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     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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:116 (22 December 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    A randomised controlled trial of the effects of albendazole in pregnancy on maternal responses to mycobacterial antigens and infant responses to bacille Calmette-Gu rin (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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:115 (21 December 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    The CD14 functional gene polymorphism -260 C>T is not involved in either the susceptibility to Chlamydia trachomatis infection or the development of tubal pathology Sander Ouburg, Joke Spaargaren, Janneke E den Hartog, Jolande A Land, Johan SA Fennema, Jolein Pleijster, A Salvador Pe a, Servaas A Morr , the ICTI consortium BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:114 (20 December 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research article
    Balance of IL-10 and Interferon- plasma levels in human visceral leishmaniasis: Implications in the pathogenesis Arlene Caldas, Cec lia Favali, Dorlene Aquino, Vera Vinhas, Johan van Weyenbergh, Cl udia Brodskyn, Jackson Costa, Manoel Barral-Netto, Aldina Barral BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:113 (19 December 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Diagnostic and treatment delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study Solomon Yimer, Gunnar Bjune, Getu Alene BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:112 (12 December 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research article
     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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:111 (12 December 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research article
    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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:110 (8 December 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Case report
    Coxiella burnetii vascular graft infection Laurence Senn, Mario Franciolli, Didier Raoult, Alexandre Moulin, Ludwig Von Segesser, Thierry Calandra, Gilbert Greub BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:109 (7 December 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    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, Cec lia AF Escanhoela, Gabriel Hessel BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:108 (1 December 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Case report
    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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:107 (25 November 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Case report
     Failure of levofloxacin treatment in community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia Andrea Endimiani, Gioconda Brigante, Alessia A Bettaccini, Francesco Luzzaro, Paolo Grossi, Antonio Q Toniolo BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:106 (24 November 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Acquired homotypic and heterotypic immunity against oculogenital Chlamydia trachomatis serovars following female genital tract infection in mice Joseph M Lyons, Servaas A Morr , Lucy P Airo-Brown, A Salvador Pe a, James I Ito BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:105 (17 November 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Mechanisms of escape phenomenon of spinal cord and brainstem in human rabies Sasiwimol Juntrakul, Preecha Ruangvejvorachai, Shanop Shuangshoti, Supaporn Wacharapluesadee, Thiravat Hemachudha BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:104 (16 November 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
     "Bacterial Meningitis in children and adolescents: an observational study based on the national surveillance system" F lix O Dickinson, Antonio E P rez BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:103 (15 November 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Correlation between human papillomavirus infection and bladder transitional cell carcinoma MR Barghi, A Hajimohammadmehdiarbab, SMM Hosseini Moghaddam, B Kazemi BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:102 (8 November 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Adjunctive corticosteroids for Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in patients with HIV infection: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials Matthias Briel, Remy Boscacci, Hansjakob Furrer, Heiner C Bucher BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:101 (7 November 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Case report
     Epidural abscess caused by Streptococcus milleri in a pregnant woman Russell Lampen, Gonzalo Bearman BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:100 (3 November 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    The trend of susceptibilities to amphotericin B and fluconazole of Candida species from 1999 to 2002 in Taiwan Yun-Liang Yang, Shu-Ying Li, Hsiao-Hsu Cheng, Hsiu-Jung Lo, TSARY Hospitals BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:99 (3 November 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:98 (2 November 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research article
    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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:97 (2 November 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    High carriage rate of high-level penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae in 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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:96 (1 November 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Increased oxidative stress associated with the severity of the liver disease in various forms of hepatitis B virus infection Cengiz Bolukbas, Fusun Filiz Bolukbas, Mehmet Horoz, Mehmet Aslan, Hakim Celik, Ozcan Erel BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:95 (31 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Comparison of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome between monomicrobial and polymicrobial Pseudomonas aeruginosa nosocomial bloodstream infections Alexandre R Marra, Gonzalo ML Bearman, Richard P Wenzel, Michael B Edmond BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:94 (31 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
     Clinical presentation and prognostic factors of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis according to the focus of infection Christian stergaard, Helle Bossen Konradsen, Susanne Samuelsson BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:93 (27 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Case report
    Pneumomediastinum as initial presentation of paralytic rabies: A case report Pongtorn Kietdumrongwong, Thiravat Hemachudha BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:92 (25 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Systemic and local antibiotic prophylaxis in the prevention of Staphylococcus epidermidis graft infection Huseyin Turgut, Suzan Sacar, Ilknur Kaleli, Mustafa Sacar, Ibrahim Goksin, Semra Toprak, Ali Asan, Nural Cevahir, Koray Tekin, Ahmet Baltalarli BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:91 (21 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Case report
    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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:90 (20 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research article
    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 Sjahrurachman, Pratiwi Sudarmono, Lorenz von Seidlein, Jacqueline L Deen, Mohammad Ali, Hyejon Lee, Deok Ryun Kim, Oakpil Han, Jin Kyung Park, Agus Suwandono, Ingerani, Buhari A Oyofo, James R Campbell, H James Beecham, Andrew L Corwin, John D Clemens BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:89 (20 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research article
     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] Mar a 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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:88 (19 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:87 (18 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
