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Volume 5; Issue 1

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volume 5; Issue 1

1

Toxicity after prolonged (more than four weeks) administration of intravenous colistin

Matthew E Falagas, Michael Rizos, Ioannis A Bliziotis, Kostas Rellos, Sofia K Kasiakou, Argyris Michalopoulos

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Emergency vaccination of rabies under limited resources – combating or containing?

Dirk Eisinger, Hans-Hermann Thulke, Thomas Selhorst, Thomas Müller

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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3

Epidural abscess caused byStreptococcus milleriin a pregnant woman

Russell Lampen, Gonzalo Bearman

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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4

Adjunctive corticosteroids forPneumocystis jirovecipneumonia in patients with HIV infection: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Matthias Briel, Remy Boscacci, Hansjakob Furrer, Heiner C Bucher

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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5

Correlation between human papillomavirus infection and bladder transitional cell carcinoma

MR Barghi, A Hajimohammadmehdiarbab, SMM Hosseini Moghaddam, B Kazemi

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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"Bacterial Meningitis in children and adolescents: an observational study based on the national surveillance system"

Félix O Dickinson, Antonio E Pérez

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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7

Mechanisms of escape phenomenon of spinal cord and brainstem in human rabies

Sasiwimol Juntrakul, Preecha Ruangvejvorachai, Shanop Shuangshoti, Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, Thiravat Hemachudha

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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8

Acquired homotypic and heterotypic immunity against oculogenitalChlamydia trachomatisserovars following female genital tract infection in mice

Joseph M Lyons, Servaas A Morré, Lucy P Airo-Brown, A Salvador Peña, James I Ito

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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9

Failure of levofloxacin treatment in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia

Andrea Endimiani, Gioconda Brigante, Alessia A Bettaccini, Francesco Luzzaro, Paolo Grossi, Antonio Q Toniolo

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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10

Catheter-associated bacteremia by Mycobacterium senegalense in Korea

Won Sup Oh, Kwan Soo Ko, Jae-Hoon Song, Mi Young Lee, Seong Yeol Ryu, Sangtaek Heo, Ki Tae Kwon, Jang-Ho Lee, Kyong Ran Peck, Nam Yong Lee

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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11

High frequency of Human Cytomegalovirus DNA in the Liver of Infants with Extrahepatic Neonatal Cholestasis

Adriana MA De Tommaso, Paula D Andrade, Sandra CB Costa, Cecília AF Escanhoela, Gabriel Hessel

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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12

Coxiella burnetiivascular graft infection

Laurence Senn, Mario Franciolli, Didier Raoult, Alexandre Moulin, Ludwig Von Segesser, Thierry Calandra, Gilbert Greub

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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13

Could flies explain the elusive epidemiology of campylobacteriosis?

Karl Ekdahl, Bengt Normann, Yvonne Andersson

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Bacterial isolates from blood cultures of children with suspected septicaemia in Calabar, Nigeria

Martin M Meremikwu, Chukwuemeka E Nwachukwu, Anne E Asuquo, Joseph U Okebe, Simon J Utsalo

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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15

The role and performance of chest X-ray for the diagnosis of tuberculosis: A cost-effectiveness analysis in Nairobi, Kenya

MRA van Cleeff, LE Kivihya-Ndugga, H Meme, JA Odhiambo, PR Klatser

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Diagnostic and treatment delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

Solomon Yimer, Gunnar Bjune, Getu Alene

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Balance of IL-10 and Interferon-γ plasma levels in human visceral leishmaniasis: Implications in the pathogenesis

Arlene Caldas, Cecília Favali, Dorlene Aquino, Vera Vinhas, Johan van Weyenbergh, Cláudia Brodskyn, Jackson Costa, Manoel Barral-Netto, Aldina Barral

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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TheCD14functional gene polymorphism -260 C>T is not involved in either the susceptibility toChlamydia trachomatisinfection or the development of tubal pathology

Sander Ouburg, Joke Spaargaren, Janneke E den Hartog, Jolande A Land, Johan SA Fennema, Jolein Pleijster, A Salvador Peña, Servaas A Morré, the ICTI consortium

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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A randomised controlled trial of the effects of albendazole in pregnancy on maternal responses to mycobacterial antigens and infant responses to bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunisation [ISRCTN32849447]

