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Minireviews:

Michel G. Bergeron and Marc Ouellette

Preventing Antibiotic Resistance through Rapid Genotypic Identification of Bacteria and of Their Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2169-2172. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Ken Katakura, Shin-Ichiro Kawazu, Toshimitsu Naya, Koichi Nagakura, Mamoru Ito, Masamichi Aikawa, Jing-Qi Qu, Li-Ren Guan, Xin-Pin Zuo, Jun-Jie Chai, K.-P. Chang, and Yoshitsugu Matsumoto

Diagnosis of Kala-Azar by Nested PCR Based on Amplification of the Leishmania Mini-Exon Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2173-2177. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gabriela Chioralia, Thomas Trammer, Helge Kampen, and Hanns M. Seitz

Relevant Criteria for Detecting Microsporidia in Stool Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2279-2283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Keith G. Mansfield, Angela Carville, Daniel Hebert, Laura Chalifoux, Daniel Shvetz, K. C. Lin, S. Tzipori, and Andrew A. Lackner

Localization of Persistent Enterocytozoon bieneusi Infection in Normal Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) to the Hepatobiliary Tree
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2336-2338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Daniel Tena, Montserrat Pérez Simón, Carmen Gimeno, María Teresa Pérez Pomata, Soledad Illescas, Izaskun Amondarain, Alejandro González, Jesús Domínguez, and Julia Bisquert

Human Infection with Hymenolepis diminuta: Case Report from Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2375-2376. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Olivier Ridoux, Cédric Foucault, and Michel Drancourt

Purification of Encephalitozoon Cultures Contaminated by Mycoplasmas by Murine Intraperitoneal Inoculation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2380-2382. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

Haru Kato, Naoki Kato, Kunitomo Watanabe, Naoichi Iwai, Haruhi Nakamura, Toshinobu Yamamoto, Kanzo Suzuki, Shin-Moo Kim, Yunsop Chong, and Eddy Bagus Wasito

Identification of Toxin A-Negative, Toxin B-Positive Clostridium difficile by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2178-2182. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jan M. Bell, James C. Paton, and John Turnidge

Emergence of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci in Australia: Phenotypic and Genotypic Characteristics of Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2187-2190. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pirkko Kotilainen, Jari Jalava, Olli Meurman, Olli-Pekka Lehtonen, Esa Rintala, Olli-Pekka Seppälä, Erkki Eerola, and Simo Nikkari

Diagnosis of Meningococcal Meningitis by Broad-Range Bacterial PCR with Cerebrospinal Fluid
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2205-2209. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G. Q. Zhang, A. Hotta, M. Mizutani, T. Ho, T. Yamaguchi, H. Fukushi, and K. Hirai

Direct Identification of Coxiella burnetii Plasmids in Human Sera by Nested PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2210-2213. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. J. Jackson, A. J. Fox, D. M. Jones, D. R. A. Wareing, and D. N. Hutchinson

Associations between Heat-Stable (O) and Heat-Labile (HL) Serogroup Antigens of Campylobacter jejuni: Evidence for Interstrain Relationships within Three O/HL Serovars
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2223-2228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maja Rupnik, Véronique Avesani, Miha Janc, Christoph von Eichel-Streiber, and Michel Delmée

A Novel Toxinotyping Scheme and Correlation of Toxinotypes with Serogroups of Clostridium difficile Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2240-2247. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marcel Sluijter, Howard Faden, Ronald de Groot, Nicole Lemmens, Wil H. F. Goessens, Alex van Belkum, and Peter W. M. Hermans

Molecular Characterization of Pneumococcal Nasopharynx Isolates Collected from Children during Their First 2 Years of Life
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2248-2253. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Günter Kampf, Christoph Lecke, Ann-Katrin Cimbal, Klaus Weist, and Henning Rüden

