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Contents: February 2006, Volume 44, Issue 2

       Parasitology

       Virology

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Bacteriology

       Mycology

       Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology

       Clinical Veterinary Microbiology

       Epidemiology

       Case Reports

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

       Authors' Corrections

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Parasitology:

Purified Excreted-Secreted Antigens from Trypanosoma cruzi Trypomastigotes as Tools for Diagnosis of Chagas' Disease
Mariolga Berrizbeitia, Momar Ndao, José Bubis, Marcelo Gottschalk, Alberto Aché, Sonia Lacouture, Mehudy Medina, and Brian J. Ward
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 291-296;
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Use of an Adaptation of a Commercially Available PCR Assay Aimed at Diagnosis of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea To Detect Trichomonas vaginalis in Urogenital Specimens
Barbara Van Der Pol, Colleen S. Kraft, and James A. Williams
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 366-373;
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Use of PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis To Identify the Main New World Leishmania Species and Analyze Their Taxonomic Properties and Polymorphism by Application of the Assay to Clinical Samples
Brice Rotureau, Christophe Ravel, Pierre Couppié, Francine Pratlong, Mathieu Nacher, Jean-Pierre Dedet, and Bernard Carme
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 459-467;
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Molecular Epidemiology of Leishmania (Viannia) guyanensis in French Guiana
Brice Rotureau, Christophe Ravel, Mathieu Nacher, Pierre Couppié, Isabelle Curtet, Jean-Pierre Dedet, and Bernard Carme
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 468-473;
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Multilocus Microsatellite Typing as a New Tool for Discrimination of Leishmania infantum MON-1 Strains
Sebastian Ochsenreither, Katrin Kuhls, Matthias Schaar, Wolfgang Presber, and Gabriele Schönian
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 495-503;
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Use of Different Stains for Microscopic Evaluation of Corneal Scrapings for Diagnosis of Microsporidial Keratitis
Joveeta Joseph, Somasheila Murthy, Prashant Garg, and Savitri Sharma
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 583-585;
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Use of Molecular Beacon Probes for Real-Time PCR Detection of Plasmodium falciparum and Other Plasmodium Species in Peripheral Blood Specimens
Sameer Elsayed, Katherine Plewes, Deirdre Church, Barbara Chow, and Kunyan Zhang
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 622-624;
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Multilocus Genotyping of Cryptosporidium sp. Isolates from Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Individuals in South India
Dheepa Muthusamy, Sitara S. Rao, Sasirekha Ramani, Bindhu Monica, Indrani Banerjee, Ooriapadickal C. Abraham, Dilip C. Mathai, Beryl Primrose, Jayaprakash Muliyil, Christine A. Wanke, Honorine D. Ward, and Gagandeep Kang
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 632-634;
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Virology:

Restricted Infectivity of a Human-Lineage H3N2 Influenza A Virus in Pigs Is Hemagglutinin and Neuraminidase Gene Dependent
Gabriele A. Landolt, Alexander I. Karasin, Melissa M. Schutten, and Christopher W. Olsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 297-301;
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Evaluation of the Invader Assay for Genotyping Hepatitis C Virus
Jeffrey J. Germer, David W. Majewski, Billy Yung, P. Shawn Mitchell, and Joseph D. C. Yao
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 318-323;
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Emergence of a New Norovirus Genotype II.4 Variant Associated with Global Outbreaks of Gastroenteritis
Rowena A. Bull, Elise T. V. Tu, Christopher J. McIver, William D. Rawlinson, and Peter A. White
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 327-333;
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Epidemiological and Genetic Correlates of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Infection in the Hospital with the Highest Nosocomial Infection Rate in Taiwan in 2003
Yi-Ming Arthur Chen, Shu-Yuan Liang, Yi-Ping Shih, Chia-Yen Chen, Yuan-Ming Lee, Ling Chang, Shiao-Ying Jung, Mei-Shang Ho, Kung-Yee Liang, Hour-Young Chen, Yu-Jiun Chan, and Da-Chen Chu
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 359-365;
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Environmental Monitoring for Gastroenteric Viruses in a Pediatric Primary Immunodeficiency Unit
Chris I. Gallimore, Clive Taylor, Andrew R. Gennery, Andrew J. Cant, Angela Galloway, Miren Iturriza-Gomara, and Jim J. Gray
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 395-399;
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Comparison of Serum Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA and Core Antigen Levels in Patients Coinfected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and HCV and Treated with Interferon plus Ribavirin
A. Pivert, C. Payan, P. Morand, S. Fafi-Kremer, J. Deshayes, F. Carrat, S. Pol, P. Cacoub, C. Perronne, and F. Lunel
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 417-422;
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Real-Time PCR Quantification of Genital Shedding of Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in Women Coinfected with HSV and HIV
Jérôme Legoff, Hicham Bouhlal, Gérard Grésenguet, Helen Weiss, Nzambi Khonde, Hakim Hocini, Nathalie Désiré, Ali Si-Mohamed, Jean de Dieu Longo, Cécile Chemin, Eric Frost, Jacques Pépin, Jean-Elie Malkin, Philippe Mayaud, and Laurent Bélec
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 423-432;
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Molecular Analysis of an Echovirus 3 Strain Isolated from an Individual Concurrently with Appearance of Islet Cell and IA-2 Autoantibodies
Çigdem H. Williams, Sami Oikarinen, Sisko Tauriainen, Kimmo Salminen, Heikki Hyöty, and Glyn Stanway
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 441-448;
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Genotyping Measles Virus by Real-Time Amplification Refractory Mutation System PCR Represents a Rapid Approach for Measles Outbreak Investigations
Diane Waku-Kouomou, Amal Alla, Bariza Blanquier, Damien Jeantet, Hayat Caidi, Ahmed Rguig, François Freymuth, and Fabian T. Wild
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 487-494;
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Bead-Based Multiplex Genotyping of Human Papillomaviruses
Markus Schmitt, I. G. Bravo, Peter J. F. Snijders, Lutz Gissmann, Michael Pawlita, and Tim Waterboer
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 504-512;
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Comparison of Physician- and Self-Collected Genital Specimens for Detection of Human Papillomavirus in Men
Brenda Y. Hernandez, K. McDuffie, M. T. Goodman, L. R. Wilkens, P. Thompson, X. Zhu, W. Wong, and L. Ning
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 513-517;
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Results of the First World Health Organization International Collaborative Study of Detection of Human Papillomavirus DNA
Wim G. V. Quint, Sonia R. Pagliusi, Nico Lelie, Ethel-Michele de Villiers, Cosette M. Wheeler, and the World Health Organization Human Papillomavirus DNA International Collaborative Study Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 571-579;
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Sequence Variability of Human Erythroviruses Present in Bone Marrow of Brazilian Patients with Various Parvovirus B19-Related Hematological Symptoms
Sabri Sanabani, Walter Kleine Neto, Juliana Pereira, and Ester Cerdeira Sabino
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 604-606;
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Use of a New Dual-Antigen Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay To Detect and Characterize the Human Antibody Response to the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 Envelope gp125 and gp36 Glycoproteins
José Maria Marcelino, Helena Barroso, Fátima Gonçalves, Sofia Marques Silva, Carlos Novo, Perpétua Gomes, Ricardo Camacho, and Nuno Taveira
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 607-611;
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Unique NS5b Hepatitis C Virus Gene Sequence Consensus Database Is Essential for Standardization of Genotype Determinations in Multicenter Epidemiological Studies
Syria Laperche, Karine Saune, Paul Dény, Gilles Duverlie, Sophie Alain, Marie-Laure Chaix, Catherine Gaudy, Françoise Lunel, Jean-Michel Pawlotsky, Christopher Payan, Bruno Pozzetto, Catherine Tamalet, Vincent Thibault, Sophie Vallet, Françoise Bouchardeau, Jacques Izopet, and Jean-Jacques Lefrère
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 614-616;
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Use of PCR To Demonstrate Presence of Adenovirus Species B, C, or F as Well as Coinfection with Two Adenovirus Species in Children with Flu-Like Symptoms
Marcela Echavarria, Daniela Maldonado, Gabriela Elbert, Cristina Videla, Ruth Rappaport, and Guadalupe Carballal
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 625-627;
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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing Genotype Strains by Real-Time PCR
Doris Hillemann, Rob Warren, Tanja Kubica, Sabine Rüsch-Gerdes, and Stefan Niemann
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 302-306;
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Evaluation of the New GenoType Mycobacterium Assay for Identification of Mycobacterial Species
Cristina Russo, Enrico Tortoli, and Donato Menichella
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 334-339;
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Comparison of Two Commercially Available DNA Line Probe Assays for Detection of Multidrug-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Johanna Mäkinen, Harri J. Marttila, Merja Marjamäki, Matti K. Viljanen, and Hanna Soini
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 350-352;
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Sequencing of hsp65 Distinguishes among Subsets of the Mycobacterium avium Complex
Christine Y. Turenne, Makeda Semret, Debby V. Cousins, Desmond M. Collins, and Marcel A. Behr
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 433-440;
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False-Positive Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test Results for Samples Containing Mycobacterium leprae
Pam Chedore, George Broukhanski, Zev Shainhouse, and Frances Jamieson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 612-613;
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Bacteriology:

Isolation of Corynebacterium tuscaniae sp. nov. from Blood Cultures of a Patient with Endocarditis
Philippe Riegel, Roberta Creti, Romano Mattei, Alfredo Nieri, and Christina von Hunolstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 307-312;
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Shiga Toxins Present in the Gut and in the Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes Circulating in the Blood of Children with Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome
Maurizio Brigotti, Alfredo Caprioli, Alberto E. Tozzi, Pier Luigi Tazzari, Francesca Ricci, Roberto Conte, Domenica Carnicelli, Maria Antonietta Procaccino, Fabio Minelli, Alfonso V. S. Ferretti, Fabio Paglialonga, Alberto Edefonti, and Gianfranco Rizzoni
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 313-317;
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Correlation of Disease Severity with Fecal Toxin Levels in Patients with Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea and Distribution of PCR Ribotypes and Toxin Yields In Vitro of Corresponding Isolates
Thomas Åkerlund, Bo Svenungsson, Åsa Lagergren, and Lars G. Burman
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 353-358;
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Locus-Specific Mutational Events in a Multilocus Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis of Escherichia coli O157:H7
Anna C. Noller, M. Catherine McEllistrem, Kathleen A. Shutt, and Lee H. Harrison
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 374-377;
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Influence of Anti-FloR Antibody on Florfenicol Accumulation in Florfenicol-Resistant Escherichia coli and Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Florfenicol-Resistant E. coli Isolates
Beibei Wu, Chun Xia, Xiangdang Du, Xingyuan Cao, and Jianzhong Shen
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 378-382;
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Validation of a Multiplex Pneumococcal Serotyping Assay with Clinical Samples
Jisheng Lin, Margit S. Kaltoft, Angela P. Brandao, Gabriela Echaniz-Aviles, M. Cristina C. Brandileone, Susan K. Hollingshead, William H. Benjamin, and Moon H. Nahm
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 383-388;
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Application of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis To Identify Potential Outbreaks of Campylobacteriosis in New Zealand
Brent Gilpin, Angela Cornelius, Beth Robson, Naomi Boxall, Alan Ferguson, Carolyn Nicol, and Tom Henderson
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 406-412;
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Partial Nucleotide Sequencing of the mecA Genes of Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Cats and Dogs
Seidu Malik, Haihong Peng, and Mary D. Barton
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 413-416;
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Use of the espZ Gene Encoded in the Locus of Enterocyte Effacement for Molecular Typing of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli
Matthew W. Gilmour, Dobryan M. Tracz, Ashleigh K. Andrysiak, Clifford G. Clark, Shari Tyson, Alberto Severini, and Lai-King Ng
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 449-458;
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Neisseria bacilliformis sp. nov. Isolated from Human Infections
Xiang Y. Han, Tao Hong, and Enevold Falsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 474-479;
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Nasopharyngeal versus Oropharyngeal Sampling for Isolation of Potential Respiratory Pathogens in Adults
David Lieberman, Elena Shleyfer, Hana Castel, Andrei Terry, Ilana Harman-Boehm, Jorge Delgado, Nechama Peled, and Devora Lieberman
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 525-528;
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Use of PCR-Restriction Enzyme Pattern Analysis and Sequencing Database for hsp65 Gene-Based Identification of Nocardia Species
Verónica Rodríguez-Nava, Andrée Couble, Gregory Devulder, Jean-Pierre Flandrois, Patrick Boiron, and Frédéric Laurent
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 536-546;
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Recovering Streptococci from the Throat, a Practical Alternative to Direct Plating in Remote Tropical Communities
Malcolm McDonald, Rebecca Towers, Peter Fagan, Melita McKinnon, Norma Benger, Ross Andrews, Bart J. Currie, and Jonathan Carapetis
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 547-552;
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Use of Electrochemical DNA Biosensors for Rapid Molecular Identification of Uropathogens in Clinical Urine Specimens
Joseph C. Liao, Mitra Mastali, Vincent Gau, Marc A. Suchard, Annette K. Møller, David A. Bruckner, Jane T. Babbitt, Yang Li, Jeffrey Gornbein, Elliot M. Landaw, Edward R. B. McCabe, Bernard M. Churchill, and David A. Haake
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 561-570;
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Two New Colorimetric Methods for Early Detection of Vancomycin and Oxacillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Ahmet Y. Coban, Bülent Bozdogan, Cigdem Cekic Cihan, Ebru Cetinkaya, Kemal Bilgin, Ozge Darka, Alper Akgunes, Belma Durupinar, and Peter C. Appelbaum
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 580-582;
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Performance of MRSA ID, a New Chromogenic Medium for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Bram M. W. Diederen, Marie-Louise van Leest, Inge van Duijn, Piet Willemse, Peter H. J. van Keulen, and Jan A. J. W. Kluytmans
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 586-588;
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Use of Cefoxitin-Based Selective Broth for Improved Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Hong Fang and Göran Hedin
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 592-594;
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Emergence of a Clinical Daptomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolate during Treatment of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia and Osteomyelitis
Francisco M. Marty, Wendy W. Yeh, Christine B. Wennersten, Lata Venkataraman, Esperanza Albano, Edwin P. Alyea, Howard S. Gold, Lindsey R. Baden, and Satish K. Pillai
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 595-597;
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High Interlaboratory Reproducibility of DNA Sequence-Based Typing of Bacteria in a Multicenter Study
M. Aires-de-Sousa, K. Boye, H. de Lencastre, A. Deplano, M. C. Enright, J. Etienne, A. Friedrich, D. Harmsen, A. Holmes, X. W. Huijsdens, A. M. Kearns, A. Mellmann, H. Meugnier, J. K. Rasheed, E. Spalburg, B. Strommenger, M. J. Struelens, F. C. Tenover, J. Thomas, U. Vogel, H. Westh, J. Xu, and W. Witte
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 619-621;
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Sonication of Explanted Prosthetic Components in Bags for Diagnosis of Prosthetic Joint Infection Is Associated with Risk of Contamination
Andrej Trampuz, Kerryl E. Piper, Arlen D. Hanssen, Douglas R. Osmon, Franklin R. Cockerill, James M. Steckelberg, and Robin Patel
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 628-631;
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Absence of Helicobacter pylori within the Oral Cavities of Members of a Healthy South African Community
Brenda J. Olivier, Robert P. Bond, Walda B. van Zyl, Maraliese Delport, Tomas Slavik, Christopher Ziady, Jochim S. Terhaar sive Droste, Albert Lastovica, and Schalk W. van der Merwe
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 635-636;
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Prospective Comparison of a New Chromogenic Medium, MRSASelect, to CHROMagar MRSA and Mannitol-Salt Medium Supplemented with Oxacillin or Cefoxitin for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Luba Stoakes, Romina Reyes, Janis Daniel, Gwen Lennox, Michael A. John, Robert Lannigan, and Zafar Hussain
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 637-639;
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Detection of Six Copies of the Capsulation b Locus in a Haemophilus influenzae Type b Strain Isolated from a Splenectomized Patient with Fulminant Septic Shock
Marina Cerquetti, Rita Cardines, Maria Giufrè, Annalisa Castella, Monica Rebora, Paola Mastrantonio, and Marta Luisa Ciofi degli Atti
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 640-642;
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Etiologic Diagnosis of Adult Bacterial Pneumonia by Culture and PCR Applied to Respiratory Tract Samples
Kristoffer Strålin, Eva Törnqvist, Margit Staum Kaltoft, Per Olcén, and Hans Holmberg
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 643-645;
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Mycology:

Activities of Micafungin against 315 Invasive Clinical Isolates of Fluconazole-Resistant Candida spp.
S. A. Messer, D. J. Diekema, L. Boyken, S. Tendolkar, R. J. Hollis, and M. A. Pfaller
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 324-326;
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Molecular Identification of Zygomycetes from Culture and Experimentally Infected Tissues
Patrick Schwarz, Stéphane Bretagne, Jean-Charles Gantier, Dea Garcia-Hermoso, Olivier Lortholary, Françoise Dromer, and Eric Dannaoui
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 340-349;
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Occurrence and Kinetics of False-Positive Aspergillus Galactomannan Test Results following Treatment with ß-Lactam Antibiotics in Patients with Hematological Disorders
Alban Aubry, Raphael Porcher, Julie Bottero, Sophie Touratier, Thierry Leblanc, Benoît Brethon, Philippe Rousselot, Emmanuel Raffoux, Jean Menotti, Francis Derouin, Patricia Ribaud, and Annie Sulahian
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 389-394;
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Triazole Cross-Resistance among Candida spp.: Case Report, Occurrence among Bloodstream Isolates, and Implications for Antifungal Therapy
Shelley S. Magill, Christine Shields, Cynthia L. Sears, Michael Choti, and William G. Merz
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 529-535;
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Rapid Susceptibility Testing of Medically Important Zygomycetes by XTT Assay
Charalampos Antachopoulos, Joseph Meletiadis, Emmanuel Roilides, Tin Sein, and Thomas J. Walsh
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 553-560;
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Use of Commercially Available Cryogenic Vials for Long-Term Preservation of Dermatophyte Fungi
M. Baker and P. Jeffries
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 617-618;
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Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology:

