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M. A. Pfaller and D. J. Diekema

Rare and Emerging Opportunistic Fungal Pathogens: Concern for Resistance beyond Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4419-4431. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

David A. J. Moore, Daniel Mendoza, Robert H Gilman, Carlton A. W. Evans, María-Graciela Hollm Delgado, Jose Guerra, Luz Caviedes, Daniel Vargas, Eduardo Ticona, Jaime Ortiz, Giselle Soto, Jose Serpa the Tuberculosis Working Group in Perú

Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility Assay, a Rapid, Reliable Diagnostic Test for Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Suitable for Use in Resource-Poor Settings
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4432-4437. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

W. C. Yam, C. M. Tam, C. C. Leung, H. L. Tong, K. H. Chan, E. T. Y. Leung, K. C. Wong, W. W. Yew, W. H. Seto, K. Y. Yuen, and P. L. Ho

Direct Detection of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Respiratory Specimens by PCR-DNA Sequencing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4438-4443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

V. Nikolayevsky, T. Brown, Y. Balabanova, M. Ruddy, I. Fedorin, and F. Drobniewski

Detection of Mutations Associated with Isoniazid and Rifampin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Samara Region, Russian Federation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4498-4502. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jann-Yuan Wang, Li-Na Lee, Chin-Sheng Chou, Chung-Yi Huang, Shu-Kuan Wang, Hsin-Chih Lai, Po-Ren Hsueh, and Kwen-Tay Luh

Performance Assessment of a Nested-PCR Assay (the RAPID BAP-MTB) and the BD ProbeTec ET System for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4599-4603. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jiao-Yu Deng, Xian-En Zhang, Hong-Bing Lu, Qiang Liu, Zhi-Ping Zhang, Ya-Feng Zhou, Wei-Hong Xie, and Zhi-Jun Fu

Multiplex Detection of Mutations in Clinical Isolates of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Short Oligonucleotide Ligation Assay on DNA Chips
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4850-4852. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

T. Ohst, S. de Hoog, W. Presber, V. Stavrakieva, and Y. Gräser

Origins of Microsatellite Diversity in the Trichophyton rubrum- T. violaceum Clade (Dermatophytes)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4444-4448. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Silvia Helena Marques da Silva, Daniela de Mattos Grosso, José Daniel Lopes, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Maria Heloisa Souza Lima Blotta, Flávio Queiroz-Telles, and Zoilo Pires de Camargo

Detection of Paracoccidioides brasiliensis gp70 Circulating Antigen and Follow-Up of Patients Undergoing Antimycotic Therapy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4480-4486. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patricio Godoy, Josep Cano, Josepa Gené, Josep Guarro, Ana Luisa Höfling-Lima, and Arnaldo Lopes Colombo

Genotyping of 44 Isolates of Fusarium solani, the Main Agent of Fungal Keratitis in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4494-4497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nancy F. Crum, Mark Potter, and Demosthenes Pappagianis

Seroincidence of Coccidioidomycosis during Military Desert Training Exercises
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4552-4555. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. A. Pfaller, A. Espinel-Ingroff, and R. N. Jones

Clinical Evaluation of the Sensititre YeastOne Colorimetric Antifungal Plate for Antifungal Susceptibility Testing of the New Triazoles Voriconazole, Posaconazole, and Ravuconazole
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4577-4580. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Arianna Tavanti, Giacomo Pardini, Daniele Campa, Paola Davini, Antonella Lupetti, and Sonia Senesi

Differential Expression of Secretory Aspartyl Proteinase Genes (SAP1-10) in Oral Candida albicans Isolates with Distinct Karyotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4726-4734. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Thomas J. Walsh, Shmuel Shoham, Ruta Petraitiene, Tin Sein, Robert Schaufele, Amy Kelaher, Heidi Murray, Christine Mya-San, John Bacher, and Vidmantas Petraitis

