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Minireviews:

Peter H. Gilligan

Impact of Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1391-1395. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

Chris I. Gallimore, Jonathan Green, David Lewis, Alison F. Richards, Benjamin A. Lopman, Antony D. Hale, Roger Eglin, Jim J. Gray, and David W. G. Brown

Diversity of Noroviruses Cocirculating in the North of England from 1998 to 2001
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1396-1401. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Paul A. Campsall, Nicholas H. C. Au, Julie S. Prendiville, David P. Speert, Rusung Tan, and Eva E. Thomas

Detection and Genotyping of Varicella-Zoster Virus by TaqMan Allelic Discrimination Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1409-1413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Harr F. Njai, Gert Van der Auwera, Chiambah A. Ngong, Leo Heyndrickx, Souleymane Sawadago, Hilton Whittle, Phillipe Nyambi, Robert Colebunders, Guido van der Groen, and Wouter Janssens

Development, Evaluation, and Validation of an Oligonucleotide Probe Hybridization Assay To Subtype Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Circulating Recombinant Form CRF02_AG
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1428-1433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H. Fred Clark, Diane A. Lawley, Alyssa Schaffer, Janice M. Patacsil, Amy E. Marcello, Roger I. Glass, Vivek Jain, and Jon Gentsch

Assessment of the Epidemic Potential of a New Strain of Rotavirus Associated with the Novel G9 Serotype Which Caused an Outbreak in the United States for the First Time in the 1995-1996 Season
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1434-1438. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Zsofia Muller, Evelyn Stelzl, Michael Bozic, Josef Haas, Egon Marth, and Harald H. Kessler

Evaluation of Automated Sample Preparation and Quantitative PCR LCx Assay for Determination of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1439-1443. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James B. Mahony, Astrid Petrich, Lisa Louie, Xinyu Song, Sylvia Chong, Marek Smieja, Max Chernesky, Mark Loeb, and Susan Richardson

Performance and Cost Evaluation of One Commercial and Six In-House Conventional and Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays for Detection of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1471-1476. [Abstract] [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: 1498-1504. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James F. Papin, Wolfgang Vahrson, and Dirk P. Dittmer

SYBR Green-Based Real-Time Quantitative PCR Assay for Detection of West Nile Virus Circumvents False-Negative Results Due to Strain Variability
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1511-1518. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Workenesh Ayele, Georgios Pollakis, Almaz Abebe, Bitew Fisseha, Belete Tegbaru, Girma Tesfaye, Yohannes Mengistu, Dawit Wolday, Bob van Gemen, Jaap Goudsmit, Wendelien Dorigo-Zetsma, and Michel P. de Baar

Development of a Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification Assay That Uses gag-Based Molecular Beacons To Distinguish between Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtype C and C' Infections in Ethiopia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1534-1541. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kate E. Templeton, Sitha A. Scheltinga, Matthias F. C. Beersma, Aloys C. M. Kroes, and Eric C. J. Claas

Rapid and Sensitive Method Using Multiplex Real-Time PCR for Diagnosis of Infections by Influenza A and Influenza B Viruses, Respiratory Syncytial Virus, and Parainfluenza Viruses 1, 2, 3, and 4
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1564-1569. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Liqun Lu, Ivanus Manopo, Bernard P. Leung, Hiok Hee Chng, Ai Ee Ling, Li Lian Chee, Eng Eong Ooi, Shzu-Wei Chan, and Jimmy Kwang

Immunological Characterization of the Spike Protein of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1570-1576. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Yasushi Shimada, Toshihide Ariga, Yoshitsugu Tagawa, Koki Aoki, Shigeaki Ohno, and Hiroaki Ishiko

Molecular Diagnosis of Human Adenoviruses D and E by a Phylogeny-Based Classification Method Using a Partial Hexon Sequence
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1577-1584. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mustafizur Rahman, Truus Goegebuer, Karolien De Leener, Piet Maes, Jelle Matthijnssens, Goutam Podder, Tasnim Azim, and Marc Van Ranst

Chromatography Paper Strip Method for Collection, Transportation, and Storage of Rotavirus RNA in Stool Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1605-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alicia Sánchez-Fauquier, Isabel Wilhelmi, Javier Colomina, Eusebio Cubero, and Enriqueta Roman

