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Minireviews:

Tracy D. Wilkins and David M. Lyerly

Clostridium difficile Testing: after 20 Years, Still Challenging
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 531-534. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

Herbert Leonel de Matos Guedes, Allan Jefferson Guimarães, Mauro de Medeiros Muniz, Claudia Vera Pizzini, Andrew John Hamilton, José Mauro Peralta, George S. Deepe, Jr., and Rosely M. Zancopé-Oliveira

PCR Assay for Identification of Histoplasma capsulatum Based on the Nucleotide Sequence of the M Antigen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 535-539. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Paula Sampaio, Leonor Gusmão, Cíntia Alves, Cidália Pina-Vaz, António Amorim, and Célia Pais

Highly Polymorphic Microsatellite for Identification of Candida albicans Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 552-557. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Birgit Willinger, Alexandra Obradovic, Brigitte Selitsch, Johann Beck-Mannagetta, Walter Buzina, Hannes Braun, Petra Apfalter, Alexander M. Hirschl, Athanasios Makristathis, and Manfred Rotter

Detection and Identification of Fungi from Fungus Balls of the Maxillary Sinus by Molecular Techniques
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 581-585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Spencer W. Redding, William R. Kirkpatrick, Stephen Saville, Brent J. Coco, William White, Annette Fothergill, Michael Rinaldi, Tony Eng, Thomas F. Patterson, and Jose Lopez-Ribot

Multiple Patterns of Resistance to Fluconazole in Candida glabrata Isolates from a Patient with Oropharyngeal Candidiasis Receiving Head and Neck Radiation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 619-622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. L. Halliday and D. A. Carter

Clonal Reproduction and Limited Dispersal in an Environmental Population of Cryptococcus neoformans var. gattii Isolates from Australia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 703-711. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jií Dostál, Petr Hamal, Libuse Pavlícková, Milan Soucek, Tomás Ruml, Iva Pichová, and Olga Hrusková-Heidingsfeldová

Simple Method for Screening Candida Species Isolates for the Presence of Secreted Proteinases: a Tool for the Prediction of Successful Inhibitory Treatment
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 712-716. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Chakrabarti, A. Ghosh, G. S. Prasad, J. K. David, S. Gupta, A. Das, V. Sakhuja, N. K. Panda, S. K. Singh, S. Das, and T. Chakrabarti

Apophysomyces elegans: an Emerging Zygomycete in India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 783-788. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Béatrice Ninet, Isabelle Jan, Olympia Bontems, Barbara Léchenne, Olivier Jousson, Renato Panizzon, Daniel Lew, and Michel Monod

Identification of Dermatophyte Species by 28S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing with a Commercial Kit
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 826-830. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David A. Schofield, Caroline Westwater, Emily E. Paulling, Peter J. Nicholas, and Edward Balish

Detection of Candida albicans mRNA from Formalin-Fixed, Paraffin-Embedded Mouse Tissues by Nested Reverse Transcription-PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 831-834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Ken T. K. Chong, Andy S. P. Leung, Samson S. Y. Wong, Susanna K. P. Lau, and Kwok-Yung Yuen

AFLMP1 Encodes an Antigenic Cell Wall Protein in Aspergillus flavus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 845-850. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Po-Ren Hsueh, Lee-Jene Teng, Shen-Wu Ho, and Kwen-Tay Luh

Catheter-Related Sepsis Due to Rhodotorula glutinis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 857-859. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Paride Abliz, Kazutaka Fukushima, Kayoko Takizawa, Norikazu Nieda, Makoto Miyaji, and Kazuko Nishimura

Rapid Identification of the Genus Fonsecaea by PCR with Specific Oligonucleotide Primers
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 873-876. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Tiago M. Castilho, Jeffrey Jon Shaw, and Lucile M. Floeter-Winter

