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Articles:

LL Bakken, SM Callister, PJ Wand, and RF Schell

Interlaboratory comparison of test results for detection of Lyme disease by 516 participants in the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene/College of American Pathologists Proficiency Testing Program
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 537-543. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

SA Brenner, JA Rooney, P Manzewitsch, and RL Regnery

Isolation of Bartonella (Rochalimaea) henselae: effects of methods of blood collection and handling
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 544-547. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A Hobson, A Wald, N Wright, and L Corey

Evaluation of a quantitative competitive PCR assay for measuring herpes simplex virus DNA content in genital tract secretions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 548-552. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

RJ Wilkinson, K Haslov, R Rappuoli, F Giovannoni, PR Narayanan, CR Desai, HM Vordermeier, J Paulsen, G Pasvol, J Ivanyi, and M Singh

Evaluation of the recombinant 38-kilodalton antigen of Mycobacterium tuberculosis as a potential immunodiagnostic reagent
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 553-557. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

ML Delaney and AB Onderdonk

Evaluation of the AnaeroPack system for growth of clinically significant anaerobes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 558-562. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

FI Weinbaum, S Lavie, M Danek, D Sixsmith, GF Heinrich, and SS Mills

Doing it right the first time: quality improvement and the contaminant blood culture
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 563-565. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

EA Talbot, DL Williams, and R Frothingham

PCR identification of Mycobacterium bovis BCG
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 566-569. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

T Ando, SS Monroe, JS Noel, and RI Glass

A one-tube method of reverse transcription-PCR to efficiently amplify a 3-kilobase region from the RNA polymerase gene to the poly(A) tail of small round-structured viruses (Norwalk-like viruses)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 570-577. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

GJ Doellgast, JE Brown, JA Koufman, and CL Hatheway

Sensitive assay for measurement of antibodies to Clostridium botulinum neurotoxins A, B, and E: use of hapten-labeled-antibody elution to isolate specific complexes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 578-583. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A Sander, C Buhler, K Pelz, E von Cramm, and W Bredt

Detection and identification of two Bartonella henselae variants in domestic cats in Germany
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 584-587. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

BL Wasilauskas and RM Morrell, Jr

Isolator component responsible for inhibition of Mycobacterium avium-M. intracellulare in BACTEC 12B medium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 588-590. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

SO Angel, M Matrajt, J Margarit, M Nigro, E Illescas, V Pszenny, MR Amendoeira, E Guarnera, and JC Garberi

Screening for active toxoplasmosis in patients by DNA hybridization with the ABGTg7 probe in blood samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 591-595. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Y Iinuma, S Ichiyama, Y Hasegawa, K Shimokata, S Kawahara, and T Matsushima

Large-restriction-fragment analysis of Mycobacterium kansasii genomic DNA and its application in molecular typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 596-599. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B Hjelle, S Jenison, N Torrez-Martinez, B Herring, S Quan, A Polito, S Pichuantes, T Yamada, C Morris, F Elgh, HW Lee, H Artsob, and R Dinello

Rapid and specific detection of Sin Nombre virus antibodies in patients with hantavirus pulmonary syndrome by a strip immunoblot assay suitable for field diagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 600-608. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D Reymond, MA Karmali, I Clarke, M Winkler, and M Petric

Comparison of the western blot assay with the neutralizing-antibody and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for measuring antibody to verocytotoxin 1
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 609-613. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

DA Henry, ME Campbell, JJ LiPuma, and DP Speert

Identification of Burkholderia cepacia isolates from patients with cystic fibrosis and use of a simple new selective medium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 614-619. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

CA Jantos, S Heck, R Roggendorf, M Sen-Gupta, and JH Hegemann

Antigenic and molecular analyses of different Chlamydia pneumoniae strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 620-623. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

SM Faruque, KM Ahmed, AR Abdul Alim, F Qadri, AK Siddique, and MJ Albert

Emergence of a new clone of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 biotype El Tor displacing V. cholerae O139 Bengal in Bangladesh
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 624-630. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JL Lathey, IC Marschner, B Kabat, and SA Spector

Deterioration of detectable human immunodeficiency virus serum p24 antigen in samples stored for batch testing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 631-635. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B Christensson, T Wiebe, C Pehrson, and L Larsson

