Ausgabe 1/2009
Inhalt (217 Artikel)
Immunohaematological reference values in human immunodeficiency virus-negative adolescent and adults in rural northern Tanzania
Bernard J Ngowi, Sayoki G Mfinanga, Johan N Bruun, Odd Morkve
Challenge of conducting a placebo-controlled randomized efficacy study for influenza vaccine in a season with low attack rate and a mismatched vaccine B strain: a concrete example
Jiří Beran, Veronika Wertzova, Karel Honegr, Eva Kaliskova, Martina Havlickova, Jiří Havlik, Helena Jirincova, Pascale Van Belle, Varsha Jain, Bruce Innis, Jeanne-Marie Devaster
Identification and validation of clinical predictors for the risk of neurological involvement in children with hand, foot, and mouth disease in Sarawak
Mong How Ooi, See Chang Wong, Anand Mohan, Yuwana Podin, David Perera, Daniella Clear, Sylvia del Sel, Chae Hee Chieng, Phaik Hooi Tio, Mary Jane Cardosa, Tom Solomon
Antiviral prophylaxis during pandemic influenza may increase drug resistance
Martin Eichner, Markus Schwehm, Hans-Peter Duerr, Mark Witschi, Daniel Koch, Stefan O Brockmann, Beatriz Vidondo
Mining social mixing patterns for infectious disease models based on a two-day population survey in Belgium
Niel Hens, Nele Goeyvaerts, Marc Aerts, Ziv Shkedy, Pierre Van Damme, Philippe Beutels
The vaginal microflora in relation to gingivitis
Rutger Persson, Jane Hitti, Rita Verhelst, Mario Vaneechoutte, Rigmor Persson, Regula Hirschi, Marianne Weibel, Marilynn Rothen, Marleen Temmerman, Kathleen Paul, David Eschenbach
Molecular identification of CTX-M and bla OXY/K1 β-lactamase genes in Enterobacteriaceae by sequencing of universal M13-sequence tagged PCR-amplicons
Hans-Jürg Monstein, Maria Tärnberg, Lennart E Nilsson
Antiviral resistance during pandemic influenza: implications for stockpiling and drug use
Julien Arino, Christopher S Bowman, Seyed M Moghadas
Different inflammatory responses are associated with Ureaplasma parvum-induced UTI and urolith formation
Leticia Reyes, Mary Reinhard, Mary B Brown
Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Staphylococcus aureus isolates expressing low- and high-level mupirocin resistance in Nigeria and South Africa
Adebayo O Shittu, Edet E Udo, Johnson Lin
Private doctors' practices, knowledge, and attitude to reporting of communicable diseases: a national survey in Taiwan
Hsiu-Fen Tan, Chia-Yu Yeh, Hsueh-Wei Chang, Chen-Kang Chang, Hung-Fu Tseng
DNA restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from HIV-seropositive and HIV-seronegative patients in Kampala, Uganda
Benon B Asiimwe, Moses L Joloba, Solomon Ghebremichael, Tuija Koivula, David P Kateete, Fred A Katabazi, Alexander Pennhag, Ramona Petersson, Gunilla Kallenius
Incidence of bacterial meningitis (2001–2005) in Lazio, Italy: the results of a integrated surveillance system
Paolo Giorgi Rossi, Jessica Mantovani, Eliana Ferroni, Antonio Forcina, Elena Stanghellini, Filippo Curtale, Piero Borgia
Improving survey methods in sero-epidemiological studies of injecting drug users: a case example of two cross sectional surveys in Serbia and Montenegro
Ali Judd, Tim Rhodes, Lisa G Johnston, Lucy Platt, Violeta Andjelkovic, Danijela Simić, Boban Mugosa, Milena Simić, Sonja Žerjav, Ruth P Parry, John V Parry
Poor concordance between interferon-γ release assays and tuberculin skin tests in diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection among HIV-infected individuals
Naasha J Talati, Ulrich Seybold, Bianca Humphrey, Abiola Aina, Jane Tapia, Paul Weinfurter, Rachel Albalak, Henry M Blumberg
Human Papillomaviruses and genital co-infections in gynaecological outpatients
Rosita Verteramo, Alessandra Pierangeli, Emanuela Mancini, Ettore Calzolari, Mauro Bucci, John Osborn, Rosa Nicosia, Fernanda Chiarini, Guido Antonelli, Anna Marta Degener
A single immunization with HA DNA vaccine by electroporation induces early protection against H5N1 avian influenza virus challenge in mice
Liyun Zheng, Fuyan Wang, Zhongdong Yang, Jianjun Chen, Haiyan Chang, Ze Chen
Using high titer West Nile intravenous immunoglobulin from selected Israeli donors for treatment of West Nile virus infection
David Ben-Nathan, Orly Gershoni-Yahalom, Itzchak Samina, Yevgeny Khinich, Israel Nur, Orgad Laub, Ahuva Gottreich, Michael Simanov, Angel Porgador, Bracha Rager-Zisman, Nadav Orr
Evaluation of simple rapid HIV assays and development of national rapid HIV test algorithms in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Eligius F Lyamuya, Said Aboud, Willy K Urassa, Jaffer Sufi, Judica Mbwana, Faustin Ndugulile, Charles Massambu
Patterns of soil-transmitted helminth infection and impact of four-monthly albendazole treatments in preschool children from semi-urban communities in Nigeria: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial
Patrick Kirwan, Samuel O Asaolu, Síle F Molloy, Titilayo C Abiona, Andrew L Jackson, Celia V Holland
Lymphocyte proliferation to mycobacterial antigens is detectable across a spectrum of HIV-associated tuberculosis
Timothy Lahey, Mecky Matee, Lillian Mtei, Muhammad Bakari, Kisali Pallangyo, C Fordham von Reyn
The epidemiology of pertussis in Germany: past and present
Wiebke Hellenbrand, Dietmar Beier, Evelin Jensen, Martina Littmann, Christiane Meyer, Hanna Oppermann, Carl-Heinz Wirsing von König, Sabine Reiter
T-SPOT.TBresponses during treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis
Samantha Ribeiro, Kelly Dooley, Judith Hackman, Carla Loredo, Anne Efron, Richard E Chaisson, Marcus B Conde, Neio Boechat, Susan E Dorman
