Volume 7, issue 1, December 2007
148 articles in this issue
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Concurrent acute illness and comorbid conditions poorly predict antibiotic use in upper respiratory tract infections: a cross-sectional analysis
Authors
- Ilene H Zuckerman
- Eli N Perencevich
- Anthony D Harris
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 May 2007
- Article: 47
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Absidia Corymbiferain an immune competent accident victim with multiple abdominal injuries: case report
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Rita Belfiori
- Adelmo Terenzi
- Antonella Repetto
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 25 May 2007
- Article: 46
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Hygienic safety of reusable tap water filters (Germlyser®) with an operating time of 4 or 8 weeks in a haematological oncology transplantation unit
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Georg Daeschlein
- William H Krüger
- Axel Kramer
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 23 May 2007
- Article: 45
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Pediatric malignancies presenting as a possible infectious disease
Authors
- Sarah E Forgie
- Joan L Robinson
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 May 2007
- Article: 44
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Antimicrobial resistance predicts death in Tanzanian children with bloodstream infections: a prospective cohort study
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Bjørn Blomberg
- Karim P Manji
- Nina Langeland
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 May 2007
- Article: 43
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Hospital-acquired Clostridium difficile-associateddisease in the intensive care unit setting: epidemiology, clinical course and outcome
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Alexandre R Marra
- Michael B Edmond
- Gonzalo ML Bearman
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 21 May 2007
- Article: 42
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Plasma levels of soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) and early mortality risk among patients enrolling for antiretroviral treatment in South Africa
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Stephen D Lawn
- Landon Myer
- Robin Wood
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 17 May 2007
- Article: 41
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Resolution of disseminated fusariosis in a child with acute leukemia treated with combined antifungal therapy: a case report
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- José-Manuel Vagace
- Cesar Sanz-Rodriguez
- Roberto Bajo
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 10 May 2007
- Article: 40
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Low CD4 count plus coma predicts cryptococcal meningitis in Tanzania
Authors (first, second and last of 7)
- Peter R Kisenge
- Alexander T Hawkins
- Eric R Houpt
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 May 2007
- Article: 39
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Do antibiotic-impregnated shunts in hydrocephalus therapy reduce the risk of infection? An observational study in 258 patients
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Rainer Ritz
- Florian Roser
- Bernd E Will
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 08 May 2007
- Article: 38
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Interpreting cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis in HIV in the era of potent antiretroviral therapy
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Christina M Marra
- Clare L Maxwell
- Allison Imrie
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 May 2007
- Article: 37
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Role of previous hospitalization in clinically-significant MRSA infection among HIV-infected inpatients: results of a case-control study
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Cecilia MJ Drapeau
- Claudio Angeletti
- Nicola Petrosillo
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 April 2007
- Article: 36
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Risk factors for acute respiratory tract infections in general practitioner patients in The Netherlands: a case-control study
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Arianne B van Gageldonk-Lafeber
- Marianne AB van der Sande
- Berry Wilbrink
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 27 April 2007
- Article: 35
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Failure of recombinant factor VIIa in a patient with severe polymicrobial sepsis and postoperative uncontrolled intraabdominal bleeding
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Anna Conen
- Maja Weisser
- Martin Siegemund
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 26 April 2007
- Article: 34
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IFNG +874T/A polymorphism is not associated with American tegumentary leishmaniasis susceptibility but can influence Leishmaniainduced IFN-γ production
Authors (first, second and last of 13)
- Guilherme Inocêncio Matos
- Claudia de J Fernandes Covas
- Alda Maria Da-Cruz
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 24 April 2007
- Article: 33
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epiPATH: an information system for the storage and management of molecular epidemiology data from infectious pathogens
Authors
- Alicia Amadoz
- Fernando González-Candelas
- Content type: Software
- Open Access
- Published: 20 April 2007
- Article: 32
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Trends of Hepatitis A hospitalization and risk factors in Quebec, Canada, between 1990 and 2003
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Magalie Canuel
- Gaston De Serres
- Vladimir Gilca
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 April 2007
- Article: 31
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From cat scratch disease to endocarditis, the possible natural history of Bartonella henselaeinfection
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Frédérique Gouriet
- Hubert Lepidi
- Didier Raoult
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 18 April 2007
- Article: 30
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Daptomycin antimicrobial activity tested against methicillin-resistant staphylococci and vancomycin-resistant enterococci isolated in European medical centers (2005)
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Helio S Sader
- Amy A Watters
- Ronald N Jones
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 April 2007
- Article: 29
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Safety and efficacy of a caspofungin-based combination therapy for treatment of proven or probable aspergillosis in pediatric hematological patients
Authors (first, second and last of 12)
- Simone Cesaro
- Mareva Giacchino
- Elio Castagnola
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 18 April 2007
- Article: 28
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Chlamydia and gonorrhoea in pregnant Batswana women: time to discard the syndromic approach?
