Journal of Clinical Microbiology: 53 (6)

June 1, 2015; Volume 53,Issue 6

Photo Quiz

Photo Quiz
Photo Quiz: Not-So-Humongous Fungus or an Imposter?
Rebecca J. Wolsky, Selene C. Koo, Jerome B. Taxy, Vera Tesic
Photo Quiz
Answer to June 2015 Photo Quiz
Rebecca J. Wolsky, Selene C. Koo, Jerome B. Taxy, Vera Tesic

Point-Counterpoint

Point-Counterpoint
Point-Counterpoint: Can Newly Developed, Rapid Immunochromatographic Antigen Detection Tests Be Reliably Used for the Laboratory Diagnosis of Influenza Virus Infections?
James J. Dunn, Christine C. Ginocchio

Bacteriology

Bacteriology
The Resistant-Population Cutoff (RCOFF): a New Concept for Improved Characterization of Antimicrobial Susceptibility Patterns of Non-Wild-Type Bacterial Populations
Giorgia Valsesia, Michael Hombach, Florian P. Maurer, Patrice Courvalin, Malgorzata Roos, Erik C. Böttger
Bacteriology
A Statistical Approach for Determination of Disk Diffusion-Based Cutoff Values for Systematic Characterization of Wild-Type and Non-Wild-Type Bacterial Populations in Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing
Giorgia Valsesia, Malgorzata Roos, Erik C. Böttger, Michael Hombach
Bacteriology
Evaluation of Level of Agreement in Bordetella Species Identification in Three U.S. Laboratories during a Period of Increased Pertussis
Brunilís Burgos-Rivera, Adria D. Lee, Katherine E. Bowden, Amanda E. Faulkner, Brent L. Seaton, Bryndon D. Lembke, Charles P. Cartwright, Stacey W. Martin, M. Lucia Tondella
Bacteriology
Evaluation of a Method Using Three Genomic Guided Escherichia coli Markers for Phylogenetic Typing of E. coli Isolates of Various Genetic Backgrounds
Kouta Hamamoto, Shuhei Ueda, Yoshimasa Yamamoto, Itaru Hirai
Bacteriology
Use of Whole-Genome Phylogeny and Comparisons for Development of a Multiplex PCR Assay To Identify Sequence Type 36 Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Cheryl A. Whistler, Jeffrey A. Hall, Feng Xu, Saba Ilyas, Puskar Siwakoti, Vaughn S. Cooper, Stephen H. Jones
Bacteriology
Successful Combination of Nucleic Acid Amplification Test Diagnostics and Targeted Deferred Neisseria gonorrhoeae Culture
Carolien M. Wind, Henry J. C. de Vries, Maarten F. Schim van der Loeff, Magnus Unemo, Alje P. van Dam
Bacteriology
Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Periodontal Pathogens in the Oral Cavity and Lungs of Cystic Fibrosis Patients: a Case-Control Study
Rocio Rivas Caldas, Florence Le Gall, Krista Revert, Gilles Rault, Michèle Virmaux, Stephanie Gouriou, Geneviève Héry-Arnaud, Georges Barbier, Sylvie Boisramé
Bacteriology
PhyResSE: a Web Tool Delineating Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antibiotic Resistance and Lineage from Whole-Genome Sequencing Data
Silke Feuerriegel, Viola Schleusener, Patrick Beckert, Thomas A. Kohl, Paolo Miotto, Daniela M. Cirillo, Andrea M. Cabibbe, Stefan Niemann, Kurt Fellenberg
Bacteriology
Simultaneous Identification of Multiple β-Lactamases in Acinetobacter baumannii in Relation to Carbapenem and Ceftazidime Resistance, Using Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Hein Trip, Katrin Mende, Joanna A. Majchrzykiewicz-Koehorst, Norbert J. A. Sedee, Albert G. Hulst, Hugo-Jan Jansen, Clinton K. Murray, Armand Paauw
Bacteriology
Comparison of the Vidas C. difficile GDH Automated Enzyme-Linked Fluorescence Immunoassay (ELFA) with Another Commercial Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) (Quik Chek-60), Two Selective Media, and a PCR Assay for gluD for Detection of Clostridium difficile in Fecal Samples
K. A. Davies, C. E. Berry, K. A. Morris, R. Smith, S. Young, T. E. Davis, D. D. Fuller, R. J. Buckner, M. H. Wilcox
Bacteriology
Comparison of the AmpliVue, BD Max System, and illumigene Molecular Assays for Detection of Group B Streptococcus in Antenatal Screening Specimens
Shelley A. Miller, Eszter Deak, Romney Humphries
Bacteriology
Evaluation of the Qiagen artus C. difficile QS-RGQ Kit for Detection of Clostridium difficile Toxins A and B in Clinical Stool Specimens
Nathalie Jazmati, Pia Wiegel, Božica Ličanin, Georg Plum
Bacteriology
Colonization with Escherichia coli Strains among Female Sex Partners of Men with Febrile Urinary Tract Infection
Peter Ulleryd, Torsten Sandberg, Flemming Scheutz, Connie Clabots, Brian D. Johnston, Paul Thuras, James R. Johnson
Bacteriology
Comparative Evaluation of Two PCR-Based Methods for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Xpert MRSA Gen 3 and BD-Max MRSA XT
Margaux Lepainteur, Sandrine Delattre, Sophie Cozza, Christine Lawrence, Anne-Laure Roux, Martin Rottman
Bacteriology
Urinary Tract Infection Caused by a Capnophilic Proteus mirabilis Strain
Maryse Trapman, Jakko van Ingen, Jeroen Keijman, Caroline M. Swanink

