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BMC Infectious Diseases

Ausgabe 1/2012

Inhalt (386 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

High content live cell imaging for the discovery of new antimalarial marine natural products

Serena Cervantes, Paige E Stout, Jacques Prudhomme, Sebastian Engel, Matthew Bruton, Michael Cervantes, David Carter, Young Tae-Chang, Mark E Hay, William Aalbersberg, Julia Kubanek, Karine G Le Roch

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R-848 triggers the expression of TLR7/8 and suppresses HIV replication in monocytes

Hua Nian, Wen-Qing Geng, Hua-Lu Cui, Ming-jia Bao, Zi-ning Zhang, Min Zhang, Ying Pan, Qing-Hai Hu, Hong Shang

Open Access Research article

Placental malaria is associated with attenuated CD4 T-cell responses to tuberculin PPD 12 months after BCG vaccination

Brigitte Walther, David JC Miles, Pauline Waight, Melba S Palmero, Olubukola Ojuola, Ebrima S Touray, Hilton Whittle, Marianne van der Sande, Sarah Crozier, Katie L Flanagan

Open Access Research article

Soluble RAGE as a severity marker in community acquired pneumonia associated sepsis

Rodrigo M Narvaez-Rivera, Adrian Rendon, Mario C Salinas-Carmona, Adrian G Rosas-Taraco

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Definition and characterization of localised meningitis epidemics in Burkina Faso: a longitudinal retrospective study

Haoua Tall, Stéphane Hugonnet, Philippe Donnen, Michèle Dramaix-Wilmet, Ludovic Kambou, Frank Drabo, Judith E Mueller

Open Access Research article

Klebsiella pneumoniaerelated community-acquired acute lower respiratory infections in Cambodia: Clinical characteristics and treatment

Blandine Rammaert, Sophie Goyet, Julien Beauté, Sopheak Hem, Vantha Te, Patrich Lorn Try, Charles Mayaud, Laurence Borand, Philippe Buchy, Bertrand Guillard, Sirenda Vong

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Potential of novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection phase-dependent antigens in the diagnosis of TB disease in a high burden setting

Novel N Chegou, Gillian F Black, Andre G Loxton, Kim Stanley, Paulin N Essone, Michel R Klein, Shreemanta K Parida, Stefan HE Kaufmann, T Mark Doherty, Annemieke H Friggen, Kees L Franken, Tom H Ottenhoff, Gerhard Walzl

Open Access Research article

Hepatitis a among men who have sex with men in Barcelona, 1989-2010: insufficient control and need for new approaches

Cecilia Tortajada, Patricia G de Olalla, Elia Diez, Rosa M Pinto, Albert Bosch, Unai Perez, Milagros Sanz, Joan A Caylà

Open Access Research article

Differing clinical characteristics between influenza strains among young healthy adults in the tropics

Jonathan Yap, Chi Hsien Tan, Alex R Cook, Jin Phang Loh, Paul A Tambyah, Boon Huan Tan, Vernon J Lee

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HIV patients treated with low-dose prednisolone exhibit lower immune activation than untreated patients

Christa Kasang, Albrecht Ulmer, Norbert Donhauser, Barbara Schmidt, August Stich, Hartwig Klinker, Samuel Kalluvya, Eleni Koutsilieri, Axel Rethwilm, Carsten Scheller

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Mass drug administration significantly reduces infection of Schistosoma mansoni and hookworm in school children in the national control program in Sierra Leone

Mary H Hodges, Nsa Dada, Anna Warmsley, Jusufu Paye, Momodu M Bangura, Emanuel Nyorkor, Mustapha Sonnie, Yaobi Zhang

Open Access Research article

Physician experience and rates of plasma HIV-1 RNA suppression among illicit drug users: an observational study

Sassan Sangsari, M-J Milloy, Amir Ibrahim, Thomas Kerr, Ruth Zhang, Julio Montaner, Evan Wood

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The role of facemasks and hand hygiene in the prevention of influenza transmission in households: results from a cluster randomised trial; Berlin, Germany, 2009-2011

Thorsten Suess, Cornelius Remschmidt, Susanne B Schink, Brunhilde Schweiger, Andreas Nitsche, Kati Schroeder, Joerg Doellinger, Jeanette Milde, Walter Haas, Irina Koehler, Gérard Krause, Udo Buchholz

Open Access Case report

Granulomatous hepatitis due to Bartonella henselae infection in an immunocompetent patient

