, Markus Vogt, Michael Leunig, Jürg Wüst, Andrej Trampuz
Bacteriology
Molecular Characterization and Prophage DNA Contents of Streptococcus agalactiae Strains Isolated from Adult Skin and Osteoarticular Infections
Mazen Salloum, Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Anne-Sophie Domelier, Laurence Arnault, Roland Quentin
Bacteriology
Identification of Clinically Important Anaerobic Bacteria by an Oligonucleotide Array
Yu Tzu Lin, Mario Vaneechoutte, Ay Huey Huang, Lee Jene Teng, Hung-Mo Chen, Shu-Li Su, Tsung Chain Chang
Bacteriology
Association of Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae with Age in Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Matthias Imöhl, Ralf René Reinert, Christina Ocklenburg, Mark van der Linden
Bacteriology
Molecular Characterization of Acinetobacter Isolates Collected in Intensive Care Units of Six Hospitals in Florence, Italy, during a 3-Year Surveillance Program: a Population Structure Analysis
Francesca Donnarumma, Simona Sergi, Cristina Indorato, Giorgio Mastromei, Roberto Monnanni, Pieluigi Nicoletti, Patrizia Pecile, Daniela Cecconi, Roberta Mannino, Sara Bencini, Rosa Fanci, Alberto Bosi, Enrico Casalone
Bacteriology
Comparison of the BD GeneOhm Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR Assay to Culture by Use of BBL CHROMagar MRSA for Detection of MRSA in Nasal Surveillance Cultures from Intensive Care Unit Patients
James W. Snyder, Gina K. Munier, Charles L. Johnson
Bacteriology
Serotype and Genotype Replacement among Macrolide-Resistant Invasive Pneumococci in Adults: Mechanisms of Resistance and Association with Different Transposons
Laura Calatayud, Carmen Ardanuy, Fe Tubau, Dora Rolo, Immaculada Grau, Román Pallarés, Rogelio Martín, Josefina Liñares
Bacteriology
Randomized, Double-Blind Crossover Study of Vaginal Microflora and Epithelium in Women Using a Tampon with a “Winged” Apertured Film Cover and a Commercial Tampon with a Nonwoven Fleece Cover
David J. Chase, Berenike P. Schenkel, Anne-Marie Fahr, Ulrich Eigner
and for the Tampon Study Group
Bacteriology
Controlling False-Positive Results Obtained with the Hodge and Masuda Assays for Detection of Class A Carbapenemase in Species of Enterobacteriaceae by Incorporating Boronic Acid
Fernando Pasteran, Tania Mendez, Melina Rapoport, Leonor Guerriero, Alejandra Corso
Bacteriology
Correction of Underquantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Load with the Second Version of the Roche Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan Assay
A. De Bel, D. Marissens, L. Debaisieux, C. Liesnard, S. Van den Wijngaert, S. Lauwers, D. Piérard
Bacteriology
Significantly Larger Numbers of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteria Are Recovered from Polymicrobial Respiratory and Wound Sites by Use of Chromogenic Primary Media than by Use of Conventional Culture
Amanda T. Harrington, Steven D. Mahlen, Jill E. Clarridge
Bacteriology
Performance of an Agar Dilution Method and a Vitek 2 Card for Detection of Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus spp.
Christian Lavallée, Danielle Rouleau, Christiane Gaudreau, Michel Roger, Catherine Tsimiklis, Marie-Claude Locas, Simon Gagnon, Jocelyn Delorme, Annie-Claude Labbé
Bacteriology
InhA1, NprA, and HlyII as Candidates for Markers To Differentiate Pathogenic from Nonpathogenic Bacillus cereus Strains
Céline Cadot, Seav-Ly Tran, Marie-Léone Vignaud, Marie-Laure De Buyser, Anne-Brit Kolstø, Anne Brisabois, Christophe Nguyen-Thé, Didier Lereclus, Marie-Hélène Guinebretière, Nalini Ramarao
Bacteriology
Rapid Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Panton-Valentine Leukocidin in Clinical Specimens by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Immunochromatographic Tests
Cedric Badiou, Oana Dumitrescu, Narelle George, Andrea R. N. Forbes, Eleanna Drougka, Kian Sing Chan, Nadjia Ramdani-Bouguessa, Helene Meugnier, Michele Bes, Francois Vandenesch, Jerome Etienne, Li Yang Hsu, Mohamed Tazir, Iris Spiliopoulou, Graeme R. Nimmo, Kristina G. Hulten, Gerard Lina
