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Research article
  
Perinatal HIV transmission and the cost-effectiveness of screening at 14 weeks gestation, at the onset of labour and the rapid testing of infants
Belinda Udeh, Chiedozie Udeh, Nicholas Graves
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:174 (31December2008)
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Clustering of serotypes in a longitudinal study of Streptococcus pneumoniae carriage in three day care centres
Tuija Leino, Fabian Hoti, Ritva Syrj nen, Antti Tanskanen, Kari Auranen
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:173 (30December2008)
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Reuse of single-dose nevirapine in subsequent pregnancies for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Lusaka, Zambia: A cohort study
Jan Walter, Louise Kuhn, Chipepo Kankasa, Katherine Semrau, Moses Sinkala, Donald M Thea, Grace M Aldrovandi
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:172 (30December2008)
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Genotyping and drug resistance patterns of M. tuberculosis strains in Pakistan
Mahnaz Tanveer, Zahra Hasan, Amna R Siddiqui, Asho Ali, Akbar Kanji, Solomon Ghebremicheal, Rumina Hasan
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:171 (24December2008)
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Molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Taipei
Horng-Yunn Dou, Fan-Chen Tseng, Chih-Wei Lin, Jia-Ru Chang, Jun-Ren Sun, Wen-Shing Tsai, Shi-Yi Lee, Ih-Jen Su, Jang-Jih Lu
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:170 (22December2008)
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A discrepancy of Chlamydia trachomatis incidence and prevalence trends in Finland 1983 2003
Erika Lyytikinen, Marjo Kaasila, Eija Hiltunen-Back, Matti Lehtinen, Kaisa Tasanen, Helj-Marja Surcel, Pentti Koskela, Jorma Paavonen
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:169 (18December2008)
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Technical advance
Development and evaluation of a real-time one step Reverse-Transcriptase PCR for quantitation of Chandipura Virus
Satyendra Kumar, Ramesh S Jadi, Sudeep B Anakkathil, Babasaheb V Tandale, Akhilesh Chandra Mishra, Vidya A Arankalle
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:168 (17December2008)
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Sustained high prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Cambodia: high turnover seriously challenges the 100% condom use programme
Heng Sopheab, Guy Morineau, Joyce J Neal, Vonthanak Saphonn, Knut Fylkesnes
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:167 (12December2008)
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Prevalence of tuberculosis drug resistance in 10 provinces of China
Guang Xue He, Yan Lin Zhao, Guang Lu Jiang, Yu Hong Liu, Hui Xia, Sheng Fen Wang, Li Xia Wang, Martien W Borgdorff, Marieke J van der Werf, Susan van den Hof
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:166 (11December2008)
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Nutritional status and serum zinc and selenium levels in Iranian HIV infected individuals
H Khalili, A Soudbakhsh, M Hajiabdolbaghi, S Dashti-Khavidaki, A Poorzare, AA Saeedi, R Sharififar
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:165 (9December2008)
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Comparative study of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection due to genotypes 1 and 3 referred for treatment in southeast Brazil
Aline G Vigani, Maria H Pavan, Raquel Tozzo, Eduardo SL Gon ales, Adriana Feltrin, Viviane C Fais, Maria SK Lazarini, Neiva SL Gonales, Fernando L Gonales Jr
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:164 (4December2008)
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Impact of previous sepsis on the accuracy of procalcitonin for the early diagnosis of blood stream infection in critically ill patients
Pierre Emmanuel Charles, Sylvain Ladoire, Aur lie Snauwaert, Sbastien Prin, Serge Aho, Andr Pechinot, Niels-Olivier Olsson, Bernard Blettery, Jean-Marc Doise, Jean-Pierre Quenot
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:163 (2December2008)
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Knowledge of causes, clinical features and diagnosis of common zoonoses among medical practitioners in Tanzania
Kunda John, Rudovic Kazwala, Godfrey S Mfinanga
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:162 (2December2008)
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Study protocol
A randomized controlled trial of tea tree oil (5%) body wash versus standard body wash to prevent colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in critically ill adults: research protocol
Gillian Thompson, Bronagh Blackwood, Ronan McMullan, Fiona A Alderdice, T John Trinder, Gavin G Lavery, Danny F McAuley
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:161 (28November2008)
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Frequency and predictors of miliary tuberculosis in patients with miliary pulmonary nodules in South Korea: A retrospective cohort study
Sang-Man Jin, Hyun Ju Lee, Eun-Ah Park, Ho Yun Lee, Sang-Min Lee, Seok-Chul Yang, Chul-Gyu Yoo, Young Whan Kim, Sung Koo Han, Young-Soo Shim, Jae-Joon Yim
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:160 (26November2008)
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Risky sexual practices among youth attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