Thomas R VanderHeyden, Sherri L Yong, Edward B Breitschwerdt, Ricardo G Maggi, Amanda R Mihalik, Jorge P Parada, Claus J Fimmel

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Predictors of the development of myocarditis or acute renal failure in patients with leptospirosis: An observational study

Dinesh LB Dassanayake, Harith Wimalaratna, Damith Nandadewa, Asanka Nugaliyadda, Champa N Ratnatunga, Suneth B Agampodi

Open Access Research article

A large, population-based study of age-related associations between vaginal pH and human papillomavirus infection

Megan A Clarke, Ana Cecilia Rodriguez, Julia C Gage, Rolando Herrero, Allan Hildesheim, Sholom Wacholder, Robert Burk, Mark Schiffman

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The community impact of the 2009 influenza pandemic in the WHO European Region: a comparison with historical seasonal data from 28 countries

Liana Martirosyan, W John Paget, Pernille Jorgensen, Caroline S Brown, Tamara J Meerhoff, Dmitriy Pereyaslov, Joshua A Mott

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Infection control management of patients with suspected highly infectious diseases in emergency departments: data from a survey in 41 facilities in 14 European countries

Francesco M Fusco, Stefan Schilling, Giuseppina De Iaco, Hans-Reinhard Brodt, Philippe Brouqui, Helena C Maltezou, Barbara Bannister, René Gottschalk, Gail Thomson, Vincenzo Puro, Giuseppe Ippolito

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Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers in acute-care hospitals: a case-control study of its effect on hospital-acquired influenza among patients

Thomas Bénet, Corinne Régis, Nicolas Voirin, Olivier Robert, Bruno Lina, Silene Cronenberger, Brigitte Comte, Brigitte Coppéré, Philippe Vanhems

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Epidemiology of respiratory viral infections in two long-term refugee camps in Kenya, 2007-2010

Jamal A Ahmed, Mark A Katz, Eric Auko, M Kariuki Njenga, Michelle Weinberg, Bryan K Kapella, Heather Burke, Raymond Nyoka, Anthony Gichangi, Lilian W Waiboci, Abdirahman Mahamud, Mohamed Qassim, Babu Swai, Burton Wagacha, David Mutonga, Margaret Nguhi, Robert F Breiman, Rachel B Eidex

Open Access Research article

A quick and cost effective method for the diagnosis of Mycobacterium ulcerans infection

Dziedzom K de Souza, Charles Quaye, Lydia Mosi, Phyllis Addo, Daniel A Boakye

Open Access Debate

Is a single dose of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine sufficient for protection? experience from the Netherlands

Patricia Kaaijk, Arie van der Ende, Guy Berbers, Germie PJM van den Dobbelsteen, Nynke Y Rots

Open Access Research article

Treatment outcomes in HIV-infected adolescents attending a community-based antiretroviral therapy clinic in South Africa

Mweete D Nglazi, Katharina Kranzer, Pearl Holele, Richard Kaplan, Daniella Mark, Heather Jaspan, Stephen D Lawn, Robin Wood, Linda-Gail Bekker

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Prospective evaluation of bone markers, parathormone and 1,25-(OH)2 vitamin D in HIV-positive patients after the initiation of tenofovir/emtricitabine with atazanavir/ritonavir or efavirenz

Emanuele Focà, Davide Motta, Marco Borderi, Daria Gotti, Laura Albini, Alessandra Calabresi, Ilaria Izzo, Rita Bellagamba, Pasquale Narciso, Laura Sighinolfi, Alberto Clò, Davide Gibellini, Eugenia Quiros-Roldan, Nigritella Brianese, Bruno Mario Cesana, Maria Carla Re, Carlo Torti

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Deficiency of immunity to poliovirus type 3: a lurking danger?

Claudia Reinheimer, Imke Friedrichs, Holger F Rabenau, Hans W Doerr

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Comparative activity of carbapenem testing (the COMPACT study) in Turkey

Hakan Leblebicioglu, Nedim Cakir, Mustafa Celen, Halil Kurt, Hakan Baris, Joerg Laeuffer

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Invasive fungal infection among hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients with mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit

Chen-Yiu Hung, Kuo-Chin Kao, Po-Nan Wang, Han-Chung Hu, Meng-Jer Hsieh, Jui-Ying Fu, Chih-Hao Chang, Li-Fu Li, Chung-Chi Huang, Ying-Huang Tsai, Cheng-Ta Yang