Bacteriology
Genetic Characterization of the Capsulation Locus of Haemophilus influenzae Serotype e
Maria Giufrè, Rita Cardines, Paola Mastrantonio, Marina Cerquetti
Bacteriology
Cost-Effective Modification of a Commercial PCR Assay for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant or -Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus in Positive Blood Cultures
Erik Munson, Timothy Kramme, Anne Culver, Jeanne E. Hryciuk, Ronald F. Schell
Bacteriology
Microbial Etiology of Travelers' Diarrhea in Mexico, Guatemala, and India: Importance of Enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis and Arcobacter Species
Zhi-Dong Jiang, Herbert L. DuPont, Eric L. Brown, Ranjan K. Nandy, Thandavaryan Ramamurthy, Anuradha Sinha, Santanu Ghosh, Sucharita Guin, Kaur Gurleen, Savio Rodrigues, Jacklyn J. Chen, Robin McKenzie, Robert Steffen
Bacteriology
Direct Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus in Blood Culture Broth by Use of a Penicillin Binding Protein 2a Latex Agglutination Test
Qinfang Qian, Lata Venkataraman, James E. Kirby, Howard S. Gold, Toshiaki Yamazumi
Bacteriology
Decreased Susceptibility to Teicoplanin and Vancomycin in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Isolated from Orthopedic-Device-Associated Infections
Julie Cremniter, Asma Slassi, Jean-Charles Quincampoix, Valérie Sivadon-Tardy, Thomas Bauer, Raphaël Porcher, Alain Lortat-Jacob, Philippe Piriou, Thierry Judet, Jean-Louis Herrmann, Jean-Louis Gaillard, Martin Rottman
Bacteriology
Distribution of Melioidosis Cases and Viable Burkholderia pseudomallei in Soil: Evidence for Emerging Melioidosis in Taiwan
Yao-Shen Chen, Hsi-Hsun Lin, Jung-Jung Mu, Chuen-Sheue Chiang, Chang-Hsun Chen, Leh-Mia Buu, Yusen E. Lin, Ya-Lei Chen
Bacteriology
Novel Duplex Real-Time PCR Assay Detects Bordetella holmesii in Specimens from Patients with Pertussis-Like Symptoms in Ontario, Canada
J. L. Guthrie, A. V. Robertson, P. Tang, F. Jamieson, S. J. Drews
Bacteriology
Comparison of Traditional Phenotypic Identification Methods with Partial 5′ 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Species-Level Identification of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacilli
Joann L. Cloud, Dag Harmsen, Peter C. Iwen, James J. Dunn, Gerri Hall, Paul Rocco LaSala, Karen Hoggan, Deborah Wilson, Gail L. Woods, Alexander Mellmann
Bacteriology
Incidence of Acinetobacter Species Other than A. baumannii among Clinical Isolates of Acinetobacter: Evidence for Emerging Species
Jane F. Turton, Jayesh Shah, Chika Ozongwu, Rachel Pike
Bacteriology
Performance of a New Chromogenic Medium, BBL CHROMagar MRSA II (BD), for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Screening Samples
Kristien Van Vaerenbergh, Reinoud Cartuyvels, Guy Coppens, Johan Frans, Anne-Marie Van den Abeele, Hans De Beenhouwer
and on behalf of the BILULU Group
Bacteriology
Prevalence and Characteristics of the O122 Pathogenicity Island in Typical and Atypical Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Strains
Mônica A. M. Vieira, Fábia A. Salvador, Rosa M. Silva, Kinue Irino, Tânia M. I. Vaz, Anna C. Rockstroh, Beatriz E. C. Guth, Tânia A. T. Gomes
Bacteriology
Validation of Factor 6d Antiserum for Serotyping Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 6C
Michael R. Jacobs, Ron Dagan, Saralee Bajaksouzian, Anne R. Windau, Nurith Porat
Bacteriology
Prevalence of Non-Penicillin-Susceptible Group B Streptococcus in Philadelphia and Specificity of Penicillin Resistance Screening Methods
Kei Kasahara, Andrew J. Baltus, Sun-Hwa Lee, Martha A. Edelstein, Paul H. Edelstein
Bacteriology
MIC Quality Control Guidelines and Disk Diffusion Test Optimization for CEM-101, a Novel Fluoroketolide
Ronald N. Jones, James E. Ross, Paul R. Rhomberg
and and the Quality Control Working Group
Bacteriology
Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Direct Bacterial Identification from Positive Blood Culture Pellets
Guy Prod'hom, Alain Bizzini, Christian Durussel, Jacques Bille, Gilbert Greub

