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Sandra S. Richter

Laboratory Assays for Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis C Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4407-4412. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Joerg Blessmann, Heidrun Buss, Phuong A. Ton Nu, Binh T. Dinh, Quynh T. Viet Ngo, An Le Van, Mohamed D. Abd Alla, Terry F. H. G. Jackson, Jonathan I. Ravdin, and Egbert Tannich

Real-Time PCR for Detection and Differentiation of Entamoeba histolytica and Entamoeba dispar in Fecal Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4413-4417. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Priya Joseph, Maritza M. Calderón, Robert H. Gilman, Monica L. Quispe, Jaime Cok, Eduardo Ticona, Victor Chavez, Juan A. Jimenez, Maria C. Chang, Martín J. Lopez, and Carlton A. Evans

Optimization and Evaluation of a PCR Assay for Detecting Toxoplasmic Encephalitis in Patients with AIDS
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4499-4503. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David C. Richardson, Michele Ciach, Kathleen J. Y. Zhong, Ian Crandall, and Kevin C. Kain

Evaluation of the Makromed Dipstick Assay versus PCR for Diagnosis of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in Returned Travelers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4528-4530. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jamshaid Iqbal, Nabila Khalid, and Parsotam R. Hira

Comparison of Two Commercial Assays with Expert Microscopy for Confirmation of Symptomatically Diagnosed Malaria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4675-4678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Peter C. Wever, Yvonne M. C. Henskens, Piet A. Kager, Jacob Dankert, and Tom van Gool

Detection of Imported Malaria with the Cell-Dyn 4000 Hematology Analyzer
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4729-4731. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

David M. Whiley, Melanie W. Syrmis, Ian M. Mackay, and Theo P. Sloots

Detection of Human Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Respiratory Samples by LightCycler Reverse Transcriptase PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4418-4422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Wei-Kung Wang, Tzu-Ling Sung, Yu-Chen Tsai, Chuan-Liang Kao, Shu-Mei Chang, and Chwan-Chuen King

Detection of Dengue Virus Replication in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from Dengue Virus Type 2-Infected Patients by a Reverse Transcription-Real-Time PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4472-4478. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Junkun He, Bruce L. Innis, Mrigendra P. Shrestha, Edward T. Clayson, Robert M. Scott, Kenneth J. Linthicum, Guy G. Musser, Scott C. Gigliotti, Leonard N. Binn, Robert A. Kuschner, and David W. Vaughn

Evidence that Rodents Are a Reservoir of Hepatitis E Virus for Humans in Nepal
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4493-4498. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrícia A. Brindeiro, Rodrigo M. Brindeiro, Cláudio Mortensen, Kurt Hertogs, Veronique De Vroey, Norma P. M. Rubini, Fernando S. Sion, Carlos A. M. De Sá, Deisy M. Machado, Regina C. M. Succi, and Amilcar Tanuri

Testing Genotypic and Phenotypic Resistance in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Isolates of Clade B and Other Clades from Children Failing Antiretroviral Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4512-4519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Markus Stöcher and Jörg Berg

Normalized Quantification of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA by Competitive Real-Time PCR on the LightCycler Instrument
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4547-4553. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Stefania Manzara, Michele Muscillo, Giuseppina La Rosa, Cinzia Marianelli, Paola Cattani, and Giovanni Fadda

Molecular Identification and Typing of Enteroviruses Isolated from Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4554-4560. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. E. Engle, C. Yu, S. U. Emerson, X.-J. Meng, and R. H. Purcell

Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Capsid Antigens Derived from Viruses of Human and Swine Origin Are Equally Efficient for Detecting Anti-HEV by Enzyme Immunoassay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4576-4580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

F. Clement, P. Dewint, and G. Leroux-Roels

Evaluation of a New Rapid Test for the Combined Detection of Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigen and Hepatitis B Virus e Antigen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4603-4606. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Francesco Broccolo, Giuseppe Locatelli, Loredana Sarmati, Sara Piergiovanni, Fabrizio Veglia, Massimo Andreoni, Stefano Buttò, Barbara Ensoli, Paolo Lusso, and Mauro S. Malnati

