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Bacteriology:

Daniel H. Fine, Kenneth Markowitz, David Furgang, Karen Fairlie, Javier Ferrandiz, Cebile Nasri, Marie McKiernan, and John Gunsolley

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans and Its Relationship to Initiation of Localized Aggressive Periodontitis: Longitudinal Cohort Study of Initially Healthy Adolescents
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3859-3869. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Il Joong Park, Wee Gyo Lee, Young Ae Lim, and Sung Ran Cho

Genetic Rearrangements of Tn1546-Like Elements in Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium Isolates Collected from Hospitalized Patients over a Seven-Year Period
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3903-3908. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kalpana Gupta, Ann MacIntyre, Gary Vanasse, and Louise-Marie Dembry

Trends in Prescribing β-Lactam Antibiotics for Treatment of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3930-3934. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jana M. Swenson, William B. Brasso, Mary Jane Ferraro, Dwight J. Hardy, Cynthia C. Knapp, Linda K. McDougal, L. Barth Reller, Helio S. Sader, Dee Shortridge, Robert Skov, Melvin P. Weinstein, Barbara L. Zimmer, and Jean B. Patel

Detection of Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococci by Broth Microdilution Using Erythromycin-Clindamycin Combination Wells
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3954-3957. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. Caubilla-Barron, E. Hurrell, S. Townsend, P. Cheetham, C. Loc-Carrillo, O. Fayet, M.-F. Prère, and S. J. Forsythe

Genotypic and Phenotypic Analysis of Enterobacter sakazakii Strains from an Outbreak Resulting in Fatalities in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in France
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3979-3985. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Francis Saison, Lourdes Mahilum-Tapay, Claude-Edouard E. Michel, Nigel D. Buttress, Elpidio Cesar B. Nadala, Jr., Jose Paolo V. Magbanua, Emma M. Harding-Esch, M. Odeta Villaruel, Lorna Canong, Rey L. Celis, and Helen H. Lee

Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection among Low- and High-Risk Filipino Women and Performance of Chlamydia Rapid Tests in Resource-Limited Settings
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4011-4017. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clarence J. Fernandes, Matthew V. N. O'Sullivan, Yongwei Cai, Fanrong Kong, Xianyu Zeng, Gwendolyn L. Gilbert, and George Kotsiou

Agar Dilution Method for Detection of Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Staphylococcus spp.
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4018-4020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ayesha Alvi, S. Manjulata Devi, Irshad Ahmed, M. Abid Hussain, Mohammed Rizwan, Hérve Lamouliatte, Francis Mégraud, and Niyaz Ahmed

Microevolution of Helicobacter pylori Type IV Secretion Systems in an Ulcer Disease Patient over a Ten-Year Period
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4039-4043. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Erik L. Munson and Gary V. Doern

Comparison of Three Commercial Test Systems for Biotyping Haemophilus influenzae and Haemophilus parainfluenzae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4051-4053. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

James G. Fox, Samuel R. Boutin, Laurence K. Handt, Nancy S. Taylor, Shilu Xu, Barry Rickman, Robert P. Marini, Floyd E. Dewhirst, Bruce J. Paster, Sherri Motzel, and Hilton J. Klein

Isolation and Characterization of a Novel Helicobacter Species, "Helicobacter macacae," from Rhesus Monkeys with and without Chronic Idiopathic Colitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4061-4063. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David García-Yoldi, Philippe Le Fleche, María J. De Miguel, Pilar M. Muñoz, José M. Blasco, Zeljko Cvetnic, Clara M. Marín, Gilles Vergnaud, and Ignacio López-Goñi

Comparison of Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis with Other PCR-Based Methods for Typing Brucella suis Isolates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4070-4072. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Virology:

Tamás Bakonyi, Károly Erdélyi, Krisztina Ursu, Emoke Ferenczi, Tibor Csörgo, Helga Lussy, Sonja Chvala, Christiane Bukovsky, Tanja Meister, Herbert Weissenböck, and Norbert Nowotny

