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Minireviews:

J. Lew, P. Reichelderfer, M. Fowler, J. Bremer, R. Carrol, S. Cassol, D. Chernoff, R. Coombs, M. Cronin, R. Dickover, S. Fiscus, S. Herman, B. Jackson, J. Kornegay, A. Kovacs, K. McIntosh, W. Meyer, N. Michael, L. Mofenson, J. Moye, T. Quinn, M. Robb, M. Vahey, B. Weiser, and T. Yeghiazarian

Determinations of Levels of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma: Reassessment of Parameters Affecting Assay Outcome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1471-1479. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

M. Dana Ravyn, Jesse L. Goodman, Carrie B. Kodner, Deborah K. Westad, Lisa A. Coleman, Suzanne M. Engstrom, Curt M. Nelson, and Russell C. Johnson

Immunodiagnosis of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis by Using Culture-Derived Human Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1480-1488. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mirja Puolakkainen, Eija Hiltunen-Back, Timo Reunala, Satu Suhonen, Pekka Lähteenmäki, Matti Lehtinen, and Jorma Paavonen

Comparison of Performances of Two Commercially Available Tests, a PCR Assay and a Ligase Chain Reaction Test, in Detection of Urogenital Chlamydia trachomatis Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1489-1493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Karen C. Carroll, William E. Aldeen, Michael Morrison, Roberta Anderson, Deborah Lee, and Susan Mottice

Evaluation of the Abbott LCx Ligase Chain Reaction Assay for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in Urine and Genital Swab Specimens from a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic Population
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1630-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

N. Zhi, N. Ohashi, Y. Rikihisa, H. W. Horowitz, G. P. Wormser, and K. Hechemy

Cloning and Expression of the 44-Kilodalton Major Outer Membrane Protein Gene of the Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis Agent and Application of the Recombinant Protein to Serodiagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1666-1673. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Valérie Chazalet, Jean-Paul Debeaupuis, Jacqueline Sarfati, Jacques Lortholary, Patricia Ribaud, Pramod Shah, Muriel Cornet, Hoang Vu Thien, Eliane Gluckman, Gilles Brücker, and Jean-Paul Latgé

Molecular Typing of Environmental and Patient Isolates of Aspergillus fumigatus from Various Hospital Settings
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1494-1500. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. A. Pfaller, S. R. Lockhart, C. Pujol, J. A. Swails-Wenger, S. A. Messer, M. B. Edmond, R. N. Jones, R. P. Wenzel, and D. R. Soll

Hospital Specificity, Region Specificity, and Fluconazole Resistance of Candida albicans Bloodstream Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1518-1529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

W. Beyer, F. M. Mukendi, P. Kimmig, and R. Böhm

Suitability of Repetitive-DNA-Sequence-Based PCR Fingerprinting for Characterizing Epidemic Isolates of Salmonella enterica Serovar Saintpaul
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1549-1554. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. M. Ling, I. C. Koo, K. M. Kam, and A. F. Cheng

Antimicrobial Susceptibilities and Molecular Epidemiology of Salmonella enterica Serotype Enteritidis Strains Isolated in Hong Kong from 1986 to 1996
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1693-1699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ana María Calcagno, Gustavo Niño-Vega, Felipe San-Blas, and Gioconda San-Blas

Geographic Discrimination of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Strains by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1733-1736. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mats Olsson, Christer Lidman, Sophie Latouche, Anders Björkman, Patricia Roux, Ewert Linder, and Mats Wahlgren

Identification of Pneumocystis carinii f. sp. hominis Gene Sequences in Filtered Air in Hospital Environments
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1737-1740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marja-Liisa Hänninen, Sini Pajarre, Marja-Liisa Klossner, and Hilpi Rautelin

Typing of Human Campylobacter jejuni Isolates in Finland by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1787-1789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Gerhard H. Reubel, Jeffrey E. Barlough, and John E. Madigan

Production and Characterization of Ehrlichia risticii, the Agent of Potomac Horse Fever, from Snails (Pleuroceridae: Juga spp.) in Aquarium Culture and Genetic Comparison to Equine Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1501-1511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L. H. Wieler, Anja Schwanitz, Elke Vieler, Barbara Busse, H. Steinrück, J. B. Kaper, and G. Baljer

