Annals ofClinical Microbiology

Volume: 2 - Number: 12 - November 15, 2002

Outstanding

Molecular Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Repopulating the Gastrointestinal Tract following Treatment with a Novel Glycolipodepsipeptide, Ramoplanin

Quantitative Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium from First-Pass Urine of Men with Urethritis and Asymptomatic Men by Real-Time PCR

Molecular Evidence of Helicobacter cinaedi Organisms in Human Gastric Biopsy Specimens

Epidemic Strains of Shigella sonnei Biotype g Carrying Integrons

Bacteriology

Enterococcus gilvus sp. nov. and Enterococcus pallens sp. nov. Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens

Molecular Characterization of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci Repopulating the Gastrointestinal Tract following Treatment with a Novel Glycolipodepsipeptide, Ramoplanin

Genotyping of a Homogeneous Group of Yersinia pestis Strains Isolated in the United States

Recombinant BBK32 Protein in Serodiagnosis of Early and Late Lyme Borreliosis

Population Structure and Genetic Diversity of Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans Strains Isolated from Localized Juvenile Periodontitis Patients

Six-Year Molecular Analysis of Burkholderia cepacia Complex Isolates among Cystic Fibrosis Patients at a Referral Center for Lung Transplantation

Ribosomal DNA-Directed PCR for Identification of Achromobacter (Alcaligenes) xylosoxidans Recovered from Sputum Samples from Cystic Fibrosis Patients

Quantitative Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in 2-Millimeter Skin Samples of Erythema Migrans Lesions: Correlation of Results with Clinical and Laboratory Findings

Comparison of DNA Hybridization and PCR Assays for Detection of Putative Pathogenic Enteroadherent Escherichia coli

Limited Genetic Diversity of Recent Invasive Isolates of Non-Serotype b Encapsulated Haemophilus influenzae

rpoB Gene Sequence-Based Identification of Staphylococcus Species

Detection of Mycoplasma pneumoniae in Spiked Clinical Samples by Nucleic Acid Sequence-Based Amplification

Genetic and Phenotypic Differences between Legionella pneumophila Strains

Reactivity of Convalescent-Phase Hemolytic-Uremic Syndrome Patient Sera with the Megaplasmid-Encoded TagA Protein of Shiga Toxigenic Escherichia coli O158

Rapid Detection of Shiga Toxin-Producing Bacteria in Feces by Multiplex PCR with Molecular Beacons on the Smart Cycler

Identification, Characterization, and Distribution of a Shiga Toxin 1 Gene Variant (stx1c) in Escherichia coli Strains Isolated from Humans

Quantitative Detection of Mycoplasma genitalium from First-Pass Urine of Men with Urethritis and Asymptomatic Men by Real-Time PCR

Dynamics of Dissemination and Outer Surface Protein Expression of Different European Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Strains in Artificially Infected Ixodes ricinus Nymphs

Evaluation of Eight Rapid Screening Tests for Acute Leptospirosis in Hawaii

One-Point Population Analysis and Effect of Osmolarity on Detection of Hetero-Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Performance of Four Chromogenic Urine Culture Media after One or Two Days of Incubation Compared with Reference Media

Molecular Evidence of Helicobacter cinaedi Organisms in Human Gastric Biopsy Specimens

Evaluation of a Triplex PCR Assay To Discriminate Staphylococcus aureus from Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci and Determine Methicillin Resistance from Blood Cultures

Epidemic Strains of Shigella sonnei Biotype g Carrying Integrons

Reviews

Miscellaneous Catalase-Negative, Gram-Positive Cocci: Emerging Opportunists