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November 2009; volume 47, issue 11 [Table of Contents]

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From Past Issues:

Optimal Sampling Sites and Methods for Detection of Pathogens Possibly Causing Community-Acquired Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: K. Loens, L. Van Heirstraeten, S. Malhotra-Kumar, H. Goossens, and M. Ieven
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2009. 47:21-31. [HTML] [PDF]

Current Trends in Rapid Diagnostics for Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Glycopeptide-Resistant Enterococcus Species: Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Kelly Haccuria, Mindy Michiels, Margareta Ieven, Claire Poyart, Waleria Hryniewicz, Herman Goossens, and on behalf of the MOSAR WP2 Study Team
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2008. 46:1577-1587. [HTML] [PDF]

16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Bacterial Identification in the Diagnostic Laboratory: Pluses, Perils, and Pitfalls: J. Michael Janda and Sharon L. Abbott
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007. 45:2761-2764. [HTML] [PDF]

Molecular Diagnosis of Leishmaniasis: Current Status and Future Applications: Richard Reithinger and Jean-Claude Dujardin
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007. 45:21-25. [HTML] [PDF]

Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Diagnostic Aspects of Coccidioidomycosis: Michael A. Saubolle, Peter P. McKellar, and Den Sussland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2007. 45:26-30. [HTML] [PDF]

Home Testing To Detect Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Boon or Bane?: Sheldon Campbell and Roger Klein
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006. 44:3473-3476. [HTML] [PDF]

Mass Spectrometry for Species or Strain Identification after Culture or without Culture: Past, Present, and Future: Alvin Fox
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006. 44:2677-2680. [HTML] [PDF]

Current Perspectives on Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex: the Automated Nonradiometric Systems: Claudio Piersimoni, Armando Olivieri, Luca Benacchio, and Claudio Scarparo
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006. 44:20-28. [HTML] [PDF]

In-House Nucleic Acid Amplification Assays in Research: How Much Quality Control Is Needed before One Can Rely upon the Results?: Petra Apfalter, Udo Reischl, and Margaret R. Hammerschlag
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005. 43:5835-5841. [HTML] [PDF]

Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests for Diagnosis of Bordetella Infections: M. Riffelmann, C. H. Wirsing von Konig, V. Caro, N. Guiso, and for the Pertussis PCR Consensus Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005. 43:4925-4929. [HTML] [PDF]

Sequence-Based Identification of New Bacteria: a Proposition for Creation of an Orphan Bacterium Repository: M. Drancourt and D. Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005. 43:4311-4315. [HTML] [PDF]

Toward Standardization of Diagnostic PCR Testing of Fecal Samples: Lessons from the Detection of Salmonellae in Pigs: B. Malorny and J. Hoorfar
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005. 43:3033-3037. [HTML] [PDF]

Unusual Fungal and Pseudofungal Infections of Humans: M. A. Pfaller and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005. 43:1495-1504. [HTML] [PDF]

Involvement of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Atherosclerosis: More Evidence for Lack of Evidence: Margareta M. Ieven and Vicky Y. Hoymans
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005. 43:19-24. [HTML] [PDF]

Rare and Emerging Opportunistic Fungal Pathogens: Concern for Resistance beyond Candida albicans and Aspergillus fumigatus: M. A. Pfaller and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004. 42:4419-4431. [HTML] [PDF]

GB Virus Type C: a Beneficial Infection?: Jack T. Stapleton, Carolyn F. Williams, and Jinhua Xiang
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004. 42:3915-3919. [HTML] [PDF]

Routine Epstein-Barr Virus Diagnostics from the Laboratory Perspective: Still Challenging after 35 Years: Ralf D. Hess
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004. 42:3381-3387. [HTML] [PDF]

Rapid Detection of Antimicrobial-Resistant Organism Carriage: an Unmet Clinical Need: Daniel J. Diekema, Kirsty J. Dodgson, Bryndis Sigurdardottir, and Michael A. Pfaller
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004. 42:2879-2883. [HTML] [PDF]

Response of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory to Emerging (New) and Reemerging Infectious Diseases: Franklin R. Cockerill III and Thomas F. Smith
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004. 42:2359-2365. [HTML] [PDF]

Practical Considerations in Design of Internal Amplification Controls for Diagnostic PCR Assays: J. Hoorfar, B. Malorny, A. Abdulmawjood, N. Cook, M. Wagner, and P. Fach
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004. 42:1863-1868. [HTML] [PDF]