New PCR Assay Using Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase for Identification of Leishmania Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 540-546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Haruyuki Hirata, Xuenan Xuan, Naoaki Yokoyama, Yoshifumi Nishikawa, Kozo Fujisaki, Naoyoshi Suzuki, and Ikuo Igarashi

Identification of a Specific Antigenic Region of the P82 Protein of Babesia equi and Its Potential Use in Serodiagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 547-551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Stephanie P. Johnston, Melissa M. Ballard, Michael J. Beach, Louise Causer, and Patricia P. Wilkins

Evaluation of Three Commercial Assays for Detection of Giardia and Cryptosporidium Organisms in Fecal Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 623-626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mary J. Homer, Michael J. Lodes, Lisa D. Reynolds, Yanni Zhang, John F. Douglass, Patricia D. McNeill, Raymond L. Houghton, and David H. Persing

Identification and Characterization of Putative Secreted Antigens from Babesia microti
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 723-729. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

C. E. Kazor, P. M. Mitchell, A. M. Lee, L. N. Stokes, W. J. Loesche, F. E. Dewhirst, and B. J. Paster

Diversity of Bacterial Populations on the Tongue Dorsa of Patients with Halitosis and Healthy Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 558-563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jeffrey D. Palumbo, Monica K. Borucki, Robert E. Mandrell, and Lisa Gorski

Serotyping of Listeria monocytogenes by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Identification of Mixed-Serotype Cultures by Colony Immunoblotting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 564-571. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Julien Haroche, Anne Morvan, Marilyne Davi, Jeanine Allignet, François Bimet, and Névine El Solh

Clonal Diversity among Streptogramin A-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates Collected in French Hospitals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 586-591. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Petra Apfalter, Wolfgang Barousch, Marion Nehr, Athanasios Makristathis, Birgit Willinger, Manfred Rotter, and Alexander M. Hirschl

Comparison of a New Quantitative ompA-Based Real-Time PCR TaqMan Assay for Detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae DNA in Respiratory Specimens with Four Conventional PCR Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 592-600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Elliot R. Lawrence, David B. Griffiths, Siobhán A. Martin, Robert C. George, and Lucinda M. C. Hall

Evaluation of Semiautomated Multiplex PCR Assay for Determination of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Serogroups
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 601-607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Jade L. L. Teng, Susanna K. P. Lau, Peggy N. L. Lum, Kit-Wah Leung, Kee-Lam Wong, Kin-Wah Li, Kui-Chun Lam, and Kwok-Yung Yuen

Analysis of a Viridans Group Strain Reveals a Case of Bacteremia Due to Lancefield Group G Alpha-Hemolytic Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis in a Patient with Pyomyositis and Reactive Arthritis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 613-618. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Douglas R. Call, Monica K. Borucki, and Thomas E. Besser

Mixed-Genome Microarrays Reveal Multiple Serotype and Lineage-Specific Differences among Strains of Listeria monocytogenes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 632-639. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Val Hall, Matthew D. Collins, Paul A. Lawson, Roger A. Hutson, Enevold Falsen, Elisabeth Inganas, and Brian Duerden

Characterization of Some Actinomyces-Like Isolates from Human Clinical Sources: Description of Varibaculum cambriensis gen. nov., sp. nov.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 640-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michael Kosoy, Mike Murray, Robert D. Gilmore, Jr., Ying Bai, and Kenneth L. Gage

Bartonella Strains from Ground Squirrels Are Identical to Bartonella washoensis Isolated from a Human Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 645-650. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Laurent Schlegel, Francine Grimont, Patrick A. D. Grimont, and Anne Bouvet

Identification of Major Streptococcal Species by rrn-Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 657-666. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David K. Turgeon, Thomas J. Novicki, John Quick, LaDonna Carlson, Pat Miller, Bruce Ulness, Anne Cent, Rhoda Ashley, Ann Larson, Marie Coyle, Ajit P. Limaye, Brad T. Cookson, and Thomas R. Fritsche