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Non-capsulated and capsulated Haemophilus influenzaein children with acute otitis media in Venezuela: a prospective epidemiological study

Laura Naranjo, Jose Antonio Suarez, Rodrigo DeAntonio, Francis Sanchez, Alberto Calvo, Enza Spadola, Nicolás Rodríguez, Omaira Andrade, Francisca Bertuglia, Nelly Márquez, Maria Mercedes Castrejon, Eduardo Ortega-Barria, Romulo E Colindres

Open Access Research article

Travel risk behaviours and uptake of pre-travel health preventions by university students in Australia

Anita E Heywood, Meng Zhang, C Raina MacIntyre, Holly Seale

Open Access Case report

Diaphragmatic paralysis: a rare consequence of dengue fever

Eranda C Ratnayake, Chrishan Shivanthan, Bandula C Wijesiriwardena

Open Access Research article

Emergence of new leptospiral serovars in American Samoa - ascertainment or ecological change?

Colleen L Lau, Chris Skelly, Lee D Smythe, Scott B Craig, Philip Weinstein

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Pattern recognition and cellular immune responses to novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis-antigens in individuals from Belarus

Raija K Ahmed, Zoyia Rohava, Kithiganahalli N Balaji, Sven E Hoffner, Hans Gaines, Isabelle Magalhaes, Alimuddin Zumla, Alena Skrahina, Markus J Maeurer

Open Access Research article

Increased prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in household contacts of children with community acquired disease

Yaseen Rafee, Nahed Abdel-Haq, Basim Asmar, Tanaz Salimnia, Celine Vidaillac Pharm, Michael J Rybak Pharm, Muhammad Amjad

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Renal function in HIV-infected children and adolescents treated with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate and protease inhibitors

Giuseppe Pontrelli, Nicola Cotugno, Donato Amodio, Paola Zangari, Hyppolite K Tchidjou, Stefania Baldassari, Paolo Palma, Stefania Bernardi

Open Access Research article

Marked variation in MSP-119 antibody responses to malaria in western Kenyan highlands

Kingsley Badu, Yaw Asare Afrane, John Larbi, Virginia Ann Stewart, John Waitumbi, Evelina Angov, John M Ong'echa, Douglas J Perkins, Guofa Zhou, Andrew Githeko, Guiyun Yan

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Clinical features and risk factors for severe and critical pregnant women with 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza infection in China

Peng-jun Zhang, Xiao-li Li, Bin Cao, Shi-gui Yang, Li-rong Liang, Li Gu, Zhen Xu, Ke Hu, Hong-yuan Zhang, Xi-xin Yan, Wen-bao Huang, Wei Chen, Jing-xiao Zhang, Lan-juan Li, Chen Wang

Open Access Research article

Inter-rater agreement in the assessment of abnormal chest X-ray findings for tuberculosis between two Asian countries

Shinsaku Sakurada, Nguyen TL Hang, Naoki Ishizuka, Emiko Toyota, Le D Hung, Pham T Chuc, Luu T Lien, Pham H Thuong, Pham TN Bich, Naoto Keicho, Nobuyuki Kobayashi

Open Access Research article

Group B streptococcal carriage, serotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibilities in pregnant women at the time of delivery in a refugee population on the Thai-Myanmar border

Claudia Turner, Paul Turner, Linda Po, Naw Maner, Aruni De Zoysa, Baharak Afshar, Androulla Efstratiou, Paul T Heath, François Nosten

Open Access Research article

Quantitative assessment of microbicide-induced injury in the ovine vaginal epithelium using confocal microendoscopy

Gracie Vargas, Igor Patrikeev, Jingna Wei, Brent Bell, Kathleen Vincent, Nigel Bourne, Massoud Motamedi

Open Access Research article

Finding and removing highly connected individuals using suboptimal vaccines

Beatriz Vidondo, Markus Schwehm, Andrea Bühlmann, Martin Eichner

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Measurement of the plasma levels of antibodies against the polymorphic vaccine candidate apical membrane antigen 1 in a malaria-exposed population

Kwadwo A Kusi, Daniel Dodoo, Samuel Bosomprah, Marjolein van der Eijk, Bart W Faber, Clemens HM Kocken, Edmond J Remarque

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Effects of adenosine A2A receptor activation and alanyl-glutamine in Clostridium difficile toxin-induced ileitis in rabbits and cecitis in mice