W Urassa, C Moshiro, G Chalamilla, F Mhalu, E Sandstrom
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:159 (19November2008)
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Effect of treating Schistosoma haematobium infection on Plasmodium falciparum-specific antibody responses
L Reilly, C Magkrioti, T Mduluza, DR Cavanagh, F Mutapi
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:158 (17November2008)
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Re-emergence of tularemia in Germany: Presence of Francisella tularensis in different rodent species in endemic areas
Philipp Kaysser, Erik Seibold, Kerstin Mtz-Rensing, Martin Pfeffer, Sandra Essbauer, Wolf D Splettstoesser
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:157 (17November2008)
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Cytokine activation is predictive of mortality in Zambian patients with AIDS-related diarrhoea
Isaac Zulu, Ghaniah Hassan, Lungowe Njobvu RN, Winnie Dhaliwal, Sandie Sianongo, Paul Kelly
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:156 (13November2008)
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Acquisition of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus after living donor liver transplantation: a retrospective cohort study
Masao Hashimoto, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Sumihito Tamura, Junichi Kaneko, Yuichi Matsui, Junichi Togashi, Kyoji Moriya, Kazuhiko Koike, Masatoshi Makuuchi
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:155 (11November2008)
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Streptococcus intermedius causing infective endocarditis and abscesses: a report of three cases and review of the literature
MaryAnn P Tran, Molly Caldwell-McMillan, Walid Khalife, Vincent B Young
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:154 (10November2008)
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Ability of online drug databases to assist in clinical decision-making with infectious disease therapies
Hyla H Polen, Antonia Zapantis, Kevin A Clauson, Jennifer Jebrock, Mark Paris
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:153 (6November2008)
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Investigation of Swedish cases reveals an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis at a Norwegian hotel with possible links to in-house water systems
Agnes Hajdu, Line Vold, Torild A  stmo, Anna Helleve, Sigrid R Helgebostad, Truls Krogh, Lucy Robertson, Birgitta de Jong, Karin Nyg rd
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:152 (1November2008)
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Pediatric campylobacteriosis in northern Taiwan from 2003 to 2005
Ji-Rong Yang, Ho-Sheng Wu, Chuen-Sheue Chiang, Jung-Jung Mu
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:151 (31October2008)
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Serological survey on immunity status against polioviruses in children and adolescents living in a border region, Apulia (Southern Italy)
Silvio Tafuri, Rosa Prato, Domenico Martinelli, Agata Calvario, Anna Bozzi, Michele Labianca, Annamaria Patti, Pietro Luigi Lopalco, Cinzia Germinario
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:150 (30October2008)
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Influence of rub-in technique on required application time and hand coverage in hygienic hand disinfection
G nter Kampf, Mirja Reichel, Yvonne Feil, Sven Eggerstedt, Paul-Michael Kaulfers
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:149 (29October2008)
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Risk factors for negative blood cultures in adult medical inpatients a retrospective analysis
Boris P Ehrenstein, Vera Ehrenstein, Christine Henke, Hans-J rg Linde, Bernd Salzberger, Jrgen Schlmerich, Thomas Glck
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:148 (28October2008)
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Prevalence of HCV and HIV infections in 2005-Earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan
Saeed Khan, Mohammad A Rai, Adnan Khan, Amber Farooqui, Shahana U Kazmi, Syed H Ali
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:147 (27October2008)
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Nitric oxide production in the exhaled air of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis in relation to HIV co-infection
Jonna Idh, Anna Westman, Daniel Elias, Feleke Moges, Assefa Getachew, Aschalew Gelaw, Tommy Sundqvist, Tony Forslund, Addis Alemu, Belete Ayele, Ermias Diro, Endalkachew Melese, Yared Wondmikun, Sven Britton, Olle Stendahl, Thomas Schn
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:146 (24October2008)
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Procalcitonin levels in acute exacerbation of COPD admitted in ICU: a prospective cohort study
Cdric Daubin, Jean-Jacques Parienti, Astrid Vabret, Michel Ramakers, Sabine Fradin, Nicolas Terzi, Franois Freymuth, Pierre Charbonneau, Damien du Cheyron
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:145 (23October2008)
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Research article
Outcome of protease inhibitor substitution with nevirapine in HIV-1 infected children
M Isabel Gonzalez-Tome, Jose Tomas Ramos Amador, M Jose Mellado Pe a, M Luisa Navarro Gomez, Pablo Rojo Conejo, Pablo Martin Fontelos
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:144 (22October2008)
