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    April 2008
  1. LINDSEY WC , Woodruff ES, Weed D, Ward DC, et al
    Development of a rapid diagnostic assay for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative Staphylococcus.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  2. SMITH D , Perry JD, Laine L, Galloway A, et al
    Comparison of BD GeneOhm real-time polymerase chain reaction with chromogenic and conventional culture methods for detection of group B Streptococcus in clinical samples.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  3. BEN NEJMA M , Mastouri M, Bel Hadj Jrad B, Nour M, et al
    Characterization of ST80 Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone in Tunisia.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  4. FRITSCHE TR , Sader HS, Jones RN
    Antimicrobial activity of ceftobiprole, a novel anti-methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus cephalosporin, tested against contemporary pathogens: results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program (2005-2006).
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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    March 2008
  5. LIU Y , Wang H, Chen M, Sun Z, et al
    Serotype distribution and antimicrobial resistance patterns of Streptococcus pneumoniae isolated from children in China younger than 5 years.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  6. BLOT S , Vandijck D, Vandewoude K
    Risk factors for Candida non-albicans candidemia.
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  7. CAMPANILE F , Bongiorno D, Borbone S, Falcone M, et al
    In vitro activity of daptomycin against methicillin- and multi-resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus invasive isolates carrying different mec complexes.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  8. YOO J , Sohn ES, Chung GT, Lee EH, et al
    Five-year report of national surveillance of antimicrobial resistance in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from non-tertiary care hospitals in Korea (2002-2006).
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:291-4.
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  9. MANTECA A , Pelaez AI, del Mar Garcia-Suarez M, Hidalgo E, et al
    A rare case of lung coinfection by Streptomyces cinereoruber and Haemophilus influenzae in a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: characterization at species level using molecular techniques.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:307-11.
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  10. TOUATI A , Brasme L, Benallaoua S, Gharout A, et al
    First report of qnrB-producing Enterobacter cloacae and qnrA-producing Acinetobacter baumannii recovered from Algerian hospitals.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:287-90.
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  11. HADADI A , Rasoulinejad M, Maleki Z, Yonesian M, et al
    Antimicrobial resistance pattern of Gram-negative bacilli of nosocomial origin at 2 university hospitals in Iran.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:301-5.
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  12. BARON EJ , Miller JM
    Bacterial and fungal infections among diagnostic laboratory workers: evaluating the risks.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:241-6.
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  13. COBO J , Morosini MI, Pintado V, Tato M, et al
    Use of tigecycline for the treatment of prolonged bacteremia due to a multiresistant VIM-1 and SHV-12 beta--lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae epidemic clone.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:319-22.
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    February 2008
  14. LAJUNEN T , Vikatmaa P, Ikonen T, Lepantalo M, et al
    Comparison of polymerase chain reaction methods, in situ hybridization, and enzyme immunoassay for detection of Chlamydia pneumoniae in atherosclerotic carotid plaques.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  15. YANG YL , Wang AH, Wang CW, Cheng WT, et al
    Susceptibilities to amphotericin B and fluconazole of Candida species in Taiwan Surveillance of Antimicrobial Resistance of Yeasts 2006.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  16. ANASTASIOU DM , Morgan M, Ruane PJ, Steenbergen JN, et al
    In vitro activity of daptomycin against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and S. aureus with known virulence factors, including community-acquired methicillin-resistant isolates.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  17. WANG SM , Lu IH, Lin YL, Lin YS, et al
    The severity of Streptococcus pyogenes infections in children is significantly associated with plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  18. EUM SY , Lee YJ, Kwak HK, Min JH, et al
    Evaluation of the diagnostic utility of a whole-blood interferon-gamma assay for determining the risk of exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG)-vaccinated individuals.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  19. CERCENADO E , Cuevas O, Marin M, Bouza E, et al
    Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in Madrid, Spain: transcontinental importation and polyclonal emergence of Panton-Valentine leukocidin-positive isolates.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  20. HO PL , Chuang SK, Choi YF, Lee RA, et al
    Community-associated methicillin-resistant and methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus: skin and soft tissue infections in Hong Kong.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  21. HO PL , Lai EL, Chow KH, Chow LS, et al
    Molecular epidemiology of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in residential care homes for the elderly in Hong Kong.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  22. LEE KL , Lee JK, Yim YM, Lim OK, et al
    Acute transverse myelitis associated with scrub typhus: case report and a review of literatures.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:237-9.
