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Minireviews:

David L. Sewell

Laboratory Safety Practices Associated with Potential Agents of Biocrime or Bioterrorism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2801-2809. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

Michael D. Smith, Petra Derrington, Rachel Evans, Marjorie Creek, Rhonwen Morris, David A. B. Dance, and Keith Cartwright

Rapid Diagnosis of Bacteremic Pneumococcal Infections in Adults by Using the Binax NOW Streptococcus pneumoniae Urinary Antigen Test: a Prospective, Controlled Clinical Evaluation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2810-2813. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eva Møller Nielsen and Marianne Thorup Andersen

Detection and Characterization of Verocytotoxin-Producing Escherichia coli by Automated 5' Nuclease PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2884-2893. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hong Fang and Göran Hedin

Rapid Screening and Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Clinical Samples by Selective-Broth and Real-Time PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2894-2899. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kwan Soo Ko, Jong-Man Kim, Jong-Wan Kim, Byeong Yeal Jung, Wonyong Kim, Ik Jung Kim, and Yoon-Hoh Kook

Identification of Bacillus anthracis by rpoB Sequence Analysis and Multiplex PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2908-2914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Martien Broekhuijsen, Pär Larsson, Anders Johansson, Mona Byström, Ulla Eriksson, Eva Larsson, Richard G. Prior, Anders Sjöstedt, Richard W. Titball, and Mats Forsman

Genome-Wide DNA Microarray Analysis of Francisella tularensis Strains Demonstrates Extensive Genetic Conservation within the Species but Identifies Regions That Are Unique to the Highly Virulent F. tularensis subsp. tularensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2924-2931. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Catherine Branger, Carole Gardye, Jacques-Olivier Galdbart, Catherine Deschamps, and Nicole Lambert

Genetic Relationship between Methicillin-Sensitive and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains from France and from International Sources: Delineation of Genomic Groups
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2946-2951. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Min Ja Kim, Jang Wook Sohn, Dae Won Park, Seung Chul Park, and Byung Chul Chun

Characterization of a Lipoprotein Common to Legionella Species as a Urinary Broad-Spectrum Antigen for Diagnosis of Legionnaires' Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2974-2979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Majella Maher, Cathriona Finnegan, Evelyn Collins, Brid Ward, Cyril Carroll, and Martin Cormican

Evaluation of Culture Methods and a DNA Probe-Based PCR Assay for Detection of Campylobacter Species in Clinical Specimens of Feces
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2980-2986. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sander Koning, Alex van Belkum, Susan Snijders, Willem van Leeuwen, Henri Verbrugh, Jan Nouwen, Mariet Op 't Veld, Lisette W. A. van Suijlekom-Smit, Johannes C. van der Wouden, and Cees Verduin

Severity of Nonbullous Staphylococcus aureus Impetigo in Children Is Associated with Strains Harboring Genetic Markers for Exfoliative Toxin B, Panton-Valentine Leukocidin, and the Multidrug Resistance Plasmid pSK41
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3017-3021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

William M. Duck, Christine D. Steward, Shailen N. Banerjee, John E. McGowan, Jr., and Fred C. Tenover

Optimization of Computer Software Settings Improves Accuracy of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Macrorestriction Fragment Pattern Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3035-3042. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Annette K. Malan, Thomas B. Martins, Troy D. Jaskowski, Harry R. Hill, and Christine M. Litwin

Comparison of Two Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays with an Immunofluorescence Assay for Detection of Legionella pneumophila Types 1 to 6
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3060-3063. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Joshua M. O'Neill, Joseph W. St. Geme III, David Cutter, Elisabeth E. Adderson, Juliana Anyanwu, Richard F. Jacobs, and Gordon E. Schutze

Invasive Disease Due to Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae among Children in Arkansas
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3064-3069. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Robert J. Owen, Sally I. Sharp, Stephanie A. Chisholm, and Sjoerd Rijpkema

Identification of cagA Tyrosine Phosphorylation DNA Motifs in Helicobacter pylori Isolates from Peptic Ulcer Patients by Novel PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism and Real-Time Fluorescence PCR Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3112-3118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. E. Beekmann, D. J. Diekema, K. C. Chapin, and G. V. Doern

Effects of Rapid Detection of Bloodstream Infections on Length of Hospitalization and Hospital Charges
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3119-3125. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Fred C. Tenover, Patti M. Raney, Portia P. Williams, J. Kamile Rasheed, James W. Biddle, Antonio Oliver, Scott K. Fridkin, Laura Jevitt, and John E. McGowan, Jr.

