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Virology:

Timothy J. Dumonceaux, Christine Mesa, and Alberto Severini

Internally Controlled Triplex Quantitative PCR Assay for Human Polyomaviruses JC and BK
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2829-2836. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

W. Allan Nix, Baoming Jiang, Kaija Maher, Elizabeth Strobert, and M. Steven Oberste

Identification of Enteroviruses in Naturally Infected Captive Primates
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2874-2878. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sabine van der Sanden, Erwin de Bruin, Harry Vennema, Caroline Swanink, Marion Koopmans, and Harrie van der Avoort

Prevalence of Human Parechovirus in The Netherlands in 2000 to 2007
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2884-2889. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Africa Holguín, Marisa López, Mar Molinero, and Vincent Soriano

Performance of Three Commercial Viral Load Assays, Versant Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) RNA bDNA v3.0, Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HIV-1, and NucliSens HIV-1 EasyQ v1.2, Testing HIV-1 Non-B Subtypes and Recombinant Variants
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2918-2923. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Caroline Mitchell, Cheryl Jennings, Donald Brambilla, Grace Aldrovandi, Angela Martin Amedee, Ingrid Beck, James W. Bremer, Robert Coombs, Don Decker, Susan Fiscus, Joseph Fitzgibbon, Katherine Luzuriaga, John Moye, Paul Palumbo, Patricia Reichelderfer, Mohan Somasundaran, Wendy Stevens, Lisa Frenkel for the Dried Blood Spot Working Group of the Infant Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network

Diminished Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA Yield from Dried Blood Spots after Storage in a Humid Incubator at 37°C Compared to –20°C
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2945-2949. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

P. J. Collins, V. Martella, and H. O'Shea

Detection and Characterization of Group C Rotaviruses in Asymptomatic Piglets in Ireland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2973-2979. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kenji Tsukamoto, Hisayoshi Ashizawa, Koji Nakanishi, Noriyuki Kaji, Kotaro Suzuki, Masatoshi Okamatsu, Shigeo Yamaguchi, and Masaji Mase

Subtyping of Avian Influenza Viruses H1 to H15 on the Basis of Hemagglutinin Genes by PCR Assay and Molecular Determination of Pathogenic Potential
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3048-3055. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kanti Pabbaraju, Kara L. Tokaryk, Sallene Wong, and Julie D. Fox

Comparison of the Luminex xTAG Respiratory Viral Panel with In-House Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Diagnosis of Respiratory Virus Infections
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3056-3062. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Swati Kumar, Lihua Wang, Jiang Fan, Andrea Kraft, Michael E. Bose, Sagarika Tiwari, Meredith Van Dyke, Robert Haigis, Tingquo Luo, Madhushree Ghosh, Huong Tang, Marjan Haghnia, Elizabeth L. Mather, William G. Weisburg, and Kelly J. Henrickson

Detection of 11 Common Viral and Bacterial Pathogens Causing Community-Acquired Pneumonia or Sepsis in Asymptomatic Patients by Using a Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay with Manual (Enzyme Hybridization) or Automated (Electronic Microarray) Detection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3063-3072. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Rita Y. T. Sung, Paul K. S. Chan, Kai C. Choi, Apple C. M. Yeung, Albert M. Li, Julian W. Tang, Margaret Ip, Tracy Tsen, and E. Anthony S. Nelson

Comparative Study of Nasopharyngeal Aspirate and Nasal Swab Specimens for Diagnosis of Acute Viral Respiratory Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3073-3076. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Alexis Dumoulin, Hanspeter Marti, Marcus Panning, Christoph Hatz, and Hans H. Hirsch

Pan-Dengue Virus Detection by PCR for Travelers Returning from the Tropics
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3104-3106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chris I. Gallimore, Clive Taylor, Andrew R. Gennery, Andrew J. Cant, Angela Galloway, Jacqueline Xerry, Juliet Adigwe, and Jim J. Gray

Contamination of the Hospital Environment with Gastroenteric Viruses: Comparison of Two Pediatric Wards over a Winter Season
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3112-3115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Kiyoko Wakatsuki, Daisuke Kawamoto, Hiroshi Hiwaki, Kanako Watanabe, and Hiromu Yoshida

Identification and Characterization of Two Strains of Human Parechovirus 4 Isolated from Two Clinical Cases in Fukuoka City, Japan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3144-3146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Epidemiology:

Fred C. Tenover, Sigrid McAllister, Gregory Fosheim, Linda K. McDougal, Roberta B. Carey, Brandi Limbago, David Lonsway, Jean B. Patel, Matthew J. Kuehnert, and Rachel Gorwitz

Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Nasal Cultures Collected from Individuals in the United States in 2001 to 2004
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2837-2841. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Richard V. Goering, Ribhi M. Shawar, Nicole E. Scangarella, F. Patrick O'Hara, Heather Amrine-Madsen, Joshua M. West, Marybeth Dalessandro, Julie A. Becker, Stacey L. Walsh, Linda A. Miller, Stephanie F. van Horn, Elizabeth S. Thomas, and Monique E. Twynholm

Molecular Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Global Clinical Trials
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2842-2847. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Tahaniyat Lalani, Jerome J. Federspiel, Helen W. Boucher, Thomas H. Rude, In-Gyu Bae, Michael J. Rybak, Giang T. Tonthat, G. Ralph Corey, Martin E. Stryjewski, George Sakoulas, Vivian H. Chu, Jeff Alder, Judith N. Steenbergen, Steven A. Luperchio, Marilyn Campion, Christopher W. Woods, and Vance G. Fowler

Associations between the Genotypes of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Isolates and Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Bacteremic Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2890-2896. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Laure Fourny, Laurence Arnault, Anne-Sophie Domelier, Mazen Salloum, Marie-Frédérique Lartigue, and Roland Quentin

Molecular Characterization of Human-Colonizing Streptococcus agalactiae Strains Isolated from Throat, Skin, Anal Margin, and Genital Body Sites
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2906-2911. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marta Aires-de-Sousa, Bruno Correia, Hermínia de Lencastre and the Multilaboratory Project Collaborators

Changing Patterns in Frequency of Recovery of Five Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones in Portuguese Hospitals: Surveillance over a 16-Year Period
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2912-2917. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Agnieszka Luczak-Kadlubowska, Agnieszka Sulikowska, Joanna Empel, Anna Piasecka, Monika Orczykowska, Aleksandra Kozinska, and Waleria Hryniewicz

Countrywide Molecular Survey of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains in Poland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2930-2937. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Michael J. Rybak, Steve N. Leonard, Kerri L. Rossi, Chrissy M. Cheung, Helio S. Sadar, and Ronald N. Jones

Characterization of Vancomycin-Heteroresistant Staphylococcus aureus from the Metropolitan Area of Detroit, Michigan, over a 22-Year Period (1986 to 2007)
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2950-2954. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. Kroneman, L. Verhoef, J. Harris, H. Vennema, E. Duizer, Y. van Duynhoven, J. Gray, M. Iturriza, B. Böttiger, G. Falkenhorst, C. Johnsen, C.-H. von Bonsdorff, L. Maunula, M. Kuusi, P. Pothier, A. Gallay, E. Schreier, M. Höhne, J. Koch, G. Szücs, G. Reuter, K. Krisztalovics, M. Lynch, P. McKeown, B. Foley, S. Coughlan, F. M. Ruggeri, I. Di Bartolo, K. Vainio, E. Isakbaeva, M. Poljsak-Prijatelj, A. Hocevar Grom, J. Zimsek Mijovski, A. Bosch, J. Buesa, A. Sanchez Fauquier, G. Hernandéz-Pezzi, K.-O. Hedlund, and M. Koopmans

Analysis of Integrated Virological and Epidemiological Reports of Norovirus Outbreaks Collected within the Foodborne Viruses in Europe Network from 1 July 2001 to 30 June 2006
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2959-2965. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

H. Martin, B. Willey, D. E. Low, H. R. Staempfli, A. McGeer, P. Boerlin, M. Mulvey, and J. S. Weese

Characterization of Clostridium difficile Strains Isolated from Patients in Ontario, Canada, from 2004 to 2006
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2999-3004. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Violeta Valcheva, Igor Mokrousov, Olga Narvskaya, Nalin Rastogi, and Nadya Markova

Utility of New 24-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Typing for Discriminating Mycobacterium tuberculosis Clinical Isolates Collected in Bulgaria
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3005-3011. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Justin A. Compton, Jason A. Baney, Sarah C. Donaldson, Beth A. Houser, Gary J. San Julian, Richard H. Yahner, Wayne Chmielecki, Stanley Reynolds, and Bhushan M. Jayarao

Salmonella Infections in the Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor) in Western Pennsylvania
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3084-3086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Risma Ikawaty, Rob J. L. Willems, Adrienne T. A. Box, Jan Verhoef, and Ad C. Fluit

Novel Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis Method for Rapid Molecular Typing of Human Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3147-3151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Parasitology:

Abedelmajeed Nasereddin, Esther Bensoussan-Hermano, Gabriele Schönian, Gad Baneth, and Charles L. Jaffe

