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BMC Infectious Diseases, Volume 6

 
Case report
Case report: Infective endocarditis caused by Brevundimonas vesicularis
Mei-Li Yang, Yen-Hsu Chen, Tun-Chieh Chen, Wei-Ru Lin, Chun-Yu Lin, Po-Liang Lu
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:179 (29December2006)
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Research article
Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in psychiatric inpatients in a northern Mexican city
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel, Olga-Patricia Alanis-Quiones, Miguel-ngel Arreola-Valenzuela, Alfredo Rodrguez-Briones, Luis-Jorge Piedra-Nevarez, Ehecatl Duran-Morales, Sergio Estrada-Martnez, Sergio-Arturo Martnez-Garca, Oliver Liesenfeld
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:178 (19December2006)
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Case report
Leishmania infantum leishmaniasis in corticosteroid treated patients
Silvia Pittalis, Emanuele Nicastri, Francesco Spinazzola, Piero Ghirga, Michele De Marco, Maria Grazia Paglia, Pasquale Narciso
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:177 (18December2006)
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Research article
Disease burden and related medical costs of rotavirus infections in Taiwan
Chun-Yi Lu, Tsai-Ling Lauderdale, Yin-Hua Fang, Chung-Yi Wang, Yu-Huai Ho, Che-Lun Hung, Luan-Yin Chang, Chin-Yun Lee, Li-Min Huang
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:176 (15December2006)
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Correspondence
Whole blood gene expression in infants with respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis
Hans-Olav Fjaerli, Geir Bukholm, Anne Krog, Camilla Skjaeret, Marit Holden, Britt Nakstad
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:175 (13December2006)
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Research article
Cohort effects in dynamic models and their impact on vaccination programmes: an example from Hepatitis A
Arni SR Srinivasa Rao, Maggie H Chen, Ba' Z Pham, Andrea C Tricco, Vladimir Gilca, Bernard Duval, Murray D Krahn, Chris T Bauch
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:174 (5December2006)
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Research article
Fluconazole for empiric antifungal therapy in cancer patients with fever and neutropenia
Donghui T Yu, Diane L Seger, Josh F Peterson, Ritesh N Kumar, David W Bates
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:173 (5December2006)
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Research article
Male circumcision, religion, and infectious diseases: an ecologic analysis of 118 developing countries
Paul K Drain, Daniel T Halperin, James P Hughes, Jeffrey D Klausner, Robert C Bailey
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:172 (30November2006)
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Commentary
Surgical wound infection: epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and management
Robert H Rubin
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:171 (27November2006)
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Research article
Methods for identifying surgical wound infection after discharge from hospital: a systematic review
Emily S Petherick, Jane E Dalton, Peter J Moore, Nicky Cullum
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:170 (27November2006)
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Case report
Novel mutation of the PRNP gene of a clinical CJD case
Konstantia Kotta, Ioannis Paspaltsis, Sevasti Bostantjopoulou, Helen Latsoudis, Andreas Plaitakis, Dimitrios Kazis, John Collinge, Theodoros Sklaviadis
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:169 (27November2006)
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Research article
Antibacterial resistance and their genetic location in MRSA isolated in Kuwait hospitals, 1994-2004
Edet E Udo, Noura Al-Sweih, Eiman Mokaddas, Molly Johny, Rita Dhar, Huda H Gomaa, Inaam Al-Obaid, Vincent O Rotimi
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:168 (25November2006)
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Research article
A prospective study comparing quantitative Cytomegalovirus (CMV) polymerase chain reaction in plasma and pp65 antigenemia assay in monitoring patients after allogeneic stem cell transplantation
Giuseppe Gentile, Alessandra Picardi, Angela Capobianchi, Alessandra Spagnoli, Laura Cudillo, Teresa Dentamaro, Andrea Tendas, Luca Cupelli, Marco Ciotti, Antonio Volpi, Sergio Amadori, Pietro Martino, Paolo de Fabritiis
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:167 (21November2006)
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Research article
Molecular evidence of Ureaplasma urealyticum and Ureaplasma parvum colonization in preterm infants during respiratory distress syndrome
Rosario Cultrera, Silva Seraceni, Rossella Germani, Carlo Contini
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:166 (21November2006)
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Correction
Correction: Detection of Chlamydia in the peripheral blood cells of normal donors using in vitro culture, immunofluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry techniques
