JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 48 June 2010 No. 6
BACTERIOLOGY
Clinical Utility of an Automated Instrument for GramStaining Single Slides
Ellen Jo Baron, Samantha Mix, andWais Moradi
2014–2015
Diagnostic Value of PCR Analysis of Bacteria and Fungifrom Blood in Empiric-Therapy-Resistant FebrileNeutropenia
Akiko Nakamura, Yuka Sugimoto,Kohshi Ohishi, Yumiko Sugawara,Atsushi Fujieda, Fumihiko Monma,Kei Suzuki, Masahiro Masuya,Kazunori Nakase, YoshikoMatsushima, Hideo Wada, NaoyukiKatayama, and Tsutomu Nobori
2030–2036
Use of Luminescent Leptospira interrogans for Enumerationin Biological Assays
Gerald L. Murray, Amy M. King,Amporn Srikram, Rasana W.Sermswan, and Ben Adler
2037–2042
Impact of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Genomic Instability onthe Application of Typing Methods for Chronic CysticFibrosis Infections
Joanne L. Fothergill, Judith White,Juliet E. Foweraker, Martin J.Walshaw, Martin J. Ledson, EshwarMahenthiralingam, and CraigWinstanley
2053–2059
Development of a DNA Microarray for Detection andSerotyping of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
Quan Wang, Suriguga Wang, LotharBeutin, Boyang Cao, Lu Feng, andLei Wang
2066–2074
Evaluation of the C.Diff Quik Chek Complete Assay, a NewGlutamate Dehydrogenase and A/B Toxin CombinationLateral Flow Assay for Use in Rapid, Simple Diagnosis ofClostridium difficile Disease
Susan E. Sharp, Lila O. Ruden,Julie C. Pohl, Patricia A. Hatcher,Linda M. Jayne, and W. MichaelIvie
2082–2086
Evaluation of Brilliance ESBL Agar, a Novel ChromogenicMedium for Detection of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae
Te-Din Huang, Pierre Bogaerts,Catherine Berhin, Amelie Guisset,and Youri Glupczynski
2091–2096
Evidence for a Second Genomic Island ConferringMultidrug Resistance in a Clonal Group of Strains ofSalmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium and itsMonophasic Variant Circulating in Italy, Denmark, and theUnited Kingdom
Claudia Lucarelli, Anna MariaDionisi, Mia Torpdahl, Laura Villa,Caterina Graziani, Katie Hopkins,John Threlfall, Alfredo Caprioli,and Ida Luzzi
2103–2109
Direct Identification of Urinary Tract Pathogens from UrineSamples by Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization–Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry
Laura Ferreira, Fernando Sanchez-Juanes, Magdalena Gonzalez-Avila,David Cembrero-Fucinos, AnaHerrero-Hernandez, Jose ManuelGonzalez-Buitrago, and Juan LuisMunoz-Bellido
2110–2115
Cyclomodulins in Urosepsis Strains of Escherichia coli Damien Dubois, Julien Delmas,Anne Cady, Frederic Robin,Adeline Sivignon, Eric Oswald, andRichard Bonnet
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Genetic Variation among Staphylococcus aureus Strains fromBovine Milk and Their Relevance to Methicillin-ResistantIsolates from Humans
Eiji Hata, Ken Katsuda, HidekiKobayashi, Ikuo Uchida, KiyoshiTanaka, and Masashi Eguchi
2130–2139
First Detection of an Invasive Staphylococcus aureus Strain(D958) with Reduced Susceptibility to Glycopeptides inSaudi Arabia
S. Al-Obeid, Q. Haddad, A.Cherkaoui, J. Schrenzel, and P.Francois
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Evaluation of a New Selective Medium, BD BBLCHROMagar MRSA II, for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Different Specimens
C. Wendt, N. L. Havill, K. C.Chapin, J. M. Boyce, R. Dickenson,U. Eigner, S. Schutt, and A. M.Fahr
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Evaluation of a New Selective Medium, BD BBLCHROMagar MRSA II, for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Stool Specimens