Six Rapid Tests for Direct Detection of Clostridium difficile and Its Toxins in Fecal Samples Compared with the Fibroblast Cytotoxicity Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 667-670. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Peter A. Emanuel, Ryan Bell, Jessica L. Dang, Rebecca McClanahan, John C. David, Robert J. Burgess, Joseph Thompson, Lisa Collins, and Ted Hadfield

Detection of Francisella tularensis within Infected Mouse Tissues by Using a Hand-Held PCR Thermocycler
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 689-693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Simon D. Bélanger, Maurice Boissinot, Natalie Clairoux, François. J. Picard, and Michel G. Bergeron

Rapid Detection of Clostridium difficile in Feces by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 730-734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. Salcedo, L. Arreaza, B. Alcalá, L. de la Fuente, and J. A. Vázquez

Development of a Multilocus Sequence Typing Method for Analysis of Listeria monocytogenes Clones
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 757-762. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Valérie Gauduchon, Lara Chalabreysse, Jerome Etienne, Marie Célard, Yvonne Benito, Hubert Lepidi, Françoise Thivolet-Béjui, and François Vandenesch

Molecular Diagnosis of Infective Endocarditis by PCR Amplification and Direct Sequencing of DNA from Valve Tissue
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 763-766. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Philip E. Coudron, Nancy D. Hanson, and Michael W. Climo

Occurrence of Extended-Spectrum and AmpC Beta-Lactamases in Bloodstream Isolates of Klebsiella pneumoniae: Isolates Harbor Plasmid-Mediated FOX-5 and ACT-1 AmpC Beta-Lactamases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 772-777. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anneke van der Zee, Niels Steer, Eveline Thijssen, Jolande Nelson, Annemarie van't Veen, and Anton Buiting

Use of Multienzyme Multiplex PCR Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Typing in Analysis of Outbreaks of Multiresistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in an Intensive Care Unit
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 798-802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mary D. Bajani, David A. Ashford, Sandra L. Bragg, Christopher W. Woods, Tin Aye, Richard A. Spiegel, Brian D. Plikaytis, Bradley A. Perkins, Maureen Phelan, Paul N. Levett, and Robbin S. Weyant

Evaluation of Four Commercially Available Rapid Serologic Tests for Diagnosis of Leptospirosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 803-809. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Holger Rüssmann, Anne Feydt-Schmidt, Kristin Adler, Daniela Aust, Almuth Fischer, and Sibylle Koletzko

Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Paraffin-Embedded and in Shock-Frozen Gastric Biopsy Samples by Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 813-815. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gül Durmaz, Tercan Us, Aydin Aydinli, Abdurrahman Kiremitci, Nuri Kiraz, and Yurdanur Akgün

Optimum Detection Times for Bacteria and Yeast Species with the BACTEC 9120 Aerobic Blood Culture System: Evaluation for a 5-Year Period in a Turkish University Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 819-821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H. M. Palmer, H. Mallinson, R. L. Wood, and A. J. Herring

Evaluation of the Specificities of Five DNA Amplification Methods for the Detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 835-837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jürgen H. Helbig, Søren A. Uldum, Sverker Bernander, Paul Christian Lück, Günther Wewalka, Bill Abraham, Valeria Gaia, and Timothy G. Harrison

Clinical Utility of Urinary Antigen Detection for Diagnosis of Community-Acquired, Travel-Associated, and Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 838-840. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Andreas Roth, Sebastian Andrees, Reiner M. Kroppenstedt, Dag Harmsen, and Harald Mauch

Phylogeny of the Genus Nocardia Based on Reassessed 16S rRNA Gene Sequences Reveals Underspeciation and Division of Strains Classified as Nocardia asteroides into Three Established Species and Two Unnamed Taxons
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 851-856. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Akihiro Yoshida, Nao Suzuki, Yoshio Nakano, Takahiko Oho, Miki Kawada, and Toshihiko Koga