Impact of Clinical Practice Guidelines on the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: Peter H. Gilligan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004. 42:1391-1395. [HTML] [PDF]

Recent Developments for Diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis: Jack S. Remington, Philippe Thulliez, and Jose G. Montoya
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004. 42:941-945. [HTML] [PDF]

Need for Susceptibility Testing Guidelines for Fastidious or Less-Frequently Isolated Bacteria: James H. Jorgensen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004. 42:493-496. [HTML] [PDF]

Reality of Developing a Community-Wide Antibiogram: Diane C. Halstead, Noel Gomez, and Yvette S. McCarter
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004. 42:1-6. [HTML] [PDF]

Relevance of Commercial Amplification Methods for Direct Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex in Clinical Samples: Claudio Piersimoni and Claudio Scarparo
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41:5355-5365. [HTML] [PDF]

Molecular Diagnosis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae Respiratory Tract Infections: K. Loens, D. Ursi, H. Goossens, and M. Ieven
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41:4915-4923. [HTML] [PDF]

Nocardiosis: Review of Clinical and Laboratory Experience: Michael A. Saubolle and Den Sussland
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41:4497-4501. [HTML] [PDF]

Laboratory Aspects of Management of Chronic Pulmonary Infections in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis: Melissa B. Miller and Peter H. Gilligan
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41:4009-4015. [HTML] [PDF]

Role of the Microbiology Laboratory in Diagnosis and Management of Pharyngitis: Paul P. Bourbeau
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41:3467-3472. [HTML] [PDF]

Laboratory Safety Practices Associated with Potential Agents of Biocrime or Bioterrorism: David L. Sewell
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41:2801-2809. [HTML] [PDF]

Blood Culture Contamination: Persisting Problems and Partial Progress: Melvin P. Weinstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41:2275-2278. [HTML] [PDF]

Clinical Microbiology: Past, Present, and Future: Henry D. Isenberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41:917-918. [HTML] [PDF]

Clostridium difficile Testing: after 20 Years, Still Challenging: Tracy D. Wilkins and David M. Lyerly
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41:531-534. [HTML] [PDF]

Role of the Hospital-Based Microbiology Laboratory in Preparation for and Response to a Bioterrorism Event: James W. Snyder
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2003. 41:1-4. [HTML] [PDF]

Laboratory Assays for Diagnosis and Management of Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Sandra S. Richter
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40:4407-4412. [HTML] [PDF]

Role of Sentinel Surveillance of Candidemia: Trends in Species Distribution and Antifungal Susceptibility: M. A. Pfaller and D. J. Diekema
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40:3551-3557. [HTML] [PDF]

Laboratory Diagnosis of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections: Controversy and Conundrums: Karen C. Carroll
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40:3115-3120. [HTML] [PDF]

Role of the Laboratory in the Diagnosis of Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Infections: Sue C. Kehl
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40:2711-2715. [HTML] [PDF]

Molecular Approaches To Detecting Herpes Simplex Virus and Enteroviruses in the Central Nervous System: Thomas W. Smalling, Susan E. Sefers, Haijing Li, and Yi-Wei Tang
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40:2317-2322. [HTML] [PDF]

Laboratory Identification of the Microsporidia: Lynne S. Garcia
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40:1892-1901. [HTML] [PDF]

Risk Assessment Models and Contamination Management: Implications for Broad-Range Ribosomal DNA PCR as a Diagnostic Tool in Medical Bacteriology: B. Cherie Millar, Jiru Xu, and John E. Moore
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40:1575-1580. [HTML] [PDF]

Miscellaneous Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci: Emerging Opportunists: Kathryn L. Ruoff
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40:1129-1133. [HTML] [PDF]

Role of the Laboratory in Diagnosis and Management of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Hematopoietic Stem Cell and Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients: Raymund R. Razonable, Carlos V. Paya, and Thomas F. Smith
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40:746-752. [HTML] [PDF]

Hunting Health Care-Associated Infections from the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: Passive, Active, and Virtual Surveillance: Lance R. Peterson and Stephen E. Brossette
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2002. 40:1-4. [HTML] [PDF]

Taxonomy and Identification of the Burkholderia cepacia Complex: Tom Coenye, Peter Vandamme, John R. W. Govan, and John J. LiPuma
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2001. 39:3427-3436. [HTML] [PDF]