Cirle Alcantara Warren, Gina M Calabrese, Yuesheng Li, Sean W Pawlowski, Robert A Figler, Jayson Rieger, Peter B Ernst, Joel Linden, Richard L Guerrant

Open Access Research article

Nasopharyngeal flora in children with acute otitis media before and after implementation of 7 valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine in France

Robert Cohen, Edouard Bingen, Corinne Levy, Franck Thollot, Michel Boucherat, Véronique Derkx, Emmanuelle Varon

Open Access Research article

Epidemiology of severe pediatric adenovirus lower respiratory tract infections in Manitoba, Canada, 1991-2005

Saleh Alharbi, Paul Van Caeseele, Raquel Consunji-Araneta, Taoufik Zoubeidi, Sergio Fanella, Abdul-Kader Souid, Ahmed R Alsuwaidi

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TNF-α promoter polymorphism: a factor contributing to the different immunological and clinical phenotypes in Japanese encephalitis

Sujit Kumar Pujhari, Radha Kanta Ratho, Sudesh Prabhakar, Baijayantimala Mishra, Manish Modi

Open Access Research article

Establishment of a leptospirosis model in guinea pigs using an epicutaneous inoculations route

Yan Zhang, Xiao-Li Lou, Hong-Liang Yang, Xiao-Kui Guo, Xiang-Yan Zhang, Ping He, Xu-Cheng Jiang

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Proportion of extended-spectrum ß-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in community setting in Ngaoundere, Cameroon

Carine Magoué Lonchel, Cécile Meex, Joseph Gangoué-Piéboji, Raphaël Boreux, Marie-Claire Okomo Assoumou, Pierrette Melin, Patrick De Mol

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Prediction of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2+ (CIN2+) using HPV DNA testing after a diagnosis of atypical squamous cell of undetermined significance (ASC-US) in Catalonia, Spain

Raquel Ibáñez, Judit Moreno-Crespi, Montserrat Sardà, Josefina Autonell, Montserrat Fibla, Cristina Gutiérrez, Belen Lloveras, María Alejo, Isabel Català, Francesc Alameda, Miquel Casas, F Xavier Bosch, Silvia de Sanjosé

Open Access Study protocol

Nosocomial acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphyloccocus aureus (MRSA) and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL) Enterobacteriaceae in hospitalised patients: a prospective multicenter study

Giulia De Angelis, Giovanni Restuccia, Silvia Venturiello, Roberto Cauda, Surbhi Malhotra-Kumar, Herman Goossens, Jacques Schrenzel, Evelina Tacconelli

Open Access Research article

Using sequence data to identify alternative routes and risk of infection: a case-study of campylobacter in Scotland

Paul R Bessell, Ovidiu Rotariu, Giles T Innocent, Alison Smith-Palmer, Norval JC Strachan, Ken J Forbes, John M Cowden, Stuart WJ Reid, Louise Matthews

Open Access Research article

Migrant tuberculosis: the extent of transmission in a low burden country

Zaza Kamper-Jørgensen, Aase Bengaard Andersen, Axel Kok-Jensen, Mads Kamper-Jørgensen, Ib Christian Bygbjerg, Peter Henrik Andersen, Vibeke Østergaard Thomsen, Troels Lillebaek

Open Access Case report

Candidiasis caused by Candida kefyr in a neonate: Case report

Stefan Weichert, Konrad Reinshagen, Katrin Zahn, Gernot Geginat, Annebärbel Dietz, Anna Kristina Kilian, Horst Schroten, Tobias Tenenbaum

Open Access Research article

Burden of community-acquired and nosocomial rotavirus gastroenteritis in the pediatric population of Western Europe: a scoping review

Isla Ogilvie, Hanane Khoury, Mireille M Goetghebeur, Antoine C El Khoury, Carlo Giaquinto

Open Access Research article

Bacterial infections in Lilongwe, Malawi: aetiology and antibiotic resistance

Mwai H Makoka, William C Miller, Irving F Hoffman, Rushina Cholera, Peter H Gilligan, Debbie Kamwendo, Gabriel Malunga, George Joaki, Francis Martinson, Mina C Hosseinipour

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Knowledge of HIV status prior to a community HIV counseling and testing intervention in a rural district of south Africa: results of a community based survey

Hanani Tabana, Tanya Doherty, Sonja Swanevelder, Carl Lombard, Debra Jackson, Wanga Zembe, Reshma Naik