Nancy L. Havill and John M. Boyce 2228–2230
Chlamydia trachomatis Serovar Distribution and Neisseriagonorrhoeae Coinfection in Male Patients with Urethritis inGreece
Helen Papadogeorgakis, TheodoreE. Pittaras, Joseph Papaparaskevas,Vassiliki Pitiriga, AndreasKatsambas, and Athanassios Tsakris
2231–2234
Swab Type, Moistening, and Preenrichment forStaphylococcus aureus on Environmental Surfaces
Timothy F. Landers, ArmandoHoet, and Thomas E. Wittum
2235–2236
CagA and VacA Polymorphisms Are Associated with DistinctPathological Features in Helicobacter pylori-Infected Adultswith Peptic Ulcer and Non-Peptic Ulcer Disease
Effrosini G. Panayotopoulou,Dionyssios N. Sgouras, KonstantinosS. Papadakos, Kalliopi Petraki,Sebastien Breurec, SpyrosMichopoulos, GerassimosMantzaris, George Papatheodoridis,Andreas Mentis, and AthanasiosArchimandritis
2237–2239
Influence of Media and Testing Methodology onSusceptibility to Tigecycline of Enterobacteriaceae withReported High Tigecycline MIC
M. Torrico, N. Gonzalez, M. J.Gimenez, L. Alou, D. Sevillano, D.Navarro, M. P. Díaz-Antolín, N.Larrosa, L. Aguilar, and N. Garcia-Escribano
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Streptococcus gallolyticus Subspecies pasteurianus (BiotypeII/2), a Newly Reported Cause of Adult Meningitis
Amy S. Sturt, Liying Yang, KuldipSandhu, Zhiheng Pei, NicholasCassai, and Martin J. Blaser
2247–2249
Detection of a Mixed Infection in a Culture-Negative BrainAbscess by Broad-Spectrum Bacterial 16S rRNA Gene PCR
Peter M. Keller, Silvana K.Rampini, and Guido V. Bloemberg
2250–2252
Alternative Use for Spectra MRSA Chromogenic Agar inDetection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusfrom Positive Blood Cultures
Jess F. Peterson, Alexander A.Dionisio, Katherine M. Riebe, GerriS. Hall, Deborah A. Wilson, SusanWhittier, Joseph R. DiPersio, andNathan A. Ledeboer
2265–2267
Multicenter Evaluation of a New Shortened Peptide NucleicAcid Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization Procedure forSpecies Identification of Select Gram-Negative Bacilli fromBlood Cultures
Margie Morgan, Elizabeth Marlowe,Phyllis Della-Latta, HosseinSalimnia, Susan Novak-Weekley,Fann Wu, and Benjamin S. Crystal
2268–2270
Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Acquisition ofColistin-Resistant KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: aMatched Case-Control Study
Olympia Zarkotou, SpyrosPournaras, Evangelia Voulgari,Georgios Chrysos, AthanassiosPrekates, Dionysios Voutsinas,Katerina Themeli-Digalaki, andAthanassios Tsakris
2271–2274
Detection of Inducible Clindamycin Resistance in Beta-Hemolytic Streptococci by Using the CLSI BrothMicrodilution Test and Erythromycin-ClindamycinCombinations
Jason E. Bowling, Aaron E. Owens,M. Leticia McElmeel, Letitia C.Fulcher, Monica L. Herrera, BrianL. Wickes, and James H. Jorgensen
2275–2277
Detection of Campylobacter jejuni by Culture and Real-TimePCR in a French Cohort of Patients with Guillain-BarreSyndrome
Valerie Sivadon-Tardy, DavidOrlikowski, Raphael Porcher, EsthelRonco, Christiane Caudie,Jacqueline Roussi, Jean-LouisFauchere, Francis Megraud, HelenTabor, Tarek Sharshar, DjillaliAnnane, Jean-Claude Raphael, andJean-Louis Gaillard
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Evaluation of Bio-Rad MRSASelect Agar for Detection ofMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Directly fromBlood Cultures
Stefan Riedel, Lisa Dam, Paul D.Stamper, Syed A. R. Shah, andKaren C. Carroll
2285–2288
CHLAMYDIOLOGY AND RICKETTSIOLOGYDevelopment and Evaluation of an ompA Quantitative Real-Time PCR Assay for Chlamydia trachomatis SerovarDetermination