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Aetiology of community-acquired, acute gastroenteritis in hospitalised adults: a prospective cohort study
Andreas Jansen, Klaus Stark, Jan Kunkel, Eckart Schreier, Ralf Ignatius, Oliver Liesenfeld, Dirk Werber, Ulf B Gbel, Martin Zeitz, Thomas Schneider
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:143 (22October2008)
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High risk for occupational exposure to HIV and utilization of post-exposure prophylaxis in a teaching hospital in Pune, India
Amita Gupta, Shuchi Anand, Jayagowri Sastry, Anandini Krisagar, Anita Basavaraj, Shreepad M Bhat, Nikhil Gupte, Robert C Bollinger, Arjun L Kakrani
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:142 (21October2008)
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An A2A adenosine receptor agonist, ATL313, reduces inflammation and improves survival in murine sepsis models
Christopher C Moore, Edward N Martin, Grace H Lee, Tom Obrig, Joel Linden, W Michael Scheld
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:141 (20October2008)
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School based screening for tuberculosis infection in Norway: comparison of positive tuberculin skin test with interferon-gamma release assay
Brita Askeland Winje, Fredrik Oftung, Gro Ellen Korsvold, Turid Mannsker, Ingvild Nesthus Ly, Ingunn Harstad, Anne Margarita Dyrhol-Riise, Einar Heldal
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:140 (17October2008)
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Differences between naive and memory T cell phenotype in Malawian and UK adolescents: a role for Cytomegalovirus?
Anne Ben-Smith, Patricia Gorak-Stolinska, Sian Floyd, Rosemary E Weir, Maeve K Lalor, Hazzie Mvula, Amelia C Crampin, Diana Wallace, Peter CL Beverley, Paul EM Fine, Hazel M Dockrell
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:139 (15October2008)
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Biocontrol of larval mosquitoes by Acilius sulcatus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae)
Goutam Chandra, Samir K Mandal, Arup K Ghosh, Dipanwita Das, Siddhartha S Banerjee, Sumanta Chakraborty
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:138 (15October2008)
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Blood culture collection technique and pneumococcal surveillance in Malawi during the four year period 20032006: an observational study
Neema Mtunthama, Stephen B Gordon, Temwa Kusimbwe, Eduard E Zijlstra, Malcolm E Molyneux, Neil French
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:137 (14October2008)
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Durability of Stavudine, Lamivudine and Nevirapine among Advanced HIV-1 Infected Patients with/without Prior Co-administration of Rifampicin: A 144-week Prospective Study
Weerawat Manosuthi, Preecha Tantanathip, Wisit Prasithisirikul, Sirirat Likanonsakul, Somnuek Sungkanuparph
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:136 (14October2008)
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Surveillance of acute flaccid paralysis in the Marches region (Italy): 19972007
Marcello M D'Errico, Pamela Barbadoro, Sonia Bacelli, Elisabetta Esposto, Vania Moroni, Federica Scaccia, Luana Tantucci, Emilia Prospero, the AFP Study Group
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:135 (9October2008)
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Lysozyme M deficiency leads to an increased susceptibility to Streptococcus pneumoniae-induced otitis media
Jun Shimada, Sung K Moon, Haa-Yung Lee, Tamotsu Takeshita, Huiqi Pan, Jeong-Im Woo, Robert Gellibolian, Noboru Yamanaka, David J Lim
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:134 (8October2008)
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Impact of a silver layer on the membrane of tap water filters on the microbiological quality of filtered water
Ralf-Peter Vonberg, Dorit Sohr, Juliane Bruderek, Petra Gastmeier
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:133 (8October2008)
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HIV Testing and Care in Canadian Aboriginal Youth: A community based mixed methods study
Judy E Mill, Randy C Jackson, Catherine A Worthington, Chris P Archibald, Tom Wong, Ted Myers, Tracey Prentice, Susan Sommerfeldt
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:132 (7October2008)
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Mutation detection analysis of a region of 16S-like ribosomal RNA gene of Entamoeba histolytica, Entamoeba dispar and Entamoeba moshkovskii
Subhash Chandra Parija, Krishna Khairnar
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:131 (26September2008)
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Investigating the effects of climate variations on bacillary dysentery incidence in northeast China using ridge regression and hierarchical cluster analysis
Desheng Huang, Peng Guan, Junqiao Guo, Ping Wang, Baosen Zhou
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:130 (25September2008)
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Empyema associated with community-acquired pneumonia: A Pediatric Investigator's Collaborative Network on Infections in Canada (PICNIC) study
Joanne M Langley, James D Kellner, Nataly Solomon, Joan L Robinson, Nicole Le Saux, Jane McDonald, Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez, Ben Tan, Upton Allen, Simon Dobson, Heather Joudrey
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:129 (25September2008)