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Predominant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Families and High Rates of Recent Transmission among New Cases Are Not Associated with Primary Multidrug Resistance in Lima, Peru
Francesca Barletta, Larissa Otero, Bouke C. de Jong, Tomotada Iwamoto, Kentaro Arikawa, Patrick Van der Stuyft, Stefan Niemann, Matthias Merker, Cécile Uwizeye, Carlos Seas, Leen Rigouts
Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes
Mycobacterium lepromatosis Infections in Nuevo León, Mexico
Lucio Vera-Cabrera, Wendy Escalante-Fuentes, Sonia S. Ocampo-Garza, Jorge Ocampo-Candiani, Carmen A. Molina-Torres, Charlotte Avanzi, Andrej Benjak, Philippe Busso, Pushpendra Singh, Stewart T. Cole

Mycology

Mycology
Multidrug-Resistant Candida auris Misidentified as Candida haemulonii: Characterization by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry and DNA Sequencing and Its Antifungal Susceptibility Profile Variability by Vitek 2, CLSI Broth Microdilution, and Etest Method
Shallu Kathuria, Pradeep K. Singh, Cheshta Sharma, Anupam Prakash, Aradhana Masih, Anil Kumar, Jacques F. Meis, Anuradha Chowdhary

Parasitology

Parasitology
Development and Application of a gp60-Based Typing Assay for Cryptosporidium viatorum
C. R. Stensvold, K. Elwin, J. Winiecka-Krusnell, R. M. Chalmers, L. Xiao, M. Lebbad

Virology

Virology
Universal Primers for Detection and Sequencing of Hepatitis B Virus Genomes across Genotypes A to G
Jack Bee Chook, Woon Li Teo, Yun Fong Ngeow, Kok Keng Tee, Kee Peng Ng, Rosmawati Mohamed
Open Access

Virology
Evidence for Human Norovirus Infection of Dogs in the United Kingdom
Sarah L. Caddy, Alexis de Rougemont, Edward Emmott, Laila El-Attar, Judy A. Mitchell, Michael Hollinshead, Gael Belliot, Joe Brownlie, Jacques Le Pendu, Ian Goodfellow
Virology
Evaluation of a Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Detection of Enterovirus D68 in Clinical Samples from an Outbreak in New York State in 2014
Jian Zhuge, Eric Vail, Jeffrey L. Bush, Lauren Singelakis, Weihua Huang, Sheila M. Nolan, Janet P. Haas, Helen Engel, Millicent Della Posta, Esther C. Yoon, John T. Fallon, Guiqing Wang
Open Access

Virology
Development and Validation of a Laboratory-Developed Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay on the BD Max System for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus and Varicella-Zoster Virus DNA in Various Clinical Specimens
Sylvie Pillet, Paul O. Verhoeven, Amélie Epercieux, Thomas Bourlet, Bruno Pozzetto
Open Access

Virology
Determination of a Viral Load Threshold To Distinguish Symptomatic versus Asymptomatic Rotavirus Infection in a High-Disease-Burden African Population
A. Bennett, N. Bar-Zeev, K. C. Jere, J. E. Tate, U. D. Parashar, O. Nakagomi, R. S. Heyderman, N. French, M. Iturriza-Gomara, N. A. Cunliffe

Immunoassays

Immunoassays
Pan-Serotype Diagnostic for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Using the Consensus Antigen of Nonstructural Protein 3B
Alyssa K. Van Dreumel, Wojtek P. Michalski, Leanne M. McNabb, Brian J. Shiell, Nagendrakumar B. Singanallur, Grantley R. Peck

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Treponemes Detected in Digital Dermatitis Lesions in Brazilian Dairy Cattle and Possible Host Reservoirs of Infection
Ligia Valéria Nascimento, Marlise Teresinha Mauerwerk, Cibelli Lopes dos Santos, Ivan Roque de Barros Filho, Eduardo Harry Birgel Júnior, Cristina Santos Sotomaior, Humberto Maciel França Madeira, Rüdiger Daniel Ollhoff

