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Contents: August 2003, Volume 41, Issue 8

       Minireviews

       Bacteriology

       Virology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Parasitology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Mycology

       Epidemiology

       Case Reports

       Letters to the Editor

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Minireviews:

Role of the Microbiology Laboratory in Diagnosis and Management of Pharyngitis
Paul P. Bourbeau
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3467-3472;
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Bacteriology:

Typing of Nonencapsulated Haemophilus Strains by Repetitive-Element Sequence-Based PCR Using Intergenic Dyad Sequences
Guillaume Bruant, Stephane Watt, Roland Quentin, and Agnes Rosenau
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3473-3480;
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Identification of Streptococcus sanguinis with a PCR-Generated Species-Specific DNA Probe
Yihong Li, Yaping Pan, Fengxia Qi, and Page W. Caufield
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3481-3486;
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Evaluation of a Novel Medium for Screening Specimens from Hospitalized Patients To Detect Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
D. S. Blanc, A. Wenger, and J. Bille
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3499-3502;
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Comparison of Five Genotypic Techniques for Identification of Optochin-Resistant Pneumococcus-Like Isolates
Rita Verhelst, Tarja Kaijalainen, Thierry De Baere, Gerda Verschraegen, Geert Claeys, Leen Van Simaey, Catharine De Ganck, and Mario Vaneechoutte
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3521-3525;
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Single-Nucleotide-Polymorphism Mapping of the Pseudomonas aeruginosa Type III Secretion Toxins for Development of a Diagnostic Multiplex PCR System
Temitayo Ajayi, Leonard R. Allmond, Teiji Sawa, and Jeanine P. Wiener-Kronish
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3526-3531;
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Outbreak of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase VEB-1-Producing Isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii in a French Hospital
Laurent Poirel, Olivier Menuteau, Nathalie Agoli, Christian Cattoen, and Patrice Nordmann
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3542-3547;
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Bacterial Diversity in Cases of Lung Infection in Cystic Fibrosis Patients: 16S Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) Length Heterogeneity PCR and 16S rDNA Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Profiling
G. B. Rogers, C. A. Hart, J. R. Mason, M. Hughes, M. J. Walshaw, and K. D. Bruce
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3548-3558;
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Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: Comparison of Phenotypic and Genotypic Oxacillin Susceptibility Tests and Evaluation of the Agar Screening Test by Using Different Concentrations of Oxacillin
Rosana B. R. Ferreira, Natalia L. P. Iorio, Karoline L. Malvar, Ana Paula F. Nunes, Leila S. Fonseca, Carla C. R. Bastos, and Kátia R. N. Santos
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3609-3614;
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Comparison and Evaluation of Osiris and Sirscan 2000 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Systems in the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory
A. Nijs, R. Cartuyvels, A. Mewis, V. Peeters, J. L. Rummens, and K. Magerman
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3627-3630;
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Detection of Clarithromycin-Resistant Helicobacter pylori in Stool Samples
Carla Fontana, Marco Favaro, Antonio Pietroiusti, Enrico Salvatore Pistoia, Alberto Galante, and Cartesio Favalli
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3636-3640;
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Penicillin Susceptibility and Epidemiological Typing of Invasive Pneumococcal Isolates in the Republic of Ireland
D. Bennett, B. Lennon, H. Humphreys, and M. Cafferkey
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3641-3648;
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Serodiagnosis of Syphilis: Antibodies to Recombinant Tp0453, Tp92, and Gpd Proteins Are Sensitive and Specific Indicators of Infection by Treponema pallidum
Wesley C. Van Voorhis, Lynn K. Barrett, Sheila A. Lukehart, Bruno Schmidt, Martin Schriefer, and Caroline E. Cameron
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3668-3674;
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PCR-Reverse Line Blot Typing Method Underscores the Genomic Heterogeneity of Borrelia valaisiana Species and Suggests Its Potential Involvement in Lyme Disease
Edmond Godfroid, Chang Min Hu, Pierre-François Humair, Alex Bollen, and Lise Gern
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3690-3698;
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Comparison of the Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella parapertussis Isolates Circulating in Saint Petersburg between 1998 and 2000 with Russian Vaccine Strains
Natacha Kourova, Valérie Caro, Christian Weber, Sabine Thiberge, Raisa Chuprinina, Galina Tseneva, and Nicole Guiso
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3706-3711;
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Evaluation of the Osiris Expert System for Identification of ß-Lactam Phenotypes in Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Frédéric Bert, Zahia Ould-Hocine, Manette Juvin, Véronique Dubois, Véronique Loncle-Provot, Valérie Lefranc, Claudine Quentin, Nicole Lambert, and Guillaume Arlet
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3712-3718;
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Oral Actinomyces Isolates Forming Red Colonies on Brain Heart Blood Agar Can Be Unambiguously Classified as A. odontolyticus by Macroscopic Examination
Annette Kaetzke, Henrike Körner, Susanne Kneist, and Klaus Eschrich
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3729-3731;
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Genotypic Identification of Erythromycin-Resistant Campylobacter Isolates as Helicobacter Species and Analysis of Resistance Mechanism