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  23. TOBIAS J , Andersson K, Bialik A, Cohen D, et al
    Preexisting antibodies to homologous colonization factors and heat-labile toxin in serum, and the risk to develop enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-associated diarrhea.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:229-31.
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  24. TAN CK , Liaw SJ, Yu CJ, Teng LJ, et al
    Extensively drug-resistant Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in a tertiary care hospital in Taiwan: microbiologic characteristics, clinical features, and outcomes.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:205-10.
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  25. CHANG K , Lee NY, Chen YH, Lee HC, et al
    Acute Q fever in southern Taiwan: atypical manifestations of hyperbilirubinemia and prolonged fever.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:211-6.
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  26. MUNOZ P , Palomo J, Guinea J, Yanez J, et al
    Relapsing Rhodococcus equi infection in a heart transplant recipient successfully treated with long-term linezolid.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:197-9.
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  27. ISHII Y , Tateda K, Yamaguchi K
    Evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility for beta-lactams using the Etest method against clinical isolates from 100 medical centers in Japan (2006).
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:177-83.
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  28. CHANG SH , Lee CC, Chen SY, Chen IC, et al
    Infectious intracranial aneurysms caused by Granulicatella adiacens.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:201-4.
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  29. KWA AL , Lim TP, Low JG, Hou J, et al
    Pharmacokinetics of polymyxin B1 in patients with multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:163-7.
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  30. WU JJ , Chen HM, Ko WC, Wu HM, et al
    Prevalence of extended-spectrum beta-lactamases in Proteus mirabilis in a Taiwanese university hospital, 1999 to 2005: identification of a novel CTX-M enzyme (CTX-M-66).
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:169-75.
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    January 2008
  31. KEE C , Palladino S, Kay I, Pryce TM, et al
    Feasibility of real-time polymerase chain reaction in whole blood to identify Streptococcus pneumoniae in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  32. RAJA A , Ranganathan UD, Bethunaickan R
    Improved diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis by detection of antibodies against multiple Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  33. TANG YW , Han J, McCormac MA, Li H, et al
    Staphylococcus pseudolugdunensis sp. nov., a pyrrolidonyl arylamidase/ornithine decarboxylase-positive bacterium isolated from blood cultures.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  34. BARIOLA JR , Saccente M
    Candida lusitaniae septic arthritis: case report and review of the literature.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  35. HUANG H , Cohen SH, King JH, Monchaud C, et al
    Injecting drug use and community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  36. FRITSCHE TR , Rhomberg PR, Sader HS, Jones RN, et al
    In vitro activity of omiganan pentahydrochloride tested against vancomycin-tolerant, -intermediate and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;.
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  37. WEI XN , Zheng ZJ, Zhang LH, Qu F, et al
    Sensitive and rapid detection of Aeromonas caviae in stool samples by loop-mediated isothermal amplification.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:113-6.
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  38. ROTIMI VO , Jamal W, Pal T, Sonnevend A, et al
    Emergence of multidrug-resistant Salmonella spp. and isolates with reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:71-7.
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  39. KHOSRAVI AD , Mihani F
    Detection of metallo-beta-lactamase-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains isolated from burn patients in Ahwaz, Iran.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:125-8.
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  40. DA SILVA DIAS RC , Borges-Neto AA, D'Almeida Ferraiuoli GI, de-Oliveira MP, et al
    Prevalence of AmpC and other beta-lactamases in enterobacteria at a large urban university hospital in Brazil.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:79-87.