Diagnosis of invasive candidiasis in neutropenic children with cancer by determination of D-arabinitol/L-arabinitol ratios in urine
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 636-640. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

RJ Sherertz, SO Heard, and II Raad

Diagnosis of triple-lumen catheter infection: comparison of roll plate, sonication, and flushing methodologies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 641-646. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M Goyal, NA Saunders, JD van Embden, DB Young, and RJ Shaw

Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates by spoligotyping and IS6110 restriction fragment length polymorphism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 647-651. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C Ombrouck, L Ciceron, S Biligui, S Brown, P Marechal, T van Gool, A Datry, M Danis, and I Desportes-Livage

Specific PCR assay for direct detection of intestinal microsporidia Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon intestinalis in fecal specimens from human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 652-655. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

VP Gannon, S D'Souza, T Graham, RK King, K Rahn, and S Read

Use of the flagellar H7 gene as a target in multiplex PCR assays and improved specificity in identification of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 656-662. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

WH Haas, G Bretzel, B Amthor, K Schilke, G Krommes, S Rusch-Gerdes, V Sticht- Groh, and HJ Bremer

Comparison of DNA fingerprint patterns of isolates of Mycobacterium africanum from east and west Africa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 663-666. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G Morace, M Sanguinetti, B Posteraro, G Lo Cascio, and G Fadda

Identification of various medically important Candida species in clinical specimens by PCR-restriction enzyme analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 667-672. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

DA Gamble, A Lobbiani, M Gramegna, LE Moore, and G Colucci

Development of a nested PCR assay for detection of feline infectious peritonitis virus in clinical specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 673-675. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R Pasternack, P Vuorinen, and A Miettinen

Evaluation of the Gen-Probe Chlamydia trachomatis transcription- mediated amplification assay with urine specimens from women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 676-678. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

RB Westerman, Y He, JE Keen, ET Littledike, and J Kwang

Production and characterization of monoclonal antibodies specific for the lipopolysaccharide of Escherichia coli O157
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 679-684. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Priem, MG Rittig, T Kamradt, GR Burmester, and A Krause

An optimized PCR leads to rapid and highly sensitive detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in patients with Lyme borreliosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 685-690. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

SJ Read, KJ Jeffery, and CR Bangham

Aseptic meningitis and encephalitis: the role of PCR in the diagnostic laboratory [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1997 Jun;35(6):1649]
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 691-696. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E Tortoli, C Piersimoni, P Kirschner, A Bartoloni, C Burrini, C Lacchini, A Mantella, G Muzzi, CP Tosi, V Penati, C Scarparo, MT Simonetti, and EC Bottger

Characterization of mycobacterial isolates phylogenetically related to, but different from Mycobacterium simiae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 697-702. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R Patel, JR Uhl, P Kohner, MK Hopkins, and FR Cockerill, 3rd

Multiplex PCR detection of vanA, vanB, vanC-1, and vanC-2/3 genes in enterococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 703-707. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MG Revello, F Baldanti, A Sarasini, M Zavattoni, M Torsellini, and G Gerna

Prenatal diagnosis of rubella virus infection by direct detection and semiquantitation of viral RNA in clinical samples by reverse transcription-PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 708-713. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JM Luk, U Kongmuang, RS Tsang, and AA Lindberg

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay to detect PCR products of the rfbS gene from serogroup D salmonellae: a rapid screening prototype
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 714-718. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A Telenti, N Honore, C Bernasconi, J March, A Ortega, B Heym, HE Takiff, and ST Cole

Genotypic assessment of isoniazid and rifampin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a blind study at reference laboratory level
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 719-723. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

FJ Enriquez, O Ditrich, JD Palting, and K Smith

Simple diagnosis of Encephalitozoon sp. microsporidial infections by using a panspecific antiexospore monoclonal antibody
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 724-729. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

GS Visvesvara, H Moura, E Kovacs-Nace, S Wallace, and ML Eberhard

Uniform staining of Cyclospora oocysts in fecal smears by a modified safranin technique with microwave heating [published erratum appears in J Clin Microbiol 1997 Jun;35(6):1648]
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 730-733. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

