Volume 49; Issue 2

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volume 49; Issue 2

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Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection and Classification of Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase Gene (blaKPC) Variants

Chen, L., Mediavilla, J. R., Endimiani, A., Rosenthal, M. E., Zhao, Y., Bonomo, R. A., Kreiswirth, B. N.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Aptima HPV E6/E7 mRNA Test Is as Sensitive as Hybrid Capture 2 Assay but More Specific at Detecting Cervical Precancer and Cancer

Ratnam, S., Coutlee, F., Fontaine, D., Bentley, J., Escott, N., Ghatage, P., Gadag, V., Holloway, G., Bartellas, E., Kum, N., Giede, C., Lear, A.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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3

Estimating Volume of Cervicovaginal Secretions in Cervicovaginal Lavage Fluid Collected for Measurement of Genital HIV-1 RNA Levels in Women

Mitchell, C., Paul, K., Agnew, K., Gaussman, R., Coombs, R. W., Hitti, J.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry as an Alternative to 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing for Identification of Difficult-To-Identify Bacterial Strains

Bizzini, A., Jaton, K., Romo, D., Bille, J., Prod'hom, G., Greub, G.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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5

Shiga-Toxigenic Escherichia coli Detection in Stool Samples Screened for Viral Gastroenteritis in Alberta, Canada

Couturier, M. R., Lee, B., Zelyas, N., Chui, L.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Multiple Cases of Cutaneous Mycobacterium massiliense Infection in a "Hot Spa" in Japan

Nakanaga, K., Hoshino, Y., Era, Y., Matsumoto, K., Kanazawa, Y., Tomita, A., Furuta, M., Washizu, M., Makino, M., Ishii, N.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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High Proportion of Wrongly Identified Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriers by Use of a Rapid Commercial PCR Assay Due to Presence of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Element Lacking the mecA Gene

Blanc, D. S., Basset, P., Nahimana-Tessemo, I., Jaton, K., Greub, G., Zanetti, G.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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8

Multilocus Sequence Analysis and rpoB Sequencing of Mycobacterium abscessus (Sensu Lato) Strains

Macheras, E., Roux, A.-L., Bastian, S., Leao, S. C., Palaci, M., Sivadon-Tardy, V., Gutierrez, C., Richter, E., Rusch-Gerdes, S., Pfyffer, G., Bodmer, T., Cambau, E., Gaillard, J.-L., Heym, B.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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9

Chronic Skin Lesions from a Patient with Bruton's X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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10

Streptococcus pneumoniae Serotype 6D Cross-Reacting with Serotype 6A, 6B, and 6C Factor Sera

Baek, J. Y., Ko, K. S., Song, J.-H.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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11

PCR Diagnosis of Invasive Candidiasis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Avni, T., Leibovici, L., Paul, M.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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12

Revealing New Measles Virus Transmission Routes by Use of Sequence Analysis of Phosphoprotein and Hemagglutinin Genes

Kessler, J. R., Kremer, J. R., Shulga, S. V., Tikhonova, N. T., Santibanez, S., Mankertz, A., Semeiko, G. V., Samoilovich, E. O., Tamfum, J.-J. M., Pukuta, E., Muller, C. P.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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Enhancing Gonococcal Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance: a Real-Time PCR Assay for Detection of Penicillinase-Producing Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Use of Noncultured Clinical Samples

Goire, N., Freeman, K., Tapsall, J. W., Lambert, S. B., Nissen, M. D., Sloots, T. P., Whiley, D. M.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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14

Mediastinal Tuberculosis in an Adult Patient with Cystic Fibrosis

Morand, P. C., Burgel, P.-R., Carlotti, A., Desmazes-Dufeu, N., Farhi, D., Martin, C., Kanaan, R., Mangialavori, L., Palangie, E., Dusser, D., Poyart, C., Hubert, D.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Can We Use Imipenem and Meropenem Vitek 2 MICs for Detection of Suspected KPC and Other-Carbapenemase Producers among Species of Enterobacteriaceae?

Pasteran, F., Lucero, C., Soloaga, R., Rapoport, M., Corso, A.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Use of Epidemiological Cutoff Values To Examine 9-Year Trends in Susceptibility of Candida Species to Anidulafungin, Caspofungin, and Micafungin

Pfaller, M., Boyken, L., Hollis, R., Kroeger, J., Messer, S., Tendolkar, S., Diekema, D.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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17

Rickettsia typhi Infection with Interstitial Pneumonia in a Traveler Treated with Moxifloxacin

Schulze, M. H., Keller, C., Muller, A., Ziegler, U., Langen, H.-J., Hegasy, G., Stich, A.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Rapid and Sensitive Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Test for Clostridium difficile Detection Challenges Cytotoxin B Cell Test and Culture as Gold Standard

Noren, T., Alriksson, I., Andersson, J., Akerlund, T., Unemo, M.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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19

SpA, ClfA, and FnbA Genetic Variations Lead to Staphaurex Test-Negative Phenotypes in Bovine Mastitis Staphylococcus aureus Isolates