Open Access Research article

Knowledge, attitudes and practices related to avian influenza among poultry workers in Nepal: a cross sectional study

Dinesh Neupane, Vishnu Khanal, Kamal Ghimire, Arja R Aro, Anja Leppin

Open Access Research article

Frequency of Chlamydia trachomatis in Ureaplasma-positive healthy women attending their first prenatal visit in a community hospital in Sapporo, Japan

Tomohiro Yamazaki, Megumi Matsumoto, Junji Matsuo, Kiyotaka Abe, Kunihiro Minami, Hiroyuki Yamaguchi

Open Access Research article

The high comorbidity burden of the hepatitis C virus infected population in the United States

Karly S Louie, Samantha St Laurent, Ulla M Forssen, Linda M Mundy, Jeanne M Pimenta

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Usefulness of health registries when estimating vaccine effectiveness during the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic in Norway

Bernardo Rafael Guzmán Herrador, Preben Aavitsland, Berit Feiring, Marianne A Riise Bergsaker, Katrine Borgen

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of microscopic observation drug susceptibility assay for diagnosis of multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis in Viet Nam

Dang Thi Minh Ha, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Marcel Wolbers, Vo sy Kiet, Hoang Thi Thanh Hang, Nguyen Hong Duc, To My Huong, Vuong Minh Bach, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, Tran Van Quyet, Nguyen Thi Bich Tuyen, Vo Thi Ha, Nguyen Thi Nho, Dai Viet Hoa, Phan Thi Hoang Anh, Nguyen Huy Dung, Jeremy Farrar, Maxine Caws

Open Access Research article

Cognitive deficits following exposure to pneumococcal meningitis: an event-related potential study

Michael Kihara, Michelle de Haan, Eugene O Were, Harrun H Garrashi, Brian GR Neville, Charles RJC Newton

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Seroprevalence of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus among poultry workers in Jiangsu Province, China: an observational study

Xiang Huo, Rongqiang Zu, Xian Qi, Yuanfang Qin, Liang Li, Fenyang Tang, Zhibin Hu, Fengcai Zhu

Open Access Research article

Lipoarabinomannan in urine during tuberculosis treatment: association with host and pathogen factors and mycobacteriuria

Robin Wood, Kimberly Racow, Linda-Gail Bekker, Keren Middelkoop, Monica Vogt, Barry N Kreiswirth, Stephen D Lawn

Open Access Research article

Factors associated with delayed diagnosis of tuberculosis in hospitalized patients in a high TB and HIV burden setting: a cross-sectional study

Denise Rossato Silva, Alice Mânica Müller, Paulo de Tarso Roth Dalcin

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Prevalence of syphilis infection in different tiers of female sex workers in China: implications for surveillance and interventions

Xiang-Sheng Chen, Qian-Qiu Wang, Yue-Ping Yin, Guo-Jun Liang, Ning Jiang, Li-Gang Yang, Qiao Liu, Yu-Jiao Zhou, Xi-Ping Huan, Wan-Hui Wei, Baoxi Wang

Open Access Research article

Epidemiological and clinical features of human rabies cases in Bali 2008-2010

Ni M Susilawathi, Agus E Darwinata, Ida BNP Dwija, Nyoman S Budayanti, Gusti AK Wirasandhi, Ketut Subrata, Ni K Susilarini, Raka AA Sudewi, Frank S Wignall, Gusti NK Mahardika

Open Access Research article

Serum cortisol predicts death and critical disease independently of CRB-65 score in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective observational cohort study

Martin Kolditz, Gert Höffken, Peter Martus, Gernot Rohde, Hartwig Schütte, Robert Bals, Norbert Suttorp, Mathias W Pletz

Open Access Research article

High prevalence of antibiotic resistance in commensal Escherichia coli among children in rural Vietnam

Oliver James Dyar, Nguyen Quynh Hoa, Nguyen V Trung, Ho D Phuc, Mattias Larsson, Nguyen TK Chuc, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg

Open Access Research article

Neuropsychological outcomes in adults commencing highly active anti-retroviral treatment in South Africa: a prospective study

John A Joska, Jennifer Westgarth-Taylor, Jacqueline Hoare, Kevin GF Thomas, Robert Paul, Landon Myer, Dan J Stein

Open Access Research article

Cost-effectiveness of posaconazole versusfluconazole or itraconazole in the prevention of invasive fungal infections among high-risk neutropenic patients in Spain

