Issue table of contents

Journal of Medical Microbiology — Volume 54, Issue 4

18 articles in this issue

Induction of inflammatory cytokines and nitric oxide in J774.2 cells and murine macrophages by lipoteichoic acid and related cell wall antigens from Staphylococcus epidermidis

Jones, Karen J, Perris, Alan D, Vernallis, Ann B, Worthington, Tony, Lambert, Peter A, Elliott, Tom SJ

p. 315 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45872-0

Role of interleukin-18 in experimental infections with Streptococcus pneumoniae

Paterson, G K, Blue, C E, Mitchell, T J

p. 323 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45873-0

Serotype incidence and antibiotic susceptibility of Streptococcus pneumoniae causing invasive disease in Scotland, 1999-2002

Denham, B C, Clarke, S C

p. 327 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45718-0

Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) versus randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) as new tools for inter- and intra-species differentiation within Bordetella

Gzyl, Anna, Augustynowicz, Ewa, Mosiej, Ewa, Zawadka, Monika, Gniadek, Grzegorz, Nowaczek, Aneta, Slusarczyk, Janusz

p. 333 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45690-0

Evaluation of the EVIGENE VRE Detection kit for detection of vanA and vanB genes in vancomycin-resistant enterococci

Kilic, Abdullah, Baysallar, Mehmet, Bahar, Gul, Kucukkaraaslan, Ayten, Cilli, Feriha, Doganci, Levent

p. 347 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45789-0

A molecular-capsular-type prediction system for 90 Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes using partial cpsA-cpsB sequencing and wzy- or wzx-specific PCR

Kong, Fanrong, Wang, Weizhen, Tao, Jiang, Wang, Lei, Wang, Quan, Sabananthan, Archcna, Gilbert, Gwendolyn L

p. 351 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45924-0

In vitro assessment of the APTIMA Combo 2 assay for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis using highly purified elementary bodies

Ikeda-Dantsuji, Yurika, Konomi, Ichiro, Nagayama, Ariaki

p. 357 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45911-0

Comparative evaluation of three different ELISA methods for the diagnosis of early culture-confirmed Lyme disease in Italy

Marangoni, Antonella, Sparacino, Monica, Cavrini, Francesca, Storni, Elisa, Mondardini, Valeria, Sambri, Vittorio, Cevenini, Roberto

p. 361 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45853-0

Evaluation of an in-house-developed PCR for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in Indian children

Kulkarni, S P, Jaleel, M A, Kadival, G V

p. 369 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45801-0

A fraction from Escherichia coli with anti-Aspergillus properties

Yadav, V, Mandhan, R, Dabur, Rajesh, Chhillar, A K, Gupta, J, Sharma, G L

p. 375 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45748-0

Prevalence of genosubtypes (PorA types) of serogroup B invasive meningococcus in the north of Spain from 2000 to 2003

Vicente, Diego, Esnal, Olatz, Michaus, Lourdes, Lopez de Goicoechea, Maria Jose, Cisterna, Ramon, Perez-Trallero, Emilio

p. 381 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45855-0

Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever outbreak in Middle Anatolia: a multicentre study of clinical features and outcome measures

Bakir, Mehmet, Ugurlu, Mehmet, Dokuzoguz, Basak, Bodur, Hurrem, Tasyaran, Mehmet A, Vahaboglu, Haluk, and the Turkish CCHF Study Group,

p. 385 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45865-0

Retrospective survey of candidaemia in hospitalized patients and molecular investigation of a suspected outbreak

Cliff, Penelope R, Sandoe, Jonathan AT, Heritage, John, Barton, Richard C

p. 391 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45895-0

Community-acquired pneumonia in Japan: a prospective ambulatory and hospitalized patient study

Miyashita, Naoyuki, Fukano, Hiroshi, Mouri, Keiji, Fukuda, Minoru, Yoshida, Koichiro, Kobashi, Yoshihiro, Niki, Yoshihito, Oka, Mikio

p. 395 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45920-0

Superantigen genes encoded by the egc cluster and SaPIbov are predominant among Staphylococcus aureus isolates from cows, goats, sheep, rabbits and poultry

Smyth, Davida S, Hartigan, Patrick J, Meaney, William J, Fitzgerald, J Ross, Deobald, Claudia F, Bohach, Gregory A, Smyth, Cyril J

p. 401 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45863-0

Bacteria recovered from dental pulp induce apoptosis of lymph node cells

Ribeiro-Sobrinho, A P, Rabelo, F LA, Figueiredo, C BO, Alvarez-Leite, J I, Nicoli, J R, Uzeda, M, Vieira, L Q

p. 413 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45728-0

Nuclear bilateral Bell's palsy and ageusia associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pulmonary infection

Trad, Salim, Ghosn, Jade, Dormont, Didier, Stankoff, Bruno, Bricaire, Francois, Caumes, Eric

p. 417 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45859-0

Salmonella typhi iron-regulated outer-membrane proteins cause oedema and hyperalgesia during inflammation induced in a rat model

Chanana, Vishal, Sehgal, Rakesh, Rishi, Praveen

p. 421 https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.45907-0