Stutz, K., Stephan, R., Tasara, T.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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20

Unusual Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis Caused by Vibrio cholerae O137

Ottaviani, D., Leoni, F., Rocchegiani, E., Canonico, C., Masini, L., Pianetti, A., Parlani, C., Luzzi, I., Caola, I., Paternoster, C., Carraturo, A.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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21

Molecular Determination of H Antigens of Salmonella by Use of a Microsphere-Based Liquid Array

McQuiston, J. R., Waters, R. J., Dinsmore, B. A., Mikoleit, M. L., Fields, P. I.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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22

Comparison of Conventional, Nested, and Real-Time Quantitative PCR for Diagnosis of Scrub Typhus

Kim, D.-M., Park, G., Kim, H. S., Lee, J. Y., Neupane, G. P., Graves, S., Stenos, J.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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23

Evaluation of CLSI Agar Dilution Method and Trek Sensititre Broth Microdilution Panel for Determining Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae

Zhang, S. X., Rawte, P., Brown, S., Lo, S., Siebert, H., Pong-Porter, S., Low, D. E., Jamieson, F. B.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Use of Epidemiological Cutoff Values To Examine 9-Year Trends in Susceptibility of Aspergillus Species to the Triazoles

Pfaller, M., Boyken, L., Hollis, R., Kroeger, J., Messer, S., Tendolkar, S., Diekema, D.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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25

Adenovirus Infections in Hospitalized Patients in Israel: Epidemiology and Molecular Characterization

Mandelboim, M., Dror, P., Azar, R., Bromberg, M., Mendelson, E.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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26

Novel Multiplex Real-Time PCR Diagnostic Assay for Identification and Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium canettii, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Strains

Reddington, K., O'Grady, J., Dorai-Raj, S., Maher, M., van Soolingen, D., Barry, T.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Evaluation of DNA Extraction Techniques for Detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex Organisms in Asian Elephant Trunk Wash Samples

Kay, M. K., Linke, L., Triantis, J., Salman, M. D., Larsen, R. S.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Detection of Yellow Fever 17D Genome in Urine

Domingo, C., Yactayo, S., Agbenu, E., Demanou, M., Schulz, A. R., Daskalow, K., Niedrig, M.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Circulation of a Novel Pattern of Infections by Enteric Adenovirus Serotype 41 among Children below 5 Years of Age in Kolkata, India

Dey, R. S., Ghosh, S., Chawla-Sarkar, M., Panchalingam, S., Nataro, J. P., Sur, D., Manna, B., Ramamurthy, T.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Most Cases of Cryptococcal Meningitis in HIV-Uninfected Patients in Vietnam Are Due to a Distinct Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism-Defined Cluster of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii VN1

Day, J. N., Hoang, T. N., Duong, A. V., Hong, C. T. T., Diep, P. T., Campbell, J. I., Sieu, T. P. M., Hien, T. T., Bui, T., Boni, M. F., Lalloo, D. G., Carter, D., Baker, S., Farrar, J. J.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Candida palmioleophila: Characterization of a Previously Overlooked Pathogen and Its Unique Susceptibility Profile in Comparison with Five Related Species

Jensen, R. H., Arendrup, M. C.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Complete Genome Analysis of a Novel Intertypic Recombinant Human Adenovirus Causing Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis in Japan

Kaneko, H., Aoki, K., Ohno, S., Ishiko, H., Fujimoto, T., Kikuchi, M., Harada, S., Gonzalez, G., Koyanagi, K. O., Watanabe, H., Suzutani, T.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Physician Use of Parasite Tests in the United States from 1997 to 2006 and in a Utah Cryptosporidium Outbreak in 2007

Polage, C. R., Stoddard, G. J., Rolfs, R. T., Petti, C. A.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Persistence of Nontoxigenic Corynebacterium diphtheriae Biotype Gravis Strains in Pondicherry, Southern India

Shashikala, P., Reddy, P. V. V., Prashanth, K., Kanungo, R., Devi, S., Anitha, P., Rajarajeshweri, N., Cherian, T. M.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Comparison of Two Commercial Molecular Assays to a Laboratory-Developed Molecular Assay for Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile Infection

Karre, T., Sloan, L., Patel, R., Mandrekar, J., Rosenblatt, J.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Rapid Differentiation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis by High-Resolution Melt Curve Analysis

Ereqat, S., Bar-Gal, G. K., Nasereddin, A., Azmi, K., Qaddomi, S. E., Greenblatt, C. L., Spigelman, M., Abdeen, Z.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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Evaluation of a Rapid and Completely Automated Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assay for Diagnosis of Enteroviral Meningitis

Nolte, F. S., Rogers, B. B., Tang, Y.-W., Oberste, M. S., Robinson, C. C., Kehl, K. S., Rand, K. A., Rotbart, H. A., Romero, J. R., Nyquist, A.-C., Persing, D. H.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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The I222V Neuraminidase Mutation Has a Compensatory Role in Replication of an Oseltamivir-Resistant Influenza Virus A/H3N2 E119V Mutant