Antimicrobial drugs for persistent diarrhoea of unknown or non-specific cause in children under six in low and middle income countries: systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Katharine Abba, Rebecca Sinfield, C Anthony Hart, Paul Garner
Living in rural New England amplifies the risk of depression in patients with HIV
Siddharth H Sheth, Paul T Jensen, Timothy Lahey
Safety and effectiveness of colistin compared with tobramycin for multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections
Ronald Gounden, Colleen Bamford, Richard van Zyl-Smit, Karen Cohen, Gary Maartens
Quarantine for pandemic influenza control at the borders of small island nations
Hiroshi Nishiura, Nick Wilson, Michael G Baker
Mapping the history and current situation of research on John Cunningham virus – a bibliometric analysis
Hua-chuan Zheng, Lei Yan, Lei Cui, Yi-fu Guan, Yasuo Takano
The experience of providing young people attending general practice with an online risk assessment tool to assess their own sexual health risk
Jade E Bilardi, Lena A Sanci, Christopher K Fairley, Jane S Hocking, Danielle Mazza, Dot J Henning, Susan M Sawyer, Michelle J Wills, Debra A Wilson, Marcus Y Chen
Detecting imipenem resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii by automated systems (BD Phoenix, Microscan WalkAway, Vitek 2); high error rates with Microscan WalkAway
Canan Kulah, Elif Aktas, Fusun Comert, Nagihan Ozlu, Isin Akyar, Handan Ankarali
Causative agent distribution and antibiotic therapy assessment among adult patients with community acquired pneumonia in Chinese urban population
Youning Liu, Minjun Chen, Tiemei Zhao, Hui Wang, Rui Wang, Baiqiang Cai, Bin Cao, Tieying Sun, Yunjian Hu, Qingyu Xiu, Xin Zhou, Xing Ding, Lan Yang, Jiansheng Zhuo, Yingchun Tang, Kouxing Zhang, Derong Liang, Xiaoju Lv, Shengqi Li, Yong Liu, Yunsong Yu, Zeqing Wei, Kejing Ying, Feng Zhao, Ping Chen, Xiaona Hou
Effect of praziquantel treatment of Schistosoma mansoni during pregnancy on intensity of infection and antibody responses to schistosome antigens: results of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial
Robert Tweyongyere, Patrice A Mawa, Nicholas O Emojong, Harriet Mpairwe, Frances M Jones, Trinh Duong, David W Dunne, Birgitte J Vennervald, Eli Katunguka-Rwakishaya, Alison M Elliott
The epidemiology of gonorrhoea in Norway, 1993–2007: past victories, future challenges
Irena Jakopanec, Katrine Borgen, Preben Aavitsland
Screening for latent tuberculosis infection among undocumented immigrants in Swiss healthcare centres; a descriptive exploratory study
Patrick Bodenmann, Paul Vaucher, Hans Wolff, Bernard Favrat, Fanny de Tribolet, Eric Masserey, Jean-Pierre Zellweger
Acute viral hepatitis morbidity and mortality associated with hepatitis E virus infection: Uzbekistan surveillance data
Makhmudkhan B Sharapov, Michael O Favorov, Tatiana L Yashina, Matthew S Brown, Gennady G Onischenko, Harold S Margolis, Terence L Chorba
Drug-resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates among Spanish middle aged and older adults with community-acquired pneumonia
Angel Vila-Corcoles, Ferran Bejarano-Romero, Elisabeth Salsench, Olga Ochoa-Gondar, Cinta de Diego, Frederic Gomez-Bertomeu, Xavier Raga-Luria, Xavier Cliville-Guasch, Victoria Arija
Patterns of pneumococcal vaccination and revaccination in elderly and non-elderly adults: a Vaccine Safety Datalink study
Lisa A Jackson, Roger Baxter, Allison L Naleway, Edward A Belongia, James Baggs
What do young adults know about the HIV/AIDS epidemic? Findings from a population based study in Karachi, Pakistan
Syed Farid-ul-Hasnain, Eva Johansson, Gunilla Krantz
Seroprevalence and factors associated with herpes simplex virus type 2 among HIV-negative high-risk men who have sex with men from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: a cross-sectional study
Junia Rodrigues, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Francisco I Bastos, Luciane Velasque, Paula M Luz, Claudia TV de Souza, Ingebourg Georg, Jose H Pilotto, Valdilea G Veloso
Progress in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV infection in Ukraine: results from a birth cohort study
Claire Thorne, Igor Semenenko, Tatyana Pilipenko, Ruslan Malyuta
Clinical outcomes of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiellaspecies: A retrospective matched case-control study
Kyoung-Ho Song, Jae Hyun Jeon, Wan Beom Park, Sang-Won Park, Hong Bin Kim, Myoung-don Oh, Hyo-Suk Lee, Nam Joong Kim, Kang Won Choe
HIV care and treatment factors associated with improved survival during TB treatment in Thailand: an observational study
Jay K Varma, Sriprapa Nateniyom, Somsak Akksilp, Wiroj Mankatittham, Chawin Sirinak, Wanchai Sattayawuthipong, Channawong Burapat, Wanitchaya Kittikraisak, Patama Monkongdee, Kevin P Cain, Charles D Wells, Jordan W Tappero
Emergence of unusual human rotavirus strains in Salento, Italy, during 2006–2007
Antonella De Donno, Tiziana Grassi, Francesco Bagordo, Adele Idolo, Alessandra Cavallaro, Giovanni Gabutti
Clinical and ultrasonographic features of abdominal tuberculosis in HIV positive adults in Zambia
Edford Sinkala, Sylvia Gray, Isaac Zulu, Victor Mudenda, Lameck Zimba, Sten H Vermund, Francis Drobniewski, Paul Kelly
Invasive Haemophilus influenzaeinfections in Germany: impact of non-type b serotypes in the post-vaccine era
Helen Kalies, Anette Siedler, Britta Gröndahl, Veit Grote, Astrid Milde-Busch, Rüdiger von Kries
Risk and prognostic significance of tuberculosis in patients from The TREAT Asia HIV Observational Database
