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Figures given indicate the abstract, full text and PDF accesses on BioMed Central for each article, over the last 30 days. All research articles are also available via the PubMed Central archive, so the total number of accesses to each article is significantly higher. Lists of
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1. Accesses 1328
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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 (2 September 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [F1000 Medicine ]
2. Accesses 828
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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 (15 September 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
3. Accesses 667
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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 (19 September 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
4. Accesses 653
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Empyema associated with community-acquired pneumonia: A Pediatric Investigator's Collaborative Study 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 (25 September 2008) [Abstract ] [Provisional PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
5. Accesses 638
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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 (10 September 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
6. Accesses 627
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How long do nosocomial pathogens persist on inanimate surfaces? A systematic review Axel Kramer, Ingeborg Schwebke, G nter Kampf BMC Infectious Diseases 2006, 6 :130 (16 August 2006) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ] [Cited on BioMed Central ]
7. Accesses 612
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Rabies trend in China (1990 2007) 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 (21 August 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
8. Accesses 611
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Aerial Dissemination of Clostridium difficile spores Katherine Roberts, Caroline F Smith, Anna M Snelling, Kevin G Kerr, Kathleen R Banfield, P Andrew Sleigh, Clive B Beggs BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8 :7 (24 January 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
9. Accesses 556
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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 (15 September 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]
10. Accesses 548
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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 (16 September 2008) [Abstract ] [Full text ] [PDF ] [PubMed ] [Related articles ]