Diversity of Group A Human Rotavirus Types Circulating over a 4-Year Period in Madrid, Spain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1609-1613. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Julia G. Prado, Ayumi Shintani, Margarita Bofill, Bonaventura Clotet, Lidia Ruiz, and Javier Martinez-Picado

Lack of Longitudinal Intrapatient Correlation between p24 Antigenemia and Levels of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Type 1 RNA in Patients with Chronic HIV Infection during Structured Treatment Interruptions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1620-1625. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dale M. Netski, Xiao-Hong Wang, Shruti H. Mehta, Kenrad Nelson, David Celentano, Satawat Thongsawat, Niwat Maneekarn, Vinai Suriyanon, Jaroon Jittiwutikorn, David L. Thomas, and John R. Ticehurst

Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Core Antigen Assay To Detect Ongoing HCV Infection in Thai Injection Drug Users
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1631-1636. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Daniel A. Blasiole, David Metzgar, Luke T. Daum, Margaret A. K. Ryan, Jianguo Wu, Christopher Wills, Charles T. Le, Nikki E. Freed, Christian J. Hansen, Gregory C. Gray, and Kevin L. Russell

Molecular Analysis of Adenovirus Isolates from Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Young Adults
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1686-1693. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Caroline C. Soares, Eduardo M. Volotão, Maria Carolina M. Albuquerque, Carlos M. Nozawa, Rosa Elisa C. Linhares, Dmitriy Volokhov, Vladimir Chizhikov, Xiaoyan Lu, Dean Erdman, and Norma Santos

Genotyping of Enteric Adenoviruses by Using Single-Stranded Conformation Polymorphism Analysis and Heteroduplex Mobility Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1723-1726. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Matthias Niedrig, Herbert Schmitz, Stephan Becker, Stephan Günther, Jan ter Meulen, Herman Meyer, Heinz Ellerbrok, Andreas Nitsche, Hans R. Gelderblom, and Christian Drosten

First International Quality Assurance Study on the Rapid Detection of Viral Agents of Bioterrorism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1753-1755. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maria Isabel M. C. Guedes, Jack M. Risdahl, Barry Wiseman, and Thomas W. Molitor

Reactivation of Porcine Cytomegalovirus through Allogeneic Stimulation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1756-1758. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Vanda Akico Ueda Fick de Souza, Silvana Fernandes, Evaldo Stanislau Araújo, Adriana Fumie Tateno, Olímpia M. N. P. F. Oliveira, Renato dos Reis Oliveira, and Cláudio Sérgio Pannuti

Use of an Immunoglobulin G Avidity Test To Discriminate between Primary and Secondary Dengue Virus Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1782-1784. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Oliver Laeyendecker, Charla Henson, Ronald H. Gray, Ruby H.-N. Nguyen, Bobbi Jo Horne, Maria J. Wawer, David Serwadda, Noah Kiwanuka, Rhoda Ashley Morrow, Wayne Hogrefe, and Thomas C. Quinn

Performance of a Commercial, Type-Specific Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2-Specific Antibodies in Ugandans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1794-1796. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

S. Warwick, M. Wilks, E. Hennessy, J. Powell-Tuck, M. Small, J. Sharp, and M. R. Millar

Use of Quantitative 16S Ribosomal DNA Detection for Diagnosis of Central Vascular Catheter-Associated Bacterial Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1402-1408. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sophie Woestyn, Nathalie Olivé, Geoffroy Bigaignon, Véronique Avesani, and Michel Delmée

Study of Genotypes and virB4 Secretion Gene of Bartonella henselae Strains from Patients with Clinically Defined Cat Scratch Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1420-1427. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Renate Ranka, Antra Bormane, Kristine Salmina, and Viesturs Baumanis

Identification of Three Clinically Relevant Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Genospecies by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis of 16S-23S Ribosomal DNA Spacer Amplicons
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1444-1449. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Federico Román, Rafael Cantón, María Pérez-Vázquez, Fernando Baquero, and José Campos

Dynamics of Long-Term Colonization of Respiratory Tract by Haemophilus influenzae in Cystic Fibrosis Patients Shows a Marked Increase in Hypermutable Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1450-1459. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Raymond S. W. Tsang, Chao Ming Tsai, Peixuan Zhu, Louise Ringuette, Manon Lorange, and Dennis K. S. Law

Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of a Unique Variant of Serogroup C ET-15 Meningococci (with the Antigenic Formula C:2a:P1.7,1) Causing Invasive Meningococcal Disease in Quebec, Canada
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1460-1465. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Guido Funke and Pascale Funke-Kissling

Use of the BD PHOENIX Automated Microbiology System for Direct Identification and Susceptibility Testing of Gram-Negative Rods from Positive Blood Cultures in a Three-Phase Trial
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1466-1470. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kathleen A. Stellrecht, Amy M. Woron, Nada G. Mishrik, and Richard A. Venezia

Comparison of Multiplex PCR Assay with Culture for Detection of Genital Mycoplasmas
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1528-1533. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J.-L. Donay, D. Mathieu, P. Fernandes, C. Prégermain, P. Bruel, A. Wargnier, I. Casin, F. X. Weill, P. H. Lagrange, and J. L. Herrmann

Evaluation of the Automated Phoenix System for Potential Routine Use in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1542-1546. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kazuaki Miyamoto, Qiyi Wen, and Bruce A. McClane

Multiplex PCR Genotyping Assay That Distinguishes between Isolates of Clostridium perfringens Type A Carrying a Chromosomal Enterotoxin Gene (cpe) Locus, a Plasmid cpe Locus with an IS1470-Like Sequence, or a Plasmid cpe Locus with an IS1151 Sequence
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1552-1558. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Meredith E. Hasenbein, John E. Warner, Kathleen G. Lambert, Sarah E. Cole, Andrew B. Onderdonk, and Alexander J. McAdam

Detection of Multiple Macrolide- and Lincosamide-Resistant Strains of Streptococcus pyogenes from Patients in the Boston Area
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1559-1563. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Xiang Y. Han, Michelle C. Meltzer, Joan T. Woods, and Victor Fainstein

Endocarditis with Ruptured Cerebral Aneurysm Caused by Cardiobacterium valvarum sp. nov.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1590-1595. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Melinda A. Bronsdon, Katherine L. O'Brien, Richard R. Facklam, Cynthia G. Whitney, Benjamin Schwartz, and George M. Carlone

Immunoblot Method To Detect Streptococcus pneumoniae and Identify Multiple Serotypes from Nasopharyngeal Secretions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1596-1600. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gaëtan Muyldermans, Denis Piérard, Nathalie Hoebrekx, Reza Advani, Shirley Van Amersfoorth, Iris De Schutter, Oriane Soetens, Leo Eeckhout, Anne Malfroot, and Sabine Lauwers

Simple Algorithm for Identification of Bordetella pertussis Pertactin Gene Variants
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1614-1619. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

K. S. Blackwood, C. Y. Turenne, D. Harmsen, and A. M. Kabani

Reassessment of Sequence-Based Targets for Identification of Bacillus Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1626-1630. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Thomas J. Novicki, Jeffrey M. Schapiro, Bruce K. Ulness, Ann Sebeste, Laurel Busse-Johnston, Kristine M. Swanson, Susan R. Swanzy, Wendy Leisenring, and Ajit P. Limaye

Convenient Selective Differential Broth for Isolation of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus from Fecal Material
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1637-1640. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Huseyin Saribasak, Barik A. Salih, Yoshio Yamaoka, and Ersan Sander

Analysis of Helicobacter pylori Genotypes and Correlation with Clinical Outcome in Turkey
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1648-1651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patrick J. Gavin, Lance R. Peterson, Anna C. Pasquariello, Joanna Blackburn, Mark G. Hamming, Kuo J. Kuo, and Richard B. Thomson, Jr.

