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Direct testing of bronchoalveolar lavages from ventilator-associated pneumonia patients
June 2012(Vol. 73 | No. 2 | Pages 107-110)
Alexandre Boyer, José Medrano, Fatima Mzali, Claude-Charles Balick-Weber, Emilie Bessède, Walter Picard, Benjamin Clouzeau, Cécile M Bébéar, Frédéric Vargas, Gilles Hilbert, Anne Marie Rogues, Didier Gruson

Identification and molecular discrimination of toxigenic and nontoxigenic diphtheria Corynebacterium strains by combined real-time polymerase chain reaction assays
June 2012(Vol. 73 | No. 2 | Pages 111-120)
Fabiola Mancini, Monica Monaco, Marco Pataracchia, Christina von Hunolstein, Annalisa Pantosti, Alessandra Ciervo

Development of a multiplex polymerase chain reaction assay for diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and Shigella spp. and its evaluation on colonies, culture broths, and stool
June 2012(Vol. 73 | No. 2 | Pages 121-128)
Mami Taniuchi, Carol C. Walters, Jean Gratz, Athanasia Maro, Happiness Kumburu, Oralak Serichantalergs, Orntipa Sethabutr, Ladaporn Bodhidatta, Gibson Kibiki, Denise M. Toney, Lynette Berkeley, James P. Nataro, Eric R. Houpt

Identification of genetic recombination between Acinetobacter species based on multilocus sequence analysis
18 May 2012
Dae Hun Kim, Young Kyoung Park, Ji Young Choi, Kwan Soo Ko
Abstract: During multilocus sequence analysis of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus–Acinetobacter baumannii complex, we identified the evidence of recent genetic recombination between 2 Acinetobacter species...
Multidrug resistance among Acinetobacter spp. in the USA and activity profile of key agents: results from CAPITAL Surveillance 2010
14 May 2012
Anne Marie Queenan, Chris M. Pillar, Jennifer Deane, Daniel F. Sahm, A. Simon Lynch, Robert K. Flamm, Janet Peterson, Todd A. Davies
Abstract: Multidrug resistance among Acinetobacter spp. leaves few effective antibiotic options for treatment. To monitor antibiotic resistance in Acinetobacter spp., the US CAPITAL 2010 Surveillance ...
Assessment of the mosaic structure in the Helicobacter pylori cagA gene 3′-region using an improved polymerase chain reaction–based assay
11 May 2012
Hans-Jürg Monstein, Anna Ryberg, Anneli Karlsson
Abstract: The mosaic structure of the cagA gene has been suggested to affect Helicobacter pylori CagA–associated pathogenesis. An improved polymerase chain reaction assay allowed for a rapid and detai...
Activity of telavancin compared to other agents against coagulase-negative staphylococci with different resistotypes by time kill
10 May 2012
Gengrong Lin, Glenn A. Pankuch, Peter C. Appelbaum, Klaudia Kosowska-Shick
Abstract: Among 10 coagulase-negative staphylococci, telavancin, quinupristin/dalfopristin, and tigecycline were the most potent antimicrobials. Telavancin exhibited bactericidal effect to 9 strains o...
Comparison of five diagnostic modalities for direct detection of Borrelia burgdorferi in patients with early Lyme disease
09 May 2012
Dionysios Liveris, Ira Schwartz, Donna McKenna, John Nowakowski, Robert Nadelman, Joseph DeMarco, Radha Iyer, Susan Bittker, Denise Cooper, Diane Holmgren, Gary P. Wormser
Abstract: Lyme disease, the most commonly reported tick-borne infection in North America, is caused by infection with the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi. Although an accurate clinical diagnosis can o...

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Comparative evaluation of the Vitek-2 Compact and Phoenix systems for rapid identification and antibiotic susceptibility testing directly from blood cultures of Gram-negative and Gram-positive isolates
January 2012 (Vol. 72 | No. 1 | Pages 20-31)
Giovanni Gherardi, Silvia Angeletti, Miriam Panitti, Arianna Pompilio, Giovanni Di Bonaventura, Francesca Crea, Alessandra Avola, Laura Fico, Carlo Palazzo, Genoveffa Francesca Sapia, Daniela Visaggio, Giordano Dicuonzo
Summary trends for the Meropenem Yearly Susceptibility Test Information Collection Program: a 10-year experience in the United States (1999–2008)
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Paul R. Rhomberg, Ronald N. Jones
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January 2012 (Vol. 72 | No. 1 | Pages 8-13)
Kirk M. Doing, Marilyn S. Hintz
Detection and discrimination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex
January 2012 (Vol. 72 | No. 1 | Pages 62-67)
Rahizan Issa, Nurul Akma Mohd Hassan, Hatijah Abdul, Siti Hasmah Hashim, Valentinus H. Seradja, Athirah Abdul Sani

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