Molecular Diagnosis of Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis and Species Identification by Use of a Reverse Line Blot Hybridization Assay
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2848-2855. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sui-Yuan Chang, Hsin-Yun Sun, Dar-Der Ji, Yi-Chun Lo, Cheng-Hsin Wu, Pei-Ying Wu, Wen-Chun Liu, Chien-Ching Hung, and Shan-Chwen Chang

Cost-Effectiveness of Detection of Intestinal Amebiasis by Using Serology and Specific-Amebic-Antigen Assays among Persons with or without Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3077-3079. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

C. A. Rivers and J. R. Schwebke

Viability of Trichomonas vaginalis in Copan Universal Transport Medium and eSwab Transport Medium
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3134-3135. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

E. B. Breitschwerdt, R. G. Maggi, W. L. Nicholson, N. A. Cherry, and C. W. Woods

Bartonella sp. Bacteremia in Patients with Neurological and Neurocognitive Dysfunction
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2856-2861. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Bacteriology:

Chris M. Pillar, Deborah C. Draghi, Michael J. Dowzicky, and Daniel F. Sahm

In Vitro Activity of Tigecycline against Gram-Positive and Gram-Negative Pathogens as Evaluated by Broth Microdilution and Etest
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2862-2867. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Deepak Saxena, Page W. Caufield, Yihong Li, Stuart Brown, Jinmei Song, and Robert Norman

Genetic Classification of Severe Early Childhood Caries by Use of Subtracted DNA Fragments from Streptococcus mutans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2868-2873. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Musa Hindiyeh, Gill Smollen, Zehava Grossman, Daniela Ram, Yehudit Davidson, Fernando Mileguir, Marina Vax, Debbie Ben David, Ilana Tal, Galia Rahav, Ari Shamiss, Ella Mendelson, and Nathan Keller

Rapid Detection of bla_KPC Carbapenemase Genes by Real-Time PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2879-2883. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Patricia Muñoz, Emilio Bouza, Mercedes Marín, Luis Alcalá, Marta Rodríguez Créixems, Maricela Valerio, Angel Pinto, and on behalf of the Group for the Management of Infective Endocarditis of the Gregorio Marañón Hospital

Heart Valves Should Not Be Routinely Cultured
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2897-2901. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Elizabeth D. Hermsen, Sara S. Shull, Donald G. Klepser, Peter C. Iwen, Amy Armbrust, Jodi Garrett, Alison G. Freifeld, and Mark E. Rupp

Pharmacoeconomic Analysis of Microbiologic Techniques for Differentiating Staphylococci Directly from Blood Culture Bottles
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2924-2929. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Te-Li Chen, Leung-Kei Siu, Yi-Tzu Lee, Chien-Pei Chen, Li-Yueh Huang, Roy Chen-Chih Wu, Wen-Long Cho, and Chang-Phone Fung

Acinetobacter baylyi as a Pathogen for Opportunistic Infection
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2938-2944. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Marcella Beck, Reinhard Frodl, and Guido Funke

Comprehensive Study of Strains Previously Designated Streptococcus bovis Consecutively Isolated from Human Blood Cultures and Emended Description of Streptococcus gallolyticus and Streptococcus infantarius subsp. coli
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2966-2972. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Irene S. Mages, Reinhard Frodl, Kathryn A. Bernard, and Guido Funke

Identities of Arthrobacter spp. and Arthrobacter-Like Bacteria Encountered in Human Clinical Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2980-2986. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Malene Gantzhorn Pedersen, Claus Hansen, Erik Riise, Søren Persson, and Katharina E. P. Olsen

Subtype-Specific Suppression of Shiga Toxin 2 Released from Escherichia coli upon Exposure to Protein Synthesis Inhibitors
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2987-2991. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hyong Sun Kim, Dong-Min Kim, Ganesh Prasad Neupane, Yu-mi Lee, Nam-Woong Yang, Sook Jin Jang, Sook-In Jung, Kyung-Hwa Park, Hae-Ryoung Park, Chang Seop Lee, and Sun Hee Lee

Comparison of Conventional, Nested, and Real-Time PCR Assays for Rapid and Accurate Detection of Vibrio vulnificus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2992-2998. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

T. Peláez, E. Cercenado, L. Alcalá, M. Marín, A. Martín-López, J. Martínez-Alarcón, P. Catalán, M. Sánchez-Somolinos, and E. Bouza

