Annals ofClinical Microbiology

Volume: 7 - Number: 67 - September 15, 2007

Outstanding

Development of a Flow Chart for Identification of Gram-Positive Anaerobic Cocci in the Clinical Laboratory

Evaluation of a New Selective Chromogenic Agar Medium for Detection of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae

Double-Locus Sequence Typing Using clfB and spa, a Fast and Simple Method for Epidemiological Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Diagnostic Aspects of Coccidioidomycosis

Bacteriology

Development of a Flow Chart for Identification of Gram-Positive Anaerobic Cocci in the Clinical Laboratory

Effects of Phenotype and Genotype on Methods for Detection of Extended-Spectrum-ß-Lactamase-Producing Clinical Isolates of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Norway

Evaluation of a New Selective Chromogenic Agar Medium for Detection of Extended-Spectrum ß-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae

Identification of Vibrio Isolates by a Multiplex PCR Assay and rpoB Sequence Determination

Improved Multilocus Sequence Typing Scheme for Staphylococcus epidermidis

Case Reports

Isolation of Bartonella quintana from a Woman and a Cat following Putative Bite Transmission

Epidemiology

Double-Locus Sequence Typing Using clfB and spa, a Fast and Simple Method for Epidemiological Typing of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

IS1301 Fingerprint Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis Strains Belonging to the ET-15 Clone

Minireviews

Epidemiologic, Clinical, and Diagnostic Aspects of Coccidioidomycosis

Parasitology

Evaluation of the Sensitivities of DNA Extraction and PCR Methods for Detection of Giardia duodenalis in Stool Specimens

Evidence for a Link between Parasite Genotype and Outcome of Infection with Entamoeba histolytica

Virology

Development of Multiplex Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays for Detecting Eight Medically Important Flaviviruses in Mosquitoes

Diagnosis of Human Metapneumovirus Infection in Immunosuppressed Lung Transplant Recipients and Children Evaluated for Pertussis

Evaluation of Commercial Rubella Immunoglobulin G Avidity Assays

Evaluation of Dried Blood Spots for Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Drug Resistance Testing

GeneChip Resequencing of the Smallpox Virus Genome Can Identify Novel Strains: a Biodefense Application

Genetic Diversity of Coxsackievirus A16 Associated with Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease Epidemics in Japan from 1983 to 2003.

Geographic Information Systems and Genotyping in Identification of Rotavirus G12 Infections in Residents of an Urban Slum with Subsequent Detection in Hospitalized Children: Emergence of G12 Genotype in South India

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Antibody Avidity Testing To Identify Recent Infection in Newly Diagnosed HIV Type 1 (HIV-1)-Seropositive Persons Infected with Diverse HIV-1 Subtypes

Identification of Group A Porcine Rotavirus Strains Bearing a Novel VP4 (P) Genotype in Italian Swine Herds