Healthcare-associated infection prevention in pediatric intensive care units: a review N. JoramL. de Saint BlanquatC. Gras-Le Guen Review 01 April 2012 Pages: 2481 - 2490
Transmission rates, screening methods and costs of MRSA—a systematic literature review related to the prevalence in Germany A. TübbickeC. HübnerS. Fleßa Review 10 May 2012 Pages: 2497 - 2511
The effect of biomaterials and antifungals on biofilm formation by Candida species: a review M. Cuéllar-CruzA. Vega-GonzálezJ. C. Villagómez-Castro Review 12 May 2012 Pages: 2513 - 2527
Microbiologic characteristics of pathogenic bacteria from hospitalized trauma patients who survived Wenchuan earthquake B. ZhangZ. LiuW. Fu Article 22 August 2012 Pages: 2529 - 2535
Initial dose of vancomycin based on body weight and creatinine clearance to minimize inadequate trough levels in Japanese adults N. MakiA. OhkuchiY. Hakamata Article 06 March 2012 Pages: 2537 - 2543
The optimal aminoglycoside and its dosage for the treatment of severe Enterococcus faecalis infection. An experimental study in the rabbit endocarditis model L. DubéJ. CaillonN. Asseray Article 08 March 2012 Pages: 2545 - 2547
The safety and efficacy of live attenuated influenza vaccine in young children with asthma or prior wheezing C. S. AmbroseF. DubovskyS. Ashkenazi Article Open access 14 March 2012 Pages: 2549 - 2557
Molecular fingerprinting of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from patients with osteomyelitis in Argentina and clonal distribution of the cap5(8) genes and of other selected virulence genes S. M. LattarL. P. N. TuchscherrD. O. Sordelli Article 27 March 2012 Pages: 2559 - 2566
Linezolid as rescue treatment for left-sided infective endocarditis: an observational, retrospective, multicenter study T. K. LauridsenL. E. BruunN. E. Bruun Article 20 March 2012 Pages: 2567 - 2574
Quantification of cultivable bacteria and endotoxin in post-treatment apical periodontitis before and after chemo-mechanical preparation M. S. EndoF. C. MartinhoB. P. F. A. Gomes Article 08 May 2012 Pages: 2575 - 2583
Infectious diseases publications in leading medical journals—a comparative analysis G. FätkenheuerF. RoerB. Salzberger Article 14 April 2012 Pages: 2585 - 2591
Emergence of multidrug-resistant NDM-1-producing Gram-negative bacteria in Bangladesh M. A. IslamP. K. TalukdarH. P. Endtz Article 17 March 2012 Pages: 2593 - 2600
Risk factors for Clostridium difficile toxin-positive diarrhea: a population-based prospective case–control study I. VesteinsdottirS. GudlaugsdottirE. S. Bjornsson Article 23 March 2012 Pages: 2601 - 2610
Self-administration of outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy and risk of catheter-related adverse events: a retrospective cohort study D. A. BarrL. SempleR. A. Seaton Article 12 April 2012 Pages: 2611 - 2619
Ventilator-associated pneumonia with or without toothbrushing: a randomized controlled trial L. LorenteM. LecuonaA. Sierra Article 16 March 2012 Pages: 2621 - 2629
Identification of blood and wound isolates of C. canimorsus and C. cynodegmi using VITEK2 and MALDI-TOF S. ZangenahV. ÖzenciP. Bergman Article 28 March 2012 Pages: 2631 - 2637
True bacteremias caused by coagulase negative Staphylococcus are difficult to distinguish from blood culture contaminants M. RahkonenS. LuttinenT. Hautala Article 31 March 2012 Pages: 2639 - 2644
Epidemiology of Acinetobacter spp.-associated healthcare infections and colonization among children at a tertiary-care hospital in Saud Arabia: a 6-year retrospective cohort study H. H. BalkhyM. S. BawazeerL. A. Herwaldt Article 05 April 2012 Pages: 2645 - 2651
A Streptococcus pneumoniae infection model in larvae of the wax moth Galleria mellonella B. A. EvansD. E. Rozen Article 01 April 2012 Pages: 2653 - 2660
Arthritis related to systemic meningococcal disease: 34 years’ experience C. CabellosJ. M. NollaP. F. Viladrich Article 03 April 2012 Pages: 2661 - 2666
Prospective evaluation of clinical scoring systems in infants with bronchiolitis admitted to the intensive care unit S. RödlB. ReschG. Zobel Article 21 April 2012 Pages: 2667 - 2672
Evaluation of the prognosis of fulminant viral hepatitis in late pregnancy by the MELD scoring system Y. YangL. DengL. Ma Article 09 May 2012 Pages: 2673 - 2678
Pyrosequencing reveals the complex polymicrobial nature of invasive pyogenic infections: microbial constituents of empyema, liver abscess, and intracerebral abscess C. D. SibleyD. L. ChurchM. D. Parkins Article 28 April 2012 Pages: 2679 - 2691
