Volume 8, issue 1, December 2008
174 articles in this issue
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Clustering of serotypes in a longitudinal study of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in three day care centres
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Tuija Leino
- Fabian Hoti
- Kari Auranen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2008
- Article: 173
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Reuse of single-dose nevirapine in subsequent pregnancies for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Lusaka, Zambia: A cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Jan Walter
- Louise Kuhn
- Grace M Aldrovandi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 December 2008
- Article: 172
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Genotyping and drug resistance patterns of M. tuberculosis strains in Pakistan
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Mahnaz Tanveer
- Zahra Hasan
- Rumina Hasan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 December 2008
- Article: 171
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Molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics of Mycobacterium tuberculosisin Taipei
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Horng-Yunn Dou
- Fan-Chen Tseng
- Jang-Jih Lu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 December 2008
- Article: 170
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A discrepancy of Chlamydia trachomatis incidence and prevalence trends in Finland 1983–2003
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Erika Lyytikäinen
- Marjo Kaasila
- Jorma Paavonen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 December 2008
- Article: 169
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Development and evaluation of a real-time one step Reverse-Transcriptase PCR for quantitation of Chandipura Virus
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Satyendra Kumar
- Ramesh S Jadi
- Vidya A Arankalle
- Content type: Technical advance
- Open Access
- Published: 17 December 2008
- Article: 168
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Sustained high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Cambodia: high turnover seriously challenges the 100% condom use programme
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Heng Sopheab
- Guy Morineau
- Knut Fylkesnes
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 December 2008
- Article: 167
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Prevalence of tuberculosis drug resistance in 10 provinces of China
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Guang Xue He
- Yan Lin Zhao
- Susan van den Hof
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 December 2008
- Article: 166
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Nutritional status and serum zinc and selenium levels in Iranian HIV infected individuals
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- H Khalili
- A Soudbakhsh
- R Sharififar
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 December 2008
- Article: 165
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Comparative study of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection due to genotypes 1 and 3 referred for treatment in southeast Brazil
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Aline G Vigani
- Maria H Pavan
- Fernando L Gonçales Jr
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 04 December 2008
- Article: 164
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Impact of previous sepsis on the accuracy of procalcitonin for the early diagnosis of blood stream infection in critically ill patients
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Pierre Emmanuel Charles
- Sylvain Ladoire
- Jean-Pierre Quenot
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2008
- Article: 163
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Knowledge of causes, clinical features and diagnosis of common zoonoses among medical practitioners in Tanzania
Authors
- Kunda John
- Rudovic Kazwala
- Godfrey S Mfinanga
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 December 2008
- Article: 162
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A randomized controlled trial of tea tree oil (5%) body wash versus standard body wash to prevent colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in critically ill adults: research protocol
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Gillian Thompson
- Bronagh Blackwood
- Danny F McAuley
- Content type: Study protocol
- Open Access
- Published: 28 November 2008
- Article: 161
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Frequency and predictors of miliary tuberculosis in patients with miliary pulmonary nodules in South Korea: A retrospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Sang-Man Jin
- Hyun Ju Lee
- Jae-Joon Yim
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 November 2008
- Article: 160
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Risky sexual practices among youth attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- W Urassa
- C Moshiro
- E Sandstrom
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 November 2008
- Article: 159
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Effect of treating Schistosoma haematobium infection on Plasmodium falciparum-specific antibody responses
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- L Reilly
- C Magkrioti
- F Mutapi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2008
- Article: 158
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Re-emergence of tularemia in Germany: Presence of Francisella tularensis in different rodent species in endemic areas
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Philipp Kaysser
- Erik Seibold
- Wolf D Splettstoesser
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 November 2008
- Article: 157
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Cytokine activation is predictive of mortality in Zambian patients with AIDS-related diarrhoea
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Isaac Zulu
- Ghaniah Hassan
- Paul Kelly
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 November 2008
- Article: 156
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Acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after living donor liver transplantation: a retrospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Masao Hashimoto
- Yasuhiko Sugawara
- Masatoshi Makuuchi
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 November 2008
- Article: 155
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Streptococcus intermedius causing infective endocarditis and abscesses: a report of three cases and review of the literature
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- MaryAnn P Tran
- Molly Caldwell-McMillan
- Vincent B Young
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 November 2008
- Article: 154
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Ability of online drug databases to assist in clinical decision-making with infectious disease therapies
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Hyla H Polen
- Antonia Zapantis
- Mark Paris
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 November 2008
- Article: 153
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Investigation of Swedish cases reveals an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis at a Norwegian hotel with possible links to in-house water systems
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Agnes Hajdu
- Line Vold
- Karin Nygård
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 01 November 2008
- Article: 152
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Pediatric campylobacteriosis in northern Taiwan from 2003 to 2005
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ji-Rong Yang
- Ho-Sheng Wu
- Jung-Jung Mu
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 31 October 2008
- Article: 151
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Serological survey on immunity status against polioviruses in children and adolescents living in a border region, Apulia (Southern Italy)
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Silvio Tafuri
- Rosa Prato
- Cinzia Germinario
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 October 2008
- Article: 150
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Influence of rub-in technique on required application time and hand coverage in hygienic hand disinfection