High Analytical Sensitivity and Low Rates of Inhibition May Contribute to Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis in Significantly More Women by the APTIMA Combo 2 Assay
Max Chernesky, Dan Jang, Kathy Luinstra, Sylvia Chong, Marek Smieja, Wenjie Cai, Beth Hayhoe, Eder Portillo, Cindy MacRitchie, Cheryl Main, and Ruth Ewert
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 400-405;
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Clinical Veterinary Microbiology:

Sequence Variation of the SeM Gene of Streptococcus equi Allows Discrimination of the Source of Strangles Outbreaks
Charlotte Kelly, Maxine Bugg, Carl Robinson, Zoe Mitchell, Nick Davis-Poynter, J. Richard Newton, Keith A. Jolley, Martin C. J. Maiden, and Andrew S. Waller
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 480-486;
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Epidemiology:

Extensive Hospital-Wide Spread of a Multidrug-Resistant Enterobacter cloacae Clone, with Late Detection Due to a Variable Antibiogram and Frequent Patient Transfer
Maurine A. Leverstein-van Hall, Hetty E. M. Blok, Armand Paauw, Ad C. Fluit, Annet Troelstra, Ellen M. Mascini, Marc J. M. Bonten, and Jan Verhoef
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 518-524;
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Identification of Cpgp40/15 Type Ib as the Predominant Allele in Isolates of Cryptosporidium spp. from a Waterborne Outbreak of Gastroenteritis in South Burgundy, France
Seth Cohen, Frédéric Dalle, Anne Gallay, Marc Di Palma, Alain Bonnin, and Honorine D. Ward
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 589-591;
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Proximal Region of the Gene Encoding Cytadherence-Related Protein Permits Molecular Typing of Mycoplasma genitalium Clinical Strains by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism
Oxana Musatovova, Caleb Herrera, and Joel B. Baseman
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 598-603;
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Case Reports:

Timely Diagnosis of Disseminated Toxoplasmosis by Sputum Examination
Sophy Laibe, Stéphane Ranque, Catherine Curtillet, Françoise Faraut, Henri Dumon, and Jacqueline Franck
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 646-648;
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Capnocytophaga canimorsus Mycotic Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Why the Mailman Is Afraid of Dogs
David M. Tierney, Leigh P. Strauss, and Jason L. Sanchez
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 649-651;
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Urosepsis with Actinobaculum schaalii and Aerococcus urinae
P. D. J. Sturm, J. Van Eijk, S. Veltman, E. Meuleman, and T. Schülin
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 652-654;
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Treatment Failure Resulting from Resistance of Staphylococcus aureus to Daptomycin
Daniel J. Skiest
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 655-656;
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Endocarditis Caused by Cardiobacterium valvarum
Elisabeth Bothelo, Frédérique Gouriet, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Véronique Roux, Gilbert Habib, Franck Thuny, Dominique Metras, Didier Raoult, and Jean-Paul Casalta
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 657-658;
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Unilateral Empyema as a Complication of Infectious Mononucleosis: a Pathogenic Variant of Lemierre’s Syndrome
Eric C. Matten and Loreta Grecu
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 659-661;
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Group O Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infection That Escaped Detection in Two Immmunoassays
Said Zouhair, Sylvie Roussin-Bretagne, Alain Moreau, Sylvie Brunet, Syria Laperche, Michèle Maniez, Francis Barin, and Martine Harzic
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 662-665;
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Neonatal Mortality in Puppies Due to Bacteremia by Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. dysgalactiae
Ana I. Vela, Enevold Falsen, Isabel Simarro, Eduardo Rollan, Matthew D. Collins, Lucas Domínguez, and Jose F. Fernandez-Garayzabal
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 666-668;
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Direct Detection of Cardiobacterium hominis in Serum from a Patient with Infective Endocarditis by Broad-Range Bacterial PCR
N. Gatselis, E. Malli, G. Papadamou, E. Petinaki, and G. N. Dalekos
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 669-672;
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Letters To The Editor:

De Novo Daptomycin Nonsusceptibility in a Clinical Isolate
Emil P. Lesho, Glenn W. Wortmann, David Craft, and Kimberly A. Moran
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 673
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Mustard Seed Agar, a New Medium for Differentiation of Cryptococcus neoformans
B. Nandhakumar, C. P. Girish Kumar, D. Prabu, and Thangam Menon
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 674
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Errata:

Rapid Screening and Identification of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus from Clinical Samples by Selective-Broth and Real-Time PCR Assay
Hong Fang and Göran Hedin
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 675
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Molecular Evolution of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Metropolitan Area of Cologne, Germany, from 1984 to 1998
Hilmar Wisplinghoff, Birgitta Ewertz, Susanne Wisplinghoff, Danuta Stefanik, Georg Plum, Francoise Perdreau-Remington, and Harald Seifert
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 676
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Broth Microdilution Susceptibility Testing of Campylobacter jejuni and the Determination of Quality Control Ranges for Fourteen Antimicrobial Agents
Patrick F. McDermott, Sonya M. Bodeis-Jones, Thomas R. Fritsche, Ronald N. Jones, Robert D. Walker Campylobacter Susceptibility Testing Group
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 677
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Authors' Corrections:

Changes in Serum Immunoglobulin G Levels as a Marker for Cryptosporidium sp. Infection in Peruvian Children
Jeffrey W. Priest, Caryn Bern, Jacquelin M. Roberts, James P. Kwon, Andres G. Lescano, William Checkley, Lilia Cabrera, Delynn M. Moss, Michael J. Arrowood, Charles R. Sterling, Robert H. Gilman, and Patrick J. Lammie
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 678
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Genetic Analysis of Enteropathogenic and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli Serogroup O103 Strains by Molecular Typing of Virulence and Housekeeping Genes and Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis
Lothar Beutin, Stefan Kaulfuss, Sylvia Herold, Eric Oswald, and Herbert Schmidt
J. Clin. Microbiol. February 2006 44: 679
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