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BMC Infectious Diseases is an open access journal publishing original peer-reviewed research articles in all aspects of the prevention, diagnosis and management of infectious and sexually transmitted diseases in humans, as well as related molecular genetics, pathophysiology, and epidemiology. BMC Infectious Diseases (ISSN 1471-2334) is indexed/tracked/covered by PubMed, MEDLINE, CAS, Scopus, EMBASE, Thomson Scientific (ISI) and Google Scholar.



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Wikipedia, Author rfc1394
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:64
The use of ultraviolet light-sensitive markers reveals that the toilets of patients with Clostridium difficile diarrhea are cleaned less well than other patients; and that the C. difficile persists on the toilet even after adequate cleaning.

BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:62
Women are reluctant to disclose their sexual histories as part of a chlamydia screening program and prefer an inclusive age-based approach to screening rather than targeted screening based on risk factors.

HIV image from Wikipedia, English Edition
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:48
Routine HIV testing is recommended for patients presenting with amebic liver abcess (ALA), as the majority of them are HIV-positive and have no other clinical features suggesting HIV infection.



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UV-visible marker confirms that environmental persistence of Clostridium difficile spores in toilets of patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea is associated with lack of compliance with cleaning protocol
Michelle J. Alfa, Christine Dueck, Nancy Olson, Pat DeGagne, Selena Papetti, Alana Wald, Evelyn Lo, Godfrey Harding
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:64 (12May2008)
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Research article
Serological evidence for human cystic echinococcosis in Slovenia
Jernej Logar, Barbara Soba, Tadeja Kotar
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:63 (9May2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

Research article
Take the sex out of STI screening! Views of young women on implementing chlamydia screening in General Practice
Natasha L Pavlin, Rhian Parker, Christopher K Fairley, Jane M Gunn, Jane Hocking
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:62 (9May2008)
[Abstract] [Provisional PDF]

Research article
Non-travel related Hepatitis E virus genotype 3 infections in the Netherlands; a case series 2004 - 2006.
Katrine Borgen, Tineke Herremans, Erwin Duizer, Harry Vennema, Saskia Rutjes, Arnold Bosman, Ana Maria de Roda Husman, Marion Koopmans
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:61 (8May2008)
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Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis in a high income country: A Report of four unrelated cases
Stefan H Blaas, Ralf Mutterlein, Johannes Weig, Albert Neher, Bernd Salzberger, Norbert Lehn, Ludmila Naumann
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:60 (2May2008)
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Immune correlates of CD4 decline in HIV-infected patients experiencing virologic failure before undergoing treatment interruption
Kenneth H Huang, Mona R Loutfy, Christos M Tsoukas, Nicole F Bernard
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:59 (2May2008)
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Seroprevalence of Bartonella spp. infection in HIV patients in Catalonia, Spain
Immaculada Pons, Isabel Sanfeliu, M Mercedes Nogueras, Montserrat Sala, Manuel Cervantes, M Jose Amengual, Ferran Segura
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:58 (1May2008)
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MBL2 and Hepatitis C Virus Infection among Injection Drug Users
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BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:57 (1May2008)
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Technical advance
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Anke Schaeffer, Birgit Henrich
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:56 (30April2008)
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Differential effects of antibiotics in combination with GCSF on survival and polymorphonuclear granulocyte cell functions in septic rats
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BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:55 (30April2008)
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BMC Genomics 2008, 9:213 (9May2008)
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Commentary
Atelier paludisme: an international malaria training course held in Madagascar
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Research
Canine leishmaniasis in Southern Italy: a role for nitric oxide released from activated macrophages in asymptomatic infection?
Maria A Panaro, Olga Brandonisio, Donato de Caprariis, Pasqua Cavallo, Antonia Cianciulli, Vincenzo Mitolo, Domenico Otranto
Parasites & Vectors 2008, 1:10 (9May2008)
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Debate
Migratory birds, the H5N1 influenza virus and the scientific method
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Timing of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy and the implications of current policy on early uptake in north-east Tanzania
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Tackling tuberculosis patients' internalized social stigma through patient centred care: an intervention study in rural Nicaragua
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BMC Public Health 2008, 8:154 (8May2008)
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BMC Microbiology 2008, 8:73 (8May2008)
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BMC Public Health 2008, 8:153 (8May2008)
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Models for short term malaria prediction in Sri Lanka
Olivier JT Briet, Penelope Vounatsou, Dissanayake M Gunawardena, Gawrie NL Galappaththy, Priyanie H Amerasinghe
Malaria Journal 2008, 7:76 (6May2008)
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The spread of incompatibility-inducing parasites in sub-divided host populations
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BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008, 8:134 (6May2008)
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