Matthew P. Stevens, Jimmy Twin,Christopher K. Fairley, BasilDonovan, Sarah E. Tan, Jingxi Yu,Suzanne M. Garland, and Sepehr N.Tabrizi
2060–2065
MYCOBACTERIOLOGY AND AEROBICACTINOMYCETES
Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium leprae asDetermined by Structure-Neighbor Clustering
Barry G. Hall and Stephen J.Salipante
1997–2008
Natural Occurrence of Horizontal Transfer of Mycobacteriumavium-Specific Insertion Sequence IS1245 to Mycobacteriumkansasii
Michelle Christiane da SilvaRabello, Rosangela Siqueira deOliveira, Rosa Maria Silva, andSylvia Cardoso Leao
2257–2259
Use of Fine-Needle Aspiration for Diagnosis ofMycobacterium ulcerans Infection
Viviane Cassisa, Annick Chauty,Estelle Marion, Marie FrancoiseArdant, Sara Eyangoh, Jane Cottin,Jacques Aubry, Hugues Koussemou,Benedicte Lelievre, Severine Ferec,Fredj Tekaia, Christian Johnson,and Laurent Marsollier
2263–2264
MYCOLOGYHigh Prevalence of Dihydropteroate Synthase Mutations inPneumocystis jirovecii Isolated from Patients withPneumocystis Pneumonia in South Africa
Leigh Dini, Mignon du Plessis, JohnFrean, and Victor Fernandez
2016–2021
Molecular Detection and Identification of ZygomycetesSpecies from Paraffin-Embedded Tissues in a Murine Modelof Disseminated Zygomycosis: a Collaborative EuropeanSociety of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases(ESCMID) Fungal Infection Study Group (EFISG)Evaluation
Eric Dannaoui, Patrick Schwarz,Michal Slany, Juergen Loeffler,Anne Tomine Jorde, ManuelCuenca-Estrella, Philippe M.Hauser, Raghdaa Shrief, MichelHuerre, Tomas Freiberger, PeterGaustad, Juan-Luis Rodriguez-Tudela, Jacques Bille, David W.Denning, Stephane Bretagne, andOlivier Lortholary
2043–2046
False-Positive IgM Serology in Coccidioidomycosis Tim Kuberski, Judith Herrig, and D.Pappagianis
2047–2049
Spectrum and Prevalence of Fungi Infecting Deep Tissues ofLower-Limb Wounds in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Gopi Chellan, ShashikalaShivaprakash, SundaramKarimassery Ramaiyar, Ajit KumarVarma, Narendra Varma,Mangalanandan ThekkeparambilSukumaran, JayakumarRohinivilasam Vasukutty, Arun Bal,and Harish Kumar
2097–2102
Molecular Identification of Veterinary Yeast Isolates by Useof Sequence-Based Analysis of the D1/D2 Region of theLarge Ribosomal Subunit
Cherilyn D. Garner, Jennifer K.Starr, Patrick L. McDonough, andCraig Altier
2140–2146
Improving Molecular Detection of Fungal DNA in Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissues: Comparison of FiveTissue DNA Extraction Methods Using Panfungal PCR
C. Munoz-Cadavid, S. Rudd, S. R.Zaki, M. Patel, S. A. Moser, M. E.Brandt, and B. L. Gomez
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Species Recognition and Clinical Relevance of theZygomycetous Genus Lichtheimia (syn. Absidia Pro Parte,Mycocladus)
Ana Alastruey-Izquierdo, KerstinHoffmann, G. Sybren de Hoog, JuanLuis Rodriguez-Tudela, KerstinVoigt, Evangelia Bibashi, and GritWalther
2154–2170
Rapid Antifungal Susceptibility Determination for YeastIsolates by Use of Etest Performed Directly on BloodSamples from Patients with Fungemia
Jesus Guinea, Sandra Recio, PilarEscribano, Marta Torres-Narbona,Teresa Pelaez, Carlos Sanchez-Carrillo, Marta Rodríguez-Creixems,and Emilio Bouza
2205–2212
PARASITOLOGYMultisite Study of Cryptosporidiosis in Children withDiarrhea in India
Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur,Farzana Begum Liakath, ArunKannan, Priya Rajendran, RajivSarkar, Prabhakar Devarajan Moses,Anna Simon, Indira Agarwal, AnnMathew, Roberta O’Connor,Honorine Ward, and GagandeepKang
2075–2081