Authors (first, second and last of 6)
- Maria Romoren
- Johanne Sundby
- Per Hjortdahl
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 16 April 2007
- Article: 27
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Geographic prediction of tuberculosis clusters in Fukuoka, Japan, using the space-time scan statistic
Authors
- Daisuke Onozuka
- Akihito Hagihara
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 April 2007
- Article: 26
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Adjuvant TACE inhibitor treatment improves the outcome of TLR2-/-mice with experimental pneumococcal meningitis
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Hakim Echchannaoui
- Stephen L Leib
- Regine MA Landmann
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 11 April 2007
- Article: 25
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Does vancomycin prescribing intervention affect vancomycin-resistant enterococcus infection and colonization in hospitals? A systematic review
Authors
- Monique A de Bruin
- Lee W Riley
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 10 April 2007
- Article: 24
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Muscular cystic hydatidosis: case report
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Sonia Vicidomini
- Gabriella Cancrini
- Alessandro Bartoloni
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 30 March 2007
- Article: 23
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Dengue disease severity in Indonesian children: an evaluation of the World Health Organization classification system
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Tatty E Setiati
- Albert TA Mairuhu
- Augustinus Soemantri
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 March 2007
- Article: 22
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Empirical use of antibiotics and adjustment of empirical antibiotic therapies in a university hospital: a prospective observational study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Julian Mettler
- Mathew Simcock
- Stefano Bassetti
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 March 2007
- Article: 21
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Regional-scale climate-variability synchrony of cholera epidemics in West Africa
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Guillaume Constantin de Magny
- Jean-François Guégan
- Bernard Cazelles
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 March 2007
- Article: 20
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Sex- and age-dependent association of SLC11A1polymorphisms with tuberculosis in Chinese: a case control study
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Kim Hung Leung
- Shea Ping Yip
- Kin Sang Chan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 19 March 2007
- Article: 19
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Anticipated and current preventive behaviors in response to an anticipated human-to-human H5N1 epidemic in the Hong Kong Chinese general population
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Joseph TF Lau
- Jean H Kim
- Sian Griffiths
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 March 2007
- Article: 18
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The influenza pandemic preparedness planning tool InfluSim
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Martin Eichner
- Markus Schwehm
- Stefan O Brockmann
- Content type: Software
- Open Access
- Published: 13 March 2007
- Article: 17
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Modelling the public health impact of male circumcision for HIV prevention in high prevalence areas in Africa
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Nico JD Nagelkerke
- Stephen Moses
- Robert C Bailey
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 13 March 2007
- Article: 16
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The cause of urinary symptoms among Human T Lymphotropic Virus Type I (HLTV-I) infected patients: a cross sectional study
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Paulo N Rocha
- Ana Paula Rehem
- Edgar M Carvalho
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 March 2007
- Article: 15
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Plasma nevirapine levels, adverse events and efficacy of antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected patients concurrently receiving nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy and fluconazole
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Weerawat Manosuthi
- Chatiya Athichathanabadi
- Somnuek Sungkanuparph
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 12 March 2007
- Article: 14
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Obesity and smoking are factors associated with poor prognosis in patients with bacteraemia
Authors (first, second and last of 5)
- Reetta Huttunen
- Janne Laine
- Jaana Syrjänen
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 March 2007
- Article: 13
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Purulent pericarditis due to co-infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Mycobacterium tuberculosisin a patient with features of advanced HIV infection
Authors
- Andrew Louw
- Mohammed Tikly
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 08 March 2007
- Article: 12
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Erratum To: Use of "biokitHSV-2 Rapid Assay" to improve the positive predictive value of Focus HerpeSelect HSV-2 ELISA
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Rhoda Ashley Morrow
- David Friedrich
- Lawrence Corey
- Content type: Erratum
- Open Access
- Published: 07 March 2007
- Article: 11
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Diagnostic and prognostic accuracy of clinical and laboratory parameters in community-acquired pneumonia
Authors (first, second and last of 9)
- Beat Müller
- Stephan Harbarth
- Mirjam Christ-Crain
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 02 March 2007
- Article: 10
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Mycobacterium avium-intracellularecellulitis occurring with septic arthritis after joint injection: a case report
Authors
- David M Murdoch
- Jay R McDonald
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 26 February 2007
- Article: 9
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Adult systemic cat scratch disease associated with therapy for hepatitis C
Authors
- Zahida Bhatti
- Charles S Berenson
- Content type: Case report
- Open Access
- Published: 23 February 2007
- Article: 8
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Resistance of Leishmania (Leishmania) amazonensis and Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensisto nitric oxide correlates with disease severity in Tegumentary Leishmaniasis
Authors (first, second and last of 10)
- Angela Giudice
- Ilza Camada
- Roque P Almeida
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 22 February 2007
- Article: 7
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Epidemiology and clinical findings associated with enteroviral acute flaccid paralysis in Pakistan
Authors (first, second and last of 8)
- Mohsan Saeed
- Sohail Z Zaidi
- Anis Khan
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 15 February 2007
- Article: 6
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Suitability of vaccinia virus and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) for determining activities of three commonly-used alcohol-based hand rubs against enveloped viruses
Authors
- Günter Kampf
- Jochen Steinmann
- Holger Rabenau
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 09 February 2007
- Article: 5
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Corynebacteriumendocarditis species-specific risk factors and outcomes
Authors (first, second and last of 4)
- Jaime Belmares
- Stephanie Detterline
- Jorge P Parada
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 06 February 2007
- Article: 4
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Treating cutaneous leishmaniasis patients in Kabul, Afghanistan: cost-effectiveness of an operational program in a complex emergency setting
Authors
- Richard Reithinger
- Paul G Coleman
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 30 January 2007
- Article: 3
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Bacteraemia in patients admitted to an urban hospital in West Africa
Authors (first, second and last of 11)
- Philip C Hill
- Charles O Onyeama
- Richard A Adegbola
- Content type: Research article
- Open Access
- Published: 26 January 2007
- Article: 2
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Erratum To: The burden of diarrhoea, shigellosis, and cholera in North Jakarta, Indonesia: findings from 24 months surveillance
Authors (first, second and last of 27)
- Magdarina D Agtini
- Rooswanti Soeharno
- John D Clemens
- Content type: Erratum
- Open Access
- Published: 26 January 2007
- Article: 1