Virulence Properties of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Strains of Serogroup O118, a Major Group of STEC Pathogens in Calves
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1604-1607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David B. Schauer, Sonya N. McCathey, Barbara M. Daft, Sharda S. Jha, Lisa E. Tatterson, Nancy S. Taylor, and James G. Fox

Proliferative Enterocolitis Associated with Dual Infection with Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and Lawsonia intracellularis in Rabbits
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1700-1703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Andrea B. Mikolon, Ian A. Gardner, Sharon K. Hietala, Jorge Hernandez de Anda, Elpidio Chamizo Pestaña, Steven G. Hennager, and Anita J. Edmondson

Evaluation of North American Antibody Detection Tests for Diagnosis of Brucellosis in Goats
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1716-1722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Katherine I. O'Rourke, Timothy V. Baszler, Janice M. Miller, Terry R. Spraker, Ingrid Sadler-Riggleman, and Donald P. Knowles

Monoclonal Antibody F89/160.1.5 Defines a Conserved Epitope on the Ruminant Prion Protein
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1750-1755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Giulia Marchetti, Andrea Gori, Lidia Catozzi, Luca Vago, Manuela Nebuloni, M. Cristina Rossi, Anna Degli Esposti, Alessandra Bandera, and Fabio Franzetti

Evaluation of PCR in Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Tissues: Comparison of Four Amplification Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1512-1517. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. Sanguinetti, B. Posteraro, F. Ardito, S. Zanetti, A. Cingolani, L. Sechi, A. De Luca, L. Ortona, and G. Fadda

Routine Use of PCR-Reverse Cross-Blot Hybridization Assay for Rapid Identification of Mycobacterium Species Growing in Liquid Media
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1530-1533. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patricia S. Conville and Frank G. Witebsky

Variables Affecting Results of Sodium Chloride Tolerance Test for Identification of Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1555-1559. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Scott M. Kirk, Ronald F. Schell, Andrea V. Moore, Steven M. Callister, and Gerald H. Mazurek

Flow Cytometric Testing of Susceptibilities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates to Ethambutol, Isoniazid, and Rifampin in 24 Hours
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1568-1573. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

U. Reischl, K. Feldmann, L. Naumann, B. J. M. Gaugler, B. Ninet, B. Hirschel, and S. Emler

16S rRNA Sequence Diversity in Mycobacterium celatum Strains Caused by Presence of Two Different Copies of 16S rRNA Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1761-1764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Paul R. Klatser, Sjoukje Kuijper, Cor W. van Ingen, and Arend H. J. Kolk

Stabilized, Freeze-Dried PCR Mix for Detection of Mycobacteria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1798-1800. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

Pierre-Alain Morandi, Gérard A. Schockmel, Sabine Yerly, Philippe Burgisser, Peter Erb, Lukas Matter, Radan Sitavanc, and Luc Perrin

Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in Pools of Sera Negative for Antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1534-1538. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shimian Zou, Carol Stansfield, and Jodi Bridge

Identification of New Influenza B Virus Variants by Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR and the Heteroduplex Mobility Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1544-1548. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chou-Pong Pau, Lee L. Lam, Thomas J. Spira, Jodi B. Black, John A. Stewart, Philip E. Pellett, and Richard A. Respess

Mapping and Serodiagnostic Application of a Dominant Epitope within the Human Herpesvirus 8 ORF 65-Encoded Protein
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1574-1577. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Diane T. Holland, Jill Senne, C. R. Peter, Connie Urmeneta, and J. D. Connor

Differentiation and Characterization of Enteroviruses by Computer-Assisted Viral Protein Fingerprinting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1588-1594. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. D. Smith, J. H. Galla, K. Skahan, P. Anderson, C. C. Linnemann, Jr., G. S. Ault, C. F. Ryschkewitsch, and G. L. Stoner

Tubulointerstitial Nephritis Due to a Mutant Polyomavirus BK Virus Strain, BKV(Cin), Causing End-Stage Renal Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1660-1665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Luis Padilla-Noriega, Martha Méndez-Toss, Griselda Menchaca, Juan F. Contreras, Pedro Romero-Guido, Fernando I. Puerto, Héctor Guiscafré, Felipe Mota, Ismael Herrera, Roberto Cedillo, Onofre Muñoz, Juan Calva, María de Lourdes Guerrero, Barbara S. Coulson, Harry B. Greenberg, Susana López, and Carlos F. Arias