Jialun Zhou, Julian Elliott, Patrick CK Li, Poh Lian Lim, Sasisopin Kiertiburanakul, Nagalingeswaran Kumarasamy, Tuti Parwati Merati, Sanjay Pujari, Yi-Ming A Chen, Praphan Phanuphak, Saphonn Vonthanak, Thira Sirisanthana, Somnuek Sungkanuparph, Christopher KC Lee, Adeeba Kamarulzaman, Shinichi Oka, Fujie Zhang, Goa Tau, Rossana Ditangco
Serum markers in interstitial pneumonia with and without Pneumocystis jiroveciicolonization: a prospective study
Yasuo Shimizu, Noriaki Sunaga, Kunio Dobashi, Makoto Fueki, Naoto Fueki, Sohei Makino, Masatomo Mori
Evaluation of surveillance case definition in the diagnosis of leptospirosis, using the Microscopic Agglutination Test: a validation study
Dinesh LB Dassanayake, Harith Wimalaratna, Suneth B Agampodi, Veranja C Liyanapathirana, Thibbotumunuwe ACL Piyarathna, Bimba L Goonapienuwala
Serum procalcitonin for the early recognition of nosocomial infection in the critically ill patients: a preliminary report
Pierre Emmanuel Charles, Emmanuel Kus, Serge AHO, Sébastien Prin, Jean-Marc Doise, Nils-Olivier Olsson, Bernard Blettery, Jean-Pierre Quenot
Daptomycin in experimental murine pneumococcal meningitis
Barry B Mook-Kanamori, Mark S Rouse, Cheol-In Kang, Diederik van de Beek, James M Steckelberg, Robin Patel
Lack of association between polymorphisms of MASP2and susceptibility to SARS coronavirus infection
Yan Wang, Jiangwei Yan, Yuling Shi, Ping Li, Chuanxuan Liu, Qingjun Ma, Ruifu Yang, Xiaoyi Wang, Lina zhu, Xiao Yang, Cheng Cao
Development and assessment of a questionnaire for a descriptive cross – sectional study concerning parents' knowledge, attitudes and practises in antibiotic use in Greece
Sotiria G Panagakou, Maria N Theodoridou, Vassiliki Papaevangelou, Panagiotis Papastergiou, George A Syrogiannopoulos, Georgia P Goutziana, Christos S Hadjichristodoulou
Sensitivity of direct versus concentrated sputum smear microscopy in HIV-infected patients suspected of having pulmonary tuberculosis
Adithya Cattamanchi, David W Dowdy, J Lucian Davis, William Worodria, Samuel Yoo, Moses Joloba, John Matovu, Philip C Hopewell, Laurence Huang
A Schistosoma japonicumchimeric protein with a novel adjuvant induced a polarized Th1 immune response and protection against liver egg burdens
Xindong Xu, Dongmei Zhang, Wei Sun, Qingfeng Zhang, Jingjing Zhang, Xiangyang Xue, Luhui Shen, Weiqing Pan
Burden of herpes zoster requiring hospitalization in Spain during a seven-year period (1998–2004)
Angel Gil, Ruth Gil, Alejendro Alvaro, María San Martín, Antonio González
Modeling microbial survival in buildup biofilm for complex medical devices
Michelle J Alfa, Rosemarie Howie
Hyperglycemia in bacterial meningitis: a prospective cohort study
Ewout S Schut, Willeke F Westendorp, Jan de Gans, Nyika D Kruyt, Lodewijk Spanjaard, Johannes B Reitsma, Diederik van de Beek
Seroprevalence of Immunoglobulin G antibodies against pertussis toxin among asymptomatic medical students in the west of Iran: a cross sectional study
Seyyed Hamid Hashemi, Mitra Ranjbar, Mehrdad Hajilooi, Mohammad-Ali Seif-Rabiei, Mahnaz Bolandi, Javad Moghimi
Shifting suitability for malaria vectors across Africa with warming climates
A Townsend Peterson
Use of interferon gamma-based assay to diagnose tuberculosis infection in health care workers after short term exposure
Dag Gundersen Storla, Ingun Kristiansen, Fredrik Oftung, Gro Ellen Korsvold, Monica Gaupset, Gerd Gran, Anne Kristin Øverby, Anne Margarita Dyrhol-Riise, Gunnar Aksel Bjune
Ten years of antibiotic consumption in ambulatory care: Trends in prescribing practice and antibiotic resistance in Austria
Sigrid Metz-Gercek, Andreas Maieron, Reinhild Strauß, Peter Wieninger, Petra Apfalter, Helmut Mittermayer
Mycoplasma pneumoniaepneumonia revisited within the German Competence Network for Community-acquired pneumonia (CAPNETZ)
Heike von Baum, Tobias Welte, Reinhard Marre, Norbert Suttorp, Christian Lück, Santiago Ewig
Diagnosing norovirus-associated infectious intestinal disease using viral load
Gemma Phillips, Ben Lopman, Clarence C Tam, Miren Iturriza-Gomara, David Brown, Jim Gray
How does healthcare worker hand hygiene behaviour impact upon the transmission of MRSA between patients?: an analysis using a Monte Carlo model
Clive B Beggs, Simon J Shepherd, Kevin G Kerr
Effectiveness and economic analysis of the whole cell/recombinant B subunit (WC/rbs) inactivated oral cholera vaccine in the prevention of traveller's diarrhoea
Rosa López-Gigosos, Pedro Garcia-Fortea, Maria J Calvo, Emilia Reina, Rosa Diez-Diaz, Elena Plaza
Quality assessment of an interferon-gamma release assay for tuberculosis infection in a resource-limited setting
Nguyen TL Hang, Naoki Ishizuka, Naoto Keicho, Le T Hong, Do B Tam, Vu TX Thu, Ikumi Matsushita, Nobuyuki Harada, Kazue Higuchi, Shinsaku Sakurada, Luu T Lien
Direct susceptibility testing for multi drug resistant tuberculosis: A meta-analysis
Freddie Bwanga, Sven Hoffner, Melles Haile, Moses L Joloba
Laboratory-based evaluation of legionellosis epidemiology in Ontario, Canada, 1978 to 2006
Victoria Ng, Patrick Tang, Frances Jamieson, Cyril Guyard, Donald E Low, David N Fisman
Low density parasitaemia, red blood cell polymorphisms and Plasmodium falciparumspecific immune responses in a low endemic area in northern Tanzania
Seif Shekalaghe, Michael Alifrangis, Charles Mwanziva, Anders Enevold, Steve Mwakalinga, Humphrey Mkali, Reginald Kavishe, Alphaxard Manjurano, Robert Sauerwein, Chris Drakeley, Teun Bousema
Pseudomonas aeruginosain a neonatal intensive care unit: molecular epidemiology and infection control measures