Ed J. Kuijper, Servi Stevens, Toshihiro Imamura, Bob de Wever, and Eric C. J. Claas
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3732-3736;
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Virulence Genes and Neutral DNA Markers of Helicobacter pylori Isolates from Different Ethnic Communities of West Bengal, India
Simanti Datta, Santanu Chattopadhyay, G. Balakrish Nair, Asish K. Mukhopadhyay, Jabaranjan Hembram, Douglas E. Berg, Dhira Rani Saha, Asis Khan, Amal Santra, S. K. Bhattacharya, and Abhijit Chowdhury
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3737-3743;
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Presence of Activatable Shiga Toxin Genotype (stx_2d) in Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli from Livestock Sources
Kari S. Gobius, Glen M. Higgs, and Patricia M. Desmarchelier
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3777-3783;
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Rapid Identification of Bacteria from Positive Blood Cultures by Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Profile Analysis of the 16S rRNA Gene
Jeffrey E. Christensen, Jennifer A. Stencil, and Kurt D. Reed
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3790-3800;
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Culture of Tropheryma whipplei from Human Samples: a 3-Year Experience (1999 to 2002)
Florence Fenollar, Marie-Laure Birg, Valérie Gauduchon, and Didier Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3816-3822;
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Differences in Gene Content among Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhi Isolates
E. F. Boyd, S. Porwollik, F. Blackmer, and M. McClelland
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3823-3828;
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Evaluation of a Rapid PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Meningococcal Meningitis
David C. Richardson, Lisa Louie, Marie Louie, and Andrew E. Simor
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3851-3853;
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Type III Secretion Genes in Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida Are Located on a Large Thermolabile Virulence Plasmid
Katja Stuber, Sarah E. Burr, Martin Braun, Thomas Wahli, and Joachim Frey
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3854-3856;
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Identification of the Hypervirulent Lineages of Neisseria meningitidis, the ST-8 and ST-11 Complexes, by Using Monoclonal Antibodies Specific to NmeDI
Heike Claus, Hanne Weinand, Matthias Frosch, and Ulrich Vogel
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3873-3876;
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Phylogenetic Analysis of Hemoplasma Species: an International Study
S. Tasker, C. R. Helps, M. J. Day, D. A. Harbour, S. E. Shaw, S. Harrus, G. Baneth, R. G. Lobetti, R. Malik, J. P. Beaufils, C. R. Belford, and T. J. Gruffydd-Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3877-3880;
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Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Blood with the EVIGENE MRSA Detection Kit
Katrina Levi and Kevin J. Towner
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3890-3892;
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VIM-1 Metallo-ß-Lactamase-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Strains in Greek Hospitals
P. Giakkoupi, A. Xanthaki, M. Kanelopoulou, A. Vlahaki, V. Miriagou, S. Kontou, E. Papafraggas, H. Malamou-Lada, L. S. Tzouvelekis, N. J. Legakis, and A. C. Vatopoulos
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3893-3896;
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Analysis of the Ability of Spirochete Species Associated with Relapsing Fever, Avian Borreliosis, and Epizootic Bovine Abortion To Bind Factor H and Cleave C3b
John V. McDowell, Emily Tran, Duncan Hamilton, Jill Wolfgang, Kelley Miller, and Richard T. Marconi
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3905-3910;
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Modification of the Double-Disk Test for Detection of Enterobacteriaceae Producing Extended-Spectrum and AmpC ß-Lactamases
J. D. D. Pitout, M. D. Reisbig, E. C. Venter, D. L. Church, and N. D. Hanson
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3933-3935;
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Strains of Streptococcus pyogenes from Severe Invasive Infections Bind HEp2 and HaCaT Cells More Avidly than Strains from Uncomplicated Infections
Mandy L Edwards, Peter K. Fagan, Heidi Smith-Vaughan, Bart J. Currie, and Kadaba S. Sriprakash
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3936-3938;
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Use of Dipsticks for Rapid Diagnosis of Cholera Caused by Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 from Rectal Swabs
N. A. Bhuiyan, Firdausi Qadri, A. S. G. Faruque, M. A Malek, M. A. Salam, Farida Nato, J. M. Fournier, S. Chanteau, David A. Sack, and G. Balakrish Nair
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3939-3941;
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Clinical Impact of a PCR Assay for Identification of Staphylococcus aureus and Determination of Methicillin Resistance Directly from Blood Cultures
M. Hallin, N. Maes, B. Byl, F. Jacobs, Y. De Gheldre, and M. J. Struelens
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3942-3944;
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babA2- and cagA-Positive Helicobacter pylori Strains Are Associated with Duodenal Ulcer and Gastric Carcinoma in Brazil
Adriana Gonçalves Oliveira, Adriana Santos, Juliana Becattini Guerra, Gifone Aguiar Rocha, Andreia Maria Camargos Rocha, Celso Affonso Oliveira, Mônica Maria Demas Álvares Cabral, Ana Margarida Miguel Ferreira Nogueira, and Dulciene Maria Magalhães Queiroz
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3964-3966;
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Commercial Broth Microdilution Panel Validation and Reproducibility Trials for Garenoxacin (BMS-284756), a Novel Desfluoroquinolone
Kelley A. Gordon, Paul R. Rhomberg, and Ronald N. Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3967-3969;
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Virology:

Comparison of the Directigen Flu A+B Test, the QuickVue Influenza Test, and Clinical Case Definition to Viral Culture and Reverse Transcription-PCR for Rapid Diagnosis of Influenza Virus Infection
Annie Ruest, Sophie Michaud, Sylvie Deslandes, and Eric H. Frost
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3487-3493;
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Evaluation of the MagNA Pure LC Instrument for Extraction of Hepatitis C Virus RNA for the COBAS AMPLICOR Hepatitis C Virus Test, Version 2.0
Jeffrey J. Germer, Michele M. Lins, Monica E. Jensen, W. Scott Harmsen, Duane M. Ilstrup, P. Shawn Mitchell, Franklin R. Cockerill, III, and Robin Patel
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3503-3508;
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Comparison of Molecular Tests for Detection and Quantification of Cell-Associated Cytomegalovirus DNA
Angela M. Caliendo, Belinda Yen-Lieberman, Jovana Baptista, Janet Andersen, Clyde Crumpacker, Rob Schuurman, Stephen A. Spector, James Bremer, and Nell S. Lurain
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3509-3513;
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Comparison of Automated and Manual Nucleic Acid Extraction Methods for Detection of Enterovirus RNA
Julia H. Knepp, Melissa A. Geahr, Michael S. Forman, and Alexandra Valsamakis
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3532-3536;
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Quality Control Trial for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Drug Resistance Testing Using Clinical Samples Reveals Problems with Detecting Minority Species and Interpretation of Test Results
Klaus Korn, Heide Reil, Hauke Walter, and Barbara Schmidt
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3559-3565;
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Evidence for Genetic Linkage between the Gene Segments Encoding NSP4 and VP6 Proteins in Common and Reassortant Human Rotavirus Strains
Miren Iturriza-Gòmara, Emma Anderton, Gagandeep Kang, Chris Gallimore, Wendy Phillips, Ulrich Desselberger, and Jim Gray
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3566-3573;
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Comparison of SmartCycler Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay in a Public Health Laboratory with Direct Immunofluorescence and Cell Culture Assays in a Medical Center for Detection of Influenza A Virus
Nadia F. Habib-Bein, William H. Beckwith, III, Donald Mayo, and Marie L. Landry
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3597-3601;
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Identification of Swine Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) and Prevalence of Anti-HEV Antibodies in Swine and Human Populations in Korea
In-Soo Choi, Hyuk-Joon Kwon, Na-Ri Shin, and Han Sang Yoo
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3602-3608;
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Significance of Pretreatment Analysis of Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1b Hypervariable Region 1 Sequences To Predict Antiviral Outcome
Catherine Gaudy, Alain Moreau, Pascal Veillon, Stephanie Temoin, Francoise Lunel, and Alain Goudeau
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3615-3622;
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Comparative Evaluation of Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of the Human Metapneumovirus
Stéphanie Côté, Yacine Abed, and Guy Boivin
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3631-3635;
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Genetic and Antigenic Characterization of Rotavirus Serotype G9 Strains Isolated in Australia between 1997 and 2001
Carl Kirkwood, Nada Bogdanovic-Sakran, Enzo Palombo, Paul Masendycz, Helen Bugg, Graeme Barnes, and Ruth Bishop
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3649-3654;
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Virus Detection Protocols for West Nile Virus in Vertebrate and Mosquito Specimens
Elizabeth B. Kauffman, Susan A. Jones, Alan P. Dupuis, II, Kiet A. Ngo, Kristen A. Bernard, and Laura D. Kramer
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3661-3667;
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Secreted Portion of Glycoprotein G of Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Is a Novel Antigen for Type-Discriminating Serology
Staffan Görander, Bo Svennerholm, and Jan-Åke Liljeqvist
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3681-3686;
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New Generation of Cell Culture Assay for Smallpox Vaccine Potency
Isabelle Leparc-Goffart, Bertrand Poirier, Annie El Zaouk, Marie-Hélène Tissier, and Florence Fuchs
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3687-3689;
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Rapid and Sensitive Assays for Determination of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Genotypes and Detection of HBV Precore and Core Promoter Variants
Munira Hussain, Chi-Jen Chu, Erwin Sablon, and Anna S. F. Lok
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3699-3705;
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Monitoring of Cytomegalovirus Infection in Solid-Organ Transplant Recipients by an Ultrasensitive Plasma PCR Assay
Karine Hadaya, Werner Wunderli, Christelle Deffernez, Pierre-Yves Martin, Gilles Mentha, Isabelle Binet, Luc Perrin, and Laurent Kaiser
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3757-3764;
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Real-Time PCR Assay To Detect Smallpox Virus
M. Sofi Ibrahim, David A. Kulesh, Sharron S. Saleh, Inger K. Damon, Joseph J. Esposito, Alan L. Schmaljohn, and Peter B. Jahrling
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3835-3839;
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Automated Extraction and Quantification of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA in Whole Blood by Real-Time PCR Assay
C. Mengelle, K. Sandres-Sauné, C. Pasquier, L. Rostaing, J.-M. Mansuy, M. Marty, I. Da Silva, M. Attal, P. Massip, and J. Izopet
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3840-3845;
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Improved Molecular Detection of Dengue Virus Serotype 1 Variants
Jean-Marc Reynes, Sivuth Ong, Channa Mey, Chantha Ngan, Stefan Hoyer, and Amadou A. Sall
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3864-3867;
