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BMC Infectious Diseases

Ausgabe 1/2005

Inhalt (116 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Toxicity after prolonged (more than four weeks) administration of intravenous colistin

Matthew E Falagas, Michael Rizos, Ioannis A Bliziotis, Kostas Rellos, Sofia K Kasiakou, Argyris Michalopoulos

Open Access Research article

Substituting abacavir for hyperlipidemia-associated protease inhibitors in HAART regimens improves fasting lipid profiles, maintains virologic suppression, and simplifies treatment

Philip H Keiser, Michael G Sension, Edwin DeJesus, Allan Rodriguez, Jeffrey F Olliffe, Vanessa C Williams, John H Wakeford, Jerry W Snidow, Anne D Shachoy-Clark, Julie W Fleming, Gary E Pakes, Jaime E Hernandez

Open Access Case report

Enterococcal meningitis caused by Enterococcus casseliflavus. First case report

Chiara Iaria, Giovanna Stassi, Gaetano Bruno Costa, Rita Di Leo, Antonio Toscano, Antonio Cascio

Open Access Research article

Viability testing of material derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosisprior to removal from a Containment Level-III Laboratory as part of a Laboratory Risk Assessment Program

Kym S Blackwood, Tamara V Burdz, Christine Y Turenne, Meenu K Sharma, Amin M Kabani, Joyce N Wolfe

Open Access Research article

Daily antibiotic cost of nosocomial infections in a Turkish university hospital

Dilara Inan, Rabin Saba, Filiz Gunseren, Gozde Ongut, Ozge Turhan, Ata Nevzat Yalcin, Latife Mamikoglu

Open Access Research article

A novel pancoronavirus RT-PCR assay: frequent detection of human coronavirus NL63 in children hospitalized with respiratory tract infections in Belgium

Elien Moës, Leen Vijgen, Els Keyaerts, Kalina Zlateva, Sandra Li, Piet Maes, Krzysztof Pyrc, Ben Berkhout, Lia van der Hoek, Marc Van Ranst

Open Access Research article

International outbreak of SalmonellaOranienburg due to German chocolate

Dirk Werber, Johannes Dreesman, Fabian Feil, Ulrich van Treeck, Gerhard Fell, Steen Ethelberg, Anja M Hauri, Peter Roggentin, Rita Prager, Ian ST Fisher, Susanne C Behnke, Edda Bartelt, Ekkehard Weise, Andrea Ellis, Anja Siitonen, Yvonne Andersson, Helmut Tschäpe, Michael H Kramer, Andrea Ammon

Open Access Research article

Detection of virulence genes in Malaysian Shigellaspecies by multiplex PCR assay

Kwai Lin Thong, Susan Ling Ling Hoe, SD Puthucheary, Rohani Md Yasin

Open Access Research article

CNS activity of Pokeweed Anti-viral Protein (PAP) in mice infected with Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV)

Fatih M Uckun, Larisa Rustamova, Alexei O Vassilev, Heather E Tibbles, Alexander S Petkevich

Open Access Research article

Emergency vaccination of rabies under limited resources – combating or containing?

Dirk Eisinger, Hans-Hermann Thulke, Thomas Selhorst, Thomas Müller

Open Access Debate

Could flies explain the elusive epidemiology of campylobacteriosis?

Karl Ekdahl, Bengt Normann, Yvonne Andersson

Open Access Research article

Bacterial vaginosis, vaginal flora patterns and vaginal hygiene practices in patients presenting with vaginal discharge syndrome in The Gambia, West Africa

Edward Demba, Linda Morison, Maarten Schim van der Loeff, Akum A Awasana, Euphemia Gooding, Robin Bailey, Philippe Mayaud, Beryl West

Open Access Technical advance

A dual fluorescent multiprobe assay for prion protein genotyping in sheep

Mario Van Poucke, Jo Vandesompele, Marc Mattheeuws, Alex Van Zeveren, Luc J Peelman

Open Access Research article

Emergence of unusual species of enterococci causing infections, South India

Vittal P Prakash, Sambasiva R Rao, Subash C Parija

Open Access Technical advance

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) proviral DNA load in purified CD4+ cells by LightCycler® Real-time PCR