Valeria Crivaro, Anna Di Popolo, Alessandro Caprio, Antonietta Lambiase, Mario Di Resta, Tonia Borriello, Alda Scarcella, Maria Triassi, Raffaele Zarrilli
Malaria vectors and transmission dynamics in Goulmoun, a rural city in south-western Chad
Clément Kerah-Hinzoumbé, Mallaye Péka, Christophe Antonio-Nkondjio, Issa Donan-Gouni, Parfait Awono-Ambene, Albert Samè-Ekobo, Frédéric Simard
Increased incidence of traffic accidents in Toxoplasma-infected military drivers and protective effect RhD molecule revealed by a large-scale prospective cohort study
Jaroslav Flegr, Jiří Klose, Martina Novotná, Miroslava Berenreitterová, Jan Havlíček
Sex and sport: chlamydia screening in rural sporting clubs
Fabian YS Kong, Jane S Hocking, Chris K Link, Marcus Y Chen, Margaret E Hellard
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection in pregnant women and mother-to-child transmission of genital HPV genotypes: a prospective study in Spain
Xavier Castellsagué, Teresa Drudis, Maria Paz Cañadas, Anna Goncé, Ramón Ros, José M Pérez, M Jesús Quintana, Jesús Muñoz, Ginesa Albero, Silvia de Sanjosé, F Xavier Bosch
Potential plasma markers of type 1 and type 2 leprosy reactions: a preliminary report
Mariane M Stefani, Jackeline G Guerra, Ana Lucia M Sousa, Mauricio B Costa, Maria Leide W Oliveira, Celina T Martelli, David M Scollard
Toxoplasma seroprevalence in a rural population in France: detection of a household effect
Emmanuelle Gilot Fromont, Benjamin Riche, Muriel Rabilloud
A simulation analysis to characterize the dynamics of vaccinating behaviour on contact networks
Ana Perisic, Chris T Bauch
Impact of infection control activities on the rate of needle stick injuries at a tertiary care hospital of Pakistan over a period of six years: an observational study
Afia Zafar, Faiza Habib, Roshan Hadwani, Muslima Ejaz, Khurshid Khowaja, Rozina Khowaja, Seema Irfan
Diagnostic challenges of early Lyme disease: Lessons from a community case series
John Aucott, Candis Morrison, Beatriz Munoz, Peter C Rowe, Alison Schwarzwalder, Sheila K West
The role of phosphodiesterase 3 in endotoxin-induced acute kidney injury
Won-Il Choi, Kun Young Kwon, Jeong Wook Seo, John Beagle, Deborah A Quinn, Charles A Hales
Risk factors for virological failure and subtherapeutic antiretroviral drug concentrations in HIV-positive adults treated in rural northwestern Uganda
Laurence Ahoua, Gunar Guenther, Loretxu Pinoges, Paul Anguzu, Marie-Laure Chaix, Clotilde Le Tiec, Suna Balkan, David Olson, Charles Olaro, Mar Pujades-Rodríguez
Clinical characteristics of the autumn-winter type scrub typhus cases in south of Shandong province, northern China
Yun-Xi Liu, Dan Feng, Ji-Jiang Suo, Yu-Bin Xing, Gang Liu, Li-Hua Liu, Hong-Ju Xiao, Ning Jia, Yan Gao, Hong Yang, Shu-Qing Zuo, Pan-He Zhang, Zhong-Tang Zhao, Jing-Si Min, Pei-Tian Feng, Shu-Bin Ma, Song Liang, Wu-Chun Cao
Characterization of coagulase-negative staphylococcal isolates from blood with reduced susceptibility to glycopeptides and therapeutic options
Silvia Natoli, Carla Fontana, Marco Favaro, Alberto Bergamini, Gian Piero Testore, Silvia Minelli, Maria Cristina Bossa, Mauro Casapulla, Giorgia Broglio, Angela Beltrame, Laura Cudillo, Raffaella Cerretti, Francesca Leonardis
Characterization of CTX-M ESBLs in Enterobacter cloacae, Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae clinical isolates from Cairo, Egypt
Noha G Khalaf, Mona M Eletreby, Nancy D Hanson
Lack of knowledge about sexually transmitted infections among women in North rural Vietnam
Pham Thi Lan, Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg, Ingrid Mogren, Ho Dang Phuc, Nguyen Thi Kim Chuc
Lack of implementation of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) vaccination policy in household contacts of HBV carriers in Italy
Paola Scognamiglio, Enrico Girardi, Mario Fusco, Pierluca Piselli, Silvana Russo Spena, Carmela Maione, Francesco Aurelio Pisanti, Diego Serraino
How to optimize tuberculosis case finding: explorations for Indonesia with a health system model
Riris A Ahmad, Yodi Mahendradhata, Jane Cunningham, Adi Utarini, Sake J de Vlas
Pathogens associated with persistent diarrhoea in children in low and middle income countries: systematic review
Katharine Abba, Rebecca Sinfield, C Anthony Hart, Paul Garner
Comparison of oral and vaginal metronidazole for treatment of bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy: impact on fastidious bacteria
Caroline M Mitchell, Jane E Hitti, Kathy J Agnew, David N Fredricks
The first clinical case due to AP92 like strain of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever virus and a field survey
Kenan Midilli, Ayşen Gargılı, Onder Ergonul, Murat Elevli, Sevgi Ergin, Nesrin Turan, Gönül Şengöz, Recep Ozturk, Mehmet Bakar
Time delays in diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review of literature
Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy, Kishore V Panduru, Joris Menten, J Van den Ende
Lessons from the Pacific programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis: a case study of 5 countries
Clare Huppatz, Corinne Capuano, Kevin Palmer, Paul M Kelly, David N Durrheim
Experimental infection of Balb/c nude mice with Hepatitis E virus
Fen Huang, Wen Zhang, Ga Gong, Congli Yuan, Yijia Yan, Shixing Yang, Li Cui, Jianguo Zhu, Zhibiao Yang, Xiuguo Hua
Diabetes does not affect outcome in patients with Enterobacteriaceae bacteremia
Galo Peralta, M Blanca Sánchez, M Pía Roiz, J Carlos Garrido, Ramón Teira, Fátima Mateos
Deaths among tuberculosis cases in Shanghai, China: who is at risk?