Alison M Elliott, Proscovia B Namujju, Patrice A Mawa, Maria A Quigley, Margaret Nampijja, Peter M Nkurunziza, John T Belisle, Moses Muwanga, James AG Whitworth, the "Mother and Baby" study team

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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20

Prevalence and distribution of high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) types in invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix and in normal women in Andhra Pradesh, India

A Pavani Sowjanya, Meenkashi Jain, Usha Rani Poli, S Padma, Manik Das, Keerti V Shah, BN Rao, Radha Rama Devi, Patti E Gravitt, Gayatri Ramakrishna

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Bacterial vaginosis, vaginal flora patterns and vaginal hygiene practices in patients presenting with vaginal discharge syndrome in The Gambia, West Africa

Edward Demba, Linda Morison, Maarten Schim van der Loeff, Akum A Awasana, Euphemia Gooding, Robin Bailey, Philippe Mayaud, Beryl West

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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22

A dual fluorescent multiprobe assay for prion protein genotyping in sheep

Mario Van Poucke, Jo Vandesompele, Marc Mattheeuws, Alex Van Zeveren, Luc J Peelman

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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23

Emergence of unusual species of enterococci causing infections, South India

Vittal P Prakash, Sambasiva R Rao, Subash C Parija

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) proviral DNA load in purified CD4+ cells by LightCycler®Real-time PCR

Benoît Kabamba-Mukadi, Philippe Henrivaux, Jean Ruelle, Nicole Delferrière, Monique Bodéus, Patrick Goubau

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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25

Worldwide trends in quantity and quality of published articles in the field of infectious diseases

Ioannis A Bliziotis, Konstantinos Paraschakis, Paschalis I Vergidis, Antonia I Karavasiou, Matthew E Falagas

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Efficacy of two distinct ethanol-based hand rubs for surgical hand disinfection – a controlled trial according to prEN 12791

Günter Kampf, Christiane Ostermeyer

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BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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27

A2 gene of Old World cutaneousLeishmaniais a single highly conserved functional gene

Yves JF Garin, Pascale Meneceur, Francine Pratlong, Jean-Pierre Dedet, Francis Derouin, Frédéric Lorenzo

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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28

BCG skin reaction in Mantoux-negative healthy children

Mohit Singla, Vaibhav Sahai, Sukhbir Sodhi, Rakesh Pal Gupta

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Substituting abacavir for hyperlipidemia-associated protease inhibitors in HAART regimens improves fasting lipid profiles, maintains virologic suppression, and simplifies treatment

Philip H Keiser, Michael G Sension, Edwin DeJesus, Allan Rodriguez, Jeffrey F Olliffe, Vanessa C Williams, John H Wakeford, Jerry W Snidow, Anne D Shachoy-Clark, Julie W Fleming, Gary E Pakes, Jaime E

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Defining the timing of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) outbreaks: an epidemiological study

Elena Terletskaia-Ladwig, Gisela Enders, Gunnar Schalasta, Martin Enders

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Bartonellaseropositivity in children with Henoch-Schonlein purpura

Joan L Robinson, Donald W Spady, Errol Prasad, Dorothy McColl, Harvey Artsob

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Risk factors for fatal candidemia caused byCandida albicansand non-albicansCandidaspecies

Ming-Fang Cheng, Yun-Liang Yang, Tzy-Jyun Yao, Chin-Yu Lin, Jih-Shin Liu, Ran-Bin Tang, Kwok-Woon Yu, Yu-Hua Fan, Kai-Sheng Hsieh, Monto Ho, Hsiu-Jung Lo

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Abacavir, efavirenz, didanosine, with or without hydroxyurea, in HIV-infected adults failing initial nucleoside/protease inhibitor-containing regimens

Susan Swindells, Calvin J Cohen, Daniel S Berger, Karen T Tashima, Qiming Liao, Bonnie F Pobiner, Jerry W Snidow, Gary E Pakes, Jaime E Hernandez, the NZTA4008 Study Team

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Outcome of infections due to pandrug-resistant (PDR) Gram-negative bacteria

Matthew E Falagas, Ioannis A Bliziotis, Sofia K Kasiakou, George Samonis, Panayiota Athanassopoulou, Argyris Michalopoulos