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Evaluation of the Rapid Immunoassay Determine HIV 1/2 for Detection of Antibodies to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Types 1 and 2
G. E. L. van den Berk, P. H. J. Frissen, R. M. Regez, and P. J. G. M. Rietra
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3868-3869;
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Monitoring Response to Antiviral Therapy for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection by a Core-Antigen Assay
Chiara Rebucci, Antonella Cerino, Agostino Cividini, Letizia Timo, Milena Furione, and Mario U. Mondelli
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3881-3884;
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Evaluation of Susceptibility of Human Herpesvirus 8 to Antiviral Drugs by Quantitative Real-Time PCR
Yan Sergerie and Guy Boivin
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3897-3900;
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Molecular Cloning, Expression, Self-Assembly, Antigenicity, and Seroepidemiology of a Genogroup II Norovirus Isolated in France
Béatrice Nicollier-Jamot, Valérie Pico, Pierre Pothier, and Evelyne Kohli
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3901-3904;
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Dengue Disease Spectrum among Infants in the 2001 Dengue Epidemic in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
L. Kabilan, S. Balasubramanian, S. M. Keshava, V. Thenmozhi, G. Sekar, S. C. Tewari, N. Arunachalam, R. Rajendran, and K. Satyanarayana
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3919-3921;
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Close Relationship between G8-Serotype Bovine and Human Rotaviruses Isolated in Nigeria
Mohammed I. Adah, Shigeo Nagashima, Mitsutaka Wakuda, and Koki Taniguchi
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3945-3950;
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Vertical Transmission of the Hepatitis C Virus to Infants of Anti-Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Mothers: Molecular Evolution of Hypervariable Region 1 in Prenatal and Perinatal or Postnatal Infections
C. Caudai, M. Battiata, M. P. Riccardi, M. Toti, P. Bonazza, M. G. Padula, M. Pianese, and P. E. Valensin
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3955-3959;
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Detection of the Emerging Rotavirus G9 Serotype at High Frequency in Italy
Vito Martella, Valentina Terio, Giuseppe Del Gaudio, Mattia Gentile, Paola Fiorente, Salvatore Barbuti, and Canio Buonavoglia
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3960-3963;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Epidemiological Survey of Babesia Species in Japan Performed with Specimens from Ticks Collected from Dogs and Detection of New Babesia DNA Closely Related to Babesia odocoilei and Babesia divergens DNA
Hisashi Inokuma, Yukako Yoshizaki, Yojiro Shimada, Yoshimi Sakata, Masaru Okuda, and Takafumi Onishi
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3494-3498;
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Antimicrobial Susceptibilities of Salmonella Strains Isolated from Humans, Cattle, Pigs, and Chickens in The Netherlands from 1984 to 2001
E. van Duijkeren, W. J. B. Wannet, D. J. Houwers, and W. van Pelt
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3574-3578;
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Development and Evaluation of a Blocking Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Avian Metapneumovirus Type C-Specific Antibodies in Multiple Domestic Avian Species
Elizabeth A. Turpin, Dale C. Lauer, and David E. Swayne
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3579-3583;
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Genotyping and Phenotyping of Beta2-Toxigenic Clostridium perfringens Fecal Isolates Associated with Gastrointestinal Diseases in Piglets
Michael Waters, Amanda Savoie, Helen S. Garmory, Dawn Bueschel, Michel R. Popoff, J. Glenn Songer, Richard W. Titball, Bruce A. McClane, and Mahfuzur R. Sarker
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3584-3591;
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Evidence of Parvovirus Replication in Cerebral Neurons of Cats
Angelika Url, Uwe Truyen, Barbara Rebel-Bauder, Herbert Weissenböck, and Peter Schmidt
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3801-3805;
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Genetic Diversity among Escherichia coli O157:H7 Isolates from Bovines Living on Farms in England and Wales
Ernesto Liebana, Richard P. Smith, Elisabeth Lindsay, Ian McLaren, Claire Cassar, Felicity A. Clifton-Hadley, and Giles A. Paiba
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3857-3860;
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Ability of Lysozyme and 2-Deoxyglucose To Differentiate Human and Bovine Streptococcus bovis Strains
Amina Kurtovic, Graeme N. Jarvis, Hilário C. Mantovani, and James B. Russell
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3951-3954;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive Unit Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Compared to IS6110-Based Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis for Investigation of Apparently Clustered Cases of Tuberculosis
Peter M. Hawkey, E. Grace Smith, Jason T. Evans, Philip Monk, Gerry Bryan, Huda H. Mohamed, Madhu Bardhan, and R. Nicholas Pugh
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3514-3520;
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Genomic Approach to Identification of Mycobacterium bovis Diagnostic Antigens in Cattle
Claus Aagaard, Marc Govaerts, Limei Meng Okkels, Peter Andersen, and John M. Pollock
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3719-3728;
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Evaluation of a Modified Single-Enzyme Amplified-Fragment Length Polymorphism Technique for Fingerprinting and Differentiating of Mycobacterium kansasii Type I Isolates
Ayman Gaafar, M. Josebe Unzaga, Ramón Cisterna, Felicitas Elena Clavo, Elena Urra, Rafael Ayarza, and Gloria Martín
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3846-3850;
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Genomic Analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains Used for Production of Purified Protein Derivative
Jacqueline Inwald, Jason Hinds, Si Palmer, James Dale, Philip D. Butcher, R. Glyn Hewinson, and Stephen V. Gordon
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3929-3932;
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Parasitology:

Comparison of Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Immunoblotting, and PCR for Diagnosis of Toxoplasmic Chorioretinitis
Odile Villard, Denis Filisetti, Florence Roch-Deries, Justus Garweg, Jacques Flament, and Ermanno Candolfi
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3537-3541;
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Geographic Diversity among Genotypes of Entamoeba histolytica Field Isolates
Ali Haghighi, Seiki Kobayashi, Tsutomu Takeuchi, Nitaya Thammapalerd, and Tomoyoshi Nozaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3748-3756;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Strand Displacement Amplification and Relevance of the Amplification Control for Use with Vaginal Swab Specimens
Lisa A. Cosentino, Daniel V. Landers, and Sharon L. Hillier
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3592-3596;
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Enzootic Transmission of Anaplasma bovis in Nantucket Cottontail Rabbits
Heidi K. Goethert and Sam R. Telford, III
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3744-3747;
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Vaginal Swabs Are Appropriate Specimens for Diagnosis of Genital Tract Infection with Chlamydia trachomatis
Julius Schachter, William M. McCormack, Max A. Chernesky, David H. Martin, Barbara Van Der Pol, Peter A. Rice, Edward W. Hook, III, Walter E. Stamm, Thomas C. Quinn, and Joan M. Chow
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3784-3789;
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Transmission of Anaplasma marginale by Boophilus microplus: Retention of Vector Competence in the Absence of Vector-Pathogen Interaction
James E. Futse, Massaro W. Ueti, Donald P. Knowles, Jr., and Guy H. Palmer
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3829-3834;
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Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Amanda D. Loftis, Robert F. Massung, and Michael L. Levin
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3870-3872;
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Reproducibility of Positive Test Results in the BDProbeTec ET System for Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Elizabeth E. Culler, Angela M. Caliendo, and Frederick S. Nolte
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3911-3914;
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Mycology:

Activities of Caspofungin, Itraconazole, Posaconazole, Ravuconazole, Voriconazole, and Amphotericin B against 448 Recent Clinical Isolates of Filamentous Fungi
D. J. Diekema, S. A. Messer, R. J. Hollis, R. N. Jones, and M. A. Pfaller
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3623-3626;
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Detection of Circulating gp43 Antigen in Serum, Cerebrospinal Fluid, and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Patients with Paracoccidioidomycosis
Silvia Helena Marques da Silva, Arnaldo Lopes Colombo, Maria Heloisa Souza Lima Blotta, José Daniel Lopes, Flávio Queiroz-Telles, and Zoilo Pires de Camargo
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3675-3680;
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Optimization and Validation of Multilocus Sequence Typing for Candida albicans
Arianna Tavanti, Neil A. R. Gow, Sonia Senesi, Martin C. J. Maiden, and Frank C. Odds
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3765-3776;
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Rapid Identification of Candida glabrata with a New Commercial Test, GLABRATA RTT
A.-M. Freydiere, R. Robert, C. Ploton, A. Marot-Leblond, F. Monerau, and F. Vandenesch
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3861-3863;
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Identification of Exophiala mesophila Isolated from Treated Dental Unit Waterlines
N. B. Porteous, A. M. Grooters, S. W. Redding, E. H. Thompson, M. G. Rinaldi, G. S. De Hoog, and D. A. Sutton
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3885-3889;
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Comparison of Real-Time PCR, Conventional PCR, and Galactomannan Antigen Detection by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Samples from Hematology Patients for Diagnosis of Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Maurizio Sanguinetti, Brunella Posteraro, Livio Pagano, Gabriella Pagliari, Luana Fianchi, Luca Mele, Marilena La Sorda, Angelica Franco, and Giovanni Fadda
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3922-3925;
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Epidemiology:

Epidemiology and Outcome of Nosocomial and Community-Onset Bloodstream Infection
D. J. Diekema, S. E. Beekmann, K. C. Chapin, K. A. Morel, E. Munson, and G. V. Doern
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3655-3660;
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Evolution of Sporadic Isolates of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in Hospitals and Their Similarities to Isolates of Community-Acquired MRSA
M. Aires de Sousa and H. de Lencastre
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3806-3815;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Haemophilus influenzae Type b Isolated from Children with Clinical Cases of Conjugate Vaccine Failures
José Campos, Belén Aracil, Federico Román, and María Pérez-Vázquez
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3915-3918;
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Molecular Typing of Campylobacter jejuni Isolates Involved in a Neonatal Outbreak Indicates Nosocomial Transmission
José Llovo, Estíbaliz Mateo, Angeles Muñoz, María Urquijo, Stephen L. W. On, and Aurora Fernández-Astorga
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3926-3928;
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Case Reports:

Genetic Relationship between Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolates from Nasopharyngeal and Cerebrospinal Fluid of Two Infants with Pneumococcal Meningitis
Ana Lucia Sampaio Sgambatti de Andrade, Fabiana Cristina Pimenta, Maria Cristina C. Brandileone, Cristina Aparecida Laval, Maria Luiza Guerra, João Guimarães de Andrade, and Jose Luis Di Fabio
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3970-3972;
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Seronegative Bacteremic Melioidosis Caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei with Ambiguous Biochemical Profile: Clinical Importance of Accurate Identification by 16S rRNA Gene and groEL Gene Sequencing
Patrick C. Y. Woo, Susanna K. P. Lau, Gibson K. S. Woo, Ami M. Y. Fung, Antonio H. Y. Ngan, Wai-ting Hui, and Kwok-yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3973-3977;
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Acute Cytomegalovirus Infection and Transient Carotid Intimal-Medial Thickening in a Young, Otherwise Healthy Woman
Yasuhiko Hirabayashi, Tomonori Ishii, Takao Kodera, Hiroshi Fujii, Yasuhiko Munakata, and Takeshi Sasaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3978-3980;
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Scedosporium prolificans Osteomyelitis in an Immunocompetent Child Treated with Voriconazole and Caspofungin, as Well as Locally Applied Polyhexamethylene Biguanide
William J. Steinbach, Wiley A. Schell, Jackie L. Miller, and John R. Perfect
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3981-3985;
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Severe Serratia liquefaciens Sepsis following Vitamin C Infusion Treatment by a Naturopathic Practitioner
S. Engelhart, F. Saborowski, M. Krakau, G. Scherholz-Schlösser, I. Heyer, and M. Exner
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3986-3988;
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Novel Nosocomial Infections by Stenotrophomonas maltophilia: First Reported Case from Lucknow, North India
Chiranjoy Mukhopadhyay, Anudita Bhargava, and Archana Ayyagari
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3989-3990;
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Cat Scratch Disease Presenting as Orbital Abscess and Osteomyelitis
Beloo Mirakhur, Samir S. Shah, Adam J. Ratner, Scott M. Goldstein, Louis M. Bell, and Jean O. Kim
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3991-3993;
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Hymenolepis diminuta Infection in a Child Living in the Urban Area of Rome, Italy
Massimo Marangi, Barbara Zechini, Angelica Fileti, Giorgio Quaranta, and Antonio Aceti
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3994-3995;
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Fatal Acute Cellulitis Due to Neisseria meningitidis
Gian-Luigi Cartolano, Christophe Barbier, Leïla Arnoult, Didier Simon, Jean-Louis Ricome, and Jan Hayon
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3996-3997;
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Rhizobium (Agrobacterium) radiobacter Identified as a Cause of Chronic Endophthalmitis Subsequent to Cataract Extraction
Hassan Namdari, Sirus Hamzavi, and Randall R. Peairs
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 3998-4000;
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Letters to the Editor:

First Isolation and Detection by Immunofluorescence Assay of Bartonella koehlerae in Erythrocytes from a French Cat
Jean-Marc Rolain, P. E. Fournier, Didier Raoult, and J. J. Bonerandi
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 4001-4002;
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Failure To Detect Salmonella enterica Serovar Dublin on Aes Laboratoire Salmonella Agar Plate
Suzanne Gray, Jim Glancy, Colette O'Hare, Geraldine Doran, and Martin Cormican
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 4003
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Distribution of fsr among Enterococcus faecalis Isolates from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program
Ronald N. Jones and Lalitagauri M. Deshpande
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 4004-4005;
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Importance of Primer Specificity for PCR Detection of Anaplasma phagocytophila among Ixodes scapularis Ticks from Wisconsin
Sanjay K. Shukla, Mary F. Vandermause, Edward A. Belongia, Kurt D. Reed, Susan M. Paskewitz, and James Kazmierczak
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 4006
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Granada Agar Sensitivity and Detection of Group B Streptococcus
Manuel De La Rosa-Fraile
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 4007
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Blood Agar, Chocolate Agar, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Alberto Gil-Setas, Ana Mazon, Jesus Alfaro, Pedro Idigoras, M. Drancourt, and D. Raoult
J. Clin. Microbiol. August 2003 41: 4008
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