Annals ofClinical Microbiology

Volume: 8 - Number: 72 - February 15, 2008

Outstanding

Occurrence of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clones at Multiple Hospitals in London and Southeast England

Viability of Trichomonas vaginalis in Urine: Epidemiologic and Clinical Implications

Molecular Epidemiology of Norovirus Outbreaks in Norway during 2000 to 2005 and Comparison of Four Norovirus Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays

Use of a Multiantigen Detection Algorithm for Diagnosis of Kaposi\'s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection

Bacteriology

Novel Method To Identify Source-Associated Phylogenetic Clustering Shows that Listeria monocytogenes Includes Niche-Adapted Clonal Groups with Distinct Ecological Preferences

Species-Specific Identification of Leptospiraceae by 16S rRNA Gene Sequencing

Staphylococcus aureus Genotyping Using Novel Real-Time PCR Formats

Vancomycin-Tolerant Streptococcus pneumoniae in Korea

Verification of the IDI-MRSA Assay for Detecting Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Diverse Specimen Types in a Core Clinical Laboratory Setting

Case report

Osteomyelitis of the Ulna Caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis

Shiga Toxin 2-Producing Acinetobacter haemolyticus Associated with a Case of Bloody Diarrhea

Epidemiology

Occurrence of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Clones at Multiple Hospitals in London and Southeast England

Unusually High Prevalence of Nosocomial Panton-Valentine Leukocidin-Positive Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in Cape Verde Islands

Use of a Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Genotyping System To Demonstrate the Unique Epidemiology of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Remote Aboriginal Communities

Use of Pulsed-Field Gel Electrophoresis for Comparison of Similar but Distinguishable Isolates of Shigella sonnei Collected in Ireland and Italy

Micology

Molecular Identification of Black-Grain Mycetoma Agents

Mycobacteriology and Aerobic Actinomycetes

Mycobacterium barrassiae sp. nov., a Mycobacterium moriokaense Group Species Associated with Chronic Pneumonia

Performance of the Genotype MTBDR Line Probe Assay for Detection of Resistance to Rifampin and Isoniazid in Strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with Low- and High-Level Resistance

Use of PCR and Reverse Line Blot Hybridization Macroarray Based on 16S-23S rRNA Gene Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequences for Rapid Identification of 34 Mycobacterium Species

Parasitology

Multiplex Real-Time PCR Assay for Simultaneous Detection of Acanthamoeba spp., Balamuthia mandrillaris, and Naegleria fowleri

Viability of Trichomonas vaginalis in Urine: Epidemiologic and Clinical Implications

Virology

Molecular Epidemiology of Norovirus Outbreaks in Norway during 2000 to 2005 and Comparison of Four Norovirus Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase PCR Assays

Role of Erythrocytes as a Reservoir for Ribavirin and Relationship with Adverse Reactions in the Early Phase of Interferon Combination Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infections

Use of a Multiantigen Detection Algorithm for Diagnosis of Kaposi\'s Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Infection