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Articles:

TB Ledue, MF Collins, and WY Craig

New laboratory guidelines for serologic diagnosis of Lyme disease: evaluation of the two-test protocol
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2343-2350. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

CR Bascunana and K Belak

Detection and identification of mycobacteria in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissues by nested PCR and restriction enzyme analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2351-2355. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G Funke, RA Hutson, KA Bernard, GE Pfyffer, G Wauters, and MD Collins

Isolation of Arthrobacter spp. from clinical specimens and description of Arthrobacter cumminsii sp. nov. and Arthrobacter woluwensis sp. nov
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2356-2363. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H Schmidt and H Karch

Enterohemolytic phenotypes and genotypes of shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O111 strains from patients with diarrhea and hemolytic- uremic syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2364-2367. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

I Fuentes, M Rodriguez, CJ Domingo, F del Castillo, T Juncosa, and J Alvar

Urine sample used for congenital toxoplasmosis diagnosis by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2368-2371. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

PV Holland, JM Barrera, MG Ercilla, CF Yoshida, Y Wang, GA de Olim, B Betlach, K Kuramoto, and H Okamoto

Genotyping hepatitis C virus isolates from Spain, Brazil, China, and Macau by a simplified PCR method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2372-2378. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

N Tsumura, U Emre, P Roblin, and MR Hammerschlag

Effect of hydrocortisone succinate on growth of Chlamydia pneumoniae in vitro
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2379-2381. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P Toniutto, M Pirisi, SG Tisminetzky, C Fabris, E Chinellato, M Gerotto, E Falleti, P Ferroni, T Lombardelli, E Bartoli, and F Baralle

Discordant results from hepatitis C virus genotyping by procedures based on amplification of different genomic regions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2382-2385. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

GH Mazurek, V Reddy, BJ Marston, WH Haas, and JT Crawford

DNA fingerprinting by infrequent-restriction-site amplification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2386-2390. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

AJ van Griethuysen, AR Jansz, and AG Buiting

Comparison of fluorescent BACTEC 9000 MB system, Septi-Chek AFB system, and Lowenstein-Jensen medium for detection of mycobacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2391-2394. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M Buimer, GJ van Doornum, S Ching, PG Peerbooms, PK Plier, D Ram, and HH Lee

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by ligase chain reaction-based assays with clinical specimens from various sites: implications for diagnostic testing and screening
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2395-2400. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E Harris, J Detmer, J Dungan, F Doua, T White, JA Kolberg, MS Urdea, and N Agabian

Detection of Trypanosoma brucei spp. in human blood by a nonradioactive branched DNA-based technique
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2401-2407. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

AE Crist, Jr, LM Johnson, and PJ Burke

Evaluation of the Microbial Identification System for identification of clinically isolated yeasts
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2408-2410. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M Wittstock, TF Flemmig, H Schmidt, R Mutters, and H Karch

Serodiagnosis of Porphyromonas gingivalis infection by immunoblot analysis with recombinant collagenase
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2411-2413. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B Ehrenstein, AT Bernards, L Dijkshoorn, P Gerner-Smidt, KJ Towner, PJ Bouvet, FD Daschner, and H Grundmann

Acinetobacter species identification by using tRNA spacer fingerprinting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2414-2420. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

T Furuta, E Kaneko, M Suzuki, H Arai, and H Futami

Quantitative study of Helicobacter pylori in gastric mucus by competitive PCR using synthetic DNA fragments
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2421-2425. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

PR Sankaridurg, MD Willcox, S Sharma, U Gopinathan, D Janakiraman, S Hickson, N Vuppala, DF Sweeney, GN Rao, and BA Holden

Haemophilus influenzae adherent to contact lenses associated with production of acute ocular inflammation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2426-2431. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M Ephros, D Cohen, M Yavzori, N Rotman, B Novic, and S Ashkenazi

Encephalopathy associated with enteroinvasive Escherichia coli 0144:NM infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2432-2434. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

LE Desjardin, MD Perkins, L Teixeira, MD Cave, and KD Eisenach

Alkaline decontamination of sputum specimens adversely affects stability of mycobacterial mRNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2435-2439. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C Lagatolla, L Dolzani, E Tonin, A Lavenia, M Di Michele, T Tommasini, and C Monti- Bragadin

PCR ribotyping for characterizing Salmonella isolates of different serotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2440-2443. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MJ Dougherty, DH Spach, AM Larson, TM Hooton, and MB Coyle

Evaluation of an extended blood culture protocol to isolate fastidious organisms from patients with AIDS
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2444-2447. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A Gori, F Espinasse, A Deplano, C Nonhoff, MH Nicolas, and MJ Struelens

Comparison of pulsed-field gel electrophoresis and randomly amplified DNA polymorphism analysis for typing extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase- producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2448-2453. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H Neimark, M Ali Baig, and S Carleton

