Annals ofImmunoinfectology

Volume: 2 - Number: 8 - June 15, 2002

Outstanding

Change of Major Genotype of Enterovirus 71 in Outbreaks of Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Taiwan between 1998 and 2000

Molecular Characterization of Group A Streptococcus Strains Isolated during a Scarlet Fever Outbreak

Clinical and Virological Aspects of Blood Donors Infected with Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes B and C

Comparative Analysis of Two Commercial Phenotypic Assays for Drug Susceptibility Testing of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

Bacteriology

The ica Operon and Biofilm Production in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Associated with Carriage and Disease in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Rapidly Increasing Prevalence of Penicillin-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Middle Tennessee: a 10-Year Clinical and Molecular Analysis

Diagnosis of Human Leptospirosis by Monoclonal Antibody-Based Antigen Detection in Urine

Multiserotype Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay as a Diagnostic Aid for Periodontitis in Large-Scale Studies

Novel Antigens of Helicobacter pylori Correspond to Ulcer-Related Antibody Pattern of Sera from Infected Patients

Evaluation of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Mycoplasma pneumoniae as Etiologic Agents of Persistent Cough in Adolescents and Adults

Frequency of Isolation of Staphylococcus lugdunensis in Consecutive Urine Cultures and Relationship to Urinary Tract Infection

Use of 16S rRNA Sequencing for Identification of Actinobacillus ureae Isolated from a Cerebrospinal Fluid Sample

In Vitro Activities of Broad-Spectrum Cephalosporins against Nonmeningeal Isolates of Streptococcus pneumoniae: MIC Interpretation Using NCCLS M100-S12 Recommendations

Rapid Real-Time PCR for Determination of Penicillin Susceptibility in Pneumococcal Meningitis, Including Culture-Negative Cases

Community-Acquired Bacteremic Acinetobacter Pneumonia in Tropical Australia Is Caused by Diverse Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii, with Carriage in the Throat in At-Risk Groups

Septicemia Due to Pasteurella pneumotropica: 16S rRNA Sequencing for Diagnosis Confirmation

Case

Catheter-Related Bacteremia Due to Kocuria kristinae in a Patient with Ovarian Cancer

Epidemiology

Change of Major Genotype of Enterovirus 71 in Outbreaks of Hand-Foot-and-Mouth Disease in Taiwan between 1998 and 2000

Emergence of Penicillin-Nonsusceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae Invasive Clones in Canada

Molecular Fingerprinting of Clostridium difficile Isolates: Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis versus Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism

Molecular and Epidemiological Analyses of Human Adenovirus Type 7 Strains Isolated from the 1995 Nationwide Outbreak in Japan

Genomic Diversity of Group A Rotavirus Strains Infecting Humans in Eastern India

Pandemic Spread of Cholera: Genetic Diversity and Relationships within the Seventh Pandemic Clone of Vibrio cholerae Determined by Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism

Molecular Typing of Treponema pallidum in South Africa: Cross-Sectional Studies

Population-Based Survey of Antimicrobial Susceptibility and Serotype Distribution of Streptococcus pneumoniae from Meningitis Patients in Salvador, Brazil

Molecular Characterization of Group A Streptococcus Strains Isolated during a Scarlet Fever Outbreak

Reviews and Trials

Laboratory Testing for Lyme Disease: Possibilities and Practicalities

Virology

Detection of Measles Virus-Specific Immunoglobulin M in Dried Venous Blood Samples by Using a Commercial Enzyme Immunoassay

Precore Stop Mutant in HBeAg-Positive Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B: Clinical Characteristics and Correlation with the Course of HBeAg-to-Anti-HBe Seroconversion

Clinical and Virological Aspects of Blood Donors Infected with Hepatitis B Virus Genotypes B and C

Comparative Analysis of Two Commercial Phenotypic Assays for Drug Susceptibility Testing of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

Immune Reactivity of Human Sera to the Glycoprotein B of Human Herpesvirus 7

Antigenic Heterogeneity of the Hepatitis C Virus NS5A Protein

Detection of Amantadine-Resistant Influenza A Virus Strains in Nursing Homes by PCR-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis with Nasopharyngeal Swabs

Simultaneous Detection of Measles Virus, Rubella Virus, and Parvovirus B19 by Using Multiplex PCR

Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis E Virus in Veterinarians Working with Swine and in Normal Blood Donors in the United States and Other Countries

Molecular Epidemiology of Astrovirus Infection in Barcelona, Spain

Molecular Identification of Enterovirus by Analyzing a Partial VP1 Genomic Region with Different Methods