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

2122–2129

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

2223–2227

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

2243–2246

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

2278–2281

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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

2191–2198

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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

2171–2176

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

2301–2302

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

2319–2320

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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