Frances Cirino, Wilmore C Webley, Corrie West, Nancy L Croteau, Chester Andrzejewski Jr, Elizabeth S Stuart
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:165 (16November2006)
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Research article
HIV-1 subtype A infection in a community of intravenous drug users in Pakistan
Saeed Khan, Mohammad A Rai, Mohammad R Khanani, Muhammad N Khan, Syed H Ali
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:164 (14November2006)
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Research article
Serologic indices of hepatitis B virus infection in military recruits in Greece (20042005)
Vasilios German, Georgios Giannakos, Petros Kopterides, Konstantinos Liaskonis, Matthew E Falagas
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:163 (14November2006)
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Research article
Uniform distribution of three Candida albicans microsatellite markers in two French ICU populations supports a lack of nosocomial cross-contamination
Odile Eloy, Stphanie Marque, Franoise Botterel, Franois Stephan, Jean-Marc Costa, Virginie Lasserre, Stphane Bretagne
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:162 (13November2006)
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Research article
Quantifying behavioural interactions between humans and mosquitoes: Evaluating the protective efficacy of insecticidal nets against malaria transmission in rural Tanzania
Gerry F Killeen, Japhet Kihonda, Edith Lyimo, Fred R Oketch, Maya E Kotas, Evan Mathenge, Joanna A Schellenberg, Christian Lengeler, Thomas A Smith, Chris J Drakeley
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:161 (10November2006)
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Research article
Bacteraemia among severely malnourished children infected and uninfected with the human immunodeficiency virus-1 in Kampala, Uganda
Hanifa Bachou, Thorkild Tylleskr, Deogratias H Kaddu-Mulindwa, James K Tumwine
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:160 (7November2006)
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Research article
Epidemiological and clinical features, response to HAART, and survival in HIV-infected patients diagnosed at the age of 50 or more
MaMercedes Nogueras, Gemma Navarro, Esperana Antn, Montserrat Sala, Manel Cervantes, MaJos Amengual, Ferran Segura
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:159 (6November2006)
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Research article
In vivo activity of terpinen-4-ol, the main bioactive component of Melaleuca alternifolia Cheel (tea tree) oil against azole-susceptible and -resistant human pathogenic Candida species
Francesca Mondello, Flavia De Bernardis, Antonietta Girolamo, Antonio Cassone, Giuseppe Salvatore
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:158 (3November2006)
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Research article
Serum neopterin levels in patients with replicative and nonreplicative HBV carriers
Ilknur Kaleli, Melek Demir, Nural Cevahir, Mustafa Ylmaz, Suleyman Demir
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:157 (31October2006)
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Research article
Emergence of vancomycin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (VRSA) from a tertiary care hospital from northern part of India
Hare Krishna Tiwari, Malay Ranjan Sen
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:156 (26October2006)
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Research article
Patterns of antimicrobial resistance in a surgical intensive care unit of a university hospital in Turkey
Aysen Bayram, Iclal Balci
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:155 (25October2006)
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Case report
Disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex infection in an immunocompetent pregnant woman
Joon Young Song, Cheong Won Park, Sae Yoon Kee, Won Seok Choi, Eun Young Kang, Jang Wook Sohn, Woo Joo Kim, Min Ja Kim, Hee Jin Cheong
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:154 (22October2006)
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Research article
Listeriosis in Portugal: an existing but under reported infection
Gonalo N Almeida, Paul A Gibbs, Tim A Hogg, Paula C Teixeira
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:153 (20October2006)
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Research article
Tissue MicroArray (TMA) analysis of normal and persistent Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection
Nicole Borel, Sanghamitra Mukhopadhyay, Carmen Kaiser, Erin D Sullivan, Richard D Miller, Peter Timms, James T Summersgill, Julio A Ramirez, Andreas Pospischil
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:152 (19October2006)
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Research article
Clinical and epidemiological predictors of transmission in Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
Mark IC Chen, Angela LP Chow, Arul Earnest, Hoe Nam Leong, Yee Sin Leo
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:151 (18October2006)
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Research article