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Effective antiprotease-antibiotic treatment of experimental anthrax

Serguei G Popov, Taissia G Popova, Svetlana Hopkins, Raymond S Weinstein, Rebecca MacAfee, Karl J Fryxell, Vikas Chandhoke, Charles Bailey, Ken Alibek

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Absence of association between angiotensin converting enzyme polymorphism and development of adult respiratory distress syndrome in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome: a case control study

KC Allen Chan, Nelson LS Tang, David SC Hui, Grace TY Chung, Alan KL Wu, Stephen SC Chim, Rossa WK Chiu, Nelson Lee, KW Choi, YM Sung, Paul KS Chan, YK Tong, ST Lai, WC Yu, Owen Tsang, YM Dennis Lo

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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37

High versus standard doses interferon-alpha in the treatment of naïve chronic hepatitis C patients in Taiwan: a 10-year cohort study

Ming-Lung Yu, Chia-Yen Dai, Shinn-Cherng Chen, Li-Po Lee, Ming-Yen Hsieh, Zu-Yau Lin, Ming-Yuh Hsieh, Liang-Yen Wang, Jung-Fa Tsai, Wen-Yu Chang, Wan-Long Chuang

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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38

Difficulties in assessing cytomegalovirus-associated gastric perforation in an HIV-infected patient

Bruno Mégarbane, Dabor Résière, Jacqueline Ferrand, Laurent Raskine, Kouroche Vahedi, Frédéric J Baud

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Tuberculous dilated cardiomyopathy: an under-recognized entity?

Ritesh Agarwal, Puneet Malhotra, Anshu Awasthi, Nandita Kakkar, Dheeraj Gupta

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Enterococcal meningitis caused byEnterococcus casseliflavus. First case report

Chiara Iaria, Giovanna Stassi, Gaetano Bruno Costa, Rita Di Leo, Antonio Toscano, Antonio Cascio

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Paradise – not without its plagues: Overwhelming Blastomycosis pneumonia after visit to lakeside cottages in Northeastern Ontario

Malvinder S Parmar

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Investigation of Staphylococcus strains with heterogeneous resistance to glycopeptides in a Turkish university hospital

Yasar Nakipoglu, Sengul Derbentli, Atahan A Cagatay, Handan Katranci

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Prevalence of oropharyngeal beta-lactamase-producingCapnocytophagaspp. in pediatric oncology patients over a ten-year period

Anne Jolivet-Gougeon, Zohreh Tamanai-Shacoori, Laurent Desbordes, Virginie Gandemer, Jean-Louis Sixou, Nolwenn Morvan-Graveline, Michel Cormier, Martine Bonnaure-Mallet

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Prevalence and risk factors of syphilis infection among drug addicts

Norbert Scherbaum, Bernhard T Baune, Rafael Mikolajczyk, Thomas Kuhlmann, Gerhard Reymann, Martin Reker

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Echinococcal disease in Alberta, Canada: more than a calcified opacity

Ali Somily, Joan L Robinson, Lilly J Miedzinski, Ravi Bhargava, Thomas J Marrie

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Blood cultures in ambulatory outpatients

Kevin B Laupland, Deirdre L Church, Daniel B Gregson

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Hepatitis E virus infection in hemodialysis patients: A seroepidemiological survey in Iran

Mahnaz Taremi, Manouchehr Khoshbaten, Latif Gachkar, MohammadJavad EhsaniArdakani, MohammadReza Zali

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Clinical outcomes in typhoid fever: adverse impact of infection with nalidixic acid-resistantSalmonella typhi

Tamilarasu Kadhiravan, Naveet Wig, Arti Kapil, SK Kabra, K Renuka, Anoop Misra

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Fatal meningitis in a previously healthy young adult caused byStreptococcus pneumoniaeserotype 38: an emerging serotype?