Evaluation of the NCCLS Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase Confirmation Methods for Escherichia coli with Isolates Collected during Project ICARE
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3142-3146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nasia Safdar, Leah Narans, Barbara Gordon, and Dennis G. Maki

Comparison of Culture Screening Methods for Detection of Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a Prospective Study Comparing 32 Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3163-3166. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Katrina Levi, Claire Bailey, Alexandra Bennett, Peter Marsh, Don L. N. Cardy, and Kevin J. Towner

Evaluation of an Isothermal Signal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Patient-Screening Swabs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3187-3191. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Stephen B. Kaye, Prasad G. Rao, Godfrey Smith, John A. Scott, Sharon Hoyles, Clare E. Morton, Colin Willoughby, Mark Batterbury, and Graham Harvey

Simplifying Collection of Corneal Specimens in Cases of Suspected Bacterial Keratitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3192-3197. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Robert Cassar and Paul Cuschieri

Comparison of Salmonella Chromogenic Medium with DCLS Agar for Isolation of Salmonella Species from Stool Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3229-3232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pascal Lapierre, Ann Huletsky, Véronique Fortin, François J. Picard, Paul H. Roy, Marc Ouellette, and Michel G. Bergeron

Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Fluoroquinolone Resistance Associated with grlA Mutations in Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3246-3251. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L. K. Rabe and S. L. Hillier

Optimization of Media for Detection of Hydrogen Peroxide Production by Lactobacillus Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3260-3264. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

William Hurtle, Luther Lindler, Wei Fan, David Shoemaker, Erik Henchal, and David Norwood

Detection and Identification of Ciprofloxacin-Resistant Yersinia pestis by Denaturing High-Performance Liquid Chromatography
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3273-3283. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

T. Vinayagamoorthy, Kirk Mulatz, and Roger Hodkinson

Nucleotide Sequence-Based Multitarget Identification
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3284-3292. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

K. Howard and T. J. J. Inglis

Novel Selective Medium for Isolation of Burkholderia pseudomallei
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3312-3316. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Helena Aurell, Jerome Etienne, Françoise Forey, Monique Reyrolle, Pascale Girardo, Pierre Farge, Bénédicte Decludt, Christine Campese, François Vandenesch, and Sophie Jarraud

Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Strain Paris: Endemic Distribution throughout France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3320-3322. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Willem B. van Leeuwen, Corinne Jay, Susan Snijders, Nathalia Durin, Bruno Lacroix, Henry A. Verbrugh, Mark C. Enright, Alain Troesch, and Alex van Belkum

Multilocus Sequence Typing of Staphylococcus aureus with DNA Array Technology
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3323-3326. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Deborah A. Wilson, Belinda Yen-Lieberman, Udo Reischl, Steve M. Gordon, and Gary W. Procop

Detection of Legionella pneumophila by Real-Time PCR for the mip Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3327-3330. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Luciana de Carvalho Costa Cardinali, Gifone Aguiar Rocha, Andreia Maria Camargos Rocha, Sílvia Beleza de Moura, Taciana de Figueiredo Soares, Ana Maria Braz Esteves, Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira Nogueira, Mônica Maria Demas Álvares Cabral, Anfrisina Sales Teles de Carvalho, Paulo Bitencourt, Alexandre Ferreira, and Dulciene Maria Magalhães Queiroz

Evaluation of [¹³C]Urea Breath Test and Helicobacter pylori Stool Antigen Test for Diagnosis of H. pylori Infection in Children from a Developing Country
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3334-3335. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chang-Young Park, Minjung Kwak, Oscar Gutierrez, David Y. Graham, and Yoshio Yamaoka

Comparison of Genotyping Helicobacter pylori Directly from Biopsy Specimens and Genotyping from Bacterial Cultures
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3336-3338. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James A. Karlowsky, Mellany K. Weaver, Clyde Thornsberry, Michael J. Dowzicky, Mark E. Jones, and Daniel F. Sahm

Comparison of Four Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing Methods To Determine the In Vitro Activities of Piperacillin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam against Clinical Isolates of Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3339-3343. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Didier Klug, Frédéric Wallet, Salem Kacet, and René J. Courcol

Involvement of Adherence and Adhesion Staphylococcus epidermidis Genes in Pacemaker Lead-Associated Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3348-3350. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrick C. Y. Woo, Antonio H. Y. Ngan, Susanna K. P. Lau, and Kwok-Yung Yuen

Tsukamurella Conjunctivitis: a Novel Clinical Syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3368-3371. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pina M. Fratamico, Connie E. Briggs, Danielle Needle, Chin-Yi Chen, and Chitrita DebRoy