Comparative Detection of Trypanosomal DNA by Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification and PCR from FlindersTechnology Associates Cards Spotted with Patient Blood
Enock Matovu, Irene Kuepfer, AlexBoobo, Stafford Kibona, andChristian Burri
2087–2090
Rapid Diagnosis of Old World Leishmaniasis by High-Resolution Melting Analysis of the 7SL RNA Gene
Abedelmajeed Nasereddin andCharles L. Jaffe
2240–2242
VIROLOGYImproved Detection of Lassa Virus by ReverseTranscription-PCR Targeting the 5� Region of S RNA
Stephan Olschlager, Michaela Lelke,Petra Emmerich, Marcus Panning,Christian Drosten, Meike Hass,Danny Asogun, Deborah Ehichioya,Sunday Omilabu, and StephanGunther
2009–2013
Establishment of a Novel Quantitative Hepatitis D Virus(HDV) RNA Assay Using the Cobas TaqMan Platform ToStudy HDV RNA Kinetics
Ingmar Mederacke, Birgit Bremer,Benjamin Heidrich, JaninaKirschner, Katja Deterding, ThomasBock, Karsten Wursthorn, MichaelP. Manns, and Heiner Wedemeyer
2022–2029
Development and Evaluation of Loop-Mediated IsothermalAmplification Assay for Rapid and Inexpensive Detection ofCytomegalovirus DNA in Vitreous Specimens fromSuspected Cases of Viral Retinitis
Ashok Kumar Reddy, PraveenKumar Balne, Rajeev KumarReddy, Annie Mathai, and InderjeetKaur
2050–2052
Development of a Loop-Mediated Isothermal AmplificationAssay for Rapid Detection of Subgroup J Avian LeukosisVirus
Xiaotao Zhang, Ming Liao, PeirongJiao, Kaijian Luo, Henan Zhang,Tao Ren, Guihong Zhang,Chenggang Xu, Chaoan Xin, andWeisheng Cao
2116–2121
Epidemiologic Study of Human Influenza Virus Infection inSouth Korea from 1999 to 2007: Origin and Evolution ofA/Fujian/411/2002-Like Strains
Seokha Kang, In Seok Yang, Joo-Yeon Lee, Yiho Park, Hee-Bok Oh,Chun Kang, and Kyung Hyun Kim
2177–2185
Coamplification of HIV-1 Proviral DNA and Viral RNA inAssays Used for Quantification of HIV-1 RNA
H. Wan, A. Seth, L. Rainen, and H.Fernandes
2186–2190
Epidemiology and Genotype Analysis of EmergingSapovirus-Associated Infections across Europe
Sanela Svraka, Harry Vennema, Basvan der Veer, Kjell-Olof Hedlund,Margareta Thorhagen, JoukjeSiebenga, Erwin Duizer, and MarionKoopmans
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Comparison of the Luminex Respiratory Virus Panel FastAssay with In-House Real-Time PCR for Respiratory ViralInfection Diagnosis
Naomi J. Gadsby, Alison Hardie,Eric C. J. Claas, and Kate E.Templeton
2213–2216
Multiplexed Luminex xMAP Assay for Detection andIdentification of Five Adenovirus Serotypes Associated withEpidemics of Respiratory Disease in Adults
Cicely Washington, David Metzgar,Manzour Hernando Hazbon,Leonard Binn, Arthur Lyons, CarlCoward, and Robert Kuschner
2217–2222
New Automated Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Core AntigenAssay as an Alternative to Real-Time PCR for HCV RNAQuantification
Yongjung Park, Jong-Han Lee,Beom Seok Kim, Do Young Kim,Kwang-Hyub Han, and Hyon-SukKim
2253–2256
Evaluation of New Rapid Antigen Test for Detection ofPandemic Influenza A/H1N1 2009 Virus
Young Jin Choi, Hwi Jun Kim, JoonSoo Park, Myung Ho Oh, Hae SeonNam, Yong Bae Kim, Byung KiCho, Mi Jung Ji, and Jin Sik Oh
2260–2262
CLINICAL VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGYIndirect Immunofluorescence Assay for Intra VitamDiagnosis of Avian Bornavirus Infection in Psittacine Birds
Sibylle Herzog, Dirk Enderlein,Ursula Heffels-Redmann, AnnePiepenbring, Daniel Neumann,Erhard F. Kaleta, Hermann Muller,Michael Lierz, and ChristianeHerden
2282–2284
EPIDEMIOLOGYTyphoid in Kenya Is Associated with a DominantMultidrug-Resistant Salmonella enterica Serovar TyphiHaplotype That Is Also Widespread in Southeast Asia