     Extended Spectrum -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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:86 (15 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Dementia-specific risks of scabies: Retrospective epidemiologic analysis of an unveiled nosocomial outbreak in Japan from 1989 90 Masae Tsutsumi, Hiroshi Nishiura, Toshio Kobayashi BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:85 (14 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
     Use of "biokit HSV-2 Rapid Assay" to improve the positive predictive value of Focus HerpeSelect HSV-2 ELISA Rhoda Ashley Morrow, David Friedrich, Amalia Meier, Lawrence Corey BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:84 (14 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research article
    The 3' region of Human Papillomavirus type 16 early mRNAs decrease expression Jeppe Vinther, Maiken W Rosenstierne, Karen Kristiansen, Bodil Norrild BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:83 (14 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Case report
    Prosthetic valve endocarditis caused by Pseudomonas luteola Jean-Paul Casalta, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Gilbert Habib, Alberto Riberi, Didier Raoult BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:82 (12 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Identification of moaA3 gene in patient isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Kerala, which is absent in M. tuberculosis H37Rv and H37Ra Suma Sarojini, Smitha Soman, Indulakshmi Radhakrishnan, Sathish Mundayoor BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:81 (4 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Case report
    Persistence of lipoatrophy after a four-year long interruption of antiretroviral therapy for HIV1 infection: case report Giustino Parruti, Giuseppe Marani Toro BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:80 (3 October 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research article
    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 III, Richard B Markham, Richard A Cone, Thomas R Moench BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:79 (30 September 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research article
    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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:78 (28 September 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [1 comment] Research article
    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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:77 (27 September 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Use of a nested PCR-enzyme immunoassay with an internal control to detect Chlamydophila psittaci in turkeys Marnix Van Loock, Kristel Verminnen, Trudy O Messmer, Guido Volckaert, Bruno M Goddeeris, Daisy Vanrompay BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:76 (26 September 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Dog filariosis in the Lazio region (Central Italy): first report on the presence of Dirofilaria repens Paola Scaramozzino, Simona Gabrielli, Michele Di Paolo, Marcello Sala, Francesco Scholl, Gabriella Cancrini BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:75 (26 September 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Case report
    Leprosy & gangrene: A rare association; role of anti phospholipid antibodies Shashank M Akerkar, Lata S Bichile BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:74 (21 September 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:73 (19 September 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Population-based laboratory surveillance for Giardia sp. and Cryptosporidium sp. infections in a large Canadian health region Kevin B Laupland, Deirdre L Church BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:72 (16 September 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:71 (15 September 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Mortality following Campylobacter infection: a registry-based linkage study Anders Ternhag, Anna T rner, ke Svensson, Johan Giesecke, Karl Ekdahl BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:70 (14 September 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Different patterns of HIV-1 DNA after therapy discontinuation Maria Carla Re, Francesca Vitone, Laura Sighinolfi, Pasqua Schiavone, Florio Ghinelli, Davide Gibellini BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:69 (12 September 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Case report
    Arcanobacterium haemolyticum associated with pyothorax: case report Subhash Chandra Parija, Venkatesh Kaliaperumal, Saka Vinod Kumar, Sistla Sujatha, Venkateshwara Babu, V Balu BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:68 (6 September 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    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 BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:67 (24 August 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research article
    Does age acquired immunity confer selective protection to common serotypes of Campylobacter jejuni? Gordon Miller, Geoff M Dunn, Thomas MS Reid, Iain D Ogden, Norval JC Strachan BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:66 (23 August 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Correction
    Correction: Investigation of Staphylococcus strains with heterogeneous resistance to glycopeptides in a Turkish university hospital Yasar Nakipoglu, Sengul Derbentli, Atahan A Cagatay, Handan Katranci BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:65 (19 August 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] Research article
    Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) expression in monocytes during acute Dengue Fever in patients and during in vitro infection Patr cia CF Neves-Souza, Elzinandes L Azeredo, Sonia MO Zagne, Rog rio Valls-de-Souza, Sonia RNI Reis, Denise IS Cerqueira, Rita MR Nogueira, Claire F Kubelka BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:64 (18 August 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    A nested-PCR with an Internal Amplification Control for the detection and differentiation of Bartonella henselae and B. clarridgeiae: An examination of cats in Trinidad Joanne N Rampersad, John D Watkins, Michael S Samlal, Raymond Deonanan, Shalini Ramsubeik, David R Ammons BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:63 (12 August 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
     A commercial line probe assay for the rapid detection of rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis Maureen Morgan, Shriprakash Kalantri, Laura Flores, Madhukar Pai BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:62 (28 July 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research article
    Lack of association between serological evidence of past Coxiella burnetii infection 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 Montaye, Dominique Arveiler, Bernadette Haas, Jean Ferrieres, Jean-Bernard Ruidavets BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:61 (20 July 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Case report
     Kocuria kristinae infection associated with acute cholecystitis Edmond SK Ma, Chris LP Wong, Kristi TW Lai, Edmond CH Chan, WC Yam, Angus CW Chan BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:60 (19 July 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    Bacteriophage- based tests for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in clinical specimens: a systematic review and meta- analysis Shriprakash Kalantri, Madhukar Pai, Lisa Pascopella, Lee Riley, Arthur Reingold BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:59 (16 July 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] Research article
    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 Mazzotta, Sergio Lo Caputo, Giovanni Di Perri, Gaetano Filice, Carmine Tinelli, Giampiero Carosi, the EPOKA-MASTER Study Group BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:58 (14 July 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [Related articles] [Cited on BioMed Central] Research article
    Hospitalization for pertussis: profiles and case costs by age Judith A O'Brien, J Jaime Caro BMC Infectious Diseases 2005, 5:57 (11 July 2005) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [PubMed] [ |
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