Sequence of the Escherichia coli O121 O-Antigen Gene Cluster and Detection of Enterohemorrhagic E. coli O121 by PCR Amplification of the wzx and wzy Genes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3379-3383. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chang-Young Lim, Keun-Hwa Lee, Myung-Je Cho, Myung-Woong Chang, Seok-Yong Kim, Na-Hye Myong, Woo-Kon Lee, Kwang-Ho Rhee, and Yoon-Hoh Kook

Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Mucosa of Patients with Gastroduodenal Diseases by PCR-Restriction Analysis Using the RNA Polymerase Gene (rpoB)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3387-3391. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Libera M. Dalla-Costa, Juliana M. Coelho, Helena A. P. H. M. Souza, Maria E. S. Castro, Christiane J. N. Stier, Karin L. Bragagnolo, Alvaro Rea-Neto, Sergio R. Penteado-Filho, David M. Livermore, and Neil Woodford

Outbreak of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Producing the OXA-23 Enzyme in Curitiba, Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3403-3406. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Barry, J. Bille, S. Brown, D. Ellis, J. Meis, M. Pfaller, R. Rennie, M. Rinaldi, T. Rogers, and M. Traczewski

Quality Control Limits for Fluconazole Disk Susceptibility Tests on Mueller-Hinton Agar with Glucose and Methylene Blue
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3410-3412. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Christine Segonds, Sandrine Paute, and Gérard Chabanon

Use of Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis for Identification of Ralstonia and Pandoraea Species: Interest in Determination of the Respiratory Bacterial Flora in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3415-3418. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

Amita Gupta and Vijay K. Chaudhary

Whole-Blood Agglutination Assay for On-Site Detection of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2814-2821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yevgeniy Y. Studentsov, Gloria Y. F. Ho, Morgan A. Marks, Robert Bierman, and Robert D. Burk

Polymer-Based Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Human Papillomavirus Type 16 (HPV16) Virus-Like Particles Detects HPV16 Clade-Specific Serologic Responses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2827-2834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Satoshi Ogata, Ruth Huab Florese, Motoko Nagano-Fujii, Rachmat Hidajat, Lin Deng, Yonson Ku, Seitetsu Yoon, Takafumi Saito, Sumio Kawata, and Hak Hotta

Identification of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Subtype 1b Strains That Are Highly, or Only Weakly, Associated with Hepatocellular Carcinoma on the Basis of the Secondary Structure of an Amino-Terminal Portion of the HCV NS3 Protein
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2835-2841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David Tarragó, Carmen Quereda, and Antonio Tenorio

Different Cytomegalovirus Glycoprotein B Genotype Distribution in Serum and Cerebrospinal Fluid Specimens Determined by a Novel Multiplex Nested PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2872-2877. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. A. Galli, B. Sattha, B. Wynhoven, M. V. O'Shaughnessy, and P. R. Harrigan

Sources and Magnitude of Intralaboratory Variability in a Sequence-Based Genotypic Assay for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Drug Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2900-2907. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Fabrizio Maggi, Massimo Pifferi, Marialinda Vatteroni, Claudia Fornai, Elena Tempestini, Silvia Anzilotti, Letizia Lanini, Elisabetta Andreoli, Vincenzo Ragazzo, Mauro Pistello, Steven Specter, and Mauro Bendinelli

Human Metapneumovirus Associated with Respiratory Tract Infections in a 3-Year Study of Nasal Swabs from Infants in Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2987-2991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Emanuele Nicastri, Loredana Sarmati, Gabriella d'Ettorre, Saverio G. Parisi, Lucia Palmisano, Clementina Galluzzo, Marco Montano, Ilaria Uccella, Roberta Amici, Francesca Gatti, Vincenzo Vullo, Ercole Concia, Stefano Vella, and Massimo Andreoni

High Prevalence of M184 Mutation among Patients with Viroimmunologic Discordant Responses to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy and Outcomes after Change of Therapy Guided by Genotypic Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3007-3012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Soo-Youn Shin, Ki-Soon Kim, Yoon-Sung Lee, Yoon-Seok Chung, Kwi-Sung Park, Doo-Sung Cheon, Byoung-Kuk Na, Yoonsung Kang, Hyang-Min Cheong, Youngjoon Moon, Jee-Hye Choi, Hang-Eui Cho, Na-Young Min, Jin-Sook Son, Young-Hoon Park, Youngmee Jee, Jae-Deuk Yoon, Chul-Yong Song, and Kwang-Ho Lee