Benoît Kabamba-Mukadi, Philippe Henrivaux, Jean Ruelle, Nicole Delferrière, Monique Bodéus, Patrick Goubau

Open Access Research article

Worldwide trends in quantity and quality of published articles in the field of infectious diseases

Ioannis A Bliziotis, Konstantinos Paraschakis, Paschalis I Vergidis, Antonia I Karavasiou, Matthew E Falagas

Open Access Research article

A2 gene of Old World cutaneous Leishmania is a single highly conserved functional gene

Yves JF Garin, Pascale Meneceur, Francine Pratlong, Jean-Pierre Dedet, Francis Derouin, Frédéric Lorenzo

Open Access Research article

BCG skin reaction in Mantoux-negative healthy children

Mohit Singla, Vaibhav Sahai, Sukhbir Sodhi, Rakesh Pal Gupta

Open Access Research article

Defining the timing of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outbreaks: an epidemiological study

Elena Terletskaia-Ladwig, Gisela Enders, Gunnar Schalasta, Martin Enders

Open Access Research article

Bartonella seropositivity in children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Joan L Robinson, Donald W Spady, Errol Prasad, Dorothy McColl, Harvey Artsob

Open Access Research article

Risk factors for fatal candidemia caused by Candida albicans and non-albicans Candida species

Ming-Fang Cheng, Yun-Liang Yang, Tzy-Jyun Yao, Chin-Yu Lin, Jih-Shin Liu, Ran-Bin Tang, Kwok-Woon Yu, Yu-Hua Fan, Kai-Sheng Hsieh, Monto Ho, Hsiu-Jung Lo

Open Access Research article

Abacavir, efavirenz, didanosine, with or without hydroxyurea, in HIV-infected adults failing initial nucleoside/protease inhibitor-containing regimens

Susan Swindells, Calvin J Cohen, Daniel S Berger, Karen T Tashima, Qiming Liao, Bonnie F Pobiner, Jerry W Snidow, Gary E Pakes, Jaime E Hernandez

Open Access Research article

Outcome of infections due to pandrug-resistant (PDR) Gram-negative bacteria

Matthew E Falagas, Ioannis A Bliziotis, Sofia K Kasiakou, George Samonis, Panayiota Athanassopoulou, Argyris Michalopoulos

Open Access Research article

Effective antiprotease-antibiotic treatment of experimental anthrax

Serguei G Popov, Taissia G Popova, Svetlana Hopkins, Raymond S Weinstein, Rebecca MacAfee, Karl J Fryxell, Vikas Chandhoke, Charles Bailey, Ken Alibek

Open Access Research article

Absence of association between angiotensin converting enzyme polymorphism and development of adult respiratory distress syndrome in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome: a case control study

KC Allen Chan, Nelson LS Tang, David SC Hui, Grace TY Chung, Alan KL Wu, Stephen SC Chim, Rossa WK Chiu, Nelson Lee, KW Choi, YM Sung, Paul KS Chan, YK Tong, ST Lai, WC Yu, Owen Tsang, YM Dennis Lo

Open Access Research article

High versus standard doses interferon-alpha in the treatment of naïve chronic hepatitis C patients in Taiwan: a 10-year cohort study

Ming-Lung Yu, Chia-Yen Dai, Shinn-Cherng Chen, Li-Po Lee, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Zu-Yau Lin, Ming-Yuh Hsieh, Liang-Yen Wang, Jung-Fa Tsai, Wen-Yu Chang, Wan-Long Chuang

Open Access Case report

Difficulties in assessing cytomegalovirus-associated gastric perforation in an HIV-infected patient

Bruno Mégarbane, Dabor Résière, Jacqueline Ferrand, Laurent Raskine, Kouroche Vahedi, Frédéric J Baud

Open Access Case report

Tuberculous dilated cardiomyopathy: an under-recognized entity?