DA Sutton, AA Padhye, PG Standard, and MG Rinaldi

An aberrant variant of Histoplasma capsulatum var. capsulatum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 734-735. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M Valesco and K Johnston

Stability of hybridization activity of Coccidioides immitis in live and heat-killed frozen cultures tested by AccuProbe Coccidioides immitis culture identification test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 736-737. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

VM Nicholson and JF Prescott

Restriction enzyme analysis of the virulence plasmids of VapA-positive Rhodococcus equi strains isolated from humans and horses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 738-740. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P Schafer, W Tenschert, K Gutensohn, and R Laufs

Minimal effect of delayed sample processing on results of quantitative PCR for cytomegalovirus DNA in leukocytes compared to results of an antigenemia assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 741-744. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M Guibourdenche, D Giorgini, A Gueye, M Larribe, JY Riou, and MK Taha

Genetic analysis of a meningococcal population based on polymorphism of the pilA-pilB locus: a molecular approach for meningococcal epidemiology
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 745-750. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C Lo Passo, I Pernice, M Gallo, C Barbara, FT Luck, G Criseo, and A Pernice

Genetic relatedness and diversity of Cryptococcus neoformans strains in the Maltese Islands
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 751-755. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

IC Marschner, DL Mayers, A Erice, L Smeaton, VA Johnson, DD Richman, P Reichelderfer, and AJ Japour

Standardized peripheral blood mononuclear cell culture assay for zidovudine susceptibility testing of clinical human immunodeficiency virus type 1 isolates: effect of reducing the numbers of replicates and concentrations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 756-758. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

I Gonzalez, KA Grant, PT Richardson, SF Park, and MD Collins

Specific identification of the enteropathogens Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli by using a PCR test based on the ceuE gene encoding a putative virulence determinant
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 759-763. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A Fenoll, I Jado, D Vicioso, and J Casal

Dot blot assay for the serotyping of pneumococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 764-766. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

HH Feucht, B Zollner, S Polywka, B Knodler, M Schroter, H Nolte, and R Laufs

Prevalence of hepatitis G viremia among healthy subjects, individuals with liver disease, and persons at risk for parenteral transmission
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 767-768. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H Soini and MK Viljanen

Diversity of the 32-kilodalton protein gene may form a basis for species determination of potentially pathogenic mycobacterial species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 769-773. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E Hilton, A Tramontano, J DeVoti, and SK Sood

Temporal study of immunoglobin M seroreactivity to Borrelia burgdorferi in patients treated for Lyme borreliosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 774-776. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

F Bert and N Lambert-Zechovsky

Septicemia caused by Streptococcus canis in a human
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 777-779. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

RR Anderson, P Warnick, and PC Schreckenberger

Recurrent CDC group IVc-2 bacteremia in a human with AIDS
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 780-782. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C Lara, M Sallberg, B Johansson, IL de Rivera, and A Sonnerborg

The Honduran human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) epidemic is dominated by HIV-1 subtype B as determined by V3 domain sero- and genotyping
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 783-784. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

SK Saha, N Rikitomi, D Biswas, K Watanabe, M Ruhulamin, K Ahmed, M Hanif, K Matsumoto, RB Sack, and T Nagatake

Serotypes of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive childhood infections in Bangladesh, 1992 to 1995
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 785-787. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

GM Gallez-Hawkins, BR Tegtmeier, A ter Veer, JC Niland, SJ Forman, and JA Zaia

Evaluation of a quantitative plasma PCR plate assay for detecting cytomegalovirus infection in marrow transplant recipients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 788-790. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

MV Jacobs, PJ Snijders, AJ van den Brule, TJ Helmerhorst, CJ Meijer, and JM Walboomers

A general primer GP5+/GP6(+)-mediated PCR-enzyme immunoassay method for rapid detection of 14 high-risk and 6 low-risk human papillomavirus genotypes in cervical scrapings
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 791-795. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

DC Bergmans, MJ Bonten, PW De Leeuw, and EE Stobberingh

Reproducibility of quantitative cultures of endotracheal aspirates from mechanically ventilated patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 796-798. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters:

SH Gillespie, TD McHugh, and LE Newport

Specificity of IS6110-based amplification assays for Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 799-801. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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