Mycology

Mycology
Molecular Phylogenetic Diversity of Dermatologic and Other Human Pathogenic Fusarial Isolates from Hospitals in Northern and Central Italy
Quirico Migheli, Virgilio Balmas, Henry Harak, Silvana Sanna, Barbara Scherm, Takayuki Aoki, Kerry O'Donnell
Mycology
Rapid and Direct Quantification of Viable Candida Species in Whole Blood by Use of Immunomagnetic Separation and Solid-Phase Cytometry
Lies M. E. Vanhee, Wouter Meersseman, Katrien Lagrou, Johan Maertens, Hans J. Nelis, Tom Coenye
Mycology
Aspergillus PCR: One Step Closer to Standardization
P. Lewis White, Stéphane Bretagne, Lena Klingspor, Willem J. G. Melchers, Elaine McCulloch, Bettina Schulz, Niklas Finnstrom, Carlo Mengoli, Rosemary A. Barnes, J. Peter Donnelly, Juergen Loeffler
and on behalf of the European Aspergillus PCR Initiative
Mycology
Prognostic Features of Galactomannan Antigenemia in Galactomannan-Positive Invasive Aspergillosis
Sophia Koo, Julie M. Bryar, Lindsey R. Baden, Francisco M. Marty
Mycology
Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of Candida Isolates from the Candida Surveillance Study
G. Marshall Lyon, Sulaiman Karatela, Susan Sunay, Yaffa Adiri
and for the Candida Surveillance Study Investigators
Mycology
Results from the ARTEMIS DISK Global Antifungal Surveillance Study, 1997 to 2007: a 10.5-Year Analysis of Susceptibilities of Candida Species to Fluconazole and Voriconazole as Determined by CLSI Standardized Disk Diffusion
M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, D. L. Gibbs, V. A. Newell, D. Ellis, V. Tullio, A. Rodloff, W. Fu, T. A. Ling
and and the Global Antifungal Surveillance Group
Mycology
Detection of Aspergillus fumigatus in a Rat Model of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis by Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification
Yanan Zhao, Steven Park, Peter Warn, Raghdaa Shrief, Elizabeth Harrison, David S. Perlin
Mycology
Rapid Diagnosis of Azole-Resistant Aspergillosis by Direct PCR Using Tissue Specimens
Jan W. M. van der Linden, Eveline Snelders, Jan P. Arends, Simon M. Daenen, Willem J. G. Melchers, Paul E. Verweij

