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Articles:

IF Salkin, RJ Limberger, and D Stasik

Commentary on the objectives and efficacy of proficiency testing in microbiology
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1921-1923. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B Avidor, Y Kletter, S Abulafia, Y Golan, M Ephros, and M Giladi

Molecular diagnosis of cat scratch disease: a two-step approach
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1924-1930. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

AM Bergmans, MF Peeters, JF Schellekens, MC Vos, LJ Sabbe, JM Ossewaarde, H Verbakel, HJ Hooft, and LM Schouls

Pitfalls and fallacies of cat scratch disease serology: evaluation of Bartonella henselae-based indirect fluorescence assay and enzyme-linked immunoassay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1931-1937. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

WE Winslow, DJ Merry, ML Pirc, and PL Devine

Evaluation of a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of immunoglobulin M antibody in diagnosis of human leptospiral infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1938-1942. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

I Takashima, K Morita, M Chiba, D Hayasaka, T Sato, C Takezawa, A Igarashi, H Kariwa, K Yoshimatsu, J Arikawa, and N Hashimoto

A case of tick-borne encephalitis in Japan and isolation of the the virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1943-1947. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E Kawamoto, T Sawada, and T Maruyama

Evaluation of transport media for Pasteurella multocida isolates from rabbit nasal specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1948-1951. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Y Polotsky, JP Nataro, D Kotler, TJ Barrett, and JM Orenstein

HEp-2 cell adherence patterns, serotyping, and DNA analysis of Escherichia coli isolates from eight patients with AIDS and chronic diarrhea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1952-1958. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

F Alcaide, I Richter, C Bernasconi, B Springer, C Hagenau, R Schulze-Robbecke, E Tortoli, R Martin, EC Bottger, and A Telenti

Heterogeneity and clonality among isolates of Mycobacterium kansasii: implications for epidemiological and pathogenicity studies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1959-1964. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J Okuda, M Ishibashi, SL Abbott, JM Janda, and M Nishibuchi

Analysis of the thermostable direct hemolysin (tdh) gene and the tdh- related hemolysin (trh) genes in urease-positive strains of Vibrio parahaemolyticus isolated on the West Coast of the United States
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1965-1971. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

PA Jenum, B Stray-Pedersen, and AG Gundersen

Improved diagnosis of primary Toxoplasma gondii infection in early pregnancy by determination of antitoxoplasma immunoglobulin G avidity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1972-1977. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G Funke, A Efstratiou, D Kuklinska, RA Hutson, A De Zoysa, KH Engler, and MD Collins

Corynebacterium imitans sp. nov. isolated from patients with suspected diphtheria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1978-1983. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A Kawabata, S Ichiyama, Y Iinuma, Y Hasegawa, M Ohta, and K Shimokata

Exfoliative toxin detection using reversed passive latex agglutination: clinical and epidemiologic applications
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1984-1987. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G Blomqvist, L Wesslen, C Pahlson, E Hjelm, B Pettersson, T Nikkila, U Allard, O Svensson, M Uhlen, B Morein, and G Friman

Phylogenetic placement and characterization of a new alpha-2 proteobacterium isolated from a patient with sepsis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1988-1995. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

V Ausina, F Gamboa, E Gazapo, JM Manterola, J Lonca, L Matas, JR Manzano, C Rodrigo, PJ Cardona, and E Padilla

Evaluation of the semiautomated Abbott LCx Mycobacterium tuberculosis assay for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in respiratory specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 1996-2002. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

RP Silletti, E Ailey, S Sun, and D Tang

Microbiologic and clinical value of primary broth cultures of wound specimens collected with swabs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2003-2006. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

AK Zaidi, S Mirrett, JC McDonald, EE Rubin, LC McDonald, MP Weinstein, M Gupta, and LB Reller

Controlled comparison of bioMerieux VITAL and BACTEC NR-660 systems for detection of bacteremia and fungemia in pediatric patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2007-2012. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

LM Valdez, H Dang, PC Okhuysen, and CL Chappell

Flow cytometric detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts in human stool samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2013-2017. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JE Barlough, JE Madigan, VL Kramer, JR Clover, LT Hui, JP Webb, and LK Vredevoe

Ehrlichia phagocytophila genogroup rickettsiae in ixodid ticks from California collected in 1995 and 1996
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2018-2021. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Ichiyama, Y Iinuma, S Yamori, Y Hasegawa, K Shimokata, and N Nakashima