Samuel Kariuki, Gunturu Revathi,John Kiiru, Doris M. Mengo, JoyceMwituria, Jane Muyodi, AgnesMunyalo, Yik Y. Teo, Kathryn E.Holt, Robert A. Kingsley, andGordon Dougan
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CASE REPORTSMolecular Evidence of Perinatal Transmission of Bartonellavinsonii subsp. berkhoffii and Bartonella henselae to a Child
Edward B. Breitschwerdt, RicardoG. Maggi, Peter Farmer, andPatricia E. Mascarelli
2289–2293
Legionella feeleii Serotype 2 Pneumonia in a Man withChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: a Challenging Diagnosis
Marc O. Siegel, Daniel P. Fedorko,Steven K. Drake, Leslie B. Calhoun,and Steven M. Holland
2294–2297
Cardiac Tamponade and Heart Failure Due toMyopericarditis as a Presentation of Infection with thePandemic H1N1 2009 Influenza A Virus
Simona Puzelli, Franco M.Buonaguro, Marzia Facchini,Annapina Palmieri, LauraCalzoletti, Maria A. De Marco,Pasquale Arace, Enrico deCampora, Ciro Esposito, AntonioCassone, Giovanni Rezza, IsabellaDonatelli, the Surveillance Groupfor Pandemic H1N1 2009 InfluenzaVirus in Italy, and the CampaniaH1N1 Task Force
2298–2300
First Description of an Extended-Spectrum-�-Lactamase-Producing Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia fergusonii Strainin a Patient with Cystitis
Philippe R. S. Lagace-Wiens,Patricia J. Baudry, Paulette Pang,and Gregory Hammond
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Lumbar Tuberculosis Associated with MembranousNephropathy and Interstitial Nephritis
Quan Yuan, Li Sun, Jiangmin Feng,Nan Liu, Yi Jiang, Jianfei Ma, andLining Wang
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FAST-TRACK COMMUNICATIONUSA600 (ST45) Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusBloodstream Infections in Urban Detroit
Carol L. Moore, Paola Osaki-Kiyan,MaryBeth Perri, Susan Donabedian,Nadia Z. Haque, Anne Chen, andMarcus J. Zervos
2307–2310
LETTERS TO THE EDITORSerotype-Specific Typing Antisera for PneumococcalSerogroup 6 Serotypes 6A, 6B, and 6C
Nikkol Melnick, Terry A.Thompson, and Bernard W. Beall
2311–2312
Caspofungin: Cross-Reactivity in the Aspergillus AntigenAssay
J. Steinmann, J. Buer, and P.-M.Rath
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Frequent Detection of Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Virus inStools of Hospitalized Patients
Soo Jin Yoo, Se Jin Moon, Eun-Young Kuak, Hyeon Mi Yoo,Chang Keun Kim, Myoung-JaeChey, and Bo-Moon Shin
2314–2315
Ag43 Promotes Persistence of Uropathogenic Escherichia coliIsolates in the Urinary Tract
Petra Luthje and Annelie Brauner 2316–2317
Neisseria lactamica Arthritis and Septicemia ComplicatingMyeloma
Richard J. Everts, David Speers,Sean T. George, Benjamin J. Ansell,Harin Karunajeewa, and RosannaD. Ramos
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Emergence of vanB Enterococcus gallinarum Colonization inAssociation with Glycopeptide Therapy
Andrew A. Mahony, Michael B.Huysmans, Lisa Liolios, James A.Faull, Jim De Boer, and Denis W.Spelman
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Impact of Remote versus Local Sampling on Sensitivity ofGenotypic Antiretroviral Resistance Testing
Maddalena Balestrieri, AntonellaMarconi, Genny Meini, AndreaRosi, Francesco Saladini, IlariaVicenti, Francesca Razzolini, andMaurizio Zazzi
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Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci of vanB Genotype MayPose Problems for Screening with Highly Selective Media
Hildegard Adler, Selda Oezcan, andReno Frei
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