Virology

Free

Virology
Genetic Makeup of Amantadine-Resistant and Oseltamivir-Resistant Human Influenza A/H1N1 Viruses
Hassan Zaraket, Reiko Saito, Yasushi Suzuki, Tatiana Baranovich, Clyde Dapat, Isolde Caperig-Dapat, Hiroshi Suzuki
Virology
Novel Method for Genotyping Hepatitis B Virus on the Basis of TaqMan Real-Time PCR
Sebastian Malmström, Ida Berglin-Enquist, Magnus Lindh
Virology
Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Strains in Serum Samples Can Replicate Efficiently in Cultured Cells Despite the Coexistence of HEV Antibodies: Characterization of HEV Virions in Blood Circulation
Masaharu Takahashi, Toshinori Tanaka, Hideyuki Takahashi, Yu Hoshino, Shigeo Nagashima, Jirintai, Hitoshi Mizuo, Yasuyuki Yazaki, Tomofumi Takagi, Masahiro Azuma, Eiji Kusano, Norio Isoda, Kentaro Sugano, Hiroaki Okamoto
Virology
Analytical Performance Characteristics and Clinical Utility of a Novel Assay for Total Hepatitis C Virus Core Antigen Quantification
R. S. Ross, S. Viazov, S. Salloum, P. Hilgard, G. Gerken, M. Roggendorf
Free

Virology
Public Hospital-Based Laboratory Experience during an Outbreak of Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections
Gary P. Leonardi, Ileana Mitrache, Ana Pigal, Lester Freedman
Virology
Performance Evaluation of the New Roche Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HIV-1 Test Version 2.0 for Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA
Suzan Pas, John W. A. Rossen, Daniel Schoener, Diana Thamke, Annika Pettersson, Reiner Babiel, Martin Schutten
Virology
Molecular Identification and Analysis of Nonserotypeable Human Enteroviruses
Fei Zhou, Fanrong Kong, Kenneth McPhie, Mala Ratnamohan, Gwendolyn L. Gilbert, Dominic E. Dwyer
Virology
Low Prevalence Rate of Indeterminate Serological Human Immunodeficiency Virus Results among Pregnant Women from Burkina Faso, West Africa
Dramane Kania, Paulin Fao, Diane Valéa, Clarisse Gouem, Thérèse Kagoné, Hervé Hien, Paulin Somda, Patrice Ouédraogo, Aly Drabo, Sandrine Gampini, Nicolas Méda, Serge Diagbouga, Philippe Van de Perre, François Rouet
and for the WHO/ANRS 1289 Kesho Bora Study Group in Burkina Faso
Virology
Outbreak of Acute Respiratory Infection among Infants in Lisbon, Portugal, Caused by Human Adenovirus Serotype 3 and a New 7/3 Recombinant Strain
Helena Rebelo-de-Andrade, Cristiana Pereira, Marta Gíria, Ema Prudêncio, Maria João Brito, Etelvina Calé, Nuno Taveira
Virology
Evaluation of Multiplex Type-Specific Real-Time PCR Assays Using the LightCycler and Joint Biological Agent Identification and Diagnostic System Platforms for Detection and Quantitation of Adult Human Respiratory Adenoviruses
David Metzgar, Carl Gibbins, N. Ryan Hudson, Morris S. Jones
Virology
Evaluation of an Upgraded Version of the Roche Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HIV-1 Test for HIV-1 Load Quantification
F. Damond, V. Avettand-Fenoel, G. Collin, B. Roquebert, J. C. Plantier, A. Ganon, D. Sizmann, R. Babiel, J. Glaubitz, M. L. Chaix, F. Brun-Vezinet, D. Descamps, C. Rouzioux
Virology
Differentiation of Influenza B Virus Lineages Yamagata and Victoria by Real-Time PCR
Barbara Biere, Bettina Bauer, Brunhilde Schweiger
Virology
Human Papillomavirus Genotyping Using Archival Vulval Dysplastic or Neoplastic Biopsy Tissues: Comparison between the INNO-LiPA and Linear Array Assays
Sarah E. Tan, Suzanne M. Garland, Alice R. Rumbold, Sepehr N. Tabrizi

Parasitology

Parasitology
Identification of Novel Diagnostic Serum Biomarkers for Chagas' Disease in Asymptomatic Subjects by Mass Spectrometric Profiling
Momar Ndao, Terry W. Spithill, Rebecca Caffrey, Hongshan Li, Vladimir N. Podust, Regis Perichon, Cynthia Santamaria, Alberto Ache, Mark Duncan, Malcolm R. Powell, Brian J. Ward