Mycobacterium growth indicator tube testing in conjunction with the AccuProbe or the AMPLICOR-PCR assay for detecting and identifying mycobacteria from sputum samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2022-2025. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

DF Sahm, L Free, C Smith, M Eveland, and LM Mundy

Rapid characterization schemes for surveillance isolates of vancomycin- resistant enterococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2026-2030. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P Steffan, JA Vazquez, D Boikov, C Xu, JD Sobel, and RA Akins

Identification of Candida species by randomly amplified polymorphic DNA fingerprinting of colony lysates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2031-2039. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

DA Ashford, S Kellerman, M Yakrus, S Brim, RC Good, L Finelli, WR Jarvis, and MM McNeil

Pseudo-outbreak of septicemia due to rapidly growing mycobacteria associated with extrinsic contamination of culture supplement
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2040-2042. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

TO Messmer, SK Skelton, JF Moroney, H Daugharty, and BS Fields

Application of a nested, multiplex PCR to psittacosis outbreaks
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2043-2046. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

RA Williamson, T Lazzarotto, PP Sanna, RB Bastidas, B Dalla Casa, G Campisi, R Burioni, MP Landini, and DR Burton

Use of recombinant human antibody fragments for detection of cytomegalovirus antigenemia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2047-2050. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

KS Kehl, P Havens, CE Behnke, and DW Acheson

Evaluation of the premier EHEC assay for detection of Shiga toxin- producing Escherichia coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2051-2054. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C Segonds, E Bingen, G Couetdic, S Mathy, N Brahimi, N Marty, P Plesiat, Y Michel-Briand, and G Chabanon

Genotypic analysis of Burkholderia cepacia isolates from 13 French cystic fibrosis centers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2055-2060. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

CL Emery and LA Weymouth

Detection and clinical significance of extended-spectrum beta- lactamases in a tertiary-care medical center
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2061-2067. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

DB Cornfield, KG Beavis, JA Greene, M Bojak, and J Bondi

Mycobacterial growth and bacterial contamination in the mycobacteria growth indicator tube and BACTEC 460 culture systems
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2068-2071. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Zanetti, F Ardito, L Sechi, M Sanguinetti, P Molicotti, G Delogu, MP Pinna, A Nacci, and G Fadda

Evaluation of a nonradiometric system (BACTEC 9000 MB) for detection of mycobacteria in human clinical samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2072-2075. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JS Ellis, DM Fleming, and MC Zambon

Multiplex reverse transcription-PCR for surveillance of influenza A and B viruses in England and Wales in 1995 and 1996
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2076-2082. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

CM Flynn, CM Kelley, MS Barrett, and RN Jones

Application of the Etest to the antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium marinum clinical isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2083-2086. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JW Sumner, WL Nicholson, and RF Massung

PCR amplification and comparison of nucleotide sequences from the groESL heat shock operon of Ehrlichia species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2087-2092. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JH Jorgensen, JA Skweres, SK Mishra, ML McElmeel, LA Maher, R Mulder, MV Lancaster, and DL Pierson

Development of an antimicrobial susceptibility testing method suitable for performance during space flight
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2093-2097. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JK Jackson, RL Murphree, and ML Tamplin

Evidence that mortality from Vibrio vulnificus infection results from single strains among heterogeneous populations in shellfish
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2098-2101. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J Schachter, RB Jones, RC Butler, B Rice, D Brooks, B Van der Pol, M Gray, and J Moncada

Evaluation of the Vidas Chlamydia test to detect and verify Chlamydia trachomatis in urogenital specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2102-2106. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

KO Chang, AV Parwani, D Smith, and LJ Saif

Detection of group B rotaviruses in fecal samples from diarrheic calves and adult cows and characterization of their VP7 genes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2107-2110. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L Nguyen, D Levy, A Ferroni, P Gehanno, and P Berche

Molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pyogenes in an area where acute pharyngotonsillitis is endemic
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2111-2114. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

GV Doern, AB Brueggemann, R Perla, J Daly, D Halkias, RN Jones, and MA Saubolle

Multicenter laboratory evaluation of the bioMerieux Vitek antimicrobial susceptibility testing system with 11 antimicrobial agents versus members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2115-2119. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

AN Gurfield, HJ Boulouis, BB Chomel, R Heller, RW Kasten, K Yamamoto, and Y Piemont

Coinfection with Bartonella clarridgeiae and Bartonella henselae and with different Bartonella henselae strains in domestic cats
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2120-2123. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