Epidemiology

Epidemiology
What Is the Origin of Livestock-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complex 398 Isolates from Humans without Livestock Contact? An Epidemiological and Genetic Analysis
W. S. N. Lekkerkerk, W. J. B. van Wamel, S. V. Snijders, R. J. Willems, E. van Duijkeren, E. M. Broens, J. A. Wagenaar, J. A. Lindsay, M. C. Vos

Case Reports

CASE REPORTS
First Probable Case of Subcutaneous Infection Due to Truncatella angustata: a New Fungal Pathogen of Humans?
Tomasz Jagielski, Iwona Żak, Jerzy Tyrak, Agata Bryk
CASE REPORTS
Bacteremia Caused by Kerstersia gyiorum
A. Doran Bostwick, Cecelia Zhang, Katja Manninen, Joanne Touchberry, Shermalyn R. Greene, Thomas L. Holland
CASE REPORTS
Combat-Related Pythium aphanidermatum Invasive Wound Infection: Case Report and Discussion of Utility of Molecular Diagnostics
Aaron R. Farmer, Clinton K. Murray, Ian R. Driscoll, Brian L. Wickes, Nathan Wiederhold, Deanna A. Sutton, Carmita Sanders, Katrin Mende, Brent Enniss, James Feig, Anuradha Ganesan, Elizabeth A. Rini, Todd J. Vento
CASE REPORTS
First Case Report of Campylobacter volucris Bacteremia in an Immunocompromised Patient
Oh Joo Kweon, Yong Kwan Lim, Byeongpil Yoo, Hye Ryoun Kim, Tae-Hyoung Kim, Mi-Kyung Lee
CASE REPORTS
Severe Ketoalkalosis as Initial Presentation of Imported Human Rabies in France
Damien Contou, Laurent Dacheux, Inès Bendib, Sarah Jolivet, Christophe Rodriguez, Françoise Tomberli, Laurent Cleret de Langavant, Rachel Lavenir, Anthony Lepelletier, Florence Larrous, Cécile Troupin, Hervé Bourhy, Christian Brun-Buisson
CASE REPORTS
Unexpected Diagnosis of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis by 16S and D2 Large-Subunit Ribosomal DNA PCR and Sequencing
Alexandra Y. C. Kruse, Lasse Kvich, Steffen Eickhardt, Lars H. Omland, Thomas Bjarnsholt, Claus Moser
CASE REPORTS
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation and Successful Resolution of Multidrug-Resistant-Organism Colonization
Nancy F. Crum-Cianflone, Eva Sullivan, Gonzalo Ballon-Landa
CASE REPORTS
First Human Case of Meningitis and Sepsis in a Child Caused by Actinobacillus suis or Actinobacillus equuli
Carlotta Montagnani, Patrizia Pecile, Maria Moriondo, Patrizia Petricci, Sabrina Becciani, Elena Chiappini, Giuseppe Indolfi, Gian Maria Rossolini, Chiara Azzari, Maurizio de Martino, Luisa Galli

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Ground Steel Target Plates in Combination with Direct Transfer of Clinical Candida Isolates Improves Frequencies of Species-Level Identification by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry in Comparison with Polished Steel Target Plates
Arnaud Riat, Rob J. Rentenaar, Adriaan M. van Drongelen, Valérie Barras, Loes C. M. Bertens, Anne L. M. Vlek, Eric Doppenberg, Annemarie J. L. Weersink, Erik Reinders, Bart J. M. Vlaminckx, Natasja Overbeeke, Nathalie D. van Burgel, Niels Peterse, Ron Bosboom, Teun Boekhout, Jacques Schrenzel, Johannes G. Kusters
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Evaluation of the Blue-Carba Test for Rapid Detection of Carbapenemases in Gram-Negative Bacilli
Fernando Pasteran, Omar Veliz, Paola Ceriana, Celeste Lucero, Melina Rapoport, Ezequiel Albornoz, Sonia Gomez, Alejandra Corso
and ReLAVRA Network Group
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Discrimination of Candida albicans from Candida dubliniensis by Use of the BioFire FilmArray Blood Culture Identification Panel
Timothy R. Southern, Aqilah Alelew, Peter C. Iwen
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Confused by Weissella confusa Bacteremia
Michael S. Gelfand, Kerry O. Cleveland
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Reply to “Confused by Weissella confusa Bacteremia”
Amber Vasquez, Joan-Miquel Balada-Llasat

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Retraction for Teramoto et al., Molecular Epidemiology of a Hepatitis C Virus Outbreak in a Leprosy Sanatorium in Japan
Hidemi Teramoto, Kazuya Shiogama, Yasuyoshi Mizutani, Ken-ichi Inada, Toshio Kamahora, Masanao Makino, Yutaka Tsutsumi

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Bacteriology

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Mycology

Parasitology

Virology

Immunoassays

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

Epidemiology

Case Reports

Letters to the Editor

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