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Contents: October 2000, Volume 38, Issue 10        Epidemiology        Bacteriology        Virology        Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes        Parasitology        Mycology        Clinical Veterinary Microbiology        Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology        Case Reports        Letters        Errata

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Epidemiology:

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Multicenter Evaluation of Epidemiological Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strains by Repetitive-Element PCR Analysis Ariane Deplano, Annette Schuermans, Johan Van Eldere, Wolfgang Witte, Hèléne Meugnier, Jerome Etienne, Hajo Grundmann, Daniel Jonas, Gerda T. Noordhoek, Jolanda Dijkstra, Alex van Belkum, Willem van Leeuwen, Panayotis T. Tassios, Nicholas J. Legakis, Anneke van der Zee, Anneke Bergmans, Dominique S. Blanc, Fred C. Tenover, Barry C. Cookson, Gael O'Neil, Marc J. Struelens, and The European Study Group on Epidemiological Markers of the ESCMID J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3527-3533; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Surveillance of European Quinolone-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. Using Automated Ribotyping Sylvain Brisse, Dana Milatovic, A. C. Fluit, Karlijn Kusters, Annet Toelstra, Jan Verhoef, and Franz-Josef Schmitz J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3636-3645; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter pylori: Clonal Population Structure and Restricted Transmission within Families Revealed by Molecular Typing Shan-Rui Han, Hans-Christoph E. Zschausch, Heinz-Georg W. Meyer, Thomas Schneider, Michael Loos, Sucharit Bhakdi, and Markus J. Maeurer J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3646-3651; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Coagulase Type VII Isolates from Staphylococcal Food Poisoning Outbreaks (1980-1995) in Tokyo, Japan, by Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Akira Shimizu, Manabu Fujita, Hideo Igarashi, Michihiro Takagi, Naoko Nagase, Asako Sasaki, and Junichi Kawano J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3746-3749; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacillus anthracis Diversity in Kruger National Park K. L. Smith, V. DeVos, H. Bryden, L. B. Price, M. E. Hugh-Jones, and P. Keim J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3780-3784; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Phenotypic and Genotypic Methods for Subtyping Campylobacter jejuni Isolates from Humans, Poultry, and Cattle Eva Møller Nielsen, Jørgen Engberg, Vivian Fussing, Lise Petersen, Carl-Henrik Brogren, and Stephen L. W. On J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3800-3810; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Analysis of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus as a Causative Agent of Bronchopulmonary Infection: Relation to Colonization in the Upper Respiratory Tract Hiroshi Watanabe, Hironori Masaki, Norichika Asoh, Kiwao Watanabe, Kazunori Oishi, Shinobu Kobayashi, Akiyoshi Sato, and Tsuyoshi Nagatake J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3867-3869; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Bacteriology:

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Relevance of CagA Positivity to Clinical Course of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Children J. Yahav, A. Fradkin, B. Weisselberg, A. Diver-Haver, H. Shmuely, and A. Jonas J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3534-3537; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Multicenter Evaluation of AMPLICOR and Automated COBAS AMPLICOR CT/NG Tests for Neisseria gonorrhoeae David H. Martin, Cathy Cammarata, Barbara Van Der Pol, Robert B. Jones, Thomas C. Quinn, Charlotte A. Gaydos, Kimberly Crotchfelt, Julius Schachter, Jeanne Moncada, D. Jungkind, Buffy Turner, and Cynthia Peyton J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3544-3549; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and Acute and Persistent Diarrhea in Returned Travelers C. Schultsz, J. van den Ende, F. Cobelens, T. Vervoort, A. van Gompel, J. C. F. M. Wetsteyn, and J. Dankert J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3550-3554; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Brachyspira aalborgi Infection Diagnosed by Culture and 16S Ribosomal DNA Sequencing Using Human Colonic Biopsy Specimens Wolfgang Kraaz, Bertil Pettersson, Ulf Thunberg, Lars Engstrand, and Claes Fellström J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3555-3560; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Serodiagnosis of Louse-Borne Relapsing Fever with Glycerophosphodiester Phosphodiesterase (GlpQ) from Borrelia recurrentis Stephen F. Porcella, Sandra J. Raffel, Merry E. Schrumpf, Martin E. Schriefer, David T. Dennis, and Tom G. Schwan J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3561-3571; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the MicroScan Rapid Neg ID3 Panel for Identification of Enterobacteriaceae and Some Common Gram-Negative Nonfermenters Caroline Mohr O'Hara and J. Michael Miller J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3577-3580; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Differentiation of Fermentative from Nonfermentative Gram-Negative Bacilli in Positive Blood Cultures by an Impedance Method Tsung Chain Chang and Ay Huey Huang J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3589-3594; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

