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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, EMBASE, Scopus, Thomson Reuters (ISI) and Google Scholar.
Featured articles
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :180
The majority of Kenyan people live in low risk areas for malaria according to mathematical modeling of Plasmodium falciparum distribution; monitoring the epidemiology of this condition may help tailor effective interventions.
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :166
Malaysians are more concerned than Europeans about influenza A and more likely to take preventative measures; they also believe that groups like homosexuals, prostitutes and farmers are at relatively high risk which may lead to stigmatization.
BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :164
Compliance with hand hygiene guidelines by healthcare workers leads to low contamination of ward computer interfaces with hospital-acquired pathogens and reduces the need for routine culture surveillance in non-outbreak situations.
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New tools for detecting latent tuberculosis infection: Evaluation of RD1-specific long-term response Ornella Butera, Teresa Chiacchio, Stefania Carrara, Rita Casetti, Valentina Vanini, Serena Meraviglia, Giuliana Guggino, Francesco Dieli, Marco Vecchi, Francesco Lauria, Almerico Marruchella, Patrizia Laurenti, Mahavir Singh, Nadia Caccamo, Enrico Girardi, Delia Goletti BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :182 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Inequitable childhood immunization uptake in Nigeria: A multilevel analysis of individual and contextual determinants. Diddy Antai BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :181 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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The risks of malaria infection in Kenya in 2009 Abdisalan M Noor, Peter W Gething, Victor A Alegana, Anand P Patil, Simon I Hay, Eric Muchiri, Elizabeth Juma, Robert W Snow BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :180 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Serum immunoglobulin G, M and A response to Cryptosporidium parvum in Cryptosporidium-HIV co-infected patients Kirti Kaushik, Sumeeta Khurana, Ajay Wanchu, Nancy Malla BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :179 (18 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Moraxella catarrhalis acquisition, airway inflammation and protease-antiprotease balance in chronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseGanapathi I Parameswaran, Catherine T Wrona, Timothy F Murphy, Sanjay Sethi BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :178 (15 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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PCR melting profile (PCR MP) - a new tool for differentiation of Candida albicans strains Beata Krawczyk, Justyna Leibner-Ciszak, Anna Mielech, Magdalena Nowak, J BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :177 (11 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Evaluation of routinely reported surgical site infections against microbiological culture results: a tool to identify patient groups where diagnosis and treatment may be improved Marco Krukerink, Job Kievit, Perla J Marang-van de Mheen BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :176 (10 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Uptake of meningococcal conjugate vaccine among adolescents in large managed care organizations, United States, 2005: Demand, supply and seasonality. Suchita A Lorick, Daniel Fishbein, Eric Weintraub, Pascale M Wortley, Grace M Lee, Fangjun Zhou, Robert Davis BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :175 (3 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
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Downregulation of MIP-1Schistosoma haematobium and HIV-1 co-infected individuals in a rural community in Zimbabwe RBL Zinyama-Gutsire, E Gomo, P Kallestrup, C Erikstrup, H Ullum, AE Butterworth, S Munyati, T Mduluza BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :174 (23 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Acute sensorineural hearing loss and severe otalgia due to scrub typhus Ji-In Kang, Dong-Min Kim, Joonhan Lee BMC Infectious Diseases 2009, 9 :173 (22 [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
Case report
Encephalitis, acute renal failure, and acute hepatitis triggered by a viral infection in an immunocompetent young adult: a case report Mahmoud ABOELNEEN Khattab, Mohamed Eslam, Mohamed EMAD Abd-elfattah Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3 :9289 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Detection of Chlamydia trachomatis- DNA in synovial fluid: evaluation of the sensitivity of different DNA extraction methods and amplification systems Julia Freise, Iris Bernau, Sabine Meier, Henning Zeidler, Jens G Kuipers Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009, 11 :R175 (21 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Silencing of a putative immunophilin gene in the cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus increases the infection rate of Babesia bovis in larval progeny Reginaldo G Bastos, Massaro W Ueti, Felix D Guerrero, Donald P Knowles, Glen A Scoles Parasites & Vectors 2009, 2 :57 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case Report
Fluconazole induced toxic epidermal necrolysis: a case report Uchenna R Ofoma, Edward K Chapnick Cases Journal 2009, 2 :9071 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Research
Improving childhood malaria treatment and referral practices by training patent medicine vendors in rural south-east Nigeria Theodora A Okeke, Benjamin SC Uzochukwu Malaria Journal 2009, 8 :260 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Case report
A fatal case of spinal tuberculosis mistaken for metastatic lung cancer: recalling ancient Pott's disease Felix C Ringshausen, Andrea Tannapfel, Volkmar Nicolas, Andreas Weber, Hans-Werner Duchna, Gerhard Schultze-Werninghaus, Gernot Rohde Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials 2009, 8 :32 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Effects of the El Nino-Southern Oscillation on dengue epidemics in Thailand, 1996-2005 Mathuros Tipayamongkholgul, Chi-Tai Fang, Suratsawadee Klinchan, Chung-Ming Liu, Chwan-Chuen King BMC Public Health 2009, 9 :422 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Distribution of Helicobacter pylori virulence markers in patients with gastroduodenal diseases in Pakistan Javed Yakoob, Shahab Abid, Zaigham Abbas, Wasim Jafri, Zubair Ahmad, Rashida Ahmed, Muhammad Islam BMC Gastroenterology 2009, 9 :87 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
Review
Viral and host proteins involved in picornavirus life cycle Jing-Yi Lin, Tzu-Chun Chen, Kuo-Feng Weng, Shih-Cheng Chang, Li-Lien Chen, Shin-Ru Shih Journal of Biomedical Science 2009, 16 :103 (20 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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Investigation into the controversial association of Streptococcus gallolyticus with colorectal cancer and adenoma Ahmed S Abdulamir, Rand R Hafidh, Layla K Mahdi, Tarik Aljeboori, Fatimah Abu bakar BMC Cancer 2009, 9 :403 (19 [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ]
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