Emergence of Usutu Virus in Hungary
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3870-3874. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David J. Marshall, Erik Reisdorf, Gerda Harms, Edward Beaty, Michael J. Moser, Wai-Ming Lee, James E. Gern, Frederick S. Nolte, Pete Shult, and James R. Prudent

Evaluation of a Multiplexed PCR Assay for Detection of Respiratory Viral Pathogens in a Public Health Laboratory Setting
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3875-3882. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

M. L. Quinlivan, K. Ayres, H. Ran, S. McElwaine, M. Leedham-Green, F. T. Scott, R. W. Johnson, and J. Breuer

Effect of Viral Load on the Outcome of Herpes Zoster
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3909-3914. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Evelien Libbrecht, Joke Doutreloigne, Hilde Van De Velde, Man-Fung Yuen, Ching-Lung Lai, Fred Shapiro, and Erwin Sablon

Evolution of Primary and Compensatory Lamivudine Resistance Mutations in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus-Infected Patients during Long-Term Lamivudine Treatment, Assessed by a Line Probe Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3935-3941. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Danny Ka-Ho Wong, Yasuhito Tanaka, Ching-Lung Lai, Masashi Mizokami, James Fung, and Man-Fung Yuen

Hepatitis B Virus Core-Related Antigens as Markers for Monitoring Chronic Hepatitis B Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3942-3947. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Vincent Thibault, Christian Pichoud, Carolyn Mullen, James Rhoads, Jane B. Smith, Alain Bitbol, Sven Thamm, and Fabien Zoulim

Characterization of a New Sensitive PCR Assay for Quantification of Viral DNA Isolated from Patients with Hepatitis B Virus Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3948-3953. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Norma P. Tavakoli, Seela Nattanmai, Rene Hull, Heather Fusco, Lela Dzigua, Heng Wang, and Michelle Dupuis

Detection and Typing of Human Herpesvirus 6 by Molecular Methods in Specimens from Patients Diagnosed with Encephalitis or Meningitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3972-3978. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kazuhiro Ozawa, Tomoichiro Oka, Naokazu Takeda, and Grant S. Hansman

Norovirus Infections in Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Food Handlers in Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3996-4005. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

W. E. Adamson, R. N. Gunson, A. Maclean, and W. F. Carman

Emergence of a New Norovirus Variant in Scotland in 2006
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4058-4060. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ted E. Schutzbank, Charlene Jarvis, Nicole Kahmann, Katherine Lopez, Marlea Weimer, and Aleta Yount

Detection of High-Risk Papillomavirus DNA with Commercial Invader-Technology-Based Analyte-Specific Reagents following Automated Extraction of DNA from Cervical Brushings in ThinPrep Media
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4067-4069. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Antonio M. Scanu, Tim J. Bull, Sara Cannas, Jeremy D. Sanderson, Leonardo A. Sechi, Giuseppe Dettori, Stefania Zanetti, and John Hermon-Taylor

Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis Infection in Cases of Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Comparison with Crohn's Disease and Johne's Disease: Common Neural and Immune Pathogenicities
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3883-3890. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Luiz Claudio Oliveira Lazzarini, Richard C. Huard, Neio L. Boechat, Harrison M. Gomes, Maranibia C. Oelemann, Natalia Kurepina, Elena Shashkina, Fernanda C. Q. Mello, Andrea L. Gibson, Milena J. Virginio, Ana Grazia Marsico, W. Ray Butler, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Philip N. Suffys, Jose Roberto Lapa e Silva, and John L. Ho

Discovery of a Novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage That Is a Major Cause of Tuberculosis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3891-3902. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nicole Parrish, Gerard Osterhout, Kim Dionne, Amy Sweeney, Nicole Kwiatkowski, Karen Carroll, Kenneth C. Jost, Jr., and James Dick

Rapid, Standardized Method for Determination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Drug Susceptibility by Use of Mycolic Acid Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3915-3920. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Svetlana Dubiley, Eugene Kirillov, Anna Ignatova, Valentina Stepanshina, and Igor Shemyakin