16S Ribosomal DNA Sequence Analysis of a Large Collection of Environmental and Clinical Unidentifiable Bacterial Isolates Michel Drancourt, Claude Bollet, Antoine Carlioz, Rolland Martelin, Jean-Pierre Gayral, and Didier Raoult J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3623-3630; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Danish Isolates of Salmonella enterica Serovar Enteritidis PT9a and PT11 from Hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) and Humans by Plasmid Profiling and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis B. Nauerby, K. Pedersen, H. H. Dietz, and M. Madsen J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3631-3635; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of D-Xylose and 1% Methyl--D-Glucopyranoside Fermentation Tests for Distinguishing Enterococcus gallinarum from Enterococcus faecium D. K. Chen, L. Pearce, A. McGeer, D. E. Low, and B. M. Willey J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3652-3655; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Pneumococcal pspA Sequence Types of Prevalent Multiresistant Pneumococcal Strains in the United States and of Internationally Disseminated Clones Bernard Beall, Giovanni Gherardi, Richard R. Facklam, and Susan K. Hollingshead J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3663-3669; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Two Enzyme Immunoassays and PCR for Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Stool Specimens from Pediatric Patients before and after Eradication Therapy Athanasios Makristathis, Wolfgang Barousch, Eva Pasching, Christa Binder, Christa Kuderna, Petra Apfalter, Manfred L. Rotter, and Alexander M. Hirschl J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3710-3714; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Utilization of Exocellular Mannan from Rhodotorula glutinis as an Immunoreactive Antigen in Diagnosis of Leptospirosis Kouki Matsuo, Emiko Isogai, and Yoshio Araki J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3750-3754; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of a PCR Primer Based on the Isocitrate Dehydrogenase Gene for Detection of Helicobacter pylori in Feces Frauke C. Argyros, Mayurika Ghosh, Lili Huang, Naoko Masubuchi, David R. Cave, and Peter Grübel J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3755-3758; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Class 1 Integron-Borne, Multiple-Antibiotic Resistance Encoded by a 150-Kilobase Conjugative Plasmid in Epidemic Vibrio cholerae O1 Strains Isolated in Guinea-Bissau Anders Dalsgaard, Anita Forslund, Andreas Petersen, Derek J. Brown, Francisco Dias, Serifo Monteiro, Kaare Molbak, Peter Aaby, Amabelia Rodrigues, and Anita Sandström J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3774-3779; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of Enterotoxin Genes in Aeromonas spp. Isolated From Children with Diarrhea, Healthy Controls, and the Environment M. John Albert, M. Ansaruzzaman, Kaisar A. Talukder, Ashok K. Chopra, Inger Kuhn, Motiur Rahman, A. S. G. Faruque, M. Sirajul Islam, R. Bradley Sack, and Roland Mollby J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3785-3790; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Phenotypic and Genetic Characterization of Lactococcus garvieae Isolated in Spain from Lactococcosis Outbreaks and Comparison with Isolates of Other Countries and Sources A. I. Vela, J. Vázquez, A. Gibello, M. M. Blanco, M. A. Moreno, P. Liébana, C. Albendea, B. Alcalá, A. Mendez, L. Domínguez, and J. F. Fernández-Garayzábal J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3791-3795; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

InTray GC Medium Versus Modified Thayer-Martin Agar Plates for Diagnosis of Gonorrhea from Endocervical Specimens Amanda Beverly, Jill R. Bailey-Griffin, and Jane R. Schwebke J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3825-3826; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphisms for Typing Corynebacterium diphtheriae Aruni De Zoysa and Androulla Efstratiou J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3843-3845; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

