European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

Retrospective analysis of 49 cases of brain abscess and review of the literature

J. Carpenter, S. Stapleton, R. Holliman

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia pneumonia in cancer patients without traditional risk factors for infection, 1997–2004

G. Aisenberg, K. V. Rolston, B. F. Dickey, D. P. Kontoyiannis, I. I. Raad, A. Safdar

Emergence of rare sapovirus genotype among infants and children with acute gastroenteritis in Japan

T. G. Phan, Q. D. Trinh, F. Yagyu, S. Okitsu, H. Ushijima

Spread of a single multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus clone carrying a variant of staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec type III isolated in a university hospital

A. Szczepanik, M. Kozioł-Montewka, Z. Al-Doori, D. Morrison, D. Kaczor

C6 peptide ELISA test in the serodiagnosis of Lyme borreliosis in Sweden

I. Tjernberg, G. Krüger, I. Eliasson

Detection and quantification of hepatitis B virus DNA by SYBR green real-time polymerase chain reaction

D. Olioso, M. Boaretti, M. Ligozzi, G. Lo Cascio, R. Fontana

Use of the INNO LiPA Rif.TB for detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA directly in clinical specimens and for simultaneous determination of rifampin susceptibility

E. Tortoli, F. Marcelli

First isolation of vancomycin-resistant enteroccoci and spread of a single clone in a university hospital in northwestern Turkey

F. B. Comert, C. Kulah, E. Aktas, N. Ozlu, G. Celebi

Comparison of GenoType® MTBC with RFLP-PCR and multiplex PCR to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex species

M. P. Romero Gómez, L. Herrera-León, M. S. Jiménez, J. García Rodríguez

Molecular features of astrovirus associated with a gastroenteritis outbreak in an aged-care centre

J. A. Marshall, L. D. Bruggink, K. Sturge, N. Subasinghe, A. Tan, G. G. Hogg

Burkholderia cepacia complex nasal isolation in immunocompetent patients with sinonasal polyposis not associated with cystic fibrosis

G. Marioni, R. Rinaldi, C. Staffieri, G. Ottaviano, R. Marchese-Ragona, L. Giacomelli, S. M. Ferraro, A. Staffieri

Prevalence of fecal carriage of ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae in hospitalized and ambulatory patients during two non-outbreak periods

F. J. Castillo García, C. Seral García, M. P. De la Gandara, M. I. Millán Lou, C. Pitart Ferré

Increased incidence of Lyme borreliosis following mild winters and during warm, humid summers

A. W. L. Joss, S. Mavin, D. O. Ho-Yen

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