F Gamboa, JM Manterola, J Lonca, L Matas, B Vinado, M Gimenez, PJ Cardona, E Padilla, and V Ausina

Detection and identification of mycobacteria by amplification of RNA and DNA in pretreated blood and bone marrow aspirates by a simple lysis method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2124-2128. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

EW Hook, 3rd, SF Ching, J Stephens, KF Hardy, KR Smith, and HH Lee

Diagnosis of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections in women by using the ligase chain reaction on patient-obtained vaginal swabs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2129-2132. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

EW Hook, 3rd, K Smith, C Mullen, J Stephens, L Rinehardt, MS Pate, and HH Lee

Diagnosis of genitourinary Chlamydia trachomatis infections by using the ligase chain reaction on patient-obtained vaginal swabs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2133-2135. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

AA Padhye, RW Gutekunst, DJ Smith, and E Punithalingam

Maxillary sinusitis caused by Pleurophomopsis lignicola
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2136-2141. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

GE Pfyffer, HM Welscher, and P Kissling

Pretreatment of clinical specimens with sodium dodecyl (lauryl) sulfate is not suitable for the mycobacteria growth indicator tube cultivation method
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2142-2144. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

LM Shulman, Y Manor, R Azar, R Handsher, A Vonsover, E Mendelson, S Rothman, D Hassin, T Halmut, B Abramovitz, and N Varsano

Identification of a new strain of fastidious enterovirus 70 as the causative agent of an outbreak of hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2145-2149. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JA Sandoe, H Malnick, and KW Loudon

A case of peritonitis caused by Roseomonas gilardii in a patient undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2150-2152. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

I Mahoudeau, X Delabranche, G Prevost, H Monteil, and Y Piemont

Frequency of isolation of Staphylococcus intermedius from humans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2153-2154. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

AG Clark and J McLaughlin

Simple color tests based on an alanyl peptidase reaction which differentiate Listeria monocytogenes from other Listeria species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2155-2156. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

K Chapin and TL Lauderdale

Evaluation of a rapid air thermal cycler for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2157-2159. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

X Meng, T Karasawa, K Zou, X Kuang, X Wang, C Lu, C Wang, K Yamakawa, and S Nakamura

Characterization of a neurotoxigenic Clostridium butyricum strain isolated from the food implicated in an outbreak of food-borne type E botulism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2160-2162. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

K Yamakawa, T Karasawa, H Kakinuma, H Maruyama, H Takahashi, and S Nakamura

Emergence of Clostridium botulinum type B-like nontoxigenic organisms in a patient with type B infant botulism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2163-2164. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

HD Engler and J Preuss

Laboratory diagnosis of respiratory virus infections in 24 hours by utilizing shell vial cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2165-2167. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G Fatkenheuer, G Arnold, HM Steffen, C Franzen, M Schrappe, V Diehl, and B Salzberger

Invasive amoebiasis in two patients with AIDS and cytomegalovirus colitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2168-2169. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

KG Van Horn, K Warren, and EJ Baccaglini

Evaluation of the AnaeroPack system for growth of anaerobic bacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2170-2173. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JP Buttery, M Easton, SR Pearson, and GG Hogg

Pediatric bacteremia due to Staphylococcus warneri: microbiological, epidemiological, and clinical features
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2174-2177. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

PR Hsueh, LJ Teng, PC Yang, SW Ho, and KT Luh

Indwelling device-related bacteremia caused by serum-susceptible Campylobacter coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2178-2180. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

SA Gilbert, PJ Timoney, WH McCollum, and D Deregt

Detection of equine arteritis virus in the semen of carrier stallions by using a sensitive nested PCR assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2181-2183. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

JE Blanco, M Blanco, A Mora, and J Blanco

Prevalence of bacterial resistance to quinolones and other antimicrobials among avian Escherichia coli strains isolated from septicemic and healthy chickens in Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2184-2185. [Abstract] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters:

D Liu, SL Jones, R Baird, and J Pedersen

Dilution of samples collected and transported for Gen-Probe PACE 2 processing facilitates detection of Chlamydia trachomatis by Roche Amplicor PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2186. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H Pelloux, H Fricker-Hidalgo, A Goullier-Fleuret, and P Ambroise-Thomas

Detection of anti-Toxoplasma immunoglobulin M in pregnant women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2187. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S Kocagoz and S Unal

The practical use of PCR for rapid detection of methicillin resistance among staphylococcal clinical isolates from Turkish hospitals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997 35: 2188-2189. [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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