Ritesh Agarwal, Puneet Malhotra, Anshu Awasthi, Nandita Kakkar, Dheeraj Gupta

Open Access Research article

Investigation of Staphylococcus strains with heterogeneous resistance to glycopeptides in a Turkish university hospital

Yasar Nakipoglu, Sengul Derbentli, Atahan A Cagatay, Handan Katranci

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of oropharyngeal beta-lactamase-producing Capnocytophagaspp. in pediatric oncology patients over a ten-year period

Anne Jolivet-Gougeon, Zohreh Tamanai-Shacoori, Laurent Desbordes, Virginie Gandemer, Jean-Louis Sixou, Nolwenn Morvan-Graveline, Michel Cormier, Martine Bonnaure-Mallet

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and risk factors of syphilis infection among drug addicts

Norbert Scherbaum, Bernhard T Baune, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Thomas Kuhlmann, Gerhard Reymann, Martin Reker

Open Access Research article

Echinococcal disease in Alberta, Canada: more than a calcified opacity

Ali Somily, Joan L Robinson, Lilly J Miedzinski, Ravi Bhargava, Thomas J Marrie

Open Access Research article

Blood cultures in ambulatory outpatients

Kevin B Laupland, Deirdre L Church, Daniel B Gregson

Open Access Research article

Hepatitis E virus infection in hemodialysis patients: A seroepidemiological survey in Iran

Mahnaz Taremi, Manouchehr Khoshbaten, Latif Gachkar, MohammadJavad EhsaniArdakani, MohammadReza Zali

Open Access Research article

Clinical outcomes in typhoid fever: adverse impact of infection with nalidixic acid-resistant Salmonella typhi

Tamilarasu Kadhiravan, Naveet Wig, Arti Kapil, SK Kabra, K Renuka, Anoop Misra

Open Access Case report

Fatal meningitis in a previously healthy young adult caused by Streptococcus pneumoniaeserotype 38: an emerging serotype?

Carolyn I Baker, Christopher P Barrozo, Margaret AK Ryan, Lisa A Pearse, Kevin L Russell

Open Access Technical advance

A sensitive flow cytometric methodology for studying the binding of L. chagasito canine peritoneal macrophages

Ricardo Gonçalves, Etel R Vieira, Maria N Melo, Kenneth J Gollob, David M Mosser, Wagner L Tafuri

Open Access Research article

Clinical presentation of pertussis in fully immunized children in Lithuania

Irena Narkeviciute, Ema Kavaliunaite, Genovaite Bernatoniene, Rimantas Eidukevicius

Open Access Research article

Salivary antibodies induced by the seven-valent PncOMPC conjugate vaccine in the Finnish Otitis Media Vaccine Trial

Anu Nurkka, Mika Lahdenkari, Arto AI Palmu, Helena Käyhty

Open Access Research article

Efficacy and safety of telithromycin 800 mg once daily for 7 days in community-acquired pneumonia: an open-label, multicenter study

Charles M Fogarty, Tushar C Patel, Lala M Dunbar, Bruno P Leroy

Open Access Research article

Congenital rubella syndrome in Iran

Jila Sadighi, Hasan Eftekhar, Kazem Mohammad

Open Access Research article

The therapeutic effect of the neuropeptide hormone somatostatin on Schistosoma mansoni caused liver fibrosis

Shyama Chatterjee, Gunther Vrolix, Inge Depoortere, Theo Peeters, Eric Van Marck

Open Access Technical advance

Evaluation of amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) for the identification of Mycoplasma species

Tim Stakenborg, Jo Vicca, Patrick Butaye, Dominiek Maes, Thierry De Baere, Rita Verhelst, Johan Peeters, Aart de Kruif, Freddy Haesebrouck, Mario Vaneechoutte

Open Access Research article

High frequency of Fredrickson's phenotypes IV and IIb in Brazilians infected by human immunodeficiency virus

Edilma MV Albuquerque, Eliana C de Faria, Helena CF Oliveira, Daniela O Magro, Lucia N Castilho

Open Access Research article

Immunomodulatory intervention in sepsis by multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa with thalidomide: an experimental study

Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Nikolaos Bolanos, George Laoutaris, Vassilios Papadakis, Vassilios Koussoulas, Despina Perrea, Panayotis E Karayannacos, Helen Giamarellou

Open Access Research article

Transmission dynamics of rabies virus in Thailand: Implications for disease control

Jessada Denduangboripant, Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, Boonlert Lumlertdacha, Nipada Ruankaew, Wirongrong Hoonsuwan, Apirom Puanghat, Thiravat Hemachudha

Open Access Research article

Probable neuroimmunological link between Toxoplasma and cytomegalovirus infections and personality changes in the human host

Martina Novotná, Jitka Hanusova, Jiří Klose, Marek Preiss, Jan Havlicek, Kateřina Roubalová, Jaroslav Flegr

Open Access Research article

Subclinical iron deficiency is a strong predictor of bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy

Hans Verstraelen, Joris Delanghe, Kristien Roelens, Stijn Blot, Geert Claeys, Marleen Temmerman

Open Access Research article

Seroprevalence of hepatitis A infection in a low endemicity country: a systematic review

Ba' Pham, Bernard Duval, Gaston De Serres, Vladimir Gilca, Andrea C Tricco, Jan Ochnio, David W Scheifele

Open Access Research article

Hospitalization for pertussis: profiles and case costs by age

Judith A O'Brien, J Jaime Caro

Open Access Research article

Incidence and risk factors for liver enzyme elevation during highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-HCV co-infected patients: results from the Italian EPOKA-MASTER Cohort

Carlo Torti, Giuseppe Lapadula, Salvatore Casari, Massimo Puoti, Mark Nelson, Eugenia Quiros-Roldan, Daniele Bella, Giuseppe Pastore, Nicoletta Ladisa, Lorenzo Minoli, Giovanni Sotgiu, Francesco Mazzotta, Sergio Lo Caputo, Giovanni Di Perri, Gaetano Filice, Carmine Tinelli, Giampiero Carosi

Open Access Research article

Bacteriophage- based tests for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens: a systematic review and meta- analysis

Shriprakash Kalantri, Madhukar Pai, Lisa Pascopella, Lee Riley, Arthur Reingold

Open Access Case report

Kocuria kristinae infection associated with acute cholecystitis

Edmond SK Ma, Chris LP Wong, Kristi TW Lai, Edmond CH Chan, WC Yam, Angus CW Chan

Open Access Research article

Lack of association between serological evidence of past Coxiella burnetii infection and incident ischaemic heart disease: nested case-control study

Conall McCaughey, Liam J Murray, James P McKenna, Peter V Coyle, Hugh J O'Neill, Dorothy E Wyatt, Jayne V Woodside, John WG Yarnell, Pierre Ducimetiere, Annie Bingham, Philippe Amouyel, Michele Montaye, Dominique Arveiler, Bernadette Haas, Jean Ferrieres, Jean-Bernard Ruidavets

Open Access Research article

A nested-PCR with an Internal Amplification Control for the detection and differentiation of Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae: An examination of cats in Trinidad

Joanne N Rampersad, John D Watkins, Michael S Samlal, Raymond Deonanan, Shalini Ramsubeik, David R Ammons

Open Access Research article

Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in monocytes during acute Dengue Fever in patients and during in vitro infection

Patrícia CF Neves-Souza, Elzinandes L Azeredo, Sonia MO Zagne, Rogério Valls-de-Souza, Sonia RNI Reis, Denise IS Cerqueira, Rita MR Nogueira, Claire F Kubelka

Open Access Erratum

Erratum to: Investigation of Staphylococcus strains with heterogeneous resistance to glycopeptides in a Turkish university hospital

Yasar Nakipoglu, Sengul Derbentli, Atahan A Cagatay, Handan Katranci

Open Access Research article

Does age acquired immunity confer selective protection to common serotypes of Campylobacter jejuni?