Direct identification and typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2454-2459. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M Weide-Botjes, B Liebisch, S Schwarz, and JL Watts

Molecular characterization of Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar choleraesuis field isolates and differentiation from homologous live vaccine strains suisaloral and SC-54
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2460-2463. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Y Yamakami, A Hashimoto, I Tokimatsu, and M Nasu

PCR detection of DNA specific for Aspergillus species in serum of patients with invasive aspergillosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2464-2468. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

RA Skuce, D Brittain, MS Hughes, and SD Neill

Differentiation of Mycobacterium bovis isolates from animals by DNA typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2469-2474. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

EL Wright, S Zywno-van Ginkel, N Rastogi, and WW Barrow

Monoclonal infection involving Mycobacterium avium presenting with three distinct colony morphotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2475-2478. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JG Fox, R Drolet, R Higgins, S Messier, L Yan, BE Coleman, BJ Paster, and FE Dewhirst

Helicobacter canis isolated from a dog liver with multifocal necrotizing hepatitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2479-2482. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

TG Schwan, ME Schrumpf, BJ Hinnebusch, DE Anderson, Jr, and ME Konkel

GlpQ: an antigen for serological discrimination between relapsing fever and Lyme borreliosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2483-2492. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MA Mufson and RJ Stanek

Identification of a variant subgroup A strain of respiratory syncytial virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2493-2496. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JD Sobel and W Chaim

Vaginal microbiology of women with acute recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2497-2499. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M Valassina, MG Cusi, and PE Valensin

Rapid identification of Toscana virus by nested PCR during an outbreak in the Siena area of Italy [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1997 May;35(5):1293]
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2500-2502. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L Kaufman, PG Standard, M Jalbert, P Kantipong, K Limpakarnjanarat, and TD Mastro

Diagnostic antigenemia tests for penicilliosis marneffei
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2503-2505. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MR Millar, CJ Linton, A Cade, D Glancy, M Hall, and H Jalal

Application of 16S rRNA gene PCR to study bowel flora of preterm infants with and without necrotizing enterocolitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2506-2510. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

AL Bisno, CM Collins, and JC Turner

M proteins of group C streptococci isolated from patients with acute pharyngitis [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1997 Jan;35(1):338]
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2511-2515. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

X Forns, MD Maluenda, FX Lopez-Labrador, S Ampurdanes, E Olmedo, J Costa, P Simmonds, JM Sanchez-Tapias, MT Jimenez De Anta, and J Rodes

Comparative study of three methods for genotyping hepatitis C virus strains in samples from Spanish patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2516-2521. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

GT Noordhoek, JD van Embden, and AH Kolk

Reliability of nucleic acid amplification for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: an international collaborative quality control study among 30 laboratories
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2522-2525. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

O Liesenfeld, C Press, R Flanders, R Ramirez, and JS Remington

Study of Abbott Toxo IMx system for detection of immunoglobulin G and immunoglobulin M toxoplasma antibodies: value of confirmatory testing for diagnosis of acute toxoplasmosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2526-2530. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B Ninet, M Monod, S Emler, J Pawlowski, C Metral, P Rohner, R Auckenthaler, and B Hirschel

Two different 16S rRNA genes in a mycobacterial strain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2531-2536. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

AK Mukhopadhyay, S Garg, R Mitra, A Basu, K Rajendran, D Dutta, SK Bhattacharya, T Shimada, T Takeda, Y Takeda, and GB Nair

Temporal shifts in traits of Vibrio cholerae strains isolated from hospitalized patients in Calcutta: a 3-year (1993 to 1995) analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2537-2543. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

WC Hellinger, JJ Cawley, S Alvarez, SF Hogan, WS Harmesen, DM Ilstrup, and FR Cockerill, 3rd

Assessment of routine use of an anaerobic bottle in a three-component, high-volume blood culture system
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2544-2547. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B Herrmann, T Nystrom, and H Wessel

Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae from air-dried genital samples by single-tube nested PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2548-2551. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

F Umlauft, DT Wong, PJ Oefner, PA Underhill, RC Cheung, TL Wright, AA Kolykhalov, K Gruenewald, and HB Greenberg

Hepatitis C virus detection by single-round PCR specific for the terminal 3' noncoding region
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2552-2558. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E Rodriguez, T De Meeus, M Mallie, F Renaud, F Symoens, P Mondon, MA Piens, B Lebeau, MA Viviani, R Grillot, N Nolard, F Chapuis, AM Tortorano, and JM Bastide

Multicentric epidemiological study of Aspergillus fumigatus isolates by multilocus enzyme electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2559-2568. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G Dreyer, E Fernandes-Silva, S Alves, A Rocha, R Albuquerque, and D Addiss