Identification of Enteroviruses by Using Monoclonal Antibodies against a Putative Common Epitope
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3028-3034. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. Viazov, F. Ratjen, R. Scheidhauer, M. Fiedler, and M. Roggendorf

High Prevalence of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Young Children and Genetic Heterogeneity of the Viral Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3043-3045. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rosamaria Tedeschi, Eliana Pivetta, Stefania Zanussi, Ettore Bidoli, Mirna Ros, Giampiero di Gennaro, Guglielmo Nasti, and Paolo De Paoli

Quantification of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in Liver Specimens and Sera from Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection by Using the Versant HCV RNA 3.0 (Branched DNA-Based) DNA Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3046-3050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Souleymane Sawadogo, Christiane Adjé-Touré, Celestin E. Bilé, Rene E. A. Ekpini, Terence Chorba, and John N. Nkengasong

Field Evaluation of the gag-Based Heteroduplex Mobility Assay for Genetic Subtyping of Circulating Recombinant Forms of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3056-3059. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. R. Laird, J. R. Gentsch, T. Nakagomi, O. Nakagomi, and R. I. Glass

Characterization of Serotype G9 Rotavirus Strains Isolated in the United States and India from 1993 to 2001
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3100-3111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

K. Kay-Yin Lai, Linda Cook, Sharon Wendt, Lawrence Corey, and Keith R. Jerome

Evaluation of Real-Time PCR versus PCR with Liquid-Phase Hybridization for Detection of Enterovirus RNA in Cerebrospinal Fluid
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3133-3141. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Frances K. Newman, Sharon E. Frey, Tamara P. Blevins, Mahendra Mandava, Andres Bonifacio, Jr., Lihan Yan, and Robert B. Belshe

Improved Assay To Detect Neutralizing Antibody following Vaccination with Diluted or Undiluted Vaccinia (Dryvax) Vaccine
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3154-3157. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Felipe Mota-Hernández, Juan José Calva, Claudia Gutiérrez-Camacho, Sofía Villa-Contreras, Carlos F. Arias, Luis Padilla-Noriega, Héctor Guiscafré-Gallardo, María de Lourdes Guerrero, Susana López, Onofre Muñoz, Juan F. Contreras, Roberto Cedillo, Ismael Herrera, and Fernando I. Puerto

Rotavirus Diarrhea Severity Is Related to the VP4 Type in Mexican Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3158-3162. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Xiaoli L. Pang, Linda Chui, Jayne Fenton, Barbara LeBlanc, and Jutta K. Preiksaitis

Comparison of LightCycler-Based PCR, COBAS Amplicor CMV Monitor, and pp65 Antigenemia Assays for Quantitative Measurement of Cytomegalovirus Viral Load in Peripheral Blood Specimens from Patients after Solid Organ Transplantation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3167-3174. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jürgen A. Richt, Kelly M. Lager, Bruce H. Janke, Roger D. Woods, Robert G. Webster, and Richard J. Webby

Pathogenic and Antigenic Properties of Phylogenetically Distinct Reassortant H3N2 Swine Influenza Viruses Cocirculating in the United States
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3198-3205. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pascal Veillon, Christopher Payan, Gastón Picchio, Michèle Maniez-Montreuil, Philippe Guntz, and Françoise Lunel

Comparative Evaluation of the Total Hepatitis C Virus Core Antigen, Branched-DNA, and Amplicor Monitor Assays in Determining Viremia for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C during Interferon Plus Ribavirin Combination Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3212-3220. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Martin Moberg, Inger Gustavsson, and Ulf Gyllensten

Real-Time PCR-Based System for Simultaneous Quantification of Human Papillomavirus Types Associated with High Risk of Cervical Cancer
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3221-3228. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Diana D. Huang, Susan H. Eshleman, Donald J. Brambilla, Paul E. Palumbo, and James W. Bremer

Evaluation of the Editing Process in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Genotyping
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3265-3272. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Manfred Weidmann, Veronique Rudaz, Marcio R. T. Nunes, Pedro F. C. Vasconcelos, and Frank T. Hufert

Rapid Detection of Human Pathogenic Orthobunyaviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3299-3305. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Viktoria Nurpeisov, Selwyn J. Hurwitz, and Prem L. Sharma

Fluorescent Dye Terminator Sequencing Methods for Quantitative Determination of Replication Fitness of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Containing the Codon 74 and 184 Mutations in Reverse Transcriptase
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3306-3311. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rute Antunes, Sofia Figueiredo, Inês Bártolo, Manuel Pinheiro, Lino Rosado, Isabel Soares, Helena Lourenço, and Nuno Taveira