Carolyn I Baker, Christopher P Barrozo, Margaret AK Ryan, Lisa A Pearse, Kevin L Russell

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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A sensitive flow cytometric methodology for studying the binding ofL. chagasito canine peritoneal macrophages

Ricardo Gonçalves, Etel R Vieira, Maria N Melo, Kenneth J Gollob, David M Mosser, Wagner L Tafuri

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Viability testing of material derived fromMycobacterium tuberculosisprior to removal from a Containment Level-III Laboratory as part of a Laboratory Risk Assessment Program

Kym S Blackwood, Tamara V Burdz, Christine Y Turenne, Meenu K Sharma, Amin M Kabani, Joyce N Wolfe

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Clinical presentation of pertussis in fully immunized children in Lithuania

Irena Narkeviciute, Ema Kavaliunaite, Genovaite Bernatoniene, Rimantas Eidukevicius

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Salivary antibodies induced by the seven-valent PncOMPC conjugate vaccine in the Finnish Otitis Media Vaccine Trial

Anu Nurkka, Mika Lahdenkari, Arto AI Palmu, Helena Käyhty, the FinOM Study Group

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Embolic stroke complicatingStaphylococcus aureusendocarditis circumstantially linked to rectal trauma from foreign body: a first case report

Braj B Pandey, Tuan C Dang, John F Healy

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Efficacy and safety of telithromycin 800 mg once daily for 7 days in community-acquired pneumonia: an open-label, multicenter study

Charles M Fogarty, Tushar C Patel, Lala M Dunbar, Bruno P Leroy

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Congenital rubella syndrome in Iran

Jila Sadighi, Hasan Eftekhar, Kazem Mohammad

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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The therapeutic effect of the neuropeptide hormone somatostatin onSchistosoma mansonicaused liver fibrosis

Shyama Chatterjee, Gunther Vrolix, Inge Depoortere, Theo Peeters, Eric Van Marck

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Evaluation of amplified rDNA restriction analysis (ARDRA) for the identification ofMycoplasmaspecies

Tim Stakenborg, Jo Vicca, Patrick Butaye, Dominiek Maes, Thierry De Baere, Rita Verhelst, Johan Peeters, Aart de Kruif, Freddy Haesebrouck, Mario Vaneechoutte

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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High frequency of Fredrickson's phenotypes IV and IIb in Brazilians infected by human immunodeficiency virus

Edilma MV Albuquerque, Eliana C de Faria, Helena CF Oliveira, Daniela O Magro, Lucia N Castilho

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Insufficient neutralization in testing a chlorhexidine-containing ethanol-based hand rub can result in a false positive efficacy assessment

Günter Kampf, Marc Shaffer, Corrine Hunte

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Treatment failure in a typhoid patient infected with nalidixic acid resistant S. enterica serovar Typhi with reduced susceptibility to Ciprofloxacin: a case report from Cameroon

Njinkeng J Nkemngu, Etienne DN Asonganyi, Anna L Njunda

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Daily antibiotic cost of nosocomial infections in a Turkish university hospital

Dilara Inan, Rabin Saba, Filiz Gunseren, Gozde Ongut, Ozge Turhan, Ata Nevzat Yalcin, Latife Mamikoglu

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Diagnostic and prognostic utility of an inexpensive rapid on site malaria diagnostic test (ParaHITf) among ethnic tribal population in areas of high, low and no transmission in central India

Neeru Singh, AK Mishra, MM Shukla, SK Chand, Praveen Kumar Bharti

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Immunomodulatory intervention in sepsis by multidrug-resistantPseudomonas aeruginosawith thalidomide: an experimental study

Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Nikolaos Bolanos, George Laoutaris, Vassilios Papadakis, Vassilios Koussoulas, Despina Perrea, Panayotis E Karayannacos, Helen Giamarellou

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Transmission dynamics of rabies virus in Thailand: Implications for disease control

Jessada Denduangboripant, Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, Boonlert Lumlertdacha, Nipada Ruankaew, Wirongrong Hoonsuwan, Apirom Puanghat, Thiravat Hemachudha

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Rapid and simultaneous detection of human hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus antibodies based on a protein chip assay using nano-gold immunological amplification and silver staining method

Lianlian Duan, Yefu Wang, Shawn Shun-cheng Li, Zhixiang Wan, Jianxin Zhai

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Probable neuroimmunological link betweenToxoplasmaand cytomegalovirus infections and personality changes in the human host

Martina Novotná, Jitka Hanusova, Jiří Klose, Marek Preiss, Jan Havlicek, Kateřina Roubalová, Jaroslav Flegr

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Subclinical iron deficiency is a strong predictor of bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy

Hans Verstraelen, Joris Delanghe, Kristien Roelens, Stijn Blot, Geert Claeys, Marleen Temmerman

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Seroprevalence of hepatitis A infection in a low endemicity country: a systematic review

Ba' Pham, Bernard Duval, Gaston De Serres, Vladimir Gilca, Andrea C Tricco, Jan Ochnio, David W Scheifele

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Hospitalization for pertussis: profiles and case costs by age

Judith A O'Brien, J Jaime Caro

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Incidence and risk factors for liver enzyme elevation during highly active antiretroviral therapy in HIV-HCV co-infected patients: results from the Italian EPOKA-MASTER Cohort

Carlo Torti, Giuseppe Lapadula, Salvatore Casari, Massimo Puoti, Mark Nelson, Eugenia Quiros-Roldan, Daniele Bella, Giuseppe Pastore, Nicoletta Ladisa, Lorenzo Minoli, Giovanni Sotgiu, Francesco Mazzo

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Bacteriophage- based tests for the detection ofMycobacterium tuberculosisin clinical specimens: a systematic review and meta- analysis

Shriprakash Kalantri, Madhukar Pai, Lisa Pascopella, Lee Riley, Arthur Reingold

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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A novel pancoronavirus RT-PCR assay: frequent detection of human coronavirus NL63 in children hospitalized with respiratory tract infections in Belgium

Elien Moës, Leen Vijgen, Els Keyaerts, Kalina Zlateva, Sandra Li, Piet Maes, Krzysztof Pyrc, Ben Berkhout, Lia van der Hoek, Marc Van Ranst

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Kocuria kristinaeinfection associated with acute cholecystitis

Edmond SK Ma, Chris LP Wong, Kristi TW Lai, Edmond CH Chan, WC Yam, Angus CW Chan

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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Lack of association between serological evidence of pastCoxiella burnetiiinfection and incident ischaemic heart disease: nested case-control study

Conall McCaughey, Liam J Murray, James P McKenna, Peter V Coyle, Hugh J O'Neill, Dorothy E Wyatt, Jayne V Woodside, John WG Yarnell, Pierre Ducimetiere, Annie Bingham, Philippe Amouyel, Michele Montay

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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A commercial line probe assay for the rapid detection of rifampicin resistance inMycobacterium tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Maureen Morgan, Shriprakash Kalantri, Laura Flores, Madhukar Pai

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BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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77

A nested-PCR with an Internal Amplification Control for the detection and differentiation ofBartonella henselaeandB. clarridgeiae: An examination of cats in Trinidad

Joanne N Rampersad, John D Watkins, Michael S Samlal, Raymond Deonanan, Shalini Ramsubeik, David R Ammons

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BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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78

Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in monocytes during acute Dengue Fever in patients and duringin vitroinfection

Patrícia CF Neves-Souza, Elzinandes L Azeredo, Sonia MO Zagne, Rogério Valls-de-Souza, Sonia RNI Reis, Denise IS Cerqueira, Rita MR Nogueira, Claire F Kubelka

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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79

Correction: Investigation of Staphylococcus strains with heterogeneous resistance to glycopeptides in a Turkish university hospital

Yasar Nakipoglu, Sengul Derbentli, Atahan A Cagatay, Handan Katranci

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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80

Does age acquired immunity confer selective protection to common serotypes ofCampylobacter jejuni?

Gordon Miller, Geoff M Dunn, Thomas MS Reid, Iain D Ogden, Norval JC Strachan

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BMC Infectious Diseases

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2005

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english

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81

Safety and tolerability of nevirapine-based antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients receiving fluconazole for cryptococcal prophylaxis: a retrospective cohort study

Weerawat Manosuthi, Nopphanath Chumpathat, Achara Chaovavanich, Somnuek Sungkanuparph

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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82

Arcanobacterium haemolyticumassociated with pyothorax: case report

Subhash Chandra Parija, Venkatesh Kaliaperumal, Saka Vinod Kumar, Sistla Sujatha, Venkateshwara Babu, V Balu

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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83

Different patterns of HIV-1 DNA after therapy discontinuation

Maria Carla Re, Francesca Vitone, Laura Sighinolfi, Pasqua Schiavone, Florio Ghinelli, Davide Gibellini

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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84