Antigenic and Genomic Diversity of Human Rotavirus VP4 in Two Consecutive Epidemic Seasons in Mexico
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1688-1692. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Peter M. Schneeberger, Ingrid Keur, Walter van der Vliet, Kitty van Hoek, Henk Boswijk, Anton M. van Loon, Willemien C. van Dijk, Robert H. Kauffmann, Wim Quint, and Leen-Jan van Doorn

Hepatitis C Virus Infections in Dialysis Centers in The Netherlands: a National Survey by Serological and Molecular Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1711-1715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Francisco Pozo, Inmaculada Casas, Antonio Tenorio, Gloria Trallero, and Jose M. Echevarria

Evaluation of a Commercially Available Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Enteroviral Infection in Archival and Prospectively Collected Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1741-1745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nicolas Regamey, Gieri Cathomas, Martine Schwager, Marion Wernli, Thomas Harr, and Peter Erb

High Human Herpesvirus 8 Seroprevalence in the Homosexual Population in Switzerland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1784-1786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eugenio Ramirez, Luis Cartier, Maritza Rios, and Jorge Fernandez

Defective Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HTLV-I) Provirus in 10 Chilean Seronegative Patients with Tropical Spastic Paraparesis or HTLV-I-Associated Myelopathy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1811-1813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

Guido Funke, Maja Pagano-Niederer, Berit Sjödén, and Enevold Falsen

Characteristics of Arthrobacter cumminsii, the Most Frequently Encountered Arthrobacter Species in Human Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1539-1543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rodney M. Ratcliff, Janice A. Lanser, Paul A. Manning, and Michael W. Heuzenroeder

Sequence-Based Classification Scheme for the Genus Legionella Targeting the mip Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1560-1567. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maria Da Glória S. Carvalho, Lúcia M. Teixeira, and Richard R. Facklam

Use of Tests for Acidification of Methyl--D-Glucopyranoside and Susceptibility to Efrotomycin for Differentiation of Strains of Enterococcus and Some Related Genera
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1584-1587. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Philippa M. A. Shanahan, Mary V. Jesudason, Christopher J. Thomson, and Sebastian G. B. Amyes

Molecular Analysis of and Identification of Antibiotic Resistance Genes in Clinical Isolates of Salmonella typhi from India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1595-1600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrick R. Murray, Gary E. Hollick, Robert C. Jerris, and Michael L. Wilson

Multicenter Comparison of BACTEC 9050 and BACTEC 9240 Blood Culture Systems
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1601-1603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. M. R. Mackenzie, P. Lebel, E. Orrbine, P. C. Rowe, L. Hyde, F. Chan, W. Johnson, P. N. McLaine, and The Synsorb Pk Study Investigators

Sensitivities and Specificities of Premier E. coli O157 and Premier EHEC Enzyme Immunoassays for Diagnosis of Infection with Verotoxin (Shiga-Like Toxin)-Producing Escherichia coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1608-1611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sherry A. Dunbar, Rachel A. Eason, Daniel M. Musher, and Jill E. Clarridge, III

Microscopic Examination and Broth Culture of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Diagnosis of Meningitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1617-1620. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Paul W. Whitby, Hani L. N. Dick, Preston W. Campbell, III, D. Elizabeth Tullis, Anne Matlow, and Terrence L. Stull

Comparison of Culture and PCR for Detection of Burkholderia cepacia in Sputum Samples of Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1642-1645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Donald E. Riley, Richard E. Berger, David C. Miner, and John N. Krieger

Diverse and Related 16S rRNA-Encoding DNA Sequences in Prostate Tissues of Men with Chronic Prostatitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1646-1652. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alex van Belkum, Willem van Leeuwen, Mary Elizabeth Kaufmann, Barry Cookson, Françoise Forey, Jerome Etienne, Richard Goering, Fred Tenover, Christine Steward, Frances O'Brien, Warren Grubb, Panayotis Tassios, Nicholas Legakis, Anne Morvan, Névine El Solh, Raf de Ryck, Marc Struelens, Saara Salmenlinna, Jaana Vuopio-Varkila, Mirjam Kooistra, Adriaan Talens, Wolfgang Witte, and Henri Verbrugh