Role of seminal plasma in the anti-HIV-1 activity of candidate microbicides
A Robert Neurath, Nathan Strick, Yun-Yao Li
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:150 (16October2006)
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Research article
Attenuated cerebrospinal fluid leukocyte count and sepsis in adults with pneumococcal meningitis: a prospective cohort study
Martijn Weisfelt, Diederik van de Beek, Lodewijk Spanjaard, Johannes B Reitsma, Jan de Gans
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:149 (12October2006)
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Research article
Development of a Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (HRQL) for patients with Extremity Soft Tissue Infections (ESTI)
Aric J Storck, Kevin B Laupland, Ronald R Read, Manuel W Mah, John M Gill, Deborah Nevett, Thomas J Louie
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:148 (11October2006)
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Research article
A super-spreading ewe infects hundreds with Q fever at a farmers' market in Germany
Klaudia Porten, Jrgen Rissland, Almira Tigges, Susanne Broll, Wilfried Hopp, Mechthild Lunemann, Ulrich van Treeck, Peter Kimmig, Stefan O Brockmann, Christiane Wagner-Wiening, Wiebke Hellenbrand, Udo Buchholz
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:147 (6October2006)
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Research article
Highly active antiretroviral therapy and hospital readmission: comparison of a matched cohort
Bohdan Nosyk, Huiying Sun, Xin Li, Anita Palepu, Aslam H Anis
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:146 (5October2006)
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Research article
Systemic inflammatory response syndrome in adult patients with nosocomial bloodstream infections due to enterococci
Katharine Bar, Hilmar Wisplinghoff, Richard P Wenzel, Gonzalo ML Bearman, Michael B Edmond
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:145 (26September2006)
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Research article
Outcome of urogenital infection with Chlamydia muridarum in CD-14 gene knockout mice
Muhammad T Imtiaz, Justin H Schripsema, Ira M Sigar, Kyle H Ramsey
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:144 (22September2006)
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Research article
Measles transmission following the tsunami in a population with a high one-dose vaccination coverage, Tamil Nadu, India 20042005
Arumugam Mohan, Manoj V Murhekar, Niteen S Wairgkar, Yvan J Hutin, Mohan D Gupte
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:143 (19September2006)
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Research article
Kinetics of progenitor hemopoetic stem cells in sepsis: Correlation with patients survival?
Thomas Tsaganos, Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Spyridon Kollias, Dimitrios Zervakis, Vassiliki Karagianni, Aimilia Pelekanou, Ekaterini-Christina Tampaki, Marina Kontogiorgi, Apostolos Koroneos, Nikolaos Drakoulis, Apostolos Armaganidis, Charis Roussos, Helen Giamarellou
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:142 (18September2006)
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Case report
Normalisation of cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers parallels improvement of neurological symptoms following HAART in HIV dementia case report
Lars-Magnus Andersson, Lars Hagberg, Lars Rosengren, Dietmar Fuchs, Kaj Blennow, Magnus Gissln
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:141 (15September2006)
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Case report
A fatal pseudo-tumour: disseminated basidiobolomycosis
Guido EL van den Berk, L Arnold Noorduyn, Ruud J van Ketel, Jeannouel van Leeuwen, Willem A Bemelman, Jan M Prins
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:140 (15September2006)
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Research article
Leishmania isoenzyme polymorphisms in Ecuador: Relationships with geographic distribution and clinical presentation
Manuel Calvopina, Rodrigo X Armijos, Jorge D Marco, Hiroshi Uezato, Hirotomo Kato, Eduardo A Gomez, Masataka Korenaga, Paola A Barroso, Tatsuyuki Mimori, Philip J Cooper, Shigeo Nonaka, Yoshihisa Hashiguchi
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:139 (13September2006)
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Research article
Efficacy and clinical effectiveness of influenza vaccines in HIV-infected individuals: a meta-analysis
Julius Atashili, Linda Kalilani, Adaora A Adimora
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:138 (11September2006)
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Research article
Clinical manifestations and outcome in Staphylococcus aureus endocarditis among injection drug users and nonaddicts: a prospective study of 74 patients
Eeva Ruotsalainen, Kari Sammalkorpi, Janne Laine, Kaisa Huotari, Seppo Sarna, Ville Valtonen, Asko Jrvinen
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:137 (11September2006)
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Research article
Predictors of early death in a cohort of Ethiopian patients treated with HAART
Degu Jerene, Aschalew Endale, Yewubnesh Hailu, Bernt Lindtjrn