Calibrated Real-Time PCR Assay for Quantitation of Human Herpesvirus 8 DNA in Biological Fluids
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4652-4658. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Daniela Hüssy, Fredi Janett, Sarah Albini, Norbert Stäuber, Rico Thun, and Mathias Ackermann

Analysis of the Pathogenetic Basis for Shedding and Transmission of Ovine Gamma Herpesvirus 2
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4700-4704. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Thea K. Fischer, Hans Steinsland, and Palle Valentiner-Branth

Rotavirus Particles Can Survive Storage in Ambient Tropical Temperatures for More than 2 Months
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4763-4764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Giulio Pisani, Karen Cristiano, Maria Wirz, Guillermo M. Bisso, and Giuliano Gentili

Overestimation of the Hepatitis C Virus RNA Content of Reference Preparations by the AMPLICOR HCV Monitor Test, Version 2.0
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

Xander W. Huijsdens, Ronald K. Linskens, Mariëtte Mak, Stephan G. M. Meuwissen, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, and Paul H. M. Savelkoul

Quantification of Bacteria Adherent to Gastrointestinal Mucosa by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4423-4427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Joaquim Ruiz, Karine Simon, Juan P. Horcajada, Maria Velasco, Margarita Barranco, Gloria Roig, Antonio Moreno-Martínez, Jose A. Martínez, Teresa Jiménez de Anta, Josep Mensa, and Jordi Vila

Differences in Virulence Factors among Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli Causing Cystitis and Pyelonephritis in Women and Prostatitis in Men
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4445-4449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ernesto Liebana, Lourdes Garcia-Migura, Carol Clouting, Felicity A. Clifton-Hadley, Elisabeth Lindsay, E. John Threlfall, Stanley W. J. McDowell, and Robert H. Davies

Multiple Genetic Typing of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium Isolates of Different Phage Types (DT104, U302, DT204b, and DT49) from Animals and Humans in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4450-4456. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gregory J. Tyrrell, Marguerite Lovgren, Betty Forwick, Nancy P. Hoe, James M. Musser, and James A. Talbot

M Types of Group A Streptococcal Isolates Submitted to the National Centre for Streptococcus (Canada) from 1993 to 1999
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4466-4471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

W. L. Zhang, B. Köhler, E. Oswald, L. Beutin, H. Karch, S. Morabito, A. Caprioli, S. Suerbaum, and H. Schmidt

Genetic Diversity of Intimin Genes of Attaching and Effacing Escherichia coli Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4486-4492. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ping Cao and Timothy L. Cover

Two Different Families of hopQ Alleles in Helicobacter pylori
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4504-4511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Paula Mölling, Susanne Jacobsson, Anders Bäckman, and Per Olcén

Direct and Rapid Identification and Genogrouping of Meningococci and porA Amplification by LightCycler PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4531-4535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hajo Grundmann, Satoshi Hori, Mark C. Enright, Carol Webster, Adriana Tami, Edward J. Feil, and Tyrone Pitt

Determining the Genetic Structure of the Natural Population of Staphylococcus aureus: a Comparison of Multilocus Sequence Typing with Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis, and Phage Typing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4544-4546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Prashini Moodley, Iona M. C. Martin, Catherine A. Ison, and A. Willem Sturm

Typing of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Reveals Rapid Reinfection in Rural South Africa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4567-4570. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. R. Bergmann, B. L. Schmidt, A.-M. Derler, and E. Aberer

Importance of Sample Preparation for Molecular Diagnosis of Lyme Borreliosis from Urine
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4581-4584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marjut Eklund, Kirsikka Leino, and Anja Siitonen

Clinical Escherichia coli Strains Carrying stx Genes: stx Variants and stx-Positive Virulence Profiles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4585-4593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

T. Broman, H. Palmgren, S. Bergström, M. Sellin, J. Waldenström, M.-L. Danielsson-Tham, and B. Olsen

Campylobacter jejuni in Black-Headed Gulls (Larus ridibundus): Prevalence, Genotypes, and Influence on C. jejuni Epidemiology
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4594-4602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yasmin N. Parsons, Stavroula Panagea, Catherine H. M. Smart, Martin J. Walshaw, C. Anthony Hart, and Craig Winstanley

Use of Subtractive Hybridization To Identify a Diagnostic Probe for a Cystic Fibrosis Epidemic Strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4607-4611. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jason Farlow, Danielle Postic, Kimothy L. Smith, Zack Jay, Guy Baranton, and Paul Keim

