JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY. [ume 23. February 1986. BACTERIOLOGY. Analysis of Epidemiologic Markers of Nosocomial Serratia marcescens ...
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY February 1986
Vol[ume 23
No. 2
BACTERIOLOGY Analysis of Epidemiologic Markers of Nosocomial Serratia marcescens Isolates with Special Reference to the Grimont Biotyping System. Jose SifuentesOsornio, Guillermo M. Ruiz-Palacios, and Dieter H. M. Groschel ........ Bordetella bronchiseptica Phase Variation Induced by Crystal Violet. Hitoshi Ishikawa and Yasuro Isayama ........................................ Use of the RapID-ANA System to Screen for Enzyme Activities That Differ among Species of Bile-Inhibited Bacteroides. Carole A. Dellinger and Lillian V. H. Moore
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VIROLOGY, RICKETTSIOLOGY, AND CHLAMYDIOLOGY Quantitative Estimation by a Standardized Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay of Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type I Antibodies in Adult T-Cell Leukemia and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. S. P. Halbert, B. Poiesz, A. E. Friedman-Kien, R. Montagna, W. A. Blattner, and M. Anken ..............................................................
Detection of Rotavirus with a New Polyclonal Antibody Enzyme Immunoassay (Rotazyme II) and a Commercial Latex Agglutination Test (Rotalex): Comparison with a Monoclonal Antibody Enzyme Immunoassay. Gary V. Doern, John E. Herrmann, Patricia Henderson, Darlene Stobbs-Walro, Dorothy M. Perron, and Neil R. Blacklow ............................. Characterization and Evaluation of Monoclonal Antibodies Developed for Typing Influenza A and Influenza B Viruses. Harriet H. Walls, Maurice W. Harmon, Jennifer J. Slagle, Carol Stocksdale, and Alan P. Kendal........ Indirect Alkaline Phosphatase Immunoenzymatic Staining for the Detection of Antibodies to Epstein-Barr Virus-Induced Virus Capsid Antigens and Early Antigens. Monica Musiani, Marialuisa Zerbini, Giovanna Gentilomi, and Michele La Placa .................................................... Serovar Determination of Chlamydia trachomatis Isolates by Using Type-Specific Monoclonal Antibodies. Wilbert J. Newhall V, Pertti Terho, Charles E. Wilde III, Byron E. Batteiger, and Robert B. Jones ..................... Specificity of Immunoglobulin M and G Antibody Responses in Humans Infected with Eastern and Western Equine Encephalitis Viruses: Application to Rapid Serodiagnosis. Charles H. Calisher, Victor P. Berardi, David J. Muth, and Elsie E. Buff................................................... Effect of Using Heat-Inactivated Serum with the Abbott Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus Type III Antibody Test. Donald L. Jungkind, Sue A. DiRenzo, and Shelly J. Young ........................................ Comparison of Washed Nasopharyngeal Cells and Whole Nasal Secretions for Detection of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Antigens by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay. R. Michael Hendry, Lauren T. Pierik, and Kenneth
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Single-Serum Diagnosis of Rubella by Combined Use of the Hemagglutination Inhibition and Passive Hemagglutination Tests. Sakae Inouye, Koji Satoh, and Takahisa Tajima .................................................
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Studies on Fastidious Adenoviruses in Ontario: a Distinct Strain Associated with Gastroenteritis. F. R. Bishai, R. H. Yolken, M. A. Chernesky, S. Johnston, and E. Rossier .............................................
MYCOLOGY AND AEROBIC ACTINOMYCETES Diagnostic Assessment of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Human and Canine Blastomycosis. Susan Turner, Leo Kaufman, and Maxine Jalbert .............................................................. Results of a Survey of Antifungal Susceptibility Tests in the United States and Interlaboratory Comparison of Broth Dilution Testing of Flucytosine and Amphotericin B. David L. Calhoun, Glenn D. Roberts, John N. Galgiani, John E. Bennett, David S. Feingold, James Jorgensen, George S. Kobayashi, and Smith Shadomy ....................................... Exoantigen Test for Cladosporium bantianum, Fonsecaea pedrosoi, and Phialophora verrucosa. Ana Espinel-Ingroff, Smith Shadomy, Dennis Dixon, and Peggy Goldson . ...................................................... Specific and Common Antigenic Determinants of Candida albicans Isolates Detected by Monoclonal Antibody. Luciano Polonelli and Giulia Morace ....... Immunoblot Analysis of the Serological Response in Invasive Trichosporon beigelii and Blastoschizomyces capitatus Infections. Ruth C. Matthews, James P. Burnie, Andrew Fox, Marion Woods, and Soad Tabaqchali .....
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MYCOPLASMATOLOGY Endogenous Activity of Phospholipases A and C in Ureaplasma urealyticum. Nihal S. De Silva and Patricia A. Quinn ...............................
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EPIDEMIOLOGY Plasmid Profile Analysis in Epidemiological Studies of Animal Salmonella typhimurium Infection in Japan. Masayuki Nakamura, Shizuo Sato, Tatsuo Ohya, Shoko Suzuki, and Sumio Ikeda ................................ Occurrence and Pathogenic Role of Morganella-Proteus-Providencia Group Bacteria in Human Feces. Hans E. Muller ..................................