Evaluation of Performance and Potential Clinical Impact of ProSpecT Shiga Toxin Escherichia coli Microplate Assay for Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing E. coli in Stool Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1652-1656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tracie L. Williams, Steven M. Musser, Jessica L. Nordstrom, Angelo DePaola, and Steven R. Monday

Identification of a Protein Biomarker Unique to the Pandemic O3:K6 Clone of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1657-1665. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. Yitzhaki, A. Barnea, A. Keysary, and E. Zahavy

New Approach for Serological Testing for Leptospirosis by Using Detection of Leptospira Agglutination by Flow Cytometry Light Scatter Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1680-1685. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jason R. Barash and Stephen S. Arnon

Dual Toxin-Producing Strain of Clostridium botulinum Type Bf Isolated from a California Patient with Infant Botulism
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1713-1715. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lee-Jene Teng, Po-Ren Hsueh, Yu-Hsuan Huang, and Jui-Chang Tsai

Identification of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron on the Basis of an Unexpected Specific Amplicon of Universal 16S Ribosomal DNA PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1727-1730. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kristin H. Dyet, Robin S. Simmonds, and Diana R. Martin

Evaluation of porB PCR-Amplicon Restriction Endonuclease Analysis as a Method To Determine porB Variable-Region Sequences in Nonserotypeable Meningococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1731-1733. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Juan Alvarez, Mertxe Sota, Ana Belén Vivanco, Ildefonso Perales, Ramón Cisterna, Aitor Rementeria, and Javier Garaizar

Development of a Multiplex PCR Technique for Detection and Epidemiological Typing of Salmonella in Human Clinical Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1734-1738. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kristin H. Dyet, Robin S. Simmonds, and Diana R. Martin

Multilocus Restriction Typing Method To Predict the Sequence Type of Meningococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1742-1745. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jin Yang Baek, Kwan Soo Ko, Won Sup Oh, Sook-In Jung, Yeon Sook Kim, Hyun-Ha Chang, Hyuck Lee, Shin Woo Kim, Kyong Ran Peck, Nam Yong Lee, and Jae-Hoon Song

Unique Variations of pbp2b Sequences in Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1746-1750. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maria D. Appleman, Diane M. Citron, and Richard Kwok

Evaluation of the Velogene Genomic Assay for Detection of vanA and vanB Genes in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1751-1752. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Désirée E. Bennett, Robert M. Mulhall, and Mary T. Cafferkey

PCR-Based Assay for Detection of Neisseria meningitidis Capsular Serogroups 29E, X, and Z
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1764-1765. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Olivier Clermont, Stéphane Bonacorsi, and Edouard Bingen

Characterization of an Anonymous Molecular Marker Strongly Linked to Escherichia coli Strains Causing Neonatal Meningitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1770-1772. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James R. Johnson and Timothy T. O'Bryan

Detection of the Escherichia coli Group 2 Polysaccharide Capsule Synthesis Gene kpsM by a Rapid and Specific PCR-Based Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1773-1776. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Roberto Vidal, Maricel Vidal, Rossana Lagos, Myron Levine, and Valeria Prado

Multiplex PCR for Diagnosis of Enteric Infections Associated with Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1787-1789. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. H. Jorgensen, S. A. Crawford, M. L. McElmeel, and K. R. Fiebelkorn

Detection of Inducible Clindamycin Resistance of Staphylococci in Conjunction with Performance of Automated Broth Susceptibility Testing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1800-1802. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kiyoshi Tanaka, Kei Nishimori, Sou-Ichi Makino, Tomoko Nishimori, Toru Kanno, Ryoko Ishihara, Toshiya Sameshima, Masato Akiba, Muneo Nakazawa, Yuichi Yokomizo, and Ikuo Uchida

Molecular Characterization of a Prophage of Salmonella enterica Serotype Typhimurium DT104
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1807-1812. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Santiago F. González, Melissa J. Krug, Michael E. Nielsen, Ysabel Santos, and Douglas R. Call

Simultaneous Detection of Marine Fish Pathogens by Using Multiplex PCR and a DNA Microarray
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1414-1419. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Suthisak Boonchit, Xuenan Xuan, Naoaki Yokoyama, Will L. Goff, Suryakant D. Waghela, Gale Wagner, and Ikuo Igarashi

Improved Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using C-Terminal Truncated Recombinant Antigens of Babesia bovis Rhoptry-Associated Protein-1 for Detection of Specific Antibodies
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1601-1604. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Annamaria Pratelli, Nicola Decaro, Antonella Tinelli, Vito Martella, Gabriella Elia, Maria Tempesta, Francesco Cirone, and Canio Buonavoglia