Assessment of Resolution and Intercenter Reproducibility of Results of Genotyping Staphylococcus aureus by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis of SmaI Macrorestriction Fragments: a Multicenter Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1653-1659. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. I. Daneshvar, B. Hill, D. G. Hollis, C. W. Moss, J. G. Jordan, J. P. Macgregor, F. Tenover, and R. S. Weyant

CDC Group O-3: Phenotypic Characteristics, Fatty Acid Composition, Isoprenoid Quinone Content, and In Vitro Antimicrobic Susceptibilities of an Unusual Gram-Negative Bacterium Isolated from Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1674-1678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Wee Tee, Karin Leder, Elena Karroum, and Michael Dyall-Smith

"Flexispira rappini" Bacteremia in a Child with Pneumonia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1679-1682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

John Wain, To Song Diep, Vo Anh Ho, Amanda M. Walsh, Nguyen Thi Tuyet Hoa, Christopher M. Parry, and Nicholas J. White

Quantitation of Bacteria in Blood of Typhoid Fever Patients and Relationship between Counts and Clinical Features, Transmissibility, and Antibiotic Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1683-1687. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Terry M. Lo, Christine K. Ward, and Thomas J. Inzana

Detection and Identification of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Serotype 5 by Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1704-1710. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Razeq Shetab, Stuart H. Cohen, Thomas Prindiville, Yajarayma J. Tang, Mary Cantrell, Darush Rahmani, and Joseph Silva, Jr.

Detection of Bacteroides fragilis Enterotoxin Gene by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1729-1732. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Aldert Bart, Ilse G. A. Schuurman, Mark Achtman, Dominique A. Caugant, Jacob Dankert, and Arie van der Ende

Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Genotyping of Serogroup A Meningococci Yields Results Similar to Those Obtained by Multilocus Enzyme Electrophoresis and Reveals New Genotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1746-1749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Susan Norton Rossmann, Patricia H. Wilson, John Hicks, Bruce Carter, Stanley G. Cron, Cara Simon, Catherine M. Flaitz, Gail J. Demmler, William T. Shearer, and Mark W. Kline

Isolation of Lautropia mirabilis from Oral Cavities of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1756-1760. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tanja Popovic, Chung Kim, Susanna Schmink, and Gloria Ajello

Evaluation of Silica Gel Packages for Transport of Neisseria meningitidis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1765-1766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Francine Mory, Alain Lozniewski, Veronique David, Jean Philippe Carlier, Luc Dubreuil, and Roland Leclercq

Low-Level Vancomycin Resistance in Clostridium innocuum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1767-1768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lisa Louie, Andrew E. Simor, Marie Louie, Allison McGeer, and Donald E. Low

Diagnosis of Group A Streptococcal Necrotizing Fasciitis by Using PCR To Amplify the Streptococcal Pyrogenic Exotoxin B Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1769-1771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. Bonnet, B. Souweine, G. Gauthier, C. Rich, V. Livrelli, J. Sirot, B. Joly, and C. Forestier

Non-O157:H7 Stx2-Producing Escherichia coli Strains Associated with Sporadic Cases of Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome in Adults
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1777-1780. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Günter Klein, Edith Zill, Ralf Schindler, and Jacobus Louwers

Peritonitis Associated with Vancomycin-Resistant Lactobacillus rhamnosus in a Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Patient: Organism Identification, Antibiotic Therapy, and Case Report
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1781-1783. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chikako Mochida, Yoichi Hirakata, Junichi Matsuda, Fumiaki Iori, Yumi Ozaki, Michiko Nakano, Koichi Hamaguchi, Koichi Izumikawa, Toshiyuki Yamaguchi, Kazunori Tomono, Shigefumi Maesaki, Yasuaki Yamada, Shigeru Kohno, and Shimeru Kamihira

Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Bilophila wadsworthia Isolates Submitted for Routine Laboratory Examination
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1790-1792. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James A. Higgins, Suzana Radulovic, Bruce H. Noden, Jill M. Troyer, and Abdu F. Azad