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A large waterborne outbreak of campylobacteriosis in Norway: The need to focus on distribution system safety
Irena Jakopanec, Katrine Borgen, Line Vold, Helge Lund, Tore Forseth, Raisa Hannula, Karin Nygrd
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:128 (24September2008)
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The role of polyclonal intravenous immunoglobulin in treating HIV-infected children with severe bacterial infections: A retrospective cohort study
Lyen C Huang, Landon Myer, Heather B Jaspan
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:127 (24September2008)
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The spatial distribution of leprosy cases during 15 years of a leprosy control program in Bangladesh: An observational study
EAJ Fischer, D Pahan, SK Chowdhury, JH Richardus
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:126 (23September2008)
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The spatial distribution of leprosy in four villages in Bangladesh: An observational study
EAJ Fischer, D Pahan, SK Chowdhury, L Oskam, JH Richardus
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:125 (23September2008)
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Activity of the Bacillus anthracis 20 kDa protective antigen component
Rasha Hammamieh, Wilson J Ribot, Terry G Abshire, Marti Jett, John Ezzell
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:124 (22September2008)
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Impact of viral replication inhibition by entecavir on peripheral T lymphocyte subpopulations in chronic hepatitis B patients
Jing You, Hutcha Sriplung, Alan Geater, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Lin Zhuang, Yun-Li Li, Hua Lei, Jun Liu, Hong-Ying Chen, Bao-Zhang Tang, Jun-Hua Huang
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:123 (22September2008)
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Retrospective study of adenovirus in autopsied pulmonary tissue of pediatric fatal pneumonia in South China
Zhi-Ying Ou, Qi-Yi Zeng, Feng-Hua Wang, Hui-Min Xia, Jun-Peng Lu, Jian-Qing Xia, Si-Tang Gong, Li Deng, Jian-Tao Zhang, Rong Zhou
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:122 (21September2008)
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Gene expression changes linked to antimicrobial resistance, oxidative stress, iron depletion and retained motility are observed when Burkholderia cenocepacia grows in cystic fibrosis sputum
Pavel Drevinek, Matthew TG Holden, Zhaoping Ge, Andrew M Jones, Ian Ketchell, Ryan T Gill, Eshwar Mahenthiralingam
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:121 (19September2008)
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Frequency, factors and costs associated with injection site infections: Findings from a national multi-site survey of injecting drug users in England
Vivian Hope, Jo Kimber, Peter Vickerman, Matthew Hickman, Fortune Ncube
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:120 (18September2008)
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Seroprevalence and correlates of HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis B and C virus among intrapartum patients in Kabul, Afghanistan
Catherine S Todd, Malalay Ahmadzai, Faridullah Atiqzai, Suellen Miller, Jeffrey M Smith, Syed Alef Shah Ghazanfar, Steffanie A Strathdee
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:119 (17September2008)
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Outcome of HIV-associated Pneumocystis pneumonia in hospitalized patients from 2000 through 2003
Saba Radhi, Travis Alexander, Michelle Ukwu, Samer Saleh, Alison Morris
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:118 (16September2008)
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Pandemic influenza in Australia: Using telephone surveys to measure perceptions of threat and willingness to comply
Margo Barr, Beverley Raphael, Melanie Taylor, Garry Stevens, Louisa Jorm, Michael Giffin, Sanja Lujic
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:117 (15September2008)
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Impact of Empiric Antimicrobial Therapy on Outcomes in Patients with Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae Bacteremia: A Cohort Study
Kerri A Thom, Marin L Schweizer, Regina B Osih, Jessina C McGregor, Jon P Furuno, Eli N Perencevich, Anthony D Harris
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:116 (15September2008)
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A highly efficacious pediculicide based on dimeticone: Randomized observer blinded comparative trial
Jorg Heukelbach, Daniel Pilger, Fab ola A Oliveira, Adak Khakban, Liana Ariza, Hermann Feldmeier
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:115 (10September2008)
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Increasing the frequency of hand washing by healthcare workers does not lead to commensurate reductions in staphylococcal infection in a hospital ward
Clive B Beggs, Simon J Shepherd, Kevin G Kerr
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:114 (2September2008)
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Rabies trend in China (19902007) and post-exposure prophylaxis in the Guangdong province
Han Si, Zhong-Min Guo, Yuan-Tao Hao, Yu-Ge Liu, Ding-Mei Zhang, Shao-Qi Rao, Jia-Hai Lu
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:113 (21August2008)
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Neonatal tetanus in Turkey; what has changed in the last decade?