Development of a 5' Fluorogenic Nuclease-Based Real-Time PCR Assay for Quantitative Detection of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans and Porphyromonas gingivalis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 863-866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Norio Okazaki, Ro Osawa, Rieko Suzuki, Takayasu Nikkawa, and Robert A. Whiley

Novel Observation of Hot-Cold-Hot Hemolysis Exhibited by Group B Streptococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 877-879. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H. C. Smith-Vaughan, D. Gal, P. M. Lawrie, C. Winstanley, K. S. Sriprakash, and B. J. Currie

Ubiquity of Putative Type III Secretion Genes among Clinical and Environmental Burkholderia pseudomallei Isolates in Northern Australia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 883-885. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kenneth Oliveira, Stephen M. Brecher, Annette Durbin, Daniel S. Shapiro, Donald R. Schwartz, Paola C. De Girolami, Joanna Dakos, Gary W. Procop, Deborah Wilson, Chad S. Hanna, Gerhard Haase, Heidrun Peltroche-Llacsahuanga, Kimberle C. Chapin, Michael C. Musgnug, Michael H. Levi, Cynthia Shoemaker, and Henrik Stender

Direct Identification of Staphylococcus aureus from Positive Blood Culture Bottles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 889-891. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Fasanella, S. Losito, R. Adone, F. Ciuchini, T. Trotta, S. A. Altamura, D. Chiocco, and G. Ippolito

PCR Assay To Detect Bacillus anthracis Spores in Heat-Treated Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 896-899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

Hayato Miyachi, Atsuko Masukawa, Satomi Asai, Toshiaki Miura, Shigeru Tamatsukuri, Toru Hirose, and Yasuhiko Ando

Quantitative Assay of Hepatitis C Virus RNA Using an Automated Extraction System for Specific Capture with Probes and Paramagnetic Particle Separation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 572-575. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G. J. J. van Doornum, J. Guldemeester, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus, and H. G. M. Niesters

Diagnosing Herpesvirus Infections by Real-Time Amplification and Rapid Culture
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 576-580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Krzysztof Lukaszuk, Joanna Liss, Izabela Wozniak, Janusz Emerich, and Czeslaw Wójcikowski

Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Status in Cervical Carcinoma Cell DNA Assayed by Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 608-612. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David A. Hendricks, Michel Friesenhahn, Lorine Tanimoto, Bernd Goergen, Deborah Dodge, and Lorraine Comanor

Multicenter Evaluation of the VERSANT HCV RNA Qualitative Assay for Detection of Hepatitis C Virus RNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 651-656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Thomas L. Cherpes, Rhoda L. Ashley, Leslie A Meyn, and Sharon L. Hillier

Longitudinal Reliability of Focus Glycoprotein G-Based Type-Specific Enzyme Immunoassays for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus Types 1 and 2 in Women
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 671-674. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

N. T. Wetherall, T. Trivedi, J. Zeller, C. Hodges-Savola, J. L. McKimm-Breschkin, M. Zambon, and F. G. Hayden

Evaluation of Neuraminidase Enzyme Assays Using Different Substrates To Measure Susceptibility of Influenza Virus Clinical Isolates to Neuraminidase Inhibitors: Report of the Neuraminidase Inhibitor Susceptibility Network
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 742-750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Thomas Bourlet, Rachel Levy, Silvy Laporte, Stéphane Blachier, Laurence Bocket, Guy Cassuto, Lionel Chollet, Marianne Leruez-Ville, Anne Maertens, Fabienne Mousnier, Christophe Pasquier, Christopher Payan, Bertrand Pellegrin, Evelyne Schvoerer, Patricia Zavadzki, Jacques Chouteau, Gilles Duverlie, Jacques Izopet, Françoise Lunel-Fabiani, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Nerina Profizi, Christine Rouzioux, Françoise Stoll-Keller, Vincent Thibault, Pierre Wattré, and Bruno Pozzetto