Santiago Grau, Rafael de la Cámara, Francisco J Sabater, Isidro Jarque, Enric Carreras, Miguel A Casado, Miguel A Sanz

Open Access Research article

Dynamic analysis of Th1/Th2 cytokine concentration during antiretroviral therapy of HIV-1/HCV co-infected Patients

Wenzhen Kang, Yuan Li, Yan Zhuang, Ke Zhao, Dedong Huang, Yongtao Sun

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Prevalence, genetic diversity and antiretroviral drugs resistance-associated mutations among untreated HIV-1-infected pregnant women in Gabon, central Africa

Mélanie Caron, Sonia Etenna Lekana-Douki, Maria Makuwa, Guy-Patrick Obiang-Ndong, Olivia Biba, Dieudonné Nkoghé, Mirdad Kazanji

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HIV incidence estimate combining HIV/AIDS surveillance, testing history information and HIV test to identify recent infections in Lazio, Italy

Alessia Mammone, Patrizio Pezzotti, Claudio Angeletti, Nicoletta Orchi, Angela Carboni, Assunta Navarra, Maria R Sciarrone, Catia Sias, Vincenzo Puro, Gabriella Guasticchi, Giuseppe Ippolito, Piero Borgia, Enrico Girardi

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Dynamics of ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clones colonizing hospitalized patients: data from a prospective observational study

Maja Weisser, Evelien A Oostdijk, Rob JL Willems, Marc JM Bonten, Reno Frei, Luigia Elzi, Jörg Halter, Andreas F Widmer, Janetta Top

Open Access Research article

Dose-response model of murine typhus (Rickettsia typhi): time post inoculation and host age dependency analysis

Sushil B Tamrakar, Yin Huang, Sondra S Teske, Charles N Haas

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Diagnostic performance of line-immunoassay based algorithms for incident HIV-1 infection

Jörg Schüpbach, Leslie R Bisset, Martin D Gebhardt, Stephan Regenass, Philippe Bürgisser, Meri Gorgievski, Thomas Klimkait, Corinne Andreutti, Gladys Martinetti, Christoph Niederhauser, Sabine Yerly, Stefan Pfister, Detlev Schultze, Marcel Brandenberger, Franziska Schöni-Affolter, Alexandra U Scherrer, Huldrych F Günthard

Open Access Case report

Necrotizing fasciitis involving the chest and abdominal wall caused by Raoultella planticola

Si-Hyun Kim, Kyoung Ho Roh, Young Kyung Yoon, Dong Oh Kang, Dong Woo Lee, Min Ja Kim, Jang Wook Sohn

Open Access Research article

Interspecies interactions and potential Influenza A virus risk in small swine farms in Peru

Sarah McCune, Carmen S Arriola, Robert H Gilman, Martín A Romero, Viterbo Ayvar, Vitaliano A Cama, Joel M Montgomery, Armando E Gonzales, Angela M Bayer

Open Access Research article

Characterization of a pneumococcal meningitis mouse model

Barry Mook-Kanamori, Madelijn Geldhoff, Dirk Troost, Tom van der Poll, Diederik van de Beek

Open Access Research article

The distinct category of healthcare associated bloodstream infections

Ryan Lenz, Jenine R Leal, Deirdre L Church, Daniel B Gregson, Terry Ross, Kevin B Laupland

Open Access Research article

Longitudinal seroepidemiologic study of the 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection among health care workers in a children's hospital

Ting-Yu Yen, Chun-Yi Lu, Luan-Yin Chang, Yi-Ting Tsai, Li-Min Huang

Open Access Research article

Improving resolution of public health surveillance for human Salmonella entericaserovar Typhimurium infection: 3 years of prospective multiple-locus variable-number tandem-repeat analysis (MLVA)

Vitali Sintchenko, Qinning Wang, Peter Howard, Connie WY Ha, Katina Kardamanidis, Jennie Musto, Gwendolyn L Gilbert

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Macrophages participate in host protection and the disease pathology associated with Leishmania braziliensisinfection

Angela Giudice, Célia Vendrame, Caroline Bezerra, Lucas P Carvalho, Thaís Delavechia, Edgar M Carvalho, Olívia Bacellar

Open Access Case report

Emergence of dengue virus 4 genotype II in Guangzhou, China, 2010: Survey and molecular epidemiology of one community outbreak

Qin-Long Jing, Zhi-Cong Yang, Lei Luo, Xin-Cai Xiao, Biao Di, Peng He, Chuan-Xi Fu, Ming Wang, Jia-Hai Lu