Detection of Galactomannan Antigenemia in Patients Receiving Piperacillin-Tazobactam and Correlations between In Vitro, In Vivo, and Clinical Properties of the Drug-Antigen Interaction
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4744-4748. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Zia U. Khan, Suhail Ahmad, Eiman Mokaddas, and Rachel Chandy

Tobacco Agar, a New Medium for Differentiating Candida dubliniensis from Candida albicans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4796-4798. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Azzola, J. R. Passweg, J. M. Habicht, L. Bubendorf, M. Tamm, A. Gratwohl, and G. Eich

Use of Lung Resection and Voriconazole for Successful Treatment of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillus ustus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4805-4808. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Luciana Trilles, Belkys Fernández-Torres, Márcia dos Santos Lazéra, Bodo Wanke, and Josep Guarro

In Vitro Antifungal Susceptibility of Cryptococcus gattii
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4815-4817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Liyan Xi, Kazutaka Fukushima, Changming Lu, Kayoko Takizawa, Ruiduan Liao, and Kazuko Nishimura

First Case of Arthrographis kalrae Ethmoid Sinusitis and Ophthalmitis in the People's Republic of China
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4828-4831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gillian Mabbott, Jocelyn Smith, and Arthur J. Morris

Clinical Benefit of Recovering Dermatophytes from Skin Swabs Sent for Bacterial Culture
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4838-4839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. Cafarchia and D. Otranto

Association between Phospholipase Production by Malassezia pachydermatis and Skin Lesions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4868-4869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. M. Freydiere, J. D. Perry, O. Faure, B. Willinger, A. M. Tortorano, A. Nicholson, J. Peman, and P. E. Verweij

Routine Use of a Commercial Test, GLABRATA RTT, for Rapid Identification of Candida glabrata in Six Laboratories
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4870-4872. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michelle Durkin, John Witt, Ann LeMonte, Blair Wheat, and Patricia Connolly

Antigen Assay with the Potential To Aid in Diagnosis of Blastomycosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4873-4875. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

S. C. Clarke, K. J. Scott, and S. M. McChlery

Serotypes and Sequence Types of Pneumococci Causing Invasive Disease in Scotland Prior to the Introduction of Pneumococcal Conjugate Polysaccharide Vaccines
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4449-4452. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Vanessa Vankerckhoven, Tim Van Autgaerden, Carl Vael, Christine Lammens, Sabine Chapelle, Rosaria Rossi, Daniela Jabes, and Herman Goossens

Development of a Multiplex PCR for the Detection of asa1, gelE, cylA, esp, and hyl Genes in Enterococci and Survey for Virulence Determinants among European Hospital Isolates of Enterococcus faecium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4473-4479. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jens Dreier, Florian Szabados, Axel von Herbay, Thilo Kröger, and Knut Kleesiek

Tropheryma whipplei Infection of an Acellular Porcine Heart Valve Bioprosthesis in a Patient Who Did Not Have Intestinal Whipple's Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4487-4493. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Janetta Top, Leo M. Schouls, Marc J. M. Bonten, and Rob J. L. Willems

Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis, a Novel Typing Scheme To Study the Genetic Relatedness and Epidemiology of Enterococcus faecium Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4503-4511. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Claudia Schabereiter-Gurtner, Alexander M. Hirschl, Brigitte Dragosics, Peter Hufnagl, Sonja Puz, Zsuzsanna Kovách, Manfred Rotter, and Athanasios Makristathis

Novel Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Simultaneous Clarithromycin Susceptibility Testing of Stool and Biopsy Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4512-4518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

John D. Perry, Amie Davies, Lynne A. Butterworth, Andrew L. J. Hopley, Audrey Nicholson, and F. Kate Gould

Development and Evaluation of a Chromogenic Agar Medium for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4519-4523. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Verónica Rodríguez-Nava, Andrée Couble, Claudie Molinard, Horacio Sandoval, Patrick Boiron, and Frédéric Laurent

Nocardia mexicana sp. nov., a New Pathogen Isolated from Human Mycetomas
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4530-4535. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eduardo N. Taboada, Rey R. Acedillo, Catherine D. Carrillo, Wendy A. Findlay, Diane T. Medeiros, Oksana L. Mykytczuk, Michael J. Roberts, C. Alexander Valencia, Jeffrey M. Farber, and John H. E. Nash