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HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY Microbiological Assessment of 24- and 48-h Changes and Management of Semiclosed Circuits from Ventilators in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Blanche Malecka-Griggs ..............................................
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IMMUNOLOGY Antibody Levels for Cytomegalovirus, Herpes Simplex Virus, and Rubella in Patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Seymour P. Halbert, David J. Kiefer, Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, and Bernard Poiesz ..... ...... Evaluation of Chlamydiazyme for the Detection of Genital Infections Caused by Chlamydia trachomatis. Lawrence V. Howard, Paul F. Coleman, Barbara J. England, and John E. Herrmann .................................... Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Detection of Staphylococcus epidermidis Antibody in Experimental S. epidermidis Endocarditis. Frank Espersen, L. Joseph Wheat, A. Todd Bemis, and Arthur White .......................
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GENERAL CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY Relationship between Performance in Three of the Centers for Disease Control Microbiology Proficiency Testing Programs and the Number of Actual Patient Specimens Tested by Participating Laboratories. Charles W. Griffin III, Mary A. Mehaffey, Ellen C. Cook, Sharon 0. Blumer, and Patricia A. Podeszwik .......................................................... Addi-Chek Filtration, BACTEC, and 10-ml Culture Methods for Recovery of Microorganisms From Dialysis Effluent during Episodes of Peritonitis. B. M. Males, J. Joseph Walshe, Linda Garringer, Diana Koscinski, and .................................. Daniel Amsterdam ................. Injury in Salt Water. following alginolyticus Vibrio by Infection Intracranial Steven M. Opal and J. Ramsey Saxon ................................. Isolation of Corynebacterium aquaticum from Spinal Fluid of an Infant with Meningitis. David G. Beckwith, Jeffrey A. Jahre, and Sally Haggerty ........ Comparison of Gram Stain and Nomarski Optics for Screening Sputum Speci......... mens before Culture. Larry G. Reimer and Athena Kepas ..... Barrios Heidi Conjunctivitis Caused by a Nutritionally Variant Streptococcus. and Charles M. Bump ................................................ AUTOMATION AND ANALYTICAL CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY Controlled Evaluation of the Agar-Slide and Radiometric Blood Culture Systems for the Detection of Bacteremia and Fungemia. Melvin P. Weinstein, L. Barth Reller, Stanley Mirrett, Charles W. Stratton, Larry G. Reimer, and Wen-Lan L. Wang .............. .................. Critical Evaluation of the AutoMicrobic System Gram-Negative Identification Card for Identification of Glucose-Nonfermenting Gram-Negative Rods. James J. Plorde, Jo Ann Gates, Larry G. Carlson, and Fred C. Tenover .. Comparison of Quantitative and Semiquantitative Culture Techniques for Burn Biopsy. Kay Buchanan, David M. Heimbach, Barbara H. Minshew, and Marie B. Coyle ...................................................... Clinical Comparison of a New Automated Infrared Blood Culture System with the BACTEC 460 System. Donald Jungkind, Juan Millan, Stephen Allen, John Dyke, and Edward Hill ............................................... Chemical Characterization of Flavobacterium odoratum, Flavobacterium breve, and Flavobacterium-Like Groups Ile, IIh, and IIf. Sally B. Dees, C. Wayne Moss, Dannie G. Hollis, and Robert E. Weaver .................. DNA Probes for Identification of Clinically Important Bacteroides Species. Alex P. Kuritza, Colin E. Getty, Peg Shaughnessy, Rose Hesse, and Abigail A. ...
Salyers ............................................................ Evaluation of Streptomycin and Ethambutol Concentrations for Susceptibility resting of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Radiometric and Conventional Procedures. Charles L. Woodley ........................................ Evaluation of the Newly Modified AutoMicrobic System Gram-Positive Susceptibility-MIC Card for Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Richard T. Lally, Mary N. Ederer, and Bert F. Woolfrey ................ Modified Extraction Procedure for Gas-Liquid Chromatography Applied to the Identification of Anaerobic Bacteria. Wayne R. Thomann and Gale B. Hill
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TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS Distribution of Bacteria and Yeasts within the 10-ml Isolator during the Processing of Seeded Blood Samples. James A. Kellogg and John S. Levisky .... Evaluation of a Commercial Gene Probe for Identification of Legionella Cultures. Hazel W. Wilkinson, Jacquelyn S. Sampson, and Bonnie B.
Plikaytis ............................................................ Novel Chemical Method for the Preparation of Nucleic Acids for Nonisotopic Hybridization. Raphael P. Viscidi, Carla J. Connelly, and Robert H. Yolken Radiometric Method for the Rapid Detection of Leptospira Organisms. N. Manca, R. Verardi, D. Colombrita, G. Ravizzola, E. Savoldi, and A. Turano .............................................................
CLINICAL VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY Polypeptide Specificity of the Antibody Response after Primary and Recurrent Infection with Bovine Herpesvirus 1. Sylvia van Drunen Littel-van den Hurk and Lorne A. Babiuk .............. .................................. of Response Dairy Calves to Vaccinia Viruses That Express Foreign Genes. James H. Gillespie, Cordell Geissinger, Fredric W. Scott, William P. Higgins, Dorothy F. Holmes, Marion Perkus, Susan Mercer, and Enzo Paoletti ............................................................. Date of Issue: 22 January 1986
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