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Analysis of gene mutations associated with isoniazid, rifampicin and ethambutol resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosisisolates from Ethiopia

Belay Tessema, Joerg Beer, Frank Emmrich, Ulrich Sack, Arne C Rodloff

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Prevalence of pulmonary TB and spoligotype pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis among TB suspects in a rural community in Southwest Ethiopia

Amare Deribew, Gemeda Abebe, Ludwig Apers, Alemseged Abdissa, Fetene Deribe, Kifle Woldemichael, Chali Jira, Markos Tesfaye, Jafar Shiffa, Abraham Aseffa, Mesele Bezabih, Tadiye Abeje, Robert Colebunders

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A novel single nucleotide polymorphism within the NOD2 gene is associated with pulmonary tuberculosis in the Chinese Han, Uygur and Kazak populations

Mengyuan Zhao, Feng Jiang, Wanjiang Zhang, Fujian Li, Liliang Wei, Jiyan Liu, Yun Xue, Xiling Deng, Fang Wu, Le Zhang, Xing Zhang, Yuxiang Zhang, Dapeng Fan, Xiaojun Sun, Tingting Jiang, Ji-Cheng Li

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Dynamics of pneumococcal nasopharyngeal carriage in healthy children attending a day care center in northern Spain. influence of detection techniques on the results

María Ercibengoa, Nerea Arostegi, José M Marimón, Marta Alonso, Emilio Pérez-Trallero

Open Access Research article

CD4 lymphocyte dynamics in Tanzanian pulmonary tuberculosis patients with and without hiv co-infection

Aase B Andersen, Nyagosya S Range, John Changalucha, George PrayGod, Jeremiah Kidola, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Henrik Krarup, Harleen MS Grewal, Henrik Friis

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Late entry into HIV care: lessons from Brazil, 2003 to 2006

Alexandre Grangeiro, Maria Mercedes Loureiro Escuder, Julio Cesar Rodrigues Pereira

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The status of invasive pneumococcal disease among children younger than 5 years of age in north-west Lombardy, Italy

Enrica Riva, Filippo Salvini, Maria Laura Garlaschi, Giovanni Radaelli, Marcello Giovannini

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Predictors and outcome of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome caused by miliary tuberculosis: a retrospective study in Chongqing, China

Wang Deng, Min Yu, Hilary Ma, Liang An Hu, Gang Chen, Yong Wang, Jia Deng, ChangYi Li, Jin Tong, Dao Xin Wang

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Total lymphocyte count as a surrogate marker for CD4 count in resource-limited settings

Christian Obirikorang, Lawrence Quaye, Isaac Acheampong

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Determination of clinical and demographic predictors of laboratory-confirmed influenza with subtype analysis

Tabitha Woolpert, Stephanie Brodine, Hector Lemus, Jill Waalen, Patrick Blair, Dennis Faix

Open Access Research article

Population-based cohort study of outpatients with pneumonia: rationale, design and baseline characteristics

Dean T Eurich, Sumit R Majumdar, Thomas J Marrie

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Treatment of Haemophilus bacteremia with benzylpenicillin is associated with increased (30-day) mortality

Sara Thønnings, Christian Østergaard

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Population based study of genital Chlamydia trachomatis prevalence and associated factors in Norway: A cross sectional study

Hilde Kløvstad, Andrej Grjibovski, Preben Aavitsland

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of the clinical value of ELISA based on MPT64 antibody aptamer for serological diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis

Changtai Zhu, Jinming Liu, Yang Ling, Hua Yang, Zhonghua Liu, Ruijuan Zheng, Lianhua Qin, Zhongyi Hu

Open Access Research article

Spatiotemporal analysis of indigenous and imported dengue fever cases in Guangdong province, China

Zhongjie Li, Wenwu Yin, Archie Clements, Gail Williams, Shengjie Lai, Hang Zhou, Dan Zhao, Yansha Guo, Yonghui Zhang, Jinfeng Wang, Wenbiao Hu, Weizhong Yang

Open Access Study protocol

Immediate versus conditional treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infection - a randomized-controlled comparative effectiveness study in general practices

Ildikó Gágyor, Eva Hummers-Pradier, Michael M Kochen, Guido Schmiemann, Karl Wegscheider, Jutta Bleidorn

Open Access Research article

Residential crowding and severe respiratory syncytial virus disease among infants and young children: A systematic literature review