Molecular Characteristics of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis LAM-RUS Family Prevalent in Central Russia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4036-4038. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Moises Palaci, Reynaldo Dietze, David Jamil Hadad, Fabiola Karla Corrêa Ribeiro, Renata Lyrio Peres, Solange Alves Vinhas, Ethel Leonor Noia Maciel, Valdério do Valle Dettoni, Libby Horter, W. Henry Boom, John L. Johnson, and Kathleen D. Eisenach

Cavitary Disease and Quantitative Sputum Bacillary Load in Cases of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4064-4066. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Branko Kokotovic and Øystein Angen

Genetic Diversity of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Assessed by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3921-3929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marcos A. Munoz, Francis L. Welcome, Ynte H. Schukken, and Ruth N. Zadoks

Molecular Epidemiology of Two Klebsiella pneumoniae Mastitis Outbreaks on a Dairy Farm in New York State
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3964-3971. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sanjay Kapil, Emily Cooper, Cathy Lamm, Brandy Murray, Grant Rezabek, Larry Johnston, III, Gregory Campbell, and Bill Johnson

Canine Parvovirus Types 2c and 2b Circulating in North American Dogs in 2006 and 2007
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4044-4047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

Dea Garcia-Hermoso, Odile Cabaret, Gael Lecellier, Marie Desnos-Ollivier, Damien Hoinard, Dorothée Raoux, Jean-Marc Costa, Françoise Dromer, and Stéphane Bretagne

Comparison of Microsatellite Length Polymorphism and Multilocus Sequence Typing for DNA-Based Typing of Candida albicans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3958-3963. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Koen Quint, Carolina Porras, Mahboobeh Safaeian, Paula González, Allan Hildesheim, Wim Quint, Leen-Jan van Doorn, Sandra Silva, Willem Melchers, Mark Schiffman, Ana Cecilia Rodríguez, Sholom Wacholder, Enrique Freer, Bernal Cortes, Rolando Herrero for the Costa Rican Vaccine Trial Group

Evaluation of a Novel PCR-Based Assay for Detection and Identification of Chlamydia trachomatis Serovars in Cervical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3986-3991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Yhu-Chering Huang, Kao-Pin Hwang, Po-Yen Chen, Chih-Jung Chen, and Tzou-Yien Lin

Prevalence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization among Taiwanese Children in 2005 and 2006
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 3992-3995. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Intetsu Kobayashi, Kazunari Murakami, Mototsugu Kato, Seiichi Kato, Takeshi Azuma, Shin'ichi Takahashi, Naomi Uemura, Tsutomu Katsuyama, Yoshihiro Fukuda, Ken Haruma, Masaru Nasu, and Toshio Fujioka

Changing Antimicrobial Susceptibility Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori Strains in Japan between 2002 and 2005
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4006-4010. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chulmin Park, Dong-Gun Lee, Sun Woo Kim, Su-Mi Choi, Sun Hee Park, Hye-Sun Chun, Jung-Hyun Choi, Jin-Hong Yoo, Wan Shik Shin, Jin Han Kang, Jong Hyun Kim, Soo Young Lee, Sun Mi Kim, and Bok Yang Pyun

Predominance of Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains Carrying Staphylococcal Chromosome Cassette mec Type IVA in South Korea
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4021-4026. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Riza Durmaz, Thierry Zozio, Selami Gunal, Caroline Allix, Maryse Fauville-Dufaux, and Nalin Rastogi

Population-Based Molecular Epidemiological Study of Tuberculosis in Malatya, Turkey
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4027-4035. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. S. Kalpoe, K. E. Templeton, A. M. Horrevorts, H. P. Endtz, E. J. Kuijper, A. T. Bernards, and C. H. W. Klaassen

Molecular Typing of a Suspected Cluster of Nocardia farcinica Infections by Use of Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA, Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis, and Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analyses
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4048-4050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hua Zhou, Qing Yang, Yun-Song Yu, Ze-Qing Wei, and Lan-Juan Li