International outbreak ofSalmonellaOranienburg due to German chocolate

Dirk Werber, Johannes Dreesman, Fabian Feil, Ulrich van Treeck, Gerhard Fell, Steen Ethelberg, Anja M Hauri, Peter Roggentin, Rita Prager, Ian ST Fisher, Susanne C Behnke, Edda Bartelt, Ekkehard Weise

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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85

Mortality followingCampylobacterinfection: a registry-based linkage study

Anders Ternhag, Anna Törner, Åke Svensson, Johan Giesecke, Karl Ekdahl

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BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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86

Effects of type and level of training on variation in physician knowledge in the use and acquisition of blood cultures: a cross sectional survey

Jorge P Parada, David N Schwartz, Gordon D Schiff, Kevin B Weiss

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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87

Population-based laboratory surveillance forGiardiasp. andCryptosporidiumsp. infections in a large Canadian health region

Kevin B Laupland, Deirdre L Church

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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88

Generation of human antibody fragments recognizing distinct epitopes of the nucleocapsid (N) SARS-CoV protein using a phage display approach

Michela Flego, Paola Di Bonito, Alessandro Ascione, Silvia Zamboni, Alessandra Carattoli, Felicia Grasso, Antonio Cassone, Maurizio Cianfriglia

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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89

Leprosy & gangrene: A rare association; role of anti phospholipid antibodies

Shashank M Akerkar, Lata S Bichile

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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90

Dog filariosis in the Lazio region (Central Italy): first report on the presence ofDirofilaria repens

Paola Scaramozzino, Simona Gabrielli, Michele Di Paolo, Marcello Sala, Francesco Scholl, Gabriella Cancrini

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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91

Use of a nested PCR-enzyme immunoassay with an internal control to detectChlamydophila psittaciin turkeys

Marnix Van Loock, Kristel Verminnen, Trudy O Messmer, Guido Volckaert, Bruno M Goddeeris, Daisy Vanrompay

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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92

Prevalence of human papillomavirus cervical infection in an Italian asymptomatic population

Maria G Centurioni, Andrea Puppo, Domenico F Merlo, Gennaro Pasciucco, Enzo R Cusimano, Rodolfo Sirito, Claudio A Gustavino

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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93

GB virus-C – a virus without a disease: We cannot give it chronic fatigue syndrome

James F Jones, Prasad S Kulkarni, Salvatore T Butera, William C Reeves

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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94

Low pH immobilizes and kills human leukocytes and prevents transmission of cell-associated HIV in a mouse model

Stuart S Olmsted, Kristen V Khanna, Erina M Ng, Steven T Whitten, Owen N Johnson, Richard B Markham, Richard A Cone, Thomas R Moench

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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95

Detection of virulence genes in MalaysianShigellaspecies by multiplex PCR assay

Lin Kwai Thong, Ling Ling Susan Hoe, SD Puthucheary, Rohani Md Yasin

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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96

Persistence of lipoatrophy after a four-year long interruption of antiretroviral therapy for HIV1 infection: case report

Giustino Parruti, Giuseppe Marani Toro

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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97

Identification ofmoaA3 gene in patient isolates ofMycobacterium tuberculosisin Kerala, which is absent inM. tuberculosisH37Rv and H37Ra

Suma Sarojini, Smitha Soman, Indulakshmi Radhakrishnan, Sathish Mundayoor

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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98

Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused byPseudomonas luteola

Jean-Paul Casalta, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Gilbert Habib, Alberto Riberi, Didier Raoult

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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english, 2005

99

The 3' region of Human Papillomavirus type 16 early mRNAs decrease expression

Jeppe Vinther, Maiken W Rosenstierne, Karen Kristiansen, Bodil Norrild

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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100

Use of "biokitHSV-2 Rapid Assay" to improve the positive predictive value of Focus HerpeSelect HSV-2 ELISA

Rhoda Ashley Morrow, David Friedrich, Amalia Meier, Lawrence Corey

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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101

Dementia-specific risks of scabies: Retrospective epidemiologic analysis of an unveiled nosocomial outbreak in Japan from 1989–90

Masae Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Nishiura, Toshio Kobayashi

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BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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102

Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases among Gram-negative bacteria of nosocomial origin from an Intensive Care Unit of a tertiary health facility in Tanzania