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:136 (1September2006)
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Research article
Steady improvement of infection control services in six community hospitals in Makkah following annual audits during Hajj for four consecutive years
Tariq A Madani, Ali M Albarrak, Mohammad A Alhazmi, Tarik A Alazraqi, Abdulahakeem O Althaqafi, Abdulrahman H Ishaq
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:135 (25August2006)
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Research article
Female genital schistosomiasis as an evidence of a neglected cause for reproductive ill-health: a retrospective histopathological study from Tanzania
Britta Swai, Gabriele Poggensee, Sabina Mtweve, Ingela Krantz
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:134 (23August2006)
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Research article
Prevalence of vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus fecal colonization among kidney transplant patients
Maria Ceclia S Freitas, Alvaro Pacheco-Silva, Dulce Barbosa, Suzane Silbert, Hlio Sader, Ricardo Sesso, Luis Fernando A Camargo
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:133 (22August2006)
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Research article
Comparison of severity of illness scoring systems for patients with nosocomial bloodstream infection due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Alexandre R Marra, Gonzalo ML Bearman, Richard P Wenzel, Michael B Edmond
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:132 (17August2006)
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Research article
Chemical resistance of the gram-negative bacteria to different sanitizers in a water purification system
Priscila G Mazzola, Alzira MS Martins, Thereza CV Penna
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:131 (16August2006)
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Research article
How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review
Axel Kramer, Ingeborg Schwebke, Gnter Kampf
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:130 (16August2006)
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Research article
Molecular epidemiology of C. diphtheriae strains during different phases of the diphtheria epidemic in Belarus
Valentina Kolodkina, Leonid Titov, Tatyana Sharapa, Francine Grimont, Patrick AD Grimont, Androulla Efstratiou
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:129 (15August2006)
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Research article
Surveillance recommendations based on an exploratory analysis of respiratory syncytial virus reports derived from the European Influenza Surveillance System
Tamara J Meerhoff, Douglas Fleming, Ann Smith, Anne Mosnier, Arianne B van Gageldonk-Lafeber, W John Paget, the EISS RSV Task Group
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:128 (9August2006)
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Research article
Bloodstream infection following 217 consecutive systemic-enteric drained pancreas transplants
Natalie Berger, Sigmund Guggenbichler, Wolfgang Steurer, Christian Margreiter, Gert Mayer, Reinhold Kafka, Walter Mark, Alexander R Rosenkranz, Raimund Margreiter, Hugo Bonatti
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:127 (8August2006)
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Case report
Limitations of caspofungin in the treatment of obstructive pyonephrosis due to Candida glabrata infection
Silke Schelenz, Calum N Ross
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:126 (8August2006)
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Research article
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and characterization of clinical isolates of Staphylococcus aureus in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa
Adebayo O Shittu, Johnson Lin
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:125 (28July2006)
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Case report
Multiresistant-MRSA tricuspid valve infective endocarditis with ancient osteomyelitis locus
Giuseppe Chesi, Andrea Colli, Carlos A Mestres, Gianpaolo Gambarati, Fabrizio Boni, Tiziano Gherli
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:124 (26July2006)
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Research article
Dengue as a cause of acute undifferentiated fever in Vietnam
Hoang Lan Phuong, Peter J de Vries, Tran TT Nga, Phan T Giao, Le Q Hung, Tran Q Binh, Nguyen V Nam, Nico Nagelkerke, Piet A Kager
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:123 (25July2006)
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Research article
Do host genetic traits in the bacterial sensing system play a role in the development of Chlamydia trachomatis-associated tubal pathology in subfertile women?
Janneke E den Hartog, Sander Ouburg, Jolande A Land, Joseph M Lyons, James I Ito, A Salvador Pea, Servaas A Morr
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:122 (21July2006)
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Research article
Lymph node hemophagocytosis in rickettsial diseases: a pathogenetic role for CD8 T lymphocytes in human monocytic ehrlichiosis (HME)?