Xin Shen, Kathryn DeRiemer, Zheng'an Yuan, Mei Shen, Zhen Xia, Xiaohong Gui, Lili Wang, Jian Mei
Risk of latent tuberculosis infection in children living in households with tuberculosis patients: a cross sectional survey in remote northern Lao People's Democratic Republic
Tuan H Nguyen, Peter Odermatt, Gunther Slesak, Hubert Barennes
Conjugative IncFI plasmids carrying CTX-M-15 among Escherichia coliESBL producing isolates at a University hospital in Germany
Stephen E Mshana, Can Imirzalioglu, Hamid Hossain, Torsten Hain, Eugen Domann, Trinad Chakraborty
Modulation of macrophage cytokine profiles during solid tumor progression: susceptibility to Candida albicansinfection
Marcela R Camargo, James Venturini, Fátima R Vilani-Moreno, Maria Sueli P Arruda
Cytometric detection of antigen-specific IFN-γ/IL-2 secreting cells in the diagnosis of tuberculosis
Valeria Sargentini, Sabrina Mariotti, Stefania Carrara, Maria Cristina Gagliardi, Raffaela Teloni, Delia Goletti, Roberto Nisini
Allergic sensitisation in tuberculosis patients at the time of diagnosis and following chemotherapy
Linda K Ellertsen, Dag G Storla, Lien M Diep, Karl A Brokstad, Harald G Wiker, Geir Hetland
Tularemia induces different biochemical responses in BALB/c mice and common voles
Hana Bandouchova, Jana Sedlackova, Miroslav Pohanka, Ladislav Novotny, Martin Hubalek, Frantisek Treml, Frantisek Vitula, Jiri Pikula
Outbreaks of Streptococcus pneumoniaecarriage in day care cohorts in Finland – implications for elimination of transmission
Fabian Hoti, Panu Erästö, Tuija Leino, Kari Auranen
Truncation in the tcdC region of the Clostridium difficilePathLoc of clinical isolates does not predict increased biological activity of Toxin B or Toxin A
Ruth Murray, Dave Boyd, Paul N Levett, Michael R Mulvey, Michelle J Alfa
Role of pathogenic oral flora in postoperative pneumonia following brain surgery
Kinga Bágyi, Angela Haczku, Ildikó Márton, Judit Szabó, Attila Gáspár, Melinda Andrási, Imre Varga, Judit Tóth, Almos Klekner
Use of a T cell interferon gamma release assay in the investigation for suspected active tuberculosis in a low prevalence area
Niclas Winqvist, Per Björkman, Ann Norén, Håkan Miörner
A meta-analysis of the effect of antibody therapy for the prevention of severe respiratory syncytial virus infection
Shaun K Morris, Biljana Dzolganovski, Joseph Beyene, Lillian Sung
Inactivation of murine norovirus by chemical biocides on stainless steel
Thomas Magulski, Dajana Paulmann, Birte Bischoff, Britta Becker, Eike Steinmann, Jörg Steinmann, Peter Goroncy-Bermes, Jochen Steinmann
Virological efficacy and emergence of drug resistance in adults on antiretroviral treatment in rural Tanzania
Asgeir Johannessen, Ezra Naman, Sokoine L Kivuyo, Mabula J Kasubi, Mona Holberg-Petersen, Mecky I Matee, Svein G Gundersen, Johan N Bruun
Investigating the effects of climatic variables and reservoir on the incidence of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Huludao City, China: a 17-year data analysis based on structure equation model
Peng Guan, Desheng Huang, Miao He, Tiefeng Shen, Junqiao Guo, Baosen Zhou
Epidemiology and risk factors for Staphylococcus aureuscolonization in children in the post-PCV7 era
Grace M Lee, Susan S Huang, Sheryl L Rifas-Shiman, Virginia L Hinrichsen, Stephen I Pelton, Ken Kleinman, William P Hanage, Marc Lipsitch, Alexander J McAdam, Jonathan A Finkelstein
Characterization of the patterns of drug-resistance mutations in newly diagnosed HIV-1 infected patients naïve to the antiretroviral drugs
Claudia Alteri, Valentina Svicher, Caterina Gori, Roberta D'Arrigo, Massimo Ciccozzi, Francesca Ceccherini-Silberstein, Marina Selleri, Stefano Aviani Bardacci, Massimo Giuliani, Paola Elia, Paola Scognamiglio, Roberta Balzano, Nicoletta Orchi, Enrico Girardi, Carlo Federico Perno
Epidemiology of community-onset Staphylococcus aureus infections in pediatric patients: an experience at a Children's Hospital in central Illinois
Kanokporn Mongkolrattanothai, Jean C Aldag, Peggy Mankin, Barry M Gray
A national cross-sectional study among drug-users in France: epidemiology of HCV and highlight on practical and statistical aspects of the design
Marie Jauffret-Roustide, Yann Le Strat, Elisabeth Couturier, Damien Thierry, Marc Rondy, Martine Quaglia, Nicolas Razafandratsima, Julien Emmanuelli, Gaelle Guibert, Francis Barin, Jean-Claude Desenclos
Low frequency of moaA3 gene among the clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosisfrom Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry – south eastern coastal states of India
Balaraman Sekar, Kamalanathan Arunagiri, Nagamiah Selvakumar, Kaluvuri Serena Preethi, Kandhaswami Menaka
Retrospective analysis of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit of a tertiary hospital in China during 2003 and 2007
Ji-Guang Ding, Qing-Feng Sun, Ke-Cheng Li, Ming-Hua Zheng, Xiao-Hui Miao, Wu Ni, Liang Hong, Jin-Xian Yang, Zhan-Wei Ruan, Rui-Wei Zhou, Hai-Jiao Zhou, Wen-Fei He
Prevalence and risk factors for Hepatitis C and HIV-1 infections among pregnant women in Central Brazil
Zelma B Costa, Gustavo C Machado, Mariza M Avelino, Clidenor Gomes Filho, Jose V Macedo Filho, Ana L Minuzzi, Marilia D Turchi, Mariane MA Stefani, Wayner Vieira de Souza, Celina MT Martelli
Age-prioritized use of antivirals during an influenza pandemic
Stefano Merler, Marco Ajelli, Caterina Rizzo
TTV and HPV co-infection in cervical smears of patients with cervical lesions
Martina Saláková, Vratislav Němeček, Ruth Tachezy
Epidemiologic natural history and clinical management of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Disease: a critical and systematic review of the literature in the development of an HPV dynamic transmission model
Ralph P Insinga, Erik J Dasbach, Elamin H Elbasha
Risk factors for nasopharyngeal carriage of drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: data from a nation-wide surveillance study in Greece
Ioannis Katsarolis, Garyphallia Poulakou, Antonios Analitis, Irini Matthaiopoulou, Emmanuel Roilides, Charalampos Antachopoulos, Dimitrios A Kafetzis, Georgios L Daikos, Regina Vorou, Christina Koubaniou, Ioannis Pneumatikos, Georgios Samonis, Vasiliki Syriopoulou, Helen Giamarellou, Kyriaki Kanellakopoulou