Evaluation of the Clinical Sensitivities of Three Viral Load Assays with Plasma Samples from a Pediatric Population Predominantly Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype G and BG Recombinant Forms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3361-3367. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rafael E. Campo, Paola N. Lichtenberger, Isabella Rosa, German Suarez, Fernando A. Rivera, Allan E. Rodriguez, Dushyantha T. Jayaweera, Natalie A. Wahlay, and Michael A. Kolber

Differences in the Frequency of Resistance to Antiretroviral Drug Classes among Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Clinical Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3376-3378. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Norma Santos, Caroline C. Soares, Eduardo M. Volotão, Maria Carolina M. Albuquerque, and Yasutaka Hoshino

Surveillance of Rotavirus Strains in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 1997 to 1999
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3399-3402. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marie L. Landry and David Ferguson

Suboptimal Detection of Influenza Virus in Adults by the Directigen Flu A+B Enzyme Immunoassay and Correlation of Results with the Number of Antigen-Positive Cells Detected by Cytospin Immunofluorescence
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3407-3409. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Akos Somoskovi, Qunfeng Song, Judit Mester, Charise Tanner, Yvonne M. Hale, Linda M. Parsons, and Max Salfinger

Use of Molecular Methods To Identify the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTBC) and Other Mycobacterial Species and To Detect Rifampin Resistance in MTBC Isolates following Growth Detection with the BACTEC MGIT 960 System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2822-2826. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Fernando Alcaide, Nuria Galí, José Domínguez, Pilar Berlanga, Silvia Blanco, Pilar Orús, and Rogelio Martín

Usefulness of a New Mycobacteriophage-Based Technique for Rapid Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2867-2871. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dao Nguyen, Paul Brassard, Jennifer Westley, Louise Thibert, Melanie Proulx, Kevin Henry, Kevin Schwartzman, Dick Menzies, and Marcel A. Behr

Widespread Pyrazinamide-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Family in a Low-Incidence Setting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2878-2883. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tim J. Bull, Elizabeth J. McMinn, Karim Sidi-Boumedine, Angela Skull, Damien Durkin, Penny Neild, Glenn Rhodes, Roger Pickup, and John Hermon-Taylor

Detection and Verification of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in Fresh Ileocolonic Mucosal Biopsy Specimens from Individuals with and without Crohn's Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2915-2923. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ulf R. Dahle, Per Sandven, Einar Heldal, and Dominique A. Caugant

Continued Low Rates of Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Norway
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2968-2973. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tanja Kubica, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, and Stefan Niemann

Mycobacterium bovis subsp. caprae Caused One-Third of Human M. bovis-Associated Tuberculosis Cases Reported in Germany between 1999 and 2001
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3070-3077. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Olga L. Sarmiento, Kristen A. Weigle, Janet Alexander, David J. Weber, and William C. Miller

Assessment by Meta-Analysis of PCR for Diagnosis of Smear-Negative Pulmonary Tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3233-3240. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Néstor Ladrón, Marta Fernández, Jesús Agüero, Bruno González Zörn, José A. Vázquez-Boland, and Jesús Navas

Rapid Identification of Rhodococcus equi by a PCR Assay Targeting the choE Gene
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3241-3245. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marion Stermann, Antje Bohrssen, Catharina Diephaus, Silvia Maass, and Franz-Christoph Bange

Polymorphic Nucleotide within the Promoter of Nitrate Reductase (NarGHJI) Is Specific for Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3252-3259. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Wania S. Carvalho, Silvana Spindola de Miranda, Kátia M. Costa, José G.V.C. Araújo, Claudio J. Augusto, João B. Pesquero, Jorge L. Pesquero, and Maria A. Gomes

Low-Stringency Single-Specific-Primer PCR as a Tool for Detection of Mutations in the rpoB Gene of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3384-3386. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Claudia G. Harper, Mark T. Whary, Yan Feng, Howard L. Rhinehart, Randall S. Wells, Shilu Xu, Nancy S. Taylor, and James G. Fox

Comparison of Diagnostic Techniques for Helicobacter cetorum Infection in Wild Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins (Tursiops truncatus)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2842-2848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. R. Smiley, A. E. Hoet, M. Tråvén, H. Tsunemitsu, and L. J. Saif

Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays for Detection of Bovine Enteric Caliciviruses (BEC) and Analysis of the Genetic Relationships among BEC and Human Caliciviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3089-3099. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Janet M. Manson, Stefanie Keis, John M. B. Smith, and Gregory M. Cook

