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Wikipedia, Author rfc1394
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:64
The use of ultraviolet light-sensitive markers reveals that the toilets of patients with Clostridium difficile diarrhea are cleaned less well than other patients; and that the C. difficile persists on the toilet even after adequate cleaning.

BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:62
Women are reluctant to disclose their sexual histories as part of a chlamydia screening program and prefer an inclusive age-based approach to screening rather than targeted screening based on risk factors.

HIV image from Wikipedia, English Edition
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:48
Routine HIV testing is recommended for patients presenting with amebic liver abcess (ALA), as the majority of them are HIV-positive and have no other clinical features suggesting HIV infection.

wikipedia: Lazlo Szalai
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:41
Using interviews, molecular biology and microbiological techniques, Norwegian Public Health teams traced a recent fatal outbreak of hemolytic uremic syndrome to the rare and virulent STEC O103:H25 strain of E. coli contaminating local mutton sausages.

Image source: Wikipedia, submitted by "Fvasconcellos"
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:39
Artemisinins administered as rectal suppositories, particularly artesunate as a single high dose, reduce malaria parasite load within 24 hours without serious adverse effects, offering an alternative to intravenous quinine therapy in remote areas where trained personnel are scarce.









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BMC Latest research articles

Research article
UV-visible marker confirms that environmental persistence of Clostridium difficile spores in toilets of patients with C. difficile-associated diarrhea is associated with lack of compliance with cleaning protocol
Michelle J. Alfa, Christine Dueck, Nancy Olson, Pat DeGagne, Selena Papetti, Alana Wald, Evelyn Lo, Godfrey Harding
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:64 (12May2008)
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Atelier paludisme: an international malaria training course held in Madagascar
Olivier Domarle, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia, Jean-Bernard Duchemin, Vincent Robert, Frederic Ariey
Malaria Journal 2008, 7:80 (9May2008)
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Serological evidence for human cystic echinococcosis in Slovenia
Jernej Logar, Barbara Soba, Tadeja Kotar
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:63 (9May2008)
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Debate
Migratory birds, the H5N1 influenza virus and the scientific method
Thomas P Weber, Nikolaos I Stilianakis
Virology Journal 2008, 5:57 (9May2008)
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Research article
Take the sex out of STI screening! Views of young women on implementing chlamydia screening in General Practice
Natasha L Pavlin, Rhian Parker, Christopher K Fairley, Jane M Gunn, Jane Hocking
BMC Infectious Diseases 2008, 8:62 (9May2008)
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Timing of intermittent preventive treatment for malaria during pregnancy and the implications of current policy on early uptake in north-east Tanzania
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Malaria Journal 2008, 7:79 (9May2008)
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