Emerging pneumococcal carriage serotypes in a high-risk population receiving universal 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine and 23-valent polysaccharide vaccine since 2001
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Bo-Yeong Choi, Su Yeon Kim, So-Young Seo, Seong Soo A An, SangYun Kim, Sang-Eun Park, Seung-Han Lee, Yun-Ju Choi, Sang-Jin Kim, Chi-Kyeong Kim, Jun-Sun Park, Young-Ran Ju
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Samira A da Silva, Priscila S Mazini, Pâmela G Reis, Ana M Sell, Luiza T Tsuneto, Paulo R Peixoto, Jeane EL Visentainer
Serogroup C meningococci in Italy in the era of conjugate menC vaccination
Paola Stefanelli, Cecilia Fazio, Tonino Sofia, Arianna Neri, Paola Mastrantonio
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Nino Khetsuriani, Rita Helfand, Mark Pallansch, Olen Kew, Ashley Fowlkes, M Steven Oberste, Peter Tukei, Joseph Muli, Ernest Makokha, Howard Gary
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Akihiro Ohkado, Yoshiro Murase, Masaaki Mori, Naoki Hasegawa, Goro Otsuka, Michiko Nagamine, Hideo Maeda, Kazuhiro Uchimura, Masako Ohmori, Norio Yamada, Shinji Maeda, Seiya Kato, Toru Mori, Nobukatsu Ishikawa
Comparison of rapid tests for detection of rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kampala, Uganda
Sam Ogwang, Benon B Asiimwe, Hamidou Traore, Francis Mumbowa, Alphonse Okwera, Kathleen D Eisenach, Susan Kayes, Edward C Jones-López, Ruth McNerney, William Worodria, Irene Ayakaka, Roy D Mugerwa, Peter G Smith, Jerrold Ellner, Moses L Joloba
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Low sensitivity of a urine LAM-ELISA in the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
Klaus Reither, Elmar Saathoff, Jutta Jung, Lilian T Minja, Inge Kroidl, Eiman Saad, Jim F Huggett, Elias N Ntinginya, Lucas Maganga, Leonard Maboko, Michael Hoelscher
Molecular detection of rifampin and isoniazid resistance to guide chronic TB patient management in Burkina Faso
Paolo Miotto, Nuccia Saleri, Mathurin Dembelé, Martial Ouedraogo, Gisèle Badoum, Gabriele Pinsi, Giovanni B Migliori, Alberto Matteelli, Daniela M Cirillo
Renal impairment in a rural African antiretroviral programme
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Primary and secondary cases in Escherichia coliO157 outbreaks: a statistical analysis
Kate G Snedeker, Darren J Shaw, Mary E Locking, Robin J Prescott
Improved hospital-level risk adjustment for surveillance of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections: a retrospective cohort study
ENC Tong, ACA Clements, MA Haynes, MA Jones, AP Morton, M Whitby
Neonatal enteral feeding tubes as loci for colonisation by members of the Enterobacteriaceae
Edward Hurrell, Eva Kucerova, Michael Loughlin, Juncal Caubilla-Barron, Anthony Hilton, Richard Armstrong, Craig Smith, Judith Grant, Shiu Shoo, Stephen Forsythe
Leptospirosis in the Asia Pacific region
Ann Florence B Victoriano, Lee D Smythe, Nina Gloriani-Barzaga, Lolita L Cavinta, Takeshi Kasai, Khanchit Limpakarnjanarat, Bee Lee Ong, Gyanendra Gongal, Julie Hall, Caroline Anne Coulombe, Yasutake Yanagihara, Shin-ichi Yoshida, Ben Adler
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Hepatitis B virus: molecular genotypes and HBeAg serological status among HBV-infected patients in the southeast of Brazil
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Varicella: epidemiological aspects and vaccination coverage in the Veneto Region
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A Mycobacterium tuberculosiscluster demonstrating the use of genotyping in urban tuberculosis control
Gerard de Vries, Rob AH van Hest, Conny CA Burdo, Dick van Soolingen, Jan H Richardus
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Mikhail Dozmorov, Wenxin Wu, Kaushik Chakrabarty, J Leland Booth, Robert E Hurst, K Mark Coggeshall, Jordan P Metcalf
Genotyping of Streptococcus agalactiae(group B streptococci) isolated from vaginal and rectal swabs of women at 35-37 weeks of pregnancy
Nabil Abdullah El Aila, Inge Tency, Geert Claeys, Bart Saerens, Ellen De Backer, Marleen Temmerman, Rita Verhelst, Mario Vaneechoutte
Impact of first-line protease inhibitors on predicted resistance to tipranavir in HIV-1-infected patients with virological failure
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Intestinal parasitic infections in relation to HIV/AIDS status, diarrhea and CD4 T-cell count
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Interferon for the treatment of genital warts: a systematic review
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Procalcitonin levels and bacterial aetiology among COPD patients admitted to the ICU with severe pneumonia: a prospective cohort study
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Prevalence of HIV-associated ophthalmic disease among patients enrolling for antiretroviral treatment in India: A cross-sectional study
Sophia Pathai, Alaka Deshpande, Clare Gilbert, Stephen D Lawn
Large serological survey showing cocirculation of Ebola and Marburg viruses in Gabonese bat populations, and a high seroprevalence of both viruses in Rousettus aegyptiacus
Xavier Pourrut, Marc Souris, Jonathan S Towner, Pierre E Rollin, Stuart T Nichol, Jean-Paul Gonzalez, Eric Leroy
Small islands and pandemic influenza: Potential benefits and limitations of travel volume reduction as a border control measure
Martin Eichner, Markus Schwehm, Nick Wilson, Michael G Baker
Infective endocarditis caused by Salmonella enteritidis in a dialysis patient: a case report and literature review
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An evaluation of the sensitivity of acute flaccid paralysis surveillance for poliovirus infection in Australia
Rochelle E Watkins, P Anthony J Martin, Heath Kelly, Ben Madin, Charles Watson
Trends in DDT and pyrethroid resistance in Anopheles gambiaes.s. populations from urban and agro-industrial settings in southern Cameroon
Philippe Nwane, Josiane Etang, Mouhamadou Chouaibou, Jean Claude Toto, Clément Kerah-Hinzoumbé, Rémy Mimpfoundi, Herman Parfait Awono-Ambene, Frédéric Simard