Characterization of a Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis (VREF) Isolate from a Dog with Mastitis: Further Evidence of a Clonal Lineage of VREF in New Zealand
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3331-3333. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tom La, Nyree D. Phillips, and David J. Hampson

Development of a Duplex PCR Assay for Detection of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae and Brachyspira pilosicoli in Pig Feces
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3372-3375. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Rosane Christine Hahn, Andréa Mara Macedo, Cor Jesus Fernandes Fontes, Renata Dias Batista, Niriana Lara Santos, and Júnia Soares Hamdan

Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA as a Valuable Tool for Epidemiological Studies of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2849-2854. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tara K. Beattie, David V. Seal, Alan Tomlinson, Angus K. McFadyen, and Anthony M. Grimason

Determination of Amoebicidal Activities of Multipurpose Contact Lens Solutions by Using a Most Probable Number Enumeration Technique
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2992-3000. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Elisa Cupolillo, Lúcia Regina Brahim, Cristiane B. Toaldo, Manoel Paes de Oliveira-Neto, Maria Edileuza Felinto de Brito, Aloisio Falqueto, Maricleide de Farias Naiff, and Gabriel Grimaldi, Jr.

Genetic Polymorphism and Molecular Epidemiology of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis from Different Hosts and Geographic Areas in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3126-3132. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jutta Marfurt, Abed Nasereddin, Igor Niederwieser, Charles L. Jaffe, Hans-Peter Beck, and Ingrid Felger

Identification and Differentiation of Leishmania Species in Clinical Samples by PCR Amplification of the Miniexon Sequence and Subsequent Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3147-3153. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Frederick L. Schuster, Thelma H. Dunnebacke, Gregory C. Booton, Shigeo Yagi, Candice K. Kohlmeier, Carol Glaser, Duc Vugia, Anna Bakardjiev, Parvin Azimi, Mary Maddux-Gonzalez, A. Julio Martinez, and Govinda S. Visvesvara

Environmental Isolation of Balamuthia mandrillaris Associated with a Case of Amebic Encephalitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3175-3180. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gunisha Pasricha, Savitri Sharma, Prashant Garg, and Ramesh K. Aggarwal

Use of 18S rRNA Gene-Based PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Acanthamoeba Keratitis in Non-Contact Lens Wearers in India
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3206-3211. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ning Xiao, Wulamu Mamuti, Hiroshi Yamasaki, Yasuhito Sako, Minoru Nakao, Kazuhiro Nakaya, Bruno Gottstein, Peter M. Schantz, Marshall W. Lightowlers, Philip S. Craig, and Akira Ito

Evaluation of Use of Recombinant Em18 and Affinity-Purified Em18 for Serological Differentiation of Alveolar Echinococcosis from Cystic Echinococcosis and Other Parasitic Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3351-3353. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Giovanni Gherardi, Maria Del Grosso, Anna Scotto d'Abusco, Fabio D'Ambrosio, Giordano Dicuonzo, and Annalisa Pantosti

Phenotypic and Genotypic Characterization of Two Penicillin-Susceptible Serotype 6B Streptococcus pneumoniae Clones Circulating in Italy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2855-2861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jan A. Jacobs, Jeroen H. T. Tjhie, Monique G. J. Smeets, Corrie S. Schot, and Leo M. Schouls

Genotyping by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis Reveals Persistence and Recurrence of Infection with Streptococcus anginosus Group Organisms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2862-2866. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Valeria Gaia, Norman K. Fry, Timothy G. Harrison, and Raffaele Peduzzi

Sequence-Based Typing of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Offers the Potential for True Portability in Legionellosis Outbreak Investigation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2932-2939. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Abdoulaye Makanera, Guillaume Arlet, Valérie Gautier, and Mohamed Manai

Molecular Epidemiology and Characterization of Plasmid-Encoded ß-Lactamases Produced by Tunisian Clinical Isolates of Salmonella enterica Serotype Mbandaka Resistant to Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporins
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2940-2945. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ken Kikuchi, Naoto Takahashi, Chuncheng Piao, Kyoichi Totsuka, Hiroshi Nishida, and Takehiko Uchiyama

Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Causing Neonatal Toxic Shock Syndrome-Like Exanthematous Disease in Neonatal and Perinatal Wards
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3001-3006. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hong-Zhou Lu, Xin-Hua Weng, Bai Zhu, Haijing Li, You-Kuan Yin, Yong-Xin Zhang, David W. Haas, and Yi-Wei Tang