Kerry L Dierberg, J Stephen Dumler
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:121 (21July2006)
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Research article
Clinical features and pitfalls in the laboratory diagnosis of dengue in travellers
Ole Wichmann, Klaus Stark, Pei-Yun Shu, Matthias Niedrig, Christina Frank, Jyh-Hsiung Huang, Tomas Jelinek
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:120 (21July2006)
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Research article
Clustering of antibiotic resistance of E. coli in couples: suggestion for a major role of conjugal transmission
Susanne Lietzau, Elke Raum, Heike von Baum, Reinhard Marre, Hermann Brenner
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:119 (18July2006)
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Research article
Outcome of AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis initially treated with 200 mg/day or 400 mg/day of fluconazole
CF Schaars, GA Meintjes, C Morroni, FA Post, G Maartens
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:118 (18July2006)
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Research article
Shigella sonnei biotype g carrying class 2 integrons in southern Italy: a retrospective typing study by pulsed field gel electrophoresis
Caterina Mammina, Aurora Aleo, Cristina Romani, Antonino Nastasi
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:117 (17July2006)
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Research article
The frequency of genes encoding three putative group B streptococcal virulence factors among invasive and colonizing isolates
Shannon D Manning, Moran Ki, Carl F Marrs, Kiersten J Kugeler, Stephanie M Borchardt, Carol J Baker, Betsy Foxman
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:116 (17July2006)
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Case report
Lemierre's syndrome and genetic polymorphisms: a case report
Jean-Michel Constantin, Jean-Paul Mira, Renaud Guerin, Sophie Cayot-Constantin, Olivier Lesens, Florence Gourdon, Jean-Pierre Romaszko, Philippe Linval, Henri Laurichesse, Jean-Etienne Bazin
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:115 (17July2006)
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Research article
Oxidative stress in hepatitis C infected end-stage renal disease subjects
Mehmet Horoz, Cengiz Bolukbas, Filiz F Bolukbas, Mehmet Aslan, Ahmet O Koylu, Sahbettin Selek, Ozcan Erel
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:114 (14July2006)
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Research article
Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women in a public hospital in northern Mexico
Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel, Antonio Sifuentes-lvarez, Sergio Guadalupe Narro-Duarte, Sergio Estrada-Martnez, Juan Humberto Daz-Garca, Oliver Liesenfeld, Sergio Arturo Martnez-Garca, Arturo Canales-Molina
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:113 (13July2006)
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Research article
Different profiles of immune reconstitution in children and adults with HIV-infection after highly active antiretroviral therapy
Salvador Resino, Elena Seoane, Alicia Prez, Ezequiel Ruiz-Mateos, Manuel Leal, Maria Muoz-Fernndez
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:112 (13July2006)
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Research article
Risk of surgical site infection and efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis: a cohort study of appendectomy patients in Thailand
Nongyao Kasatpibal, Mette Nrgaard, Henrik Toft Srensen, Henrik Carl Schnheyder, Silom Jamulitrat, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:111 (12July2006)
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Research article
Prevalence of soil transmitted nematodes on Nukufetau, a remote Pacific island in Tuvalu
Rick Speare, Falatea Fab Latasi, Tekaai Nelesone, Sonia Harmen, Wayne Melrose, David Durrheim, Jorg Heukelbach
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:110 (12July2006)
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Research article
Frequent detection of bocavirus DNA in German children with respiratory tract infections
Benedikt Weissbrich, Florian Neske, Jrg Schubert, Franz Tollmann, Katharina Blath, Kerstin Blessing, Hans Wolfgang Kreth
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:109 (11July2006)
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Research article
Linking healthcare associated norovirus outbreaks: a molecular epidemiologic method for investigating transmission
Ben A Lopman, Chris Gallimore, Jim J Gray, Ian B Vipond, Nick Andrews, Joyshri Sarangi, Mark H Reacher, David W Brown
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:108 (11July2006)
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Research article
Effects of highly active antiretroviral therapy with nelfinavir in vertically HIV-1 infected children: 3 years of follow-up. Long-term response to nelfinavir in children
Salvador Resino, Beatriz Larr, Jose Ma Belln, Rosa Resino, Ma Isabel de Jos, Marisa Navarro, Juan Antonio Lon, Jos Toms Ramos, Ma Jos Mellado, Ma ngeles Muoz-Fernndez
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:107 (11July2006)
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Research article
Association of SARS susceptibility with single nucleic acid polymorphisms of OAS1 and MxA genes: a case-control study
Jing He, Dan Feng, Sake J de Vlas, Hongwei Wang, Arnaud Fontanet, Panhe Zhang, Sabine Plancoulaine, Fang Tang, Lin Zhan, Hong Yang, Tianbao Wang, Jan H Richardus, J Dik F Habbema, Wuchun Cao
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:106 (6July2006)
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Research article
Tuberculosis associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Beijing and non-Beijing genotypes: a clinical and immunological comparison
Yong-Jiang Sun, TK Lim, Adrian Kheng Yeow Ong, Benjamin Choon Heng Ho, Geok Teng Seah, Nicholas I Paton
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:105 (5July2006)
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Technical advance
Real-Time PCR for detection of herpes simplex virus without nucleic acid extraction
Mark W Pandori, John Lei, Ernest H Wong, Jeffrey Klausner, Sally Liska
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:104 (24June2006)
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Research article
Nosocomial infection in a newborn intensive care unit (NICU), South Korea
Ihn Sook Jeong, Jae Sim Jeong, Eun Ok Choi
BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6:103 (23June2006)
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Research article
Prevalence and predictors of tuberculin skin positivity in Hellenic Army recruits
Vasilios German, Georgios Giannakos, Petros Kopterides, Matthew E Falagas
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