Two Genotypes of Canine Coronavirus Simultaneously Detected in the Fecal Samples of Dogs with Diarrhea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1797-1799. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Samuel Kariuki, Gunturu Revathi, Jane Muyodi, Joyce Mwituria, Agnes Munyalo, Sajjad Mirza, and C. Anthony Hart

Characterization of Multidrug-Resistant Typhoid Outbreaks in Kenya
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1477-1482. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Graziana Manno, Claudia Dalmastri, Silvia Tabacchioni, Peter Vandamme, Renata Lorini, Laura Minicucci, Luca Romano, Alessandro Giannattasio, Luigi Chiarini, and Annamaria Bevivino

Epidemiology and Clinical Course of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Infections, Particularly Those Caused by Different Burkholderia cenocepacia Strains, among Patients Attending an Italian Cystic Fibrosis Center
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1491-1497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Lu-Cheng Kuo, Lee-Jene Teng, Chong-Jen Yu, Shen-Wu Ho, and Po-Ren Hsueh

Dissemination of a Clone of Unusual Phenotype of Pandrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii at a University Hospital in Taiwan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1759-1763. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Joong-Sik Eom, In-Sook Hwang, Byung-Yoen Hwang, Jae-Gab Lee, Yeon-Joo Lee, Hee-Jin Cheong, Yong-Ho Park, Seung-Chul Park, and Woo-Joo Kim

Emergence of vanA Genotype Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci with Low or Moderate Levels of Teicoplanin Resistance in Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1785-1786. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Boras, T. Jeren, C. T. Sacchi, S. Schmink, D. Bozinovic, B. Barsic, N. E. Rosenstein, and T. Popovic

Establishment of an Active Laboratory-Based Surveillance for Bacterial Meningitis in Croatia and Molecular Characterization of Neisseria meningitidis Isolates Causing Meningococcal Disease That Were Collected in the Year 2000, the First Year of Activity
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1803-1806. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

Brent A. Lasker and Yuping Ran

Analysis of Polymorphic Microsatellite Markers for Typing Penicillium marneffei Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1483-1490. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Frans J. L. Robberts, Lynne D. Liebowitz, and Lynda J. Chalkley

Genotyping and Coalescent Phylogenetic Analysis of Pneumocystis jiroveci from South Africa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1505-1510. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rana A. Hajjeh, Andre N. Sofair, Lee H. Harrison, G. Marshall Lyon, Beth A. Arthington-Skaggs, Sara A. Mirza, Maureen Phelan, Juliette Morgan, Wendy Lee-Yang, Meral A. Ciblak, Lynette E. Benjamin, Laurie Thomson Sanza, Sharon Huie, Siew Fah Yeo, Mary E. Brandt, and David W. Warnock

Incidence of Bloodstream Infections Due to Candida Species and In Vitro Susceptibilities of Isolates Collected from 1998 to 2000 in a Population-Based Active Surveillance Program
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1519-1527. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

L. M. Ball, M. A. Bes, B. Theelen, T. Boekhout, R. M. Egeler, and E. J. Kuijper

Significance of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism in Identification and Epidemiological Examination of Candida Species Colonization in Children Undergoing Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1673-1679. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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

Quality Control Limits for Voriconazole Disk Susceptibility Tests on Mueller-Hinton Agar with Glucose and Methylene Blue
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1716-1718. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jian Chen, Zhe Wan, and Ruoyu Li

Modified Colorimetric Assay for Susceptibility Testing of Azole Antifungal Drugs against Candida Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1790-1793. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

A. Sloutsky, L. L. Han, and B. G. Werner

Practical Strategies for Performance Optimization of the Enhanced Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1547-1551. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Maite Ruiz, Maria J. Torres, Ana C. Llanos, Aurelio Arroyo, Jose C. Palomares, and Javier Aznar

Direct Detection of Rifampin- and Isoniazid-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Auramine-Rhodamine-Positive Sputum Specimens by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1585-1589. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nathan A. Groathouse, Becky Rivoire, Hansuk Kim, Hyeyoung Lee, Sang-Nae Cho, Patrick J. Brennan, and Varalakshmi D. Vissa

Multiple Polymorphic Loci for Molecular Typing of Strains of Mycobacterium leprae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1666-1672. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alongkorn Amonsin, Ling Ling Li, Qing Zhang, John P. Bannantine, Alifiya S. Motiwala, Srinand Sreevatsan, and Vivek Kapur