A Probable New Helicobacter Species Isolated from a Patient with Bacteremia Wee Tee, Suzanne Hinds, Janet Montgomery, and Michael L. Dyall-Smith J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3846-3848; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Alexon-Trend ProSpecT Campylobacter Microplate Assay Rita Tolcin, Margaret M. LaSalvia, Barbara A. Kirkley, Emily A. Vetter, Franklin R. Cockerill, III, and Gary W. Procop J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3853-3855; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Absence of Serotype-Specific Surface Antigen and Altered Teichoic Acid Glycosylation among Epidemic-Associated Strains of Listeria monocytogenes Elizabeth E. Clark, Irene Wesley, Franz Fiedler, Nattawan Promadej, and Sophie Kathariou J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3856-3859; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Clinical Comparison of Nonvented Aerobic BacT/Alert Blood Culture Bottle and Standard Aerobic Bottle for Detection of Microorganisms in Blood James W. Snyder, Karen S. Benzing, Gina K. Munier, Grace D. Bostic, Pamela S. Bozigar, Rami Hanna, and Marcus J. Zervos J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3864-3866; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Isolation of Moraxella canis from an Ulcerated Metastatic Lymph Node Mario Vaneechoutte, Geert Claeys, Sophia Steyaert, Thierry De Baere, Renaat Peleman, and Gerda Verschraegen J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3870-3871; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus in Korea Mi-Na Kim, Chik Hyun Pai, Jun Hee Woo, Ji So Ryu, and Keiichi Hiramatsu J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3879-3881; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Virology:

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Characterization of Enterovirus Isolates from Patients with Heart Muscle Disease in a Selenium-Deficient Area of China Tianqing Peng, Yanwen Li, Yingzhen Yang, Cunlong Niu, Peter Morgan-Capner, Leonard C. Archard, and Hongyi Zhang J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3538-3543; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotyping of Hepatitis C Virus Isolates using CLIP Sequencing R. S. Ross, S. O. Viazov, C. D. Holtzer, A. Beyou, A. Monnet, C. Mazure, and M. Roggendorf J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3581-3584; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotyping of Rotaviruses in Environmental Water and Stool Samples in Southern Switzerland by Nucleotide Sequence Analysis of 189 Base Pairs at the 5' End of the VP7 Gene Franca Baggi and Raffaele Peduzzi J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3681-3685; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid Quantification and Differentiation of Human Polyomavirus DNA in Undiluted Urine from Patients after Bone Marrow Transplantation Stefan S. Biel, Thomas K. Held, Olfert Landt, Matthias Niedrig, Hans R. Gelderblom, Wolfgang Siegert, and Andreas Nitsche J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3689-3695; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular and Antigenic Characterization of a Highly Evolved Derivative of the Type 2 Oral Poliovaccine Strain Isolated from Sewage in Israel Lester M. Shulman, Yosef Manor, Rachel Handsher, Francis Delpeyroux, Michael J. McDonough, Tova Halmut, Ilana Silberstein, Jacklyn Alfandari, Jacqueline Quay, Tamar Fisher, Jana Robinov, Olen M. Kew, Radu Crainic, and Ella Mendelson J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3729-3734; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of the CMV Brite Turbo Assay and the Digene Hybrid Capture CMV DNA (Version 2.0) Assay for Quantitation of Cytomegalovirus in Renal Transplant Recipients Stephen K. N. Ho, Fu-Keung Li, Kar-Neng Lai, and Tak-Mao Chan J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3743-3745; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Detection and Quantitation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 in the Female Genital Tract Penny Baron, James Bremer, Steven S. Wasserman, Marek Nowicki, Barbara Driscoll, Bruce Polsky, Andrea Kovacs, and Patricia S. Reichelderfer J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3822-3824; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

G Protein Variation in Respiratory Syncytial Virus Group A Does Not Correlate with Clinical Severity A. H. Brandenburg, R. van Beek, H. A. Moll, A. D. M. E. Osterhaus, and E. C. J. Claas J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3849-3852; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Six Commercial DNA Extraction Kits for Recovery of Cytomegalovirus DNA from Spiked Human Specimens Gary A. Fahle and Steven H. Fischer J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3860-3863; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