Strain Typing of Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia afzelii, and Borrelia garinii by Using Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4612-4618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Peter Lowe, Catherine Engler, and Robert Norton

Comparison of Automated and Nonautomated Systems for Identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4625-4627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tiina Vilkuna-Rautiainen, Pirkko J. Pussinen, Kimmo Mattila, Marja Vesanen, Heidi Åhman, Basak Dogan, and Sirkka Asikainen

Antigenically Diverse Reference Strains and Autologous Strains of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Are Equally Efficient Antigens in Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4640-4645. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. Simjee, D. G. White, P. F. McDermott, D. D. Wagner, M. J. Zervos, S. M. Donabedian, L. L. English, J. R. Hayes, and R. D. Walker

Characterization of Tn1546 in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolated from Canine Urinary Tract Infections: Evidence of Gene Exchange between Human and Animal Enterococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4659-4665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shelley C. Rankin, Helen Aceto, Jennifer Cassidy, Jeff Holt, Sheri Young, Brenda Love, Deepanker Tewari, Donald S. Munro, and Charles E. Benson

Molecular Characterization of Cephalosporin-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Newport Isolates from Animals in Pennsylvania
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4679-4684. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shelton E. Murinda, Lien T. Nguyen, Susan J. Ivey, Raul A. Almeida, and Stephen P. Oliver

Novel Single-Tube Agar-Based Test System for Motility Enhancement and Immunocapture of Escherichia coli O157:H7 by H7 Flagellar Antigen-Specific Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4685-4690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

B. Dillon, J. Valenzuela, R. Don, D. Blanckenberg, D. I. Wigney, R. Malik, A. J. Morris, J. M. Robson, and J. Iredell

Limited Diversity among Human Isolates of Bartonella henselae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4691-4699. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Elizabeth A. Mothershed, Pamela K. Cassiday, Kevin Pierson, Leonard W. Mayer, and Tanja Popovic

Development of a Real-Time Fluorescence PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of the Diphtheria Toxin Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4713-4719. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dmitriy Volokhov, Avraham Rasooly, Konstantin Chumakov, and Vladimir Chizhikov

Identification of Listeria Species by Microarray-Based Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4720-4728. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Agnès Fouet, Kimothy L. Smith, Chris Keys, Josée Vaissaire, Claudine Le Doujet, Martine Lévy, Michèle Mock, and Paul Keim

Diversity among French Bacillus anthracis Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4732-4734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D. Huegli, C. M. Hu, P.-F. Humair, B. Wilske, and L. Gern

Apodemus Species Mice Are Reservoir Hosts of Borrelia garinii OspA Serotype 4 in Switzerland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4735-4737. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gehua Wang, Clifford G. Clark, Tracy M. Taylor, Chad Pucknell, Connie Barton, Lawrence Price, David L. Woodward, and Frank G. Rodgers

Colony Multiplex PCR Assay for Identification and Differentiation of Campylobacter jejuni, C. coli, C. lari, C. upsaliensis, and C. fetus subsp. fetus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4744-4747. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Howard Faden, Michael Heimerl, Gail Goodman, Peter Winkelstein, and Chelikani Varma

New Technique (the NOW Test) for Rapid Detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae in the Nasopharynx
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4748-4749. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chang-Young Park, Yong-Kyun Cho, Tadashi Kodama, Hala M. T. El-Zimaity, Michael S. Osato, David Y. Graham, and Yoshio Yamaoka

New Serological Assay for Detection of Putative Helicobacter pylori Virulence Factors
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4753-4756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. W. Snyder, G. K. Munier, G. D. Bostic, P. S. Bozigar, and R. Hanna

Evaluation of a Plastic Nonvented Aerobic Blood Culture Bottle for Use with the BacT/ALERT Microbial Detection System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4757-4759. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Richard W. McLaughlin, Hojatollah Vali, Peter C. K. Lau, Roger G. E. Palfree, Angela De Ciccio, Marc Sirois, Darakhshan Ahmad, Richard Villemur, Marcel Desrosiers, and Eddie C. S. Chan