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumanniion computer interface surfaces of hospital wards and association with clinical isolates
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Frequency of medically attended adverse events following tetanus and diphtheria toxoid vaccine in adolescents and young adults: a Vaccine Safety Datalink study
Lisa A Jackson, Onchee Yu, Edward A Belongia, Simon J Hambidge, Jennifer Nelson, Roger Baxter, Allison Naleway, Charlene Gay, James Nordin, James Baggs, John Iskander
Initial psychological responses to Influenza A, H1N1 ("Swine flu")
Robin Goodwin, Shamsul Haque, Felix Neto, Lynn B Myers
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Nabil Abdullah El Aila, Inge Tency, Geert Claeys, Hans Verstraelen, Bart Saerens, Guido Lopes dos Santos Santiago, Ellen De Backer, Piet Cools, Marleen Temmerman, Rita Verhelst, Mario Vaneechoutte
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Sek Mardy, Sovann Ly, Seng Heng, Sirenda Vong, Chea Huch, Chea Nora, Nima Asgari, Megge Miller, Isabelle Bergeri, Sybille Rehmet, Duong Veasna, Weigong Zhou, Takeshi Kasai, Sok Touch, Philippe Buchy
Barriers to the care of HIV-infected children in rural Zambia: a cross-sectional analysis
Janneke H van Dijk, Catherine G Sutcliffe, Bornface Munsanje, Francis Hamangaba, Philip E Thuma, William J Moss
Protective measures and H5N1-seroprevalence among personnel tasked with bird collection during an outbreak of avian influenza A/H5N1 in wild birds, Ruegen, Germany, 2006
Wei Cai, Brunhilde Schweiger, Udo Buchholz, Silke Buda, Martina Littmann, Jörg Heusler, Walter Haas
Newly formed cystic lesions for the development of pneumomediastinum in Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia
Ju-Yeon Cho, Dong-Min Kim, Yong Eun Kwon, Sung Ho Yoon, Seung Il Lee
Immune control of HIV-1 infection after therapy interruption: immediate versus deferred antiretroviral therapy
Paola Paci, Rossella Carello, Massimo Bernaschi, Gianpiero D'Offizi, Filippo Castiglione
Acute sensorineural hearing loss and severe otalgia due to scrub typhus
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Downregulation of MIP-1α/CCL3 with praziquantel treatment in Schistosoma haematobiumand HIV-1 co-infected individuals in a rural community in Zimbabwe
RBL Zinyama-Gutsire, E Gomo, P Kallestrup, C Erikstrup, H Ullum, AE Butterworth, S Munyati, T Mduluza
Uptake of meningococcal conjugate vaccine among adolescents in large managed care organizations, United States, 2005: Demand, supply and seasonality
Suchita A Lorick, Daniel Fishbein, Eric Weintraub, Pascale M Wortley, Grace M Lee, Fangjun Zhou, Robert Davis
Evaluation of routinely reported surgical site infections against microbiological culture results: a tool to identify patient groups where diagnosis and treatment may be improved
Marco Krukerink, Job Kievit, Perla J Marang-van de Mheen
PCR melting profile (PCR MP) - a new tool for differentiation of Candida albicansstrains
Beata Krawczyk, Justyna Leibner-Ciszak, Anna Mielech, Magdalena Nowak, Józef Kur
Moraxella catarrhalisacquisition, airway inflammation and protease-antiprotease balance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Ganapathi I Parameswaran, Catherine T Wrona, Timothy F Murphy, Sanjay Sethi
Serum immunoglobulin G, M and A response to Cryptosporidium parvum in Cryptosporidium-HIV co-infected patients
Kirti Kaushik, Sumeeta Khurana, Ajay Wanchu, Nancy Malla
The risks of malaria infection in Kenya in 2009
Abdisalan M Noor, Peter W Gething, Victor A Alegana, Anand P Patil, Simon I Hay, Eric Muchiri, Elizabeth Juma, Robert W Snow
Inequitable childhood immunization uptake in Nigeria: a multilevel analysis of individual and contextual determinants
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New tools for detecting latent tuberculosis infection: evaluation of RD1-specific long-term response
Ornella Butera, Teresa Chiacchio, Stefania Carrara, Rita Casetti, Valentina Vanini, Serena Meraviglia, Giuliana Guggino, Francesco Dieli, Marco Vecchi, Francesco N Lauria, Almerico Marruchella, Patrizia Laurenti, Mahavir Singh, Nadia Caccamo, Enrico Girardi, Delia Goletti
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A unified approach to molecular epidemiology investigations: tools and patterns in California as a case study for endemic shigellosis
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Hepatitis B vaccinations among Koreans: Results from 2005 Korea National Cancer Screening Survey
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Ivonne D Flechas, Adriana Cuellar, Zulma M Cucunubá, Fernando Rosas, Víctor Velasco, Mario Steindel, María del Carmen Thomas, Manuel Carlos López, John Mario González, Concepción Judith Puerta
Estimating the impact of school closure on social mixing behaviour and the transmission of close contact infections in eight European countries
Niel Hens, Girma Minalu Ayele, Nele Goeyvaerts, Marc Aerts, Joel Mossong, John W Edmunds, Philippe Beutels
Differential protein profiling as a potential multi-marker approach for TSE diagnosis
Janice B Barr, Michael Watson, Mark W Head, James W Ironside, Nathan Harris, Caroline Hogarth, Janet R Fraser, Rona Barron
A comparison of urinary tract pathology and morbidity in adult populations from endemic and non-endemic zones for urinary schistosomiasis on Unguja Island, Zanzibar
Beatrice Lyons, Russel Stothard, David Rollinson, Simba Khamis, Khamis A Simai, Paul R Hunter
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and types among Turkish women at a gynecology outpatient unit
Polat Dursun, Süheyla S Senger, Hande Arslan, Esra Kuşçu, Ali Ayhan
Evidence for predilection of macrophage infiltration patterns in the deeper midline and mesial temporal structures of the brain uniquely in patients with HIV-associated dementia
Li Zhou, Rejane Rua, Thomas Ng, Valentina Vongrad, Yung S Ho, Carolyn Geczy, Kenneth Hsu, Bruce J Brew, Nitin K Saksena
Ertapenem versus piperacillin/tazobactam for the treatment of complicated infections: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Mao Mao An, Zui Zou, Hui Shen, Jun Dong Zhang, Meng Li Chen, Ping Liu, Rui Wang, Yuan Ying Jiang
