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GV Doern

Diagnostic mycobacteriology: where are we today?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1873-1876. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

CA Petti, AK Zaidi, S Mirrett, and LB Reller

Comparison of Isolator 1.5 and BACTEC NR660 aerobic 6A blood culture systems for detection of fungemia in children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1877-1879. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MG Cormican, SA Marshall, and RN Jones

Detection of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing strains by the Etest ESBL screen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1880-1884. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A Erhardt, S Schaefer, N Athanassiou, M Kann, and WH Gerlich

Quantitative assay of PCR-amplified hepatitis B virus DNA using a peroxidase-labelled DNA probe and enhanced chemiluminescence
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1885-1891. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

PS Seetulsingh, JF Tomayko, PE Coudron, SM Markowitz, C Skinner, KV Singh, and BE Murray

Chromosomal DNA restriction endonuclease digestion patterns of beta- lactamase-producing Enterococcus faecalis isolates collected from a single hospital over a 7-year period
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1892-1896. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B Herrmann, O Winqvist, JG Mattsson, and LA Kirsebom

Differentiation of Chlamydia spp. by sequence determination and restriction endonuclease cleavage of RNase P RNA genes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1897-1902. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Z Li, GH Bai, CF von Reyn, P Marino, MJ Brennan, N Gine, and SL Morris

Rapid detection of Mycobacterium avium in stool samples from AIDS patients by immunomagnetic PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1903-1907. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

PR Hsueh, LJ Teng, SW Ho, WC Hsieh, and KT Luh

Clinical and microbiological characteristics of Flavobacterium indologenes infections associated with indwelling devices
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1908-1913. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J Fan and KJ Henrickson

Rapid diagnosis of human parainfluenza virus type 1 infection by quantitative reverse transcription-PCR-enzyme hybridization assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1914-1917. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

K Mitsutake, T Miyazaki, T Tashiro, Y Yamamoto, H Kakeya, T Otsubo, S Kawamura, MA Hossain, T Noda, Y Hirakata, and S Kohno

Enolase antigen, mannan antigen, Cand-Tec antigen, and beta-glucan in patients with candidemia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1918-1921. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

BK Choi, C Wyss, and UB Gobel

Phylogenetic analysis of pathogen-related oral spirochetes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1922-1925. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

LV Moller, H Grasselier, J Dankert, and L van Alphen

Variation in metabolic enzyme activity of persistent Haemophilus influenzae in respiratory tracts of patients with cystic fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1926-1929. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JM Janda, SL Abbott, S Khashe, GH Kellogg, and T Shimada

Further studies on biochemical characteristics and serologic properties of the genus Aeromonas
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1930-1933. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B Hallis, BA James, and CC Shone

Development of novel assays for botulinum type A and B neurotoxins based on their endopeptidase activities
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1934-1938. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

PS Duffey, LS Guthertz, and GC Evans

Improved rapid identification of mycobacteria by combining solid-phase extraction with high-performance liquid chromatography analysis of BACTEC cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1939-1943. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

PF Policastro, MG Peacock, and T Hackstadt

Improved plaque assays for Rickettsia prowazekii in Vero 76 cells
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1944-1948. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

K Kaul, S Luke, C McGurn, N Snowden, C Monti, and WA Fry

Amplification of residual DNA sequences in sterile bronchoscopes leading to false-positive PCR results
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1949-1951. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

BB Chomel, RW Kasten, K Floyd-Hawkins, B Chi, K Yamamoto, J Roberts-Wilson, AN Gurfield, RC Abbott, NC Pedersen, and JE Koehler

Experimental transmission of Bartonella henselae by the cat flea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1952-1956. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

RS Corral, J Altcheh, SR Alexandre, S Grinstein, H Freilij, and AM Katzin

Detection and characterization of antigens in urine of patients with acute, congenital, and chronic Chagas' disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1957-1962. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

V Livrelli, C De Champs, P Di Martino, A Darfeuille-Michaud, C Forestier, and B Joly

Adhesive properties and antibiotic resistance of Klebsiella, Enterobacter, and Serratia clinical isolates involved in nosocomial infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1963-1969. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L Zerva, DJ Biedenbach, and RN Jones

Reevaluation of interpretive criteria for Haemophilus influenzae by using meropenem (10-microgram), imipenem (10-microgram), and ampicillin (2- and 10-microgram) disks
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1970-1974. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

EP Miskovsky, AV Carrella, K Gutekunst, CA Sun, TC Quinn, and DL Thomas

Clinical characterization of a competitive PCR assay for quantitative testing of hepatitis C virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1975-1979. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

I Berke and PM Tierno, Jr

Comparison of efficacy and cost-effectiveness of BIOMIC VIDEO and Vitek antimicrobial susceptibility test systems for use in the clinical microbiology laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1980-1984. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JK Kulski and T Pryce