Gordon Miller, Geoff M Dunn, Thomas MS Reid, Iain D Ogden, Norval JC Strachan

Open Access Research article

Safety and tolerability of nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients receiving fluconazole for cryptococcal prophylaxis: a retrospective cohort study

Weerawat Manosuthi, Nopphanath Chumpathat, Achara Chaovavanich, Somnuek Sungkanuparph

Open Access Case report

Arcanobacterium haemolyticum associated with pyothorax: case report

Subhash Chandra Parija, Venkatesh Kaliaperumal, Saka Vinod Kumar, Sistla Sujatha, Venkateshwara Babu, V Balu

Open Access Research article

Different patterns of HIV-1 DNA after therapy discontinuation

Maria Carla Re, Francesca Vitone, Laura Sighinolfi, Pasqua Schiavone, Florio Ghinelli, Davide Gibellini

Open Access Research article

Mortality following Campylobacter infection: a registry-based linkage study

Anders Ternhag, Anna Törner, Åke Svensson, Johan Giesecke, Karl Ekdahl

Open Access Research article

Effects of type and level of training on variation in physician knowledge in the use and acquisition of blood cultures: a cross sectional survey

Jorge P Parada, David N Schwartz, Gordon D Schiff, Kevin B Weiss

Open Access Research article

Generation of human antibody fragments recognizing distinct epitopes of the nucleocapsid (N) SARS-CoV protein using a phage display approach

Michela Flego, Paola Di Bonito, Alessandro Ascione, Silvia Zamboni, Alessandra Carattoli, Felicia Grasso, Antonio Cassone, Maurizio Cianfriglia

Open Access Case report

Leprosy & gangrene: A rare association; role of anti phospholipid antibodies

Shashank M Akerkar, Lata S Bichile

Open Access Research article

Dog filariosis in the Lazio region (Central Italy): first report on the presence of Dirofilaria repens

Paola Scaramozzino, Simona Gabrielli, Michele Di Paolo, Marcello Sala, Francesco Scholl, Gabriella Cancrini

Open Access Research article

Use of a nested PCR-enzyme immunoassay with an internal control to detect Chlamydophila psittaciin turkeys

Marnix Van Loock, Kristel Verminnen, Trudy O Messmer, Guido Volckaert, Bruno M Goddeeris, Daisy Vanrompay

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of human papillomavirus cervical infection in an Italian asymptomatic population

Maria G Centurioni, Andrea Puppo, Domenico F Merlo, Gennaro Pasciucco, Enzo R Cusimano, Rodolfo Sirito, Claudio A Gustavino

Open Access Research article

GB virus-C – a virus without a disease: We cannot give it chronic fatigue syndrome

James F Jones, Prasad S Kulkarni, Salvatore T Butera, William C Reeves

Open Access Research article

Low pH immobilizes and kills human leukocytes and prevents transmission of cell-associated HIV in a mouse model

Stuart S Olmsted, Kristen V Khanna, Erina M Ng, Steven T Whitten, Owen N Johnson III, Richard B Markham, Richard A Cone, Thomas R Moench

Open Access Research article

Identification of moaA3 gene in patient isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kerala, which is absent in M. tuberculosisH37Rv and H37Ra

Suma Sarojini, Smitha Soman, Indulakshmi Radhakrishnan, Sathish Mundayoor

Open Access Case report

Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas luteola

Jean-Paul Casalta, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Gilbert Habib, Alberto Riberi, Didier Raoult

Open Access Research article

The 3' region of Human Papillomavirus type 16 early mRNAs decrease expression

Jeppe Vinther, Maiken W Rosenstierne, Karen Kristiansen, Bodil Norrild

Open Access Research article

Use of "biokitHSV-2 Rapid Assay" to improve the positive predictive value of Focus HerpeSelect HSV-2 ELISA

Rhoda Ashley Morrow, David Friedrich, Amalia Meier, Lawrence Corey

Open Access Research article

Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases among Gram-negative bacteria of nosocomial origin from an Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary health facility in Tanzania

Faustine Ndugulile, Roland Jureen, Stig Harthug, Willy Urassa, Nina Langeland

Open Access Research article

A simple and rapid approach for screening of SARS-coronavirus genotypes: an evaluation study