Reverse Transcriptase PCR Amplification of Rickettsia typhi from Infected Mammalian Cells and Insect Vectors
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1793-1794. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sophia M. Franck, Brad T. Bosworth, and Harley W. Moon

Multiplex PCR for Enterotoxigenic, Attaching and Effacing, and Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains from Calves
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1795-1797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patricia M. Desmarchelier, Sima S. Bilge, Narelle Fegan, Leanne Mills, James C. Vary, Jr., and Phillip I. Tarr

A PCR Specific for Escherichia coli O157 Based on the rfb Locus Encoding O157 Lipopolysaccharide
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1801-1804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lucinda M. C. Hall and Brigid Duke

Conservation of Restriction Sites in Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae with Diverse Restriction Fragment Patterns
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1805-1807. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Arto Kokkola, Hilpi Rautelin, Pauli Puolakkainen, Pentti Sipponen, Martti Färkkilä, Reijo Haapiainen, and Timo U. Kosunen

Positive Result by Serology Indicates Active Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients with Atrophic Gastritis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1808-1810. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

Anna Maria Tortorano, Maria Anna Viviani, Francesco Barchiesi, Daniela Arzeni, Anna Lisa Rigoni, Massimo Cogliati, Patrizia Compagnucci, and Giorgio Scalise

Comparison of Three Methods for Testing Azole Susceptibilities of Candida albicans Strains Isolated Sequentially from Oral Cavities of AIDS Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1578-1583. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Paul E. Verweij, Zoran Erjavec, Wim Sluiters, Wil Goessens, Marja Rozenberg-Arska, Yvette J. Debets-Ossenkopp, Henri F. L. Guiot, and Jacques F. G. M. Meis

Detection of Antigen in Sera of Patients with Invasive Aspergillosis: Intra- and Interlaboratory Reproducibility
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1612-1616. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Frank-Michael C. Müller, Katherine E. Werner, Miki Kasai, Andrea Francesconi, Stephen J. Chanock, and Thomas J. Walsh

Rapid Extraction of Genomic DNA from Medically Important Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi by High-Speed Cell Disruption
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1625-1629. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B. M. Mannarelli and C. P. Kurtzman

Rapid Identification of Candida albicans and Other Human Pathogenic Yeasts by Using Short Oligonucleotides in a PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1634-1641. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Margarete Aparecida Salina, Maria Aparecida Shikanai-Yasuda, Rinaldo Poncio Mendes, Benedito Barraviera, and Maria José Soares Mendes Giannini

Detection of Circulating Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Antigen in Urine of Paracoccidioidomycosis Patients before and during Treatment
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1723-1728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Brahm H. Segal, Thomas J. Walsh, Johnson M. Liu, Jon D. Wilson, and Kyung J. Kwon-Chung

Invasive Infection with Fusarium chlamydosporum in a Patient with Aplastic Anemia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1772-1776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Omran F. Osman, Linda Oskam, Nel C. M. Kroon, Gerard J. Schoone, El-Tahir A. G. Khalil, Ahmed M. El-Hassan, Ed E. Zijlstra, and Piet A. Kager

Use of PCR for Diagnosis of Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1621-1624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Heinz Rinder, Klaus Janitschke, Horst Aspöck, Alexandre J. Da Silva, Peter Deplazes, Daniel P. Fedorko, Caspar Franzen, Ursula Futh, Frank Hünger, Anselm Lehmacher, Christian G. Meyer, Jean-Michel Molina, Jörg Sandfort, Rainer Weber, Thomas Löscher, and the Diagnostic Multicenter Study Group on Microsporidia

Blinded, Externally Controlled Multicenter Evaluation of Light Microscopy and PCR for Detection of Microsporidia in Stool Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1814-1818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters:

María Pía Roiz, Francisco Galo Peralta, Reina Valle, and Rafael Arjona

Microbiological Diagnosis of Brucellosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1819. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marianne Lebbad and Michael Willcox

Spores of Henneguya salminicola in Human Stool Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1820. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

Trudy O. Messmer, Stephen K. Skelton, John F. Moroney, Harry Daugharty, and Barry S. Fields

Application of a Nested, Multiplex PCR to Psittacosis Outbreaks
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 1821. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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