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  41. GESCHER DM , Mallmann C, Kovacevic D, Schmiedel D, et al
    A view on Bartonella quintana endocarditis--confirming the molecular diagnosis by specific fluorescence in situ hybridization.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:99-103.
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  42. BHAVNANI SM , Ambrose PG
    Cost-effectiveness of oral gemifloxacin versus intravenous ceftriaxone followed by oral cefuroxime with/without a macrolide for the treatment of hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:59-64.
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  43. LEE CH , Lin WC, Chia JH, Su LH, et al
    Community-acquired osteomyelitis caused by Chryseobacterium meningosepticum: case report and literature review.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:89-93.
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  44. MCCOOL TL , Hoey JG, Montileone F, Goldenberg HB, et al
    Discovery and analysis of Bartonella henselae antigens for use in clinical serologic assays.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:17-23.
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  45. GUPTA V , Dhawan B, Khanna N, Agarwal N, et al
    Detection and biovar discrimination of Ureaplasma urealyticum in Indian patients with genital tract infections.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:95-7.
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  46. CARRETTO E , Barbarini D, Farina C, Grosini A, et al
    Use of the DiversiLab semiautomated repetitive-sequence-based polymerase chain reaction for epidemiologic analysis on Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in different Italian hospitals.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2008;60:1-7.
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    December 2007
  47. BENNETT JW , Murray CK, Holmes RL, Patterson JE, et al
    Diminished vancomycin and daptomycin susceptibility during prolonged bacteremia with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  48. DAIKOS GL , Koutsolioutsou A, Tsiodras S, Theodoridou M, et al
    Evolution of macrolide resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae clinical isolates in the prevaccine era.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  49. MENDES RE , Sader HS, Deshpande L, Jones RN, et al
    Antimicrobial activity of tigecycline against community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates recovered from North American medical centers.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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    November 2007
  50. NATESAN SK , Chandrasekar PH, Alangaden GJ, Manavathu EK, et al
    Fluvastatin potentiates the activity of caspofungin against Aspergillus fumigatus in vitro.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  51. DUPONT H , Vael C, Muller-Serieys C, Chosidow D, et al
    Prospective evaluation of virulence factors of enterococci isolated from patients with peritonitis: impact on outcome.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  52. HOVDE LB , Simonson DA, Rotschafer JC
    Frequency of 1st- and 2nd-step topoisomerase mutations in Streptococcus pneumoniae following levofloxacin and moxifloxacin exposure.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  53. OKUBO T , Yabe S, Otsuka T, Takizawa Y, et al
    Multifocal pelvic abscesses and osteomyelitis from community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a 17-year-old basketball player.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  54. JOHANSSON N , Kalin M, Giske CG, Hedlund J, et al
    Quantitative detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae from sputum samples with real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction for etiologic diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  55. DUNYACH C , Bertout S, Phelipeau C, Drakulovski P, et al
    Detection and identification of Candida spp. in human serum by LightCycler(R) real-time polymerase chain reaction.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  56. KLEVAY MJ , Ernst EJ, Hollanbaugh JL, Miller JG, et al
    Therapy and outcome of Candida glabrata versus Candida albicans bloodstream infection.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  57. LIN G , Appelbaum PC
    Activity of ceftobiprole compared with those of other agents against Staphylococcus aureus strains with different resistotypes by time-kill analysis.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  58. KIRATISIN P , Santanirand P, Chantratita N, Kaewdaeng S, et al
    Accuracy of commercial systems for identification of Burkholderia pseudomallei versus Burkholderia cepacia.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:277-81.
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  59. WEILE J , Schmid RD, Bachmann TT, Susa M, et al
    DNA microarray for genotyping multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:325-38.
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  60. LEVESQUE B , Messier V, Bonnier-Viger Y, Couillard M, et al
    Seroprevalence of zoonoses in a Cree community (Canada).
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:283-6.