Bunyamin Dikici, Hakan Uzun, Ebru Yilmaz-Keskin, Taskin Tas, Ali Gunes, Halil Kocamaz, Capan Konca, Mehmet A Tas
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:112 (19August2008)
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Seroprevalence of HHV-8, CMV, and EBV among the general population in Ghana, West Africa
Andrew A Adjei, Henry B Armah, Foster Gbagbo, Isaac Boamah, Clement Adu-Gyamfi, Isaac Asare
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:111 (18August2008)
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Schistosomiasis transmission at high altitude crater lakes in Western Uganda
Rubaihayo John, Moghusu Ezekiel, Clouds Philbert, Abaasa Andrew
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:110 (11August2008)
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The Recent-Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Strains among Iranian and Afghan Relapse Cases: a DNA-fingerprinting using RFLP and spoligotyping
Parissa-Farnia, Mohammad Reza Masjedi, Mohammad Varahram, Mehdi Mirsaeidi, Mojtaba Ahmadi, Mehdi Khazampour, Payam Tabarsi, Parvaneh Baghei, Mojtaba Marjane, Muslam Bahadori, Abolhasan Zia Zarifi, Ali Akbar Velayati
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:109 (6August2008)
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Regional differences in HIV prevalence among drug users in China: potential for future spread of HIV?
Mirjam Kretzschmar, Weidong Zhang, Rafael T Mikolajczyk, Lan Wang, Xinhua Sun, Alexander Kraemer, Fan Lv
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:108 (4August2008)
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Cytomegalovirus Infections among African-Americans
Isca R Wilms, Al M Best, Stuart P Adler
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:107 (1August2008)
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Uptake of HIV testing and outcomes within a Community-based Therapeutic Care (CTC) programme to treat Severe Acute Malnutrition in Malawi: a descriptive study
Paluku Bahwere, Ellen Piwoz, Marthias C Joshua, Kate Sadler, Caroline H Grobler-Tanner, Saul Guerrero, Steve Collins
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:106 (31July2008)
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Molecular epidemiology of drug-resistant malaria in western Kenya highlands
Daibin Zhong, Yaw Afrane, Andrew Githeko, Liwang Cui, David M Menge, Guiyun Yan
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:105 (31July2008)
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Early indicators of exposure to biological threat agents using host gene profiles in peripheral blood mononuclear cells
Rina Das, Rasha Hammamieh, Roger Neill, George V Ludwig, Steven Eker, Patrick Lincoln, Preveen Ramamoorthy, Apsara Dhokalia, Sachin Mani, Chanaka Mendis, Christiano Cummings, Brian Kearney, Atabak Royaee, Xiao-Zhe Huang, Chrysanthi Paranavitana, Leonard Smith, Sheila Peel, Niranjan Kanesa-Thasan, David Hoover, Luther E Lindler, David Yang, Erik Henchal, Marti Jett
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:104 (30July2008)
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Cost-effectiveness of introducing a rotavirus vaccine in developing countries: The case of Mexico
Atanacio Valencia-Mendoza, Stefano M Bertozzi, Juan-Pablo Gutierrez, Robbin Itzler
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:103 (29July2008)
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Taurolidine-citrate lock solution (TauroLock) significantly reduces CVAD-associated grampositive infections in pediatric cancer patients
Arne Simon, Roland A Ammann, Gertrud Wiszniewsky, Udo Bode, Gudrun Fleischhack, Mette M Besuden
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:102 (29July2008)
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis spoligotypes and drug susceptibility pattern of isolates from tuberculosis patients in peri-urban Kampala, Uganda
Benon B Asiimwe, Solomon Ghebremichael, Gunilla Kallenius, Tuija Koivula, Moses L Joloba
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:101 (28July2008)
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A cohort study to evaluate persistence of hepatitis B immunogenicity after administration of hexavalent vaccines
Cristina Giambi, Antonino Bella, Antonella Barale, Domenico Mont , Maria Marchisio, Maurizio Oddone, Salvatore Zito, Maria Rapicetta, Paola Chionne, Elisabetta Madonna, Marta L Ciofi degli Atti
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