Large-Scale Comparative Genomics Meta-Analysis of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates Reveals Low Level of Genome Plasticity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4566-4576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. Mirrett, C. A. Petti, C. W. Woods, R. Magadia, M. P. Weinstein, and L. B. Reller

Controlled Clinical Comparison of the BacT/ALERT FN and the Standard Anaerobic SN Blood Culture Medium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4581-4585. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Renata O. Mattos-Graner, Marcelo H. Napimoga, Kasuo Fukushima, Margaret J. Duncan, and Daniel J. Smith

Comparative Analysis of Gtf Isozyme Production and Diversity in Isolates of Streptococcus mutans with Different Biofilm Growth Phenotypes
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4586-4592. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David Greenberg, Arnon Broides, Irena Blancovich, Nechama Peled, Noga Givon-Lavi, and Ron Dagan

Relative Importance of Nasopharyngeal versus Oropharyngeal Sampling for Isolation of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae from Healthy and Sick Individuals Varies with Age
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4604-4609. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michael J. Schlicht, Steven D. Lovrich, Jeffrey S. Sartin, Patricia Karpinsky, Steven M. Callister, and William A. Agger

High Prevalence of Genital Mycoplasmas among Sexually Active Young Adults with Urethritis or Cervicitis Symptoms in La Crosse, Wisconsin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4636-4640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yvonne A. O'Shea, F. Jerry Reen, Anne Marie Quirke, and E. Fidelma Boyd

Evolutionary Genetic Analysis of the Emergence of Epidemic Vibrio cholerae Isolates on the Basis of Comparative Nucleotide Sequence Analysis and Multilocus Virulence Gene Profiles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4657-4671. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Judy C. Arbique, Claire Poyart, Patrick Trieu-Cuot, Gilles Quesne, Maria da Glória S. Carvalho, Arnold G. Steigerwalt, Roger E. Morey, Delois Jackson, Ross J. Davidson, and Richard R. Facklam

Accuracy of Phenotypic and Genotypic Testing for Identification of Streptococcus pneumoniae and Description of Streptococcus pseudopneumoniae sp. nov.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4686-4696. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alexander W. Friedrich, Katja V. Nierhoff, Martina Bielaszewska, Alexander Mellmann, and Helge Karch

Phylogeny, Clinical Associations, and Diagnostic Utility of the Pilin Subunit Gene (sfpA) of Sorbitol-Fermenting, Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157:H^–
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4697-4701. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Geoffrey W. Coombs, Graeme R. Nimmo, Jan M. Bell, Flavia Huygens, Frances G. O'Brien, Mary J. Malkowski, Julie C. Pearson, Alex J. Stephens, Philip M. Giffard the Australian Group for Antimicrobial Resistance

Genetic Diversity among Community Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Causing Outpatient Infections in Australia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4735-4743. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jens Dreier, Melanie Störmer, and Knut Kleesiek

Two Novel Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays for Rapid Detection of Bacterial Contamination in Platelet Concentrates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4759-4764. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Aránzazu Valverde, Teresa M. Coque, M. Paz Sánchez-Moreno, Azucena Rollán, Fernando Baquero, and Rafael Cantón

Dramatic Increase in Prevalence of Fecal Carriage of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae during Nonoutbreak Situations in Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4769-4775. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sang-Oh Lee, Yong Kyun Cho, Sue-Yun Kim, Eun Sun Lee, Shin Young Park, and Yiel-Hae Seo

Comparison of Trends of Resistance Rates over 3 Years Calculated from Results for All Isolates and for the First Isolate of a Given Species from a Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4776-4779. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

K. Nasim, S. Elsayed, J. D. D. Pitout, J. Conly, D. L. Church, and D. B. Gregson

New Method for Laboratory Detection of AmpC ß-Lactamases in Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4799-4802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. A. Graver and J. J. Wade

Survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae Isolates of Different Auxotypes in Six Commercial Transport Systems
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4803-4804. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

G. Wilson

Rapid and Economical Method for Biochemical Screening of Stool Isolates for Salmonella and Shigella Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4821-4823. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sylvain Brisse, Christophe Cordevant, Peter Vandamme, Philippe Bidet, Chawki Loukil, Gérard Chabanon, Marc Lange, and Edouard Bingen

Species Distribution and Ribotype Diversity of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Isolates from French Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4824-4827. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

May Sherif, Zaynab Mohran, Hanan Fathy, David M. Rockabrand, Patrick J. Rozmajzl, and Robert W. Frenck

Universal High-Level Primary Metronidazole Resistance in Helicobacter pylori Isolated from Children in Egypt
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4832-4834. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. Krause, H. W. Auner, G. Gorkiewicz, A. Wölfler, F. Daxboeck, W. Linkesch, G. J. Krejs, C. Wenisch, and E. C. Reisinger

Detection of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections by the Differential-Time-to-Positivity Method and Gram Stain-Acridine Orange Leukocyte Cytospin Test in Neutropenic Patients after Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4835-4837. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Andrew J. Lawson, John Stanley, E. John Threlfall, and Meeta Desai

Fluorescent Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Subtyping of Multiresistant Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium DT104
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4843-4845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kristi L. Frank, Arlen D. Hanssen, and Robin Patel

icaA Is Not a Useful Diagnostic Marker for Prosthetic Joint Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4846-4849. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David Navarro, Leonor García-Maset, Concepción Gimeno, Amparo Escribano, Juan García-de-Lomas the Spanish Pneumococcal Infection Study Network

Performance of the Binax NOW Streptococcus pneumoniae Urinary Antigen Assay for Diagnosis of Pneumonia in Children with Underlying Pulmonary Diseases in the Absence of Acute Pneumococcal Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4853-4855. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Susan R. Coyne, Philip D. Craw, David A. Norwood, and Melanie P. Ulrich

Comparative Analysis of the Schleicher and Schuell IsoCode Stix DNA Isolation Device and the Qiagen QIAamp DNA Mini Kit
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4859-4862. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Heather Snell, Meredith Ramos, Sue Longo, Michael John, and Zafar Hussain

Performance of the TechLab C. DIFF CHEK-60 Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA) in Combination with the C. difficile Tox A/B II EIA Kit, the Triage C. difficile Panel Immunoassay, and a Cytotoxin Assay for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4863-4865. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marian J. Currie, Michelle McNiven, Tracey Yee, Ursula Schiemer, and Francis J. Bowden

Pooling of Clinical Specimens Prior to Testing for Chlamydia trachomatis by PCR Is Accurate and Cost Saving
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4866-4867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Liang Ma and David H. Martin

Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the rRNA Operon and Variable Numbers of Tandem Repeats in the Lipoprotein Gene among Mycoplasma genitalium Strains from Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4876-4878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

A. Wasilk, J. D. Callahan, J. Christopher-Hennings, T. A. Gay, Y. Fang, M. Dammen, M. E. Reos, M. Torremorell, D. Polson, M. Mellencamp, E. Nelson, and W. M. Nelson

Detection of U.S., Lelystad, and European-Like Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Viruses and Relative Quantitation in Boar Semen and Serum Samples by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4453-4461. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sang-Ho Cha, Chih-Cheng Chang, and Kyoung-Jin Yoon

Instability of the Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Pattern of Open Reading Frame 5 of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus during Sequential Pig-to-Pig Passages
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4462-4467. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kerstin Erles, Edward J. Dubovi, Harriet W. Brooks, and Joe Brownlie

Longitudinal Study of Viruses Associated with Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4524-4529. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Laura McAuliffe, Branko Kokotovic, Roger D. Ayling, and Robin A. J. Nicholas

Molecular Epidemiological Analysis of Mycoplasma bovis Isolates from the United Kingdom Shows Two Genetically Distinct Clusters
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4556-4565. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jan S. Suchodolski, Craig G. Ruaux, Jörg M. Steiner, Kathrin Fetz, and David A. Williams

