Annals ofClinical Microbiology

Volume: 2 - Number: 3 - February 15, 2002

Outstanding

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Enzyme Immunoassay, Culture, and Three Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests

Classification and Identification of Enterococci: a Comparative Phenotypic, Genotypic, and Vibrational Spectroscopic Study

Laboratory Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea and Colitis: Usefulness of Premier Cytoclone A+B Enzyme Immunoassay for Combined Detection of Stool Toxins and Toxigenic C. difficile Strains

Evaluation of PCR Using TRC4 and IS6110 Primers in Detection of Tuberculous Meningitis

Bacteriology

Detection and Culture of Bartonella quintana, Serratia marcescens, and Acinetobacter spp. from Decontaminated Human Body Lice

Helicobacter sp. Flexispira Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Young Adult

Characterization of AfaE Adhesins Produced by Extraintestinal and Intestinal Human Escherichia coli Isolates: PCR Assays for Detection of Afa Adhesins That Do or Do Not Recognize Dr Blood Group Antigens

iceA Genotypes of Helicobacter pylori Strains Isolated from Brazilian Children and Adults

Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae by Enzyme Immunoassay, Culture, and Three Nucleic Acid Amplification Tests

Classification and Identification of Enterococci: a Comparative Phenotypic, Genotypic, and Vibrational Spectroscopic Study

Simple Method for Determining Biovar and Serovar Types of Ureaplasma urealyticum Clinical Isolates Using PCR-Single-Strand Conformation Polymorphism Analysis

Evaluation of Biosite Triage Clostridium difficile Panel for Rapid Detection of Clostridium difficile in Stool Samples

Rapid Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis Protocol for Subtyping of Campylobacter jejuni

New Tests for Syphilis: Rational Design of a PCR Method for Detection of Treponema pallidum in Clinical Specimens Using Unique Regions of the DNA Polymerase I Gene

Does Blood of Healthy Subjects Contain Bacterial Ribosomal DNA?

Utility of Paired BACTEC MYCO/F LYTIC Blood Culture Vials for Detection of Bacteremia, Mycobacteremia, and Fungemia

Real-Time PCR Assay Targeting IS481 of Bordetella pertussis and Molecular Basis for Detecting Bordetella holmesii

Pretreatment with Urea-Hydrochloric Acid Enhances the Isolation of Helicobacter pylori from Contaminated Specimens

Evaluation of Clarithromycin Resistance and cagA and vacA Genotyping of Helicobacter pylori Strains from the West of Ireland Using Line Probe Assays

Laboratory Diagnosis of Clostridium difficile-Associated Diarrhea and Colitis: Usefulness of Premier Cytoclone A+B Enzyme Immunoassay for Combined Detection of Stool Toxins and Toxigenic C. difficile Strains

Identification of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Serotypes by Multiplex PCR

Replicate PCR Testing and Probit Analysis for Detection and Quantitation of Chlamydia pneumoniae in Clinical Specimens

Evaluation of an Automated Liquid-Handling System (Tecan Genesis RSP 100) in the Abbott LCx Assay for Chlamydia trachomatis

Micology

Outbreak of Pichia anomala Infection in the Pediatric Service of a Tertiary-Care Center in Northern India

Use of Recombinant Mitogillin for Improved Serodiagnosis of Aspergillus fumigatus-Associated Diseases

Genetic Polymorphism of Aspergillus fumigatus in Clinical Samples from Patients with Invasive Aspergillosis: Investigation Using Multiple Typing Methods

Phaeohyphomycosis Caused by Alternaria infectoria in a Renal Transplant Recipient

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Secondary Typing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates with Matching IS6110 Fingerprints from Different Geographic Regions of the United States

Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Norway

Mutations in the rpoB Gene of Rifampin-Resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates in Spain and Their Rapid Detection by PCR-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

Use of the Gen-Probe Amplified Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Direct Test for Early Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in BACTEC 12B Medium

Evaluation of PCR Using TRC4 and IS6110 Primers in Detection of Tuberculous Meningitis