Score to identify the severity of adult patients with influenza A (H1N1) 2009 virus infection at hospital admission A. CapelasteguiJ. M. QuintanaThe CIBERESP Cases and Controls in Pandemic Influenza Working Group, Spain Article 24 April 2012 Pages: 2693 - 2701
A comparative study of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prophylaxis in premature infants within the Canadian Registry of Palivizumab (CARESS) B. PaesI. MitchellThe CARESS Investigators Article Open access 01 May 2012 Pages: 2703 - 2711
Distinctive features between community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) due to Chlamydophila psittaci and CAP due to Legionella pneumophila admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) A. GacouinM. RevestY. Le Tulzo Article 28 April 2012 Pages: 2713 - 2718
Bacteremia with Streptococcus pneumoniae: sepsis and other risk factors for 30-day mortality—a hospital-based cohort study J. S. ChristensenT. G. JensenA. Lassen Article 13 May 2012 Pages: 2719 - 2725
Predicting methicillin resistance among community-onset Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia patients with prior healthcare-associated exposure S.-Y. ChenW.-C. ChiangM.-S. Lai Article 19 May 2012 Pages: 2727 - 2736
Bacteremia caused by Acinetobacter junii at a medical center in Taiwan, 2000–2010 H.-Y. TsaiA. ChengP.-R. Hsueh Article 06 May 2012 Pages: 2737 - 2743
Epidemiology and evolution of antibiotic resistance of Haemophilus influenzae in children 5 years of age or less in France, 2001–2008: a retrospective database analysis H. DabernatC. Delmas Article 27 April 2012 Pages: 2745 - 2753
Dectin-1 is inducible and plays a crucial role in Aspergillus-induced innate immune responses in human bronchial epithelial cells W.-K. SunX. LuY. Shi Article 06 May 2012 Pages: 2755 - 2764
Aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia among adults in an H1N1 pandemic year: the role of respiratory viruses A. SangilE. CalboJ. Garau Article 02 May 2012 Pages: 2765 - 2772
Pediatric osteoarticular infections caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae before and after the introduction of the heptavalent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine C. LemaîtreA. FerroniM. Lorrot Article 09 May 2012 Pages: 2773 - 2781
Molecular epidemiology of the Bacillus anthracis isolates collected throughout Turkey from 1983 to 2011 R. DurmazM. DoganayAnthrax Study Group Article 11 May 2012 Pages: 2783 - 2790
Extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: risk of bloodstream infection in hospitalized patients C. PeñaS. Gómez-ZorrillaJ. Ariza Article 04 May 2012 Pages: 2791 - 2797
Impact on knowledge and practice of an intervention to control catheter infection in the ICU M. GuembeA. Pérez-Parraon behalf of the GEIDI Study Group Article 09 May 2012 Pages: 2799 - 2808
Cytokine response in patients with chronic infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus strains and diversification of their Agr system classes A. SzkaradkiewiczT. M. KarpińskiS. Giedrys-Kalemba Article Open access 26 May 2012 Pages: 2809 - 2815
Identification of group A streptococcal emm types commonly associated with invasive infections and antimicrobial resistance by the use of multiplex PCR and high-resolution melting analysis P. BidetS. LiguoriE. Bingen Article 20 May 2012 Pages: 2817 - 2826
Raman spectroscopic analysis of the clonal and horizontal spread of CTX-M-15-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in a neonatal intensive care unit K. GuyotV. BiranE. Bingen Article 27 May 2012 Pages: 2827 - 2834
One-step sample preparation of positive blood cultures for the direct detection of methicillin-sensitive and -resistant Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant coagulase-negative staphylococci within one hour using the automated GenomEra CDX™ PCR system J. J. HirvonenP. von LodeS.-S. Kaukoranta Article 26 May 2012 Pages: 2835 - 2842
Direct identification of bacteria from charcoal-containing blood culture bottles using matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionisation time-of-flight mass spectrometry N. WüppenhorstC. ConsoirC. Schneider Article 26 May 2012 Pages: 2843 - 2850
Performance of a novel microarray multiplex PCR for the detection of 23 respiratory pathogens (SYMP-ARI study) S. BierbaumN. KönigsfeldM. Panning Article 30 May 2012 Pages: 2851 - 2861
Erratum to: Underestimation of Clostridium difficile infection among clinicians: an international survey M. N. MavrosV. G. AlexiouM. E. Falagas Erratum 29 August 2012 Pages: 2863 - 2864