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  61. TELLEVIK MG , Sollid JE, Blomberg B, Jureen R, et al
    Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-type SHV-12-producing Enterobacteriaceae causing septicemia in Tanzanian children: vectors for horizontal transfer of antimicrobial resistance.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:351-4.
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  62. JONES RN , Fritsche TR, Sader HS, Ross JE, et al
    LEADER surveillance program results for 2006: an activity and spectrum analysis of linezolid using clinical isolates from the United States (50 medical centers).
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:309-17.
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  63. GILL P , Amini M, Ghaemi A, Shokouhizadeh L, et al
    Detection of Helicobacter pylori by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of thermophilic helicase-dependent isothermal DNA amplification.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:243-9.
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  64. NHUNG PH , Ohkusu K, Miyasaka J, Sun XS, et al
    Rapid and specific identification of 5 human pathogenic Vibrio species by multiplex polymerase chain reaction targeted to dnaJ gene.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:271-5.
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    October 2007
  65. PILLAR CM , Draghi DC, Sheehan DJ, Sahm DF, et al
    Prevalence of multidrug-resistant, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the United States: findings of the stratified analysis of the 2004 to 2005 LEADER Surveillance Programs.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  66. REYES RC , Stoakes L, Milburn S, Lennox G, et al
    Evaluation of a new chromogenic medium for the detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage on nasal and perianal specimens.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  67. IWASE T , Hoshina S, Seki K, Shinji H, et al
    Rapid identification and specific quantification of Staphylococcus epidermidis by 5' nuclease real-time polymerase chain reaction with a minor groove binder probe.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  68. GUILLOUZOUIC A , Bemer P, Gay-Andrieu F, Bretonniere C, et al
    Fatal coinfection with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 8 and Aspergillus fumigatus.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  69. YOO JH , Choi SM, Choi JH, Kwon EY, et al
    Construction of internal control for the quantitative assay of Aspergillus fumigatus using real-time nucleic acid sequence-based amplification.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  70. ABDELDAIM GM , Stralin K, Olcen P, Blomberg J, et al
    Toward a quantitative DNA-based definition of pneumococcal pneumonia: a comparison of Streptococcus pneumoniae target genes, with special reference to the Spn9802 fragment.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  71. COLAKOGLU S , Aliskan H, Senger SS, Turunc T, et al
    Performance of MRSA ID chromogenic medium for detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus directly from blood cultures and clinical specimens.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  72. LIU ZM , Shi XM, Pan F
    Species-specific diagnostic marker for rapid identification of Staphylococcus aureus.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  73. YUN HC , Ellis MW, Jorgensen JH
    Activity of ceftobiprole against community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolates recently recovered from US military trainees.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  74. SCHAFER J , Hovde LB, Simonson D, Rotschafer JC, et al
    In vitro pharmacodynamics of moxifloxacin versus levofloxacin against 4 strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae: 1 wild type, 2 first-step parC mutants, and 1 pump mutant.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  75. PICHICHERO ME , Casey JR
    Bacterial eradication rates with shortened courses of 2nd- and 3rd-generation cephalosporins versus 10 days of penicillin for treatment of group A streptococcal tonsillopharyngitis in adults.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:127-30.
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  76. JONES RN , Fritsche TR, Sader HS, Ross JE, et al
    Zyvox Annual Appraisal of Potency and Spectrum Program Results for 2006: an activity and spectrum analysis of linezolid using clinical isolates from 16 countries.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:199-209.
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  77. CHANG YC , Shih DY, Wang JY, Yang SS, et al
    Molecular characterization of class 1 integrons and antimicrobial resistance in Aeromonas strains from foodborne outbreak-suspect samples and environmental sources in Taiwan.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:191-7.
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  78. AMEMIYA K , Meyers JL, Deshazer D, Riggins RN, et al
    Detection of the host immune response to Burkholderia mallei heat-shock proteins GroEL and DnaK in a glanders patient and infected mice.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:137-47.