Ann D Colosia, Anthony Masaquel, Caroline Breese Hall, Amy M Barrett, Parthiv J Mahadevia, Ram Yogev

Open Access Research article

Clinical and microbiologic characteristics of tcdA-negative variant clostridium difficile infections

Jieun Kim, Hyunjoo Pai, Mi-ran Seo, Jung Oak Kang

Open Access Research article

Evaluation of a hand-held far-ultraviolet radiation device for decontamination of Clostridium difficile and other healthcare-associated pathogens

Michelle M Nerandzic, Jennifer L Cadnum, Kevin E Eckart, Curtis J Donskey

Open Access Case report

Recurrent 6th nerve palsy in a child following different live attenuated vaccines: case report

Daryl R Cheng, Nigel W Crawford, Michael Hayman, Christopher Buckley, Jim P Buttery

Open Access Research article

Characterization of Shigella sonnei in Malaysia, an increasingly prevalent etiologic agent of local shigellosis cases

Xiu Pei Koh, Chien Shun Chiou, Noni Ajam, Haruo Watanabe, Norazah Ahmad, Kwai Lin Thong

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Chancre of the eyelid as manifestation of primary syphilis, and precocious chorioretinitis and uveitis in an HIV-infected patient: a case report

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David Guwatudde, Amara E Ezeamama, Danstan Bagenda, Rachel Kyeyune, Fred Wabwire-Mangen, Henry Wamani, Ferdinand Mugusi, Donna Spiegelman, Molin Wang, Yukari C Manabe, Wafaie W Fawzi

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Flexibility of interval between vaccinations with AS03A-adjuvanted influenza A (H1N1) 2009 vaccine in adults aged 18–60 and >60 years: a randomized trial

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Quantitative discrimination of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans highly leukotoxic JP2 clone from non-JP2 clones in diagnosis of aggressive periodontitis

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Emphysematous cystitis following a transrectal needle guided biopsy of the prostate

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Hepatitis A in Puglia (South Italy) after 10 years of universal vaccination: need for strict monitoring and catch-up vaccination

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Hydroclimatological variability and dengue transmission in Dhaka, Bangladesh: a time-series study

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A prospective, multicenter, observational study of complicated skin and soft tissue infections in hospitalized patients: clinical characteristics, medical treatment, and outcomes

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A three-source capture-recapture estimate of the number of new HIV diagnoses in children in France from 2003–2006 with multiple imputation of a variable of heterogeneous catchability

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HIV-1 infection is associated with changes in nuclear receptor transcriptome, pro-inflammatory and lipid profile of monocytes

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Characterization of methicillin-susceptible and -resistant staphylococci in the clinical setting: a multicentre study in Nigeria

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Acute haematogenous community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus osteomyelitis in an adult: Case report and review of literature

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CXCL13 may improve diagnosis in early neuroborreliosis with atypical laboratory findings

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Vaginal microbicides for reducing the risk of sexual acquisition of HIV infection in women: systematic review and meta-analysis

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Empiric guideline-recommended weight-based vancomycin dosing and mortality in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a retrospective cohort study

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Osteomyelitis pubis caused by Kingella kingaein an adult patient: Report of the first case

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Retrospective epidemiological study for the characterization of community- acquired pneumonia and pneumococcal pneumonia in adults in a well-defined area of Badalona (Barcelona, Spain)

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Meredith C Faires, David L Pearl, William A Ciccotelli, Karen Straus, Giovanna Zinken, Olaf Berke, Richard J Reid-Smith, J Scott Weese

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Cost-effectiveness of 2 + 1 dosing of 13-valent and 10-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines in Canada

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Leave entitlements, time off work and the household financial impacts of quarantine compliance during an H1N1 outbreak

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Impact of gender on response to highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-1 infected patients: a nationwide population-based cohort study

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In vitroantimalarial susceptibility and molecular markers of drug resistance in Franceville, Gabon

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Legionnaires’ disease from a cooling tower in a community outbreak in Lidköping, Sweden- epidemiological, environmental and microbiological investigation supported by meteorological modelling

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The prevalence of anal human papillomavirus among young HIV negative men who have sex with men

Huachun Zou, Christopher K Fairley, Jane S Hocking, Suzanne M Garland, Andrew E Grulich, Marcus Y Chen

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Treatment outcomes in palliative care: the TOPCare study. A mixed methods phase III randomised controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of a nurse-led palliative care intervention for HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy

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