Simon, P., Holder, B. P., Bouhy, X., Abed, Y., Beauchemin, C. A. A., Boivin, G.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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39

recA-Based PCR Assay for Accurate Differentiation of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Other Viridans Streptococci

Zbinden, A., Kohler, N., Bloemberg, G. V.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Identification of Variable-Number Tandem-Repeat (VNTR) Sequences in Acinetobacter baumannii and Interlaboratory Validation of an Optimized Multiple-Locus VNTR Analysis Typing Scheme

Pourcel, C., Minandri, F., Hauck, Y., D'Arezzo, S., Imperi, F., Vergnaud, G., Visca, P.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Using Molecular Epidemiology To Trace Transmission of Nosocomial Norovirus Infection

Sukhrie, F. H. A., Beersma, M. F. C., Wong, A., van der Veer, B., Vennema, H., Bogerman, J., Koopmans, M.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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Answer to February 2011 Photo Quiz

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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Pneumococcal Serotypes Causing Pneumonia with Pleural Effusion in Pediatric Patients

Yu, J., Salamon, D., Marcon, M., Nahm, M. H.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Russia Clinical Isolate with Noncanonical Spoligotyping Profile

Mokrousov, I., Vyazovaya, A., Potapova, Y., Vishnevsky, B., Otten, T., Narvskaya, O.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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Rapid PCR Detection of Staphylococcus aureus Clonal Complex 398 by Targeting the Restriction-Modification System Carrying sau1-hsdS1

Stegger, M., Lindsay, J. A., Moodley, A., Skov, R., Broens, E. M., Guardabassi, L.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Persistence, Replacement, and Rapid Clonal Expansion of Meningococcal Carriage Isolates in a 2008 University Student Cohort

Bidmos, F. A., Neal, K. R., Oldfield, N. J., Turner, D. P. J., Ala'Aldeen, D. A. A., Bayliss, C. D.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Septic Arthritis Caused by Legionella dumoffii in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-Like Disease

Flendrie, M., Jeurissen, M., Franssen, M., Kwa, D., Klaassen, C., Vos, F.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Distribution of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato in China

Hao, Q., Hou, X., Geng, Z., Wan, K.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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49

Evidence of a Recombinant Wild-Type Human Astrovirus Strain from a Kenyan Child with Gastroenteritis

Wolfaardt, M., Kiulia, N. M., Mwenda, J. M., Taylor, M. B.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Disseminated Human Conidiobolomycosis Due to Conidiobolus lamprauges

Kimura, M., Yaguchi, T., Sutton, D. A., Fothergill, A. W., Thompson, E. H., Wickes, B. L.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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How To Detect NDM-1 Producers

Nordmann, P., Poirel, L., Carrer, A., Toleman, M. A., Walsh, T. R.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Bacteremia in Kenyan Children Presenting with Malaria

Were, T., Davenport, G. C., Hittner, J. B., Ouma, C., Vulule, J. M., Ong'echa, J. M., Perkins, D. J.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Distinct Bacteriophages Encoding Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) among International Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clones Harboring PVL

Boakes, E., Kearns, A. M., Ganner, M., Perry, C., Hill, R. L., Ellington, M. J.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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First Case of Invasive Human Infection Caused by Cupriavidus metallidurans

Langevin, S., Vincelette, J., Bekal, S., Gaudreau, C.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Clinically Healthy Skin of Dogs Is a Potential Reservoir for Canine Papillomaviruses

Lange, C. E., Zollinger, S., Tobler, K., Ackermann, M., Favrot, C.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Wild-Type MIC Distributions and Epidemiological Cutoff Values for Posaconazole and Voriconazole and Candida spp. as Determined by 24-Hour CLSI Broth Microdilution

Pfaller, M. A., Boyken, L., Hollis, R. J., Kroeger, J., Messer, S. A., Tendolkar, S., Diekema, D. J.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Fast Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds from Bacterial Cultures by Secondary Electrospray Ionization-Mass Spectrometry

Zhu, J., Bean, H. D., Kuo, Y.-M., Hill, J. E.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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Laboratory Detection of Extended-Spectrum-Beta-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae: Evaluation of Two Screening Agar Plates and Two Confirmation Techniques

Overdevest, I. T. M. A., Willemsen, I., Elberts, S., Verhulst, C., Kluytmans, J. A. J. W.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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False-Positive Cryptococcal Antigen Test Associated with Use of BBL Port-A-Cul Transport Vials

Wilson, D. A., Sholtis, M., Parshall, S., Hall, G. S., Procop, G. W.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections in the Three Pygmy Groups in Cameroon

Foupouapouognigni, Y., Sadeuh Mba, S. A., a Betsem, E. B., Rousset, D., Froment, A., Gessain, A., Njouom, R.

Journal:

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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Usefulness of Mycobacterial Interspersed Repetitive-Unit Locus PCR Amplification in Rapid Diagnosis of Beijing Lineage Strain Infection among Pediatric Tuberculosis Patients

Liu, R., Xing, L., Peng, Z., Zhang, Y., Zhu, C., Yang, Z.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

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2011

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english

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