Clonal Spread of Imipenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii among Different Cities of China
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4054-4057. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

Kuan-Jen Chen, Ming-Hui Sun, Chiun-Ho Hou, Chi-Chin Sun, and Tun-Lu Chen

Burkholderia pseudomallei Endophthalmitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4073-4074. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

J. van Ingen, M. J. Boeree, F. S. Stals, C. C. M. Pitz, J. J. C. M. Rooijmans-Rietjens, A. G. M. van der Zanden, P. N. R. Dekhuijzen, and D. van Soolingen

Clinical Mycobacterium conspicuum Isolation from Two Immunocompetent Patients in The Netherlands
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4075-4076. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Afonso Luís Barth, Fernando Antonio de Abreu e Silva, Anneliese Hoffmann, Maria Izolete Vieira, Alexandre Prehn Zavascki, Alex Guerra Ferreira, Luiz Gonzaga da Cunha, Jr., Rodolpho Mattos Albano, and Elizabeth de Andrade Marques

Cystic Fibrosis Patient with Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection Acquired in Brazil
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4077-4080. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Holenarasipur R. Vikram, A. Kirstin Bacani, Patrick A. DeValeria, Scott A. Cunningham, and Franklin R. Cockerill, III

Bivalvular Bartonella henselae Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4081-4084. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Takuya Nikaido, Kei Ishibashi, Koji Otani, Shoji Yabuki, Shinichi Konno, Shuichi Mori, Kazutaka Ohashi, Takashi Ishida, Michiko Nakano, Osamu Yamaguchi, Tatsuo Suzutani, and Shinichi Kikuchi

Mycobacterium bovis BCG Vertebral Osteomyelitis after Intravesical BCG Therapy, Diagnosed by PCR-Based Genomic Deletion Analysis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4085-4087. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters To The Editor:

J.-L. Donay, P. Fernandes, P. H. Lagrange, and J.-L. Herrmann

Evaluation of the Inoculation Procedure Using a 0.25 McFarland Standard for the BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4088-4089. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H. C. Smith-Vaughan, R. L. Marsh, P. S. Morris, and A. J. Leach

In Vivo Emergence of High-Level Macrolide Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae following a Single Dose of Azithromycin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4090-4091. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Igor Mokrousov, Olga Narvskaya, M. Hanekom, G. D. van der Spuy, N. C. Gey van Pittius, C. R. E. McEvoy, S. L. Ndabambi, T. C. Victor, E. G. Hoal, P. D. van Helden, and R. M. Warren

Designation of Major Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive-Unit Types within Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype, an Important Point
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4092-4093. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

David H. Pincus, R. Zbinden, A. Zbinden, P. P. Bosshard, and E. C. Böttger

New Vitek 2 Colorimetric GN Card for Identification of Gram-Negative Nonfermentative Bacilli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4094-4095. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Errata:

Edouard Tuaillon, Anne-Marie Mondain, Laure Ottomani, Laurent Roudière, Pascal Perney, Marie-Christine Picot, Fabienne Séguret, François Blanc, Dominique Larrey, Philippe Van de Perre, and Jacques Ducos

Impact of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotypes on Quantification of HCV RNA in Serum by COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV Test, Abbott HCV RealTime Assay, and VERSANT HCV RNA Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4096. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Erik George, Carole Anne Beauharnais, Emilio Brignoli, Francine Noel, Gyrlande Bois, Patricia De Matteis Rouzier, Martine Altenor, Daniel Lauture, Marlène Hosty, Sapna Mehta, Peter F. Wright, and Jean W. Pape

Potential of a Simplified p24 Assay for Early Diagnosis of Infant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection in Haiti
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4097. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Author's Correction:

Ulrik S. Justesen, Hanne M. Holt, Helle C. Thiesson, Jens Blom, Xiaohui C. Nielsen, Rimtas Dargis, Michael Kemp, and Jens J. Christensen

Report of the First Human Case of Caulobacter sp. Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007 45: 4098. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

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