Multilocus Short Sequence Repeat Sequencing Approach for Differentiating among Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Strains
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1694-1702. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alifiya S. Motiwala, Alongkorn Amonsin, Megan Strother, Elizabeth J. B. Manning, Vivek Kapur, and Srinand Sreevatsan

Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Isolates Recovered from Wild Animal Species
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1703-1712. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Maria Lysén, Anders Österlund, Carl-Johan Rubin, Tina Persson, Ingrid Persson, and Björn Herrmann

Characterization of ompA Genotypes by Sequence Analysis of DNA from All Detected Cases of Chlamydia trachomatis Infections during 1 Year of Contact Tracing in a Swedish County
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1641-1647. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Elisabeth Chabbert, Laurence Lachaud, Lucien Crobu, and Patrick Bastien

Comparison of Two Widely Used PCR Primer Systems for Detection of Toxoplasma in Amniotic Fluid, Blood, and Tissues
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1719-1722. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gannavaram Sreenivas, B. V. Subba Raju, Ruchi Singh, Angamuthu Selvapandiyan, Robert Duncan, Dwijen Sarkar, Hira L. Nakhasi, and Poonam Salotra

DNA Polymorphism Assay Distinguishes Isolates of Leishmania donovani That Cause Kala-Azar from Those That Cause Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis in Humans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1739-1741. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mariolga Berrizbietia, Momar Ndao, Marcelo Gottschalk, Alberto Aché, Fabio Vásquez, Sonia Lacouture, Mehudy Medina, and Brian J. Ward

Development and Comparison of Enzyme Immunoassays for Diagnosis of Chagas' Disease Using Fixed Forms of Trypanosoma cruzi (Epimastigotes, Amastigotes, and Trypomastigotes) and Assessment of Antigen Stability for the Three Assays
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1766-1769. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Gannavaram Sreenivas, N. A. Ansari, Joginder Kataria, and Poonam Salotra

Nested PCR Assay for Detection of Leishmania donovani in Slit Aspirates from Post-Kala-Azar Dermal Leishmaniasis Lesions
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1777-1778. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H. Pietkiewicz, E. Hiszczynska-Sawicka, J. Kur, E. Petersen, H. V. Nielsen, M. Stankiewicz, I. Andrzejewska, and P. Myjak

Usefulness of Toxoplasma gondii-Specific Recombinant Antigens in Serodiagnosis of Human Toxoplasmosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1779-1781. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Amy K. Gira, Amy H. Reisenauer, Lauren Hammock, Uma Nadiminti, Jonathan T. Macy, Ariane Reeves, Cindy Burnett, Mitchell A. Yakrus, Sean Toney, Bette J. Jensen, Henry M. Blumberg, S. Wright Caughman, and Frederick S. Nolte

Furunculosis Due to Mycobacterium mageritense Associated with Footbaths at a Nail Salon
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1813-1817. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Oevermann, G. E. Pfyffer, P. Zanolari, M. Meylan, and N. Robert

Generalized Tuberculosis in Llamas (Lama glama) Due to Mycobacterium microti
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1818-1821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michel Drancourt, Bahram Bodaghi, Hubert Lepidi, Phuc Le Hoang, and Didier Raoult

Intraocular Detection of Bartonella henselae in a Patient with HLA-B27 Uveitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1822-1825. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Wen-Chu Chiang, Jui-Chang Tsai, Shey-Ying Chen, Chiung-Yuan Hsu, Chen-Tu Wu, Lee-Jene Teng, and Po-Ren Hsueh

Mycotic Aneurysm Caused by Streptococcus constellatus subsp. constellatus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1826-1828. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jeremy P. Burton, Estelle Devillard, Peter A. Cadieux, Jo-Anne Hammond, and Gregor Reid

Detection of Atopobium vaginae in Postmenopausal Women by Cultivation-Independent Methods Warrants Further Investigation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1829-1831. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ignacio Gadea, Manuel Cuenca-Estrella, Elena Prieto, Teresa M. Diaz-Guerra, Jose I. Garcia-Cia, Emilia Mellado, Jose F. Tomas, and Juan L. Rodriguez-Tudela