Evaluation of Mannitol Salt Agar for Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus by Disk Diffusion and Agar Screening
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2254-2257. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yoshio Yamaoka, Tadashi Kodama, Kei Kashima, David Y. Graham, and Antonia R. Sepulveda

Variants of the 3' Region of the cagA Gene in Helicobacter pylori Isolates from Patients with Different H. pylori-Associated Diseases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2258-2263. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pak-Leong Lim, Frankie C. H. Tam, Yuet-Meng Cheong, and M. Jegathesan

One-Step 2-Minute Test To Detect Typhoid-Specific Antibodies Based on Particle Separation in Tubes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2271-2278. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James A. Higgins, John Ezzell, B. Joseph Hinnebusch, Michelle Shipley, Erik A. Henchal, and M. Sofi Ibrahim

5' Nuclease PCR Assay To Detect Yersinia pestis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2284-2288. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nancye C. Clark, Lucia M. Teixeira, Richard R. Facklam, and Fred C. Tenover

Detection and Differentiation of vanC-1, vanC-2, and vanC-3 Glycopeptide Resistance Genes in Enterococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2294-2297. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

W. Michael Dunne, Jr. and Carol A. Holland-Staley

Comparison of NNA Agar Culture and Selective Broth Culture for Detection of Group B Streptococcal Colonization in Women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2298-2300. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. M. Ridley, E. J. Threlfall, and B. Rowe

Genotypic Characterization of Salmonella enteritidis Phage Types by Plasmid Analysis, Ribotyping, and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2314-2321. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Francesca Condorelli, Guido Scalia, Giuditta Calì, Bruno Rossetti, Giuseppe Nicoletti, and Anna M. Lo Bue

Isolation of Porphyromonas gingivalis and Detection of Immunoglobulin A Specific to Fimbrial Antigen in Gingival Crevicular Fluid
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2322-2325. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. L. Hubbard, D. J. Harrison, C. Moyes, and S. McOrist

Direct Detection of eae-Positive Bacteria in Human and Veterinary Colorectal Specimens by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2326-2330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. Podschun, H. Acktun, J. Okpara, O. Linderkamp, U. Ullmann, and M. Borneff-Lipp

Isolation of Klebsiella planticola from Newborns in a Neonatal Ward
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2331-2332. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christine Y. Turenne, Daryl J. Hoban, James A. Karlowsky, George G. Zhanel, and Amin M. Kabani

Screening of Stool Samples for Identification of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Isolates Should Include the Methyl--DGlucopyranoside Test To Differentiate Nonmotile Enterococcus gallinarum from E. faecium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2333-2335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Peter Feng, Robin C. Sandlin, Choong H. Park, Richard A. Wilson, and Mitsuaki Nishibuchi

Identification of a Rough Strain of Escherichia coli O157:H7 That Produces No Detectable O157 Antigen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2339-2341. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. A. P. Fijen, E. J. Kuijper, J. Dankert, M. R. Daha, and D. A. Caugant

Characterization of Neisseria meningitidis Strains Causing Disease in Complement-Deficient and Complement-Sufficient Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2342-2345. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kristin Stuertz, Imke Merx, Helmut Eiffert, Erich Schmutzhard, Michael Mäder, and Roland Nau

Enzyme Immunoassay Detecting Teichoic and Lipoteichoic Acids versus Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture and Latex Agglutination for Diagnosis of Streptococcus pneumoniae Meningitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2346-2348. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B. Toye, W. Woods, M. Bobrowska, and K. Ramotar

Inhibition of PCR in Genital and Urine Specimens Submitted for Chlamydia trachomatis Testing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2356-2358. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bernard Beall, Richard R. Facklam, Delois M. Jackson, and Holly H. Starling

Rapid Screening for Penicillin Susceptibility of Systemic Pneumococcal Isolates by Restriction Enzyme Profiling of the pbp2B Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2359-2362. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pascal Vannuffel, Pierre-François Laterre, Michele Bouyer, Jacques Gigi, Bernard Vandercam, Marc Reynaert, and Jean-Luc Gala