Metronidazole Resistance in Clostridium difficile Is Heterogeneous
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3028-3032. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Martin J. Callaghan, Caroline Buckee, Noel D. McCarthy, Ana Belén Ibarz Pavón, Keith A. Jolley, Saul Faust, Stephen J. Gray, Edward B. Kaczmarski, Michael Levin, J. Simon Kroll, Martin C. J. Maiden, and Andrew J. Pollard

Opa Protein Repertoires of Disease-Causing and Carried Meningococci
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3033-3041. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental material] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anne Yusof, Anette Engelhardt, Åsa Karlsson, Lina Bylund, Pamela Vidh, Karen Mills, Mandy Wootton, and Timothy R. Walsh

Evaluation of a New Etest Vancomycin-Teicoplanin Strip for Detection of Glycopeptide-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus (GISA), in Particular, Heterogeneous GISA
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3042-3047. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

R. Tibbetts, J. G. Frye, J. Marschall, D. Warren, and W. Dunne

Detection of KPC-2 in a Clinical Isolate of Proteus mirabilis and First Reported Description of Carbapenemase Resistance Caused by a KPC β-Lactamase in P. mirabilis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3080-3083. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Keith E. Simmon, Lori Hall, Christopher W. Woods, Francesc Marco, Jose M. Miro, Christopher Cabell, Bruno Hoen, Mercedes Marin, Riccardo Utili, Efthymia Giannitsioti, Thanh Doco-Lecompte, Suzanne Bradley, Stanley Mirrett, Arjana Tambic, Suzanne Ryan, David Gordon, Phillip Jones, Tony Korman, Dannah Wray, L. Barth Reller, Marie-Francoise Tripodi, Patrick Plesiat, Arthur J. Morris, Selwyn Lang, David R. Murdoch, Cathy A. Petti and the International Collaboration on Endocarditis Microbiology (ICE-Micro) Investigators

Phylogenetic Analysis of Viridans Group Streptococci Causing Endocarditis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3087-3090. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Il Joong Park, Wee Gyo Lee, Jong Hee Shin, Kyung Won Lee, and Gun Jo Woo

VanB Phenotype-vanA Genotype Enterococcus faecium with Heterogeneous Expression of Teicoplanin Resistance
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3091-3093. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ebbing Lautenbach, Warren B. Bilker, Pam Tolomeo, and Joel N. Maslow

Impact of Diversity of Colonizing Strains on Strategies for Sampling Escherichia coli from Fecal Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3094-3096. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Ana Tavares, João Inácio, José Melo-Cristino, and Isabel Couto

Use of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization for Rapid Identification of Staphylococci in Blood Culture Samples Collected in a Portuguese Hospital
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3097-3100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Andrea Currie, Linda Davis, Ewa Odrobina, Suzanne Waldman, Diane White, Joanne Tomassi, and Kevin C. Katz

Sensitivities of Nasal and Rectal Swabs for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Colonization in an Active Surveillance Program
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3101-3103. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Raymond P. Podzorski, Haijing Li, Jian Han, and Yi-Wei Tang

MVPlex Assay for Direct Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Naris and Other Swab Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3107-3109. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Zmira Samra, Judi Bahar, Liora Madar-Shapiro, Nazi Aziz, Sara Israel, and Jihad Bishara

Evaluation of CHROMagar KPC for Rapid Detection of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3110-3111. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jonas M. Winchell, Kathleen A. Thurman, Stephanie L. Mitchell, W. Lanier Thacker, and Barry S. Fields

Evaluation of Three Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in an Outbreak Investigation
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3116-3118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Danaë D'mello, Andrew J. Daley, Muhammad Shihab Rahman, Yue Qu, Suzanne Garland, Christopher Pearce, and Margaret A. Deighton

Vancomycin Heteroresistance in Bloodstream Isolates of Staphylococcus capitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3124-3126. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Chen-Yi Chu, Wei Liu, Bao-Gui Jiang, Ding-Ming Wang, Wei-Jia Jiang, Qiu-Min Zhao, Pan-He Zhang, Zhao-Xiao Wang, Guang-Peng Tang, Hong Yang, and Wu-Chun Cao

Novel Genospecies of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato from Rodents and Ticks in Southwestern China
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3130-3133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

S. Böcher, R. Smyth, G. Kahlmeter, J. Kerremans, M. C. Vos, and R. Skov

Evaluation of Four Selective Agars and Two Enrichment Broths in Screening for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3136-3138. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Raquel Escudero, A. Toledo, Horacio Gil, Katarina Kovácsová, Manuela Rodríguez-Vargas, Isabel Jado, Cristina García-Amil, Bruno Lobo, Mangesh Bhide, and Pedro Anda