Abscess of adrenal gland caused by disseminated subacute Nocardia farcinica pneumonia. A case report and mini-review of the literature
Michael Tachezy, Philipp Simon, Corina Ilchmann, Yogesh K Vashist, Jakob R Izbicki, Karim A Gawad
High dose prolonged treatment with nitazoxanide is not effective for cryptosporidiosis in HIV positive Zambian children: a randomised controlled trial
Beatrice Amadi, Mwiya Mwiya, Sandie Sianongo, Lara Payne, Angela Watuka, Max Katubulushi, Paul Kelly
Let the sun shine in: effects of ultraviolet radiation on invasive pneumococcal disease risk in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexander NJ White, Victoria Ng, C Victor Spain, Caroline C Johnson, Laura M Kinlin, David N Fisman
Transmission dynamics of pulmonary tuberculosis between autochthonous and immigrant sub-populations
Judit Barniol, Stefan Niemann, Valérie R Louis, Bonita Brodhun, Caroline Dreweck, Elvira Richter, Heiko Becher, Walter Haas, Thomas Junghanss
Combination antiretroviral drugs in PLGA nanoparticle for HIV-1
Christopher J Destache, Todd Belgum, Keith Christensen, Annemarie Shibata, Akhilesh Sharma, Alekha Dash
Cryptic Leishmania infantum infection in Italian HIV infected patients
Claudia Colomba, Laura Saporito, Fabrizio Vitale, Stefano Reale, Giustina Vitale, Alessandra Casuccio, Manlio Tolomeo, Daniela Maranto, Raffaella Rubino, Paola Di Carlo, Lucina Titone
Destructive arthritis in a patient with chikungunya virus infection with persistent specific IgM antibodies
Denis Malvy, Khaled Ezzedine, Maria Mamani-Matsuda, Brigitte Autran, Hugues Tolou, Marie-Catherine Receveur, Thierry Pistone, Jérome Rambert, Daniel Moynet, Djavad Mossalayi
Association of HLA-A, B, DRB1 alleles and haplotypes with HIV-1 infection in Chongqing, China
Xia Huang, Hua Ling, Wei Mao, Xianbin Ding, Quanhua Zhou, Mei Han, Fang Wang, Lei Cheng, Hongyan Xiong
Hepatic profile analyses of tipranavir in Phase II and III clinical trials
Jaromir Mikl, Mark S Sulkowski, Yves Benhamou, Douglas Dieterich, Stanislas Pol, Jürgen Rockstroh, Patrick A Robinson, Mithun Ranga, Jerry O Stern
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Ha Vinh, Nguyen Thi Khanh Nhu, Tran Vu Thieu Nga, Pham Thanh Duy, James I Campbell, Nguyen Van Minh Hoang, Maciej F Boni, Phan Vu Tra My, Christopher Parry, Tran Thi Thu Nga, Pham Van Minh, Cao Thu Thuy, To Song Diep, Le Thi Phuong, Mai Thu Chinh, Ha Thi Loan, Nguyen Thi Hong Tham, Mai Ngoc Lanh, Bui Li Mong, Vo Thi Cuc Anh, Phan Van Be Bay, Nguyen Van Vinh Chau, Jeremy Farrar, Stephen Baker
Early severe morbidity and resource utilization in South African adults on antiretroviral therapy
Teresa K Smith de Cherif, Jan H Schoeman, Susan Cleary, Graeme A Meintjes, Kevin Rebe, Gary Maartens
Severity of Giardiainfection associated with post-infectious fatigue and abdominal symptoms two years after
Kristine Mørch, Kurt Hanevik, Guri Rortveit, Knut-Arne Wensaas, Geir Egil Eide, Trygve Hausken, Nina Langeland
Performance of the tuberculin skin test and interferon-γ release assay for detection of tuberculosis infection in immunocompromised patients in a BCG-vaccinated population
Eun Young Kim, Ju Eun Lim, Ji Ye Jung, Ji Young Son, Kyung Jong Lee, Yoe Wun Yoon, Byung Hoon Park, Jin Wook Moon, Moo Suk Park, Young Sam Kim, Se Kyu Kim, Joon Chang, Young Ae Kang
Development of a reverse transcription-loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) system for a highly sensitive detection of enterovirus in the stool samples of acute flaccid paralysis cases
Minetaro Arita, Hua Ling, Dongmei Yan, Yorihiro Nishimura, Hiromu Yoshida, Takaji Wakita, Hiroyuki Shimizu
Serum macrophage migration inhibitory factor reflects adrenal function in the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis of septic patients: an observational study
Takashi Miyauchi, Ryoske Tsuruta, Motoki Fujita, Tadashi Kaneko, Shunji Kasaoka, Tsuyoshi Maekawa
Epidemiological investigations of human rabies in China
Miao Song, Qing Tang, Ding-Ming Wang, Zhao-Jun Mo, Shou-Heng Guo, Hao Li, Xiao-Yan Tao, Charles E Rupprecht, Zi-Jian Feng, Guo-Dong Liang
Co-infection by human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and human T cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1): does immune activation lead to a faster progression to AIDS?
Eduardo Samo Gudo, Nilesh B Bhatt, Dulce Ramalho Bila, Celina Monteiro Abreu, Amílcar Tanuri, Wilson Savino, Suse Dayse Silva-Barbosa, Ilesh V Jani
The role of virulence factors in the outcome of staphylococcal peritonitis in CAPD patients
Pasqual Barretti, Augusto C Montelli, Jackson EN Batalha, Jacqueline CT Caramori, Maria de Lourdes RS Cunha
Diagnostic and prognostic value of procalcitonin among febrile critically ill patients with prolonged ICU stay
Iraklis Tsangaris, Diamantis Plachouras, Dimitra Kavatha, George Michael Gourgoulis, Argirios Tsantes, Petros Kopterides, George Tsaknis, Ioanna Dimopoulou, Stylianos Orfanos, Evangelos Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Helen Giamarellou, Apostolos Armaganidis
Evidence and rationale for the World Health Organization recommended standards for Japanese encephalitis surveillance
Susan Hills, Alya Dabbagh, Julie Jacobson, Anthony Marfin, David Featherstone, Joachim Hombach, Pem Namgyal, Manju Rani, Tom Solomon
HIV-1 subtype and viral tropism determination for evaluating antiretroviral therapy options: an analysis of archived Kenyan blood samples
Raphael W Lihana, Samoel A Khamadi, Raphael M Lwembe, Joyceline G Kinyua, Joseph K Muriuki, Nancy J Lagat, Fredrick A Okoth, Ernest P Makokha, Elijah M Songok
Cost-effectiveness analysis of PCR for the rapid diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis
Luciene C Scherer, Rosa D Sperhacke, Antonio Ruffino-Netto, Maria LR Rossetti, Claudia Vater, Paul Klatser, Afrânio L Kritski
Clinical presentation, demographics and outcome of Tuberculosis (TB) in a low incidence area: a 4-year study in Geneva, Switzerland
Omar Kherad, François R Herrmann, Jean-Pierre Zellweger, Thierry Rochat, Jean-Paul Janssens