Application of Molecular Fingerprinting for Qualitative Assessment of Small-Intestinal Bacterial Diversity in Dogs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4702-4708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Miia Lindström, Mari Nevas, Joanna Kurki, Raija Sauna-aho, Annikki Latvala-Kiesilä, Ilpo Pölönen, and Hannu Korkeala

Type C Botulism Due to Toxic Feed Affecting 52,000 Farmed Foxes and Minks in Finland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4718-4725. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E. C. Mercado, S. M. Rodríguez, A. M. Elizondo, G. Marcoppido, and V. Parreño

Isolation of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli from a South American Camelid (Lama guanicoe) with Diarrhea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4809-4811. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Thomas A. Clark, Sally A. Slavinski, Juliette Morgan, Timothy Lott, Beth A. Arthington-Skaggs, Mary E. Brandt, Risa M. Webb, Mary Currier, Richard H. Flowers, Scott K. Fridkin, and Rana A. Hajjeh

Epidemiologic and Molecular Characterization of an Outbreak of Candida parapsilosis Bloodstream Infections in a Community Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4468-4472. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Philippa J. Easterbrook, Andrea Gibson, Shahed Murad, Dianie Lamprecht, Natalie Ives, Alex Ferguson, Odette Lowe, Peter Mason, Angelika Ndudzo, Alfred Taziwa, Robert Makombe, Lovemore Mbengeranwa, Christophe Sola, Nalim Rostogi, and Francis Drobniewski

High Rates of Clustering of Strains Causing Tuberculosis in Harare, Zimbabwe: a Molecular Epidemiological Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4536-4544. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ying-chun Dai, Jun Nie, Xu-fu Zhang, Zhi-feng Li, Yang Bai, Zhi-rong Zeng, Shou-yi Yu, Tibor Farkas, and Xi Jiang

Seroprevalence of Antibodies against Noroviruses among Students in a Chinese Military Medical University
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4615-4619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marlise Inêz Klein, Flávia Martão Flório, Antonio Carlos Pereira, José Francisco Höfling, and Reginaldo Bruno Gonçalves

Longitudinal Study of Transmission, Diversity, and Stability of Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sobrinus Genotypes in Brazilian Nursery Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4620-4626. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Eduardo Pérez-Roth, Fabián Lorenzo-Díaz, Ninivé Batista, Antonio Moreno, and Sebastián Méndez-Álvarez

Tracking Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones during a 5-Year Period (1998 to 2002) in a Spanish Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4649-4656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jaime Martinez-Urtaza, Antonio Lozano-Leon, Angelo DePaola, Masanori Ishibashi, Kanae Shimada, Mitsuaki Nishibuchi, and Ernesto Liebana

Characterization of Pathogenic Vibrio parahaemolyticus Isolates from Clinical Sources in Spain and Comparison with Asian and North American Pandemic Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4672-4678. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alexander Mellmann, Jan Mosters, Edda Bartelt, Peter Roggentin, Andrea Ammon, Alexander W. Friedrich, Helge Karch, and Dag Harmsen

Sequence-Based Typing of flaB Is a More Stable Screening Tool Than Typing of flaA for Monitoring of Campylobacter Populations
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4840-4842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Shamsun Nahar, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Rasel Khan, Mian Mashhud Ahmad, Simanti Datta, Santanu Chattopadhyay, Swapan Chandra Dhar, Shafiqul Alam Sarker, Lars Engstrand, Douglas E. Berg, G. Balakrish Nair, and Motiur Rahman

Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated in Bangladesh
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4856-4858. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ricardo Titze-de-Almeida, Rob J. L. Willems, Janetta Top, Isabela Pereira Rodrigues, Renato Fonseca Ferreira, II, Hélène Boelens, Maria Christina C. Brandileone, Rosemeire C. Zanella, Maria Sueli Soares Felipe, and Alex van Belkum

Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Polymorphism among Brazilian Enterococcus faecalis Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4879-4881. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