Major Outbreak of Toxic Shock-Like Syndrome Caused by Streptococcus mitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3051-3055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jiann-Hwa Chen, Chien-Shun Chiou, Pei-Chun Chen, Tung-Liang Liao, Tsai-Ling Liao, Jen-Ming Li, and Wen-Bin Hsu

Molecular Epidemiology of Shigella in a Taiwan Township during 1996 to 2000
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3078-3088. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Strandén, R. Frei, and A. F. Widmer

Molecular Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Can PCR Replace Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis?
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3181-3186. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mark S. Peppler, Sharee Kuny, Anna Nevesinjac, Christina Rogers, Yvon R. de Moissac, Kathleen Knowles, Manon Lorange, Gaston De Serres, and James Talbot

Strain Variation among Bordetella pertussis Isolates from Québec and Alberta Provinces of Canada from 1985 to 1994
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3344-3347. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yajarayma Tang-Feldman, Susan Mayo, Joseph Silva, Jr., and Stuart H. Cohen

Molecular Analysis of Clostridium difficile Strains Isolated from 18 Cases of Recurrent Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3413-3414. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Jung-Hee Lee, Hyo-Soon Park, Won-Jong Jang, Seong-Eun Koh, Jong-Moon Kim, Soo-Kyoung Shim, Mi-Yeoun Park, Yoon-Won Kim, Bum-Joon Kim, Yoon-Hoh Kook, Kyung-Hee Park, and Seung-Hyun Lee

Differentiation of Rickettsiae by groEL Gene Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2952-2960. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Roel P. Verkooyen, Gerda T. Noordhoek, Paul E. Klapper, Jim Reid, Jurjen Schirm, Graham M. Cleator, Margareta Ieven, and Gunnar Hoddevik

Reliability of Nucleic Acid Amplification Methods for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Urine: Results of the First International Collaborative Quality Control Study among 96 Laboratories
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3013-3016. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anna Psaroulaki, Ioanna Spyridaki, Alexandros Ioannidis, Thomas Babalis, Achilleas Gikas, and Yannis Tselentis

First Isolation and Identification of Rickettsia conorii from Ticks Collected in the Region of Fokida in Central Greece
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3317-3319. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. S. Dumler, K. M. Asanovich, and J. S. Bakken

Analysis of Genetic Identity of North American Anaplasma phagocytophilum Strains by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3392-3394. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

Y. Jin, H. K. Yip, Y. H. Samaranayake, J. Y. Yau, and L. P. Samaranayake

Biofilm-Forming Ability of Candida albicans Is Unlikely To Contribute to High Levels of Oral Yeast Carriage in Cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 2961-2967. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Takashi Sugita, Minako Kodama, Masuyoshi Saito, Tomonobu Ito, Yukihiko Kato, Ryoji Tsuboi, and Akemi Nishikawa

Sequence Diversity of the Intergenic Spacer Region of the rRNA Gene of Malassezia globosa Colonizing the Skin of Patients with Atopic Dermatitis and Healthy Individuals
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3022-3027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Younes Maaroufi, Corine Heymans, Jean-Marc De Bruyne, Valerie Duchateau, Hector Rodriguez-Villalobos, Michel Aoun, and Françoise Crokaert

Rapid Detection of Candida albicans in Clinical Blood Samples by Using a TaqMan-Based PCR Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3293-3298. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jean O. Kim, Lucille Garofalo, Deborah Blecker-Shelly, and Karin L. McGowan

Candida dubliniensis Infections in a Pediatric Population: Retrospective Identification from Clinical Laboratory Isolates of Candida albicans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3354-3357. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Consuelo Ferrer, Javier Montero, Jorge L. Alió, José L. Abad, José M. Ruiz-Moreno, and Francisca Colom

Rapid Molecular Diagnosis of Posttraumatic Keratitis and Endophthalmitis Caused by Alternaria infectoria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3358-3360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dagmar Rimek, Jagpal Singh, and Reinhard Kappe

Cross-Reactivity of the PLATELIA CANDIDA Antigen Detection Enzyme Immunoassay with Fungal Antigen Extracts
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3395-3398. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Angela Satie Nishikaku and Eva Burger

Evaluation of Fungal Burden in Experimental Paracoccidioidomycosis by Using the Fluorescent Dye Blankophor
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3419-3422. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Laura Montour, Rovena Tey, and Jianping Xu

Isolation of Candida dubliniensis in an Aboriginal Community in Ontario, Canada
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3423-3426. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Juan M. Gomez, Roosevelt Fajardo, Jose F. Patiño, and Cesar A. Arias

