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Contents: October 2009, Volume 47, Issue 10

       Bacteriology

       Virology

       Mycology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Epidemiology

       Parasitology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Case Reports

       Letter To The Editor

       Author's Correction

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Bacteriology:

Porphyromonas gingivalis Strain Diversity
Christina O. Igboin, Ann L. Griffen, and Eugene J. Leys
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3073-3081; published ahead of print August 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00569-09
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Improved Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Assay for Staphylococcus aureus Genotyping, Providing a Highly Informative Technique Together with Strong Phylogenetic Value
Christine Pourcel, Katia Hormigos, Lucie Onteniente, Olga Sakwinska, Ruud H. Deurenberg, and Gilles Vergnaud
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3121-3128; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00267-09
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Pathogen Profiling: Rapid Molecular Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus by PCR/Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry and Correlation with Phenotype
Donna M. Wolk, Lawrence B. Blyn, Thomas A. Hall, Rangarajan Sampath, Raymond Ranken, Cristina Ivy, Rachael Melton, Heather Matthews, Neill White, Feng Li, Vanessa Harpin, David J. Ecker, Brandi Limbago, Linda K. McDougal, Vicki H. Wysocki, Mian Cai, and Karen C. Carroll
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3129-3137; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00709-09
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emm1/Sequence Type 28 Strains of Group A Streptococci That Express covR at Early Stationary Phase Are Associated with Increased Growth and Earlier SpeB Secretion
Chuan Chiang-Ni, Po-Xing Zheng, Yueh-Ren Ho, Hsiu-Mei Wu, Woei-Jer Chuang, Yee-Shin Lin, Ming-T. Lin, Ching-Chuan Liu, and Jiunn-Jong Wu
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3161-3169; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00202-09
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Detection of Enterobacter sakazakii and Other Pathogens Associated with Infant Formula Powder by Use of a DNA Microarray
Min Wang, Boyang Cao, Qili Gao, Yamin Sun, Pei Liu, Lu Feng, and Lei Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3178-3184; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00366-09
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Proficiency Program for Real-Time PCR Diagnosis of Bordetella pertussis Infections in French Hospital Laboratories and at the French National Reference Center for Whooping Cough and other Bordetelloses
Valérie Caro, Nicole Guiso, Corinne Alberti, Sandrine Liguori, Christophe Burucoa, Gérard Couetdic, Florence Doucet-Populaire, Agnès Ferroni, Sophie Papin-Gibaud, Florence Grattard, Hélène Réglier-Poupet, Josette Raymond, Catherine Soler, Sylvie Bouchet, Sandrine Charreau, Brigitte Couzon, Isabelle Leymarie, Nicole Tavares, Mathilde Choux, Edouard Bingen, and Stéphane Bonacorsi
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3197-3203; published ahead of print August 19, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00817-09
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Comparison of Nine Commercially Available Clostridium difficile Toxin Detection Assays, a Real-Time PCR Assay for C. difficile tcdB, and a Glutamate Dehydrogenase Detection Assay to Cytotoxin Testing and Cytotoxigenic Culture Methods
Kerrie Eastwood, Patrick Else, André Charlett, and Mark Wilcox
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3211-3217; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01082-09
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Molecular Characterization of Capnocytophaga canimorsus and Other Canine Capnocytophaga spp. and Assessment by PCR of Their Frequencies in Dogs
Alje P. van Dam, Angela van Weert, Celine Harmanus, K. Emiel Hovius, Eric C. J. Claas, and Frans A. G. Reubsaet
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3218-3225; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01246-09
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homB Status of Helicobacter pylori as a Novel Marker To Distinguish Gastric Cancer from Duodenal Ulcer
Sung Woo Jung, Mitsushige Sugimoto, David Y. Graham, and Yoshio Yamaoka
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3241-3245; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00293-09
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Differentiating Culture Samples Representing Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Bacteremia from Those Representing Contamination by Use of Time-to-Positivity and Quantitative Blood Culture Methods
Christelle Kassis, Gopi Rangaraj, Ying Jiang, Ray Y. Hachem, and Issam Raad
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3255-3260; published ahead of print August 19, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01045-09
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Evaluation of PCR-Based Testing for Surveillance of KPC-Producing Carbapenem-Resistant Members of the Enterobacteriaceae Family
Vered Schechner, Keren Straus-Robinson, David Schwartz, Iris Pfeffer, Jalal Tarabeia, Rina Moskovich, Inna Chmelnitsky, Mitchell J. Schwaber, Yehuda Carmeli, and Shiri Navon-Venezia
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3261-3265; published ahead of print August 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02368-08
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Validation of Vitek 2 Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Cards and Vitek 2 Version 4.02 Software for Identification and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Rods from Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Ines Otto-Karg, Stefanie Jandl, Tobias Müller, Beate Stirzel, Matthias Frosch, Helge Hebestreit, and Marianne Abele-Horn
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3283-3288; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00505-09
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Site and Clinical Significance of Alloscardovia omnicolens and Bifidobacterium Species Isolated in the Clinical Laboratory
Steven D. Mahlen and Jill E. Clarridge, III
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3289-3293; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00555-09
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Streptococcus pneumoniae DNA Load in Blood as a Marker of Infection in Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Remco P. H. Peters, Richard F. de Boer, Tim Schuurman, Sonja Gierveld, Mirjam Kooistra-Smid, Michiel A. van Agtmael, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Maike C. J. Persoons, and Paul H. M. Savelkoul
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3308-3312; published ahead of print August 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01071-09
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Comparison of Fingerprinting Methods for Typing Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Sequence Type 398
G. Rasschaert, W. Vanderhaeghen, I. Dewaele, N. Janez, X. Huijsdens, P. Butaye, and M. Heyndrickx
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3313-3322; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00910-09
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Impact of a Short Period of Pre-Enrichment on Detection and Bacterial Loads of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Screening Specimens
L. Van Heirstraeten, J. Cortiñas Abrahantes, C. Lammens, A. Lee, S. Harbarth, G. Molenberghs, M. Aerts, H. Goossens, S. Malhotra-Kumar on behalf of the MOSAR WP2 Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3326-3328; published ahead of print August 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01088-09
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Recurrent Klebsiella pneumoniae Liver Abscess: Clinical and Microbiological Characteristics
Ya-Sung Yang, L. K. Siu, Kuo-Ming Yeh, Chang-Phong Fung, Shenq-Jie Huang, Han-Chang Hung, Jung-Chung Lin, and Feng-Yee Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3336-3339; published ahead of print August 19, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00918-09
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Occurrence of OXA-107 and ISAba1 in Carbapenem-Resistant Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii from Croatia
Ivana Goic-Barisic, Branka Bedenic, Marija Tonkic, Anita Novak, Stjepan Katic, Smilja Kalenic, Volga Punda-Polic, and Kevin J. Towner
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3348-3349; published ahead of print August 19, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02394-08
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Lysine Gingipain (kgp) Biovars of Porphyromonas gingivalis Exhibit Differential Distribution on Oral Mucosal Sites
Mangala A. Nadkarni, Kim-Ly Chhour, Gina Browne, Nicholas A. Jacques, and Neil Hunter
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3350-3352; published ahead of print August 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00753-09
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International Clones of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli with Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamases in a Czech Hospital
Jaroslav Hrabák, Joanna Empel, Tamara Bergerová, Karel Fajfrlík, Pavla Urbásková, Izabela Kern-Zdanowicz, Waleria Hryniewicz, and Marek Gniadkowski
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3353-3357; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00901-09
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Virology:

Genomic Analyses of Recombinant Adenovirus Type 11a in China
Zhaohui Yang, Zhen Zhu, Liuying Tang, Li Wang, Xiaojuan Tan, Pengbo Yu, Yong Zhang, Xiaoping Tian, Jingjun Wang, Yan Zhang, Dexin Li, and Wenbo Xu
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3082-3090; published ahead of print August 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00282-09
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Monoclonal Antibodies to VP1 Recognize a Broad Range of Enteroviruses
Lynn Yihong Miao, Christina Pierce, Jennifer Gray-Johnson, Jill DeLotell, Carl Shaw, Nate Chapman, Elaine Yeh, David Schnurr, and Yung T. Huang
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3108-3113; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00479-09
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Identification of Performance Problems in a Commercial Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Enzyme Immunoassay by Multiuser External Quality Control Monitoring and Real-Time Data Analysis
J. Kim, C. Swantee, B. Lee, H. Gunning, A. Chow, F. Sidaway, C. Sherlock, R. Garceau, W. Dimech, L. Malloch CAHCLS Laboratories
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3114-3120; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00892-09
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Highly Sensitive Fetal Goat Tongue Cell Line for Detection and Isolation of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus
K. E. Brehm, N. P. Ferris, M. Lenk, R. Riebe, and B. Haas
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3156-3160; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00510-09
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Evidence-Based Approach for Interpretation of Epstein-Barr Virus Serological Patterns
J. S. Klutts, B. A. Ford, N. R. Perez, and A. M. Gronowski
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3204-3210; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00164-09
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Hepatitis C Virus RNA Quantitation in Venous and Capillary Small-Volume Whole-Blood Samples
Tony Bruns, Katrin Steinmetzer, Eugen Ermantraut, and Andreas Stallmach
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3231-3240; published ahead of print August 19, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00925-09
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Comparative Evaluation of the ExaVir Load Version 3 Reverse Transcriptase Assay for Measurement of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Plasma Load
Wendy Labbett, Ana Garcia-Diaz, Zoe Fox, Gillian S. Clewley, Thomas Fernandez, Margaret Johnson, and Anna Maria Geretti
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3266-3270; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00715-09
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Serological Immunoassay for Detection of Hepatitis E Virus on the Basis of Genotype 3 Open Reading Frame 2 Recombinant Proteins Produced in Trichoplusia ni Larvae
Nereida Jiménez de Oya, Inmaculada Galindo, Olivia Gironés, Erwin Duizer, José M. Escribano, and Juan-Carlos Saiz
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3276-3282; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00750-09
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Genetic Evolution of H9 Subtype Influenza Viruses from Live Poultry Markets in Shanghai, China
Fei-Fei Ge, Jin-Ping Zhou, Jian Liu, Jian Wang, Wei-Yi Zhang, Li-Ping Sheng, Feng Xu, Hou-Bing Ju, Quan-Yun Sun, and Pei-Hong Liu
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3294-3300; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00355-09
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Sequence Analysis of Unusual P[7]G5 Bovine Rotavirus Strains Reveals Evidence of Interspecies Transmission
Thi Phuong Mai Ha, Hyun-Jeong Kim, Linda J. Saif, Young-Ju Jeong, Ha-Hyun Kim, Hyung-Jun Kwon, Su-Jin Park, and Kyoung-Oh Cho
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3329-3332; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01583-08
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Rapid Human Immunodeficiency Virus Test Quality Assurance Practices and Outcomes among Testing Sites Affiliated with 17 Public Health Departments
Laura G. Wesolowski, Steven F. Ethridge, Eugene G. Martin, Evan M. Cadoff, and Duncan A. MacKellar
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3333-3335; published ahead of print August 19, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01504-09
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Evaluation of a Prototype Real-Time PCR Assay for Carcinogenic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Detection and Simultaneous HPV Genotype 16 (HPV16) and HPV18 Genotyping
Philip E. Castle, Mark Sadorra, Tiffany Lau, Carrie Aldrich, Francisco A. R. Garcia, and Janet Kornegay
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3344-3347; published ahead of print August 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00725-09
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Mycology:

Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans, a Novel Respiratory Pathogen in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis
Patrick W. Hickey, Deanna A. Sutton, Annette W. Fothergill, Michael G. Rinaldi, Brian L. Wickes, Howard J. Schmidt, and Thomas J. Walsh
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3091-3097; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00460-09
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Molecular Identification of Aspergillus Species Collected for the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network
S. Arunmozhi Balajee, Rui Kano, John W. Baddley, Stephen A. Moser, Kieren A. Marr, Barbara D. Alexander, David Andes, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, Giancarlo Perrone, Stephen Peterson, Mary E. Brandt, Peter G. Pappas, and Tom Chiller
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3138-3141; published ahead of print August 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01070-09
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Wild-Type MIC Distribution and Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Aspergillus fumigatus and Three Triazoles as Determined by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Broth Microdilution Methods
M. A. Pfaller, D. J. Diekema, M. A. Ghannoum, J. H. Rex, B. D. Alexander, D. Andes, S. D. Brown, V. Chaturvedi, A. Espinel-Ingroff, C. L. Fowler, E. M. Johnson, C. C. Knapp, M. R. Motyl, L. Ostrosky-Zeichner, D. J. Sheehan, T. J. Walsh for the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Antifungal Testing Subcommittee
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3142-3146; published ahead of print August 19, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00940-09
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In Vitro Activity of Seven Systemically Active Antifungal Agents against a Large Global Collection of Rare Candida Species as Determined by CLSI Broth Microdilution Methods
D. J. Diekema, S. A. Messer, L. B. Boyken, R. J. Hollis, J. Kroeger, S. Tendolkar, and M. A. Pfaller
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3170-3177; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00942-09
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Variation in Susceptibility of Bloodstream Isolates of Candida glabrata to Fluconazole According to Patient Age and Geographic Location in the United States in 2001 to 2007
M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, R. J. Hollis, L. Boyken, S. Tendolkar, J. Kroeger, and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3185-3190; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00946-09
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Patterns of Susceptibility of Aspergillus Isolates Recovered from Patients Enrolled in the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network
John W. Baddley, Kieren A. Marr, David R. Andes, Thomas J. Walsh, Carol A. Kauffman, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis, James I. Ito, S. Arunmozhi Balajee, Peter G. Pappas, and Stephen A. Moser
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3271-3275; published ahead of print August 19, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00854-09
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In Vitro Susceptibility of Clinical Isolates of Aspergillus spp. to Anidulafungin, Caspofungin, and Micafungin: a Head-to-Head Comparison Using the CLSI M38-A2 Broth Microdilution Method
M. A. Pfaller, L. Boyken, R. J. Hollis, J. Kroeger, S. A. Messer, S. Tendolkar, and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3323-3325; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01155-09
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Time-Resolved Fluorescent Resonance Energy Transfer Assay for Simple and Rapid Detection of Anti-Brucella Antibodies in Ruminant Serum Samples
John A. McGiven, Iain J. Thompson, Nicola J. Commander, and Judy A. Stack
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3098-3107; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00919-09
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Epidemiology:

Molecular Epidemiology of Brucella Genotypes in Patients at a Major Hospital in Central Peru
Karsten Nöckler, Ryan Maves, David Cepeda, Angelika Draeger, Anne Mayer-Scholl, Jesus Chacaltana, María Castañeda, Benjamin Espinosa, Rosa Castillo, Eric Hall, Sascha Al Dahouk, Robert H. Gilman, Franco Cabeza, and Henk L. Smits
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3147-3155; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00900-09
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Association between Contaminated Faucets and Colonization or Infection by Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Bacteria in Intensive Care Units in Taiwan
Jiun-Ling Wang, Mei-Ling Chen, Yusen Eason Lin, Shan-Chwen Chang, and Yee-Chun Chen
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3226-3230; published ahead of print July 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00034-09
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Molecular Surveillance and Population Structure Analysis of Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in High-Risk Wards
Simona Sergi, Francesca Donnarumma, Giorgio Mastromei, Emanuele Goti, Pierluigi Nicoletti, Patrizia Pecile, Daniela Cecconi, Roberta Mannino, Rosa Fanci, Alberto Bosi, Benedetta Bartolozzi, and Enrico Casalone
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3246-3254; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00624-09
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Disease Presentation in Relation to Infection Foci for Non-Pregnancy-Associated Human Listeriosis in England and Wales, 2001 to 2007
Iain A. Gillespie, Jim McLauchlin, Christine L. Little, Celia Penman, Piers Mook, Kathie Grant, and Sarah J. O'Brien
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3301-3307; published ahead of print August 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00969-09
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Parasitology:

Serological Monitoring of Progression of Alveolar Echinococcosis with Multiorgan Involvement by Use of Recombinant Em18
Yuji Ishikawa, Yasuhito Sako, Sonoyo Itoh, Takaaki Ohtake, Yutaka Kohgo, Takeo Matsuno, Yoshinobu Ohsaki, Naoyuki Miyokawa, Minoru Nakao, Kazuhiro Nakaya, and Akira Ito
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3191-3196; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01111-09
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Population Structure Dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Strains during Past Decades in Japan
Tomotada Iwamoto, Riyo Fujiyama, Shiomi Yoshida, Takayuki Wada, Chika Shirai, and Yasuto Kawakami
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3340-3343; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01061-09
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Case Reports:

Implanted-Port-Catheter-Related Sepsis Caused by Acidovorax avenae and Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus
Alpin D. Malkan, Wendy Strollo, Stephen J. Scholand, and Stanley J. Dudrick
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3358-3361; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01093-09
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First Case of Disseminated Mycobacterium bolletii Infection in a Young Adult Patient
Won-Jung Koh, O. Jung Kwon, Nam Young Lee, Yoon-Hoh Kook, Hyung-Ki Lee, and Bum-Joon Kim
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3362-3366; published ahead of print August 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00592-09
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Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Mediastinitis
Tatjana P. Calvano, David M. Ferraro, Vidhya Prakash, Katrin Mende, and Duane R. Hospenthal
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3367-3369; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00872-09
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Campylobacter coli Prosthetic Hip Infection Associated with Ingestion of Contaminated Oysters
Susan E. Sharp
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3370-3371; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00417-09
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Atypical Aspergillus flavus Isolates Associated with Chronic Azole Therapy
Mary E. Brandt, Lalitha Gade, Cindy B. McCloskey, and S. Arunmozhi Balajee
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3372-3375; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00671-09
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Two Cases of Peritonitis Caused by Kocuria marina in Patients Undergoing Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis
Ja Young Lee, Si Hyun Kim, Haeng Soon Jeong, Seung Hwan Oh, Hye Ran Kim, Yeong Hoon Kim, Jeong Nyeo Lee, Joong-Ki Kook, Weon-Gyu Kho, Il Kwon Bae, and Jeong Hwan Shin
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3376-3378; published ahead of print August 19, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00847-09
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Endophthalmitis Caused by Vibrio alginolyticus
Xiao Chun Li, Zhen Yang Xiang, Xiao Ming Xu, Wei Hua Yan, and Jian Min Ma
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3379-3381; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00722-09
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Mycotic Keratitis Due to Aspergillus nomius
Palanisamy Manikandan, János Varga, Sándor Kocsubé, Robert A. Samson, Raghavan Anita, Rajaraman Revathi, Ilona Dóczi, Tibor Mihály Németh, Venkatapathy Narendran, Csaba Vágvölgyi, Chockaiya Manoharan, and László Kredics
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3382-3385; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01051-09
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Cerebral Aspergillosis Caused by Aspergillus granulosus
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J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3386-3390; published ahead of print August 26, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00588-09
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First Report of Acute Cholecystitis with Sepsis Caused by Cellulomonas denverensis
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J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3391-3393; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00678-09
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J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3394-3399; published ahead of print August 12, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00797-09
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Letter To The Editor:

Performance of the New Roche Cobas AmpliPrep-Cobas TaqMan Version 2.0 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Assay
Lesley Scott, Sergio Carmona, and Wendy Stevens
J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3400-3402; published ahead of print August 5, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00727-09
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Author's Correction:

Detection of Novel (Swine Origin) H1N1 Influenza A Virus by Quantitative Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR
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J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2009 47: 3403
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