Rebecca L. Margraf, Maria Erali, Michael Liew, and Carl T. Wittwer

Genotyping Hepatitis C Virus by Heteroduplex Mobility Analysis Using Temperature Gradient Capillary Electrophoresis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4545-4551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Seiichi Ohashi, Youichi Matsumori, Tohru Yanase, Makoto Yamakawa, Tomoko Kato, and Tomoyuki Tsuda

Evidence of an Antigenic Shift among Palyam Serogroup Orbiviruses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4610-4614. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Brigitte König, Wolfgang König, Ralf Arnold, Herrmann Werchau, Gabriele Ihorst, and Johannes Forster

Prospective Study of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Children Less Than 3 Years of Age
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4632-4635. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Wayne R. Hogrefe, Ronald Moore, Mary Lape-Nixon, Michael Wagner, and Harry E. Prince

Performance of Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays Using a West Nile Virus Recombinant Antigen (preM/E) for Detection of West Nile Virus- and Other Flavivirus-Specific Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4641-4648. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Xiaoli Pang, Bonita Lee, Linda Chui, Jutta K. Preiksaitis, and Stephan S. Monroe

Evaluation and Validation of Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay Using the LightCycler System for Detection and Quantitation of Norovirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4679-4685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David E. Purdy, Amanda J. Noga, and Gwong-Jen J. Chang

Noninfectious Recombinant Antigen for Detection of St. Louis Encephalitis Virus-Specific Antibodies in Serum by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4709-4717. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David K. Meyerholz, Branka Grubor, Jack M. Gallup, Howard D. Lehmkuhl, Richard D. Anderson, Tatjana Lazic, and Mark R. Ackermann

Adenovirus-Mediated Gene Therapy Enhances Parainfluenza Virus 3 Infection in Neonatal Lambs
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4780-4787. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anna Lindström, Jacob Odeberg, and Jan Albert

Pyrosequencing for Detection of Lamivudine-Resistant Hepatitis B Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4788-4795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yuki Kuroiwa, Kazushige Nagai, Lisa Okita, Susumu Ukae, Toshihiko Mori, Tomoyuki Hotsubo, and Hiroyuki Tsutsumi

Comparison of an Immunochromatography Test with Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR for Rapid Diagnosis of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4812-4814. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Muriel Macé, Denis Cointe, Caroline Six, Daniel Levy-Bruhl, Isabelle Parent du Châtelet, Didier Ingrand, and Liliane Grangeot-Keros

Diagnostic Value of Reverse Transcription-PCR of Amniotic Fluid for Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Rubella Infection in Pregnant Women with Confirmed Primary Rubella Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4818-4820. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Justus G. Garweg, Silvia-Daniela L. Garweg, Franziska Flueckiger, Patrick Jacquier, and Matthias Boehnke

Aqueous Humor and Serum Immunoblotting for Immunoglobulin Types G, A, M, and E in Cases of Human Ocular Toxoplasmosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4593-4598. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jose G. Montoya, Heather B. Huffman, and J. S. Remington

Evaluation of the Immunoglobulin G Avidity Test for Diagnosis of Toxoplasmic Lymphadenopathy
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4627-4631. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

José E. Vidal, Fabio Antonio Colombo, Augusto C. Penalva de Oliveira, Roberto Focaccia, and Vera Lucia Pereira-Chioccola

PCR Assay Using Cerebrospinal Fluid for Diagnosis of Cerebral Toxoplasmosis in Brazilian AIDS patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4765-4768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

David H. Martin, Malanda Nsuami, Julius Schachter, Edward W. Hook, III, Dennis Ferrero, Thomas C. Quinn, and Charlotte Gaydos

Use of Multiple Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests To Define the Infected-Patient "Gold Standard" in Clinical Trials of New Diagnostic Tests for Chlamydia trachomatis Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4749-4758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Man-Fung Yuen, Danny Ka-Ho Wong, He-Jun Yuan, Siu-Man Sum, and Ching-Lung Lai