Genotyping and Antifungal Susceptibility Profile of Dipodascus capitatus Isolates Causing Disseminated Infection in Seven Hematological Patients of a Tertiary Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1832-1836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Wafae Chihab, Ahmed S. Alaoui, and Mohamed Amar

Chryseomonas luteola Identified as the Source of Serious Infections in a Moroccan University Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1837-1839. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Friis-Møller, L. E. Lemming, N. H. Valerius, and B. Bruun

Problems in Identification of Francisella philomiragia Associated with Fatal Bacteremia in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1840-1842. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Imad Dibo, Satish K. Pillai, Howard S. Gold, Maria R. Baer, Meir Wetzler, James L. Slack, Peggy A. Hazamy, Donna Ball, Chiu Bin Hsiao, Philip L. McCarthy, Jr., and Brahm H. Segal

Linezolid-Resistant Enterococcus faecalis Isolated from a Cord Blood Transplant Recipient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1843-1845. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Dani Rodrick, Belinda Dillon, Mark Dexter, Ian Nicholson, Sebastien Marcel, David Dickeson, and Jon Iredell

Culture-Negative Endocarditis Due to Houston Complex Bartonella henselae Acquired in Noumea, New Caledonia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1846-1848. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Yi-Wei Tang, Shufang Meng, Haijing Li, Charles W. Stratton, Terrie Koyamatsu, and Xiaotian Zheng

PCR Enhances Acid-Fast Bacillus Stain-Based Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1849-1850. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ingrid Wybo, Johan Breynaert, Sabine Lauwers, Flordeliz Lindenburg, and Kurt Houf

Isolation of Arcobacter skirrowii from a Patient with Chronic Diarrhea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1851-1852. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. Vilaplana, S. Blanco, J. Domínguez, M. Giménez, V. Ausina, and Carme Muñoz

Noninvasive Method for Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis by a Latex Agglutination Test for Detection of Antigens in Urine Samples
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1853-1854. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hélène Fricker-Hidalgo, Bernadette Lebeau, Hervé Pelloux, Renée Grillot, Lynn L. Horvath, and Duane R. Hospenthal

Use of the BACTEC 9240 System with Mycosis-IC/F Blood Culture Bottles for Detection of Fungemia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1855-1856. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

H. Kodaka, Y. Uesaka, and F. Kashitani

Nissui Glucose Fermentative Gram-Negative Rod Identification System EB-20 Gives a Unique Profile for Typical Non-Sorbitol-Fermenting Escherichia coli O157:H7
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1857. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Simona Bossolasco, Giovanni Gaiera, Davide Olchini, Maurizio Gulletta, Leonardo Martello, Arabella Bestetti, Laura Bossi, Luca Germagnoli, Adriano Lazzarin, Caterina Uberti-Foppa, and Paola Cinque

Real-Time PCR Assay for Clinical Management of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Patients with Visceral Leishmaniasis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1858. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ling Zhou, Ajaib Singh, Jianlin Jiang, and Lihua Xiao

Molecular Surveillance of Cryptosporidium spp. in Raw Wastewater in Milwaukee: Implications for Understanding Outbreak Occurrence and Transmission Dynamics
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1859. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kate E. Templeton, Sitha A. Scheltinga, Anneke van der Zee, Bram M. W. Diederen, Alida M. van Kruijssen, Herman Goossens, Ed Kuijper, and Eric C. J. Claas

Evaluation of Real-Time PCR for Detection of and Discrimination between Bordetella pertussis, Bordetella parapertussis, and Bordetella holmesii for Clinical Diagnosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1860. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sayera Banu, Stephen V. Gordon, Si Palmer, M. Riazul Islam, Shakeel Ahmed, Khan Mashrequl Alam, Stewart T. Cole, and Roland Brosch

Genotypic Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Bangladesh and Prevalence of the Beijing Strain
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1861. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

E. M. Streicher, R. M. Warren, C. Kewley, J. Simpson, N. Rastogi, C. Sola, I. Filliol, G. D. van der Spuy, P. D. van Helden, and T. C. Victor

Genotypic and Phenotypic Characterization of Drug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates from Rural Districts of the Western Cape Province of South Africa
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004 42: 1862. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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