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Günter Kampf
- Mirja Reichel
- Paul-Michael Kaulfers
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 29 October 2008
- Article: 149
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Risk factors for negative blood cultures in adult medical inpatients – a retrospective analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Boris P Ehrenstein
- Vera Ehrenstein
- Thomas Glück
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 28 October 2008
- Article: 148
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Prevalence of HCV and HIV infections in 2005-Earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Saeed Khan
- Mohammad A Rai
- Syed H Ali
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 October 2008
- Article: 147
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Nitric oxide production in the exhaled air of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in relation to HIV co-infection
Authors (first, second and last of 16)
- Jonna Idh
- Anna Westman
- Thomas Schön
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 October 2008
- Article: 146
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Procalcitonin levels in acute exacerbation of COPD admitted in ICU: a prospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Cédric Daubin
- Jean-Jacques Parienti
- Damien du Cheyron
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 October 2008
- Article: 145
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Outcome of protease inhibitor substitution with nevirapine in HIV-1 infected children
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- M Isabel Gonzalez-Tome
- Jose Tomas Ramos Amador
- Pablo Martin Fontelos
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 October 2008
- Article: 144
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Aetiology of community-acquired, acute gastroenteritis in hospitalised adults: a prospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Andreas Jansen
- Klaus Stark
- Thomas Schneider
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 October 2008
- Article: 143
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High risk for occupational exposure to HIV and utilization of post-exposure prophylaxis in a teaching hospital in Pune, India
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Amita Gupta
- Shuchi Anand
- Arjun L Kakrani
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 October 2008
- Article: 142
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An A2Aadenosine receptor agonist, ATL313, reduces inflammation and improves survival in murine sepsis models
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Christopher C Moore
- Edward N Martin
- W Michael Scheld
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 20 October 2008
- Article: 141
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School based screening for tuberculosis infection in Norway: comparison of positive tuberculin skin test with interferon-gamma release assay
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Brita Askeland Winje
- Fredrik Oftung
- Einar Heldal
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 October 2008
- Article: 140
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Differences between naive and memory T cell phenotype in Malawian and UK adolescents: a role for Cytomegalovirus?
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Anne Ben-Smith
- Patricia Gorak-Stolinska
- Hazel M Dockrell
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 October 2008
- Article: 139
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Biocontrol of larval mosquitoes by Acilius sulcatus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Goutam Chandra
- Samir K Mandal
- Sumanta Chakraborty
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 October 2008
- Article: 138
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Blood culture collection technique and pneumococcal surveillance in Malawi during the four year period 2003–2006: an observational study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Neema Mtunthama
- Stephen B Gordon
- Neil French
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 October 2008
- Article: 137
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Durability of Stavudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine among Advanced HIV-1 Infected Patients with/without Prior Co-administration of Rifampicin: A 144-week Prospective Study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Weerawat Manosuthi
- Preecha Tantanathip
- Somnuek Sungkanuparph
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 14 October 2008
- Article: 136
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Surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis in the Marches region (Italy): 1997–2007
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Marcello M D'Errico
- Pamela Barbadoro
- the AFP Study Group
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 October 2008
- Article: 135
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Lysozyme M deficiency leads to an increased susceptibility to Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced otitis media
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Jun Shimada
- Sung K Moon
- David J Lim
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 October 2008
- Article: 134
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Impact of a silver layer on the membrane of tap water filters on the microbiological quality of filtered water
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Ralf-Peter Vonberg
- Dorit Sohr
- Petra Gastmeier
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 October 2008
- Article: 133
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HIV Testing and Care in Canadian Aboriginal Youth: A community based mixed methods study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Judy E Mill
- Randy C Jackson
- Susan Sommerfeldt
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 07 October 2008
- Article: 132
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Mutation detection analysis of a region of 16S-like ribosomal RNA gene of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba moshkovskii
Authors
- Subhash Chandra Parija
- Krishna Khairnar
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 September 2008
- Article: 131
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Investigating the effects of climate variations on bacillary dysentery incidence in northeast China using ridge regression and hierarchical cluster analysis
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Desheng Huang
- Peng Guan
- Baosen Zhou
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 September 2008
- Article: 130
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Empyema associated with community-acquired pneumonia: A Pediatric Investigator's Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada (PICNIC) study
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Joanne M Langley
- James D Kellner
- Heather Joudrey
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 25 September 2008
- Article: 129
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A large waterborne outbreak of campylobacteriosis in Norway: The need to focus on distribution system safety
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Irena Jakopanec
- Katrine Borgen
- Karin Nygård
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 September 2008
- Article: 128
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The role of polyclonal intravenous immunoglobulin in treating HIV-infected children with severe bacterial infections: A retrospective cohort study
Authors
- Lyen C Huang
- Landon Myer
- Heather B Jaspan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 September 2008
- Article: 127
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The spatial distribution of leprosy cases during 15 years of a leprosy control program in Bangladesh: An observational study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- EAJ Fischer
- D Pahan
- JH Richardus
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 September 2008
- Article: 126
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The spatial distribution of leprosy in four villages in Bangladesh: An observational study
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- EAJ Fischer
- D Pahan
- JH Richardus
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 September 2008
- Article: 125