Preparation of mycobacterial DNA from blood culture fluids by simple alkali wash and heat lysis method for PCR detection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1985-1991. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

FS Nolte, KE Arnold, H Sweat, EF Winton, and G Funke

Vancomycin-resistant Aureobacterium species cellulitis and bacteremia in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1992-1994. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JE Clarridge, 3rd, TJ Raich, A Sjosted, G Sandstrom, RO Darouiche, RM Shawar, PR Georghiou, C Osting, and L Vo

Characterization of two unusual clinically significant Francisella strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 1995-2000. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R Cartuyvels, C De Ridder, S Jonckheere, L Verbist, and J Van Eldere

Prospective clinical evaluation of Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR test as a screening method in a low-prevalence population
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2001-2003. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D Ritter, LD Carlson, BK Logan, LS Ramos, JO Kilburn, and MB Coyle

Differentiation of Mycobacterium genavense and Mycobacterium simiae by automated mycolic acid analysis with high-performance liquid chromatography
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2004-2006. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Sreevatsan, P Escalante, X Pan, DA Gillies, 2nd, S Siddiqui, CN Khalaf, BN Kreiswirth, P Bifani, LG Adams, T Ficht, VS Perumaalla, MD Cave, JD van Embden, and JM Musser

Identification of a polymorphic nucleotide in oxyR specific for Mycobacterium bovis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2007-2010. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Q Huang, X Lan, T Tong, X Wu, M Chen, X Feng, R Liu, Y Tang, and Z Zhu

Dot-immunogold filtration assay as a screening test for syphilis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2011-2013. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

PJ Krause, R Ryan, S Telford, 3rd, D Persing, and A Spielman

Efficacy of immunoglobulin M serodiagnostic test for rapid diagnosis of acute babesiosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2014-2016. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

DL McClellan, AL Griffen, and EJ Leys

Age and prevalence of Porphyromonas gingivalis in children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2017-2019. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C Bantar, L Fernandez Canigia, S Relloso, A Lanza, H Bianchini, and J Smayevsky

Species belonging to the "Streptococcus milleri" group: antimicrobial susceptibility and comparative prevalence in significant clinical specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2020-2022. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

I Leparc-Goffart, J Julien, F Fuchs, I Janatova, M Aymard, and H Kopecka

Evidence of presence of poliovirus genomic sequences in cerebrospinal fluid from patients with postpolio syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2023-2026. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

SA Marshall, RN Jones, A Wanger, JA Washington, GV Doern, AL Leber, and TH Haugen

Proposed MIC quality control guidelines for National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards susceptibility tests using seven veterinary antimicrobial agents: ceftiofur, enrofloxacin, florfenicol, penicillin G-novobiocin, pirlimycin, premafloxacin, and spectinomycin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2027-2029. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M Hassan-King, I Baldeh, R Adegbola, C Omosigho, SO Usen, A Oparaugo, and BM Greenwood

Detection of Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA in blood culture by a single PCR assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2030-2032. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

VK Jain, E Hilton, J Maytal, G Dorante, NT Ilowite, and SK Sood

Immunoglobulin M immunoblot for diagnosis of Borrelia burgdorferi infection in patients with acute facial palsy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2033-2035. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Giannecchini, D Matteucci, P Mazzetti, and M Bendinelli

Incubation time for feline immunodeficiency virus cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2036-2038. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B Jahn, A Stuben, and S Bhakdi

Colorimetric susceptibility testing for Aspergillus fumigatus: comparison of menadione-augmented 3-(4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazolyl)-2,5- diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide and Alamar blue tests
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2039-2041. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

KG Van Horn, CA Gedris, KM Rodney, and JB Mitchell

Evaluation of commercial vancomycin agar screen plates for detection of vancomycin-resistant enterococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2042-2044. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P Riegel, R Ruimy, D de Briel, F Eichler, JP Bergerat, R Christen, and H Monteil

Bacteremia due to Gordona sputi in an immunocompromised patient [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1996 Dec;34(12):3258]
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2045-2047. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters:

AM Freydiere

Evaluation of CHROMagar Candida plates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2048. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G Haase

Analysis of genes coding for small-subunit rRNA sequences in studying phylogenetics of dematiaceous fungal pathogens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2049-2050. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J Esteban, G Garcia-Calvo, P Jimenez-Castillo, and F Soriano

Failure of Gram stain to detect Propionibacterium acnes in specimens from clinically significant infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2051. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

M Olsson, K Elvin, S Lofdahl, and E Linder

Detection of Pneumocystis carinii DNA in sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage samples by polymerase chain reaction
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1996 34: 2052. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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