Multicenter Quality Control for the Detection of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Seminal Plasma Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 789-793. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marcela Echavarria, Jose L. Sanchez, Shellie A. Kolavic-Gray, Christina S. Polyak, Felicia Mitchell-Raymundo, Bruce L. Innis, David Vaughn, Richard Reynolds, and Leonard N. Binn

Rapid Detection of Adenovirus in Throat Swab Specimens by PCR during Respiratory Disease Outbreaks among Military Recruits
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 810-812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maria E. Craig, Peter Robertson, Neville J. Howard, Martin Silink, and William D. Rawlinson

Diagnosis of Enterovirus Infection by Genus-Specific PCR and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 841-844. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lyudmila Yashina, Oleg Vyshemirskii, Sergei Seregin, Irina Petrova, Evgeny Samokhvalov, Dmitry Lvov, Valery Gutorov, Irina Kuzina, Georgy Tyunnikov, Yi-Wei Tang, Sergei Netesov, and Vladimir Petrov

Genetic Analysis of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus in Russia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 860-862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Gail L. Woods, Natalie Williams-Bouyer, Richard J. Wallace, Jr., Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Frank G. Witebsky, Patricia S. Conville, Marianne Plaunt, Geraldine Hall, Priscilla Aralar, and Clark Inderlied

Multisite Reproducibility of Results Obtained by Two Broth Dilution Methods for Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium avium Complex
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 627-631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

D. J. Park, F. A. Drobniewski, A. Meyer, and S. M. Wilson

Use of a Phage-Based Assay for Phenotypic Detection of Mycobacteria Directly from Sputum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 680-688. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Séverine Ferdinand, Christophe Sola, Béatrice Verdol, Eric Legrand, Khye Seng Goh, Mylène Berchel, Alexandra Aubéry, Maryse Timothée, Patrice Joseph, Jean William Pape, and Nalin Rastogi

Molecular Characterization and Drug Resistance Patterns of Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolated from Patients in an AIDS Counseling Center in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: a 1-Year Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 694-702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ymkje Stienstra, Tjip S. van der Werf, Jeannette Guarner, Pratima L. Raghunathan, Ellen A. Spotts Whitney, Winette T. A. van der Graaf, Kwame Asamoa, Jordan W. Tappero, David A. Ashford, and C. Harold King

Analysis of an IS2404-Based Nested PCR for Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer Disease in Regions of Ghana Where the Disease Is Endemic
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 794-797. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Zeynep Saribas, Tanil Kocagöz, Alpaslan Alp, and Ayfer Günalp

Rapid Detection of Rifampin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates by Heteroduplex Analysis and Determination of Rifamycin Cross-Resistance in Rifampin-Resistant Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 816-818. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Anna C. Noller, M. Catherine McEllistrem, O. Colin Stine, J. Glenn Morris, Jr., David J. Boxrud, Bruce Dixon, and Lee H. Harrison

Multilocus Sequence Typing Reveals a Lack of Diversity among Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates That Are Distinct by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 675-679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Emmanuel Roilides, Evangelia Farmaki, Joanna Evdoridou, Andrea Francesconi, Miki Kasai, Joanna Filioti, Maria Tsivitanidou, Danai Sofianou, George Kremenopoulos, and Thomas J. Walsh

Candida tropicalis in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Epidemiologic and Molecular Analysis of an Outbreak of Infection with an Uncommon Neonatal Pathogen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 735-741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Carmen Ravelo, Beatriz Magariños, Sonia López-Romalde, Alicia E. Toranzo, and Jesús L. Romalde

Molecular Fingerprinting of Fish-Pathogenic Lactococcus garvieae Strains by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 751-756. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P. Giakkoupi, G. Petrikkos, L. S. Tzouvelekis, S. Tsonas, N. J. Legakis, and A. C. Vatopoulos