Sorbitol-Fermenting Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli O157:H Strains: Epidemiology, Phenotypic and Molecular Characteristics, and Microbiological Diagnosis: Helge Karch and Martina Bielaszewska
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2001. 39:2043-2049. [HTML] [PDF]

Quantitative Molecular Analysis of Virus Expression and Replication: Massimo Clementi
J. Clin. Microbiol. 2000. 38:2030-2036. [HTML] [PDF]

Molecular Diagnosis of Chlamydia pneumoniae Infection: Jens Boman, Charlotte A. Gaydos, and Thomas C. Quinn
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999. 37:3791-3799. [HTML] [PDF]

Detection of Brucellae in Blood Cultures: P. Yagupsky
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999. 37:3437-3442. [HTML] [PDF]

Amplified-Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis: the State of an Art: P. H. M. Savelkoul, H. J. M. Aarts, J. de Haas, L. Dijkshoorn, B. Duim, M. Otsen, J. L. W. Rademaker, L. Schouls, and J. A. Lenstra
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999. 37:3083-3091. [HTML] [PDF]

Recent Advances in Determining the Pathogenesis of Canine Monocytic Ehrlichiosis: Shimon Harrus, Trevor Waner, Hylton Bark, Frans Jongejan, and Albert W. C. A. Cornelissen
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999. 37:2745-2749. [HTML] [PDF]

Molecular Diagnosis of Herpes Simplex Virus Infections in the Central Nervous System: Yi-Wei Tang, P. Shawn Mitchell, Mark J. Espy, Thomas F. Smith, and David H. Persing
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999. 37:2127-2136. [HTML] [PDF]

Principles and Applications of Methods for DNA-Based Typing of Microbial Organisms: D. Michael Olive and Pamela Bean
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1999. 37:1661-1669. [HTML] [PDF]

Evolution of Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotypes and Antibiotic Resistance in Spain: Update (1990 to 1996): Asuncion Fenoll, Isabel Jado, Dolores Vicioso, Amalia Perez, and Julio Casal
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998. 36:3447-3454. [HTML] [PDF]

Cutaneous Aspergillosis: Jo-Anne H. van Burik, Roy Colven, and David H. Spach
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998. 36:3115-3121. [HTML] [PDF]

Evaluation of Commercially Available Helicobacter pylori Serology Kits: a Review: R. J.?F. Laheij, H. Straatman, J. B.?M.?J. Jansen, and A. L.?M. Verbeek
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998. 36:2803-2809. [HTML] [PDF]

Preventing Antibiotic Resistance through Rapid Genotypic Identification of Bacteria and of Their Antibiotic Resistance Genes in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory: Michel G. Bergeron and Marc Ouellette
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998. 36:2169-2172. [HTML] [PDF]

Diagnosis of Q Fever: Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Thomas J. Marrie, and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998. 36:1823-1834. [HTML] [PDF]

Determinations of Levels of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA in Plasma: Reassessment of Parameters Affecting Assay Outcome: J. Lew, P. Reichelderfer, M. Fowler, J. Bremer, R. Carrol, S. Cassol, D. Chernoff, R. Coombs, M. Cronin, R. Dickover, S. Fiscus, S. Herman, B. Jackson, J. Kornegay, A. Kovacs, K. McIntosh, W. Meyer, N. Michael, L. Mofenson, J. Moye, T. Quinn, M. Robb, M. Vahey, B. Weiser, and T. Yeghiazarian
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998. 36:1471-1479. [HTML] [PDF]

Candida dubliniensis: Characteristics and Identification: Derek Sullivan and David Coleman
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1998. 36:329-334. [HTML] [PDF]

Laboratory diagnosis of rickettsioses: current approaches to diagnosis of old and new rickettsial diseases: B La Scola and D Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1997. 35:2715-2727. [PDF]

Diagnosis of tuberculosis by Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis test: a multicenter study: E Carpentier, B Drouillard, M Dailloux, D Moinard, E Vallee, B Dutilh, J Maugein, E Bergogne-Berezin, and B Carbonnelle
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1995. 33:3106-3110. [Abstract] [PDF]

Ligase chain reaction for detection of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in urogenital swabs: S Ching, H Lee, EW Hook 3rd, MR Jacobs, and J Zenilman
J. Clin. Microbiol. 1995. 33:3111-3114. [Abstract] [PDF]