Annals ofClinical Microbiology
Volume: 2 - Number: 4 - March 15, 2002
Cases Reports
Endocarditis Caused by Culture-Negative Organisms Visible by Brown and Brenn Staining: Utility of PCR and DNA Sequencing for Diagnosis
Clinical Veterinary Microbiology
Outer Membrane Proteins and DNA Profiles in Strains of Haemophilus parasuis Recovered from Systemic and Respiratory Sites
Adaptation of Escherichia coli to the Bovine Mammary Gland
Detection of Salmonellae in Chicken Feces by a Combination of Tetrathionate Broth Enrichment, Capillary PCR, and Capillary Gel Electrophoresis
Monoclonal Antibody-Based Competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Morbillivirus Antibody in Marine Mammal Sera
The Common Ovine Shiga Toxin 2-Containing Escherichia coli Serotypes and Human Isolates of the Same Serotypes Possess a Stx2d Toxin Type
Virulence Properties and Serotypes of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli from Healthy Australian Slaughter-Age Sheep
Epidemiology
Group A Streptococcal Genotypes from Pediatric Throat Isolates in Rome, Italy
Genetic Diversity of Neisseria lactamica Strains from Epidemiologically Defined Carriers
Outbreak of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus faecium of the Phenotype VanB in a Hospital in Warsaw, Poland: Probable Transmission of the Resistance Determinants into an Endemic Vancomycin-Susceptible Strain
Comparison of Results Generated by Serotyping, Pulsed-Field Restriction Analysis, Ribo typing, and Repetitive-Sequence PCR Used To Characterize Penicillin-Resistant Pneumococci from the United States
Persistence of Two Invasive Streptococcus pneumoniae Clones of Serotypes 1 and 5 in Comparison to That of Multiple Clones of Serotypes 6B and 23F among Children in Southern Israel
Clustering of South African Helicobacter pylori Isolates from Peptic Ulcer Disease Patients Is Demonstrated by Repetitive Extragenic Palindromic-PCR Fingerprinting
Dynamics of a Nosocomial Outbreak of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Producing the PER-1 Extended-Spectrum beta-Lactamase
Nationwide German Multicenter Study on the Prevalence of Antibiotic Resistance in Streptococcal Blood Isolates from Neutropenic Patients and Comparative In Vitro Activities of Quinupristin-Dalfopristin and Eight Other Antimicrobials
Evidence of In Vivo Transfer of a Plasmid Encoding the Extended-Spectrum beta-Lactamase TEM-24 and Other Resistance Factors among Different Members of the Family Enterobacteriaceae
Micology
Evaluation of a Reformulated CHROMagar Candida
Parasitology
Use of Subgenic 18S Ribosomal DNA PCR and Sequencing for Genus and Genotype Identification of Acanthamoebae from Humans with Keratitis and from Sewage Sludge
Prevalence of Congenital Toxoplasma gondii Infection among Newborns from the PoznaN Region of Poland: Validation of a New Combined Enzyme Immunoassay for Toxoplasma gondii-Specific Immunoglobulin A and Immunoglobulin M Antibodies
Myxobolus sp., Another Opportunistic Parasite in Immunosuppressed Patients?
One-Step Purification of Enterocytozoon bieneusi Spores from Human Stools by Immunoaffinity Expanded-Bed Adsorption
Virology
Evaluation of the Hexaplex Assay for Detection of Respiratory Viruses in Children
Hepatitis C Virus Genotyping Based on 5' Noncoding Sequence Analysis (Trugene)
Nested Restriction Site-Specific PCR To Detect and Type Hepatitis C Virus (HCV): a Rapid Method To Distinguish HCV Subtype 1b from Other Genotypes
Effects of Storage and Type of Blood Collection Tubes on Hepatitis C Virus Level in Whole Blood Samples
Sensitivity and Specificity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Rapid Serologic Assays and Testing Algorithms in an Antenatal Clinic in Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Non-B Subtypes in Foreigners Living in Madrid, Spain, and Comparison of the Performances of the AMPLICOR HIV-1 MONITOR Version 1.0 and the New Automated Version 1.5
One-Tube Real-Time Isothermal Amplification Assay To Identify and Distinguish Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Subtypes A, B, and C and Circulating Recombinant Forms AE and AG
Comparison of Flavivirus Universal Primer Pairs and Development of a Rapid, Highly Sensitive Heminested Reverse Transcription-PCR Assay for Detection of Flaviviruses Targeted to a Conserved Region of the NS5 Gene Sequences
Rotavirus G and P Genotypes in Rural Ghana
Phylogenetic Characterization of Genotype 4 Hepatitis C Virus Isolates from Argentina
Rotavirus Genotypes P[4]G9, P[6]G9, and P[8]G9 in Hospitalized Children with Acute Gastroenteritis in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Variable Oncogene Promoter Activity of Human Papillomavirus Type 16 Cervical Cancer Isolates from Australia
High Prevalence of TT Virus (TTV) and TTV-Like Minivirus in Cervical Swabs