Are There Naturally Occurring Pleomorphic Bacteria in the Blood of Healthy Humans?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4771-4775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Adriana S. Limansky, María Alejandra Mussi, and Alejandro M. Viale

Loss of a 29-Kilodalton Outer Membrane Protein in Acinetobacter baumannii Is Associated with Imipenem Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4776-4778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. Bhanumathi, F. Sabeena, Sree Renjini Isac, G. Radhakutty, and D. V. Singh

Characterization of a Toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O139 Strain Belonging to a New Ribotype and Isolated from a Diarrheal Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4779-4781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Deborah J. Jespersen, Thomas F. Smith, Jon E. Rosenblatt, and Franklin R. Cockerill III

Comparison of the Borrelia DotBlot G, MarDx, and VIDAS Enzyme Immunoassays for Detecting Immunoglobulin G Antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi in Human Serum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4782-4784. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Petra Apfalter, Ojan Assadian, Francesco Blasi, Jens Boman, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Michael Kundi, Athanasios Makristathis, Marion Nehr, Manfred L. Rotter, and Alexander M. Hirschl

Reliability of Nested PCR for Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in Atheromas: Results from a Multicenter Study Applying Standardized Protocols
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4428-4434. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Cengiz Cavusoglu, Suleyha Hilmioglu, Sevinc Guneri, and Altinay Bilgic

Characterization of rpoB Mutations in Rifampin-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from Turkey by DNA Sequencing and Line Probe Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4435-4438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. M. Warren, E. M. Streicher, S. L. Sampson, G. D. van der Spuy, M. Richardson, D. Nguyen, M. A. Behr, T. C. Victor, and P. D. van Helden

Microevolution of the Direct Repeat Region of Mycobacterium tuberculosis: Implications for Interpretation of Spoligotyping Data
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4457-4465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Evgueni Savine, Robin M. Warren, Gian D. van der Spuy, Nulda Beyers, Paul D. van Helden, Camille Locht, and Philip Supply

Stability of Variable-Number Tandem Repeats of Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Units from 12 Loci in Serial Isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4561-4566. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. G. M. van der Zanden, K. Kremer, L. M. Schouls, K. Caimi, A. Cataldi, A. Hulleman, N. J. D. Nagelkerke, and D. van Soolingen

Improvement of Differentiation and Interpretability of Spoligotyping for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Isolates by Introduction of New Spacer Oligonucleotides
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4628-4639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Albert García-Quintanilla, Julián González-Martín, Griselda Tudó, Mateu Espasa, and María T. Jiménez de Anta

Simultaneous Identification of Mycobacterium Genus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Clinical Samples by 5'-Exonuclease Fluorogenic PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4646-4651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tomotada Iwamoto, Toshiaki Sonobe, and Kozaburo Hayashi

Novel Algorithm Identifies Species in a Polymycobacterial Sample by Fluorescence Capillary Electrophoresis-Based Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4705-4712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nami Konomi, Eve Lebwohl, Ken Mowbray, Ian Tattersall, and David Zhang

Detection of Mycobacterial DNA in Andean Mummies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4738-4740. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Walter G. Park, William R. Bishai, Richard E. Chaisson, and Susan E. Dorman

Performance of the Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility Assay in Drug Susceptibility Testing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4750-4752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Jen-Ren Wang, Huey-Pin Tsai, Sen-Wen Huang, Pin-Hwa Kuo, David Kiang, and Ching-Chuan Liu

Laboratory Diagnosis and Genetic Analysis of an Echovirus 30-Associated Outbreak of Aseptic Meningitis in Taiwan in 2001
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4439-4444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Claudio T. Sacchi, Anne M. Whitney, Michael W. Reeves, Leonard W. Mayer, and Tanja Popovic

Sequence Diversity of Neisseria meningitidis 16S rRNA Genes and Use of 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing as a Molecular Subtyping Tool
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4520-4527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David Martín-Lozano, José Miguel Cisneros, Berta Becerril, Lucila Cuberos, Trinidad Prados, Carlos Ortíz-Leyba, Elías Cañas, and Jerónimo Pachón

Comparison of a Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic Sequence-Based PCR Method and Clinical and Microbiological Methods for Determining Strain Sources in Cases of Nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4571-4575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Giovanni M. Giammanco, Sarina Pignato, Francine Grimont, Patrick A. D. Grimont, Alfredo Caprioli, Stefano Morabito, and Giuseppe Giammanco

