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Quantitative assessment of microbicide-induced injury in the ovine vaginal epithelium using confocal microendoscopy

Gracie Vargas, Igor Patrikeev, Jingna Wei, Brent Bell, Kathleen Vincent, Nigel Bourne, Massoud Motamedi BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:48 (29 February 2012)

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Lipoarabinomannan in urine during tuberculosis treatment: association with host and pathogen factors and mycobacteriuria

Robin Wood, Kimberly Racow, Linda-Gail Bekker, Keren Middelkoop, Monica Vogt, Barry N Kreiswirth, Stephen D Lawn BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:47 (27 February 2012)

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Case report  

Diaphragmatic paralysis: a rare consequence of dengue fever

Eranda C Ratnayake, Chrishan Shivanthan, Bandula C Wijesiriwardena BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:46 (22 February 2012)

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Increased prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization in household contacts of children with community acquired disease

Yaseen Rafee, Nahed Abdel-Haq, Basim Asmar, Tanaz Salimnia, Celine Pharm, Michael J Rybak Pharm, Muhammad Amjad BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:45 (20 February 2012)

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Invasive fungal infection among hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients with mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit

Chen-Yiu Hung, Kuo-Chin Kao, Po-Nan Wang, Han-Chung Hu, Meng-Jer Hsieh, Jui-Ying Fu, Chih-Hao Chang, Li-Fu Li, Chung-Chi Huang, Ying-Huang Tsai, Cheng-Ta Yang BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:44 (18 February 2012)

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Travel risk behaviours and uptake of pre-travel health preventions by university students in Australia

Anita E Heywood, Meng Zhang, C Raina MacIntyre, Holly Seale BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:43 (17 February 2012)

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Comparative activity of carbapenem testing (the COMPACT study) in Turkey

Hakan Leblebicioglu, Nedim Cakir, Mustafa Celen, Halil Kurt, Hakan Baris, Joerg Laeuffer, Turkish COMPACT Study Group BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:42 (16 February 2012)

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Pattern recognition and cellular immune responses to novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis-antigens in individuals from Belarus

Raija K Ahmed, Zoyia Rohava, Kithiganahalli N Balaji, Sven E Hoffner, Hans Gaines, Isabelle Magalhaes, Alimuddin Zumla, Alena Skrahina, Markus J Maeurer BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:41 (15 February 2012)

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Non-capsulated and capsulated Haemophilus influenzae in children with acute otitis media in Venezuela: a prospective epidemiological study

Laura Naranjo, Jose Suarez, Rodrigo DeAntonio, Francis Sanchez, Alberto Calvo, Enza Spadola, Nicolás Rodríguez, Omaira Andrade, Francisca Bertuglia, Nelly Márquez, Maria Castrejon, Eduardo Ortega-Barria, Romulo E Colindres BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:40 (15 February 2012)

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Neuropsychological outcomes in adults commencing highly active anti-retroviral treatment in South Africa: a prospective study

John A Joska, Jennifer Westgarth-Taylor, Jacqueline Hoare, Kevin GF Thomas, Robert Paul, Landon Myer, Dan J Stein BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:39 (15 February 2012)

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Prospective evaluation of bone markers, parathormone and 1,25-(OH)₂ vitamin D in HIV-positive patients after the initiation of tenofovir/emtricitabine with atazanavir/ritonavir or efavirenz

Emanuele Focà, Davide Motta, Marco Borderi, Daria Gotti, Laura Albini, Alessandra Calabresi, Ilaria Izzo, Rita Bellagamba, Pasquale Narciso, Laura Sighinolfi, Alberto Clò, Davide Gibellini, Eugenia Quiros-Roldan, Nigritella Brianese, Bruno Cesana, Maria Re, Carlo Torti BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:38 (14 February 2012)

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Analysis of gene mutations associated with isoniazid, rifampicin and ethambutol resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from Ethiopia

Belay Tessema, Joerg Beer, Frank Emmrich, Ulrich Sack, Arne C Rodloff BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:37 (10 February 2012)

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Research article  

The community impact of the 2009 influenza pandemic in the WHO European Region: a comparison with historical seasonal data from 28 countries

Liana Martirosyan, W John Paget, Pernille Jorgensen, Caroline S Brown, Tamara J Meerhoff, Dmitriy Pereyaslov, Joshua A Mott, the EuroFlu group BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:36 (10 February 2012)

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Debate  

Is a single dose of meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccine sufficient for protection? experience from the Netherlands

Patricia Kaaijk, Arie van der Ende, Guy Berbers, Germie PJM van den Dobbelsteen, Nynke Y Rots BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:35 (8 February 2012)

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Group B streptococcal carriage, serotype distribution and antibiotic susceptibilities in pregnant women at the time of delivery in a refugee population on the Thai-Myanmar border

Claudia Turner, Paul Turner, Linda Po, Naw Maner, Aruni De Zoysa, Baharak Afshar, Androulla Efstratiou, Paul T Heath, François Nosten BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:34 (8 February 2012)

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A large, population-based study of age-related associations between vaginal pH and human papillomavirus infection

Megan A Clarke, Ana Rodriguez, Julia C Gage, Rolando Herrero, Allan Hildesheim, Sholom Wacholder, Robert Burk, Mark Schiffman BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:33 (8 February 2012)

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Measurement of the plasma levels of antibodies against the polymorphic vaccine candidate apical membrane antigen 1 in a malaria-exposed population

Kwadwo A Kusi, Daniel Dodoo, Samuel Bosomprah, Marjolein van der Eijk, Bart W Faber, Clemens HM Kocken, Edmond J Remarque BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:32 (2 February 2012)

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Inter-rater agreement in the assessment of abnormal chest X-ray findings for tuberculosis between two Asian countries

Shinsaku Sakurada, Nguyen TL Hang, Naoki Ishizuka, Emiko Toyota, Le D Hung, Pham T Chuc, Luu T Lien, Pham H Thuong, Pham TN Bich, Naoto Keicho, Nobuyuki Kobayashi BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:31 (1 February 2012)

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Influenza vaccination of healthcare workers in acute-care hospitals: a case-control study of its effect on hospital-acquired influenza among patients

Thomas Bénet, Corinne Régis, Nicolas Voirin, Olivier Robert, Bruno Lina, Silene Cronenberger, Brigitte Comte, Brigitte Coppéré, Philippe Vanhems BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:30 (1 February 2012)

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Clinical features and risk factors for severe and critical pregnant women with 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza infection in China

Peng-jun Zhang, Xiao-li Li, Bin Cao, Shi-gui Yang, Li-rong Liang, Li Gu, Zhen Xu, Ke Hu, Hong-yuan Zhang, Xi-xin Yan, Wen-bao Huang, Wei Chen, Jing-xiao Zhang, Lan-juan Li, Chen Wang, for the National Influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Clinical Investigation Group of China BMC Infectious Diseases 2012, 12:29 (1 February 2012)

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