Grace TY Chung, Rossa WK Chiu, Jo LK Cheung, Yongjie Jin, Stephen SC Chim, Paul KS Chan, YM Dennis Lo

Open Access Research article

A multicenter trial of the efficacy and safety of tigecycline versus imipenem/cilastatin in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections [Study ID Numbers: 3074A1-301-WW; ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00081744]

María E Oliva, Arcot Rekha, Albert Yellin, Jacyr Pasternak, Maria Campos, Gilbert M Rose, Timothy Babinchak, Evelyn J Ellis-Grosse, Evan Loh

Open Access Research article

The burden of diarrhoea, shigellosis, and cholera in North Jakarta, Indonesia: findings from 24 months surveillance

Magdarina D Agtini, Rooswanti Soeharno, Murad Lesmana, Narain H Punjabi, Cyrus Simanjuntak, Ferry Wangsasaputra, Dazwir Nurdin, Sri Pandam Pulungsih, Ainur Rofiq, Hari Santoso, H Pujarwoto, Agus Sjahrurachman, Pratiwi Sudarmono, Lorenz von Seidlein, Jacqueline L Deen, Mohammad Ali, Hyejon Lee, Deok Ryun Kim, Oakpil Han, Jin Kyung Park, Agus Suwandono, Ingerani, Buhari A Oyofo, James R Campbell, H James Beecham, Andrew L Corwin, John D Clemens

Open Access Case report

Cardiac involvement in a patient with clinical and serological evidence of African tick-bite fever

Cristina Bellini, Matteo Monti, Mathieu Potin, Anne Dalle Ave, Jacques Bille, Gilbert Greub

Open Access Research article

Systemic and local antibiotic prophylaxis in the prevention of Staphylococcus epidermidisgraft infection

Huseyin Turgut, Suzan Sacar, Ilknur Kaleli, Mustafa Sacar, Ibrahim Goksin, Semra Toprak, Ali Asan, Nural Cevahir, Koray Tekin, Ahmet Baltalarli

Open Access Case report

Pneumomediastinum as initial presentation of paralytic rabies: A case report

Pongtorn Kietdumrongwong, Thiravat Hemachudha

Open Access Research article

Clinical presentation and prognostic factors of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis according to the focus of infection

Christian Østergaard, Helle Bossen Konradsen, Susanne Samuelsson

Open Access Research article

Comparison of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome between monomicrobial and polymicrobial Pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial bloodstream infections

Alexandre R Marra, Gonzalo ML Bearman, Richard P Wenzel, Michael B Edmond

Open Access Research article

Increased oxidative stress associated with the severity of the liver disease in various forms of hepatitis B virus infection

Cengiz Bolukbas, Fusun Filiz Bolukbas, Mehmet Horoz, Mehmet Aslan, Hakim Celik, Ozcan Erel

Open Access Research article

High carriage rate of high-level penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniaein a Taiwan kindergarten associated with a case of pneumococcal meningitis

Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, Wei Yang Lee, Ming Fang Cheng, I Fei Huang, Yu Chen Lin, Kai Sheng Hseih, I-Wen Huang, Christine C Chiou

Open Access Research article

The changing epidemiology of pediatric aseptic meningitis in Daejeon, Korea from 1987 to 2003

Kyung-Yil Lee, David Burgner, Hyung-Shin Lee, Ja-Hyun Hong, Mi-Hee Lee, Jin-Han Kang, Byung-Churl Lee

Open Access Research article

Cerebrospinal fluid HIV infection and pleocytosis: Relation to systemic infection and antiretroviral treatment

Serena S Spudich, Annelie C Nilsson, Nicole D Lollo, Teri J Liegler, Christos J Petropoulos, Steven G Deeks, Ellen E Paxinos, Richard W Price

Open Access Research article

The trend of susceptibilities to amphotericin B and fluconazole of Candida species from 1999 to 2002 in Taiwan

Yun-Liang Yang, Shu-Ying Li, Hsiao-Hsu Cheng, Hsiu-Jung Lo

Open Access Case report

Epidural abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri in a pregnant woman

