1. The application of sonication in diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection

   • H. Liu
   • Y. Zhang
   • H. C. Zou

   Review 21 September 2016 Pages: 1 - 9

   

2. Acute otitis media with spontaneous tympanic membrane perforation

   • N. Principi
   • P. Marchisio
   • S. Esposito

   Review 27 September 2016 Pages: 11 - 18

3. Antimicrobial-coated sutures to decrease surgical site infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis

   • X. Wu
   • N. Z. Kubilay
   • J. Li

   Original Article 02 September 2016 Pages: 19 - 32

   

4. Reduced pro-inflammatory responses to Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection and low prevalence of enterotoxin genes in isolates from patients on haemodialysis

   • S. McNicholas
   • A. Fe Talento
   • D. Fitzgerald-Hughes

   Original Article 09 September 2016 Pages: 33 - 42

   

5. Influence of contraceptive choice on vaginal bacterial and fungal microflora

   • G. Donders
   • G. Bellen
   • J. Verguts

   Original Article 09 September 2016 Pages: 43 - 48

6. Antibody to Chlamydia trachomatis proteins, TroA and HtrA, as a biomarker for Chlamydia trachomatis infection

   • K. Hokynar
   • S. Korhonen
   • M. Puolakkainen

   Original Article 14 September 2016 Pages: 49 - 56

   

7. Is there an association between prior anti-inflammatory drug exposure and occurrence of peritonsillar abscess (PTA)? A national multicenter prospective observational case–control study

   • D. Lepelletier
   • V. Pinaud
   • for the French PTA Study Group

   Original Article 07 September 2016 Pages: 57 - 63

   

8. High frequency of occupied attB regions in Norwegian Staphylococcus aureus isolates supports a two-step MRSA screening algorithm

   • H. S. Tunsjø
   • S. Kalyanasundaram
   • A. E. F. Moen

   Original Article 09 September 2016 Pages: 65 - 74

   

9. Adverse effects of isolation: a prospective matched cohort study including 90 direct interviews of hospitalized patients in a French University Hospital

   • B. Guilley-Lerondeau
   • C. Bourigault
   • D. Lepelletier

   Original Article 09 September 2016 Pages: 75 - 80

   

10. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Gram-positive and -negative bacterial isolates directly from spiked blood culture media with Raman spectroscopy

    • H. E. Dekter
    • C. C. Orelio
    • W. B. van Leeuwen

    Original Article 08 September 2016 Pages: 81 - 89

    

11. Group A streptococcus: is there a genital carrier state in women following infection?

    • A. Lev-Sagie
    • D. Hochner-Celnikier
    • A. E. Moses

    Original Article 14 September 2016 Pages: 91 - 93

12. Association between source control and mortality in 258 patients with intra-abdominal candidiasis: a retrospective multi-centric analysis comparing intensive care versus surgical wards in Spain

    • L. Lagunes
    • A. Rey-Pérez
    • J. Rello

    Original Article 21 September 2016 Pages: 95 - 104

    

13. Uropathogen distribution and antimicrobial susceptibility in uncomplicated cystitis in Belgium, a high antibiotics prescribing country: 20-year surveillance

    • S. Heytens
    • J. Boelens
    • T. Christiaens

    Original Article 17 September 2016 Pages: 105 - 113

14. Staphylococcus capitis isolated from prosthetic joint infections

    • S. Tevell
    • B. Hellmark
    • B. Söderquist

    Original Article Open access 29 September 2016 Pages: 115 - 122

    

15. Improved survival among ICU-hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia by unidentified organisms: a multicenter case–control study

    • J. Rello
    • E. Diaz
    • CAPUCI II Consortium

    Original Article 21 September 2016 Pages: 123 - 130

    

16. Comparison of BACTEC™ blood culture media for the detection of fungemia

    • R. Datcu
    • J. Boel
    • M. Arpi

    Original Article 27 September 2016 Pages: 131 - 137

17. Increasing incidence of carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae in Belgian hospitals

    • M. De Laveleye
    • T. D. Huang
    • on behalf of the multicenter study group

    Original Article 17 September 2016 Pages: 139 - 146

18. Improvement in the detection of enteric protozoa from clinical stool samples using the automated urine sediment analyzer sediMAX^® 2 compared to sediMAX^® 1

    • J. Intra
    • M. R. Sala
    • P. Brambilla

    Original Article 20 September 2016 Pages: 147 - 151

    

19. Clinical outcomes and treatment approach for community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) infections in Israel

    • E. Berla-Kerzhner
    • A. Biber
    • D. Glikman

    Original Article 27 September 2016 Pages: 153 - 162

    

20. Toxin A-negative toxin B-positive ribotype 017 Clostridium difficile is the dominant strain type in patients with diarrhoea attending tuberculosis hospitals in Cape Town, South Africa

    • B. Kullin
    • J. Wojno
    • S. J. Reid

    Original Article 30 September 2016 Pages: 163 - 175

    

21. Clostridium difficile infection in children: epidemiology and risk of recurrence in a low-prevalence country

    • A. Lo Vecchio
    • L. Lancella
    • A. Guarino

    Original Article 30 September 2016 Pages: 177 - 185

    

22. Potential clinical and economic outcomes of active beta-D-glucan surveillance with preemptive therapy for invasive candidiasis at intensive care units: a decision model analysis

    • Y.-k. Pang
    • M. Ip
    • J. H. S. You

    Original Article 29 September 2016 Pages: 187 - 194

    

23. Clinicians should not be forced to use likelihood ratios when comparing tests

    • J. F. Cohen
    • M. Chalumeau
    • P. M. Bossuyt

    Letter to the Editor 01 October 2016 Pages: 195 - 196

24. Clinicians should use likelihood ratios when comparing tests

    • A. D. Bai
    • A. Showler
    • A. M. Morris

    Letter to the Editor 08 October 2016 Pages: 197 - 198