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Contents: September 2009, Volume 47, Issue 9

       Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

       Virology

       Epidemiology

       Bacteriology

       Mycology

       Parasitology

       Case Reports

       Fast-Track Communications

       Letters To The Editor

       Errata

       Author's Corrections

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Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes:

Characterization of Mycobacteria from a Major Brazilian Outbreak Suggests that Revision of the Taxonomic Status of Members of the Mycobacterium chelonae-M. abscessus Group Is Needed
Sylvia Cardoso Leao, Enrico Tortoli, Cristina Viana-Niero, Suely Yoko Mizuka Ueki, Karla Valeria Batista Lima, Maria Luiza Lopes, Jesus Yubero, Maria Carmen Menendez, and Maria Jesus Garcia
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2691-2698; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00808-09
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High-Level Rifampin Resistance Correlates with Multiple Mutations in the rpoB Gene of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Isolates from the Afghanistan Border of Iran
Ahmad Reza Bahrmand, Leonid P. Titov, Alireza Hadizadeh Tasbiti, Shamsi Yari, and Edward A. Graviss
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2744-2750;
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Unexpectedly High Proportion of Ancestral Manu Genotype Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains Cultured from Tuberculosis Patients in Egypt
Zeinab H. Helal, Mohamed Seif El-Din Ashour, Somaia A. Eissa, Ghanem Abd-Elatef, Thierry Zozio, Sankhiros Babapoor, Nalin Rastogi, and Mazhar I. Khan
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2794-2801; published ahead of print June 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00360-09
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Sputum PCR-Single-Strand Conformational Polymorphism Test for Same-Day Detection of Pyrazinamide Resistance in Tuberculosis Patients
Patricia Sheen, Melissa Méndez, Robert H. Gilman, Lizeth Peña, Luz Caviedes, Mirko J. Zimic, Ying Zhang, David A. J. Moore, and Carlton A. Evans
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2937-2943; published ahead of print June 17, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01594-08
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False-Negative Results Obtained with the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium tuberculosis Direct Test Caused by Unrecognized Inhibition of the Amplification Reaction
Ji Yeon Kim, Mary Jane Ferraro, and John A. Branda
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2995-2997; published ahead of print July 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00966-09
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Virology:

Field Performance of a Rapid Diagnostic Test for Influenza in an Ambulatory Setting
Isabelle Rouleau, Hugues Charest, Monique Douville-Fradet, Danuta M. Skowronski, and Gaston De Serres
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2699-2703; published ahead of print July 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00762-09
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Detection and Genotyping of Human Rotavirus VP4 and VP7 Genes by Reverse Transcriptase PCR and Reverse Hybridization
Leen-Jan van Doorn, Bernhard Kleter, Evert Hoefnagel, Isabelle Stainier, Annick Poliszczak, Brigitte Colau, and Wim Quint
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2704-2712; published ahead of print June 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00378-09
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Identification of 20 Common Human Enterovirus Serotypes by Use of a Reverse Transcription-PCR-Based Reverse Line Blot Hybridization Assay
Fei Zhou, Fanrong Kong, Kenneth McPhie, Mala Ratnamohan, Linda Donovan, Frank Zeng, Gwendolyn L. Gilbert, and Dominic E. Dwyer
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2737-2743; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00823-09
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Rapid Multiplex Reverse Transcription-PCR Typing of Influenza A and B Virus, and Subtyping of Influenza A Virus into H1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, N1 (Human), N1 (Animal), N2, and N7, Including Typing of Novel Swine Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus, during the 2009 Outbreak in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jie He, Michael E. Bose, Eric T. Beck, Jiang Fan, Sagarika Tiwari, Jacob Metallo, Lisa A. Jurgens, Sue C. Kehl, Nathan Ledeboer, Swati Kumar, William Weisburg, and Kelly J. Henrickson
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2772-2778; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00998-09
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Rapid Semiautomated Subtyping of Influenza Virus Species during the 2009 Swine Origin Influenza A H1N1 Virus Epidemic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Michael E. Bose, Eric T. Beck, Nate Ledeboer, Sue C. Kehl, Lisa A. Jurgens, Teresa Patitucci, Lorraine Witt, Elizabeth LaGue, Patrick Darga, Jie He, Jiang Fan, Swati Kumar, and Kelly J. Henrickson
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2779-2786; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00999-09
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Cost Analysis of Multiplex PCR Testing for Diagnosing Respiratory Virus Infections
James B. Mahony, Gord Blackhouse, Jesse Babwah, Marek Smieja, Sonya Buracond, Sylvia Chong, William Ciccotelli, Tim O'Shea, Daifallah Alnakhli, May Griffiths-Turner, and Ron Goeree
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2812-2817; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00556-09
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Epidemiology of Enterovirus 71 in The Netherlands, 1963 to 2008
Sabine van der Sanden, Marion Koopmans, Gökhan Uslu, Harrie van der Avoort on behalf of the Dutch Working Group for Clinical Virology
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2826-2833; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00507-09
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New Real-Time PCR Detects Prolonged Norovirus Excretion in Highly Immunosuppressed Patients and Children
C. Henke-Gendo, G. Harste, B. Juergens-Saathoff, F. Mattner, H. Deppe, and A. Heim
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2855-2862; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00448-09
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Evaluation of the Abbott Investigational Use Only RealTime Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Assay and Comparison to the Roche TaqMan HCV Analyte-Specific Reagent Assay
Michael T. Pyne, Eric Q. Konnick, Amit Phansalkar, and David R. Hillyard
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2872-2878; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02329-08
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Determining Seminal Plasma Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Load in the Context of Efficient Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Christophe Pasquier, Karine Sauné, Stéphanie Raymond, Nathalie Moinard, Myriam Daudin, Louis Bujan, and Jacques Izopet
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2883-2887; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02131-08
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Prevalence and Clinical Characterization of a Newly Identified Human Rhinovirus C Species in Children with Acute Respiratory Tract Infections
Yu Jin, Xin-Hui Yuan, Zhi-Ping Xie, Han-Chun Gao, Jing-Rong Song, Rong-Fang Zhang, Zi-Qian Xu, Li-Shu Zheng, Yun-De Hou, and Zhao-Jun Duan
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2895-2900; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00745-09
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Census and Analysis of Persistent False-Negative Results in Serological Diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Group O Infections
J.-C. Plantier, M. Djemai, V. Lemée, A. Reggiani, M. Leoz, L. Burc, A. Vessière, D. Rousset, J.-D. Poveda, C. Henquell, A. Gautheret-Dejean, and F. Barin
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2906-2911; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00602-09
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Quantification of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA in a Multicenter Study: Implications for Management of HCV Genotype 1-Infected Patients
Giulio Pisani, Karen Cristiano, Francesco Marino, Francesca Luciani, Guillermo M. Bisso, Claudio Mele, Daniela Adriani, Giuliano Gentili, and Maria Wirz
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2931-2936; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00532-09
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Evaluation of a New Rapid Antigen Test Using Immunochromatography for Detection of Human Metapneumovirus in Comparison with Real-Time PCR Assay
Yoko Matsuzaki, Emi Takashita, Michiko Okamoto, Katsumi Mizuta, Tsutomu Itagaki, Fumio Katsushima, Yuriko Katsushima, Yukio Nagai, and Hidekazu Nishimura
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2981-2984; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00321-09
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Rapid and Highly Sensitive Neuraminidase Subtyping of Avian Influenza Viruses by Use of a Diagnostic DNA Microarray
Astrid Gall, Bernd Hoffmann, Timm Harder, Christian Grund, Ralf Ehricht, and Martin Beer
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2985-2988; published ahead of print July 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00850-09
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Detection of Low Levels of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) May Be Critical for Early Diagnosis of Pediatric HIV Infection by Use of Dried Blood Spots
Jan Walter, Louise Kuhn, Katherine Semrau, Don W. Decker, Moses Sinkala, Chipepo Kankasa, Donald M. Thea, Marc Bulterys, Chin-Yih Ou, and Grace M. Aldrovandi
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2989-2991; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02453-08
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Real-Time Quantitative Reverse Transcription-PCR Assays Specifically Detecting Bluetongue Virus Serotypes 1, 6, and 8
Bernd Hoffmann, Michael Eschbaumer, and Martin Beer
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2992-2994; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00599-09
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Leprosy Coinfection in Pune, India
Kulkarni Vinay, Joshi Smita, Gupte Nikhil, and Gokhale Neeta
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2998-2999; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00876-09
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Prevalence and Management of Invalid GeneXpert Enterovirus Results Obtained with Cerebrospinal Fluid Samples: a 2-Year Study
Susan E. Sefers, Anna K. Raymer, Jessica T. Kilby, David H. Persing, and Yi-Wei Tang
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3008-3010; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01238-09
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Evaluation of the Cavidi ExaVir Load Assay (Version 3) for Plasma Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Load Monitoring
Vicki L. Greengrass, Megan M. Plate, Pauline M. Steele, Justin T. Denholm, Catherine L. Cherry, Lisa M. Morris, Anna Hearps, and Suzanne M. Crowe
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3011-3013; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00805-09
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Performance of the RealStar Chikungunya Virus Real-Time Reverse Transcription-PCR Kit
Marcus Panning, Markus Hess, Waldemar Fischer, Klaus Grywna, Martin Pfeffer, and Christian Drosten
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3014-3016; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01024-09
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Epidemiology:

A Trilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Hospital Epidemiology and Subspecies Differentiation of an Important Nosocomial Pathogen, Enterococcus faecalis
Shahreen A. Chowdhury, Cesar A. Arias, Sreedhar R. Nallapareddy, Jinnethe Reyes, Rob J. L. Willems, and Barbara E. Murray
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2713-2719; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00667-09
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Genotypic Comparison of Invasive Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup Y Isolates from the United States, South Africa, and Israel, Isolated from 1999 through 2002
Anne M. Whitney, Garry B. Coulson, Anne von Gottberg, Colin Block, Nathan Keller, Leonard W. Mayer, Nancy E. Messonnier, and Keith P. Klugman
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2787-2793; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00091-09
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Population-Based Molecular Epidemiology of Leprosy in Cebu, Philippines
Rama Murthy Sakamuri, Miyako Kimura, Wei Li, Hyun-Chul Kim, Hyeyoung Lee, Madanahally D. Kiran, William C. Black, IV, Marivic Balagon, Robert Gelber, Sang-Nae Cho, Patrick J. Brennan, and Varalakshmi Vissa
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2844-2854; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02021-08
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Variable-Number Tandem Repeat Analysis and Multilocus Sequence Typing Data Confirm the Epidemiological Changes Observed with Staphylococcus aureus Strains Isolated from Bloodstream Infections
Nathalie van der Mee-Marquet, Patrice François, Anne-Sophie Domelier, Laurence Arnault, Nicole Girard, Jacques Schrenzel, Roland Quentin and the Bloodstream Infection Study Group of the Réseau des Hygiénistes du Centre
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2863-2871; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00780-09
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Characterization of Listeria monocytogenes Isolates from Human Listeriosis Cases in Italy
Caterina Mammina, Aurora Aleo, Cristina Romani, Nathalie Pellissier, Pierluigi Nicoletti, Patrizia Pecile, Antonino Nastasi, and Mirella M. Pontello
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2925-2930; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00102-09
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Strain Typing and Antimicrobial Resistance of Fluoroquinolone-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae Causing a California Infection Outbreak
Sheldon R. Morris, Douglas F. Moore, Paul B. Hannah, Susan A. Wang, Julia Wolfe, David L. Trees, Gail Bolan, and Heidi M. Bauer
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2944-2949; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01001-09
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Clostridium difficile Strains from Community-Associated Infections
Brandi M. Limbago, Cherie M. Long, Angela D. Thompson, George E. Killgore, George E. Hannett, Nancy L. Havill, Stephanie Mickelson, Sarah Lathrop, Timothy F. Jones, Mahin M. Park, Kathleen H. Harriman, L. Hannah Gould, L. Clifford McDonald, and Frederick J. Angulo
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3004-3007; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00964-09
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Bacteriology:

Genetic Characterization of Clostridium botulinum Associated with Type B Infant Botulism in Japan
Kaoru Umeda, Yoshiyuki Seto, Tomoko Kohda, Masafumi Mukamoto, and Shunji Kozaki
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2720-2728; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00077-09
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WHO Global Salm-Surv External Quality Assurance System for Serotyping of Salmonella Isolates from 2000 to 2007
Rene S. Hendriksen, Matthew Mikoleit, Valeria P. Carlson, Susanne Karlsmose, Antonio R. Vieira, Arne B. Jensen, Anne Mette Seyfarth, Stephanie M. DeLong, François-Xavier Weill, Danilo Marino Armando Lo Fo Wong, Frederick J. Angulo, Henrik C. Wegener, and Frank M. Aarestrup
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2729-2736; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02437-08
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Evaluation of Quinolones for Use in Detection of Determinants of Acquired Quinolone Resistance, Including the New Transmissible Resistance Mechanisms qnrA, qnrB, qnrS, and aac(6')Ib-cr, in Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica and Determinations of Wild-Type Distributions
L. M. Cavaco and F. M. Aarestrup
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2751-2758; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00456-09
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Diagnosis of Bacteremia in Whole-Blood Samples by Use of a Commercial Universal 16S rRNA Gene-Based PCR and Sequence Analysis
Nele Wellinghausen, Anna-Julia Kochem, Claudia Disqué, Helge Mühl, Susanne Gebert, Juliane Winter, Jens Matten, and Samir G. Sakka
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2759-2765; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00567-09
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Characterization of Clinical Enterococcus faecalis Small-Colony Variants
Nele Wellinghausen, Indranil Chatterjee, Anja Berger, Andrea Niederfuehr, Richard A. Proctor, and Barbara C. Kahl
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2802-2811; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00485-09
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BD Phoenix and Vitek 2 Detection of mecA-Mediated Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus with Cefoxitin
Alan D. Junkins, Shawn R. Lockhart, Kristopher P. Heilmann, Cassie L. Dohrn, Diana L. Von Stein, Patricia L. Winokur, Gary V. Doern, and Sandra S. Richter
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2879-2882; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01109-09
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Development of a Multiplex PCR-Based Rapid Typing Method for Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli O157 Strains
Tadasuke Ooka, Jun Terajima, Masahiro Kusumoto, Atsushi Iguchi, Ken Kurokawa, Yoshitoshi Ogura, Md Asadulghani, Keisuke Nakayama, Kazunori Murase, Makoto Ohnishi, Sunao Iyoda, Haruo Watanabe, and Tetsuya Hayashi
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2888-2894; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00792-09
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Direct Sequencing of Legionella pneumophila from Respiratory Samples for Sequence-Based Typing Analysis
Mireia Coscollá and Fernando González-Candelas
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2901-2905; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00268-09
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Efficacy of Bilateral Bronchoalveolar Lavage for Diagnosis of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Colleen R. Zaccard, Ronald F. Schell, and Carol A. Spiegel
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2918-2924; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00747-09
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Discarding the Initial Aliquot of Blood Does Not Reduce Contamination Rates in Intravenous-Catheter-Drawn Blood Cultures
Sukrut Dwivedi, Rohit Bhalla, Donald R. Hoover, and Melvin P. Weinstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2950-2951; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00292-09
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Algorithm Combining Toxin Immunoassay and Stool Culture for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection
Bo-Moon Shin, Eun Young Kuak, Eun Joo Lee, and J. Glenn Songer
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2952-2956; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00609-09
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Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Colonization by Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Adults in Community Settings in Taiwan
Jann-Tay Wang, Chun-Hsing Liao, Chi-Tai Fang, Wei-Chu Chie, Mei-Shu Lai, Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, Wen-Sen Lee, Jeng-Hua Huang, and Shan-Chwen Chang
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2957-2963; published ahead of print July 22, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00853-09
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Prospective Comparison of Eubacterial PCR and Measurement of Procalcitonin Levels with Blood Culture for Diagnosing Septicemia in Intensive Care Unit Patients
Farjana B. Rowther, Camilla S. Rodrigues, Minal S. Deshmukh, Farhad N. Kapadia, Ashit Hegde, Ajita P. Mehta, and Vinay R. Joshi
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2964-2969; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00418-07
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Prevalence of CTX-M β-Lactamases in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Shannon E. McGettigan, Baofeng Hu, Kathleen Andreacchio, Irving Nachamkin, and Paul H. Edelstein
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2970-2974; published ahead of print July 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00319-09
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Emergence of a Community-Associated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Strain with a Unique Resistance Profile in Southwest Nigeria
B. Ghebremedhin, M. O. Olugbosi, A. M. Raji, F. Layer, R. A. Bakare, B. König, and W. König
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2975-2980; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00648-09
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Cooccurrence of Predominant Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Sequence Type (ST) 152 and Multidrug-Resistant ST 241 Staphylococcus aureus Clones in Nigerian Hospitals
Kenneth O. Okon, Patrick Basset, Auwalu Uba, Johnson Lin, Bukola Oyawoye, Adebayo O. Shittu, and Dominique S. Blanc
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3000-3003; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01119-09
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Comparative Evaluation of the AccuProbe Group B Streptococcus Culture Test, the BD GeneOhm Strep B Assay, and Culture for Detection of Group B Streptococci in Pregnant Women
Lisa M. Scicchitano and Paul P. Bourbeau
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3021-3023; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01098-09
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Failure of the MicroScan WalkAway System To Detect Heteroresistance to Carbapenems in a Patient with Enterobacter aerogenes Bacteremia
N. C. Gordon and D. W. Wareham
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3024-3025; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01033-09
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Airway Infection with a Novel Cupriavidus Species in Persons with Cystic Fibrosis
Wiltrud Maria Kalka-Moll, John J. LiPuma, Frank J. Accurso, Georg Plum, Silke van Koningsbruggen, and Peter Vandamme
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3026-3028; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00846-09
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Assessment of Flocked Swabs for Use in Identification of Streptococcal Pharyngitis
David M. Goldfarb, Robert Slinger, Ron K. Tam, Nicholas Barrowman, and Francis Chan
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3029-3030; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01163-09
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Mycology:

Comparison of 24-Hour and 48-Hour Voriconazole MICs as Determined by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute Broth Microdilution Method (M27-A3 Document) in Three Laboratories: Results Obtained with 2,162 Clinical Isolates of Candida spp. and Other Yeasts
Ana Espinel-Ingroff, E. Canton, J. Peman, M. G. Rinaldi, and A. W. Fothergill
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2766-2771; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00654-09
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Outbreak of Intestinal Infection Due to Rhizopus microsporus
Vincent C. C. Cheng, Jasper F. W. Chan, Antonio H. Y. Ngan, Kelvin K. W. To, S. Y. Leung, H. W. Tsoi, W. C. Yam, Josepha W. M. Tai, Samson S. Y. Wong, Herman Tse, Iris W. S. Li, Susanna K. P. Lau, Patrick C. Y. Woo, Anskar Y. H. Leung, Albert K. W. Lie, Raymond H. S. Liang, T. L. Que, P. L. Ho, and K. Y. Yuen
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2834-2843; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00908-09
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Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry for Fast and Reliable Identification of Clinical Yeast Isolates
G. Marklein, M. Josten, U. Klanke, E. Müller, R. Horré, T. Maier, T. Wenzel, M. Kostrzewa, G. Bierbaum, A. Hoerauf, and H.-G. Sahl
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2912-2917; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00389-09
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Parasitology:

Development of a Multilocus Microsatellite Typing Approach for Discriminating Strains of Leishmania (Viannia) Species
Rolando Oddone, Carola Schweynoch, Gabriele Schönian, Cintia dos Santos de Sousa, Elisa Cupolillo, Diego Espinosa, Jorge Arevalo, Harry Noyes, Isabel Mauricio, and Katrin Kuhls
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 2818-2825; published ahead of print July 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00645-09
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Subtype Analysis of Cryptosporidium Specimens from Sporadic Cases in Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, and Iowa in 2007: Widespread Occurrence of One Cryptosporidium hominis Subtype and Case History of an Infection with the Cryptosporidium Horse Genotype
Lihua Xiao, Michele C. Hlavsa, Jonathan Yoder, Christina Ewers, Theresa Dearen, Wenli Yang, Randall Nett, Stephanie Harris, Sarah M. Brend, Meghan Harris, Lisa Onischuk, Amy L. Valderrama, Shaun Cosgrove, Karen Xavier, Nancy Hall, Sylvia Romero, Stephen Young, Stephanie P. Johnston, Michael Arrowood, Sharon Roy, and Michael J. Beach
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3017-3020; published ahead of print July 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00226-09
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Case Reports:

Severe Cytomegalovirus-Associated Esophagitis in an Immunocompetent Patient after Short-Term Steroid Therapy
Jan Weile, Benjamin Streeck, Johannes Muck, Gerd Krebs, Karl-Heinz Jakobus, Cornelius Knabbe, and Friedhelm Weber
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3031-3033; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00143-09
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First Description of NOD2 Variant Associated with Defective Neutrophil Responses in a Woman with Granulomatous Mastitis Related to Corynebacteria
Béatrice Bercot, Caroline Kannengiesser, Claire Oudin, Bernard Grandchamp, Marie-José Sanson-le Pors, Stéphane Mouly, and Carole Elbim
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3034-3037; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00561-09
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Two Cases of Mycobacterium microti-Induced Culture-Negative Tuberculosis
Eefje de Jong, Rob J. Rentenaar, Rob van Pelt, Wiel de Lange, Wim Schreurs, Dick van Soolingen, and Patrick D. J. Sturm
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3038-3040; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00772-09
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Thumb Infection Caused by Streptococcus pseudoporcinus
Steven D. Mahlen and Jill E. Clarridge, III
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3041-3042; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00802-09
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Conjunctivitis with Regional Lymphadenopathy in a Trainee Microbiologist
Adela Alcolea, María Jesús Suarez, Manuel Lizasoain, Pilar Tejada, Fernando Chaves, and Elia Palenque
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3043-3044; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02253-08
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Report of Neonatal Meningitis Due to Salmonella enterica Serotype Agona and Review of Breast Milk-Associated Neonatal Salmonella Infections
Fiona J. Cooke, Sara Ginwalla, Michael D. Hampton, John Wain, Robert Ross-Russell, Andrew Lever, and Mark Farrington
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3045-3049; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01064-09
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Mycoplasma hominis-Associated Parapharyngeal Abscess following Acute Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in a Previously Immunocompetent Adult
Karina J. Kennedy, Sam Prince, and Timothy Makeham
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3050-3052; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.02203-08
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Fast-Track Communications:

Rapid Method To Support Diagnosis of Swine Origin Influenza Virus Infection by Sequencing of Real-Time PCR Amplicons from Diagnostic Assays
R. J. Hall, M. Peacey, Q. S. Huang, and P. E. Carter
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3053-3054; published ahead of print July 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01000-09
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Influenza A Virus Subtyping: Paradigm Shift in Influenza Diagnosis
Michael Vinikoor, Jane Stevens, John Nawrocki, and Kamaljit Singh
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3055-3056; published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01388-09
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Letters To The Editor:

Staphylococcus lugdunensis in Skin Infections: Pathogen or Colonizing Bacterium?
Thomas Hubiche, Pascal Del Giudice, and Laurent Roudière
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3057 published ahead of print July 29, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00956-09
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Prevalence of the Operon Encoding Subtilase Cytotoxin in Non-O157 Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Humans in the United States
Jennifer J. Wolfson, Dakshina M. Jandhyala, Lynn A. Gorczyca, Zulekha Qadeer, Shannon D. Manning, James Hadler, James T. Rudrik, and Cheleste M. Thorpe
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3058-3059; published ahead of print July 1, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00706-09
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Detection in 2009 of the Swine Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus by a Subtyping Microarray
Qing Lu, Xing-Quan Zhang, Sergei L. Kosakovsky Pond, Sharon Reed, Robert T. Schooley, and Yu-Tsueng Liu
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3060-3061; published ahead of print July 15, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01243-09
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Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida Type Strain Does Not Possess a Type III Secretion System
Sarah E. Burr and Joachim Frey
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3062-3063; published ahead of print June 24, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.00749-09
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Stable Polymyxin B Susceptibility to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Acinetobacter spp. despite Persistent Recovery of These Organisms from Respiratory Secretions of Patients with Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Treated with This Drug
Alexandre P. Zavascki, Jian Li, Roger L. Nation, Silvana V. Superti, Afonso L. Barth, Larissa Lutz, Fabiano Ramos, Márcio M. Boniatti, and Luciano Z. Goldani
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3064-3065; published ahead of print July 8, 2009, doi:10.1128/JCM.01035-09
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Enrichment Broth and Detection of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Bacteria in Throat and Rectal Surveillance Cultures of Intensive Care Unit Patients
Bram M. W. Diederen, Sjoerd M. Euser, Jean-Luc A. N. Murk, Dorine L. J. Hess, Christina M. J. E. Vandenbroucke-Grauls, Yvette J. Debets-Ossenkopp, Edou R. Heddema, and Johannes A. Bogaards
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3066-3067;
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Description of a New Hepatitis B Virus C6 Subgenotype Found in the Papua Province of Indonesia and Suggested Renaming of a Tentative C6 Subgenotype Found in the Philippines as Subgenotype C7
Lolita Cavinta, Guangwen Cao, and Stephan Schaefer
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3068-3069;
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Errata:

Nocardia nova as the Causative Agent in Spondylodiscitis and Psoas Abscess
Farida Hamdad, Barbara Vidal, Youcef Douadi, Genevieve Laurans, Brigitte Canarelli, Gabriel Choukroun, Veronica Rodriguez-Nava, Patrick Boiron, Blaine Beaman, and François Eb
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3070
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Author's Corrections:

New Real-Time PCR-Based Method for Kingella kingae DNA Detection: Application to Samples Collected from 89 Children with Acute Arthritis
Brice Ilharreborde, Philippe Bidet, Mathie Lorrot, Julien Even, Patricia Mariani-Kurkdjian, Sandrine Liguori, Christine Vitoux, Yann Lefevre, Catherine Doit, Franck Fitoussi, Georges Penneçot, Edouard Bingen, Keyvan Mazda, and Stéphane Bonacorsi
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3071
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DNA from BK Virus and JC Virus and from KI, WU, and MC Polyomaviruses as Well as from Simian Virus 40 Is Not Detected in Non-UV-Light-Associated Primary Malignant Melanomas of Mucous Membranes
Géraldine Giraud, Torbjörn Ramqvist, Boel Ragnarsson-Olding, and Tina Dalianis
J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2009 47: 3072
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