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Contents: July 2009, Volume 47, Issue 7

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Bacteriology

       Parasitology

       Mycology

       Virology

       Epidemiology

       Case Reports

       Fast-Track Communications

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Cohort Study of Molecular Identification and Typing of Mycobacterium abscessus, Mycobacterium massiliense, and Mycobacterium bolletii
Adrian M. Zelazny, Jeremy M. Root, Yvonne R. Shea, Rhonda E. Colombo, Isdore C. Shamputa, Frida Stock, Sean Conlan, Steven McNulty, Barbara A. Brown-Elliott, Richard J. Wallace, Jr., Kenneth N. Olivier, Steven M. Holland, and Elizabeth P. Sampaio
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 1985-1995; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01688-08
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Prospective Universal Application of Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive-Unit-Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Genotyping To Characterize Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates for Fast Identification of Clustered and Orphan Cases
Noelia Alonso-Rodriguez, Miguel Martínez-Lirola, M. Luisa Sánchez, Marta Herranz, Teresa Peñafiel, Magdalena del Carmen Bonillo, Milagros Gonzalez-Rivera, Juan Martínez, Teresa Cabezas, Luis Felipe Diez-García, Emilio Bouza, and Darío García de Viedma
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2026-2032; published ahead of print May 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02308-08
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Molecular Determination of Mycobacterium leprae Viability by Use of Real-Time PCR
Alejandra N. Martinez, Ramanuj Lahiri, Tana L. Pittman, David Scollard, Richard Truman, Milton O. Moraes, and Diana L. Williams
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2124-2130; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00512-09
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Epidemic of Postsurgical Infections Caused by Mycobacterium massiliense
Rafael Silva Duarte, Maria Cristina Silva Lourenço, Leila de Souza Fonseca, Sylvia Cardoso Leão, Efigenia de Lourdes T. Amorim, Ingrid L. L. Rocha, Fabrice Santana Coelho, Cristina Viana-Niero, Karen Machado Gomes, Marlei Gomes da Silva, Nádia Suely de Oliveira Lorena, Marcos Bettini Pitombo, Rosa M. C. Ferreira, Márcio Henrique de Oliveira Garcia, Gisele Pinto de Oliveira, Otilia Lupi, Bruno Rios Vilaça, Lúcia Rodrigues Serradas, Alberto Chebabo, Elizabeth Andrade Marques, Lúcia Martins Teixeira, Margareth Dalcolmo, Simone Gonçalves Senna, and Jorge Luiz Mello Sampaio
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2149-2155; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00027-09
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Comparison of a Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat (VNTR) Method for Typing Mycobacterium avium with Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive-Unit-VNTR and IS1245 Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Typing
Takayuki Inagaki, Kei Nishimori, Tetsuya Yagi, Kazuya Ichikawa, Makoto Moriyama, Taku Nakagawa, Takami Shibayama, Kei-ichi Uchiya, Toshiaki Nikai, and Kenji Ogawa
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2156-2164; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02373-08
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the IS900 Sequence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis Are Strain Type Specific
Elena Castellanos, Alicia Aranaz, Lucia de Juan, Julio Álvarez, Sabrina Rodríguez, Beatriz Romero, Javier Bezos, Karen Stevenson, Ana Mateos, and Lucas Domínguez
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2260-2264; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00544-09
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Bacteriology:

Multiplex Strategy for Multilocus Sequence Typing, fla Typing, and Genetic Determination of Antimicrobial Resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli Isolates Collected in Switzerland
Bozena M. Korczak, Monika Zurfluh, Stefan Emler, Jacqueline Kuhn-Oertli, and Peter Kuhnert
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 1996-2007; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00237-09
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Rapid and Sensitive Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli from Nonenriched Stool Specimens by Real-Time PCR in Comparison to Enzyme Immunoassay and Culture
Thomas E. Grys, Lynne M. Sloan, Jon E. Rosenblatt, and Robin Patel
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2008-2012; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02013-08
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Accuracy of Commercial and Reference Susceptibility Testing Methods for Detecting Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus
Jana M. Swenson, Karen F. Anderson, David R. Lonsway, Angela Thompson, Sigrid K. McAllister, Brandi M. Limbago, Roberta B. Carey, Fred C. Tenover, and Jean B. Patel
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2013-2017; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00221-09
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Diminished Treatment Response of Periodontally Diseased Patients Infected with the JP2 Clone of Aggregatibacter (Actinobacillus) actinomycetemcomitans
Sheila Cavalca Cortelli, Fernando Oliveira Costa, Toshihisa Kawai, Davi Romeiro Aquino, Gilson Cesar Nobre Franco, Kazuhisa Ohara, Caio Vinícius Gonçalves Roman-Torres, and José Roberto Cortelli
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2018-2025; published ahead of print May 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00338-09
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Detection of Plasmid-Mediated Quinolone Resistance Genes in Clinical Isolates of Enterobacter spp. in Spain
M. E. Cano, J. M. Rodríguez-Martínez, J. Agüero, A. Pascual, J. Calvo, J. M. García-Lobo, C. Velasco, M. V. Francia, and L. Martínez-Martínez
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2033-2039; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02229-08
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Genetic Relationships Deduced from emm and Multilocus Sequence Typing of Invasive Streptococcus dysgalactiae subsp. equisimilis and S. canis Recovered from Isolates Collected in the United States
Yusra Ahmad, Robert E. Gertz, Jr., Zhongya Li, Varja Sakota, Laura N. Broyles, Chris Van Beneden, Richard Facklam, P. Lynn Shewmaker, Arthur Reingold, Monica M. Farley, and Bernard W. Beall
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2046-2054; published ahead of print April 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00246-09
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Diversity of Group B Streptococcus Serotypes Causing Urinary Tract Infection in Adults
Kimberly B. Ulett, William H. Benjamin, Jr., Fenglin Zhuo, Meng Xiao, Fanrong Kong, Gwendolyn L. Gilbert, Mark A. Schembri, and Glen C. Ulett
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2055-2060; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00154-09
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Shiga Toxin, Cytolethal Distending Toxin, and Hemolysin Repertoires in Clinical Escherichia coli O91 Isolates
Martina Bielaszewska, Franziska Stoewe, Angelika Fruth, Wenlan Zhang, Rita Prager, Jens Brockmeyer, Alexander Mellmann, Helge Karch, and Alexander W. Friedrich
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2061-2066; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00201-09
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Chronic Brucellosis and Persistence of Brucella melitensis DNA
Maria Jesús Castaño and Javier Solera
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2084-2089; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02159-08
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Putative Adhesins of Enteropathogenic and Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli of Serogroup O26 Isolated from Humans and Cattle
Marjorie Bardiau, Sabrina Labrozzo, and Jacques G. Mainil
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2090-2096; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02048-08
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Clonal Complexes and Diversity of Exotoxin Gene Profiles in Methicillin-Resistant and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Isolates from Patients in a Spanish Hospital
M. A. Argudín, M. C. Mendoza, F. J. Méndez, M. C. Martín, B. Guerra, and M. R. Rodicio
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2097-2105; published ahead of print May 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01486-08
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Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis of PCR-Amplified gki Genes: a New Technique for Tracking Streptococci
M. J. van Vliet, W. J. E. Tissing, E. S. J. M. de Bont, N. E. L. Meessen, W. A. Kamps, and H. J. M. Harmsen
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2181-2186; published ahead of print May 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00089-09
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Development of a Disk Diffusion Method for Testing Moraxella catarrhalis Susceptibility Using Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Methods: a SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program Report
Jan M. Bell, John D. Turnidge, and Ronald N. Jones
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2187-2193; published ahead of print May 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00304-09
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Occurrence, Population Structure, and Antimicrobial Resistance of Enterococci in Marginal and Apical Periodontitis
Jinglu Sun, Xiaobo Song, Bjørn Erik Kristiansen, Anne Kjæreng, Rob J. L. Willems, Harald M. Eriksen, Arnfinn Sundsfjord, and Johanna E. Sollid
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2218-2225; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00388-09
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Evaluation of CHROMagar Acinetobacter for Detection of Enteric Carriage of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Samples from Critically Ill Patients
N. C. Gordon and D. W. Wareham
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2249-2251; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00634-09
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Rapid Identification of Biothreat and Other Clinically Relevant Bacterial Species by Use of Universal PCR Coupled with High-Resolution Melting Analysis
Samuel Yang, Padmini Ramachandran, Richard Rothman, Yu-Hsiang Hsieh, Andrew Hardick, Helen Won, Aleksandar Kecojevic, Joany Jackman, and Charlotte Gaydos
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2252-2255; published ahead of print May 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00033-09
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Evaluation of Five Commercial Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Respiratory Tract Specimens
A. Touati, A. Benard, A. Ben Hassen, C. M. Bébéar, and S. Pereyre
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2269-2271; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00326-09
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Evaluation of the Oxoid Xpect Legionella Test Kit for Detection of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Antigen in Urine
B. M. W. Diederen, J. P. Bruin, E. Scopes, M. F. Peeters, and E. P. F. IJzerman
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2272-2274; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00397-09
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Mupirocin Resistance among Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus-Colonized Patients at Admission to a Tertiary Care Medical Center
Tara Babu, Violeta Rekasius, Jorge P. Parada, Paul Schreckenberger, and Malliswari Challapalli
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2279-2280; published ahead of print May 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01834-08
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Comparison of Chromogenic Media to BD GeneOhm Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) PCR for Detection of MRSA in Nasal Swabs
Larry J. Bischof, Linda Lapsley, Karen Fontecchio, Dollie Jacosalem, Carol Young, Rosemary Hankerd, and Duane W. Newton
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2281-2283; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02256-08
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Identification of Streptococcus agalactiae Isolates from Various Phylogenetic Lineages by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
Marie-Frédérique Lartigue, Geneviève Héry-Arnaud, Eve Haguenoer, Anne-Sophie Domelier, Pierre-Olivier Schmit, Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Philippe Lanotte, Laurent Mereghetti, Markus Kostrzewa, and Roland Quentin
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2284-2287; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00175-09
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Comparison of the BD Phoenix System with the Cefoxitin Disk Diffusion Test for Detection of Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus and Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci
Antonella Mencacci, Ines Montecarlo, Francesca Gonfia, Amedeo Moretti, Angela Cardaccia, Senia Farinelli, Maria Rita Pagliochini, Angela Giuliani, Michela Basileo, Maria Bruna Pasticci, and Francesco Bistoni
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2288-2291; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02431-08
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The First Vancomycin-Intermediate Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Patients in Thailand
Aroonlug Lulitanond, Chulapan Engchanil, Prajuab Chaimanee, Malai Vorachit, Teruyo Ito, and Keiichi Hiramatsu
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2311-2316; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01749-08
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Partial atlE Sequencing of Staphylococcus epidermidis Strains from Prosthetic Joint Infections
V. Sivadon, M. Rottman, J.-C. Quincampoix, E. Prunier, M. Le Moal, P. de Mazancourt, P. Hoffmeyer, A. Lortat-Jacob, P. Piriou, T. Judet, L. Bernard, and J.-L. Gaillard
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2321-2324; published ahead of print May 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01971-08
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Parasitology:

Resistance of Acanthamoeba Cysts to Disinfection in Multiple Contact Lens Solutions
Stephanie P. Johnston, Rama Sriram, Yvonne Qvarnstrom, Sharon Roy, Jennifer Verani, Jonathan Yoder, Suchita Lorick, Jacquelin Roberts, Michael J. Beach, and Govinda Visvesvara
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2040-2045; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00575-09
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Contributions of Immunoblotting, Real-Time PCR, and the Goldmann-Witmer Coefficient to Diagnosis of Atypical Toxoplasmic Retinochoroiditis
H. Talabani, M. Asseraf, H. Yera, E. Delair, T. Ancelle, P. Thulliez, A. P. Brézin, and J. Dupouy-Camet
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2131-2135; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00128-09
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Mycology:

Rapid Real-Time Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification-Molecular Beacon Platform To Detect Fungal and Bacterial Bloodstream Infections
Yanan Zhao, Steven Park, Barry N. Kreiswirth, Christine C. Ginocchio, Raphaël Veyret, Ali Laayoun, Alain Troesch, and David S. Perlin
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2067-2078; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02230-08
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Aspergillus Section Fumigati Typing by PCR-Restriction Fragment Polymorphism
Janet F. Staab, S. Arunmozhi Balajee, and Kieren A. Marr
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2079-2083; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00551-09
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Pyrosequencing Analysis of 20 Nucleotides of Internal Transcribed Spacer 2 Discriminates Candida parapsilosis, Candida metapsilosis, and Candida orthopsilosis
Andrew M. Borman, Christopher J. Linton, Debra Oliver, Michael D. Palmer, Adrien Szekely, Frank C. Odds, and Elizabeth M. Johnson
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2307-2310; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00240-09
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Virology:

Study Comparing Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Real-Time Multiplex PCR and Hybrid Capture II INNO-LiPA v2 HPV Genotyping PCR Assays
Thomas Iftner, Liesje Germ, Ryan Swoyer, Susanne Kruger Kjaer, J. Gabrielle Breugelmans, Christian Munk, Frank Stubenrauch, Joseph Antonello, Janine T. Bryan, and Frank J. Taddeo
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2106-2113; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01907-08
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Real-Time PCR-Based Pathotyping of Newcastle Disease Virus by Use of TaqMan Minor Groove Binder Probes
T. Farkas, É. Székely, S. Belák, and I. Kiss
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2114-2123; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01652-08
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RNA (E6 and E7) Assays versus DNA (E6 and E7) Assays for Risk Evaluation for Women Infected with Human Papillomavirus
Paola Cattani, Alessia Siddu, Sara D'Onghia, Simona Marchetti, Rosaria Santangelo, Valerio G. Vellone, Gian Franco Zannoni, and Giovanni Fadda
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2136-2141; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01733-08
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Evaluation of an Array-Based Method for Human Papillomavirus Detection and Genotyping in Comparison with Conventional Methods Used in Cervical Cancer Screening
Nerea García-Sierra, Elisa Martró, Eva Castellà, Mariona Llatjós, Antoni Tarrats, Elisabet Bascuñana, Rosana Díaz, María Carrasco, Guillem Sirera, Lurdes Matas, and Vicente Ausina
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2165-2169; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00402-09
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Overestimation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Load Caused by the Presence of Cells in Plasma from Plasma Preparation Tubes
Anne-Marte Bakken Kran, Tom Øystein Jonassen, Mette Sannes, Kirsti Jakobsen, Andreas Lind, Arild Mæland, and Mona Holberg-Petersen
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2170-2174; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00519-09
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Validation of the SPF₁₀ LiPA Human Papillomavirus Typing Assay Using Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Cervical Biopsy Samples
Barbara Dal Bello, Arsenio Spinillo, Paola Alberizzi, Stefania Cesari, Barbara Gardella, and Enrico Maria Silini
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2175-2180; published ahead of print May 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00286-09
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Development and Assessment of a Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Quantification of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 DNA
A. Beloukas, D. Paraskevis, C. Haida, V. Sypsa, and A. Hatzakis
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2194-2199; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01264-08
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Virological Response to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 2 (HIV-2) and in Patients Dually Infected with HIV-1 and HIV-2 in The Gambia and Emergence of Drug-Resistant Variants
Sabelle Jallow, Abraham Alabi, Ramu Sarge-Njie, Kevin Peterson, Hilton Whittle, Tumani Corrah, Assan Jaye, Matthew Cotten, Guido Vanham, Samuel J. McConkey, Sarah Rowland-Jones, and Wouter Janssens
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2200-2208; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01654-08
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Evaluation of the Abbott m2000 RealTime Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Assay for HIV Load Monitoring in South Africa Compared to the Roche Cobas AmpliPrep-Cobas Amplicor, Roche Cobas AmpliPrep-Cobas TaqMan HIV-1, and BioMerieux NucliSENS EasyQ HIV-1 Assays
Lesley E. Scott, Lara D. Noble, Jackie Moloi, Linda Erasmus, Willem D. F. Venter, and Wendy Stevens
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2209-2217; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01761-08
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Novel Recombinant Virus Assay for Measuring Susceptibility of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Group M Subtypes To Clinically Approved Drugs
Kris Covens, Nathalie Dekeersmaeker, Yoeri Schrooten, Jan Weber, Dominique Schols, Miguel E. Quiñones-Mateu, Anne-Mieke Vandamme, and Kristel Van Laethem
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2232-2242; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01739-08
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Adenovirus Microsatellite Reveals Dynamics of Transmission during a Recent Epidemic of Human Adenovirus Serotype 14 Infection
Huo-Shu H. Houng, Lisa Lott, Heping Gong, Robert A. Kuschner, Julia A. Lynch, and David Metzgar
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2243-2248; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01659-08
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Prevalence and Molecular Diversity of Hepatitis B Virus and Hepatitis Delta Virus in Urban and Rural Populations in Northern Gabon in Central Africa
Maria Makuwa, Armel Mintsa-Ndong, Sandrine Souquière, Dieudonné Nkoghé, Eric M. Leroy, and Mirdad Kazanji
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2265-2268; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02012-08
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Detection and Genomic Characterization of Aichi Viruses in Stool Samples from Children in Monastir, Tunisia
Khira Sdiri-Loulizi, Mouna Hassine, Hakima Gharbi-Khelifi, Nabil Sakly, Slaheddine Chouchane, Mohamed Neji Guediche, Pierre Pothier, Mahjoub Aouni, and Katia Ambert-Balay
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2275-2278; published ahead of print May 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00913-09
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Genotypic Prediction of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 CRF02-AG Tropism
Stéphanie Raymond, Pierre Delobel, Maud Mavigner, Michelle Cazabat, Corinne Souyris, Stéphanie Encinas, Karine Sandres-Sauné, Christophe Pasquier, Bruno Marchou, Patrice Massip, and Jacques Izopet
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2292-2294; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02439-08
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Use of Reverse Transcriptase PCR To Subtype N1 to N9 Neuraminidase Genes of Avian Influenza Viruses
Kenji Tsukamoto, Takayoshi Ashizawa, Koji Nakanishi, Noriyuki Kaji, Kotaro Suzuki, Makiko Shishido, Masatoshi Okamatsu, and Masaji Mase
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2301-2303; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02366-08
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Reverse Transcription-Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay for Rapid Detection of Hepatitis E Virus
Xi Lan, Bin Yang, Bao Yu Li, Xiang Ping Yin, Xue Rui Li, and Ji Xing Liu
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2304-2306; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00498-09
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Anomalous Quantitation Standard Growth Curves in a Laboratory-Developed Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA Quantification Assay Using the TaqMan HCV Analyte-Specific Reagent
Jeffrey J. Germer, Jemee D. Kathrotiya, Carrie F. Bouse, P. Shawn Mitchell, and Joseph D. C. Yao
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2317-2320; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00028-09
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Epidemiology:

Rapid Molecular Characterization of Clostridium difficile and Assessment of Populations of C. difficile in Stool Specimens
Danielle Wroblewski, George E. Hannett, Dianna J. Bopp, Ghinwa K. Dumyati, Tanya A. Halse, Nellie B. Dumas, and Kimberlee A. Musser
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2142-2148; published ahead of print April 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02498-08
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Comparison of Two Multiple-Locus Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat Analysis Methods for Molecular Strain Typing of Human Brucella melitensis Isolates from the Middle East
Rebekah V. Tiller, Barun K. De, Marie Boshra, Lynn Y. Huynh, Matthew N. Van Ert, David M. Wagner, John Klena, T. S. Mohsen, S. S. El-Shafie, Paul Keim, Alex R. Hoffmaster, Patricia P. Wilkins, and Guillermo Pimentel
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2226-2231; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02362-08
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Pseudo-Outbreak of Rhizobium radiobacter Infection Resulting from Laboratory Contamination of Saline Solution
Lynette A. Pereira, Douglas Su Gin Chan, Toon Mae Ng, Raymond Lin, Roland Jureen, Dale A. Fisher, and Paul A. Tambyah
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2256-2259; published ahead of print May 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02165-08
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Phylogenetically Distinct Staphylococcus aureus Lineage Prevalent among Indigenous Communities in Northern Australia
Jacklyn W. S. Ng, Deborah C. Holt, Rachael A. Lilliebridge, Alex J. Stephens, Flavia Huygens, Steven Y. C. Tong, Bart J. Currie, and Philip M. Giffard
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2295-2300; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00122-09
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Case Reports:

Immediate Appearance of Plasmid-Mediated Resistance to Multiple Antibiotics upon Antibiotic Selection: an Argument for Systematic Resistance Epidemiology
Sebastiaan J. van Hal, Agnieszka Wiklendt, Björn Espedido, Andrew Ginn, and Jonathan R. Iredell
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2325-2327; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02141-08
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Life-Threatening Infection Caused by Daptomycin-Resistant Corynebacterium jeikeium in a Neutropenic Patient
Christoph Schoen, Christian Unzicker, Gernot Stuhler, Johannes Elias, Hermann Einsele, Götz Ulrich Grigoleit, Marianne Abele-Horn, and Stephan Mielke
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2328-2331; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00457-09
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Meningitis Due to a "Bartonella washoensis"-Like Human Pathogen
Will Probert, Janice K. Louie, James R. Tucker, Rose Longoria, Robin Hogue, Silvia Moler, Margot Graves, Heather J. Palmer, Joseph Cassady, and Curtis L. Fritz
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2332-2335; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00511-09
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Molecular Characterization of a New Tetratrichomonas Species in a Patient with Empyema
Cléa Mantini, Laetitia Souppart, Christophe Noël, Thanh Hai Duong, Michel Mornet, Guy Carroger, Pierre Dupont, Elodie Masseret, Julien Goustille, Monique Capron, Christophe Duboucher, Eduardo Dei-Cas, and Eric Viscogliosi
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2336-2339; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00353-09
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Mycotic Aortic Aneurysm Associated with Legionella anisa
Masaki Tanabe, Hiroshi Nakajima, Akiko Nakamura, Takayasu Ito, Mashio Nakamura, Takatsugu Shimono, Hideo Wada, Hideto Shimpo, Tsutomu Nobori, and Masaaki Ito
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2340-2343; published ahead of print May 20, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00142-09
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Fast-Track Communications:

Confirmation of the First Hong Kong Case of Human Infection by Novel Swine Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Diagnosed Using Ultrarapid, Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR
Susanna K. P. Lau, Kwok-Hung Chan, Cyril C. Y. Yip, Tak-Keung Ng, Owen T. Y. Tsang, Patrick C. Y. Woo, and Kwok-Yung Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2344-2346; published ahead of print May 27, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00924-09
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Likelihood that an Unsubtypeable Influenza A Virus Result Obtained with the Luminex xTAG Respiratory Virus Panel Is Indicative of Infection with Novel A/H1N1 (Swine-Like) Influenza Virus
Christine C. Ginocchio and Kirsten St. George
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2347-2348; published ahead of print June 3, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01027-09
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Letters To The Editor:

Novel Clostridium botulinum Toxin Gene Arrangement with Subtype A5 and Partial Subtype B3 Botulinum Neurotoxin Genes
Nir Dover, Jason R. Barash, and Stephen S. Arnon
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2349-2350; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00799-09
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Enterovirus 71 Outbreak in the People's Republic of China in 2008
Fan Yang, Lili Ren, Zhaohui Xiong, Jianguo Li, Yan Xiao, Rong Zhao, Yaqing He, Ge Bu, Shili Zhou, Jianwei Wang, and Jin Qi
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2351-2352; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00563-09
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Rarely Occurring 19A-Like cps Locus from a Serotype 19F Pneumococcal Isolate Indicates Continued Need of Serology-Based Quality Control for PCR-Based Serotype Determinations
Fabiana C. Pimenta, Robert E. Gertz, Jr., Alexis Roundtree, Jigui Yu, Moon H. Nahm, Ryan R. McDonald, Maria da Gloria Carvalho, and Bernard W. Beall
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2353-2354; published ahead of print May 13, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00704-09
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Gamma Interferon Release Assays for Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection in Immune-Compromised Children in a Country in Which the Prevalence of Tuberculosis Is Low
E. Bruzzese, M. Bocchino, L. R. Assante, M. Alessio, B. Bellofiore, D. Bruzzese, R. Iorio, A. Matarese, G. Santoro, P. Vajro, A. Guarino, and A. Sanduzzi
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2355-2357; published ahead of print May 6, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01320-08
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Pathophysiological Mechanisms of Parvovirus B19 Infection
Michel Noutsias, Sabine Pankuweit, Bernhard Maisch, D. Huzly, M. Enders, and Stefan Pollak
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2358-2359;
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Clinical Relevance of Campylobacter concisus Isolated from Pediatric Patients
Albert J. Lastovica
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2360
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Errata:

High Levels of mecA DNA Detected by a Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assay Are Associated with Mortality in Patients with Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Ya-Chi Ho, Shan-Chwen Chang, Su-Ru Lin, and Wei-Kung Wang
J. Clin. Microbiol. July 2009 47: 2361
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