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Nosocomial Outbreak of Serious Canine Infectious Tracheobronchitis (Kennel Cough) Caused by Canine Herpesvirus Infection
Kazuo Kawakami, Hiroyuki Ogawa, Ken Maeda, Ayako Imai, Emi Ohashi, Satoru Matsunaga, Yukinobu Tohya, Takahisa Ohshima, Masami Mochizuki
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Rapid Identification and Differentiation of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis Types by Use of Real-Time PCR and High-Resolution Melt Analysis of the MAP1506 Locus
Elena Castellanos, Alicia Aranaz, Jeroen De Buck

Epidemiology

Epidemiology
Genetic Variability of Respiratory Syncytial Viruses (RSV) Prevalent in Southwestern China from 2006 to 2009: Emergence of Subgroup B and A RSV as Dominant Strains
Zhi-yong Zhang, Li-na Du, Xin Chen, Yao Zhao, En-mei Liu, Xi-qiang Yang, Xiao-dong Zhao
Epidemiology
Frequent Detection of Noroviruses and Sapoviruses in Swine and High Genetic Diversity of Porcine Sapovirus in Japan during Fiscal Year 2008
Kazuya Nakamura, Yumiko Saga, Masae Iwai, Mayumi Obara, Eiji Horimoto, Sumiyo Hasegawa, Takeshi Kurata, Hiraku Okumura, Masataka Nagoshi, Takenori Takizawa
Epidemiology
Molecular Epidemiology of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Naples, Italy, Shows the Emergence of a Novel Epidemic Clone
Maria Giannouli, Susanna Cuccurullo, Valeria Crivaro, Anna Di Popolo, Mariano Bernardo, Federica Tomasone, Gerardino Amato, Sylvain Brisse, Maria Triassi, Riccardo Utili, Raffaele Zarrilli
Epidemiology
Scrub Typhus in Previously Unrecognized Areas of Endemicity in China
Shouyin Zhang, Hongbin Song, Yan Liu, Qun Li, Yong Wang, Jiabin Wu, Junfeng Wan, Guolan Li, Changjun Yu, Xiuyong Li, Wenwu Yin, Zhen Xu, Bo Liu, Qian Zhang, Kanglin Wan, Guichang Li, Xiuping Fu, Jingshan Zhang, Jinrong He, Rong Hai, Dongzheng Yu, David H. Walker, Jianguo Xu, Xue-Jie Yu
Epidemiology
Circulation of Mumps Virus Genotypes in Spain from 1996 to 2007
J. E. Echevarría, A. Castellanos, J. C. Sanz, C. Pérez, G. Palacios, M. V. Martínez de Aragón, I. Peña Rey, M. Mosquera, F. de Ory, E. Royuela
Epidemiology
Etiological Spectrum of Clinically Diagnosed Japanese Encephalitis Cases Reported in Guizhou Province, China, in 2006
Ye Xufang, Wang Huanyu, Fu Shihong, Gao Xiaoyan, Zhao Shuye, Liu Chunting, Li Minghua, Zhai Yougang, Liang Guodong
Epidemiology
Outbreak of Febrile Respiratory Illness Associated with Adenovirus 11a Infection in a Singapore Military Training Camp
Adriana E. Kajon, Laura M. Dickson, David Metzgar, Huo-Shu Houng, Vernon Lee, Boon-Huan Tan
Epidemiology
Rapid and Reliable Single Nucleotide Polymorphism-Based Differentiation of Brucella Live Vaccine Strains from Field Strains
Krishna K. Gopaul, Jessica Sells, Betsy J. Bricker, Oswald R. Crasta, Adrian M. Whatmore
Epidemiology
Sequence Polymorphism and PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of the Flagellin Gene of Burkholderia pseudomallei
Sun Tee Tay, Pui Ching Cheah, Savithiri D. Puthucheary