HBsAg Seroclearance in Chinese Patients Receiving Lamivudine Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4882-4884. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ernesto Liebana, Miranda Batchelor, Carmen Torres, Laura Briñas, Luis A. Lagos, Baha Abdalhamid, Nancy D. Hanson, and Jaime Martinez-Urtaza

Pediatric Infection Due to Multiresistant Salmonella enterica Serotype Infantis in Honduras
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4885-4888. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Valérie Lefranc Nègre, Anne-Marie Colin-Gorski, Suzel Magnier, Lydia Maisonneuve, Yannick Aujard, Edouard Bingen, and Stéphane Bonacorsi

Culture-Negative Neonatal Meningitis and Endocarditis Caused by Streptococcus agalactiae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4889-4890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jeong Hwan Shin, Jae Dong Shim, Hye Ran Kim, Jong Beom Sinn, Joong-Ki Kook, and Jeong Nyeo Lee

Rothia dentocariosa Septicemia without Endocarditis in a Neonatal Infant with Meconium Aspiration Syndrome
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4891-4892. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ramzan M. Zakir, Anthony Al-Dehneh, Leticia Dabu, Raj Kapila, and Muhamed Saric

Mitral Bioprosthetic Valve Endocarditis Caused by an Unusual Microorganism, Gemella morbillorum, in an Intravenous Drug User
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4893-4896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sameer Elsayed and Kunyan Zhang

Gemella bergeriae Endocarditis Diagnosed by Sequencing of rRNA Genes in Heart Valve Tissue
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4897-4900. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. Guillot, D. Garcia-Hermoso, F. Degorce, M. Deville, C. Calvié, G. Dickelé, F. Delisle, and R. Chermette

Eumycetoma Caused by Cladophialophora bantiana in a Dog
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4901-4903. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. Foucault, J. M. Rolain, D. Raoult, and P. Brouqui

Detection of Bartonella quintana by Direct Immunofluorescence Examination of Blood Smears of a Patient with Acute Trench Fever
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4904-4906. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Manfred Fille, Eberhard Gunsilius, Günther Gastl, and David Nachbaur

Disseminated Infection with Prototheca zopfii after Unrelated Stem Cell Transplantation for Leukemia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4907-4908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hans-Jörg Linde, Reinhard Kobuch, Sylvia Jayasinghe, Udo Reischl, Norbert Lehn, Stefan Kaulfuss, and Lothar Beutin

Vibrio metschnikovii, a Rare Cause of Wound Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4909-4911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Ro Osawa and Eiki Sasaki

Novel Observations of Genotypic and Metabolic Characteristics of Three Subspecies of Streptococcus gallolyticus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4912-4913. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Vittorio Sambri, Antonella Marangoni, Francesca Cavrini, Ornella Leone, Gaia Magnani, Lucio Montebugnoli, Carlo Prati, Roberto Cevenini, Kazuyuki Ishihara, Nabuchi Akihiro, Rieko Ito, Koji Miyachi, Howard K. Kuramitsu, and Katsuji Okuda

Need for Procedural Details in Detection of Periodontopathic Bacterial DNA in the Atheromatous Plaque by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4914-4915. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

Julie Giles, Justin Hardick, Jeffrey Yuenger, Michael Dan, Karl Reich, and Jonathan Zenilman

Use of Applied Biosystems 7900HT Sequence Detection System and Taqman Assay for Detection of Quinolone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4916. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jayant S. Kalpoe, Aloys C. M. Kroes, Menno D. de Jong, Janke Schinkel, Caroline S. de Brouwer, Matthias F. C. Beersma, and Eric C. J. Claas

Validation of Clinical Application of Cytomegalovirus Plasma DNA Load Measurement and Definition of Treatment Criteria by Analysis of Correlation to Antigen Detection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4917. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Verena Grimm, Satoshi Ezaki, Milorad Susa, Cornelius Knabbe, Rolf D. Schmid, and Till T. Bachmann

Use of DNA Microarrays for Rapid Genotyping of TEM Beta-Lactamases That Confer Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 4918. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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