Russell Lampen, Gonzalo Bearman

Open Access Research article

Adjunctive corticosteroids for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Matthias Briel, Remy Boscacci, Hansjakob Furrer, Heiner C Bucher

Open Access Research article

Correlation between human papillomavirus infection and bladder transitional cell carcinoma

MR Barghi, A Hajimohammadmehdiarbab, SMM Hosseini Moghaddam, B Kazemi

Open Access Research article

Mechanisms of escape phenomenon of spinal cord and brainstem in human rabies

Sasiwimol Juntrakul, Preecha Ruangvejvorachai, Shanop Shuangshoti, Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, Thiravat Hemachudha

Open Access Research article

Acquired homotypic and heterotypic immunity against oculogenital Chlamydia trachomatis serovars following female genital tract infection in mice

Joseph M Lyons, Servaas A Morré, Lucy P Airo-Brown, A Salvador Peña, James I Ito

Open Access Case report

Failure of levofloxacin treatment in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia

Andrea Endimiani, Gioconda Brigante, Alessia A Bettaccini, Francesco Luzzaro, Paolo Grossi, Antonio Q Toniolo

Open Access Case report

Catheter-associated bacteremia by Mycobacterium senegalense in Korea

Won Sup Oh, Kwan Soo Ko, Jae-Hoon Song, Mi Young Lee, Seong Yeol Ryu, Sangtaek Heo, Ki Tae Kwon, Jang-Ho Lee, Kyong Ran Peck, Nam Yong Lee

Open Access Research article

High frequency of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA in the Liver of Infants with Extrahepatic Neonatal Cholestasis

Adriana MA De Tommaso, Paula D Andrade, Sandra CB Costa, Cecília AF Escanhoela, Gabriel Hessel

Open Access Case report

Coxiella burnetii vascular graft infection

Laurence Senn, Mario Franciolli, Didier Raoult, Alexandre Moulin, Ludwig Von Segesser, Thierry Calandra, Gilbert Greub

Open Access Research article

Bacterial isolates from blood cultures of children with suspected septicaemia in Calabar, Nigeria

Martin M Meremikwu, Chukwuemeka E Nwachukwu, Anne E Asuquo, Joseph U Okebe, Simon J Utsalo

Open Access Research article

The role and performance of chest X-ray for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: A cost-effectiveness analysis in Nairobi, Kenya

MRA van Cleeff, LE Kivihya-Ndugga, H Meme, JA Odhiambo, PR Klatser

Open Access Research article

Diagnostic and treatment delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Solomon Yimer, Gunnar Bjune, Getu Alene

Open Access Research article

Balance of IL-10 and Interferon-γ plasma levels in human visceral leishmaniasis: Implications in the pathogenesis

Arlene Caldas, Cecília Favali, Dorlene Aquino, Vera Vinhas, Johan van Weyenbergh, Cláudia Brodskyn, Jackson Costa, Manoel Barral-Netto, Aldina Barral

Open Access Research article

The CD14 functional gene polymorphism -260 C>T is not involved in either the susceptibility to Chlamydia trachomatis infection or the development of tubal pathology

Sander Ouburg, Joke Spaargaren, Janneke E den Hartog, Jolande A Land, Johan SA Fennema, Jolein Pleijster, A Salvador Peña, Servaas A Morré

Open Access Research article

A randomised controlled trial of the effects of albendazole in pregnancy on maternal responses to mycobacterial antigens and infant responses to bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunisation [ISRCTN32849447]

Alison M Elliott, Proscovia B Namujju, Patrice A Mawa, Maria A Quigley, Margaret Nampijja, Peter M Nkurunziza, John T Belisle, Moses Muwanga, James AG Whitworth

Open Access Research article

Prevalence and distribution of high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) types in invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix and in normal women in Andhra Pradesh, India

A Pavani Sowjanya, Meenkashi Jain, Usha Rani Poli, S Padma, Manik Das, Keerti V Shah, BN Rao, Radha Rama Devi, Patti E Gravitt, Gayatri Ramakrishna

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