Detection of multiple respiratory pathogens during primary respiratory infection: nasal swab versus nasopharyngeal aspirate using real-time polymerase chain reaction T. J. MeerhoffM. L. HoubenL. J. Bont Article Open access 29 January 2010 Pages: 365 - 371
Is nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus the main acquisition pathway for surgical-site infection in orthopaedic surgery? P. BerthelotF. GrattardF. Lucht Article 28 January 2010 Pages: 373 - 382
Prevalence and accessory gene regulator (agr) analysis of vancomycin-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus among methicillin-resistant isolates in Taiwan—SMART program, 2003 C.-M. HoP.-R. HsuehJ.-J. Lu Article 13 February 2010 Pages: 383 - 389
Characterization of the best anatomical sites in screening for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization Y. BittermanA. LaorG. Weber Article 29 January 2010 Pages: 391 - 397
Management of post-splenectomy patients in the Netherlands A. J. J. LammersD. VeningaP. Speelman Article 22 January 2010 Pages: 399 - 405
In vitro time-kill activities of ciprofloxacin alone and in combination with the iron chelator deferasirox against Vibrio vulnificus G. P. NeupaneD.-M. Kim Article 02 February 2010 Pages: 407 - 410
Comparison of microscopy, two xenic culture techniques, conventional and real-time PCR for the detection of Dientamoeba fragilis in clinical stool samples D. StarkJ. BarrattJ. Ellis Article 14 February 2010 Pages: 411 - 416
Low-dose β-lactam plus amikacin in febrile neutropenia: cefepime vs. piperacillin/tazobactam, a randomized trial L. GómezC. EstradaJ. Garau Article 27 February 2010 Pages: 417 - 427
The rag locus of Porphyromonas gingivalis might arise from Bacteroides via horizontal gene transfer Z. SuF. KongH. Xu Article Open access 02 March 2010 Pages: 429 - 437
The cag PAI is intact and functional but HP0521 varies significantly in Helicobacter pylori isolates from Malaysia and Singapore H.-M. A. SchmidtS. AndresH. Mitchell Article 16 February 2010 Pages: 439 - 451
Comparison of Copan eSwab with the Copan Venturi Transystem for the quantitative survival of Escherichia coli, Streptococcus agalactiae and Candida albicans S. NysS. VijgenR. Cartuyvels Article 04 March 2010 Pages: 453 - 456
Molecular fingerprinting of Staphylococcus aureus from bone and joint infections C. LuedickeP. SlickersS. Monecke Article 26 February 2010 Pages: 457 - 463
Seroprevalence of Q fever in a district located in the west Black Sea region of Turkey A. GozalanJ. M. RolainB. Esen Article 02 March 2010 Pages: 465 - 469
In vitro activities of doripenem and other carbapenems against clinically important bacteria isolated in intensive care units: nationwide data from the SMART Programme S.-S. JeanP.-R. HsuehC.-Y. Liu Brief Report 27 January 2010 Pages: 471 - 475
Are healthcare economics a factor behind European MRSA rates? M. A. Borg Brief Report 30 January 2010 Pages: 477 - 479
Variable genetic element typing: a quick method for epidemiological subtyping of Legionella pneumophila K. PannierK. HeunerC. Lück Brief Report 30 January 2010 Pages: 481 - 487
Impact of pneumococcal vaccines on invasive pneumococcal disease in Taiwan W.-H. LiaoS.-H. LinP.-R. Hsueh Brief Report 27 January 2010 Pages: 489 - 492
Erratum to: Effect of meteorological variables on the incidence of lower urinary tract infections M. E. FalagasG. PeppasG. Theocharis Erratum 18 September 2009 Pages: 493 - 493