Spread of Integron-Associated VIM-Type Metallo-ß-Lactamase Genes among Imipenem-Nonsusceptible Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains in Greek Hospitals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 822-825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jason Watson, Rod Givney, Mary Beard-Pegler, Barbara Rose, John Merlino, Alison Vickery, Tom Gottlieb, Ross Bradbury, and Colin Harbour

Comparative Analysis of Multidrug-Resistant, Non-Multidrug-Resistant, and Archaic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Central Sydney, Australia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 867-872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Barbara Schalch, Lutz Bader, Hans-Peter Schau, Rolf Bergmann, Andrea Rometsch, Gertraud Maydl, and Silvia Keßler

Molecular Typing of Clostridium perfringens from a Food-Borne Disease Outbreak in a Nursing Home: Ribotyping versus Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 892-895. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Robert F. Massung and Kimetha G. Slater

Comparison of PCR Assays for Detection of the Agent of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis, Anaplasma phagocytophilum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 717-722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. Chong, D. Jang, X. Song, J. Mahony, A. Petrich, P. Barriga, and M. Chernesky

Specimen Processing and Concentration of Chlamydia trachomatis Added Can Influence False-Negative Rates in the LCx Assay but Not in the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay When Testing for Inhibitors
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 778-782. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Suleyman Felek, Russell Greene, and Yasuko Rikihisa

Transcriptional Analysis of p30 Major Outer Membrane Protein Genes of Ehrlichia canis in Naturally Infected Ticks and Sequence Analysis of p30-10 of E. canis from Diverse Geographic Regions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 886-888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Patrick Boerlin, Peter Kuhnert, Daniela Hüssy, and Melchior Schaellibaum

Methods for Identification of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Cases of Bovine Mastitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 767-771. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. L. Del Río, C.B. Gutiérrez, and E. F. Rodríguez Ferri

Value of Indirect Hemagglutination and Coagglutination Tests for Serotyping Haemophilus parasuis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 880-882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sarah Albini, Werner Zimmermann, Felix Neff, Bernhard Ehlers, Hansjürg Häni, Hong Li, Daniela Hüssy, Monika Engels, and Mathias Ackermann

Identification and Quantification of Ovine Gammaherpesvirus 2 DNA in Fresh and Stored Tissues of Pigs with Symptoms of Porcine Malignant Catarrhal Fever
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 900-904. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Barbara Cocuroccia, Jeanette Gaido, Emanuela Gubinelli, Giorgio Annessi, and Giampiero Girolomoni

Localized Cutaneous Hyalohyphomycosis Caused by a Fusarium Species Infection in a Renal Transplant Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 905-907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yousuke Hattori, Rui Kano, Yasuko Kunitani, Tokuma Yanai, and Atsuhiko Hasegawa

Nocardia africana Isolated from a Feline Mycetoma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 908-910. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Rama Falk, Dana G. Wolf, Mervyn Shapiro, and Itzhack Polacheck

Multidrug-Resistant Trichosporon asahii Isolates Are Susceptible to Voriconazole
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 911. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E. Lebessi, G. Stamos, M. Foustoukou, S. Vourli, N. J. Legakis, and L. S. Tzouvelekis

Performance of Methods for Detection of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamases Applied to Clinical Enterobacterial Strains Producing IBC-Type ß-Lactamases
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 912. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

O. B. Salu, R. Audu, A. Geyer, A. D. Steele, and A. O. B. Oyefolu

Molecular Epidemiology of Rotaviruses in Nigeria: Detection of Unusual Strains with G2P[6] and G8P[1] Specificities
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 913-914. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. Esteban, F. Cabria, and Yang Zhibang

Outbreak of Infection with Mycobacterium abscessus: Is Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis a Useful Technique for Epidemiological Typing?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 915. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

Inmaculada A. Herrero, Mark S. Rouse, Kerryl E. Piper, Samer A. Alyaseen, James M. Steckelberg, and Robin Patel

Reevaluation of Streptococcus bovis Endocarditis Cases from 1975 to 1985 by 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 916. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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