Patterns of detection of Strongyloides stercoralis in stool specimens: implications for diagnosis and clinical trials
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2569-2571. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P Vandamme, E Vercauteren, C Lammens, N Pensart, M Ieven, B Pot, R Leclercq, and H Goossens

Survey of enterococcal susceptibility patterns in Belgium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2572-2576. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

DA Carter, A Burt, JW Taylor, GL Koenig, and TJ White

Clinical isolates of Histoplasma capsulatum from Indianapolis, Indiana, have a recombining population structure
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2577-2584. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Winkler, S Susani, B Willinger, R Apsner, AR Rosenkranz, R Potzi, GA Berlakovich, and E Pohanka

Gastric mucormycosis due to Rhizopus oryzae in a renal transplant recipient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2585-2587. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JA Hochman, DP Witte, and MB Cohen

Diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection in pediatric Menetrier's disease by in situ hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2588-2589. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JA Kellogg, JW Seiple, JL Klinedinst, and E Stroll

Diff-Quik stain as a simplified alternative to Papanicolaou stain for determination of quality of endocervical specimens submitted for PCR detection of Chlamydia trachomatis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2590-2592. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Miehlke, R Reddy, MS Osato, PP Ward, OM Conneely, and DY Graham

Direct activity of recombinant human lactoferrin against Helicobacter pylori
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2593-2594. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

PE Verweij, JF Meis, J Sarfati, JA Hoogkamp-Korstanje, JP Latge, and WJ Melchers

Genotypic characterization of sequential Aspergillus fumigatus isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2595-2597. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MG Matushek, MJ Bonten, and MK Hayden

Rapid preparation of bacterial DNA for pulsed-field gel electrophoresis [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1997 Feb;35(2):536]
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2598-2600. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B Munipalli, MG Rinaldi, and SB Greenberg

Cokeromyces recurvatus isolated from pleural and peritoneal fluid: case report
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2601-2603. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

RL Atmar, BD Baxter, EA Dominguez, and LH Taber

Comparison of reverse transcription-PCR with tissue culture and other rapid diagnostic assays for detection of type A influenza virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2604-2606. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

LA Devriese, B Pot, K Kersters, S Lauwers, and F Haesebrouck

Acidification of methyl-alpha-D-glucopyranoside: a useful test to differentiate Enterococcus casseliflavus and Enterococcus gallinarum from Enterococcus faecium species group and from Enterococcus faecalis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2607-2608. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

AL Barry and PC Fuchs

Surrogate disks for predicting cefotaxime and ceftriaxone susceptibilities of Streptococcus pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2609-2612. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A Pillay, AA Hoosen, P Kiepiela, and AW Sturm

Ribosomal DNA typing of Haemophilus ducreyi strains: proposal for a novel typing scheme
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2613-2615. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

AE Crist, Jr, TJ Dietz, and K Kampschroer

Comparison of the MUREX C. albicans, Albicans-Sure, and BactiCard Candida test kits with the germ tube test for presumptive identification of Candida albicans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2616-2618. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

CH Chiu and JT Ou

Rapid identification of Salmonella serovars in feces by specific detection of virulence genes, invA and spvC, by an enrichment broth culture-multiplex PCR combination assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2619-2622. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

GM Matar, HM Sharara, GE Abdelnour, and AM Abdelnoor

Genotyping of hepatitis C virus isolates from Lebanese hemodialysis patients by reverse transcription-PCR and restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of 5' noncoding region
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2623-2624. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

FN Renaud, A Gregory, C Barreau, D Aubel, and J Freney

Identification of Turicella otitidis isolated from a patient with otorrhea associated with surgery: differentiation from Corynebacterium afermentans and Corynebacterium auris
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2625-2627. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

FY Chang, JE Stout, and VL Yu

Assessment of enzyme immunoassay versus radioimmunoassay for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in frozen urine specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2628-2629. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

F Poch, D Levin, S Levin, and M Dan

Modified thioglycolate medium: a simple and reliable means for detection of Trichomonas vaginalis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2630-2631. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JB Wang and SP Adler

Salivary antibodies to cytomegalovirus (CMV) glycoprotein B accurately predict CMV infections among preschool children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2632-2634. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

CC Marchioli, JL Love, LZ Abbott, YQ Huang, SC Remick, N Surtento-Reodica, RE Hutchison, D Mildvan, AE Friedman-Kien, and BJ Poiesz

Prevalence of human herpesvirus 8 DNA sequences in several patient populations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2635-2638. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters:

SC Arya

Immunohistochemical detection of prion protein in lymphoid tissues of sheep, cattle, and humans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2639. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A Bach

Impact of chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine-impregnated central venous catheters on in vitro quantitation of catheter-associated bacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2640-2641. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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