Faustine Ndugulile, Roland Jureen, Stig Harthug, Willy Urassa, Nina Langeland

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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103

A simple and rapid approach for screening of SARS-coronavirus genotypes: an evaluation study

Grace TY Chung, Rossa WK Chiu, Jo LK Cheung, Yongjie Jin, Stephen SC Chim, Paul KS Chan, YM Dennis Lo

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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104

A multicenter trial of the efficacy and safety of tigecycline versus imipenem/cilastatin in patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections [Study ID Numbers: 3074A1-301-WW; ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00081744]

María E Oliva, Arcot Rekha, Albert Yellin, Jacyr Pasternak, Maria Campos, Gilbert M Rose, Timothy Babinchak, Evelyn J Ellis-Grosse, Evan Loh, the 301 Study Group

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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105

The burden of diarrhoea, shigellosis, and cholera in North Jakarta, Indonesia: findings from 24 months surveillance

Magdarina D Agtini, Rooswanti Soeharno, Murad Lesmana, Narain H Punjabi, Cyrus Simanjuntak, Ferry Wangsasaputra, Dazwir Nurdin, Sri Pandam Pulungsih, Ainur Rofiq, Hari Santoso, H Pujarwoto, Agus Sjahr

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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106

CNS activity of Pokeweed Anti-viral Protein (PAP) in mice infected with Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus (LCMV)

Fatih M Uckun, Larisa Rustamova, Alexei O Vassilev, Heather E Tibbles, Alexander S Petkevich

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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107

Cardiac involvement in a patient with clinical and serological evidence of African tick-bite fever

Cristina Bellini, Matteo Monti, Mathieu Potin, Anne Dalle Ave, Jacques Bille, Gilbert Greub

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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108

Systemic and local antibiotic prophylaxis in the prevention ofStaphylococcus epidermidisgraft infection

Huseyin Turgut, Suzan Sacar, Ilknur Kaleli, Mustafa Sacar, Ibrahim Goksin, Semra Toprak, Ali Asan, Nural Cevahir, Koray Tekin, Ahmet Baltalarli

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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109

Pneumomediastinum as initial presentation of paralytic rabies: A case report

Pongtorn Kietdumrongwong, Thiravat Hemachudha

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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110

Clinical presentation and prognostic factors ofStreptococcus pneumoniae meningitis according to the focus of infection

Christian Østergaard, Helle Bossen Konradsen, Susanne Samuelsson

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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111

Comparison of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome between monomicrobial and polymicrobialPseudomonas aeruginosanosocomial bloodstream infections

Alexandre R Marra, Gonzalo ML Bearman, Richard P Wenzel, Michael B Edmond

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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112

Increased oxidative stress associated with the severity of the liver disease in various forms of hepatitis B virus infection

Cengiz Bolukbas, Filiz Fusun Bolukbas, Mehmet Horoz, Mehmet Aslan, Hakim Celik, Ozcan Erel

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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113

High carriage rate of high-level penicillin-resistantStreptococcus pneumoniaein a Taiwan kindergarten associated with a case of pneumococcal meningitis

Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, Wei Yang Lee, Ming Fang Cheng, I Fei Huang, Yu Chen Lin, Kai Sheng Hseih, I-Wen Huang, Christine C Chiou

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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114

The changing epidemiology of pediatric aseptic meningitis in Daejeon, Korea from 1987 to 2003

Kyung-Yil Lee, David Burgner, Hyung-Shin Lee, Ja-Hyun Hong, Mi-Hee Lee, Jin-Han Kang, Byung-Churl Lee

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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115

Cerebrospinal fluid HIV infection and pleocytosis: Relation to systemic infection and antiretroviral treatment

Serena S Spudich, Annelie C Nilsson, Nicole D Lollo, Teri J Liegler, Christos J Petropoulos, Steven G Deeks, Ellen E Paxinos, Richard W Price

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

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english

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116

The trend of susceptibilities to amphotericin B and fluconazole ofCandidaspecies from 1999 to 2002 in Taiwan

Yun-Liang Yang, Shu-Ying Li, Hsiao-Hsu Cheng, Hsiu-Jung Lo, TSARY Hospitals

Journal:

BMC Infectious Diseases

Year:

2005

Language:

english

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