Characterization of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolated in Italy and in France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4619-4624. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

W.-L. Yu, R. N. Jones, R. J. Hollis, S. A. Messer, D. J. Biedenbach, L. M. Deshpande, and M. A. Pfaller

Molecular Epidemiology of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing, Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae in Taiwan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4666-4669. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

F. Lopez-Otsoa, L. Gallego, K. J. Towner, L. Tysall, N. Woodford, and D. M. Livermore

Endemic Carbapenem Resistance Associated with OXA-40 Carbapenemase among Acinetobacter baumannii Isolates from a Hospital in Northern Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4741-4743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sujatha Narayanan, Sulochana Das, Renu Garg, Lalitha Hari, Vijay Bhaskara Rao, Thomas R. Frieden, and P. R. Narayanan

Molecular Epidemiology of Tuberculosis in a Rural Area of High Prevalence in South India: Implications for Disease Control and Prevention
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4785-4788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

P. A. Reichart, L. P. Samaranayake, Y. H. Samaranayake, M. Grote, E. Pow, and B. Cheung

High Oral Prevalence of Candida krusei in Leprosy Patients in Northern Thailand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4479-4485. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Duane R. Hospenthal, Clinton K. Murray, Miriam L. Beckius, Judith A. Green, and David P. Dooley

Persistence of Pigment Production by Yeast Isolates Grown on CHROMagar Candida Medium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4768-4770. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

C. G. Harper, Y. Feng, S. Xu, N. S. Taylor, M. Kinsel, F. E. Dewhirst, B. J. Paster, M. Greenwell, G. Levine, A. Rogers, and J. G. Fox

Helicobacter cetorum sp. nov., a Urease-Positive Helicobacter Species Isolated from Dolphins and Whales
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4536-4543. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Angela M. Mexas, Susan I. Hancock, and Edward B. Breitschwerdt

Bartonella henselae and Bartonella elizabethae as Potential Canine Pathogens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4670-4674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Desmond M. Collins, May De Zoete, and Sonia M. Cavaignac

Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Strains from Cattle and Sheep Can Be Distinguished by a PCR Test Based on a Novel DNA Sequence Difference
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4760-4762. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Navkiran K. Shokar, Gurjeet S. Shokar, Jamal Islam, and Alvah R. Cass

Roseomonas gilardii Infection: Case Report and Review
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4789-4791. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dalius J. Briedis, Ali Khamessan, Richard W. McLaughlin, Hojatollah Vali, Maria Panaritou, and Eddie C. S. Chan

Isolation of Campylobacter fetus subsp. fetus from a Patient with Cellulitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4792-4796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. Iturriza-Gómara, I. A. Auchterlonie, W. Zaw, P. Molyneaux, U. Desselberger, and J. Gray

Rotavirus Gastroenteritis and Central Nervous System (CNS) Infection: Characterization of the VP7 and VP4 Genes of Rotavirus Strains Isolated from Paired Fecal and Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples from a Child with CNS Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4797-4799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

F. Botterel, C. Minozzi, D. Vittecoq, and P. Bourée

Pulmonary Localization of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in an AIDS Patient: Case Report and Review
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4800-4801. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

C. Willis, T. Wilson, M. Greenwood, and L. Ward

Pet Reptiles Associated with a Case of Salmonellosis in an Infant Were Carrying Multiple Strains of Salmonella
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4802-4803. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Elisabetta Faggi, Gabriella Pini, and Enza Campisi

PCR Fingerprinting for Identification of Common Species of Dermatophytes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4804-4805. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

Susan Sanchez, M. A. McCrackin Stevenson, Charlene R. Hudson, Marie Maier, Tameka Buffington, Quyen Dam, and John J. Maurer

Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli Isolates Associated with Nosocomial Infections in Dogs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4806. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pavel Drevínek, Hana Hrbácková, Ondrej Cinek, Jana Bartosová, Otakar Nyc, Alexandr Nemec, and Petr Pohunek

Direct PCR Detection of Burkholderia cepacia Complex and Identification of Its Genomovars by Using Sputum as Source of DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002 40: 4806. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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