Case Reports

CASE REPORTS
Two Unusual Cases of Severe Soft Tissue Infection Caused by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis
Bård Reiakvam Kittang, Nina Langeland, Steinar Skrede, Haima Mylvaganam
CASE REPORTS
Naturally Competent Acinetobacter baumannii Clinical Isolate as a Convenient Model for Genetic Studies
Maria Soledad Ramirez, Michelle Don, Andrea K. Merkier, Alfonso J. Soler Bistué, Angeles Zorreguieta, Daniela Centrón, Marcelo E. Tolmasky
CASE REPORTS
Globicatella sanguinis Meningitis Associated with Human Carriage
Geneviève Héry-Arnaud, Alexandra Doloy, Séverine Ansart, Geneviève Le Lay, Anne Le Flèche-Matéos, Romuald Seizeur, Michel Garré, Christopher Payan, Anne Bouvet
CASE REPORTS
Molecular Characterization of an Adenovirus 3-16 Intertypic Recombinant Isolated in Argentina from an Infant Hospitalized with Acute Respiratory Infection
Adriana E. Kajon, Laura M. Dickson, Patricia Murtagh, Diana Viale, Guadalupe Carballal, Marcela Echavarria
CASE REPORTS
Catheter-Related Bacteremia Caused by Staphylococcus pseudintermedius Refractory to Antibiotic-Lock Therapy in a Hemophilic Child with Dog Exposure
Chia-Yunn Chuang, Yung-Li Yang, Po-Ren Hsueh, Ping-Ing Lee
CASE REPORTS
Fatal Citrobacter farmeri Meningitis in a Patient with Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Che-Kim Tan, Chih-Cheng Lai, Sheng-Hsiang Lin, Chun-Hsing Liao, Yu-Tsung Huang, Po-Ren Hsueh

Fast-Track Communication

Fast-Track Communication
Pitfalls in Diagnosis of Pandemic (Novel) A/H1N1 2009 Influenza
Kamaljit Singh, Shawn Vasoo, Jane Stevens, Paul Schreckenberger, Gordon Trenholme

Letters To The Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Comparison of Bacterial Antigen Test and Gram Stain for Detecting Classic Meningitis Bacteria in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Tess Karre, Emily A. Vetter, Jayawant N. Mandrekar, Robin Patel
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Outbreak of Infection with Klebsiella pneumoniae Sequence Type 258 Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase 3 in an Intensive Care Unit in Italy
Caterina Mammina, Daniela Maria Palma, Celestino Bonura, Maria Rosa Anna Plano, Rachele Monastero, Concetta Sodano, Cinzia Calà, Romano Tetamo
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Soft Tissue Infections Caused by Actinomyces neuii, a Rare Pathogen
José Luis Gómez-Garcés, Almudena Burillo, Yolanda Gil, Juan A. Sáez-Nieto

Errata

ERRATA
Spectra MRSA, a New Chromogenic Agar Medium To Screen for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Jess F. Peterson, Katherine M. Riebe, Gerri S. Hall, Deborah Wilson, Susan Whittier, Elizabeth Palavecino, Nathan A. Ledeboer
ERRATA
Comparison of Automated Microarray Detection with Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Specimens Obtained from Children
Frédéric Raymond, Julie Carbonneau, Nancy Boucher, Lynda Robitaille, Sébastien Boisvert, Whei-Kuo Wu, Gaston De Serres, Guy Boivin, Jacques Corbeil
ERRATA
Temporal Analysis of Invasive Pneumococcal Clones from Scotland Illustrates Fluctuations in Diversity of Serotype and Genotype in the Absence of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
J. M. Jefferies, A. J. Smith, G. F. S. Edwards, J. McMenamin, T. J. Mitchell, S. C. Clarke

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Commentary

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Bacteriology

Mycology

Virology

Parasitology

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

Epidemiology

Case Reports

Fast-Track Communication

Letters To The Editor

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