Necrotizing Fasciitis Due to Vibrio alginolyticus in an Immunocompetent Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3427-3429. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sophie Woestyn, Michel Moreau, Everard Munting, Geoffroy Bigaignon, and Michel Delmée

Osteomyelitis Caused by Bartonella henselae Genotype I in an Immunocompetent Adult Woman
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3430-3432. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrick J. Gavin, Richard B. Thomson, Jr., Show-Jen Horng, and Ram Yogev

Neonatal Sepsis Caused by Streptococcus bovis Variant (Biotype II/2): Report of a Case and Review
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3433-3435. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cecile Hombrouck-Alet, Isabelle Poilane, Claire Janoir-Jouveshomme, Olivier Fain, Philippe Cruaud, Michel Thomas, and Anne Collignon

Utilization of 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing for Diagnosis of Septicemia Due to Neisseria elongata subsp. glycolytica in a Neutropenic Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3436-3437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Louise D. Teel, Brett R. Steinberg, Naomi E. Aronson, and Alison D. O'Brien

Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli-Associated Kidney Failure in a 40-Year-Old Patient and Late Diagnosis by Novel Bacteriologic and Toxin Detection Methods
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3438-3440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nicholaus J. Hilliard, Robert L. Schelonka, and Ken B. Waites

Bacillus cereus Bacteremia in a Preterm Neonate
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3441-3444. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michael D. Williams, Caroline A. Kerber, and Helen F. Tergin

Unusual Presentation of Lemierre's Syndrome Due to Fusobacterium nucleatum
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3445-3448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Katja Sütterlin, Ralf Englert, Thorsten Schmidt-Wieland, Jürgen Schmitt, Udo Reischl, and Norbert Lehn

Sporadic Cases of Staphylococcus aureus Organisms Negative for a Species-Specific 442-Base Pair Chromosomal Fragment
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3449. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Beatriz E. C. Guth, TÂnia A. T. Gomes, TÂnia M. I. Vaz, and Kinue Irino

Inability to Decarboxylate Lysine as a Presumptive Marker To Identify Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Strains of Serogroup O111
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3450. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Vikas Gautam, Varsha Gupta, R. M. Joshi, Gaurav Sawhney, and Sanjay Duhan

Morganella morganii-Associated Arthritis in a Diabetic Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3451. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gloria E. Evans, David R. Murdoch, Trevor P. Anderson, Howard C. Potter, Peter M. George, and Stephen T. Chambers

Contamination of Qiagen DNA Extraction Kits with Legionella DNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3452-3453. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Debra King, Vicki Luna, Andrew Cannons, Jacqueline Cattani, and Phil Amuso

Performance Assessment of Three Commercial Assays for Direct Detection of Bacillus anthracis Spores
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3454-3455. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Burke A. Cunha, C. Grüllich, T. F. Baumert, and H. E. Blum

Liver Involvement with Mycoplasma pneumoniae Community-Acquired Pneumonia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3456-3457. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ane B. Poulsen, Robert Skov, and Lars Pallesen

Detection of Low-Level Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus with Commercially Available Tests
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3458. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pawan Angra, John Ridderhof, and Ronald Smithwick

Comparison of Two Different Strengths of Carbol Fuchsin in Ziehl-Neelsen Staining for Detecting Acid-Fast Bacilli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3459. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Katja Aho, E. Olavi Kajander, and Didier Raoult

Pitfalls in Detection of Novel Nanoorganisms
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3460-3461. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

Patrice A. Marchildon, Toshiro Sugiyama, Yoshihiro Fukuda, Jeffrey S. Peacock, Masahiro Asaka, Takashi Shimoyama, and David Y. Graham

Evaluation of the Effects of Strain-Specific Antigen Variation on the Accuracy of Serologic Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3462. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jingtong Wang, Leen-Jan van Doorn, Philip A. Robinson, Xuhuai Ji, Dong Wang, Yu Wang, Lianying Ge, John L. Telford, and Jean E. Crabtree

Regional Variation among vacA Alleles of Helicobacter pylori in China
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3463. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Matsushita, L. Jilong, M. Hiruma, M. Kobayashi, T. Matsumoto, H. Ogawa, and A. A. Padhye

Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Veronaea botryosa in the People's Republic of China
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3464. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Motiur Rahman, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Shamsun Nahar, Simanti Datta, Mian Mashhud Ahmad, Safique Sarker, Ibna M. Masud, Lars Engstrand, M. John Albert, G. Balakrish Nair, and Douglas E. Berg

DNA-Level Characterization of Helicobacter pylori Strains from Patients with Overt Disease and with Benign Infections in Bangladesh
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003 41: 3465. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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