Rapid and Specific Molecular Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Endotracheal Aspirates from Mechanically Ventilated Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2366-2368. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Stephan Miehlke, Alexander Meining, Andrea Morgner, Ekkehard Bayerdörffer, Norbert Lehn, Manfred Stolte, David Y. Graham, and Mae F. Go

Frequency of vacA Genotypes and Cytotoxin Activity in Helicobacter pylori Associated with Low-Grade Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2369-2370. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Abdul H. Chagla, Alexander A. Borczyk, Richard R. Facklam, and Marguerite Lovgren

Breast Abscess Associated with Helcococcus kunzii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2377-2379. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Luis Alcalá, Fernando García-Garrote, Emilia Cercenado, Teresa Peláez, Gema Ramos, and Emilio Bouza

Comparison of Broth Microdilution Method Using Haemophilus Test Medium and Agar Dilution Method for Susceptibility Testing of Eikenella corrodens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2386-2388. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Mitchell S. Pate, Paula B. Dixon, Kim Hardy, Mark Crosby, and E. W. Hook, III

Evaluation of the Biostar Chlamydia OIA Assay with Specimens from Women Attending a Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2183-2186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. P. Verkooyen, D. Willemse, S. C. A. M. Hiep-van Casteren, S. A. Mousavi Joulandan, R. J. Snijder, J. M. M. van den Bosch, H. P. T. van Helden, M. F. Peeters, and H. A. Verbrugh

Evaluation of PCR, Culture, and Serology for Diagnosis of Chlamydia pneumoniae Respiratory Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2301-2307. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Anne M. Lang, Jesus Feris-Iglesias, Chabela Pena, Jacqueline F. Sanchez, Leslie Stockman, Paul Rys, Glenn D. Roberts, Nancy K. Henry, David H. Persing, and Franklin R. Cockerill, III

Clinical Evaluation of the Gen-Probe Amplified Direct Test for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Organisms in Cerebrospinal Fluid
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2191-2194. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James A. Triccas, Paul W. Roche, and Warwick J. Britton

Specific Serological Diagnosis of Leprosy with a Recombinant Mycobacterium leprae Protein Purified from a Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Host
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2363-2365. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Tetsu Yamashiro, Noboru Nakasone, Naomi Higa, Masaaki Iwanaga, Sithat Insisiengmay, Traykhouane Phounane, Khampheuy Munnalath, Noikaseumsy Sithivong, Lay Sisavath, Boonang Phanthauamath, Khampheng Chomlasak, Phonsamay Sisulath, and Praseunthong Vongsanith

Etiological Study of Diarrheal Patients in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2195-2199. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jan Kluytmans, Hans Berg, Paul Steegh, François Vandenesch, Jerome Etienne, and Alex van Belkum

Outbreak of Staphylococcus schleiferi Wound Infections: Strain Characterization by Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis, PCR Ribotyping, Conventional Ribotyping, and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2214-2219. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maria Zambon, Tim Bull, Carol J. Sadler, John M. Goldman, and Katherine N. Ward

Molecular Epidemiology of Two Consecutive Outbreaks of Parainfluenza 3 in a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2289-2293. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

Sarah P. Franzot, Bettina C. Fries, Wendy Cleare, and Arturo Casadevall

Genetic Relationship between Cryptococcus neoformans var. neoformans Strains of Serotypes A and D
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2200-2204. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David Metzgar, Alex van Belkum, Dawn Field, Richard Haubrich, and Christopher Wills

Random Amplification of Polymorphic DNA and Microsatellite Genotyping of Pre- and Posttreatment Isolates of Candida spp. from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients on Different Fluconazole Regimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2308-2313. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michael R. McGinnis and Lester Pasarell