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  79. TSENG YC , Wang JT, Wu FL, Chen YC, et al
    Prognosis of adult patients with bacteremia caused by extensively resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:181-90.
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  80. ZHU LX , Wang D, Zhang GB, Jiang D, et al
    Development of a base stacking hybridization-based microarray method for rapid identification of clinical isolates.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:149-56.
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  81. IP M , Rainer TH, Lee N, Chan C, et al
    Value of serum procalcitonin, neopterin, and C-reactive protein in differentiating bacterial from viral etiologies in patients presenting with lower respiratory tract infections.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:131-6.
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  82. CALDERARO A , Gorrini C, Peruzzi S, Piccolo G, et al
    Occurrence of human intestinal spirochetosis in comparison with infections by other enteropathogenic agents in an area of the Northern Italy.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:157-63.
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  83. KALACH N , Serhal L, Asmar E, Campeotto F, et al
    Helicobacter pylori primary resistant strains over 11 years in French children.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:217-22.
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  84. RAO N , Hamilton CW
    Efficacy and safety of linezolid for Gram-positive orthopedic infections: a prospective case series.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:173-9.
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  85. JUAREZ-FIGUEROA L , Uribe-Salas F, Garcia-Cisneros S, Olamendi-Portugal M, et al
    Evaluation of a rapid strip and a particle agglutination tests for syphilis diagnosis.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:123-6.
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  86. TSAI HC , Kunin CM, Lee SS, Chen YS, et al
    Fish gambler's tenosynovitis caused by Mycobacterium marinum: environmental investigation of a fishing pond in Southern Taiwan.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:227-30.
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  87. HUANG YT , Chang SC, Lauderdale TL, Yang AJ, et al
    Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa carrying metallo-beta-lactamase genes in Taiwan.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;59:211-6.
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    September 2007
  88. CHEN CJ , Huang YC, Su LH, Lin TY, et al
    Nasal carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in healthy children and adults in northern Taiwan.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  89. BLANCO MT , Sacristan B, Beteta A, Fernandez-Calderon MC, et al
    Cellular surface hydrophobicity as an additional phenotypic criterion applied to differentiate strains of Candida albicans and Candida dubliniensis.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  90. LEDEBOER NA , Tibbetts RJ, Dunne WM
    A new chromogenic agar medium, chromID VRE, to screen for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus faecalis.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  91. PEMAN J , Bosch M, Canton E, Viudes A, et al
    Fungemia due to Candida guilliermondii in a pediatric and adult population during a 12-year period.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  92. PENACK O , Rempf P, Graf B, Thiel E, et al
    False-positive Aspergillus antigen testing due to application of piperacillin/tazobactam-is it still an issue?
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  93. FRANK KL , Patel R
    Intravenously administered pharmaceuticals impact biofilm formation and detachment of Staphylococcus lugdunensis and other staphylococci.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  94. KLOTZ SA , Chasin BS, Powell B, Gaur NK, et al
    Polymicrobial bloodstream infections involving Candida species: analysis of patients and review of the literature.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  95. MURTHY MK , Parasa RR, Deenadayalan A, Sharma P, et al
    Evaluation of the diagnostic potential of region of deletion-1-encoded antigen culture filtrate protein-10 in pulmonary tuberculosis.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  96. WANG JY , Lee LN, Lai HC, Hsu HL, et al
    Performance assessment of the Capilia TB assay and the BD ProbeTec ET system for rapid culture confirmation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  97. WANG JL , Wang JT, Chen SY, Hsueh PR, et al
    Adult methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in Taiwan: clinical significance of non-multi-resistant antibiogram and Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  98. ANIE Y , Sumi S, Varghese P, Madhavi LG, et al
    Diagnostic approaches in patients with tuberculous pleural effusion.
    Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2007;.
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  99. REYES RC , John MA, Ayotte DL, Covacich A, et al
    Performance of TechLab C. DIFF QUIK CHEK and TechLab C. DIFFICILE TOX A/B II for the detection of Clostridium difficile in stool samples.
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