Molecular Method for Discrimination between Francisella tularensis and Francisella-Like Endosymbionts
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3139-3143. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycology:

Gloria M. González, Mariana Elizondo, and Jacobo Ayala

Trends in Species Distribution and Susceptibility of Bloodstream Isolates of Candida Collected in Monterrey, Mexico, to Seven Antifungal Agents: Results of a 3-Year (2004 to 2007) Surveillance Study
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2902-2905. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Anna Lau, Tania C. Sorrell, Sharon Chen, Keith Stanley, Jonathan Iredell, and Catriona Halliday

Multiplex Tandem PCR: a Novel Platform for Rapid Detection and Identification of Fungal Pathogens from Blood Culture Specimens
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3021-3027. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jae-Ik Han and Ki-Jeong Na

Dermatitis Caused by Neosartorya hiratsukae Infection in a Hedgehog
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3119-3123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

M. Grare, M. Dailloux, L. Simon, P. Dimajo, and C. Laurain

Efficacy of Dry Mist of Hydrogen Peroxide (DMHP) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and use of DMHP for Routine Decontamination of Biosafety Level 3 Laboratories
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 2955-2958. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jia-Yih Feng, Wei-Juin Su, Cheng-Chien Tsai, and Shi-Chuan Chang

Clinical Impact of Mycobacterium tuberculosis W-Beijing Genotype Strain Infection on Aged Patients in Taiwan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3127-3129. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Kirstine Klitgaard, Mette Boye, Nynne Capion, and Tim K. Jensen

Evidence of Multiple Treponema Phylotypes Involved in Bovine Digital Dermatitis as Shown by 16S rRNA Gene Analysis and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3012-3020. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Case Reports:

N. Pichon, D. Ajzenberg, M. Desnos-Ollivier, M. Clavel, J. C. Gantier, and F. Labrousse

Fatal-Stroke Syndrome Revealing Fungal Cerebral Vasculitis Due to Arthrographis kalrae in an Immunocompetent Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3152-3155. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Sang Yop Shin, Mi Young Lee, Jae-Hoon Song, and Kwan Soo Ko

New Erwinia-Like Organism Causing Cervical Lymphadenitis
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3156-3158. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

A. P. Bellanger, O. Cabaret, J. M. Costa, F. Foulet, S. Bretagne, and F. Botterel

Two Unusual Occurrences of Trichomoniasis: Rapid Species Identification by PCR
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3159-3161. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Frank Werdin, Hans-Oliver Rennekampff, Hans-Eberhard Schaller, Gerhard Jahn, and Klaus Hamprecht

Thymidine Kinase Sequence Analysis of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 Strains Present in Different Compartments in an Atypical Impetiginous Rash on the Lesional Skin of a Burn Patient
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3162-3164. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Jason D. Pimentel and Colin MacLeod

Misidentification of Pandoraea sputorum Isolated from Sputum of a Patient with Cystic Fibrosis and Review of Pandoraea Species Infections in Transplant Patients
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3165-3168. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Pauline Lechevalier, Dea Garcia Hermoso, Agnes Carol, Stephane Bonacorsi, Latifa Ferkdadji, Franck Fitoussi, Olivier Lortholary, Antoine Bourrillon, Albert Faye, Eric Dannaoui, and Francois Angoulvant

Molecular Diagnosis of Saksenaea vasiformis Cutaneous Infection after Scorpion Sting in an Immunocompetent Adolescent
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3169-3172. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Letters To The Editor:

Montserrat Agüero, Dolores Buitrago, and Concepción Gómez-Tejedor

False-Positive Results Obtained when Bluetongue Virus Serotype 1 Algeria 2006 Was Analyzed with a Reverse Transcription-PCR Protocol for Detection of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3173-3174. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Hari Har Joshi, Robert E. Gertz, Jr., Maria da Gloria Carvalho, and Bernard W. Beall

Use of Silica Desiccant Packets for Specimen Storage and Transport To Evaluate Pneumococcal Nasopharyngeal Carriage among Nepalese Children
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008 46: 3175-3176. [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]  

Joseph Papaparaskevas, Dimitra P. Houhoula, Argirios Siatelis, and Athanassios Tsakris

Molecular-Beacon-Based Real-Time PCR for Detection and Quantification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA in Clinical Samples
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Identification of a Haarlem Genotype-Specific Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the mgtC Virulence Gene of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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In Vitro Susceptibility of Invasive Isolates of Candida spp. to Anidulafungin, Caspofungin, and Micafungin: Six Years of Global Surveillance
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