In Vitro Testing of Susceptibilities of Filamentous Ascomycetes to Voriconazole, Itraconazole, and Amphotericin B, with Consideration of Phylogenetic Implications
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2353-2355. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jianping Xu, Rytas Vilgalys, and Thomas G. Mitchell

Colony Size Can Be Used To Determine the MIC of Fluconazole for Pathogenic Yeasts
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2383-2385. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

J. C. Mendez, G. W. Procop, M. J. Espy, C. V. Paya, and T. F. Smith

Detection and Semiquantitative Analysis of Human Herpesvirus 8 DNA in Specimens from Patients with Kaposi's Sarcoma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2220-2222. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. B. Domingues, F. D. Lakeman, M. S. Mayo, and R. J. Whitley

Application of Competitive PCR to Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from Patients with Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2229-2234. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bernard Weber, El Hadji Mbargane Fall, Annemarie Berger, and Hans Wilhelm Doerr

Reduction of Diagnostic Window by New Fourth-Generation Human Immunodeficiency Virus Screening Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2235-2239. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Adeline M. Hajjar, Paul F. Lewis, Yohannes Endeshaw, Jackoniah Ndinya-Achola, Joan K. Kreiss, and Julie Overbaugh

Efficient Isolation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA from Cervical Swabs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2349-2352. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anna Casabianca, Giuliana Vallanti, and Mauro Magnani

Competitive PCR for Quantification of BM5d Proviral DNA in Mice with AIDS
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2371-2374. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pedro de la Iglesia, Santiago Melón, Beatriz López, Mercedes Rodriguez, Maria I. Blanco, Purificación Mellado, and Maria de Oña

Rapid Screening Tests for Determining In Vitro Susceptibility of Herpes Simplex Virus Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2389-2391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

G. E. Duhamel, D. J. Trott, N. Muniappa, M. R. Mathiesen, K. Tarasiuk, J. I. Lee, and D. J. Hampson

Canine Intestinal Spirochetes Consist of Serpulina pilosicoli and a Newly Identified Group Provisionally Designated "Serpulina canis" sp. nov.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2264-2270. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters:

Podila S. Sarma and Smruti Mohanty

Pediococcus acidilactici Pneumonitis and Bacteremia in a Pregnant Woman
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2392-2393. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Benu Dhawan, Rama Chaudhry, Baijayanti Mala Mishra, and Rajiv Agarwal

Isolation of Shewanella putrefaciens from a Rheumatic Heart Disease Patient with Infective Endocarditis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2394. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B. François, V. Gissot, M. C. Ploy, and P. Vignon

Recurrent Septic Shock Due to Streptococcus suis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2395. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G. Ravizzola, N. Manca, F. Dima, C. Signorini, E. Garrafa, and A. Turano

Isolation of a Clostridium Exotoxin Producer Other than Clostridium difficile from a Patient with Diarrhea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2396. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

Diane D. Cundiff, Cynthia Besch-Williford, Reuel R. Hook, Jr., Craig L. Franklin, and Lela K. Riley

Detection of Cilia-Associated Respiratory Bacillus by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2397. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Author's Correction:

Jesús Blázquez, Luz Elena Espinosa de Los Monteros, Sofia Samper, Carlos Martín, Antonio Guerrero, Javier Cobo, Jan Van Embden, Fernando Baquero, and Enrique Gómez-Mampaso

Genetic Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium bovis Strains from a Hospital Outbreak Involving Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2398. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Luz Elena Espinosa de los Monteros, Juan Carlos Galán, Montserrat Gutiérrez, Sofía Samper, Juan F. García Marín, Carlos Martín, Lucas Domínguez, Luis de Rafael, Fernando Baquero, Enrique Gómez-Mampaso, and Jesús Blázquez

Allele-Specific PCR Method Based on pncA and oxyR Sequences for Distinguishing Mycobacterium bovis from Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Intraspecific M. bovis pncA Sequence Polymorphism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998 36: 2398. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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