VP4 and VP7 Genotyping by Reverse Transcription-PCR of Human Rotavirus in Mexican Children with Acute Diarrhea Araceli Rodríguez Castillo, Andrés Velasco Villa, José Ernesto Ramírez González, Elvira Mayén Pimentel, Martín Melo Munguía, Benita Díaz de Jesús, Hiram Olivera Díaz, and Herlinda García Lozano J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3876-3878; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Abbott LCx HIV-1 RNA Quantitative, a New Assay for Quantitative Determination of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 RNA Nadia Zanchetta, Giampiero Nardi, Loredana Tocalli, Lorenzo Drago, Carla Bossi, Francesco Renato Pulvirenti, Claudio Galli, and Maria Rita Gismondo J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3882-3886; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

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Spoligotyping and Polymorphic GC-Rich Repetitive Sequence Fingerprinting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Having Few Copies of IS6110 Z. H. Yang, K. Ijaz, J. H. Bates, K. D. Eisenach, and M. D. Cave J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3572-3576; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Increased Sensitivity of the BACTEC 460 Mycobacterial Radiometric Broth Culture System Does Not Decrease the Number of Respiratory Specimens Required for a Definitive Diagnosis of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Jeff D. Harvell, W. Keith Hadley, and Valerie L. Ng J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3608-3611; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Genotypic Determination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antibiotic Resistance Using a Novel Mutation Detection Method, the Branch Migration Inhibition M. tuberculosis Antibiotic Resistance Test Y. P. Liu, M. A. Behr, P. M. Small, and N. Kurn J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3656-3662; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis for Inter- and Intraspecific Differentiation of Mycobacterium bovis, M. tuberculosis, and M. ulcerans G. Huys, L. Rigouts, K. Chemlal, F. Portaels, and J. Swings J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3675-3680; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison of Phenotypic and Genotypic Methods for Pyrazinamide Susceptibility Testing with Mycobacterium tuberculosis A. P. Davies, O. J. Billington, T. D. McHugh, D. A. Mitchison, and S. H. Gillespie J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3686-3688; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Etest for Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Moses L. Joloba, Saralee Bajaksouzian, and Michael R. Jacobs J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3834-3836; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Distribution of a Specific 500-Base-Pair Fragment in Mycobacterium bovis Isolates from Sardinian Cattle Leonardo A. Sechi, Ilaria Duprè, Guido Leori, Giovanni Fadda, and Stefania Zanetti J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3837-3839; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Parasitology:

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Detection of Trichomonosis in Vaginal and Urine Specimens from Women by Culture and PCR Lisa F. Lawing, Spencer R. Hedges, and Jane R. Schwebke J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3585-3588; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparative Immunoglobulin G Antibody Profiles between Mother and Child (CGMC Test) for Early Diagnosis of Congenital Toxoplasmosis Uwe Gross, Carsten G. K. Lüder, Vera Hendgen, Cornelia Heeg, Irmtraud Sauer, Andrea Weidner, Doris Krczal, and Gisela Enders J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3619-3622; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Immunodiagnosis of Echinococcus Infections: Confirmatory Testing and Species Differentiation by a New Commercial Western Blot Martine Liance, Veronique Janin, Solange Bresson-Hadni, Dominique-Angele Vuitton, Rene Houin, and Renaud Piarroux J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3718-3721; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Diagnosis of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Colombia: the Sampling Site within Lesions Influences the Sensitivity of Parasitologic Diagnosis José Robinson Ramírez, Sonia Agudelo, Carlos Muskus, Juan Fernando Alzate, Christof Berberich, Douglas Barker, and Ivan Darío Velez J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3768-3773; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Discrimination between Viable and Dead Encephalitozoon cuniculi (Microsporidian) Spores by Dual Staining with Sytox Green and Calcofluor White M2R L. C. Green, P. J. LeBlanc, and E. S. Didier J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3811-3814; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Molecular Epidemiology of Entamoeba spp.: Evidence of a Bottleneck (Demographic Sweep) and Transcontinental Spread of Diploid Parasites Sudip Ghosh, Marta Frisardi, Lynn Ramirez-Avila, Steven Descoteaux, Katherine Sturm-Ramirez, Oscar Alberto Newton-Sanchez, Jose Ignacio Santos-Preciado, Chaiti Ganguly, Anuradha Lohia, Sharon Reed, and John Samuelson J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3815-3821; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Utility of Tissue Culture for Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Vitreous Humor of Patients Diagnosed with Toxoplasmic Retinochoroiditis Darlene Miller, Janet Davis, Robert Rosa, Martha Diaz, and Edith Perez J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3840-3842; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Mycology:

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Elevated Phenotypic Switching and Drug Resistance of Candida albicans from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Individuals prior to First Thrush Episode Kaaren Vargas, Shawn A. Messer, Michael Pfaller, Shawn R. Lockhart, Jack T. Stapleton, John Hellstein, and David R. Soll J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3595-3607; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Use of a Repetitive DNA Probe To Type Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Aspergillus flavus from a Cluster of Cutaneous Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Michael J. James, Brent A. Lasker, Michael M. McNeil, Mark Shelton, David W. Warnock, and Errol Reiss J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3612-3618; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Differentiation between Candida dubliniensis and Candida albicans by Fatty Acid Methyl Ester Analysis Using Gas-Liquid Chromatography Heidrun Peltroche-Llacsahuanga, Silke Schmidt, Michael Seibold, Rudolf Lütticken, and Gerhard Haase J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3696-3704; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of the Etest Method for Determining Voriconazole Susceptibilities of 312 Clinical Isolates of Candida Species by Using Three Different Agar Media M. A. Pfaller, S. A. Messer, A. Houston, K. Mills, A. Bolmstrom, and R. N. Jones J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3715-3717; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Development of a PCR-Based Line Probe Assay for Identification of Fungal Pathogens Cara Martin, David Roberts, Marjo van der Weide, Rudi Rossau, Geert Jannes, Terry Smith, and Majella Maher J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3735-3742; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Rapid and Sensitive Plate Method for Detection of Aspergillus fumigatus T. G. M. Bauters and H. J. Nelis J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3796-3799; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Performance of Five Agar Media for Recovery of Fungi from Isolator Blood Cultures G. W. Procop, F. R. Cockerill, III, E. A. Vetter, W. S. Harmsen, J. G. Hughes, and G. D. Roberts J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3827-3829; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Comparison between Plasma and Whole Blood Specimens for Detection of Aspergillus DNA by PCR Juergen Loeffler, Holger Hebart, Ulrike Brauchle, Ulrike Schumacher, and Hermann Einsele J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3830-3833; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Evaluation of Different Preservation and Storage Methods for Malassezia spp. M. J. Crespo, M. L. Abarca, and F. J. Cabañes J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3872-3875; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

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Detection of Borreliacidal Antibodies in Dogs after Challenge with Borrelia burgdorferi-Infected Ixodes scapularis Ticks Steven M. Callister, Dean A. Jobe, Ronald F. Schell, Steven D. Lovrich, Keysha L. Onheiber, and Jon B. Korshus J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3670-3674; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Helicobacter aurati sp. nov., a Urease-Positive Helicobacter Species Cultured from Gastrointestinal Tissues of Syrian Hamsters M. M. Patterson, M. D. Schrenzel, Y. Feng, S. Xu, F. E. Dewhirst, B. J. Paster, S. A. Thibodeau, J. Versalovic, and J. G. Fox J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3722-3728; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Prevalence of O1/K1- and O2/K3-Reactive Actinobacillus suis in Healthy and Diseased Swine Durda Slavic, Tania L. Toffner, Mario A. Monteiro, Malcolm B. Perry, and Janet I. MacInnes J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3759-3762; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

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Expression of a Gene Encoding the Major Antigenic Protein 2 Homolog of Ehrlichia chaffeensis and Potential Application for Serodiagnosis A. Rick Alleman, Anthony F. Barbet, Michael V. Bowie, Heather L. Sorenson, Susan J. Wong, and Myriam Bélanger J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3705-3709; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Assessment of Chlamydia trachomatis Infection of Semen Specimens Processed for Artificial Insemination Yvonne Pannekoek, Steven M. Westenberg, Jan de Vries, Sjoerd Repping, Lodewijk Spanjaard, Paul P. Eijk, Arie van der Ende, and Jacob Dankert J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3763-3767; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Case Reports:

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Osteomyelitis Caused by Staphylococcus schleiferi and Evidence of Misidentification of This Staphylococcus Species by an Automated Bacterial Identification System Jorge Calvo, José L. Hernández, Maria C. Fariñas, Daniel García-Palomo, and Jesús Agüero J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3887-3889; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Histoplasmosis of the Thyroid Luciano Z. Goldani, Clóvis Klock, Ada Diehl, Ane C. Monteiro, and Ana Luiza Maia J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3890-3891; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Granulomatous Amebic Encephalitis in a Patient with AIDS: Isolation of Acanthamoeba sp. Group II from Brain Tissue and Successful Treatment with Sulfadiazine and Fluconazole M. Seijo Martinez, G. Gonzalez-Mediero, P. Santiago, A. Rodriguez de Lope, J. Diz, C. Conde, and G. S. Visvesvara J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3892-3895; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterium branderi from Both a Hand Infection and a Case of Pulmonary Disease Joyce Wolfe, Christine Turenne, Michelle Alfa, Godfrey Harding, Louise Thibert, and Amin Kabani J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3896-3899; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Failure To Detect Circulating Aspergillus Markers in a Patient with Chronic Granulomatous Disease and Invasive Aspergillosis Paul E. Verweij, Corry M. Weemaes, Jo H. A. J. Curfs, Stephane Bretagne, and Jacques F. G. M. Meis J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3900-3901; [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Letters:

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Detection of a vanB Determinant in Enterococcus gallinarum in Australia Jacqueline M. Schooneveldt, Rosemary K. Marriott, and Graeme R. Nimmo J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3902 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I Association with Strongyloïdes stercoralis: a Case Control Study among Caribbean Blood Donors from Guadeloupe (French West Indies) Géry Courouble, François Rouet, Cécile Herrmann-Storck, Muriel Nicolas, Ermanno Candolfi, Michel Strobel, and Bernard Carme J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3903-3904; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Can Antitumor Platinum Compounds Be Effective against Candida albicans? A Screening Assay Using Disk Diffusion Method Kesavan Chandrasekar, Jebashree H. Shyla, and Raghunathan Malathi J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3905 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Reduced Ability To Culture Cytomegalovirus from Peripheral Blood Leukocytes Isolated by Direct Erythrocyte Lysis Marie L. Landry and David Ferguson J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3906 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

PCR Can Add to Detection of Pneumococcal Disease in Pneumonic Patients Receiving Antibiotics at Admission Janice Wheeler, Olive M. Murphy, Roger Freeman, Angela M. Kearns, Michael Steward, and Maureen J. S. Lee J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3907 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Bacteriocin Production by Lactobacillus salivarius of Animal Origin Beatriz Robredo and Carmen Torres J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3908-3909; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycoplasma fermentans, M. hominis, and M. hyorhinis Inhibit Infectivity and Growth of Chlamydia trachomatis and C. pneumoniae in HEp-2 Cells Birgit Krauße-Opatz, Petra Dollmann, Henning Zeidler, Lars Köhler, Jens G. Kuipers;, Elias A. Castilla, and Robert M. Wadowsky J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3910-3911; [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Survival of Gram-Positive Bacteria on Hospital Fabrics Nathan L. Belkin;, Alice N. Neely, and Matthew P. Maley J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3912 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

Mycobacterial Terminology David J. Dawson; and Claudio Piersimoni J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3913 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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Errata:

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Cloning and Sequencing of a Part of the Heat Shock Protein 65 Gene (hsp65) of "Tropheryma whippelii" and Its Use for Detection of "T. whippelii" in Clinical Specimens by PCR Silvia Morgenegg, Fabrizio Dutly, and Martin Altwegg J. Clin. Microbiol. October 2000 38: 3914 [Full Text] [PDF] [Reprints and Permissions]

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