REVIEW
	Switches, cross-talk and memory in Escherichia coli adherence
	Nicola J. Holden and David L. Gally
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 585-593. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

DIAGNOSTICS, TYPING AND IDENTIFICATION
	PCR-based assays for detection of Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes 3, 14, 19F and 23F in respiratory specimens
	Lorry G. Rubin and Atqia Rizvi
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 595-602. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Comparison between real-time PCR, conventional PCR and different staining techniques for diagnosing Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia from bronchoalveolar lavage specimens
	Pierre Flori, Bahrie Bellete, Fabrice Durand, Hélène Raberin, Céline Cazorla, Jamal Hafid, Frédéric Lucht, and Roger Tran Manh Sung
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 603-607. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Identification and characterization of transmissible Pseudomonas aeruginosa strains in cystic fibrosis patients in England and Wales
	Fiona W. Scott and Tyrone L. Pitt
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 609-615. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Improvement in the detection rate of diarrhoeagenic bacteria in human stool specimens by a rapid real-time PCR assay
	Yoshio Iijima, Nahoko T. Asako, Masanori Aihara, and Kozaburo Hayashi
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 617-622. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Non-invasive diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection in adult dyspeptic patients by stool antigen detection: does the rapid immunochromatography test provide a reliable alternative to conventional ELISA kits?
	Stephanie A. Chisholm, Claire L. Watson, E. Louise Teare, Seth Saverymuttu, and Robert J. Owen
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 623-627. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Preliminary evaluation of one conventional nested and two real-time PCR assays for the detection of Toxoplasma gondii in immunocompromised patients
	Thomas Hierl, Udo Reischl, Peter Lang, Holger Hebart, Maik Stark, Pierre Kyme, and Ingo B. Autenrieth
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 629-632. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Isolation and molecular identification of Candida dubliniensis from non-human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients in Kuwait
	Suhail Ahmad, Zaiba Khan, Eiman Mokaddas, and Zia U. Khan
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 633-637. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Do procalcitonin and C-reactive protein levels have a place in the diagnosis and follow-up of Helicobacter pylori infections?
	Suat Saribas, Bekir Kocazeybek, Mustafa Aslan, Sibel Altun, Yalcin Seyhun, Y. Ali Öner, and Nejat Memisoglu
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 639-644. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

EPIDEMIOLOGY
	Aetiology of acute pharyngitis: the role of atypical bacteria
	Susanna Esposito, Francesco Blasi, Samantha Bosis, Roberta Droghetti, Nadia Faelli, Annalisa Lastrico, and Nicola Principi
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 645-651. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Typing and characterization of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter calcoaceticus–baumannii complex in a Chinese hospital
	Yun-Song Yu, Qing Yang, Xiao-Wei Xu, Hai-Shen Kong, Gen-Yun Xu, and Bu-Yun Zhong
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 653-656. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Dendrogram of isolates]
	Characterization of Neisseria meningitidis isolates collected from 1974 to 2003 in Japan by multilocus sequence typing
	Hideyuki Takahashi, Toshiro Kuroki, Yuko Watanabe, Hiroshi Tanaka, Hiroo Inouye, Shiro Yamai, and Haruo Watanabe
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 657-662. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum]
	Epidemiology of Burkholderia cepacia complex species recovered from cystic fibrosis patients: issues related to patient segregation
	Andrew McDowell, Eshwar Mahenthiralingam, Kerstin E.A. Dunbar, John E. Moore, Mary Crowe, and J. Stuart Elborn
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 663-668. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND VIROLOGY
	Microevolution between paired antral and paired antrum and corpus Helicobacter pylori isolates recovered from individual patients
	Ian M. Carroll, Niyaz Ahmed, Sarah M. Beesley, Aleem A. Khan, Sheikh Ghousunnissa, Colm A.Ó Moráin, C. M. Habibullah, and Cyril J. Smyth
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 669-677. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]
	Alginate production affects Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development and architecture, but is not essential for biofilm formation
	Andres Plata Stapper, Giri Narasimhan, Dennis E. Ohman, Johnny Barakat, Morten Hentzer, Søren Molin, Arsalan Kharazmi, Niels Høiby, and Kalai Mathee
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 679-690. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

VETERINARY MICROBIOLOGY
	Immunocytochemical studies of Salmonella Typhimurium invasion of porcine jejunal epithelial cells
	Kirsten Schauser, John Elmerdahl Olsen, and Lars-Inge Larsson
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 691-695. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

ORAL MICROBIOLOGY
	Genotypic diversity and virulence traits of Streptococcus mutans in caries-free and caries-active individuals
	Marcelo Henrique Napimoga, Regianne Umeko Kamiya, Rosimeire Takaki Rosa, Edvaldo AntonioR. Rosa, José Francisco Höfling, Renata de Oliveira Mattos-Graner, and Reginaldo Bruno Gonçalves
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 697-703. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Erratum]

MODELS OF INFECTION
	Protection in a mouse peritonitis model mediated by iron-regulated outer-membrane protein of Salmonella typhi coupled to its Vi antigen
	Sanjay Chibber and Sonia B. Bhardwaj
	J Med Microbiol 2004. 53: 705-709. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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